A thousand well-dressed soldiers brought not only shock to the citizens of the provincial capital, but also sincere admiration.
Since the late Qing Dynasty, the provincial capital has experienced several rulers and has seen quite a few armies, but has never seen them before.
Such a spirited and high-spirited army.
From the patrol camps and the New Army in the late Qing Dynasty to the Beiyang Army and the Beiyang Army in the early Republic of China, the provincial army was not the worst, only worse.
Sun Kaiqin's Jiangdong Provincial Army was worse than the bandits.
The generals grew opium, opened gambling houses, and committed all kinds of evil.
The soldiers Our military discipline is lax, and we abuse the common people whenever we have the opportunity.
Our military appearance is even more slovenly, with rags and old rifles, just like beggars.
But Chen Zikun's army is different.
Although it is also adapted from bandits, its discipline is acceptable.
There has been no case of disturbing the people after entering the provincial capital.
But this student army is even different.
From top to bottom, from inside to In addition, they are completely different from the old army.
Generally speaking, the Beiyang army wears a blue-gray coarse cloth military uniform, leggings and cloth shoes, a five-color star on a big-brimmed hat, a cowhide belt, a canvas bullet belt wrapped around the body, and a rusty old muff on their back.
Standard dress, Jiangbei Army crash course The young soldiers are wearing American khaki military uniforms, with khaki woolen leggings tied around their calves.
The belts are very tight.
The military uniforms are all ironed.
The young men's waist is as straight as a javelin.
They are so energetic.
At the head, Sun Kaiqin's troops were more than a hundred times larger.
The army sang songs about overthrowing the great powers and eliminating the warlords, and circled the city.
The provincial capital was not big, much smaller than Beijing and Shanghai.
It took less than an hour to circle around the city, which was a feast for the eyes of the people in the provincial capital.
However, these businessmen and ordinary citizens did not It is not the main audience, and the walk around the city is just a warm-up before the big show begins.
The real thing is still to come.
One thousand student soldiers finally lined up and entered Jiangdong University.
Jiangdong University is located in the prosperous area of the provincial capital.
Its predecessor was the Jiangdong Westernization School run by the governor of Jiangdong in the late Qing Dynasty.
After the Republic of China, it evolved into a private university.
Some well-known gentlemen and businessmen in the province are trustees of Jiangdong University, including Huijin Bank.
General Manager Gong Jiaxiang.
The army entered the school, but it scared the faculty and staff.
A few days ago, college students went to the streets to cause trouble, and they all shouted the slogan "Chen Zikun is out".
Could it be that these troops are here to arrest people?
It doesn't look like they are arresting people.
They looked as fierce as wolves and tigers.
These young soldiers lined up neatly and in order, as if they knew how to perform exercises.
In the principal's office, Jiang University President Shao Qiuming and school director Gong Jiaxiang stood side by side, looking at the soldiers on the playground downstairs and smiling at each other.
"It scares our teachers, as if Marshal Chen can eat people."
Principal Shao said with a smile.
Gong Jiaxiang said: "I can't blame them.
Chen Zikun is quite famous in Shanghai, but our Jiangdong newspapers scold him all day long.
It's strange that he has a good reputation."
Principal Shao said: "This also shows that Marshal Chen has a noble character.
If it were Supervisor Sun, he would have seized newspapers and arrested people wantonly."
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Gong Jiaxiang said: "Chen Kunwu is open-minded and upright, so naturally he won't do that villain's thing.
After today, the newspapers may have a different direction."
Principal Shao said: "Let's wait and see."
The news that Marshal Chen was about to come to Jiangdong University to give a speech soon spread throughout the school, and also to nearby normal colleges and commercial schools.
Students came to watch one after another.
All the people in front of the queue were girls.
Last time, a letter from my first love in front of the office touched the hearts of female college students all over the province.
The twenty-seven-year-old army general, young and handsome, is also the seed of infatuation.
He has all the capital of a successful and mature man, just like As Xiaomai said, many of the girls who used to clamor to defeat Chen Zikun are now dreaming of marrying Marshal Chen.
Most of the male students came to the lecture out of curiosity.
They didn't know Chen Zikun well and wanted to see what Marshal Chen had to say.
There were several jokes that came from Shandong before, all about Shandong Supervisor Zhang Zongchang.
It was said that Zhang Zongchang once gave a speech at a university in Shandong and said: "We Zhang Zongchang can't read a few big characters.
Your sister, it's your turn today."
We are now the principal.
Are all the students here?
Raise your hands if you are here."
The students regard themselves as noble and have always despised such rough warriors.
In their eyes, there is not much difference between Chen Zikun and Zhang Zongchang.
Maybe they can create a few jokes by giving a speech at Jiangnan University today.
As a result, there were girls in the front row and boys in the back row.
The campus of Jiangda was abuzz.
Not only students from Jiangda but also from several surrounding colleges came out in full force.
The teachers did not stop them, but instead joined in the fun.
"Fortunately, the venue was chosen outdoors, and it was at our Jiangnan University, otherwise we would have really seen it."
President Shao said.
There was a huge crowd of people down there, thousands of them in total, which no other school would be able to accommodate.
Zheng Zeru and Mai Ping, heads of the Jiangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party, also crowded in the crowd and waited quietly.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Chen Zikun arrived at the Jiangdong University campus on time.
He did not come by car, but rode a white horse and galloped in under the escort of dozens of vigorous cavalry.
