However, Prince Gong also knew that it was too hasty to think that Lin Yuan would not be able to command the Dingwu army based on such a trivial matter, so he decided to listen to what Lin Yuan had to say again.

At this time, Yuan Shikai gave himself a bowl of porridge, took a small bottle from the table, and poured some powder into it, in the eyes of outsiders, these powders are just ordinary seasonings, but Lin Yuan knew that this powder was made with high-grade ginseng and deer antler velvet, and it was worth more than a dozen guns.

Yuan Shikai took a sip of porridge and said with a smile: "The imperial court has decided to follow the example of Germany and practice the new army, I don't know what Lord Lu Daolin has for this training of the new army?" ”

When Prince Gong heard it behind the screen, he suddenly came to his senses, and thought: "Yuan Shikai is really a capable general, I just want to hear this, I asked so quickly, I want to see what this Lin Yuan is capable of." ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Gao Jian can't talk about it, I fought with the Japanese in Mukden a few days ago, and I have a few small views on the establishment of a new army. ”

Prince Gong thought to himself: "Where did you get so much nonsense, hurry up and say it!" ”

Lin Yuan said: "I am now in command of the two units of the Huai Army, Wu Yuankai's Kaizi Army and Xiong Tiesheng's Iron Army, the weapons and equipment are not uniform, some use the Mauser 1871 rifle, use the Manlixia 1888 rifle, and some soldiers use the Jiangnan Machinery Bureau self-made fast guns, and even some troops do not even have guns, these guns are very different in structure, so the parts can not be used, and even the caliber is different, when transporting bullets in logistics, it is very easy to be confused. It has brought great inconvenience to front-line operations, so the first one is to unify weapons. ”

After hearing this, Prince Gong shook his head and thought, "I have thought of this a long time ago, and this Lin Yuan has no outstanding knowledge!" ”

Yuan Shikai nodded and said with a smile: "Lord Lin is really a high opinion, I heard from the Prime Minister's Yamen that the weapon has been bought, it is the latest 1892 rifle designed by the German Mauser factory, this gun is compared with the original, the design of the bolt is improved, and it is said that the rate of fire is faster and the operation is more convenient." ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "It seems that some of them have already thought of it. So he added: "I see that the soldiers in the army are not well trained, especially in the art of shooting, and our soldiers are far from the Japanese soldiers, and in the several encounters between us and the Japanese army, the Japanese army has caused casualties to our troops on several occasions while marching." ”

Yuan Shikai said with a smile: "The good gunners are fed with bullets, we have very few bullets, and we can't even meet the needs of fighting, so how can we have spare bullets for the soldiers to train." ”

Lin Yuan said: "This statement is true, but if you want to practice the shooting level well, it is not only the way to shoot more live ammunition, for example, I think there are very few guns in the army now, if the guns are not well trained, and the position of the shoulder is not right, it will greatly affect the accuracy of shooting, this not only depends on the accumulated training, but also has to be corrected by someone to the trainer at all times during the training, and in our current troops, there are not many people who can do the correct gun, and no one can correct others." ”

"In addition, our soldiers generally lack the basic knowledge of external ballistics, and it is said that they do not understand these things and do not have anything, but many soldiers do not know how to change the ruler when shooting, and some use a 100-meter ruler when hitting targets two or three hundred meters away; There are also many soldiers who can't correct the wind deviation, how can this work! ”

Yuan Shikai was dizzy when he said these words, and he didn't understand too much, so he had to say, "Lord Lin, you eat something first." ”

Lin Yuan sandwiched a chopstick fish, put it in his mouth, and was stunned the moment he bit it, because this fish is so delicious, his mouth is full of fish fragrance, he has never eaten such a delicious thing since he was a child Lin Yuan has not eaten much seriously since he led the troops to Shengjing, in Jinzhou is the military food is insufficient, as long as he uses compressed biscuits to satisfy his hunger, it is too many things to return to Beijing, in order to save time, many times he brings some steamed buns and eats them on the road.

Today's fish is the famous Ganges crucian carp, and the chef in Yuan Shikai's mansion is skilled, so Lin Yuan's index finger moved, and he only cared about eating for a while, and did not speak.

Prince Gong saw these behind the screen, and thought: "This Lin Yuan's insight is not very good, and he is also a man of wine and meat, and it seems that this Dingwu Army supervisor can only be handed over to Yuan Shikai." ”

Yuan Shikai listened to Lin Yuan's words about shooting, and knew that Lin Yuan's ability was extraordinary, if he continued to ask, Lin Yuan would say something again, this position of the superintendent of the Dingwu Army was really going to be snatched away by him, so Yuan Shikai no longer asked about the war of the army, and only took out some gossip to say, just like that, the two chatted for a while, and Lin Yuan took his leave.

When Lin Yuan returned home, he saw that Wan'er was not there, and heard that she was recruited into the palace by the Queen Mother again. The next day, Guan'er came back, and when she saw Lin Yuan, she said, "That Prince Gong is really not a good person?" ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "She and that Prince Gong are really separated by 108,000 miles, where did Prince Gong provoke her?" ”

So Lin Yuan asked, "Why did Prince Gong provoke you?" ”

Wan'er said angrily: "He said bad things about you! I heard the eunuch in the south study say that today the emperor wants to select the superintendent of the martial army, and several ministers have proposed you, but the prince Gong strongly opposes it, and he has to promote that Yuan Shikai, and he said in front of the emperor that you are not good and that is not good, I was so angry that I didn't want to hear those words, so I came back. ”

Lin Yuan was taken aback and thought, "Aren't you going to set up a banquet to evaluate us?" Why did he choose Yuan Shikai so quickly? ”

Wan'er smiled at this time: "My lord, you haven't been here for the past two days, and I have learned a few new dishes......

Lin Yuan smiled: "Wait until you're free, I have a few important things to do." ”

As he spoke, Lin Yuan pushed the door and walked out, leaving Wan'er looking at the door gloomily, tears almost falling.

Lin Yuan had already thought of a way to seize the military power, he came to the newspaper office first, because the war has stopped now, so the newspaper office does not need to go out anymore, and there is no busy scene inside.

Seeing that Tang Fan was lying on the table looking at something, Lin Yuan walked over and saw that he was actually reading an anthology of Tang poems, and couldn't help but think of the matter between him and Yun Lan.

Lin Yuan asked, "Reporter Tang, what's the content of the next issue of the newspaper?" ”

Tang Fan smiled: "It's not decided yet, what's wrong?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "I want you to do me a favor and write a few manuscripts in the newspaper." ”

Tang Fan said: "Okay, what to write?" ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "First, write a report about the destruction of the Shenyang Forbidden City by the Japanese, and it is best to have a picture. ”

Tang Fan looked embarrassed and said: "But the Japanese did not invade the Forbidden City in Shenyang at all, the Japanese left room for themselves everywhere in order to negotiate with the Qing court, take this Shenyang Forbidden City as an example, they knew that it was the imperial city before the Qing court entered the customs, so they protected it well." ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "Won't you make a fake?" ”