Master Yuan, start!

But now Ronglu opened his mouth and wanted to allocate 7% of the soldiers he brought with him to Bai Dingshan.

Even if he can win this battle, will Liu Shengxiu still have the capital in the future?

"Sir, this is absolutely not possible!" Liu Shengxiu was unwilling to give up and was still begging Ronglu to revoke his decision.

Ronglu, however, did not care: "I have made up my mind. There is no point in saying more. You go and prepare."

"Thank you, Lord Rong!" Bai Dingshan knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

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"Bai Dingshan, you must do your best. If you can truly stop the traitor Yuan, I will recommend you to the throne as a fourth-rank defense lieutenant, and you will be sent to guard the capital!"

Ronglu promised Bai Dingshan a reward, but Liu Shengxiu was shocked and angry.

He deliberately avoided the Hunan Army's base and traveled a long way to find Ronglu in order to preserve his strength. Unexpectedly, he ended up with the same fate now, and he can only regret it.

However, Liu Shengxiu did not think about it. In the political atmosphere of the Qing Dynasty, if one was not a direct descendant, he would be an object that could be sacrificed.

Friendly troops are in trouble and remain as motionless as a mountain.

This is not exclusive to Chiang Kai-shek's army. The Guanning Cavalry in the late Ming Dynasty already displayed this style when facing the Jurchen army.

All we can say is that history is a circle, and Chinese history happens to be long enough and contains enough records, so no matter what happens, it always happens every few hundred years.

In Ronglu's view, even if Liu Shengxiu was incorporated into the Jiashen Army, he still had an unclear relationship with the Huai Army and was far from being one of his own.

Rather than keeping such a person by your side and having different dreams from him, it would be better to use him to bribe Bai Dingshan.

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But is this really the case?

...

One day ago.

Inside Shanhaiguan just after it was captured by the National Defense Army.

On the Shanhaiguan city wall, from the south wing to the north wing, the several-mile-long city wall was filled with bustling soldiers.

They looked down at their comrades, who were piled with their eyes closed in a freshly dug pit under the city.

After the National Defense Army captured Shanhaiguan, they did not rush south. Instead, they settled the prisoners and collected the bodies of the dead.

Not only the bodies of the National Defense Army, but also the bodies of the Jiashen Fourth Army were gathered together. Finally, two huge pits, one large and one small, were dug and the bodies were placed in them.

Looking along the outer edge of the city wall, the large flags of "Yuan", "Gonghe Second Town", "Gonghe Third Town" and "Gonghe Fourth Town" were fluttering in the air.

But the most eye-catching are the two brand new flags.

"Shanhaiguan Balloon Team!"

"Shanhai Pass Demolition Team!"

A team or company level unit can actually have its own number, and it is a unique non-numeric number.

Listening to the low trumpet sounds on both sides, the soldiers who were gazing at the bodies of their comrades couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness.

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Even Arthur Morgan, who stayed in Shanhaiguan and was invited to the city wall after the city was broken, lowered his head.

The captives of the four armies of Jiashen standing in the distance were also in awe when they saw the National Defense Army, because their comrades who died in the Jiashen battle were also buried by Yuan Shikai's order.

The purpose of Yuan Shikai establishing the Hero Squad was to allow future generations to remember the great hero who broke through Shanhaiguan.

Similarly, it is also to motivate them to fight bravely.

The Hero Squad doesn’t receive much preferential treatment in terms of pay, but the care they provide to their families is greatly improved.

If a family member's son serves in a heroic unit, the family can not only be considered in advance for entering a factory and getting a job, but can also get more land.

Officers and soldiers are equal within the National Defense Force, but equality does not mean averageness. Only with the difference in treatment will soldiers work harder to get promoted.

We cannot simply motivate soldiers' spirits, material conditions also need to keep up.

If you don't care about treatment and only want people to make contributions.

This is something that even the Qing Dynasty couldn't do, let alone Yuan Shikai?

After all the personnel were in place, Yuan Xiangcheng took half a step forward and recited to the entire army.

"How does it feel to be beheaded today? Starting a business is difficult and full of battles.

Go to Quantai to recruit old troops, and kill Yama with a hundred thousand banners.

China has been a beacon fire for sixty years, and this flag must be hung at the gate of the country.

Those of you who die later should work harder, and the good news will be used as paper money.

To join the revolution is to be at home, and the bloody storm will have no end.

"Today we sacrifice our lives for justice, and let the Chinese flowers grow all over the world."

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"I promised that I would lead you to conquer the world, travel all over China in my lifetime, and return home in glory after my death!"

Yuan Shikai's act of standing on the city wall to bid farewell to the dead souls completely won the hearts of all the national defense army officers and soldiers.

Not only the hundreds of people who listened to his braid-breaking speech a few days ago, but now tens of thousands of people have once again refreshed their understanding of the chief instructor and the president.

He loves his soldiers like his own sons, shares the joys and sorrows with them, and even risks falling to ride in a balloon himself. Which general in the world can do this?

They looked at Yuan Xiangcheng with shining eyes, wanting to imprint this great figure less than 5 feet tall in their minds.

Seeing this scene, Arthur Morgan knew what he should do.

This was probably a poem commemorating fallen soldiers. Arthur Morgan only spoke Chinese and had no knowledge of classical poetry.

