The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 76: Unique Mark

The vanguard army's lunch was very sumptuous. Although there were only two dishes, braised pork and cabbage stewed with tofu, one meat and one vegetable, it still made the Green Camp soldiers and new recruits, and even the teachers and students of the Kaiping Camp School who had just arrived in Xigu, extremely excited, and everyone was eating with their mouths drooling.

Because we were worried that these people would eat as much as they wanted when they saw the meat, thus getting stomach upset and affecting the things they had to do in the afternoon, this lunch was limited. Each class was only given half a pot of braised pork and a pot of cabbage and tofu stew, and the amount of meat each person ate was controlled by their respective squad leaders.

As for the cabbage stewed with tofu that was full of oil, no one controlled it, but they would not add more dishes even if it was finished. The staple food was white rice, which was enough.

Although Teng Yuzhao was extremely anxious, after seeing off Master Qian, he still smiled and took Li Yulin and Wei Jinghai to visit the new soldiers who had just joined the vanguard army from camp to camp.

After the first and second regiments were formed, all the soldiers of the vanguard army had changed into the new iron-gray German-style uniforms, changing their previous somewhat sloppy image and each of them looked very heroic.

Teng Yuzao was not going to wait for the Germans to use iron gray first. This color not only had the effect of field protection, but also gave people a positive impression. It was neither serious nor bright.

When Teng Yuzao asked Li Yulin to rush to make and reform the uniforms of the Vanguard Army, he sewed a Western shield-shaped logo with a blue background on the left arm of the uniform, with the three white characters "Vanguard Army" written on it.

Teng Yuzhao deliberately removed the prefix "Wuwei Army". He did not want the name of Wuwei Army, a unit that was about to be eliminated, to remain in his army. In his mind, the Vanguard Army was not only a brand-new modern unit, but also unique. Apart from his strong imprint, Teng Yuzhao, it would not retain any trace of any other unit or other person.

Teng Yuzao has already begun to consider using the military rank system in the vanguard army, but the timing is not yet ripe, so this matter will have to wait.

However, although the formal implementation of military ranks has yet to be postponed, collar badges and epaulettes must still be worn, and their style is basically modeled after the German Army's epaulettes and collar badges.

Of course, this was only implemented within the vanguard army.

Teng Yuzhao did this mainly to make it easier for the officers and soldiers in the vanguard army to distinguish who was the superior, which would be more conducive to command in battle.

In order to reduce the delay time, Teng Yuzhao, Li Yulin and Wei Jinghai would only choose one sentry to check and greet whenever they arrived at a camp.

Fortunately, it is summer now, and the soldiers are gathered together in battalions. Wherever Teng Yuzhao and his party go, people in the entire battalion can see them. When they are eating, the president comes to visit them in person even though he is hungry, which moves the recruits very much.

After a long while of asking about each other's well-being, Teng Yuzhao put away the smile on his face until he left the soldiers. He rubbed his sore cheek muscles and hurried back to the temporary command post of the vanguard army with the two of them, a small courtyard with two entrances.

Teng Yuzhao strongly agrees with the saying "love your soldiers as you would your own sons". This characteristic and advantage that most famous generals in ancient times possessed still has strong practical significance today, especially for a new army. It is extremely important. This will be one of the best ways for the commander-in-chief to quickly establish his personal prestige.

Teng Yuzao's move today was based on this mentality. From his feeling, he had basically achieved his goal. They walked directly into the wing room of the second courtyard. Liu Yuzhi, Li Xianze, Liu Changfa, Xue Zhiqian, Sun Shijun, Liu Bingyi and Zhang Xiyuan, the temporary director of Kaiping Suiying School, were already sitting around the table, waiting for Teng Yuzao, Li Yulin and Wei Jinghai to come back and have dinner. Except for Zhang Xiyuan, the rest of them changed into new military uniforms, and they all looked heroic, adding a lot of solemn and solemn atmosphere to this temporary small restaurant.

The meals for Teng Yuzhao and these vanguard troops were naturally more exquisite. They were not just braised pork and cabbage and tofu, but home-cooked meals with more styles. In addition to the two same dishes as the soldiers, there was also a pot of suckling pig's head and a pot of braised liver tips, both served in small ceramic pots. The dishes were already a little cold, and Liu Changfa wanted to arrange for someone to reheat them before eating, but was stopped by Teng Yuzhao.

Although it was not convenient to drink in the army, Teng Yuzao still asked Li Dazhu, who had not yet gone to the camp school, to open a bottle of Tongzhou Erguotou and pour some for each person, so that each person had only about one or two ounces of wine.

The opening remarks naturally had to be delivered by Teng Yuzao. He simply welcomed Zhang Xiyuan's arrival with the "Kaiping Camp School". After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Teng Yuzao solemnly announced to all the core members of the Vanguard Army present that the Vanguard Army had been truly established from today on. To this end, he proposed a toast to celebrate.

Teng Yuzao, who had always coveted the Kaiping Camp School, had already considered this school as part of his vanguard army's pocket. This was the predecessor of the future Baoding Army Officers School! How could he let this treasure slip away from him?

Teng Yuzhao took the lead, and then everyone drank the wine in their bowls in one gulp, and then everyone started to eat quickly.

All the people present were soldiers, even Wei Jinghai who had just graduated from the Beiyang Military Academy. Everyone knew that Teng Yuzhao still had things to arrange, so they ate quickly. In less than half an hour, everyone finished their meal, and then everyone followed Teng Yuzhao to the main room.

Wu Peifu, Li Jinyu and several other staff officers, who had changed into the new iron-gray uniforms of the Vanguard Army, sat at a separate table. They had already finished their meal and were waiting in the main room, which had been set up by Teng Yuzhao as the headquarters of the Vanguard Army.

This headquarters is very simple. The hall is the combat command center. A map of Zhili is hung on the front wall. It was brought back from Yu Lu last night. Apart from that, there are only a few tables and chairs. If there were not a few magnetic telephones on the table next to it, it would not be much different from an ordinary living room.

The wing on the left was a meeting room, with a map of Zhili hung on the wall at the back. There was a long table that was put together temporarily, with chairs on both sides. Teng Yuzhao sat at one end of the table close to the map, and a group of officers found seats on both sides.

Although there was no special arrangement, everyone sat very consciously in their seats, almost according to the military ranks indicated on their shoulder straps and collar badges.

Teng Yuzhao could not help but nod secretly. Not only the Beiyang Military Academy, but even the Kaiping Military Academy hired German instructors and used a completely German-style military education. The officers of the Vanguard Army were all students of the Beiyang Military Academy, so they were naturally very familiar with the military ranks of the German army.

With these people around, Teng Yuzao doesn't have to formally announce the military rank system. With these people and students scattered throughout the army, the entire army will soon understand the concept of this set of military rank levels.

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