Chapter 215 Military Academy
The military academy is built in the west of Hejian Prefecture City, beside the Hutuo River, and covers a large area. It is divided into two parts, one of which trains soldiers, and the other part is where officers learn and train. Now more than 30,000 soldiers are trained here, and more than 3,000 officers and cadets in the military academy are trained.
He took Dou Shunqing, Zhang Ke and Liu Jianji to the vicinity of the military academy. Liu Jidao said: "The 200,000 imperial guards on Hebei Road must be trained here before they can be organized into a new army. Many of our troops and horses have passed the military academy motto of entering Hequ Road. It is not difficult to find teachers, but there are too few students."
Dou Shunqing said: "What are the ways? If you want to learn to read when entering a military academy, how can there be so many scholars in the world?"
Liu Ji nodded: "Yes, there are few scholars on Hebei Road, so recruiting people is not easy. Shuai Si tried his best to recruit, but he only recruited more than 2,000 people to come in. The people who read and read in the imperial guards were searched, and even the ground was almost the same."
After saying that, he urged the horse to take everyone forward. The military academy officials had already been waiting there and welcomed several people in.
When he arrived at the official hall, he came to tea. Liu Ji said, "The court will not transfer much troops into Hebei. The troops on Hebei Road will be able to see how many people go out here in the future. Today we will come to Hejian Mansion and come and have a look. What can’t be done in military verification? You can bring it up."
The other three people said it was together. If they could train more than 100,000 troops here, they would not be afraid of the Khitan.
After drinking tea, Liu Ji and the other two arrived at the school ground to watch the drills of the military academy students here.
I saw a tall officer, who was twenty-five or six years old, with bright armor, standing there with more than two hundred.
Zheng Lian, who was transferred from the Hequ Road Military Academy to lift the military academy, said: "This is the new student this year. They have learned quickly, and have already left the soldiers' barracks and officially entered the military academy to study. It is rare for a few generals to come, so they will show the military teachings."
After saying that, he said to Xiang Duyuan, who was hosting the military performer around him: "The time has come, it's time to start."
Xiang Duyuan sang his promise with his hands, turned to the army, and whispered loudly: "Today, the Taiwei went to the military academy to watch the troops. You should cheer up and don't lose our military academy's face! In front of the Taiwei, each of them will work together!"
More than 200 people sang promises with their hands together, and the momentum was a bit scary.
Following Xiang Duyuan's military order, the generals leading everyone in front gave the order, and the entire army placed the musket on their shoulders and walked straight to Liu Ji and others.
Seeing the students in front of him getting off the gun, standing attentively, and doing all kinds of movements in one go without any stagnation, Dou Shunqing said: "It's good to be able to practice like this in a few months. These students are all selected from the army, and they look very energetic."
Zheng Lian said: "Taiwei, these are all recruited from the local area and trained these days."
The few people were surprised, which was really unexpected. If the students selected from the Imperial Army had practiced like this in three months, it would be reasonable. If the people selected from the people, it would be difficult to be so neat. Although they are all scholars and have better knowledge than ordinary people, the methods of training in this era are not very scientific, and many of them are still exploring, so it is rare to be valuable.
Seeing that more than 200 people in front were in accordance with the infantry training, everything was in order under the command of the officers in front. Liu Jianji said: "What is the identity of the officer in front? Judging from his appearance, these 200 people were in command with ease."
Liu Jidao: "This is a person recruited from Xiongzhou this year. His name is Meng Dang. He is a reclent from the Khitan. Last summer, the Khitan built Zhuozhou City, and the people served in a miserable manner, and countless people died. This man took his fellow villagers to the south across the Jumahe River and arrived in this dynasty. He was a scholar, so he was recruited into the military academy. This man was extremely intelligent and could learn the knowledge in the military. Shortly after entering the military academy, he was assigned to be the commander. After three months, there was no mistake, so he was asked to lead his troops today."
The three of them were amazed when they heard this. Because the requirements of the musketeers were different from before, even if they were people in the imperial guards, it would be difficult to learn thoroughly in three months. Since this person knew nothing about the army, he could lead troops soon, which was not easy.
Dou Shunqing said: "It is difficult for Hebei passers-by to recruit, and it is really not easy to produce such talents."
Liu Jianji said: "It is really not easy for this person to be a rectified person from Nangui. We should train him well in the future. A few years later, he will fight back to the Khitan with his troops, which is an interesting thing."
Liu Jidao: "I have instructed the military academy that if this person can really learn quickly and well, I can give him some convenience. First, set a model and let others know that as long as you learn well in the military academy, you will have a bright future. Another thing is that there is a shortage of people in the military now."
The other three nodded together and said yes. Such talents are not easy, and it is nothing to give some convenience. There is more than 200,000 imperial guards on Hebei Road, and there is no shortage of officers during the training process, and there is nothing to promote them in an extraordinary way.
In today's military academies, if the students have not had military experience, they usually teach the third class to borrow positions, and the best class to teach the third class to serve, and the particularly excellent class to be taught. Such official titles are already very high, almost comparable to Jinshi. Of course, this is the commander system, and the ranks of common officials are lower, and the first class starts from the miscellaneous ranks without ranks.
The trainees selected from the Imperial Army are equal to those recruited from the people, and the low-level officers will be one or two higher. Middle and senior generals have their own training channels, set up separate classes, teach them separately, and come out to be given as appropriate. For example, Liu Jianji is a military academy where senior officers entered. After studying for a year, he has excellent grades and has become the commander of the new training army. As for those with average grades, they are other official positions.
During the training of the imperial guards, it is impossible for officers to be promoted from the bottom of the military academy, and they can only use old officers to select suitable candidates. The purpose is to set up training classes in the military academy, and the Privy Council and the Third Office will select instructors, and then graduate. This process is comparable to the imperial examination and is not easy.
Meng Xuezhao took two hundred students to form the array, and Liu Ji said to Zheng Lian on the side: "I will take a look at the military academy with the three Grand Marshals. Today, he will be accompanied by these people. Let them know that as long as you learn well in the military academy, you will have a bright future."
Zheng Lian crossed his hands and said yes, and ordered Xiang Duyuan on one side to give orders.
Liu Ji got up and left with Dou Shunqing, Liu Jianji and Zhang Ji. When he got down, Meng Xuezhao took two hundred students and followed him behind him.
Zheng Lian was in the Wudu Military Academy on Hequ Road for many years. Today, Liu Ji came and wanted to show his abilities. At this time, all the personnel in the military academy were arranged, and no one walked around, and it seemed quiet. Everyone walked by, and the footsteps were clearly heard.
When he walked through the classroom where the class was taught, he saw that the instructor was speaking seriously and the students below sat upright, Liu Ji and others nodded repeatedly.
Meng Xuezhao followed behind him and looked at the people in front of him. He felt that today was like a dream. More than three months ago, he was an ordinary farmer, and he was satisfied with the idea of growing more land, raising livestock, and making some money. He didn't expect that he was suddenly selected to come to the military academy, and he didn't expect that the school was so easy. He seemed to have known these things in his previous life. As long as he learned them, he would learn them quickly. And unlike other students, he was able to truly understand the content of learning, not just remember them.
Chapter completed!