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In Shengjing City, the gunfire of last night did not seem to have any impact on the people in the city. In fact, the gunfire was brief, and the main areas of engagement were around the Shengjing General's Palace, and there were no civilian injuries.

By daybreak, the area of engagement had already been disposed of, the corpses and the like had already been removed, and the blood on the ground had been washed away. If it weren't for the fact that there still seemed to be a little bit of blood in the air, perhaps no one would have known that there was a fierce battle here last night.

For the ordinary people, the struggle for power and profit between officials has no effect on them at all. They care about their own days. Of course, many officials know better. It's just that early in the morning, Ma Tengxi, Wu Xingquan, Feng Linge and Zhang Yuting jointly summoned officials of all sizes in Shengjing City and even the entire Fengtian Province, and directly explained to him what happened.

After learning that the entire Shengjing City and even the entire Fengtian Province had been charged, Zhao Erxun had been escorted to Yanjing City, and Yuan Shikai's appointment letter was about to be issued, these officials, large and small, accepted the reality. Although, among them, there were also officials who were loyal to the Manchus. However, the arms can't twist the thighs, and no one wants to offend these guys who hold military power.

You must know that most of the four people of Ma, Wu, Feng, and Zhang were born with beards, and they are not merciless when they kill people. No one wants to throw away their lives in vain.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Shengjing City and Mukden Province have not been greatly affected by this. Of course, the Japanese in Shengjing City are a little unstable.

Shengjing City is the largest city in Northeast China, with a total of more than 200,000 residents. However, due to the impact of the Russo-Japanese War, countless displaced people poured into Shengjing City, and the population of the city skyrocketed to about 500,000. The influx of a large number of displaced people directly led to the congestion in the capital city.

In addition, these homeless people have no food and no money, so many people choose to beg for a living, and many people are starved to death.

Early in the morning, Wu Xingquan sent guards to the gathering points of various displaced people in Shengjing City to recruit soldiers. According to Wu Haoxuan's Jianyi, recruiting as many elites as possible, even if it is to give them more settling-in allowances because of this, it is worth it. After all, in this era, military power is the most important, and eh, strong military strength, all of them are empty talk.

Because of Wu Haoxuan's sufficient financial support, Wu Xingquan naturally rolled up his sleeves and prepared to do a big job. Anyone who joins Wu Xingquan's army, as long as they are in good health, can get a settling-in allowance of five oceans. After that, he was able to get a military salary of seven oceans every month. Such treatment is enough to compare with the Beiyang Army.

For those who are starving, this is undoubtedly a way to live. As a result, there are a lot of people who sign up to join the military. However, at Wu Haoxuan's request, the selection is also very strict, and he must be in good health and have no bad habits such as smoking. Moreover, before joining the army, it was explained to these people that after joining the army, they must abide by military discipline, and once they are punished, they will be dealt with by military law at least and directly by the wall.

In one morning, Wu Xingquan directly recruited tens of thousands of people. Ma Tengxi, Feng Linge and Zhang Yuting, who got the news, also hurriedly sent people to recruit troops. After all, it's not that they don't know the importance of the army, it's just a little slower than Wu Xingquan.

Wu Haoxuan also took James and Huzi, under the protection of more than a dozen soldiers of Wu Xingquan's guards, to the north gate, ready to recruit troops here. Wu Haoxuan wanted to build an army according to his own wishes. Train this unit in a Western-style way. After the effect comes out, it will be extended to all of Wu Xingquan's armies.

Wu Haoxuan directly put up a notice at the north gate, announcing that anyone who is in good health and does not have oppression and other bad habits can join the army. Once registered, each person will receive a settling-in fee of 10 yuan. Moreover, the amount of military salaries per month is also ten oceans, which is higher than that of the Beiyang Army and Wu Xingquan's army.

With such good conditions, many people naturally want to join Wu Haoxuan's army. However, it's not that easy. Wu Haoxuan emphasized that the body must be good. He asked people to put two thirty-pound stone locks at the recruitment point, and if they could lift these two stone locks and walk back and forth for a hundred meters, they would be able to pass the guò assessment. Of course, if you can read and write, you can be given priority in admission.

Nowadays, because of the poverty of the Chinese people, their health is generally not very good. Those who want to recruit literate people are even less pitiful.

"Do you really give ten yuan of Dayang's settling-in allowance, and do you still have ten yuan to promise each month's military salary?" A young man in his early twenties asked. He was tall and very burly.

