Master Yuan, start!

What's more, I am in the army now and cannot interfere with the Beiyang Navy at all.

It seems that after quelling this coup, it is time to return home."

Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing. Looking at the thousands of new troops in front of him, Yuan Xiangcheng couldn't help but get excited and exhaled a few breaths of hot air.

Unfortunately, it was winter and the north wind was so strong that it was very uncomfortable when it blew into my mouth. It was not only my mouth but also my eyes that were almost unable to open.

The soldiers in the open space were fighting fiercely. They rushed into battle formation under the leadership of their instructors, and some even took off their shirts and fought bare-chested.

This was quite difficult. Yuan Shikai did not intend to train the new army in his hands to be as strong as the later Red Army.

We don’t need proletarian fighters, but capitalist soldiers will do. In any case, they are much better than the Qing Dynasty’s “He who flees when he sees the enemy is the bravest”.

Just thinking of this, Yuan Xiangcheng clenched his hands, as if he had endless strength.

However, today, he was not here to observe the training of the new recruits, but to wait for the training to be completed before awarding them.

Since traveling through time, Yuan Xiangcheng has begun to build his own team.

In 1883, following the military training at Xiaozhan in the original time and space, Yuan Shikai established the Korean New Army in Incheon, Seoul, also based on the German military system, and started the training of the Manchu New Army 10 years ahead of schedule.

At the same time, in order to improve the comprehensive quality of senior officers in the new army, a new army school was also established in Incheon.

This is the Beiyang Incheon Military Academy.

Chapter 4: Incheon Reorganization...Has it?

As a melodious horn sounded,

The new army soldiers who were training gathered together.

"Sir," Ming Ye said, bowing his head as he followed Yuan Xiangcheng. "Everyone is here."

Ming Ye's ancestor was Chinese, and his name was Ming Yuzhen, the founding ancestor of the Mingxia regime in the late Yuan Dynasty.

After Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the world, he settled Ming Yuzhen's descendants in Korea, and they have been passed down from generation to generation until now, and the family has fallen into decline.

When Yuan Shikai was recruiting soldiers, this man participated enthusiastically and had read several Western books.

In addition, he was fluent in Chinese proverbs and his family was stabbed to death by Japanese ronin, so he was highly appreciated by Yuan Shikai and was used as a personal soldier by Yuan Shikai.

Standing on a high platform made of loess, Yuan Xiangcheng made a simple loudspeaker in advance so that everyone could hear his voice.

It also allowed the soldiers to gather in front of the stage instead of standing separately, and they sat in a crowded crowd as if they were having a party.

"Whether you have come across the ocean to Korea, or are homeless in Korea and forced to serve under me, Yuan, you all have your own reasons.

Have I, Yuan, ever let you down?

I personally distribute the monthly salary, is there any deduction?

If there are elderly or young people in the family, once verified, there will be extra filial food every month."

After Yuan Xiangcheng said this, the people below became a little agitated. Their bodies were still hot from training, and their gazes towards Yuan Xiangcheng became even more fiery.

After all, what Yuan Xiangcheng said is true. Nowadays, there are few soldiers who do not drink the blood of soldiers and draw empty salaries, whether in the Qing Dynasty or Korea.

The imperial court trained the army, and each person was paid 2 taels of silver and 5 jin of rice and flour per month. It was good to get 1 tael of silver, and the rice and flour were full of stones and debris, which was inedible in later generations.

"Master Yuan is right."

"Thanks to Lord Yuan, my mother was able to survive last winter."

"Master Yuan is our living parent."

Nodding, Yuan Xiangcheng was quite satisfied.

It seems that no matter how crude the words are when trying to win people's hearts, as long as money and food are actually given out, there will always be people who buy it.

That’s all about the soldiers’ personal matters.

Yuan Xiangcheng is about to talk about family and national affairs.

“I believe that all of you who were able to be recruited into the Beiyang New Army have deep hatred and resentment towards the Japanese.

Whether you are from the Qing Dynasty or were born in Korea, you must know that the Japanese have been doing atrocities in Korea in recent years. They have reached a point where both humans and gods are outraged.

