The Republic of Heroes

Martial Arts Hall is located in the middle courtyard of the South Courtyard. It is a majestic building with carved railings and paintings facing south. It is a building with obvious Japanese style. hall; serve the country with ambition, tie up your hair and serve in the army, and many students Ji Siwang."

There are two wooden stakes in the tree in front of the small playground, and a big bronze bell is hung between the stakes. All the students of the fifth phase of the Army Military Academy stand in line in the small playground. It is not the principal Wang Ruxian who comes to give lectures, but the dean of education Yang Zude. The lectures are very concise.

"Everyone is an elite from various provinces. I hope that you will continue to study hard, observe discipline, unite, respect teachers, and serve the country faithfully. This time, the Ministry of the Army ordered us to conduct an entrance exercise for one day, starting tomorrow, and will send personnel Come and observe, I hope that the students will go all out, and the education adjutant will read out the specific task assignment." Yang Zude left the playground after his lecture, and the students saluted and saw them off.

The first-class education adjutant held the document and began to explain the mission of the exercise.The location of the exercise was by the Cao River outside the military academy. All freshmen were divided into two detachments. The Northern Army detachment was led by the chief of the artillery section, consisting of the fifth, sixth, and seventh companies of the infantry department, the second company of the cavalry department, the second company of the artillery department, the engineering team, and the baggage The southern army detachment is led by the chief of the infantry section, and consists of the first, second, third, and fourth companies of the infantry section, one company of the cavalry section, one company of the artillery section, an engineering team, and a supply team.

The tactical task is to set up a defensive position by the southern army detachment on the bank of the Cao River, and the northern army detachment will actively attack, and the two armies will have a decisive battle by the Cao River.

The exercise does not use real guns, so all the guns are issued are wooden guns. Fu Zuoyi raised the wooden gun with disdain. He was the leader of the student platoon in Taiyuan when he joined Yao Weifan in righteousness. Now he only issued a fire stick. How to fight?Fang Xing excitedly picked up the wooden spear, stabbed with the left and rounded again, this was another big step he had taken on the road of joining the army.

The entire northern army detachment was led by the chief of the artillery section to the pre-set battlefield. As the military students were new to the army, they had not undergone complete training and there was no tacit understanding at all. Liu Fengchi, the commander of the seventh company, drove away the gathered military students with a wooden gun, swearing at them and smashing them with wheel sticks.Everyone dared not speak out, and returned to their own team honestly.Fang Xing was unlucky enough to get hit by a stick, a big bump bulged on his head, he grinned in pain and gasped.

Wu Xiaoliang looked at the chaos in front of him and sighed. This is the whimsical idea of ​​the chief of the Ministry of War, and asked the freshmen to conduct exercises. How could the military students who have never been trained complete a complete set of complex tactics.

On the high slope in the distance, a group of lieutenant generals and major generals surrounded them. Principal Wang Ruxian accompanied the army department to point and point. This person was dressed in a sky blue fine wool lieutenant general's coat and a gold thread staff belt. He was quite mighty and nodded frequently.

The exercise started on time. The artillery positions at the rear fired empty cannons. The cannons rumbled across the battlefield. The pyre prepared in advance had also been lit, and the smoke soon filled the air.The infantry of the Northern Army detachment moved forward slowly with wooden guns in accordance with the order of the section chief, and the company commanders yelled at the soldiers to keep the distance to form a skirmish line to advance.The cavalry company copied to the left flank of the Southern Army position.

According to the requirements, the South Army detachment should retreat after holding on to the position for half an hour. The infantry section chief quickly issued an order for the echelon to retreat across the river, but the military students were very resistant to playing the role of the defeated army. The orders and prohibitions were followed, and the retreat was chaotic and disorderly. At the last company, some people still stood in the trench with red eyes, and were quickly overwhelmed by the infantry of the Northern Army who rushed into the trench.There was only one wooden bridge on the Caohe River, and the cavalry of the Northern Army waded across the water and continued to pursue, while a group of infantrymen were blocked at the head of the bridge, moving slowly.

