Chapter 649: Veterans, Veterans, Old Traditions

[Chapter 640 Eight The sails are fluttering, and I was thinking about the topic, so I clicked on the upload and then thought I had written the name, which was really sloppy. 】

was looking for the sign of "One Hundred Battalions", and collided with one person head-on, Hou Quan and the other party were stunned.

"Big brother! Aren't you in the town of the far dart game? How...... And became a captain!? ”

"Second brother! Aren't you just farming at home? Why did you run out? Yo, Captain Wing, that's good! 100 Battalions...... I am familiar with the command, so I will make it clear to you that your brother is the commander of the 83rd Battalion. ”

On the opposite side is the eldest brother Hou An, both brothers are from Yizhang County, Hunan, and have joined the Hunan Guard, and it was their brothers' mountain patrol team that "caught" Yue Chaolong in Huangcen Mountain. Later, Hou An entered the Red Clothes Army, and after retiring, he went to the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau, and he was busy in Jiangnan for the past two years, while Hou Quan served in the Guards and became a wing commander. After retiring, he honestly farmed at home. Now that the whole country is mobilized, Hou An has also been turned out of the military registration and appointed as the captain of the wing.

Both of them had military affairs in their bodies, and the brothers didn't say much, saluted each other, and went on their own roads. The 100th Battalion is under the jurisdiction of the 9th Division and is going to Nanyang, and the 83rd Battalion is under the 7th Division and is going to Sichuan.

When the brothers left by mistake, another pair of brothers were also saying goodbye.

"It's out of breath, and I'm actually the deputy commander of the first division"","

"Brother, why are you still coming out? My sister-in-law is pregnant with Xiao Wu. ”

This is Jiang Dedao Jiang Qiudao, Jiang Dedao won a reward in Boni, and went back to Huangpu to live a small life, and now he has re-approved the battle suit, and he was only awarded the command of the Du Wei battalion. And his younger brother Jiang Qiudao has always been in the army, and now he is a foreign general, serving as the deputy commander of the division. The two of them haven't seen each other for many years, and they have endless words, but at this moment, they can only choose the most important ones.

"The bones are rotten at home, and now that a country is in turmoil, how can I, a veteran, be stable?"

Jiang Dedao looked around and was extremely emotional.

"Back then, it was in Qingpu, and it was the first shot we fired, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed......"

"Yes, I was a boatman at that time, and I had to die to get to my brother."

Jiang Qiudao also has too many memories that their lives were changed from here, and the general trend of the world also changed from here. The noisy battlefield of that day has turned into a busy commercial port, and now due to the changing situation, it is crowded with red-clothed officers and soldiers, full of boiling war spirit.

Although the fighting spirit is the fighting spirit, the scene and atmosphere are completely different, that day they had 800 blue-clothed guards against nearly 10,000 Qing soldiers, but now, it is tens of thousands of red-clothed soldiers coming and going on the dock. The country they fought for has grown up.

The two looked at each other, looking at each other's neatly trimmed beards and wrinkles at the corners of their eyes, and they both smiled heartily that they were no longer young, and because of this, they felt that this battle could not be missed. Regardless of whether he was in service or not, he did not hesitate at all when a paper transfer order or a conscription order was issued.

When the voices of the people were boiling, a burst of drums sounded, clattering, small and urgent, which was urging the various departments to assemble and the noise suddenly dissipated The officers and soldiers returned to their ranks and continued to embark on a distant journey.

"More than 30 training camps of the Ministry of War, 30,000 garrisons of the Criminal Department, 40,000 guards of the Privy Council, and 50,000 colonial troops scattered all over Nanyang, all of which have always been subsidized by military expenses, are all under the control of the Commander-in-Chief, and now they have gathered and risen, and the 200,000 troops have easily pulled out. Although the training is insufficient, it only acts as a wing, wrapping the blade of the 100,000 elite regular army, sweeping in all directions, and only testing the country's logistics scheduling. ”

"It's a shame that there are veterans, and the veterans of that generation have been holding back for more than ten years, and they haven't seen the Central Plains of Beiding, and they all have a breath of anger in their hearts. Although it is not the recovery of the whole of China now, there is a war, or a national war, all of which have poured out, and relying on them, we can smoothly pull out 200,000 troops. ”…,

On the original headquarters building of the Qingpu Chamber of Commerce, Fan Jin, the second assistant of the political hall, and Su Wencai, the left governor of the Privy Council, overlooked the tens of thousands of troops at the Qingpu wharf, and they were also infinitely emotional.

