In the middle of the ninth lunar month, Liu Xian sailed to Tianjin on the warship Taiwan. Yes, he received a decree from Beijing, and the giants in Beijing recruited him to play in Beijing. Of course Liu Xian is going!

The traces were not revealed, and he was not afraid that he would be detained by the Manchus. Cixi or not, Yi? , Wen Xiang and others, they are all first-class smart people, so they won't dig their own graves. But why did Beijing recruit itself to go to Beijing to play a duet? Liu Xian still can't figure it out. He couldn't think of any place for himself to set an example, and he couldn't feel that his influence was qualified to be the horse bone of the imperial court's 'daughter buying horse bones'. Liu Xian didn't like to go to the capital very much, not only did he have to leave his own power, but he also had to spend a lot of money.

On weekdays, when you go to Beijing, the palace, the palaces of the six kings, the seven kings, and the mansions of the important ministers, etc., it costs at least forty or fifty thousand taels of silver to walk down. He can't take it out if he has less money, not only can he not get married, but he will also make people jealous. Now this point in time is just in time for Cixi to celebrate her birthday, yes, the Empress Dowager Xi is forty-one this year. There are nineteen more years in the original time and space, and it will be the first year of the first day. On the day of Double Ten, it is not far away, and Liu Xian naturally wants to prepare a generous gift, not to mention that he can't pay 100,000 taels. Because he is not only a governor of Taiwan, but also the leader of the Qin army, to make the Empress Dowager Xi smile, 100,000 taels of silver is indispensable. In this way, coupled with the 'filial piety' elsewhere, Liu Xian's expenses for this trip to the capital will be at least more than 150,000 taels. What's more, Liu Xian accompanied him to Beijing this time with a brigade of marines, and the Taiwan Houguang transport ship followed two ships, and the Taiwan itself was also loaded with a squadron of marines and a batch of munitions and equipment. These expenses are all out of Liu Xian's pocket, and a son of the military department will not reimburse Liu Xian.

The three ships only docked in Shanghai on the way. After a day's rest, we headed north again. Directly to Tianjin.

This is the first time that the people of Jinjing have seen the legendary 'Qin army' and seen the defeat of Russia and France. The Qin army that earned enough face for the Qing Dynasty. Although the number is small, only more than 500, after this small number of Qin troops arrived on the shore, their vigorous spirit and military posture with their heads held high were very different from the Huai Army, the Eight Banner Army, the Lian Army and the Green Camp that the people of Tianjin were familiar with.

"Take a peek at the leopard. Yuandu trained a steel army for the Qing Dynasty! Not inferior to the Western elite. Li Hongzhang, who personally came to greet him on the dock, was full of praise for the Marines under Liu Xian. All the changes in Shicai's mind were all hidden on Li Hongzhang's smiling face.

When the Taiping Army and the Twist Army were suppressed, Li Hongzhang was no stranger to Liu Xian's troops. At that time, the Qin army was also an elite division that often won battles, but the Qin army at that time gave Li Hongzhang the feeling that it was only a strong elite, and it was indeed superior to his Huai army in morale and momentum. But now look at the Qin army that landed. Li Hongzhang suddenly felt a sense of strangeness in his heart, is this still the army of the Qing Dynasty? Why don't you have a familiar taste?

This is more like the smell of the Western army he saw in Shanghai.

However, after all these years, Liu Xian's Qin army has already undergone radical changes. And Li Hongzhang's Huai army is still standing still.

"My wish is to raise 100,000 strong teams and hunt the world! I will take back all the things that I have lost in China over the years. Does Li Zhongtang think so? "Sharp and irrepressible. Liu Xian generously said such a thing in front of Li Hongzhang.

He didn't need to worry about Li Hongzhang revealing these words. At least for now, Liu Xian doesn't need to worry about that.

Li Hongzhang, Zhou Fu and the people around him were all surprised. They naturally knew the true meaning of Liu Xian's words. "Such ambition, the old man might as well be either." Li Hongzhang's inner sigh deepened. I haven't seen him for a few years, but his officialdom career has not dampened Liu Xian's ambition, but has made his spirit even stronger?

Such a bold statement. It seems that he is naïve enough to be in the city, but Liu Xian is not arrogant, but he does have a pride in his chest. Anyway. bluntly said that he wanted to compete with Britain and France and other powers, and Liu Xian was the first person in the country in the past 20 years. The imperial court runs foreign affairs. Prince Gong, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, etc., the self-improvement they sought. In the final analysis, it is to strengthen itself, and not to be bullied and invaded by foreigners, but there is no Lingyun ambition to be superior to foreigners! Only this point is said, but Liu Xian is even higher in terms of intention.

The black tiger flag fluttering high, the neat queue, the neat trumpet uniform, and the marching bags carried by the soldiers, the rifles on their shoulders. A compelling momentum rushed towards everyone on the dock as the Marine Brigade finished its formation and began to march.

