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Chapter 852

Who fired the cannon?

Huguang Artillery Battalion fired artillery.

Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, artillery has been attached great importance. As early as outside the customs, Emperor Taizong boldly proposed the guiding spirit of establishing a powerful artillery force in the Qing Dynasty, and thus established the No. [-] Artillery Corps of the Qing Dynasty - Wuzhenchao Haying.

After that, huge sums of money were spent to introduce and promote artillery talents from the pass, captives, and the Korean army, and finally successfully overwhelmed the decadent Ming Dynasty in terms of the quantity and quality of artillery, laying the foundation for the Qing Dynasty to successfully rule China.

After the regent Dorgon led the army into the pass, the important towns in the pass that the Qing soldiers could not overcome in the past had to detour, under the attack of the powerful artillery troops of the Qing Dynasty, they often could not last even a day.

Such as the fall of the important town of Taiyuan in one day, the fall of Tongguan in half a day, the destruction of Yangzhou at the sound of cannons, and the fall of Nanchang in two days
It can be said that as soon as the heavy artillery arrives, the fortified city will be broken.

In view of the importance of artillery, an unwritten rule has been formed in the Qing army for a hundred years, that is, artillery troops have priority over other troops in terms of salary, rank, and even equipment.

That is to say, the preparation of high-level configuration.

And the command power is also firmly in the hands of the children of the bannermen, and officers who are not from the bannermen cannot serve as commanders of the artillery unit.

The artillery battalion of the Huguang Green Battalion is assigned from the second-rank deputy general (Xiezhen), and the rest of the troops are organized at the battalion level, and the commander is the third-rank general.

Eda, who was born in Manchuria Xianglan Banner, was in charge of the Huguang Green Battalion Artillery Association Town.

This person was born as a small Flang machine gunner in the Eight Banners Pioneer Battalion of the Central Army, and was transferred to the artillery unit of the Huguang Green Battalion last year as the fourth-rank chief.

After co-organizer Niu Lunbao and others successfully seized the military power of the Huguang Green Camp, Yong Xun, as the general king, naturally wanted to cleanse the Huguang Green Camp in order to firmly grasp the elite.

The specific method is to collectively replace the middle and high-level generals, and replace all key positions with their own people.

Similarly, artillery, a critical arm, has also been vigorously rectified.

The result of the rectification was that all the generals from the Han Army Banner of the original artillery battalion were transferred, and all important positions were replaced by officers from the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Manchuria in the battalion.

The reason why they were not dispatched from guards, coats, and other troops was that the artillery was different from other arms and had strong professional skills. Sending generals who did not understand artillery to command the artillery would cause big trouble.

What's more, attacking Xiangyang will require a lot of artillery. In this way, it is impossible for Yongxie to randomly transfer people to take over the Huguang Artillery Battalion.

It was Yongxuan's father-in-law, Fu Seng'e, the minister of the Ministry of War, who specifically adjusted the artillery battalion.

Under his finalization, Eda, who was born in Manchuria, was promoted to lieutenant general and became the supreme commander of the Huguang Artillery Battalion.

Erda also behaved quite honestly after taking office. He obeyed any order of Xingyuan, and calmed down the panicking artillery unit. The troops shelled Niuxin Village for several days.

Although it failed to completely destroy the rebel defense line of Niuxinzhai, the effect was remarkable.

Fuseng E planned to grant Eda a single-eyed flower feather after the war and promote him to a more important position.

The one-eyed feathers are equivalent to the Qing Dynasty's Baoding Medal, the double-eyed feathers are similar to the blue sky and the sun, and the three-eyed feathers are equivalent to the Guoguang Medal.

The yellow jacket is probably the Yunhui Medal.

They are all commendations by the Qing Dynasty for outstanding soldiers.

At present, Guiziliu, the leader of the rebel army, has three feathers with double eyes and 16 yellow jackets.

In addition to the one granted to him, the other two belonged to Mingliang and Fengsheng who died in the previous battle.

Yongxuan was also very satisfied with the excellent performance of the Manchurian and Mongolian artillery generals headed by Eda.

