Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 101 New Army Enters Beijing! Military Parade Begins!

Is there any difference between training for eight months and training for a year?

To be precise, there is not much difference.

Especially for Su Ye's new army, which has an astonishing amount of training, if they want to improve their combat effectiveness in the future, they have to rely on actual combat.

Training is not enough.

Of course, Su Ye actually has many advanced tactics that he has not brought out, nor taught.

But he dare not teach.

Because he doesn't know whether it is suitable for this era. Tactics are not the more advanced the better. They must be completely in line with this era and the attributes of this army.

Regarding the first, second, and third battles of the new army, Su Ye and Fu Bamei, Hongqi Chabian Mars (this person's name keeps changing), Yingnian Zaobal have discussed many times and made careful plans.

This first battle!

The difficulty cannot be too high, but the effect must be very shocking.

In other words, the credit must be great.

You can't just say at the beginning, I'm going to fight Jiujiang and Lin Qirong.

That battlefield was too big, with tens of thousands of Hunan troops inside, 10,000 or 20,000 Lin Qirong, and tens of thousands of Shi Dakai troops outside.

Moreover, the Jiujiang battlefield was hellish in this era.

Now Su Ye was not ready to attack Jiujiang, and even the army was not enough.

Therefore, the final small group planned to fight Yangzhou in the first battle.

The Qing court relied on three armies in the southern battlefield.

The Hunan Army, the Jiangbei Camp, and the Jiangnan Camp.

The Hunan Army was responsible for the western battlefield and maintained an offensive state.

The Jiangbei Camp, with Yangzhou as the core, built countless camps to surround Tianjing and prevent the Taiping Army from going north.

The Jiangnan Camp also participated in the siege of Tianjing to prevent the Taiping Army from going south and protect the Qing court's financial and tax bases in southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The Jiangbei Camp protected the Lianghuai salt tax and the grain transport.

Therefore, the Jiangbei Camp had extremely important strategic significance for the Qing court. It was one of the important money bags and one of the lifeblood of the Qing court in the southern battlefield.

Once the Jiangbei Camp was broken.

That was a huge shock to the entire Qing court.

And the sign of the Jiangbei Camp being broken was the loss of Yangzhou.

Therefore, the first battle in the plan was to recapture Yangzhou and save the Jiangbei Camp.

It was extremely perfect.

The war was not as difficult as the battle of Jiujiang, but the merit was great.

Even if the Jiangbei Camp was saved, the fate of the Jiangnan Camp being broken could be prevented.

How excited would the emperor be at that time? It is conceivable.

Therefore, a few months ago, Su Ye used extremely fierce means to drive away Boyan, stop the infighting of the new army, take power alone, and train soldiers desperately.

It was to catch up with this progress.

Time was too tight. If there was still a fight overtly and covertly, I am afraid that the Jiangbei Camp would be destroyed, and the new army here would not have a unified will, and would directly miss this best opportunity.

For the emperor, the battle planned for Su Ye's new army was much simpler.

Go to Shandong or Henan to suppress the Nian Rebellion.

After all, it was a new army that had just been trained for less than a year, and it was a new army built from scratch. They did not dare to send it to a too intense battlefield, fearing that it would be all destroyed at once. They went to the novice village to fight monsters first.

They were sent directly to Gui Liang's men to play auxiliary.

But for Su Ye, suppressing the Nian Rebellion was a thankless task.

The current Nian Rebellion was too scattered, and most of the battles were exhausted, lacking real large-scale operations.

It was not conducive to the upgrading of the army, and it was difficult to have huge results and shocking effects.

For this first appearance, Su Ye must play a big wave.

To establish a great merit, the emperor clearly only wanted 70 points, but gave him 100 points directly.

Then, the new army took the opportunity to expand.

As a result, his new army was almost trained, but the news that the Jiangbei camp was broken did not come no matter how long he waited.

Of course, this is normal to some extent.

Because the order of the battlefield has a certain regularity, because of Su Ye, the great victory of the Tianjia Town Battle was delayed for several months.

But as long as the strategic thinking of the Taiping Army has not changed, the destruction of the Jiangbei Camp will still happen.

But... if it is delayed until the Tianjing Incident, then... everything will be uncertain.

For Su Ye, the historical line should not change too much, otherwise it will be detrimental to his growth.

