The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 526 Military Academy Students!!!
The story of Instructor Guo comes from Mei Zhihuan's "Inscription on Li Bai's Tomb":
"There is a pile of dirt beside Caishi River, but Li Bai's name will live forever.

A poem is passed back and forth, and Lu Ban is playing with a big axe in front of his door. "

This silent and persuasive educational method has achieved good results.

From then on, no students in Liu Wu's class scribbled on the blackboard anymore.

But Liu Wu did remember this poem for the rest of his life, and he later often mentioned it on many occasions.

In this way, Liu Wu’s military academy career officially began.

The Army Academy is located in the hilly area on the eastern foot of Fenglong Mountain, southwest of Shishi City.

The Nanshan Mountain of the college should be a branch of the Taihang Mountains. It may be called Nanshan because it is located in the south of the college.

That was where Liu Wu often went for walks on Sundays. There seemed to be a cave on the mountain, which was the result of deep holes dug to store grain in previous years.

On the west side of Nanshan Mountain there is a Hill No. 2, from which you can overlook the entire campus.

This high ground is the teaching and training ground for students to conduct class, platoon and company attack and defense command and various earthwork operations (construction of infantry fortifications, anti-tank trenches and various barbed wire fences; laying of anti-infantry and anti-tank minefields and opening of passages in minefields).

Standing on the high ground and moving your eyes to the north, you will see the shooting range of the military academy.

Liu Wu's new students are here to conduct training and shooting with the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, Type 56 submachine gun, squad light machine gun, individual rocket and 40 rocket launcher.

There is a row of single and double bars in front of Liu Wu’s dormitory building, and the college’s military physical education assessments are conducted here.

My classmate and good friend Sun Xinchun’s single and double bar movements are the most standard in the class, just like Liu Wu’s.

The two of them met each other during the parallel bars competition and eventually became good friends.

Liu Wu likes the useful, practical and effective military topography class the most.

Because it was his first military topography class, it left a deep impression on him.

During the first military topography class, the school truck took Liu Wu and his classmates deep into the Taihang Mountains, where they had lunch outdoors in the wind and snow.

This course is particularly important and interesting to those students who participated in the self-defense counterattack war and are being promoted to officers, and it has practical significance!
These veterans told Liu Wu and other new recruits that many of the grassroots officers on the battlefield at that time had not received training in military academies.

He has only a vague understanding of how to read and use maps, and is unclear about contour lines, convex and concave parts, orientation, angle, and distance measurement.

As a result, the occupied high ground was reported to superiors as not being occupied.

Those who have not occupied it say they have occupied it.

On the same hill, one company asked the superior for artillery coverage, but the other company had the opposite opinion, which led to the loss of many opportunities. These are all bloody lessons.

From then on, Liu Wu paid more attention to this course and took military topography classes at night.

The students were divided into groups of two, carrying a military map and a Type 2 military compass.

The school's large truck took them to the deep mountains and forests where they had never been before, and then the truck returned.

The teacher stipulated that we must rush back to school before dawn and find and bring back items that have been placed at several points on the map in order to pass the course.

There was an interesting instructor who taught the students how to measure distance using a telescope.

He was able to bring such a complicated theory to life using rhymes.

Because military binoculars have granular graduations, they can be used to measure distance, azimuth, and altitude angles. In use, for ease of memorization, the instructor summarized the following formula: "Interval on top, 1000 on the bottom, granularity and distance on both sides. To get the number, multiply the diagonal and divide by the adjacent side..." This formula can be used to measure azimuth, altitude angle, and target distance.

The realistic simulated combat courses have benefited Liu Wu and other recruits a lot.

“We are young students, in the prime of our youth; we are full of vigor and ambition, and we are ready to take on any challenge.” Military academy is not just about study and training, it also includes life.

In front of the college gate, there is a north-south highway passing through, and the gate faces east.

After entering the gate, there is a square.

On the north side of the square are the motorcade, military service center, and bathhouse.

These places are set up to facilitate the lives of military academy students like Liu Wu.

The shuttle buses in the fleet are for the convenience of students from all the student teams in the college. They usually run back and forth at fixed points every day, mainly to facilitate the families and children of faculty and staff in the college to go to work and school in the city.

As for the functions of the military service center and bathhouse, there is no need to introduce them.

It should be noted here that only those who have served in the military feel familiar and intimate with the name of the Military Service Agency.

In fact, the military service center is a store.

Walking west from the square, there is an east-west road.

On the north side of the road is the college office building. On the south side of the road is a large playground.

