Yang Hao was really happy in his heart, with this batch of soldiers, it was enough to ensure that the new army could be rapidly expanded several times from a division in a short period of time.

The selection conditions for the soldiers of the Dingwu Army are extremely strict, "first, the local officials of their own nationality should find out their relatives whose addresses, and those who are over 16 years old and under 20 years old will be allowed to enter the camp to be brave, so as to eliminate the disadvantages of fleeing in the future." When you arrive at the camp, you will have a priori figure, and those who are not qualified will be rejected immediately. After forming a formation, first practice footwork techniques, then practice accuracy, and practice marching exercises. Those who have attained the age of forty shall be given one year's salary and shall be allowed to return to their hometowns. In the year of the camp, he will be given three years of leave and allowed to return to his hometown; But as soon as you hear the signage, although it is in the falsehood, it needs to be established."

Relying on the appeal of the Qing court, Yuan Shikai recruited 20,000 soldiers in more than half a year, with an average height of about 1.7 meters, which was taller and stronger than the previous Huai army. The most rare thing is that there are no big smokers, no ruffians and other indiscriminate people, they are all children of good families, and they have also undergone strict basic training from the Germans.

The treatment standard of the Qing army, the big head soldier only has a salary ranging from three taels to five taels a month, and the settlement fee is not high, and it is unknown whether the pension can be implemented after the death of the war. All had to be guarded against soldiers running away at every turn.

After Yang Hao took over, it was completely different, the high-treatment strategy of "one person joining the army and benefiting the whole family" was enough to let the soldiers work hard without worries. After being educated in revolutionary ideology, it is the best backbone force!

20,000 men, even if only half of them remain, can be reorganized into an infantry division. Coupled with the people selected from Nie Shicheng's Wuyi Army, three huge infantry divisions with a standard of 17,000 people are enough to suppress the entire Zhili.

Shi Jianfei was also overjoyed. At the same time, he also raised his concerns: "It is good to have a basic soldier. Even platoon officers, we can also use veterans to promote positions. But this battalion level is a bit short of people. Most of the ones in the new army are from the Armed Forces Academy and the old Huai Army, and the problem of drinking soldiers' blood is not easy to change! ”

Yang Hao thought so, and he knew better that under the leadership of Yuan Shikai, after this army was expanded to the Sixteen Towns and Eighteen Associations of the country, the people who were originally squad leaders and sentry commanders in it would grow into warlords. Nearly half a century later. It's all these people who are rubbing and clashing with each other, causing chaos across the country!

When it comes to discipline, most of them still have it, at least very few of them are traitors. The problem is also more prominent, that is, they lack a broad vision, short-sightedness and carelessness. Even at the level of Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan, he could only be a warlord, but it was difficult to grow into a revolutionary and a great wise man who truly ruled the world.

These people are all talents, and they are generally around 30 years old now, and most of them are serving as grass-roots officers in the new army. Influence them to further transform. Or can it be saved? After all, in this world, haven't the people of the People's Party been successfully transformed?

Yang Hao thought for a moment. Said confidently: "Don't be afraid, as long as there is a strong implementation system, I don't believe that they are really stubborn." If you don't change your brains, you can change people, China is so vast, do you still have to worry about not being able to elect some decent officers? ”

The end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century were the era when Chinese talents emerged. Among them, the strong and the wise are as bright as the stars, competing for the world for half a century, and the magnificent journey is not inferior to the Three Kingdoms. What is particularly rare is that these talents are all-round, covering all walks of life and all fields! They staged a series of wonderful dramas in the vast Oriental land, and also created a magnificent chapter that shines through the ages!

At the beginning of the 21st century, Yang Hao is still in the afterglow of that great era, and it is still difficult to get a glimpse of the whole picture due to various restrictions, and it is even more difficult to transcend the limitations and transcend the view.

But if you look back in a few hundred years, it may be regarded as a story between the Three Kingdoms, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the Two Song Dynasties, and there is no need to evaluate and describe it without any psychological burden. At that time, it was possible to really fairly evaluate the vicissitudes of life in the past two hundred years since 1840! The lifelong legend of each of these heroes is enough to deduce ten and 100 wonderful dramas.

Shi Jianfei's admiration for Yang Hao also includes this kind of boldness. It is not only the superiority of the "Heavenly Empire" in traditional culture, but as a Chinese, I always believe that my nation is strong, the future is bright, and victory is inevitable.

That kind of natural emotion from the heart can affect everyone around him the most, and the strong sense of pride that fills between the lines in his speeches and articles is enough to reinvigorate every Chinese person who has lost confidence.

This is the Chinese living in the 21st century, personally witnessing that the country has risen from extreme backwardness to catch up, and in just 30 years, it has rapidly narrowed the distance between it and the world's most powerful country. And with the victory of the Olympic Games, the signal of the rise of oriental civilization was re-sent to the world, and the roar of the Chinese dragon shook the entire human world!

