A long whistle broke the tranquility of the dawn and echoed for a long time in the engineering camp. Then the assembly whistles of each camp were sounded one after another, and the sounds of urging and scolding were heard one after another. The Huangpu Military Academy was completely silent just now. It boiled over in an instant.
In the morning light, Yang Luyuan, captain of the engineering team, looked at An Yi, who was the first to run up to him and stood upright, and nodded with satisfaction. An Yi's neat military appearance and javelin-like military posture made the 32-year-old instructor from Anhui very happy. , among the 150 enlisted students in the engineering brigade under his jurisdiction, An Yi's performance satisfied the instructors the most, and they were even a little shocked.
"Brother Lu Yuan, I guess our engineering brigade came first again in this surprise assessment. No matter how the school headquarters changes the assessment pattern, we have almost come first every time in the past two months. Even the captains of the infantry department find it incredible and very strange. Not convinced, the infantry and cavalry companies have been competing with our engineering brigade for two months, but no one has gained any benefit so far." The proud team deputy Liu Sitong comes from Cangzhou, Hebei. His tall stature and straightforward personality are very popular among the students.
Yang Luyuan raised his head and looked around, then returned to the team that was making final adjustments: "It's all thanks to Brother Qin Yi's teachings. Without your hard work in the past three months, how could we have achieved such excellent results? I was originally despised. The officers and soldiers of the engineering brigade can now hold their heads high wherever they go."
Liu Sitong smiled modestly: "No, no, I think the person who deserves the greatest credit is An Yi. Without his easy-going and generous spirit, we would not be a united and progressive group. Without his role model, there would be no 'always striving for first' that students remember today." In terms of spirit, it can be said that most of my achievements were achieved by this boy."
Yang Luyuan then remembered that he and Liu Sitong had just been rated as outstanding instructors and received an award, and he sighed deeply for this hard-won achievement:
"Three months ago, none of my colleagues looked at us. I still clearly remember their awesome and coaxing look at the beginning, haha... Brother Qin Yi, I want to discuss something with you. I am from the first team. The district captain, Lao Zhang, was urgently transferred to the First Division on the Eastern Expedition battlefield to serve as the engineer company commander. The vacancy left has no candidate. I really want to recommend An Yi to the superiors, but there is no precedent for the establishment of the military academy, so I have been hesitant. .One more thing, since the two brother troops who stayed around Guangzhou have already set off to march south to the rebels such as Deng Benyin and Qiongzhou in Gaozhou, the troops around Guangzhou are empty. Therefore, we will also participate in the security mission of Guangzhou City in a few days, so before setting off This matter must be settled beforehand and cannot be delayed any longer.”
"I agree. After the inspection is completed, I will ask the clerk to make a report and submit it to the school headquarters in both of our names."
"stand at attention--"
The left-behind vice-president Li Jishen and several other generals stood on the reviewing stand and looked at the more than 2,600 young students in the audience with satisfaction. Wu Siyu, the director of the training department, listened to the loud reports from the chief officers of the departments in the audience and returned the military salute. He went to Li Jishen and whispered a few words. Li Jishen nodded and took a few steps forward: "Today, the performance of each company and brigade was very good and made great progress! Especially the engineering brigade, as always, maintained the fastest assembly speed and high spirit. Therefore, on behalf of the school headquarters, I would like to commend you again!"
There was a round of applause, and the engineer brigade, which stood tall and neatly formed, once again became the focus of the audience. An Yi, who was ranked first in the first row of the phalanx, had a serious expression and remained motionless, as if the hot gazes had nothing to do with him.
"Stand at attention—disband!"
Li Jishen on the stage watched quietly as all the teams left the playground in an orderly manner. He waved and called his adjutant: "After breakfast, you go to Major Yang Luyuan of the Engineer Brigade and ask him to inform An Yi to come to my office."
"yes!"
Half an hour later, a loud report sounded in front of Li Jishen's door. Li Jishen put down the documents in his hands and ordered to come in. An Yi walked two meters in front of the desk with strong steps and stood at attention and saluted: "Reporting to the commander, the students of the fourth batch of enlisted engineering brigade
An Yi is ordered to report to you!"
"Take a break!"
Li Jishen, who has a rigorous and unsmiling style, showed admiration in his eyes: "An Yi, you have performed well in the past eighty days. Not only are you a training model, you can also help and drive your classmates to make progress together, making the engineering brigade a united and mutually supportive team.
In the vigorous advanced brigade, the school officials have mentioned your various outstanding performances to me several times, and they all think you are a rare talent. I hope you will not be arrogant or impetuous and continue to maintain it."
"Thank you for your encouragement, sir!" An Yi's answer was brief and powerful.
Li Jishen nodded: "An Yi, Mr. Ou Yaoting came to me again last night and asked me to put you back no matter what. Seeing that I didn't agree, Mr. Ou took out the three drawings you left for him. After I saw it,
I’m very shocked. I didn’t expect that the military combat training rubber shoes, individual soldier armor sets, and small rotatable electric fans you designed are so advanced and exquisite. You even pointed out the production instructions and difficulties that you didn’t know about one by one. There are huge business opportunities and
I am deeply impressed by the development potential. Maybe you don’t know that Mr. Ou and the late Mr. Zhong Kai are my close friends for many years. His request makes me feel very embarrassed. Before, he said that you are a genius who is not seen in a century in the field of industry and commerce. Time will tell.
Mr. Zhong Kai and I were dubious about making outstanding contributions to our backward national industry, but after I saw the drawings you drew last night, I believed it."
