Chapter Seventy-Three: Singing Military Songs

As for singing, it must be a military song, the Beiyang Army has its own military song, but the lyrics are written by everyone, the officers don't feel anything, the soldiers don't have a high level of education, they feel tongue-twisting when they sing, and they don't understand what it means after singing for a long time. The officers said that the military song did not have much effect, and the singing of the military song did not have much effect, Wang Maoru smiled confidently: "You are very wrong, so I will teach you a few simple and easy-to-sing military songs, and after teaching you, you will teach the soldiers below, and now I will teach you four songs, "Return from Shooting", "One, Two, Three, Four Songs", "Blood-stained Style", and "I am a soldier". These four songs are all written in the vernacular, the lyrics are easy to understand, and the melody is simple and clear, so I am not afraid that the soldiers will not be able to remember it. ”

The officers looked at each other, and the general could not only write, but also sing?

Wang Maoru cleared his throat and began to sing, the tunes of these four songs were simple and easy to learn, and there were no complicated lyrics to memorize, and in a short time, all the officers learned it. However, because the original lyrics are not the content of this era, the lyrics of "I Am a Soldier" with later content have also been slightly changed by him.

I'm a soldier

From the common people

came to the barracks and became a soldier

It is my life to defend my family and country

I'm a soldier

Love the country and the people

Hey! Hey! Hey! The barrel of the gun is held tightly

Chinese civilization has taught me

Be brave and determined

The eyes can see clearly

The enemy dares to invade

Destroy him resolutely

Although it has changed beyond recognition, the meaning of the lyrics will not let the soldiers call to cross, especially the chief of staff Zhu Yongquan praised again and again: "The chief is talented, and he can be called China's first musician." Deputy Brigade Commander Li Pinxian also praised: "Not only is it the first Chinese music, it is simply the first East Asian music." ”

Wang Maoru smiled and said nothing, and filled the egg for a long time. He was very good to his corporals and generals, because he crossed over, and received more equal education from later generations, and used the method of using a big stick and a radish to win people's hearts. This is different from the paternalistic management of the vast majority of the old army in this era, Wang Maoru has never physically punished his officers, if he is not capable, he will be transferred from his position, he will be angry and scold, but if he is angry and does not scold, his officers will be uneasy.

He often inspected the army at night, covered the soldiers with quilts, chatted with the soldiers, and went to eat with the soldiers and officers. Or when they fail to meet the requirements of their actions again and again, to encourage and encourage, at this time soldiers often generate greater motivation.

Gradually, more soldiers became familiar with this tall commander, knew that he was the brigade commander of General Shangwu, Major General, and knew that he was quite kind to his soldiers. Wang Maoru went down to the army and personally taught them to sing military songs, such as "We Are Soldiers", he taught and sang while telling the soldiers why they became soldiers, not only for the six eagles every month, but also to defend the territory of Great China, to leave thousands of miles of rivers and mountains for future generations, and not to live in the world as a small country and widows.

It is not only that he cares about his subordinates, but that he can share weal and woe with his subordinates, and he also participated in this military training, and he completed it no worse than any sergeant. When he appeared among the recruits in a gray uniform of the Beiyang Army, the officers in charge of training were scared enough, who dared to train the brigade commander. Wang Maoru said angrily: "You are so damn bold, how can you be my soldier, you must treat everyone equally, if you don't dare to train the army, clean the toilet for me." ”

The squad leader of "Zha" was still a flag man, and he even shouted "Zha" in a hurry, which caused a burst of laughter from the people below, and the squad leader hurriedly said: "Yes, sir." ”

The garrison brigade had a large amount of training, and at the same time the food was good, so that the sergeants' physique was guaranteed, so that many people who could not even eat meat ate meat every day for the first time. The soldiers' faces also turned oily, and the news that they brought back to their families was to celebrate the New Year every day in the army. The people of this era suffered more than the people of a hundred years later, and naturally, they endured the hardships even more, and the rules and constraints in the army seemed to be blessed in the eyes of the soldiers. Wang Maoru underestimated the spirit of hardship of the people of this era, for the poor people who eat bran and vegetables, sometimes the years are not good, the harvest is not good, and they have to go hungry during the New Year, as long as they honestly complete the tasks assigned by the squad leader in the army, they will have meat to eat when they eat, what a blessing it is.

