Zheng Weiguo had already told Li Liangrong and Liao Yaoxiang about attending the opening ceremony of the military academy. The two not only readily agreed, but also offered to help lead classes at the school when they learned that the military school lacked instructors.

Why would you be so kind? On the one hand, because of the Boye People's Army incident and the Hu Xuexi incident, the two felt a little guilty about Zheng Weiguo. On the other hand, they also wanted to test whether Zheng Weiguo had the idea of separating one side. Because in their view, the establishment of military schools is to train their own team, and it is very likely that they will evolve into a new warlord. This is something that they cannot tolerate with their orthodox views.

If Zheng Weiguo wants to take the opportunity to establish his own team, he will definitely not tolerate the interference of other forces, which will expose his true face of separatism in the name of resisting Japan; If Zheng Weiguo agrees, it will be just right, and the two can also take the opportunity to cultivate a pro-central force within the military academy.

Early the next morning, Zheng Weiguo asked the pillar to invite Li Liangrong and Liao Yaoxiang over, and everyone had breakfast together. After Political Commissar Cheng, Chief of Staff Zhou, Commander Zhou Fucheng, and Captain Feng Zhan converged, they rushed together to the parade ground in the eastern suburbs, where the ceremony was held. As for Director Xiong, he rushed over early to set up the venue.

The parade ground in the eastern suburbs is a very spacious and flat dam, it is said that a famous general in ancient times had paraded here, and also left the ruins such as the point of the general's platform, which has a sense of historical vicissitudes. However, after many years of abandonment, there has long been no scene of autumn soldiers on the battlefield here. Nearby farmers often dry their grains here, turning it into a large drying dam.

There was no superfluous arrangement at the opening ceremony of the Jizhong Army Military Academy, that is, the land was leveled and tamped. Then a banner was pulled on the point table. In terms of conditions, it is much more shabby than when the Whampoa Military Academy was established. But Zheng Weiguo and the others didn't mind at all, and they couldn't close their mouths happily one by one.

Before the announcement of the official establishment of the military school, a military parade was first held. Standing on the rostrum were Zheng Weiguo and the ministers of the 41st Group Army. The faculty and staff of the academy and the first batch of students were reviewed.

Director Xiong, no, it should be called Dean Xiong now, ran in small steps, stood up and saluted: "Report to the general seat, chiefs, after the military parade is ready to graduate, will it start?" Please instruct! ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand. Commanded: "Go!" ”

With his order, the military band of the Political Department began to play the march. Now the 41st Group Army is patchwork, and there is already a very regular military band, which is no longer the grass stage group of the past.

Like what flute, clarinet (aka clarinet), saxophone. French horn, trombone, alto horn. Big drums, cymbals, snare drums. In short, there are three types of musical instruments: woodwind, brass, and percussion, while also retaining traditional instruments such as allegro and lock. It is convenient to increase the festive atmosphere of the festival.

To an impassioned tune, the instructors and cadets of the military academy began to enter the venue in a neat line. There are not many faculty members, only in a phalanx. There were nearly 300 students, divided into seven large phalanxes and followed behind. Under the guidance of the standard-bearer, they shouted slogans, marched neatly, and were majestic and high-spirited, quite imposing.

The phalanx of faculty members was the first to walk to the rostrum. The sources of these instructors are very complicated, including former officers of various warlord units, officers sent by the Military Commission during the reorganization, military and political cadres supported by the Eighth Route Army, and instructors sent by Germany.

Incidentally, the German government had already compromised by agreeing to pay for arms first and then for the method of producing penicillin. After all, two ships of arms are nothing to a mustache, and penicillin is a strategically important medicine. Its value is not the same. It is for this reason that the Germans are now acting very cooperatively.

When the official formation was approaching the rostrum, the leader of the phalanx suddenly ordered loudly: "Step ~ go!" Hearing only an uproar, the columns in the phalanx quickly pulled away, and then stepped forward with an exaggerated high kick, and the thighs stiffened forward and kicked 90 degrees.

Well, that's where the difference comes in. The German Hans kicked high and steady one by one, full of aura. The Chinese instructors were mixed, with some playing tall and good-looking, others stumbling and staggering.

