Chapter 14: Republic of China: Starting from Whampoa Phase One Chapter 14 Intensified Training

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

After the Principal finished scolding He Zhonghan, he also took the warship to the Grand Marshal's Office Wharf to pick up Chen Geng and the others, and by the way went to the Grand Marshal's Office for a meeting.

As soon as he got off the ship, he pointed at Hu Zongnan and scolded: "Normally you are closest to Junshan, how come only he alone was caught? Did you learn the school motto of 'Dear Sincerity' into a dog's belly?"

Hu Zongnan lowered his head: "Principal, please forgive me, student going to rescue Junshan would be of no help! Thinking of first coming to the Grand Marshal's Office to get reinforcements, then leading soldiers and fellow students to rescue Junshan!"

"Hmph!"

Whampoa Students are the Principal's precious signboard, now one was captured alive by the Merchant Corps, making him very angry in his heart.

Seeing the Principal was getting angry, Wu Instructor walked over and said: "Chang Principal, the Grand Marshal requests your presence."

The Principal glanced at this refined young man, seeing his extraordinary appearance, and asked: "This person looks unfamiliar, how come I've never seen him before?"

The young man frankly said he was a new instructor at Whampoa Military Academy, just reporting at the Grand Marshal's Office.

Hearing this, the Principal was overjoyed; the Political Department was already in chaos. Originally upon receiving news that a new instructor was coming to take office, he had arranged Jiang Xiangyun and Li Zhilong to pick up the new instructor, but unexpectedly it was a wasted trip, and instead he met this new instructor at the Grand Marshal's Office.

"You take the Yongfeng Warship back to school first, I and Wu Instructor will go meet the Grand Marshal!"

The Principal waved his hand, letting Chen Geng, Lv Muzhi, and other Whampoa students board the ship, and also instructed Jiang Xiangyun and Li Zhilong: "You two maintain order on the warship, Li Zhilong, you are from the Naval School, pay attention to maintaining order on the ship!"

"Yes, Principal!"

Lv Muzhi saw the Principal walk into the Grand Marshal's Office, and felt in his heart that under the great trend, he was indeed powerless; only those who could enter the Grand Marshal's Office had the right to speak, and just now that scar-faced man's bullet almost took his life.

"Muzi, what are you thinking, hurry up!" Jiang Xiangyun stood at the bow of the Yongfeng Warship and shouted loudly.

Coming back to his senses, Lv Muzhi followed Chen Geng's steps and boarded the Yongfeng Warship.

"What are you holding in your hand?" Li Zhilong walked over and pointed at the packed food in Lv Muzhi's hand.

"Eh, Muzi, on the road escaping just now, you haven't thrown away these leftovers yet?" Chen Geng looked at Lv Muzhi and asked in surprise.

"Nonsense, these were all bought with big silver dollars, spent with my own money, of course you don't feel bad." Lv Muzhi said unhappily.

Song Xilian's stomach wasn't upset anymore: "Oh, just in time, there's another meal for dinner tonight, Muzi brother, you really know how to live."

Lv Muzhi looked at Jiang Xiangyun and Li Zhilong: "Come, let's eat together, I specially saved these for you."

Jiang Xiangyun looked back at He Zhonghan and the others: "Save them for now, we'll talk about it when we return to school tonight, there are too many people here."

On the deck, He Zhonghan sat alone in the corner, Hu Zongnan and Sun Yuanlang stood to one side, keeping a certain distance.

Other students pointed at He Zhonghan, probably discussing how the bruises on his face came about.

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In the days after returning to school, the students of the military academy all intensified their training.

The truth behind Chen Lianbo using the Merchant Corps' military power to launch a strike also surfaced a bit.

On the day of the strike, the Merchant Corps not only forced all shops to stop business, but also refused to pay taxes, and attempted to establish a merchant government.

However, an arm cannot twist a thigh; everyone heard that the big merchant Chen Lianbo who launched the strike had already been issued a warrant by the Grand Marshal's Office, and all his property was confiscated.

However, Chen Lianbo had a British background; before the warrant was issued, Chen Lianbo had already fled to Hong Kong, which was British turf, and the Grand Marshal's Office had no authority to interfere. Even the British Fleet threatened the Grand Marshal's Office over the Merchant Corps incident: if they dared attack the Merchant Corps' West Gate Headquarters, the British Fleet would enter combat status.

