Rebirth of the Northern Giants

As for the Chinese army under him, Ye Zhikui really had a headache. These various troops came from all corners of the country, and the sergeants were divided into groups according to regions.

Ye Zhikui can only rack his brains and think of ways to use his personality charm to organize various military competitions, such as martial arts competitions, shooting competitions, etc. The winners will not only get rewards, but also get a good name , the number one sharpshooter in the army, etc. Don’t say that these false names are more effective than real rewards, and there is also a comparison between each battalion and post. The winner gets extra food and meat, and the loser can only eat White rice slightly.These competitions not only allow the sergeants to communicate more, get acquainted with each other, and break the geographical restrictions.Moreover, it can also improve the training enthusiasm of soldiers, so that the entire army can be quickly integrated, and the skills and quality of sergeants are greatly improved.

As for those old-fashioned officers, Ye Zhikui held various study classes and asked Feng Guozhang, Song Pinglan and other graduates from military schools to retrain and reform them.Of course, Ye Zhikui would come to give lectures from time to time, and after the training, he would take regular exams, and then post the exam results on the doors of the cafeterias of each battalion. Going to Ye Zhikui to intercede, they had no choice but to hold their breath and fight for the upper hand.Of course, Wu Dashan was not among them. He came to see Ye Zhikui after he got the bottom one in the exam this time.

Wu Dashan said coyly: "Young Master Ye, can you remove my name." Ye Zhikui was eating, and for a moment he didn't understand what he was talking about.

"It's the name of the last one in the exam." Wu Dashan was a little embarrassed.

Ye Zhikui was relatively busy during this period, and the class work was usually left to Song Pinglan and Wen Baishan. Song Pinglan was shrewd, but unambiguous in matters of right and wrong, and Wen Baishan was loyal to Ye Zhikui and experienced, so Ye Zhikui was very concerned. rest assured.

Song Pinglan has now been promoted by Ye Zhikui to be the officer of the Yongzi Camp, and Ye Zhikui values ​​it very much. He has already sent the list to Ye Zhikui, but it is a pity that Ye Zhikui has not had time to read it because of too many things. Unexpectedly, Wu Dashan was ranked last in the exam.

Ye Zhikui stuffed the remaining steamed buns into his mouth. Ye Zhikui's dinner was very simple, white steamed buns served with pickles. It's not that he was hypocritical, it's just that he was in the military camp during this time and didn't want to be special.

Ye Zhikui took a sip of water, looked at Wu Dashan who was looking at him eagerly, and said, "Why do you want to remove it? If your name is removed, and the last one comes to me again, then I will remove them one by one. There are still people on this list." anyone there?"

Wu Dashan rubbed his scalp in embarrassment, and said coyly, "Young Master Ye, it's okay for you to ask me to charge into battle, but if you want me to learn the art of war, I really can't do it."

Ye Zhikui stood up, patted Wu Dashan on the shoulder and said, "I still want to hand over the Yongzi Second Battalion to you, but seeing how you are now, you are afraid of reading and writing, and you are really worried. It seems that you have to think about it again." Considered."

For the sake of convenience and simplicity, Ye Zhikui reorganized Feng Sheng'a's troops into the second and third battalions of Yongzi, and reorganized the training troops in Lutai into the second, third, and fourth battalions of Huzi (the first battalion of Huzi was the battalion led by Jiang Zikang, also It has been transferred to Ye Zhikui's name), and the Korean Army was reorganized into the First Korean Battalion and the Second Korean Battalion.

The second and third battalions of Yongzi were formed mainly by the former duck egg soldiers, so he needed to find a strong general to lead them, and Wu Dashan was the perfect candidate.

Wu Dashan became anxious when he heard this, and said quickly: "Young Master Ye, I'm calling you my father, I must go back and study hard, and leave the second battalion of brave characters to me."

Ye Zhikui smiled and said, "I don't have a son as old as you. If you can get ten places in the next exam, I will hand over this battalion to you."

Wu Dashan left with great joy, patted his chest and said that Ye Zhikui would be satisfied.

After Wu Dashan left, Ye Zhikui fell into deep thought. Ye Zhikui reorganized wantonly. Of course, he would place cronies everywhere, but he had too many soldiers and few generals under him, and there were not many available people.

