Yi Zhishu glanced at everyone one by one, these regiment commanders and battalion commanders were all between seventeen and nineteen years old, which was the age of blood and strength, and their faces were full of eagerness and eagerness, he himself came from this age, and he knew very well in his heart that after two years of military training, they were all eager to go to the battlefield to show their skills and compete.

beckoned everyone to sit down, and then he said slowly: "We are sending troops to Dinghai this time to recover the county town of Dinghai occupied by the Yingyi.

In the early morning of this day, five battleships of Yuanqi cooperated with the Guangdong Navy Division to annihilate the British fleet in Guangzhou in one fell swoop, and not a single enemy ship escaped the net, which provided valuable fighters for sending troops to recover Dinghai, so it was temporarily decided to send troops. ”

As he spoke, he looked at everyone and said, "Who will tell me, why do we send troops to recover Dinghai?" Speak your mind, no need to stand. ”

Everyone has been with him for a long time, and their hearts are like mirrors, knowing that this is a deliberate test of them, but they don't dare to open their mouths, seeing everyone contemplating and thinking, Yi Zhizhi smiled slightly, took out a cigar and lit it slowly, these officers are too young, he cultivates their independent thinking ability at every opportunity, of course, he will also use this method to discover talents.

But for a moment, Yan Yangtian muttered: "British invasion, this is a national war, from a large aspect, we are fighting for the country, from a small aspect, we are fighting for Yuanqi, sending troops to recover Dinghai, fighting against the arrogance of the British army, weakening the strength of the British army, this is actually an indirect defense of Guangzhou." ”

"There is no court and country in my heart, there are only the principal and Yuan Qi." Chen Hongming said in a deep voice: "Sending troops to Dinghai and recovering Dinghai from the British army, Yuanqi's regimental training will inevitably become famous in World War I, as long as the war against England continues." Yuanqi group training can take the opportunity to further expand. ”

"I think the same way." Battalion commander Song Dahe continued: "We are not the Eight Banners Green Battalion, we are not the salary of the imperial court, we are loyal to the monarch and patriotic, that is the duty of the Eight Banners Green Battalion, we are Yuanqi group training, loyal to the principal and Yuanqi is our duty, the principal often educates us." To be a pure soldier, to be a soldier who takes obedience to orders as his duty, the purpose and reason for sending troops to Dinghai, that is what the principal considers, what we need to consider is how to fight this battle well, not to disgrace the principal, not to discredit Yuanqi. ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, just about to speak. Seeing that Xiao Mingliang wanted to speak and stopped, he immediately named him and said, "Xiao Mingliang, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Nodding, Xiao Mingliang spoke: "Overall, the training of Yuanqi's group training is slightly insufficient, most of the group's training time is less than half a year, and Dinghai is not a place where Yuanqi's group training must be saved." He groaned. He continued: "The principal definitely sent troops to recover Dinghai, is it a reasonable reason for Yuanqi to fight for a long-term existence?" ”

That's to the point. Yi Zhixiang smiled, and then said: "I will correct some of your ideas, yes, you are Yuanqi's people, Yuanqi's group practice, and all you take is Yuanqi's silver." But have you ever thought about it, what is Yuanqi's survival, development and growth? ”

After a slight pause, he said in a deep voice: "It is the country, the survival and development of Yuanqi." must be attached to the country, as the old saying goes, the skin will not be attached to the hair? If the country is not over, Yuanqi will also be over, so you must not only have Yuanqi in your hearts, but also have the country. ”

Chen Hongming hesitated and said, "What does the principal mean, do you want us to be loyal to the monarch and patriotic?" ”

"Patriotism and loyalty are two different things, don't confuse them." Yi Zhizhi said patiently: "Patriotism is not to love the imperial court, not to be loyal to a family and a surname, but to love our country - China, love our famous nation - the Chinese nation, the soil of our Yuanqi's survival is the Chinese nation, not the Qing Dynasty, not the Manchus, let him change the dynasty, as long as China does not die, the Chinese nation does not end, Yuanqi will not die." ”

Listening to these words, everyone looked at each other, these words were really a little twisted, and when they saw the expressions of the people, Yi Zhizhi said slowly: "The land we live in, that is, the territory of the Qing Dynasty, is called China, what is the imperial court?" The imperial court is just an institution that governs the country, to put it simply, we love my hometown where we were born and raised, but we don't necessarily love the county officials who govern our hometown, right? If the county official is a clean and good official, of course we love it, but if it is a corrupt official, how can we love it? ”

These words were easy to understand, and everyone immediately let out a chuckle, and when the laughter stopped, Yi Zhizhi continued: "But when our hometown is invaded by foreign enemies, no matter whether the county official who governs our hometown is a good official or a dog official, we must be obliged to protect our hometown, isn't this the truth?" ”

Chen Hongming said loudly: "I understand under the mark, the British army invades, no matter whether the imperial court is good or bad, we must be obliged to resist foreign aggression and protect the country." ”

"Yes, that's the truth." Yi Zhi said with a hearted jaw: "This large-scale invasion by England is a war for trade, and it is to continue to dump crows in our China. Piece, not only the great enemy of the imperial court, but also the great enemy of Yuanqi, this time you sent troops to Dinghai, you are not only fighting for the country, but also for Yuanqi, of course, you are also fighting for your own glory!

