In the early morning, the whole city of Tianjin was still sleeping in silence.

On the seaside beach thirty miles away from the military horse farm in the east of the city, all the officers and men of the Beiyang New Army were called up to train before dawn, because today is a big day, and Wang Chenhao, the commander of the new army, will also participate in the training.

Wang Chenhao is busy with official duties every day, and two hours of training time is not so easy for him to take out. Wang Chenhao, in line with the three reasons of gathering the morale of the army, exercising his physical fitness, and winning 100,000 taels of silver in gambling, arranged the time in the morning and evening as much as possible, so as not to delay his normal work.

Seventy percent of the training syllabus of the new army is in accordance with the German Army standards, and the rest is the PLA training methods added by Wang Chenhao.

Starting at 5 a.m., the first event is a 10-kilometer weight-bearing cross-country.

I saw the soldiers of the recruit company wearing riding coats, trousers, and carrying a burden containing five kilograms of sand on their backs, running the beach by the sea.

Since half of them will be eliminated, no uniforms and weapons have yet to be issued. Of course, Wang Chenhao was not accustomed to the uniforms and weapons of the old army, so the new military uniforms and purchased weapons were in the process of intense production and delivery, and they were not distributed until the first three months of training were completed.

Hundreds of platoons ran along the beach by the sea, chanting all kinds of slogans, the platoon commanders of more than 150 recruit companies shouted the step command from time to time, and the soldiers shouted loudly and continued to sweat and run.

The sea breeze is howling, and the waves are constantly surging and rattling.

The soldiers' shoes were soon wet with the sea, and one shoe print was stepped on, and soon it was washed away by the sea, and then another shoe print was stepped on and washed away.

The shoe prints kept being stepped on, and the sea kept washing them away, and the two sides were like fierce opponents, until the last soldier passed, and the sea wiped off his shoe prints and finally won the victory.

"Didn't you say that the big handsome is here? Where? Why didn't you see it? ”

"It's not going to be another show, is it?"

"Those who are officials know how to fool our people!"

"This time it's not a show, I heard the brothers in the back say that the handsome man also ran along."

"Then why don't you see anyone?"

"You pig brain! Can a handsome scholar outrun us? Naturally, it is the last one! ”

"Why don't you run slower and wait to see the big handsome?"

"Are you stupid? Those who are left behind will be eliminated, and Lao Tzu still expects to eat military salaries to support his family! ”

"Don't say it, just the handsome body, carrying ten catties of sand on his back, let alone running for twenty miles, he can follow down, Lao Tzu admires him!"

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The soldiers of each recruit company were muttering incessantly, at first quietly, but gradually there were more people, and the loud voices were heard by the company and platoon commanders on the side of the team.

"Damn, you still have the strength to speak, right? Hurry up and run for Lao Tzu! Go over the company in front! ”

The platoon commander rolled up his sleeves as he spoke, holding a whip and preparing to beat people, but the recruits were suddenly silenced and ran faster.

said that our recruit division commander Wang Chenhao was quite able to run at the beginning, not too far behind. But soon he was exhausted and panting and fell behind, being overtaken by one company of fighters.

This Wang Dashuai knows in his heart that he can't run as a soldier, but this self-esteem is still a little hit, fortunately, Hannagan also likes to run in the morning, he supports Wang Chenhao to participate in training, so it is not too embarrassing to have him accompany Wang Chenhao, of course, there are more than 20 pro-soldiers such as Li Guodong behind, they dare not surpass Wang Chenhao and run to the front.

Wang Chenhao's first run, that speed was unspeakable, and it was simply a turtle speed in the back, but Wang Chenhao finally insisted on running to the destination.

Hannagan encouraged him and said that as long as Wang Chenhao can persevere, it will be a victory.

After the five-kilometer cross-country is over, there is a collective breakfast, and more than 20,000 people eat together in hundreds of large and small circles in a row, which is naturally spectacular.

But it was not until the officers and soldiers had finished breakfast that Wang Chenhao ran to his destination, accompanied by Hannagan and Li Guodong's personal soldiers.

When Wang Chenhao appeared in front of everyone sweating profusely and panting, all the officers and soldiers were suddenly surprised, and they all stood up and looked at Wang Chenhao quietly.

