There is no greater joy in the world than to give our best to each other and to care for each other as much as we can.

- Marcus Tulius Cicero (Roman statesman, orator, orator, jurist, and philosopher)

After Mary's identity was determined, the question of the formation of the Guards Regiment was solved; The next issue is the core issue of this military meeting, that is, the determination of the plan of the military academy and the establishment of the military academy. Military academies, as the name suggests, are military academies that educate and train officers; The people who enter the military academy will be officers of the centurion and captain rank in each regiment, and they are all called cadets in the military academy.

The purpose of this military school was to train mid-ranking officers for the Augustan Legion and other legions stationed in Sardinia, and then to become the main force in the decisive battle between the Combined Legion of Sardinia and Hannibal. The establishment of the Augustan Military Academy was imperative, and Oscar even proposed the purpose of "creating a new army to save the republic from peril"; Take "love and sincerity" as the school motto. In order to train military and political talents, the combined army of Sardinia with Augustus cadets as the backbone was formed to completely eliminate the danger of Hannibal and Carthage, and to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the republic to unify Sicily.

Oscar advocated that, on the one hand, a rigorous education in military skills and tactics should be actively pursued; On the other hand, the idea of allegiance to the republic is instilled. The Augustan Military Academy will also adopt a teaching policy of equal emphasis on military and politics, and a combination of theory and practice; Training of a large number of military personnel for the Combined Legion of Sardinia. Of course, these are all things that Oscar said; In fact, the real mission of the Augustan Family Military Academy is to train all the middle-level officers of each legion into a force loyal to the Augustan family.

Of course, Augustus is not only about this; At the very least, after this kind of professional military education, the officers' military skills and battlefield command and adaptability will make great progress. It is no exaggeration to say that officers who have undergone a professional military school education are definitely more capable of commanding than those who have not; Performance on the battlefield can also vary dramatically.

Needless to say, the generals, including Luquis and Quintus, could also see the great role of establishing military schools; However, the establishment of such a large military school is not something that can be established in a few words, and it requires a lot of preparation and the search for an old-fashioned one that is capable enough to impart experience and skills to these officers. Obviously, these things are going to take a long end of the day to resolve; So the generals didn't have much confidence in Oscar's plan to build a military school.

However, this time it was the generals who underestimated Oscar's determination to establish a military school; After discovering that the generals were not optimistic about the plan to establish a military academy this time, Oscar said angrily: "Can't you see the great role of establishing a military academy?" It only depends on the personal ability of the general. It is impossible for us to defeat Hannibal's elite army; Who of you can guarantee that you can defeat Hannibal? Since we can't surpass Hannibal in terms of generals, then we should find another way.

Hannibal was strong, and his army was an elite division; But this does not mean that the mid-ranking officers and other generals of the army under his command also have extraordinary military talents. Therefore, we can train a large number of excellent centurions and captains by establishing military schools; It's time for another decisive battle. Although the abilities of our people are not invincible against Hannibal. But the hundreds and thousands of centurions and captains of our legions are better than the officers of Hannibal's army; They can use their abilities to command hundred-man teams and brigades to easily defeat their opponents.

By that time, even we, the corps commanders and commanders, were inferior to Hannibal in command; But our army can still defeat Hannibal's army under the leadership of mid-ranking officers. As long as we annihilate Hannibal's army, is Hannibal still Hannibal? Hannibal, who has lost his army, is just a mortal, can he still summon an army out of thin air? ”

Oscar's slightly reproachful tone made all the generals present a little uncomfortable; In fact, everyone is not unwilling to support Oscar to establish a military school, but the affairs of this military school will not be completed for a while. But now Oscar is angry. The generals did not dare to explain anything; Only Luquis stood up and explained to Oscar:

"Don't be in a hurry, Oscar; The meaning of everyone is not that they are not in favor of the establishment of military schools. It's just that everyone thinks that the establishment of military schools is a matter that takes a long time to prepare, and the top priority now is to immediately improve the combat effectiveness of each legion. Therefore, everyone wants to improve the combat effectiveness of the legion by completing the training first; When the preparations for the military academy are completed, everyone will naturally vigorously support this military academy plan. ”

Unfortunately, Luquis's explanation not only did not calm Oscar's anger, but instead made Oscar's anger escalate directly into anger; I saw Oscar say with a cold face: "How can there be so many excuses? Does the establishment of a military academy necessarily need to be prepared slowly? If you really do everything so slowly, then you can't do anything! You're worried about not being able to train in time, aren't you? I'll figure it out for you.

First of all, there is no need for any preparatory work at all; Vipsani was responsible for building a thousand-strong academy for the military academy next to the Augustus Family Academy. Before that, all cadets studied in the barracks; With enough permanent barracks for 50,000 people, can't we find a secluded place for hundreds of people? Cadets are fully capable of completing their studies in the barracks.

