Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

How could he not know what this brat was thinking? From the moment he decided to join the military training, Xiao Letian had already known what he was thinking.

The imperial power was naturally close to the military power. This was evident from countless bloody instances in the past thousands of years. Even though the little emperor was young, he was very clear about the history of the coup that happened in the past several thousand years.

In addition to the brilliant performance of the new army in front of the world, all of this had deeply stimulated the little emperor. The dream of having a new army of his own became even more unmanageable.

Xiao Letian shook his head: "Zai Chun ah! I can understand that you want to remain in your own army, but have you thought about what the army needs the most? Are you ready for all that? "

"I can pass on the training methods to all of you, but what about the training funds? A Western Army is completely a gold-eating monster. Let's not talk about those Gun and bullets, how much does a new army's equipment cost? "

"Don't look down on those large lacquered hats. Without them, the soldiers won't be able to open their eyes in the torrential rain. Also, there's that handmade leather belt crossed over their chest. Without it, the soldiers won't be able to carry out an effective long march …"

"Also, every pair of Waterbull military boot s that are worth two silver coins, during the great battle at Langfang, Li Hongzhang's soldiers also suffered from poor boots. The higher the military boot s in the muddy ground, the better to protect the soldiers' feet. It can also increase the area of their feet, which makes it easier to use force from their waist … "

"In a assassination battle, there is always an advantage in using one's strength, but what about Li Hongzhang's Huai Army? After the war, our military observers found more than a thousand pieces of cloth shoes and grass shoes that were left behind. Do you think this kind of equipment can fight? "

"Xiao Letian took off his gun sheath from the wall and removed a brass bullet shell from the left wheel." Zai Chun, this type of bullet is called a stationary bullet, a pure copper bullet shell, and gunpowder is wrapped in the shell, it does not need to be afraid of water or use complicated loading procedures, it greatly increases the firing speed of the gun …

"With this kind of bullet, we have already fired three or four shots, but the opponent did not even fire a single shot. However, we don't have any weapon factories in Asia that can produce this kind of bullet. I have to buy it from Prussia and the United States at a high price.

Xiao Letian patted the little emperor's head, "Even if we have our own factory in the future that can produce ammunition, it would still be a hole that burns money. Using copper to make bullets is extravagant, but the copper that Da Qing has now is not even enough to make copper coins, are you willing to use copper to process bullets?"

Tongzhi was dumbstruck. He never thought that a new army would require so much money, he thought that it would be like what the imperial court said, giving away a few hundred thousand silver to form an army.

Xiao Letian's attack was not over as he said to Tongzhi, "Money is only a part of the problem, what about the soul of your army? Have you made up your mind? Do you still rely on rewards to fight like the eight flags and the Green Camp? Not giving money or charging in? What use do you have for an army like that? "

"An army without a soul is just a double-edged sword. Even if you are the founder and you can easily command this army, what about your successor? Could they still effectively command him? "An army without a military soul will sooner or later become slaves to money and power …"

Tongzhi was shocked by Xiao Letian to the point that he rolled his eyes. No matter how heaven defying an eleven-year-old was, he would never be able to understand such profound knowledge. "Master, please teach me …"

"Haha, there's no way to teach me that. Exactly what kind of path is your Manchu going to take, and where do you want to go in the future? If I tell you, no one will listen …" "Forget it, don't think too much. You won't have too many soldiers at the start. First, bring out your four bodyguards. Then, you can bring a hundred trusted direct descendants from the capital …"

"The Fourth Guard is qualified to be a Queue length after undergoing military training, one platoon has three classes and thirty people, and the four platoons have a hundred and twenty people. I will spend some money to help you raise these people and have them accompany you as you grow.

"With more than 20,000 elites at your disposal, you have some confidence. Besides, you should think about these questions after traveling for the past few years. Once you've found the answer, cultivating your army won't be difficult at all …"

Tongzhi went back to sleep with a belly full of doubts. When he told the Four Guard about the beautiful dream made by the Prime Minister, the eyes of Ma Ming, Dun Cheng, Bai Min and the others lit up.

"Your majesty is overjoyed. If Your Majesty really has twenty thousand strong soldiers in his hands, in addition to the righteous title and the Prime Minister's assistance in the sea, then you can control the political affairs of the imperial court!" "Golden Age is finally here, it's finally here …"

From this day onwards, the four guards no longer had any resistance to military training. All they believed in was that they would be able to get first place and enter a military academy in order to join the officer training camp.

The four of them were definitely the top bosses of the new army. In the future, the military and government of the Great Qing might be controlled by the four of them.

All of their training had been doubled. They were guards trained by the Old Ancestor, and all of their skills were very good. As long as they put everything on the line, their training results would be shocking enough to cause the instructor to raise his eyebrows.

Even the instructor could only do twelve rounds of running with a 50 kilogram wooden log on his shoulder. These four animals could actually do 50 rounds.

