Yecheng Armed Forces Academy is located on the bank of Zhangshui River and is a military depot.
This place was originally the residence of a powerful man, but was later valued by Zhang Chong and expanded into a dock wall, which could be used for teaching and as a peripheral stronghold of Ye City.
Since he regarded Yecheng as his base for a long time in the future, Zhang Chong focused on the defense of Yecheng. First, he planned a small city in the northwest of Yecheng and named it Tongque City.
Tongque City is located on a high terrain and is the commanding height near Yecheng. It has important military value. In the plan, Tongque City will be composed of three dock walls, connected by doorways and flying holes, and a high platform will be built inside to watch the enemy's situation.
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This Tongque City will be used as an important stronghold to defend Ye City along with the Military Academy to the north and south.
On the early morning of Zhengdan, even though everywhere was filled with the New Year atmosphere, drums and trumpets were still sounding in the Arms Academy, making everyone who walked by aware of the heavy armament here.
The students in the Armed Forces School are basically from the military and above, and they are all closed here, so even if it is Zhengdan, they just have an extra meal, and then it is the same as usual.
At this time, the sound of the students performing exercises spread across Zhangshui, and Xu Sheng, who was walking on the road, heard his blood boil with excitement, secretly thinking that this was where he should be.
The senior who led Xu Sheng and his group was also very young, burly and powerful, and walked with great force.
Xu Sheng had seen his talisman before and knew that his name was Cheng Pu.
Cheng Pu was captured when he attacked Yecheng with Sun Jian, and a large number of middle and low-level military officials in Sun Jian's army were also captured. But not everyone has the same opportunity to be selected into the Military Academy like Cheng Pu.
As Lu Zhi's Han army in Hebei withdrew to Youzhou, whether it was for the security of the rear or to eliminate the enemy, Taishan's army would go north to Youzhou in the future.
Therefore, it was necessary to develop a group of military officers from Youzhou. It was against this background that Cheng Pu and Han Dang were pardoned and even promoted to the Military Academy.
Of course, this is also inseparable from the two's excellent cavalry fighting ability and relatively submissive attitude. After Zhang Dan's Eastern Expedition Army fought the Hebei Han Army, not one or two Youzhou Cavalry surrendered, but many of them were
He is so surly and unruly that he is still building the Bronze Bird City.
Along the way, Cheng Pu was introducing the affairs of the school to these twenty junior students from all over the world.
Cheng Pu spoke very carefully, without any of the arrogance of his predecessors. On the one hand, Cheng Pu felt that he was a descended general, and there was nothing to be arrogant about. On the other hand, he knew that these people could be recommended to school by local officials because they were either outstanding in ability or rich in connections.
Yes, there will definitely be a bright future in the future.
Cheng Pu's friendship with these people will also make it easier for him to travel in the army in the future.
But Xu Sheng behind him didn't hear clearly what Cheng Pu said.
Xu Sheng is from Langya in the south. It was his first time to come to the north, and it was also his first time to experience the severe cold in the north. He was caught off guard and felt a little unbearable. He felt a little dizzy at this moment.
In addition, Cheng Pu spoke a strong Youzhou dialect, and even if Xu Sheng tried hard to listen, it would be difficult to understand him.
In fact, regarding language communication issues, Xu Sheng knows a little bit of Mandarin.
The Mandarin here is the Yayan used to communicate among the nobles in the Han Dynasty. Yayan is the oldest Mandarin in ancient China. It was this Yayan that Confucius used to communicate with three thousand disciples from various princes.
Yayan has been handed down roughly since the Xia Dynasty. At that time, it was the local language in the core civilization circle, that is, the area between Heluo and Heluo. Since the capitals of Xia, Shang and Zhou were all in the Heluo area, it naturally became the official language.
language.
As the core area of civilization at that time, Yayan was not only necessary for the princes and officials to learn, but also for some remote soldiers.
For example, when the Jin State was about to attack Chu, in order to unify the rear, it decided to attack Juzhi, the leader of Jiang Rong in the north. He accused the Rong people of causing sabotage and instigating the northern princes, which caused the Chu State to be divided during the southern expedition.
The language of the Rong people was different from that of the ancestors of China, but Juzhi at that time could recite a line from the Book of Songs on the spot to defend himself. This shows that Yayan was a common language for the upper class in various places at that time.
The personnel structure of the Taishan Army is generally at the bottom, so they can basically only communicate in the language of their hometown, and they can almost speak the same language with foreigners who are a little further away. Therefore, there are actually various circles within the Taishan Army, all of whom are
can be talked about together.
