Near the port of Tanggu, there is a very large military camp. Originally, a coastal defense battalion was stationed here, and although it covered a large area, there were not many buildings. However, since last year, the barracks has been continuously expanded, and now it is three times the size of the past.

The Tianjin Coastal Defense Battalion, which was originally not fully staffed, also eliminated the old and weak personnel and added new soldiers. At present, there are more than 2,700 soldiers in the entire coastal defense battalion, which are basically composed of young and strong people, and weapons and uniforms have also been replaced and distributed, and the entire coastal defense battalion can be described as taking on a completely new look.

The original mission of the Tianjin Coastal Defense Battalion was to defend the security of the Haihe River estuary, mainly to prevent the enemy from invading Tianjin from the sea. However, although their mission was to defend against the invasion of the enemy at sea, the previous defense method was mainly to prevent the enemy from going ashore, and they did not deviate from the idea of fighting on land.

However, the current Tianjin coastal defense battalion has not only rectified the entire battalion head, but also made some changes to the way of defensive operations. In addition to preventing the enemy's landing operations, the coastal defense battalion also undertook the task of defending two batteries north of Dagukou.

The defense task on the south bank of the Dagu Pass was taken over by the garrison battalion of the Bohai Fleet Base, and the two sides jointly undertook the defense task of the Haihe River estuary. With the initial results of the Dagukou Fort defense project, the maritime defense network in the east of Tianjin also began to slowly take shape.

The Dagukou Fort Defense Project caused the main force of the Tianjin Coastal Defense Battalion to move eastward from Tanggu to Dagukou. The Tanggu military camp began to be transformed into a rear base at Dagukou.

However, after half of the sergeants of the Haiphong battalion moved east to the Dagukou Fort, the Tanggu barracks did not become deserted. Beginning in April, a quarter of the Tanggu barracks was set aside for additional non-commissioned officers.

These sergeants were strictly confined to the northwest corner of the barracks that had been isolated, and the officers and men of the Haiphong battalion across the same wall basically did not intersect. Occasionally, sergeants come out of this isolated barracks, in groups of 3 or 5 people, and cannot act alone or communicate with others.

Since the three curious soldiers of the coastal defense battalion wanted to inquire about these mysterious sergeants, and they were sent to Lushunkou, there were basically no sergeants who wanted to inquire about the details of these sergeants.

However, Song Buyun, the deputy general of the coastal defense battalion who was guarding the Tanggu barracks, knew who lived in the corner of the barracks that had been isolated. His mission here was to ensure the material needs of these Japanese training, and he also had the task of monitoring the trained Japanese troops.

From the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China to the coastal rebellion a hundred years ago, and the Korean expedition decades ago, the officers and soldiers of the coastal people of the Ming Dynasty hated the Japanese. However, the ** of the Ming military system also made some officers and soldiers change color when they heard about the Japanese invaders.

Although Song Buyun is not one of those who change color when he hears it, he still feels very pressured when a real widow of more than 1,400 people appears in his military camp for training.

He did not understand why the imperial court had recruited so many unidentified Japanese for training. Although these Japanese had shaved their hair and changed their clothes before entering the camp, and they had done a lot of isolation measures with the soldiers of the coastal defense battalion, the smell that emanated from them made it possible for anyone with a heart to discover the true identity of these people.

A real widow of thousands of people appeared near Tianjin, and just when the news spread, it is estimated that the whole Tianjin will be turned upside down. And as the general in charge of monitoring this Japanese-trained army, it is obvious that he cannot be left alone.

However, the fear of the past few months has given him a happy moment today. In order to stop the brawl and prevent retaliation at night, Li Chenfang, the chief officer in charge of the Japanese training army, had to transfer a company from the coastal defense battalion to suppress it.

No matter how Song Buyun has taken precautions these days, these sergeants who entered the Japanese camp obviously already knew their true identities. Although Wen Daolin, who led the team, was a close confidant promoted by him, it was difficult to stop the army from spreading the matter quickly.

On the bright side, Li Chenfang, who trained the Japanese, was subordinate to his subordinates, and the name of this Japanese trained army was also known as the Second Battalion of Haiphong, and since there was such a big brawl yesterday, he had to summon the two commanders of the Second Battalion of Haiphong to come over for questioning.

