Chapter Ninety-Eight: Seizure of Military Power
"Mr. Yan? Haven't slept yet? Wang Tingjiao walked over and found that it was an acquaintance who came during the day. Hu Xiaoyan took this Mr. Yan to walk around the barracks during the day.
"Your lord, you don't sleep until late every day?" Yan replied to the question. Now electric lights are not popular, and this is not a big Shanghai, and the mainland is all going to bed early and getting up early.
"It's late every day." Wang Tingjiao smiled bitterly.
Yan Fu nodded and walked away without saying anything.
Tianjin, because of the death of the British and French commanders. The adjutants of the two countries insisted on not sending troops, and they could only wait for news from home to come. And Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev and Yamaguchi Sosen, of course, were not willing to wait. Originally, in history, they had to wait for more than ten days, and that was when the army was not seriously damaged. Now these two are connected and happy. The pain is, of course, heartache, the casualties and the gold and silver of the Tianjin treasury are gone. The happy thing is that the British and French commanders are gone, and if the Beijing city below is defeated, won't the big head belong to Japan and Russia? Just find an excuse to fool Britain and France. No way, who called you the commanders of both countries are gone.
"Immediate troops!" Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev and Yamaguchi Sochen agreed.
"I'm against it! We will not send troops until we have given orders. The Anglo-French adjutant strenuously objected.
Germans and Americans sat on the sidelines. Anyway, they don't have many soldiers, and it won't be their turn to fight for the time being.
"And General Wilson, what about you?" Yamaguchi looked at Wilson.
Wilson glanced at Evgeny Ivanovich Alekseev and immediately knew that the two had come to an agreement, so he had to reluctantly say: "Of course I am following the marshal's orders. ”
Before sending troops, Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev was the commander of the coalition forces! And it is better to save the Beijing Embassy sooner rather than later! Now the telegram from Beijing to Tianjin is no longer available, and I don't know what happened in Beijing.
"I'm against it!"
"Objections are invalid! I'm the commander of the coalition! "Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev is not easy to rise to the top, and of course he will not pass up this opportunity.
"Now I order, all the troops immediately dispatch troops to collect as much grain and grass as possible near Tianjin, and set off early the day after tomorrow!"
"I'll ask for advice from home!" The Anglo-French adjutant was helpless. Their ranks are not enough, Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev pressed them with military orders, and they have no good way.
Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev and Yamaguchi smiled at each other. Want to ask for instructions in China? Ha ha! Even the most elite armed guards of the Qing State could not withstand the artillery fire of the coalition forces, there is not much difference between Britain and France with you and Britain and France without you, and we are enough for Japan and Russia.
Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev smiled contentedly, while Yamaguchi Sochen smiled slyly. It's great to have that stupid Russian guy coming out. British dad, it's not that your son won't help you, but Lao Maozi insists on attacking, and I can't help it.
Yan Fu stayed in the barracks for two days before leaving. And He Min was one day earlier than Yan Fu.
In addition to discussing airship tactics with the gunners of the former Beiyang Naval Division at the airship base, Hu Xiaoyan also participated in military training in the barracks.
He was disappointed in the Boxers. Each of these people has been brainwashed, and their so-called brotherhood is above military law. For this reason, Zhang Shaozeng, the big demon king, has already killed a hundred boxers for this reason, and then he has not been killed.
For Hu Xiaoyan's new army, the people of the Boxers were tasteless and abandoned. If there is enough time, Wang Tingjiao is still willing to work hard. But the war was about to start, and after consulting Hu Xiaoyan for instructions, he ordered Zhang Shaozeng to command more than 5,000 people of the Boxers, and this army was still mainly equipped with cold weapons and a small number of firearms to be used as cannon fodder. No matter how well these Boxers trained, once they exercised, they immediately forgot their usual teachings, and after firing a bullet with their rifles, they began to use their rifles as spears. They also think that the Manshali rifle is a flintlock pistol!
On this day, Hu Xiaoyan was watching the training of the new army, and Li Jin, who was left behind in Anhui, had recruited 4,000 recruits and had just arrived at the barracks. This group of recruits has limited combat effectiveness due to lack of training time. But compared to the uprising and the regiment, at least in terms of discipline, it was a complete explosion. One-on-one Boxer victory, more than five, this batch of new troops can be completely abused. Hu Xiaoyan is very satisfied with this.
The Forces nouvelles were armed with Type 1888 commission rifles. This kind of gun has been retired in Germany, and there are still hundreds of thousands of stocks in Germany's arsenal, and Wilhelm II gave Hu Xiaoyan 10,000 pieces with a wave of his hand. But there weren't a single bullet. Hu Xiaoyan had to pay for the bullets in the committee's rifle.
After looking at the target shooting training of the new army, Hu Xiaoyan was even more satisfied, and his quality was good, and about 70 percent of them hit the target. As for the accuracy, Hu Xiaoyan didn't care too much. Recruit, he understands. Li Jin did a good job.
Just when Hu Xiaoyan was triumphant, Liu Zhensheng walked over with a black face.
"Your Excellency, the Governor is here with troops."
Hu Xiaoyan smiled. Bring troops? Retribution is coming slowly. You know, it's been two days since Clint was put back. He wasn't very polite to Clinder. Coupled with Sheng Xuanhuai, whom he offended, and the Manchu prince, who was eyeing him, he was able to endure it until today, and these politicians are really ruthless.
