Oh? Are you Sun Chuanfang?" Tang Jian stared at the handsome young man in front of him with interest. Sun Chuanfang, a warlord who dominated the southeast during the Beiyang period. Although he was defeated by the Yangtze River in the end, his fate was not very good, but it was also considered a certain military talent.

"The commander knows the humble official?" Sun Chuanfang asked excitedly.

Tang Jian smiled slightly, walked to Sun Chuanfang and patted his shoulder and said, "Sun Chuanfang, a powerful general under Feng Guozhang! Not bad, I'll give you a commander. Do you have the courage to take over?"

Sun Chuanfang lost his father in his early years and his family was poor. He always hoped to be successful. The reason he joined the army was for this purpose. At this time, Tang Jian gave him such a great opportunity. Although he was nervous and excited, he certainly would not give up. So Sun Chuanfang straightened his neck and answered confidently: "Report to the commander, there is! A humble position will definitely live up to the commander's high expectations!"

"Yeah, I have ambition! Then do it well, I'll watch you! If you don't do it well, you can consciously retreat!" Tang Jian said solemnly.

"Yes! Commander!" Sun Chuanfang gave a standard military salute, with gratitude in his eyes.

Tang Jian then said to Lianjie Zhu: "Jianjie, train him well. In addition, see what good things I brought to you?" Tang Jian pointed to the back and said.

At this time, dozens of soldiers were carrying rectangular wooden boxes in rows in front of Tang Jian. One of them opened the wooden box with a crowbar, and saw m14 wrapped in butter paper neatly placed in the box.

Zhu Lianjie excitedly picked out one and played with it in his hand, and said, "Young master, this is a good thing! You are usually reluctant to use it for us, so you gave it to your baby Lone Wolf. Today, I am so kind and sent so many m14s!"

Tang Jian burst into tears and said, "Why do you want to let me use it for you? Isn't you nervous? Now, your Marine Corps is about to start. If you don't give you some good guns, you won't complain about death!"

Zhu Lianjie hugged m14 and laughed: "Young Master knows me! But aren't you saying that demand is tight? I heard that m14 is only 150 per month, why is the young master so generous today?"

Tang Jian rolled his eyes at Zhu Lianjie and said, "Depending on your virtue, getting a good gun is like taking a wife! Originally, the output of this m14 was only more than 100 per month, but Tian Aden and Ouyang Yanqing worked together to develop a new assembly line operation production method. In addition, a large amount of labor force flowed from the north and Bafeit's financial support, so the output soared three months ago. To date, more than 4,000 m14 have been produced. Today I have all brought it here and all of them are all all for your Marine Corps."

"That's great. With these good guns, the combat effectiveness of the Marine Corps has increased sharply!" Zhu Lianjie smiled so hard that he couldn't stop talking.

"Okay, let me gather all the Marines first, and I have important news to announce!" Tang Jian said.

"Okay, I'll go right now!" Zhu Lianjie hurriedly put down the m14 and immediately summoned officers at all levels to make a call to gather at the training ground.

Half an hour later, the Marines trained from all over the country were successfully brought to the training ground. Commanders at all levels stood at the front of the phalanx, and behind them were the neatly arranged Marines of the six thousand army formations.

At this time, Tang Jian had already put on his military uniform, and the star of the epaulette shone brightly under the sun. Tang Jian, Ye Zugui, Cheng Biguang and the other two walked up to the platform one after another, while Tang Jian's guard Chen Chusheng was waiting aside.

Tang Jian stood on the platform, cleared his voice a little, and said, "I guess everyone knows why I came here today, right?"

The eyes of more than 6,000 Marines in the audience were all shining with excitement. This was the first time some new recruits saw the supreme commander of the Southern Army at a close distance, and their eyes were full of fanaticism.

For these recruits, Tang Jian's status in their eyes was like a god. He swept the Japanese joint fleet above the Yellow Sea and defeated the Russian Pacific Fleet outside the sea. Such a brilliant record was created by the man in front of him.

Everything that the Beiyang Fleet could not have been done before, but now under his leadership, the Beiyang Fleet has done it, and he is still so young, just thirty years old.

Such a legendary commander is like a god for all the young soldiers on the field.

Tang Jian continued: "Raising troops for a thousand days is just for a moment! The Marines have been training hard for a long time, and today your time to shine brightly is coming!"

"Just the day before yesterday, Nie Shicheng's western army wiped out the Russian infantry and cavalry regiment in Jingzhou, killing nearly 50,000 Russian troops and capturing more than 3,000 Cossack cavalrymen. Do you envy such a record?"

"Envy! We also want to create brilliance!" Six thousand people from the audience shouted in unison.

Tang Jian lowered his hands and signaled everyone to silently. The huge training ground suddenly became quiet. The training ground of more than 6,000 people suddenly became audible, which fully demonstrated the strict military discipline of this army.

"I believe everyone should have heard a lot of news from the front line! Duan Qiruiye of Anqing has surrendered, and the Beiyang New Army has retreated step by step. Now it is time for us to counterattack! And everyone present will be the backbone of this counterattack battle. Are you confident of defeating Yuan Shikai and overthrowing the Qing government!" Tang Jian said passionately.

