The economy of the South is relatively backward, and there is neither enough capital nor manufacturing capacity to provide uniform for the huge army, except for a few elite troops, the soldiers can only catch what to wear, and many of them look similar to the common people.

Interestingly, although most of the northern army was dressed according to the above standards, it was never really unified, however, the reason was not that there was no money, the economy of the north was more developed than that of the south, and the industrial manufacturing capacity was not comparable to that of the south, so it was not a problem to equip the whole army with a uniform uniform.

It's because they all want to be in the limelight.

At that time, the structure of the US military was often based on regions, and the advantage was that the soldiers were grouped, and the sense of honor was strong, and the combat effectiveness was also strong: the disadvantage was that the sense of honor was too strong. Don't show up, show off, and reflect on the military uniform, that is, you always have to make a little trick, indicating that Lao Tzu is high-end and high-grade, and you are not at the same level.

Some simply started from scratch and designed their own military uniforms.

For example, France once recruited a foreign legion of mainly Algerian origin, called the Zuaf Corps, which was the most outstanding light infantry regiment of the 19th century. Their uniforms are very distinctive, with small skullcaps, small flowered vests, and legging bloomers, and the colors are red, red, green, and green, which is very Arabic. The American buns saw it, admired it with joy, thought it was really foreign, imitated it one after another, and derived a bunch of versions, some of which were very well learned, and even wrapped a large Arab turban on their heads, which was a major landscape of the Civil War.

Guan Zhuofan believes that this also illustrates from one side that modern military uniforms play a special role in shaping a sense of honor and boosting morale.

According to his understanding, in the era of cold weapons, the main role of military uniforms is to protect the body. Not a "uniform" in the true sense of the word. Only when firearms appear. The protective role of military uniforms no longer exists, and military uniforms are truly liberated and become "uniforms", which begin to fulfill the function of shaping the image of soldiers who are heroic, handsome, strong, and disciplined.

Before changing clothes, I was worried that the soldiers would have some resistance, but it turned out to be completely overdone. As soon as the new uniforms were put on, the spirit of the soldiers immediately changed, and they immediately felt that their bodies were straight, tall, and straight. In the mirror, I barely recognized myself - I never knew I was so heroic!

Compared to the new clothes, the old "number coat" has simply become the clothes worn by Hanako.

This is called from simple to luxury, and if you return to China in the future, if you change back to the old clothes, I am afraid it will be quite uncomfortable, that is called from luxury to simplicity.

However, Guan Zhuofan thought that the soldiers' eyes were opened and their appetites were raised. Not a bad thing for the commander-in-chief of this army.

When Guan Zhuofan and others entered the campus. Most of the troops have been redressed and are gathering in various places in the park for training, the blue figures in their eyes, the sound of passwords one after another, the teams are full of energy and high spirits, Guan Zhuofan and the officers feel that they are full of ears and eyes - they have never seen these big-headed soldiers so vigorous before! One by one, they couldn't help but smile.

The Chinese army -- now called the corps headquarters, is located in a small three-story building, which was originally the principal's office and dormitory, and is now temporarily used as a place for the marshal to be stationed in the festival, with offices on the first and second floors, and the third floor is dedicated to the marshal's rest, and the gate has been guarded.

Guan Zhuofan walked up to the third floor, and just turned into the corridor, a delicate figure on the opposite side greeted him.

"Sir." Delightful and delicate voice.

Is this Wan'er?

A well-tailored blue tweed military uniform tightly wrapped around the newly developed body, and the plump and straight curves of the chest were perfectly outlined, and they were slightly undulating; Tied with a wide belt, a slender waist; On the legs are high-leg soft leather riding boots. Heroic.

Guan Zhuofan was dumbfounded-this is the temptation of uniforms.

"Master, I'm dressed like this...... May I? ”

The face of the small melon seed is flushed, and the big eyes are bright and moist.

"Good-looking......" Guan Zhuofan spit out two words with difficulty.

He noticed that Wan'er's long, dark, shiny hair was wet and scattered over her shoulders, apparently not long after taking a shower, of course, in the private bathroom on this level.

An unquenchable desire rose up, he felt a change in a part of his body, and the dream of last night was so inexplicable that it surfaced, and his mind began to mess up.

Oh, that little flat military hat on her head...... Why is it so similar to the boat-shaped hats worn by those charming female soldiers in later film and television dramas?

Wan'er saw that the old man's eyes fell on her head, and her face was different, thinking that he didn't like this hat, so she changed into a wide-brimmed cowboy hat like a trick, and immediately, there was another wild in her charm.

Guan Zhuofan heard himself groan in his heart.

"Where's this hat? They said that some cavalrymen wore such hats. ”

What kind of cavalry infantry, with horses or without horses...... How do you say these things at the young age of your girls......

"Old man......"

I can't take it anymore.

"Master, are you not feeling well?"

If you can't bear it, then you don't need to endure it anymore - Guan Zhuofan made up his mind.

Turn around and go downstairs.

Can't be provoked, can't you hide?

Whether or not to accept the title from the US government has caused quite a bit of controversy in the Xuan army.