In recent years, he has been constantly inciting scholars to use the name of the so-called enlightenment faction to win over the hearts of the people, in an attempt to ally with Japan to expel the Qing Dynasty and break away from China.

Korea has been a vassal state of China for more than 400 years. If it becomes independent today, wouldn't it give the Japanese an opportunity to take advantage of it? The Japanese are all ambitious people with bad intentions.

Using Korea as a stepping stone, they spied on the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty in Manchuria, and then seized Mongolia and even invaded China.

The Japanese have made no secret of their evil ambitions. How can we, as soldiers defending our country, sit idly by?

The French in the southwest are encroaching on Guangxi. We are protecting our country and guarding the border in the northeast. We must not let the Japanese take advantage easily and even endanger the country.

Whenever Yuan Shikai thought about Japan's continuous encroachment on Korea and the Qing Dynasty was unaware of it, he was heartbroken.

Step by step, Japan relied on the treaty to force the Qing Dynasty and Japan to withdraw their troops from Korea at the same time, and then launched a surprise attack on the Qing army's main fleet during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.

On the other hand, an anti-Qing riot broke out in Korea, and the few Qing troops stationed in Korea were expelled.

Finally, the fact of North Korea's independence was confirmed through a treaty.

This made the Qing Dynasty unable to intervene legally and could only be forced to watch Korea gradually become Japanese territory.

Japan's annexation of North Korea was very seamless, taking two generations to complete.

The annexation of Korea was only the first step for the Japanese to invade the mainland. After annexing Korea, they continued to infiltrate Northeast China for the next 30 years. Until September 918, when they could no longer hold back, they finally invaded Northeast China and established the puppet state of Manchukuo.

If it weren't for the gambler mentality of its top leaders, they would have thought of provoking the United States.

Then the Northeast may not be able to remain within the territory of China.

Unfortunately, the Japanese were greedy and after annexing Korea, they wanted to invade Northeast China, and after annexing Northeast China, they wanted to unite Manchuria and Mongolia.

At the same time, they would invade Southeast Asia and attack the United States in the east, ultimately bringing about their own destruction.

But before Japan destroyed itself, it still brought indelible scars to China. Tens of millions of people were killed or injured, countless national treasures were stolen and scattered overseas, and countless resources were plundered.

Thinking of the future, where China would continue to sink into decline for more than fifty years, Yuan Xiangcheng could not help but shed tears.

However, after Yuan Xiangcheng finished speaking, the soldiers in front of him did not react much.

Only a few seemed to be thinking about something, while most people had dull eyes and no one knew what they were thinking about.

Yuan Xiangcheng couldn't help feeling a little depressed. Although he had already prepared himself mentally, he still couldn't help feeling disappointed when he saw this scene.

“Indeed, today’s soldiers don’t have any nationalist ideas.

It is a great honor to be able to eat Marshal Yuan’s food, wear Marshal Yuan’s clothes, and serve Marshal Yuan.

It seems that simply providing them with adequate material supplies is not enough; ideological education needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

Thinking of this, Yuan Xiangcheng turned around and said: "One linlu and one san... (Search:

"Mingye, have you found the man named Ma Xiangbo whom I asked you to go back to Jiangsu to find for me last time?"

"Your Excellency, this person has been settled in the Qing Dynasty embassy in Seoul, awaiting an audience with Your Excellency. However, Your Excellency previously stated that you would be coming to reorganize the new army today, so I did not mention this to Your Excellency."

Not even wanting to give out any awards, Yuan Xiangcheng absentmindedly gave each person 2 taels of silver as a reward.

The salary distribution continued until the afternoon, and after it was over, Yuan Xiangcheng hurriedly rode back to the city.

At the same time, a middle-aged scholar in the Seoul Embassy was sitting on a couch, holding a newspaper in his hand, reading the article "North Korea's Survival" attentively.

This person is Ma Xiangbo, who was the founder of Fudan Public School, the predecessor of Fudan University in the original time and space. Later bigwigs such as Cai Yuanpei and Yu Youren were all his disciples.

