Chapter 031 The Dignity of Soldiers

Zhou Charter didn't know where his strength came from. He supported his arms, threw away the two soldiers holding him, stopped him in front of Wu Peifu, and shouted at the officer, "Lord Ye, Wu Peifu is innocent!"

The officer's name is Yetao, and he is the official of the sixth grade guard. He is an officer of the guard battalion of Tianjin Wubei Academy.

Although Yetao's grade is not high, his father Ye Zhichao is the highest military commander in the Gyeonggi region, which is equivalent to the current commander of the Beijing Military Region. He holds heavy troops and defends the capital, which is deeply trusted by the court. Li Hongzhang also gave him three points.

With a father like Ye Zhichao, Ye is domineering in Tianjin Martial Arts School. The general office and association of the school have to look at his eyes.

The guard camp of the school is even more than Yetao's world. Yetao believed in the rule of the army and was arbitrary in the guard camp. The soldiers had a slight difference, 80 military sticks, and severe beheaded immediately. The means were extremely brutal.

In the Qing Dynasty, the military system was implemented. The soldiers under the battalion officers had the supreme power of life and death. Ye Tuo's guard camp was actually his private army, and with Ye Zhichao as the backer, Ye Tuo knew that Ye Tuo was a living Yan Luo, but no one could do anything about him. Fortunately, Yetao only acted majestic in the guard camp and did not interfere with the teaching of the school. The general office and conference office of the school also turned a blind eye.

"Zhou Charter, you are a sinful person, what right do you have to talk to this guard!" Ye Tao shouted.

"Lord Ye, I am a guilty person, but I have not been convicted yet! Before being convicted, the students of Tianjin Military Academy enjoyed the general treatment! Of course, you are qualified to talk to Lord Ye!"

Although the grades are very different, they are all officials of the imperial court and can be talked about.

Yetao sneered: "Zhou Charter, you are still so stubborn when you die. Wu Peifu's door is noisy, and it should be cut according to the law!"

"Lord Ye, this is not the gate, this is the martial arts hall! According to the rules of the school, even if Wu Peifu is guilty of whispering, he will be imprisoned for three days!"

Zhou Charter, Wu Peifu is a member of my guard camp. I can do whatever I want. It's not your turn to talk! Pull Wu Peifu down!"

"Lord Ye, you care about human life!" Zhou Charter shouted and stopped Wu Peifu: "Yetao, if you have the ability, kill me first!"

Yetao sneered: "Don't worry, Li Zhongtang will kill you!"

While making noise, Ed came out of the main gate of the martial arts hall and said to Ye Tao, "Lord Ye, I think you are insulting the dignity of soldiers!"

In these days, when foreigners see more than half of the officials, Ye Tuo can ignore the officials at all levels in the school, but he does not dare to overdo it.

"What dignity does a soldier have!" Yetao was not convinced, but his tone dropped eight degrees.

Aid said solemnly, "The dignity of the army is based on the dignity of soldiers. Lord Ye, if you insult a soldier, you insult the whole Qing army!"

Ye Tao smiled and said, "Mr. Ed's words are heavy! These damn soldiers, if you don't show them a little color, they won't work hard!"

Aid said harshly, "Lord Ye, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty refused to work for the court, not because you did not give them color, but because the court did not give them dignity! Lord Ye, please let this soldier go!"

Yetao didn't agree with Ed's statement about dignity. Even the soldiers and students present heard it in the clouds. In the Qing Dynasty, soldiers were the lowest profession, and their status was not as good as prostitutes. There was no dignity.

However, when the foreigner spoke, Yetao dared not give the foreigner face.

"Well, for Mr. Ed's face, Wu Peifu's life was spared, pulled down and hit 80 military sticks!"

If the 80 military sticks go down, Wu Peifu will be disabled even if he doesn't die.

Zhou Charter roared: "Lord Ye, students are willing to receive military sticks for Wu Peifu!"

"Bulls!" Ye Tao scolded, "You boy just wait to behead!"

