The next morning, the weather was beautiful, and the gray drizzle stopped before dawn, bringing bursts of fresh and cool air to the city of Guangzhou under the autumn sun.
An Yi was surprised by the prosperity of Guangzhou City. He wandered around for a whole morning according to his original plan. He visited Yide Road, Daximen, Zhuangyuanfang and the Thirteenth Line, which was destroyed by fire and stood up again at the end of the last century. Along the way,
He saw a lot of armed military police, and from time to time he saw arrogant blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners. What surprised An Yi deeply was that he saw two foreigners in a small shop at the intersection of Shisanhang and Guyi.
He was able to bargain with the boss for a Ming Dynasty porcelain bowl in extremely smooth and authentic Cantonese. This touched An Yi very much. Since foreigners can learn Cantonese, he had no choice but to learn it as soon as possible.
At noon, the scorching sun evaporated the moisture from last night's light rain, and Guangzhou City encountered that period of the year known as the "Autumn Tiger's Tail". An Yi was sweating profusely after leaving the noisy park, wearing a suit that was obviously a military uniform.
His clothes were wrinkled and stuck to his skin, which made him feel uncomfortable as he was used to the humid and warm climate of the Land of Abundance. Sitting under the shade of the trees on the Changdi Avenue, he looked up at various opium dens, casinos, teahouses and brothels.
The next one, the Xianshi Department Store with its imitation European-style building not far away has been regarded as a landmark by Guangzhou people.
The chimes of the bells echoed each other. This unique and alien-like atmosphere made An Yi dizzy and couldn't help but be immersed in it.
The hungry An Yi put back his complicated thoughts and looked at the long row of commercial shops facing the Pearl River again. He remembered the recruitment advertisements in front of many new shops that had been moved after the Xiguan Fire and the destruction of the merchant army.
, I was thinking about which one would be more suitable to go to first.
Unknowingly, An Yi's eyes were attracted to a three-story foreign-style building diagonally opposite with beautiful Roman columns. The strong Hunan accent of the young people pleading loudly in front of the gate of the foreign-style building made An Yi interested. Waiting
When he walked across the road and approached to see what was going on, he was startled by an ordinary sign on the wall to the left of the gate: Whampoa Military Academy Preparatory Office.
An Yi thought to himself, isn't Huangpu doing well? Why are they still making preparations? If you think about it carefully, you will understand the reason. It is probably not long since the preparatory office was set up, so it is not surprising that this sign is still hanging here.
It is more beneficial for this place in a prosperous area to continue to serve as the liaison office of the military academy.
The two staff members in gray military uniforms were obviously impatient with the noisy group of young people at the door. They yelled a few words and asked the seven or eight young people with pleading faces to return to their school immediately, but the young people did not.
I would like to miss the opportunity and continue to explain my complaint, but two staff members have already ducked into the courtyard and closed the beautiful cast-iron gate.
An Yi became curious and walked closer to the courtyard wall to read the "Admissions Introduction" posted carefully. After struggling to read a few rows of words, he was suddenly hit hard. If it weren't for his quick reflexes trained by playing basketball for several years, An Yi's
His head had to be hit against the courtyard wall. By the time An Yi was holding on to the wall to stand firm, the handsome and heroic young man who bumped into him had already come to him and apologized with a smile: "I'm sorry, I was busy talking.
I bumped into you without paying attention, are you hurt?"
An Yi didn't know who the people in front of him were at all, but he was kind-hearted and generous. After hearing the other person's apology, he waved his hands quickly and said with a smile in standard Mandarin: "It's okay, I'm not an old guy who just bangs a bone.
fall apart."
Several people on the other side had gathered around, and they all smiled friendlyly when they saw An Yi being so kind. One of them, a short-haired young man who was about the same age as An Yi, was very attentive. After listening to An Yi's words, he immediately realized that he was not a local.
Seeing that An Yi was tall and tall and elegant, he thought that he was also a student from other provinces who came to apply for the Whampoa Military Academy, so he took a step forward and asked with interest: "I also came to apply for the military academy, right? But I have already enrolled in the second period, and in the third period
The exam date has not yet come, brother, didn’t you come at the right time?”
An Yi quickly explained: "No, no, I'm not here to apply. I just passed by and saw the admissions brochure on the wall and stopped out of curiosity. At first, I thought it was a job advertisement."
Several people had different reactions upon hearing this, and they seemed to want to say goodbye and leave.
However, the young man who bumped into someone still apologized and said to An Yi: "We are students from the Army Lecture Hall at the base camp, but our instructors at the Lecture Hall have few instructors and no formal education. No one wants to stay any longer and wants to ask the Whampoa Military Academy
I appealed but no one accepted it, so I came back today to report the situation. After being rejected, I got a little excited and didn’t remember to look at the road. I’m sorry!”
"fine."
An Yi thought for a while and felt something was wrong: "Since you are military cadets, why don't you wear military uniforms? I just saw some Huangpu students giving speeches in the First Park wearing military uniforms. You guys..."
Seeing his companion's hesitation, the short-haired young man took over the topic carelessly: "To tell you the truth, no one is in charge of the martial arts hall anymore, and eating is a problem. We had no choice but to put on casual clothes and rush here to complain.
, I want the base camp to transfer us to the Whampoa Military Academy, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of time? Brother, what's your surname? It must have been a long time since you came to Guangzhou, right? Where can we go? With your physique, it would be a pity not to serve the country!
"
An Yi smiled awkwardly and said: "Let me tell the truth, my name is An Yi, safe An Yi and Li Li. My hometown is in Sichuan. Just a few days after I came to Guangzhou, I was almost beheaded by a merchant army, and then...
