Wang Bin walked around the camp with the guards, looking at the soldiers' posture in drill, shouting slogans such as "one, two, one," "look forward," and "look to the left -- Qi," and his thoughts were flying.

Although the soldiers were not familiar with these slogans for the time being, Wang Bin believed that under his leadership, this army would gradually show its strength and feet in the Beiyang towns and become a true elite army.

Gradually the evening is approaching.

Wang Bin checked the food of the soldiers again, and found that there were porridge and steamed buns for dinner, and some dishes were naturally not comparable to those of later generations, but they were good in this era.

After reading this, Wang Bin lamented that if his behavior were in the future generations, it would be a certain leader who inspected a certain unit today, and was warmly welcomed by the vast number of officers and men; after inspecting the training of the troops, he went to the canteen to care about the soldiers' usual food situation, and left a certain unit in the evening.

After looking at the food of the soldiers, Wang Bin saw that it was a little late, and suddenly remembered that he would go to Wang Yingkai's mansion for a banquet in the evening, so he hurriedly beckoned the guards to ride to Wang Yingkai's mansion for a banquet.

On the way, Wang Bin was thinking about today's gains, and while thinking about how to walk in the future, he arrived at Wang Yingkai's house after a short time.

Wang Bin hurriedly walked to the middle of the hall, only to see that there was already a table of people sitting in the living room.

Wang Bin hurriedly walked to the table and said to everyone, "I'm sorry, let you wait for a long time for the lower official to inspect the situation in the camp today, so I hurried here, and the lower official will punish himself for a cup first." ”

said this, Wang Bin picked up a glass of wine by himself, and did it first.

At this time, Wang Yingkai, who was sitting on the main seat, said: "The virtuous nephew does not have to be polite, why should he be so polite when he comes to the banquet at home, come and come to the old man to introduce to my colleagues, this is the junior Wang Binzi Youde is the second battalion pipe belt, super admiration, my virtuous nephew can be an official under you, you have to give the old man a good check." "What my lord said is that since Brother Wang Bin is doing things under me, he must take good care of it." Liu Chaopei said to Wang Yingkai, and the implication is that he will inevitably take more care of the adult's virtuous nephew in the future.

"Come, Youde, old man, come to introduce you to all of you in my second town."

Wang Yingkai stood and said that Wang Yingkai began to introduce from the left to the right, namely Zhang Huaizhi, the first co-leader of the infantry team, Wang Zhanyuan, the first standard commander of the infantry team, Zhu Panzao, the third standard of the infantry team, Lu Yongxiang, the fourth co-leader of the infantry team, Bao Guiqing, and Liu Chaopei, the second co-leader of the infantry team sitting next to Wang Bin.

Wang Bin stood up and toasted at these Wang Yingkai introductions one by one, and after a while, everyone at the banquet had already drunk a lot of wine.

"My lord, I've heard that this old Russian man is always shirking the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong these days, and since he has reused Bezo Brazov, he has officially implemented the so-called "new policy". In response to this, a war clamor was set off throughout Russia, calling on the people to "shed blood and sacrifice" and "defend the motherland" and create an atmosphere of war. I think the negotiations between the Japanese and the Russians will inevitably collapse. ”

The second standard of the infantry team led Zhu Panzao to say

"Well, what Panzao said these days the Japanese are constantly raising their prices, constantly demanding that the Russians recognize their "protection" of Korea, then demanding to enter "South Manchuria", and finally demanding rights in "North Manchuria" and other areas, while the Russians have been delaying time to see that this war is coming soon, but they don't know when the fighting will start."

Wang Yingkai listened to Zhu Panzao's words and said, and then asked Wang Bin: "Virtuous nephew, what do you think of this?" ”

Wang Yingkai wanted to see what his nephew thought

After Wang Bin heard this, he was secretly happy in his heart, but fortunately he had read this history before, so he began to read from the book and said Yangyang

"The little nephew has some immature opinions, and I hope that the adults will not laugh, and according to the little nephew, there will be a war between the Japanese and the Russians in Liaodong.

Although last year the Russian Minister of War, General Alexei Kuropatkin, concluded: "One Russian soldier can deal with three Japanese soldiers, and we can gather 400,000 troops in Manchuria in only 14 days, which is three times the number needed to defeat the Japanese army." Therefore, it is more appropriate to say that what is going to happen in the future is not so much a war as a military walk". But the little nephew thought that the Russians would still lose this battle. ”

Wang Bin replied proudly

"Oh, why does the virtuous nephew think so, then Russia is a power in the Far East." Zhang Huaizhi, the first co-leader of the infantry team, asked

"Your Excellency's question is just right, and this is also what the lower officials are going to add." Wang Bin said

Now the Russian army and navy command structure and command system are full of contradictions, but the military ideology dominated by the Russian army emphasizes bayonet white-knuckle warfare, advocating the combat methods of Kutuzov and Napoleon about 100 years ago.

