As far as Zhang Hanqing is concerned, not only himself, but also the officers and men of the 27th Division of Naiba have received very little systematic military training, which is very unacceptable to an army that is determined to hold up a piece of the northeast and wait for an opportunity to grow. In addition, officers who have not led soldiers are not qualified; Without the command of an officer with qualified training, on the battlefield is a crime against a soldier.

In this sense, he wants to build a military school.

There was originally a military school in the Northeast, that is, the famous Northeast Lecture Martial Arts Hall, which was also very famous in the history of China's military academies, and was listed as one of the four major military schools in China at that time along with the Yunnan Lecture Martial Arts Hall, the Baoding Army Military Academy and later the Whampoa Military Academy.

In August 1907, Xu Shichang, the governor of the three eastern provinces, in accordance with the Qing government's military department's decision that "each province should set up a martial arts lecture hall in the provincial wall as a place for military leaders to study martial arts", then borrowed the building of the Fengtian Army Primary School (in the courtyard of the old general's mansion in Dabeiguan) and finally established the lecture hall of the three eastern provinces. In October 1908, it was moved to the east gate of the small east gate of Fengtian Provincial City, and the name of the school was originally the general department of the lecture hall of the three eastern provinces, and it was changed to the army lecture hall to select outstanding officers of the patrol battalion for training, and the semester was one year. It was discontinued after the Xinhai Revolution.

In 1912, because Zhang Zuolin's patrol battalion was changed to an army division, Zhang continued to open it in order to reorganize the army, called the 27th Army Division Camp Lecture Hall, which was divided into officer corps and non-commissioned officer corps, and was suspended again in 1915 due to Sino-Japanese negotiations. To open again, it needs to be traced back to the end of 1918 in history, after Zhang Zuolin took office as the inspection envoy of the three eastern provinces. At that time, Zhang Zuolin expanded his army in order to further dominate the Northeast. However, most of the old team of the Feng army came from the green forest, had no formal education, had neither political vision nor military literacy, and only relied on brute force when fighting. In order to solve the problem of insufficient officers, the ambitious Zhang Zuolin realized that in order to dominate the world, it was necessary to cultivate military talents. In view of the reality that the Feng army was "more than brave in charging against the confrontation, and insufficient in decision-making theory and command", Zhang Zuolin reopened the martial arts hall.

However, it was not until March 1919 that the lecture hall was reopened at the original site of the lecture hall of the three eastern provinces, and the name of the school was set as the army lecture hall of the three eastern provinces, which was subordinate to the patrol embassy of the three eastern provinces, and was held eight times successively. As a military academy for the warlords, the senior and middle-ranking officers of the military were basically trained by it. It has played an important role in enhancing the combat effectiveness of the Feng army and in promoting the formation and development of the Feng warlords.

Fengtian Jiangwutang was originally the highest training place for professional officers in the three eastern provinces. Later, the instructors of the martial arts halls in the three eastern provinces were all figures with a skill in the army, and each had its own characteristics. For example, Wu Junsheng was proficient in cavalry combat, Zhang Zuoxiang was quite good at infantry and artillery combination, and Jiang Dengxuan's infantry drills, etc., were all famous in the military circles at that time.

In the foreseeable future, the more troops under my father's command will rise, how can we quickly improve the combat effectiveness and command ability of the army? The answer is education and training. Open again in three years? Time waits for no man. Therefore, Zhang Hanqing actively lobbied Zhang Zuolin to resume the opening of the Fengtian Lecture Hall as soon as possible, and he said to Zhang Zuolin: "Since my father knows the benefits of the Lecture Hall, why don't you open it as soon as possible?" ”

Zhang Zuolin was encouraged by his son, and his heart was itchy, but his face was embarrassed: "Now the people in the provincial city are moving, and there is that person blocking their hearts, Lao Yuan is also enshrined in Xu and Meng at the same time at this time, isn't it just to prevent me." The supply of the existing 27th Division is already struggling, and I have the heart but I can't do it. ”

The person Zhang Zuolin was talking about was Feng Delin, the commander of the 28th Division in the same city. As the predecessors of the green forest, Feng Delin and Zhang Zuolin were recruited by the imperial court by horse bandits, and they also shined in their respective fields. At the beginning, the two also married for the common good; Now, for the common interest of dominating Mukden, the two have parted ways again. There is no way, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, unless there is one male and one female. In order to occupy a piece of territory, these two male tigers are bound to turn their faces. It's just that there is a common enemy, Duan Zhigui, that both sides have hidden this thought for the time being.

Zhang Hanqing nodded and said: "Because of this, under the internal and external troubles, it is even more necessary to grasp the hearts of the army. is also a division commander, and the biggest advantage of his father over Master Feng is that he is in Fengtian, if he doesn't gather connections, he will waste this innate condition. There are many advantages to reopening the lecture hall: one can train generals. From the beginning of the Republic of China to the present, my father's officers and soldiers have not fought in a while, and the ability to lead soldiers to fight is to use them in and out, and they must be practiced often even if they are not good. In order to maintain power in the future, the barrel of a gun is the most important, and a group of generals who can fight are the greatest reliance of my father.