The playground is the place where all faculty and staff of the college conduct collective drills, assembly roll calls, and military parades.

On the north side of the office building is the college family area.

Liu Wu and his classmates usually don't go there, but occasionally some students use their weekends to go there to meet fellow villagers.

Since most of the faculty and staff of military academies are military personnel and come from all over the country, it is not surprising that they have a local mentality.

Going further along the road, on the west side of the office building is the college auditorium.

It is a place for students to hold singing competitions, cultural evenings, watch movies and listen to reports.

However, the biggest difference between Liu Wu's Army Academy and local colleges and universities is that once a large-scale event is held, after all the battalions and squadrons of students have entered the venue, before the on-site activities begin, the various student teams will start singing competitions with each other.

When soldiers compete in singing, they don't necessarily care about timbre, pitch, or accuracy, as long as the voice is loud and uniform.

After all, when soldiers sing, they compete with each other in strength, unity and morale.

The students' favorite song to sing is the passionate and inspiring school song of the Anti-Japanese University:
"On the banks of the Yellow River, there gathers a group of outstanding descendants of the Chinese nation.
The responsibility of liberating mankind and saving the nation lies entirely with us.

Classmates, study hard, be united, tense, serious, and lively,
Our style, classmates, is to work hard, struggle hard, and sacrifice heroically.

Our tradition, like the surging waters of the Yellow River, drove the Japanese pirates out of the east of our country..."

When studying in military academies, students go to school for free and their clothing is provided.

Speaking of clothing, military academy cadets are generally issued two sets of military uniforms, one set for winter and one for summer.

Winter clothes are divided into cotton coats, cotton trousers and overalls, and the fabrics of the overalls are "cotton cloth" and "polyester card" respectively.

Summer clothes are divided into fleece coats, fleece pants and overalls, and the fabric is "Dacron".

On the east and west sides of the college's large playground are the dormitory buildings and canteens for Liu Wu and his dozen or so student teams.

This is definitely the most beautiful place in the entire college.

The cadets are not only the protagonists of the academy, but also a vibrant group.

Liu Wu and other young military academy cadets spend their time together day and night, either in the classroom or in the dormitory.

The external manifestation of the daily life system of military academy students is basically reflected inside and outside the dormitory buildings.

From getting up to do exercises, tidying up, gathering for class, watching the news broadcast together every night, and calling the roll...

The students in Liu Wu's team meet face to face every day.

Over time, a special friendship was formed between us as comrades-in-arms and classmates.

When they first entered school, Sun Xinchun and Liu Wu disliked each other. From their initial rivalry, they gradually developed into mutual admiration.

As time went by, they became close friends who could talk about anything.

Compared to Liu Wu's successful admission to the military academy, Sun Xinchun's academic journey was quite bumpy, and his experience was quite similar to that of Liu Wu's master Ma Zhijun.

Sun Xinchun is three years older than Liu Wu. He was admitted to the military academy from the army. In fact, he also took the college entrance examination before joining the army. At that time, he wanted to apply to the military academy.

Unfortunately, I didn’t receive the admission letter from the military academy that year.

"Son, I don't blame you. The army is good too." Sun Xinchun's eyes were sore and he felt mixed emotions.

This summer was exceptionally hot and humid, and cicadas were chirping non-stop on the old locust tree.

Sun Xinchun stood under the concrete pole at the door of his house, holding the returned letter in his hand, and was afraid to go in.

On the day after the college entrance examination, Sun Xinchun told his parents that he wanted to apply to a military academy. His father's eyes lit up, and he patted my shoulder and said, "Great! Finally, our family is going to have another soldier!"

Sun Xinchun's family was poor, and his family of four lived in a small room in the textile factory's staff building.

Sun Xinchun's mother got up early and worked in the textile workshop every day, and his father drove a truck for a transport team and often came home in the middle of the night.

Sun Xinchun and his sister Sun Xinqiu squeezed into a wooden bed and were often woken up by mosquitoes in the middle of the night.

In order to give Sun Xinchun extra lessons, his mother asked the workshop director to switch him to the day shift, and her monthly salary was reduced by more than ten yuan in night shift allowance.

His father quit smoking and used the money he saved to buy two textbooks for Sun Xinchun.

Aunt Zhang next door always says, "Xinchun is a promising child. He looks exactly like his father when he was young."

Sun Xinchun knew that his father had been a soldier when he was young and had made contributions in the army.

He told Liu Wu: "When I was a kid, every New Year, my father would take out the yellowed old photo after drinking a little, and point to the heroic soldiers in the photo and tell us about the past."

