"Adult ......"

The soldier who spoke was already grateful. In the tent set up in the barracks, more than a dozen soldiers in the same shed all looked at Xu Yifan who was guarding in front of the marching bed silently. The main eye in the shed is a veteran who came out of the Qing Army, holding the only Mauser 88 rifle in the whole shed, standing up straight in an orderly manner.

Soldiers lying on marching beds were wounded in training, and the recruits were trained before they were recruited, in addition to a large number of queues and physical training as soldiers' training. In order to cultivate the courage of the army, Xu Yifan also conducted a lot of stabbing training. Although it is a bit of a sprout, you must know that the regular army of the entire Qing Empire has not carried out such hand-to-hand combat training for a hundred years! The Qing army's old-fashioned training, the first bow and arrow, and hand-to-hand combat with knives and spears, are basically the level of street showmanship. After waiting for the shotgun to carry a large number of guns and equipment, it is another 38 target, and with foreign guns, it is even more unbelievable. At least equipped with the recently modernized Huai army, except for target shooting and queues, it has never been trained in assassination! Before the army entered the firearms, the entire Qing army was already extremely modern warfare thinking, and paid the most attention to firepower.

At that time, the armies of the great powers were close to the Crimea, and the white-knuckle charges of the whole front in full depth and neat and complete front were still everywhere. At this time, white-knuckle combat training is the only way to unite the will of the army, cultivate the military style, and cultivate the courage of the soldiers.

Therefore, assassination training has also become a scene of recruit training, as part of the soldier's cultivation and education. When a soldier, with his hands shaking, shouted loudly to send the bayonet and wooden gun out. It's probably about the same time that a soldier can start formal combat training.

These recruits are already trained in the queue, and they have everything at the beginning of the stabbing training. It's already good to wear protective gear and stab soft, and some simply close their eyes and wave around. The two faced each other, and those who lost their wooden guns abounded. The Huayang instructors who taught the assassination were really angry.

Fortunately, in the new army, military discipline has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The officers even dared to beat Mrs. Xian, let alone these recruits. The stabbing training was unqualified, and the military stick was not negotiable. Later, the stab finally went on.

Xu Yifan didn't deliberately ask these recruits to undergo complete stabbing training, it was all about officially teaching combat after they became an army. He is ingenious, other armies are mostly one-on-one assassination training, and it is remarkable that a few people are stabbed. It's better for him to let the soldiers put on protective gear, take the company as a unit, and simply fight in a group fight! Whoever cowers and does not work hard is a military stick. Which aspect wins, there are all the commendations for adding dishes. In this way, it also made these young men scream, you fight for me.

Educating and raising a new army on an old soil, he really hollowed out his mind.

The recruit lying in front of him was injured in a stabbing training. Xu Yifan has been in the military camp recently, because his mind is more focused on the small western-style base that has begun to be built in the later stage, as well as dealing with the pressure of Hancheng in the DPRK and China. However, the camp was patrolled twice a day, but it was never delayed.

Appear more in the eyes of these soldiers, soothe them more, and be familiar with most of the officers and soldiers, psychologically, in order to subtly let them follow the allegiance. This is especially true for a self-made seed army.

Now that the seeds have been cultivated, let's wait for them to spread.

Xu Yifan pressed down the soldier who was struggling to get up, carefully checked the good splint on the place where he fractured, and turned back to Li Yunzong and Zhang Xuzhou who followed him and explained sentence by sentence: "I think this military doctor is still a foreign doctor, from Nanyang, young people who have studied medicine, after the training and education of the recruits are completed, they will be distributed immediately, and there is a field hospital in the association, there is a bandaging station in the standard, and there are sanitary soldiers in the battalion, so it will be built immediately!" Drug reserves, you go talk to Zhan Daren. When the time comes, the baton will fall on your heads! ”

"Yes, sir!" Li Yunzong and Zhang Xuzhou are both solemn, Li Yunzong is now leading a new barracks, and after forming the army, he is the commander of the Left Association, and Zhang Xuzhou, a sturdy man, has been determined to be the first standard of the Left Association. and those officers who are determined to be under the command of the Right Association Chu Wanli, are secretly competing fiercely.

Xu Yifan wrenched his fingers again: "The recruits are all thousands of miles away from home, the education must be strict, and the others must be cared for." Is the military post established now? Sending letters is the business of the army, and most of the recruits come from the central Hebei area, so they should set up points in Jizhong, send letters to and from home, send them free of charge, and send them military salaries and money! I have already discussed this matter with the people of Da Shengkui, and as soon as they set up the point of the military postal agent, you will immediately announce it to the soldiers! The military post also cares about the morale of the army, and you can't do it anymore! ”

"Yes, sir!" Li Yunzong and Zhang Xuzhou stood up straight, and they only nodded. Zhang Xuzhou is a rough man, and he still feels strange, why did the adults say so carefully in front of the recruits? It's not about talking to the officers. Li Yunzong silently noticed that the soldiers were all stunned and listening. Looking at Xu Yifan, Li Yunzong also felt that he had an understanding, but he just hid it in his heart.

The adults also told them, what is this called? Cultivate a sense of belonging among soldiers. The more thoughtful the collective, the less able it is for you as an individual to leave the collective.

Xu Yifan nodded, put down his serious expression, patted the soldier again, and said gently: "It is glorious to be injured in training, and if a soldier is injured in training because of bravery, the army has condolences and records, so do it well." Get back to the training ground early, and we'll be on the verge of becoming an army......"

The simple soldier almost cried, feeling that there was a halo behind Lord Xu in front of him: "My lord, my subordinates are incompetent and have injured myself." Now I can't wait to climb onto the training ground......"