Therefore, Su Ye is focused on making a big contribution in the destruction of the Jiangbei Camp.

Shock the emperor and the Qing court.

Look at how awesome my Su Ye's new army is?

As a result... the emperor couldn't bear the pressure and wanted to make Su Ye's new army debut in advance.

However, Su Ye and Fu Ba Mei and others have also discussed this and have a plan.

The Qing court's military parade is divided into a grand review and a brief review.

After Qianlong, because the army's strength declined, it was embarrassed to hold a grand review in the South Field, and usually just a brief review.

And this time, there was no grand review in terms of name.

But the location was in the South Field.

And the number of people was large, about 20,000 people.

The Eight Banners of the capital, the Green Camp nearby, and the Infantry Command Office all had to dispatch their best troops to participate.

So, this was the Grand Review.

In this way, the political significance was raised several levels.

For Su Ye, this appearance became very important.

It must be amazing!

It must give the emperor face.

It must conquer all the audience.

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Finally, one day, there was a weak signal, and Su Ye hurried to go online.

"What is the most important thing about a military parade? Look good, look good, and look good!"

"Which countries have the best military parades in the world?"

"North Korea, Russia, France, India!"

"Uh..."

Don't rush to laugh at India. At least there are so many military parades in the world, and it's not easy for everyone to remember India at once.

"North Korea's pace is unique, but... it's not suitable for us, and we feel it's not solemn enough."

"The French military parade is gorgeous, but not solemn enough."

"From our perspective, the best military parade is definitely our People's Liberation Army."

"Absolutely!"

"Absolutely!"

"Solemn, neat, gorgeous, solemn, and majestic!"

"First-class and super-first-class."

"I believe everyone has watched the video of Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army's military parade many times. In fact, that level is already very good."

It's really good, very close to modern armies, but the spirit is still a little bit behind.

"So, the military parade march of Su Bacun's new army is almost a copy of our PLA. It is definitely a dimensionality reduction attack on that era and will definitely amaze the audience."

Red Flags Are Everywhere Mars suddenly asked again: "Does the group leader have a video?"

The small group fell into silence.

Yingnian Zaobal said: "Brother, playing this kind of game requires dedication. It's meaningless if it's exposed."

In the small group, except Fu Bamei, no one believes that Su Ye really traveled through time.

Or it's not that they don't believe it, but they don't think about it, they are completely immersed in this game.

It's as real as a dream, and it's meaningless if it's exposed.

Su Ye also sent photos before, which showed ancient buildings, photos of Qingqing, etc.

But there are a lot of ancient buildings in the Qing Dynasty that are preserved in modern times.

It's not difficult to find a beauty, put on Qing Dynasty clothes, and then take photos.

But it's extremely difficult to take a video of the Qing Dynasty military parade, or it's impossible to do it at all.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." Red Flags Are Gone Mars said, "I shouldn't have ruined the atmosphere, but I really hope that the group owner's time travel is real."

Su Ye thought for a while.

Then he uploaded a video directly.

It was a video of his new army parading on the parade ground, which was very short, only a few seconds.

Suddenly!

Yingnian Zaobal was stunned, Red Flags Are Gone Mars was stunned, and Fu Ba Mei was also stunned.

Because... this is not from any TV series or movie.

It can't be photoshopped.

It's a completely real video.

Nearly two thousand people with braids and wearing mighty military uniforms are marching in an orderly manner.

It's impossible to fake it.

After watching for less than two seconds, Su Ye quickly withdrew.

Several people present didn't have time to save it.

In the small group, no one spoke for a long time.

Fu Bamei said: "From now on, the small group must be extremely cautious, and no one is allowed to leak pictures and chat records."

"So, we are carrying out a great cause!"

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In the next few days, Su Ye changed the focus of training.

Most of the time was spent on training the military parade ceremony.

It must be amazing!

Practice over and over again.

It must be uniform, with neat movements and high temperament.

In short, it must crush this era.

Today, Su Ye conducted the last drill.

Tomorrow, 1,500 new troops will enter Beijing according to the order.

After countless trainings, although the level is certainly not as good as the military parade formations of later generations.

However, it is more beautiful and more majestic than the formations of Yuan Shikai's training at Xiaozhan.

And even in Su Ye's eyes, these military parade formations are already amazing enough.

