Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 121 Award Ceremony
After more than a month of reforming the military system, Guan Xuqing handpicked the generals of the four military regions.The Northeast Military Region has Dong Liang as the General, the Southeast Military Region has Lu Yiwei as the General, the Southwest Military Region has Liu Mingchuan as the General, and the Northwest Military Region has Nie Shicheng as the General.

These four were all veterans when the new army was formed, and they were also the people Guan Xuqing relied on and trusted the most.And the qualifications are relatively old, and no one raised objections after the announcement.These four also became the first batch of generals after the Qing Army implemented the military rank system.

And Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, Prince Chun, and Peng Yulin awarded the marshals, among which Zuo Zongtang and Peng Yulin needless to say, the two heads of the Ministry of War.He has a high prestige in the Qing army.Li Hongzhang and Prince Chun were just nominal marshals, without military power.But because they have all led soldiers, among them Li Hongzhang's military power was deprived by Guan Xuqing after he took office, so they were also awarded marshals.

In addition, Feng Xianghua, Wang Feng, Fang Shizhen, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Zhang Xun, Cao Kun, Lu Rongting, Xu Shichang, Duan Zhigui, Zhao Bingjun, and former Qing Army officers and officers Wu Ping, Wu Guang, Chen Heng, Wan who came back from Germany Tianjie, Shen Danyang, Pan Dongmin, and Feng Zicai were all conferred as Admirals, while Deng Shichang and Yan Fu were conferred as Admirals.

In addition, there are 50 lieutenant generals and 175 major generals, all of whom are former officers of the standard command level of the Qing Army and officers above the command ranks of the main ships of the Qing Navy.

The whole conferring ceremony was grand and solemn. As early as after the victory of the Sino-French War, Guan Xuqing said in the Old Summer Palace when he personally put on the imperial badges for several generals who had won military exploits: the honor of soldiers is above all else.

At this time, the hearts on their shoulders are their highest honor as soldiers.

In Guan Xuqing's view, the implementation of the military rank system in the army is convenient for all armies to distinguish between superiors and subordinates in joint operations, and to deploy in a unified manner.Otherwise, if several divisions meet together, they will all be division commanders, and no one will buy into the other's account, and it will be over if they fight by themselves.

In addition, in the two battles between China, France and China and Britain.It is not difficult to see the important role the military rank system plays in military combat. For example, the French army launched an attack on the Japanese army after landing in Keelung, which was hit head-on by Sun Kaihua.After the French army's organizational system was completely disrupted, it was still able to organize a complete attack and retreat in an organized and coordinated manner.This is due to the military rank system, because most soldiers will lose their backbone after their immediate commander is killed in battle.The so-called military defeat is like this, but with the military rank system, you can see the military rank of the person from the clothing, as long as it is higher than yourself, you must obey.For example, all the soldiers under a captain and company commander died, and saw many soldiers from other companies retreating in front.He can re-command these soldiers to organize a new round of attack or organize to block the enemy's attack.It is also easy for soldiers to find new backbones, so with the military rank system, even if the troop system is disrupted, they can reorganize their forces in a short time and go into battle.

The military rank system can also create an atmosphere of unity and friendship in a peaceful environment. It gives people an intuitive sense of respect and obedience to their superiors.This is the basic quality that any soldier should possess to obey orders.

During the transformation of the army from tactical to strategic, the military rank system is almost a mixture of tactics and strategy, which is conducive to the modernization of the army, although at that time, including many generals who returned from Germany, they could not understand the benefits of the military rank system.But Guan Xuqing has overbearingly implemented a military rank system for this reformed army.

Fortunately, the current Qing Army has also seen troops on the market. In just two years, it has fought against the number one and second countries in the world. It knows that foreigners have implemented the military rank system. How many benefits it brings to oneself, but foreigners have it, and our Qing Dynasty also has it. In such a mood, everyone enthusiastically accepted this new thing.

Guan Xuqing was the first batch of marshals and generals in the Qing Dynasty to personally confer titles and hang badges.It's a pity that Zuo Zongtang, who was seriously ill, could only accept the congratulations of his military rank and subordinates on his bed.

Guan Xuqing looked at the generals with badges and general stars on their chests and shoulders and said: "High-quality soldiers are the most important decisive factor in the military power of the Qing Dynasty. No weapon is better than the people who make it. No, it’s useless to give him even the best weapons and equipment. You are all the wealth of the Qing Dynasty and the future of the Qing Dynasty. I still say that, the honor of a soldier is above everything else.”

After a burst of warm applause, Guan Xuqing went on to say: "Nowadays, Britain, France, and Russia are even eyeing our Qing Dynasty. Facing such a human situation and challenges, if we are content with the status quo, stick to the old system, and don't think about reform, the outcome will be nothing but Abandoned by the world, only vigorous reform and innovation can provide a strong impetus for the construction of our Qing army. This is a very urgent and important task entrusted to us by the times. Don't we have to wait until the foreign devils hit the door to think about it? Do you think of progress only through reform?"

Everyone kept silent, deeply reflecting on the fact that the Qing Dynasty has gradually become stronger in the past few years. Isn't it just continuous reforms and continuous learning from foreigners?
After the conferring ceremony was over, the exercises among the various divisions started in a hurry.In order to compete for the number one to ten divisions, which symbolized the main ace division, all the troops used their full strength without reservation.

After a month of fierce contests, finally the troops led by Luo Ming, Feng Zicai, Wu Ping, Shen Danyang, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Zhang Xun, Lu Rongting, Xu Shichang, and Duan Zhigui won the honors of the Qing Army respectively. Numbers from one to ten divisions.Enjoying a higher military salary than other divisions, the important thing is that the number reported is louder than others. After all, the first to tenth divisions represent the most elite ace main divisions of the Qing Army.

If history has not changed, the Sino-Japanese War will start soon.At this time, the war concerning the fate of the two countries was approaching, and Guan Xuqing was even more nervous about this war than the original Sino-French war. After all, this nation has been bullied by too many people in history.This history must not be allowed to repeat itself in this space.

In order to be able to defeat, Guan Xuqing was not even willing to intervene in Thailand's disputes, just hoping to recharge his energy and store energy to defeat him in one fell swoop, and make people unable to recover within 100 years.

Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself, Guan Xuqing will never show mercy to others.After the reform of the military system, Guan Xuqing was ready to take action against North Korea. This will undoubtedly greatly stimulate people, and will directly provoke the famous Sino-Japanese War in history.These include a land war in Korea and two naval battles in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea.

However, history has been rewritten many times by Guan Xuqing, and it is really unpredictable how this war will develop.However, judging from the current comparison of the military capabilities of the two countries, the Qing Dynasty still seems to have a certain advantage.If we talk about disadvantages, it is possible that the intelligence of the "Chrysanthemum" agency is much stronger than that of the Qing Dynasty, but these are not important anymore, because Zhao Bingjun is back, and this demon fox of the Qing Dynasty will form the most reliable intelligence for the Qing Dynasty after returning Net, so the only disadvantage of the pair does not exist.

Thinking of this, Guan Xuqing took a deep breath, it seemed that he could sleep peacefully for a few days.

(End of this chapter)