"The Royal Army University was founded"

Almost immediately after the signing of the Treaty of Alliance between China and Germany, under the direct instructions of His Majesty, the Army began to set up the Army University.

Such a system is practiced in all countries of the world. The Army Military Academy trains regular officers, who become lieutenants after graduation, and then selects outstanding talents from among them and allows them to further their studies in the Army University, where they are instilled with advanced military science such as tactics and strategy, and trained them to become staff officers and generals.

For China, however, there is no such system, and the generals of the Royal Guard are unsurpassed in the world, and those young people are motivated and dedicated, but in many cases, the spirit cannot make up for the gap in quality and knowledge, so as early as a year ago, almost at the same time as the founding of the empire, the decision to establish the Army University was first formally adopted, but the key is that instructors with advanced military talents cannot be found.

Go abroad and look for it.

The solution to this problem is very simple, and like any other problem, the only way to find it is to go abroad.

In the beginning, some of the officers' ideas were imported from the Japanese Army. And rightfully so. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, when studying military affairs, the first choice of the Chinese people was Japan, and many of the staff officers in the Guards had studied at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and their foreign language learning was also Japanese.

Moreover, the performance of the Japanese Army in the Northeast Battlefield is indeed remarkable, but this idea was rejected as soon as it was proposed, and the Guards Army had defeated the Japanese, and it was simply unrealistic to learn from them, and Japan was not necessarily willing to send excellent instructors.

But the most fundamental reason was His Majesty's strong opposition, and in the end, at His Majesty's request, the Army chose to apply to Germany for law, and in any case, the German Army's tactics and army establishment were the most advanced in the world.

In the end, it was decided to bring in instructors from the General Staff of the German Army, and then the military attache in Germany was in Berlin to report to the then German Minister of War and Prussian Minister of War Gottlieb Brown? Feng? The Count of Hazeller made this request, and Gottlieb? Feng? Count Hazelle and then Chief of the General Staff Alfred? Feng? Schlieffen consulted it.

Schlieffen was a prodigy of strategic thinking in the German Army, and despite being seventy-two years old, the German Army was reluctant to let him retire and continue to serve as Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial German Army.

In the face of China's request, Schlieffen hesitated for a moment and agreed on the spot to Germany's request to send instructors. Eventually, however, out of caution and for other reasons, Schlieffen rejected China's request for Germany to send high-ranking officers to help prepare the Army University. More than a dozen officers led by Major Bauer went to the Royal Whampoa Army Military Academy to teach.

Although the Germans rejected the request to send senior officers, Max. The arrival of Bauer and others still improved the teaching level of the Whampoa Army Military Academy, especially the teaching level of gunnery, engineering, civil engineering, and other majors, but the idea of establishing an army university to "train senior officers" did not disappear from the plan of the War Department. Germany sent its best senior generals to help China establish the Army University, which became a clause of the alliance between the two countries.

It is against this backdrop that Alfred, who refused to send high-ranking generals to China a year ago? Feng? Schlieffen became the "head of the Imperial German Military Advisory Group in China", which on the one hand provided advice to the Chinese government on armament construction, and more importantly, helped China establish the Army University.

After the death of his wife in 1872, Field Marshal Schlieffen had become cold and withdrawn, often mocking his colleagues, but during his tenure at the German General Staff, he had always sought to solve the problems facing Germany on both fronts as fully as possible. He was a brilliant strategist, and although he was indifferent to the principles of war, his methods of studying problems were in accordance with the laws of science. The arrival of the former chief of staff of the German army and a group of senior German generals has really made the Chinese Army University a world-class military academy.

On September 7, 4605 in the Yanhuang calendar, Wei Ze was ordered to report to the Royal Army University in the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, and made war exploits in the war against Japan, but he originally thought that the officer had no chance with him, but at the end of the war, he was promoted to "special promotion in the field", and was directly promoted from sergeant major to major, although it was a temporary military rank, but it made him an officer from then on, after the temporary rank was canceled, he became a captain, perhaps the oldest captain in the entire Guards, until half a year ago, he was promoted, The most unexpected thing is that I received a notice from the Army University half a month ago. ,

"Brother Lobby, when did the army also set up a university?"

Wei Nan asked, he is Wei Ze's cousin, and Wei Ze's only few relatives, he came to Nanjing from his hometown half a year ago to join Wei Ze, in Nanjing's private dynasty. studied preparatory science, but Wei Ze didn't pay attention to him today.

"What kind of university is that?"

And Wei Ze still ignored him. He himself doesn't know what kind of university it is, anyway, he has to learn advanced strategy and tactics and the like, and after graduation, he will either become a staff officer or become a general, at least there is that possibility, since the establishment of the Army University, all the division commanders and staff officers above the school level of the Royal Guards have received training at the Army University for half a year, and some officers continue to enter the Army University for a period of two years.

