nanming man

Chapter 1096 Capture Xiamen
The army in the last years of the Ming Dynasty was not the worst, only worse.

The rogues on Route 36 burned, killed, looted, and the officers and soldiers were not much better. They were more ruthless than the rogues and bandits.

Needless to say, the Qing army outside the pass did not leave any dogs or chickens behind, looted property, and killed all personnel.

Although the army of the Great Wei State is different, it is also adapted from the rogues and the descendants of the officers and soldiers, and the military discipline can only be said to be acceptable.

The old habits of a large number of officers and soldiers are hard to change, and many cases of harming and disturbing the people have been caused, and they still exude the atmosphere of the old-fashioned army.

But the student army of the imperial military academy in front of us is different. Not only is their dress different from the old army, but their mental outlook is also completely different from the old army.

Generally, soldiers of the Wei army wear a bloated black battle jacket, gray cloth shoes, iron helmets or turbans, various ammunition bottles are hung messily on their bodies, and they carry a musket on their backs.

The students of the Imperial Military Academy are wearing a military coat, a five-pointed copper star on a big-brimmed hat, wearing leather boots, with a straight waist and full of energy.

The army walked through the streets. This was to prepare for the grand parade at the New Year's Court Meeting in a few months. Not only the student soldiers, but also the elites of the Wei Army's various departments would also send some troops to come to Suzaku Street for the parade.

The court of Great Wei decided to cultivate and live, and did not want to fight in the near future. However, the territory of Great Wei was too large, and there were too many forces bordering it. It was inevitable that there would be some desperate people who insisted on provoking Great Wei.

Therefore, Gao Yihuan specially built a city gate, and invited all vassals and neighboring countries to come to watch the military parade, show their strength, and tell them not to cause trouble.

The military cadets walked around once, and the people in Chang'an secretly marveled and feasted their eyes. Gao Yihuan, who was standing on the gate of the city gate, also nodded slightly.

Not long after, more than [-] military academy students stood still on the square below the city tower, and the leader of the team drew his sword out of its sheath and shouted, "Salute!"

All the cadets raised their guns to salute at the same time, and their movements were uniform. The phalanx of more than 900 people was like a person, with straight lines horizontally and vertically.

Gao Yihuan took a few steps forward and came to the gate tower. Without a microphone, he could only salute the students with a quick wave of his hand.

Gao Yihuan was wearing a well-tailored military uniform today, with a belt around his waist, a long sword, and a slanted ribbon in front of his body. He raised his hand in white gloves to the brim of his hat, and waved it gracefully.

"I have practiced hard for many days, and I am very relieved to see your appearance today!" Gao Yihuan looked at the military students and asked in a deep voice: "You are all talented students of the Imperial Military Academy, so you know why I want to run a military academy to train you? what?"

"In order to protect the family and the country, be loyal to His Majesty!" 900 people answered in unison.

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "Beginning more than ten years ago, the light and darkness have weakened, the rebel army has sprung up, the slaves have been violent, and the common people have no means of living. I want to ask you, why is the world like this? Didn't the Ming Dynasty have its own army?"

Gao Yihuan himself replied: "Yes, there are quite a lot, at least more than 100 million, but they did not resist foreign humiliation, nor could they quell the bandits internally. Guan Ning spent a huge amount of mercenaries' own weight, while the soldiers and horses in the pass searched for the people's wealth, which was better than the bandits. They are also fierce. Strictly speaking, they are not the country’s army, but warlords! Warlords raise troops to seize territory and collect people’s wealth. They don’t care what the world is like or what the people are like. Get involved."

Gao Yihuan asked again: "I'll ask you again, why are there so many troops in the Ming Dynasty being bullied by barbarians? Why can't even defeat hundreds of thousands of slaves?"

"Because I can't beat it!" Someone replied.

"Because of decay!"

"Because..." There were all kinds of answers in the following chatter.

Gao Yihuan raised his hand to press down, signaling to be quiet, "I'm here to tell you, it's still the same sentence, the private soldiers of the warlords don't understand the righteousness, they are only used to exploit the people and protect the interests of their small groups, they will not use their lives to defend against foreign captives. Therefore, when the old-fashioned troops like Guan Ning surrendered, Liu Zeqing and Zuo Menggeng surrendered when they saw the enemy was strong, without even thinking about protecting the people."

Speaking of this, Gao Yihuan became excited, "For the sake of the world, Wei's army must be changed. If the world is to be good and the people want to live a good life, it is not enough to rely on warlords and rely on the old-style army. We must establish an army that belongs to the country and belongs to me."

Gao Yihuan waved his arms, "A country's army is an army that has ideals, has responsibilities, fights for the country, fights for the people, and has the people in mind. I train you and others to hope that you can build an army that belongs to the country and belongs to me. .”

Gao Yihuan glanced at everyone, "I have chosen you to be knowledgeable, ambitious, and passionate young people. Zheng needs you now. Are you ready?"

"Get ready!" A roar roared like a raging wave.

Gao Yihuan experienced it in advance. After the feeling of the military parade on the tower, he hurried back to the Tiange.

At this time, it was discovered that Li Yan was already waiting outside the Tiange.

In recent days, Li Yan has been busy cleaning up the mess and promoting the reform of the official system. He is so busy that he seldom comes to see Gao Yihuan on his own initiative.

Gao Yihuan saw Li Yan and saw him approaching with a smile on his face, and couldn't help laughing, "Have you been waiting for a long time, sir?"

Li Yan saluted and said: "The minister has just arrived not long ago."

Gao Yihuan asked: "But what's the good thing?"

Li Yan said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, there is indeed a good thing. After I found out, I came to the palace immediately."

Gao Yihuan frowned, "Go in and talk!"

Immediately the two entered the main hall, and after taking their seats, Gao Yihuan asked, "What's the good thing?"

Li Yan took out a memorial, "Your Majesty, the good news from the Liang Pavilion."

Gao Yihuan hurriedly took it, unfolded it, and immediately became overjoyed, "Good! Good! Good! Mr. Liang really did not disappoint me!"

Li Yan said with a smile: "Zheng Sen got the news that our Beiyang navy of the Great Wei Dynasty went to Fujian from Ningbo and planned to join forces with the Nanyang navy to attack Fujian. Zheng Sen personally led the navy to intercept him. Zheng Lian and the other two joined forces on the island to capture Xiamen Island. Now that Xiamen is occupied, Zheng Sen can only retreat to Taiwan, and the coasts of Fujian and Zhejiang will be safe."

Gao Yi said excitedly: "This is indeed good news. When the merit report comes up, Mr. Li will reward you heavily after statistics."

Li Yan nodded, "I respect your life."

As he spoke, he asked again: "Your Majesty, in the Memorial of the Liangge Ministry, it is mentioned that the next step is to prepare to use troops against Taiwan and Qiongzhou, but the generals have different opinions. Some say to attack Qiongzhou, and some say to take advantage of the situation to take Taiwan. The Liangge Ministry would like to ask Your Majesty to decide. , Your Majesty, what do you think!"

(End of this chapter)