Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Xiaozhan took refuge in Yuan Shikai

du8.com copyright Duan Qirui worked as an instructor in Weihai Suiying Armed Forces School for 6 years. It was not until 1896 that Yuan Shikai was ordered to supervise the training of the new army at Tianjin Station.This year, Duan Qirui was 32 years old. In the 6th year of Weihai, the Suiying Armed Forces School trained a large number of backbones for the Qing army, which laid the foundation for Duan Qirui's military rule of the world. During Duan Qirui's stay in Weihai, China was facing a serious disaster, July 23, 1894.The Japanese army suddenly attacked the Korean royal palace, captured King Li Xi, and immediately fought against China. The Qing army attacked Leshan. This was the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War.

The Chinese commander in the Sino-Japanese War was Li Hongzhang. His Huai army and the Beiyang navy he trained were demoralized and vulnerable. In addition, the corrupt Qing government was unable to resist the enemy. It fell into the hands of the Japanese army. The Qing army was defeated, and Li Hongzhang became the target of public criticism.Simultaneously.The "Treaty of Shimonoseki" not only recognized Japan's colonial rule over Korea, but also ceded China's sacred territory-Taiwan, Penghu and Liaodong Peninsula to Japan; in addition, Shashi, Chongqing, Hangzhou, and Suzhou were added to the mainland of China. The four treaty ports allowed Japanese subjects to open factories in mainland China, and allowed Japanese ships to navigate freely in China's inland waters.China also compensated Japan with 20,000,000 taels of silver for war expenses... The Chinese people fell into a deep disaster.

In the midst of China's catastrophe, there was one character who became active. He was Yuan Shikai who had just returned from North Korea.To change the situation, the military must be overhauled.Therefore, he put together the information about the situation of the North Korean army, especially the Japanese army, and the situation of the Western army that he had come into contact with in North Korea, and asked someone to write a "Book of War" and publish it. Yuan Shikai didn't know anything about military affairs, and he just put together a book of military tactics.Unexpectedly, this "Book of War" made him famous-the Qing army was backward, and the people in charge of the army were also conservative. When did they see these new things? What's more, when the country was "severely ill and went to the doctor indiscriminately", as a result, this "Book of War" shocked the ruling and opposition parties.The imperial family Yixia and Yixu, together with military ministers Weng Tongsu, Li Hongzao, Rong Lu, etc., petitioned the imperial court to reform the military system and suggested training a new army.Because Yuan Shikai had written military books, he recommended Yuan Shikai to supervise the training.

The new army was under the control of the Beiyang Minister.At this time, Li Hongzhang had fallen out of favor, and the new governor of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang was Wang Wenshao. He decided that the military training office should be located in Xinnong Town, about 70 miles southeast of Tianjin.This is a small station between Tianjin and Dagukou, so it is called "small station training"-this has become a new term in history. The military training at the small station adopts Western-style weapons and organization, and is equipped with infantry, artillery, cavalry, engineers and other soldiers.This is bound to use a group of students who graduated from the new military equipment school as instructors.Yuan Shikai went to Xi Chang, a Daoist of the Banner clan who had served as the general manager of the Military Equipment Academy, and asked him to recommend talented students to be instructors.Fu Chang naturally thought of Duan Qirui, so he strongly recommended it.When Yuan Shikai heard that Duan was a talented student and had studied in Germany, he was of course very welcome.This began the historical combination of Yuan Duan.

There are soldiers in the small station, not from Yuan Shikai, but from Li Hongzhang at the earliest.He once sent a Huai army stationed here.It was stationed and trained in accordance with his idea of ​​"combining soldiers in agriculture". The army was engaged in reclamation and training at the same time.After the Huai Army was transferred away, in 1894, Hu Bingbo, a salt transport envoy from Changlu, was sent here to train the "Dingwu Army", and German instructors were hired to preside over it.After the Hu Department was transferred away, Yuan Cai came to take over the "Dingwu Army" and used the "Dingwu Army" as the basis for training the new army.This team originally consisted of 10 battalions with 4,750 men, including 3,000 infantry, 1,000 artillery, 500 engineers, and 250 cavalry.Yuan Shikai expanded his troops by another 2,500, and then changed its name to "New Army".Yuan Shikai has ambitions, and he wants to train this new army into the most advanced army.He established the "Newly-built Army Supervision and Training Department" in the small station, hired his old friend Xu Shichang as the battalion staff, and relied on Duan Qirui and others to use new methods to supervise the training.And Duan Qirui also wants to show himself in the military camp outside the school.

