Chapter 237 Li Zhongtang Military Parade

"stand at attention!"

The loud shouts echoed in the empty playground. On the Beiyang University playground located in the southeast of the US Concession, the green military uniforms gathered into clusters of solemn squares like mountains, waiting for inspection.

The construction of Beiyang University has just begun. After the campus design was completed in this world, the local government dug trenches and surrounded them with barbed wire according to the US Concession. After isolating the gaze of the outside world, a wide playground was built on one side to make a training ground, and a barracks were built with a prefabricated house that could accommodate thousands of workers.

Yang Hao led his troops to station in. After a night of rest, the next day, Li Hongzhang came as promised to inspect the so-called "new army" and issued an order on behalf of the court to promote their expedition.

It was nine o'clock in the morning, the sun rose in the east and the light shone brightly.

Accompanied by Yang Hao, Li Hongzhang stood on the reviewing stand and looked around, but saw three hundred soldiers lined up in front of him, three neatly cut lines like swords. Everyone was wearing green dresses, ribbons on his chest, big-brimmed hats on his head, and white gloves were clean and dazzling. The five and a half rifle bayonets placed beside him were hideous.

Three hundred people were like statues made of iron, and they remained motionless by the wind blowing the leaves. The invisible power contained in silence made Li Zhongtang, who once commanded thousands of troops, feel a sense of chest tightness and shortness of breath. His smile that had always been on the corner of his mouth, could not squeeze out even if he was alive.

In the stands of the guests dozens of meters away from them, dozens of civil servants and military generals following the court were also looking straight. The soldiers who were guarding them simply didn't even dare to breathe. The weapons they were holding in their hands trembled slightly, and they didn't dare to look here even when they looked.

For nothing else, the murderous aura that exudes these 300 people is too fierce, and their bad soldiers who eat and drink all day long cannot resist it.

Yang Hao was wearing a suit and was paying attention to Li Hongzhang's reaction calmly. Seeing that the old man's eyes gradually became sharper, he secretly laughed and signaled to Zhou Jianhao in the distance.

Zhou Jianhao immediately shouted loudly: "Play music!"

The military band, which also lined three rows, immediately played the national anthem, and the majestic and exciting voice immediately attracted Li Hongzhang's attention. The three hundred people in the audience were like machines, raising their hands and eyebrows in unison, and saluting solemnly

This shocked the Qing officials!

Three hundred people and three hundred white gloves were almost exactly the same. The hundred people in the front row were in a straight line, and suddenly looked like a group of puppets.

But those who have led the soldiers can see that their movements are precise as if they have measured with a ruler, their bodies do not shake, and the distance from their eyebrows is not even a slight difference... How much time does it take, and what kind of training can create such an amazing scene?

Li Hongzhang's eyebrows were soaring, and the sharp light in his old eyes was like a knife. Looking from beginning to end, he didn't notice a person's body shaking. This concentration is no longer something that can be described by "well-trained".

After the music was finished, Li Hongzhang turned his head and asked Yang Hao: "What is this music called?"

Yang Hao's lips curled slightly: "The March of the Volunteer Army."

This name is really appropriate. They are nominally training militias and do not eat the court's food and wages. It is also appropriate to say that they are brave and brave.

Li Hongzhang had no idea on his face and nodded lightly: "Not bad!"

The old man was thinking in his heart that he would quickly make a military song for the Beiyang Navy and the New Army, and even write a letter to the court to make a national anthem. It is about to enter the era of civilization, but such things that represent the dignity of the national body must not be missed.

At this time, Zhou Jianhao ordered again: "The ceremony is over!"

"Swish!" All the arms were put down at the same time, without any extra movement. The officials couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and their eyes trembled.

Afterwards, Zhou Jianhao retreated aside. Then he saw the front of the queue. Liu Yong took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Look to the right----Rise the gun!"

"Play!"

Three hundred five and a half bayonets shone, reflecting a series of intimidating light, which made the civil servants and military officials tremble involuntarily... What kind of tricks is this?

Liu Yong walked to the reviewing stand seven steps away from the reviewing stand and shouted loudly: "Old Master Zhongtang! The honor guard of honor in the Chinese Beiyang New Army has been completed, please review!"

Li Hongzhang seemed quite satisfied with this title, nodded reservedly, walked slowly down with Yang Hao, and stepped onto the red carpet.

The military band immediately played the "Review March", which was another majestic and powerful rhythm, but not fast, which made Li Hongzhang, who was used to walking in all directions, feel very smooth.

He slowly checked from the front of the team to the end, carefully observing the eyes of each soldier, and found that they all looked straight and did not avoid their own stares. His expression was not fluctuating at all. This calmness was probably not something that could be brought by training.

At the end, Li Hongzhang couldn't help but look at Yang Hao with his side face, and his evaluation in his heart went to a higher level.

They stood still, and Liu Yong shouted: "Put down the gun!"

After the two returned to the reviewing stand, they began a five-person row with the accompaniment of "P March". Three hundred bayonets slashed forward and almost against the back of the head of the person in front, and slapped the ground with steady and powerful steps, making a uniform rumble.

