Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

At this time, Guan Xuqing waved to the students, which immediately attracted even bigger cheers.

Several student leaders organized the students to bow down to Guan Xuqing, Guan Xuqing waved his hands: "This is a foreign country, we do as the Romans do, everyone is exempt."

Then two young and beautiful female students came forward to offer flowers, and the soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army who accompanied them hurriedly stopped them.Guan Xuqing glanced slightly at Zhang Yu who was beside him. Zhang Yu made a movement that he didn't notice, and Guan Xuqing stepped forward to separate a few soldiers from the Imperial Forest Army, and took the flowers from the female student's hand with a smile.Guan Xuqing also enthusiastically asked about their situation. After all, although the domestic atmosphere is gradually opening up, the idea that men are superior to women cannot be changed at once. It is really rare for female students to study abroad.Even Guan Xuqing's empress did not disembark with Guan Xuqing. At that time, the traditional Chinese concept always felt that it was a shame for a girl to show her face in public.Not to mention being the mother of a country, not everyone can see the emperor's wife.

After answering Guan Xuqing's question, the two female students blushed and ran away, and the surrounding cheers grew louder.Guan Xuqing pressed his hands down and made a quiet gesture.The surrounding quickly quieted down.

"Students, I know that most of you came here from other places. Some of you stayed on the street for a few nights, and some of you took four or five trains...that's why we can get together today , I am very happy, this proves that you always have your own motherland in your heart. Everyone knows that the Qing Dynasty fought with the French and the British a few years ago and owed a large sum of money. Now the treasury is so poor You can run mice..." The students surrounding Guan Xuqing burst into laughter.

"But we have to fight the war. Not fighting will only make foreigners look down on us even more, and will only ride on us more domineeringly. Then our country will never be able to talk about peace and tranquility. It's just like this As soon as you come, it will be hard for you. The imperial court only has a small number of places to study abroad every year. Some of you are not overseas students sent by the imperial court. All living expenses and tuition fees have to be earned by yourself. An hour's work. I want to tell you that you have worked hard, and what I owe you will be doubled in the future." Said, Guan Xuqing bent deeply.

Chasing the East Asia Chapter 1 Ship Purchase

Seeing Guan Xuqing's actions, the students around were all stunned.Immediately afterwards, the students in the entire pier were boiling.No matter how young Guan Xuqing is, his identity is still the genuine emperor of the Qing Empire, the real dragon emperor and the Ninth Five-Year King in the hearts of all Chinese people. Even these students who have received new education cannot completely get rid of the thousands of Chinese At this time, they only feel that they are full of excitement, and all the hardships they have suffered before are worth it.

All the students spontaneously knelt down in front of Guan Xuqing. In their opinion, they couldn't bear the emperor's bow at all.

At this time, Guan Xuqing straightened his waist, and his tone became deeper and more intense: "In the blink of an eye, this century has entered the last ten years. In these hundred years, we have fallen too far behind, and we have been bullied by foreign powers countless times. The flesh and blood of the soldiers and the heroic souls of the heroes and martyrs have enabled the country to continue to this day, but it also made us understand a truth, if we fall behind, we will be beaten... You have traveled across the ocean to study in Europe with dreams in mind. The country can catch up, and you have suffered a lot. Some of you fell on the land of foreign lands before the day you returned from your studies. Not many people even remember their names. Here I would like to express my gratitude to They bowed, although they died, their heroic souls will not be dissipated, and future generations will always remember that there is a group of people like them in history." He bowed deeply again.

Immediately, the eye sockets of all the students around were moist, and faces filled with tears flashed before Guan Xuqing's eyes.The students didn't know what to say anymore, they just applauded enthusiastically.For the suffering of the fate of the classmates, for the expectation of the strength of the motherland, and for the difficult journey of the nation's rise.At this moment, everything was condensed in Guan Xuqing's words.

Many students were given opportunities to study abroad at the imperial court's expense, and the local government took care of their families.This has already moved the students into a mess, but in this foreign country, the emperor bowed to himself one after another.As if he has become the savior of this country, how can we not let them die for the court and the country.

After straightening up for the second time, Guan Xuqing bowed deeply again: "This last bow is for you... At this moment, I am not an emperor, but just like you, an ordinary citizen of the Qing Dynasty. Now the country The imperial examination and the official system have been reformed, a new type of army has been established, and local universal education has been expanded year by year. The country is still encouraging the development of industry and commerce, and there are places where they can be used everywhere. I hope that after you finish your studies, you can return to serve the country and let our The country can catch up with the virtues of Britain, France, and stand tall again among the nations of the world."

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" These ancient words were shouted from the mouths of these young students, which made people feel a little more sincere and passionate.

