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Hunan Army, in 1852 AD (the third year of Xianfeng), the Taiping Army left Guangxi and entered Hunan and Hubei. It was invincible. The Qing government felt that the Green Camp and Eight Banners soldiers were no longer sufficient, so they ordered all provinces to hold regiment training to assist in the "attack and suppression" campaign. . On January 21, 1853, Zeng Guofan, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, who returned to Xiangxiang, Hunan to observe the system due to the death of his mother, was ordered to assist Hunan Governor Zhang Liang in organizing Hunan regiment training. Later, Zeng Guofan believed that regiment training was not reliable enough and decided to form a new army, which was the "Xiang Army" (also known as "Xiang Yong").
The Hunan Army generally imitated the battalion structure of Qi Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty, with battalions as the basic units, directly under the command of "general commanders" (later commanders were added, each commanding several battalions). Each battalion has one camp officer, four sentry officers, and 500 brave men, plus 180 captains, for a total of 685 men per battalion. Each outpost has eight teams, half with firearms teams and half with sword and spear teams. Firearms mainly include shotguns and shotguns. The whole battalion has two Pishan artillery teams, which are directly under the battalion officer. The Hunan Navy Navy was organized slightly later than the Land Division. Each battalion of the Navy was equipped with one fast crab boat, ten long dragon boats, and ten sampan boats, a total of 21, with a staff of 447 people (after 1856 AD, the restructuring was as follows: cut fast crab boats, The number of long dragon boats was reduced to eight, and the number of sampan boats was increased to twenty-two. The whole battalion had a total of thirty boats. The gun positions on each boat remained the same, and the number of personnel increased to 532.) Each long dragon boat is equipped with seven cannons, and the sampan boat is equipped with four cannons, both of which are foreign cannons ranging from 600 to 1,000 kilograms. In addition, each ship is equipped with muskets, swords and spears to prepare for close combat. In addition, the Hunan Army also has a battalion office and a grain station to manage the military affairs and logistics of the entire army respectively.
The Hunan Army has a brave fighting style and a strong fighting will. It believes that will and spiritual strength are much more useful than a few Western firearms. The Hunan spirit of "eating hardship, being barbaric, and willing to die" has been reflected in all the battles it has participated in. It was vividly displayed during the war. After quelling the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Muslim uprising in the northwest, the Hunan Army participated in many wars against foreign aggression, including Zuo Zongtang's recovery of Xinjiang, Zhennanguan, Taiwan's resistance to the French, the bloody battle of Niuzhuang during the Sino-Japanese War, and so on.
The Huai Army was a Han army recruited and trained by Huai Yong by Li Hongzhang under the instruction of Zeng Guofan in the late Qing Dynasty. It was the predecessor of the modernization of the Chinese Army and was once the main defense force of the Qing Dynasty.
Because the soldiers and generals mainly came from the Jianghuai area of Anhui, they were called "Huai Army". In 1861 AD (the eleventh year of Xianfeng), the Taiping Army marched towards Shanghai. The Qing army defending Shanghai could not resist, and the British troops had not arrived. At that time, the leader of the Hunan Army, Zeng Guofan, became the governor-general of Liangjiang, and the governor-general of Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi. In charge of military affairs in four provinces, the army was stationed in Anqing, and local officials and gentry in Shanghai sent representatives to ask for help. Zeng Guofan had long planned to use the Hunan army system to organize and train Huaiyong soldiers. His capable staff member Li Hongzhang took the initiative to recruit Huaiyong, and organized an army in Anqing in March 1862 (February of the first year of Tongzhi). "Huai Yong", also known as "Huai Army". Later, the Huai army took a British ship and broke through the territory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. They went to Shanghai and cooperated with British and American troops to fight against the Taiping Army.
The establishment of the Huai Army came from the Hunan Army. Each battalion has 500 men and more than 120 shotguns and shotguns. In 1863, each battalion invited Western officers to serve as "teachers" in addition to the camp sentry officers to train in foreign drills. The rifle and shotgun teams were renamed foreign gun teams; the mountain-splitting artillery team was also changed to the flower artillery team. Because the use of new weapons required more men, the number of each battalion increased to seven to eight hundred, including the company commander. In 1877 AD (the third year of Guangxu's reign), the Krupp Artillery Corps was established based on the German battalion system. Therefore, in the history of China's modern military system, the Yongying system established by the Hunan Army developed into a system that incorporated Western methods by the Huai Army. Although the Huai Army inherited the system of the Hunan Army, it used Western exercises and weapons for training, and hired Western officers as instructors. This was completely different from the Hunan Army in the past, which used local earthenware and had scholars as their own coaches. The beginning of the modernization of the * team.
It’s just that the Huai Army has not changed the old system of Yongying, so the system itself has various contradictions and drawbacks! For example, it was difficult to command troops above the battalion level, and there was no distinction between commanders and commanders; the Huai Army hired Western officers only for peacetime training, and wartime dispatch was still under the command of the general. The commanders, battalion officers, and sentry officers of the Huai army had not practiced Western methods. They made arbitrary arrangements during the battle, making all the troops learned in daily life useless.
This point was vividly demonstrated in the Huai Army's later operations! For example, in the Battle of Keelung, the Ming Army, led by its leader, Taiwan Governor Liu Mingchuan, defeated the French invaders in Taiwan. However, as a great power, the French achieved victory through peace talks that could not be achieved on the battlefield. , due to the weakness of Huai Army leader Li Hongzhang and the corruption of the Qing court, the Qing Law was signed on June 9, 1885
The "Vietnam Treaty between China and France" that was humiliating and humiliating the country resulted in China's traditional vassal states being completely reduced to French colonies, and the blood of thousands of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty was spilled in vain on every inch of the island!