He pulled the sleeve of Wang Shizhen beside him and asked him to write down the full text of the poem.

As for himself, he chose to pick up the paintbrush to record this shocking scene.

"The general on the city wall comforts the dead souls, while the soldiers below the city wall sleep soundly."

Arthur Morgan seemed to be back in Florence, walking into the Chapel of Sis, looking up at the ceiling and gazing at the world-famous painting.

God created Adam,

And God Yuan saves the world.

After the poem was finished, Yuan Xiangcheng gave an order, and the national defense soldiers under the city scooped up loess and sprinkled it on the bodies of their comrades in the pit, gradually burying the hero's face.

...

After walking down the tower, Ming Ye reported to Yuan Xiangcheng: "Chief Instructor, Bai Dingshan is here."

Bai Dingshan was the former station chief of the Red Confucian Society's Beijing station, and was under the jurisdiction of Ming Ye's Red Confucian Society's Intelligence Investigation Department.

"How is the situation?" Yuan Xiangcheng asked directly after entering the house without any further ado: "Can the situation near the capital still be sustained? Can we wait for the National Defense Army to reach the capital so that we can respond?"

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"Chief Instructor, this is difficult." Bai Dingshan confessed to Yuan Xiangcheng: "Ronglu has sent six armies to encircle and suppress the White Tiger Regiment. The White Tiger Regiment's range of operations is getting smaller and smaller. I can only escape after I disguise myself."

"How many people are there?" Yuan Xiangcheng asked, "Can they all escape?"

"If you don't count the civilians who came with them, there are over 5000 of them." Bai Dingshan explained the composition of his forces: "There are a mix of forces from all sides. The armed forces that truly belong to our Red Confucian Society only have over 2000 men."

Yuan Xiangcheng felt a little distressed: "With more than 2000 people and more than a dozen cannons, it seems that it will be difficult to break through the blockade."

"Not necessarily, Chief Instructor!" Bai Dingshan reported his observations: "After the siege a few days ago, Ronglu didn't launch a large-scale attack. It seems he's trying to appease them. If he launches a light surprise attack, perhaps he can escape before the encirclement closes."

Before Yuan Xiangcheng could reply, Bai Dingshan continued, "But if we do this, the cannon will be lost, and the internal power we have worked so hard to build will be wasted."

Ronglu intends to pacify him? Hearing this, Yuan Xiangcheng pondered in his mind.

"Humin, I have a plan that will allow the White Tigers to return successfully, but..."

Bai Dingshan's eyes lit up when he heard Qianmian's words, and he interrupted directly, "Chief Instructor, what is the plan?"

Yuan Xiangcheng was a little reluctant: "Please listen to me, this plan may put your life in danger."

Bai Dingshan, a nearly 2-meter-tall man, suddenly stood up, patted his chest and said to Yuan Xiangcheng:

“Chief Instructor, when I was little, a fortune teller told me that I would achieve great success in my life at the cost of countless lives. But I was nearly starving to death back then, and I had no idea where my fame and success would come from.

Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of the Confucian sages, I met you, the chief instructor, who taught me skills and provided me with food and clothing.

So I don't agree with this statement. I'm just a pawn in the Red Confucian Society. If I can make a contribution, why should I care about my life? "

Bai Dingshan had just seen Yuan Xiangcheng paying tribute to the fallen soldiers, and was naturally impressed by Yuan Xiangcheng.

The chief instructor not only saved his own body, but also saved the souls of his comrades. He felt that the chief instructor was truly great.

"Good, good!" Yuan Xiangcheng's eyes were full of praise.

"Humin, Comrade Bai Dingshan, are you willing to go undercover for the organization and gain Ronglu's trust?"

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After taking on the undercover mission from Yuan Xiangcheng, Bai Dingshan rushed to the place where the White Tiger Regiment was surrounded, and went alone to Ninghe County to meet Ronglu.

This led to the scene where the White Tiger Regiment surrendered to Ronglu.

After taking over Baidingshan, the second commander of the Hunan Army also rushed to meet Ronglu, and the forces of several parties finally merged.

After gathering all the people, the Qing court had 2 trained troops, 1 Green Camp troops, 2 Hunan troops, and nearly 1 remnants of Bai Dingshan and Liu Shengxiu.

Nearly 6 people, which is even more than the number of Yuan Shikai’s national defense forces.

However, Yuan Shikai was not idle either. He first sent 2000 National Defense Army to escort 5000 Jiashen Banner Army to Korea, leaving only 3.5 National Defense Army.

After a series of downsizing and reorganization, the Jiashen Army in Shanhaiguan was disrupted and reorganized into the Jiashen 1st, 2nd and 3rd Armies, totaling 2.5 people.

In this way, Yuan Fang also had an army of more than 6, but whether the Jiashen surrendered army, as a vassal army, could be reliable was another matter.

After the reorganization, Yuan Shikai cleared out all the food, fodder and ammunition in Shanhaiguan and immediately marched south.

The surrendered troops of Jiashen were in the front, and the National Defense Army was in the rear, which gave people a sense of the Eight Banners commanding the Green Camp after entering the Pass.

It's just that they are reversed.

Although these people are Han people, they are not Yuan Shikai's core base.

The surrendered troops of Jiashen had already been infected by the evil tendencies of the Qing army, which could not be reversed. It is undeniable that some people deserve to be reformed, but it is too troublesome to identify them one by one.