56_56295 Western Suburbs of Beijing, Wanping County, Yongding.

Surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water on one side, it is the Army University, the highest institution of the Imperial Chinese Army.

The predecessor of the Army University, which is the military academy of the famous royal tutor, can be traced back to the time when Lin Hong just landed in Taiwan, and it has been 30 years. Today's Army University, along with the Kunming Army Military Academy, the Baoding Infantry School, and the Wuhan Artillery School, is known as the four major military academies of the Chinese Army, and in fact is the highest institution of the Chinese Imperial Army.

According to the traditional regulations of the Imperial Chinese Army, only officers who have completed the Army's three-year education equivalent to junior high school (Army Middle School three-year education) and have served in the Army for more than two years can apply for the Army University. Exceptions can be made to the Junior Class of the Army University, except for the well-known Junior Class of the Army University, only those who have made special meritorious contributions, such as those who have won the Order of the White Tiger of the Second Class or above, can enter the preparatory class of the Army University with the approval of the Emperor, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army, and the Director of Education of the Army, and can only study after passing the examination.

At present, the Army University has five colleges: Tactical Command, Campaign Command, Logistics Support Section, National Defense Research, and Military Education Management. Among them, the campaign command department is mainly aimed at the advanced training of high-level commanders and staff officers of the army, and pays attention to cultivating the command and staff ability of the campaign level. The Logistics Support Section is mainly aimed at the research and education of the army's logistics work before launching military operations. National defense research mainly trains high-level professionals in military theory, national defense construction theory, and national defense mobilization system, while military education management mainly trains professionals in military education, mainly training faculty and staff in military academies and universities.

The Department of Tactical Command is the largest professional college of the Army University, which is mainly responsible for cultivating tactical command personnel of the Army. Unlike the Army Middle School, which conducts specialized training according to infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering, and baggage, the Tactical Command Department of the Army University focuses on cultivating commanders' ability to command synthesically. In order to enter the department, it is first necessary to issue an opinion at or above the regimental level of the unit to which you belong, and you need to go through two examinations, the preliminary examination and the re-examination. Since these officers or noncommissioned officers have all studied in army middle schools, learned professional military science and technology, and have accumulated considerable training and command experience in various arms during their service in the army, the army university has mainly comprehensively improved their military quality, cultivated their ability to command and staff officers in synthesized tactics, and paid attention to keeping pace with the innovation in military tactics theory.

In addition to these five colleges, Lu University also has a very special group, which is the famous Lu University Junior Class. As the name suggests, the students of the junior class are not normal students who were born in the army middle school and have undergone a complete system of military education. They are generally around the age of 12, and after graduating from ordinary higher elementary schools, they enter the Army University for closed training after strict selection. From the first day of enrollment, these cadets receive the most rigorous and systematic military professional education, which covers almost all majors in the land and the university. During the entire education period, these cadets are also required to serve in the army, including all branches of the military, from the grassroots level to staff posts and command posts.

This junior class is the elite of the elite who came out of the education system of the Imperial Chinese Army. Because the emperor would come to the juvenile class when he was free, and ordered all the nobles to send their children here to receive education, the juvenile class was nicknamed the "prince class", which was the most desirable place for aspiring teenagers in the entire empire, and it was also the object of envy, jealousy, and resentment among other students of Lu University.

Today is the day of graduation from the military academy. According to the normal academic system, military cadets go on a staff trip in April and officially graduate in July.

As we all know, although the emperor has always been entangled in state affairs (Nima is idle every day and has nothing to do), he has always grasped the military school very tightly, not only has he always hung the name of the president of the military school, but also personally attended the graduation ceremony every year. In particular, the emperor decided to transfer these graduates to the African colonies to directly lead the army, and this graduation ceremony also carried a hint of the meaning of going to war.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived"

"All of them, stand upright"

With a high-pitched shout, everyone straightened their chests and did not squint, but just looked at the silent black figure on the left side of the queue out of the corner of their eye.

The leading squadron of the Military Academy Police Officer, with a solemn expression and a ruler to measure the general neat steps, came to the review stand, lined up in a strict alert formation, turned its back to the review stand, raised the rifle with live ammunition and bayonets, and then fell neatly and stood on the side of the leg.

The Praetorian Guard, who was dressed in black uniforms, had expressionless faces, and exuded the breath of death, and the vigilant and agile middle? South? Hai Tewei, surrounded by a young man who was also wearing a black Praetorian Guard uniform, but with a royal golden dragon coat of arms ribbon and holding the emperor's scepter, came to the review stand under the guidance of an imperial flag with a red background and a golden dragon stepping on the sun.