The construction of the Arthur fortress, which was of great strategic importance to Russia, had not yet been completed, nor had the 10-year expansion plan of the navy been completed, and the tsarist government had always regarded the Far East as a secondary battlefield.

In contrast, the Japanese military service system was relatively tight, and the degree of reserve force mobilization preparation was relatively high.

Their officers and soldiers were deeply poisoned by militarism, chauvinism and "bushido".

As for the army, most of them are divisions as the largest tactical units, generally composed of two brigades, plus cavalry regiments and artillery regiments. During the war, two or three divisions were organized into one corps. The core is the emphasis on offense; The main style of attack is to flank and avoid frontal attacks to reduce casualties. Bayonet white-knuckle combat is not completely excluded.

But there is a drawback, some generals like the so-called "charge tactic", where the sacrifice of soldiers is exchanged for victory

Many officers of the Japanese army went to Germany to study. Many German instructors were also hired in the army and academies to train in accordance with German military regulations.

In general, Russia significantly surpassed Japan in terms of population and number of army and navy.

But when it comes to the Far Eastern theater, the younger nephew believes that Japan's strength surpasses that of Russia.

In addition, there are other favorable conditions, such as the proximity to the rear, better training and equipment, strong command ability, and familiarity with the situation in Northeast China, so in the eyes of the younger nephew, Japan's advantages are even more obvious. ”

"There is some truth to this, so what do you think this Japanese will do?" Wang Yingkai, who was sitting in the main seat, asked again after listening. Wang Bin replied

The little nephew believed that Arthur was the only ice-free port seized by Russia in the Far East, and it was the main base of the Pacific Fleet, and the Japanese would inevitably raid Lushun first, and then land in the Korean town of Nampo and advance northward, if it went well, the Japanese would inevitably march in the direction of Liaoyang, and then form two battlefields in Lushun and Liaoyang.

And the importance of Lushun will inevitably contain most of the Japanese military power, so as long as Lushun remains in the hands of Russia.

Its fleet was ready to threaten the sea lines of communication of the Japanese troops who landed at "South Manchuria". If Lushun is not occupied, then the Japanese army will not be able to conduct large-scale ground operations in the northeast.

In the opinion of the little nephew, as long as the Japanese and the Russians split the victory and defeat at Arthur and at sea, the war would almost come to an end.

It's just that I don't know how many people will be displaced in the Liaodong Peninsula in this war. ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Bin let out a long sigh.

At this moment, after listening to Wang Bin's remarks, everyone at the banquet recalled for a while, and Wang Yingkai suddenly sighed: "Youde, what you said is very reasonable, if there are more talents like you in my Beiyang, why worry about my Qing Dynasty." “

When Wang Bin heard this, he crooked his mouth, but he was thinking in his heart: The Qing Dynasty has been around for almost a few years, but he still said it in his mouth

"That's what Uncle Wang said."

Wang Yingkai then said: "Youde didn't expect your grasp of the current situation to be so clear, and the old man didn't say much." ”

After the banquet, Wang Yingkai told Wang Bin to stay in the study and wait for a while, and after Wang Bin listened, he went to the study to wait for Wang Yingkai.

After a while, Wang Yingkai said goodbye to the guests and came to the study, and said to Wang Bin: "Youde, the old man really didn't think about it, your view of Liaodong is indeed clear and clear in retrospect, the analysis is very thorough, and it hits the nail on the head. ”

"Uncle Wang laughed, these are some immature views of the little nephew." Wang Bin said modestly

"Virtuous nephews don't have to be modest," Wang Yingkai said with a wave of his hand

"Yes, that's right, why be modest, you are the descendant of the old man, how can the old man say that you are not."

"Today, the old man introduced you to the generals of the two towns, I want to come, in the future, for the sake of my face, there should be no one who will embarrass you in the second town, today's words in the banquet in these two towns, everyone should look up to you, and in the past few days, the old man is going to hold a military exercise in the second town, and your second battalion and the third target of the first battalion will be determined, you must be prepared, don't let the old man down." "The little nephew knows, if there is nothing to do, then the little nephew will go back first." Wang Bin said. "Well, you go back first to rest, and the old man won't send much." Wang Yingkai waved his hand and motioned for Wang Bin to leave

After Wang Bin left, Wang Yingkai recalled what Wang Bin said in the study room, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became, so he wanted to sort out what Youde said and send a copy to Lord Yuan.

At this time, Wang Bin did not know that he was about to enter Yuan Shikai's sight and usher in his ascent in Beiyang.

At this moment, Wang Bin was on the way home, but he was thinking about how to arrange the military exercise in a few days, and after returning home, Wang Bin sat in the room and thought about the military exercise, and after a moment of silence, Wang Bin decided to have a positional battle with the other party at that time.

A trench dug with a machine gun to form a firing point is enough for Zheng Jichun (a battalion pipe band) to drink a pot.

Therefore, Wang Bin decided to go to the camp tomorrow to strengthen his training in this area, so that he could stand out in the military exercise.