Dominate the Country

[A five thousand word chapter. Also, let me explain, this chapter will be changed to 7 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, it will be changed to seven o'clock, it will be changed to seven o'clock. Say important things three times, no need to thank me!

Three updates in a row in the past two days. Even if it is for the book friend who asks for a 10,000-word chapter, it is also for a book friend who is fighting on the front line of Hubei's flood fight. The floods in Hubei are very dangerous. I sincerely say: Take care of yourself, comrades of the Armed Police! 】

On the outskirts of the capital, Fengtai Camp.

On the spacious school grounds, thousands of Eight Banners soldiers are conducting drills in formation. Under the leadership of their respective instructors and middle-level and junior officers, they are training in military posture, goose-stepping, formation, shooting, stabbing, bombing, artillery drill, and fortification... ..., footsteps, shouts of death, passwords, and even roars and curses filled the entire school grounds. Dust and drops of sweat flew up in the sun, and the strong smell of sweat dissipated with the wind.

This is the new Eight Banners Army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The Qing soldiers fought against the Fuhan army so many times, and although they were defeated again and again, they could always get some prisoners and some equipment. For the prisoners of war of the Fuhan Army, the Qing army initially killed them all, but after the Battle of Gunhe, the prisoners of war of the Fuhan Army were no longer executed on the spot, but were all escorted to Beijing. It is impossible for all of these people to be tough guys with steel and iron bones, so the "combat training" of the Fuhan Army is no longer mysterious in Qianlong's eyes.

A large number of Qing troops were transferred by the Manchu Qing to Henan, Jiangnan, and along the Yangtze River. Qianlong never stopped. He let those weak Fuhan Army prisoners of war serve as instructors to train a group of Eight Banners officers for him, and then used a small number of The prisoners of war cooperated with the Eight Banners officers to train the new Eight Banners Army, which had a larger number of people. He initially used the firearms battalion equipped with flintlock muskets as a pilot. But Qianlong soon discovered that the Eight Banners soldiers in the Firearms Battalion were too unbearable, so Qianlong used the energy to form a second Jianrui Battalion, drawing elites from various departments in the Beijing Banner and those who dared to fight from the Northeast to form the Eight Banners in front of him. New Army.

The Eight Banners troops currently on the school field are holding a small number of flintlock guns and more imitation wooden guns, all of the same length and weight. They have slotted bayonets on the gun heads and grenades on their waists. , or a pull-fire grenade. The latter was seized by Manchuria early in the morning, and it is not difficult to imitate it.

If it weren't for these prisoners of war who had no way of understanding the flying thunder cannons, Chen Ming protected the flying thunder cannons extremely tightly, fearing that these Eight Banners soldiers would also be equipped with flying thunder cannons.

The Eight Banners Army in Fengtai Camp has 5,000 people. In addition to some soldiers from the firearms battalion and the Eight Banners battalions in Beijing, a considerable number of soldiers were transferred from the Kanto region, including Solon, Daur, Xibo, Hezhe, Oroqen, Northeastern ethnic minorities such as Ewenki and Kirgiz. The leader of the army will be Fengsheng'e, a very common name among the Eight Banners, but if these three words are preceded by the surname "Niu Gulu", it will be obvious. He is the Feng Sheng'e of the Aragon family. This is the 'humane' Manchu Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.

However, Fengsheng'e's ability to lead the new Eight Banners Army was definitely not because of his good background, but because Fengsheng's ability was one of the best among the current Eight Banners generals.

Lieutenant General Hailancha, Doral Hailancha, is an Ewenki nationality and a Manchurian Xianghuang Banner. This person is also a general. Everyone knows this person's name, Chen Ming. In the middle and late period of the Qianlong Dynasty, he quelled the two battles of Jinchuan and Jinchuan, quelled two rebellions in Gansu, followed the Fukang'an governor to suppress the Lin Shuangwen uprising in Taiwan, and later Following Fukang'an and leading his troops to Tibet to participate in the Battle of Gorkha, Hailancha in the original time and space made great military exploits for the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and could be called the Manchu and Qing gold medal fighter in the late Qianlong Dynasty.

"Get ready!" On the school field, an instructor wearing a fifth-grade crystal hat shouted loudly. The recruits of a squadron all stand at attention with their guns drawn at an angle of 65 degrees to the right side. The structure of the Eight Banners New Army was the same as that of the Fuhan Army, but the name was changed.

The current fifth-grade instructor must be a disciple of the Eight Banners, not a prisoner of the Fuhan Army who was rewarded and promoted, because the ball on his head is made of crystal instead of white glass.

