Xia Nan, as the chief principal of the Ma Yuan Army Military Academy and the Bofu Naval Military Academy, indeed, as Lin Weiye said, wanted to build this place into the "Whampoa Military Academy" in the 17th century, and his goal was that the grassroots officers who went out from here were all professional officers with qualified military qualities, far better than those officers in the imperial court who came to power through bribery, and in terms of tactical concepts, they were also better than those officers who were born in the wilderness of the Liukou and Qing army.

Perhaps these students, who were poor people not long ago, were inferior to the generals of the Ming army in terms of human sophistication and actual combat experience, but a certain degree of cultural education, relatively professional military literacy, and a command system close to that of a modern army can ensure that the huge war machine of the Qiong Navy can operate with a high efficiency far beyond that of the opponent, and can make fewer mistakes than the opponent.

Xia Nan firmly believed that advanced weapons were only the basic conditions for winning the war, and the most crucial factor was people, and that training a sufficient number of middle- and lower-level officers was the purpose of his sparing no effort to build military academies and train officers.

Xiang Yu and the others were soon forced by the instructor to enter the rhythm of intense training, and they were called to get up before dawn, the morning was a physical training class, the afternoon was a tactical class, and the evening was a surprise to learn basic literacy and arithmetic, and the next day the tactical class was rotated to weapon operation, and so on, and they were as tired as a dog every day.

Some people raised their doubts to the instructor: "We are all going to be officials, why do we have to run every day, use equipment such as single parallel bars to keep our bodies warm?" Besides, not everyone has to be an artilleryman, so why should everyone learn how to operate several types of artillery? ”

The replies of instructors such as Zhu Jinhu and Lan Lin were very simple: "Junior officers are the front-line commanders, not officials who enjoy Qing Fu, and they must ensure sufficient physical fitness, and they cannot fall before soldiers in high-intensity marching and fighting; The infantry learns the essentials of artillery operation mainly to familiarize themselves with the performance of these heavy weapons, so that they can ensure that the infantry and artillery work together in battle. ”

As batch after batch of reservists arrived at Lingao, there were more and more cadets at the Ma Yuan Army Officer Military Academy, and the dormitories were crowded. The instructor told the cadets who came first: The number of officers is limited, the elimination system is implemented, and it is not all right to enter the military academy, and those who are at the bottom of the ranking will definitely be eliminated.

This way stimulated the competitiveness of Xiang Yu and others, not to mention being able to be an official carrying the expectations of these peasant children to glorify their ancestors, it was a great shame to be compared to their peers and go back to be a small soldier in disgrace. As a result, the competition between new and old cadets has become a different scenery in the military academy.

A month later, a bombshell news spread among the students, the school's principal, the supreme leader of the Qiong Navy, Admiral Xia Nan, was going to inspect and make an important speech.

On a sunny morning, the Daming Ping Nanhou, the prince and the young master, the general, the Zuo Dudu, and the general of Qionghai Town, Xia Nan, surrounded by Huang Hansheng and others, came to the Ma Yuan Military Academy, and climbed the cement platform in the eyes of thousands of students.

Xiang Yu looked curiously at this big man in his early thirties in the crowd: it looked like Si Swen was full of spring breeze, which was completely different from the image of the pot-bellied official in the play, and it was also different from the image of the burly and sturdy military general in the imagination, but this person called for wind and rain, and single-handedly created the invincible and invincible Qiong Navy, so that thousands of poor people like him could not live a good life that they could not have imagined before.

Huang Hansheng, as the vice principal of the Ma Yuan Army Military Academy, first spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is something you should be proud of to stand out from tens of thousands of people and come to the Ma Yuan Military Academy, and it is your honor to be received by the general!" Now, all stand and welcome the general's lecture! ”

After about a month of intensive training, all the trainees have turned the concept of obeying orders into a subconscious, and there is no need to think at all.

Zhu Jinhu and other instructors ordered in unison: "Salute!" ”

Thousands of cadets raised their right hands and saluted with a standard military salute. These military etiquette are all imitations of the army of the old time and space, simple and powerful, and much more eye-catching than the cumbersome etiquette of the old army of the current time and space.

Xia Nan also returned a military salute, then stretched out his hand and said, "Sit down." ”

After the students were seated, Xia Nan slowly glanced at the audience, and then opened his mouth to get to the point: "Fellow students, I am here today, not in the capacity of the long list of official positions granted to me by the imperial court, but in front of you as the principal. All cadets who have graduated from military schools, including you, are my students, and when we meet in the future, you can call me the principal directly! No matter how my title and official position change in the future, only the identity of the headmaster will never change! ”

Such a novel opening line grabbed everyone's attention. There is no human rights in feudal society, and there is a clear distinction between the various strata of the entire Ming Dynasty, and the army is even more hierarchical, except for the heart, whether it is an ordinary soldier or a low-level officer, there is no status at all in front of the senior generals, not to mention the main general of the army, driving slavery is a trivial matter, and arbitrary punishment and even killing are also common. It is unheard of for a high-ranking Hou Ye to be able to say such a thing.

The students became excited, originally for military pay to join the Qiong Navy, and they had no choice, they just wanted to make a name for themselves and live a good life, and they didn't expect to get any respect in the army, even if they were expected to become low-level officers, they didn't think that they could be commensurate with such a big man as a teacher and student. They couldn't help but whisper, exchanging excitement and joy with each other.

Xiang Yu's heart was pounding, and there was only one thought: Scholars say that scholars die for confidants, we used to be just lowly mud legs, those gentry and the old man will not look at it, and now a big man like Hou Ye is willing to lower his body for us people, and he can let us live a good life, and it is worth it to die for him!

Xia Nan patiently waited for the cadets to calm down, and continued: "Maybe when you joined the Qiong Navy, it may not be out of your own volition, even if you join voluntarily, it is just to be a soldier and gain popularity, so it is understandable. However, as Vice President Huang said, since you can stand out from tens of thousands of people and are all the best, are you willing to spend your life doing nothing? ”

The students were silent, they didn't know how to answer, Da Ming Wen is noble and martial, this is a fact that they can't change, can they still be like a scholar "to be Tian Shelang, twilight to Tianzi Hall", and become a master?