Gao Jishan?

Qin Chuan had never heard of this name, especially since this heroic middle-aged man turned out to be a county school instructor. Although Qin Chuan still doesn't know exactly what this official position of the Qing Dynasty did, it can be imagined that it should be a position such as a county education bureau in later generations.www.biquge.info

Although Qin Chuan thought so in his heart, he still said politely: "Fortunately!" Fortunately! Senior brother, please be seated. ”

As Qin Chuan spoke, he pulled out the chair he had made and sat down by himself.

When Gao Jishan sat down, the guy had already come over to change the tea set for the two of them, put a pot of freshly brewed dragon wells before the rain on the table, and when he was about to pour tea for the two, Qin Chuan had already reached out and took the teapot, signaling that the guy could leave, and then poured Gao Jishan and himself tea full of turquoise and a little wheat fragrance.

"Brother Gao Gong is Geyang's instructor, but for some reason he is not in office, but he came to Tianjin."

At the mention of this question, Gao Jishan's face couldn't help but darken, and he sighed.

Gao Jishan said with a gloomy face: "What else can I do for it?" It's not all North Korea's business. Seeing that the Japanese invaders wanted to invade and occupy Korea in one fell swoop and take the thousand-year-old fence of the Qing Dynasty as their own, the imperial court was unaware of it, and those court officials who were vegetarian still felt that as long as they fought with reason, the Japanese would eliminate the wolf ambition. With this in mind, for the imminent Korean war, he actually looked forward and backward, did not think about preparing for the enemy, and delayed a lot of time in vain, which made people anxious. ”

"This time I was originally visiting relatives in Tianjin, and when I learned of these things, I went to the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili to ask for a meeting with Li Zhongtang, and suggested that Li Zhongtang immediately assemble the Beiyang Navy to go to sea and cruise in the Korean waters. On the other hand, they massively assembled the various ministries of the Zhili to enter Korea and expel the Japanese pirates in order to protect the barriers. ”

Gao Jishan, a scholar, was able to see that the Japanese intended to annex Korea, and dared to suggest that Li Hongzhang send troops to prepare for war, which surprised Qin Chuan.

It's just that Gao Jishan is still a literati after all, and he doesn't know that the strength of the Beiyang Navy Division is already inferior to Japan, and it is not a wise move to really patrol Korea. It is feasible to send troops to Korea by land, but it is still necessary to stabilize the position first, actively prepare for war, and only hold on to the point where you can still resist the enemy outside the country.

Qin Chuan, who felt that he was powerless to return to the sky, felt even heavier. He knew that in the current situation, not only would the Beiyang Naval Division lead the way, but it would be the Korean War, and the Beiyang Divisions would probably not be able to escape their doom, and to what extent he could change the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, his heart became more and more bottomless.

However, Qin Chuan still held on to a glimmer of hope and was anxious to ask.

"Brother Cipu, what did Li Zhongtang say?"

Referring to Li Hongzhang, Gao Jishan became more and more indignant, and said indignantly: "Li Hefei actually said that I don't know the danger of the soldiers, and what I said is all the nonsense of scholars talking about misleading the country. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Jishan couldn't help but slap the table hard: "The ironclad giant ship that was bought with a lot of money from the country didn't dare to go to sea to fight with the Japanese invaders, and they were afraid of the enemy and avoided the war, but they said that I was a scholar and misled the country." Isn't it sad that the dignified ministers of the state are so unbearable! I think this Li Hefei has lived a long time in his life, and he doesn't have the sharpness of the flat hair back then. ”

Qin Chuan could hear that Gao Jishan was not clear about the strength of China and Japan, and he did not consider the way of defense in the Sino-Japanese and Korean Wars, and he still blindly fought the main battle with the mentality of a great power in the Celestial Empire. However, Qin Chuan could hear from Gao Jishan's words that Li Hongzhang was very clear about the strength of China and Japan, to be precise, the military strength of Beiyang and Japan, and at least he had understood that the Beiyang Naval Division was not the opponent of the Japanese Navy.

Qin Chuan was still thinking about the money left in North Korea, and he had something in his heart, and he wanted to leave for a long time. But after thinking about it again, it is clear that since Gao Jishan is destined for himself, he must have a deep meaning. Although Gao Jishan is talking about it, this vision is still good, if he can recruit him into his own hands, there will be one more talent.

