Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Baoding Military Academy is located 5 miles northeast of Baoding Old City, with a total area of ​​about [-] mu.It is more than two kilometers long from east to west. The south is today's Dongfeng East Road, and the north spans both sides of today's Wusi East Road. It is more than one kilometer long from north to south.It is a large-scale formalized higher military institution in the modern history of China.

It was originally a Guandi Temple with a temple property of 26 mu and hundreds of temples. It was later converted into a barracks. It was burned down by the Eight-Power Allied Forces in the 1900th year of Guangxu (180 A.D.).When the military academy was built, it was built using the original temple property and requisitioning adjacent land.The whole school is divided into four parts: the headquarters, branch schools (including small teaching grounds), large playground and shooting range.The school headquarters is located in the center, covering an area of ​​more than 92 mu.Its architectural pattern was built in imitation of the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer School, and it is a complex of brick and tile structures with austere weather.There are tall walls on all sides, and there is a river ring outside the wall, and ancient willows line up on both sides of the river.The gate of the military academy is on the south side, and there is a tall screen wall opposite it across the river.The gate tower is tall and three rooms wide, and its majesty can be compared with the gate of Zhili Governor's Mansion.The vermilion lacquer gate is decorated with copper nails and rings, and a horizontal plaque with six characters "Army Military Academy" is hung on the lintel.There are high stone steps in front of the door, and the south road in front of the steps leads directly to the river bank.There are a pair of stone lions on both sides of the South Road, about Zhang Xu high.A flat bridge is built over the river to connect to the playground.The school-based part consists of the North and South Schools.The north courtyard is the living area.The South Campus is the center and teaching area of ​​the military academy, and is divided into East, Central, West, and three courtyards.The east and west courtyards are classrooms and student dormitories, each with ten rows of blue-brick houses with long corridors. , each hospital lives about one student, commonly known as one student.There is a school office and a martial arts hall in the middle school.The tall Shangwu Hall faces south, surrounded by stone railings, carved beams and painted buildings, which is magnificent.There is a pair of couplets on both sides of the hall door, and the letter reads: "Shangfu Yinfu, Wuhou Taolue, concise and contemplated into a hall; serve the country with aspirations, tie up your hair and join the army, and many students Ji Siwang." There is a long corridor in front of the hall that leads directly to the school gate.To the north of Shangwu Hall is a large empty courtyard.In the courtyard, there are two ancient poplar trees more than five feet high standing side by side, and a bronze bell hangs between the two trees.Because officials often lecture and issue orders here, it is regarded as the center of the whole school.On the east side of the school headquarters is the branch school, covering an area of ​​330 mu.The shooting range is in the north of the branch campus, covering an area of ​​more than 880 mu.The large playground is in the shape of "[", with the north, west and south arching the headquarters of the school, covering an area of ​​more than [-] mu, with the largest area in the west.

When Cai E and Wang Zhenyu brought a group of people to the gate of the military academy, which has left a strong mark in the history of the Republic of China, they did not feel too sacred, because the famous Baoding Department in history is still a group of students studying in it. poor boy.And as far as Wang Zhenyu knew, these graduates, except those trained by the Beiyang Committee, were basically not assigned.What does it mean to go to a military school without assignments? It means nothing.Strictly speaking, local powerful factions like Cai E and himself are likely to become their future employers. After all, the employment opportunities in military academies are so wide.

Wang Zhenyu's fourth brother, Wang Zhenpeng, is currently studying in the first phase of the Baoding Army Military Academy. He has been studying for almost a year and a half, and his relationship with his classmates has gradually become better.But Wang Zhenpeng is more individual and independent. He has never mentioned to anyone that he has a handsome third brother, because deep down in his heart he thinks that he also has the ability to do it and even do it better. Okay, so he will not look up to his own three, he has to rely on his own ability to find his own path.Under the influence of this knot, for Wang Zhenyu, the third brother who has a great reputation, Wang Zhenpeng lost a little bit of family affection, and a little bit more resistance and disgust.

So when it was reported in the newspaper that Wang Zhenyu agreed to hand over the post of Hunan-Guangxi military affairs supervisor to take up a post in Beijing, Wang Zhenpeng, like other students, was very happy and applauded the unification of the country.

But after the excitement, Wang Zhenpeng is now facing a very serious problem. After next November, where should he work?

The students admitted by me are different from Wei Peisheng. They don't include distribution. If someone wants it, they have to go home and find a job if no one wants it.Of course, when he went to the third brother's army, there was a company commander who was the worst he could do, but this was precisely the path Wang Zhenpeng was most unwilling to take.

After leaving home to study, Wang Zhenpeng never returned home.The current living expenses are almost all earned by myself doing odd jobs in Beijing and Tianjin during the holidays, including reselling some cigarettes by using my military status.This winter vacation, Wang Zhenpeng has already made an appointment with his classmates Tang Shengzhi, Yan Daogang, Sun Zhen, Sun Chu, Wang Tianpei and others to go to Beijing to buy some dry goods. In May next year, everyone will go to practice and lead soldiers. There will be military pay at that time. Take it, the problems of life are naturally not big.

Just as he was thinking, the district captain suddenly ran in and shouted: "Xuebing Wang Zhenpeng!"

"To" Wang Zhenpeng jumped up reflexively.

"A relative is looking for you, hurry to the school gate." The district captain didn't hesitate to speak, and left after speaking.

