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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 167 The Fragrance of Osmanthus in August

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    Update time: 2012-08-18

    August 1917 was a relatively stable month for the Allied Powers. Although the Third Battle of Ypres on the Western Front was still going on, Britain, France, Germany and Austria were both a little exhausted, or both sides were a little lacking in confidence.  On the German and Austrian side, they met Russia's desperate counterattack on the Eastern Front in early July. After defeating the Russian offensive in mid-July, they began to counterattack. By the end of July, the German army occupied Riga, Russia's second largest Baltic seaport.

    Under the leadership of Kerensky, the Russian Provisional Government suppressed the Bolshevik demonstrations, Trotsky was arrested, and the revolutionary mentor left Finland. The situation in Russia was confusing and dangerous, and Petrograd was already under the threat of the German army.

    August 1917 was a pretty good month for the Prime Minister and the War Supervisor. In early August, the Fourth Division of the participating army was officially established. The scale of the participating model army reached an astonishing 150,000 people.  During the Zhou Qiucao field exercise, the red side composed of the first and second divisions of the participating armies overwhelmingly defeated the blue side composed of the direct first, third and sixteenth divisions.

    The model army that emphasized firepower and mobility allowed everyone to see the development trend of future modern warfare for the first time. Although the European War was still mired in the quagmire of trench warfare, and although the participating troops were built three kilometers in front of the Langfang base camp during the exercise  The trench defense line is quite high-quality. When it comes to dredging, the new recruits in the war are more skilled than shooting guns, and there are so many engineering vehicles modified from Ford TT cars to help.

    The most beautiful thing in the exercise was not the two wheeled armored regiments. The Ford TT car welded with 3mm steel plates not only had wide tires with steel hoops but also was tied with snow chains. It can be regarded as Wang Geng's creation before the introduction of tracked tanks and armored vehicles.  Although the wheeled armored vehicle equipped only with Browning water-cooled machine guns stole the show, it could not convince the direct infantry on the opposite side. If you have the ability, get off the vehicle and let us compete?

    The most popular one in the exercise was Wang Geng's First Brigade of the First Division. The original 16 mixed brigade retained the most old foundations. The first brigade that was first organized and trained, the brigade commander Shi Jingting had enough confidence, and he was defeated by a mixed brigade.  The Army's 16th Division, which was facing the change of the Guards, defeated the President's Guard Division in all aspects, from firepower equipment to individual soldier quality to command and assault. You can't accept it!

    Of course, Shi Jingting was also holding back his anger. The former leader of the teaching regiment and the brigade commander of the first brigade of the first division should have been promoted from the position of brigade commander to the position of commander of the fourth division at the earliest. Who would have thought that Guo Songling would come up from behind?  , Shi Jingting, who has always been reserved and unassuming, worked hard to show his true skills in this exercise. As expected, he and the First Brigade became famous in one battle!

    For Wang Geng, the formation of the participating army is to establish a modern armed and disciplined Tiger and Ben division. This army is a national army that defends the capital and shocks all parties. It should not belong to just individuals, but of course he also remembers when he first  When I met Duan Qirui once, I said that dictatorship is an indispensable stage, democracy and republic are the goals and directions, but dictatorship can often shorten the distance and time to achieve the goal!

    After China and the great powers reached the conditions for participating in the war, China officially entered the war, and started the currency reform away from the silver standard. This period was a golden time for the whole country to build internal and external harmony. The huge benefits China gained from participating in the war were unparalleled for anyone.  It cannot be slandered or slandered.

    Railway and highway construction equipment purchased with loans from Japan are continuously arriving at Tianjin Port, and arms and equipment purchased from the United States are also continuously arriving at Tianjin Port. A mighty civilized division that sings the Three Major Disciplines and Nine Points of Attention.  Standing in the East in just 4 months!  As long as Japan does not cause trouble and the United States, Britain and France fully support the Duan Qirui government, the authority of Lao Duan and the participating troops is obviously not something that any warlord can stand up to challenge!

    Wang Geng, the War Supervisor, is the absolute spiritual leader of the Model Army, and this army is the Guards that protects the cabinet and the government!  The Prime Minister became the de facto leader of the country. Although Feng Guozhang was the acting president, the responsible cabinet system used by the Southerners to restrict Yuan Shikai gradually made Feng Guozhang a virtual president.

    For the sake of the country and the nation is Wang Geng¡¯s righteous name. To build an army that is only loyal to the country and to allow every officer and soldier to have the dignity and treatment of a soldier is Wang Geng¡¯s commitment to all the soldiers participating in the war. In fact, the amount of training and all the training of the participating armies  The sweat they shed is directly proportional to their salary and income.

    In addition to the same military pay of 6 yuan for soldiers, 10 yuan for squad leaders, and 15 yuan for platoon leaders as the soldiers participating in the war in Beiyang, according to the conditions negotiated between Wang Geng and the United States, each soldier will receive an additional 10 cents per day for participating in the war.  During expeditions, it is increased to US$1 per day, and an overseas allowance of 25 cents is added.