Together with the intention of soliciting, Qin Chuan couldn't help but move his mind, thought for a while, and began to analyze the gap between the Chinese and Japanese navies for Gao Jishan.

From the main points of naval warfare, Qin Chuan said that Japan has devoted all its efforts to building a navy, and the number and quality of its current warships have already surpassed those of the Beiyang Naval Division, which is overstretched in funds, in a few years. In modern naval warfare, the competition is strength, if one side is strong enough, it cannot only rely on the courage of blood and blood, or even the right tactics can be victorious. At present, the balance of strength between the maritime forces of China and Japan has reached this level.

After Qin Chuan patiently finished speaking, Gao Jishan's demeanor gradually changed from indignation to a little stunned, and in the end, he even turned pale, and asked in dismay: "Ming Hong, do you mean that the Beiyang Navy Division is definitely no match for the Japanese Navy?" ”

Qin Chuan nodded affirmatively, and said with a melancholy expression: "Yes." ”

Gao Jishan continued somewhat dejectedly: "Ming Hong. ”

Unconsciously, Gao Jishan had already begun to call Qin Chuan's words: "In this way, it is not an exaggeration for Li Zhongtang to say that I am a scholar, but it is indeed a lie to be a brother." However, the Navy is inferior to others in terms of weapons, so the Army is not like this, right? ”

Qin Chuan nodded, then shook his head again, and Gao Jishan, who was watching, couldn't help but be puzzled.

Qin Chuan carefully analyzed the gap between the Beiyang Army and the Japanese Army for Gao Jishan.

In terms of equipment, in terms of rifles, the Japanese Army is equipped with the Murata 18-year rifle, which has average performance and can only be loaded with one round at a time. The rifle models equipped by the Beiyang Army are more complex, almost all the more famous rifles are available, and many of them are still very good in performance, for example, the Sheng Army is equipped with a 13-round Winchester rifle, and other troops also have Manlisha, Russian Shui Lianzhu, German Mauser, Limmington, etc., and even equipped with some Green guns, which are far stronger than the Japanese army in terms of firepower.

Although the rifle performance of the Japanese Army is average, it can be better than the unification of the system, so it will be supplemented with logistics. Although the Beiyang Army has good performance in guns, it is not convenient to replenish ammunition because of the complicated system and the inconsistent ammunition models. Various rifle models have different calibers, which is good to say in peacetime, but once you get to the battlefield and can't find the right ammunition, then something goes wrong.

In terms of artillery, the Beiyang Army has obvious advantages, and both the quantity and quality of 700 guns are far stronger than those of the Japanese army. However, the Beiyang Army has always attached no importance to the use of artillery, and it is obviously inferior to the Japanese army in training. Although the quantity and quality of the Japanese artillery were small and poor, and even because of financial reasons, they were also equipped with many self-made bronze mountain guns with low range and accuracy, which was better than sufficient training.

In terms of establishment, the Japanese army is already a completely Westernized, modern army establishment system, equipped with a large number of officers who have mastered modern military theory.

The establishment of the Beiyang Army is still the same as the old one, and the establishment of the Huai Army has eight teams per sentry, with only one sentry officer, one sentry commander and eight shed chiefs or captains. Above the outposts are battalions, each battalion has only one battalion officer, and there are four posts under it, ranging from about 700 to 800 people plus the chiefs. The battalion is the largest fixed establishment of the Huai Army, and the official position above the battalion officer is the commander, and each commander commands a few battalions, and a dozen battalions or even dozens of battalions. It is completely the same as the old cold weapon warfare, and there are many defects.

First of all, the grass-roots level is too loose, and there is no Western-style army platoon level, only the sentry officer equivalent to the western company level and the squad leader or captain. That is to say, the platoon commander, the most important grassroots commander of the modern army, cannot be found in the Huai army, and the company commander directly commands the various squad leaders. There is also a battalion level, where there is only one battalion officer, not even a deputy battalion officer, let alone any staff officers. This situation directly led to a shortage of officers, and a large battalion of seven or eight hundred men turned out to have only nine officers, less than half of the Western army.

