Under the instructions of General Wang "Courage conquers all", various departments worked together and finally equipped the Eight Banners disciples with basic weapons for the expedition.
The day of the expedition was set for the second day of October. On this day, the "Shi Xian Shu" stated that it was appropriate to open toilets, install gates, and break ground.
Jia Liu felt that this day was not good, so he proposed to the old man and Mr. Se that the expedition should be carried out on the third day of October, because the third day of the lunar month was a good day and everything was suitable.
As a result, the old man sent him back because the military situation was extremely urgent, Anqing was about to be lost, and feudal superstition must not be tolerated.
It’s time to go on the expedition!
The old man's promise was fulfilled. Yang Jingsu, the governor-general of Zhili, won the award for "pacifying the religious bandits and controlling the floods" and was reinstated as the governor-general of Zhili.
Fan Wei, the prefect of Baoding, ranked first in the civil affairs department this year. He was unanimously recommended by the former governor of Zhili, General Wang, the chief minister of Zhili, Yang Jingsu, and the minister of civil affairs, Asha. After discussion with the Military Aircraft Department, he was promoted to the rank of chief envoy of Zhili.
One position.
After receiving the order, Lao Yang immediately wrote to General Wang to ask for instructions on how to carry out the next phase of Zhili's work.
Jia Liu wrote in reply: "Jia Gui Yang Sui."
This is an allusion to "Xiao rules and Cao follows", which means that Xiao He, the prime minister in the early Han Dynasty, created the rules and regulations. After Xiao He's death, Cao Shen succeeded him as the prime minister, and still followed the rules and regulations during Xiao He's lifetime without any changes.
In fact, it is to let Lao Yang act according to the system he set before, and focus on large-scale engineering projects as always. These projects that benefit the country and the people will not be stranded because of personnel transfers.
At present, the national key projects carried out by Zhili mainly include Beiyang trade, Tianjin port construction, military industrial parks, industrial parks, and provincial (national) highway projects.
These national key projects are under the leadership of Lao Yang, with the cooperation of Tianjin Governor Xu Ji, and the entire province must be invested in them.
Provincial key projects include field distribution to households in Yongping area, "customs clearance" in Shanhaiguan, sanitation of sewers in various cities, construction of Zhili Bank, integration of wages for civil servants across the province, etc.
These projects are under the leadership of the new Chief Minister Fan Wei, with the cooperation of Yongping Prefect Yang Zhi.
The remaining prefecture- and county-level projects proposed by Jia Liu during his tenure as governor were handled by local officials and supervised by the province.
In terms of the army, the army is composed of Commander-in-Chief Wan Chaoxing of Zhili, Commander-in-Chief Ye Qing of Tianjin, Commander-in-Chief Demu of Suiyuan, etc., and they all work according to the regulations.
Li Mi's First Regiment and Liu Heyi's Second Regiment, which were adapted from the Green Camp of the Capital, will not go on the expedition, but will still carry out the task of monitoring the capital nearby to ensure that there will be no changes in the Xiaoxiao in the capital after the prince leaves for the expedition.
The manpower of the two regiments was not controlled by Wan Chaoxing, the governor of Zhili Province, but directly under the governor's Yamen, which was also the supervisory standard under the command of Lao Yang.
If an ominous incident does occur, these two regiments will be responsible for the first wave of self-defense counterattacks, buying time for other Zhili troops loyal to the General Wang.
When the situation escalated, the civil war began.
In terms of the Navy, the Dagukou Camp was reorganized from Tigue into the town-level Beiyang Navy, commanded by General Wang's most trusted assistant, Zamul.
Since most of the officers of the Navy were selected by soldiers, and the 500 men transferred from Sichuan were enriched, and the large-scale military training campaign was carried out, the overall appearance of the Navy was greatly improved from before, and the combat effectiveness was initially restored to the level of the Kangxi period.
Just being able to go out to sea and fight.
It is much better than the previous one that could only be swayed offshore.
The recruitment of new recruits in the three towns of Tianjin has basically been completed, and most of the new recruits have arrived at the camp. Now Tianjin General Soldier Ye Qing is in charge of the training.