    This means that starting from April 18th, each officer and soldier participating in the war will receive an additional 6 yuan in military pay per month. When the war begins, this military pay will increase to 75 yuan per month!  This kind of treatment is almost ten times the standard of the Beiyang Army!

    Of course, this additional allowance isBefore the soldiers officially went abroad to join the war, they only deposited money into the bank accounts of the participating soldiers. The Nanyuan Branch of the Bank of China's Beijing Head Office set up a savings account for every officer and soldier participating in the war. The savings account included a domestic salary account and a war allowance account.  , the participating armies became an army whose domestic military pay was not mainly based on found cash.  Soldiers can go to the bank to withdraw cash or deposit money at any time with their military ID, seal and deposit receipt.

    The officers and soldiers participating in the war have the best military treatment, the highest military honor, the most arduous training, and the most advanced weapons and equipment. The promotion speed of the officers participating in the war is unprecedented and unprecedented. All officers must first go to the training corps to recuperate.  But at any time, he may jump from the battalion commander of the teaching regiment to the regimental battalion commander of the supplementary brigade, or even become the brigade commander of the fourth division like Bai Chongxi!

    Feng Guozhang knocked his nephew Liu Xun on the forehead more than once and scolded him for not spending a few more days in the training group of the participating army. Maybe he is now a division commander, or a brigade commander. The weapons, equipment, and military pay are given to other places.  The teacher doesn¡¯t do it either!  Wang Tingzhen's sixteen divisions couldn't resist Shi Jingting's first brigade!

    August 1917 was a tangled month for Duan Hongbin, who had graduated from Beijing Sacred Heart School in July. Before meeting Wang Geng, studying abroad was her only dream and wish. As the European War progressed,  , studying in the United States is almost her only choice.

    Like most Chinese female students in this era, Wang Geng, a young and handsome war supervisor who had done so many things for the country, was the idol in the hearts of every girl in this era. His father always said that Wang Geng was just like Xu Shuzheng back then.  , showing his sharpness and moving forward bravely, Duan Hongbin, as Wang Geng's personal secretary and translator, witnessed how this idol strategized in front of the ministers of the great powers and defeated or persuaded those difficult diplomatic opponents in the diplomatic field!

    Duan Hongbin enjoys every minute and every second of being with Wang Geng. In this era, it is common for young men and women to have long-term relationships after getting along day and night. Duan Hongbin herself is the undisputed school beauty queen of Sacred Heart Academy, but under Wang Geng  Duan Hongbin felt uneasy in front of Geng, a top student with a bachelor's degree in literature from Princeton and a graduate from West Point. Wang Geng's thoughts seemed to be tightly imprisoned or hidden by himself.

    In other words, Wang Geng's physical reactions are often suppressed by his mental control. Four months have passed, and the distance between the two of them has always been close but distant. In fact, the look in Wang Geng's eyes when he looked at Lu Mei was even more  See how much worse you are.

    Duan Hongbin didn't know what was going on. Of course she knew that Lu Mei liked Wang Geng. When the three of them were together, everyone could talk and laugh. But when she and Wang Geng were alone, they seemed to have different feelings for each other.  How solemn the life is!

    If he did not study abroad, Duan Hongbin would either continue to be Wang Geng's secretary and translator in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or go to the Women's Normal University. The school would be next to Wang Geng's home, and he could even move directly into Wang Geng's home without living on campus.  Go live at home.  .  .

    Wang Geng's thoughts were different from when he first returned to China. Now the War Supervisor and the Prime Minister have become the same kind of people. The love between children will always give way to national affairs, and Wang Geng's youthful hormone secretion has, to a large extent, his own  After those five concubines, he gained temporary balance and tranquility. Wang Geng even admired those warlords in his previous life for being able to entertain dozens of concubines at home with nothing to do all day long.

    The War Supervisor was definitely one of the busiest people in China in 1917. Spending an hour or two with Duan Hongbin and Lu Mei on weekends, chatting and laughing was a good opportunity for him to relax his nerves. It is easy for talented and contributing guys to  I am proud that everything Wang Geng has done for the country, Lao Duan and the Anhui Clique in four months has exceeded his own imagination and exceeded everyone's expectations.

    Wang Geng¡¯s presence in China¡¯s political and diplomatic circles is no longer something that anyone can ignore or easily shake!  Of course, the Prime Minister is the most meritorious minister, and Wang Geng is a thousand-mile horse. Isn't that what the Prime Minister, a bole, discovered?  Although in the eyes of the outside world, the Prime Minister is the biggest beneficiary!

    The government dispute with Li Yuanhong seems to have become a thing of the past. In August 1917 and after, whoever wanted to say no to the cabinet and the Prime Minister had to weigh the war supervisor's consent behind the scenes!
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