In order to improve the cohesion of various regions, Zhang Chong has consciously popularized Yayan, but this is still a small-scale practice and is only taught in schools.
Although Xu Sheng is a Langya thief, his ancestor is actually a branch of the Xu family, the aunt of the Langya Kingdom. Although his land disciples are no longer available, some of the literary and martial arts of the gentry are still passed down.
Although this article is just a bit of elegance, it is still much better than an illiterate one.
Xu Sheng can stand out from thousands of Langya thieves and be appreciated by his superiors. This elegant speech is a very important job.
The Xu family is still a very small gentry, and their family will have to wait until Yongjia crosses south to become prosperous. But even so, some inherited things can give Xu Sheng and the people at the bottom a very high starting point, and they can directly decide
different fates.
Xu Sheng could not understand Cheng Pu's Youzhou dialect, but it did not prevent Cheng Pu and some northerners among the students from introducing the situation of the Military Academy.
The current Arms Academy has two classes, the Infantry Warfare Department and the Cavalry Warfare Department. There are currently 100 students, and 50 new members will join in the future, so there will be 50 students per class.
The training lasts three months.
The training officers in the Armed Forces School are basically mid-level military officers and veterans. After the Taishan Army conquered Guancheng, veteran recruits Xiang Weng and more than 20 veterans joined the army.
Zhang Chong used these people as teachers of infantry tactics to train his students in tactical coordination.
The subject training of the Armed Forces School does not involve armor training, because the people selected from each team are brave men on the battlefield. These people come here to learn how to command fifty people or a hundred people.
battle formation training.
Therefore, the military preparation school is also a training school for middle and low-level military officials.
The best students who pass each period of training will stay in Yecheng and join the Cross Collision Team. As a personal follower of Qu Commander, the Cross Collision Team is no longer a simple retinue, but a training ground for mid-level military officers.
In the Cross Collision Team, in addition to being able to get along with Commander Qu day and night, the more important thing is to have a qualification. This kind of recruitment will immediately start as a general. Later, he will be promoted if he has merit, and there will be no wastage.
Therefore, being able to join the collision team has become the dream of every soldier in the army.
As for other qualified graduates of the Armed Forces School, they will go to different teams to serve as deputy team members, that is, the chief among the fifty people. The auxiliary team will be responsible for the tactical training of the entire team, and the credit and recognition are here.
You can be promoted to captain.
Therefore, the gap between the outstanding candidates and the qualified candidates in each round is so big. Although the former joined the collision team as a deputy team member, once they come out of the collision team, they will become the generals. There is a direct difference of three levels.
It’s no wonder that the competition in the Armed Forces Academy has become extremely fierce.
These things are all related to the future, and Cheng Pu has told everyone carefully. Although these people will be informed after they enter school, but the earlier they know, these people can get into the state earlier. Sometimes, the difference lies in this
Little by little.
Of course the northern military officers among them knew this, so they looked at Cheng Pu with gratitude in their eyes, saying that Cheng Pu had the air of an elder.
In no time to speak, we arrived outside the wall of the Military Academy.
In order to defend the dock wall, the Taishan Army dug a moat and brought in the Zhang River. Therefore, to enter the Military Academy, you must take a sampan to cross the moat.
Of course, there is a suspension bridge on the dock wall, but unless there is a war with the army, the suspension bridge will not be opened. Even the daily supplies for the trainees' training are sent into the dock wall using these sampans.
This is the Military Preparation School. As a place to train middle and low-level military officials, Zhang Chong not only teaches the military officials tactical doctrines, but also integrates the rigor and precision of military use into the daily routine of these people, and then brings them down.
of troops.
Everyone followed the process and crossed the moat, and then they saw that the place was heavily guarded, and there were soldiers with halberds and armor everywhere. Then there was a military officer with a yellow turban and a yellow armband, who took a book and limped over.
This is to verify identity.
Cheng Pu asked everyone to take out all their letters of introduction and talismans for verification.
This military officer was lame, and he must have been injured in some battle, but his military spirit was something that no one dared to underestimate, and he immediately intimidated these newcomers.
So these people quickly handed the talisman and the letter of introduction to the military officer.
Each of the talismans contains their own identity information, such as how tall they are, whether they are black or white, and whether they have any distinctive features. The military officers will compare the talismans one by one to confirm their identities.
Soon, after confirming that everything was correct, the military officials let Cheng Pu and his men go.
