Chapter 241: No Fight, No Acquaintance (Part 1)
Changshan Camp a day later.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, after two kilometers of armed training, the tired and hungry soldiers of the recruits had just had breakfast, and the training began again.
As the sun gradually rose from the east horizon, the golden sunlight shone on the faces of more than 500 recruits on the playground and also on the face of Wu Ming, who was in the center of the first row of the queue.
As time passed, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on everyone's foreheads, and even the trained Wu Ming was no exception. However, unlike the recruits' gradually crooked figure, Wu Ming was still as tough as a green pine, standing firmly, and even the expression on his face did not change at all.
And in front of Wu Ming, the instructors accompanying the training are like this.
After comparison, the new recruits from Shanghai all showed admiration on their faces. Wu Ming's new second division is indeed worthy of being a division of battles.
The scorching sun crawled into the air little by little, and the coolness of the morning gradually faded away with the sunlight. Soon, some people could no longer hold on, sweat rolled down, their legs were trembling, and their bodies were shaking, and they could fall down at any time. The young soldiers accompanying the military school recorded the performance of these people one by one.
After standing in the scorching sun for four hours, at twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Ming finally set off, stood in front of the queue, and the sound spread throughout the playground:
"Brothers, this time it is just a small training, and a more cruel training will be carried out in the next time. Please take a step forward."
After four hours of standing military posture, some people were mentally distracted due to a lot of physical energy consumption. They were slow to respond to Wu Ming's orders, but nearly half of the soldiers took a neat step forward amid Wu Ming's shouts.
Wu Ming's face was quiet, but he felt extremely relieved. It was already quite good that so many people still met the standards without strict training.
Later, although the teams were arranged neatly again, the people who took the steps later could no longer catch Wu Ming's eye. Wu Ming planned to form and train the Qing Gang's "Qingyi Team" based on the new recruits who met the standards, and the rest were trained as logistics, baggage, engineers, etc. |
Wu Ming strode to the first row of the right hand, a recruit about sixteen or seventeen years old, and shouted in his greatest voice: "Soldier, tell me your name and hometown."
"Report to the Chief, my name is Zhuo Hao, from Shanghai Baoshan"
After saying that, the recruit tried hard to look at Wu Ming, and tried his best to squeeze out a smile from the corner of his mouth. His slightly trembling lips still revealed his excitement at this moment.
Wu Ming nodded with a smile and ordered: "Second the legs sixty degrees apart, straighten the legs, press the big thumb against the second joint of the index finger, and the hands naturally sag and tighten. Close the abdomen, straighten the chest, raise your head, look forward, and open your shoulders backward." At the same time, Wu Ming made a standard military posture and showed it.
"Yes, sir"
Afterwards, the recruit Zhuo Hao followed suit and after some action, it was almost the same as what Wu Ming demonstrated.
Wu Ming's eyes lit up and he asked with satisfaction: "How old is this year?"
"Return to the chief, I am seventeen years old this year"
"Good person, good body, let me tell you why you chose to come to western Zhejiang for training," Wu Ming asked.
Zhuo Hao replied without hesitation: "Report to the stern, I have had enough of the domineering Japanese people. A year ago, I was in Hongkou, and I just looked at the Japanese girl with thick pink on her face on her clogs and was beaten to death by a few Japanese ronin passing by. I came here this time to learn a lot of skills and find the Japanese to take revenge in the future."
Wu Ming nodded again and asked, "You are here to join the army, what should you do if your parents and relatives at home?"
"this--"
Zhuo Hao was stunned, wondering why Wu Ming asked such a question. After a while, he said: "My parents died in the bombing of Japanese naval guns five years ago. Since then, I have been an orphan..."
Wu Ming was stunned, then patted the shoulders of the new recruits in front of him to show comfort, then walked back to the front of the queue and shouted to all the officers and soldiers:
"You must remember that no matter where you come from or what will happen in the future, but at least now you are a soldier. Defending your country will be the responsibility that will accompany you throughout your life. Remember that a qualified soldier must be brave enough to stand in front of the enemy, use his own body, the swords and guns in his hands to protect your parents and brothers and sisters, protect your relatives, neighbors and your home, and protect the land under your feet. Otherwise, the tragedy encountered by Zhuo Hao's family will repeatedly stage your willingness to accept the sacred identity of a soldier?"
"willing"
The deafening and neat answer sounded in the queue. Zhuo Hao, whose face was red, nodded violently and responded loudly: "I want to be a soldier, I want to defend our motherland."
After receiving everyone's warm response, Wu Ming walked up to the platform and said, "Brothers, I know that you gave up your superior life and came to western Zhejiang for training. Everyone is good... However, our requirements are extremely strict. Whether you can persist depends on your next performance. However, I hope that one day, you can use the military skills and skills we trained to be a person who is useful to the country and nation. It's getting late. Let's disband today first. After lunch, we will continue to train."
After saying that, Wu Ming announced the official end of the morning training in the avid eyes of the recruits.
In the following days, Wu Ming spent rigorous training. He originally planned to stay in Changshan Military Camp for a month and a half. After training on track, he rushed to the Phoenix Mountain Base to attend a large-scale practical combat exercise held in early June. Then he waited for gunfires to sound over Lugou Bridge. Who knew that after only more than a week, the quiet days had to be interrupted:
On the 24th, news came from Fenghua Riverkou that Chiang Kai-shek would arrive in Quzhou in two days to inspect Maoliangwu Town and the controversial Fenghuangshan Arsenal.