However, due to the rush of time and the archives of the officers of the artillery unit were at Guiziliu's side, the fourth elder brother didn't have time to learn more about Erda's personal resume.

This man was born as a vest gunner in the Vanguard Battalion. He was ordered to carry several small Franco cannons, and he was ordered by Jia Jiashikai, Minister of Military Affairs of Shandong Prime Minister, to go south to quell the religious chaos in Shandong.

After the Shandong religious bandits were pacified, Erda was transferred to the Changwei Army under the command of the infantry as the captain of the artillery unit (ranked as the fifth-rank defense of the guards). Later, he went south with the army to Huguang. The first-level principle is transferred to the capital of the fourth-rank artillery battalion of the Huguang Green Camp.

At the same time, he is also one of the Manchurian committee members of the Huguang Green Camp of the Gongjinhui.

He is a Manchu first-class warrior who is loyal to Prince Rui.

It was also Prince Rui who personally promoted him from a vest with no grades to a fourth-grade capital.

In addition to receiving the regular salary of the Dusi, he enjoys a special allowance of 300 taels from the Gongjin Association every year.

After discovering that the superiors seemed to be under control, Erda planned to launch a mutiny.

But when the mutiny was about to take place, the staff of the Secret Service secretly conveyed to him the highest instructions from the honorary president.

After that, Erda has been waiting for the moment of dawn.

When will dawn come?

It's now.

According to the highest instruction, Eda issued an action order to the artillery members.

After that, hundreds of cannons adjusted the muzzle height and the firing direction at the same time.

It directly paralyzed the command center of the puppet army.

A round of artillery shells slammed into the puppet general Wang Qi with a roar, people shouted and neighed, and the frightened horses ran around in sight, and all the men and horses hit by the shells were smashed on the spot.

The fall of the general's king's flag made the officers and soldiers of the artillery battalion cheer, and also made the friendly troops in the distance roar all over the mountains and plains.

Having completed his mission, Erda excitedly picked up the binoculars. In the camera, Prince Rui had gotten off the white horse and walked towards the cheering green battalion officers and soldiers surrounded by countless personal guards.

Wherever the young heroes of the Qing Dynasty went, groups of officers and soldiers raised their spears to the sky.

Especially those officers and soldiers from Jinchuan Town, everyone burst into tears.

Many people are even blaming themselves!

Because they didn't know Guizi Liu was Prince Rui, their admiral!

Otherwise, how could they have listened to the lies above and shot at their most beloved admiral!

Surrounded by the crowd, Jia Liu, dressed in a red robe, continued to move forward. He waved enthusiastically, greeted his loyal soldiers constantly, and even broke through the barriers of his personal guards several times to shake hands cordially with the officers and soldiers.

Looking at the Qing Dynasty, who else loves soldiers like sons more than him.

It's just that this puts a lot of pressure on the guards who protect the prince, especially the captain of the Security Bureau, who dare not take a step away from the prince for a moment, lest there are bad people hidden among the tens of thousands of people.

"Master Admiral!"

A distinctive shout caught Jia Liu's attention. Following the voice, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy was looking at him with a flushed face.

He wanted to get closer, but was squeezed to the left and right by the equally excited companions around him.

After finally squeezing out, he was stopped by the admiral's personal soldiers holding hands to isolate the crowd.

"It's Dumb! Quick, let him come over, let him come over!"

Jia Liu recognized this young man at a glance, wasn't it Cui Hu, the son of Cui San, whom he personally visited in Chongqing back then.

Good guy, I haven't seen you in a few years, but the half-grown kid back then has become a boy taller than himself.

Hearing the prince's order, the guards hurriedly opened a gap to let the young man run to the prince's side.

"Dahu, good boy, he has grown so tall!"

Jia Liu gave Cui Hu a heavy slap. He remembered that he had arranged for Cui Hu to study at the Xiaozhai Armed Forces Academy, but he did not expect Cui Hu to be assigned to the Huguang Green Camp.