You are the backbone of Yuanqi, the backbone of Yuanqi, and the guardian of Yuanqi, and the fame, fortune, honor and disgrace of your life are closely linked to Yuanqi, sharing honor and disgrace, life and death.

Why do I want to tell you this? Is it for you to understand what you are fighting for? Fight for whom? Only when all officers and men know what they are fighting for, will they be able to give full play to their abilities and potentials, and will they be able to give full play to their due combat effectiveness. ”

Yan Yangtian hurriedly said: "The markers understand. ”

Yi Zhishu nodded, and said: "The expedition is imminent, add a rule, Yuan Qi's casualty pension is very generous, but it is not for those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, but all casualties, all wounds in the back, will not be given any pension, special circumstances, such as the exception of being outflanked, if anyone dares to play favoritism and corrupt the atmosphere of Yuan Qi's group training, it will not be spared."

In addition, each regiment and each battalion competes with each other, which is conducive to promoting each other, which is advocated, but in actual combat, if there is an improper situation such as not saving each other or even framing each other, the consequences are you think for yourself, Yuanqi regiment training every regiment is carefully selected, and it has taken a lot of effort to cultivate, you have to give me to truly love the soldiers like children, we can't afford to lose, many people hope that we lose as much as possible, don't go wrong with their wishes. ”

"Inferior obedience." The crowd responded in unison.

Early the next morning, the huge salt fleet began to load all kinds of materials and soldiers to Kowloon in a steady stream, seeing that all aspects were arranged in an orderly manner, Yi Zhizhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, such a large-scale transportation of materials and soldiers, he was really a little worried, there would be a chaotic situation, it seems that Wu Bingjian arranged the person is very effective, this person has to think of asking for it, the management of logistics is not Yixue Those hairy boys can do it, even he himself is a little worried.

Since there is no need to worry, he did not dare to delay, turned around and took a fast boat to Humen, the boat crossed the Lion Ocean, and saw that there were sailors and warships intercepting and checking, needless to say, it must be Lin Zexu or Guan Tianpei in order to prevent the news from leaking, blocking Haikou, it seems that Lin Guan and the two are more nervous than him about this dispatch to Dinghai.

When he hurried to Humen Village, it was already noon, and when he entered the Admiral's Mansion, the guards directly led him to the courtyard of the signing room, and said: "The lord of the ministry and the military gate have ordered, and the shopkeeper of Yida does not need to be informed, and he will go with him." ”

Yi Zhizhi was not polite, and walked into the room quickly, and saw Lin Zexu and Guan Tianpei standing in front of a map of the sea defense and pointing, seeing him come in, Guan Tianpei hurriedly beckoned: "Contentment came just in time, do you know the situation of Yingyi's warships in Daotou Port?" ”

"If you can't know your opponent and confidant, how dare you send troops?" Yi Zhicontent walked over with a smile and said, "There are twelve large and small battleships, including a forty-four-gun cruiser and four twenty-gun light cruisers, six fourteen-gun speedboats, and an armed steam paddle wheeler. ”

Lin Zexu said in a deep voice: "If the sudden attack fails, the warships of the two sides will fight, how sure are you of contentment?" ”

"Crush." Yi Zhi said confidently: "In terms of strength, of the more than ten Yingyi warships we have captured, six are intact, plus five Citi warships, a total of eleven, and there are also twelve warships of the naval division, whether it is artillery positions or the number of warships, they are more than double the enemy, and the melee in the port weakens the opponent's tactical and flexible advantages in ship speed, which is conducive to giving full play to our firepower advantage, even if it is a strong attack, there is no suspense." ”

Lin Zexu continued: "What if the other party is far away and sees through it? ”

This is almost impossible, Yi Zhi said calmly: "Even if you fight on the sea, there is no need to worry, five Citi cruisers are enough to fight them without the power to fight back, Citi corvettes are of uniform specifications, all equipped with thirty-two guns, eighteen twenty-four-pounder guns, ten twelve-pounder guns, and four large-caliber Caron guns, not only fast, but also firepower, the twelve large and small warships that fight against Yingyi alone, do not fall behind at all, I think I should have visited the military gate in detail." ”

Guan Tianpei nodded and said, "The artillery configuration of the Citi battleship is indeed good, suitable for both near and far. ”

Lin Zexu finally put his mind at ease at this time, and said with a smile: "All the materials and personnel mobilization are in place?" ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Before dusk today, it will all arrive in Kowloon." ”

"Okay." Lin Zexu said: "This time to send troops to Dinghai, the stakes are very high, contentment is the first time to lead the troops, Guan Junmen has been on the battlefield for a long time, experienced, and the two of you have a close relationship, very tacit understanding, on Guan Junmen to lead the naval warship to assist you, how about it?" ”

Sending Guan Tianpei, the admiral of the Guangdong Navy Division, to go in person, is this to grab credit? Yi Zhishu smiled secretly in his heart, he didn't care, he dared to grab this credit, they would practice the Yuanqi regiment like an uncle in the future, he immediately nodded and said: "The master of the ministry is thoughtful, change to others, don't worry about it, war is never a simple comparison of strength, full of infinite variables and unpredictable changes, the veteran of the military gate, is also a little more solid in his heart." (To be continued.) )