In this situation, when fighting with cold weapons, it is not bad to maintain a dense formation, and it is enough to have fewer officers. But to maintain a dense formation under the blow of modern rifle platoons, there will be heavy losses. However, after the formation is opened, the sentry officers will not be able to effectively command, and without the command of the officers, the soldiers' will to fight and initiative will be reduced, let alone the use of small units.

However, there is no fixed establishment above the battalion level, and the number of battalion officers of different numbers is only responsible to one commander, and the relationship between each commander is equal, and they are not subordinate to each other. One of the biggest problems brought about by this situation is that when there are dozens of battalions or even hundreds of battalions fighting in large groups, if there is no person with absolute prestige and authority to come to the front to command, they will fight separately, and each unit will not be subordinate to each other. For example, in the Beiyang departments, only Li Hongzhang was present in person to command these troops to fight together, and except for Li Hongzhang, no one in the Beiyang departments had this prestige.

There is another very important reason, that is, there is no regimental and division-level establishment in the Beiyang Army, let alone an army, and even if the commanders of various departments barely command a large corps of dozens of battalions, this commander has no combat experience in commanding a large corps, and the experience he has is still obtained by commanding his own thousands of people.

Except for a small number of graduates of the Armed Forces Academy who served as sentry commanders in various units, the sentry officers and battalion officers of all battalions, including the commanders of various departments, do not possess modern military qualities, and are far inferior to the Japanese army in terms of operational command and troop training, not to mention the tactics of maximizing the effectiveness of modern firearms.

Qin Chuan sighed: "There is another point that is more important, that is, the Beiyang Army is far inferior to the Japanese Army in terms of numbers. Although the Qing Dynasty saw that there were one million troops and the Japanese had only more than 100,000, the Qing Dynasty had not quickly assembled troops from various provinces, but only blindly hoped that the 40,000 or 50,000 troops of the Beiyang Army would fight against the Japanese army. In the early days of the war, there must have been a situation of being outnumbered. Even if in the future, the provincial troops that are still far inferior to the Beiyang Army in terms of training equipment will probably not help。。。。。。 ”

After listening to Qin Chuan's analysis, Gao Jishan's face was already as white as a blank piece of paper, and he stared at Qin Chuan in astonishment with a pair of somewhat distracted eyes, unable to speak for a long time.

Regarding Gao Jishan's expression, Qin Chuan had already expected that these Chinese people, who had always looked down on Japan, would have a process of digesting and understanding his subversive words, so he lowered his head and didn't bother Gao Jishan, just slowly drinking tea by himself. However, the elegant and fragrant tea on weekdays, drinking it in his mouth at this time, made Qin Chuan feel a burst of bitterness.

After a long time, Gao Jishancai's face recovered, and the expression on his face was complicated, that is, he was very worried and ashamed and said abnormally.

"Fortunately, I came out of the camp office today and walked to this East Street, and I happened to go to this teahouse, otherwise how could I see Minghong, Gao is really fortunate in three lives. Ming Hong's words today are like an empowerment to Gao, and it is really better to listen to your words than to read a book for ten years, which has opened Gao's eyes. If he hadn't seen Ming Hong, Gao wouldn't know how long he would have been sitting in the well and watching the sky. ”

Because Gao Jishan was excited, he spoke a little bit from east to west, stood up with his hand on the table, and shook his head at Qin Chuan.

"Gao has been taught."

Seeing that Gao Jishan was touched, Qin Chuan hurriedly got up and pulled Gao Jishan to sit down, and was about to persuade Gao Jishan to join him, but he didn't want Gao Jishan to speak with emotion.

"After listening to what Ming Hong said, I finally knew that Ye Zhichao heard that several large armies inside and outside the Guanxi were gathered in Pyongyang, why Ye Zhichao was reluctant to accept the president again and again, and several telegrams came, recommending Li Jingfang to go to the DPRK to lead this group of troops."

Gao Jishan's words made Qin Chuan stunned, in his memory, it seems that after the Qing court officially declared war on Japan, it was only after the Qing court officially declared war on Japan that Zuo Guigui Fengtian Training Army, Ma Yukun's Yi Army, Wei Rugui's Sheng Army, Fengsheng A's Fengtian Training Army Shengzi Battalion, as well as Ye Zhichao's Gubeikou Training Army, Jiang Zikang's Wu Yuren Beitang Training Army, Nie Shicheng's Wu Yi Army, and Jilin Training Army and other more than 30 battalions of various armies, totaling more than 16,000 people, but how could they start mobilizing troops to Pyongyang now? Could it be that he wrote a book and made a speech, and Li Hongzhang listened to it?

