Chinese emperors for thousands of years, the history books record the rule of the feudal dynasty for more than two thousand years, the last emperor is the famous Xuantong Emperor - Puyi, at that time in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the country was turbulent, internal and external troubles. When the gunshots of the Xinhai Revolution sounded, a generation of emperors finally came to an end.
Qing soldiers at the end of the Qing Dynasty
Since the Manchu Qing Entered the Pass, they have oppressed the Han people with strong force along the way, and on the other hand, they have attacked the city with a powerful Eight Banner Army, and soon laid the entire world. In order to give the Eight Banners in return, the Qing Dynasty made many rules to give them preferential treatment. When Emperor Shengming reigned, he ruled the world well, these millions of Eight Banners disciples were still brave, and they could still conquer the world, and in the later period of the imperial dynasty, the Eight Banners disciples coveted pleasure, and the country's major affairs could no longer rely on them to support them. The Taiping Rebellion broke out, and for a time the Qing government was in danger of capsizing, the armies in various places were vulnerable in front of the peasant army, and the Eight Banners, who were once proud, suffered many defeats. At this time, Zeng Guofan, a major minister of the Qing government's imperial court, stepped forward and single-handedly established the Xiang Army, an army with superior combat strength, and in a few years, the Taiping Army was completely eliminated, and for a time the Qing government had to pay attention to the Han people. After defeating the Taiping army, these units were split by the Qing government and placed in various places, which was the later Green Camp army.
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After the imperial court was brought to power by the Han Chinese, they realized the importance of coastal defense forces, so they poured out their national strength and cultivated naval strength. A few years later, the Beiyang Marine Division, the first marine division in Asia, was established, allowing the country to raise its eyebrows among the great powers. However, the good times did not last long, and the powerful Beiyang Marine Division was defeated by the Meiji government of Japan under the full strength of the country. This dealt a great blow to the country's maritime power, and the Qing government was once again plundered by the great powers. After the war, summing up the failure of the foreign affairs movement, the Qing government felt that it should vigorously organize the army so that these powers did not dare to be so unscrupulous. At that time, the armies of various parts of the imperial court totaled one million people, but all of them were low in combat effectiveness, and the regent at that time was determined to form a new army and learn Western military methods. Therefore, he sent overseas students to organize new armies in various parts of the country after the return of the international students. After coming into contact with the revolutionary ideas, these students who studied abroad joined the revolutionary ranks one after another and preached the revolutionary ideas after returning to China.
Qing army
At this time, the Qing government had new troops in all provinces, and the capital city set up special training places, and the government ordered Yuan Shikai to train soldiers and horses in Tianjin, Yuan Shikai was also very talented, and the army he trained was strictly disciplined and had strong combat strength. After recruitment, Yuan Shikai slowly had 200,000 people and horses under his hands, all of which had new weapons in their hands, and the imperial court's appropriations were also very large. After the Xinhai Revolution began, all the provinces in the south declared their independence under the leadership of the revolutionaries of the New Army, while the flames of revolution in the north could not reach the north because of Yuan Shikai's army. Even Yuan Shikai repelled several attacks by southern armies, which made the Qing government trust Yuan Shikai a lot. In order to seek the victory of the revolution as soon as possible, the revolutionaries conspired with Yuan Shikai, promising that as long as the Qing government successfully abdicated, Yuan Shikai would be the president, and under the temptation of interests, Yuan Shikai betrayed his Qing government and forced the Xuantong Emperor to abdicate.
Yuan Shikai
Relying on these 200,000 new troops, Yuan Shikai, who successfully became the president, failed to achieve his wishes due to political discussions, and finally intended to claim the title of emperor, but was opposed by the people of the whole country and eventually failed and died. After Yuan Shikai's death, his army fell apart, but it was controlled, and cholera caused cholera in China for more than ten years, so it can be seen that Yuan Shikai's army was indeed an elite division, but it did not go the right way.