Sun Xinchun has been fascinated by the green military uniform since he was a child, and always wanted to wear it one day.

"At that time, in order to apply for military school, my father used his connections to find me an instructor who was a soldier who had just retired. He saw that I had a good foundation and gave me more guidance..."

Every morning at five o'clock, Sun Xinchun appears on the playground on time to run. In the evening after school, Sun Xinchun practices pull-ups on the horizontal bar until his arms tremble.

"Sun Xinchun, you are a talented kid, you will definitely pass the exam." Instructor Li patted his shoulder and said.

My high school classmate Liu Aihua was also preparing for the military academy entrance exam. His father was a shopping mall director and he hired a tutor to teach him.

Sun Xinchun and Liu Aihua often reviewed together in the library. He always said, "Xinchun, you are better than me. We will definitely be able to get into the same military academy."

During the winter vacation, Sun Xinchun worked as a helper in a small street shop, hoping to save some money to buy review materials.

The owner, Aunt Wang, is a kind person and often gives Sun Xinchun leftover steamed buns and pickles to take home.

It was particularly cold on the day of the physical examination. Sun Xinchun wore the thick cotton-padded jacket his mother bought for him with full of hope, and his heart was warm.

Who would have known that the words "left eye 0.8" written on the physical examination form would hit Sun Xinchun like a hammer in his heart.

On the way home, Sun Xinchun cried like a child behind a telephone pole.

On the day the results were announced, Sun Xinchun and Liu Aihua went to see the results together. He was admitted to the military academy, his first choice.

Sun Xinchun suppressed his disappointment and congratulated him, feeling as if a huge stone was blocking his heart.

On the way home, Sun Xinchun saw a soldier in military uniform buying fruit. His tall figure hurt his eyes.

The weather in June is always changeable, and it suddenly started to rain heavily.

Sun Xinchun stood under the eaves, looking at the rain soaking the newspapers on the ground, feeling confused.

His father bought two bottles of beer and said he wanted to have a drink with Sun Xinchun.

Looking at his haggard face, Sun Xinchun couldn't bring himself to talk about the physical examination.

"Dad, stop feeding me New Year's greetings." My mother came over with a plate of peanuts. "New Year's greetings, Mom heard from the neighbors that the armed police force is recruiting soldiers. How about..."

Before Sun Xinchun's mother could finish her words, she was interrupted by his father: "If you join the army, you must be the best soldier!"

That night, Sun Xinchun heard his parents arguing quietly in the kitchen.

"Don't put too much pressure on your child. The armed police are also contributing to the country." His mother's voice was very soft.

"I don't think the armed police are bad, I just..." His father sighed, he was unwilling to accept it!

The next morning, Sun Xinchun went to the Armed Police Reception Station.

There were quite a few people queuing up, and everyone was dressed in their neatest clothes.

Sun Xinchun touched the white shirt that his mother had ironed last night, and felt a warm feeling in his heart.

The interviewer, Captain Zhao, was a middle-aged man in his forties. After reading Sun Xinchun's medical report, he said, "Young man, although your eyesight is a little poor, you have a good foundation. It's definitely right for you to join our armed police force."

On the way home, Sun Xinchun saw his neighbor Lao Li enjoying the cool air at the door.

"Xinchun, I heard that you are going to join the armed police?" Old Li asked while blowing out smoke rings.

Sun Xinchun nodded, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"It's not bad either. I heard the treatment of the armed police is not bad, just a little worse than being an officer." Old Li's words were like a thorn in Sun Xinchun's heart.

Life is very busy after joining the armed police force. In addition to training, I also have to stand guard every day.

Sun Xinchun remembered his mother's words and was very serious about everything he did.

Squad leader Hu Liang said he was the most careful soldier in the class.

Once during an emergency assembly at night, Sun Xinchun was the first to arrive at the playground.

The duty officer, Lao Wang, said with a smile: "Sun Xinchun, you can definitely become a squad leader."

"As the days passed, I gradually found the feeling of being a soldier.

Half a year later, I was rewarded with a small credit for discovering a suspicious person in time.

When I wrote a letter to my family, I took a photo of the red certificate of merit and sent it back.

My mother wrote back to me saying that she had posted the photo in the most prominent place in the main hall, and people from the entire family compound came to see it. "Sun Xinchun sat on the parallel bars, smiling happily in the afterglow of the setting sun.

During the Spring Festival, Sun Xinchun went home to visit his relatives.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a large photo of him hanging on the wall, wearing a neatly-made armed police uniform.

