The New Armed Forces Army also has a thousand officers. They do not belong to the military establishment, but they can be regarded as reserve soldiers. They are regarded as corporals in the New Armed Forces Army and receive two yuan of salary and food every month. They wear gray military uniforms and helmets like soldiers. No markings on the shoulders
The coachman driving the artillery cart was the captain. I saw carriages passing by in front of the reviewing stand. The captain had a green crown of plants woven on his helmet. The gun cart was covered with green branches, and the captain was standing on the cannon. A camouflaged green team passed by the reviewing stand and paid attention to the commander on the stage.
Behind the convoy is a phalanx of long men carrying 30-pound cannons on their shoulders. Each of the big men is striding energetically.
A thousand men have been trained by Li Guolou into elite soldiers. Their aura is no worse than that of soldiers. Their feet thump on the ground and even the reviewing stand trembles. Zhang Renjun on the reviewing stand could no longer hold back and said angrily: "Prime Minister Fu." Your Excellency, Li Guolou, disturbs the public order in Shandong. You asked him to suppress the bandits, but he recruits troops here, which violates military discipline. How can I start my work in the future where the national law is concerned?"
Li Hongzhang pointed his hand upward and replied: "Zhang Futai, this is not my intention. You understand that without Li Guolou's favor, the Ministry of War must make adjustments according to his wishes. You must adapt to his ideas. Only by working together can Shandong be restored to Changping and end this situation as soon as possible." You are the meritorious minister in this mutiny. Otherwise, if Sun Meijing becomes a rogue, it will become another catastrophe. No matter how hard you try, the court will punish you and I can't protect you."
Zhang Renjun understood the meaning as soon as he heard it. The New Armed Forces, which had made great military exploits, was stationed in Shandong. Sun Meijing did not dare to rebel. Now was not the time to fall out with Li Guolou. If Li Guolou left Shandong in anger and the negotiations recurred, he would be the scapegoat.
Zhang Renjun's expression suddenly changed. He stroked his beard and looked at Li Guolou with admiration. He said with a smile: "It is really Zhao Zilong of the Qing Dynasty. The New Armed Forces are so powerful. You all must learn from the New Armed Forces and tap your potential to increase your soldiers." Look at my income. I don’t have to pay for an extra copper from the Ministry of War. I pay for it myself. Even my husband is so energetic. I have no money now. You have the ability to imitate He Fengyu and go ask Li Guolou for money.”
A group of warlords behind them reluctantly asked them to ask for money from Li Guolou. They wanted to march forward under artillery fire like the Yanzhou Army and fight in the Yimeng Mountains. They wanted to exchange their military exploits for a check in Li Guolou's hand. They had no shortage of money in their pockets, so they were not willing to sacrifice their lives. Go and change money
The warlord has a strong sense of localism. As long as his territory is not moved, he will not fight tooth and nail. If it is to defend his hometown, the warlord will fight in his hometown to fight in order to bully the weak. Warlords are not willing to use their lives to establish friendship with each other and say hello. They waste time and money but do not show their true intentions. Therefore, these warlords stationed at the strategic location of Yimeng Mountain only treat it as watching a show and refuse to go into the mountain to suppress bandits.[
Li Hongzhang never thought that it was the established policy to let his men fight desperately to promote peace. Now that the Lincheng garrison has been severely beaten and most of the Lincheng garrison has been wiped out, the next step is to recruit Sun Meijing. After that, how will Zhang Renjun recruit Sun Meijing? He stayed out of the matter to protect Sun Meijing, but he was worried that he could not protect Sun Meijing's safety for the rest of his life.
Li Guolou's Gray Detachment of Women was dispatched. Only two hundred heroic female soldiers were seen walking past the reviewing stand carrying long guns. Each female soldier had a red scarf tied around her neck. The leading captain was riding a white horse. It’s Li Guolou’s little wife Ping An who adds to the scenery.
