Baoding Army Officer School is located in the northeast of Baoding old city, with a total area of over 1,500 mu. It stretches more than two kilometers from east to west and over one kilometer from south to north, covering both sides of Dongfeng East Road in the south and crossing 54 East Road in the north.

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  This was originally a Guandi Temple with thousands of acres of land and hundreds of buildings. It was later converted into a barracks. In 1900, it was destroyed by the Eight-Nation Alliance. When the military school was built, the original temple grounds were used and adjacent lands were requisitioned to build the entire campus, which consisted of four parts: the main campus, the branch campus (including the small drill ground), the large drill ground, and the shooting range.

  The main campus is located in the center, occupying over 180 acres. The architectural layout is modeled after a Japanese military academy, forming a majestic brick-and-tile structure with high walls on all sides. Outside the walls, there is a river that surrounds the campus, with ancient willows lining its banks. The school's main gate is located on the south side, facing the river, and has a large stone foundation. The gate tower is tall and wide, with three bays, and its grandeur can be compared to the main gate of the Zhili Governor's Office.

  The vermilion gate is adorned with copper nails and copper rings, and above it hangs a horizontal plaque with the six characters "Army Officer School". In front of the gate, there are stone steps leading up to the riverbank. The south road runs straight from the gate to the riverbank, flanked by stone lions on either side, each about 10 feet tall. A flat bridge spans the river, connecting the main campus to the large drill ground.

  The main campus is divided into two sections: the north section is the living quarters, and the south section is the school's central administration and teaching area. The south section is further divided into three parts: east, middle, and west. The east and west wings are classrooms and student dormitories, each with ten rows of buildings connected by corridors. Each pair of buildings forms a courtyard, with a moon-shaped gate in the wall. Each courtyard houses about one company of students, commonly known as "one company of students".

  The middle section has the school's administrative office and the Shangwu Hall. The Shangwu Hall is a grand building that faces south, surrounded by stone balustrades and ornate eaves. On either side of the hall entrance are couplets inscribed with the words: "Shangfu Yinfu Wu Hou Wei Lue Jianlian Yuemo Chengyi Ting; Baoguo Youzhi Shoufa Cong Bing Shanxian Xuesi Jisi Wang".

  In front of the Shangwu Hall, there is a long corridor leading directly to the school gate. The hall's north side has a large empty courtyard, with two ancient willows standing over 15 feet tall, and between them hangs a copper bell. Because high-ranking officials often gave speeches and issued orders here, this place was considered the center of the entire campus.

  The east side of the main campus is occupied by the branch campus, which covers an area of 92 acres. The shooting range is located north of the branch campus, covering over 330 acres. The large drill ground forms a "[ ]" shape, with its north, west, and south sides surrounding the main campus, occupying over 880 acres, with the western side being the largest.

  When Cai Wu and Wang Zhenyu led a group of people to the gate of this military school, which left a heavy mark in the history of the Republic of China, they didn't have much sense of sacredness. Because the famous Baoding faction in history is currently just a group of poor students studying inside. Moreover, as far as Wang Zhenyu knows, these graduated students, except for those who were sent to study by the Beiyang government, basically did not have job assignments after graduating from military school. No job assignment means nothing. It's like Cai Wu and himself, local powers, who will likely become their future employers. After all, the employment prospects of military schools are just that narrow.

  Wang Zhenyu's fourth brother, Wang Zhenpeng, has been studying at the Baoding Army Officer School for about a year and a half. He has gradually become more familiar with his classmates, but he is a bit of an individualist and has never mentioned to anyone that he has an older brother who is a great general. In his heart, he believes he also has what it takes to achieve greatness, or even surpass his brother. Therefore, he doesn't look up to his three brothers and wants to forge his own path with his own abilities. Under the influence of this mindset, Wang Zhenpeng feels less familial affection towards Wang Zhenyu, but more resistance and resentment towards this glorious older brother of his.

  So when the newspaper said that Wang Zhenyu agreed to hand over the post of director of the Xianggui Military Affairs and enter Beijing for duty, Wang Zhenpeng was as happy as other students and cheered loudly for the country's unification.

  However, after the excitement, Wang Zhenpeng is now facing a very serious problem, where to go next year after November.

  These students who passed the exam and the delegated students are different, they are not assigned to a job, if someone wants them, they want them, if no one wants them, they have to go home and find their own job. Of course, going to San Ge's army is also an option, being a company commander is possible, but this path is precisely the one that Wang Zhenpeng is most unwilling to take.

  After leaving home to study, Wang Zhenpeng never returned home. The current living expenses are almost all earned by himself during the holidays in Beijing and Tianjin doing some part-time jobs, including using his military identity to resell some cigarettes and so on. This winter vacation, Wang Zhenpeng has already made an appointment with his roommates Tang Shengzhi, Yan Daogang, Sun Zhensun, Sun Chuwang, and Tian Pei to go to Beijing to do some business. By next May, everyone will have to go for internship and receive military pay, so the problem of living expenses will not be a big deal anymore.

  Just then, the squad leader rushed in and shouted loudly: "Recruit Wang Zhenpeng"

  "Up to" Wang Zhenpeng's conditioned reflex jump to respond

  "Relatives have come to take you away, go to the school gate immediately." The squadron leader spoke without hesitation and left after finishing speaking.

  "Family member" Wang Zhenpeng was shocked for a moment, and then he felt a warm current surging up from the depths of his heart. It had been 18 months since July last year, and as a family member, he hadn't seen them before. Upon hearing that relatives were coming to visit, tears almost flowed out. Wang Zhenpeng hastily tidied up his uniform and walked out.

