In February of the first year of Xuantong, Xiliang officially resigned from the post of governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and went to the northeast to serve as the governor of the three eastern provinces. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 A few months later, Chen Eun was transferred to the three eastern provinces through Xiliang and served as the commander of the twentieth town of the newly built army.

Since taking office as the unification of the 38th Association, Xiao Mubai has done a lot of work before and after. Including understanding the resume, personality, etc. of officers at all levels.

Xiao Mubai really doesn't know much about Cui Xiangkui, he only knows that this person graduated from the Beiyang Military Academy in his early years and once served in the Guangdong New Army Mixed Association. After a few contacts, I realized that this ruler, like most Chinese officials in this era, did not have much real ability, but his ability to be an official was real. Therefore, Xiao Mubai maintains a detached attitude towards Cui Xiangkui, neither offending you nor getting close to you.

These days, Xiao Mubai is taking care of the military affairs of the 38th Association in a low-key manner as always. Every day, he is either dealing with the military affairs at hand or supervising the training of soldiers.

Looking at the several officers sitting side by side on the left and right, Xiao Mubai couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly to reveal a smile. When he first came, there were a number of officers under his command, two standard commanders, and six pipe belts, Xiao Mubai was only familiar with Yan Weidong's pipe belt, and the others followed Cui Xiangkui from Beiyang. When these people first came, their eyes were above the top, and when they saw a young co-ordinator like Xiao Mubai, they were even more obviously contemptuous and snubbing. Xiao Mubai immediately gave them a dismount that despised Shangguan, and later after several rectifications and understanding Xiao Mubai's means and abilities, these people became honest.

"I wonder what your lordship has called us today?" A bearded man asked first.

Xiao Mubai looked at this person, he was one of the two standard systems under his command, graduated from the Beiyang Martial Arts Academy, and he often spoke with his mouth shut about Beiyang, and the Martial Arts Academy was like that, until one day he didn't know where to know about Xiao Mubai's study in Germany, so he never mentioned it. You must know that when the Beiyang New Army was first established, the officers hired were still Germans.

After clearing his throat, Xiao Mubai said, "I summoned you here today for the military training of the new army. I wonder what you all think? ”

"The co-ordinator is just as he is told." Yan Weidong replied with a smile.

Who in this audience doesn't know that Yan Weidong is Xiao Mubai's confidant? Several pipe bands looked at each other, and these people had long been out of temper by Xiao Mubai. In addition to the beard, they replied together:

"We can only cooperate with the orders of adults."

Xiao Mubai nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, the mobilization meeting will be held tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow we will start training according to the training outline." ”

The officers stood up and saluted and replied, "Yes." Even the bearded man had to stand up, after all, he didn't want to isolate himself from the crowd.

Early in the morning, on the 38th Cooperative School Field, the six infantry battalions of the two standards were divided into formations according to the battalion-level units. Nearly 5,000 officers and men were neatly dressed, with a clear queue and high spirits. At the front of the six phalanxes, on the review table that had been set up in advance, Xiao Mubai and the senior officers of the 38th Association were all on the review table at this time.

The whole school yard is quiet.

At this time, Xiao Mubai, who was wearing a straight military uniform, walked to the front of the review stand, and the attendant officer immediately stepped forward and handed over a loudspeaker. He picked up the bullhorn and shouted directly: "Why is this conference held? Does anyone know? ”

All the officers on the review stand were a little surprised, Xiao Mubai, what is this problem?

As for the more than 5,000 officers and men on the school ground, they are even more confused, and this meeting is for you to run. You still ask us why? To say why, it's not just what you say.

Xiao Mubai waited for a while, the field was quiet, and no one dared to stand up and speak. He sank his breath and continued to shout through his loudspeaker: "Then I will tell you the truth, the purpose of holding this conference is only two points. The first point is to let you know why you are conducting the whole army training; The secondary point is to let you know that I, Xiao Mubai, look down on you self-righteous guys a little. ”

After the words, a burst of surprised discussion immediately sounded on the originally quiet school ground.