Like Wei Ze this time, he is receiving short-term training, but he also understands that short-term training is only to improve the strategic and tactical quality of officers, and the school officers who are really likely to be promoted are probably still the "semester students" of the Lu University, as for the "short-term trainees......

"How many students are there?"

"My issue, 1,200 people"

Wei Ze replied that this was 1,200 people selected from among the captains and major officers in the Guards who had not received short training, and this was the third period of the short training course for officers of the Royal Guard.

"Brother Lobby, you're amazing."

Wei Nan sighed, he really thought so in his heart, among the generations of the Wei family, the lobby brother was the most promising, but he knew that his lobby brother had a bit of a strange temper, and he usually didn't like to listen to this kind of nonsense that could be said or not.

"You guy, you're not very old, but you're really verbose, you want to look like a man, how can you ...... a big man?"

Putting down the chopsticks, Wei Ze reprimanded.

"His Daddy"

Qiu Niang on the side hurriedly spoke, obviously a little dissatisfied with Wei Ze's words, she had to take into account the face of the little uncle. But Wei Nan just pouted and said.

"It's already amazing, our hometown, there are a few people who don't know that the Wei family has a big officer, the president of the Army University, I'm afraid it's still Your Majesty, you will be a protégé of the Son of Heaven by then, what does it matter to talk about it now."

"I'm just a soldier, it's not a big deal"

That's what Wei Ze thinks from the bottom of his heart. In his opinion, his background is "not right", and after working in the Guards for several years, he clearly knows that in the Guards, he pays attention to his background, although he is an old man from Alcatraz Island, but he is not a Huangpu student, and Huangpu is the real protégé of the Son of Heaven.

"Anan, you're a college student now, and that's the really great thing, do you want to study hard? In the future, you will be better than my eldest brother."

Wei Ze said solemnly.

In his opinion, compared to himself, his cousin, who reads "stupidly", is more promising.

"In the future, maybe we will be able to stay abroad at official expense, and when the time comes, we will be able to produce a student from our dangerous family to stay abroad, listen to my brother's words, the official of the empire is not good, and the military of the empire is also not good,"

In the eyes of many people, in addition to not "peeling the skin and filling the grass", I am afraid that there is not much difference between His Majesty and Hong Wuye, and even to a certain extent, many people think that His Majesty is the Hong Wuye of the year.

"So, in the future, you still go to those companies, with high salaries and good risks, well, it's better to study engineering, you are a sincere person, you don't have any heart, and studying engineering is more suitable for you......"

"Well, I see, thank you, Brother Lobby"

Although the Army University located in the Purple Mountain was just founded last year, after one year and nine months of construction, the Army University under the Purple Mountain is not at all like the military camp used as a classroom when it was founded, and every building in the Army University is designed by German designers.

After Wei Ze entered the university with the notice, a faculty member at the Army University said this to the freshmen.

"You people are too bad at math, let's learn math for a few months first"

Mathematics refers to algebra, most of the officers trained in this group graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, they all attended crash courses, and omitted the mathematics class, although the "crash course" provided enough officers for the Liberation Army during the Liberation Campaign, but the congenital deficiencies of the crash course were fully demonstrated in the subsequent Guards period, and the lack of mathematics made them rely on professional staff officers in many subjects, which undoubtedly caused the bloated and inefficient officer body.

The officers who have been aware of these problems during the army have taken mathematics classes seriously, and these officers who have entered the Army University have been learning algebra and geography all day long like middle school students, and the level of education itself is far greater than that of others. ,

And Wei Nan always looks sincere and respectful in front of his cousin, but when he is with his classmates and friends, he looks like he is not afraid of heaven and earth.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is elected by each of us, indeed, Your Majesty, we can respect him, but we must not consider ourselves slaves because of this, what kind of country is the Chinese Empire today?"

Wei Nan, who couldn't keep his mouth idle, sat at Nanjing Dynasty University and said to his classmates after class.

"A nation of people, a nation of men and not slaves"

Wei Nan quoted His Majesty's words directly.

"Therefore, as young people in China, we should support the early constitution of the country, because if the country does not establish a constitution, our national system will be unstable every day."

"Brother Nan was surprised by this, His Majesty promised the people that the constitution would be established in nine years, but it has only been three years so far, and there is still a six-year preparatory period, besides, the first parliament of the empire has not yet been elected, who will make the constitution? Last year, Yang Gong and his colleagues held a preparatory meeting for the constitution, and they were also commended by His Majesty, but what His Majesty said was extremely true, how could the fundamental law of the country be handed over to non-constitutional advisers before the National Assembly was decided? ”

Wang Haoze immediately retorted that unlike the constitutionalist students in the school, Wang Haoze was a hardcore royalist.

