The military is the foundation of a strong country. Historically, there have been many armies who still chose to fight for their dynasty even after the fall of the dynasty.
For example, the Guiyi Army during the Tang Dynasty, in 907 AD, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, and after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Chengfeng, the then envoy of the Guiyi Army, chose to completely break with the Central Plains Dynasty where Zhu Wen was located, and regarded the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain, making the Tang Dynasty continue to exist in the Western Regions in a strange way.
After the change of dynasties, the armies of many countries will be incorporated into the military system by the new dynasty for three reasons: first, the population of the country is limited, and the number of troops is also limited, so they cannot be abandoned because they are the troops of the previous dynasty;Second, if they are allowed to return to their hometowns, the loss of control of the sergeants can easily lead to mutiny;Third, the ancient population was usually passed down from one skill to several generations, and most of these people were professional soldiers, and even if they returned to their hometowns, they could not farm, which could eventually lead to civil uprisings.
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Qing army was incorporated into the Beiyang New Army, and the Qing ** actually became an empty shelf. At this time, the army that China could fight was either the Beiyang Army led by Yuan Shikai or the Northern Expeditionary Army of the People's Army, and there were not many troops that really belonged to the Qing Dynasty.
After Yuan Shikai became emperor, the Beiyang Army was separated from the Kuomintang, and after Yuan Shikai's death, Beiyang directly became a warlord in various places.
Although the old part of the Qing Dynasty was rebuilt by warlords in various places, and the Qing ** troops were almost wiped out, the army stationed in Kowloon still insisted on resisting. This army had been a defensive fortress in the south since the Song Dynasty, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the British did not need to expend troops on it.
Therefore, the Extension of Hong Kong Boundary Clause does not lease Kowloon City. Now, there is only this Qing army left in the whole of China.
After being loaned to the British, Qing ** still held the management of Kowloon City. This piece is only 2The enclave of 670,000 square meters has become the only territory of Qing ** in Hong Kong.
Due to its independence from Hong Kong, Hong Kong** is unable to exercise enforcement powers against it. With the development of Hong Kong's commerce, many people with no way out, ** elements, and deserters have poured into Kowloon City, causing it to become chaotic.
This led to the erosion of the foundations of the Kowloon garrison, more precisely, the garrison of Kowloon City. Because of the influx of criminals, it was like raising a flock of leeches, and by the time the British governor found out about the problem, Kowloon City was already difficult to control.
Qing ** was not interested in this enclave, making it a "three-regardless" zone.
During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the walls of Kowloon City were demolished to expand Kai Tak Airport. Despite this, they still did not dare to enter the Walled City to clean up, and the Kuomintang ** was also indifferent to Hong Kong.
As a result, the Kowloon Walled City, which had lost the protection of the city walls, became a major problem for the British. Especially after the war, Hong Kong grew rapidly, the Hong Kong police did not have the power to enter the territory of China to arrest people, and the triads gradually took control of the Kowloon Walled City, making it the center of smuggling and drugs in Hong Kong.
Of course, it takes a great deal of courage to enter the Kowloon Walled City. In 1948, after the Kowloon Walled City repelled the attack of the Hong Kong police, the two sides reached an agreement: the British Governor in Hong Kong would not interfere with the rule of *** in the walled city, and *** had the obligation to ensure that the residents of the walled city would not appear on the streets of Hong Kong at will and affect the law and order of Hong Kong.
As a result, the Kowloon Walled City has become a city that only enters but does not exit, and once entered, it is difficult to get out again.
In 1984, the Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed, and in 1987, Chinese and British experts joined forces to carry out the demolition of the walled city.
After an in-depth investigation, it was found that the descendants of the original Qing ** army stationed in Kowloon continued to exist as triad partners, in the name of the elders of the Kowloon Walled City, and jointly managed with the Kowloon Walled City, until the Walled City was completely demolished in 1993, and the last army of the Qing ** was disbanded.