The huge iron gate and the walls are all 50 cm cement bases, and on top of them are 2-meter gun-tipped iron railings, which are connected by 50-centimeter square brick walls every 10 meters. The straight path outside the fence and the space between the road and the road are covered with ancient willows.

Looking through the space between the railings, in the "Zhonghua Lecture Hall," there are buildings with strict weather and brick structures, and on the huge school grounds, many uniformed officers are shouting slogans and practicing on the playground.

On the cement pedestals on both sides of the doorway, two "loaded guns" guards stood straight. On the left and right of the pillars on both sides of the gate, the fonts of "soldiers are sacred" and "inviolable" are impressively visible.

On the lintel of the gate, that is, in the middle of the high arc-shaped iron fence that serves as the roof, the five big characters of "Zhonghua Lecture Martial Arts Hall" with red on a white background can be seen from afar.

"Lecture Martial Arts" came from the end of the Qing Dynasty, was the Qing Dynasty government in the formation of the new army, in order to solve the shortage of officers and study military needs, by the imperial court promulgated a clear decree: "Each province should set up a lecture hall in the provincial wall, for the current soldiers to study martial arts", the first to establish is Yuan Shikai invited the Beiyang Army Lecture Hall.

Take Baoding Military Academy as an example, since the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Baoding Military Academy has run nine phases, with more than 6,000 graduates. If counted from the Beiyang Military Academy, the Baoding Military Academy has trained nearly 10,000 officers, of which more than 1,600 have obtained the rank of general.

Tang Shengzhi, Jiang Guangnai, Deng Xihou, Zhang Zhizhong, Bai Chongxi, Fu Zuoyi, Deng Yanda, Ye Ting, Gu Zhutong, Chen Cheng, etc., these people are all over the military and political circles of the Republic of China and play a very important role on the stage of modern Chinese history.

And the nature of this 100-acre "martial arts hall" established now is basically the same as that of later generations, that is, to train low-level military officers, so that they can quickly integrate into the army and war, and avoid casualties as little as possible.

"Jiangwutang" sits in the north and faces south, from the gate forward, a straight cement road divides the school into two courtyards, namely the east courtyard and the west courtyard.

The west courtyard is the center and teaching area of the "Lecture Hall", from south to north, the school office, the Shangwu Hall and the classrooms.

Shangwu Hall also sits in the north and faces south, which is the same as the large hall of later generations. Shangwutang stone fence ring side, simple and elegant, a pair of stone lions in front of the door is majestic, magnificent. There are also couplets on both sides of the gate, and the book reads: "Shang Father Yin Fu, Wu Hou Tao Strategy, concise and concise into a hall; Serve the country, tie your hair from Rong, and look forward to the students. ”

These are some clear words that Wang Song borrowed from later generations and used them in the lecture hall.

Entering the Shangwu Hall, the huge golden words on the front wall came into view: "The school motto of the martial arts hall is unity, sacrifice, dedication, and obedience." On the other side of the wall, the slogan "Soldiers take it as their duty to protect their homes and defend the country and obey orders" is also shocking.

The East Courtyard is the living area, with student dormitories and teachers' dormitories arranged in order. In each independent courtyard, the blue brick houses face each other, the corridor is connected in the middle, and the courtyard wall is a moon-shaped door. Each hospital has 30 rooms and accommodates about 120 students.

On both sides of the high platform of the teaching field, there are two tall locust trees. Because every time they train in the teaching grounds, the instructors will give lectures and give orders here. When there is a major event, it is also held here. As such, it is regarded as the center of the whole school. In fact, the focus of the lecture hall is also on the school grounds.

Military schools, military schools, of course, with training first.

At the time of the Han Dynasty, the martial arts of the Chinese people were fierce, and the Huns and Pingqiang people were destroyed, and the war achievements were outstanding, and the wolf was sealed. The Tang Dynasty inherited the martial style of the Han Dynasty, exterminated the Turks, conquered Goryeo, and flaunted its military might outside the territory to deter the four empires.

Five generations of martial artists were in power, and the speed of the change of dynasties was staggering. In view of this, the Song Dynasty overcorrected, ruled the military with literature, and led the troops with civil ministers, which accumulated so many disadvantages that the country was almost destroyed.

