The exam started at 8 a.m. and lasted until 24 p.m. Everyone turned in their papers exhausted and went back to rest, and as soon as the wake-up call rang at half past five the next day, the young soldiers of the intermediate class got up from their bunks and continued to participate in the exercise of the motorized infantry.

During the morning meeting, Li Yannian slipped back to the big tent that served as a conference room. "How's that!" Dozens of people were staring at Li Yannian. If you are in a hurry, you just ask.

"The escort officer also specially let me look at the test paper." Li Yannian sighed.

"Oh?!" The young soldiers, who had not been able to complete all the questions, immediately came to their senses.

"The test paper was locked in a large iron box with seven or eight seals on it. The escort officer assured me that the test papers would arrive safely at the military academy and be handed over to the military school chiefs. Li Yannian said as he looked at the disappointed expressions of his colleagues.

Everyone wants to write more, but now it's no show. The outstanding elements of this group of soldiers have never been able to write exam papers on a large scale, and seeing such a big stain in their lives, regret and disappointment are inevitable.

However, Ma Xiaoming said: "This is thanks to our study committee, who led us to straighten out the homework we used, and prepared for many questions." ”

"That's right, thanks to Qi Rui!" Hu Xingzhi felt that he had received the most help, and he also shouted.

"I have to thank you all. Only when we work together can my work as a member of the study committee be recognized. I don't do cavalry, I don't do logistics, and even if I have participated in the work of the railroad soldiers, I am a layman. Without everyone communicating with each other, relying on my own little knowledge, I can only lead everyone into the ditch. Qi Rui said with a smile. If it was ten days ago, Qi Rui probably wouldn't know him like this. Now he is saying from his heart, cooperation and common progress are the directions. Qi Rui didn't think he had the talent of his father Wei Ze at all.

After thanking each other, the performers continued their work. Before receiving the notice of the examination, the unit had already drawn up more than a dozen drill plans, and took advantage of the 10 working days before the results were released.

Just before the examination papers of the drill troops returned to the military academy, the examination papers of the military academy were already piled up in the storage room. Two exams were held at the same time, one at the drill unit and the other at the military academy. Principal Ke Gongyu looked at the reviewers whose faces were a little green, and he was quite helpless in his heart. The generals are well-informed, and as soon as the new combat mode of motorized infantry appears, a large number of generals want to cram their own people into this research team.

The number of troops that can be exercised is only a small number, and a large number of key personnel have already been transferred. The lowest-ranking soldier is a promising volunteer sergeant, and any conscripts who want to be discharged normally have no chance to join the drill unit. How can so many people who have no concept of motorized infantry say that they will be stuffed in. Without an order, the unauthorized transfer of troops is a serious crime. But there is not much time, and after completing this procedure, the cucumber dishes are cold.

As a last resort, Ke Gongyu could only produce a 92-page exam paper, which expanded the knowledge of various arms. Anyway, no one wants to finish it, everyone has exam questions that they are not proficient in or even understand at all. There are not many competitors with 100 points and 90 points at the same time. This big exam is tantamount to a big selection of outstanding personnel and those who have access to it.

Of course, this did shut the mouths of the generals. The examiner's life is very sad. This time, not only the army academy was examined, but also the teachers of the military academies in several surrounding provinces who were not busy were also brought in to review the papers. This is also an impossible way, even if Ke Gongyu can guarantee the seriousness of the exam, he has to let everyone have a sense of security. These old brothers participated in the military reform of the governor of Wezedu, and seeing that a new round of military reform was about to begin, too many people were crowded to join the ranks. If there is only one army academy to review the papers, this credibility will inevitably be questioned. Too many topics are essay questions, and this scale is not easy to grasp.

The review of the file went smoothly. These teachers just want to finish their work early, and the mountains of papers are the examination papers of thousands of people who participated in the examination. That's 92,000 pages.

As soon as the exam was over, before the list was released, generals from all walks of life came to inquire about the results. The group of students who participated in the drill all passed with high scores, and the generals had no opinion on this. The front-line drills are carefully selected, and many of them are the children of generals. Hu Chenghe, Li Weiren, and Zhou Xinhua only inquired about the news of their relatives. Looking at the report card, these bits left without saying a word. My own children are in the top 50, and then I am complacent and full of guns, isn't it looking for smoke?

Among the 1,084 candidates who took the exam this time, the first batch was the first 100. This group of trainees will be "dispatched" to the North American Motorized Infantry Research Center, which has gathered 600,000 troops. The vast expanse of North America is ideal for motorized infantry galloping, and the Yankees have been getting more and more restless lately. If you don't get it right, there will be conflicts.

Ruan Xihao's child is in the navy, Ke Gongyu didn't expect Ruan Xihao to come. As soon as they met, Ruan Xihao asked, "Why don't you put the research center in Nanjing?" ”

Ke Gongyu replied: "You don't have to worry about the supporting facilities of truck factories, there are also truck factories in North America. If there is a breakthrough in the latest truck technology, we can also ship technology and components to North America in the fastest possible time. ”

Seeing Ke Gongyu answer like this, Ruan Xihao smiled helplessly: "Do I think it's appropriate for you to throw Wei Rui to North America?" ”

"Whoever doesn't want to go can stay in Nanjing and do research. I don't object, I don't force. Ke Gongyu was too lazy to talk too much to Ruan Xihao. Most of the old brothers in the army are there, but they still insist on being on the front line, and probably only Ruan Xihao and Ke Gongyu will be on the front line in the next few years. Between the two, Ke Gongyu has higher qualifications and a larger grade. He didn't want to say too much about the little brother.

