Although Ying Yikang didn't know that Bi Zhi'an was his classmate, he did know that this person was a child of the aristocracy, and the aristocratic children in the army, regardless of their ability, generally cherished their lives, especially the princes, most of them were just
I came to the army to be gilded, but I wanted to save my life and go home to inherit the title.
However, it is relatively rare for aristocratic generals like Bi Zhian to personally put on armor and lead troops to storm the enemy at the top of the city.
So I asked a little bit, and then I found out that this subordinate who dared to fight was actually my classmate in the martial arts school.
This world is really small!
However, even though he found out that Bi Zhi'an was his classmate, Ying Yikang did not pay any extra attention to him. He had many classmates, and there were more than 200 infantrymen in the martial arts school at the same time. This did not include gunnery, riding, etc.
What about the students from other departments such as the Department of Transport and Transportation?
Then there are also many students from the Royal Academy.
If it was a classmate, he would have to look at her more than once, how tiring it would be.
Furthermore, he has always had a high self-esteem. Among his classmates, the only ones he can put his eyes on are the ones with the best grades except himself. For example, he sent a letter from China some time ago,
Jiang Qingfeng, a classmate of the Royal Academy, said that he was about to go to the northwest.
In his mind, there are only about ten people who can be considered as his classmates. The others are just passers-by, A, B, C, and D. His life is destined to have no intersection with them.
Because the life difference between them will be very big. Now, in just a few years, he is already a major, while most of his classmates in the martial arts school at the same time are still lieutenants, and only a few are even captains.
Most of them are still lieutenants like Bi Zhian.
In a few years, if nothing happens to Ying Yikang, he will be a lieutenant colonel, and it would be good for someone like Bi Zhian to become a captain.
A few years later, Ying Yikang was a colonel, and he was ready to become a brigadier general in the army. Most people like him, Bi Zhian, had almost retired and changed careers, and at least a few people could cross the threshold of a colonel and become a major.
More than ten years later, Ying Yikang was probably an army brigadier general, and became a member of the new generation of generals in the military. Most of his classmates at the same time had retired, and the remaining few were only
You may struggle as a major or lieutenant colonel, even if you continue to endure it, but it will be the end for you as a colonel.
Officers like Bi Zhi'an who have not entered the imperial academy can never expect to become generals in this life, even just brigadier generals. Looking at the new generals of the empire in the past five years, they all have the same characteristic, that is, they are all imperial officers.
Graduation from school.
Regardless of land or sea!
Because even naval officers have to attend the Royal Academy.
In the early years, the Royal Academy was divided into three, and three branches were established, namely the Army Branch, the Navy Branch, and the Guards Branch to train senior generals of each service. However, these three branches are collectively referred to as the Imperial Academy.
Moreover, Li Xuan was the one who taught in person. Although Li Xuan could not go to class more than a few times a year, in order to ensure that these senior generals were all disciples of the emperor, Li Xuan still insisted on teaching.
At the same time, these three Yuxuetang branches do not have any principals, not even vice-principals, because Li Xuan personally serves as the principal of Yuxuetang.
Therefore, each branch has set up a director of the Academic Affairs Office to be responsible for the actual management affairs of each branch.
The military academy system established by the Tang Dynasty in recent years is very complete. Junior military academies were established in each province. The schooling lasted for six years and recruited students from primary schools. Junior military academies in various places trained students regardless of land or sea, because these students
The grades are all very small.
Above the Junior Military Academy, the Royal Youth Military Academy was established, and the Royal Youth Military Academy was very large in scale. It was divided into an army branch and a naval branch. The naval branch was more special because it was located in Ningbo because of the demand for maritime teaching.
The Army branch is located in Jinling City.
Further up are the Army Martial Arts Academy and the Navy Sea Academy.
However, Wu Xuetang and Hai Xuetang recruit students from the Royal Youth Military Academy and major preparatory schools at the same time, and are not limited to recruiting students from the Royal Youth Military Academy.
After completing the martial arts academy or sea academy, serve in the army, and then apply for the martial arts academy on your own.
After graduating from the Martial Arts School, they are awarded the rank of major, and only such people have the opportunity to become generals. It is only a chance, and it does not mean that every graduate of the Royal Academy can become a general.
This layer-by-layer selection mechanism allows officers like Ying Yikang to stand out and gain a bright future.
As for Bi Zhi'an, he was already lagging behind when he was in the first grade of Wushu Academy. It would be very difficult for him to catch up with Ying Yikang.
The only chance is to make great achievements before becoming a school officer, be personally recommended by the military boss, and be specially approved by the emperor to attend the Royal Academy without taking the exam. As for applying on his own, he will not be able to pass the exam based on his IQ.