After a month of military training, it was time to pay the military salary. The distribution of salaries by the General Affairs Office also made the soldiers happy, because the regulations of the Beiyang Army regularized the main force of Beiyang were eight yuan a month, but only five yuan were deducted from the soldiers, including food and wear and tear expenses. And the border army is even less, the border army soldiers' salary is six yuan of eagle ocean, to the border army, only three and a half yuan, the rest are deducted, in some places only one piece, because to honor the commander. Wang Maoru's army salary is a real six Yingyang, and not a single point is deducted, which is more than the regular Beiyang army.

Among them, some people from the old army wanted to bully the military pay from the recruits, but Wang Maoru was not polite, and directly asked the military police captain He Anding to arrest him, shot him in public, and announced to the officers and men of the whole brigade that the military salary is the soldier's life money, and whoever takes someone else's life money, I will take someone's life. This move immediately deterred the unhealthy trend in the whole army, and no one dared to ask the recruits for military salaries from then on.

What Wang Maoru didn't expect was that at the beginning of the military training of recruits this month, Pu Ji, who claimed to be a literati (the descendant of Nalan Rongruo), ran over and joined in the fun, and he had to participate in the training, saying that his ancestors were fighting the country, and he was once named Baturu, and he had the blood of a warrior in his body. In addition, his two elder brothers are not promising, and he should come out to make some fame, and follow Wang Maoru because Wang Maoru is my eldest brother, how majestic and refreshing. He also said, "Our brothers, I will block bullets for you when we go to the battlefield in the future." ”

Wang Maoru couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "I'm not afraid of eating bullets, I'm afraid that you won't be able to suffer, they eat what I eat, what I do, what they do, I did it, they must do it, at the same time, I did it, they must do it." If you come to me to exercise, it's not fun. ”

Pu Ji said hurriedly: "I don't believe it, I'm a descendant of Baturu, it's not as good as these buns, come here, our uncle in the capital is good when he comes out." Instead, he took out the bullish momentum of the Beijing masters, and Pu Ji found a few more partners, all of whom were broken children of the Eight Banners, Wang Maoru couldn't help sneering in his heart when he saw them all sleepy and smoking.

Sure enough, after two days, these Eight Banners disciples couldn't stand the suffering, and they all ran away, only Pu Ji insisted on it for a week before he said if he could change to an easy job, how about I train them as an instructor? This Pu Ji is really a guy who can't laugh and cry, you are a person who doesn't know anything, how did you do it as an instructor, and what do you teach as an instructor? Wang Maoru said that if you go back to Beijing, you can set up a commercial investigation company, and in the future, you will be able to collect information about Beijing. Pu Ji said What is the need, Wang Maoru said that my brother doesn't believe that one day I will be able to do the position of president in Beijing?

Pu Ji was so frightened that he almost sat on the ground when he heard this, and then said, "Big brother, if you become the president...... Then I'm not the president's brother? He jumped up and said, "Okay." I know what my company does, and I'll do this job for you."

However, in this month's military training, there are also some soldiers who are lazy and lazy, but they do not suffer, and most of them are from some old armies. Zhu Jie, the captain of the Huairou security team, is one of them, he personally ran to Wang Maoru, saying that he was too old in his thirties, and that there was an eighty-year-old mother at home who was waiting to be fed, that is, he participated in the 11th Garrison Brigade of the border army, and he couldn't let go of the Huairou family, who would take care of the family after going north. Wang Maoru smiled and said Brother Zhu, don't worry, I won't be embarrassed with you, I will come to Huairou, I have your care, rest assured, I will also take care of you. A few days after Zhu Jie left the 11th Garrison Brigade of the Border Army, he received a notice from the county magistrate that Wang Maoru recommended him to Cao Kunbaoju, the overseer of Zhili, to be the police chief of Huairou.

Zhu Jie was full of joy, and came to Wang Maoru with the money to be grateful, Wang Maoru smiled and said that you might as well buy me some meat with this money and send it to the army, no matter what the soldiers in the army say, it used to be your robe, and I am not short of money. However, there are some things to trouble you in the future, Zhu Jie immediately said: "General Shangwu, if there is anything, just open your mouth." Wang Maoru said that there is nothing important, that is, there are deserters in the army or something, and you need your assistance in arresting them, Zhu Jie said that there is no problem, and his subordinates will definitely handle it properly.

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