The first time Duan Qirui met Yuan Shikai, there was a dramatic romance—— It was in a bungalow in the Xiaozhan military camp. Yuan Shikai and Xu Shichang were discussing the military training plan around a table of the Eight Immortals.Although someone reported that "Duan Qirui is here to see you", Yuan Shikai only said "hmm" and was still concentrating on the plan, and did not turn his attention to Duan Qirui. Although Yuan Shikai wrote "The Book of War" by patchwork, he was a literati after all, and he had never gone to war; although Xu Shichang was a Jinshi, he was not a soldier.Talking and talking are all things on paper.Duan Qirui is young and energetic, and he has undergone professional training in the Armed Forces School and the German Military Academy. He feels that he has an army in his chest, so he hastily interjected. "What the two adults are talking about is naturally the most important thing in military training. But it is not enough. In my opinion, the main points of military training focus on two main points, which are strategy in the general and courage in the army. respectively..."

Yuan Shikai turned his face to look at the speaker, but he didn't recognize him.Then he asked: "Who are you?" Yuan Shikai stood up and hurriedly said: "You are Duan Qirui who is going to be the commander of the artillery team?" "I am next." du8.com copyright "Okay, please sit down." After Yuan Shikai introduced himself, he introduced Xu Shichang to Duan Qirui: "This is the new camp staff officer, Xu Jinshi, Shichang, and Xu Bu." "I've met Mr. Xu." Xu Shichang bowed his body to show his return. "Welcome Duan Tongdai." He looked sideways at Duan Qirui, and said, "I just heard what Duan Tongdai said, and Bu Wu is very respectful. Duan Tongdai is the number one talent in Li Zhongtang's military training school, and he is also Those who have retained their virtues will naturally have better strategies for governing the army than us literati. I really hope to learn from Duan Commander-in-Chief's advice and courage."

I don't dare to be arrogant in what I say. "Duan Qirui realized that he had just uttered wild words. Yuan Shikai shook his head and said: "Since we are together, we are all sent by the imperial court to train soldiers for the prosperity of the country. We should do our best, so why be modest. Duan Tong will take you to explain what you see, and we will also do our best." Let's discuss together." Duan Qirui just nodded and expressed his opinion. "The strategy of war is the most important thing for generals. Strategy, in the following, refers to the means implemented in military confrontation and military practice; , in strategies, campaigns, and battles, commanders sum up and explore the laws of military struggle. The most famous summaries of ancient Chinese warfare are "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Thirty-Six Strategies"; there are countless examples of this aspect, such as The "Battle of Hongshui" between Song and Chu, the "Battle of Chengpu" between Jin and Chu, the "Battle of Maling" between Qi and Wei, the "Battle of Changping" between Qin and Zhao, etc. Victory is achieved through the resourcefulness of commanding generals. Strategy is very important in war. A general must be resourceful. But soldiers are not like that,..."

t. Then what should I do?" Yuan Shikai asked. "Did you mean brave? How to explain it specifically?" The search was clean. He said: "Yong, you must not understand that you are only a warrior.The bravery of a martial artist is absolutely unacceptable!" "How do you understand the bravery that the leader said?" Xu Shichang asked. Duan Qirui nodded and smiled at Xu Shichang, and said: "The new army we train should be a brave army. Courage, I think, must have two connotations: first, every soldier must know why he fought this army. One battle? War is a contest between blood and fire. If you don’t understand the meaning of bloodshed, you will not have the courage to shed blood. Second, let every soldier know how to use weapons. Ancient wars relied on force, and today’s wars use guns. Soldiers must be able to When using guns, you must use them accurately. Otherwise, you will not be able to use the weapons in your hands, so how can you defeat the enemy?"

Good! What Duan Tong saw is true!" Yuan Shikai walked up and held Duan Qirui's hand, feeling like he had met him late. "Okay, we will train an army like this, infantry like this, cavalry like this In this way, the artillery is also in the same way! Duan Tongtao, please sit down, and let's discuss the military training plan together. "Xinnong Town, which is close to the Bohai Bay, has the name of a small station, but there is no such thing as a small station. I don't know if there are one or two cars driving between Tianjin and Dagukou in a day. As far as Dagukou is concerned In other words, a harbor is left empty.