"Of course, words count! However, after joining the army, you must abide by military discipline. Otherwise, you will be subject to various penalties! Wu Haoxuan said with a smile. At present, there is a general lack of military discipline in the domestic army. It is clearly unrealistic to expect how much combat effectiveness such an army will be able to have.

"Good! I'm signing up! The young man hesitated for a moment, then said immediately.

He lifted the two stone locks and walked forward quickly. After walking fifty meters, turn back again.

"Okay, you have passed the assessment, and after signing and drawing, go and get the settling-in fee! Tomorrow at noon, go directly to General Wu's military camp outside the city to gather! Wu Haoxuan said.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll take the money and run away?" The young man said.

"Don't be afraid, isn't it just ten oceans? Of course, the whole of Mukden is now under our control, and even if you want to run, you can't run away! The smile on Wu Haoxuan's face remained unchanged, but the meaning in his words was very obvious.

The young man nodded, and after signing and drawing, he took the money and left directly.

The power of example is endless, and after someone gets the money directly, it immediately dispels the concerns of others. More and more people are signing up to take the assessment. Among them, many people have passed the assessment, and there are also many people who have not been able to pass the guò, which is worth leaving gloomily.

"Wang Qian? It's a good name. However, it shouldn't be an ordinary farmer! Wu Haoxuan looked at the registration form and said secretly.

"Boss, how many people are we going to recruit this time?" James came to Wu Haoxuan's side and looked at him blankly.

Wu Haoxuan had promised before that he would at least become a brigade commander. And this time, Wu Haoxuan directly recruited the army, and he served as the chief officer of military training.

"Preliminary plan, recruit more than 1,000 people!" Wu Haoxuan said.

"So little? Aren't there still so many people? Although their physical quality is a little poor, if they can be given nutrition, they will soon be able to become qualified soldiers! "James was in a hurry.

"We can't train too many people at once. I need to build a new army that is different from the old Chinese army, a completely Western-style army. We will recruit more than 1,000 people first, and after training them, we can immediately turn these more than 1,000 people into more than 10,000 people. However, the premise is that every soldier needs to have the ability to be a squad leader! ”

James pondered for a moment and nodded: "Boss, your advice is correct." I will work hard to train these people to become a qualified soldier, a qualified squad leader, in the shortest possible time! ”

If an army of more than 1,000 people is recruited and all of them are trained to become squad leaders, then as long as there are enough soldiers, these more than 1,000 people will become more than 10,000 people. After further training, the combat effectiveness of the troops can be formed.

And so on, and the number of troops will snowball.

Of course, the army is not only full of people, but also has enough weapons and ammunition. The ammunition consumed to train these troops alone is not a small amount. In addition, the soldier's monthly salary, even if only 1,000 people are recruited, according to Wu Haoxuan's salary, it will be more than 10,000. Coupled with the soldiers' daily food, military uniforms and other equipment, the money needed is not a small amount!

However, Wu Haoxuan is not short of financial resources, and his industry in the United States can bring him millions of dollars of wealth every month. If you convert it to the ocean, it is tens of millions. As his industry continues to expand, he will get more and more profits, and raising an army is simply a small problem.

Of course, for the other warlords, and even for the Manchu government at this time, there was simply not so much money to support the army. This is also the reason why the Beiyang New Army only has six towns. Even with only six towns, it is the most powerful force in the country.

In just one day, Wu Haoxuan recruited more than 1,500 people. After that, he stopped recruiting. More than 1,500 people are enough.

That night, Wu Haoxuan and James discussed the formation of the troops. James proposed to adopt an American-style army formation, but was denied by Wu Haoxuan. At this time, the U.S. Army was only about 100,000 people. The combat effectiveness of each army is also scum.

Wu Haoxuan formulated the establishment of his army according to the establishment of the German army, coupled with his own understanding.

An infantry squad of 14 people, including a squad leader, as well as two machine gunners, and a sniper. The rifle was based on the M1903 rifle produced by his own arsenal, and the sniper used a sniper rifle developed on this basis. The Heavy used the M1904 light machine gun.

Three infantry squads were formed into a platoon, plus the platoon commander, the communicator, the sanitary officer, and a fire team, armed with an M1904 heavy machine gun and a 60mm light mortar, and the entire platoon had a strength of 54 people.

Three platoons plus a company headquarters, as well as a fire team armed with two 80-mm medium mortars. More than 200 people have been assigned to other auxiliary units, including cooking soldiers, and they have been organized into a company.