淮军在招募方式、营制饷章、训练及其后勤制度等方面继承了湘军的传统,但是,淮军在此基础上又有所改进和创新,其进行的主要改进和建设是大规模地采用西方先进的武器装备、模仿西方的军事训练方式,以及率先在军中设立洋枪队和洋炮队等方面。随着西方较为先进的洋枪、洋炮装备淮军后,淮军的作战方式也不可避免地发生了较大的变化。洋务运动时期,淮军在外国教练的教习下,对于西方国家的作战理论和操练方式都有所了解和掌握。在此期间清政府聘请了英法德等西方国家的军官来中国帮助训练淮军和其他各军,而且开始派遣淮军将弁到西方各国学习军事技术和军事理论,因此淮军在战争过程中所运用的战略和战术方面都打上了西方的印记。最后,淮军在训练及作战方式改进的过程中仍然存在较多的不足之处,这为其日后的衰亡埋下了伏笔。 The Anhwei Army inherited the tradition of the Hunan Army in terms of ways of recruitment, regulation of rates, training, and logistics system. However, the Huai Army made some improvements and innovations on this basis. The major improvements and constructions it has carried out are large-scale To adopt advanced western weaponry and equipment, to imitate the Western military training methods, and to take the lead in setting up a force in the military and foreign artillery guns and other aspects. With the more advanced western guns and foreign guns being equipped with the Huai Army, the combat mode of the Huai Army inevitably has undergone major changes. During the Westernization Movement, the Huai Army under the guidance of foreign coaches learned and mastered the theories and practices of combat in Western countries. During this period, the Qing government hired military officers from Western countries such as Britain, France and Germany to help train the Huai Army and other armies in China, and began dispatching troops to the western countries to study military technology and military theory. Therefore, during the war, The strategic and tactical aspects of the application are all marked by the West. Finally, the Huai Army still has more deficiencies in the training and improvement of its combat methods, laying a foundation for its future decline.