Chapter 47: A Bunch of Cannon Fodder
Colonel Kaplan of the Student Records Management Office, in his forties, is clearly a sycophant.
Because he was proud in front of the junior officers, but he smiled at the ordinary cadet Miranda, after all, the latter had a marshal father.
Miranda couldn't laugh, she was ordered by her father to pretend to be a couple with Chang Le, ten thousand reluctance in her heart, plus she was not used to lying, and she said a lot of words, only saying that she had a "good relationship" with Chang Le, and "I hope he can also serve the country", and finally asked the colonel "can it".
Miranda's embarrassment and hesitation, in Kaplan's eyes, was "a girl's shyness", and she immediately smiled and immediately started to help Chang Le register for the school, and the number of students rated for this year was 250, which increased to 251.
Chang Le observed the whole process from the side, and couldn't help but admire Marshal Fontaine's cunning.
Obviously, the marshal himself wanted to use his power to recruit Chang Le, but he pretended that it had nothing to do with it, and only Miranda came forward to give some hints, and Kaplan took care of everything, even if there was any investigation in the future, the marshal could push it all out.
As for the information on the school file, whether it is Chang Le's pseudonym "Chang Sler", or an orphan who was born as a wanderer and grew up in an "nameless fishing village", etc., it is all based on Chang Le's own dictation, and Kaplan does not do any investigation and verification.
Of course, the colonel also had a little doubt, because Miranda was known for her pride, and Chang Le had no traces of vindictiveness on his body, and obviously had never cultivated, how could a cold and glamorous beauty look down on this kid? Perhaps Chang Le's beautiful face was the only answer.
After the registration was completed, Kaplan explained apologetically, saying that he could not put "Changsler" in the same class as Miranda.
The current five classes are arranged by status, Miranda is in the same class with a group of noble children above the earl, and Changle can only be in the fifth class of the commoners.
In the future, there will be a point promotion system between classes, Kaplan explained with a flattering smile, saying that Miranda will definitely not be demoted, and if the two want to get along day and night, they will have to work hard to gradually move up to the first class.
Miranda learned that Chang Le was not in the same class as her, and it was too late to be relieved, so how could she regret it? She quickly thanked the colonel, saying that this class division was very reasonable.
Chang Le didn't want to mix with the nobles, let alone see Miranda's eyes every day, so he also accepted the colonel's arrangement with a smile.
Different classes have different treatments.
The students of the first class all live in a single room in a beautiful small building, and the second class has a room for four people in the building, and so on, and the fifty-one people in the fifth class are all crammed into a large room, the structure of the house is like a cowshed stable, and the beds are divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower.
However, what followed was an alternative "welfare", because the only five female students in this class, except for Miranda, who was a nobleman, the rest were all from commoners, so they were also crowded into this big house.
It is the tradition of the imperial army that men and women do not live separately, because there will be no special care for female officers on the battlefield, there is no ** space for Miss Jiao, and if you are worried about the violation of men, you have to protect yourself.
As soon as Chang Le entered the dormitory, he was warmly welcomed by his old acquaintance Xu Si, but Xu Si was also a little surprised, because the quota of fifty people was full, and for some reason there were fifty-one more people.
Chang Le smiled at this and found an empty bed to settle down.
This place is not occupied, apparently because it is the farthest away from the girls. The girls' beds are in the western corner, and the boys gather there, and the easternmost beds are basically empty. Chang Le is not as boring as them, of course he is happy and quiet.
At this moment, the four girls were gathering together and whispering, their eyes were all looking at Chang Le, probably discussing his appearance.
Xu Si explained with a smile on the side:
"That's the only spring around us in the next two years, what do you think of them?"
Chang Le glanced at the girl and smiled again.
The girls are stout, short and black, and they are obviously hard-working people, and they want to take battlefield battles as their lifelong careers.
But there is also one of them who is particularly beautiful, and even surpasses Miranda with Changle aesthetics, because this girl is delicate and fair-skinned, and her face is pure, which makes people very protective, which is completely opposite to Miranda, who is dancing with teeth and claws.
