At this moment, a gloomy voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, although Qi Shan has been defeated in many battles, the Jiangbei camp has always stood firm and gained time to train troops and horses for the imperial court. I think Qi Shan does not need to move."

"Prince Gong, if you don't move Qi Shan, then the court will not know the rewards and punishments. How can you convince the public in the future?" Peng Yunzhang immediately stood up and objected.

Prince Gong Yixin has just entered the military aircraft office. He is the emperor's sixth brother. However, the ministers in the court are not afraid of him because everyone knows that the emperor does not like this sixth brother.

But like it or not, Xianfeng still had to rely on the imperial relatives in such a critical time.

"Master Peng, keeping Qishan in the Jiangbei camp does not mean that he will not be punished. Qishan has a title, so he can be demoted a few levels." Yi Xin said lightly.

Why does everyone want to climb up? The higher the position, the higher the fault tolerance rate. If a small soldier makes a mistake, he can only be spanked or beheaded. If a big shot makes a mistake, he can be punished by being demoted, dismissed or changed to another position.

"Besides, if Qishan is removed and you, Mr. Peng, go to the Jiangbei camp, can we win?"

Guiziliu had just entered the military plane a few days ago, and he did not expect to give everyone a warning so quickly. At this time, no one was making any noise. If anyone spoke again, he would be made an imperial envoy to lead the Jiangbei camp.

Everyone knows that Jiangbei Camp is in a mess right now.

Soldiers are not like soldiers, and without good generals, no one will be able to do well.

"If Qishan doesn't withdraw, the Jiangbei camp can't do anything. Is it just waiting for the bandits from the south to attack?"

The problem still needs to be solved. Yi Xin gave suggestions, but did not propose a solution.

"Your Majesty, my lords, I believe that the most important thing now is to reorganize the troops in the capital camp and imitate the Western drills to organize and train the new army. The war in the south will be mainly procrastination. After the new army of the imperial court is well trained, we can then go south to sweep it away. Ugly." Yi Xin said.

There is nothing new in the advice he gave.

Zeng Guofan also put forward such a suggestion. Finally, Zeng Guofan went to the south to organize team training and embarked on the road of practice.

However, what Zeng Guofan said was to train troops locally, directly bypassing the troops within the imperial court system.

Yi Xin can't do it. He is a member of the central court and a relative of the emperor. Naturally, he wants to strengthen the central military power.

But neither training the new army nor reorganizing the Beijing camp is easy.

Over the past two hundred years, the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp have formed a huge interest group.

How many families in the capital need to live on the salaries from the capital camp.

The imperial court spends a large portion of its military expenses on the capital camp every year, but now these people can't fight any decent battles.

The Eight Banners soldiers in the capital are organized into various barracks according to different types of arms, including: Xiaoqi Battalion, Forward Battalion, Guard Camp, Infantry Battalion, Firearms Camp, Jianrui Camp, Yuanmingyuan Guard Camp, etc.

These "battalions" with various names range from five to six thousand personnel to as many as twenty to thirty thousand personnel.

In the early days of the Qing Dynasty, these camp heads were a presence that frightened the Qing army.

Even during the Qianlong period, soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp still performed military exploits.

But now even Xianfeng dare not use these troops.

When Qishan went south before, he brought some Beijing troops southward, but these soldiers not only failed to play a role.

As soon as he arrived at the local area, he became arrogant and domineering, burned, killed, looted, committed all kinds of evil, and even stirred up civil unrest. Before reaching the battlefield, many camp leaders were killed by local rioters.

These Beijing camps were even more vulnerable on the battlefield, and soon disappeared from the Jiangbei camp.

As a result, Qishan no longer dared to mention the matter of sending Beijing troops to the imperial court for support.

These things also reached Xianfeng's ears.

What can we do? Are we going to get angry and refuse to fight? These are the most trusted people in the imperial court.

Yi Xin raised this issue, so it stands to reason that he should be the one to take charge of the matter. This is also the reason why others dare not raise it, and whoever raises it will be in trouble.

Xianfeng looked at Yixin, wondering what his sixth brother was planning.