"Have confidence! Have confidence!" The fighting spirit of more than 6,000 Marines on the field was ignited instantly. Everyone waved their right fists and shouted excitedly.

Everyone in the Marine Corps present was filled with energy, especially when they heard the news of good news from the front line, and they could only roll in the mud and water. They only had monotonous training every day. Seeing the Southern Army on the front line "eat delicious and spicy food", they had long been envious.

Many of the officers had asked Zhu Lianjie to take the initiative to join the war many times, but each time they were rejected by Zhu Lianjie on the grounds that "the time has not come."

Seeing that the Southern Army was about to counterattack, they were still repeating their daily training. Each Marine Corps soldier had long been dissatisfied. Of course, this dissatisfaction was just because he did not get the opportunity to participate in the war.

And this time, the commander-in-chief personally issued an order to join the war. Why were the soldiers of the Marine Corps who had longed for a long time not excited or unhappy? Because the time to prove their hard training results are coming soon.

Tang Jian looked at the pair of longing eyes below, and his heart was also surging. From the defeat of Liaodong, framed by Yuan Shikai, to the outbreak of the civil war, he had been defeated in the early stage and was about to counterattack. He had been suppressed for nearly two years.

And today, the Southern Army finally had to counterattack, which also made Tang Jian excited and happy!

Tang Jian continued: "All the Marine Corps soldiers obey orders and prepare for combat after going down today. Soon, the Marine Corps will follow the Beiyang Fleet to head north and attack Beijing!"

After Tang Jian finished speaking, more than 6,000 people in the audience suddenly heard a burst of cheers like a storm. The soldiers of the Marine Corps threw their military caps into the sky. In an instant, a "heavy rain" floated in the sky.

After the mobilization meeting was held, the Marine Corps soldiers, led by their respective troops, returned to their camps and began to pack up.

After getting off the high platform, Tang Jian said to Ye Zugui, Cheng Biguang and senior officers of the Beiyang Fleet: "Tonight, everyone will return to Wuchang with me. At that time, all the senior generals of the Southern Army will hold the last military meeting before the counterattack at the Wuchang Wartime Command."

Everyone nodded solemnly. After being suppressed for so long, they finally had to counterattack!

...

The Forbidden City Hall of Care for Heart.

Yuan Shikai walked out of the Hall of Yangxin with a look of ugly expression. Some civil and military ministers avoided Yuan Shikai one after another. At this time, no one was willing to touch Yuan Shikai's brow.

After learning that Duan Qirui was rebellious, Emperor Guangxu shouted at Yuan Shikai in the Yangxin Palace, saying that Yuan Shikai was not strict in governing the army, and that Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui appeared one after another, which really brought shame to the new Beiyang army.

Moreover, Emperor Guangxu questioned Yuan Shikai's foreign policy of the defeat of the Russian army. The reformists led by Kang Youwei criticized Yuan Shikai and accused Yuan Shikai of all kinds of responsibilities.

After the morning court, Yuan Shikai hurriedly retreated from the Hall of Yangxin with a naked face. Therefore, some civil and military officials did not dare to come forward to comfort him, because they were afraid that Yuan Shikai would vent their anger. Most of them avoided him in a hurry.

Seeing this, Yuan Shikai became even more angry. He was so angry that Emperor Guangxu dared to question him in the court, and those hateful reformists dared to challenge his authority directly.

Even if the Beiyang New Army is defeated now? I, Yuan Shikai, can easily depose Guangxu as long as I move my fingers. Kang Youwei! Don’t think that if I don’t move you, you are indulging you. Sooner or later, I will let the Reformers disappear from the court forever! Yuan Shikai cursed angrily when he walked.

"Brother Weiting!" At this time, a voice sounded behind Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai was angry. At this time, someone came to him to vent, so he naturally would not let him go.

Yuan Shikai turned around and was about to curse, but he saw that the person coming was Tang Shaoyi, and he suddenly became much less angry. Tang Shaoyi was Yuan Shikai's think tank and had made constructive suggestions on some of Yuan Shikai's resolutions. Yuan Shikai knew that Tang Shaoyi was here to help him relieve his worries.

Yuan Shikai put away the anger on his face and asked, "What? Is there anything wrong with Brother Shaochuan?"

Tang Shaoyi said anxiously: "Weiting, why are you walking so fast? You haven't come up with a solution in the court just now!"

Yuan Shikai sneered and snorted coldly: "Just relying on those big-bellied civil and military officials? What kind of response can they come up with? Or go back and summon the military generals of the Beiyang New Army to discuss it!"

"Is there anything wrong with the suggestions they said?" Tang Shaoyi asked back.

Yuan Shikai shook his head: "They don't understand Tang Jian, nor do they understand the actual situation on the battlefield. If they really encircle and suppress Tang Jian's southern army as they said, then the Beiyang New Army will only be defeated!"

When Yuan Shikai saw that Tang Shaoyi was confused, he said, "Let's go, Shaochuan, follow me back to the house for a drink, let's talk more about it."
Chapter completed!