Wang Shiqing stood on the stage and watched intoxicated.

"General Yi, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life for recommending me to the new army." Wang Shiqing said, "Only after coming here, I know how different it is from the outside."

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At this time, the Eight Banners Beijing Camp and the Infantry Command Office were also training frantically.

The silver from above was desperately splashed down.

There was only one purpose.

In the military parade, to overwhelm Su Ye's new army.

"This is not only about the honor of my Eight Banners Army, but also about life and death!"

"How much money did the court spend on our Eight Banners Army? 20 million taels of silver!"

This number is not very accurate, but it's almost there.

"How many years have we been training? How long has Su Ye's new army been training? Only eight months!"

"We, the Eight Banners, have been training since we were born, and we have been training, while Su Ye's new army was just farmers eight months ago."

"How can we not be better than him? In this military parade, we will beat Su Ye into a mess."

"I'm here to say that if we lose this military parade, you will be stripped of your hats."

All of a sudden, all the Eight Banners officers knelt on one knee.

"Hey!"

Then, these elite soldiers drawn from more than 100,000 Eight Banners began to train frantically.

For this military parade, the Eight Banners Beijing Camp sent out a total of 5,000 soldiers.

Two thousand infantry, two thousand musket battalions, and one thousand cavalry.

In addition, there are two Green Camp soldiers and one Mongolian soldier.

One is the Infantry Commander's Office, and the other is Su Ye's new army.

The total number of people is about 15,000, which is unprecedented in recent decades.

Eight Banners Beijing Camp, pick one out of thirty!

To them, they are considered the best of the best.

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Su Yi's new army entered the South Campus at night, very low-key!

At this time, he could have gone home.

Sister Qingqing almost went crazy thinking about him, and she was probably already waiting under his quilt at this time.

But as a general, Su Yi would never leave the army.

He and Wang Shiqing began to check the venue in advance and began to calculate the distance and pace.

Ensure perfect performance at the military parade.

The two people checked it over and over again, considering every aspect.

"Commander Yi, is this the first big test for our new army?" Wang Shiqing asked.

Su Yi said: "It's true, but it's not true either."

Wang Shiqing said: "How about you go home and leave the brothers to me? I haven't seen you in nearly half a year. Your family must miss you very much."

Su Yi said: "It's better to wait until the military parade is over before going back."

Then, Su Yi lay down and looked at the stars.

"Shiqing, what do you think of the combat effectiveness of our new army?" Su Yi asked.

Wang Shiqing thought for a while and said, "Shuai Yi, let me be honest with you, I don't know."

Not knowing is normal.

Because this army is so different.

Wang Shiqing's campaign this time was mostly fought with cold weapons, shooting volleys of bows and arrows, or killing on horseback.

But Su Yi's new army didn't practice bows and arrows, and they didn't practice much in slashing and killing with knives.

"Shuai Yi, I'm telling the truth, don't be angry." Wang Shiqing said.

Su Yi said: "Yeah."

Wang Shiqing said: "In terms of power, this foreign gun does not seem to be more than a bow and arrow, and in terms of shooting speed, it is not faster than a bow and arrow. Moreover, the Eight Banners Beijing Camp also has a shotgun camp and a firearms camp. Their foreign guns are not behind us, but their combat effectiveness is only That thing."

Su Yi did not blame Wang Shiqing. This was actually the view of quite a few people in this world.

In terms of rate of fire, a Migne rifle fires three rounds per minute.

An average archer can shoot far more than three arrows per minute.

Wang Shiqing continued: "Our new army has completely abandoned bows, arrows, swords, spears, and armor. I am really not sure."

Su Yi said: "Yes, we won't know until we go to the battlefield whether we can fight or not. Before that, it's all just talk on paper."

In fact, if Wang Shiqing had been to the southern battlefield, he would know it.

The entire war process between the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army was a process in which hot weapons completely replaced cold weapons.

Su Yi said: "Then are you confident about the upcoming military parade and martial arts ceremony?"

Wang Shiqing suddenly became excited and said: "Of course, if nothing else, the music composed by Yi Shuai himself is already inspiring. And the footwork designed by you simply makes Shiqing intoxicated."

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Su Yi came to Beijing with the new army, but this time the emperor did not summon him.

Because everyone must be treated equally.