Some have already cried to the point of tears, and are used to being looked down upon by others in a foreign country.When did he get such treatment, let alone the most honorable emperor in his own country.All of them have already made up their minds to return to China to serve the country after completing their studies, and assist the emperor to rebuild the Qing Dynasty into the most powerful empire in the world!The blood of the predecessors will not be shed in vain.

In this way, the red-eyed students surrounded Guan Xuqing and refused to disperse. They chatted cordially. From Guan Xuqing's mouth, they kept getting news about the motherland and hope for the country's future. With wings, fly back to the motherland and join the wave of development and construction of the motherland.

After Guan Xuqing was welcomed away by the German envoys, the students were still reluctant to leave for a long time.Their conversation lasted from early morning to afternoon, and then it was dark, and the students didn't disperse until the lights came on.It can be said that Guan Xuqing, who was in contact with them for the first time, completely captured their hearts, because only he, who was also deeply influenced by thousands of years of Chinese culture, deeply understood the psychology of this nation, and accurately grasped the pulse of this era, knew about these students. What do you want.

One of the stops of Guan Xuqing's trip was to lead the delegation to visit the Royal William Naval Shipyard.The four pre-dreadnought ships ordered by Japan from France put great pressure on Guan Xuqing.Although these four first-class battleships with a displacement of more than 1883 tons were built early and lacked in armor craftsmanship, they are not considered very mature pre-dreadnought ships, but because French ship designers have always had a sense of advancement, Therefore, these four battleships already have the characteristics of the high freeboard of the former dreadnought ship and the outward bulge of the midship, and the Japanese Navy Ministry has been working on improving these four large battleships over the years, just as in the history of later generations. The U.S. strategy, they believe that relying on Japan's national strength, it is difficult to surpass China in terms of ship tonnage.Therefore, the Japanese navy wanted to offset the opponent's quantitative advantage through quality advantages, so they have been committed to applying new technologies and new weapons on the four battleships.That's why. The "Kyushu", which began construction in [-], was not completed until this year, and the construction of the other three ships will continue until next year.It can be said that these four Japanese warships have the longest construction period in the world's shipbuilding history before Cape Intrepid.

Germany's shipbuilding technology has always adopted a thick style, which is somewhat similar to the German car industry of later generations.But obviously this style is not suitable for naval warfare in this era.No matter how thick the guard steel plate is, it will be pierced by shells, but the disadvantage in speed is irreparable.So Guan Xuqing didn't take a serious visit at all, but just took a symbolic look.

Inadvertently, Guan Xuqing discovered a battleship named Brandenburg designed and manufactured by Germany.

His main armor belt has a thickness of 400 mm, but it only covers a narrow area near the waterline on the side. The large area of ​​​​the ship's side and superstructure does not actually have sufficient armor protection.Moreover, because the ship type is modeled after the French battleship, the "Brandenburg" class has a high superstructure and a very wide bridge, which makes it vulnerable to enemy artillery fire.besides. The guard turret of the "Brandenburg" class battleship is quite special. It retains the basic style of the turret, and has a fixed 300mm turret base armored wall, which is equipped with a "cannon cover". It was only 50 mm, and the frontal shield was only 120 mm. This design later proved to have a terrible result-after the large-caliber shell penetrated the armor.Fragments would then fly and bounce around inside the turret.Instantly killed a large number of crew members, resulting in the loss of combat effectiveness.The reason for this design.It is due to the consideration of the combat environment of the German Navy. The North Sea is always windy and rough.The sea conditions are harsh, and the Baltic Sea is narrow, with little room for maneuver.This makes the two fleets often fight at a relatively short distance. At this time, the arc of the shell in the air will be relatively flat, and the chance of falling on the superstructure and deck at a large angle is relatively low, and the shell will generally hit. The ship's side and gun enclosure, these places are the places with the thickest armor defense of the "Brandenburg" class.

It abandons the low freeboard of the "Saxon" class ironclad ship, and adopts a long forecastle structure with a high freeboard, which can greatly improve the wave phenomenon during high-speed navigation. The artillery provides a stable firing platform.

In addition, the coke uses eight 8mm rapid-fire guns as anti-torpedo boat weapons. Compared with the 88-pounder guns (3mm caliber) and 47-pounder guns (6mm caliber) commonly used by British battleships, the advantage is obvious. The rate of fire of 57 rounds is more than enough to deal with targets such as torpedo boats.

In terms of power system, the "Brandenburg" class uses 2 piston steam engines, and 12 old-fashioned round boilers provide steam.The main engine has a maximum power of 10369 horsepower, drives two propulsion shafts and two propellers, and the maximum speed exceeds one hundred revolutions per minute, which makes the maximum speed of this class of battleship reach 18.2 knots. You must know the British battleships and American battleships of his contemporaries , the general maximum speed is only knots.Moreover, the fuel tank of the "Brandenburg" class battleship has also been expanded a lot, it can carry 1050 tons of coal, and can sail 1 nautical miles at a constant speed of 4500 knot.