The old men under him are already in high positions: Song Pinglan is the officer of the first battalion with the brave character, Wu Dashan is the officer of the second battalion with the brave character, the officer of the third battalion with the brave character is Yuan Fengsheng's subordinate, Jiang Zikang is the officer of the first battalion with the tiger character , Wu Xiujie was the battalion officer of the second battalion with the tiger character, and the battalion officers of the third and fourth battalions with the tiger character were former Nie Shicheng's subordinates. Even Bao Budong was promoted by him to the battalion officer of the second battalion of North Korea. I.These are not big problems, because they have accumulated merits, and no one dares to gossip.But there were too few low-level officers who could satisfy him. What Ye Zhikui wanted was someone with both civil and military skills, so he had no choice but to jump taller among the dwarfs.

It seems that on the one hand, there are more study classes, and on the other hand, Feng Guozhang, Butcher, etc. must recommend some people to come up.

Feng Guozhang stayed in Tianjin Wubei Academy with excellent grades to serve as a teacher. He was very admired by the students. He should be able to launch several thousand-mile horses. As for Feng Guozhang, although Ye Zhikui thought he could control this Beiyang tiger, he still won't let him for the time being. To take charge of the military power, first let him serve as a staff member for a period of time to assist him in training troops, and then consider letting him lead the army when his foundation is solid, Ye Zhikui thought in his heart.

Thousands of soldiers are easy to get, but one general is hard to find, Ye Zhikui couldn't help sighing.

Just as Ye Zhikui was thinking hard about those celebrities he could seduce, there was a knock on the door.Opening the door and looking, it was Xiao Linglong standing at the door holding a food box.

Ye Zhikui greeted him and said, "Why are you here? The barracks here are full of stinky men. It's not a place where girls should come."

Xiao Linglong said in a soft voice: "Little sister is afraid that Big Brother Ye will be hungry, so she brought food."

Ye Zhikui took it and opened it. After looking at the side dish for a long time, he couldn't tell what it was. He picked up the chopsticks and put it in his mouth. Ye Zhikui was so salty that he almost vomited it out on the spot. He saw Xiao Linglong looking at him eagerly. Ye Zhikui didn't understand what was going on, so he had to swallow it hard and said it was delicious.

Xiao Linglong was praised by Ye Zhikui, she jumped and clapped her hands happily and said, "I knew Brother Ye would like it, and I will make it for Brother Ye every day from now on." Then she seemed to realize that her actions were a bit rough, revealing her true nature, and hurriedly became serious again Lifting his face, he bowed to Ye Zhikui, and said, "Well, my younger sister will leave first, brother Ye, please eat slowly."

Ye Zhikui couldn't bear it anymore, burst out laughing, and said: "Linglong, who did you learn this from, you should return to your original nature, I really feel awkward. I have always regarded you as a Sister, why are you being so polite to me?"

Xiao Linglong lowered her head, and murmured in a voice that only she could hear: "Those women say that men like gentle and virtuous women, so why doesn't it work on Brother Ye! Brother Ye, I don't want to be just yours!" younger sister."

"What are you gurgling over there! Why don't you come and eat together and see the delicious food you made yourself." Ye Zhikui beckoned.

Xiao Linglong didn't think too much, and returned to her original nature. She walked over carelessly, picked up a piece of black stuff, stuffed it into her mouth, and immediately spit it out and shouted: "Bah! Bah! It's so salty, Brother Ye is lying, and you are still so stupid!" Said it was delicious."

There were bursts of joyful voices in the tent.

The first volume of Korean situation Chapter 22 The rain is about to come and the wind is full

On September 9, General Yamagata Yutomo of the Japanese Army landed in Incheon, accompanied by 15 people from the 3th and 5th Infantry Brigades of the 6rd Division led by Japanese Major General Osako Shangmin and Kaneda Inoue. The other divisions (cavalry, engineering, and transportation brigades) are being assembled in Nagoya by Lieutenant General Gui Taro, the division commander, and are preparing to enter the court.

According to the policy of the base camp, Army General Yamagata Aritomo formed the first army with the rest of Nozu Dōsuke's 5th Division and the 5th Brigade as commander.

At this time, the strength of the Japanese army reached 18500, of which 5 were the main force of the 4500th Division, and 500 of them were the remnants of the [-]th Mixed Brigade. Regiment, led by Lieutenant General Nozu Michikan.