Thinking of the foundation of the people's hearts in this country, the two of them were even more agitated.

Earlier, the emperor approved the "Military Preparation Law", and for this reason, he also convened the eastern and western courts and the political hall to testify, and revised the "Imperial Constitution", which involved a great change in the "ancestral system" of a country.

The Military Armament Act is a retro system, stating that all registered nationals are obliged to perform in the military, and sets out specific provisions for this purpose. For example, the age limit is 10 and 8 years old, and men over the age of 10 and 8 must be prepared to be called up by the state to serve for three years in the Guard, Army, Navy, or other military units of other countries.

It seems that this is a tyrannical law, following the old tradition of paying the emperor's grain and completing the official errand, rising in the way of heaven, resonating with a hundred schools of thought, and Yinghua with Chinese and Western learning, which is outright "reactionary".

However, the emperor explained the essence of this "national obligation" clearly by amending the "Imperial Constitution". The new entry in the "Emperor's Constitution" is "The emperor acts on behalf of heaven and supports a country, and has the following obligations with the people: enlightenment, helping orphans, caring for the weak, and helping the ......".

This is to say that the emperor established this country on behalf of the heavens, and must bear the obligations of the people's education, medical care, and support for the weak and orphaned, etc., and this country is not only the emperor's private property, but also everyone's country, so the people also have corresponding obligations, in addition to paying taxes, that is, service.

It seems to be the same as the ancient tradition, but the essence is the modern state jurisprudence that links rights and obligations. Therefore, the people did not lose their minds, and in fact, the emperor's revision of the imperial constitution was only a French confirmation of the actions of the past ten years. Nowadays, a country has popularized Mongolian education, the medical and health care and charitable assistance system has also taken shape, and although the agricultural and industrial and commercial tax rules are not yet complete, they are gradually moving towards fairness and meticulousness, and the small people in the countryside can really feel that the "country" is by their side. To put it simply, this country is responsible for you, and you are also responsible for this country.

What's more, most of the people are scrambling to become soldiers. The military service mentioned in the "Military Readiness Law" is not the kind of conscription in ancient times that required people to bring their own weapons and serve without compensation, so as to provide food and clothing. No matter which unit you serve, the state will provide you with a formal salary, a number of subsidies, and preferential treatment after retirement. When he joined the army and navy, he not only had a basic salary of three taels, but also took away the guns and military uniforms to help arrange jobs after retirement, and those with qualifications could also enter various schools. For many years, the Anglo-Chinese army has maintained the scale of 70,000 in the army and 30,000 in the navy.

It is a pity that these opportunities were first given to the guards and the special police of prefectures and counties, and the training camp system was used for reorganization, and the elite six armies of the army remained unchanged, but were only expanded with newly organized divisions and battalions, and it can be seen that these divisions and battalions will be abolished as soon as the war is over. Most of the soldiers recruited from the local government were used to fill the vacancies in the local guards and state and county security.

At present, the army is fully staffed with 100,000 troops, there are 12 new divisions, and 15 new divisions are in the process of training.

"Veterans are treasures, and we have to rely on veterans in this eight-sided battle, so I don't know if our veterans can withstand it."

"The Buddha is stable, the battle of Malacca needs to be measured, and it is just right to use him. The demon capital is ruthless, and the battle of Burma has to rely on him to break the momentum. Zhang Longxiang has been stationed in the southwest for many years, and he is very familiar with Sichuan-Tibet and even Qinghai, and he is also very famous in the local area. Hunan, Jiangxi, and Jiangnan should not be a big problem if they are either contained or defended. ”…,

Fan Jin still has a trace of hidden worries, but Su Wencai is very confident, and the selection of the handsome person has been discussed many times in the Commander-in-Chief's Department and the Privy Council, and finally chose the most secure plan.

Xiao Sheng was the governor of Nanyang and controlled the overall situation of Nanyang. Jia Hao is the Governor of Malacca, and Xie Dingbei is the Deputy Governor. Wu Ya was the governor of Burma, and Fang Tangheng and Zhan Wenda were the deputy governors. Zhang Hanwan was the governor of Sichuan, and Peng Shihan and Wang Tang were the deputy governors. Zhao Hanxiang was the governor of Hubei, and Pan Shiyu was the deputy governor. Meng Kui was the governor of Jiangxi, He Mengfeng was the deputy governor, and the Longmen in Jiangnan was still guarded by Han Zaixing. There are still Meng Kui and others in the country to lead the general reserve team in case of trouble.

