The affairs of the Nanyang Navy have been dealt with, but Liu Hai can't stop yet. Because there are still affairs of the Hunan Army waiting for him to deal with.
So Liu Haibian took a small gunboat of the Nanyang Navy and patrolled the two rivers along the Yangtze River. Everywhere he went, the first thing he did was to check the training situation of the nearby Hunan Army.
Now the Hunan Army has almost become Liu Hai's private army, because the imperial court has issued an order some time ago not to provide military expenses for the Nanyang Navy and the Hunan Army. This makes Liu Hai even more unscrupulous. Those in the Hunan Army
Everything is fine now, after all, I have to rely on my bangs for a living.
Now every 100 people in the Hunan Army have one biochemical man sent by Liu Hai for training. These biochemical men are still relatively rigid, but they are very serious in training the army. Therefore, in only two or three months, these 50,000 Hunan soldiers
The army is already in shape, but now they are not equipped with weapons. They are all old-fashioned guns and cannons.
Although Liu Hai has purchased a large number of weapons from Hyundai, he is not ready to equip them now.
After the training is completed, Liu Hai plans to call all the Hunan troops together for a small-scale competition, and then distribute armaments in front of everyone, so that these soldiers can see who they are loyal to.
After Liu Hai walked around the two rivers, he found that the Hunan Army was almost fully trained, and it was time to reorganize them and re-dispatch generals.
Liu Hai did not go to Shanghai this time, but stopped in Nanjing. He first went to the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion to meet his father-in-law, and then borrowed a training ground near Nanjing from his father-in-law to prepare for the Hunan Army Parade.
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In order to maintain order, Liu Hai specially transferred more than 3,000 Nanyang Marines from Shanghai to Nanjing.
There are many talents in the Marine Corps, and this time Liu Hai is also planning to place them in important positions in various departments of the Hunan Army.
Liu Hai still has few talents. He may be able to use biochemical chips to create talents, but the number of biochemical chips is really limited, so he has to use these contemporary people to lead the troops. Fortunately, the most basic companies are all Liu Hai's biochemicals.
People, bangs don’t have to worry about the troops not obeying orders.
In October 1888, the fourteenth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Hai issued an order to various departments of the Hunan Army in Nanjing, ordering them to hold a grand parade in Nanjing.
The Hunan Army had not taken any action for many years. This time, as soon as they received Liu Hai's order, their commanders were very excited and immediately sent all their troops to Nanjing.
This time the Hunan Army marched differently from before. In the past, wherever the Hunan Army went, there were many things that harmed the people, and there were even massacres of villages.
But this time, the Hunan Army marched without any mistakes. The common people were a little scared at first, but as time went by, they saw that the Hunan Army did not make any moves, so they boldly watched the passing Hunan Army on the roadside.
Army, and then make a judgment.
Some old people marvel at the comparison between the current Hunan Army and the old Hunan Army. They all say that the current Hunan Army is the real elite army. Although the original Hunan Army can fight, its discipline is too poor and it is like a rabble.
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This large-scale operation of the Hunan Army was soon known to the Qing court.
The military aircraft in the Military Aircraft Department were shocked when they heard the news. They thought that the Hunan Army was gathering this time because of some civil uprising in the Liangjiang area, so they quickly sent a telegram to the Governor of Liangjiang, Zeng Guoquan, to inquire about the specific matter.
It wasn't until Zeng Guoquan replied to them the telegram that they realized that this time it was just the Hunan Army who was going to parade in Nanjing after training.
After receiving Zeng Guoquan's report, the senior officials of the imperial court felt a little relieved, but then they felt a burst of anger. Liu Hai dared to mobilize troops to move across provinces without permission from the imperial court. This was not bad.
So many Yanguan and Qingliu began to file memorials to impeach Liu Hai, but the memorials they submitted quickly disappeared, and no response was received.
It turns out that this is not because the imperial court has no response, but because the imperial court really has no way to deal with the Hunan Army.
Originally, there were only a few thousand soldiers left in the Hunan Army, and the imperial court did not dare to act rashly. What's more, the Hunan Army now has 50,000 mercenaries and controls the Nanyang Navy.
If the imperial court wanted to deal with Liu Hai, it would have to mobilize a large number of troops to suppress it, and it would also have to mobilize the Beiyang Navy to compete with the Nanyang Navy for sea control.
But the old men in the military aircraft department now understand that, let alone whether they can mobilize Beiyang's troops, if Beiyang really allows them to mobilize the troops in the south of the Yangtze River, it is still a question whether they can fight the Nanyang navy in a decisive battle.
Because now the Nanyang Navy has added two new ships, and their tonnage is larger than the two ironclad ships of the Beiyang Navy. If the two navy fight, the outcome is really unpredictable.
Furthermore, although Liu Hai is now arbitrarily deploying troops, he is still an official of the imperial court in name, and respects the imperial court, and he will fully implement the imperial court's orders.
In the view of the Queen Mother Lafayette, this is enough. As for imagining complete control of the country's military in the early Qing Dynasty, it is now impossible.