Wang Chenhao ran at the back, and when he was worried that the group of recruits would laugh at him, he didn't know who shouted.

"Handsome, good!"

"Handsome, good!"

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Everyone immediately shouted and cheered together, and the thunderous applause startled Wang Chenhao.

Hannagan turned his head, looked at Wang Chenhao and said, "Congratulations to Lord Wang, you have earned their respect on the first day!" ”

Wang Chenhao smiled tiredly and said, "I thought they would laugh at me, but as you said, being able to persevere is victory." ”

Hannagan nodded and said approvingly, "However, if you can persevere, it will work better." ”

Wang Chenhao said jokingly: "Of course, even if I make the 100,000 taels of bets, I have to stick to it, if I lose, I have no money to pay back!" ”

After saying that, the two burst into laughter.

Wang Chenhao sparred for a morning, and had breakfast with the soldiers in the barracks, and truly shared weal and woe with the soldiers.

Wang Chenhao's achievements are naturally unsightly, and at first he was worried that running the first time would definitely make the soldiers laugh, but the fact is the opposite, no one cares about Wang Chenhao's results, but he has won the respect of the soldiers.

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The coach personally went to the training ground, and his subordinates naturally couldn't be idle.

Wang Chenhao's leading role seems to have played a great role, and the other generals dare not be lazy. Especially some people who have been favored by Wang Chenhao dare not slack off.

In order to arouse the enthusiasm of officers and men for training and the idea of allegiance, Wang Shizhen, through exchanges with Wang Chenhao, compiled a number of songs and lyrics to stimulate morale, such as "Song of Persuading Soldiers," "Song of Fighting Soldiers," and "Song of Marching," thus giving the army a completely new mental outlook.

It's a good thing to have a fierce general under his command, but if he can't control the fierce general, it will be a disaster for the manager. Controlling talent is crucial for leaders, and Wang Chenhao is a person of the future, so he naturally attaches more importance to it.

There are two most basic ways to control people: the control of the spirit and the control of the spirit. ** control comes from the need for survival, restricts human life, and the result often leads to spiritual control. The control of the spirit comes from the need for development, controlling the spirit of people, or grasping someone's "shortcomings" and "handles" to make them obey the drive; Or grab people's hands and allow people to use benefits to make them "eat people's soft hands", so as to achieve the purpose of controlling people.

If the person being driven is compared to a donkey, then the "big stick" and "carrot" are the most common means used by the driver: a carrot is hung in front of the ground to lead people forward, and a big stick is dancing not far from the back to urge people to forge ahead. The former caters to people's needs, and the latter threatens people's safety.

Li Hongzhang, who is skilled in maneuvers, is a veteran in this area, and when he learned that Wang Chenhao personally went to the barracks, he guessed Wang Chenhao's intentions. Therefore, he instructed Yang Shixiang to reveal to Wang Chenhaodong some of his secrets of military training back then: "The matter of military training seems very complicated, but in fact it is very simple, the main thing is to practice 'absolute obedience to orders'. We hold officials and money in one hand and a knife in the other, and if we obey, we will have officials and money, and if we do not obey, we will eat knives. ”

Wang Chenhao, combined with Li Hongzhang's experience, summed up that "officials and money" are the "carrots" in front of the soldiers, and the "knife" is the "big stick" behind the soldiers. Only the former can get carried away, and only the latter can be daunting. Only when both are both, both grace and power, and both soft and hard, can people be happy and convincing for people to be expelled.

For the military attachés of the new army, Wang Chenhao has already used this trick to control people. He used strict military law and military regulations to form a ruthless killing stick, and those who did not accept it would be beaten. He also used the official position and reward system and personal training in the military camp to share weal and woe with the soldiers, so as to win the hearts of the army and let the soldiers sacrifice their lives to serve.

In terms of civil officials, Wang Chenhao is still lacking in heat for the time being. There are many civilian officials in this new army, in addition to Zhang Peilun, Yang Shixiang, Wang Shizhen and others, there are many people who are not too grateful to Wang Chenhao, and even less who serve their lives, so under the advice of Yang Shixiang and Wang Shizhen, Wang Chenhao extended his tentacles to the civilian personnel of the new army.