There was a commotion on the reviewing stand. The civil servants and generals craned their necks and looked at the two hundred big-footed girls who didn't like red makeup and were armed. It was the first time in their lives that they saw female soldiers. People were quite curious. Could it be that Li Guolou was commanding the camp? Liang Hongyu, who trained as a prostitute and was able to enter the bridal chamber and fight on the battlefield
Warlords with dirty thoughts are thinking wildly. Li Guolou's harem is no less than that of Emperor Tongzhi. Everyone has a "lewd" smile on their face and nods without revealing it. Li Guolou is indeed amazing. A prostitute has become an elite soldier. I wonder if her skills in bed have deteriorated.
Zhang Renjun whispered: "Master Fu Xiang, this person is Zhu Hongdeng who betrayed Li Guolou."
"Oh, right? Let her accompany you to perform magic tricks later, so that we can also experience the magic of the vermilion lantern." Li Hongzhang heard about the magic of the vermilion lantern and was very interested in this strange woman. He couldn't help but raise his telescope and carefully look at the pretty face of the female captain. Fair-skinned and looking under 20 years old, Li Guolou has a lot of skills in dealing with women. One flower after another has been picked. It's a pity that there is no legend left in the world to inherit the mantle of Zhu Hongdeng.
How can everyone take a group of female soldiers seriously? They think these 200 female soldiers are the vases of the New Armed Forces. They don’t see the value of female soldiers.
The regular troops of the New Armed Forces marched out and let out a majestic and loud roar. The officers in the front row all carried revolvers at their waists and held sabers in their hands. They saluted Li Hongzhang. Their unsmiling faces were the warriors rushing to the battlefield. Thousands of New Armed Forces troops behind them The warrior carried the spear, held his head high, and took strides with great momentum.
Li Hongzhang was filled with emotion: "Long live my emperor. The national calamity has given rise to a heroic new military army. It has become powerful and will become a hundred thousand soldiers to dominate the greater East Asia in the future."
"Yes, Mr. Fu Xiang has done a good job in training. The Huai Army Army has finally been trained with a new look. It is all thanks to the Beiyang Navy." Zhang Renjun was the first to agree. Then the flattery came rolling in. Everyone on the reviewing stand congratulated Li Hongzhang. auspicious words
Li Hongzhang complacently stroked his three strands of beard to accept the adulation of the crowd. He can accomplish things with the right people. This is his creed. The New Armed Forces is a new army of the Huai Army. Li Hongzhang has spent countless efforts on Li Hongzhang to control all the fruits of victory. Li Guolou is just The Xinwu Army, a pawn on his chessboard, was originally a piece of chicken ribs, but now it has become another new force of the Huai Army. It inspired him more than Zhang Yao's Songwu Army. Li Guolou was good at using strategies and was fully capable of fulfilling the great trust he had given him.
Li Hongzhang received a secret report from the British Minister Wade. In April, the Japanese army had landed at Langqiao, the eastern port of Taiwan, and formed the so-called "Taiwan Raw Expedition". The 3,000-man fleet was led by Army Lieutenant General Saigo Congdao and invaded Taiwan. Japan used the excuse to attack Paiwan. The tribe killed 54 Ryukyu drifters and attacked the land of Shengfan in Taiwan on the pretext that the land of Shengban was not a territory belonging to the Qing Dynasty.
Langqiao is the land of Shengfan and is governed by Taiwan's ethnic minorities. Langqiao does not have a "government" agency directly under the Qing Dynasty. The important towns and ports of the Qing Dynasty are in the east and west of Taiwan. Taiwan Town Chief Liu Mingdeng and Taiwan Town Shengfan allied themselves with Mudan. Social relations are not harmonious, and the reason for the deep hatred among each other is of course that the Manchus and Han are foreign ethnic groups. If they want to immigrate to Taiwan and reclaim the wasteland, the first step is to invade the land of ethnic minorities.
