"Qiao Xietong, I want to see the situation of the army, I don't know if it's okay!" Before Qiao Yu could speak, Wu Tong interjected and put forward a request to watch the army, Qiao Yu knew very well in his heart that this young man did not look down on his own local army, and it was no wonder that the number of international students was scarce at this time, so they were naturally arrogant, and there were very few students studying in the United States.

At the beginning, Tang Yisheng and Zhao Baoxuan were not like this, Qiao Yu was not afraid of Wu Tong's arrogance, the key was to be really capable, he wanted to take the school examination himself, why didn't he want to see his level, so he nodded slightly: "Okay, I can let you go and see it now!" ”

Before a few people came to the barracks, Wu Tong saw the building of the barracks is bright, the barracks are neat, the school field is level, the most critical cleaning is clean, it is not at all different from the dirty and messy barracks in other places, the guards are upright, majestic, and after carefully searching the bodies of several people, they were let in, even Qiao Yu is no exception, discipline is the soul of an army, and being able to meticulously enforce military discipline is related to the strength of an army's combat effectiveness, Wu Tong gradually began to put away that pride, Look carefully at every detail.

From every move, it can be seen that these soldiers are well-trained, although there are still some immature, but they are already quite good, and they are not like other armies with a large number of big smokers, the quality of the army is absolutely first-class, and soon it will be on the school ground, a team of soldiers is training to shoot.

Wu Tong found that these soldiers were using the most sophisticated Mauser rifles, and they were completely live-ammunition shooting, and the shooting results of dozens of soldiers in a row were able to stabilize at about 90 rings, which was already very good.

A few people walked around again, and visited a lot of rules and regulations one after another, Qiao Yu introduced the personnel arrangements again, and then asked with a smile: "Mr. Wu, what do you think of this army!" ”

"From the selection of soldiers, to weapons and equipment, to military appearance, and even training, it is first-class, although there is still a gap compared to the world's strong army, but in China, even the Beiyang New Army may not be able to win steadily! But I would like to say that at the moment this army cannot be called an army, at most it is a well-trained policeman! Not a regular army. ”

Wu Hengchang, who was on the side, heard his cousin speak like this, and immediately felt that it was inappropriate, his cousin was really rude, how could he talk like this in front of others, and he looked at it all the way, and he also felt that Qiao Yu's army was indeed very different from the old-style army, how could it not even be counted as a regular army, so what was the army of the Qing court?

Who knew that Qiao Yu actually laughed: "Mr. Wu, what you said is not bad at all, the foundation of this army is the patrol team, and it is also a newly established army, with fatal flaws, much worse than the regular army!" ”

Seeing Qiao Yu admit frankly, Wu Tong was a little embarrassed: "Mr. Qiao, forgive me for my ignorance, since it was established not long ago, it is already very good to be able to reach this level, but since Napoleon, there have been great changes in military command, from individual commanders to collective commands, and the perfect staff system can give full play to the combat effectiveness of the army, and your army has no staff officers at all, I think this is the biggest flaw!" ”

"Mr. Wu, you are right, but have you ever thought about the basis of not having a staff system? That requires a considerable number of excellent officer corps as a foundation, is there such a condition in China now, there are not many people in my army who have been educated in regular military academies, and it is already very laborious to have a full command officer, and it is indeed a little difficult to have a staff officer again! ”

Wu Tong nodded gradually: "Mr. Qiao, it's me who is unreasonable and ignores the reality of our country!" ”

"The gap between China and the world is too big, but this is not an excuse for us to despair, it is precisely the motivation for us to catch up, and the end of the Qing Dynasty is just around the corner, China will begin to catch up with the footsteps of the West! Mr. Wu, what China needs in the future is all kinds of talents, I can't provide you with a high official position, but I can provide you with a suitable stage, without any external constraints, no need to fall into factional struggles, and can't extricate yourself from each other, I hope you can help me establish the staff system, I have been to the United States, the Army General Service and Staff College is a very good school, I hope you can give full play to what you have learned! ”

Wu Tong nodded and thought for a while, then raised his hand sharply and saluted a standard military salute: "Yes, sir!" ”

Tang Yisheng, Zhao Baoxuan, Wu Hengchang, Wu Tong and Qiao Yu are all under the age of thirty, and they have all stayed in the United States, and they have a lot of the same experience, and they are not as respectful to Qiao Yu as others who are contaminated with American habits, and they talk very happily.

At this time, someone came to report, saying that the new Sichuan Governor Duanfang was about to arrive in Yucheng with a large army, and asked Qiao Yu to arrange the reception, Qiao Yu heard that Duanfang was going to Yucheng, and knew that all the conditions for the Xinhai Revolution were ripe, Duanfang entered Sichuan with a new army, Hubei was empty, and Wuchang Shouyi was in front of him, and Duanfang was also windy and Xiaoxi, easy to water and cold, and he would not return it once he entered Sichuan, and now he would send the unlucky Sichuan Governor to the West Heaven.

Of course, the Duan side also brought a group of people and horses, there were 5,000 people, and it was also very threatening, and Yucheng should also step up its vigilance, if this Duan Fang knew what he had done, he was afraid that if he did not enter Xichuan, he would directly destroy himself, so he would mobilize all the troops of the two associations, and if Duan Fang dared to make a difficulty, he would be destroyed first, but in that case, he would rob the glory of Shouyi.

Qiao Yu didn't care about changing history, but before the Wuhan Revolution, it was difficult to guarantee that the Qing court would not use all its forces against him, his foundation was still a little weak, and whether he could bear it was still between two theories.

After everything was arranged, it was the next day, Niu Chuanshan, who had been being monitored, finally walked out of the Daotai Yamen, and took the officials of Yucheng, as well as the big businessmen of the Chamber of Commerce, plus the elites from all walks of life all waited at the dock.

came to Niu Chuanshan's side, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Lord Niu, Yucheng is so stable, you have merit, now Sichuan is in chaos, only under your rule can be so stable, if the court had more capable ministers like you, the world would have been peaceful a long time ago!" ”

Duan Fang smiled and tried to say a few words, but Niu Chuanshan only felt that every sentence of Duan Fang didn't sound so comfortable, could it be that he was hollowed out? Is the loss of local administrative power also a credit? He had no choice but to lower his head deeper and deeper, and kept shirking! Duan Fang talked to the others cordially. In front of Qiao Yu, Duan Fang looked this handsome young man up and down, and said for a while: "Qiao Shunqing, I and Ling Zun used to be officials in the same hall, and his health is okay?" ”

"Thank you. , my father's body is quite tough! ”

"Ling Zun is a loyal minister of the court, I hope you can also inherit the style, live up to the family business, and work hard to serve the court, and will not treat you badly! Tonight, I want to talk to all the elites of the Chamber of Commerce, and please arrange it! ”

"Do as you are told!"

Qiao Yu could hear from Duan Fang's words that the governor had begun to doubt himself, but he hadn't made up his mind yet, so he just tapped it with his words. However, this kind of beating obviously can't affect Qiao Yu's attitude, he is more concerned about what Duan Fang wants to talk to with the business, he is undoubtedly going to buy the people of the Chamber of Commerce, but since Niu Chuanshan bombarded the Chamber of Commerce, it has produced a very interesting effect, that is, the Chamber of Commerce has collectively abandoned the illusion of the Qing court, the Qing court not only wants to kill Qiao Yu, it turns out that even they have not let go, so now these people are determined to stand on the same front with Qiao Yu, and some people even propose to read Li autonomy in Yucheng and abandon the rule of the Qing court.