However, whether it is the commander of the Second Coastal Defense Battalion, who is now renamed Lin Renhe, or his deputy Li Chenfang, they are obviously unwilling to let Song Buyun meddle in the affairs of the Second Coastal Defense Battalion.

After the two glanced at each other, Lin Renhe said bluntly: "Yesterday's brawl, after discussion, the generals of the battalion have decided to deal with it internally, and I also ask General Song not to interfere in this matter." ”

Song Buyun was naturally furious when he heard this, in fact, he didn't want to interfere in the affairs of the second battalion, and calling them over today was just a routine question.

However, Lin Renhe's answer to the Japanese who had changed his name seriously challenged his authority as the commander of the Tanggu battalion, so he immediately asked: "Internal handling, hundreds of people fighting, how do you plan to deal with it internally?" Do you know that if there were no soldiers from the battalion yesterday, what internal issues would you still be able to talk about in front of the officer?

If you let the rebels out of the camp, even if those rebels don't take your lives, the court will punish the heads of the two of you. As the guard of the Tanggu camp, Ben will have the right to intervene in everything that happens in the camp.

If you do not give Ben a satisfactory answer, Ben will immediately order the closure of the 2nd Haiphong Battalion and ask the imperial court to send personnel to deal with the matter. Now I ask to know why there was a brawl in your camp yesterday, what is the situation of the people involved in the brawl now, and how are you going to punish them? ”

Hearing that this Ming general was obviously angry, Lin Renhe, who was originally not good enough in Chinese, did not dare to make a mistake, he looked at Li Chenfang sitting next to him, hoping that this young Ming ** official could come forward to explain and ease the atmosphere.

Li Chenfang, whose face was ugly, glanced at the personnel in this flower hall before he opened his mouth and said to Song Buyun: "If Lord Song really wants to know the inside story, then please let the irrelevant personnel leave this room first, otherwise I will not be able to report to you in the end." As for the cause and course of the incident, the punishment of these brawlers has also been reported and sent to the capital. ”

Song Buyun looked at Li Chenfang coldly for a long time, and found that he was still indifferent, so he opened his mouth and ordered: "Except for Wen Baifang, the others will go out first." ”

Several officers who were originally thinking of listening to some news glanced at Li Chenfang hatefully, and then retreated with a fist to Song Buyun. As the generals of the coastal defense battalion, they are naturally the landlords of this battalion. As a result, outsiders such as Li Chenfang not only occupied a quarter of the land in the camp, but also treated them as idlers. This immediately made several officers hate him.

However, Li Chenfang didn't care about this, and only after these officers left, did he report to Song Buyun with an expressionless face: "The cause of yesterday's brawl was that some soldiers were dissatisfied with the formation of the group.

After consulting with Lindosi, I decided that it was necessary to select a few people to make an example of each other, and to kill the arrogance and arrogance of these sergeants. As a result, 17 of the masterminds who participated in the brawl were executed; The remaining accomplices will be given 30 batons and sentenced to 15 days' imprisonment. Lord Song is still satisfied with the report of the last general? ”

After listening to Li Chenfang's report, Song Buyun immediately felt that this matter really couldn't be interfered with, but he still said to Li Chenfang with a straight face: "Although it is a good thing to strictly enforce military law, but this one shot killed 17 soldiers, aren't you afraid that they will rebel after hearing the news?" Since there is a problem with the formation of the group, why not accept the reaction of the soldiers and adjust it accordingly? ”

Lin Renhe's face was quite in agreement with what Song Buyun said, but Li Chenfang said without hesitation: "For the way these people are arranged and organized, it is a method personally issued by His Majesty. Moreover, the general thought that there was no problem with the current organization of the Second Coastal Defense Battalion, but that some soldiers were deliberately stirring up trouble.

Without His Majesty's consent, the last general would never allow them to challenge the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty. For the responsibility of this soldier brawl, the end will be fully assumed. However, the last general also assured the adults that a brawl like yesterday's would not happen again in the second battalion. ”

Listening to Li Chenfang's words, after hesitating for a moment, Lin Renhe also repeated: "The military discipline of this camp will be more strictly enforced, and those waves will no longer be tolerated... The soldiers were stubborn. ”

Although Song Buyun's face was not good-looking, but when he heard that it was related to the emperor's meaning, he suddenly didn't dare to ask any further, and he said to the two of them: "Since you have already reported to the capital, then I will talk to you again after the capital sends a document." During this period, the sergeants of the second battalion did not leave the camp, and they would have blocked the gate of the second battalion..."