When a unit is disciplined, even just passing through it can make the crowd feel a strong sense of oppression. The common people of Tianjin are illiterate soldiers, and most of the people's understanding of the Qin army is based on rumors in the market, that is to say, the book is obtained, and it is only with the appearance of Ta Kung Pao that there is a real text in recent years. But there is still no specific image in their minds, and the soldiers of the Huai Army are also based on rumors from all over the country, and everyone may not be convinced in their hearts, until they see this army with their own eyes, the people of Tianjin and the Huai Army know how powerful the Qin Army is. Quite simply, the power of discipline is the easiest to discern and measure. Therefore, the people of Tianjin cheered and moved the sky, and the awe of the Huai army for the Qin army also arose.

Of course, nothing is absolute. The discipline is regarded as a showmanship, and the marines in front of him are regarded as the elite of the Qin army, rather than ordinary representatives. But even if these people stand in front of Liu Xian, Liu Xian will not be as knowledgeable as them? In other words, the more incompetent and arrogant people there are, the less resistance Liu Xian will have to raise troops to conquer the world in the near future.

The Black Tiger Banner originally set by the Qin Army, Liu Xian is now more and more uncomfortable the more he looks at it, and he is already calculating in his heart when to change the flag to red. It looks pleasing to his eyes.

The Black Tiger Flag was held high, and then the captain Jiao Wenbin led the singing of the military song:

"Forward, forward, forward! Our procession to the sun,

Stepping on the land of the motherland,

Burdened with the hope of the nation,

We are an invincible force.

We are the children of the people,

We are the armed forces of the people,

From fearless,

Never give in,

Heroic battles,

Until the enemy is destroyed,

The banner of victory flies high.

Listen!

The wind is howling,

Listen!

How loud the victory song is!

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A soldier should have a military song. The Chinese army originally had such a tradition. Liu Xian slightly adjusted the "March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" to a few words that did not suit the situation, and changed it to the military song of the Qin army.

For the literati of this era, the lyrics of this military song were too rude, and although the song was impassioned, after being exposed by Ta Kung Pao, it was still more derogatory than positive. Moreover, several imperial historians also lamented the word 'people' in the song, believing that Liu Xian's 'ideological character' had problems and should be severely punished, and they brushed their faces several times in front of Beijing and the people of the whole country.

Liu Xian is also quite worried that Beijing will be more serious on this issue. If Manchu Halal didn't let go of this, he would have stranded this song first. But Beijing didn't take this matter seriously, and those imperial historians brushed their faces on Ta Kung Pao, and there was no other sound. It's just that the Beijing Station of the Military Intelligence Department has found some other things from those imperial histories, which are extremely valuable. It is a kind of celebration of 'planting flowers without flowers, and planting willows and willows without intention'.

Fu Zhenbang, the sixty-year-old Admiral of Zhili, had goosebumps all over his body. He is an old man in the imperial court, with Xiang Rong, with Shengbao, Monk Lingqin's subordinates obeyed orders, saddled before and after the horse for many years, and now ascended to the position of the governor of Zhili. has the arrogance of an 'old-timer', exudes the smell of 'seniority', and has some small opinions about Liu Xian. He had heard people talk about this song, and he had also seen the words of this song in "Ta Kung Pao", and together with this song, there were also a series of military songs of the Qin army such as "Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions" on "Ta Kung Pao". As a veteran of decades of marching and fighting, he didn't believe it at all. I also don't think there's any point in promoting it like this. But now, listening to the more than 500 people around him singing in unison, a terrifying momentum echoed in the song, giving him goosebumps.

"The military song is majestic, and our army should also learn from it." Li Hongzhang's eyes also glowed. said this to the left and right staff, but he said it behind Liu Xian's back.

This brigade of the Qin army entered Beijing, not to serve as Liu Xian's bodyguard. Instead, he came to be a sparring partner with the Praetorian Guards. After the new formation of the Beijing Eight Banners, the Shenji Battalion was changed to the Praetorian Guard. Now, after three expansions, there are 60 soldiers, with a total strength of nearly 20,000.

The weapons are advanced and there are quite a few of them. But what about real combat effectiveness? The princes and nobles of the Eight Banners have no bottom in their hearts, and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces doesn't know. So they needed a reference, and this reference fell on Liu Xian's head. At this time when the atmosphere of national politics is a little gloomy.

The Qin army arrived in Beijing in three days. The distance from Tianjin Wharf to Beijing is more than 300 miles, and more than 500 Qin troops lined up in a neat queue, majestic and high-spirited, marching 100 miles a day, and then going down to the camp, arranging police posts, eating and resting, and continuing to set off again at dawn the next day. In three days, there was no adulteration at all, but there were a lot of them, and they lined up neatly and drove out of Beijing.

If there are still tricks on the dock for a moment and a half, then the tricks and shelves of more than 300 miles in three days can be put out, then even if it is a 'trick', the Qin army has also 'spent' to the ranks of the world's strongest armies.

Of course, Liu Xian arrived in Beijing earlier than the troops. Accompanied by Li Hongzhang, I took a carriage and traveled lightly, and in a day and a half, I arrived in Beijing. By the time more than 500 Qin soldiers arrived outside Beijing, Liu Xian had just come out of the Forbidden City.

"Cixi was quite beautiful when she was young. Forty-one years old, the maintenance is absolutely top-notch. Like a thirty-year-old charming young woman......"

"Ci'an hasn't seen old either."

"When I was a child, Emperor Guangxu looked very good, and he was a beautiful little boy. Long compared to the Tongzhi Emperor! (To be continued......) R1292