If Wang Song hadn't been born, Zhao Ji's father and son would have performed the "sheep ceremony" in the bitter cold land as in history, wives, concubines, and daughters were all ravaged, and the people's lives were devastated, and the bones were piled up.

It can be said that since the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the Chinese people have gradually extinguished the martial style. Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin relied on the "Chenqiao Mutiny" to steal the country, and the military generals who "released the military power with a glass of wine" lost power. Since then, the emphasis on literature over military force, the use of literature to govern the military, the order from the imperial court, the Chinese people's enthusiasm for serving the country in the army has been lost. When the scholar was in power, except for the enchantment of Song Ci, the martial style was gone, and the foreign wars were defeated again and again, and only the underwear was left to cover his face.

The main function of the "lecture hall" is naturally to allow the cadets to teach tactics and strategies and to provide grassroots officers in the army. In addition to the officers and soldiers with excellent performance in the army, there are also many children of the common people who are levied by the people.

As for why the children of the people are recruited, on the one hand, it is for the sake of the wilderness, and on the other hand, it is also because most of the children in the army are poor and lack of cultural knowledge.

In the first battle of Fuzhou, more than half of the middle and low-level officers in the army were lost, and it was not a one-time effort to recover. However, the lack of knowledge of non-commissioned officers in the army has made the training of grassroots officers difficult. This also made the Loyal and Righteous Army recruit officers from the civilian sector at the same time as recruiting soldiers.

The semester of "Lecture on Martial Arts" is one year, and the cadets in the army are in school for half a year and in the army for half a year; As long as the students recruited by the people go through one year of study, and then enter the army for half a year of internship, only if they are qualified on both sides, can they be regarded as officially graduating from the lecture hall and returning to the school to participate in the graduation ceremony, and they are classified as real officer titles.

As for why the duration of study is one year instead of the three or four years of military schools in later generations, one is because there are not so many knowledge and disciplines for cadets to learn in this era, and on the other hand, it is due to the needs of war. The Jin army is overwhelmed, and it is impossible for the loyal army to let the officers study for such a long time, after all, the number of troops has been increasing, and there is a lack of officers in the army.

"It's finally here!"

Seeing the three words "Lecture on Martial Arts" on the front gate, Yu Yunwen wiped the sweat from his forehead, moved the burden on his shoulders, and let out a long breath.

From Sichuan to Hebei Damingfu, a journey of more than 2,000 miles, he spent hundreds of entanglements, car and boat, and finally arrived at the "Promised Land" in his mind.

Of course, he was born in a family of eunuchs, talented, young and frivolous, and he would not take these silver taels to heart at all. To cultivate and forge himself in the hearts of thousands of young talents and hot-blooded people is the purpose of his trip.

"It's already a cliff with a hundred feet of ice, and there are still pretty flowers!"

What kind of person can write such a passionate and world-minded essence?

The Jin people went south and ravaged the Central Plains, and the cheerful sound of the father's piano could no longer be cheerful until the news of the two rivers came......

The corpses of the golden people were all over the field, the blood flowed like a river, and the elite of the seventy or eighty thousand golden people collapsed, and the corpses alone were buried into seven or eight hills.

My father was full of poems and books, the piano was cheerful, and he was also very happy, and his shirt sleeves were wet with tears, and it happened that the news of recruiting officers and officials in the newspaper "Zhonghua Lecture Martial Arts Hall" and "Zhonghua Administrative School" came.

With the encouragement of his father, he left his hometown, turned back three times in one step, and embarked on a long way to find his way.

Standing in the long line, moving forward one by one, I finally arrived at the table where I signed up for training.

"Where are you from, your name, your age, have you ever been to school?"

Faced with the questioning of the recruiting instructor, Su Zhong stammered suddenly.

"In ...... Xia Suzhong, 18 years old, ...... Dongren's family, attended the school for a few years. ”

The instructor looked at Su Zhong's weak body, frowned and said, "With your body, let's go back and raise it for two years." When it's time for the exam, you'll have to test your eyesight, hearing, running, weightlifting, etc., and I'm afraid you'll have a hard time getting through. ”

Su Zhong left dejectedly, and the young man behind hurriedly stepped forward.