Wu Xiaoliang's Seventh Company was blocked at the outermost edge. Seeing that the Cao River was not deep, since the cavalry could wade through, the infantry must be fine, so he stood on a high slope and shouted:

"Students from Qilian, let's wade across the river, for the sake of victory, let's go!" After finishing speaking, he took up his wooden gun and rushed down the river first.Fang Xing responded to the call very much, and also took up his wooden gun and rushed down the river with Wu Xiaoliang, shouting: "Students, for the victory of the revolution, go!"

The students of Qilian were quickly infected by the two and rushed down the river one after another.The river was up to his chest, and one or two people lost their balance and were almost washed away. Wu Xiaoliang held Fang Xing with a wooden gun around his neck, and shouted to everyone: "Students hold each other and cross the river in groups."

Company Commander Liu Fengchi saw his students acting without authorization, his nose crooked in anger, he picked up his wooden gun and shot at the cadets who hadn't had time to enter the water. Fu Zuoyi followed at the end of the team and saw the wooden sticks flying towards him, grabbed them and threw them into the river , spit thick phlegm, jumped into the river and walked to the opposite bank.Liu Fengchi was a landlubber who didn't dare to go into the water, so he jumped angrily on the bank and cursed, but there was nothing he could do.

Seeing this, other companies also followed suit. A Southern Army infantry deployed on the opposite bank and implemented delaying tactics was caught off guard and failed to command, and was completely defeated by the Northern Army infantry who quickly crossed the river.

The lieutenant general wearing the gold thread staff belt on the high slope in the distance held a binoculars and frowned. He saw the northern army being battered by a wooden bridge and snorted coldly. He waited to see a student soldier rushing down the Caohe River with a wooden gun held high. , The army waded through the water, and the expression eased.Wang Ruxian also noticed this scene, and asked in surprise: "It's him?" The lieutenant general was surprised that he had an impression of a recruit, and asked, "Brother Shaofu, do you recognize that apprentice?"

"Senior Minister, this person's surname is Wu and his name is Xiaoliang. He was personally recommended by Jiang Baili and Cai Songpo, and he was recruited by the military academy." Wang Ruxian didn't mention Xu Shichang, but only mentioned Jiang and Cai. Improve Wu Xiaoliang's position in the heart of the lieutenant general.Although the Lieutenant General had different political views with Jiang and Cai, they admired him very much for his talent and talent, and the person they valued must not be a mediocre person.

"Wu Xiaoliang..." The lieutenant general said silently and stopped talking.

The infantry company of the northern army captured the whole company of the southern army, and the cavalry company retreated to the shore after defeating the main force of the southern army.The legendary cook once again became a topical figure in the student army. Fu Zuoyi saw Wu Xiaoliang standing with a gun and secretly admired him. He was able to pass the exam as a cook.Although there are many rumors about his background, he thinks it is not credible. Just looking at Wu Xiaoliang's simple and plain demeanor, he is not a child of a rich and powerful family.However, he did not expect that this person was already a wealthy businessman with a net worth of hundreds of thousands.

After this campaign, Wu Xiaoliang was promoted to be the leader of the seventh company and the first platoon, Fu Zuoyi was imprisoned for one day for disobeying the superior, and the company commander Liu Fengchi was fined for three months for improper command.

Because of this, Liu Fengchi hated Wu Xiaoliang, but it was rumored that this person had a very deep background and could not be moved easily, so he set his sights on Fang Xing who was actively rushing to the second place that day.This morning he had a private conversation with Fang Xing: "What did you call Xiahe Charge on the day of the exercise?"

Fang Xing said casually: "For the victory of the revolution, go!"

"Revolution, whose life are you rebelling against? Manchu early perishes, are you rebelling against the president's life or President Wang's life?"

"You..." Fang Xing didn't expect Liu Fengchi to make things difficult, so he was tongue-tied for a while.