The two can straighten out the thinking of the troops through intensive training. More importantly, through the placement of a group of student officers personally brought out by my father in various departments, the situation of the 27th Division being lined with hills can be broken, and my father's power can be further consolidated. In the future, there will be opportunities to expand the strength, and there will be competent manpower available, so as not to be temporary. ”

"The instructors will pick from among the officers, first prepare some necessary facilities, and then gradually add them one by one, in short, pull up the shelves first. As for the financial resources, it is not to be worse, from today onwards, my father's living expenses will be halved, and the daily expenses in our house can also be reduced. In addition, didn't my father borrow 5 million yuan from the Japanese? Don't rush to return it yet, it's important to save it. The stronger my father's army, the greater the chances in the future. As long as the territory is expanded, money is naturally not a problem. ”

Zhang Zuolin was so relieved that the father and son were concentric, and they broke the gold. Ambitious, he already believed that in order to dominate the world, he must have strong troops and a steady stream of talents. Moreover, while reorganizing the army and expanding the army on a large scale, he often felt that there was a shortage of military talents. Now the successor can have this kind of awareness, which is really the blessing of the Zhang family. So the father and son had a feeling, and the two hit it off in the Everbright Lecture Hall.

Zhang Zuolin communicated with several cronies again, and basically the martial artists felt that it was necessary to build a military academy for the purpose of expanding their territory in the future, and this matter was basically decided.

The school building is ready-made, and the teachers are also available. Let's learn theory first and then talk about practice, step by step.

Following the achievements of the Whampoa Military Academy in later generations, Zhang Hanqing actively suggested that Zhang Zuolin personally serve as the head (principal) of the Fengtian Lecture and Martial Arts Hall, claiming that it would be used to demonstrate its importance and thus arouse the interest of officers at all levels in enrolling in the school. In China, this is the norm in officialdom, just like Qianlong concurrently served as the chief editor of the "Siku Quanshu", so that Ji Xiaolan was able to successfully complete this major cultural event. Of course, being able to cultivate and master the cronies of the descendants is another hidden deep meaning. Like Lao Jiang, isn't it just because of a bunch of graduates of the Huangpu Military Academy that he has been able to call the wind and rain in the Chinese political arena for decades?

Zhang Zuolin appointed Zhang Zuoxiang as the chief of education and Sun Liechen as the chief captain, and set up officials for education, general affairs, quartermaster, military doctor, veterinarian, and secretary, and the cadets were organized into four squadrons. There is a supervisor under the head of the hall, concurrently served by Zhang Zuoxiang, Xiao Qixuan is the chief of education, and one officer is appointed as each of the infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering, and technical sections, and the captain or instructor is concurrently served, and the squadron is set up with five sections: infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering, and baggage, and the training objects are mainly in-service junior officers of various units of the Fengjun Army, with 400 officers per term and one semester.

The learning content is divided into two parts: subject and technical. There are two disciplines, one is the six major courses (tactics, weapons, terrain, city building, transportation, and military system), and the other is the model order (the drill code of each military department, the shooting instruction, the in-battle service order, the communication instruction, the internal affairs rules, the army punishment order, etc.), as well as horse science, hygiene, etc.

The technical department includes playground instructors, field exercises, technical gymnastics, stabbing, equestrianism, etc., and the instructors are served by officers from various military academies in China and officers returning from Japan.

All platoon and above officers of the 27th Division are required to participate in this one-year training for officers. Due to the small number of soldiers, Zhang Hanqing suggested that in addition to recruiting officers on active duty, half of the places should be set aside for young students who are interested in joining the army and some soldiers with primary school knowledge to apply for the examination and join the non-commissioned officer class, and the study period is also one year, but young students must study for three months after graduation before they are allowed to be re-employed as junior officers. This was the decision to promise the impassioned Wang Yizhe, and it was also a good way to add fresh blood to the Feng army.

Wang Yizhe really kept his word, and took the initiative to sign up on the day when the lecture hall announced the restart, not only did he come, but he also brought a group of classmates. These hot-blooded young people, with a passion for serving the country, are ready to do a great job in the martial arts hall.

Don't underestimate these students: compared with the traditional soldiers, the biggest shortcoming of these young people is that they have not been in actual combat, but as long as there is enough time, these scholars who can read and hyphenate will definitely catch up, because high-quality sergeants can master high-tech weapons faster, and the degree of multi-arms synthesis is also high, which is the general knowledge of the times. A well-educated soldier is also a valuable asset, and after being influenced by theory, his battlefield experience can be quickly transformed into knowledge, and his military level can be rapidly improved, and the result will be twice as good with half the effort.

Of course, this kind of training was not all smooth sailing: The officers who were accustomed to the rough life of the old and the old were very reluctant to pick up the pen and go back to the training ground, but Zhang Zuolin had a strict order that personnel who had not passed the training in the martial arts hall could not be engaged in the posts of front-line chief officers of the troops at all levels. Of course, literate soldiers who have the opportunity to be promoted and young students who devote themselves to the barracks join this lecture hall with great reverence for this martial arts hall that can not only improve military literacy but also quickly see practical results (rank), and the learning effect is not the same.

Originally, it was also based on the psychology of enriching himself, Zhang Hanqing planned to participate in the first phase of training, but because he wanted to be a hostage, he could not make the trip for the time being, but his determination surprised Zhang Zuolin: this eldest son is clear, and it goes without saying that he is smart and witty, but as a major general who is cared for by everyone, he is not used to being stifled by the rules, and at a young age, can he endure this hardship? However, the son took the initiative to exercise, and the father was certainly happy to see it. It's that Zhang Hanqing doesn't want to go, and he has to find ways to force him. In this troubled era, how can you do without two brushes in charge of the military seal?

But it's too early to talk about it, so let's take care of it for now.