Although the land of Taiwan is a barren land, Taiwan is an island inhabited by aboriginal people. It can be said that ethnic minorities are the owners of this land. There are historical records of the migration of Han people to Taiwan starting from the Tang Dynasty, but there is no "government" organization to immigrate Han people to Taiwan. A large number of immigrants began after Zheng Chenggong occupied Taiwan in the late Ming Dynasty. Three generations of the Zheng family used piracy to rob fishermen along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong. This allowed the Han population in Taiwan to flourish. The Manchu Qing Dynasty believed that Taiwan was a desert island and no one could stop the Qing Dynasty from developing Taiwan. It is a national policy, but the ethnic minorities believe that this is the land left by their ancestors. They have lived on this land for generations, whether it was Zheng Chenggong or the Qing emperor. For the ethnic minorities in Taiwan, they are all a history of blood and tears of invaders who opened up their territories. For details, see Westerners' Development of the American Continent
Most of the ethnic minorities in Taiwan who resisted the rule of the Qing Dynasty by force were exterminated. Their deeds and deeds were also wiped out. The ethnic minorities who survived in the long river of history could only recognize the Qing emperor as their king and father. The tribes migrated to the mountains and Taiwan's aboriginal people became alpine peoples. The plain areas were handed over to Manchu and Han immigrants [
For students in Taiwan, the Qing people were dishonest and repeatedly violated their oaths. At this time, Taiwan's ethnic minorities formed a society, the Peony Society, to respond to the Qing government in a united manner. Taiwan's ethnic minorities were full of hatred for foreign ethnic groups invading their territory. That’s why the murder of Ryukyu refugees happened
It can be said that Liu Mingdeng, the commander-in-chief of Taiwan Town, and Wu Dating of Fujian Taiwan Road were inextricably responsible for the killing of Ryukyu drifters by their subordinates. However, the Qing government did not punish them. It seems that the death of 54 Ryukyu drifters was incompatible with the Qing government. It had nothing to do with the fact that the Qing Dynasty officials were arguing about the different entanglements in the certificate of credence and the definition of Yu Fanbang. They did not understand the importance of territory and sovereignty, so Japan found a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Due to intelligence work, Liu Mingdeng, the commander-in-chief of Taiwan Town, had not yet received the news of the Japanese troops landing in Langqiao. Instead, the British informed the Qing government that the Japanese troops had landed on Taiwan.
Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang were quite dissatisfied with Liu Mingdeng, the commander-in-chief of Taiwan Town. They had already told Liu Mingdeng to take more precautions and pay attention to the movements of the Japanese, but they did not take the secret orders of the Military Aircraft Department seriously. The matter is still unclear and they have not even submitted an apology form. But now It is not the time for accountability. Li Hongzhang has already prepared. Browning's 2,000 victorious troops have been stationed at Mawei Port in Fujian Province, while his confidant General Liu Mingchuan has led 1,000 Mingwu troops to sit in Taiwan Prefecture. Shen Baozhen has led 1,000 Nanyang naval forces to sit in Lu'er Port, Penghu.
When the Qing government received news of Japan's invasion of Taiwan, Prime Minister Prince Gong Yixin came forward to lodge a formal protest with the Japanese minister, demanding that Japanese troops immediately withdraw from Taiwan. Japanese minister Fukushima Yasuken used revenge as an excuse to kill the Paiwan chief A The Japanese troops will withdraw from Taiwan
This kind of prevarication made Prince Gong so indignant that he cursed on the spot. The Japanese minister, as always, humbly bowed and apologized, but gritted his teeth and refused to withdraw the Japanese troops from Taiwan.
Li Hongzhang has made full preparations. He also has a trump card. Li Guolou has been preparing for Taiwan for a long time. The new armed forces are preparing for the war in Taiwan.
Li Hongzhang rushed from Jinan to Li Guolou, the head of the Beizhuang Town meeting, to discuss how to deal with the Japanese invasion of Taiwan and prepare to transfer the New Armed Forces to Mawei Port in Fujian.