At the small station in the new autumn, the wilderness is deserted.In the military barracks with earthen walls and thatched roofs, groups of young soldiers coming in and out, they are still a bit energetic, but the two thousand or so newly recruited young people are like dark clouds covering the sky, all of them have gray faces—— Their hearts are attached to the home they just left. Duan Qirui only walked around the artillery barracks before returning to his residence.He hasn't thought about how to lead the thousand artillery well. He is only thinking about how to arrange himself in Xiaozhan. He is very satisfied with his meeting with Yuan Shikai.In contrast, he felt that Yuan Shikai was better than Xu Shichang.Xu Shichang is just a nerd. Duan Qirui did not fully understand Yuan Shikai.Before coming to Xiaozhan, he knew that he was going to lead the army under this not yet well-known Henan native, so he had to get to know him well.However, Yuan Shikai at that time had no influence, he was just a small person, if he hadn't stayed in North Korea for 12 years, he would not have been an ordinary soldier.He left the sect of Li Hongzhang, Yi Yuan and others, so he got a Taoist title to build a new army.Duan Qirui also understood: Yuan Shikai's ability to take on this role proved that he is not easy, "Afterwards, he will lead the army, and he has to work hard." Can't sleep.He wanted to come out for a walk and see what kind of night it was in this place full of weeds? Duan Qirui was about to go out when Yuan Shikai walked over slowly.And went straight into the hut. "Master Yuan, Master Yuan..." Duan Qirui seemed rather cautious. Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "Take a walk casually and come to your barracks. Come and see you." "Thank you Master Yuan for your concern." Yuan Shikai didn't invite himself to sit down, and said, "Zhiquan, sit down too, let's talk." Duan Qirui was startled, Yuan Shikai competed to call him by his nickname! Duan Qirui's nickname has never been known.At the beginning, when the old man Duan Gong named him, the name had not yet been decided.It was he who followed Mr. Shen to the north, and went to the spring city of Jinan first. Mr. Shen booked a "Zhiquan" for him on the spur of the moment. "How did Master Yuan know?" He frowned slightly, remembering that it was recorded in his official position book. "Master Yuan is really a careful person!" du8.com copyright Yuan Shikai looked at Duan Qirui and said, "Zhiquan, your opinion on training the new army is correct and comprehensive. China has never had a decent army, so it has suffered repeatedly. I hope we can start from you and me, and practice Form an army of our own that can compete with the East and the West." Duan Qirui hurriedly said: "Under the leadership of Master Yuan, we will definitely be able to train such an army." "It's not just me, it's all of us." Yuan Shikai said: "Especially you." He also said: "You are studying in Germany. Germany is one of the most developed countries in the world today. With the advanced military science you have learned, why worry about practicing it?" Bad army!" "Master Yuan has been in North Korea for many years, and he has intensively studied the military affairs of the East, and that "Book of War" made Qirui fall in love." Duan Qirui found the opportunity, and he was going to praise Yuan Shikai. "So, I have read my humble book Zhiquan?" Yuan Shikai was very happy. "I've read it." Duan Qirui said, "Master Yuan's remarks hit the nail on the head, and he pointed out the key points of our army." "On paper." Yuan Shikai shook his head and smiled. "If you want to hit the nail on the head and hit the point, it should be regarded as Zhiquan's high opinion. After hearing your words, my heart was greatly shocked! The emperor has eyes, the court is blessed, and I, Yuan, are lucky to meet today Zhiquan, my heart is full!" Although Yuan Shikai is only 6 years older than Duan Qirui, his experience, influence and ambition are incomparably taller than Duan Qirui. This person was really a big role back then.When he went to Wu Changqing in Dengzhou Qingzi camp as a young man with a flat head, Wu Changqing felt that he had a strong friendship with his parents and arranged for him to study in the military camp, hoping that he would become famous in the imperial examination in the future, and hired Confucian Zhang Jian as his teacher.Unexpectedly, he was not material for studying, he wanted martial arts wholeheartedly, he competed in North Korea for more than ten years, and after he came back, he voted for Li Hongzhang, Ronglu and other big figures, and got a Taoist priest to come to the small station to train soldiers.At this time, Yuan Shikai not only ignored Wu Changqing, but also his teacher Zhang Jian.He originally called Zhang "Teacher", but later changed it to "Mr. Ji Zhi", then "Ji Weng", and then "Ji Brother". He was so angry that Zhang Jian broke up with him; now, he is demoting Li Hongzhang again. However, Yuan Shikai gradually became bored with Yi Xia, Yi Xu and other officials of the Banner Clan.He wanted to plant his own flag, a banner that would not be swayed by the Manchus or the old.Of course, the appointment of Xiaozhan has become an opportunity that is hard to find in a long time, but Duan Qirui is the person he wants to find after breaking through his iron shoes.So, as soon as he touched Duan, he wanted to pull him into his arms and become his arm. After the polite words, Yuan Shikai changed his tone and said: "Zhiquan, you know that after the Sino-Japanese War, the imperial court was still unsure about the Han people. As in the past, although they reused the famous ZTE generals, they were always on guard. I Even though you are ordered to train