After three days of investigation, after repeated discussions between Guan Xuqing and Yan Fu, Deng Shichang, etc., Guan Xuqing formally sent a note to the German government and the Royal Wilhelm Naval Shipyard through the Chinese ambassador to Germany Li Fengbao, hoping to build a "Brandenburg" class battleship. Shanghai ordered two improved battleships, requiring a tonnage of more than [-].

The improved battleship still retains the design of the "Brandenburg" class's six main guns distributed along the central axis, but by increasing the length of the ship, the twin-mounted main guns with 6 times the diameter of the midship are replaced with the main guns on the bow and stern. The same 35 times the caliber of the gun, so that the six main guns have the same range, so that they can produce a salvo during combat.

In addition, the six main guns originally designed with a turret will all be changed to a closed turret design.Although the ship's side armor still retains the original 400 mm thick waterline armor, it is all changed to the latest Krupp carburized armor, which greatly enhances its protection capability.

The Germans readily agreed to Guan Xuqing's request and promised to deliver the ship within one year.Guan Xuqing named the two battleships "Pori" and "Mieri" on the spot.

Obviously, these two battleships were purchased to deal with the Japanese.It is indeed embarrassing for Germany to hand over two such huge warships within a year, but there is not much time left for Guan Xuqing.Facing the rapid development of Japan, and the upcoming conflicts with Japan in North Korea and the Yellow Sea, only by making big strides to purchase more warships can Japan be completely defeated.

On the fifth day after arriving in Germany, Guan Xuqing really took time to meet the army officers who were studying in Germany. These talents will be the backbone of the future army of the Qing Dynasty.For a long time in the future, the Qing Dynasty will rely on them to command millions of troops to fight east and west, annex Asia, and conquer the world...

Competing in East Asia Chapter 1 Listening to Hadith

Early this morning, Guan Xuqing had just gotten up and finished scrubbing.Bella, the dean of the German Military Academy and Chief of the German Army General Staff, brought more than a dozen outstanding army officers from the Qing Dynasty to the suite prepared for Guan Xuqing in Germany.

Perhaps in the past few days, Guan Xuqing only had time to meet these generals whom he had hand-picked to go to Germany that year only this morning.Many of them include Feng Xianghua, Zuo Zongtang's successor in his heart.

"See you, Your Majesty." More than a dozen Qing military officers wearing the uniforms of the German Army Academy knelt down in front of Guan Xuqing.

"This is not in the Qing Dynasty, I have followed the customs of the country. Don't be too polite, let's be flat." Guan Xuqing alone helped Feng Xianghua who was kneeling in the front.

After studying in Germany for three years, this 40-year-old man has not only made great progress in military theory, but also restrained his temper a lot. That violent temper is no longer visible.Taciturn, he always wins the championship in various competitions of the academy, and he is also the oldest general among the officers studying in Germany.Everyone affectionately called Big Brother Feng, isn't it? How many generals are left who participated in the suppression of the Taiping Army?Feng Xianghua is one of them.

Other Wang Feng, Fang Shizhen, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Zhang Xun, Cao Kun, Lu Rongting, Xu Shichang, Duan Zhigui, Zhao Bingjun, etc. also got up one after another.

Guan Xuqing listened carefully to Bella's detailed introduction of personal achievements. In fact, it was an introduction, but in fact, she kept praising everyone for their accomplishments. Whether it was excellent military skills or theoretical knowledge, it seemed that all of these people were excellent. He is a character who can stand alone.

Individual study subjects are different, and Guan Xuqing already had a detailed division of labor before going abroad.For example, the purpose of Wang Feng, known as Wang Crazy, came here to learn special operations, and his task after returning home was to organize a special force.

And Zhao Bingjun, known as the "Qing Demon Fox" by later generations, has studied spy skills and management. After he returns to China, he will have a contest of intelligence and courage with the Japanese "Chrysanthemum" agency.

Others have learned to fight in the mountains, some have learned to fight in the plains, and so on.

After the introduction, Bella also left first with Zhiqu.In the room, apart from Wang Yu, the personal leader of the Imperial Forest Army who was beside Guan Xuqing, there were only a dozen or so officers who were studying abroad.

"Now we are the only ones left. You don't have to be so cautious. In the past few years, you must have learned real talents and knowledge in Germany. You have also learned a lot. You can speak freely about your opinions on the country. Today, no matter what you say is right or wrong. Wrong, I will pardon you and others without guilt." Guan Xuqing said while sitting on the sofa.

