Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 25 Military Parade
Winters in the north are very cold, especially before global warming.Now that there is no pollution, Guan Xuqing breathes the fresh air, but because he lived in the south in his previous life, he really can't get used to the freezing weather.

The tough winter is finally over, and the capital is full of singing birds and fragrant flowers in April.Vigorous vitality is everywhere.Although the banner people are still the same as before, walking birds, drinking, and visiting kilns.

Guan Xuqing was watching the "Daqing Daily" in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The newspaper introduced the edicts recently promulgated by the imperial court. These introductions were concise and to the point.Even people who are illiterate can basically understand it.In addition, the newspapers are also chattering about the whole country's promotion of Westernization.

Guan Xuqing rubbed his temples, and suddenly found Wang Shang kneeling in front of him.

"What's the matter?" Guan Xuqing asked.

"Going back to the emperor, I saw that you were engrossed. I couldn't bear to call you. Marshal Zuo has been waiting outside for a long time." Wang Shang said.

Oh damn.He actually forgot to summon Zuo Zongtang.

"Quick, call him in." Guan Xuqing said.

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After a while, Zuo Zongtang walked in in a military uniform.Kneeling down on the ground: "Minister, kowtow to the emperor."

"Commander, please get up." Guan Xuqing raised his hand to help.

"I don't know if the emperor summoned him, what's the matter?" Zuo Zongtang stood up.

Guan Xuqing looked at Zuo Zongtang who was getting old day by day, feeling filled with emotion in his heart.For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, at the age of 60, he still marched west to Xinjiang and recovered thousands of miles of land for the country.Now nearly seventy old man.It is also necessary to reorganize the new army and train the team for the imperial court.

"Marshal Zuo, I want to know about the training situation of the Qing Army." Guan Xuqing said.

After all, the Sino-French war is approaching. Although the historical Sino-French war was a complete victory for the Army and the Qing Dynasty, it is.He's still worried because he's changing history.If you don't ask clearly, there will always be a little emptiness in your heart.

"Back to the emperor, each unit has a standard commander to lead training, and each battalion often has some competitions. For example: shooting, bayonet. The foreign instructors are responsible for the theoretical and tactical courses. For the commanders of each battalion, they mainly talk about how to configure the firepower of positional warfare. Explain for the standard commander Courses on group charge, breakout, response to unexpected situations, and troop transfer. The tactics of foreign devils are indeed advanced, but they don’t have the backbone of a soldier.” Zuo Zongtang replied.

"How to say?"

"They confuse the crowd with lies, saying that once they are surrounded, they must raise their guns and surrender to avoid unnecessary casualties when they are out of ammunition and food. Wait for the country to come forward to redeem them." Zuo Zongtang said angrily.

"We only take the essence, not bad stuff. Don't learn it. Zuo Shuai, the military schools in various places are running well. This year there are the first batch of graduating students. I want to put them in the army and serve as supervisors. Every day One person will be placed in the battalion, and one person will be placed in each standard and department. He will be responsible for the culture, life, and ideological education of the soldiers. We must let the officers and soldiers know why we are fighting and for whom we are fighting." Guan Xuqing said.

Guan Xuqing used the military political commissars of later generations on the army of the Qing Dynasty.Facts have proved that the effectiveness of the political commissar is quite large, avoiding the phenomenon that the armies in various places can become kings on their own.In addition, let the soldiers know more characters, knowing that they are fighting for themselves.Fighting will also be more courageous.

"Of order." Zuo Zongtang replied.

"Also, I want to inspect the new army. Immediately order each department to take a battalion of troops to Beijing, and I want to inspect it myself." Guan Xuqing said.

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The formation of the Qing Army, the dismantling of the Eight Banners, and the Green Battalion were all decided by Guan Xuqing alone.Most people in the court are against it.Even his biological father, Prince Chun, objected.The Qing Army made Guan Xuqing spend a lot of money.It can be said that he is almost gambling, gambling with the fate of the country, in order to get more money to invest in education and the construction of the navy.A full half of the country's national defense force has been abolished. If the Qing army built with a lot of money does not have super combat effectiveness, then the French army may directly enter Guangxi and Yunnan from Vietnam in the Sino-French war.If this is the case, the court will be in chaos, and maybe a few princes will jump out to re-establish the Eight Banners and the Green Camp to force the palace.Therefore, if you don't see with your own eyes, how much growth and combat effectiveness this army has had in the past year, you will never be at ease.

"Your Majesty, the British agreed. The British agreed to resell the two ironclad ships ordered by Turkey to the Qing Dynasty. And the price was much cheaper. The London shipyard also agreed to help the Qing Dynasty build two more cruisers. The ships can be delivered the next year. .” Li Hongzhang ran in excitedly.

"Okay, Li Zhongtang. I have an idea, you should think about it." Guan Xuqing said.