The bayonet is like a forest, the cold light shines, the momentum is like a rainbow, and the journey is like a wave!

This heroic and confident look like a ferocious force that can break all obstacles head-on. The vicious aura that has been sharpened through many battles constantly hits the chests of all the audience like waves!

Li Hongzhang was shocked! His old eyes couldn't help but open them, trying to pick out some problems from the crowd. But unfortunately, except for the slight incongruence of the movements, he couldn't find any panic or nervous performance under the pressure of swords and guns!

The officials are even more ugly!

Before, all the civil servants who were reserved and arrogant, and were full of words, shivered like playing the pipa with their legs, and could shake the lice off.

The military officers couldn't help but hold the sword tightly, their faces either flushed red or pale. The cheeks twitched as if they were epilepsy and the teeth were colliding.

Which rock did this team jump out of? Is it really an iron army formed by Western training and training? With such a huge momentum, I am afraid that if you don’t have to shoot on the battlefield, you can scare your opponents to the point of being scattered!

A tender face was sandwiched in the crowd, and it was the future Prince Gong Puwei. This kid was ordered to follow him to see the situation again, but unexpectedly he saw such a scene when he came up.

However, he is not very different from the people around him. Although his little face is also white, his fists are pinching the joints in his sleeves, and he mutters over and over again: "As such a strong army, one day, it will be in my hands. At that time, it will be windy and rainy!"

Li Jingfang on the other side was so excited that he could hardly maintain his demeanor!

It turned out that the troops he was going to lead to fight were like this! Compared with the so-called powerful Qing army in the past, they were all in the sky and earth! No wonder Yang Hao was able to defeat the Japanese army repeatedly, and just attack the military appearance was simply unstoppable!

This is only three hundred people. If it is three thousand, what if it is three thousand, what if it is three thousand? At that time, not to mention the world, it would be like a tiger, and the enemy would be invincible!

However, the German Hannagan stared at each of their actions with an extremely serious expression, not missing any details. In his heart, he kept comparing with the German army, and found that it seemed that the group of people in front of him were not bad at all, and some details were even worse!

He had previously considered that he had reservations about the German instructors and training exercises provided to the Qing New Army, such as the German instructors and training exercises, would probably not be able to take out the idea of ​​being able to do so. If even the group of militias in front of him could not compare, their so-called world's No. 1 army would probably be thrown to the Pacific Ocean.

Some civil servants have begun to secretly conceive a memorial that is enough to arouse the court's vigilance, and they must try to remove this powerful armed force. Otherwise, let it develop, the Qing Dynasty will be in danger!

When the guard of honor completed the inspection and the team returned to the barracks in an orderly manner, Li Hongzhang found that he was sweating!

He changed his eyes again, looked at Yang Hao's young face carefully, and asked with a meaningful question: "Does your three thousand men have such military appearance?"

Yang Hao laughed and said, "How could this be? These are all selected and specially designed for ceremonial courtesy. Those military bands used to play suona and sing social operas in the countryside. It was only after they could teach them to play Western instruments."

Li Hongzhang wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but the word "choose thousands of choices" made him unable to help but feel relieved. It was not that he directly found 300 people from the mud-legged farmers to train like this. He must have completed the basic lesson and then selected elites... Isn't it said that Yang Hao has at least tens of thousands of people who have received military training and can fight with guns?!

It seems that I underestimated him!

The two returned to the viewing platform together, and Zhou Jianhao began to arrange soldiers to conduct reports and practice. What are the armed marching, grabbing and fighting, chopping bricks with one hand, and opening wine bottles on their heads... The tricks that fooled leaders in later army were all brought out to fool the scenes.

What a real thing? Yang Hao won’t show them. Just have a military parade to celebrate. If you want to know our military skills, you will think beautifully!

These things are just a pediatrician for Li Hongzhang. He could see the real thing at a glance when a veteran who came from cold weapons to hot weapons combat. However, he did not raise any objections to this. If Yang Hao really showed it to him without leaving any of them, it would be much lower.

When visiting the barracks next, Li Hongzhang was shocked by the bed of beds that looked horizontally and vertically, and looked at the towels in four squares. The handles of the teapot were aimed in one direction, and there was no way to find the folds on the bed sheets. I really don’t know how to evaluate them.

The army that just disembarked yesterday, and today they still have to have a lively training performance. It is impossible for them to pack up these things all night, so they can only use their kung fu deeply on weekdays.

When an officer saw this, he sneered in his nostrils and said, "What is the difference between such stupid things all day long and a group of girls?"

In his opinion, if the barracks are cleaned up so neatly, it is estimated that those who are in the army will not have to do anything else every day.

Yang Hao could hear it clearly, his face suddenly turned cold, and he pointed at him and shouted: "In the whole camp, you can choose a soldier to compete, whether it is gunshot fighting or physical tactics. Which one can you win? Take whatever I have from my Yang family! If you lose, kneel at the gate of the camp and apologize!"
Chapter completed!