"It is for this reason that His Majesty should be urged to issue a decree as soon as possible to hold the first parliamentary elections"

I wonder what kind of Congress will be elected, whether it will be the House of Representatives or the Senate. Is it the House of Lords or the House of Commons? Our country is a national system determined by all the people, and the four trillion people are elected as the emperor and the national system is the imperial system. ……”

Compared with the calm of the outside world, in the university, a place of free thought, the students of the constitutionalists and royalists will have arguments almost every day, and unlike the outside royalists, in any university in China, the constitutionalists have always been the mainstream, and the royalists even belong to the "minority" like the republicans.

As an active member of the royalist faction among the students in this circle, Wang Haoze's remarks almost immediately aroused refuting and controversy from others.

"Young Master Wang, your father is the commander of the Liberation Army, although he was seriously injured and retired, but when His Majesty conferred the medal, he would enjoy the honor of a marquis, I am afraid that you, the body of the upper and lower houses, should still think about your status as a noble councilor."

A ridicule came from not far away, it was Cao Shijing, who was the most active republican in their class, and the republican idea was very radical, that is, to abolish the imperial system and adopt a republic, but even radical was still quite popular among these young students.

"Students, the so-called House of Lords is the House of Lords, taking the British House of Lords as an example, all of them are hereditary nobles, in fact, it is the reason for the emperor to divide the people's power, and if the proposal passed by the House of Commons is ...... in the House of Lords"

But no one echoed him. Everyone knows in their hearts that just as the people chose the imperial system in the past, it is impossible for China to choose a republic now, and in the Shanghai rebellion, the republicans really disappointed them, and even to a certain extent, as long as the republic is mentioned, they will be associated with treason.

"Hmph, whether it is a nobleman or a commoner, we are all citizens, and we all bear the responsibility for this country, besides, what's wrong with the current imperial system, is it that the current empire is not strong enough?"

Wang Haoze raised his eyebrows and looked at Cao Renjing and said.

"I don't know what the benefits of the republic, I only know that the empire has been established since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, and by His Majesty's Holy Wisdom, my country has been saved from bullying by the great powers and re-established itself among the powerful countries, I have not seen the benefits of the republic, but I only see that this year's steel production in my country will reach 4 million tons, far exceeding the traditional powers such as Russia and Italy, and the industry is far more than ten times stronger than in the past.

Wang Haoze said as he picked up the book from his clip and said.

"As for why I want to be a hereditary noble councilor, but I have to have that opportunity, no, I have a big brother above me"

As he was leaving, he shook his head.

"This person, you have to have a conscience, you have to have a conscience, without Your Majesty, would we have today?"

"How can the current situation of China be the work of Your Majesty alone?"

Wei Nan immediately retorted, because of Wei Ze, the eldest brother, he knew the army better than others, and he also knew the sacrifice of the army, in his opinion, it was the sacrifice and dedication of the army that made it what it is today, not His Majesty alone.

"Not Your Majesty alone?"

Walking up to Wei Nan, staring into his eyes, staring at him motionlessly, Wang Haoze asked.

"Are you sure?"

"The success of today's China is the result of the joint efforts of the people, and it is by no means the work of His Majesty alone",

Wei Nan still insisted on his opinion, in fact, he believed in the power of the people more than His Majesty, he was a constitutionalist, and he was also a nationalist.

"If it weren't for the efforts of the people, Your Majesty alone would not have been able to become what it is today......

At this time, Wang Haoze's face showed a hint of ridicule, and then a sneer.

"A lion leading a flock of sheep can defeat a flock of lions led by a sheep, when did the Manchus defeat a foreign enemy when the Manchus were enslaved?"

After a rhetorical question, Wang Haoze looked at his classmates and spit out two words.

"A bunch of idiots"

He said this, and then turned around and left directly, ignoring the anger that flashed on the faces of the students around him when they heard this, and Wei Nan's face was even more white and red.

"Come on, don't be like that kind of young master, people are nobles"

I don't know if it's perjury, but then Wei Nan smiled bitterly, looking at Wang Haoze's back, although he knew that he was telling the truth, but ......

"If it weren't for that flock of sheep, how could Your Majesty be a lion, even if he was ......?"

He whispered something in his mouth.

"Anan, you say that......"

"But it's disrespectful."

"That's it, that's it, it's disrespectful for you to say that about the emperor."

"When do you think China will be able to establish a constitution?"

At this time, Cao Shijing suddenly asked.

"In another six years"

Wei Nan replied bluntly, this is the time of His Majesty's promise, and he believes that His Majesty will definitely fulfill his promise, just as His Majesty has been fulfilling his promise, Chrysostom may not have this power, but as long as it is what he promised, he will definitely do it.

Wei Nan has never doubted this.

"If, if,"

Cao Shijing said suddenly.

"What should we do if Your Majesty refuses to make a constitution then?"

"Then it is up to us to fight for the power of the people."