"Family?" Wang Zhenpeng was stunned for a moment, and then he felt a warm current in his heart. From July last year to now, it has been 7 months, and he has not seen a relative. When relatives came to look for her, tears almost flowed down her face.Wang Zhenpeng hurriedly adjusted his military uniform, and then walked out.

"Brother Wenzheng, just wait here for your younger brother. Brother, I will go to my old classmate who is the principal first. I want to ask him if he has become arrogant after becoming an official. My old classmate is here. , Didn’t come out to pick it up? This person, it’s different to be an official.” After passing the officer on duty, everyone walked into the campus. [-] acres is indeed a bit big, and everyone didn’t hang around. Chatting at the door, Cai E planned to go directly to the great god in this temple to worship.

"Cai Songpo, Cai Songpo, no matter where you go, you can't change your acrimonious faults." Before Wang Zhenyu could answer, he saw a soldier who was dressed in the uniform of a major general and Cai E's age came over, and he smiled and gave Cai E a chest. Here comes the punch.

"Don't blame this general. This is the Jiang Baili that Cai Songpo said has official airs and prestige." Jiang Baili didn't look too healthy, his face was pale and bloodless.

Cai Songpo seemed to guess what Wang Zhenpeng was thinking: "This is Wang Zhenyu, the former Xianggui military affairs supervisor who was transferred to Beijing like me. Ah, a few months ago, because the government was in arrears with the military school fees, I had a caesarean section on the table in front of me, but I didn't die, and I even picked up a Japanese wife. It’s really rare to be able to play suicide and play Yanfu.”

Jiang Baili blushed: "You can continue to lose, I don't intend to continue to be the principal anyway."

Then he cupped his hands to Wang Zhenyu and said, "It turns out that you are Xianggui Yushuai in the newspaper. It's a pleasure to meet you. It just so happens that I'm studying several classic battle cases of the second revolution. You have to help me with that, and make the battle in Guangxi clear." The process talked to me, and it was indeed a clean call. Go, go to my office, I will resign in a few days, and now drink up all the tea in it..."

"Hello principal" Wang Zhenpeng trotted all the way, and saw his third brother in a lieutenant general's uniform standing at the school gate talking with someone from a distance. When he got closer, he turned out to be his own principal, and immediately respected the principal according to the rules. I gave a military salute.

Jiang Baili returned the salute and was about to drag Wang Zhenyu to the office. Wang Zhenyu hurriedly said: "Brother Baili, brother Baili, this is the fourth son of my family. I came here today to see him for my family. I will follow the Guangxi war." Brother Cai has talked all the way, why don't you ask Brother Cai to explain it for me."

Jiang Baili heard it, and then looked back: "Well, they are really brothers, and they look the same. Well, let me let you go, come later. Let's go, Songpo."

Wang Zhenpeng looked at the third brother with mixed feelings, but after being away from home for many days, family affection naturally prevailed.

"Zhenpeng, you are so much thinner. Life in the military academy is okay. I haven't seen you write a letter to my family. My parents are very concerned about it. I have been busy with official duties. This time I am out of work, so come and see Our fourth boy." Wang Zhenyu talked to the fourth brother in a harmonious voice. . .

So this afternoon, a very strange scene appeared in the playground of the Baoding Army Military Academy. Wang Zhenpeng, a first-term infantry soldier of the infantry department, was actually going around in circles with a lieutenant general.

"I didn't see it, our Wang Xiucai actually knew the lieutenant general." Sun Chu was the first one in the classroom to sigh.

"Really, why didn't I hear him mention it himself? He is still worrying about the assignment every day." Sun Zhen was very puzzled.

"Ah, you people, who am I? Do you still remember the supervisor who went to Beijing with the governor Cai E that the newspaper said earlier? Isn't this Wang Zhenyu, a big man in our Hunan military circle? How could he Come to our Baoding Military Academy, wait a minute, Wang Zhenyu, Wang Zhenpeng, do you think they are brothers..."

Yan Dao just glanced at it, but didn't speak, but he didn't know what was going on in his head.

Wang Tianpei bluffed: "Oh, Wang Zhenpeng has such a big brother but he didn't tell us. It seems that he is afraid that we will climb up. I didn't say anything. I will kill him severely tonight."

"Yes, we must kill him severely," everyone agreed. . .

"Life in the military academy is pretty good. There are at least half a day of teaching courses every day. In addition to military tactics, weapons, surveying and mapping, fortification and model orders, physics and chemistry, mathematics, history, geography, etc. are also taught. Each class is a class. Half an hour. Third brother, I have learned a lot of useful things here, and even if I have nowhere to go in the future, I can still work as a teacher in a new middle school."

"You really don't want to go to the third brother's army to develop. It doesn't matter if there is no one in our family here in the north. You have to rely on yourself for everything?"

Wang Zhenpeng nodded and said: "Third brother, I envy your achievements today, so I also want to make a career out of my own ability."

Wang Zhenyu seemed to understand what his younger brother was thinking. He smiled and said, "Well, it's up to you. Anyway, the whole family doesn't need to explain too much. This is a bank deposit certificate of [-] yuan. It was given to you by your mother. You take it. Take good care of your body, this is the capital of the revolution."

"Revolution, what revolution?" Wang Zhenpeng froze for a moment.

Wang Zhenyu hurriedly changed his words: "It's the capital of your work. People with poor health can't do anything. Okay, I'll go and pay a visit to your Principal Jiang. You should study hard..."