After sending away the two commanders of the 2nd Battalion of Haiphong, Song Buyun gave a few instructions to his deputy, and then sent a cronie to report the matter to the Tianjin Governor Yamen, who was in charge of him, and waited for the instructions of the Governor Yamen.

However, the Tianjin Governor Yamen, who was only a day's journey from Tanggu, did not reply for a long time after receiving his report.

However, 5 days later, a team of Jinyi guards came from the capital and entered the Tanggu camp directly. The leading officer was a brocade guard in his early 30s, and as soon as he arrived at the barracks, he unceremoniously occupied the lobby of Song Buyun's office, and summoned the officers above the company level in the camp to meet.

Although the rank is higher than Cui Hao, who conveyed the will, Song Buyun didn't dare to put on a stand in front of Jinyiwei. He obediently gave up his hall and notified all the generals in the battalion of more than 100 households, including the two commanders of the 2nd Battalion of Haiphong.

Far from being dissatisfied, these generals were all worried, not knowing what the will of these Jinyi guards was brought.

However, when Li Chenfang and Lin Renhe entered the lobby, Cui Hao, who was in high esteem, hurriedly got up and walked down the hall to talk to Li Chenfang with a smile on his face.

Song Buyun, who was watching coldly from the sidelines, was stunned to find that this officer named Li Chenfang didn't seem to care about Cui Hao's closeness. This is obviously an officer with a lot of background, and he is glad that since the establishment of the Second Battalion of Haiphong, he does not seem to have interfered too much in the affairs of the Second Battalion, and he should not have offended this person much.

After Cui Hao exchanged a few words with Li Chenfang, he returned to the hall to issue the will. There is only one will, in the future, he will serve in the Haiphong Battalion, in charge of the military discipline work of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of Haiphong, that is, Song Buyun's deputy.

After Song Buyun took over the will brought by Cui Hao, a cadre of officers was sent out, leaving only Lin Ren and Li Chenfang. Obviously, this brocade-clothed guard has other things to talk about about the two of them, but Song Buyun doesn't care about these things now.

He needed to inquire as soon as possible why these brocade guards were suddenly transferred to the coastal defense battalion, and how he would deal with the relationship with these brocade guards in the future.

Cui Hao didn't care about what the Haiphong battalion commander would think after receiving the will, he said to Lin Renhe and Li Chenfang who were left behind: "Your Majesty still has a few words for me to tell the two of you. Lindusi, I want you to remember that you have come to Daming to receive training, and all training must be carried out in accordance with our regulations.

If the ronin samurai you bring with you continue to distinguish between the upper and lower classes of this training unit according to their status in Japan. We regret that all ronin samurai will be returned to Japan, and we will no longer receive training for ronin samurai in the future. ”

Lin Renhe lowered his head and felt a chill in his back. Let his lord know about this, I am afraid that he will be ordered to cut his stomach after returning to China, which is obviously not the ending he wants.

Besides, once these ronin samurai are repatriated to China, those samurai who were originally retainers of the lord will probably be tight-lipped **, but those ronins who have been recruited, God knows what they will say when they return home.

Therefore, Lin Renhe repeatedly promised Cui Hao that he would never allow such a thing to happen again, and the ideological control of the samurai in the camp would be stricter. If anyone incited the samurai in the camp to discriminate against the civilian class, he would definitely deal with it.

Cui Hao nodded and asked Lin Renhe to go back to the camp first to prepare for the punishment of the soldiers who participated in the brawl. Only then did he turn his head to Li Chenfang and said gently: "Li Baihu, Your Majesty has received your report.

But you don't have to worry, Your Majesty has no intention of punishing you, but just asks me to tell you, please do it boldly, even if you do it wrong, it's nothing, just learn a lesson..."

Listening to Cui Hao's words, Li Chenfang was ashamed and grateful, but he still kept calm and said to Cui Hao: "Since Your Majesty has appointed your Excellency as the head of military discipline in the camp, please also ask your Excellency to punish your subordinates." This brawl is not only a problem for those Japanese samurai, but also a dereliction of duty on the part of the lower officials..."