As for push-ups, most soldiers could only do two hundred or so, but four animals could actually do five hundred. There was also the training of standing with guns. Other people would hang five kilograms of heavy objects from their guns, but the four of them could actually hold their arms up twenty kilograms without even trembling.

Everyone was convinced, and the four bodyguards slowly became one with the group. The estrangement in their eyes gradually disappeared, and the soldiers that they looked down upon became more and more familiar after the long training.

Everyone was training, eating, making dirty jokes, and even giving their instructor a nickname. At that moment, they even forgot about their status as Manchu s, as they had already become one with the new army.

At noon, the training camp only provided pighooves, and everyone's mouth was dripping with oil. After lunch, everyone drank some fruit juice and chatted to pass the time.

"You guys don't understand. If you want to play with literature and play with walnuts, then you have to say it's a short lion's head. The lion's head is even divided into apple orchard, four buildings, and so on …" Back then, Qiandong also liked to play with walnuts. Every time I took a stroll in the imperial garden, I would rub a pair with my hands.

"What did you say?" How much is it worth? Aiyo, my brother! The emperor has played with it before. It's a priceless treasure, do you understand … "Even if the emperor were to play a bit of a game, it would still be a treasure …"

"Wait? What's the use of saying that? "Aiyo, I can't chat with you anymore, I'm just playing around …" Do you know what a game is! This is what rich people will do, what use do you think literati can write and paint? "I can't see any good points either …"

The eight banner men of the Beijing loved to talk big, and the four guards were no exception. When they were training and resting, they would always listen to the four of them tell stories, which were just as boring as doing group crosstalk.

The Beijing's delicious, fun and even the Forbidden City's ghost story caused saliva to fly everywhere. The surrounding people were all intoxicated, the new army were honest farmers, how could they have seen such a talkative person?

Just as everyone was in a daze from listening to this, an ear-piercing whistle sounded out, causing all of the new recruits to immediately jump out and run towards the plaza with their lives on the line.

If the assembling numbers were not collected in three minutes, then they would have to wait for the food to be served.

"All training recruits gather... Open Camp Door... Enemies appeared in the west side of the Nanshan forest. Guests who were attacking the Prime Minister … Quick, help! "

"The enemy is the closest to us, the training camp of our New Army is going to snatch this meritorious contribution … This is not an exercise... I repeat, this is not a drill... "

Everyone was going crazy, they never thought that Ryukyu, who had forced the French to retreat, would still have enemies that dared to act rashly. Five hundred recruits from training camp quickly rushed out of the camp and rushed towards the Nanshan's forest that was filled with trees and mountains.

The New barracks was established at the foot of the Nanshan, and a kilometer west of here would be the ocean. At this time, a small Western scissor boat was being attacked by three Chinese hard sailing ships.

The attack seemed to have been launched all of a sudden, because the hard sailing ships were not a match for the scissor boat in terms of speed, and the pirates on the hard sailing ships had already completely taken over the scissor boat.

There were gunshots and shouts everywhere. Countless foreigners swimming desperately towards the shore near the Sea of scissor boat. Behind them, there were even more pirates chasing after them.

"How dare you! Pirates actually dared to come to the Ryukyu to cause trouble! Brothers!" It just so happened that Xiang Ying and Lin Zhen had brought a patrol boat to patrol Naha Harbor Bay today. Seeing that the pirates actually dared to do business within the Prime Minister's sphere of influence, they were so angry that they immediately issued orders to kill them.

The sound of gunfire rang out, the sea surface was a mass of red, countless pirates were killed, but there were still more than a hundred pirates rushing to the shore, charging into the Nanshan forest.

Ma Ming and the other four bodyguards were also nervous to the point that their foreheads were covered in sweat. The sounds of gunfire in the forest were extremely concentrated, it looked like they were equipped with the kind of guns that could only be fired by the New Army, but looking at how their own side was filled with trained recruits without even a blade in their hands, how could they continue fighting?

The four of them ran as fast as they could to collect some sharp stones. It seemed that they could only rely on their own skills.

The light in the forest was very dim, as their search had alarmed countless beasts. After more than ten minutes, Ma Ming and the others were the first to discover the result.

"Save me …" We are friends of the Prime Minister... We're from Europe... " The bizarre sounding Chinese proved their identity, Ma Ming and the others immediately ran over to protect the two foreigners.

"What happened? "Who's chasing after you guys …" Guan Lu roared loudly.

"We are from Nuo Beier's company... Mr. Nobile was attacked by pirates... Hurry and save him! "

The military instructor that Ma Ming and the others had taught was none other than Zhao Yidao, the person who had gone on an expedition to Europa. The moment he heard the familiar name Nuo Beier, he immediately slapped his thighs.

"Bad, bad, this time it's bad!" He was really the prime minister's honored guest! New barracks charged, even if I have to lose my life, I have to save Mr. Nuo Beier … "