He was passionate about saving the country through education and devoted his entire life to China's education.

Ma Xiangbo was also quite surprised when he was found in Danyang City. He was surprised that someone in Korea, far away in Haidong, wanted to hire him as a "political instructor in a school" with a large salary.

He was originally from Danyang. Influenced by his family, he was baptized as a Catholic and studied modern foreign languages, theology, mathematics, astronomy and other subjects.

But he was also quite patriotic and loved his people. He was imprisoned by the Shanghai Church at that time and forced to repent for raising funds to help the victims of the Shanghai disaster.

In a fit of anger, he left the society and established his own organization. From then on, he claimed that he did not belong to the Jesuit Order, but only believed in Christianity.

He had just returned home last year from studying in Japan, the United States, France, Italy and other places, full of enthusiasm to serve the court.

However, most of the more than ten letters Ma Xiangbo sent were like falling into the sea.

He recommended himself as an advisor but was not recruited because he did not understand the bad practices of the officialdom;

Teaching and educating people is also looked down upon because there is no imperial examination achievement.

Just when he was feeling frustrated, someone suddenly told him that a scholar in North Korea had been waiting for him for a long time, hoping to meet him.

He also brought two newspapers to Ma Xiangbo, one of which contained an article titled "The Rebirth of Germany," which he had already finished reading on the boat when he came here.

I immediately felt that the author of this article was a genius that had not appeared in the 300 years of the Qing Dynasty. His analysis of the Western situation was so in-depth and insightful.

As soon as he got off the boat, he rushed to the Qing Embassy in Seoul, wanting to have a chat with the genius, talk about the past and present, and chat about China and the West.

Even if the messenger said that his master had something urgent to do and they had to meet later, he would not think it was rude.

Instead, he picked up another newspaper in the embassy that said "North Korea's Struggle for Survival" and read it with relish.

Chapter 5 Seoul Grand Stage

Seoul was undoubtedly the core city of the eight provinces of Korea at that time. It was the capital moved here after Lee Seong-gye established the Joseon Dynasty. It was built along the Han River, so it was also called Hanyang.

Looking at Seoul today, it is no different from any other city in the Qing Dynasty. It is gray and lifeless, and the city is filled with Chinese-style buildings with carved railings and stone tiles.

There are almost no modern buildings to be seen. The streets inside the city are dilapidated, the city gates are low and broken, and there are many huts outside the city. There is no planning at all, and the level of orderliness is not even as good as that of primitive tribes.

All the details indicate that this feudal dynasty, which has lasted for more than 400 years, has long come to an end.

At the same time in New York, the Fifth Avenue Building had already stood in the center of Manhattan. It can be said that they had different historical destinies under the same sky.

Standing on Bukhansan Mountain in the north of Seoul and looking into the city, the city walls of Seoul have long disappeared, and the most conspicuous are several gates tens of meters high.

These are the four gates built by Yi Seong-gye to defend against foreign enemies. They are Dongdaemun (Heunginmun), Seodaemun Donuimun, Namdaemun (Sungnyemun), and Bukdaemun (Sukjeongmun).

This is also one of the few landmark buildings in Seoul.

but,

There was no time to mourn the decline of Korea. The person who immediately rushed to the Qing Dynasty embassy in southwest Seoul was Yuan Shikai.

In order to protect the embassy and consulate, Yuan Shikai's immediate superior Wu Changqing stationed the "Qing" camp of the Qing army stationed in Korea here.

Half a year ago, Wu Changqing was ordered to return to China and stationed in the Lushun and Jinzhou areas to prevent the French from taking the opportunity to move north and threaten Beijing and Tianjin.

Therefore, Wu Changqing moved the front camp, middle camp and main camp of the Qing Camp to the country, while the left camp, rear camp and deputy camp remained in Korea, assisted by his subordinates Wu Zhaoyou and Ma Jianzhong.

These two were also Yuan Shikai's only two immediate superiors in Korea, but Wu Zhaoyou was lazy by nature and also a gambler.