Under the leadership of their respective instructors or officers, the participants of the cadet brigade and the teaching corps went to the exercise assembly site to assemble and stand by. In the referee's tent, Jiang Zhongzheng was still reviewing the afternoon's exercise under the introduction of the referee. There was a report at the door, "Report, Zhang Zhizhong, the chief of education of the Central Army Military School and the commander-in-chief of the blue side, came to report" "Report, the captain of the Central Teaching Corps and the commander-in-chief of the red party, Gui Yongqing, came to report", with the curtain of the door, Zhang Zhizhong and Gui Yongqing respectively entered the referee's tent, and after standing upright at Jiang Zhongzheng, they gave a neat salute, Jiang Zhongzheng motioned to the two to stand next to them, still concentrating on the review, at half past eight in the evening, under the introduction of the referees on both sides, after finally perfectly reviewing the entire process of the exercise, Jiang Zhongzheng let out a sigh of relief and said, "Well, although the cadets of the Central Military Academy have won the exercise this time, they are also seeking victory in danger; Wen Bai! The cadets of the Central Military Academy have exposed many problems in this exercise, among which the various technical and tactical movements on the battlefield and the idea of trench warfare need to be strengthened! ”

"Yes, principal, in the next nearly a year of teaching, I will conduct intensive training on the problems exposed by the ninth batch of students in this exercise." Zhang Zhizhong reported,

"Frankly, although the Central Teaching Corps lost in this exercise, it also performed very well! If it weren't for the sneak attack by the small troops of the cadet brigade behind, your performance would be perfect, but there is no if there is no if on the battlefield, you have to reflect deeply. Jiang Zhongzheng said,

"Yes, principal, after returning from office, I will lead the officers of the teaching corps to conduct an in-depth review, educate and study the problems exposed in this exercise, and strengthen training." Gui Yongqing said,

"Zhang, your blue team's raid tactics are very well executed this time! The most important thing is that the artillery cover is very good, and the only two remaining artillery support opportunities are used to plan the opponent's bunker group at once, so that the raid team can pass smoothly. That's a good idea! It's just that I wonder how you did cooperate so closely in this exercise, when you didn't have time to arrange a new round of defense at the RED headquarters in the 5 minutes after the artillery support, your squad had quickly reached the periphery of the headquarters, did you have some kind of tacit understanding with your squad commander? In addition, the artillery support only exists in the judge's judgment, and there is no actual sound and light effect of the artillery bombardment, how do you communicate? And how did you develop the interspersed routes of your squad? Can completely avoid the red patrol's patrol route. General Sickt smashed over with a series of questions and asked Zhang Zhizhongdao,

Jiang Zhongzheng also looked at Zhang Zhizhong with expectant eyes, expecting him to give a perfect answer.

"Report to the principal, General Sickert, this has to start from the first day of dusk after the annihilation of a company of the Red Teaching Corps, my fourth company commander He Jianye proposed to me that night that he led a few people to observe the red side's defensive line, and after returning the next morning, he reported that he found a small road where the red side did not set up guards to reach the red side simulation city, and the next two artillery support was just a gamble for me under the red side to break through my bunker group, as for the god cooperation with the raid team, Maybe it's just the dying play of leading the team commander He Jianye! Zhang Zhizhong reported,

"Haha, it seems that our classmate He Jianye's fighter capture ability and on-the-spot adaptability are good! As long as he passes through the bunker group 10 minutes late, I don't think he can get through, and the red side will definitely do a good job of rearranging the defensive line. Jiang Zhongzheng said with a smile,

"Alright, you all go back and rest! Adjutant, get ready to go back to the city, and you can rest well tonight. Jiang Zhongzheng commanded with a smile,

"Jiang, shouldn't you comfort those of us who have worked hard for days?" Sickert joked,

"Oh! General Sickert, do you have Yaxing? Okay, let's go back to the city for supper. Haha" Jiang Zhongzheng, who was in a good mood, invited,

The night passed quickly.

The next day, at the temporary exercise ground on the outskirts of Nanjing, all the trainees of the ninth phase stood quietly in a phalanx, next to the officers and men of the training corps, who were also standing quietly, waiting for the arrival of the commander to announce the end of the exercise.

After a while, five luxurious cars slowly drove into the makeshift exercise ground, and dozens of guards on either side of the car were constantly watching, their duty was obviously to protect the safety of the leader, and at all times and places.

President Chiang, General Sickert, Minister of the Military Formation He Yingqin, General Bai Chongxi, and others, accompanied by Education Director Zhang Zhizhong, Captain Gui Yongqing, and others, went to the temporary podium on the temporary exercise ground. The students below looked at the top leaders of these countries with respect in their eyes.

