The brawny man who barged into the bridal chamber was called Liu Yuqiang. He was Liu Yuwan's brother from the same father and mother, and was also born to the Second Mistress. He was tall and burly, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. He had an imposing appearance and a heroic aura. At this moment, his sword-like eyebrows stood up, and his anger had not subsided."It's the Republic of China now, but I didn't expect you to gang up on a weak woman using such despicable means. I really want to arrest all of you and send you to the police station. Hurry up and get lost!"
The sisters-in-law were so scared that they trembled and staggered out of the door.
Miss Zhao covered herself with the blanket and started crying sadly.
Yu Zhu was shocked at first, but when he saw that it was his half-brother, he calmed down and changed the topic.""Yu Qiang, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell me so that I could pick you up at the station?”
Liu Yuqiang did not appreciate it and still refused to let go."Second Brother, you went too far today. If our father finds out, we'll see how he'll deal with you.”
Yu Zhu put on a posture of a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water."Whatever! You don't have to care about my matters!"
"If you force Miss Zhao again, I won't be polite to you!" Yu Qiang warned.”With that, he slammed the door and left angrily.
Yu Zhu was extremely dejected and shouted in exasperation,""Get lost!" He pointed at Miss Zhao, who was shivering on the bed."You get lost too! Get as far away as possible!"
Miss Zhao hurriedly got dressed and got out of bed. Liu Yuwan entered the room and comforted her,"Second Sister-in-law, come and rest at my place tonight.”
Yu Zhu's face was as red as a pig's liver. She pointed at Liu Yuwan and said,"It's all your fault!"
Indeed, Liu Yuqiang caught four women and one man smashing open fire. It was Yu Wan's fault. After she was chased out of the bridal chamber, she was anxious and angry. She planned to find her father to stop this ridiculous farce. Unexpectedly, just as she reached the door of the central room, she saw three people pushing the door open from the hanging flower door. She went forward and saw that the person in the middle was her third brother who had been away from home for many years and had not heard from him. She was surprised and happy, and immediately gave her brother a big hug. When Yu Qiang said," Let me introduce you to two good brothers," Liu Yuwan realized that her brother wasn't the only one. She let go of her hand in embarrassment.
Yu Qiang pointed at the big guy and said,"His name is Wang Baodu, nicknamed Old Wild Bull, and he knows martial arts.”Then, he pointed at the skinny one and said,""Zhou Xiaomao, nicknamed Zhuge Mao, has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.”
Yu Wan clicked her tongue." Brother, you're doing well. You're even wearing a military uniform!"”
Just as they were talking, a strange sound came from the west room. Liu Yuqiang asked what was going on. Liu Yuwan seemed to have come to a sudden realization, but she also seemed to have grabbed onto a straw. She quietly pulled Yu Qiang to the side and told him everything about her second brother's forced marriage and about how she was about to "smash the fire". Liu Yuqiang was furious when he heard that. He said," It's simply nonsense." Then, he rushed into the bridal chamber, so there was the above-mentioned drama to stop the absurd farce.
Liu Yuqiang was Liu Yaozong's third son. He studied in Kang County Middle School when he was a teenager. Due to his talent and intelligence, he was sent to Kyoto University in Japan to study civil engineering in the National Government's exam for studying abroad at public expense. However, before he could finish his studies, the September 18th Incident broke out. Japan's invasion of the northeast of China caused Liu Yuqiang's blood to boil and his meridians to reverse. He gave up school in anger and decided to return to the country to join the army. His thoughts were very simple. As a citizen of China, when his country was in danger, he should return to join the army and shed his blood on the battlefield to serve his country.
After more than ten days of drifting by boat, he arrived in Shanghai and then took the train to Nanjing, where he came to the Central Army Military Academy that he had been longing for day and night.
This military school was located in the suburbs of Nanjing, at the foot of Purple Gold Mountain, on the southeast bank of Xuanwu Lake. Its predecessor was Huangpu Army Military Academy. On April 12, 1927, Jiang Jieshi launched a coup in Shanghai. On April 18, the National Government set its capital in Nanjing. In order to directly lead Huangpu Military Academy, Jiang Jieshi decided to build another Central Army Military Academy in Nanjing. The original Huangpu Military Academy was closed. Jiang was determined to turn the military academy into a base of capable military personnel who could be completely loyal to the National Government and achieve national unity.