Xu Yifan smiled, turned around and said loudly: "Record!" Add an article to the military and political regulations, and all those who are bravely injured in training will be given a condolence payment of less than 10 taels of silver according to the severity of the salary, and at the same time it will be used as a record of additional grades! ”

Before Li Yunzong could answer, the tent door was opened. A few people turned their eyes, and saw Xu Yifan's chief of the guard, Pu Yang, walking in calmly with a knife on his waist, and a thousand fights down: "Lord Yu, Lord Yuan has arrived, waiting for your lord in the assistant training office!" ”

The faces of several officers in the tent suddenly became gloomy, and they just looked at Xu Yifan. Xu Yifan was quiet for a while, and said with a smile: "It's not slow, let's go, let's pick up this Lord Yuan, and call me all the officers above the team officer." Remember, be polite to me! ”

Pu Yang got up from the ground, stood aside respectfully and lifted the curtain of the tent, Xu Yifan strode out. The sound of the spurs of the military boots behind him creaked and creaked, and the officers and officers of all sizes followed with blushing faces.

This bastard, she wants to pick peaches! Isn't it easy for us to cultivate this bit of belonging?

Watching the officers go out, the soldiers also looked at each other. Everyone more or less knows that they are from Qingjun, and Qingjun is brought out by this Lord Yuan. That look at them was ugly. Suddenly, he scolded: "The Qingjun officer's pockets are full, what benefits do we soldiers have over Yuan Shikai?" Who can compare to Lord Xu? The salary is not short, the food is not deducted, follow us to practice...... More importantly, Lao Tzu feels like a soldier! What do you see? Yuan Shikai is really back, Lao Tzu is the first to break up! ”

The soldiers responded with a bang: "When the time comes, let's disperse with you!" Where Lord Xu goes, let's go! ”

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At this time, in the help office, Yuan Shikai was looking around. The surrounding attachés looked at each other, wondering what the adults were looking at. Xu Yifan's office lobby can really be called a mouth, except for the public case, etc., there is no calligraphy and painting on the wall, and there is not even a little decoration. Only two festival flags fluttered at the entrance of the lobby.

The attachés brought by Yuan Shikai, except for a few banner men, were some of the original officers who were driven out of the Qing army. The Huai Department couldn't settle down for the time being, so he took refuge in Yuan Shikai's side, and this time he really came back gritting his teeth.

In the lobby of the office, more than a dozen Xu Yifan's Goshha and Yuan Shikai's attachés looked at each other silently, and there were sparks in their eyes.

Yuan Shikai walked in front of Xu Yifan's case, tilting his head to look at the stacks of documents on it. On each document, there are dense circles, and there are instructions in blank places everywhere. A document is approved, and I don't know how much thought it will take Xu Yifan.

He stretched out a hand and wanted to take a look, but a Goshha strode forward and pulled out half of his waist knife with a choked sound: "Lord Yuan, official affairs in the army, no light move!" ”

Yuan Shikai froze there, and the attachés behind him also choked and drew their knives, and everyone cursed.

"Who didn't clamp their crotch and leaked you out?"

"Cut you bastard, and you should be a bedbug!"

"Xu Yifan is also a rabbit tail, he can't grow it!"

The attaché who came out of Qingjun scolded particularly ugly. It's the flag man attaché, who stands aside and watches the jokes. Yuan Shikai smiled faintly and put down the business in his hand: "This is Lord Xu's office, he is also loyal to his duties, and Lord Xu governs the army well!" Give me another strong army in the Qing Dynasty, it seems that it is just around the corner. In the future, we will also maintain the atmosphere of this army, understand? ”

The attachés responded one after another, and they were unwilling to return the knife into the sheath. Everyone is thinking in their hearts, when Lao Tzu comes back and grabs the seal, you can't kill you little bastard!

When he was embarrassed, he heard the sound of military boots outside the hall and the sound of neat footsteps. Yuan Shikai turned his head and saw Xu Yifan striding in with a group of officers. The two looked at each other, and Yuan Shikai slowly turned around and looked up to the sky.

This style is also the normal style of the officials who came to reprimand it with the will of the Qing Dynasty.

Xu Yifan laughed loudly, stretched out his hands to hold hands with Yuan Shikai, and didn't look at the hateful gazes of the entourages around him who were driven away. Behind Xu Yifan, there was a group of young officers wearing Western-style military uniforms and tightly bound armed belts. The military uniform is lined up, and everyone is extremely tall. The military hat was pressed low on the center of his eyebrows, and under the military hat, there were dozens of vicious gazes. Military boots thumped loudly on the ground, and everyone pressed to their waists. These dozens of officers are like dozens of freshly sharpened swords out of their sheaths, and they are really a group of never-before-seen tigers and wolves!

Yuan Shikai raised his face and was secretly frightened. These officers have a murderous aura, how did Xu Yifan sharpen it?

He didn't know that these officers were led by Xu Yifan and killed from tens of thousands of mobs! The whole court thought that Xu Yifan was just guarding the Zhiyuan warship and firing a few cannons from afar!

"Brother Weiting, I really haven't seen you for a long time. Brother misses me so much! This time in Pyongyang, Brother Weiting can stay for a few more days, let's talk about it...... Seriously, the white fish in Datong River are really good! ”

Yuan Shikai snorted, turned around, and elongated his voice: "Lord Xu, there is a will!" ”

Xu Yifan smiled and slowly put down his hand. The officers behind him, looking at Yuan Shikai's expression, looked like they were about to erupt into their eyes.

"Brother Weiting, why don't you arrange someone to set up an incense case? You wait a minute, the emperor is far away here, and he is not prepared, early tomorrow morning, he will set up the incense case and wait for the order! It's rare for the imperial court to have a will, so we can't be too disrespectful, right? ”

As he spoke, he turned around and was about to go out. Yuan Shikai snorted: "Lord Xu, you don't need the incense case, you just kneel and take it like this!" Respectfully or not, let's just ask our hearts! ”

Xu Yifan slowly stood still and glanced back at his group of fierce descendants. Smiled faintly and gestured slightly. The officers who were so angry by Yuan Shikai's attitude that they were about to explode silently bowed their heads and slowly knelt down with Xu Yifan.