No one really objected, but some people thought that this was a famous foreign weapon, and it was not easy to accept it before the request. But they all knew that it was impossible to ask for a letter, not to mention that time did not allow it -- to send a telegram from the United States to Hong Kong, and then to Shanghai by ship, and then from Shanghai to Beijing by 600 miles, and then to go back again -- at this time the Songjiang Army was afraid that it was already in Tennessee.

Even if time is not a problem, it is conceivable that this matter may make another wave in the DPRK and China, Han Zhan Kedao can't figure out whether he should help the American court to quell the chaos, but when it comes to "famous weapons", it is their specialty, how can they not talk about it? Xuan Jun did not make his attitude clear, and even if the imperial court understood what Guan Zhuofan really meant, he was not sure that he would get enough support on this issue - although he had sent a lot of money before.

And if there is no military rank, it will be very inconvenient when dealing with friendly troops, not to mention the rest, even the small problem of who salutes whom soldiers on both sides is not easy to deal with. In a word. It's going to be a mistake. This. No one has any objections.

American-American officers all advocated acceptance, Chinese officers were in favor and hesitant, Daniel Zhang was in favor, Iksan hesitated, and Zuihou looked at Guan Zhuofan and listened to the marshal's proposal.

Marquis Guan had been silent, but then he coughed and began to make a concluding speech. Roughly speaking, the military rank is not a famous weapon, it is just a mark, which is convenient for contact and identification, just like a armband, which can be taken off after returning home after a war.

The U.S. government originally scheduled Guan Zhuofan and Wall to be awarded major generals, but Guan Zhuofan needless to say, Wall is the commander of the corps and deserves to be a major general. But there was no suspense, and Wall resolutely thanked him and refused to accept the brigadier general. Guan Zhuofan's persuasion was useless. Zuihou, Guan Zhuofan awarded Major General. Wall, Daniel Zhang and two division officers, Bai Qiwen and Forrestal, were all awarded brigadier generals. Bai and Fu brought a real division and deserved to be a brigadier general.

This is the frustration of the federal army when it confers titles on senior generals. The army has grown to hundreds of thousands, and the rank of general is still only two levels of major general and brigadier general when the army has 16,000 people. A bunch of high-ranking generals are stuck in these two ranks, and sometimes it is not clear who is the boss and who is the subordinate just by looking at the rank. The usual unspoken rule is that whoever is awarded the title earlier is considered to be the higher rank.

Therefore, Wall's title must be earlier than Daniel Zhang - even if it is only for a minute, which is absolutely wrong.

All regimental officers are awarded colonels.

And so on.

The other is that the regiment of the Xuan Army corresponds to the brigade of the US Army -- the regimental establishment of the US Army at that time was very small, and the size of a battalion was only one battalion, and the regiment of the Songjiang Army was enough to withstand the size of a brigade of the US Army.

As for the military etiquette, it is tentatively determined that the internal Xuan army will also follow domestic standards, and externally, the US military standards will be followed.

The ceremony was held at the boarding school and was presided over by the then commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army, Halek. Secretary of State William? Seward and Secretary of War Simon? Cameron attended on behalf of the President.

The 27,000 blue Songjiang regiments were nailed straight to every corner of the campus.

After the ceremony, Matsue's regiment marched through most of the New York neighborhood to the train station.

New York City is in another sensation.

It is no exaggeration to say that New Yorkers have never seen such a well-armoured and neatly marched army.

Since the outbreak of the war, the troops that New Yorkers have seen are basically recruits in distinct armor and have not undergone rigorous queue drills; Most of the veterans came down from the battlefield not long ago, and they have just come out of the blood and fire, and the shape can be imagined.

For the first time, the soldiers of the Matsue Regiment encountered such a scene: foreigners cheering in the middle of the road. One by one, they couldn't help but raise their heads higher, their waists straighter, and their steps more liliang. So the cheers of the foreigners became even louder.

The common people have a naïve notion that an army with neat ranks and a distinct shape is an army with combat effectiveness - and this is indeed the case. Although those who are not good at moving forward may not have combat effectiveness, for example, the US military is even this type of army.

Therefore, the citizens of New York naturally thought, why should such haode troops be sent to the Western Front instead of staying on our Eastern Front?

So I started complaining.

Selfishness is human nature, and it is not what the common people think about the strategic choice of what the pattern of things and things chooses.

It's not what some politicians think.

As a result, some people took advantage of the topic to play, and eventually caused a lot of political turmoil. But that's another story.

Arriving at the station, the soldiers at the station were all on the train in turn, and the Chinese soldiers were all surprised to see the train for the first time, which did not need to be detailed.

With a long whistle, the wheels began to turn, and the Matsue Regiment embarked on a journey to Tennessee.

In the marshal's box, Guan Zhuofan's secretary and orderly, Wan'er, brought him a cup of steaming coffee.

Guan Zhuofan took it, his eyes fell on the row of shiny copper buckles in the middle of Wan'er's uniform, he didn't look at it much, and looked away slightly: What's worse, it was Wan'er's bulging chest.

Fortunately, Wan'er quickly and quietly stepped aside.

Guan Zhuofan took a sip of coffee gently, and the curling aroma rose.

He turned his head to look out the window.

Battlefield, I'm coming.

*(To be continued......)