After thinking about it, I was right. The Huguang Green Camp was originally established with the Jinchuan Town of the Sichuan Green Camp as the core. The students of the Xiaozhai Armed Forces Academy were assigned to the Tianjin Navy except for the Jinchuan and Chengdu towns.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Cui Hu is in Huguang Green Camp.

"Dahu kowtowed to Lord Admiral!"

Cui Hu was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Jia Liu, and asked with a smile: "Your father, your mother, how is your grandma?"

"Thanks to the admiral, my grandma left the year before last! My father and mother are fine. My father said that the admiral is the savior of our Cui family, so I have the opportunity to see the admiral give the admiral some good life!"

Cui Hu insisted on kneeling, but Jia Liu couldn't stop him, so he let the boy go.

After he finished knocking, he helped him up, and said with emotion: "I miss your father and the others too. I have been wanting to go back and have a look these past few years, but I have never had the chance. Please send me a letter to your father and your mother. Let them pack up and go to the capital, I, the admiral, invite them to take a stroll and play."

Fearing that he would forget about it, he turned his head and asked Shuan Zhu to arrange it himself, that is, to choose some representatives of the family members of the Green Camp in Sichuan to come to Beijing, first to attend his enthronement ceremony, and second, to let them take a good look at the beautiful country of the Qing Dynasty .

Shuan Zhu must have written it down, and was about to remind the young master that the Huguang Green Camp had changed its banner, but the puppet army still had three major battalions, so this place was not safe.

Just as he was about to say something, suddenly a group of officers rushed to the young master and bowed down: "Long live, long live, long live!"

"Long live?"

Jia Liu was stunned, suddenly his body felt warm, he looked down and saw someone put a royal robe on him.

Turning his head, he saw that it was Bao Ning, Admiral of Shaanxi-Gansu, Cao Dahua, Commander-in-Chief of Xinghan Town, and Lao Ah.

"Your Majesty, the military spirit is available!"

The old man looked excited, and he knew that there must be a yellow robe in the prince's suitcase, so he decisively picked the combination lock on the prince's suitcase.

Sure enough, there were three sets of royal robes stacked squarely inside.

One set is for enthronement, one is for daily use, and the other is for offering sacrifices to heaven.

What Jia Liu wears now is the imperial robe that he uses every day.

"Your Majesty, ministers dare to test the heart of heaven and earth. Because of the interest of Xia Xia, they are ignorant of the title of honor. May your majesty keep the love of Shun and Yu, and the festival of anti-corruption, and take the community as your service, not small deeds first. Take the head of Guizhou as a concern, not to give in. The upper part is to comfort the ancestral temple, and the lower part is to explain the hope of the whole world. It is said that prosperity is born from withered catkins, and flesh is grown from decayed bones. God and man are at peace. Nothing bad."

Deputy Director Ji gave a persuasive speech that he had already memorized by heart.

"Today, the four seas return to their hearts, the three armies obey orders, and the destiny belongs to the prince. It is advisable to inherit the great rule as soon as possible!"

The dog-headed military master Fan Wei and others knelt down at the same time, shouting long live three times.

Seeing this, the officers and soldiers at the scene knelt down in black, and three shouts of long live resounded over the battlefield like a mountain shout.

Jia Liuda was shocked: "No, it's agreed that the Hundred Officials and Clans will be nominated, why are you here to force me now?"

"When Jie and Zhou died, they each had their own sons. I have never heard of Tang and military ministers assisting them. There is no doubt that they can be the mirror of turtles. The slaves' land and position are all subject to the Qing Dynasty. Your Majesty is not the emperor, and the slaves quit! "

Director A was upright and resolutely resolute!

This righteous and awe-inspiring words made Jia Liu speechless. After a while, he looked at Shuan Zhu: "According to the procedure, shouldn't I say three words and three concessions?"

"Young Master's Great Qing Dynasty is an innovative Great Qing Dynasty. All the etiquette should be simplified and complicated, and the etiquette should remain the same. How is it different from the old Qing Dynasty?"

Shuan Zhu slapped his sleeves like that, "The atmosphere has reached this point, young master, you just follow the sky, anyway, no one is willing to accompany you to perform."

(End of this chapter)