Xu Yifan knelt straight on the ground, looking at the yellow seal held by the attaché behind Yuan Shikai, his eyes sparkled.

How long will it take to bow down like this? How many times? When will it take to really take it back?

Yuan Shikai also made Xu Yifan impetuous, originally he planned to use Thunder Tianwei at the beginning, first suppress Xu Yifan, and then soothe him with kind words, which was also a common practice. However, Xu Yifan's two hundred and five surnames were not reduced, and he brought the officers of the brigade to first demonstrate silently, and then deduced that there was no incense case. The power of thunder that had been brewing for a long time was almost yellow. Yuan Shikai took a few deep breaths before calming down. I was still sneering in my heart.

Just by virtue of your impetuous surname who doesn't know how to converge and retreat, you are doomed to fail to achieve great things!

He reached out and took the yellow seal telegram and slowly unfolded it. He raised his voice and read it out loud.

The imperial court's edicts have always been extremely heavy. You're not polite to the minions. Facing Xu Yifan, this time he added three feet and scolded him for being a bloody dog.

“…… Conniving at inferior people and controlling the local power in Korea is not the way for the imperial court to favor vassals. is so high-flying and domineering, how can he be like a courtier? The officer was rude and could not be rude!

…… Controlling the new army in Pyongyang, and using the military force commissioned by the imperial court, Seoul is making a formality. Let me ask the officer, is the imperial court moderation system a virtual reality?

…… The newspapers were not clear, and the new army was organized and trained, and no paper was sent to the imperial court and the envoy of Seoul. It has been more than two months since they arrived in Pyongyang, and the Janissaries have not yet been formed, which is not only rude but also incompetent. Does the officer still have a conscience?

…… He was dismissed from his post and retained with the title of political envoy, and he was dismissed from his post and retained for meritorious service. During the period of service, the vassal was Hetai, and the Praetorian Guard was formed early, and it was jointly restrained by the members appointed by the Seoul Qin Envoy. Don't have a little bit of playfulness, and then the court will be thunderous and angry, and it will be unpredictable! ”

The oracle was given, and there was silence. I heard only the sound of breathing in the courtroom.

Yuan Shikai closed the telegram and said coldly: "Lord Xu, the grace of the Dingzi Imperial Court is still kept." However, the Qin Cha is a messenger, and after the revolution, he must hand over the customs and seal letter...... Lord Xu, please? ”

The two attachés who had come out of Qingjun walked over striding over, with gloating smiles on their faces. Stretching out his hand to Xu Yifan, he was going to set him up to take the guard. Xu Yifan lay on the ground, still with a respectful posture, and didn't seem to feel anything at all. The hands of the two Qingjun attachés were about to put their hands on Xu Yifan's shoulders, when they heard two low roars behind him, first Zhang Xuzhou, then Li Yunzong, and an officer named Zhang Wei also jumped up. Zhang Xuzhou's vinegar-like fist flicked, and he pushed an attaché away. Li Yunzong shook his body and blocked in front of Xu Yifan. Zhang Wei shouted with a flushed face: "Who dares to move our adults?" Lao Tzu makes you splash blood in five steps! Take your dog's paws away! ”

The two Qing army attachés staggered in fright, and more New Army officers jumped up. Even Pu Yang jumped up and opened his voice: "Grandma's, the court has come out of the court!" Let's train here with a drop of sweat and eight petals, and it has become a sin to raise money by ourselves without the hard work of the banner people? Lord is here, come and get me! Let's go to the Taimiao and talk in front of the grandfather and the holy grandfather! Come and get it? I don't want this yellow belt! ”

Pu Beizi's clan is a gangster, and it is revived.

Looking at the appearance of the new army officers, Yuan Shikai's attachés were stunned, and then looked at Yuan Shikai's iron green face, they didn't dare to show weakness, and pulled out their waist knives and roared to force them up. Those officers of the New Army, since the trip to the South Seas. Emperor Tiangao is far away, it has always been Xu Yifan's boss, their second, where is there any politeness. A Western-style command knife was pulled out, and someone even pulled out a six-wheel pistol. In the crowd, Pu Yang's voice was the loudest: "A fellow acquaintance, the prefect who was rewarded when he arrived in North Korea, a bug-like official, came to call for the master?" ”

The air was so tense that it seemed to explode, only Xu Yifan was still lying deep on the ground, motionless.

Yuan Shikai shouted violently: "Stop!" After saying that, Tie Qing kept walking over, and the officer of the New Army didn't dare to stop him, so he got out of the way in a huff. Yuan Shikai walked all the way to Xu Yifan, suddenly smiled, helped Xu Yifan up with both hands, and said in a gentle voice: "Lord Xu, you are a feudal division, and your subordinates are just prefects." Your future is far greater than that of your subordinates, and you should know that thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace. The new army has raised Lord Xu with such a bloody surname, and he is also admired when he looks at his humble position, and his lord is hardworking, and sooner or later the imperial court will understand......"

Xu Yifan supported him, and his eyes rolled to look at Yuan Shikai.

Just now he just wanted to see how his officers reacted, if he didn't defend him at this time. Silently watching him pick up the messenger, then he can be regarded as raising and training this batch of officers in vain. He'd rather start from scratch and train again!

As for the Yuan Shikai in front of him...... Sure enough, as in history, there are some power tricks, but there are only power tricks......