Bi Zhi'an himself knew the huge gap between the two, and Ying Yikang knew it even better. Therefore, even if he knew that Bi Zhi'an was his early classmate, Ying Yikang didn't express much, and just said a few words casually during a chat.
That's all, but that's all.
But the series of battles that followed made Ying Yikang change his original intention!
Originally, he thought that Bi Zhi'an, a classmate, was just an ordinary classmate. After this battle, everyone would find their own mother, and there would probably be no intersection in the future.
But I didn't expect that Bi Zhi'an was really brave enough to fight, and he was not foolhardy. On the contrary, he was quite shrewd when commanding his troops in battle, and he often hit the enemy with very little loss.
With such a capable person under his command, he naturally would not take any precautions. Soon, he asked him to help lead another infantry team in the battle, bringing the number of troops under Bi Zhian's command to more than two hundred.
Let Bi Zhian lead two infantry teams to fight at the same time. This was Bi Zhian's helpless move.
Although he is only the commander of an infantry battalion, he actually has nearly 3,000 troops under his command, and they are a mixed force with a full range of arms, directly under the command of the division headquarters.
The special requirement of the Fuso War was to separate the units of the Fifteenth Army and then turn them into mixed units with a strength of about 2,000 and three people to fight alone.
Generally speaking, this kind of mixed unit is usually held by the regimental commander himself, or at worst, by a lieutenant colonel and deputy regimental commander.
As for why Ying Yikang, the major battalion commander, can personally serve as the commander of this mixed force, it is naturally because of his special background.
Although Bi Zhian is only a major battalion commander, everyone knows that he was personally arranged by the boss to get gold plating. If nothing happens, he will skyrocket in a few years.
After all, no one can ignore the talents who can participate in the decisive battle plan in the Indian Ocean while attending the Royal Academy. A group of army bosses are eyeing this rising star in the military. As long as he continues to show outstanding military talents, his future future will be bright.
Unlimited.
Even the headquarters of the Fifteenth Army personally sent a message to the commander of the Fifty-sixth Division, saying that young people need to hone their skills more.
In other words, Ying Yikang is a piece of beauty in the hearts of military bosses!
Otherwise, there are so many middle- and senior-level generals in the Fifteenth Army, why can a mere major lead nearly 3,000 troops?
In order to reinforce his unit, the military headquarters did not even send him the entire Osaka garrison regiment because most of the garrison leaders were lieutenant colonels. If they were transferred there, who would listen to whom? It was against the rules.
Therefore, the military headquarters directly divided the Osaka garrison into two and mobilized more than 600 people to reinforce Yikang's headquarters.
However, there are so many troops under his command, and there are many infantry teams, artillery teams, cavalry teams, and baggage teams directly under the battalion headquarters. Even if Ying Yikang has three heads and six arms, he cannot effectively command so many teams at the same time due to the communication level of this era.
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Therefore, he could only temporarily integrate several teams and teams into a small-scale battalion-level organization for command.
Only by doing the following can the command be smooth. Otherwise, how would it be possible if he were to command more than a dozen teams at the same time?
In this case, Bi Zhian's bravery and resourcefulness were appreciated by him, and this was what gave Bi Zhian a chance.
Not because they are classmates, but because of Bi Zhian's talent.
When Bi Zhi'an heard that Ying Yikang asked him to lead two teams to fight at the same time, he knew that his efforts were not in vain. He took risks and led the team to fight many times, and finally got this opportunity.
This opportunity was not obtained by relying on the relationship between classmates, but by risking his own life, because he knew very well that his classmate was just a passerby in the eyes of a proud man like Ying Yikang.
After many adventures and personally leading the team to fight, Bi Zhian looked very excited when he finally got this opportunity.
He has been proud in the military for many years. At the end of last year, he almost used up all his father's favors, and then he got an opportunity to go to the Fuso front line to gain military glory. Now, he has been promoted by relying on his many enemies.
Opportunity.
Yes, this is an opportunity for promotion!
Although his military rank is still a lieutenant, he is still leading two infantry groups in combat at the same time. As long as his performance is acceptable, a captain with the rank of captain is just a runner.
I am only in my twenties this year. As long as I work harder and wait another three to five years, that is, when I am in my early thirties, I may not be able to become an Army Major.
Bi Zhi'an, who knew that opportunities were rare, cherished this opportunity. In the subsequent battles, he took the lead many times and led his troops to fight on the front line.
And his behavior was quite brutal. In order to perform better when breaking the city and prevent any accidents from happening, he would lead his troops to carry out ruthless purges, often killing everyone and leaving a river of blood.
Although this situation made Ying Yikang frown a little, Ying Yikang would not say anything to him.
Although he was a bit violent, it was not without its benefits. After Bi Zhian killed him once, the Fuso cities his troops captured were often very honest...
Why?
Because there are very few people left in these cities...