Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

However, Prince Gong also knew that it was too hasty to think that Lin Yuan could not command the Dingwu Army based on such a trivial matter, so he decided to listen to what Lin Yuan had to say.

At this time Yuan Shikai served himself a bowl of porridge, took a small bottle from the table, and poured some powder into it. To outsiders, these powders were just ordinary seasonings, but Lin Yuan knew that the powder was made from It's made from a blend of ginseng and deer antler, and it's worth a dozen guns anyway.

Yuan Shikai took a sip of the porridge and said with a smile: "The imperial court decided to follow the example of Germany and train the new army. I don't know what advice Mr. Lin has for training the new army?"

When Prince Gong heard it from behind the screen, he suddenly regained his energy and thought: "Yuan Shikai is really capable, he knew that this is what I wanted to hear, so he asked so soon, but I want to see what this Lin Yuan is capable of. "

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "I can't talk about high opinions. I fought against the Japanese in Fengtian a few days ago. I have a few small opinions on the establishment of a new army."

Prince Gong thought to himself: "Where are there so many nonsense, hurry up!"

Lin Yuan said: "I am now in command of the two units of the Huai Army, Wu Yuankai's Kai Army and Xiong Tiesheng's Iron Army, and their weapons and equipment are not uniform. Some use Mauser 1871 rifles, and some use Mauser 1888 rifles. Manlixia [-] rifles, and some soldiers use the fast guns made by the Jiangnan Machine Bureau, and some troops don’t even have guns. The structure of these guns is very different, so the parts cannot be used in common, and even the calibers are different. When transporting bullets in the logistics, it is very easy to cause confusion, which brings great inconvenience to the frontline operations, so the first one is to unify weapons."

After hearing this, Prince Gong shook his head, thinking: "I've thought of this a long time ago, this Lin Yuan doesn't have any extraordinary knowledge!"

Yuan Shikai nodded and said with a smile: "Master Lin is really a good idea. I heard from the people in the Zongli Yamen that the weapon has already been bought. It is the latest design of the German Mauser factory in 1892. Compared with the original gun, this gun is an improved gun. According to the design of the machine, it is said that the rate of fire is faster and the operation is more convenient.”

Lin Yuan thought: "It seems that someone has already thought of it." So he said: "I think the soldiers in the army are not well trained, especially in shooting skills. Our soldiers are far from the Japanese soldiers. In several confrontations, the Japanese army caused damage to our army on the way several times."

Yuan Shikai said with a smile: "Good gunners are fed with bullets. We have so few bullets that we can't even fight. How can we have spare bullets for soldiers to train?"

Lin Yuan said: "This statement is true, but if you want to practice shooting well, you don't just have to shoot more live ammunition. For example, I think the army seldom trains with guns now. If you don't practice well with guns , the position of the butt shoulder is not correct, it will greatly affect the accuracy of shooting. This not only depends on the accumulated training, but also needs to be corrected by the trainer at all times during the training. In our current army, it is possible to accurately shoot the gun. There are not many people, and no one can correct others."

"Also, our soldiers generally lack the basic knowledge of external ballistics. It is said that they don't know anything about these things, but many soldiers don't even know how to change the gauge when shooting. A 300-meter gauge is also used; there are still many soldiers who can’t correct the wind, so how can this be done!”

Yuan Shikai was dizzy from what he said, and he didn't quite understand it, so he could only say, "Master Lin, please eat something first."

Lin Yuan picked up a fish with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. The moment he bit it, he was stunned, because this fish was so delicious, his mouth was full of fish aroma, he had never eaten such a delicious thing since he was a child

Since Lin Yuan led the army to Shengjing, he hadn’t eaten seriously. In Jinzhou, the military rations were insufficient, and he only needed compressed biscuits to satisfy his hunger. When he returned to Beijing, he had too many things to do. In order to save time, he often brought some steamed buns with him. Steamed buns, finished eating on the way.

Today, the fish is the famous Ganges River crucian carp, and the chef in Yuan Shikai's residence is also skilled, so Lin Yuan's index finger was twitching, and he just focused on eating and didn't speak for a while.

Prince Gong saw this from behind the screen, and thought: "This Lin Yuan is not very knowledgeable, and he is also a drinker. It seems that the Dingwu Army's supervisor can only be handed over to Yuan Shikai."

After hearing what Lin Yuan said about shooting, Yuan Shikai knew that Lin Yuan was very capable. If he continued to ask, if Lin Yuan said anything else, he would really take away the position of supervisor of the Dingwu Army, so Yuan Shikai no longer Asked about the war in the army, and only talked about some gossip, just like that, the two chatted for a while, and Lin Yuan left.

When Lin Yuan returned home, he saw that Guan'er was not there, and heard that she was recruited into the palace by the Queen Mother again.The next day, Guan'er came back, and when she saw Lin Yuan, she said, "Is that Prince Gong really a good person?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "She and that Prince Gong are really separated by hundreds of thousands of miles, how did Prince Gong offend her?"

So Lin Yuan asked, "Why did Prince Gong provoke you?"

Guan'er said angrily: "He said bad things about you! I heard from the eunuch in Nanshufang that today the emperor is going to choose the supervisor of the military army, and several ministers suggested you, but that Prince Gong strongly opposed it and insisted on promoting you That Yuan Shikai still said in front of the emperor that you are not good and that is not good, I was so angry that I didn't want to hear those words, so I came back."

Lin Yuan was startled, and thought: "Don't you want to hold a banquet to evaluate us? Why did you choose Yuan Shikai so quickly?"

Guan'er said with a smile at this time: "My lord, you are not here these two days, I have learned a few new dishes..."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Wait until you are free, I have a few important things to do."

With that said, Lin Yuan pushed the door and went out, leaving Guan'er staring at the door sadly, tears almost falling down.

Lin Yuan had already thought of a way to seize the military power. He first came to the newspaper office. Since the fighting had stopped now, the newspaper office did not need to be out of the account anymore, and the busy scene was gone.

Seeing Tang Fan lying on the table looking at something, Lin Yuan walked over and saw that he was reading an anthology of Tang poetry, and couldn't help but think about him and Yun Lan.

Lin Yuan asked, "Reporter Tang Da, what's in the next issue of the newspaper?"

Tang Fan smiled and said, "Not yet decided, what's the matter?"

Lin Yuan said, "I want you to do me a favor and write a few articles for the newspaper."

Tang Fan said, "Okay, what should I write?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "First, write a report on the Japanese destroying the Shenyang Forbidden City, preferably with a picture."

Tang Fan looked embarrassed, and said: "But the Japanese never invaded the Forbidden City in Shenyang. In order to negotiate with the Qing court, the Japanese always left room for themselves. Take the Forbidden City in Shenyang as an example. They know where it is. It was the imperial city before the Qing court entered the customs, so it was well protected."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Can't you make some fakes?"