The main reason is that the Chinese army lacks similar training, and the body shape of the Chinese is not very suitable for Prussia's high kick step, so after the founding of New China, the kick height was reduced, and the sense of balance was strengthened by increasing the swing of the arm.

Chief of Staff Zhou whispered: "General seat, we have to practice this when we have time, and it is best to make a guard of honor come out." ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said: "Well, you can do it, but now that time is tight, after repelling the sweep of the Japanese army, we can hold a grand military parade to boost the morale of the army." ”

As he was muttering, the phalanx had reached the front of the rostrum. The team leader ordered loudly again: "Look at Lu You~ and salute!" The instructors turned their heads in unison, then lowered their left hand, raised their right arm, and clasped their fingers together on their foreheads. This is a Prussian military salute, because it is a military parade, so the palm of the hand is slightly extended outwards as a sign of respect.

Zheng Weiguo and other officials hurriedly returned the salute. Although the military salute of the commanders seemed a little chaotic, Russian, Japanese, French, German, and all kinds of wild roads, everyone was very serious, and they looked very excited and excited. For soldiers, in addition to the battlefield being a playground, tacit understanding and feelings are cultivated step by step.

"Hello instructors!" Zheng Weiguo was a little excited when he saw it, and couldn't help but stretch out his arm and fly.

The instructors were stunned for a moment, but the team leader was still clever, and hurriedly took the lead in shouting: "Hello chiefs! ”

"The instructors have worked hard!"

"Chiefs work harder!"

Zheng Weiguo was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that the phrase "serving the people" had not yet been published, and he couldn't help laughing.

At this time, the phalanx of cadets also came. The reason why the infantry non-commissioned officer who is at the forefront is listed as the first phalanx is that the cadets of this class have a high level of education (graduated from an army primary school or an ordinary middle school) and have relatively rich combat experience.

Unlike the instructors, who wore short guns with armed belts, the trainees were armed with rifles. In order to enhance the visual effect. The head of the gun was also equipped with a bright bayonet.

The student leader ordered loudly: "The gun is on the shoulder, and it is stepping ~ go!" With a thud, the instructors shoved the steel guns on their shoulders and stepped forward with the Prussians they had just learned. Well, one by one, the scene is a bit miserable.

In order to show their majesty, the officers on the stage had to tighten their faces tightly, for fear of laughing. Unexpectedly, I couldn't hold it back later, I don't know who laughed out loud, and the stage instantly burst into laughter. Even Zheng Huzi couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

The team leader had an idea. Hurriedly shouted: "Hello sir! The cadets hurriedly shouted.

This time the commanders were embarrassed to laugh again. I had to wave my hand to greet the students.

The team leader shouted at the top of his throat again: "Look at Lu You~ and salute!" The students hurriedly turned their heads to the right side of the gun, holding the steel gun with one hand and reaching out to their heads with the other. A very standard military salute was performed.

Maybe it was stimulated by the laughter just now. The students did this very neatly. Zheng Weiguo was very satisfied. took the lead in applauding the students, and shouted at the audience: "The students have worked hard!" ”

The team leader hurriedly took the lead and shouted: "Down with Japanese imperialism!" "Well, not the standard answer though. But it is more relevant to the current reality. For a while, this slogan was chanted inside and outside the venue, and the atmosphere was instantly pushed to a climax.

Zheng Weiguo was very impressed by the student leader, and asked in a low voice, "Which of you knows that student leader?" ”

The commanders looked at each other, and they all said that they didn't know what to do, and finally the political commissar Cheng recognized it and said: "Commander, this student seems to be called Hu Yixuan, who was recruited from the rout of the 36th Division during the Battle of Lanfeng. ”

"Hu Yixuan? Whampoa graduated from the sixth phase? Liao Yaoxiang exclaimed, pushed his glasses upward, looked at them, and said happily: "Hey, it's really him!" I've been here for so long, and I don't know what to do. ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Oh, by the way, you are still alumni of the same period. Let Lao Cheng be the east later, and you Huangpu students will get together and get together! ”

As he spoke, all the formations passed through the rostrum and lined up in turn on the parade ground. Director Xiong stood at the front of all the phalanxes and shouted: "All of them, stand upright!" The instructors and trainees were so busy that they stood up straight.