Could it be that he was allowed to offend these people in the Beijing camp, and then let these people push Lao Liu to the throne?

Xianfeng never relaxed his fear of Lao Liu.

He knew how he managed to get this throne, and he also knew very well that this sixth brother far surpassed him in ability.

Many ministers in the court were very optimistic about Lao Liu.

Yixin does have bad intentions. Reorganizing the Beijing camp and training the new army may be the only way to solve the problem in the south now.

Developing local group training can naturally also suppress bandits, but from the arrogant and domineering attitude of group training like Fengrui Army, we can see that the group training will also be a serious local problem in the future.

The Manchu and Qing court never gave up their vigilance against the Han people.

Only the Eight Banners in the capital are the most trustworthy. No matter how bad they are, they will never cause rebellion against the Qing Dynasty.

This can be seen from the performance of the Eight Banners stationed in Nanjing, Wuchang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou and other cities.

So to enforce this issue, either the emperor himself or he, Yi Xin, must do it.

No one else has the weight to rectify the capital camp.

What would the emperor think? Rectifying the Eight Banners in the capital would offend people.

Will the emperor do it?

The emperor will definitely leave this mess to him to deal with.

Because the emperor felt that he, Yi Xin, would not be able to solve this problem in the end, but would mess it up.

"Brother, since this issue has been mentioned, I will let you take the lead and select one battalion from the Beijing camp as a pilot. Cut off the old and create a new one."

Xianfeng really handed this hot potato into Yi Xin's hands, and all the ministers in the hall looked gloating.

Yi Xin also had a troubled look on her face and made a series of refusals. As the emperor, Xianfeng could easily reject his refusals.

Back at the mansion, Yi Xin had the door of the palace tightly closed so that no guests could be seen. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Yi Xin was angry.

The news of the elimination of the old camp and the establishment of a new camp spread throughout the capital within a few hours.

The high walls of the Forbidden City cannot block any secrets. Those bannermen who like to walk with birds and smoke, most like to use the secrets in the palace as snacks when drinking tea.

"Hey, have you heard that as soon as the Japanese Army entered the army, they proposed to eliminate the old camp and organize and train the new army?"

"This guy is really a bad guy. Which of the empires of the Qing Dynasty and Emperor Qianlong's perfect martial arts was not conquered by the Beijing camp?"

"This is called removing the mill and killing the donkey, do you understand? Where does the money come from when the Japanese Sixth Army wants to train a new army? The court does not have any extra money and food. He can only take it from the mouths of the old people in Jingying."

"Isn't this guy trying to train a private army?"

"Sigh... I really don't know which battalion this guy will eliminate. Every soldier in the Beijing camp is the pillar of the family. What should I do if this falls? Now a load of rice costs ten taels of silver, so what little flag pay can What are you doing? My Huahua family has lost weight recently." The banner man who spoke pointed at the colorful feathered bald-necked fighting cock in the cage in his hand and said.

"Don't talk about your flowers, my victorious generals don't have enough to eat now." Another person pointed at his crickets and said.

Everyone began to analyze which battalion might be disbanded. It seemed that this teahouse was the main hall where national affairs were discussed.

Let’s talk about the Xiaoqi Battalion first. The Xiaoqi Battalion is the cavalry unit of the Eight Banners. It is also the largest in the Eight Banners Army, with a total of more than 30,000 people.

The Manchu, Mongolian, and Han armies all had to send out troops, including a total of 13,620 Manchu soldiers, 4,080 Mongolian soldiers, and 11,172 Han soldiers, plus some artillery armor and antlers.

The main tasks of the Xiaoqi Battalion are divided into two aspects. One is to guard the capital, but the Xiaoqi Battalion mainly targets the urban areas outside the imperial city.

This is because the Xiaoqi Battalion is not an elite battalion among the Eight Banners, and there are a large number of Han bannermen. Therefore, they guard the imperial city, and the inner city is not their turn.

The second is responsible for guarding some important warehouses, grain depots, and guarding various city gates. For example, the Third Warehouse of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Manufacturing Warehouse of the Ministry of Works, the Lifan Courtyard Warehouse, and other important storage areas are all guarded by soldiers from the Xiaoqi Battalion.