Li Guolou's momentum was like a rainbow, his horse was flying, and he shuttled in front of each team. He showed off his power and commanded the New Armed Forces to train two thousand elite soldiers in a short period of time. This was his ability. Liu Ming passed it on to him and left behind a group of second-class soldiers. But he relied on these second-class soldiers. Earn honors and victory. Now the new armed forces are ready to face greater challenges.
The bandits holding Dugu can only be let go temporarily, but Li Guolou has already prepared a big gift for Sun Meijing, and he wants Sun Meijing to come back.
Today's military parade is to boost morale for the expedition. Li Guolou looked at his officers and soldiers with pride.
Rows of gun-wielding soldiers saluted Li Guolou when they saw him, but there was no nervousness on their faces. Fighting was something that the New Armed Forces Army was accustomed to.
The serious-looking faces were young and green. They were responsible for the rise and fall of the country. Li Guolou nodded slightly, gathered up his sword, and sang a military song.
The majestic and loud military songs filled the mountains and rivers and made everyone excited. The civil servants and military generals on the reviewing stand sang together to congratulate Li Hongzhang, with tears streaming down his face and his throat torn out as he roared.
A good man who generously served for justice spilled his blood on the battlefield and never looked back. The wolf ran like a tiger and the tiger attacked. The sun was setting and the road was dwindling. Looking for a way out in front of me. From the Chinese man, why don’t the Chinese man rush forward bravely? Sleeping lions have slept for a thousand years. Sleeping lions for a thousand years. One man rises up. Thousands of men stand up.
I have a treasured sword that flowed generously from the army's attack. The strong winds made the decisive victory on the battlefield. The spirit penetrated the Changhong. How many strange husbands in ancient and modern times had their heads broken. The yellow dust swallowed them. The blood is still red to this day.
Li Guolou's heart surged and he resolutely drew his sword and shouted: "Advance to the east"
"March East"
"March East"
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The whole audience cheered and the whole army raised their arms and shouted, and the morale of the New Armed Forces was boosted. The surrendered bandits wanted to dig out their hearts and lungs to show their innocence. The country was shattered and the mountains and rivers were shattered. Every Chinese was united. Li Guolou was the New Armed Forces. The cohesive force of the New Armed Forces, led by Li Guolou, rushed to the battlefield without hesitation, even if there was blood and red battle flags.
After the review, all teams returned to camp. The hunting flags filled the air with a sense of desolation. The soldiers were busy packing up their weapons and equipment, dismantling their firearms, applying gun oil to their weapons, and getting ready for the upcoming battle.
Li Hongzhang will rush to Mawei Port in Fujian, where he will command the overall situation and go with the New Armed Forces. The negotiations with the Japanese will be handled by Prince Gong.
However, Li Hongzhang was still a little timid in his heart. He felt as pained by the use of the Qing Dynasty Navy to dig out his heart. Li Hongzhang asked in a low voice at the banquet: "How is Li Guolou's victory in this battle?"
Li Guolou solemnly said: "Master Fu Xiang wants me to talk about the morale of the military and the people. We can still conquer Taiwan in one battle. Now is the time to take action."
"Oh, that makes sense." Li Hongzhang, a cunning old man, understood the meaning of Li Guolou's words.
Li Guolou swore to Li Hongzhang that he had the ability to command naval battles and would definitely defeat the Japanese invaders. He hoped that Li Hongzhang would hand over the command of various ministries in Taiwan to him instead of Liu Mingchuan, who arrived in Taiwan early. However, Li Hongzhang insisted that this issue was brought to Fujian. We will make a decision after Mawei Port
Li Guolou kept nagging Li Hongzhang in his ear about how he planned the Battle of Shenfengling and how he conquered Weishan, lakes, mountains and rivers. The meaning is self-evident.
Li Hongzhang, a cunning old man, smiled and said nothing at last, "Li Guolou, can you capture Baodugu?"
Li Guolou said in silence that Li Hongzhang did not ask for military command, so he sought solace in Ping'an.