At this time, the recruited recruits have reached about 200 people, and each person has been given simple equipment, that is, a quilt for one person, and then a small cloth bag, which contains food, and the equipment for each person is enough to weigh 30 pounds, not to mention running, even if you hold it in your hand, it is also heavy.

Feng Guozhang shouted, "Open up!" The clerk ran in the head, followed by the veterans and recruits, and ran north along the avenue. The veterans were in a good posture and neatly aligned, carrying their bags and running forward unhurriedly. It's hard to say about the recruits, and after running for less than 2 miles, they began to pull people down. After running 20 miles, the recruits were tired and sweaty, panting, and only 150 of the 200 recruits remained.

Gong Ren looked at the triads, but fortunately, none of the 10 people pulled down, and all followed.

Then came the rapid march, in which none of the veterans and recruits spoke, but all drummed and hurried forward. When it was time to eat, the leaders of the gang buried the pot to cook, and the food, of course, was poured out of everyone's bags. After eating, the man put the pot together, picked up the pot and left, the recruits wanted to rest for a while, but they didn't have the right to speak at all, and if they wanted to rest, they could only be eliminated, so they had to hurry forward again. At night, when he rested, he unloaded some tents from the carriage of the army, all canvas, five people each, tired of a day, and still had the heart to talk, set up the tents, and everyone fell down and fell asleep.

At dawn the next day, as soon as the trumpet sounded, he hurriedly got up and put up his tent, and when he saw that there were fewer recruits, he was a person who couldn't stand the march, and took advantage of the dark night and high wind to slip away. As soon as the tent was up, breakfast was ready, and after the veterans and recruits had finished breakfast, the team continued to set off.

After walking for a while, Feng Guozhang rode over and brought an empty horse, he turned over and dismounted, and said to Gong Ren: "Gongbing, can you ride a horse?" Gong Ren said, "A little." Feng Guozhang said: "Then you will get on the horse, right?" Gong Ren said, "No, I'm a recruit, other recruits are on foot, why should I ride a horse?" Feng Guozhang said: "You ride for a while, I have something to say to you." Gongren had to turn over and get on the horse, and Feng Guozhang also turned over on the horse.

The procession was moving forward in a "brush-and-brush" manner, the few horses were making a crisp sound in a "deserved" manner, the trees on either side were gradually moving backwards, and the open fields were slowly spinning outward. Feng Guozhang asked Gong Ren: "May I ask Gong Bing, how many years have you studied?" Gong Ren said: "I went back to Mr. Feng's office and studied in a private school for a few years. Feng Guozhang asked again: "What kind of books are you good to read?" Gong Ren was shocked, how could this Feng Guozhang ask similar to what Sun Wen asked, so he had to say: "I don't want to read the Four Books and Five Classics, I want to read novels, but I have read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms several times, and I have also read some of Sun Tzu's books on the Art of War." Feng Guozhang's face softened, and he asked: "I don't know if the two armies are facing each other, the enemy is strong and I am weak, is there any good way?" ”

Gong Ren was shocked, isn't this Feng Guozhang testing me? Do you say it truthfully, or hide it, I thought for a while, and thought to myself: "I'm afraid of what he does, he's just a small general office, I'm just telling the truth, see what he can do?" Gong Ren said: "Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that war was originally a kind of deceit. Therefore, it is possible to show weakness by fighting; to fight, to pretend to retreat; Attack near, pretend to attack far; If you want to attack from afar, you pretend to attack at close range; When the enemy is greedy for profit, he lures him with small profits; The enemy is in confusion and will be attacked; When the enemy's strength is full, it is necessary to be on guard; If the enemy is strong, he will avoid his edge; The enemy is so strong that he tries to disturb it; To humble the enemy is to make him arrogant; The enemy's comfort is to make him weary; If there is harmony among the enemy, it will divide them. In short, attack where the enemy is unprepared, and act when the enemy is not expecting it.

Later, according to Sun Tzu's Art of War, later generations made up the plan of defeat as a beauty plan, an empty city plan, a counter-room plan, a bitter meat plan, a chain plan, and a walking plan. However, these are all bearish theories. ”

Feng Guozhang became interested: "Oh, then tell me what is more practical." ”

Gong Ren said unhurriedly: "The two armies are facing each other, the enemy is strong and I am weak, all kinds of tactics emerge in endlessly, the most practical thing is to retreat as long as you can retreat, so as not to be wiped out by the enemy, and then look for fighters." ”

Feng Guozhang asked again: "If you retreat, how can you break the enemy?" ”

Gong Ren said: "Movement warfare, ambush warfare, or surprise tactics to win." ”

Feng Guozhang asked again: "What do you mean by strange soldiers?" ”

Gong Ren replied again: "There are many strange soldiers, such as fire attacks, flooding, mine warfare, suspicious soldiers, poisoning, cattle and horses charging the enemy, and disguised attacks. ”

Feng Guozhang nodded and said, "Okay, that's a good point!" Then he asked: "Let me ask me, tell me, where was the defeat of China's army in the Korean War?" ”

Gong Ren had already learned the inside story of the Korean War from various newspapers, and then expounded his own views based on his own military theory: "I really dare not ask for advice!" The Sino-Japanese War actually reflected the military differences between the backward Chinese army and the modern Japanese army.