I've been ill and haven't had anything to eat for a few days, so I have to find something to do, otherwise I don't know how I can survive."
When everyone heard An Yi's honest words, they were quite impressed by the tall, handsome man. In addition, several of them also secretly left the martial arts hall in Beixiaochang. They didn't have much money left on them, and they didn't after being rejected by the staff of the Military Academy Preparatory Office.
There was no place to go, and it felt like we were in the same boat, so we all went to the courtyard wall, formed a circle, and started chatting with this kind young man who spoke beautiful Mandarin.
The handsome young man who bumped into An Yi introduced himself kindly: "My name is Chen Mingren, this youngest is Li Mo'an, this is Liu Kan, this is Zuo Quan, this is Li Wen, Ding Delong, Chen Qili, we are all fellow Hunan fellows
...Hey! Brother, what’s wrong with you?”
An Yi opened his mouth and stared at Zuo Quan to the side. It was hard to believe that this man who looked a bit like the Prime Minister of the Republic was Zuo Quan. An Yi's face was full of astonishment. After hearing Chen Mingren's words, he came back to his senses and suddenly remembered
The handsome man in front of him turned out to be the famous Chen Mingren. He was stunned again. Due to his poor historical knowledge, An Yi didn't know a few other people, but the names of Zuo Quan and Chen Mingren impressed him deeply.
Under everyone's puzzled gazes, An Yi quickly adjusted his mentality and scratched his head in embarrassment: "Hey! It's nothing, I just think you should go to Huangpu. When I passed by the No. 1 Park just now, I heard two girls pointing at the high platform.
Several Huangpu students on the stage were talking, saying that those on the high platform were all Huangpu student leaders. The one on the left who was very eloquent and elegant was named Jiang Xianyun, the pretty boy who was giving a speech was named Zeng Heqing, and the other one seemed to be named He Zhonghan... I can leave.
I left without paying much attention. Dear brothers, I think you are all talented generals. It would be a pity if you can't go to Huangpu. Why don't you rush to the park to the north, find those Jiang Xianyun and He Zhonghan, and let them stay under the old Jiang
It will be easy to intercede in front of us since we are all young people, and maybe it will be done soon."
"What? You actually called the respected Principal Jiang Lao Jiang?" Ding Delong, who looked serious and unsmiling, was unhappy.
"That's right! He Zhonghan is from Yuezhou, Hunan, and he will definitely not refuse to help." Liu Kan, who was stocky and big-eared, didn't care about An Yi's lack of respect for Principal Jiang at this time. After all, his own future was important. It's interesting to say.
, Liu Kan shouted that everyone had forgotten An Yi’s disrespect.
Zuo Quan, who had been silent until now, spoke: "This is a way. I heard that Jiang Wushan (Jiang Xianyun's alias) won the trust of President Jiang and served as the secretary of the Russian adviser. He was very prestigious among Huangpu colleagues and the revolutionary army. If
If we can ask him for help, we have great hope."
"yes……"
"I agree!"
"Go right away."
A group of passionate young people who were discussing nervously about their future forgot about An Yi's existence. An Yi didn't care about it. He thought about applying for a job in a store and left quickly. Chen Mingren and others also said goodbye to An Yi politely and waited.
As soon as An Yi left, several people quickly headed north.
Fortunately for Chen Mingren and others, Jiang Xianyun and He Zhonghan were very enthusiastic when they saw these unfortunate fellow villagers. After hearing the experiences of several people, they immediately expressed their willingness to help. As expected, the matter was completed in less than half a month: Jiang Xianyun persuaded them to move.
He fell in love with Borodin, who loved talents, and impressed the president Chiang Kai-shek with his love. Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen, who was alarmed by the two reports, raised the matter at a regular meeting and was immediately supported by the majority of people.
On November 19, after negotiations between the Military and Political Department of the base camp and the Army Lecture Hall, 146 people including Chen Mingren and Zuo Quan were transferred to the Whampoa Military Academy as they wished. At 11:30 in the morning of that day, the large electric boat "Nanyang" dedicated to the Whampoa Military Academy
The "No. 146" carrying these 146 fully armed and passionate young people docked at the military school pier. Chiang Kai-shek, Liao Zhongkai, Director Zhou and others led all the school officials to greet them at the pier and reviewed the 146 young people who were full of excitement and spirit.
A team of sixteen people was immediately incorporated into the Huangpu regular student sequence.
An Yi was unaware of and indifferent to all this. After breaking up with Chen Mingren and others, he continued walking eastward along Nandi Road, striving to find a job that could make a living in the shortest possible time.
The reason why he didn't apply for the military academy was not that he didn't know the huge opportunities it contained, but that he really didn't have the ability. An Yi, who read the first few articles of the "Admissions Introduction", was very self-aware. Just imagine: a person without ID and no academic qualifications
Without a Kuomintang member as a guarantor, wouldn't it be a disgrace for someone who can't even read traditional Chinese characters or write Chinese calligraphy to apply for a military academy?
Another thing is that on the night he just arrived, the violent killings shocked An Yi so much that he still woke up from nightmares until last night. The gangsters on the Jiuyan Bridge in Chengdu did harm without scruples, and the bloody killings on the Pearl River Pier
Revenge cast a huge shadow deep in his heart. After being reborn, he cherished his life and every day he lived more than anyone else.
At this time, he had long since lost his heroic and commanding demeanor on the court, and had lost the carefree and open-mindedness with which he talked to his colleagues and classmates. Instead, he had become cautious and thought twice about everything.
It’s no wonder that an 18-year-old young man who had just started working in society for less than a year suddenly encountered this incredible series of changes. At the critical moment when his mind was not yet mature and his thoughts were not yet finalized, his character did not change at all but became abnormal.