"The prince is studying in a military academy?" Li Zicheng asked in surprise.
Zhang Nai temporarily settled down in Nanjing, and changed back to the old name of Li Zicheng's "foster father": "Bo'er lost his student status at the military academy two days ago, received some textbooks, and went to the dormitory. In the dormitory, there were three other people besides Hai'er." , two of us are from Dashun from Hetao, and one is an officer from Anhui. The boy asked his classmate from Anhui that the prince and the son of Dudu Zhang (Zhang Tieniu) are both studying in the military academy. There is another The son of Dudu Huang (Huang Yao), has graduated from the military academy, and was sent to Liaoning to be a cavalry sentry commander."
Li Zicheng said with emotion: "This Emperor Zhao wants to teach his son both civil and military skills."
Prince Zhao Kuanghuan, after graduating from Huangcheng Middle School, was immediately thrown to Nanjing Military Academy to study.
Zhao Han didn't expect his son to lead the army to fight, but he must understand the basic military knowledge, so as not to be blinded by the military in the future.
Zhang Nai took out the basic military school textbooks: "Father, the military academy in the new dynasty is a four-year system, and there is also a special crash course. The child is in the crash course, and he can graduate after only two years of study."
The students in the crash course are either generals or excellent soldiers sent by the army.
Li Zicheng looked at the few textbooks. The titles of the books are: "Datong Army Ideology and System", "On War", "Infantry Exercise Code", "Artillery Exercise Code", "Cavalry Exercise Code", "Military Equipment Record", "Names of Past Dynasties" The Story of Famous Generals", "Detailed Explanation of Battle Cases of Past Dynasties".
Curiously opened "Datong Army Thought and System", the opening chapter briefly introduced Datong theory and explained the concept of Huaxia. It clearly pointed out that the responsibility of the Datong Army is to serve the country and the people, protect the country and the people from internal and external enemies, and strive for more and better living space for the Chinese people.
It was all theoretical stuff, Li Zicheng quickly flipped through it, and soon turned to the military system part.
The military system is clearly defined at the beginning. The emperor is the supreme commander of the army, and he also elaborates on the Ministry of War, the Governor's Mansion and other institutions, all the way to the composition of military units at all levels. There is also a chapter devoted to the missionary officer system.
Li Zicheng spent the whole morning getting a general understanding of "The Thought and System of the Datong Army", and then went to read the "On War".
The author of "On War" is signed by Zhao Han, so it is also called "The Art of War of the Tian Family" among the people.
"On War" condenses many ideas of "Sun Tzu's Art of War". The opening chapter points out that war is an extension of politics and an extreme means to achieve political goals.
? Then it elaborates on the three stages of war: destroying the enemy's army, occupying the enemy's land, and conquering the enemy's ideas.
Then he defines the three elements of war: strategy, tactics, and combat.
The main content of this book is about strategy, tactics and combat. Especially the strategic chapters, even the civil servants of the cabinet and the Ministry of war must learn.
As for the traditional cognition of the art of war, it is basically concentrated in the "tactical chapter", where command, logistics, arms, etc. are all available. This part of the content was definitely not written by Zhao Han out of thin air, but a refined summary of the articles and reports of the commanders-in-chief of the various armies across the country.
And recruitment, training, combat readiness, terrain, climate, etc., all belong to the "Strategy Chapter". Among them, the elements of combat readiness also include logistics, but the logistics of the "Strategy Chapter" is more macroscopic, and the logistics of the "Tactical Chapter" is much narrower.
"Battle Chapter" is more specific, the content is almost all written by the frontline generals, and Zhao Han raised the height after refining and summarizing. It can be divided into: definition of battle, purpose of battle, means of battle, result of battle, etc. And a large number of ancient and modern actual combat cases are used to analyze and explain the whole process of combat.
Li Zicheng stayed up all night to read "On War".
He got this book as if he had found a treasure, and he watched until dawn, and found Zhang Nai with bloodshot eyes: "This book, all students in the military academy must learn it?"
Zhang Nai explained: "It takes four years to complete "On War". The crash course mainly studies the "Battle Chapter", but it is required to continue self-study in the army."
Li Zicheng asked: "How many students graduate from the Nanjing Military Academy every year?"
Zhang Nai said: "The number of students in the crash course varies every year. Each army recommends 50 outstanding soldiers to enroll each year. In addition, the general class can recruit 80 high school graduates every year. It is a general of hundreds of people (post leader). I heard that the graduation examination is very strict. If you cannot graduate after three years of delay, you can only get a certificate of graduation. The top ten dropouts can apply to be captains overseas or in Heilongjiang (approximately equivalent to platoon leaders) .¡±
"This Nanjing Military Academy, even if only 50 graduates a year, are still 50 young generals," Li Zicheng became more emotional, and asked, "How many military academies are there in the country?"
Zhang Nai said: "There seem to be six schools now, I'm not too sure."
Li Zicheng secretly rejoiced that he chose to surrender. Every yearsp; When the class bell rang, Zhao Kuanghuan and Zhang Tingxun quickly stood up and ran towards their respective classes.
The teacher is Zhu Huai, a native of Hunan, a former Ming Tongsheng, who served as a division-level missionary officer in the army, and was transferred to the military academy as a teacher due to injuries. He now receives double salary, enjoys the treatment of deputy division, and stands upright on the podium: "Today we will talk about the 'Battle Chapter'. What is the definition of fighting? It is to use various means to destroy or subdue the enemy! Do you want to fight? What should you do?" Fighting, or subduing others without fighting, is what the 'Battle Chapter' is about"
The crown prince who had studied in the Imperial City School for many years became a top student in an instant when he arrived at the Military Academy.
Practical subjects are definitely not the strongest, but theoretical subjects often take the top three.
The main issue is the source of students. Most of the military students come from middle school graduates who cannot go to college at public expense, and at the same time have no money to go to college at their own expense. A high school diploma guarantees that the cultural courses of military school students will not be too bad, but it still cannot be compared with the real top students.
Of course, it is impossible to talk about wars on paper.
?The real famous generals are all trained in actual combat. Therefore, when a military student arrives in the army, he can only be a sentry commander who leads a hundred soldiers. He needs to be honed slowly before he can be promoted.
At the end of the day's class, Zhao Kuanghuan fled immediately.
He spends half of his time studying in the military academy, and half of the time he has to study Chu (how can this be harmonious?) Jun courses.
Leaving the military academy, Zhao Kuanghuan sent a letter to his attendant, instructing: "Old rules, go and come back quickly!"
The attendant took the letter and ran to Jinling University. This is helping the prince deliver the love letter.