Super dictator.

In Dengzhou, Shandong, since the Japanese occupied Weihaiwei, Duan Qirui retreated here with most of the Qing army, waiting for new orders from the Qing court.

Although China and Japan have signed the Shimonoseki Agreement, and the follow-up affairs are in progress, the Japanese troops in some places are slowly retreating, but the Japanese troops will be stationed in Weihaiwei until the compensation is paid, and it will not be impossible to withdraw in two or three years.

Before the war, Duan Qirui was the instructor of Weihaiwei Military Academy. After the war broke out, he led the students to carry shells to fight against the Japanese.

As far as Duan Qirui is concerned, he can be said to be one of the top talents of this era. He was first admitted to the Beiyang Armed Forces Academy with excellent grades, and then graduated from the Artillery Department of Tianjin Armed Forces Academy with the best grades. Is a famous person.

After graduation, he went to study in Germany with four other students with No.1 grades. He studied in the Berlin Military Academy for one and a half years, practiced in the Krupp Arsenal for half a year, and was transferred as an instructor after returning home.

Naturally, Wei Jichen would not let such a talent who is proficient in western-style artillery be let go.

On this day, Duan Qirui came to the barracks as usual, and was preparing for class in the temporary teaching room. There were more than a dozen students sitting in it. There were originally more students, but unfortunately during this period of time, people were in panic, and the court heard that many of them would be cut The battalion, if Duan Qirui hadn't insisted on it, they probably wouldn't have started classes.

"Well, the current situation is difficult, where is the way out for China?" Duan Qirui looked at the listless students below, and couldn't help thinking of the invitation sent by Yuan Shikai not long ago.

The newly-built army uses Western-style military tactics to train soldiers. Maybe I can show what I have learned, and I was given the position of commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Left Artillery Corps. It should be much better than being an instructor here.

Duan Qirui was a little moved, maybe he should promise him.

"Okay, students, I know that all of you are feeling uneasy now, fearing that you will be dismissed, but as long as you are still in the army for a day, you should do what soldiers should do."

"Teaching, it's not that we don't want to learn artillery science. In fact, in this battle with the Japanese, our fort did not play much role at all. The Japanese attacked our army from the rear. The cannon is heavy and the angle cannot reach it. It’s better to use a gun.” A student complained.

Several other people also echoed: "That's right, I think it's useless to defend the fort. It's better to take the initiative and wait for others to attack."

Weihaiwei's land defense fort was breached without much effort from the Japanese, which made some students disheartened.

Duan Qirui put down the lesson plan and said seriously: "This is caused by the shooting defect of the fort, not because the cannon is useless, and there are many types of cannon. In addition to coastal defense artillery, there are also various field artillery. , I heard that on the Liaodong battlefield, General Wei gathered more than 100 cannons to cut off the way of the Japanese Nogi Xidian, and finally played an important role in annihilating his troops. It can be said that this battle, if there is no our artillery unit It is impossible for General Wei to achieve such a great victory without joining the battle."

Duan Qirui paused, seeing that the students below were interested, he simply put the lesson plans aside, and slowly analyzed Wei Jichen's battle as an example.

Duan Qirui only spoke in detail, his eyebrows were beaming, and it was brilliant.

And the students below were not as listless as before, but followed Duan Qirui's ups and downs, as if they had personally experienced that thrilling battle.

"So, in my opinion, artillery will only become more and more important in war, and the large-scale centralized use of artillery as General Wei did, making it an independent army is exactly what the artillery of various countries has developed. The artillery team will no longer be reduced to a vassal, but will exist as a unit comparable to the infantry." Duan Qirui finally asserted.

As soon as he finished speaking, a student below clapped his hands. Then, many students joined in, and there was thunderous applause.

Duan Qirui saw that it was almost time, so he packed up the things on the table, and walked out of the teaching room, and all the students were talking excitedly, and forgot to go out for a while.

The student who was leading the applause just now quickly caught up with him.

Duan Qirui looked up and down suspiciously at this student, only to realize that this student seemed to be here for the first time.

"Duan Jiaoxi's words are wonderful, and General Wei must be here, and he will be full of praise." The student said with a smile on his face.

"May I ask who you are?" Duan Qirui frowned and asked, this person's origin is unknown, and he could not be a spy sent by the Japanese.

The student stretched out his hand, pointed at the bench next to him, and said with a smile, "Why don't you sit down with me and talk, then you will know who I am."

Duan Qirui nodded, and the two sat on the bench.

The student smiled and took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Duan Qirui and said: "After reading the lessons, you will know what happened."

Duan Qirui sent a letter curiously, and saw that his handwriting was flamboyant, majestic, and his handwriting was like the person. It seems that the person who wrote the letter was definitely an extraordinary person.

Duan Qirui skipped the previous greeting and read the text directly.