The three-town recruit camp was built on the Machang River near the Military Industrial Park. This place is located between Dagu Coastal Defense and Tianjin City. It is a barrier between Beijing and Tianjin. It can block the pass when entering and can move horizontally when retreating. It is an important defensive area for military strategists to station troops.
The locals also call this place a small station.
Recruits have been recruited from the three towns of Baoding and two towns have been recruited. The camp is located outside Baoding City. Part of the camp is the original governor's camp, and the rest was expanded by Fan Wei, the prefect of Baoding.
The candidates for the chief officers of the new recruits in the six towns have not been finalized yet.
The selection of the chief officers of the six towns is very important, so Jia Liu is thinking about it and will make a decision based on the performance of the generals when they arrive at the front line in Huguang.
Jia Liu's second brother-in-law, Gao Delu, was recommended by Xu Ji, the governor of Tianjin, and was now promoted to Tianjin Daotai, equivalent to a deputy provincial official. He took charge of related engineering projects in Tianjin Port for his brother-in-law.
Gao Delu, who was born as a businessman, is very shrewd and does not have the rotten spirit of an upright official. He can get along well with officials, businessmen, common people, and workers. Therefore, he has been praised by his brother-in-law many times since he started working.
As long as he doesn't make a big mistake in the future, a prince may not be able to escape.
Before the expedition, in order to improve the morale of the army, Jia Liu ordered all the Eight Banners soldiers, including the clan members, to write suicide notes to their families.
It means that if you don't defeat the enemy, you will never return it, and you can achieve absolute victory with an absolute spirit of sacrifice.
As a result, the families of the soldiers who fought under the Eight Banners were in mourning, especially the family members of the clan, who joined forces in many ways, hoping that the court would allow their husbands and sons to return home.
Many princes and Fujin were involved, and even someone from the prince's side came to plead for mercy.
Similarly, Prince An's uncle Se's house was also bustling with people. I don't know how many relatives came to visit me at the end of the day. I hope Prince Heshuo An can approve a note to let their relatives go home.
The old rich man was under a lot of pressure. The old immortal Wang Hongzhen of Cheng County conspired with a group of clans to put pressure on him and asked the Military Aircraft Department to increase the number of royal children to serve. If he did not agree, he would ask the Military Aircraft Department to put pressure on the General Wang to withdraw the clan and join the army.
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The princes who had been close to him before were not able to choose the hat king. Although they knew that it was none of Fu Zhongtang's business, they were inevitably a little dissatisfied with Fu Zhongtang, so they took the opportunity to complain too.
Taking advantage of the Deshengmen crackdown to make a fuss, some radicals even suggested that the clan should go it alone.
In desperation, the old rich man could only come over and hope that the six sons and wise brothers could let some of the clan go home, of course, mainly the yellow belts.
For this purpose, I specially brought a list of about a hundred people on it, whose families had very strong connections and could talk to the princes and princes.
"Brother knows who I am. Brother, I have never used the back door since I became an official, and I have never allowed others to use my back door!"
Jia Liu was very disgusted with the old rich man's behavior. If an official has no principles, why should he be an official?
The old rich man also knew that this was not a good thing, but in order to reduce the pressure on him, he still hoped that the six sons could be accommodating and not give up too much, just the more than 100 people on the list.
Jia Liu glanced at the list and found that some of the people on it had been executed by him long ago, so his attitude was even more resolute and he flatly refused: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Please tell the families of these people that they are all dead!"
When the old rich man heard what these words were, he was also angry: "Aren't you making people cry to death?"
"It's better to let them cry than to let the whole world cry!"
Jia Liu really didn't negotiate at all, and even threatened the old rich man that if he dared to do any favors here, he would not do it.
In this Qing Dynasty, whoever has the ability will lead the troops south!
"you are vicious!"
Lao Fu walked away angrily, having nowhere to vent his anger.
What can be done?
No matter how bad the Japanese are, it's better than the Qing Dynasty's sky will fall soon.
At this point in time, there really is no one except this boy who can lead the army on an expedition.
Prince An can do it, but the question is does he dare to hand over the army into the hands of the opponent.
Similarly, Prince An did not dare to hand over the army to the hands of his Fu Zhongtang henchmen.
In desperation, he had no choice but to discuss with the princes and provide one or two positions as ministers of military aircraft.