Looking at Yuan Shikai's sincere and fat face, the corners of his eyes were also moist, and he looked extremely emotional. Xu Yifan suddenly smiled and said loudly: "Lord Yuan, what did you say?" The minister was thanking the emperor and the queen mother for her teachings just now, and her heart was surging! The officers under my command are rude, Lord Yuan will teach them a good lesson for me! Kill and pull down, scrap and raise! Of course, the minister is the commander...... I'm going to get the defense! ”

Yuan Shikai smiled and mixed with him: "My lord, don't be in a hurry, the things on the official face are not like this, the paper is sandwiched with a gun and a stick, and the inner bag is commonplace. I'm afraid that adults won't do it, and in the future, they will rely on adults to promote...... It's just that the messenger of the humble position, since he has received Lord Rong's notebook, it is not good to be lazy. Your Excellency, you also know that those of us who are members of the court, to say something masked and sad, sometimes you might as well slack off on the will of the imperial court, anyway, the imperial court can't take care of such a trivial member as a lowly position...... But if you should manage your boss's words, you have to be strong, right? The future is in the hands of the boss! This assistant restrains the envoy of the new army, when will the adults reward it? ”

Saying that, he also respectfully beat Xu Yifan for a thousand, relying on the system of his subordinates. As soon as this faction came out, the officers behind Xu Yifan who had almost no political experience all looked at each other. Just now, he started to be a brilliant angel, but now this Yuan Shikai can really put it off the shelf! Among them, no one wanted Yuan Shikai and his attachés to come in in the new army, they were angry just now, they were all supported by righteous indignation, and they were scattered in two, they followed Xu Yifan in other places, and then started from scratch!

But Yuan Shikai's style, how can he refuse?

Everyone's eyes looked at Xu Yifan, but Xu Yifan just smiled and said easily: "The holy oracle is clear, blame me Xu Yifan has not yet formed an army, let's form an army first!" After forming an army, send an envoy, this Praetorian Guard is from the imperial court, and it is not my Xu Yifan's, how can there be no position for Lord Yuan? ”

He turned his head and shouted: "Yunzhong, ten thousand miles!" ”

The two generals under his command, or the two heavy generals like Shuangbi, stepped out with a loud voice. Xu Yifan shouted loudly: "The recruit training is almost over, and after three days, the first town of the Praetorian Guard will officially become an army!" Let's all wait for the day when we become an army! ”

With that, he turned and left. The tiger and wolf officers did not squint, and strode out after them, and the sound of spurs rang out. No one paid attention to Yuan Shikai and his group of attachés.

In the public court, Yuan Shikai and them were left. The attachés looked at each other, their faces were ugly, but Yuan Shikai quietly turned his hand to the sky, frowned and pondered, and only after a while did he whisper to himself: "This Xu Yifan is so domineering, and he is not stupid, why don't you know that the imperial court is most afraid of this?" What did he have to fear? ”

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"Master, it's time to get to the ground, Gao Shengzhan! I said, sir, it's right to hire me. On the same road, with my mule and my cart, there will be no delay of half an hour! ”

The coachman who was driving the car diligently helped Tang Shaoyi, who was dressed in a moon-white robe, down from the car, and the second child in the stack had already greeted him with a smile on his face: "Master, I am on duty early today!" I didn't expect you to come back until it was dark, but I didn't expect you to arrive in the middle of the night! We have to wait for dinner, our master will make dumplings tonight! You can't go wrong! Now give you a high pot or what? It's hot, drink the pot of flowers, and the meditation will reduce the fire! ”

Tang Shaoyi had a dark face, threw a foreign money to the coachman, the coachman took the blow, put it to his ear, and then said with a smile: "Thank you!" This is the 72 old ocean outside the gate that only has in the capital, with flat feet and scales, good things! Tang Shaoyi touched his pocket and smiled bitterly, he took out Xu Yifan's privately cast ocean to pay for the car. It seems that this ocean, brought to the capital by Da Shengkui's caravan, has been circulated.

The guy at the door of the store looked hot, and wanted to be close to Tang Shaoyi, but Tang Shaoyi waved his hand weakly and walked towards the courtyard where he was packed. The innkeeper didn't give up yet, and shouted behind his back: "Master, flower tea can't be successful, how about green tea?" ”

These words, Tang Shaoyi, who is in the dust, really has no way to ask for help.

Within a few days, he took a huge amount of money from Pyongyang all the way to Tianjin to Yanjing, leaving no respite for himself!

followed Xu Yifan all the way to the wind, and he was used to saying everything in Pyongyang. Tang Shaoyi, who is honestly shallow in officialdom, really arrived at the big waterhole of Yanjing and was ready to start reading and doing things, only to find out how deep the water here is!

He has a future on the platform, and he has never actually taught it. The different path of being born in the United States or studying in the United States is even more eye-catching than donating classes. went to worship everywhere, especially the door of Li Lianying, but ran into walls everywhere. The door bags were handed out countless times, but no one saw them, and sometimes the door bags were thrown out!

In just a few days, he could be regarded as seeing a few ministers, but he talked in a twist and turn, and after asking a few words about the weather, he served tea and sent it off. At this time, he really admired his benefactor Xu Yifan, who actually started from scratch in this iron house and came out of such a world!

On this day, I came back from a few doors, and I went back to the inn next to Liulifang to worry, and I couldn't send it out with money. The most important thing is that no one in the imperial court seems to be willing to speak for Xu Yifan now! How is this good? Do you really want to withdraw from North Korea, go to Gyeonggi, and let those central bigwigs rectify it?

A great career has just begun!

Outside, the summer mood is floating, and some of the old and young masters in the capital have changed their sweat coats. Tang Shaoyi felt that he was still in the cold winter moon. Walking into the courtyard, I heard his footsteps, and several attachés rushed out. Either they are officers of the New Army, or they are Nanyang students, and they have no way to compare Tang Shaoyi. As soon as they saw Tang Shaoyi's black face, these people would retreat silently, and the officers would slam the wall to vent their powerless resentment. But at this time, they flocked to Tang Shaoyi's side one by one, a young man who was born in Nanyang Xuebing, and is now in the name of Xu Yifan's assistant office in the name of General Qian, who is almost the role of a clerk at the headquarters, called Zhang Xiang. Trying to put his tongue flat and said officially: "My lord, there is a gentleman waiting in the room, saying that it is your old acquaintance, let's ask him who he is, and he will not say ......"