"The times are changing, the way of heaven is advancing rapidly, in the past few years, the soldiers are old, the generals are also old, and the new army, whether it can withstand the new trend, I am worried about this......"

Fan Jin is in charge of a country's military affairs, connecting the political hall and the Privy Council, so he naturally looks at things from a different angle.

Whampoa Boundless Palace, the former wise girl, has also become a graceful and quiet lady, but when she says a certain word, her pupils are still so clear and bright.

"Fourth brother, where's the money? After this battle, how can you not make money? ”

Although Guan no longer takes care of the affairs of the Divine Powers Bureau, she still cares about the operation of the Divine Powers Bureau, and the Divine Powers Bureau's estimation of the economic benefits of this battle makes her a little restless. Although this is a country's accounts, in the eyes of her former little tent woman, any uneven accounts are particularly glaring.

Li Xian smiled slightly, took his wife into his arms, and rubbed his head like a little girl back then.

"The accounts of this war can't be counted like this, they have to be calculated from a big picture, and the old traditions have to be changed."

Yes, these eight-sided attacks are not just for the sake of industry and commerce.

What the people are talking about is only superficial theory, and the real background of the war on all sides is not completely clear to the people in the political hall and the east and west houses.

Out of Sichuan, into the northwest, and direct trade with the northwest is just a by-product, Luo Tangyuan has been operating in the northwest for the past two years, and the situation in the northwest has reached the point where Yinghua can and must intervene. If it drags on any longer, if Yongzheng has a "great determination" because of the changes in the south of the Yangtze River and throws away the northwest, he will be faced with a rotten mess in the future.

In Malacca, the response of the Dutch became more and more assertive, they lost their foothold in the vicinity of Luzon and Boni, and now the Ryukyus and the Japanese were included in the Anglo-Chinese wing, and even the smuggling trade routes to Japan were cut off. Rather than sit and wait for them to rise up, it is better to give the Dutch a hard stick first, completely crush the Dutch to Java, and at the same time seize control of the east route of the Spice Islands, so that the Anglo-Chinese power can be extended to Oceania unimpeded.

Myanmar is the top priority, and Myanmar has two meanings for the British and Chinese. Closer to it is the control of the strategic material: saltpeter mines.

Yinghua was also cheated by the Britons for several years, and Yinghua first purchased saltpeter from the British East India Company at a high price. Later, it was learned through Siam that the British East India Company did not have saltpeter mines in India at this time, and the saltpeter bought by the British and Chinese was bought by the British from Burma and then resold to the British Chinese.

After the Anglo-Chinese pushed Siam and Lanna to counterattack Burma, the Burmese also entered the age of firearms, and no longer exported saltpeter ore.

Although there are saltpeter mines in the country, but the distribution is scattered, the mining is difficult, the cost is high, and a lot has been saved in recent years, but it cannot support the future development of the military industry, so it is imperative to seize the Burmese saltpeter mine, this strategic significance is not comparable to how much money can be earned.

Burma has a more long-term meaning for the British and Chinese, and after several years of contacts, Li Xi has seen through the layout of the British and the French in India. At this time, their development focus is on Bangladesh, which is very close to Myanmar. Whether it is a conservative strategy to prevent Europeans from reaching out to the Southeast Asian subcontinent, or an active strategy to use Myanmar as a springboard to compete with Europeans for the Indian subcontinent, Myanmar is a strategic point that must not be lost.

Li Shi promoted the eight-sided war, mobilizing 300,000 troops, half of which were to be thrown into the Burma battlefield, which showed his fiery determination.

"The war is still fought like that, how can there be a new algorithm for the accounts?"

Guan only understands accounts, does not understand politics, and asks curiously.

"How to fight the war is not the same as before."

Li Xi sighed slightly, and when he said this, he also had a little entanglement in his heart.

"Let's go! Greet your sister Yan and sister Bao, let's go to the Whampoa Military Academy to have a look! ”

Just do it when you think of it, Li Xi commanded like this, Guan was like a bird about to let go of the wind, and went out happily...... ）

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