Volume 2 King of the Northwest Chapter 56 Military Academy
"A man should kill people without mercy. His immortal deeds are all in killing people. In the past, there were heroes who valued loyalty and kept their promises. They would kill people at the slightest grudge, and their lives were lighter than a feather.
There are also heroes and tyrants, who kill people like crazy, gallop around the world, and only boast of their swords and guns... Men should not tremble, there is a song for you to listen to, killing one is a sin, killing ten thousand is a hero, and killing nine million makes you the best of heroes.
The strongest among the strongest, with different paths: seeing through the reputation of benevolence and righteousness for thousands of years, and only wanting to be a hero in this life.
I love no good name but a bad reputation, and I feel no remorse for killing millions.
I would rather let ten thousand people gnash their teeth in hatred than let no one curse me.
Looking back over the past 5,000 years, where have heroes not killed people? "
This poem from the famous work "Bloody Massacre of the Japanese" by Mr. Qiu Sheng of Shandong University, Dai Jiliang's previous life, was sung in unison by 350 heroic young people and 150 officers in training. The sound shook the whole land of Sanqin and attracted the attention of tens of thousands of people on the road.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Following 17 cannon salutes, Dai Jiliang once again stood on the central podium of the conference hall. Looking at the neat and tidy queue, Dai Jiliang's heart was filled with emotion. This was the hope of the Shaanxi Army and also Dai Jiliang's own confidant. Finally, this day would come for him too.
"Everyone stand at attention, at ease! Students, soldiers, sergeants, officers."
Dai Jiliang was dressed in military uniform and stood there straight.
"Today is a day worth remembering. The eyes of Shaanxi and even the northwest are focused here. Everyone standing here will be pleased to think that they are lucky enough to stand here today when they finish their life journey."
The wind was blowing, and Dai Jiliang's passionate words echoed in the air.
"I won't say any big words, empty words, or lies today. I just want to ask you one question: Soldiers are here to die. Soldiers have no chance of living except death. Are you afraid?"
“Don’t be afraid!”
The roar of approval, like spring thunder, resounded in the huge playground. The young officers and prospective officers puffed out their chests and stomachs, and shouted with all their might.
"very good!"
Dai Jiliang nodded.
"Like my soldiers, you are not afraid, and neither am I, that's why I have come this far today. I hope that in the future you can go further than me! And more steadily!"
Dai Jiliang smiled when he said this.
"Everyone should have ideals. Napoleon once said that a soldier who doesn't want to be a marshal is not a good soldier. I don't know what your ideals are, but I can tell you what mine are."
Dai Jiliang paused, the wind blew past his ears, and he heard news from the future, as if someone was saying something to him. Dai Jiliang raised his head and announced loudly.
"Enrich our country, strengthen our army, resist foreign humiliation, defend our national sovereignty, and fight for our national destiny!"
Everyone listened quietly, and the entire playground was silent.
"Enrich our country, strengthen our army, resist foreign humiliation, defend our national sovereignty, and fight for our national destiny!"
Suddenly, like a volcano erupting, hundreds of active and future officers on the entire playground burst into the same slogan. The first batch of students of the Shaanxi Army Speed Training School were boiling with excitement. The sixteen-character slogan was chanted repeatedly by them, and the sound resounded through the sky.
In this fanatical atmosphere, Dai Jiliang stood at attention, saluted respectfully to everyone present, and shouted loudly.
"I declare that the Shaanxi Army Speed Training School is officially open!"
"salute!"
The instructor on duty yelled at the top of his lungs, and 500 arms were raised in unison. Then, majestic military music sounded. Dai Jiliang's guards marched to the beat of drums to demonstrate to everyone present what iron discipline and steel style are. Seeing the agile and majestic posture of the guards marching past the rostrum, not only the students, but even the officers behind Dai Jiliang had stars in their eyes.
When the guards finished their parade, the standard-bearers from the 14th Division's cavalry, artillery, and engineering regiments passed through the parade ground one after another. When all this was over, the master of ceremonies shouted, "Flag presentation!"
Several student representatives and their district captains filed onto the podium.
Dai Jiliang took the team flag from E Tao beside him, held it in his hand, and glanced at these future elites.
"Adhere to discipline, obey orders, advance without retreat, and never give up!"
The students in the audience recited the school motto aloud.
At this exciting moment, Dai Jiliang calmly spread out the flag in his hand, waved it a few times in the wind, and then handed it to the district captain in front of him.
The district captain took over the team flag, and the two student representatives behind him saluted the team flag and Dai Jiliang respectively. Dai Jiliang returned the salute, and then the second and third teams came next.
After all ten teams had been awarded, the 30 people and 10 flags circled the field again before returning to their respective teams.
"Stand at attention, salute, ceremony over, dismissed!"
Accompanied by the emcee's roar, teams from each district filed out singing "A Man Should Kill", and this exciting military academy opening ceremony came to an end.
"Marshal, I don't want Ding Guo, but you have to give me a few soldiers from your guard."
Before the ceremony was over, Zhang Binnan came up to him with a smile on his face. As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Guo and Ma Kang came over to him.
