After staying in the Yangzhou military camp for several days, Wang Yongan, escorted by more than 100 personal guards, came to Shanghi again by boat. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The first few times I came to Shanghi, it was for private matters, but this time I came for official business, and the dignified court Sanpin Protector made General Wang Yongan Wang naturally receive warm hospitality from all walks of life.

Although Cai Naihuang of Shanghi Daotai was in a state of anxiety because of raising funds to repay Gengzi's indemnity, he still received a grand reception and invited the gentry to congratulate Wang Yongan on his promotion to the Jiangbei Protector Army, and wished that this time the overseas Chinese could be victorious and play the prestige of the Qing Dynasty.

People from all walks of life in Shanghai applauded this "hero" one after another, and many people even stood at the door of Wang Yongan's house in order to see Wang Yongan, and there had never been such a lively scene at the door of Wang's apartment in the French Concession. The newspapers in Shanghai also began to sing praises of virtue.

"Jiangbei Protector Wang Yongan Xuan: Those who offend my China will be punished even if they are far away!" -- Shanghai Weekly News

"Protecting overseas Chinese is the duty of the Qing Dynasty soldiers! - "Declaration"

"From a scholar to a general who protects overseas Chinese! -- China Times

"A big banker, a big general, a university scholar, who is he? -- "Report"

"Two or Three Things ...... Me and the General Protecting Overseas Chinese" -- "Laughing Talk in Shanghai"

"My Days in the Wang's Compound" - "Chinese Humanities Daily"

"Remembering My Fourth Uncle General Wang Yongan" - "China True News"

"That Night, I ...... with General Huqiao" - "Roadside Miscellaneous"

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Well, all kinds of lace news, all kinds of gossip, all kinds of relatives and relatives are endless, if there is no news of Wang Yongan in the newspaper, it will simply not be able to sell, not only everyone in Shanghai knows, but also foreigners talk about this overseas Chinese general. Of course, as for the real purpose of Wang Yongan's troops, in fact, many people can guess, but Wang Yongan dared to do this, daring to speak out for the interests of the Chinese people and overseas Chinese to use force against foreign countries.

Wang Yongan became a national hero for a while, and everyone expected him to win a big battle and fight a big victory, and when all walks of life across the country heard that the military spending of the overseas Chinese army was insufficient, they once again set off a wave of military spending. When a group of young students walked through the street with red cloths, the citizens of Shanghi threw money into the red cloth one after another, and actually raised 20,000 taels at the end of the day, and the two times the people spontaneously raised funds as much as 50,000 taels, which shows the patriotic enthusiasm of the citizens of Shanghi.

Wang Yongan was deeply moved when he saw this pile of money, and several young students excitedly asked them to join the Overseas Chinese Protector Army, even if it was to wash and clean up for the army. Wang Yongan looked at this group of patriotic young people and asked: "The army is not a child's play to fight, but it will kill people." ”

"We are not afraid of death!" Several young student representatives said loudly.

Wang Yongan frowned and asked, "But do your family agree?" ”

"General!" A young student with thick eyebrows and big eyes asked, "Since ancient times, there have been parents who are willing to send their children to the battlefield, but in the face of the dignity of the nation, the blood of our young people is cold, can this country be saved?" ”

Wang Yongan was taken aback, looked at this tall young man with a handsome face, and couldn't help but sigh: "You are really heroes and heroes, but I am hypocritical." So Wang Yongan thought for a while, and said to the young students: "Three days later, I will reply to you, if you think that you can endure hardships and dedicate yourself to the country, please bring the addresses of your parents and relatives, because after you sacrifice for the country, we can give the ashes and pensions to your relatives, so that you will not die in a foreign land and your parents will have nothing to support." So I'm giving you three days to calm down and think about whether it's an impulse or if you can really do it all. Everyone, please come back, and I will be here to greet you heroes in three days. It is explained in advance that those who come after three days are heroes, and those who do not come again are also heroes, because the Overseas Chinese Protector Army is a professional soldier, and they have mastered the skills of fighting, while the heroes who come to you can only do miscellaneous work in the army and will not really go to the battlefield. So please think twice and see you again. ”

The thick-eyed young man Chang Guichen and his classmates glanced at each other, and were very satisfied with Wang Yongan's reply, this is what the mature general said, neither rejected everyone, nor did he catch the soldiers with one brain, in fact, many people were just impulsive. In today's parade, whether it was a citizen or a foreigner, they all applauded the behavior of the young students, which made everyone impulsively sign up for the army. But really calm down and go to the army to be a miscellaneous officer, instead of a war hero, which somewhat disappointed the young people.

After many people returned home, they discussed with friends and relatives, but they were unanimously opposed, and some parents scolded with hatred: "Is it worth it for the country, for the country, for this Qing Dynasty?" In case you die, who will support us, can you expect the Great Qing Kingdom to invite us old men? As a result, many people retreated and did not dare to move forward.

Chang Guichen, who was born in Sichuan Province, has always hoped to study abroad, but his family is poor.

So three days later, more than 70 young students, including Chang Guichen, came to the inn where Wang Yongan was staying, hoping to sign up. However, to Wang Yongan's surprise, Du Yuesheng, the boss of the Green Gang, actually brought more than 200 disciples of the Green Gang to join the army, which made Wang Yongan cry and laugh, so he asked Du Yuesheng's original intention. It turns out that Du Yuesheng's development is not going smoothly today, Shanghai Beach has Huang Jinrong covering the sky with one hand, and now there is a Zhang Xiaolin who can beat more than Du Yuesheng, Du Yuesheng is sandwiched between the old and new two green gang bosses, so he came up with such a way.

Wang Yongan said: "Since you are just here to make a transition, I have helped you with this, this time I will set up two more battalions, the first battalion of volunteers and the second battalion of volunteers, and you are the commander of the first battalion of volunteers." "The so-called volunteer soldiers are volunteer soldiers, including young students and youth gang members, which form two volunteer battalions. The role of these two battalions was to do chores for the overseas Chinese guards, digging trenches, carrying corpses, guarding prisoners, and if necessary, giving them rifles with bayonets to fight bayonets.

Fang Xianwu originally wanted to persuade Wang Yongan not to let these young students go to the battlefield to die, but Wang Yongan smiled and said: "Patriotic young people are always better than unpatriotic young people, these people are young, young, and ignorant, but they have momentum, are not afraid of death, are not afraid of tiredness, and are not afraid of hardship, if we don't use them, they will definitely be used by the revolutionary party." ”

The commander of the second battalion of the volunteers is naturally Du Yuesheng, and as for the commander of the first battalion of the volunteers, Wang Yongan decided to be appointed by Xia Ming after consideration.

The hot-blooded young men were not convinced by Xia Ming, the young commander, and they all hoped that an experienced officer could lead the team. But after hearing that he was the leading officer who led the team north to Harbin to fight the plague, he quieted down, and Xia Ming also led a team of more than 600 people for the first time.