There are 3000 people in the 5th Brigade, and the chief of staff of the [-]th Division, Matazu Ogawa, will replace Li Jian Shangwen as the commander.

Among them, Da Sato is leading the 3000th Wing with [-] people;

There are also 5 people from the 6th and 8000th brigades. These troops gathered together in Huangzhou, North Korea, waiting for orders from Youpeng in Shan County.

However, due to the resistance of the Korean people to the Japanese army, extremely cruel human bomb attacks were launched, and the supply of the Japanese army was extremely difficult, which was not conducive to protracted operations.At the same time, considering the domestic war weariness caused by the previous defeats and avoiding leaving room for the intervention of Western countries, he is required to launch another campaign immediately instead of waiting until the 3rd Division is fully deployed. .

Moreover, the Qing army is also constantly reinforcing, and it will be more difficult to attack after its defense is strengthened.Therefore, Army General Shanxian Yutomo prepared to attack Pyongyang with 18500 troops, and decided to launch a general offensive on September 9. All troops must arrive at the designated positions on time.

At this time, there were 17000 Chinese and North Korean troops in Pyongyang. At the same time, Ye Zhichao ordered Lu Benyuan, who was stationed in Anzhou, to lead 2500 troops into Pyongyang, and it was expected to arrive before the 18th.However, more than 4200 Ming troops under the command of Liu Shengxiu have reached the Yalu River and will enter the court in a short time.

Before the battle of Pyongyang started, the battle first took place at sea. On September 9, when Lu Benyuansheng's army arrived in Pyongyang.When the Beiyang Fleet escorted the Ming Army into North Korea and returned to North Korea, it encountered the Japanese Combined Fleet in Dadonggou, which was executing a cruise plan formulated by Naval Commander Kawayama Sukiki.

When the enemies of both sides met each other, they were extremely jealous. In an instant, hundreds of cannons from all ships were fired in full bloom, the gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the sea water boiled.

Before the war, because Li Hongzhang received a secret report from Ye Zhikui, Li Hongzhang attached great importance to this blessed general of the country, so he ordered Ding Ruchang to check the artillery shells of each ship and overhaul each ship. Ding Ruchang saw it for himself. When he saw the Japanese saying that he only knew how to bow and horse, but not cannonballs, Ding Ruchang was ashamed and speechless, and dared not refute.At the same time, Li Hongzhang appointed Deng Shichang as the deputy commander of the Beiyang Fleet.

After going back, Ding Ruchang, who was insulted, stared at the armor-piercing shell and the explosive shell for a long time, and sighed, there is really no difference between these two shells.Ding Ruchang is still a loyal and serious person, and he is not ashamed to ask if he doesn’t understand. After several days of study and study, Ding Ruchang finally understood the difference between these two types of bombs. The consequences of this armor-piercing projectile will be predictable.Unable to break out in a cold sweat, he hurriedly found the batch of rusty explosive bombs from Lushun and Weihai bases.Later, he eagerly learned all kinds of naval knowledge, trying to get rid of the insulting evaluation of the Japanese that he only knew how to bow and horse.

Ding Ruchang's zero-time hugging still played a big role. First of all, he carried out inspections on the ships according to Li Hongzhang's order. This inspection did not matter, but the inspection made him sweat. They haven't been repaired for 12 years.Even his own main ship is like this, so the other warships are not bad, not more serious.

All of a sudden, Ding Ruchang became very angry, and stared at his subordinates gloomily all day long. The subordinates were so frightened by him that they didn't dare to smoke opium, and smoked opium instead.The Beiyang Fleet has a new look.

It is a pity that the inertia of history is still very strong. Ding Ruchang is still a little bit behind the history. Not long after the war started, he deployed the main battleships-two armored ships and 2 cruisers in an "eight" shape. In the center, rushed towards the Japanese army in an attempt to disperse the Japanese fleet.

However, the main gun turret of the "Dingyuan" caught fire not long after. Ding Ruchang was burned, the letter flag was destroyed, and he lost the command. Fortunately, Deng Shichang of the "Zhiyuan" took over the command in time.The fleet was ordered to continue to advance, and the Japanese first guerrilla unit was separated from the team in a short time, preventing the former Beiyang Fleet from being attacked from the front and back. The fleet was in chaos due to the loss of its commander.