Before the eighth year of Yongzheng, the crown jewels worn by officials of the Qing Dynasty were rubies for the first-rank imperial crown, coral for the second-rank imperial crown, sapphires for the third-rank imperial crown, lapis lazuli for the fourth-rank imperial crown, crystal for the fifth-rank imperial crown, and crystal for the sixth-rank imperial crown. The crown is decorated with clams. The crown of the seventh-grade dynasty is decorated with plain gold, the crown of the eighth-grade dynasty is decorated with gold with floral patterns in the negative direction, and the crown of the 9th-grade dynasty is decorated with carved gold with positive patterns. In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, the crown system for official officials was changed, and gemstones (sixth rank or above) were replaced with glass of the same color: the first-rank imperial crown was decorated with red transparent glass, the second-rank imperial crown was decorated with red opaque glass, and the third-rank imperial crown was decorated with blue Transparent glass, the crown of the fourth rank is decorated with blue opaque glass, the crown of the fifth rank is decorated with white transparent glass, and the crown of the sixth rank is decorated with white opaque glass. But if an official with a wealthy family replaces glass with precious stones, no one will come to find trouble. Many Eight Banners disciples in the New Army have this look. They looked down upon the prisoners of war of the Fuhan Army, but they did not dare to chirp loudly to the Eight Banners instructors who had brought these prisoners out first.

For most of the Eight Banners in the new army, this new army is the second Jianrui Battalion. Although it is dangerous, the military pay is much more generous than the original position. And even if he dies, this hard-core crop can still be passed on to future generations.

"Attention, press your heels hard, move your center of gravity forward quickly, kick your feet hard and step forward to activate your leg, waist, and arm strength. With your right hand, lift the butt of the gun two inches below the right side of your chest. Make a small half rotation of your left arm and quickly extend it forward to stab!"

"Kill!" The voices of a hundred people converged into one sound, and a hundred gleaming bayonets thrust out suddenly, the sound was indeed terrifying.

"Use both arms to push the gun towards the target. Use your left hand to control the direction. At the same time, use the force of the right foot and the force of the waist to push the body forward..."

"The left calf drives the thigh to kick forward a big step. When kicking, the foot should not be more than two fists away from the ground. Don't lift it too high. If it is too high, you can't change the force quickly. When stabbing the enemy, the right foot will slide forward naturally while the left foot lands."

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"Naturally, it must be natural. You must engrave this action into your bones. If you deliberately do this action, it will slow down your thrusting speed."

"What is thrusting? How can you thrust without being fast? How can you thrust without being fierce? When thrusting, you must be "fast" and "fierce." Chen Ming's theory and the Fu Han Army's own exploration, the resulting stabbing drills, are also popular in the Eight Banners New Army.

"'Fast' means to stab the target quickly after aiming at it. You cannot draw the gun, that is, you cannot pull the gun back before stabbing. Drawing the gun is equivalent to telling the enemy that I am going to stab you. If the enemy is prepared, of course you will not be able to stab you."

"'Fierce' means to have three forces, the thrust of the two arms, the thrust of the waist and the kick of the right foot, all combined into one force, stab the enemy fiercely..."

The fifth-rank officer walked into the queue, checked the soldiers' foot positions, leg shapes, and the angle of the gunshot after the stabbing, and corrected them one by one to his satisfaction before walking out of the queue and shouting: "Left arm retracted, right arm close to the butt of the gun and quickly shot, twist the waist, and step with the right leg. Block the butt!"

"Kill!"

"Left arm extended forward, right arm retracted, left leg stepped, swing the gun to stab!"

"Kill!" The shouts of killing were still so sonorous and powerful.

Fuheng and Agui, who were standing on the edge of the parade ground, nodded frequently, while Liu Tongxun, who was beside them, looked surprised. This Han Chinese, the first Han Chinese to become the head minister of the Grand Council, was familiar with the old military formations. Qianlong was very low-key in the process of recruiting new soldiers, and there was no need for a Han Chinese Grand Councilor to supervise.

Besides, Liu Tongxun was a typical literati, and he was unfamiliar with the military. He was especially unfamiliar with the modern military training of the Eight Banners New Army, which learned from the Han army.

"Mr. Liu, don't look down on these few moves. This is real kung fu. The most basic moves in the musket stabbing, frontal thrust, blocking and supporting, and stabbing. In each move, the foot will take a step forward, and if it is well connected, then ordinary practitioners will not be the opponent. The movements are connected smoothly and can be repeated repeatedly. It is the most powerful stabbing move in the musket hand-to-hand combat."

Liu Tongxun is 22 years older than Fuheng and 20 years older than Agui. Both of them respect Liu Tongxun very much.

