C3447 live ammunition exercise

Zai Chun touched the soldier's left arm and saw an embroidered epaulette with the three words "Minjiang Estuary" embroidered on it. These three words were embroidered in bright yellow color, but not every soldier had it.

"What's your name?" What's with your armband? "

The soldier was so excited that he was dumbfounded. He was clearly taller than Zai Chun, but yet his knees were trembling uncontrollably.

Second Division Commander Bai Min stared at his soldier with eyes as sharp as knives. Under his teacher's immense pressure and the army's iron-like discipline, this soldier did not kneel down.

"Reporting..." Report... His Majesty... My name is... Xie Ting... "This armband …"

"Don't worry, you're the new soldier of the Son of Heaven, it's my Hop …" You are the imperial guards! "

Under the encouragement of the Tongzhi Emperor, the soldiers finally spoke much more efficiently. Fortunately, the new army also taught the soldiers some official language, which was similar to the language used by the Great Qing in Beijing.

"Your Majesty! This armband was issued with a total of more than three thousand yuan, all in memory of us fighting in Minjiang Estuary before and after the battle … "At that time, I had to carry a box of cannonballs and ran a full twenty miles of mountain road …"

"No one in the entire army can run faster than me, so I was the first to issue armbands... "Listen..."

Zai Chun saw that Xie Ting's eyes were focused on Bai Min who was behind him, he knew that this was Bai Min's soldier. The emperor did not even turn his head and shouted sternly, "What is there to look at, I already said that you are the Son of Heaven's personal army, what are you worried about us here?"

"Yes!" Your Majesty … This is the first battle of the imperial guards. Three thousand people will retire in the future and each of them will be given an acre of paddy field or three acre of dry land for this contribution! "

"In the future, I will have more achievements, and I will still have my rewards!"

Bai Min, Ma Ming and the others immediately saluted the Emperor and said, "Please forgive us, Your Majesty. In order to boost the morale of the soldiers, without the permission of His Majesty, we have secretly formulated the rules for the rewards …"

"Hahaha …" What crime, if you do not reward me then you are guilty! Isn't it clear what soldiers are fighting for? "

"Good job!" Do it with your armband... But in the future, I will not give you such a simple and crude armband. In the future, I will use gold, silver, and other metals to forge valuable medals.

Only then did Bai Min and the others calm down. "His Majesty …" "I hope you can forgive me for this. We do not have any imperial edict to use our bright yellow armbands …"

"I don't blame you. I already told you when I sent you here to pick troops. You are the new army of the imperial guards. You are allowed to use the imperial banner …" It's not a sin to decorate with a little bright yellow. It's not like you guys stole the dragon robe.

"You don't have to be so cautious in the future! "I have come back, I am your greatest honor!"

Especially the soldiers who had participated in the war with the Minjiang Estuary. They finally knew that their contributions had not been erased, and the words of their superior were still valid!

The other soldiers who had joined the army were also motivated to the point where their blood was boiling. The morale of the entire army was immediately boosted!

"Let me see your battle prowess with my own eyes …" Real combat practice, show off your power! "

At the waist of the mountain, there was a field headquarters built with troops. Here, Tongzhi could use his binoculars to observe the training ground of the new army.

Although they did not have much actual combat experience, at the very least, they had at least been trained as new recruits.

The thirty-thousand-strong army selected three thousand people to coordinate their step artillery fire, shooting mobile targets, alternating between covering and attacking, heavy machine guns covering and firing … There were even battle pits built for solo soldiers.

The Mawei Shipyard had already become the Military restricted area. Other than the officials who issued Shen Baozhen's pass and the foreign engineers, no one was allowed to go near.

The four villages closest to the field were even ordered to be confined. All the villagers were not allowed to leave their houses, even if they had to go to the streets to fetch water from the wells.

Night gradually descended, but Tongzhi's interest in the military training did not decrease at all.

In the twilight, the British delegation could not help but exclaim, "Indeed, there are three rudiments of the Iron Army. If we were to experience two or three more actual battles …" If you want to be strong, you can do it! "

"Congratulations Your Majesty, you have obtained an excellent army. The tactical moves of these soldiers are even more standard than those of European soldiers!"

The British army was not one of the best in the world. Their praise did not have much value in it, but to the Qing Dynasty, to be able to receive praise from any one of the foreign nationals was something worth celebrating.

"Good soldiers you all lead!" Good soldier! Pass on my orders, the new army will remember the collective merit of a single... Everyone will be given a catty of wine for the banquet, and I will treat my soldiers to a feast! "

Emperor Tongzhi was excited, but he didn't see the bitter and bitter look on Shen Baozhen's face. He didn't know what to say.

Taking advantage that no one noticed, Shen Baozhen secretly stuffed a silver note into Da Sixi's arms, and then whispered to him for a long time.

At the start of the performance, it was already past five o'clock. Even with the compression and recompression process, by the time the dinner party started, it was already 7: 30 AM.

It was not realistic for the thirty-thousand-strong army to return to their living quarters. They might as well go camping in the wild and practice. The quartermaster began to distribute food. The mountains were filled with bonfires and the smell of cooking filled the air.

After the general's performance, when the civil officials and the gentry came to meet the emperor, the hungry Fujian local gentry had lined up and entered the tent, cheering for the young emperor, their faces beaming with excitement.

Shen Baozhen stood beside the emperor and introduced the local nobles one by one. He had memorized the history of their ancestors and was very familiar with them!

These gentry were also interested, and they all offered gifts to the emperor. Local specialties, calligraphy and painting, some simply gave out silver and rice noodles to the army!

However, in this era, Fujian was not as prosperous as the later generations of shipping. In this era, many mountains and lands had been banned from trading for a long time, so the biggest gift did not exceed 100,000 taels of silver.

Zai Chun had already seen the vast Western world, so he did not care about this small amount of money.

Instead, it was the food and silver that he rewarded to the troops!

It was really too late. Zai Chun was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and he and the rest were only trying to force His Majesty to have a meal after half a day.

The banquet was originally arranged to be held in the Fuzhou City, but after learning a belly full of strange ailments from Xiao Letian, he insisted on eating in a tent with his relatives, forcing Shen Baozhen to use a fast horse to deliver the ingredients to the Mawei Shipyard, and had the chef prepare the banquet temporarily.

Even if the dishes were prepared temporarily, they would still have to match the Emperor's identity. Without a hundred and eight dishes, he would have to prepare eighty-eight dishes!

When hot and cold dishes were placed on the table like flowing water, and Da Sixi and the others prepared to serve Zai Chun food, this restless little emperor had given up yet again!

"This Emperor wants to see if the soldiers have eaten …" "If there is a soldier who has not eaten yet, I will absolutely not eat!"