In the history of the previous life, after quelling the Taiping Rebellion, the Hunan army declined rapidly. In their place were Li Hongzhang's Huai army and Zuo Zongtang's Chu army.

Liu Xian didn't know what the details were inside, but he only knew that Zeng Guofan had abolished his martial arts and took the initiative to remove part of his military power. It seems that a group of generals in the middle persuaded him to rebel, but Zeng Guofan did not agree. Although this can explain why the Hunan army is in full swing at present, it is certain that the Hunan army has been suppressed from above.

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold. So, when the Taiping Army is about to be destroyed, and the Hunan Army has not yet been suspicious of Beijing, who will believe it?

Zuo and Li both came from the Hunan army, the former because of the recovery of Xinjiang and the fame soared, and then there was the shipbuilding in Fujian, which trained the first batch of modern naval talents for China. However, because of Zuo Zongtang's illness and death after the Sino-French War, the Chu army quickly withdrew from the center of the Chinese stage.

Li Hongzhang and Li Zhongtang have mixed reputations, and the evaluation of him by later generations is very complicated. And it seems that there is still some confrontation with Zuo Zongtang. But compared with Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang also seems to be more appreciated by the Qing court. The importance of Beiyang, which was developed by the Huai Army, in China's modern history, is clear to anyone who knows anything about China's modern history. The Huai Army, which was established in the first year of Tongzhi, rose rapidly and was equally unheard of.

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Liu Xian was just an ordinary person in his previous life, and he knew only half of his historical knowledge, so it was impossible for him to become awesome as soon as he crossed over, and he had no last resort. He also needs a reminder to see through the fog and see the future clearly. Fortunately, his luck has always been relatively good, first Shi Dakai's unintentional willow insertion, and then Liu Rong here.

It was true that he had offended the giant beast of the Xiang army, but before he could panic, he suddenly discovered that this giant beast was tied to countless chains, and its minions seemed to be held down by a pair of invisible big hands.

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Buddha Ping to a construction site between the thick pots. It's noon, and it's time to eat. The captives, who had toiled all morning, were automatically divided into three groups, each lined up in a neat column, waiting in front of the 'kitchen'.

It is surrounded by a group of "overseers" fighters armed with knives and guns. The foreman, Tan Fusheng, stood in front of the kitchen in the middle, holding a whip in his hand. By these days, he had taught the captives how to line up with sticks and whips.

In Liu's army, queuing is a very basic organizational order.

But in the end, the time is still short, and now when it is time to divide the meal, although each group has a captain to maintain order, the whole team is still a bit chaotic, and everyone hopes that they can be at the front. It was only under the threat of the soldiers outside that the order of the ranks was preserved.

Tan Fusheng was still satisfied with the work of the prisoners under his supervision, and during the whole construction period, he seemed to just walk around casually, but in fact, the supervisors did not relax at all to observe the team. Most people work hard, of course, this is not their high consciousness, but the sense of competition between the three captains, no one wants their team to behave too badly in front of Tan Fusheng, the little boss - the three captains are very hard at supervising the work, but this is not enough. Tan Fusheng knew that the prisoners were working hard now only because they were afraid, just like themselves at the beginning, they needed other stimuli to work consciously and voluntarily.

Tan Fusheng decided to start with food. The captives now have three meals a day, and each meal can receive a bowl of porridge, a lump of pickles, and two big steamed buns weighing four or two.

People are greedy. When you are hungry, you hope that you will not die of hunger, and when you are hungry, you hope for food and clothing. Tan Fusheng just wants to summarize the experience of his life as a prisoner and take prisoners.

He made a report to the top, and two days passed, and the boss approved Tan Fusheng's report and made corresponding adjustments.

"Today is Zhang Xiaoshan's team doing the best and the most." Tan Fusheng stood in front of everyone and announced, "So everyone in their team has a meal of meat to eat at noon today." ”

Dried vegetables, wide flour stewed fatty pork.

Where Tan Fusheng's body was blocked, the clay jar that was originally holding pickle gnocchi, the wooden lid was lifted, and what caught everyone's eyes was not the familiar black and red pickle gnocchi, but a jar full of stew.

A strong aroma of meat and oil and water permeated, and the three teams, sixty captives, everyone couldn't help but take a big breath in an instant. The rich aroma makes everyone's taste buds bloom to the fullest, and the real version is salivating.

When the left and right teams looked at the eyes of Zhang Xiaoshan's team in the middle, they were full of jealousy.

Happiness came so suddenly. This unexpected reward made the eyelids of the twenty people below Zhang Xiaoshan swell. Since they were captured, they have eaten a lot and worked more every day. Yes, almost all of them are from poor backgrounds, and having three meals a day is already a rare good day. Many people even live a half-starved life since birth.

Although the pickle gnocchi is unpalatable, and there is not even a mouthful of green vegetables, it has a strong salt taste, and it is already okay.

But now that there is a stew to eat, the prisoners on the left and right immediately feel that the pickle gnocchi they are about to get their hands is so difficult to swallow like never before.

"Zhang Xiaoshan commanded effectively, issued a pot of wine and a roast chicken."

This reward made Zhang Xiaoshan, who was already very happy, more excited, and the other two captains felt even more sour in their hearts. Eating more than one good meal is no longer a major matter that can be ignored in the prisoner camp, all the prisoners, the prisoner's career has just begun, and it is the season of nervousness in the heart, and any change and change in the small things of Liu Xianjun's army can bring great psychological hints and endless speculation to the prisoners.

The touch of meaning is the more important aspect of this meat dish. The captains of the two teams instantly made up their minds in their hearts - in the afternoon, they must ruthlessly clean up a few guys who are not old and hard-working, and they must make an example of chickens and monkeys.

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Liu Xianjun's major adjustment is finally complete.

Six main battle brigades, four garrison brigades, artillery, military headquarters, logistics department, the whole army has more than 8,200 people, 1,000 mules, horses, cattle [horses], and 4,000 long men.

Liu Xian's army can be regarded as the most authentic battalion soldiers in Hanzhong Town, and he himself is the chief soldier of Hanzhong Town. But the soldiers and horses led by Chen Tianzhu, Wu Yun and others are not the Hanzhong Town battalion soldiers with strong roots?

After absorbing the Huben Army, Hezi Battalion, and Zhennan Army led by Xiao Dongsheng, Luo Yuguang, and Huang Yaolong, the strength of the town in the far Han Dynasty was restored to more than 6,000 people. Added to Liu Xian's headquarters, the number of men and horses is close to 10,000, that is, it is enough to divide it into two full battalions.

In Hanzhong, in the officialdom, the more than 8,000 people in Liu Xian's headquarters have a more recognized title - Qin Jun.

is like the thunder army of the Hunan army boss Bao Chao, just like the Ming army of Liu Mingchuan, the first general of the Huai Army in the future. It is different from the mountains of the Hunan army, the Huai army, and the Chu army, but it also represents Liu Xian's qualifications recognized by the military and the people.