"Beheaded by 80 military sticks first and then beheaded, happy!" Zhou Charter laughed.

With Zhou Charter's laughter, all the students who had stood upright in front of the Martial Arts Hall knelt down: "Lord Ye, please take back your order!"

Ye Tuo is domineering in Tianjin Wubei School. From teaching to students, they don't like him. Now when they see Zhou Charter colliding against Ye Tuo, the students suddenly feel that they raise their eyebrows and follow Zhou Charter to plead for Wu Peifu.

Seeing that Ye Tuo was angry, the foreigner Ed also stood on the side of the students and had to push the boat along the water: "Since everyone pleaded for mercy, I won't beat the 80 military sticks. Drive Wu Peifu out of the school. Don't let me see him again from now on!"

The soldier loosened Wu Peifu. Wu Peifu walked to Zhou Charter and knelt down and said, "Brother Zhou, I have left, but I won't go far. I just waited outside the school to collect the body for my eldest brother!" Wu Peifu is a sincere person and believes that Zhou Charter will not live long.

Wu Peifu said, kowtowed three times to Zhou Charter's rules, stood up and left.

Ade looked at Wu Peifu's back, shrugged his shoulders, and said to Zhou Charter, "Let's go."

"Go? Where are you going?"

"Go to see Li Zhongtang."

"Aren't he going to cut off my head?" Zhou Charter was angry. If he wanted to cut it, he would cut it. What else did he see? He took off his trousers and farted.

Ed did not answer, waved his hand and walked to the main entrance of the martial arts hall.

"In case!" Yetao shouted loudly.

The two soldiers set up Zhou Charter and followed Ed into the hall of the performance hall.

In the hall of the martial arts hall, the atmosphere is solemn.

On the north wall of the lobby, there is a huge Qing dragon flag, which is the national flag and military flag of the Qing Dynasty, with two imperial chaires side by side, sitting on two thin and fat officials wearing first-class imperial uniforms.

The one on the left is thin, with a sharp face and a thin goatee. His face is gloomy and his eyes are shining. The person on the right is broad, with a thick beard, a kind face and a leisurely expression.

Zhou Charter has never seen Li Hongzhang or Weng Tongqi, but Li Hongzhang and Weng Tongqi are well-known, and everyone knows it. Zhou Charter has heard about the appearance of these two people. As soon as he saw this situation, he knew that the thin person on the left must be Li Hongzhang, the minister of Beiyang, and the generous person on the right must be Weng Tongqi.

On both sides of the hall, there are two rows of civil and military officials. The general office, conference office, supervision, general teaching and other officials of Tianjin Military Academy are all among them, including six German teachers. None of them are Chinese teachers. Their grades are too low to be qualified to stand here. German teaching has no grade, but like all foreigners, no grade means boundless grade.

Liu Bu Toad stands on the left side of Li Hongzhang, below Liu Bu Toad, and several officers, including those of the Beiyang Marine Division and some of the Zhili Army. Most of them don't know Zhou Charter. On the right side of Weng Tongqi, there is a row of civil servants who don't know any of Zhou Charter. However, from the clothes, it is willing to see that these civil servants are not only officials of the Ministry of Household, but also some amons, such as the imperial history platform.

In the middle of the hall, there is a huge military sand table. On the sand table, there is an offensive and defensive posture that Zhou Charter is very familiar with.

The sand table marks a bay, facing the sea and surrounded by mountains on three sides. Five forts are painted on the five commanding heights along the mountains. From north to south, they are marked as 1-5 respectively. The forts are condescending and equipped with large-caliber cannons. The muzzle points to the sea. The fort faces the sea and builds a chest wall and fortress group in the direction of the sea. There are Gatling machine guns and various long and short firearms, and there is a minefield 500 meters wide under the chest wall. Red flags were planted all over the fort, and outside the bay, a fleet with blue flags put on a landing posture.

The picture marked by this sand table is exactly the same as the battle situation map on the examination paper!

At that moment, Zhou Charter finally understood why he offended Li Zhongtang!