Most of the people in the audience were screaming and scolding in their hearts, and only the officers and soldiers of the third battalion were just blank. The pipe band of the third battalion is Yan Weidong, so he has the most contact with Xiao Mubai, so the soldiers of this battalion still believe in Xiao Mubai very much. Of course, just what Xiao Mubai said just now, they were also confused.

There was even more discussion on the review stand, and a trainer couldn't help but remind: "My lord, did you say something wrong?" Where are you? ”

Xiao Mubai glanced back at the training officer, just smiled slightly, and said, "Don't worry, I have my own measure." ”

After speaking, he looked at the commotion of the square team again, and laughed loudly: "Look at yourselves, I just said a word, and you guys are all messed up like this." They also claim to be a new army, and they are arrogant, in a word, in my opinion, you are a group of turtles wearing new skins. However, later in the training, I will let you know what a new army is. ”

The atmosphere on the school field became more lively, and no one could have imagined that the co-ordinator would say this, and the soldiers began to mumble dissatisfiedly. Of course, the muttering of these soldiers was very small, and although it was loud, it was like a swarm of flies flying and buzzing.

Listening to the buzzing discussion in the audience, Xiao Mubai took the loudspeaker and yelled at all the soldiers of the 38th Association, announcing that the mobilization meeting would end and the training would officially start tomorrow.

Although the soldiers of the 38th Standard New Army were full of resentment at this moment, they also had to obey the order. They also all know that Xiao Mubai is a capable co-ordinate, which can be seen from his direct superiors, thinking about what those adults were like when they first came, and what they are like now. What's more important is that Xiao Mubai is definitely a person with clear rewards and punishments. Therefore, they all began to hold their breath, and after the training began tomorrow, they would train well and show it to the co-ordinator.

After the mobilization meeting, Xiao Mubai was about to disband the troops, but at this moment, he suddenly found a group of people standing at the gate of the school field, and two of them were very familiar. Take a closer look, it is Shen Bingkun, the governor of Yungui and Cui Xiangkui, the commander of the Nineteen Towns, and his entourage.

"Lord Shen, Cui Tongzhi, when did you arrive?" Striding in front of the two, Xiao Mubai asked respectfully

"Shortly after arriving." Shen Bingkun said with a smile on his face

When everyone saw the political envoy and the ruler coming together, they also rushed forward to salute.

Looking at Xiao Mubai's young face in front of him, Cui Xiangkui was slightly distracted.

Compared with Xiao Mubai's understanding of Cui Xiangkui, it is obvious that Cui Xiangkui, the boss, knows more about Xiao Mubai's subordinate, and Xiao Mubai's appointment to the post of unification of the 38th Association is also a big surprise to him. You must know that as a commander sent from the Ministry of the Army, he must have a certain right to know about the appointment of his officers, and he was originally interested in Tan Zhende for this assistant War Department, but he was squeezed out by this young man halfway. Cui Xiangkui, who was surprised, later deliberately checked Xiao Mubai's documents and files, the only high-achieving student in the Great Qing Dynasty who studied abroad and graduated from the Berlin Military Academy of the German Empire, and the only young man in the Great Qing Dynasty who was only 25 years old and held the position of the unification of the New Military Association.

Seeing those resumes, Cui Xiangkui just shook his head, Xiao Mubai's first feeling for him was just that he was younger, nothing else, and he couldn't talk about much good and bad feelings, after all, he couldn't appoint the post of co-ordination, and whoever appointed the post of co-unification had no direct conflict of interest with himself.

"How can the two adults have the time to come and observe the Thirty-Eight Associations?" Xiao Mubai also said with a smile

After all, Shen Bingkun was more familiar with Xiao Mubai, and he nodded and said, "We have only been here for a short time, and we only listened to your last words on stage. It's very emotional. ”

"Hehe, a little trick, but it made the two adults laugh."

"Xiao Xietong should not be presumptuous, we all know your ability, this training of the whole army, you do a good job, I am waiting to see the new side of the 38th Association." Cui Xiangkui also said with a smile.

"Thank you for your encouragement, the lower officials will definitely do their best." Xiao Mubai saluted

Later, Xiao Mubai led the two to visit the barracks, and then sent the two out of the camp.