"That girl's name is Fanny...... "Xu Si pointed to the prettiest one, "I bet you that someone will fight for her in the future, and there is only one beautiful girl, and there are hundreds ......of hungry and strong men."
"Haha, will you be among the dueling?" Chang Le laughed.
Xu Si sighed:
"Such a girl came to the Royal Military Academy, obviously to gild and improve her status, so that she could marry into a wealthy aristocratic family, and we civilians have no chance. ”
Chang Le smiled and patted Xu Si's arm for comfort, and then raised his chin to signal:
"That's good, you can think about it. ”
"Which one?"
It was a round-faced girl with brown skin, not tall, quite stocky, with a slight feeling of a tiger's back and a bear's waist, if you ignore the figure and only look at the appearance, in fact, her eyes are very big, her lips are plump, and her facial features and face shape are reasonably matched, which is still quite good-looking.
Before Xu Si could identify the direction Chang Le was pointing, the round-faced girl had already gotten up, crossed the aisle between beds for tens of meters, and ran to Chang Le with "Dong Dong Dong":
"What did you just say about me?"
Chang Le was stunned for a moment and muttered:
"I ...... I said you're pretty......"
The round-faced girl shook her head vigorously:
"Don't be sarcastic! If you want to pat me on the back, you can praise me for being mighty and majestic, make a friend, my name is Lola. ”
Chang Le was stunned again, and then laughed, it was the first time he heard a woman call herself "majestic".
Lola has a hearty personality, and she also talks and laughs with Xu Si, and seems to get along well with every boy.
Chang Le moved into the dormitory of the academy, and when the instructor came to lecture him before lunch, he only knew Lola and Xu Si, because he adhered to the principle of "friendly and low-key", pretending to be introverted and shy, and most of the time he only smiled and nodded, and did not chat and laugh with others, otherwise once he mentioned his past experiences and the like, he could not tell in detail about his fake life experience.
The instructor who led them to the fifth class was named Tim, a sturdy bearded man, wearing a military uniform and a majestic appearance.
After fifty people ordered, the fifty-first person was "Chang Sler", Chang Le replied "yes", but seeing Tim's brows, he strode up in front of him, looking up and down:
"Fifty-one! Who are you, and what are your qualifications for special privileges?"
"Well, you'll have to ask Colonel Kaplan......
"Bastard!"
Before Chang Le could finish speaking, Tim's fist had already smashed over, causing him to take a few steps back and hit the bed frame. The instructor is a second-level combat master, and although this punch does not use fighting energy, with his strong physique alone, he is also beaten very lightly.
"When you speak to the chief, shout 'report to the chief,' remember?"
Chang Le's first reaction was to fight back, but he quickly restrained himself, stood up straight and nodded silently.
"What do you mean by nodding?" Tim roared like thunder, and another punch struck.
Chang Le tried to stand firm, gritted his teeth and replied:
"Remembered. ”
"Louder!"
"Remember!"
"I can't hear you!"
"Remembered !!"
It wasn't until Chang Le was hoarse that Tim finally snorted, walked back to the crowd, kicked a student who was standing improperly to the ground, and made him stand up straight again, and then began to lecture with his hands behind his back:
"You are all civilians, if you want bloodline or blood, if you want strength or no strength, you are not worth anything! Lao Tzu kicks you like kicking a dog! If you want to be respected, give me ten times the effort and squeeze into the squad in front! Lieutenant Sally, read them the rules of promotion!"
A petite and sweet female officer walked up a few steps, held up a pamphlet and began to read it.
Here, each student has his or her own points, and each evaluation, exam, competition, and even ordinary assembly and standing in line must be ranked, and the ranking determines the number of points obtained.
The college will do a re-assignment every two months, of which the five students with the highest score can be promoted to the second to fifth classes, and the five students with the lowest scores can be demoted from the first to the fourth class.
