Fu Qing's eyes widened. In front of him was a group of familiar and unfamiliar figures. These people were all in uniforms of Chinese special operations forces, but only half of the equipment on their bodies was recognizable.
What is even more eye-catching is a row of tall wolf dogs. This is a breed that has never been seen in the Qing Dynasty, not even the famous Eight Banners dandy in the capital.
Only people who have had a lot of contact with foreigners can know that this is a German giant wolfdog of Yishui. They are all excellent breeds carefully selected from Prussia and brought across the sea by boat.
The leading officers only held the position of company commander, but all the officers of the new Yulin Army present, even those at the battalion level, stood in awe and saluted!
"Instructor! Salute!" A row of officers from the Yulin New Army saluted collectively to welcome the visitor.
Fu Qing recalled carefully in his mind and suddenly remembered, "Are you Shimazu Dairo? Are you Zhao Yidao? You...were you the instructors of the new military camp who trained His Majesty?"
That's right, the two people who led the team today are really old acquaintances of the Yulin New Army. Shimazu Dairo of the Ba Dao Team is a Fuso native, and Zhao Yidao is also a Chinese veteran. Back then, when they punished Emperor Tongzhi and his four guards, as well as the three hundred bannermen and concubines behind them, these two men were so unselfish that they dared to punish Emperor Tongzhi corporally!
The skeleton of the new Yulin Army was the guards of Emperor Tongzhi, from the earliest four guards to the later three hundred bannermen's dandies. These more than 300 people made up the skeleton of the entire new Yulin Army of more than 30,000 people.
It can be said that the officers above the company are all Eight Banners guards of the capital, while the company and platoons are mixed with Eight Banners guards and Wuyi Mountain soldiers. However, without exception, these officers, including some outstanding soldiers, have all received training in the new barracks in Naha. undergo a short period of rigorous training.
That was a memory they would never forget. These instructors, who were cold-faced and warm-hearted, and looked like devils on the training ground, were still fresh in their memories.
Today I suddenly saw an acquaintance, and I stood up almost reflexively, just like the raw melon eggs in the recruit camp back then, with my saluting hand straight and respectful.
Shimazu Dalang and Zhao Yidao returned the greeting with a smile. They could clearly call out each student's name, but today was not the time for greetings. They had important tasks.
Walking in front of Mr. Fu Qing, the two commanders stood at attention and saluted, "According to the order of Commander-in-Chief Luo Huo of the Railway Army, the Railway Army sent the first company to support the Qing Dynasty in the battle..."
"120 soldiers, 30 military dogs... report to your Excellency!"
Fu Qing took a long breath and said, "Great, great! It came at just the right time! I really didn't expect the reinforcements from the head of state to come so quickly... But, is there only one company?"
Zhao Yidao nodded, "What are you talking about? General Luo Huo can mobilize a company of ours to support us, but he is here under the guise of military inspection and training. It is not support at all!"
"If the Chinese directly participate in the war, they must have parliamentary authorization. You know... the head of state is not in Asia at all now, so all procedures must follow the rules of the Chinese code!"
"The procedures in the Great Council are complicated and cannot be passed in a day or two... General Luo Huo was appointed by the head of state as the commander-in-chief of the Railway Army. During the chaos in the north of the Qing Dynasty, General Luo Huo got angry in the Great Council!"
"The general said that the Beijing-Tianjin Railway is related to the life and death of the Tanggu Industrial Zone. Facing the threat of the rebels, it must be protected. After strong request, a battalion of troops was sent to the industrial zone..."
Zhao Yidao is right. Tanggu Industrial Zone is now unprecedented in scale and is already the largest heavy steel industry base in Asia... With such a scale, it is no longer enough to rely solely on the supply of coal and iron resources in the Tangshan area!
The completion of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway actually has many benefits for the Chinese people. This will mobilize coal from Shanxi to be transported to Tanggu at a short distance!
Luo Huo knew that there were many anti-Qing members in the Great Council, and these people wanted to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, but Luo Huo didn't care about that and barged in during the regular meeting of the Great Council.
Luo Huo cursed at the council meeting, "Fuck! Don't think I don't know what your plans are, but I don't care!"
"But what I care about is the mission of the head of state! Today I became the commander-in-chief of the railway corps, and the task of building the army has been entrusted to me. Then all railways that are useful to us Chinese will be guarded by me!"
"The Beijing-Tianjin Railway and even part of the Beijing-Hankou Railway in Zhili Province are the lifeline of coal transportation in our industrial zone! Do you dare to ignore it?"
"This is my armed road protection plan. I left it here today...I'm just standing here waiting. If you give me extra time at today's meeting, you have to vote for me!"
"Let me ask you, do you want to stop the production in Tanggu Industrial Zone? Damn it! The railway belongs to Emperor Tongzhi, but the resources of railway transportation belong to us!"
"The blast furnace has stopped production and been scrapped. Are you bastards going to pay compensation?"
The yelling King Luo Huo finally made the parliament understand the seriousness of the problem. They voted as quickly as possible. After three hours of discussion, they agreed that General Luo Huo would send an additional regiment of railway corps to Tanggu Special Administrative Region. .
But there are conditions. Before the rebels clearly destroy the railway, Luo Huo cannot directly participate in the battle, and can only send company-level troops for patrol training.
Shimazu Dairo said, "Yes! When the general received the authorization, we vanguard troops immediately received the order to head towards the capital and patrol along the route to see if there were any traces of rebel sabotage!"
"At Jingshi Station, I met Mr. Li Tuo and got the news that the railway was damaged, so we followed the second train to inspect..."
Fu Qing stopped asking after hearing this. How could he not hear the implication? It was already very difficult for General Luo Huo to risk sending troops this time.
The anti-Qing forces within the Chinese ethnic group have begun to rise without the suppression of the head of state. Luo Huo must use the method of tying interests to send out a little reinforcement.
It seems that the situation behind will be more serious!
"I understand. Thanks to General Luo Huo for his help. I will keep this friendship in my heart..."
After two or three small talk, the conversation progressed to the current war. Shimazu Dalang had already smelled the strong smell of blood around him, and his eyes were always looking at the bright rescue scene in the carriage.
"Is the loss big?" Shimazu asked.
"The loss is not big, but it is very troublesome..." Fu Qing briefly told the two of them what had just happened, and Zhao Yidao looked at Fu Qing calmly.
"Do you need our help? You haven't received much training in this kind of night fighting..."
Fu Qing's spirit was lifted: "Do you have any ideas?"
Shimazu Dalang stood up and walked to his comrades in the new barracks, "You still have a lot to learn... Let's watch our drill performance below, and advance the first company... disperse the search!"