Seeing Ke Gongyu put on the posture of a big brother, Ruan Xihao softened his figure and said in a very respectful tone: "Brother Ke, you have to tell your brother the reason for doing this." ”

"We all like Nanjing, a prosperous place, and no one wants to leave." Ke Gongyu's tone even had a bit of self-deprecation. With a population of 7 million, Nanjing is undoubtedly the most prosperous and wealthy city in the whole of China and even the whole world, not to mention the cinema, the National Center for the Performing Arts has performances almost every day, and those with noble status are frequent visitors. Needless to say, there are bustling street markets, a wide variety of goods, and high-level chefs from all walks of life have opened restaurants of various factions in Nanjing. The National Centre for the Performing Arts alone has made many people from extremely high backgrounds reluctant to leave Nanjing. Leaving Nanjing is equivalent to going to the countryside.

"When I went to North America, I studied and prepared for war. Soldiers exist to fight. If the North American war ended, these people would immediately be the commanders of the front-line troops. If you are willing to go where you need to go, you have to give people opportunities. Ke Gongyu said categorically.

At this time, Ruan Xihao was speechless. Although it was the Military Commission that finally decided this matter, Ke Gongyu had a great say at this time, and even Ruan Xihao was difficult to stop. What's more, it is very likely that the governor of Wei Ze will support Ke Gongyu, as long as Ke Gongyu insists and the governor supports it, others will have no way to oppose it.

Even though he knew this, Ruan Xihao still persuaded Ke Gongyu, "Brother Ke, you are very offended by doing this. ”

Ke Gongyu sneered, "Of course I know how to offend people. I know very well what those people think, to take a position. I don't think there's anything wrong with them wanting to occupy a position, but if they want to occupy a position, they don't want to suffer. Then I can only offend them. Moreover, motorized infantry represents the direction of the future, and the Asian theater should also engage in it. If they want to stay in the Asian theater, I have no objection. There will also be a motorized infantry research center in Nanjing. ”

Seeing Ke Gongyu's firm attitude, Ruan Xihao could only choose to back down.

The total score of this exam is 2000 points, and the highest score is 1195 points, which is a record set by Qi Rui. Although on a scale of 100 points, this score is considered a failure. The second place is a high score of 1188 points created by Ma Xiaoming. The grid is set at 600 points. This is already a cross-field talent, and only people who have a certain understanding of motorized marching can achieve a score line.

didn't wait for the list to be released, and someone came out to shout injustice. It was Major General Lu Dexin who came out to cry out for injustice, and the two sons of the major general scored below 500 points, so Major General Lu Lu, who was born in infantry and whose two sons were also regular infantrymen, strongly questioned the fairness of this examination. "There are few cavalry in the army, and I have also read these exam questions, which are very beneficial to the cavalry." Major General Lu for his son directly approached Ke Gongyu to reason.

"This time it was not to recruit officers for the infantry division, and it is definitely not possible to only understand the military knowledge of the infantry." Looking at Major General Lu Dexin, who was full of unconvinced faces, Ke Gongyu didn't bother to say so much at all.

"It's not fair to set the exam like that." Major General Lu Dexin did not have the slightest intention of backing down. Since this exam has been completed, once the results of the exam are followed, it means that others will have no chance at all. Several reforms of the army led to personnel changes each time. Ke Gongyu's gang of Yong'anbang is better, and the middle-level generals are up and down, but they are tossed enough. A lesson from the past, Major General Lu Dexin didn't want his son to be left behind no matter what.

Ke Gongyu knew that he was also forced into a corner, he dared to let go, and immediately the wall fell and everyone pushed it. So Ke Gongyu sneered, "You have to come to take this exam, but I didn't force you to come." ”

"If you want to be selected, you have to be selected by the whole army. It's not right to take an exam so suddenly! If you refuse to change, I will go to the governor and reason!" In the face of the unwavering Ke Gongyu, Major General Lu Dexin did not back down.

"If you want to go, you can go. Don't delay me. Ke Gongyu also wished that Lu Dexin would go to Governor Wei Zedu to complain. Let's not talk about what the result of the complaint will be, before the result of this matter, Ke Gongyu had already finished the work.

Major General Lu Dexin no longer did useless work, and he went straight to Wei Ze's office. After Lu Dexin finished snorting, Wei Ze had to admit in his heart that Ke Gongyu's move was ruthless enough, sending the top 100 to North America, and at the same time setting up a motorized infantry research center in Nanjing. This means that in the short term, the actual status of the research center in North America is higher than that of the research center in Nanjing. Top talents are sent to North America, and if someone has to say that Nanjing's center is the best with a shy face, they will only be ridiculed by insiders. More importantly, North America has its own research center, and the research center in Nanjing has no reason to send these people to North America as higher-level chief officials within a few years.

In other words, this batch of elites who passed the exam can be the first to become the backbone of the first batch of motorized infantry in North America. Although China also faces two major powers in Asia, Russia and the United Kingdom, it is unlikely that a large-scale land war will break out. In North America, on the other hand, the possibility of war is not small.

Thinking of this, Wei Ze Wenyan said to Major General Lu Dexin: "This is an exam after all, as long as the exam is fair, we can't overturn the exam." In the future, as experience accumulates. There will be no shortage of specialized training, not this time, and next time. Next time, you don't have to test so much content so aimlessly. ”

Major General Lu Dexin didn't expect Wei Ze to support Ke Gongyu so firmly, and he couldn't find a reason to oppose it for the time being. As Weeser said, this is a formal exam after all. There is no deliberate tendency in the content of the exam, and in order to take into account the reference personnel who have never been exposed to motorized infantry at all, the content of the exam covers a number of arms. Even according to the score line of 600 points, many of them have not been exposed to motorized infantry, but the reference personnel with a relatively high military level have passed the exam.

The matter has come to this point, and Major General Lu Dexin has no other way than to admit it.