It was already February. Outside Wuchang City, in front of the railway station, the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard were arranged neatly, all of them were full of energy, like green bamboos standing proudly in the snow and ice.

They have every reason to be so proud!

In the summary of the experience and lessons of the Battle of Wuchang, there are two main reasons why the revolutionary party was initially aggressive and later defeated. In the first case, there are two main reasons: First, Sun Chuanfang led his troops to firmly defend the Chuwangtai armory, which made the rebels unable to use the guns and bullets in the armory to arm themselves, and they were exhausted; Second, Chen Huan led his troops to firmly defend the imperial envoy's garrison. On the premise that more than 90% of the important land in Wuchang City were occupied by the rebels, the towering standing of the Imperial Guard Defense Zone became a confidant of the rebels and also the best bait to attract many rebels. Without this attraction, the internal and external cooperation would not be so smooth at dawn the next day.

Both of these reasons are related to Chen Huan. The first is the order made by Chen Huan immediately, and the second is that he directly participated and commanded. After this service, Chen Huan's prestige was at its peak. The original Imperial Guards did not really see the intention of Lin Guangyu to use Chen Huan as Liang Bi's deputy. They criticized Chen Huan, who could have won this high position without studying abroad. After this battle, not only did Chen Huan's status be valued, but the emperor's reputation for using people became more and more powerful.

After the Wuchang rebellion was quelled, in order to help Hubei maintain public order, consolidate order, and assist Li Yuanhong in rectifying, he cleaned up 4,000 new troops in Hubei. He was fully in charge and waited for the new Xiliang in Huguang. With Chen Huan's full help, Xiliang quickly stabilized his position. Not only did he clear out the revolutionary party hidden in the mainland of Wuchang City, but he also captured all the parties in Xingguo, Daye and other places. In this process, the Imperial Guard not only played the role of the army, but also played the role of police and instructors.

After the patrol battalion was lifted, the public security of Wuchang City was taken over by the Imperial Guards. The three towns of Wuhan, which were originally under the supervision of the patrol battalion, seemed to have become much quieter. In the past, many gangsters who bullied the market were either mortally rectified by the Imperial Guards, or were afraid to incite the Imperial Guards. Those smoky gambling halls, tobacco and brothels also restrained a lot during the rectification.

It is said to be an instructor because Li Yuanhong recruited a large number of new recruits to join the army during the reconstruction of the Eighth Town. The Imperial Guards officers and soldiers took on the training task unswervingly. Not only did they use the Imperial Guards training method to firmly teach this newly built troops, but they also selected more than 30 platoons who were promoted to two levels and then served as backbone officers of the new army.

Although there are few soldiers in the Imperial Guard, their status and significance are of great significance. Today, when he returned to Beijing, there are so many officials who sent him to him, which is enough to show his status and significance.

Witnessing the slowly falling and putting the flag of the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Guards present were all filled with tears. Looking at Wuchang, this land where the Imperial Guards fought bloody battles since their establishment, this piece of robes of the near-famous army was buried in this land, shedding their tears.

Today is the day when the Imperial Guards stationed in Hubei return to Beijing. Huguang Governor Xiliang led a group of civil and military officials to see him off. This morning, when Chen Huan had left since the Governor's Office, Xiliang sent him all the way. After walking for a long time, he had already walked from Wuchang City to the train station, and he was reluctant to leave.

The entourage behind him had long seen the clues from the Governor's abnormal attitude. Not to mention that the superiors had never given him a subordinate, even if he gave him a superior, it was not the case. Look at the way they were like they were close friends.

"Master, please stay, don't send it again." Chen Huan's eyes flashed with tears, "Huan received the great favor from the commander, and he could not repay him for his death. This time, he was stationed in Hubei to assist in defense, but in the mind of humble officials, it was also part of the painstaking efforts to repay the commander's kindness that he had met in the past. If it weren't for armor, the students would definitely be happy and serve the commander for life."

Chen Huan's words have causes and consequences. More than 20 years ago, there were two brothers in Anlu County, Hubei Province. One farmed and one read, and his father died early, leaving his mother with no clothes and food, crying every day. Among the two brothers, the eldest brother was not good at studying, but the second brother studied all day long. The eldest brother thought he was a nerd who could not make a living and looked down on him very much. Once he was angry that he only knew how to study, so he hit the second brother heavily with an iron bar. The second brother was beaten and fainted, but he did not hate his brother because of this, but still smiled and buried his head in his study - this person was Chen Huan.

Chen Huan later left his hometown because he couldn't stand the boss's leisure. He went to Ziqiang School in Wuchang, lived in Nanxue in Beijing, passed the tribute, and entered the Wubei Academy. He read the test papers for Henan academicians. He has been working hard for many years, but he is still poor and unrespected.