And. The mid-ranking officers of the six regiments will be divided into two batches for military academy education; In order to be in a hurry, the training time for each batch is two months. The specific training plan is as follows: the cadets receive various kinds of education arranged by the academy during the day, and in the evening they receive a three-hour lecture by the corps commander. The Commanders of the six Combined Legions and the Four Family Legions take turns with Legion Adjutant generals to lecture the cadets and teach them experience and tactics.

Among them, the specific courses during the day will be divided into three categories; The first category is infantry combat instruction, the second category is cavalry combat instruction, and the third category is equipment combat instruction. I will arrange for special people to teach these things, and I will also participate in the first batch of teaching work. As for the evening lectures of you, the captains, it is entirely on your own minds; However, I still want to ask you to pass on to them all the tactics you have learned and the war experience you have accumulated in your life.

How much can you learn. Each according to his ability; But you must teach with your heart. With the introduction of the new military establishment, each standard regiment has 13 captains and 78 centurions; In order to complete the military academy education as soon as possible on the premise of ensuring the training of the regiment, each regiment will send 6 brigade commanders and 39 centurions as the first batch of cadets to enter the military academy. In this case, six legions would be 270 cadets; Plus the 800 people who fled from Sicily last time. The first batch of 1,070 trainees was the first batch. “

Oscar's resoluteness exceeded everyone's expectations; However, the solution proposed by Oscar is indeed a good way to establish a military school temporarily. Those centurions and captains who were originally five big and three rough were originally people who crawled around in the barracks all day, but now they are more comfortable receiving education in the barracks; Moreover, since Oscar has insisted on opening a military school immediately. Then the generals can only choose to comply.

However, Quintus still gave his opinion on the final arrangement of the Oscars. "Oscar. Why do you want to arrange for the 800 soldiers who fled from Sicily last time to study at the military academy? Although they saved our lives, it is basically impossible for them to receive a full education in two months with their qualifications and abilities; Moreover, in this way, it will drag down the education process of the regimental officers! “

Quintus's opinion is extremely reasonable. But how could the Oscars not take that into account? The compromise of the generals had already dissipated Oscar's anger, and Oscar calmly explained to Quintus: "Those eight hundred talents are really the most precious mid-level officers; Although most of them were ordinary creeps in the past, their ability to survive the brutal Battle of Lilipar is a testament to itself.

Of course, I also didn't intend for them to finish their military school education in two months; For the existing 546 mid-level officers in the six corps, their military school education is only two months. And when they were educated, those 800 were only auditors of military schools; After the first four months of education for active duty officers, I will give them eight months of professional military education.

After that, three hundred of these eight hundred men served as half centurions and captains of the six legions; The other centurions and group commanders who were eliminated would continue to return to military schools for education. Rest assured, I will not abandon the centurions and captains; Together with the remaining five hundred, they would serve as mid-ranking officers in the Augustus legions and officers in the various auxiliary legions.

In short, I don't waste any talent; But I will try to reuse the 800 people who escaped from Sicily last time. And do their best to train them to be qualified mid-level officers. The reason for this is simple, they are all real veterans who never die; They knew how to survive the brutal battlefields and how to deal with Hannibal's army. Therefore, these 800 talents are our real weapon against Hannibal's army in the future! “

Oscar's explanation made all the generals suddenly realize, it turned out that Oscar thought so; Sure enough, he is worthy of being a leader, and what he thinks about is more long-term than ordinary generals. In fact, among the generals present, there are two people who are most emotionally moved by Oscar's explanation, namely Luquis and Quintus; Luquis was extremely relieved that Oscar's foresight was becoming more and more like the old leader. Even better than the old leader, Luquis, who grew up with Cames, naturally knew that Camais did not have the wisdom and ability of Oscar at this age; Sure enough, it is better than the blue!

And Quintus's heart is full of flavors; Originally, he was older than Oscar, and he had more experience and combat experience than Oscar. But Oscar thought of things that he didn't think of at all; It seems that it is really as my father said: I am just suitable to be a general who is commanded by others. Oscar, on the other hand, is an excellent leader who can take charge of a large family.

No matter what the generals think in their hearts, and whether everyone agrees or opposes it; The establishment of the military academy was thus forced to be implemented by Oscar. Although some generals did not approve of Oscar's approach in their hearts, Oscar's understanding of them; No matter what their ideas are, they will scrupulously carry out their orders after they have officially issued them.

This is the end of the meeting. And it's already lunchtime; Oscar then declared the military meeting this morning over, and invited the generals to stay at the governor's palace for lunch. Of course, the generals would not refuse Oscar's kindness, and a grand luncheon began; Oscar drank and had fun with the generals, leaving all the morning's troubles out of the clouds. (To be continued.) )