First of all, in terms of armament, in the 18th year of Guangxu (1892), Japan completed the 10-year expansion plan since 1885 ahead of schedule, and on the eve of the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan has established an army with 63,000 standing troops and 230,000 reserve troops, including 6 field divisions and 1 guard division. Japan has also dispatched espionage organizations and personnel such as Lezentang and Genyosha to infiltrate China and step up intelligence collection and infiltration into China in all aspects. At this time, although the Chinese army had a large number of personnel, and although the total strength of the army and navy was more than 800,000, its establishment was backward, its management was chaotic, its training was lax, and its combat effectiveness was low. In war, we never expect a large number of people, that is, in the art of war, it is not about being brave but strategizing, and there are not many soldiers but being fine.

In late July of the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), the Chinese and Japanese armies fought in Korea. After the Qing army was attacked by the Japanese army off the coast of Toshima, it was soon attacked by the Japanese army at Chenghuanyi on land, and because the Korean government had been controlled by Japan, the Qing army stationed in Asan by Ye Zhichao, Nie Shicheng and other troops was forced to make a detour to Seoul and retreat north to Pyongyang, an important town in northern Korea and the capital of Pyongan Province. The Yi Army led five battalions and one team (about 2,100 people) under the command of Ma Yukun, together with the Huai Army Shengzi Army and the Fengzi Training Army and Shengzi Training Army of Fengtian, constituted the 29 battalions of the four major armies, which entered the DPRK in August in advance and joined Ye Zhichao and Nie Shicheng who had retreated from Asan in Pyongyang, and the imperial court appointed Ye Zhichao as the president of each army stationed in Pyongyang.

The Battle of Pyongyang, which took place from September 7 to September 15, was the first large-scale battle between the two armies. At that time, the Qing army stationed in Pyongyang had a total of 35 battalions and 17,000 men; The Japanese army attacking Pyongyang numbered more than 16,000 men, and the two sides were evenly matched. The terrain of Pyongyang City is also very dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, the Qing army also had the support of the Korean people. At that time, although the Korean government was forcibly drawn to the Japanese camp, the observation of Pyongan Province in Korea made Min Byung-seok actively assist the Qing army in the battle, and even the puppet monarch Li Yuying, who was pushed to power by Japan, secretly transmitted information to the Qing army.

On September 7, the Japanese army besieged Pyongyang in four directions, and the troops were scattered, and due to Li Hongzhang's operational policy of 'first setting the situation and then trying to forge ahead' and the timidity of the Qing general Ye Zhichao, Zuo Guigui and others' actions to attack the Japanese army were constantly obstructed by Ye Zhichao, and the Japanese army successfully completed the encirclement of Pyongyang on September 14. On September 15, the battle was fought on three battlefields at the same time: one was the battlefield on the south bank of the Datong River. At 3 o'clock in the morning, the 9th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, under the command of Major General Yoshimamasa Oshima, first launched an attack on the Qing army on the south bank of the Datong River. The second is the battlefield outside the Xuanwu Gate. The third is the battlefield in the southwest of the city. The Qing army divided its troops to resist and inflicted heavy losses on the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army. The commanders of the two teams in the center and right of the Japanese army, Takeda Hideyama Nakasa and Nishijima Sukeyoshi Nakasa, desperately supervised the battle and captured the fortresses on the left and right flanks, but they were immediately pinned by the Qing army's infantry and artillery and suffered heavy losses. In this battle, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, about 140 dead and about 290 wounded. Four lieutenant officers with the rank of squadron leader were killed, and two second lieutenant officers were killed. Major General Yoshimasa Oshima, commander of the 9th Mixed Brigade, Nakasa Nishijima, commander of the 21st Wing, and Captain of the 3rd Brigade of the 5th Artillery Wing, Nagata Kameshosa, were all wounded.

The Xuanwu Gate was the main direction of attack of the Japanese army, so the superior forces were concentrated, and the 10th Brigade of Major General Tatsumi Naomi (also known as the Shuoning Detachment) and the 18th Wing of Sato Shodasa's (also known as the Wonsan Detachment) served as the main attack. Gaozhou Town General Commander Zuo Guild Dengxuanwu Gate commanded, in the fierce battle, Zuo Guigui was killed in the artillery, and his subordinates 3 battalion officers were also killed successively, and Xuanwu Gate was captured by the Japanese army at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The Japanese army advanced into the city, but was met with fierce resistance from the Qing army, and had to retreat to the Xuanwu Gate.