Yu Qiang got off the train and walked north along Huangpu Road to the end. When he took a closer look, it was the gate of the Central Military Academy. The gate was a high cement square gate, and there was a brick sentry box on both sides of the gate. The main building facing the door was a three-story office building with two floors on both sides. The office building was about 100 meters long from east to west. It had a ridge on the top and was covered with green tiles. However, the tone of the entire building was western-style.
Yu Qiang heard from the reception office that the enrollment was nearing its end, so he rushed to the registration office of the office building. When he saw the girl in charge of registration, he was shocked." Why did she look so much like her sister Yu Wan? He thought to himself that perhaps all beauties were the same. The girl was dressed in a military uniform. She had an oval face, big eyes, and a high nose bridge. She looked back at him and smiled. Two beautiful dimples immediately appeared on her face."Hurry up and fill out the form. If you had come four hours later, this year's enrollment would have ended.”
Liu Yuqiang secretly rejoiced at his good luck and filled in the form. When he saw the line " What interests and hobbies do you have?", he stopped writing and said to the student recruitment girl,""Miss, speaking Japanese is considered a hobby, right?”
The young lady smiled again." We don't call you Miss here. We only call you Comrade." Of course it counted. You can speak Japanese?"
" Yes, but not very well." Yu Qiang was a little shy and stuttered," I learned it from a few Japanese classmates when I was at Kyoto University in Japan."”
This piqued the young lady's curiosity.""You went to New York University too?"
"I just came back from there. But he dropped out of school this year."
"Why?"
"The Japanese are very against Chinese students. The most important thing is that I want to return to China to participate in the war.”The lady nodded in approval and introduced herself generously,""My name is Chen Yaqin. I graduated from Capital University with a major in law and politics. I can be considered your senior, and I'm currently the school's political instructor.”
Liu Yuqiang was flattered." It's nice to meet Miss Chen. No, it's nice to meet Comrade Chen. I hope you can give me more advice in the future."”
Then, Miss Chen guided Yu Qiang to fill out the form and introduced him to the examination. Finally, she handed Yu Qiang a schedule for the examination and instructed him not to delay the examination.
Yu Qiang then came to the interview venue with many examinees. The examiner mainly asked questions such as name, age, where he was from, family situation, and what dreams he had. After that, he would have to do a checkup on his height, lung capacity, vision, hearing, weight, and so on. Liu Yuqiang was good-looking and strong. He had a green light all the way and successfully passed.
In the next three days, there would be a cultural examination. During the written test, there would be theoretical tests in seven subjects: Party righteousness, Chinese literature, foreign languages, Chinese and foreign history, geography, mathematics, and physics. Liu Yuqiang went to a famous university. Although he didn't finish his studies, he was very proficient in taking some middle school knowledge. He handed in his papers early in every subject.
The oral exam was held in a classroom. The platform was made up of a few desks, which were covered with a green military blanket. Behind the platform sat five examiners in military uniforms with serious expressions. In the middle, the examiner with two gold stars asked Liu Yuqiang two questions. The first question was,"Why did you drop out of school and apply for the Central Military Academy?”
Liu Yuqiang let go of his throat and replied in a high-pitched and loud voice,"The reason why Wansheng didn't complete her university studies was because she wanted to return to China to serve the country and fight against the Japanese! Japan has committed all kinds of crimes in the three eastern provinces of our country. Wherever they go, they rape and plunder, causing misery and suffering. Wherever the butcher's knife went, blood flowed like a river and corpses piled up like mountains. A few centuries ago, the great French ideologist Montesquieu once made a precise evaluation of the Japanese. He said, The Japanese were a bloody, perverted, and bloodthirsty race. They would do anything to achieve their goals. Don't use our Chinese way of thinking to speculate about the Japanese.'Peace is the most precious' and 'compromise for the sake of the whole' will not only not bring peace, but will instead stimulate them to become even more aggressive. Therefore, we should have a clear understanding of Japan's ambitions. Its appetite is not limited to the three northeastern provinces. Next, it is likely to be my North China, or even the entire land of China. Therefore, Wansheng believed that Japan would launch a war that would destroy China and our race. It would be comparable to the 'five chaotic wars' in history. Our Chinese nation would face an unprecedented disaster…"
"Student Liu, are you trying to scare us?”One of the examiners interrupted his speech and questioned.