Liu Tongxun is already in his seventies. He passed the imperial examination in the second year of Yongzheng's reign (1724) and has been an official for more than forty years. He has been an honest official, upright and daring to make remonstrations, and has made remarkable achievements in the administration of officials and river management. He is not only the leader of the literati in Shandong and the north, and a benchmark for officials, but also a monument among the Han people in the whole world, an idol admired by countless people. Having experienced the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, he is highly respected and his official position is not comparable to Fu Heng, but his weight is even greater than Fu Heng.

Liu Tongxun also managed the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War of the Qing Dynasty was like the Ministry of National Defense in later generations, more like a civilian position. He had dealt with the army for a few days, but it was all about the promotion and demotion of military officers, the allocation of money, food and materials, and he had no understanding of the essence of the army, especially the bayonet and hand-to-hand combat. In his eyes, these movements were just a few very simple and ordinary assassination movements. Now, hearing Agui's high evaluation of them, he couldn't help but wonder: "Such a simple thing can defeat the enemy?"

"The rebel Chen in Henan Province trained his musketeers in this way. After firing volleys, he charged with swords and repeatedly defeated the government army. Isn't this the best proof?" Agui didn't want to explain too much to Liu Tongxun, who didn't understand military affairs.

In the parade ground under the scorching sun, the soldiers of the Eight Banners New Army were sweating and their clothes were soaked. Sometimes those who were physically exhausted fainted on the ground.

Agui would not look down on those who fainted. It's good to faint in the parade ground, which is much better than those useless people who work without effort after being tired.

Agui knew very well how decadent and useless the Eight Banners masters were now. If the ancestors of that year saw the unworthy descendants now, they would definitely be so angry that they would chop all those bastards who carried cages to fight birds with knives. There is no comparison, really no comparison.

In this catastrophe, the Fu Han Army is now rolling in the river, waiting in Jingzhou, and then breaking Nanjing and Suzhou. The performance of the local garrison banner soldiers is a disgrace to the court. The elite Beijing Banner and the Eight Banners Cavalry from the northeast went south to Henan, and the battle was not ideal. It seems that they are not much better than the ordinary Green Camp and the Green Camp Cavalry in Northwest Shandong.

The Fu Han Army can make such a big fuss, and now the world is boiling, not because they are too strong, but because they are too useless. So now Agui is very sighing. "If the Eight Banners children can have three points of the style of their ancestors, why would it be today..."

"Come on! Continuous thrust! Forward! Forward!" The voice of the fifth-rank instructor roared hoarsely.

The shouts of the Eight Banners New Army soldiers who were trained were still loud. "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The yellow dust was all over the sky, and the sweat fell and broke into eight petals. The figures of the soldiers in the back rows were almost invisible, and only the bayonets reflecting the sunlight were still clearly visible. Continuous thrusts and continuous strides forward not only consume the soldiers' physical strength and give them a deeper understanding of thrusting movements, but also the spirit of forging ahead quietly seeps into their bones. If the Eight Banners New Army can firmly continue to train like this!

Move forward, move forward, move forward, move forward! Only move forward! The instinct formed after long-term training creates the habit of never retreating. This is the steely military consciousness.

Chen Ming is not superstitious about spiritual power, but every commander will appreciate the high morale brought by spiritual power; he is not superstitious about winning with weapons, but he absolutely likes to concentrate the absolute superior firepower - cannons and muskets - to destroy the opponent. Hand-to-hand combat is a very important military method in his eyes, but what is more important is to create the unparalleled momentum of a soldier from the bottom of his heart!

Amid the shouts of death, dust inevitably swept over Fu Heng, A Gui and Liu Tongxun who were watching. Liu Tongxun was already very old and couldn't help but cough a few times.

"Sir, why don't we give up today, and wait until the heat of the day subsides, and Guangting [Aguizi] will come with you to see us?"

Liu Tongxun waved his hand to disperse the dust and said resolutely: "Keep reading. The old man just wants to know how Chen Ni trained a powerful army in the world! In the future, the national situation will be turbulent, and I will be in the center. I will inevitably touch the army, but I can't do everything. I don’t know.”

"Stand still!" Rows of walls of people rolled toward where the two of them were standing. Their steps were sonorous, powerful, and solemn. Finally, they stopped following the command at a place more than ten meters away from Fu Heng, A Gui, and Liu Tongxun. moved forward.

Aixinjueluo Wenhe stood in the front row wearing a cotton-padded armor with a red flag. Wearing heavy cotton-padded armor in this hot weather can make people faint. Now he can only focus all his attention on the instructor. The password can alleviate some of the heat.

While Wen He was looking straight ahead, of course he saw Fu Heng and the other two people standing on the sidelines. He also saw the army commander Feng Sheng'e, one step behind, accompanying these three people. He recognized all three military ministers, especially Fu Heng. Because Wenhe, just like his Manchu surname, is from the Manchu clan, and the blood relationship is quite close.

