[Chapter 55: Training Month, Yulin Oath]
The training camp lasts for three months. During these three months, Lao Yan, as the chief instructor, did not teach any combat skills, nor did he have any knowledge related to combat. There was only an endless bombardment of fatigue – a double bombardment, both physical and psychological.
First the military posture and the queue. Start with a military salute. The military salute of the Han Empire is divided into two kinds, one is the eyebrow salute, the posture is very similar to that of the German army in later generations, the right palm is merged, and it reaches the right eyebrow. The other is a cross-chest salute, with the right fist clenched and the tiger's mouth striking the left chest – that's where the heart is located! It means that I will see the sun and the moon with my heart!
Generally speaking, when visiting officers at or above the colonel level and on official occasions, they all bow cross-chested. And in the barracks or in free time, it is enough to raise an eyebrow. Superiors treat subordinates with eyebrows in ordinary times, and only on the battlefield, in order to show respect for the soldiers, they will bow cross-chested.
The Holy Ancestor had already stipulated that among the four classes of scholars, farmers, and businessmen in the empire, "scholars" were not only officials and scholars, but also soldiers! The status of a soldier is noble, and a soldier who has entered the military does not need to salute officials below the seventh rank, and only needs to raise his eyebrows or bow to the chest in the face of officials above the seventh rank. Bowing is not allowed, let alone kneeling.
The only person to kneel was when he met His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the supreme commander of the Imperial Army—and even then, the soldiers did not kneel on both knees, but on one knee!
Of course, the military salute is only one of the military postures. In the modern army, it is used to hone the will and physique of soldiers, such as standing and stepping upright, which are also standing items in intensive training. For these, Shen Yun, who has participated in military training in modern universities, can easily deal with them. There is no problem with the other students - those who can enter here are at least high school graduates, and the cultural foundation is there, and there will be no distinction between left and right, all that is needed is to constantly hone their will.
After the military posture queue, there is also a brainwashing education in the evening. Whenever this time. Only then did Shen Yun realize how much energy the Holy Ancestor had spent in order to combine the modern military training system with the ancient soldiers. In terms of this brainwashing education, in the modern army, the political commissar is generally in charge. In the Han Empire, there was also a political work department similar to a political commissar, which was the school affairs office in the military academy and a military discipline officer on the battlefield.
The Office of School Affairs is not only responsible for the management of school affairs, but also for the Military Discipline Officer. In addition to their duties, they also have to worry about the psychological state of the soldiers, and when there is a situation of low morale, they will talk to these soldiers, from the general interests of the country to the increase in the price of cabbage in the market. These people can talk to you.
In addition to these, Shen Yun also discovered that there were also medical guards in the imperial army. Of course, the medics were mostly men, with the occasional female soldier or two. Zhaowu University and all military academies across the country have military medical departments. Specializes in teaching battlefield first aid and surgery - speaking of which, surgery still starts with Hua Tuo!
The difference between a military doctor and an ordinary soldier is. The medic wears a white cloth around his arm. Of course. The white cloth depicts not a red cross, but a unicorn, also known as a unicorn! In later generations, the medicine box that the military doctor carried with him was also replaced with a medicine bag sewn from animal skin, which was also called a sachet because the medicine bag always had the fragrance of herbs.
After three months, the training camp finally ended. All the students, including Shen Yun. Finally got a hint of iron. Lao Yan finally stopped calling them "garbage" and "waste", but called them "soldiers".
After three months of intensive training, they finally got Lao Yan's recognition. However, in this process, there are still more than 30 people who failed to carry it to the end - they can't bear it during the training camp. Some chose to retire voluntarily, while others were forced to return to their hometowns to recuperate. This shows how harsh the training of the Imperial army is!
During the time of the Holy Ancestor, there was a rule that the last day of the training camp was the day of the conferment. On this day, the sacrificial wine of the military academy will come to the training site in person and confer the titles on these recruits with their own hands - the horizontal sword badge of ordinary soldiers will be worn on their shoulders and chests!
In the second class corps, the title is conferred by the corps commander or division commander.
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Early in the morning, the weather was a bit gloomy. It's almost autumn, and midwinter is approaching. The cold wind howling from the far north swept up the dust on the Miyun school grounds, and it was in the air, and the atmosphere was solemn!
Shen Yun's group of students were called by the military horn at three o'clock, and then after breakfast, they stood neatly on the school ground.
At two o'clock in the morning, four more cadets arrived—these were students who had been training in other schools, and they were also going to participate in today's awards.
At three o'clock, a company of fully draped soldiers, holding halberds, entered the school field and lined up on both sides of the cadet team. The cadet soldiers will not touch the weapons during the three-month intensive training, and after seeing the armor shining with cold light on the bodies of the soldiers and the long halberds in their hands, the atmosphere in the school field is even more solemn.
At this time, Shen Yun also strangely found that among the few new students who arrived later, there were actually a few loud and crisp shouts-it was a woman! Oh no, it's supposed to be a female soldier!
Is there still a female soldier recruited in this expansion order?
Shen Yun wanted to turn his head and look at it carefully several times, but in the past three months, military discipline finally overwhelmed everything and restrained the desire in his heart. Of course, the figure of his comrades who were a little writhing around him revealed their same curiosity.