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Nowadays, arsenals are being built in full swing everywhere, but these are spent by the imperial court. Now the army's guns can basically be supplied by domestic arsenals. I want to separate the army from the arsenal. Every year, the Ministry of Finance allocates it to the Ministry of War as usual. 1000 million taels of silver. The Ministry of War chooses the arsenal to purchase weapons and ammunition. In this way, these domestic gun manufacturing bureaus will have competition. Without good weapons, there will be no orders, and without orders, they will not be able to survive. I know, because I am passionate about Westernization, Many governors have joined my favor and opened some arsenals so that I can allocate money, but most of it went into their pockets." Guan Xuqing said flatly.

"It's so wonderful. Foreigners' shipyards also operate in the same way. Not only can they build national gunboats, but they can also build foreign ones to make money. My Qing Dynasty can't build its own gunboats now, but guns can be used. Not only can it supply my Qing Dynasty The army can also take some foreign orders. It is self-sufficient and does not need to spend money from the court." Li Hongzhang looked excited, but he really didn't understand.Why is the emperor in front of him so wise.

"Well, let's do it this way. You go back and think about it, and organize your wording. Hurry up and send an order to the provinces, informing them of this year's arsenal costs, and the imperial court will not pay them." Guan Xuqing said.

"Cha!" Li Hongzhang stepped back in a hurry.

On April 25, the martial arts training ground in the western suburbs of the capital.Rows of neat teams, uniform dress.The energetic soldiers held their heads high and waited for the emperor's inspection.

Guan Xuqing was also dressed in military uniform, riding a tall horse.Surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army, they came to the training ground.

"Kowtow to the emperor." Zuo Zongtang, Liu Mingchuan, Nie Shicheng, Lu Yiwei, Dong Liang, Wu Ping, Wu Guang, Chen Heng, Wan Tianjie, Shen Danyang, Pan Dongmin and all the ten battalions knelt down and shouted.

"Soldiers, get up." Guan Xuqing reined in the reins, and continued: "170 years ago, the Holy Ancestor dispatched troops here to govern Gerdan and unify the various ministries of Mongolia. At that time, how mighty our Qing cavalry was. Barbarian barbarians , as long as the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will bow their heads and bow their heads. But now? My land in the Qing Dynasty has been taken by barbarians. Why? It’s not because my army in the Qing Dynasty can’t defeat them. Now I’m determined to rectify the army, you’ve all heard Well, I have abolished the Eight Banners. Banner people’s annual food and money have also stopped. The expenditure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been reduced by half. The saved money is given to you. You take and wear what I wear The best thing in the Qing Dynasty. Your salary is also the highest. You are the most powerful army built by my Qing Dynasty. One day in the future, I will definitely ask you to take back the land that originally belonged to my Qing Dynasty. Your guns Cannons are no worse than foreigners. If we still fail to win, not only will I have no face to meet my ancestors, but you will also be stabbed in the back by the Chinese. Warriors, tell me. Do you have the confidence to take back those things that were originally The land that belongs to my Qing dynasty?"

"Yes." There was an overwhelming call.

From the generals to the soldiers, all the blood is boiling, and they can't wait to go to the front immediately.Take back the land.

"I heard that you have all trained very hard this year. Today, I will review your results. Are you ready?" Guan Xuqing continued.

"Please review the emperor."

"Okay, today I will inspect your shooting, fighting, and running with heavy loads." Guan Xuqing turned to Zuo Zongtang and said, "A distance of two hundred steps, each officer and soldier in each battalion has three bullets. Draw three circles on the target, and the innermost one is three bullets." Divide, two in the middle, one outside. Simultaneously."

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After a burst of gunshots, Zuo Zongtang and the generals counted and reported. "Qi Zou Emperor, Liu Mingchuan's first battalion scored the highest score of 1250 points, none of them missed the target. The rest of the scores are: Nie Shicheng's 1180 points, Dong Liang's 1152 points, Lu Yiwei's 1080 points, Wu Ping's 1079 points, Wan Tianjie's 1068 points, 1050 points for Shen Danyang's department, 1020 points for Chen Heng's department, 1008 points for Wu Guang's department and 1000 points for Pan Dongmin's department."

Seeing such a result, the ammunition depletion fee paid by the monthly household department is worth it.

"Okay, give Liu Mingchuan a yellow jacket." Guan Xuqing said happily.

Watching the unarmed fight that followed, Guan Xuqing's heart was surging and his blood was boiling.One person from each of the ten battalions fought against the ten most powerful members of Guan Xuqing's Imperial Forest Army.It may be that he wanted to show himself in front of the emperor, and he fought for three full 10 minutes, and he insisted on winning or losing.A lot of people had blood on their faces but refused to fall down and admit defeat. If Guan Xuqing hadn't ordered the game to be stopped, there was a real possibility of death.

Running with weight is much worse. The troops have never practiced running before.Short-distance running is okay, but not many people persist in long-distance running.

After the review, Guan Xuqing specially summoned ten generals.Face-to-face teaching opportunities, criticized the mobility of the troops.Failure to move quickly is likely to lead to annihilation of the entire army or miss the best fighter.So you must train for weight-bearing running in the future.

In general, Guan Xuqing was satisfied with the troops who came to Beijing for review this time, and the big stone in his heart was finally let go.

(End of this chapter)