There were a total of more than ten armies participating in the military parade this time.

It would be even more unfair if Su Yi was summoned but not the other generals.

Eight Banners and Green Camp were already angry and felt that the emperor was unfair.

But in the middle of the night, someone still came to Su Yi's camp.

It is Princess Shouan.

"The Emperor is still worried, so he sent me here." Princess Shou'an said, "I still have something to say to you."

Su Yi said: "Yeah."

"The previous military parade ministers were either Duanhua or Zaiyuan. If you choose them, it will be very detrimental to you." Princess Shou'an said: "So this time, the emperor chooses Uncle Mianyu as the military parade minister. Dun The prince serves as deputy military parade minister, and there are seven military parade co-organizers, so it can be fair and impartial. "

"But don't underestimate your opponent. This time the entire Eight Banners and Green Camp are united and united to defeat your new army just for you."

"Beijing Camp Zhenghuang Banner has selected more than a thousand people from the hundreds of thousands of banner camps. They are absolutely one in a hundred!"

"For you, this military parade is not just your first appearance, it is also a big test for the new army. If you cannot get first place, you will lose, it will be a failure."

"The emperor is under a lot of pressure now. He has something to hide in his heart. He established this new army completely on his own initiative and against all opinions. If he loses at the military parade, the emperor will lose his face. , then your new army will face a comprehensive counterattack by the Eight Banners Army and the Green Camp Army."

"So the Emperor asked me to ask you, is it possible? Should we make an alternative plan?"

Su Yi asked: "What alternative?"

Princess Shou'an said: "If you are not able to take the lead in the military parade and martial arts ceremony, then you have to prepare a dozen people to be the culprits of the mutiny."

Got it!

Fair and impartial.

If your new army is not number one, what special qualifications do you have?

Someone in the Eight Banners rebelled against pay, kill him!

If your new army rebels, you will be killed too!

Su Yi said: "Sister, how is the battlefield in the south?"

Princess Shouan said: "Where in the south are you talking about? Where is Zeng Guofan, or where is Xiangrong?"

Su Yi said: "Xiang Rong's place."

Princess Shouan said: "After Jiangsu Governor Jierhang'a took office as assistant to the Jiangnan Camp, he has completed military training in Jiuhua Mountain and led his army to attack Zhenjiang some time ago!"

Coming, coming!

Su Yi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

What is coming will come.

History still maintains its strong inertia.

Soon, the southern battlefield will usher in a situation of earth-shattering.

The big stage for Su Ye's new army to perform is about to begin.

"Speak, can you do the military parade or the martial arts ceremony?" Princess Shouan asked.

"Yes, I will!" Su Ye said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the new army will never let him down, so there is no alternative plan."

"Okay, I will report to the emperor now!" Princess Shouan stood up.

However, she was not in a hurry to leave.

Su Ye stepped forward and gently hugged her waist.

"What are you doing, making a move again, this is a military camp." Princess Shouan said: "Let me go quickly."

You said you would report to the emperor, stood up, but did not rush to take a step.

Don't I know the subtext in your heart?

If I don't hug you, you might be disappointed.

When I hug you, you are uneasy again.

Su Ye sniffed her hair and said, "Sister, the military parade is about to begin. I'm nervous. Let me smell your scent and I'll calm down quickly."

"Sister, you just took a bath and changed your clothes. Did you use the rose essential oil I gave you for your hair? It smells very good, not only your hair, but your whole body."

Soon, Princess Shou'an felt it.

The iron pestle did not become a needle, but a rod.

All of a sudden, she became afraid and uneasy again.

"Okay, it's almost done, let me go." Shou'an began to struggle.

It would be fine if she didn't struggle, but once she struggled, it would be even more deadly.

You know, Su Ye has been in the army for half a year.

Su Ye's hand moved up little by little.

Shou'an grabbed Su Ye's hand and said, "Xiao Ye, I really can't do it, I really can't do it."

"Every time I come to see you, I'm always like this. I really won't come again next time."

"If people see it, my reputation will be ruined, and your new army commander will also be ruined."

Then, she struggled hard to get out of Su Ye's arms.

Then he glanced at Su Ye and said with a blushing face: "I have to find you a wife quickly, otherwise you will get into big trouble."

Su Ye said: "What big trouble am I getting into? I'm just like this to you. Even to the Sixth Princess, I don't look at it sideways."

