"Good! I agree to your request. Enter the ranks!" Yang Yonglin said.
"Thank you, Military Gate!"
Yan Chongxin shouted excitedly and entered the training team.
When the young adults on the shore saw this scene, they were greatly moved. In the afternoon, more than 800 young adults gathered at the admiral's yamen, requesting to join the army and serve the country.
Their courage was commendable, but the navy was a technical service. Their fighting will and combat standards determined the final outcome.
Take the Northern Navy for example. Many of them had entered the Navy School for training since childhood, and the outstanding ones had even crossed the ocean to the distant England for training.
It took several years for him to achieve something!
These 800 young adults were commendable for their dedication to the country, but their qualities were uneven.
For this reason, Yang Yonglin chose 500 young adults with a higher level of education to join the navy. The rest of the young adults were sent back to farm.
The recruits who were recruited were in high spirits!
After all, the Beiyang Navy was the best in terms of treatment. In addition to Yang Junmen's successive victories, it was said that the court had already allocated tens of thousands of taels of silver and some military supplies to set sail from the south (to avoid the Lushun Navy) and had already arrived at Liugong Island.
Under such a favorable situation, if he joined such an iron army, he could also fight for a wife and children in the future.
However, the recruit did not expect Yang Junmen's way of welcoming him to be so special.
Yang Yonglin was determined to train these 500 recruits. These young men were energetic and hardworking, different from those old Qing soldiers who were full of lethargy.
If such a recruit could be trained well, he would be the capital to rule the world in the future!
Therefore, Yang Yonglin prepared a welcoming ceremony!
He ordered 100 marines to raise their Mauser rifles and fire wildly at the new recruits.
Bullets flew past the recruits 'heads, and the timid ones peed their pants on the spot. Only a few brave ones lay on the ground, motionless, without showing any fear.
Bang!
Yang Yonglin walked over and kicked one of them.""What's your name?"
"Reporting to the army, I am Zhou Tianxiong, a local of Liugong Island.”
"Why didn't you dodge when the bullets flew past?”Yang Yonglin asked.
Zhou Tianxiong stood up and curled his lips." We'll only die faster if we dodge. Besides, the army loves their soldiers like their own children. They won't hurt us."”
"Good!"
Yang Yonglin praised and pointed at Zhou Tianxiong.""From now on, you are the captain of the recruit training team.”
"Thank you, Military Gate!"
Zhou Tianxiong's body trembled as he bowed. His bright eyes were shining with excitement.
To be personally appointed as the captain of the training team by the admiral, his future would definitely be boundless. This was a great opportunity.
Zhou Tianxiong patted his chest." Rest assured, I will do my best to become a good soldier!"”
"Good! I trust you!"
Yang Yonglin encouraged the new recruits again and returned to the admiral's manor.
In the government office, scholar Yan Chongxin was copying the message.
His small script was very neat, and he had recorded all the important content.
The first was Emperor Guangxu's imperial edict. The imperial edict praised Yang Yonglin and the Northern Navy officers. It did not hesitate to praise them and promoted Yang Yonglin to be the second-grade navy admiral and the governor of Shandong.
At the same time, Yang Yonglin was bestowed the title of Manchurian First Class Batulu!
Although the name of Batulu had become a bit rampant in the late Qing Dynasty, it was extremely rare to have the name of Batulu with the name of Manchuria. It could be said to be a kind of honor.
Yang Yonglin did not care much about these honors. He was more concerned about the appointment of the Shandong governor.
The administrative commissioner was also known as Fan Tai, and was in charge of the civil affairs and taxes of a province.
However, Emperor Guangxu's appointment was meaningful!
After all, there were more than 20,000 Japanese troops stationed around Weihai. Yang Yonglin, the governor, was trapped on Liugong Island and could not go ashore. It was equivalent to an empty appointment.
The implication was that the Beiyang Navy should conquer Shandong!
"Yang Junmen, here are Li Bingheng's memorials as well as the court bulletin of the relevant governors.”Yan Chongxin handed over a large stack of documents.
Yang Yonglin had a headache when he saw the half-foot-thick material. He frowned and said,"Tell me the important things!"
"Shandong Governor Li Bingheng requests to join forces with our navy to defeat the Japanese army stationed in Rongcheng, Weihai, and Dengzhou and recover the entire Shandong!”
This Li Bingheng really couldn't hold back and wanted to make a contribution.
In addition to submitting a memorial to the imperial court, he also sent a telegram to Yang Yonglin. In the letter, he called Yang Yonglin a " tiger minister of the present age " and tried his best to win him over.
In addition, Weng Tonghe, Shen Zengzhi, Ding Lijun, and other Qingliu petitioned the court to attack from the sea and land, defeat the Dongyang Shandong Combat Army, and recover the entire Shandong.
Among them, Ding Lijun's memorial made Yang Yonglin pay special attention.
Although this person was also a Qingliu, he was proficient in government affairs. At that time, he was the prefect of Yizhou, Shandong Province, and could be considered a rare talent among Qingliu.
This person might be useful!
Yang Yonglin frowned and thought for a while. He first sent a letter back to Li Bingheng, promising that if the other party sent troops, the Beiyang Navy would fully assist.
After he finished writing, he sent it out with a secret message!
A day later, Li Bingheng, the governor of Shandong Province, received a letter and was overjoyed.
"Yu Chen has finally replied! With the help of the Northern Ocean Navy, our army can achieve great things!”Li Bingheng was so excited that he danced around, as if the moment he sent out his troops, the Japanese army would definitely be defeated.
"Lord Futai, although the Japanese army only has twenty-five thousand men, they are well equipped. Even if all the soldiers in Shandong were to be added together, they might not be a match for them.”
Inspector Dong Fuxiang poured a bucket of cold water over the entire government office. The entire government office was silent.
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