General Zhang Zhizhong walked to the podium and said in a loud voice: "The officers and men of the teaching corps and the students of the Central Army Military Academy, today the president, Minister He, General Bai and others are personally present to sum up the success or failure of this military exercise, and we welcome it!" ”

While applauding warmly, the trainees and officers and soldiers looked solemn and saluted: "Dear and sincere!" ”

Zhang Zhizhong smiled with satisfaction: "Next, we have to invite the principal to speak!" ”

With the sound of two neat footsteps, Principal Jiang also nodded with satisfaction and stepped forward and said: "I came here today to see my ninth batch of students, to see the officers and soldiers of the Central Teaching Corps, after reading it, I am very emotional, from Huangpu to the Central Military Academy, it has gone through a lot of ups and downs before it has developed to this day." However, I am very glad that your performance did not disappoint me, and I was deeply moved by the all-out efforts of the trainees of the Central Military Academy and the excellent fighting qualities of the officers and men participating in the exercise. But I hope that you can continue to inherit the revolutionary will of the martyrs of Whampoa, not be afraid of sacrifice, and serve the party and the state! ”

"Remember the principal's teachings!"

Principal Jiang continued: "In this exercise, you have performed very well, the art of war is cloudy, 'soldiers, treacherous ways', the cadet brigade of the Central Military Academy can master this tactic and use it, can seize the opportunity on the battlefield, and deal a fatal blow to the enemy, you are worthy of being my students!" Under the leadership of Captain Gui Yongqing, the teaching corps implemented the spirit of "one force to ten meetings", and only had the power to parry the red side in frontal combat, you are worthy of being the essence of the Central Army and the model of the National Defense Force! Principal Jiang laughed again after speaking.

At the same time, the temporary exercise ground was filled with a peaceful atmosphere, and the students and participating officers and soldiers shouted in unison, "Principal Xie!" ”

Principal Jiang nodded undeniably and said, "If you perform well, you will be rewarded, and if you don't perform well, you will be criticized." This time, I have come to commend the outstanding performance of the cadets and officers and men. Don't be afraid that you will perform well, and don't be afraid that the government will not reward you, I am here to promise you that as long as you have merit, I will reward you. However, there are many problems exposed in this exercise, and after discussing with General Sickert last night, we found that the problems are caused by the lack of training in peacetime, so although General Zhang Zhizhong and Captain Gui Yongqing were able to fulfill the duties of a commander well in this exercise, they will not be commended for their merits and demerits, and I hope that General Zhang Zhizhong and Captain Gui Yongqing can solve these problems in the follow-up training."

The two people on the stage who heard Principal Jiang's name immediately stepped forward one by one, saluted and said, "Yes, principal." ”

But the people below were excited, everyone hoped to be rewarded by the principal, it was an opportunity to soar, especially the students of the cadet brigade, it is estimated that it is not a problem to go to Germany for exchange and study after being praised by the principal.

Admiral He slowly stepped forward and said: "This is the end of this military exercise, and the commendation list will then be distributed to the military academy and the teaching corps. Now, please send the headmaster back to the city. ”

Although the cadets and officers and soldiers were not received and rewarded by the principal on the spot, they also understood that the principal had a lot of opportunities and that time was very tight, and the reward could not be run away.

He Jianye, who was standing in the audience and clapping his hands, thought in his heart, "This is not right! Didn't all the novels of later generations say that Principal Jiang likes to promote the backwards, especially the cadets of the Central Military Academy! Why did you just leave today and didn't give any gifts! What He Jianye didn't know was that as long as a student was remembered by Principal Jiang, his name would be the biggest gift, and he would have a great advantage in future distribution and promotion.

Just when He Jianye was thinking wildly, there was a sound of "standing upright," and all the participating students and the officers and soldiers of the teaching corps stood up together.

"Teach the general team, all of them, turn right, run and walk." A colonel staff officer ordered, and as neat footsteps sounded, an instructor from the Central Military Academy ran to the front of the cadet brigade and said: "All of them, turn right, reach the Central Military Academy, run and walk." After speaking, he immediately led the team to run forward.

After He Jianye returned to the military academy, the military academy did not arrange training in the morning, and the instructor told all the cadets to wash and rest on their own, and to participate in the afternoon training as planned before disbanding.

The first week after the military exercises came, and after the afternoon training, the playground of the Central Army Military Academy; General Zhang Zhizhong was in front of the microphone on the rostrum. All the students stood neatly in the audience and waited for the announcement of the education director.

"Students, I know that everyone is waiting for me to announce the list of students who will go to Germany for exchange this time, I will not talk nonsense, before the announcement, I will explain that today is also the last day before the students who are about to go to Germany for exchange leave the school, that is, we are about to send five students to study in Germany, I hope that the students who go to Germany to study should remember the teachings, win glory for the Central Military Academy in Germany, for the principal, and for the country, if you do not study hard abroad, it is not your face alone, but the face of the whole military academy and all Chinese." Zhang Zhizhong paused here and continued with a serious face,

"Tomorrow the five cadets who went to Germany will be able to go home to visit their families, and seven days later, that is, on July 2, they will report to the Academic Affairs Office of the Military Academy that they are going to Germany. Now I announce the list: Ma Kuisheng of the second cadet infantry team, He Jianye of the third cadet infantry team, Zhang Liren of the cadet artillery team, Pan Rizhong of the cadet staff corps, and Du Chongmin of the cadet communication district team. ”

The students who heard the announcement of the list were silent! This is too different from the previous list, and the five company commanders were originally basically set to go to Germany for exchange and study, but after a single exercise, three of them were brushed down.

After the dismissal, the students returned to their dormitories in the noise of muttering, ready to wash, except for a few people who were downcast, the other students were still washing up, ready to eat and attend the evening class.