At the same time, the school field suddenly remembered the rumbling snare drum. Chief instructor Lao Yan's burst of tears like spring thunder and remembered: "The marshal has arrived, all of them are there, and they are standing upright——! ”
In the army, it is rare to call Hu Gong His Royal Highness, but to name him by military rank. Hu Gong is one of the four generalissimos of the empire.
At the time of the first establishment of the four generalissimos, there were even good deeds who named the four generalissimos after the direction, such as Hu Gong stationed in Yuyang as the northern marshal, Ying Gong stationed in Wu County as the eastern marshal, Yigong stationed in Gyeonggi as the western marshal, and the last Zhigong stationed in Yizhou as the southern marshal. None of the four generalissimos had any objection to this, and the Privy Council did not comment on it.
The emperor even joked at a banquet, saying, "I have four generalissimos in the east, west, north and south, and each marshal is unified with the party, and he is the duke of me, and everyone in the world is called His Royal Highness, should there also be a palace marshal?" ”
As a result, the title of "a certain marshal" began to be popular in the army, and the corps commander was named the name of "palace marshal", and so on, the division commander was called "division marshal", the town commander was called "town marshal", the brigade commander was called "brigade marshal", and the general was called "department marshal"!
Of course, Qu commanders, battalion commanders, and company commanders below the rank of general cannot be called "handsome."
Without further ado, Lao Yan gave an order, and the entire school field sounded with the sound of legs and legs, and the audience was silent for a while, only the wind in the air was whirring......
Hu Gong Zhang Xin wore the casual military uniform of the Han army, accompanied by four officers who were also dressed but wearing school-level sword medals, and walked on the high platform in front of the school field.
I haven't seen him for nearly half a year, and Hu Gong's already thin body seems to be even thinner, but his waist is still straight, his long beard is open, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyebrows are stacked, but he can't hide his sharp gaze like an eagle falcon.
He glanced around, especially stopping in the direction of Shen Yun, but quickly turned away.
Lao Yan stood in the first row and shouted loudly: "All of them, salute!" ”
This etiquette has long been learned in the intensive training. All the students shook their bodies at the same time, raised their arms and chests in unison, and at the same time, hundreds of heads wearing student helmets slammed down neatly, shouting: "The great man is mighty!" Soldiers of the Great Han Yulin Army, meet the marshal! ”
This is the most solemn cross-chested bow of the soldier when he sees the Imperial Marshal.
Hu Gongxian put his legs together, raised his hands and raised his eyebrows, and his thick and majestic voice resounded throughout the school: "Hard work, soldiers!" ”
"Wings for the country, not hard!" All the students shouted in unison.
After the military salute, Hu Gong was going to speak as usual, but today he seemed to be a little tired and had no intention of speaking, but walked down the stage directly, and asked the salute soldiers holding the rank plate to follow, and wore sword badges to the cadet soldiers one by one. Every time he wore one, Hu Gong would whisper a few words, which was nothing more than asking for the name and hometown. Each soldier who was asked was thrilled and excited. There was no need to salute when answering, but they all unconsciously puffed up their chests, held their breath, and looked excited.
When he arrived in front of Shen Yun, Hu Gong unusually did not ask, but showed a smile, and after wearing a horizontal sword badge on his shoulder, his dry and powerful big hand slapped Shen Yun twice on the shoulder—the meaning of encouragement was fully revealed.
Shen Yun was also very excited at the moment. Although he told himself countless times that he was from modern times, he had seen a lot of this kind of scene, so don't get excited, don't get excited. But in this solemn environment, the dignified imperial marshal wearing the sword badge with his own hands still made Shen Yun feel inexplicably excited and excited!
The rules set by the Holy Ancestor Emperor are really inspiring!
After wearing the sword badge in turn, it was almost noon. However, no one felt tired, and all of them looked excitedly at Hu Gong, who was walking towards the high platform again.
At this time, the morale was already bursting, and Shen Yun believed that as long as Hu Gong gave an order, these cadets in front of him would all die.
I don't know if it was affected by the atmosphere, Hu Gong, who has always been strict, also felt a little excited, and he raised his voice: "Today, this marshal has urgent military affairs, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time. Here, Ben Shuai just wants to ask one sentence: As a great Han Yulin, if there are foreign enemies who kill my Han people, plunder my compatriots, and adulterate my wife and daughter, what should I do? ”
The answer to this sentence is also readily available. The answer is found in the Regulations on the Response of Soldiers of the Han Empire.
In just one moment, all the soldiers crossed their chests with their right arms at the same time, and shouted with all their strength: "Search the world, chase and kill for thousands of miles, exterminate their seedlings, destroy their races, and swear to behead the enemy, in order to respect the martial soul of the Han Dynasty!" ”
The naked slaughter declaration, hundreds of Han soldiers shouted domineeringly, but no one felt cruel, only endless self-confidence and arrogance rose to the sky!
"Good!" Hu Gong solemnly raised his eyebrows to the soldiers again, "All the monarchs are the wings of the Han Dynasty, the lackeys of the Han family, and the eagle dogs of the Son of Heaven, you must remember today's oath!" ”
Hundreds of soldiers were already murderous, and their chests were staggered: "Follow the marshal's teachings!" ”
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PS: This chapter has fewer words, but there are also 3,000! Hehe, tomorrow is a new month. For the sake of my two watches, can you count the votes? (To be continued.) )