Director Xiong trotted all the way to the rostrum, stood up and saluted: "Report to the general seat, the parade is over." Please give me a commandment! ”

Zheng Weiguo took a step forward and said loudly: "Hello to the faculty and staff of the academy and students! ”

The teachers and students of the college hurriedly shouted in unison: "Good seats! ”

Zheng Weiguo quipped: "Always do a good job, hehe, this requirement is not low, what if it is not done well?" The teachers and students were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

Seeing that the atmosphere was mobilized, he waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Comrades (the national army is also called comrades), today is the day when our Jizhong Army Military Academy was established. First of all, I would like to thank Dean Xiong and all the faculty and staff of the college, without your hard work, the college would still be a castle in the sky, and it would not have been built so early. As he spoke, he gave a solemn military salute to the faculty phalanx.

Dean Xiong and the faculty and staff were deeply moved and hurriedly returned the ceremony.

Zheng Huzi nodded at them, and continued: "Why do we want to build this military academy? Because if you want to save China, it is not enough to be afraid of death, what we need is a new type of army that dares to fight, can fight, and can fight! ”

"What is a new type of army? This has different requirements at different times. For the time being, this requirement is a force that can entangle, confront, and even destroy the enemy with the Japanese army. As we all know, our enemies are very strong, and it is not easy to do this. ”

So how do you do that? I have mentioned this in my previous conversations with some of the chiefs, and I will reiterate it here. In order to enhance our combat effectiveness, we must proceed from many aspects, such as the strategy of integrating military and government affairs, the will to fight, and the level of technology and tactics. ”

"What is the military-political integration strategy? The chairman of the committee once told us that if the war ends together, the land will not be divided into north and south, and people will not be divided into old and young, and everyone will have the responsibility to resist the war and defend the land! As far as the Jizhong base area is concerned, we must mobilize the masses, maintain contact with the masses, rely on the masses, protect the masses, and unite the strength of 450,000,000 Chinese descendants to resist the Japanese aggressors. ”

"What is the will to fight? Some people say that they are not afraid of death, brave, and tenacious, which are true, but they are not comprehensive. In my opinion, it can be divided into three points, namely, the spirit of the bright sword, the belief in victory, and the will to never give up. When we encounter an enemy, even if it is a powerful enemy, we must dare to fight, dare to win, and be able to hold on to the last drop of blood! ”

"The last point is the technical and tactical level. This is also the focus of the students present. This group of your cadets are all the best grassroots officers and soldiers of our 41st Group Army, some of whom have fought for the country for many years, and some of whom have just joined the army. Isn't there no need to study? Of course not. An army needs to constantly innovate in order to progress, otherwise it will be abandoned by the times, and this is also true for every soldier. ”

"Here, I would like to make a request to all the students, hoping that you will be able to comprehensively upgrade your political and ideological quality, professional and technical quality, organizational and management quality, scientific and cultural quality, and physical and psychological quality to a new level during your one-year study, and exert greater energy for the rebirth of the motherland and national independence."

"At the same time, I would like to make a request to Dean Xiong and all the faculty and staff of the college. Now our military academy is just being established, and there is only one non-commissioned officer department of the infantry section, which is far from enough. I hope that in the near future, we will see the formal establishment of the Artillery Section, the Engineer Section, the Cavalry Section, the Baggage Section, and the Medical Section. We not only need to have a non-commissioned officer department, but also form a middle and senior command department to train our own generals! ”

Zheng Huzi paused slightly, and said with a smile: "Okay, that's all I have to say today, thank you!" ”

There was silence on and off the stage for more than ten seconds, and it seemed that he was still immersed in Zheng Weiguo's speech, and then as if he was awakened, the applause suddenly rang out, and the sound shook all over the world and lasted for a long time.

President Xiong invited Political Commissar Cheng, Chief of Staff Zhou, Commander Zhou, and Commander Feng to speak to everyone in turn, and then asked Li Liangrong to make a concluding speech, and Liao Yaoxiang went to unveil the red silk on the plaque to announce the formal establishment of the Jizhong Army Military Academy. Although this school did not exist for a long time, it had a far-reaching impact on later generations, and it was recognized as the beginning of the regularization, specialization, and modernization of the armed forces behind enemy lines in North China. (To be continued......)