What a horse, except for the black ankles, it was all white and a head taller than ordinary horses.
It caused a commotion on the spot, and of course the commotion was mainly girls.
Anyone who knows the goods can see that this white horse is not simple.
It should be a purebred horse imported from the UK.
The price of a horse with a pedigree certificate is astonishing.
It is much more valuable than a car.
It seems that Chen Zikun is serious when he comes here.
Those who have done their homework.
Marshal Chen dismounted from his horse and threw the reins to the guard.
His movements were cool and neat.
He was already tall and handsome.
Today he was wearing a thin woolen military uniform that fit well.
Under his breeches were British calfskin riding boots. , which makes the whole person more upright.
There is an armed belt on the military uniform, a long sword, a row of medals on the chest, snow-white gloves, and shiny leather goods.
The girls who look at it can hardly help but scream, and the boys are envious. very.
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The commander dismounted, the leader of the student soldiers drew his sword out of its sheath, shouted, and saluted All the students raised their guns and saluted at the same time.
Their movements were uniform.
A thousand people were like one person, with straight lines horizontally and vertically.
The military was so majestic that the boys who had the world in mind couldn't help but feel excited.
This is the iron army.
Chen Zikun stepped onto the podium, clicked his heels, and neatly returned the salute to his troops.
The eyes of all the boys were hot.
Why don't men take Wu Gou and collect Guanshan Fifty States?
They finally understood that people like Chen Zikun were the targets they were pursuing and their idols.
"Classmates and teachers, hello everyone, I feel very honored to have the honor of coming to Jiangdong University to give a speech today."
Chen Zikun's Mandarin is very authentic, his voice is magnetic, and he doesn't have the legendary rough Qiuba feeling at all.
In the propaganda taken out of context in Jiangdong newspapers, Chen Zikun was portrayed as a civilian general who started out as a bandit and worked as a foreign coachman and coolie.
He killed people like crazy and walked over walls.
Naturally, college students have independent thinking, but after all, information is underdeveloped, so they are inevitably affected.
At this time, when I looked at it, I realized that everything in the newspaper was false.
"Dashuai Chen seems to be quite polite.
I heard he studied at Peking University."
"That's a rumor.
Someone checked the files at the Peking University Office.
Chen Zikun was just a professor's coachman at the time, not a student."
"Oh, that's it."
Some people were whispering below, but most people still listened carefully to the speech.
Chen Zikun said loudly: "Before the formal speech, I want to recite an article, which is Lincoln's Gettysburg speech in 1863."
Then he cleared his throat and began to recite Lincoln's Gettysburg speech in English.
His fluent and idiomatic English shocked the audience.
The high-minded college students were finally convinced.
It turned out that Marshal Chen was not only not a rough man, but also a high-level intellectual. , international students who were much more senior than them, several teachers from the university English department present had to admit that Marshal Chen’s English level was far better than theirs.
An English speech completely dispelled the pride of the proud people, and the next thing became much easier.
Chen Zikun said slowly: "Students, I am not here to teach you today, we are here to discuss, discuss The theme is country, army and youth.”
There was silence in the audience.
Chen Zikun said: "Our country has just experienced the tragedy of soldiers massacring unarmed young students.
Such a country is no longer a normal country.
As soldiers and young people of this country, we have to take some actions.
Now I I want to ask you a question, does China have its own army?"
Someone in the audience replied: "Why not?
There are so many.
There are at least millions of troops in the country.
The country cannot make ends meet and is extremely poor.
It is because of the army that it is defeated."
Chen Zikun said: "This classmate, you are very insightful, but you are wrong.
China does not have an army at all.
It only has private soldiers of warlords.
The national army is to resist foreign invaders, while the private soldiers are to maintain rule and loot." of the people, in this sense, our country has no army.”
These words were so sharp that even some radicals couldn't help but look at Chen Zikun with admiration to see what Marshal Chen had to say.
"What do warlords do with their troops?
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To maintain their rule and seize territory.
They march here and there for their own gain.
Why do they conquer the country?
They grow opium and plunder people's wealth.
They send most of the money to foreign banks in Tianjin and Shanghai and deposit the rest.
They buy land in their hometown, build houses, build ancestral graves, and use the last bit to support their men.
As for military pay, let the soldiers rob it.
The common people are nothing but fish and meat, and they don’t care. " There was a burst of warm applause.
As a warlord, Chen Zikun could make such remarks.
How could anyone not admire him.
"This government has not had an official head of state for two years, and the previous president was elected through bribery.
The Fengjun Army, the Zhilu Army, the National Army, and the five-provincial coalition forces all said that they were just and upholding the rule of law. , but in my opinion, they are all bastards."
Chen Zikun's tone increased.
Just now it was like a Bodhisattva lowering his eyebrows, but now he is like a Vajra glaring with anger.
"China is like a terminally ill person.
These warlords are the moths on the patient's body.
They suck blood, they eat bone marrow, they eat carrion, and they scavenge for all nutrients.
And this dying patient is our mother, our mother."
Marshal Chen's eyes seemed to sparkle.
The students all lowered their heads and wept secretly.
"Today, I am here to tell you that I, Chen Zikun, am not a warlord, and my soldiers are not a private army.
After a tragedy like March 18th, I am ashamed to wear the five-color star emblem anymore."
With that said, Chen Zikun took off his military cap, pulled off the star emblem and threw it on the ground
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