Yang Hao also went back to watch the whole process in his busy schedule, spanning two time and space, and the vicissitudes of more than a hundred years made him have a deeper understanding. After brewing, it will be fed back to this backward era, which makes him more visible like a night lamp, shining!

Shi Jianfei couldn't help but clench his fists and wave them hard, and said angrily: "That's right, we will definitely be able to successfully influence them!" ”

A warm and passionate atmosphere spread inside and outside the headquarters.

At noon on September 11, the remnants of Yuan Shikai finally crossed the triangle and arrived at Wangqingtuo Town opposite.

This place is only a few dozen miles away from Bazhou, and there is no river in the middle to block it, so you can rush over it even if you are in a hurry.

But his troops didn't even have this breath, the cavalry couldn't bear it, and the artillery was completely lost. In the past 100 miles, the majority of the troops have been divided and cut down one after another. Yuan Shikai took stock while breathing, and almost fainted in distress! There were less than seven thousand men left in his troops!

Xu Shichang also comforted him: "Lord Supervisor, we can recruit again when the soldiers are gone, and with the imperial court, as many people can be recruited." It is imperative to do everything possible to notify the imperial court to prepare for contingencies. If Yang rebels and the new army really attack the capital, I'm afraid that something bad will happen! ”

Yuan Shikai has done great things after all, and it is not the first time he has been cleaned up, and his psychological life is good.

He hated rubbing his fat face that was shiny. Gritted his teeth and said: "Yang Dingshi will not attack the capital for a while. He doesn't have that much appetite if he has that heart! Besides, foreigners won't let him do that. Here it is. I guess it's not much closer, he still has to be busy with Shandong, and he can't take care of it. ”

"But how can we explain it to the court? Having lost so many troops, I'm afraid that someone above will blame you and let you take responsibility! ”

Yuan Shikai's eyes narrowed, and he said ruthlessly: "Hmph, now in addition to the governor, can the imperial court find a second person to train the army?" ”

Xu Shichang thinks about it, it seems that this is really the truth! The so-called danger sees faithfulness. There are so many smart people in the imperial court, they won't destroy the Great Wall at a critical moment, right?

Having said that, he still had to be cautious and plan how to write the excerpt to defend himself. In addition, the troops were reinforced, and with the help of reeds several kilometers wide, they tried to block the pursuers. Not long after the large army rested, they set off again and rushed towards Bazhou.

This time, Yuan Shikai really guessed correctly! Yang Hao's forces are limited, and it is indeed impossible to annihilate him in one go. With the first division almost fully mobilized, it could only occupy most of the surrounding areas of Tianjin, and make every effort to rectify the newly captured Wuyi Army and the newly built army.

Furthermore. The 1st Regiment, which was quietly operating, was to cooperate with the 1st Artillery Regiment and other auxiliary forces. Take a small flat-bottomed speedboat to quietly detour Laizhou Bay, go upstream along the Xiaoqing River, and run overnight to Licheng Huangtai Bridge to land!

In 1893, Sheng Xuanhuai had just dredged the Xiaoqing River and opened up the entire line to resume shipping. The upstream main channel is 10 meters wide and varies from 2.7 to 4.7 meters in depth. Dozens of tons of small sailing ships can easily come and go, and tugboats can reach more than 100 tons.

With such convenient conditions, Yang Hao has been planning for a long time. In the past year or so, a steady stream of small machines and boats have been built to run almost all the coastal waterways, and the calculation of the carrying capacity of transportation is clear.

Each of the fast boats, transporting one platoon, drove directly from Yangjiaogou to the north of Jinan, almost undefended along the way. By the time they disembarked and lined up in Huangtai, the provincial capital hadn't even reflected it!

Governor Li Bingheng received a secret order from the imperial court last night, and he was so excited that he didn't sleep all night, and immediately sent 400 li to Qingzhou to notify him of the attack. Subsequently, he convened civil and military officials to discuss the plan of recruiting troops to quell the rebellion.

A local official reminded him: "Lord Futai, the Yang family has been operating in this province for a long time, and their minions are all over the place, so they must be prevented from jumping over the wall when they get the news!" ”

Li Bingheng confidently refuted: "This time Yang Wei openly betrayed the imperial court, which should not be tolerated by all countries in the world. The Holy Lord is strategizing, and he will definitely capture this fang in one fell swoop! There are 50,000 elite soldiers in Beijing and Tianjin, and since they should be destroyed as a whole, we should also do our best to repay the service, plow the court and sweep the holes, and completely destroy this dynasty food! ”

The governor's yamen was brightly lit all night, and when he woke up in the morning, everyone was tired and their eyes were like rabbits.