His father, Ama Lianghuan, is the crown prince of Prince Heshuo Yuzhuang. His grandfather, whose Manchu name is Mafa, is Prince Aixinjueluo Guanglu of Heshuo Yuzhuang, the second son of Emperor Shunzhi, the founder of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Prince Yuxian is the grandson of Aixinjueluo Fuquan, and mourns the third son of Prince Aixinjueluo Baoshou (posthumously named).

In other words, Wenhe is the grandson of Qianlong, and his ancestor is Prince Yu Fuquan, the second brother of Kang Mazi.

The school grounds in front of you are densely packed with yellow belts, red belts, and children from major Manchu and Qing aristocratic families. They are participating now, not to occupy a position in the Eight Banners New Army and get a share of food and salary, but to learn their true skills and plan for greater development in the future.

Because the Fuhan Army had a huge impact on the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if the new Eight Banners Army could really be trained, wouldn't such an army at least be popularized among the Eight Banners soldiers? Being able to maintain the super combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers is the foundation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Now that they come in to study, they have a head start.

As the vanguard of this battalion, Wen He's vanguard position did not allow him to turn his head, or even move his eyeballs! Everyone was sweating profusely, beads of sweat rolled on their foreheads, and there was a faint feeling of smoke under the sunlight, but this did not weaken the momentum of their orderly queue as they rolled forward and then stopped suddenly.

Fu Heng and Agui looked at each other and nodded with satisfaction. This army was not as showy as the original firearms camp.

Fu Heng, A Gui and Liu Tongxun all focused their attention on Wen He. This vanguard was really eye-catching. With a strong body, handsome appearance, the divine light in his eyes, and the unconcealable confidence and perseverance, he stood out from the twenty people in the first row.

"Petrode soldiers, come out!" The instructor, who received Feng Sheng's signal, called his name.

Wen He trotted forward five steps, stood five meters in front of Fu Heng and A Gui, and hit Qian'er cleanly. The Eight Banners New Army was completely different from the Fuhan Army in this regard. They still followed their old traditions. Unlike the Fuhan Army, Chen Ming copied the chest-beating ceremony and forcibly abolished the military system. bow down.

"Name, age, family background!" the instructor asked loudly.

"Private First Class Aisin Gioro Wenhe, 19 years old. The fifth grandson of Prince Yuxian, the second son of Emperor Sejong!"

Agui blinked his eyes and looked at Liu Tongxun, knowing who this person was. After a random selection, I chose a clan. But Fu Heng had already recognized Wen He. With his status, it is commendable that he can come to the New Army to endure hardships.

Wen and his tribe are not hereditary. Tamarfa is still the prince, and his Amma is the county king. If he does not make great contributions, if he succeeds, he can only be Baile. If he cannot take the throne, he may be a loser. The eight points are the duke of the town and the duke of the auxiliary state.

"In the past, the king gave birth to a swallow in front of the hall, and flew into the homes of ordinary people..." If the children and grandchildren fail to live up to their expectations, no matter how high the family status is, they will still be defeated. When walking out of the training camp, all Agui could think about was this poem. He can't compare with Fu Heng and Liu Tongxun. Regardless of whether Fu Heng's sons have real talents, their official positions are very high. After Fuling'an died, Fulongan succeeded him, and the twenty-year-old son is now already Entering the military plane, the father and son are both in the military plane. They are so favored and rich that they have never heard of before.

What about Liu Tongxun? His eldest son Liu Yong, a Jinshi in the 16th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, served successively as Hanlin Academy Shujishi, Anhui Provincial Education Commissioner, Jiangsu Provincial Education Commissioner, Taiyuan Prefecture Governor, and Jining Daotai. Although he fell into trouble two years ago because he failed to supervise the case of Yangqu County Magistrate Duan Chenggong embezzling silver from the national treasury, he was dismissed from his post and sentenced to death according to the law. However, Emperor Qianlong loved his talent and granted him an imperial decree to exempt him from the post. He was only sent to the military station to work as a redemption. He was pardoned last year and served as a walking official in the Book Repair Office. Obviously, he will be of great use in the future. Moreover, Liu Tongxun has more than one son, Liu Yong. He also has two sons and three sons. Liu Tongxun's second son Liu Kan's son Liu Jianzhi is a famous child prodigy in the whole Shandong.

And what about Agui? His eldest son Adis is already in his thirties, but he is still a third-class guard (fifth rank). The second son Abida is even worse than Adis, and is still only a blue-feathered guard (sixth rank). How can Agui not feel emotional about this?

——There is no one in his family to succeed him.