Tang Shaoyi sneered: "Now that the capital is shouting at us, who can still be my old acquaintance?" Missing! ”

Before the words fell, I heard a laughing voice in front of the eaves: "Shaochuan, no one in the capital knows you, and in the Beiyang of Jinmen, there is no old rain without you...... How? Don't invite me to tea? Your attaché doesn't know where he brought it from, and I can't understand the official words he said! ”

Tang Shaoyi's body shook and raised his head. I saw a middle-aged robe in front of the eaves, looking at him with a chic smile. In addition to Li Hongzhang's son-in-law, the former leader of the Qingliu in the capital, who else can Zhang Peilun and Zhang Youqiao?

He roared and hurried up to meet him, surprised and delighted. When he was working under Beiyang, Zhang Peilun liked his bearing and knowledge very much, and often humbly asked him about some foreign affairs. The two sang poetry and wine, and they had some friendship. This time, I hurried through Jinmen, and I didn't think of going to pay a visit. Unexpectedly, this Peilun came to the capital to find him!

The joy of reuniting old friends in the depression flashed, and in a blink of an eye, other thoughts were gone. In the whirlpool of officialdom, there is nothing that does not carry the meaning behind it. Zhang Peilun is Li Hongzhang's son-in-law again, one of Beiyang's behind-the-scenes think tanks, and the capital also has rich connections.

He held Zhang Peilun's arm, and the thoughts in his mind were spinning, and he even forgot to say the words of greeting for a while. Zhang Peilun smiled and closed the fan: "You Shaochuan, you are really stupid!" I went to the capital without any help, and I was stupidly busy for a few days, right? Fortunately, the two hundred and five behind you are not stupid, and you made up a letter! ”

Tang Shaoyi was really the second monk who was puzzled: "What letter?" ”

Zhang Peilun smiled, pulled him and walked indoors, and sat down with the stunned Tang Shaoyi. He also sat down slowly, looking at Tang Shaoyi just staring at him anxiously. Cai smiled and said: "Shaochuan, you are smart and capable, but you have never paused in officialdom, nor have you ever planted a heel...... You're going to send money and go to the door. But there was no one to introduce, no one to help speak. Now Xu Yifan is everyone's eyes in North Korea, who dares to accept this money? There must be a powerful person who is willing to speak for Xu Yifan. This means that different forces have begun to fight, and some people dare to start taking money and help you speak! After all, the court pays attention to a balance. For a little silver, you can't put yourself on it! ”

Tang Shaoyi was even more confused, he didn't expect to meet Zhang Peilun here, let alone Zhang Peilun to say such a thing to him!

Zhang Peilun looked at him in a daze, smiled again, and opened his fan: "Didn't you just come to the capital to go to the door for Xu Yifan's slow withdrawal from North Korea?" This kind of thing must be linked to the situation between the DPRK and the DPRK and the balance of forces in all aspects. Let some people take a look, oh, Xu Yifan's withdrawal from North Korea is not only beneficial to one party, but also hurts the interests of the other party. When the two sides are stiff, they are willing to weigh it and come out to speak, and drag things down, so that they can get the money and not make any mistakes. So, you get the idea? Some of the silver flowing everywhere in Jingshi has been fried in potions, and you can't take it! ”

Tang Shaoyi's face sank, although he understood a little, but he took on the thought again: "Mr. Youqiao, how did you know about this?" And how to go from Tianjin to Tianjin to find Zaixia? If it is up and down in Beiyang and wants to take chestnuts from the fire, then you can only be disrespectful and send off tea to guests! ”

Zhang Peilun laughed, and pointed at Tang Shaoyi with a fan: "Shaochuan, you really want to be Xu Yifan's countryman!" After you left North Korea, Xu Yifan understood this truth and sent a letter to our Zhongtang. It's what Chen said! I won't go around in circles with you, Zhongtang promised to stand up, pull this pimp for you, and say a few words behind your back to support you. Let Xu Yifan's withdrawal drag down! ”

Tang Shaoyi stood up suddenly, and Xu Yifan sent a letter to Li Hongzhang after he left? And Li Hongzhang is willing to come out?

First there was a burst of ecstasy after despair, and then there was doubt, he stretched out his hand and said with a straight face: "Mr. Youqiao, I learned from the foreign devil realm, and I pay attention to a piece of evidence in everything, what about faith?" I want to see! ”

Zhang Peilun shook his head with a smile, took out a letter from his sleeve, and handed it to Tang Shaoyi. Tang Shaoyi couldn't wait to unfold.

There is no doubt that the letter is written by Xu Yifan. His words are very easy to recognize, obviously learned, a bit of a scaffold, but in the eyes of the knowers, there is always a feeling that Mengtong has not learned words for a long time, and occasionally there will be a few words missing. A letter was altered and altered, and there was candle oil dripping on it, it can be imagined that Xu Yifan wrote it overnight, thinking about it with all his might, and even recopied it again without pretending to be cautious.

“…… Zhongtang Lord Junjian:

The pastoral guards in the north of Korea and trains troops in the east of the Bohai Sea. Barrier Beiyang, when it goes without saying. And the job is a donation, and the dynasty is full of enemies. With Hanchen leading the Praetorian Guard, he was restrained everywhere, and even if he could maintain the situation, it would not be enough for Beiyang to suffer.

If the army is withdrawn from Gyeonggi, on the side of the Beiyang couch, not only will the North Korean gateway be opened, but the Beiyang barrier will be lost. Then they will be forced to leave their posts. Ronglu Manchuria is a nobleman, and the soldiers guard the new army. Even if the court has no intention, how can Rong Lu not covet Beiyang? If there are two or three people with ulterior motives who are transferred in the meantime, then the career of the middle hall will be paid for half of his life.