At this time, Zhao Bingjun stood up first, and raised a standard military salute to Guan Xuqing: "Your Majesty, I have read all kinds of books in Germany in the past few years. I have some opinions on the several army battles in Europe, and maybe I will have some ideas for us in the future." It was used by the Qing Dynasty when it fought against other countries."

"Oh? Tell me." Guan Xuqing said with interest.

"In the previous wars, the emphasis was on the formation of troops and the construction of positions. There are strong and permanent firepower points, strong logistical support, and reserves. Such positions cannot be conquered. But now, the development of artillery is quite fast. Hurry up, no matter how strong the firepower is, it may be directly destroyed by artillery from a distance of several kilometers or even further, so I feel that today's war is better than anyone else's concealment and cover-up. To be discovered is to be wiped out." Zhao Bingjun Said unhurriedly.

Guan Xuqing patted the armrest of the sofa lightly with his fingers, and looked at Zhao Bingjun with satisfaction: "Bingjun, I'm so relieved that you can see this. But how do the troops hide it? Tell me about it."

Zhao Bingjun continued: "I learned spy skills in Germany. I only learned how to detect opponents and how to hide my identity. But how to hide a large number of troops has to be asked by Madman Wang. His special forces won the academy competition last year." Got No.1."

"Oh? Hehe, madman Wang, don't bring this madness to Germany, making the Germans think that I am crazy like all the officers of the Qing Dynasty gave you." Guan Xuqing joked to Wang Feng.

Wang Feng was originally a rough person, not very good at talking.Being teased by Zhao Bingjun and Guan Xuqing blushed, not knowing how to deal with it.He faltered and said: "Reporting to the emperor, I am only proficient in concealment techniques for small-scale troops of dozens of people. This is like Liu Junmen with 5 troops. I will not hide."

"Hehe, in two months, everyone will return to the country after studying. You can speak freely about what you think about the domestic army. The Qing Dynasty does not belong to me alone, nor does it belong to the Manchu family. It belongs to our Chinese sons and daughters. How to make the Qing Dynasty strong, how to make the Qing Dynasty stand firm, I will do it." Guan Xuqing did not make things difficult for Wang Feng, and said to everyone present.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Everyone present knelt down and shouted in unison.

"You don't need to talk about it all. You are all soldiers who have studied new war theories in Germany, not those corrupt and scumbags from the imperial court in China. Xianghua, your father fought well in Burma. What do you think after returning to China?" Guan Xuqing admired this brave and strategic general very much.

"I am willing to continue to be the pioneer under my father's command, to open up the territory for the emperor and create a prosperous situation in the Qing dynasty." Feng Xianghua is not like Zhao Bingjun and other young people who are quick to accept new ideas, and he is still old when answering the emperor's questions. He fell to his knees honestly.

Guan Xuqing helped Feng Xianghua up and continued: "I mean, if all the army of the Qing Dynasty were handed over to you, how would you arrange it?"

"Your Majesty, what virtue can I do? I dare not." Feng Xianghua spoke nervously and incoherently.

"Don't be nervous. I didn't hand over the troops to you. I just said that if I hand them over to you, what would you do?" Guan Xuqing continued to ask with a smile.

Feng Xianghua settled down, thought for a moment and said: "I feel that our military equipment in the Qing Dynasty is already world-class. Although our individual combat capability is not as good as that of the German soldiers, we should be invincible in Asia. It's just... just that the military establishment is slightly weaker. Inappropriate, 5 horses are a unit, and it is inconvenient to command during coordinated operations. In addition, the generals of each unit will inevitably be suspected of cronyism after leading troops for a long time. Therefore, I believe that we should follow the example of Germany, with divisions as combat units, and a reorganized division consists of two One brigade consists of three regiments, one regiment consists of three battalions. And so on. The 50 divisions of the national standing army are enough to dominate Asia. Germany currently has only 24 standing divisions, and the United Kingdom has only 12 standing divisions. division."

Guan Xuqing nodded. In fact, he had long wanted to change the current military establishment.At the beginning, in order to streamline the army and take back the military power, a few reliable people were selected to hand over the military power to them, and such an army establishment was tailored for them.But now there are more than 40 new troops, and it is not at ease to hand over these troops to Shui, so there is the current dilemma of being trained by other military sects.But this kind of troop formation was proposed by myself, and it is not easy to overthrow it and start over. Now it is better to let these talented students who have returned from Germany speak out.

"Hehe, not bad. After returning to China, I will hand over this matter to you. In addition, every 10 divisions are used as a group army. In Qing Dynasty, we can divide them into four groups: Southeast, Northeast, Southwest, and Northwest. There are no such divisions in non-war periods. Army generals, the troops are only responsible for defense, and I personally appoint army generals during the war.”