After the strike incident, most students realized—Guangzhou City was full of crises.

Especially Lv Muzhi and others who were hunted by the Merchant Corps last time, they intensified their training even more.

A bullet had flown over Lv Muzhi's head last time; now he dared not slack off in training.

Every day he got up half an hour early, ran long-distance laps around Huangpu Island, and after finishing, still had to follow the normal schedule and participate in morning exercises at five-thirty.

Whampoa Military Academy First Phase only had an infantry department; for infantry, running fast is combat power!

Seeing Lv Muzhi training extra every day, Chen Geng dragged Song Xilian out to train extra too.

"Muzi brother, what's wrong with you? Since returning from Guangzhou City, you seem a bit off?" Song Xilian looked at Lv Muzhi running ahead, completely baffled.

"What else could it be? Last time that scar-faced man fired a shot, almost hitting Muzi; probably it aroused Muzi's fighting spirit." Chen Geng explained, then left Song Xilian and ran at full speed directly.

It must be said, Chen Geng's legs were indeed unmatched; he directly overtook from the left side: "Muzi, I'm on your left!" After saying that, he surpassed Lv Muzhi.

Lv Muzhi rallied to chase directly... however, he could not win even with all his might.

Two weeks later, the weather in Guangzhou in September was still hot; the school decided to hold midterm tests for some subjects this morning.

In one morning, shooting, bayonet fighting, armed cross-country, and field fortification construction four subjects took turns.

Lv Muzhi truly understood this morning the gap between people; some are born geniuses!

Jiang Xiangyun once again won first place in shooting and bayonet fighting; in other subjects before, Jiang Xiangyun also had multiple first places.

Chen Geng surpassed Jiang Xiangyun with a two-second advantage and got first place in armed cross-country.

Lv Muzhi was not discouraged; among more than five hundred people, in this cross-country test, his results entered the top fifty, rising more than fifty places, and his shooting results also entered the top hundred.

This result, Lv Muzhi ninety percent inherited from the original owner; he was relatively satisfied, after all, many ranked ahead were not easy to deal with.

Moreover, results cannot represent everything; he had no intention and no need to steal their limelight...

However, in field fortification construction, Lv Muzhi received Tactical Instructor Gu Zhutong's recognition; the fortification Lv Muzhi dug was just right in size and width, and thoughtfully equipped with cat ear holes.

"Not bad; I heard Chief Instructor He mention you; I see you really are suitable to be an engineer; you're very skilled at digging fortifications."

Lv Muzhi stood at attention: "Whether engineer or infantry, both serve the revolution!" Gu Zhutong patted Lv Muzhi's shoulder with satisfaction.

Chief Instructor He Yingqin assembled all instructors and students to line up, preparing to take them back for lunch.

Today's midterm test was the time instructors came most completely.

Lv Muzhi had already figured out that in terms of status alone, instructors were also divided into ranks.

Chief Instructor He Yingqin needs no further explanation; he is the highest-ranking instructor, and above him is the direct superior, Education Director Wang Bailing.

It can be said that regarding military training, the Principal, Wang Bailing, and He Yingqin hold the greatest say.

Among the other instructors, the five most influential were Gu Zhutong, Jiang Dingwen, Liu Zhi, Qian Dajun, and Chen Jicheng.

There was also a new instructor named Chen Cheng, whose experience was still shallow; he specialized in artillery, but since Whampoa's First Phase had no artillery branch, his influence was temporarily not on par with the other instructors.

"Return to your units and go to the dining hall for lunch!" Upon He Yingqin's order, the instructors and students marched in step together to the dining hall.

Today's dining hall was not ordinary; in Lv Muzhi's view, great changes had already taken place—the dishes on the table had changed.

The food had more oil and water, and there were even bass caught from the Pearl River—living off the water, Lv Muzhi could understand that.

But the greatest change, Lv Muzhi saw, was that at the principal's dining table, the food was already somewhat different from the students'.

The most eye-catching was a plate of golden-yellow Huangpu Eggs—apparently, after raiding Chen Lianbo's home, the school had indeed become more prosperous, as the principal had even changed his own menu.