The business of Zhongtang is small, and the business of the Qing Dynasty is large. If you are in office, you will be safe in Beiyang, and if you die, you will die in Beiyang. Speak shallowly and deeply, and be terrified...... He has sent Tang Dao to Beijing to say that whether it is success or failure, just listen to it. ”

Xu Yifan deserves to be Xu Yifan! When there was a sudden change and his mind was flustered, he immediately stabilized his position. pointed out the key point to Li Hongzhang, he Xu Yifan was full of enemies, and now he is equivalent to helping Li Hongzhang as a target. If he is finished, and Rong Lu returns to Zhili as the banner man and the pro-noble leader of the Praetorian Guard, then Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang, may not be very stable! In the end, I am afraid that half of my career will be to make a wedding dress for Ronglu!

This letter was neither humble nor arrogant, but it made Li Hongzhang, who was waiting to see the jokes, have to help! With his connections in the capital, as well as so many powerful groups in Beijing that rely on Beiyang promotions to make a fortune, as long as Li Hongzhang, an important minister of the Qing Dynasty, comes forward, he can get through this road and drag this matter down!

Tang Shaoyi put down the letter expressionlessly, sat back gently, and arched his hand towards Zhang Peilun, but did not speak.

Zhang Peilun only smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, our Zhongtang is going to come out to wipe Xu Yifan's ass!" He's two hundred and five, I think he's very smart! I really want to see where he can go...... I don't understand, why does he have to stay in North Korea? According to his knowledge, if you really release a civil official, you can't run away, and the governor can't run! Lai is in North Korea, and Korean kimchi is delicious? ”

Don't talk about Zhang Peilun, even Tang Shaoyi doesn't understand Xu Yifan's thoughts. But he knew that the foundation of the DPRK was easily managed by them, and he watched the army majesticly and neatly every day, and the cause was thriving. They can't give up!

Zhang Peilun finished scratching his hair, and said with a smile: "Since you are here, you will send the Buddha to the west." Do you want to go through the door of Manager Li? I can still talk to Mr. Li. At the ministers of the military plane, I went to greet them with a letter from Zhongtang. Beiyang spoke, no matter how reluctant they were, they had to give Zhongtang some face! ”

Speaking of which, Zhang Peilun naturally has a sense of pride. Tang Shaoyi listened silently, he believed that sooner or later, Xu Yifan would have that day, perhaps, more than that......

But where does it go?

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Pyongyang, suburbs.

The banner is displayed, and the tiger is like a forest in the field.

Nine thousand soldiers of the New Army, wearing large-brimmed hats and neat yellow military uniforms, stood silently. Sixteen battalion phalanxes and sixty-four companies (teams) formed a perfect lineup.

When viewed horizontally, it is a line, vertically, it is also a line, and when viewed diagonally, it is still a line.

Five officers in each company (team) stood at the head of the platoon, their chins stung with their hats and belts on their chins. The sun of the North Korean summer sun shone on them, and drops of sweat fell down their faces, and there were traces of water on the ground. But no one moved.

How could this kind of slaughter be imagined two months ago?

Every officer who followed Xu Yifan all the way, in the queue, the only thing they had was pride!

Between the phalanxes, there is a square platform made of wood, which is new and dazzling. The stage was empty, and there were only two officers, one on the left and one on the right, standing in the corner of the platform, and the eyes of both of them were looking at the phalanx in front of them. It was Chu Wanli and Li Yunzong.

Nine thousand people did not move at all, and they did not know how long they had been standing. It's like a group of sculptures, the green mountains in the distance and the rivers around them seem to be quiet, accompanying them for eternity.

The Han army is mighty and reappears in a foreign land! The prestige of the military has been hanging for a hundred years and has not been seen!

The trumpet suddenly sounded like a whimper, and the sound of horses' hooves was heard, and the flag gate on the edge of the field opened, and a healthy horse entered first, and the people on the horse were also in a straight military hat and uniform, and the riding boots were dazzling and reflected the sun. The armed belt tightened his waist, and he sat on the horse with a straight posture, who else could there be besides Xu Yifan?

The eyes of all the officers and soldiers slowly rotated with Xu Yifan, and the whole scene seemed to be hypnotized by Xu Yifan. Xu Yifan's eyes were like electricity, sweeping through the queue, and his crotch dismounted and did not stop. In the midst of all the stillness, he was the only one who rode back and forth, stirring up smoke and dust.

After two back and forth, he reined in his horse and rolled over. The flag door next to the field was opened again, only to see Yuan Shikai riding a horse wearing a flower feather, followed by a group of attachés in a chaotic manner. As soon as he saw the scene in front of him, Yuan Shikai's eyes widened, and he couldn't say a word. The rear attaché wanted to follow up, but was silently blocked by the soldiers holding the flag gate. Even if those attachés were arrogant in their usual manners, they were all shocked by the scene of the vast slaughter in front of them at this time, is this really their original Qing army as the backbone, and the army that has only been trained for two months? One by one, they obediently dismounted and stood outside the flag gate.

Xu Yifan just stood there with his hands in his hands, quietly waiting for Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai didn't come back to his senses until he was in front of him, dismounted, wiped the sweat on his forehead and wanted to say something to Xu Yifan, but Xu Yifan glared at him fiercely, turned around and strode onto the wooden platform. Yuan Shikai hurriedly followed.

Rao is skilled in power and skill, and the world is well-connected, but the scene in front of him is something he has never seen or even imagined!

Is this still the army of the Qing Dynasty?

Xu Yifan strode to the center of the wooden platform, turned to the nine thousand tigers under his command, and snapped a flat-chested military salute. There was a loud bang below, but nine thousand people stood up at the same time to return the salute.

Xu Yifan kept a strained face, as if he was also trying to hide his excitement.

