Soon, Marin met with the students of the junior officer class. Of course, at this time they were already young people, and they were all tall and straight.

Because of the relationship between the age and the standard of living, the German civilians of this era were not very tall, and there were not many who exceeded 1.7 meters. This is mainly due to the fact that the quality of life of ordinary people is so poor. It's rare to be able to eat enough rye bread, but how can you have enough nutrients to grow taller? Only children from aristocratic families, or children from wealthy families, generally exceed 1.7 meters, or even more than 1.8 meters, because of adequate nutrition. Of course, there is no shortage of perverts who are naturally tall and strong like Karn, but there are relatively few of them.

The graduates of Marin's junior officer class all exceeded 1.7 meters in height, and many of them reached 1.8 meters, making them look majestic and majestic when they stood in line.

This is mainly because when Marin was building the junior officer class, he specially ordered people to build a dairy farm next to the military academy to provide milk for 200 teenagers every day. When they first entered the school, they were generally 16 years old, which was the prime time for growing tall. The military academy not only provides enough milk, but also enough meat and vegetables, so that these teenagers are very well nourished. Coupled with the large amount of exercise of 5 kilometers of trail running every day, this group of teenagers has all grown into tall youths. Looking at their upright posture and ruddy faces, those who didn't know thought that they were young people from wealthy families. Because, most of the children of poor families have vegetables, it is impossible to be so healthy and strong.

Although Gustavo is old-fashioned, there is nothing to say about his military qualities. Originally, he was born in a declining aristocratic family, similar to Schwartz's origin. It's just that he wasn't as lucky as Schwartz, and he met Marin too late. Therefore, it was not reused by Marin. Sometimes, it's useless if you have talent, and if you don't have someone who appreciates you, it's also in vain. The so-called hard work will be rewarded, and it can only coax kindergarten children. Human chance and luck are sometimes no less important than talent, or even more important.

Of course, Gustavo was not bad luck. When he brought 200 junior reserve officers to Marin, his chance came......

Marin did not know the level of this group of young reserve officers, so he sent a few veteran officers to test their military qualities. The next day, the officers reported that the young reserve officers had very solid military fundamentals and were fully qualified for the post of squad leader in the army. The only thing lacking is probably actual combat experience. After all, there was no real war, and it is not known how brave they were. and, whether you can face it calmly when facing life and death.

These two qualities are quite important. On the battlefield, courage is the first priority. If you don't have the courage, you can't fight on a battlefield where you can die at any time. Therefore, pick the class and use it first. When Marin was recruiting, he also deliberately made the candidates compete with each other. However, the people they choose are often not the victorious ones, but the ones who are tenacious and not afraid of being hurt. Anyone who hesitates and retreats, Ma Lin will not accept it, even if he is strong in martial arts, it is useless.

In addition to courage, the most important thing is to be able to stay calm when you have courage.

Marin believes that courage can only show that you can go to the battlefield, but when you go to the battlefield, people with courage will have two manifestations - one is to be enthusiastic and brave to kill the enemy. Such a person is a real warrior, a true warrior. However, they were not fit to be commanders. Because, sometimes they can be too impulsive and irrational.

The second manifestation of a courageous person is that while being brave, he also maintains a calm mind, is able to judge the situation, and make a good response. And such a person is considered to be "brave and strategic" and a good seedling of an officer. However, such people are very rare. Otherwise, there will be no saying that "a thousand troops are easy to get, but one will be hard to find".

Therefore, when Marin formed the junior officer squad, he instructed Gustavo to cultivate the quality of the junior officers and cadets to remain calm in the face of bravery.

It's just that these two qualities can't be seen at present. Only when they are really on the battlefield can we see whether they are really brave and whether they are calm under the premise of bravery. Therefore, Marin had to bring them to Siena, in the midst of the war, in order to concretely see these two qualities.

To this end, Marin divided the 200 cadets into 8 squads of 25 people each. Then, a veteran was assigned to each squad as a captain. In each squad, the responsibility of the veteran captain is not to take them to battle, but to secretly observe each person's performance, such as whether they are brave, and whether they are brave and calm at the same time.

After the end of the war, Marin will make specific arrangements for these officers and cadets according to the report. Those who lack courage will not have the opportunity to lead troops in the future. However, because I have learned military knowledge for 6 years, plus I have also learned culture for 6 years, I can't waste it, and I can send it to school as an instructor.

Those who have enough courage but lack calmness are trained in the direction of vanguard generals. Later, he was specifically responsible for leading the charge. Having brave officers take the lead can also boost morale.

And those who have the courage and can think calmly are rare handsome. These people, Marin will focus on training, as an important successor in the army in the future.

And in order to better observe the performance of these cadets, Marin selected 8 veterans with the strongest observation ability. Moreover, the instructors of the spy school also trained them in observation, teaching them to judge whether a person is nervous and scared and whether he is really calm from the expression of the person. And that's what they need to observe the most.

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And in order to really test the courage of these cadets, Marin decided to arrange these 200 cadets to serve as alternates in the pioneer battalion. That is, if the warriors who rushed to the front fell, they would have to make up for it at any time. This position has a certain degree of danger and is very testing. However, it is not particularly dangerous.

Even, Marin planned to instruct his commanders to deliberately prevent these officers from being alternated. After all, there are not just 200 candidates for the forward battalion, but thousands. Let these 200 officers and students stand behind the forward battalion just so that their veteran captain can observe them. After all, in front of them is a battlefield of fierce fighting. The most tragic battle happened right in front of their eyes.

Moreover, before the war, Marin would coax them, saying that they would make up for it at any time. In this case, their mood swings are best observed. Because, they are the closest to the main battlefield.

In the face of the battlefield that is close at hand, the brave will think of taking the initiative to rush forward and join the war group; The timid will not help but want to retreat; Those who are brave and resourceful will take the initiative to ask for battle, or put forward good ideas......

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As for Gustavo, the instructor of these 200 cadets, Marin has already taken a fancy to him. Able to teach 200 students conscientiously for 6 years without complaining, he is a very stable and trustworthy person. As for courage and ability, Marin had already seen it in the first war. Otherwise, he would not have been chosen as this instructor. After all, as an instructor of an officer, his own quality and ability must first meet the standard......

From Gustavo, Marin clearly saw that the Germans of later generations were rigid and serious, and had the characteristics of strong execution. Such a person is the most suitable to serve as the general of the defenders......