"This is definitely not an alarmist talk! As I said just now, this is determined by the bloodthirsty nature of the Japanese. It could be judged from his recent actions.”Yu Qiang replied neither haughtily nor humbly.
The chief examiner nodded, indicating for Yu Qiang to continue.
Yu Qiang cleared his throat. It should alert us. The ancients said that the rise and fall of a country was the responsibility of every man! I dare not forget the worries of the country. As a patriotic youth of the Celestial Empire, I was studying in a hostile country leisurely and watching the enemy trample on my territory and my compatriots. My heart was more uncomfortable than frying oil. Therefore, I was determined to abandon my studies and return to the country to fight the war without hesitation. Only by joining the army and picking up a gun can one defend their homeland and drive away the invaders. The Central Military Academy is the cradle of the Chinese military officers and the highest institution for cultivating outstanding soldiers. Therefore, I am willing to become a sacred member!”
His impassioned answer made all the examiners present nod their heads in praise.
The lieutenant general examiner was obviously interested and asked,""Young man, you have the heart to serve the country. However, there is a big gap between our national strength and military strength with Japan. How can we defeat Japan?”
Liu Yuqiang thought for a moment and replied," Although I have a rough understanding of military affairs, I am mostly an armchair strategist. The instructors have led troops for many years and have been through hundreds of battles. How dare I show off in front of an expert?" I hope that all instructors can enlighten me. Although Japan is more advanced than our army in terms of weapons and equipment, and the quality of their personnel is also higher than ours, it is not only these that determine the victory or defeat of the war. There are many other factors, such as strategy, battle tactics, etc. We can't fight them head-on in terms of strategy. We can consider a long-term battle and exchange space for time. Moreover, the most important thing that determined the outcome of a war was the will of the people! There were many cases in the world where the weak defeated the strong. As long as our 400 million compatriots stop the civil war and unite to deal with a small country with a population of only 70 million, we will be able to drive it back to Japan!”
The examiner nodded and said,""The younger generation is really formidable! You answered very well. You must have read the article by General Jiang Baili, the "Father of Modern Military Science", right?”
Yu Qiang said excitedly,"Since Ziqi has met you, why should I be ashamed to play Flowing Water?" I personally think that General Jiang Baili's articles, especially On National Defense, can be compared to Xin Qiji's Ten Essays on American Celery. "On National Defense" is very well-known in Japan and is highly respected. I have read it in Japan. I concluded that he had three main arguments against the Japanese army. First, he used space to exchange for time.'It doesn't matter if we win or lose, but don't make peace with it'. Second, the strategy for dealing with Japan was not to be afraid of swallowing the whale, but to be afraid of encroaching on it, and to fight a full-scale war. Third, the resistance must be based on the people and a protracted war. China was not an industrial country, but an agricultural country. An agricultural country was loose and had no weak points to grasp. Therefore, they could use the vast territory to deal with the Japanese army for a long time.”
"The paulownia flowers stretch ten thousand miles on the road to the Red Mountain," the lieutenant general said."The young phoenix is clearer than the old phoenix! No wonder you have such high knowledge at such a young age. As the saying goes, haste makes waste. In the short term, it is unrealistic for us to wipe out hundreds of thousands of Japanese Kwantung Army and recover the lost territory in Northeast China. Japan is a small country and lacks resources, while our country is vast and rich in resources. We must establish the idea of a protracted war of resistance in order to drag Japan down. As long as all the young people in the country have the heart to serve the country like you, it's only a matter of time before they get rid of the pirates!”
Liu Yuqiang nodded." The instructor is right. Although the victory is late, it will definitely come!"”
After the exam, Liu Yuqiang found out through Miss Chen that the examiner who asked the question was General Chen Zhong, the commander of the 15th Army stationed in Henan. He was also a guest instructor at the Central Military Academy, which made Yu Qiang sigh.
The second test was that the examiner asked him to memorize the Prime Minister's instructions. In order to show himself, he actually recited it in Japanese. There were also examiners who knew Japanese, so they memorized every word and were praised by the instructors.
Just like that, a week later, Liu Yuqiang was officially accepted as the ninth cadet of the Nanjing Central Army Military Academy.
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