This is his army, his hard work, the backbone of this country, this nation in the future! His lonely heart, his diligent pursuit of coming to this era, finally saw the results. This kind of sense of accomplishment could not be enjoyed in the original era for another ten lifetimes!

Husband, don't say you don't have power......

He slammed his throat open: "The Praetorian Guard was established in July of the year of the Emperor's reign, and I am on the coast of China across the sea!" Between the mountains and rivers here, in the past two thousand years, my Chinese athletes have shed blood here and fought here. Two thousand years later, I will take you, the nine thousand tigers, and raise our military flag! We shield our home country, we are here to show off our military prestige and national prestige, we are here! ”

Most of the soldiers still couldn't understand the meaning of Xu Yifan's words, they were just enthusiastic about their heroic commander. All they knew was that their commander-in-chief was so different that it seemed to give them a vague hope, an urge to follow to the end. As for the officers, they have long wanted to throw away their military caps and shout loudly!

Yuan Shikai quietly wiped his sweat, and his heart went up and down, and he had no thoughts at all.

This kind of thing is something he can't understand. The erection of this idol, the establishment of a cult of personality, made him feel only fear, and a deep feeling of powerlessness.

Xu Yifan didn't look at him, and he didn't want to introduce this Janissary Gang leader at all. Shouted backwards: "Bring up the Praetorian Guard's flag!" ”

The footsteps behind the stage were loud, but it was Pu Yang and seven Goshha, holding seven rolled up military flags. There was a neat snap, and seven people poked in front of Xu Yifan like nails.

Xu Yifan didn't say a word, first took a military flag from Pu Yang's hand, and shook it away. It seems that even God was shocked at this time, and suddenly the wind rose, and the big flag in his hand flew around.

The Praetorian Guard, no doubt will use the Dragon Banner. But this dragon flag is not the dull and ingenious golden dragon on the yellow triangular flag that has become the laughing stock of the Qing Dynasty, but a dragon with a simple shape, simple lines, and claws and teeth!

Xu Yifan looked up at the flag, and all the officers and soldiers also looked at the flag. For a while, I only heard the sound of flag hunting and fluttering. The dragon flew up and down, like a living creature.

How long has it been since this giant dragon in the east has been pulled out of its claws and curled up in the ground?

The war dragon is in the wild, and its blood is yellow.

"This is our flag, our symbol, our soul! The existence of this flag means that our army, no matter how the name changes, no matter how many people die, this soul will forever be the land! The first town of the Praetorian Guard, into an army! ”

All 9,000 military hats were thrown up, and 9,000 voices shouted at the same time, rushing at the banner and at Xu Yifan: "Become an army!" Become an army! "Those old soldiers in Beiyang, those enthusiastic young people who followed from Nanyang, all had tears in their eyes.

They finally have a banner to follow and defend!

Xu Yifan stood straight on the stage, holding the military flag in his hand, in the eyes of many people, he couldn't tell the difference between him and the military flag, it seemed to be a whole, and it will exist forever.

It's not that the Chinese people don't have enthusiasm, it's just that some people don't know how to excite them. For the Manchu ruling class, they even had to suppress this enthusiasm that flowed from the depths of their blood. They just need the conscience of allegiance.

There are also six military flags, two of which are the flag of the Left and Right Alliance, which are still the Canglong flag, just one bright left claw and one bright right claw. There are four military flags, and only the number is on them. But every time the flag was awarded, the officers and soldiers below cheered hoarsely.

They will be assigned to different banners, and their souls will be attached to them!

Janissaries Left Association Commander, Li Yunzong. The right co-ordination of the Praetorian Guard, Chu Wanli.

The Left Association of the Praetorian Guard, Zhang Xuzhou. The Janissary Left Association was the second standard commander of the Zuo Association, defected from Deng Shichang, and Chen Jinping, who also received all the training in the past two months.

The right association of the Praetorian Guard, Zhang Wei. The second standard of the Right Association of the Praetorian Guard, Liu Chang, who was also born in Beiyang Xuebing. In the Indonesian peace, he was from Chu Wanli's team, and he was more seriously injured than Li Yunzong.

There was not even a single attaché of Yuan Shikai. And Yuan Shikai watched the officers come up one by one to receive the flag, and he could only grit his teeth and smile. In such a fierce atmosphere, he didn't even have the courage to protest.

Pu Yang also looked blankly at the military flag he once held, and when he was in his hand, he didn't feel it at all. Looking at the flag now, it seems that the eyes are also a little hot. He secretly wiped his eyes and put on a proper military hat. Suddenly, I always felt a little uneasy in my heart. Something seems to be wrong.

Just now, Lord Xu, did you mention the Qing Dynasty? Did you mention the emperor?

It seems that he just said Huaxia or something...... What else is the soil of microns, the blood and soul...... Do you want to tell my sister about this in detail?

But no matter what, this feeling, being in it, is much, much better than being a clan gangster.

Xu Yifan glanced back at Yuan Shikai and Pu Yang, and then watched the officers go up one by one with their flags and stand in front of the team. He ordered with a straight face: "The army ceremony is over!" The whole army turned to the left and marched in unison! No other password, keep moving forward! ”

All the flags were opened, and the nine thousand soldiers turned around neatly, and their footsteps knocked on the ground with smoke and dust. It surged forward like a tide. Not far to the left of the field, it is the Datong River. In summer, the water rises and the river rolls. The team kept heading towards the river. It didn't take long to see that the team was already approaching the river bank, and the military boots of the officers and soldiers in the first row had already slapped the river down, and Xu Yifan still had a straight face and did not give the order to stop.

The team kept moving forward, and saw that the first few rows had already reached the river, and the deepest had reached the waist. Because of the buoyancy resistance of the river, the team has been somewhat scattered, but it is still holding on.