Ye Zhikui, a little butterfly, finally changed history with a slight flap of its wings.In this naval battle in the Yellow Sea, China lost three warships "Jingyuan", "Chaoyong" and "Yangwei", and more than a thousand officers and soldiers were killed or injured. Deng Shichang's "Zhiyuan" was not sunk, and Deng Shichang survived.The Japanese army also lost three warships "Yoshino", "Hiei" and "Akagi", and 800 officers and soldiers were killed or injured.

But the world was not surprised by this battle. Emperor Guangxu, who thought that the Beiyang Navy was the number one in East Asia, expressed dissatisfaction with the result, and the diehards in the court and the Qingliu Party also took the opportunity to make a big fuss, accusing Ding Ruchang , the subtext is to attack Li Hongzhang.On September 21, the supervisory censor of Guangxi Province, who knew nothing about naval affairs, demanded that Ding Ruchang be replaced, and the supervisory censor of Henan Province demanded that Ding Ruchang be punished for his crimes.On September [-], the Qing court issued a decree: "Ding Ruchang, Admiral of the Navy, will be dismissed immediately."

If they knew the results of the Yellow Sea naval battle in history, they don't know what they would think.People are like this, when they don't know that they almost lost 100 yuan, they will be worried about losing 50 yuan, and Ye Zhikui is the only person in this world who knows that he will lose 100 yuan, so he is ashamed of only losing 50 yuan. I was secretly happy to lose [-] yuan.

The results of the Yellow Sea naval battle had a far-reaching impact. The Japanese army did not seize the dominance of the Yellow Sea. Therefore, his second army did not land at Lushun Huayuankou, and the Japanese combined fleet had to lurk secretly, waiting for another naval battle.

At this time, Ye Zhikui, who was stationed in Pyongyang, certainly didn't know that so many things had happened. He was leading his Huyong to lead the North Korean army and civilians to launch the "10 people, [-] troops, [-] soldiers and civilians work together" iron movement aimed at defending Pyongyang. .

He called on the North Korean people to sell their iron, change jobs to become blacksmiths, and smelt barbed wire. Ye Zhikui suggested to Ye Zhichao to dig trenches outside the city to form the first line of defense. The layout and connection of the soldier pits were passed on to the generals. Now it is said that the most prestigious person in Pyongyang is Ye Zhikui, and even Ye Zhichao is far behind.Ye Zhikui was called the blessed general of the country by Li Hongzhang himself, was directly praised by the British as the number one military strategist in East Asia, and was called the best foreign student by the Germans. Everyone ignored the latter one or two words.Therefore, his suggestions have been learned by everyone very seriously.

All of a sudden, traffic trenches and foxholes inside and outside Pyongyang City were criss-crossed and connected together. Ye Zhikui also arranged countless light and dark firepower points.There is a barbed wire fence in front. The barbed wire fence is made of barbed stakes and wires. It is the best choice for blocking infantry.Suddenly, the mountains and rain were about to come and the wind filled the building, and a big battle was just around the corner.

Hehe, this chapter is a transitional chapter, to let the brothers clearly understand the strength of the enemy and us. There are many important data in it, which are calculated by the bug one by one. Pass.Hey, after all of you have finished reading this chapter, Xiao Chong reminded me, isn't it a bit black-bellied!In addition, Xiaochong would like to solemnly thank the brothers here. With the support of the brothers, the book is about to be signed. This is the result of the struggle between the brothers and Xiaochong. If you don’t have a collection, please rest assured to collect it. Xiaochong must finish writing carefully. book.

The first volume of the Korean situation Chapter 23 When the drums are beating and the drums are beating

On September 9, Hwangju, North Korea, the temporary headquarters of the Japanese First Army.

Not long after Army General Aritomo Yamagata arrived, what greeted him was not cheers, but a lifeless and somewhat depressing barracks. When he saw the corpses of two major generals, Yoshimasa Oshima and Naofumi Tatsumi, he understood the source of the depression of the Japanese soldiers. In just two battles with the Qing army, a major general was forced to death and a major general was blown to death.Among them is Lijian Shangwen, known as the Japanese military god, which touched the Japanese army very much.