Let's slow down the situation for a while.
In any case, the most important thing is to settle the Han people in the south.
When the fight breaks out, the meat will rot in the pot.
The general Wang's expedition was carried out in the same manner as the emperor's expedition.
On the day of the expedition, all the kings, Beile, Beizi, Dukes and ministers of second rank and above in Beijing will see him off.
According to this specification, on the day of Jia Liu's expedition, all the princes and ministers of the capital gathered at the Meridian Gate. Then he rode out of the Meridian Gate surrounded by his guards, wearing yellow jackets all the way to clear the way.
The cheers of the people.
Obviously, General Wang did not receive too many cheers this time, but instead received many curses.
But Jia Liu didn't mind this. If he wasn't hated, there would be no one but trash.
Outside Desheng Gate, tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers were stationed under various banners. Looking from east to west, one could not even see the end.
Regardless of whether these Eight Banners disciples are willing to go on an expedition, at this moment and where they stand, there is an invisible sense of military might.
Prince Yongzhen did not come to see him off, perhaps because he was the crown prince.
The officers from the Military Aircraft Department and the Sixth Department were basically present.
Three cannon shots passed through the air.
The trumpeter raised his long horn high, and the sound of "Woo-Woo" pierced the capital's interior and exterior.
Under the dazzling sunshine, two large flags were fluttering in the wind. One side was embroidered with the five characters: "General Fuyuan"; the other side was embroidered with the five characters: "Prince Heshuorui".
The Zhenghuang royal scroll, which represents the emperor's standards, is high above, and a long banner with the four characters "Serve the country with loyalty and loyalty" embroidered on the side is fluttering in the wind.
Prince An served the wine in person, and Kuini, the Minister of Etiquette, read the proclamation loudly.
Seeing the majesty of the prince, Asiha, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Your Majesty, a man has made meritorious service on the battlefield. If he returns to the court triumphantly with a victory, the emperor will definitely give him a reward."
Before Asiha could finish speaking, Jia Liu frowned and said to him: "Why are you saying these things to me? Is this the only time I go on an expedition to get a reward from the emperor!"
Asiha was very embarrassed after hearing this and didn't know how to deal with it for a while.
Jia Liu looked around at the princes and ministers who were seeing him off and said in a deep voice: "I have determined to serve the Qing Dynasty since I was a child. Only then did I take part in the Baitang'a examination held by the imperial court and vowed to be a pioneer of the Eight Banners and be useful to the Qing Dynasty.
A good man!
What is a good man?
A good man should die on the battlefield!
What does it mean to die peacefully on your bed at home and be buried in a coffin by your descendants?
Everyone, I think that wrapping the body of a good man in the leather of a war horse and bringing it back for burial is the most proud thing for a good man!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately praised by Asha, Queeni and other party members.
Asiha's expression was even more exaggerated: "Your Majesty is truly worthy of being my best man in the Qing Dynasty!"
Others more or less affirmed it out of the need to save face. After all, Guiziliu's expedition was for the Qing Dynasty's country.
But the old man felt that these words were so familiar. He understood after a while and secretly tugged Jia Liu with an awkward look on his face: "You don't have to say anything if you don't know how to speak. Why did you say what Ma Yuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty said? You know, all officials
Are you as clueless as you?"
"What are you talking about? Is it because Ma Yuan said that he was shrouded in horse leather, so I can't say it! You can only say that Ma Yuan and I have the same idea, you can't say that I am imitating him!"
Jia Liu looked unhappy, whipped his riding whip, and ordered the forward officer: "Open the way!"
"General Wang has your order, okay? The army is setting off!"
"General Wang has ordered the army to set off!"
"Guard the military camp, let's go!"
"Tiger Spear Camp, let's go!"
"Shanpu camp, let's go!"
"Invade the military camp and set off!"
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Accompanied by the sound of "dong dong" drums, one after another Eight Banners troops immediately marched toward the distance from Desheng Gate.
There are crowds of people and horse hooves.
There are forests of swords and guns, and flags are flying.
Forty-five years later, the children of the Eight Banners once again went on a large-scale campaign.
The difference is that the last time their ancestors went to the distant battlefield in Mobei, this time they went to the south.