In the battlefield southwest of the city, Nozu Michikan led the Japanese 5th Division to cover the infantry charge from the southwest of Pyongyang at 7 o'clock in the morning, and the Qing army horse team counterattacked. By noon, seeing that it was difficult to succeed, Nozu Michikoru ordered a suspension of the attack and retreated to the station. At this time, the military president (commander-in-chief) Ye Zhichao was greedy for life and afraid of death, and in the case of a stalemate in the battle, he actually planted a white flag at 4 o'clock in the afternoon to stop resisting and ordered the whole army to retreat. The Japanese set up an ambush on the retreat of the Qing troops. On a rainy night that day, the retreating Qing army was ambushed, and the formation was in chaos, with nearly 2,000 dead and more than 500 captured. The Battle of Pyongyang ended in a crushing defeat for the Qing army. In the next 6 days, the Qing army ran 500 miles, fled all the way to the Yalu River, and crossed the Yalu River to return to China on the 21st. The Japanese army marched all the way and occupied the entire territory of Korea.

As for the reasons for the failure, I summarize them into four points: first, the government is corrupt and incompetent, and there are no well-trained officers, good soldiers, and a well-organized war machine adapted to modern warfare; Second, the armament strength of the Beiyang Navy is limited, many guns and cannons are fake, and they cannot shoot shells and bullets, ammunition is scarce, and the army has many problems, such as the lack of horses for the cannons, the lack of cannon oil, and the lack of shells; Third, the Westernization movement was blocked by the diehards at all levels, and good reforms were interfered with everywhere; Fourth, Japan's Meiji Restoration greatly increased Japan's national strength, especially the war machine, which was much better than China's, and gradually approached the Western countries. A good military machine is not a one-sided thing, it has to be integrated with the politics, economy, industry, science and technology of the whole country. ”

Feng Guozhang nodded again and again and said, "It's very good, it's very good." Can I ask again how the Chinese army can defeat the powerful foreign army, and is there a shortcut here? ”

Gong Ren smiled and said: "This is also the real reason why I came to participate in the small station training, I think, Lord Yuan must have a good way to govern the army." ”

Feng Guozhang also smiled and said, "It's really the same thing that heroes see!" Feng Guozhang took out a document from his briefcase, handed it to Gong Ren and said: "This is the 20th year of Guangxu, I participated in the First Sino-Japanese War and the 21st year of Guangxu, inspected the Japanese military, wrote a few military books, and asked the soldiers to give advice?" ”

Gong Ren was taken aback, he couldn't imagine that there were such a person in the new army, and he could write a military book, so he hurriedly said: "I'm just a soldier, how dare I say that I can give advice, thanks to the love of General Feng's office, it is a great honor for me to appreciate the masterpiece." Having said that, I quickly took over the military book, browsed it, and felt that in this military book, there were also mysterious bursts, the sound of killing shook the sky, including all generations of soldiers, and various military theories were integrated, so I quickly returned it to Feng Guozhang and said: "Admire!" Admire! This book of war is really a treasure in the country. ”

Feng Guozhang stared at Gongren's eyes and said: "It's not a secret, I see the public soldier brothers, I hate to see each other late, and I am in a trance like siblings, if I don't dislike it, I am willing to worship the public soldier brothers as brothers in life and death." ”

Gong Ren was even more shocked when he heard this: "What kind of character are you, Feng Guozhang, you are Yuan Shikai's right-hand man, and you are known as one of the three heroes of Beiyang who are called dragons, tigers, and dogs by the world." If I swear to you as a brother and fight with you in the future, how can I tear my face. But if I don't marry you as a brother, I'm afraid I will arouse your suspicion. I had to say: "Little brother, how can I be virtuous, how can I Gao Pan and Master Feng call me brother and brother, I will be your soldier in the future, you just shout in the future, I dare to go up the knife mountain, and I dare to break into the sea of fire." ”

Feng Guozhang was overjoyed and said: "The matter of swearing is decided, as soon as we arrive at the camp, we will worship as brothers of the opposite sex." But I still have something to ask for? ”

Gong Ren also said a little flatteringly: "You are my eldest brother, what else do you want or not, as long as you say hello, you will let me die, and I will never give up my brother!" ”

Feng Guozhang smiled and said: "Speaking of which, it's like this, there are some training manuals, offensive and defensive tutorials, which need to be modified, but I've been busy lately, and I really can't spare time. ”

Gong Ren was shocked when he heard this, "This is another problem for myself, if it is modified, wouldn't it erect a stronger enemy for myself!" If the revision is not good, I am afraid that I will not be able to serve as a staff officer for long. What's even more terrifying is that there are more appearances, and there are more opportunities to meet Yuan Shikai. So Gong Ren hurriedly said: "I can't do it, I can't help it, I'm just a big soldier, and it's not good to be a soldier!" Troop training drills and offensive and defensive tutorials are the essentials of the whole army and the essence of officers' actions. ”

Feng Guozhang said with a blank face: "It's so decided, you have to do it, you have to do it, if you can't do it, you have to do it, this is an order." ”

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