Wu Ming had to hand over the work in his hands to the young instructors, telling them not to interrupt training, nor to relax their demands, and apologized to the deputy battalion commander Lu Jingshi who gritted his teeth and insisted. Then he set off for Quzhou to deploy welcome matters with Fang Youchun, a commissioner of the Quzhou Office, and Qi Ke, the supervisor of the Quzhou Military Station.
On the 25th, the Chairman's Guard and the Central Military丨The Security Regiment directly under the Commission temporarily took over the defense of Quzhou. The Central Special Regiment entered Changshan County, and a navy fleet was also deployed to the waters of Qujiang and Changshan River. Seeing that he had nothing to do, Wu Ming prepared to return to Maoliangwu, waiting for Chairman Chiang to grow up there, but unfortunately he was blocked in his room in Beidaying, Quzhou before he even left.
The people who came to visit were the first to reveal their identity. It turned out that they were Major General Feng Shengfa, the chief officer of the Chairman's Guard, known as the "Chinese Gendarmerie".
Chiang Kai-shek's defense force can be roughly divided into three layers, the innermost layer is the guard, followed by the Chairman's Guard, that is, the "Chinese Military Police", and the outermost layer is the Military丨The Security Corps and the Secret Service Corps directly under the Commission. These three layers of forces constitute Chiang Kai-shek's defense system. According to the feudal military system, people who are familiar with the insider jokingly call the Chairman's personal bodyguard "Hu Ben", the Guard is "Yu Lin Guard", and the Guard and the Secret Service Corps are "Imperial Guard Northern Army", collectively known as the Imperial Guard.
Feng Shengfa, the chief officer of the Chairman's Guard, was from Zhuji, Zhejiang, also known as Senfa. He was a fellow townsman of Chairman Jiang. He graduated from the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. He served as the platoon leader of the Whampoa Military Academy teaching regiment and district captain since the 24th year of the Republic of China. Later, he served as the political instructor of the First Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army, the major staff officer of the General Command of the National Revolutionary Army, the colonel commander of the 11th Division of the 18th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and the commander of the 523rd Regiment of the 26th Brigade of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army.
Because of his identity as a fellow townsman in Zhejiang and his resume at the Whampoa Military Academy, Feng Shengfa was highly appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek and was ordered to form a Chairman's Guard.
In order to build a unique army, Feng Shengfa constantly drew elite soldiers and generals from the direct divisions of the Central Army. Because this army, which was deeply imprinted by Chairman Jiang, was well paid, and under the banner of Chairman Jiang's imperial order, no one dared to obstruct the selection. The officers and soldiers of the guards were both chosen at the moment. Feng Shengfa knew people and responsibilities, did not stick to common areas, and came to the military academy to recruit people, and was also known as loving soldiers like sons. Wind concludes the dragon and clouds concludes the tiger. For a while, heroes gathered in the guards, all over the world, gathered together.
When the troops were formed and awarded the official number, considering the confidentiality and other factors, the guard was affiliated with the military police force and was called the "Gendarmerie Battalion of the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps". However, because the teaching Corps could not command this military police battalion under its own name, and the military officers and soldiers of the military police battalion were mostly arrogant as a pride of heaven, there were quite a conflict between the military police and the teaching Corps. Therefore, the military police more used the "13th Gendarmerie" number under the military police command, which is also the reason why the "Chinese military police" got its name.
"Teacher Wu, I heard that the spy company you trained is very powerful. During the Lushan training four years ago, I was leading my troops to prepare for the attack on the Red Army Soviet Area in the mountainous area of Fujian. I didn't have the chance to fight with you. As a result, the guys of the Central Guard Corps were abused very badly by you. The spy team even reimbursed more than ten people. This time, we might as well practice?" Feng Shengfa, who had moderate figure, had thin face and dark skin, sent an invitation as soon as he saw Wu Ming.
Wu Ming had long heard Chen Cheng and Yu Jishi introduce the Chairman's Guard. He knew the special hobby of his chief Major General Feng Shengfa, so he was not too surprised and frowned:
"The army is a powerful weapon for the country. Where can I use it casually to show off my strength? If you really want to compete, let's compete again on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. Whoever loses more Japanese will win."
"Fight with the Japanese? Then we have to wait until the year of the Monkey and Horse Month..."
Feng Shengfa frowned and said sarcastically: "Master Wu, are you afraid of losing? I heard Ci Xiu, Baifu and General Liangzhen both said that your spy company is so powerful, but he has never seen it with his own eyes... No matter what, we have to compare this time. As long as we can help us find the problem and correct it in the next step of training, it doesn't matter to us to win or lose."
Wu Ming was unmoved and still politely declined:
"I'm really sorry, our second division direct agent company is currently conducting a one-month special training in the Huaiyu Mountains to the west, and there is no radio station. It's probably too late to wait until they are notified... As far as I know, the Chairman's Guard was carefully selected from nearly one million officers and soldiers in the army. Our division-level special agent company with exploration nature, how dare you compete with you, the Tianzhijiaozi, who were selected from the soldiers of the entire army? I admit that you are not good enough? Let's forget about the competition."
Chapter completed!