PS: Sorry for the three-day break

Escorted by the guards, Li Mingyuan and his entourage came to the training ground outside the barracks.

Seeing the arrival of Li Mingyuan and others, Wang Dashan handed over the training work to his deputy and ran to Li Mingyuan's side quickly.

"The 1st Mixed Brigade is conducting tactical training, and the brigade commander Wang Dashan came to report." Wang Dashan stood up straight and said seriously.

"Hmm." Li Mingyuan returned a military salute and said, "Colonel West wants to watch the troops' exercises, Dashan, show your hand to the guests." ”

"Obey the Son." Wang Dashan didn't talk nonsense, quickly ran back to the training ground, and decisively ordered, "The first regiment commander, the second regiment commander will lead the soldiers to conduct a confrontation drill. ”

"Yes" The two sturdy men shouted loudly and immediately gathered their ranks,

After a few minutes, the two regiments of soldiers were assembled and stood in a neat line.

"Shizi, all the soldiers of the 1st Mixed Brigade have been assembled, please instruct."

Li Mingyuan nodded, dismounted and stood in front of the soldiers, and said with a smile, "Colonel West is very curious about our Chinese Independent Army, and I specially asked to watch your exercise today, you must behave well, and let the Prussian guests see the demeanor of our Chinese Independent Army." ”

"Do you hear that, the foreign brothers all know the name of the Chinese Independence Army, you must behave well and don't embarrass the Chinese Independence Army." After Li Mingyuan finished speaking, Wang Dashan added.

"Yes," replied Wang Dashan with a loud and confident shout.

After listening to the translator's words, West smiled and said, "What a bunch of great guys, they are not the same as I imagined." ”

"Colonel West misunderstood, the Chinese Independence Army has always been hospitable to foreign friends, and only when facing the enemy, we will entertain them with guns."

In the late Qing Dynasty, the Chinese had an ambivalent attitude towards white Westerners, some of whom were intimidated by the force of foreigners and groveled to foreigners, while others were hostile to foreigners and refused to communicate with foreigners.

However, the performance of the soldiers and officers of the 1st Mixed Brigade was neither humble nor arrogant, and the enthusiasm revealed self-confidence, so West asked euphemistically.

"The Chinese Independent Army was born in the Taiping Army, and there are some foreign brothers in the Taiping Army who have the same ideals and beliefs as us. Therefore, for foreigners, we will not treat them as beasts of prey like the Manchu officials. Li Mingyuan explained with a smile.

During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, about 1,000 foreigners joined the Taiping Army, of which Li Xiucheng had the largest number of foreigner soldiers, reaching several hundred.

For these foreigners who fought side by side with him, ordinary Taiping soldiers often affectionately called them foreign brothers, so there was a scene that West saw.

"Your soldiers are majestic and majestic, and I would be happy to be friends with them."

In the eyes of Westerners, the Chinese have an ugly face, a disgusting money rat tail, crooked eyes, bound feet, and ugly nomadic costumes, and are barbarians similar to uncivilized peoples.

When West first met the Chinese workers in South America, he had the same impression of the Chinese as ordinary Westerners.

At that time, Li Mingyuan had just launched an uprising, and his Chinese workers were ragged and covered in mud, and some of them still had braids that had not been combed for several months.

At that time, in West's eyes, these Chinese workers were yellow and thin, like a group of beggars, and it was impossible for them to survive the blows of the Peruvian army.

As a result, things developed beyond his imagination, and the Chinese workers in South America not only survived, but also snowballed into a rebel force covering an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers and more than 100,000 soldiers.

Therefore, Westward came to Peru again with curiosity and puzzlement, and witnessed the changes of the Chinese Independence Army.

The current Chinese Independence Army has all shaved off its money rat tail, and its tattered horse coats have been replaced by majestic black uniforms.

This military uniform is a simplified design of Li Mingyuan's synthesis of the later German military uniforms and the military uniforms of the Qin Dynasty, which not only retains the characteristics of the German military uniforms but also adds the advantages of the classical atmosphere of Chinese clothing.

After handing out the manufactured samples to the soldiers to try them on, the response was very good, so Li Mingyuan ordered the garment factories in the occupied area to produce 10,000 pieces of military uniforms, and then distribute the produced uniforms to the First Mixed Brigade, the Second Mixed Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, and officers at and above the battalion level.

In order to save production costs, the materials and design of the military uniform were simplified, and the shoulder pads and other decorations on the military uniform were removed, and only the main body of the clothing was retained.

Although it is a simplified version of the military uniform, the aesthetic effect of this military uniform still exceeds the standard military uniforms of many countries.

Without shoulder pads and ornaments, the whole military uniform looks more simple and atmospheric, adding to the heroism of the soldiers.

People rely on clothes and gold clothes, wearing brand new black military uniforms, the soldiers of the first mixed brigade all look majestic and solemn, from them, Li Mingyuan seems to see the shadow of the Great Qin Iron Army that swept through the group.