However, the initial basic points of each class are different, the children of the first class of great nobles start from 1000 points, and the fifth class of civilians starts from 0 points. Therefore, even if you are promoted to a class, the scores of the people around you are generally higher, and if you can't excel in the new class, it is likely that you will be dropped back after two months.
In addition to the bonus points for the second ranking, there are also various mistakes and deductions, ranging from disobeying military orders and confronting instructors, to small mattresses and wrinkled military uniforms, all of which deduct points.
At the end of the one-year study period, when the military internship begins, the class in which the cadet is located is the standard for evaluating military rank and position.
The elites of the first class are all probationary majors, starting from the adjutant of the brigade, while the "cowards" of the fifth squad can only be probationary lieutenants, in addition to running errands and miscellaneous tasks, they are "cannon fodder" on the battlefield.
"Do you know what cannon fodder is?" Tim roared, "You must stand in the first row when you charge, the soldiers on the opposite side will cut you, the bows and crossbows will shoot you, and the magic cannons will bombard you, and you will turn into a ball of ashes! The so-called fifth squad is the cannon fodder class, you are all cannon fodder!"
Tim glanced coldly at everyone, looked at everyone's expressions, and then lowered his voice slightly:
"If you don't want to be cannon fodder, cheer up Lao Tzu, learn and practice with your life! Now you can save yourself from dying on the battlefield! Do you understand?"
Everyone hesitated, and then replied:
"Yes. ”
"I can't hear you!"
"Understood!"
"I, listen, no, see!"
"Understood!!"
The last one was magnificent.
Tim was a little satisfied, and after talking about some daily rules, he shouted "disband" and turned to leave.
Several students commented disapprovingly:
"How many years has the empire not been at war, what cannon fodder?
Suddenly, sweet assistant instructor Sally flashed at the door, with a kind smile on her face, and pointed to the few people who were muttering:
"Report your name, question the instructor in private, and deduct 5 points!"
Several people hurriedly shouted grievances with bitter faces, saying that it was a fact that the empire had not fought for five years, and the more they were dissatisfied, the more points they would be deducted, and everyone would remember that there was no reason to talk to the instructor.
Then Sally walked over to Chang Le, looked at him meaningfully and smiled:
"On the orders of Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, since I don't know who you bribed in, you start with minus 100 points, okay?"
Anderson is the surname of the bearded Tim, and according to the rules, the official title can only be used in conjunction with the surname.
Chang Le's face turned red slightly, and he was quite indignant in his heart, but he didn't expect that he would cover up his identity as a pariah and disguise himself as a civilian to sneak into the military academy, but he still couldn't escape discrimination.
He didn't want to enlist in the army, and he didn't want to take care of the emperor and nobles, but since he decided to join the army, he wanted to do his best, to be better than the rest!
Regardless, his ancestors were the Dark Knights, commanding the mighty Black Lancers!
But at this point, he could not object, but could only reply in a loud voice:
"Report sir, I'm okay with that!"
Sally covered her mouth and smiled:
"I don't have to be so serious, I'm just a little lieutenant, I just graduated last year, and I'm not even nineteen years old. ”
"Report sir, you are my sir! I have a lot of respect for you!"
Sally nodded:
That's a good answer, so I won't deduct points. ”
Lieutenant Sweet turned to leave, Chang Le was in a cold sweat, it seemed that Sally's telling him to "don't be so serious" was just a trap, if he really messed up with Sally, he would immediately deduct points and serve.
However, when he put on his straight sky blue military uniform, put on black boots, and stood high outside the door looking into the distance, Chang Le's heart suddenly throbbed, as if something hot in his bones was reviving, slowly surging to his whole body, making his whole body burn!
The faint sound of military trumpets seemed to come from ancient times, echoing in Changle's soul, and the rumbling sound of steel torrents burst out immediately, and the shouts of tens of thousands of soldiers echoed around him, making people's blood tremble.
Could it be that this is the bloodline inheritance of the "Black Lancers" of the "Black Lancers", who is clothed with the wings of death on his shoulders and walks all over the world with iron hooves?