Li Bingheng pondered that the enemy of Qingzhou should be surrounded and annihilated at this time, right? Did he make Xia Xinyou mobilize nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses in Denglai, and he couldn't take down thousands of rebels?

Unexpectedly, someone rushed to report in a panic: "My lord! It's a big deal, Yang rebels have been killed in the city! ”

At least a dozen of the civil and military officials were drawn on the spot, and most of the rest were not possessed by their bodies, trembling like chaff!

Li Bingheng did not believe in evil, and personally ran to the north gate tower to look down, but saw smoke and dust rising on the ground in the distance, and countless merchants and people fled in all directions! Looking through the monoculars, it is obvious that the bright flag of the New Army is fluttering in the wind!

"Really...... It's really killed! “

One by one, the officials turned pale with fright and trembled. It is said that the Yang family army has the ability of heavenly soldiers and generals, and it comes and goes without a trace, and now it seems that it is really so amazing! Didn't see any news and ran to the city of Jinan?

Li Bingheng reacted quickly enough, and he understood the reason in a turn of his brain, and secretly hated himself for not thinking well and not blocking the navigation of the Xiaoqing River in advance. But now it's too late to regret it, so I have to shout at everyone: "What are you panicking about! With this official here, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and with this thick wall, it is enough to resist the attack of the rebels! ”

"The walls can't stop the cannons, my lord!" The official of Ji Min immediately advised, "For the sake of now, the only way to do this is to evacuate quickly, and the artillery fire will affect the innocent." ”

Li Bingheng was furious and shouted: "Bastard! Do you still have the emperor in your heart? Is there still a court? The matter of the king of food and loyalty, today is asking everyone to do their best to serve, how can they flee without a fight? Who dares to retreat again, will not be spared! ”

He ordered the pro-army to keep an eye on all the officials, and coerced them to go with them to call on the people of the city to participate in the defense, and to suppress the spies who might be in the city. But the result surprised him, no matter whether it was a wealthy merchant or a commoner in the city, no one was willing to come forward!

Even many people ridiculed strangely: "Mr. Yang can take everyone to make a fortune and live a good life, you have to force people to rebel, what the hell!" If you want Lao Tzu to give you your life, that's a dream! ”

As early as more than half a year ago, when Yang Hao decided to build the Jiaoji Railway, he publicized a series of good newspapers after the opening of Jinan. The people in Jinan Mansion are not fools who can see the benefits, the big guy is waiting to keep up and make a fortune, what can you Li Bingheng do even if you are the governor? Blocking everyone's financial path, who supports you!

There are not many people in the whole city to cooperate, and even most of the officials are taking the opportunity to be lazy, or simply preparing to get some names to turn against the water.

Li Bingheng's heart was desolate. When a regiment of soldiers and horses drove to the city, a soldier rode to the nearest place and shouted with a loudspeaker, demanding that the defenders in the city immediately lay down their arms and surrender, and the revolutionary army did not kill the prisoners, and the only remaining soldiers actually overturned the guards and tried to open the city gate to let people in!

Governor Li sent all his troops to the front, and the guards in the city were already weak. As soon as they were divided among the city gates, they were suddenly stretched thin and insufficient. While this side was still struggling, the south gate was suddenly opened, and a new army was let in!

Li Bingheng was carried back to the inner city by his personal guards, and after the four gates were closed, he was strictly guarded, and then he saw a large number of new army troops quickly advancing from the east gate and the north gate. Not only did no one in the city take the opportunity to cause chaos, but many people came out of the shadows and took the initiative to help maintain order, and even welcomed them!

"How could such a strange thing happen! Could it be that the number of clear qi has been exhausted? ”

Li Bingheng sat in the yamen hall in a daze, until the inner city was easily breached, and his pro-army only released a few rows of guns and dispersed, and the new army didn't even fire a single shot from beginning to end!

Depressed and angry, Governor Li fell to the ground with tears in his eyes, kowtowed to the north and wailed: "Your Majesty! If it weren't for the old minister's disadvantage, it was really the officials and people of the government who wanted to be greedy, and they were all thieves! The old minister can only die to repay the emperor's kindness! ”

Nine kowtows, each of which was a brittle ringing head, and the forehead was bloody. Master Li didn't feel any pain at all, and calmly faced the rushing New Army soldiers, calmly drank the poison and committed suicide.

The main force of a regiment took Jinan Mansion in an almost bloodless day, and then spread the news to the state capitals, ordering them to immediately give up resistance and accept the reorganization of the new army.

By noon, the Qing army besieging Qingzhou in front of him immediately dispersed after hearing the news! Xia Xinyou led the army back to Dengzhou, and the banner soldiers chose to surrender after being guaranteed by the Sixth Regiment not to kill innocents indiscriminately!

On the evening of September 11, news from all over the country reached the capital, and Emperor Guangxu was shocked and vomited blood on the spot! (To be continued......)