soldiers, you have to be careful." Duan Qirui was shocked, he couldn't figure out why Yuan Shikai said that when he first met him? Yuan Shikai must be regarded as a celebrity in the court. It was released on Wenzhou Road, Zhejiang Province.He himself also plans to return to his hometown in Henan to visit relatives and then take office.However, when he heard the news that the imperial court was preparing to reorganize the army, he expected that the military system would be changed or a new army would be established, so he took the opportunity to write the "Book of War". The imperial court reused him and sent him to practice The new army, he has been favored, and he said that he has no heart for the court? After all, Duan Qirui is a character, and he is new to officialdom, so he dare not speak nonsense.He only said vaguely: "I have come to the small station, and I will follow the adults to do things. I will do what the adults tell me, and I will be wholehearted." Yuan Shikai probably realized that his attitude was abnormal and his words were out of line, so he quickly changed his words and said: "For the imperial court, we should be loyal and dedicated. What I mean is that we are not from the banner family. Is there no one outside the imperial court to provoke right and wrong Is it? As the saying goes, companions are like companions to tigers. Although we are far away by the sea, training the new army is after all ordered by the imperial court, and we are regarded as people close to the imperial court, so how can we not pay attention everywhere!" What Yuan Shikai said made Duan Qirui feel warm in his heart.He felt that Yuan Shikai was a confidant who could confide in him.It has been 12 years since Duan Qirui came out, and he has stayed in Tianjin, Yantai, Weihai, and overseas, but he has not cast a "gate" yet.Mr. Shen confessed that he was looking for an "official protection talisman", but he has not found it yet.He originally wanted to seek refuge with Master Li Hongzhang, he was a hot celebrity and he was from the same village, not to mention he had contacts.But these two years.Li Hongzhang has been going downhill, and even the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang have been dismissed.What will happen in the future is still uncertain.He is unreliable.Yongchang recommended him to come to Xiaozhan. Fuchang was a bannerman and the general manager of the Military Academy, so he wanted to join Miaochang.He didn't know what Fuchang was going to do because the Armed Forces Academy was closed. He didn't know what to do; when he thought about it again, he had few opportunities to contact Fuchang, so it was difficult to rely on him.After thinking about it, I feel that Yuan Shikai is the most realistic: he is both his immediate boss and a celebrity in the court, so he is reliable and reliable.He hurriedly said: "Qirui is just a fledgling, and it is Qirui's great fortune to be able to go to Yuanda A. J Yu-F. In the future, no matter how he treats people, affairs, military training, and martial arts, of course he will follow the guidance of adults. I just hope that adults will not treat Qi Rui It's Qirui's great fortune to treat Rui as an outsider. I'm afraid that in the future, Qirui won't be able to keep up with the adults, and if he fails the teachings of the adults, it will be bad." "You don't need to say that," Yuan Shikai also acted generously. He wanted to win over the artillery commander and make him follow him sincerely and become his confidant. "You and I are both soldiers, martial arts, and we like to go straight. In order to train this army well, we just need to focus on one thing. We have no personal grievances, and we will take care of each other. There will be no unpleasantness." Yuan Shikai was very frank, and his words were calm Quiet, attitude and kindness make people feel affectionate. Yuan Shikai left, he walked out of Duan Qirui's hut with slow steps.Looking at his stubby figure, Duan Qirui breathed a sigh of relief. His wife Wu Shi came to Tianjin with their children.Duan Qirui took them to Xinnong Town and arranged them to stay in a small hotel. Wu is already the mother of two children. Her son Hongye is 10 years old and her daughter Hongshu is 8 years old.Duan Qirui's daughter was born the year she went to Germany, and the name was given by Wu.She felt that since her son was ranked according to the word "Hong", her daughter should also use "Hong".When his daughter was two years old, Qirui returned to China. Before going to Weihai, he met his daughter and agreed with her name, saying, "This name is good, girls should use 'Shu'." It has been 6 years, 6 years in a hurry.Duan Qirui said to his wife: "I'm really sorry for you. I didn't fulfill my responsibilities as a father, nor did I fulfill my responsibilities as a husband. It's hard for you." Mrs. Wu said: "Don't say that, it should be difficult. It's just that in the Dataogang area, there is no one in charge at home, and the family always feels empty, as if there is no one to rely on." Don't fall in love with that family, let the second and third brothers take care of it, and I will tell Master Yuan, and I will take you all to the barracks. "Duan Qirui was worried about his wife's life and decided to let them accompany them. The next day, Duan Qirui told Yuan Shikai about the An family.Yuan Shikai agreed: "Yes, yes. I thought Baojuan had gone to Weihai long ago, but he was still in Hefei. Come and pick me up!" Duan Qirui said: "The whereabouts are uncertain, and the military affairs are busy, so why not bring your family with you. This time they are here, that's why I think so. Thank you for your care." From then on, Duan Qirui had a home in the barracks.He was even more grateful to Yuan Shikai.