"Also, what is this Gao Jishan and a literati doing in the camp office?"

How did Gao Jishan know about these military secrets?

And what surprised Qin Chuan the most was that Ye Zhichao was also well aware of the shortcomings of the Qing military system, and he was afraid that he, the commander of the direct subordinate, could not move people from all walks of life, so he suggested that Li Jingfang be a literati as the commander, and then he would be responsible for the planning and command of the operation. Not to mention, these arrogant generals of the Huai Army can not listen to Ye Zhichao, but they will not disobey Li Jingfang, the eldest son of Li Hongzhang, if Li Jingfang goes to Pyongyang, he may be able to defeat better.

Qin Chuan stared at Gao Jishan and asked anxiously, "Brother Cipu, how do you know these things?" Did Li Zhongtang agree to Ye Zhichao's proposal? ”

Gao Jishan said with a wry smile: "Last time, I was reprimanded by Zhongtang, and it happened that Wu Yuren, the chief soldier stationed in Zhengding Town, Beitang, caught up with this matter, and thanked me for serving the country wholeheartedly, so he recruited me to join his command and serve as the assistant of the camp office. , I was annoyed that Li Zhongtang said that my scholar was talking empty, so I quit my errand as Yang Ge's instructor in a fit of anger and went to his camp office. I listened to Mr. Wu about these things. ”

"Ye Zhichao's suggestion that Li Jingfang go to North Korea, I listened to what Wu Zongbing said, according to what he said, he and Wei Rugui and other generals agreed, but Wu Tingfang, Zhang Peilun and other staff did not agree. Although the reasons for the disagreement of the staff were not clearly stated, everyone understood the meaning, and it was no wonder that they were afraid that in the event of an unfavorable war in Korea, they would give an excuse to those in the court who were worried that they could not find a way to attack Li Zhongtang. It is said that Li Zhongtang hesitated for a day before calling Ye Zhichao back to refuse. ”

Li Hongzhang hesitated for a day before making a decision?

This shows that Li Hongzhang also has the same worries as Ye Zhichao, and is clear about the interests between the various departments in Beiyang. However, Qin Chuan was deeply sorry that Li Hongzhang did not agree to Li Jingfang's trip to Korea in the end, and the last bit of hope for the Korean War was also dashed.

Gao Jishan looked at the sun outside the window and stood up reluctantly.

"Ming Hong, General Wu was ordered to send five battalions to the DPRK. Jiang Zikang, the chief soldier of Tongyong Town, led two battalions and three outposts of Huyong to leave yesterday. The remaining 1,100 men from the Yisheng Front Battalion, the Left Battalion of the Tongyong Lian Army, the two artillery posts of the Front Battalion of the Pro-Soldiers, the first post of the Beitang Mine Battalion, and the personnel of the Battalion Office, led by me, will board the ship at Dagu Pass tomorrow morning and take the British merchant ship Gaosheng to Korea to prepare for the landing at Asan. I came to Tianjin today to go to the Beiyang Camp Office to urge the military supplies, and the military supplies will be loaded on the ship early tomorrow morning, and I have to hurry back to prepare. ”

After Gao Jishan finished speaking, he bowed his hand to Qin Chuan and turned around and went downstairs.

Gao Jishan didn't know, his words of Gao Sheng's number shook Qin Chuan's head, and people were stunned on the spot, and even Gao Jishan went downstairs to leave him without sending it off.

High Ascension!

High Ascension!

Qin Chuan muttered the name of the British merchant ship over and over again, and his heart was fierce and tumbling.

This merchant ship, which was carrying the lives of thousands of Beiyang officers and men, was about to be sunk by the Japanese navy without declaring war on its way to Korea, and it is said that only a few dozen people were rescued.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart: "Grandma, how did I forget about this matter!" Since Lao Tzu came to this era by mistake, although it was too late to completely change the outcome of the First Sino-Japanese War, the lives of the officers and soldiers of this ship must be preserved. ”

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan slapped the table and stood up, grabbed the big-brimmed hat that was placed aside and put it on his head, and walked downstairs with great strides. (To be continued.) )