Chapter 35 Period 10 New Recruits!
After seeing off Du Qianxue, Zhang Xinghan returned to the school. As soon as he walked in, a man wearing a military uniform came over and saluted him with a loud "bang", asking: "Hello, are you fellow student Zhang Xinghan?"
"Yes!" Zhang Xinghan replied with a bow.
"Oh! The Dean of Education has asked me to come and take you to your dormitory." said the man.
"Hmm!" Zhang Xinghan nodded.
Under the leadership of that person, they passed through the grand auditorium on campus and arrived at the dormitory area. The dormitory buildings were all one-story buildings with a uniform color. Zhang Xinghan didn't have time to look around, as the person in front was walking quickly, and he hurriedly followed closely behind.
The Central Army Officer School in Nanjing changed from a two-year system to a three-year system after 1930, adopting German-style education.
All students who are initially enrolled are uniformly referred to as recruits, and once they are admitted, they must undergo a certain period of recruit education. The education of recruits is divided into three stages. The first stage is the simplest and most ordinary new soldier education, which includes learning and indoctrination with the Whampoa spirit, as well as some infantry drill training, lasting for four months.
The second stage is the education of superior soldiers, starting with shooting and bayonet fighting, the most basic tactical training, lasting two months.
In the third stage, there is no big difference between Xia Shi education and Shang Deng Bing, both are some basic training before entering school.
The fourth stage is more important, and all freshmen are assigned to various departments for a three-month internship.
After completing the freshman year, students must pass an examination to advance, which includes written exams, field training and drill inspections. Those who qualify can be promoted to the student regiment of the current semester and officially become a student of the Army Academy. They will continue their studies in various professional teams and after graduation, they will be assigned to various units as junior officers.
If unqualified, observe their ability and comprehensive performance in all aspects, or let them stay in the team for further study, or directly eliminate them.
After becoming a formal student of the military academy, the school will organize teams according to their special abilities. The academic term is two years. In the first year, basic military education and training are conducted for each branch of service. In the second year, specialized education is provided for each branch of service.
In the final stage of their studies, schools also hold joint exercises for all branches of the military to test students' combat training capabilities.
Soon, the man led Zhang Xinghan through the corridor of the dormitory building and came to a door in the middle section.
The man directly pushed open the door and entered, Zhang Xinghan noticed that on the wooden door of the dormitory was written "Room 206".
Following that person into the dormitory, a burst of cheers came from inside: "Come on! Move him down! Move to him! Victory come on!"
Only about four or five people stood aside, with two in the middle on a small stool, arm-wrestling. Both were stout and strong, exerting all their strength, momentarily at a stalemate, their faces flushed red from being choked.
After he went in, he coughed heavily twice. The two people who were twisting their wrists inside hurriedly let go of their hands. Everyone turned around and looked at Zhang Xinghan and the other person.
"Students! Let me introduce you, this is the new student, and he will be living in the same dormitory as all of you! Everyone, please give a warm welcome!" The man introduced Zhang Xinghan.
After the applause of the crowd, the man pointed to a bed and said: "Your bed is over there, your quilt and other things are on the bed, you can rest first! I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave!"
"Thank you!" Zhang Xinghan nodded and said.
He nodded and immediately turned around and left with big strides.
"Hello, nice to meet you! My name is Zhao De Sheng!" A tall and handsome trainee walked over and extended his hand to Zhang Xing Han.
"Hello! My name is Zhang Xinghan!" Zhang Xinghan smiled and extended his right hand to shake hands with the man.
"What? Zhang Xinghan?" Zhao Desheng was clearly shocked, and asked in surprise: "Are you the anti-Japanese hero Zhang Xinghan who killed a Japanese lieutenant general at Xifengkou?"
"It's really me!" Zhang Xinghan nodded and said.
"Ah, Zhang Hero, I've long admired your great name!" Zhao Desheng said with a delighted smile.
"Defending the country and resisting enemies is our duty as soldiers! This trivial matter is not worth mentioning. Brother Zhao, let's just call me Xing Han from now on. From today on, we are comrades and brothers, and we should work together to study hard, strive for early graduation, and then gallop across the battlefield, dedicating ourselves to the country, and driving out foreign humiliation!" Zhang Xinghan said lightly.
Zhao De Sheng nodded quickly and said: "Hmmm! You're right, come let me introduce you to these colleagues..."
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Time flies in the military academy, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. For Zhang Xinghan, the various training sessions during the new recruit period were simply child's play. In nearly a year of training, Zhang Xinghan was always one of the top students in his class of 10 periods.
Zhao De Sheng also performed extremely well, closely following Zhang Xing Han in ranking, and the brotherly friendship between the two men deepened greatly.
Just a few days after the Central Military Academy opened, Zhang Xinghan learned through newspapers that the Japanese army had broken through the Great Wall and the Chinese defense line, and the 29th Army was forced to retreat. Although it was a historical fact, Zhang Xinghan could only sigh in vain, unable to change the course of events.
The Tanggu Truce was then signed between the National Government and the Japanese military, marking the end of the Great Wall War.
In the more than half a year since Zhang Xinghan entered military school, Du Qianxue did not come to see him again. Although Zhang Xinghan sometimes missed her, fortunately, he had his fellow students and colleagues by his side, so he was not lonely.
Zhang Xinghan has completed the first three stages of the four-stage education for new recruits, and the next stage is to be assigned to various divisions for a three-month internship.
In the school auditorium, Zhang Xinghan and Zhao Desheng were among the tenth batch of recruits sitting in the auditorium, waiting for the school to announce the distribution of orders.
"Xing Han, you said we would be assigned to which division? It's best if the two of us can be in the same division, so we can take care of each other!" Zhao De Sheng turned his head and said to Zhang Xing Han.
"It's hard to say, I heard that most of the new recruits will be assigned to the 87th Division, 88th Division and 36th Division, which are all central elite divisions!" another person beside him said.
"Brother! What's your name and which dormitory are you living in?" Zhao Desheng asked.
"My name is Sun Siwei! I live in dormitory 178! And you?" Sun Siwei replied.
"My name is Zhao De Sheng, his name is Zhang Xing Han! We live in dormitory 206!"
"Oh, Zhang Xinghan, a renowned name, I've long admired you!" Sun Siwei said with neither arrogance nor humility.
Zhang Xinghan smiled slightly at him, beckoning him over.
"Brother! How did you know we would be assigned to these three regiments?" Zhao Desheng asked.
"I also heard that, generally those who graduate from our military academy are almost all supplemented into the central regular army. After all, we are regular soldiers, and can't be sent to irregular troops." Sun Siwei said.
Just as the two were about to say more, a shrill cry suddenly rang out: "Attention! Rise!"
Everyone heard the words and stood up with a snap.