It seems that the Xiaoqi battalion is more likely to be dismantled, especially those Han military flags.

There is a chain of contempt among the Eight Banners, and the Han Army Banner must be the most despised. Of course, the Han Army Banner is at least a bannerman, and they will also despise ordinary Han people.

Next is the vanguard battalion. The vanguard battalion is an elite unit of the Eight Banners of the Capital. Since it is an elite force, its scale is naturally small and the selection is very strict. According to the records in the "Huidian", the size of the vanguard battalion is generally maintained at about 1,700 people, divided into

It is the left and right wings, with a total of 2 battalions.

The vanguard battalion got a new name after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. During the period outside the customs, they were even more prestigious. They were forward sentries among the elite Bagara, similar to today's scouts.

The soldiers of the Forward Battalion were first selected strictly, requiring young and strong men, and those who excelled in both infantry and cavalry shooting. Emperors of all dynasties attached great importance to the Forward Battalion, especially emphasizing that the soldiers must be able to shoot a hard bow. The main responsibility of the Forward Battalion was to guard the Forbidden City.

, the retinue of the emperor can be regarded as the most trusted force of the emperor.

Naturally, this army cannot be dismantled. This is the most trusted person around the emperor.

Also, all of them are nobles with titles. Even if they are abolished, they will still be paid.

Then there is the Hujun camp. The Hujun camp is a sub-elite force with a larger scale, with a total of more than 15,000 people. They were selected from the mountains of Manchuria and Mongolia. Before entering the customs, it was called "Baya La". Readers who understand Qing history about Baya La should be

What impressed me is that he is well-known for his heavy armor, daring to fight, and his combat effectiveness is very strong.

The main responsibility of the guard camp is to guard the Forbidden City and the palaces of princes. The guards guarding the Forbidden City are called the Upper Three Banners Guards, and the guards guarding the princes' residences are called the Lower Five Banners Guards.

The guards inside and outside the Forbidden City, especially within the Forbidden City, are important responsibilities of the guard camp and the forward camp, and their regulations are also very detailed. Special duty management agencies are set up at Jingyun Gate inside the Forbidden City and Quezuo Gate outside the Forbidden City. The highest officer

As the minister on duty.

Sushun, who was beside Xianfeng, held such a position at this time.

Otherwise, how can we say that Sushun is a close confidant of Xianfeng? The emperor has entrusted his safety to you, doesn't it mean that he trusts you?

Similarly, when the emperor went out to offer sacrifices, conduct inspections, and guard the military camps, they were also one of the main retinue troops, and were mainly responsible for guarding the tents and staying on duty.

Therefore, it is unlikely that the guard camp will be abolished.

The next one that may be abolished is the infantry battalion, because the infantry battalion is also a relatively large force, with a total of about 21,000 people, and it is not considered an elite force.

When talking about the infantry camp, many readers will definitely think of the two concepts of the infantry commander's office and the nine-door admiral.

In the early Qing Dynasty, the highest officer of the infantry battalion was the infantry commander, and he was only in charge of the Eight Banners Infantry Army. However, during the Kangxi period, the responsibilities of the infantry battalion continued to expand. In the thirteenth year of Kangxi's reign, the capital patrol camp was established, and in the eighth year of Qianlong's reign, he was also in charge of the police department.

The White Tower and the various cannons are there, so he got the title of "Admiral Nine Gates Infantry Patrol and Commander of the Fifth Battalion", referred to as Nine Gates Admiral.

The infantry battalion was selected from the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han armies at the foot of the mountain. It also had many responsibilities, including inspections, arrests, fire prevention, street cleaning, city gate guarding, etc.

Among the battalions in Beijing, the infantry camp has the lowest status, and the selection standards are not high. Even the salary is not as good as other battalions.

If such an army were to be reorganized after the foreign army, some of the old and weak would be assigned to be responsible for firefighting and public security, and then the city gate guards would be assigned, and the remaining positions could be used to train the new army.

Naturally, the new army cannot be recruited from the bannermen. Although the bannermen are loyal, they are no longer good at fighting.
Chapter completed!