Just like that, as the gate opened, twenty freshmen, including Xu Sheng, officially entered the Military Academy, starting a new chapter for them.
At the same time, in the Military Academy, in an ordinary wooden building, several people were sitting and chatting. If it were not for the armored men on duty outside the door, no one would have known that this was the headquarters of the Military Academy.
house.
The interior of the house is very simple. Except for the wooden and oiled floor, there are a few eucalyptus tables and a few straw mats. Except for an apricot yellow flag placed in the middle, there is nothing else.
But if the inside is ordinary, the people present are not ordinary.
One of them is Dong Zhao, a staff member of Qushuai shogunate, one is Qushuai Jisun of Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and the other is Tao An, who is responsible for the daily teaching affairs of the Military Academy.
Sun Yat-sen came to Yecheng very early. In fact, after the battle with the Han army, he led his troops to camp with Zhang Chong.
This battle made Jisun understand that his strength could not make much achievements in today's current situation, so even though many people in the army had opinions about the Eastern Expedition Army, Jisun still decided to fight with Zhang
Confluence.
At that time, when he was going south to pay homage to Sun Yat-sen, Zhang Chong led the shogunate ten miles out of the city to meet him. After that, the two talked openly and honestly about their attitudes towards Taiping Road in Hebei and Taiping Road in Qingzhou, the death of Master Liang, and their respective experiences over the years.
Condition.
In these conversations, Jisun was either satisfied or dissatisfied, but he could still feel Zhang Chong's sincerity. After all these years, this kid is still as sincere as before.
After that, Jisun handed over the army to Zhang Chong and asked Zhang Chong to reorganize it. He himself went to Zhang Chong's advanced school to observe, where he heard a lot.
There are practical ones, such as how to organize households in a ten-mile area to bring together the people, how to understand the geography of mountains and rivers, and how to coordinate the supply of grain and fodder.
There are also things that are not so practical, but make Jisun suddenly understand. For example, how the world is corrupted and how organizations are ineffective. He learned a new term from Jisun about inefficiency.
In short, after spending a long time in the advanced school, he wanted to see the Military Academy and see how the Taishan Army became a warrior.
This time, I was accompanied by Dong Zhao, and Ji Sun also came to visit the teaching at the Military Bei School.
Then Jisun met an interesting person, Tao An, who was the general manager at the time.
I heard that Tao An was a student of the hermit, and he had a good view of the overall situation. He had planned important strategies for Zhang Chong several times before, and this time he went north to Yecheng based on this person's plan.
Of course, Ji Sun has also heard some rumors about this person or this or that.
He said that this person has no real talent, but you don’t see it. He used to give advice to go to Guanzhong. Now he just gives advice often and one or two are successful. If it were him, he would be able to do it!
I just don’t know, who is this him?
After thinking about this, Jisun glanced at the smiling Dong Zhao.
Ji Sun didn't like to deal with this person. From this person, he could often see that the people who planned and praised the paintings when he was a Northern Army official were not honest people.
But the Tao An in front of him was different, he looked like a gentleman.
Although he is lean and short, and wears simple cloth clothes, he gives people a very stable feeling, as if many things are as they should be for him. There is a sense of being out of this world.
After observing the teachings at Wubei Academy, Jisun was led here to rest.
Jisun used to be cheerful and talkative, but after experiencing too many things, he became less talkative. Tao An was like this by nature and was taciturn.
Fortunately, Dong Zhao kept stirring up topics one after another with his witty remarks, so that the atmosphere was not too awkward.
At this time, after just finishing a sentence, Dong Zhao looked at Tao An beside him, his eyes moved, and he suddenly said something:
"Do you know that Commander Qu was furious because of something this morning?"
When Jisun first arrived in Yecheng, many channels were not opened, so he really didn’t know about this. So Jisun asked out of curiosity:
"Oh, for what?"
Dong Zhao kept staring at Tao An, and when he saw that he still didn't respond, he spoke slowly.
It turns out that this time on Zhengdan, all the chief officials from various base areas came. Among them, the most important person was Zhang Chong's important companion, Du Man.
Duman, as Zhang Chong's confidant, had been in charge of Taishan's work before and could be said to be the most important housekeeper. Even the position of general and division commander was specially vacated for Duman.
This time, the two had been separated for a long time, so they were naturally excited to see each other again. But soon they had a dispute. The important issue in the dispute was the new changes in the Taishan area, especially the Laiwu area.
Hearing this, Tao An, who had always looked calm, suddenly asked: