Following a burst of chaotic commands, on the playground of the military academy, more than a dozen square formations were formed according to their respective classes. Chen Yonghua and Xia Wanchun, along with other classmates, stood in line. They were now
After studying in the army for four months, and passing the first three months of the preparatory stage, he also became an official student of Phoenix Military Academy. He was enrolled into Class 12 of the third period of Phoenix Military Academy, and the whole class had a total of
There are one hundred and twenty students, and the instructor in the class is named Liu Qingshan.
Compared with when they first entered the school, the quality of this batch of freshmen has been greatly improved. After more than four months of training in queues, steps and manners, the students also have a somewhat military demeanor in their movements.
, just like this time, it only took less than forty minutes from getting up to having breakfast and then lining up. Although there is still a long way to go compared with the regular troops, it has initially achieved results.
Chen Yonghua and Xia Wanchun also experienced a brand-new concept impact in more than four months. Not only because of the teaching methods of the military academy, the strict training and teaching of some so-called studies of studying things to gain knowledge and economic management of the world, but also because of the
In the large library of the military academy, they are also exposed to a large amount of the overseas world.
In the past, they only knew that there were indeed countries overseas, but due to the arrogant mentality of the Celestial Kingdom, they basically held a contemptuous and indifferent attitude towards overseas countries, and their concept of them only remained as missionaries and businessmen.
impressions, or even fantasy novels such as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". But through the collection in the large library, including a large number of pictures, and the Western missionaries who taught them, they also had a better understanding of the overseas world.
layer of rational understanding.
Because Chen Yonghua and Xia Wanchun are both young, although they have formed certain concepts about what is wrong, their thoughts are not stubborn and they are full of curiosity about the world, so they are easier to accept these concepts. China is not the only country in the world.
It is an ancient civilized country, and overseas countries are not all barbarian countries, and their histories are not
It is much shorter than China, and it is also colorful and wonderful. Although it is difficult to say that these overseas countries are more advanced than China, some missionaries also admit that China is stronger than Europe in most places, but it is also
It is undeniable that this is a history and civilization that is completely different from China's and still deserves respect.
After the class had organized its team, Instructor Liu stood up in front of the class and announced that today's mission was to put up slogans and big-character posters in the northern part of Hangzhou, calling on Hangzhou citizens to work together to fully support the merchant army and resist the Qing army.
Invasion.
The students in the third phase are all freshmen, and it was not their turn to be assigned to overseas missions. But now with the confirmation of the Qing army's southern invasion, Shang Yi also ordered the entire Zhejiang region to enter an emergency attitude again and begin full mobilization preparations to face the war.
The second southern invasion of the Qing army.
Because they got information from the merchant army's intelligence network in Beijing, the Qing army may launch another southern invasion within the year or at the beginning of the year. Therefore, after the Qing army's first southern invasion ended, the state of total control in Zhejiang was not completely lifted. In addition,
From the beginning of the battle between Nanjing and Nanjing, [Hangzhou Times] mentioned that the Qing army might launch a southward invasion, but it did not cause much turmoil in the Jianjiang area. The people in Zhejiang still had full support for the merchant army.
Confident.
After the full mobilization into the state of war, the students of the military academy were also mobilized again. They will cooperate with the United Front Department and the Administration Department to carry out pre-war preparation propaganda. At the same time, since most of the formal troops will leave the battlefield, the military academy will also work with the reserve troops. The work of maintaining law and order will be carried out by the students in the first and second phases, who will be on guard duty, guarding, patrolling, etc. in the city. The students in the third phase are new students and are not yet qualified for these tasks. They mainly put up slogans in the city. , write big-character posters to promote the fight against the Qing Dynasty and calm people's hearts.
Of course, the controversy over Nanjing's obedience and rebellion also spread to the military academy, and also triggered a discussion in the military academy. Shang Yi had always adhered to an open-minded attitude towards learning, so he did not deliberately hide the controversy between obedience and rebellion from the students. The subsequent progress was communicated to the students through the Hangzhou Times. It did not require the military academy to suppress the students who supported the rebellion, but only used reason and facts to persuade them. Of course, the premise was that the students who supported the rebellion were not allowed to violate school rules.
In the beginning, there was still a certain market for the rebels, but after the Qing army took advantage of Li Zicheng's withdrawal, they launched the second southern invasion. The number of students who supported the rebels was also decreasing, because the military academy was not Taoism after all, and it was about avenging the late emperor and The choice between the destruction of Nanming and the death of Nanming, except for a few who are stubborn, most people will make a rational choice. In fact, the Donglin Party who launched the rebellion in Nanjing did so because of their misjudgment of the situation between the north and the south. If they knew that the Qing army would He would never be foolish enough to launch a second southern expedition so soon.
Chen Yonghua and Xia Wanchun, due to their different origins, have different positions in this battle between good and bad. Although Chen Yonghua's father, Chen Ding, was a Jinshi in 1644, the 17th year of Chongzhen, he was not from an official family, and Because of the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Ding did not serve as an official, so Chen Yonghua was more likely to accept reality and recruit Li Zicheng to jointly resist the Qing army.
Xia Wanchun's background is inextricably linked to the Donglin Party. His father, Xia Yunyi, was a famous figure in the south of the Yangtze River and was very close to the Donglin Party. He was also the founder of Jishe, another branch of Donglin. One of the teachers, Chen Zilong, was one of the generals of the Donglin Party. Therefore, in various struggles, Xia Wanchun stood firmly on the side of the Donglin Party. But this time, in the battle between submission and rebellion, it was the Donglin Party. There was an internal struggle, and both sides of the struggle: Shi Kefa, Wu Di, Qian Qianyi, and Huang Zongxi were all very respected by Xia Wanchun, so Xia Wanchun was also very confused and didn't know who he should support.
But after the Qing army began to invade the south, Xia Wanchun realized that the rebel faction had been wrong from the beginning. It was at this time that Wu Di came to Hangzhou after being dismissed from office. Because he had nothing to do for the time being, he was dragged into several positions by Shang Yi. I went to a school to help teach, and of course I also asked him to speak out and explain clearly the ins and outs of this dispute. He was one of the parties involved and an old member of the Donglin Party, so he naturally had considerable persuasiveness. Xia Wanchun completely fell to the Tingshun faction, and at the same time he was very dissatisfied with Qian Qianyi, Huang Zongxi, Sigongji and others for their disregard for the overall situation.
However, at this time, Li Zicheng's defeat had become a foregone conclusion, and the Qing army was approaching the south. There was no point in arguing about who was right and who was wrong. Therefore, Shang Yi also carried out comprehensive mobilization in the military academy and asked the students to Stop arguing, talk less, do more practical things, and devote all your energy to the preparations to resist the Qing army. Although they cannot kill the enemy in person on the battlefield, if they try their best to protect the public security of Hangzhou and strengthen the anti-Qing forces Propaganda also contributed to resisting the Qing army. Therefore, Chen Yonghua and Xia Wanchun also decided to respond to Shang Yi's call and do their best to resist the Qing army's invasion.
Students in the third phase of the military academy are basically literate, but there are not many people like the two of them who are well versed in poetry and write down written texts. Moreover, people with high knowledge are generally respected by others, and the instructors also intend to make them accountable.
They were also asked to ghostwrite some of the work of teaching other students basic knowledge, and sometimes writing notices and publicity. Therefore, the two of them usually formed a certain prestige among their classmates, and they had a somewhat leader-like attitude.
As for this propaganda work, most of the slogans and propaganda articles were written by the two of them. Because both of them are good at handwriting, Class 12 also received a lot of support from the military school for the propaganda work.
The praise also caused their names to gradually spread in the school.
In fact, not only Chen Yonghua and Xia Wanchun, but also Wu Di was shocked by the prosperity of Hangzhou after coming to Hangzhou. When he was in Nanjing, he also knew that Shang Yi had carried out a series of reform measures in Hangzhou, clearing land,
Supporting industry and commerce, vigorously developing seaside trade, and of course expelling powerful forces in many places, a good half of them were people with Donglin background.
Some local powerful forces in Zhejiang could not afford to offend Shang Yi, so they had no choice but to move to Nanjing. Of course, they tried their best to slander Shang Yi's actions, and there were also people who asked the Nanjing court to remove Shang Yi. This was also the reason why Shang Yi was not favored by the general public.
A person most Donglin Party members want to see
Important reason. However, some businessmen who came to Zhejiang to do business praised Shang Yi. Although their opinions could not be directly reflected in the court, they could be expressed through various channels. Therefore, Shang Yi also had mixed reputations and reputations in the Nanjing court.
two evaluations.
Wu Yan was an old bureaucrat who had been in the officialdom for a long time, and of course he understood the truth clearly. However, after arriving in Hangzhou in person, he discovered that the face of Hangzhou was indeed completely new, and it was far inferior to the decadent decadence of Nanjing.
From this point of view, Shang Yi may really be a reliable person.
This time Wu Di came to Hangzhou, on the one hand because of Shang Yi's invitation, and on the other hand he realized that Nanjing was unreliable, so he got out of Nanjing as soon as possible. In terms of flexibility, he was indeed much more flexible than Shi Kefa. However, after Wu Di arrived in Hangzhou,
Discovering that the Zhejiang region might really be able to continue to resist the Qing army after the fall of Nanjing, Wu Di also began to use his brain to think about the future.
Relying on Qian Qianyi, Huang Zongxi and his group will definitely not be able to defend Nanjing. If they can bring Zhu Yousong to Hangzhou before the fall of Nanjing, and with the help of Shang Yi's military power, they can continue to discuss the title in the name of orthodoxy
Zhao Nan, and his relationship with Shang Yi, can naturally stand in the new dynasty.
If you have a firm foothold, you no longer have to worry about others fighting for power. If Zhu Yousong unfortunately falls into Nanjing and establishes the center, you can consider choosing another vassal king to support him. Currently, there are vassal kings near Zhejiang and Lu who has been settled in Huizhou Prefecture.
Wang, and King Lu who was settled in Quzhou, are both candidates for consideration.
At this time, an edict was sent from Nanjing, inviting merchant Yi to send troops to defend Nanjing.