Shou An said: "That's just your special method for the Sixth Sister. What kind of woman do you use what kind of method? Do you think I don't know?"

Since you know, why do you always look reluctant and reluctant.

Su Ye knows Princess Shou An's mentality very well.

Enjoy this kind of excitement, but afraid to cross the line.

Although she and her husband have a very bad relationship, it doesn't mean that she really wants to do anything? And she and her husband will never divorce.

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After more than half an hour of rushing!

Princess Shou An returned to the palace.

"Your Majesty, Su Ye said there is no need for a backup plan." Princess Shou An said.

This means that he does not intend to hand over a group of people, even if they are scapegoats, for the emperor to kill.

The emperor said, "If that's the case, let him do it."

"He has to convince not only me, but also the nine reviewing officers and the thousands of people watching the ceremony."

"I hope his new army is as good as he said."

"In case he can't get off the stage, I will be in trouble."

Then the emperor asked, "How is the battlefield in the south? Has Xiang Rong received any war reports? Jierhang'a, has any war reports been received?"

Imperial Concubine Yi said, "No, Your Majesty, don't worry."

Princess Shou'an frowned slightly. Imperial Concubine Yi had just finished her confinement and couldn't help but review the memorials for the emperor.

The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. This is the ancestral precept. Doesn't she know it?

Before, Shou'an disliked the queen for not being able to support her, and now she thinks that Imperial Concubine Yi is too ambitious.

The emperor said, "What if Su Ye's new army really lost to the Eight Banners in the military parade?"

Imperial Concubine Yi said, "We really have to be on guard. Otherwise, if that scene really happens, I'm afraid we'll be in trouble."

The emperor said, "What do you think?"

Imperial Concubine Yi said, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. What can I think?"

The emperor said, "Just tell me."

Imperial Concubine Yi said, "Su Ye's new army has only been trained for eight months, and they were all farmers before. The Eight Banners, especially the Yellow Banner, have drawn elite troops from more than 100,000 people and have been training for many years. This is not fair. So even if they lose in the military parade, it's normal."

The emperor said, "I'm asking you what you can do if you really lose."

Imperial Concubine Yi said, "What can we do? Find a dozen people from the new army and make them the masterminds of the mutiny. Su Ye will be demoted and make meritorious contributions."

The emperor sighed in his heart.

He really regretted it now. He shouldn't have agreed to Su Ye's training of this new army.

The original plan was one million taels of silver, but it was not enough. About 1.2 million taels were needed.

And it caused a strong backlash from the Eight Banners and the Green Camp.

There was a list on the emperor's desk.

These were the names of the leaders of the new army when they mutinied that day.

The leader was Lin Li, and there were also the names of Wang Tianyang, Li Qi and others.

But the emperor crossed out the names of Wang Tianyang and Li Qi. In his opinion, it was fortunate that these two people were there, otherwise the mutiny would be even more out of control. These two people were loyal and sensible.

If Su Ye's new army fails to make people submit to him, then the dozen people on the list can only be killed.

At this time, the emperor suddenly said: "Xingzhen, am I too fond of Su Ye? So passive today?"

Concubine Yi said: "This shows the emperor's generosity. The previous emperor did not use people like this. On the contrary, Emperor Gaozong was so bold in using people. Look at Fu Heng, how old was he at that time?"

The emperor said: "Can you make up the previous emperor?"

But this sentence made the emperor very happy.

Then, he sighed: "If Su Ye really has the same achievements as Fu Heng, why should I be stingy with the reward of duke or even king?"

Fu Heng could only be conferred the title of duke, and was conferred the title of county king after his death.

But Su Ye is different. He is a distant clan, but he is also a clan.

Concubine Yi looked at the emperor and thought about Su Ye again.

For a moment, she couldn't remember his appearance and couldn't help but feel lost.

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Three days later!

The much-anticipated Nanyuan military parade and martial arts ceremony has officially begun!

Thousands of people gathered in Nanyuan, all of them were dignitaries of the Qing court.

More than 10,000 soldiers from the Eight Banners, Green Camp, and Mongolian forces are gearing up to defeat Su Ye's new army in the military parade.

Regain the glory of the Eight Banners.

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Note: The second update is here. I'll eat some food and continue writing.

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