"Colonel West, my men can still be in your eyes." Li Mingyuan smiled and looked at the distracted West.

West looked away from the soldiers in front of him and sighed, "I don't know how Your Excellency managed to train a group of laborers into a mighty and majestic army after a few months. ”

"Thank you Colonel for the compliment." Li Mingyuan calmly accepted West's compliment, and said to the soldiers of the First Mixed Brigade, "Mr. West, have you noticed any differences from these soldiers?" ”

West looked at the soldiers in front of him again, and said, "The soldiers of your army are very disciplined and have firm eyes, although I haven't seen them practice yet, but I am sure that they are all excellent soldiers. ”

Born in a Prussian Junker military aristocratic family, West has been engaged in military training since childhood, and is very familiar with military affairs, and from the eyes of the soldiers in front of him, he sees the shadow of the Prussian Army.

When Li Mingyuan trained soldiers, he drew on the experience of the Prussian Army, but for the ideological aspects of soldiers, Li Mingyuan chose to instill classical patriotism in them.

Since his rebirth, Li Mingyuan has never relaxed, even after a battle victory, he will find time to explain military theories and patriotic ideas to officers.

To Li Mingyuan's relief, his hard work was not in vain, and from the eyes of these soldiers, he saw a light called faith,

An army without faith will eventually perish,

In ancient China, soldiers often regarded the commander of the army as the backbone of the army, and the commander of the army influenced his soldiers with his personality charm, such as the Qi family army, the Yue family army, and Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army.

But this kind of army that believes in the Lord is very fragile, and once the Lord General is killed, the whole army will soon be torn apart.

Lose the faith to fight.

What Li Mingyuan needs is not such an army, what he wants is a correction soldier who shouts "Rectify the old Qin, restore our rivers and mountains, blood will not be shed, and death will not be truce".

Therefore, Li Mingyuan proposed the system of dividing military merits into fields, using fields to arouse the courage of soldiers to fight, and using patriotism as the belief of soldiers to fight bravely.

Looking at the soldiers in front of him with satisfaction, Li Mingyuan said, "Mr. West is right, they are excellent soldiers,

They may not be as skilled as your army's soldiers, but their fighting conviction is not inferior to that of any army.

They have the blood of the warriors of the ancient Qin Empire in their bodies, and in the face of adversity in a foreign land, I believe that they will restore the blood of their ancestors and recast the backbone of the nation. ”

Li Mingyuan was a little excited, and said, "Didn't Mr. West ask me how to train a heroic army in a short period of time?"

I can tell you that it is faith, because of faith, a worker who endures humiliation and steals his life can be transformed into a fearless army in a few months.

Because of faith, they know what they are fighting for, not for empty patriotic slogans, not for corrupt officials and businessmen,

It is for the sake of living a better life, for the rise of the nation, and for future generations to be able to live in the world with dignity and not be scolded by others as the sick man of East Asia. ”

Li Mingyuan's words resonated with West, the German region has been a place of war between princes for a thousand years, and the people living in this land have been tormented by war.

In modern times, the German region has been invaded by neighboring countries, and the vast German region has been torn apart, and even the famous poet Schiller has questioned it

"Germany? Where is it? I can't find that place. ”

Schiller's friend Goethe, for his part, simply said that there is no city, not even a place, that makes us firmly point out that this is Germany. If we ask this question in Vienna, the answer is, this is Austria; If we

Ask this question in Berlin, and the answer is, here is Prussia. Where is Germany?

The heavy questioning awakened the desire of the Germans for unity,

Numerous Germans, like West, either joined the army or entered universities to fight for the unification of Germany.

The road to German reunification was full of difficulties, but when he saw the army in front of him that was still in a foreign land and still did not give up hope, West's eyes revealed a determined look: "Your army is an admirable army, and I firmly believe that your army, like Prussia, will defeat the enemy in front of you and achieve its own goals." ”

"As a pure soldier, I admire those men who fought for their country, and I apologize for my previous misunderstanding of your army." After West finished speaking, he immediately bowed solemnly to Li Mingyuan.

Faced with West's actions, Li Mingyuan was a little surprised, and felt that his actions were reasonable,

Traditional military personnel tend to show their respect for a respectable army, even if the unit is their enemy, they will give the other party the respect they deserve.

Now, West also treats the Chinese Independence Army as a respectable army.

"It's an honor to be recognized by Colonel West, but it's time for the lads to behave." After West stood up, Li Mingyuan said with a smile.

"I'm sure these guys will bring a great performance." Westroad.

"Dashan, order the troops, the exercise has officially begun."

Li Mingyuan said.

"Yes." Wang Dashan turned around and passed on the order, and the two regiments under the command of the 1st Mixed Brigade immediately returned to their respective positions in accordance with the training requirements.