"In Xia Wu Gong, 20 years old, a native of Sichuan, good at riding and shooting, familiar with Confucian classics."

"Good!"

After the instructor has registered, hand it over

Wu Gong put a piece of paper and said: "Two days later, take this to the "Lecture Martial Arts Hall" to take the exam, and those who pass can be enrolled." ”

Seeing Yu Yunwen coming up, the instructor nodded. The young Confucian in front of him was tall and handsome, and he was a good material for an officer.

"Name, age, name of the person there, have you ever studied?"

Hearing the officer's question, Yu Yunwen arched his hand and said:

"This brother, in Xiayu Yunwen, 22 years old, from Longzhou, Sichuan, is familiar with the scriptures."

"Take the examination certificate, take the exam two days later, and if you pass it, you can enter the school."

After receiving the examiner's examination, Yu Yunwen carefully put it away. As for the exams, he wasn't worried at all. At the age of seven, he was able to write essays, was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, was tall and strong, knew martial arts, and Yu Yunwen was full of ambition.

Stepping into the gate of the "Lecture Hall", my feet stepped on the wide cement pavement. Looking curiously at the various military equipment and facilities on the teaching ground in the West District, Yu Yunwen ushered in a dreamy day.

received daily necessities, followed the guidance of the instructor, inquired all the way, and in the bustling campus, Yu Yunwen finally came to the door of his dormitory.

"Under Li Zhuang, he now serves in the Loyal Army Navy. Because he was the oldest, he was appointed as the head of this dormitory. Welcome to this student!"

Yu Yunwen had just entered the dormitory and was looking left and right when Li Zhuang stepped forward to greet him.

"In Xiayu Yunwen, a native of Longzhou, Sichuan, his ancestors were all scholars. I've seen ...... under Head of House. ”

Li Zhuang nodded, took the bedding, sheets and other things in Yu Yunwen's hand, took him to a bunk bed, and said, "Brother Yu, this bunk is your place."

He beckoned and said to the students who were cleaning up next to him: "Brothers, stop for a moment, come to say hello, and get to know each other."

"In Xia Wu Gong, a Sichuan person, a son of the army."

"In Xia Li Chun, a Lianshui soldier, born in Yanding, he has studied in the school for several years, and has just been admitted to the "Lecture Martial Arts Hall". In the next family, all the old and young are all plagued by the Jin people, and they just want to take revenge and kill the enemy to serve the country!"

"In Xia Caixin, a native of Quanzhou, his father used to be a sailor, and now he is a general of the Loyal and Righteous Army. participated in the "Lecture Hall" in the next place, and my father forced me to come. Thank you for your continued care!"

After the people in the dormitory were introduced, Li Zhuang nodded and said loudly: "Brother Yu, since you have been a scholar for generations, why do you have to take the exam for this "martial arts hall", and it is a sailor?" If you want me to say, you should take the exam of the "Chinese Administrative School" and get a half-official position, instead of fighting on the battlefield, this is a head-off thing!"

Yu Yunwen nodded and said: "Brothers, I have been determined to protect the country since I was a child, so as to restore the majesty of my Chinese Han and Tang Dynasties. As for why he applied for the Naval Division, it was because the Naval Division not only had to learn firearms, but also learned combat knowledge on the water and at sea. ”

Li Zhuang exclaimed: "Brother Yu is ambitious and a model for us. In the future, we must learn from each other and help each other, study and train hard, so as to live up to each other's teachings!"

Everyone said yes. Yu Yunwen was also very excited. He had already inquired from others that the principal of the "Lecture Martial Arts Hall" was none other than Wang Song himself.

The first batch of trainees recruited is the spring class, with 1,200 people, with a total of 5 sections: infantry, sailor, cavalry, artillery, engineer, and baggage.

The infantry section has the largest number of 400 people; cavalry 200 men; 200 people in the artillery section; 200 sailors in the Section; 100 in the Engineer Section; 100 people in the baggage department.

Each section has one section chief, who directly manages the education affairs of undergraduate students. Each subject has an instructor who is responsible for the four major courses of tactics, fortification, weapons, and transportation.

There are also military science and exemplary orders of various military disciplines. The technical department is divided into playground, field, splitting and so on. There are also surveying terrain learning and sand table making, etc.