"Why do you need my guards? We are here to fight. Why are you trying to steal these things that are put on for show?"
Dai Jiliang glared.
"I won't give you any. If you want, you can just wait for Brother Zhi's military and political department to allocate them slowly."
The rule of the Shaanxi Army is that anyone who is promoted must be transferred to another position, and anyone who can join Dai Jiliang's guard will definitely be promoted. Therefore, what Dai Jiliang said was not wrong, but the faces of several chief officers fell when they heard it.
"Marshal, how long do we have to wait?"
Li Guo shouted out immediately. You know, the highest military rank among the graduates of the Army Academy in the Shaanxi Army is only a lieutenant colonel regiment commander or a major instructor. He, a second-rate overseas student who graduated from the Zhenwu School, is now a major general. In addition to the fact that he was on the right side, he was also favored by Dai Jiliang. Therefore, he was mostly respectful in front of Dai Jiliang and rarely showed it so blatantly. It was really that the military posture of this guard when marching was so spirited, and there was no soldier who didn't like it.
"Marshal, how about you assign two people to my brigade to teach these monkeys and let them know what a real soldier is."
"I say you guys are fooling around."
Dai Jiliang responded unkindly.
"Spirit and energy are certainly important, but putting all your energy into marching is what our Shaanxi Army should do. If you really like this, when our Shaanxi Army is expanded, I will allow each of you to become a company of honor guards."
"Is what the Marshal said true?"
Ma Kang nodded, and then he tried to find out what Dai Jiliang had to say.
"When will the Marshal plan to expand the Shaanxi Army?"
As soon as Ma Kang said this, everyone looked at Dai Jiliang nervously. Obviously, this involved the vital interests of each of them, so it made them more concerned.
"Really want to know? Then can you keep it a secret?"
Everyone nodded and Dai Jiliang smiled. This was really a classic joke.
"Then I'll tell you. I can keep it a secret too."
Seeing everyone being humiliated, Dai Jiliang burst into laughter.
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth. The domestic situation is uncertain right now. We must be prepared for a war. Expanding the army is inevitable, but when to expand it depends on the overall situation. So, you must help me get all the third-line troops up, so that our Shaanxi Army will have the strength to be invincible."
After saying this, Dai Jiliang waved at the crowd who seemed to be in deep thought.
"Okay, go do what you need to do, don't just stand here and wait for the wind to blow."
"Marshal, the Japanese machinery has been transported to the Yanchang Oil Mine."
Guangye was quick to act. As soon as Dai Jiliang signed, he set up an office in Yanchang. Now, more than 50 or 60 Japanese technicians and workers, along with machinery and equipment, have arrived in Yanchang, obviously wanting to do something ambitious.
"Send a group of people to Yanchang immediately. You can even replace the chief of the Yanchang Police Department with one of your people. Have him closely monitor the operation of the oil mine. On the one hand, he must protect the Japanese, and on the other hand, he must never let the Japanese infiltrate."
Dai Jiliang took care of Guo Sinan. He thought that after what happened last time, this guy should have learned his lesson.
"I'll say hello to the county security team. Someone will cooperate with you. But there is one thing to say. We must protect the Japanese from harm, but we must not let the Japanese harm the Chinese."
"yes!"
Guo Sinan nodded and retreated.
"Zhixiang, good news!"
Not long after Guo Sinan left, Wang Danping walked in excitedly.
"The phone has arrived. Once everything is installed, it will be convenient for us."
"Yes, that's good news."
Dai Jiliang leaned back on the seatback.
"However, I plan to give this batch of machines to the Shanfu Company to open a telephone company. They cannot all be installed in the provincial government and my military governor's office."
In fact, the batch of field telephones that Guangye had brought had already been installed within the Shaanxi Army. If he had not thought the voice quality of the Japanese-made field telephones was too poor, there might have been several of them on his desk by now.
"Besides, you don't use the phone for free. You have to pay for it. Brother-in-law, you have to think carefully. Don't order too much. You'll exceed your business expenses."
"Zhixiang, you are obsessed with money. Are you going to charge for this too?"
Wang Danping was stunned for a moment.
"Of course I have to charge. Your family, my family, and anyone who comes to Andre will charge money."
Dai Jiliang patted Wang Danping.
"Brother-in-law, you can't calculate the account like this. You have to remember that you have a stake in the Shanfu Company, and the money you spend is on yourself. Besides, without income, how can this telephone company develop? When the time comes, we still have to allocate money to let it develop on its own. Many government-run factories in the Qing Dynasty went bankrupt later. We have learned from the past."
"I can't argue with you. Just take the money, but since you have taken the money, you have to pay taxes according to the regulations."
Wang Danping rolled her eyes and actually found something to say to him.
"That's natural."
Dai Jiliang nodded.
"But let me make it clear first, I want 50 of these phones."
Dai Jiliang planned to install one in the homes of every Shaanxi Army lieutenant colonel and above, as both a welfare benefit and a disguised form of advertising.
"What?"
But Wang Danping refused to accept it and he jumped up suddenly.
"No, there are so many departments , you have to prioritize my needs."