My sister said that mother would wipe the table twice every day in front of the photo.

In the evening, the whole family gathered around the stove to eat dumplings.

The mother put a dumpling in Sun Xinchun's bowl and said softly, "Son, I don't blame you. The army is good too."

Sun Xinchun swallowed the dumpling hard and almost cried.

During the Chinese New Year that year, Sun Xinchun met his old classmate Liu Aihua.

He was wearing a neat military uniform and was already a cadet at a military academy.

The two of them drank a bowl of beef noodles in a street shop and talked about their experiences.

"To be honest, I really envy you the opportunity to train at the grassroots level." Liu Aihua suddenly said, "School is too theoretical."

His words made Sun Xinchun feel much better.

Last year, Sun Xinchun was awarded a second-class merit for successfully handling an emergency incident and was promoted to a military academy.

My parents came all the way from my hometown to attend the commendation meeting.

Sun Xinchun stood on the stage and saw his mother wiping her tears. His father straightened his back, which was rare.

"Son, I was wrong. Being a soldier doesn't matter which unit you join. The key is to have a heart that serves the people."

"In the past few years, I have gradually realized that there is no wasted journey in life..." Sun Xinchun said with emotion after telling his story.

"Xiao Wu, what about you? Why don't you ever tell us about your family?"

Liu Wu paused after hearing this, and was a little confused, not knowing how to start the conversation. Should he tell his friend that his father was a high-ranking leader in the military region, and his mother was a district official?
Liu Wu said, "My family situation is similar to yours. My dad was a soldier and is now a police officer. My mom works in the neighborhood office. I have an older sister who is a trainee reporter. My second brother, like me, just got into college."

When Sun Xinchun heard this, his eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to say, "Oh, you have a sister. What does she look like? Do you have a photo?"

Liu Wu was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and said angrily: "Sun Xinchun, you are so good, I treat you as a friend, but you actually set your sights on my sister! I will never let you go!"

Sun Xinchun quickly jumped off the parallel bars and ran, shouting as he ran: "Xiao Wu, you misunderstood!"

"Stop! Don't run!" Liu Wu chased after him closely.

However, no one dared to make trouble when the two of them were around.

Because the school management is strict and the military appearance is neat.

The students walked in pairs, three people in a row, and the team marched. Military songs were loud and slogans were deafening, giving people a feeling of grandeur, tension and seriousness.

At this time, someone shouted, "Xiao Wu, Xinchun, stop making trouble, the district captain is here to check our dormitory, go back quickly!"

It turned out that this person was Li Erniu, Liu Wu's classmate and good friend in the same dormitory.

He was the first friend Liu Wu made when he first came to the college.

When he first entered the school gate, Li Erniu was dumbfounded - everywhere were students wearing neat military uniforms, all of them were energetic and had extraordinary conversation.

Then I looked at myself and realized how unfashionable I was. Even though I was also wearing a military uniform, I felt out of place no matter how I looked at it.

"Hey, are you new here?" A tall student came over and looked Li Erniu up and down. "Which squadron are you from?"

"I am from the countryside." Li Erniu said stutteringly.

"Rural area?" The tall man raised his eyebrows. "Then you must not be well educated, right?"

Li Erniu felt his face getting hot and he lowered his head not daring to speak.

"Okay, stop making things difficult for him." Liu Wu walked over angrily and patted Li Erniu on the shoulder. "Don't listen to his nonsense. Here, everyone is equal. As long as you work hard, you can become an excellent student."

"Well, thank you, my name is Li Erniu..." Looking at Liu Wu gratefully, Li Erniu secretly swore in his heart: I must prove myself with my strength!
"I, I, I'm such a country bumpkin, hahaha..." The tall man sneered.

Liu Wu was immediately furious: "Shut up, you are so arrogant, you want to get beaten, right?"

The tall guy was also admitted by a local college. He looked very well-off and looked down on others. He challenged Liu Wu: "I just want to get beaten up. What can you do to me?"

"Come, let me see if your bones are as hard as your mouth..." Liu Wu was not one to be trifled with either. It was common for him to have childhood fights.

They were all new students and still had the sloppy work style common in society, so conflicts arose right after they entered school.

………The courses in the military academy are really not to be underestimated.

In addition to physical training, there are also a large number of cultural and professional courses.

Li Erniu, a country boy, had the lowest cultural level in the class and was confused when he attended the class for the first time.

Things like "ballistics", "tactics", and "military topography" made his head buzz.

Fortunately, he had the help of Liu Wu, a top student.

(End of this chapter)