After Li Hongzhang received the news of the Hunan Army's parade, he stroked his beard and nodded slightly. The Hunan Army also had a rising star, and it seemed that it would not disappear. In this way, he could be worthy of the teacher's care back then.
What made Li Hongzhang even more happy was that with the Hunan Army in the south, the Huai Army would face less difficulties in the north.
In the past, the Huaijun family was the dominant one, and all the eyes of the world were fixed on him, Li Hongzhang. But now it is better, Nanfang has another bang, at least half of the eyes are staring at Nanfang, and he can relax a little more.
But Li Hongzhang was also afraid of those ruthless young men in the imperial court who would order him to conquer indiscriminately, so I might as well do a grand parade.
So Li Hongzhang also suddenly issued an order to have all the Huai army units conduct a grand parade in the suburbs of Tianjin.
Everyone in the Military Aircraft Department was very helpless after hearing this news. The current Qing Dynasty is almost catching up with the warlord separatism in the late Southern Tang Dynasty.
Fortunately, the Hunan Army still has Liu Kunyi and Zeng Guoquan. These veteran generals are holding Liu Hai down and do not dare to act arrogantly. Li Hongzhang of the Huai Army was subdued by the Empress Dowager Lafayette many years ago, although he still has a lot of independence.
power, but will not rebel.
So in October, two major military parades took place between the north and the south. The Beiyang parade was held in Tianjin, and the Nanyang parade was held in Nanjing.
Liu Hai was not concerned about the affairs of the imperial court and the north for the time being. As his orders spread, the various units of the Nanyang Hunan Army slowly gathered under the city of Nanjing.
Youdao means that there are more than 10,000 soldiers, and there is no cover. 50,000 soldiers set up camp outside Nanjing. For a while, people shouted and horses neighed, and it was very lively.
At the beginning, the people were still a little taboo, but as time went by, they found that the discipline of the new troops was very good, and there was no case of robbing people or insulting women.
So some brave people pushed carts and started setting up stalls at the entrance of the military camp.
In addition, since Liu Hai took control of the Hunan Army, these soldiers were fully paid and had some spare money.
Therefore, after training, this place is most lively in the evening. Soldiers also come out with money to buy some snacks from the people, or come out to add another bite if they are not full at night.
As a result, the common people made money, so more and more people naturally gathered near the military camp. In just two or three days, a small market was formed outside the military camp.
The main business of this small market is the buying and selling of soldiers who have spare money.
After Liu Hai gathered all the Hunan Army units in Nanjing, he did not start the parade immediately. Instead, he allowed the soldiers to rest for seven or eight days before gathering the generals on a flat ground in front of Yuhuatai outside Nanjing City.
The generals of the Hunan Army led their soldiers and gathered in front of the Yuhuatai.
Liu Hai stood on the high platform and looked down. He saw these soldiers standing in rows and rows, horizontally and vertically. Each soldier was like a wooden stake, motionless.
If they hadn't been holding red-tasseled guns and cold weapons, at a quick glance, they would have thought that the iron-blooded troops had appeared in the Qing Dynasty plane.
Liu Hai is now satisfied. With this energy alone, this army is an elite.
Next it was time for the grand parade. At the beginning, Liu Hai students looked like a military parade in another dimension, letting the soldiers pass on the high platform one by one.
These soldiers were divided into small square formations, passed the high platform one by one, and shouted to their bangs: "Eat the lord's food and be loyal to the lord."
It wasn't until all the soldiers lined up in front of the rostrum one after another, and formed their formation again on the ground, that Liu Hai ordered the parade to officially begin.
The so-called grand parade did not end with a walk in front of the rostrum like the current military parade. Then, according to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, they began to compete in marksmanship, formation, and cavalry.
Not to mention, these soldiers who have been trained by biochemicals are really impressive. Although they use old-fashioned flintlock guns, every shot is fired accurately. Although they cannot always hit 100% of the time,
There are also some accurate shooters. If they really changed to the current Type 56 semi-automatic, then every one of their hands would be proficient in marksmanship.
Next is the cavalry competition. Since there are few horses in the south, and the Qing court deliberately limited the number of horses in the Han army, there are only a few hundred cavalry. They mainly exist as scouts.
Just like that, they turned their sabers one by one and went straight to the straw man in front. Wherever they passed, the straw man immediately split into two halves, which showed that they were also sharp with their swords and horses.
After a round of exercises, Liu Hai was finally satisfied with this army. As long as it was equipped with new weapons and trained for a period of time, it would be able to go directly to the battlefield.
During the ten-day parade, Liu Hai personally went down to the company, ate, lived and trained with the soldiers, which moved these farmers' children very much.
The biggest official they had ever seen before was the county master, but as soon as the county master passed his name and cleared the way, they all had to step aside or even kneel on the ground. Like their current leader, that is
How old is the official? He seems to be the second-ranking official of the dynasty. He goes to eat and sleep with them. Moreover, I heard that their salaries are all paid by this great master alone. So there is nothing to say. From now on