  "Wait here, little brother, I'll go find my old classmate who's now the principal. I want to ask him if he's become arrogant after becoming an official. This old classmate of mine has arrived and didn't even come out to greet us, it seems that having power is indeed different." After passing by the officer on duty, everyone walked into the campus, which was indeed quite large, covering an area of 1,800 mu. They didn't wander around idly, but instead chatted casually at the school entrance. Cai Yun planned to go directly to the temple and pay his respects to the deity inside.

  "Cai Songpo, Cai Songpo, no matter where you go, you can't change your sharp and petty habit." Before Wang Zhenyu could respond, a military officer wearing a lieutenant general uniform, who looked to be around the same age as Cai E, walked over with a smile and suddenly punched Cai E in the chest.

  "This General Mo is none other than Chiang Baili, who has become arrogant with his official position and power in Cai Songpo's mouth." Chiang Baili looks unhealthy, pale and bloodless.

  Cai Songpo seemed to guess what Wang Zhenpeng was thinking: "This is the one who, like me, was transferred to Beijing from the original Xianggui military affairs supervisor Wang Zhenyu, also known as Wen Zheng. Ah, Wen Zheng, you don't know about this classmate's heroic deed? A few months ago, because the government owed the military school fees, he played a game of self-disembowelment on that stage over there and not only didn't die but even picked up a Japanese wife. It's really infuriating to think that someone can play at suicide and still manage to get lucky!"

  Jiang Baili's face turned red: "You can continue to mock me, I don't plan on being the principal anymore anyway."

  Then, facing Wang Zhenyu, he cupped his hands and said: "So you are the Xianggui Yu Shuai from the newspaper. What a pleasure to meet you! I'm studying the classic battles of the Second Revolution, and you just happen to be one of them. Can you tell me about the battle process in Guangxi? Indeed, it was fought cleanly and efficiently. Let's go to my office, I'll be resigning soon, so let's drink all the tea leaves inside."

  "Good principal!" Wang Zhenpeng ran all the way and saw his third brother standing at the school gate, wearing a lieutenant general's uniform, chatting with someone. As he approached, he found it was actually his own principal, so he immediately followed the rules and gave him a military salute.

  Jiang Baili returned the courtesy and was about to pull Wang Zhenyu to the office, when Wang Zhenyu hastily said: "Brother Baili, this is my fourth brother. I came today to replace my family to take a look at this Guangxi battle. I've already discussed it with Brother Cai all the way here, would you please trouble Brother Cai to tell him about it?"

  Jiang Baili listened and turned his head to take a look: "Hmmm, indeed looks like real brothers. Alright, I'll let you off for now. You come find me later, go walk on the loose slope."

  Wang Zhenpeng looked at San Ge and felt a mix of emotions. After being away from home for many days, it was only natural that familial affection took precedence.

  "Zhenpeng, you've really lost a lot of weight. Is life in the military academy okay? I haven't seen you write home in a long time, your parents are worried about you. I've been busy with work all this time, but now that I have some free time, I came to visit our family's little four." Wang Zhenyu said with a gentle tone and expression to his fourth younger brother.

  That afternoon, a strange scene appeared on the playground of Baoding Army Officer School. Wang Zhenpeng, a first-phase student from the Infantry Department, was actually accompanying a lieutenant general in circling around.

  "Who would have thought that our Wang Xiuzai actually knows Major Sun Chu?" Sun Chu stood in the classroom and was the first to express his astonishment.

  "Really? How come he never mentioned it himself and yet worries about distribution every day?" Sun Zhen said with great puzzlement.

  "Ah, you guys, I thought who was it? Do you still remember the one mentioned in the newspaper before, who went to Beijing with Cai E as a supervisor? Isn't this our Hunan military big shot Wang Zhenyu? How did he end up at our Baoding Military Academy? Wait, Wang Zhenyu and Wang Zhenpeng, do you think they might be biological brothers?"

  Yan Daojun took a glance but didn't say anything, his mind was thinking of something unknown.

  Wang Tianpei shouted: "Ah, Wang Zhenpeng has such a brother and didn't tell us. It seems like he's afraid we'll be out of his league. No need to say more, tonight we'll beat him up badly."

  "Let's give him a good thrashing!" The crowd echoed in agreement.

  "Life in the military academy is not bad, every day there are at least half a day of classes teaching tactics, weapons, surveying, fortification and drill commands related to the military, as well as physics, mathematics, history, geography and other subjects. Each class is one and a half hours long. My third brother learned many useful things here, in the future even if he has no place to go, he can still become a teacher at a new-style middle school."

  "You really don't want to go to San Ge's unit to develop this north side, our family has no one, nothing can be done without relying on yourself"

  Wang Zhenpeng nodded and said: "Third brother, I admire your achievements today, so I also want to rely on my own abilities to do something."

  Wang Zhenyu seemed to understand his younger brother's thoughts. He smiled and said, "Alright then, just as you say. After all, we're family, no need to explain too clearly. This is a 200 yuan traffic bank deposit slip that Mom gave you. Take it and take care of yourself. This is the capital for revolution!"

  "What revolution? Revolution of what?" Wang Zhenpeng was taken aback for a moment.

  Wang Zhenyu hastily changed his tone: "It's you, people who are not in good health can't do anything. I'll go pay a visit to your Principal Jiang, you focus on studying."