"Good. You train first, and I'll see. ”
Look, of course, not really. When I entered the lobby, I saw Enming sitting on top with a tiger face.
"Xiaguan Hu Shanshi has seen the governor." Hu Xiaoyan made a gesture to kneel.
"Excuse me." Enming got up and raised his right hand.
Hu Xiaoyan also got up.
"Mountain rock! Why are you suffering? Enming frowned.
"I don't know what happened to you? Shanshi doesn't understand! Hu Xiaoyan pretended not to know.
"You!" Enming pointed at Hu Xiaoyan and glared at him fiercely.
"Come with me to the Beijing Face Saint!" Enming has some hatred that iron does not become steel, Hu Xiaoyan entered Beijing for the first time, Enming reminded him that he thought that Hu Xiaoyan's industry would inevitably cause the greed of the princes. He wanted Hu Xiaoyan to pay for the disaster. It's a pity that Hu Xiaoyan didn't think so at all.
People like champion businessmen Zhang Jian and Sheng Xuanhuai do business, of course, they don't have to worry about the pressure of the government. Behind these people are a large number of officials as umbrellas. But what is behind Hu Xiaoyan? Li Hongzhang is now unable to protect himself! Enming was still sent by the princes to supervise Hu Xiaoyan. Up to now, the princes have occupied more than 100,000 acres of land in Anhui, and Hu Xiaoyan's light and heavy industrial zone is stepping up recruitment, so there has been no death. Landless peasants earn more in factories than they did in the past. And the big farm also has a lot of income because Hu Xiaoyan buys and produces unlimited quantities. But no matter how much the big farms are built, there is no industry to make money.
"Okay, let's go." Hu Xiaoyan didn't care. He turned around and nodded at Huo Yuanjia.
"Watch the house when I return."
Huo Yuanjia looked angry, if it weren't for Hu Xiaoyan's calm order. He had already made a move. How can anyone bring troops to Beijing?
Sure enough, although Hu Xiaoyan was not shackled, he was "protected" by green battalion soldiers with guns on the left and right. He just smiled and got on his horse. Now it's time to test the loyalty of Wang Tingjiao and Zhang Shaozeng and others.
After entering the capital, the atmosphere in Beijing was still very calm. Occasionally, some people leave with their families, but not many.
"Is the train station blocked?"
"Nope!" Enming also rode side by side, he was not an ordinary literati! Can draw a bow, can ride a horse!
Hu Xiaoyan gestured towards the city gate, and then stopped speaking. There's not much more to say. Beijing, the central city of the Qing Dynasty, is finished!
Not long after Hu Xiaoyan left, a group of men and horses surrounded the military camp. A little eunuch entered the barracks with the holy decree in his hand.
"Wang Tingjiao, Zhang Shaozeng, Jiang Yanxing, Li Jin, Cao Futian, and Zhang Decheng received the order."
Wang Tingjiao stood still and looked back at the troops. Cao Futian and Zhang Decheng's steps that had already taken retreated.
"The ministers and kings will receive the order."
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said that Wang Tingjiao and Zhang Shao had been transferred to Shandong Green Camp Counselor General, and Jiang Yanxing and Li Jin were appointed Anhui Green Camp Counselor General. Cao Futian and Zhang Decheng served as the general manager of the security group of the Anhui Mining General Division. Thank you. ”
After the little eunuch finished speaking, he put away the holy decree. Behind him stood several rows of green battalion soldiers with guns in their hands.
Yes? Well?
Wang Tingjiao raised his head and suddenly smiled lightly.
"The minister takes the order."
"Your Excellency!"
Wang Tingjiao turned a deaf ear to the voice behind him, he got up to take the holy decree, and then shook out a few silver dollars and stuffed them to the little eunuch.
"Your Excellency, hard work."
"Lord Wang, oh, no! General Wang was polite. ”
"Your Excellency!"
Wang Tingjiao was still smiling, he turned around, only to see his old brothers standing there, with their eyes wide open. And Cao Futian and Zhang Decheng had already stood up at this time. They came over happily.
Wang Tingjiao's face changed. Walk over and give a military salute.
"Stand upright!"
Zhang Shaozeng and the others stood up and saluted like lightning.
"Take a break!"
Wang Tingjiao scolded angrily: "You are soldiers, and it is the duty of soldiers to obey military orders!" Look at what each of you looks like! ”
He turned around and smiled like a dog's leg: "These people don't greet each other every day, so they go up to the house to uncover the tiles." It made the adults laugh. ”
The little eunuch smiled: "The general is polite." So are you ready to set off from time to time? ”
Wang Tingjiao nodded: "Okay, okay." It's just that who will take over the barracks? ”
"This official is resolute!" Behind the little eunuch, a warrior stepped forward.
Wang Tingjiao was stunned when he heard this.
"The villains Cao Futian and Zhang Decheng have seen Lord Fortitude."
Resolute didn't raise his eyes: "Excuse me." ”
"Then the lower official will go and clean up the salute!" Wang Tingjiao replied immediately.
"Excuse me. The Queen Mother has a will, you set off immediately! Resolute moved his mouth, and the soldiers behind him moved the bolts.