Xiao Ming, the executive vice president of the Army University and the lieutenant general of the army, who had been waiting in the audience, saluted solemnly to the emperor, Lin Hong raised the scepter in his hand to show his salute in return, and stepped onto the review stand, and the personal guards behind him followed, and Xiao Ming also walked up.

"Salute"

With the shouting of the graduate representative and the captain of the cadet soldiers, the cadets in the audience saluted the review stand

Lin Hong raised the emperor's scepter in his hand, the imperial flag in the school yard was hunting and fluttering in the wind, and the golden dragon stretched its claws, becoming more and more majestic. Xiao Ming and others raised their hands to salute in return, and after the salute, there was silence on and off the stage, only the fluttering sound of the military flag and the imperial flag fluttering in the wind was particularly clear.

Lin Hong's gaze, from left to right, from front to back, scanned back and forth at this group of the most outstanding patriotic young people of this era, this group of national pride who is destined to leave a mark in Chinese history and bloom on the stage of this era, and he can't help but give birth to a surging passion in his heart.

Those young faces, in Lin Hong's eyes, were so full of vitality and passion. Yes, they firmly believe that soldiers should forget their lives for the sake of the country, dare to gamble their lives in the national war, they firmly believe that soldiers are the great wall of flesh and blood of the empire, they can ignore life and death for the sake of a slogan, an order, an inexplicable feeling, and inflict the most ruthless violence on the enemies of the country and the nation, completely obliterating all hostile forces.

It is such a group of officers who formed the brain and bone blood of this army, created this country, and will go all out to defend this country.

"Take a break," Xiao Ming said in a loud voice, "Today, His Majesty, the great Emperor of the Chinese Empire, came to our school to present graduation medals to all students, this is the honor of our school, and I would like to invite Your Majesty to deliver a speech." ”

Lin Hong stepped forward, came to the megaphone, stood solemnly for a long time, eagle-like gaze, repeatedly scraped the students in the front row, only to see that everyone's faces were faintly red, and cold sweat was soaked out of their backs.

"Tell me, who are you?" Lin Hong's voice was slow and powerful, and there was no trembling in the wind.

The answer from the audience was incomparably majestic and neat.

"So, what is your responsibility?"

"Defend the family and defend the country" replied, and the voice was like a roar of steel.

"Today, our country is incomparably strong and incomparably rich, but when faced with the threat of war, and the enemy is stronger than ever, they are about to invade our borders, occupy our land, plunder our wealth, and kill our compatriots, tell me, what should you do?"

"With me invincible, I die and the country survives"

The eight-character motto of the Army University echoed in the empty parade ground like a tsunami, and every student in the audience was roaring with the strength of his whole body, only feeling that there was infinite strength in his body, eager to fight, eager to vent

"But I don't want you to die." Lin Hong's slow voice sounded so firm, so unquestionable, "I need you to survive, drag the enemy's banner through the triumphal arch, throw them at my feet and let the world understand that China, the great Chinese empire, is inviolable, tell me, tell me, can you do it?" ”

"Yes"

The hoarse roar merged into a huge wave that pierced into the clear sky. Like the hundreds of young officers around him, Huang Fulan also has a straight military posture, and his military appearance and discipline are not bad at all, but the whole person is like a burning torch, and the whole person exudes a scorching heat

"It's good that you know what a soldier does." Lin Hong waited for the voice of the audience to calm down, and said, "You are all active military officers, and you have received systematic military education since childhood, and you must keep in mind your responsibilities to the country and the nation. ”

Lin Hong roared: "Tell me, what is the duty of a soldier?" ”

"Obey orders" The phalanx under the stage replied in unison as if reflexively, and the voice was still neat and powerful.

"Good." Lin Hong nodded slightly, and his tone was solemn, "You are about to return to the army and become the dry city of the country, here, I have some words to give to you, not only for the battle against the imperial colony that you will go to soon, but also for the hope that you can remember it for a lifetime." ”

"War is the duty of a soldier. The responsibility of a soldier, the duty of a soldier is to use the sword in your hand to open up territory for the empire and the people for this nation," Lin Hong said slowly, "The army is the sharp blade of the country, which cannot be moved lightly, but must be sharpened often. Tell me that you are willing to be my sword? ”

"Yes!"