But it is really hard to predict what happens to people, just because he is the most

At that time, luck suddenly fell on his head. Five years ago, the governor of Sichuan Xi Liangsheng specially recruited him, and even to relieve Chen Huan's predicament, he specially collected 800 taels of silver to invite him to Sichuan. The governor was really a respectable and lovely person. He was not only able to recognize talents, but also respected the wise and polite. He did not wait for others to come to ask for a visit like an ordinary bureaucrat, but he went to visit the small hotel where Chen Huan was staying in a misfortune that night, and he also used a pseudonym to examine Chen Huan's real talent and knowledge.

Chen Huan was not surprised at all by the uninvited guest visiting. Instead, he held a polite attitude and talked with him. When he was proud, the two laughed. When they visited the Governor's Office the next day, they realized that the person who had last night was the Governor's Office. Therefore, Xiliang admired Chen Huan, thinking that he was not only polite, knowledgeable, but also knew about military affairs. In fact, although Chen Huan was familiar with military books and had entered the military preparatory school, he did not have any serious military experience, but Xiliang was so wise. The next day, he published Chen Huan's appointment for the Sichuan Martial Arts Hall. In order to prevent people from discussing Chen Huan's lack of qualifications, Xiliang secretly paid for a fourth-rank capital to donate a fourth-rank capital. Two years later, Xiliang was transferred to Yunnan as the head of the Martial Arts Hall. The previous selection of the Imperial Guards, Chen Huan entered the Imperial Guards by Xiliang.

The spoken word in the officialdom, "I am deeply grateful and I am grateful" is usually just perfunctory, but Chen Huan is true to Xiliang.

"Er'an, you can have today, which means I'm not wrong at that time." Xiliang was also very excited, with tears flashing in his eyes, "But, when will we meet again when you go..."

Xiliang actually had something to say. After Chen Huan stayed in Hubei, Xiliang reported to the Ministry of National Defense and asked Chen Huan to be transferred to the eighth town commander with full assistance. Although Chen Huan had already entered the ranks of senior generals and was a key member of the Imperial Guard, he still did not serve as the commander of the one town. In Xiliang's mind, although Li Yuanhong was also a good general, he knew how to use the troops, was humble and cautious, and was particularly respectful to himself. But no matter what, it was better to use it raw than to use it. No matter how good Li Yuanhong was, Xiliang felt that it was not as caring as Chen Huan.

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This situation is not only Xi Liang, but also Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong and others, and it has almost become a common problem for those who are superior. In the past, the Beiyang Navy, Liu Buchan and other newcomers in the UK were enough to take on the overall situation of the Navy, but Li Hongzhang insisted on arranging Ding Ruchang as the navy admiral. There are many reasons for the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. The failure of Ding Ruchang was also one of the reasons for the failure of this navy admiral. Similarly, Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong in the Hubei military were fighting each other. Although Zhang Zhidong knew that Zhang Biao was not as good as Li Yuanhong in terms of ability and personal character, just because Zhang Biao bowed his head and had another wife relationship, he was very pleased and gave Zhang Biao the position of the eighth town to Zhang Biao.

Since Chen Huan was an imperial guard system, although Xiliang tried his best to win and Chen Huan himself was extremely hesitant, Tie Liang and others still did not dare to neglect them, and just asked for the imperial edict.

After listening to the story between Xiliang and Chen Huan, Lin Guangyu smiled faintly: "It is a great luck to know each other and be united as the generals. But the country is troubled, so where are so many people working together? I know very well how Chen Huan is, otherwise I will not be entrusted with important responsibilities; Xiliang is good at employed people, otherwise I will not be entrusted with important responsibilities, otherwise I will not be entrusted with important responsibilities of the governor of Huguang. But this trend must not be long, and Zhang Zhidong is a lesson for Zhang Biao..."

Although the emperor did not say anything clearly, the summary of the sentence "Prevents soldiers from being generals, and generals are only driven by generals" is enough. After Chen Huan's appointment, he still served as deputy division commander in the Imperial Guard.

Even if Xiliang was reluctant to give up, he was naturally not inconvenient to say more. He just acted accordingly. Now when he bid farewell, he even made him feel sad. How could he not mention it?

He knew the little things, not to mention that Chen Huan followed Xiliang for many years and had already figured out the other party's psychology clearly, but the king's order was difficult to disobey, so he still stubbornly squeezed out his smile: "Whenever students have a little time, they will definitely come to visit the Grand Marshal. Now the railway transportation is convenient, maybe this year, this Mid-Autumn Festival..."

"That's right, it's good..." Xiliang held Chen Huan's hand tightly, "A good man is determined to be in all directions. I recommended you to serve in the Imperial Guard last year, hoping that you can do something. You and I are both working for the Emperor. Since you serve in the Imperial Guard, you are naturally not inconvenient to stay."
Chapter completed!