Seeing An Yi standing in front of him with an expressionless face, Li Jishen couldn't help but secretly admire this young and mature student: "To be honest, I really don't want you to leave the military academy. Your performance since entering the school is amazing. Almost all the teachers think you are the best."
You were born to be a soldier. Although you are usually low-key and restrained, your every move, word and deed falls in our eyes. It can be said that apart from your love of joking and speaking unscrupulously, your other performances are excellent. I
I heard that you have been self-studying professional subjects in engineering and infantry and cavalry subjects. Under your leadership, your classmates have also learned professional knowledge by themselves in advance, forming a learning craze. Is this true? "
"Yes, the students feel that these few months are all about formation and general military skills training, and the rest time is relatively abundant. It is a pity not to make full use of it. In addition, the seniors in the first and second periods before the Eastern Expedition have been encouraging the students. The students
We can't live up to their expectations." An Yi answered truthfully.
Li Jishen asked: "Is it feasible to study engineering, footwork, and riding on my own at the same time?"
An Yi knew as soon as he heard this that this was the rigorous and pragmatic Vice-Principal Li warning himself not to aim too high and bite off more than he could chew. After thinking about it, he decided to tell his actual situation:
"Sir, the student has studied the theoretical knowledge of topography, surveying and mapping, various scientific disciplines and other subjects on his own. Under the guidance of the two captains Yang and Liu, he is studying the subjects of city building and war defense fortifications. The theoretical knowledge of these subjects is not difficult and is very easy.
It is easy to memorize it. Students are also studying the translated materials such as the Russian Engineer and Soldier Drill Code given to me by the Russian instructor, Colonel Hu Lin, before joining the army on the Eastern Expedition. The difficulty is that the students have no opportunity to practice, especially the latter part of the fortification subject.
There are several outlines, as well as the issue of pontoon force construction that the Russian army is currently discussing. Perhaps students will never have the opportunity to practice it in their lifetime."
Li Jishen was secretly surprised, and immediately understood that this boy had studied very deeply and solidly, otherwise he would not have this insight. Such learning progress was really unimaginable, which made Li Jishen have to look at An Yi with admiration, and at the same time, it was difficult for him to have such an outstanding military talent.
Give up:
"Very good, you have learned very carefully, I am relieved... An Yi, Mr. Ou and I have a close affection for each other. At the same time, he is also a close friend of our revolutionary army and the National Government. He has been silently supporting our revolutionary cause for many years.
The late Mr. Zhongshan and Mr. Zhong Kai said more than once: "We owe Ou Yaoting too much, and we must pay it back when we have the opportunity in the future." Chairman Wang and President Jiang also wrote to Mr. Ou before the Eastern Expedition, asking him to return.
Guangzhou is a prosperous national industry and commerce. Therefore, Mr. Ou's request last night made me very embarrassed, so I had to call you to ask for your opinion. It is up to you to choose your own future. No matter what decision you make, I will support you.
I leave you a message here, no matter what career you engage in in the future, I am willing to treat you as a good student of mine."
An Yi was surprised and very grateful. What was surprising was that so far, he could get the attention of this young man who had served as an instructor at the former Government Army University, had rich practical experience, and was a highly respected senior in the revolutionary army, especially the Guangdong and Guangxi military circles.
There are very few people. What I am grateful for is Li Jishen's trust in me, and the appreciation and care that flowed out of his seemingly ordinary words.
"Sir, students have thought about this issue carefully before deciding to take the military academy. Choosing to join the military is not a temporary hothead, nor is it looking for a temporary place to stay or a so-called promotion step. It is a matter of making a determined decision to serve.
Strive for lifelong struggle to unify the motherland..."
An Yi paused for a moment to sort out his somewhat excited emotions: "Sir, students don't want to say nice things. In order to prevent those political instructors from having to do ideological work every day and save time to learn more professional knowledge, I have to say something nice.
Showing that one's political consciousness is high, students have always believed that what the current country needs most is a stable environment without civil war or external humiliation. As long as we are stable, we Chinese can develop rapidly. With the patriotic enthusiasm and enthusiasm bursting out from the people,
In the face of wisdom, those few drawings are nothing. But the Western powers and the Japanese are absolutely unwilling to see a united China, will never give up their interests in China, and will even find ways to increase the intensity and speed of plundering and enslaving us.
, By supporting warlords like Chen Jiongming and Wu Peifu, they achieve their long-term goal of controlling China. They are willing to see the Chinese fighting among themselves. As long as there is internal fighting, they will ask for their assistance, and they can profit from it. They are happy to see this
With the current situation, who cares about the life and death of the people? Therefore, students choose to join the army and speak more directly with the barrel of a gun."
Li Jishen looked at An Yi in surprise, never expecting that the gentle, easy-going and handsome student in front of him was so tough on the inside and had such a thorough understanding of the current situation of the country and the interests of various groups.
Li Jishen stood up and walked slowly to An Yi, patted his shoulder and said kindly: "I understand, I will call Mr. Ou later and you can go back. If anything happens in the future, as long as you
You can come to me anytime if you like,"
"Thank you, sir! Student farewell."
After saluting, An Yi strode out of the office, walked down the stairs with military steps and left the school headquarters.
An Yi's footsteps slowed down involuntarily when he walked out of the gate, and he felt a little sorry for Ou Yaoting in his heart. Although he secretly entrusted Uncle Jiu to hand over several carefully designed drawings to Ou Yaoting as a reward, Ou Yaoting's affection for him always made An Yi unforgettable.
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An Yi raised his head and looked at Du Yuming, the company commander of the enlisted student company who was holding a gun to demonstrate to the new students on the playground, shook his head, smiled, and let out a long breath.