"Please forgive me when I read the letter. Due to the busy military affairs, I couldn't come in person. I hope Brother Duan will not blame me. I once talked with Pinqing about the current generation of Western-style military talents."

Duan Qirui was slightly startled when he hired a minister, this is Wang Shizhen's name, Wang Shizhen and him are both leaders in the military training school, although they are not familiar with each other, they have heard of each other's reputation.

Judging by the tone of this person, he is not only familiar with Wang Shizhen, but also seems to have a higher status than Wang Shizhen.

Duan Qirui hurriedly looked down, "Pinqing praised Brother Duan very much, calling him a genius in the world, saying that Brother Duan has learned Chinese and Western skills, and is familiar with ancient and modern times. He is indeed a rare Chinese master of Western-style military art. Now he has been taught His Majesty valued him very much, and trained an army with Western-style military methods. He said that he would set up the Liao army. He was thirsty for talents. He heard about brother Duan's name. Invitation, if brother Duan can come to my Ding Liao army, he will sweep the couch to welcome him and entrust him with artillery."

Duan Qirui was a little embarrassed by the praise above, blushed a little, and quickly looked at the signature below - Wei Jichen.

Wei Jichen, it turned out to be Wei Jichen.

Duan Qirui couldn't believe it at first, then he was ecstatic in his heart, and then his face returned to calm.

Unexpectedly, this scene fell into the eyes of Wang Huaiqing who was next to him, and he couldn't help but secretly rejoiced in his heart. It seemed that there was something going on, and the death order from the lord should be fulfilled.

You must know that before departure, Wei Jichen gave him the order for this trip. If he does not complete the task, he will find a place to bury himself alive. Duan Qirui's teaching is very important.

Duan Qirui closed the letter, and Wang Huaiqing quickly said: "I am the captain of your lord's personal army. Your lord has repeatedly asked me to apologize to the teacher, saying that I can't come in person, it is really rude."

"Duan is very pleased to be valued by General Wei." Duan Qirui coughed first, and then said unhurriedly. For example, the next moment someone else will invite you.

"It's just that Mr. Yuan from Tianjin also sent a letter not long ago, wanting to invite Duan to go to the new army." Duan Qirui said hesitantly.

"Yuan Shikai? He's just playing a kid's game, how can he compare with us adults." Wang Huaiqing was stunned for a moment, then said proudly.

After hearing this, Duan Qirui almost choked on the mouthful of saliva he had just swallowed.

Wang Huaiqing may have realized that he underestimated people too much, scratched his forehead in embarrassment, and said with a dry smile: "Yuan Shikai's new army is not bad, not bad, but our Ding Liao Army will definitely become the strongest elite of the Qing Dynasty. Point, I don't have the slightest doubt, Duan Jiaoxi, I heard what you said in the classroom just now, I don't know, the artillery force of our Dingliao army has not been reduced in the slightest, it is still more than 80 cannons, Think about it, how exciting it would be for you to command such an artillery team of unprecedented scale, but unfortunately, I, Lao Wang, can’t play with artillery, otherwise I would have to be transferred to the artillery team by adults.”

Duan Qirui clicked his tongue secretly. At that time, he had heard that Wei Jichen had gathered artillery teams from several armies to achieve such a scale. He did not expect that the artillery team of the Dingliao Army that is about to be established now would have such a scale. It was really amazing.

"Duan Jiaoxi, our Ding Liao Army is stationed in the Liaodong Peninsula, ready to fight the Japanese at any time. If you are worried and want to go to Tianjin to live a stable life, my old king has nothing to say, just go back and deal with the matter." Wang Huaiqing lightly Glancing at Duan Qirui lightly, he said slowly.

Duan Qirui secretly smiled in his heart, this idiot can also use the aggressive method, he couldn't help rolling his eyes, and said angrily: "I, Duan, am I a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, so I will follow you to see General Wei, Fight against the Japanese with him."

Hearing this, Wang Huaiqing smiled happily, got up and said: "In this case, it is better to hit the sun than to choose a date. We are leaving today. Your Excellency is selecting elite soldiers in Tianjin. I have established the Liao Army as more than 30 battalions, with a total of more than 5000 people. If the Liao army is trained well, how dare the Japanese dare to be presumptuous again."

Duan Qirui didn't expect Wang Huaiqing to be so impatient, so he couldn't help hesitating and said: "Dengzhou side,"

"Don't worry, everything is on my shoulders. My lord has the emperor's holy decree to train soldiers. I will select elites from various armies. I believe no one will dare to stop them. As long as you agree, everything will be easy." Wang Huaiqing replied proudly.

Duan Qirui didn't hesitate anymore, stood up with a smile, flicked his sleeves and said, "So, Duan will tidy up a little and salute, and immediately go to Tianjin with you to meet General Wei."

"That's right!" The two drifted away.