The Great Battle of the Yellow Sea, if the Battle of Keelung did not clearly highlight the various contradictions and shortcomings within the Huai Army, then the Great Battle of the Yellow Sea that occurred in the 20th year of Guangxu completely peeled off the skin of the Huai Army's pseudo-modern army. net!
First, regarding the navy, Li Hongzhang appointed Army General Ding Ruchang as the admiral of the Beiyang Navy. However, Liu Buchan, Lin Taizeng, Ye Zugui and others with academic backgrounds could only take charge of an armored ship with the title of commander-in-chief, and were unable to truly and effectively command the entire Beiyang Navy. ! What does it mean for a layman to command an expert? This is called a layman commanding an expert!
Let’s talk about Liu Buchan. Although he studied abroad and drank foreign ink, he was old-fashioned and arrogant. When he was in Hong Kong, he had a serious conflict with the British chief professor Langweili just because of the flag issue, which caused a large number of foreign teachers to follow him. The leader evacuated the Beiyang Navy, and then the training of the Beiyang Fleet was slackened, and military discipline deteriorated. He also had an unshirkable responsibility! After all, the Huai people's military merit group, headed by Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang, has always believed in only their own people. No matter how rigorous and diligent the foreign instructors are in running the army, they are just outsiders. They don't care whether you have professional ethics or not. Once a conflict breaks out, it is their own people who will side with them!
On the other hand, Japan is different. Not only did they carry out thorough reforms during the Meiji Restoration, they also made a desperate effort to build a modern navy and army. The most important thing is that they respect foreign advisors and truly listen to their excellent suggestions. It’s in my heart! Take the Frenchmen Bai Laoyi and Leonce Verny as examples. As soon as the former arrived in Japan, he was appointed by the Navy Minister Kawamura Junyoshi as the adviser to the Japanese Navy Ministry, the general supervisor of the Yokohama Navy Yard, and the special rear admiral of the Shipbuilding Headquarters; later; The shogunate not only offered him a salary of 10,000 silver dollars per year, but also received him in person from the Emperor of Japan after his outstanding achievements! qδ
Comparing the two, the verdict is clear! Therefore, in the Great Battle of the Yellow Sea and the subsequent Weihai Guard Battle, Li Hongzhang and Li Zhongtang’s Huai Army, or the Beiyang Army, were defeated without complaint. At the same time, the Japanese government under the leadership of Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi also won. No chance! Without complete reforms in the military, economy, people's livelihood, politics and other aspects, as well as decades of meticulous preparations, how could Japan dare to provoke the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was as powerful as a giant dragon!
Okay, no more gossip! Let’s refocus our attention on the leader of Chiyang and the guard of Tamluo Kanglin Kangyuanjing! After this guy built the consulate and identified the Russian Empire as his ally, he focused his attention on the upgrade rewards given to him by the empire system! There is no point in changing the focus. Since the consulate was newly built and the exclusive tea plantation has not been put into operation, Kanglin does not have any export commodities at all, uh, tea, and without tea to hire Russian troops and buildings, even if he defends There is no point in staying there for a long time. If you have this time, you might as well go to the small square outside the command post early to see what the Hunan Army Swordsman, the Huai Army Mini Gunner, who was awarded to you by the system, is like.
"System, please help me realize the Hunan Army Swordsman and the Huai Army Mini Gunner that you rewarded me earlier!"
Just do it. Having made up your mind, Kanglin Kangda did not hesitate to guard the moment. Soon he led a group of civil and military officials and trusted tooth soldiers to the small square outside the command post! Next, as he issued the order to manifest, the empire system immediately began to manifest the Hunan Army swordsmen and the Huai Army Mini gunners!
Still a familiar recipe, still a familiar taste! As the light white mist continued to dissipate, two teams of regimental warriors wearing turbans, gowns, and cloth shoes soon appeared in front of Kang Lin and others. They were the world-famous Hunan Army swordsmen in the late Qing Dynasty. , and the Huai Army Mini gunners! These peasants, either simple or fierce, held weapons tightly in their hands. After seeing Kang Lin, they immediately pushed the gold mountain, toppled the jade pillar, knelt on one knee and gave the latter a thousand respectful blows!
"The villain Peng Yushu and Cheng Xuerui led the left post of the Hunan Navy's middle camp and the Huai Army's Kaizi camp's outpost. Two hundred and eight people have met the commander. I wish the commander a bright future and may you be a prince forever!"
"Brother Peng's surname is Peng, but he is a relative of Xueshuai and Brother Cheng. May I ask what your relationship is with Cheng Taibao (Cheng Xueqi), the first general of the Huai Army?"
Looking at the face
The simple-looking, honest and honest son of the Hunan and Huai army knelt in front of him and paid homage. Kang Lin's fat face, which was originally smiling, immediately became serious. While extending his hand to ask the former to excuse himself, he also did not forget to use words to get close to his new subordinates. ! Although his historical knowledge is not very solid, he has heard of the names of the famous Hunan Army generals Peng Yulin and Huai Army generals Cheng Xueqi! The TV series "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom", which cost 150 million yuan and took 15 months of filming and editing, included Peng Yulin, the commander of the Hunan Army Navy, and Cheng Xueqi, the commander of the Kaizi Battalion. Therefore, after hearing the appearance of the two sentry officers The guy announced his family name and said his name was Peng Yushu. Cheng Xuerui immediately connected them with the famous Peng Yulin and Cheng Xuequi!
"Your Majesty, I am a member of Xueshuai's tribe, and this wise brother Xuerui is Cheng Taibao's disciple..."