Xu Yifan gritted his teeth and squinted at all this, Yuan Shikai's face turned blue, and he glanced at Xu Yifan and Goshha behind him. Many of Goshha's faces were as green as his, but they were all gritting their teeth and not moving. It seems that as long as Xu Yifan gives the order, they will also rush to the river without hesitation.

The team of 9,000 people did not even look back in the direction of the wooden platform.

Yuan Shikai rushed over violently and grabbed Xu Yifan's arm: "Adult Huwei!" Adult Tiger Might! Let's order the athletes to stop! My lord, give the order! ”

Xu Yifan was undoubtedly demonstrating against him, telling him not to try to snatch control of this new army from him, no matter how hard he tried. He didn't know what tricks Xu Yifan had played, so that this army was simply dying for him. But he knew one thing, if he didn't speak all the time, in case he really washed away a few people. This account will definitely be counted on his head in the future!

At least at this time, Yuan Shikai did not dare to offend Xu Yifan.

Xu Yifan also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and his shoulders almost collapsed. Wait a little longer, even if he loses face in front of Yuan Shikai, he will have to order to stop. These 9,000 treasures, none of them can be sacrificed casually! After more than two months, I am afraid that I have gray hair! But fortunately, this Yuan Shikai is an acquaintance......

He shook his head behind him, and the Goshkhas suddenly stepped forward and shouted, "Your Excellency, stop advancing!" Stop moving forward! ”

The torrent stopped abruptly, and the soldiers in the river were half in the water, and they tried their best to maintain a straight posture. Xu Yifan smiled at Yuan Shikai beside him, but this smile made people feel chilled.

"Lord Yuan, let's tell you the truth. As long as I am in North Korea and I don't return to Gyeonggi for a day, you can't do anything about it. Either you find a way and let me be transferred back quickly, or you will eat and sleep honestly in Pyongyang. Don't think about fighting for this army! Whether you are willing or not, just listen to it. ”

Yuan Shikai broke out in a cold sweat, and he almost wanted to look up to the sky and sigh. Lord Rong, let's find a way to toss these two hundred and five back! If you want to win the new army, it seems that it is difficult to climb to the sky!

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On the one hand, it is forming an army, and on the other hand, it is also surging in the undercurrent.

At the port of Incheon, not far from Seoul, it was a stormy time. In front of the Dutch-built lighthouse on Fishtail Island, several figures wrapped in Western-style raincoats waited anxiously, constantly looking at the rainy and misty sea.

Waves crashed on the shore, stirring up a sky full of spray. The sea is undulating, and the layers do not seem to be broken. The light of the lighthouse is faint in the weather and waves. It seems to be swallowed up by the sea at any moment.

I don't know how long it was, but the people who were waiting were already drenched and cold. In the distance, I saw the lights on the sea flickering, and in the blink of an eye, it was blocked by the waves. One of the people waiting was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "How do you choose this kind of weather?" ”

Another person calmly replied in the rain: "When the weather is clear, the sea between the Qing Kingdom of Korea, the warships of the Beiyang Naval Division, and the merchant ships come and go, what if they are discovered?" Only this weather is the safest! Some guys in the country, we have to avoid it too! ”

The guy who was in a hurry was really the acting minister of Rui Sugimura, but the calm person was Lieutenant General Kawakami. He is said to be the deputy chief of staff of the General Staff of the Army, but he is lurking in Seoul to carry out secret work. Before Sugimura could complain, he hurriedly bowed to Kawakami and apologized. Kawakami smiled faintly.

Sugimura waved behind him, and dozens of figures hidden in the darker places jumped out, but they were the carefully selected elites of the legation guards. Dozens of people ran all the way to the shore, wide-eyed and waiting. The waves were so big that everyone was holding hands and had ropes tied around their waists. Everyone looked anxious and worried.

I don't know how long it took for these dark shadows to be disappointed. Between the waves and the gaps in the waves, several small boats suddenly appeared in the light of the lighthouse. Several soldiers jumped into the sea with ropes on their backs, swam desperately over, approached the wooden boat at the risk of their lives, and threw the rope on it. The people on the shore used all their strength at the same time, desperately pulling towards the shore. It took a long time to toss with the waves before a few wooden boats were pulled closer to the shore. The boat was full of figures and flipped down, and the oarsmen immediately lay on the shore exhausted, and the rest was also vomiting, but only some bitter water remained.

Sugimura Rui and Kawakami Ryoroku rushed over from the lighthouse, and Lieutenant General Kawakami, who was far away, roared. The lying figure hurriedly rolled over and got up, staggering to its feet. The first one immediately saluted and opened his voice: "Your Excellency, Captain Takahashi, the captain of the Kumamoto Town Tai Yilie Stand-up Team, reports!" The 200 generals and soldiers of the standing team, all of them are here! ”

Kawakami returned the salute with a straight face and took the lead in turning away, and these soldiers and officers carefully selected from the Kumamoto Division, the strongest in the world, staggered to follow. Sugimura looked at these people carefully, they were all dark-skinned, and they had experienced a desperate struggle with the waves, but they still moved neatly. Apparently the most rigorous training.

This is the samurai of our Empire! Sugimura couldn't help but burst into tears. With these 200 people, there are already 800 soldiers from the Empire in Seoul, and there are hundreds of ronin groups that can cooperate. On the other hand, in the Qing Kingdom, there were only a small guard recruited by Rong Lu in Seoul of more than 100 people. Apparently powerless to stop any of their actions.

However, there are several thousand Qing troops in Pyongyang, and there is a treaty in Pyongyang, and the Western countries are not unconcerned about the tension between China and China.

The most important thing is that he is completely ignorant of the secret plans of the Xuanyang Society and the military department! What does it take to make everything go well?

May God bless this!

Sugimura's eyes were full of mist, and at this moment, I don't know if it was sea water or tears.

The waves crash on the shore, and history is surging forward.

(To be continued)