Guangzhou, the southern gate of China, and the economic and political center of Lingnan. Guangzhou is also one of the most frequent cities in modern Chinese history. Humen eliminated cigarettes, the seventy-two martyrs of Huanghuagang, and the eastern and northern expeditions. At the end of 1927, the young Chinese people held the last large-scale urban riot here. The city recorded its glory and pride in blood.

Since the War of Protecting the Country, Guangzhou has become the base camp for Sun Yat-sen to lead the Chinese revolution, and this situation has continued until the victory of the Northern Expedition. In 1924, Guangzhou assumed the hope of all the aspiring people in China. Countless young people rushed to Guangzhou from all over China, and our master was also one of them.

Zhuang Jihua arrived two days before the registration deadline. Unlike others, others usually come in groups, and he comes alone. This is because others come together after the first exam. He did not take any first exam because he didn't know where the first exam was. Later, he regretted it because the person who presided over the first exam in Shanghai was the later great leader. Although it might not necessarily happen when they met, he could at least get familiar with him.

After returning home that day, he told his parents what he thought that night. His parents were surprised. At first, he thought he thought his family was poor. Later, after he repeatedly explained that his parents understood, but they still disagreed. The idea of ​​a good iron without nailing and a good man without military service has already taken root in the minds of honest parents. Zhuang Laishun felt that it would be fine or even a problem to find a stable job in Shanghai when he came back from Citigroup. For those hundreds of oceans, you can buy a few acres of paddy fields, raise two cows, and the rest should be repaired. You have to hurry up.

He was not young anymore, and there were several children as old as him in the village. This made Zhuang Jihua feel sad, feeling his parents' simplicity and their short-sightedness. Fortunately, the next day, his father agreed again. He heard his mother crying and complaining about his father inadvertently at night. The father just said that the child was very arrogant and had different ideas from others, which moved him very much. If he recognized his parents and had the idea of ​​repaying his kindness, the dilapidated house has really begun to make him feel like home.

After being moved, he didn't leave the next day. He wanted to help his family do something, but it turned out to be a mess. Because he didn't know how to work in the countryside, he didn't know how to make firewood, plow the fields, and cook rice. The only thing he did was to pick a jar of water. Others walked twice, and he walked five times. However, the old couple Lai Shun was a little relieved to see him like this, although at the end they did the main thing themselves.

After parting with his parents, he first rushed to Shanghai. Along the way, he had a preliminary understanding of Chinese society at this time. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are called the hometown of fish and rice, but there are many beggars selling children and women along the way.

Shanghai, the most prosperous city in China in the 1920s, was also the place he was most familiar with. After returning to China, he worked here for several years. He stopped to try to find the familiarity in his mind, but after eighty years of changes, all he could recognize were the bell tower and the famous iron bridge on the Suzhou River. Warships shuttled across the river. These warships hung different national flags, but did not hang the five-color flags of the Beiyang, nor did they hang the blue sky, white sun and red ground.

Crossing the iron bridge is the legendary concession. As a later generation, people have only seen it in books and movies and TV series. Now the opportunity has come. He is wandering around in the concession. When he tries to enter the Bund Park, the Indian police stopped him and drove him rudely to the side. In his loud protest (in English), the Indian man with a circle of cloth strips on his head pointed to the sign next to him and asked him to show a certificate that he was not a Chinese. Looking at the sign, "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter", blood surged on his forehead and turned red, shame, and he turned around and slowly left with deep shame.

He rushed to Guangzhou by boat in Shanghai and found a hotel to stay in. When he left home, he had a total of 100 yuan. He originally wanted to take 40 yuan away, but after arriving in Shanghai, he found that his mother secretly put 60 yuan in his bag, just like his mother in another world. In addition to the expenses on the road, there were more than 80 yuan, which was very abundant, so he chose a hotel that looked more decent. This was a habit he brought from later generations. In later generations, most multinational companies had regulations on accommodation and were not allowed to live below three stars, which also made him lose the opportunity to be close to most candidates.

In the Guangzhou Higher Normal School, the registration office of the Whampoa Military Academy was located here. The registration office was originally located at No. 2, Nandi, the preparatory office of the Whampoa Military Academy, but there were too many people coming to register, which affected the normal work of the Preparatory Office, so it changed here. In recent days, people were surging, and young people from all over the country signed up here. Zhuang Jihua arrived on the last day of registration, but he encountered some trouble. According to regulations, he had to show his academic diploma, which made him go to find him. Fortunately, his recommender was great. Just kidding that it was Chiang Kai-shek and Deng Yanda, who was a member of the Preparatory Committee of the Whampoa Military Academy, and the direct boss of the officer of the Registration Office. So the officer wisely ran to Liao Zhongkai for instructions. Liao Zhongkai came over to chat with him in English and asked him to register. Zhuang Jihua was very happy to see this and think that the National Government still valued ability rather than a piece of paper; in fact, it was not

What he thought was that Liao Zhongkai came to see him mainly because Deng Yanda talked about him after he came back, thinking that talent was rare and valued him very much. Chiang Kai-shek's letter to Liao Zhongkai also talked about him, believing that this young man would become a pillar of the revolution after being tempered. Liao Zhongkai knew that Chiang Kai-shek and Deng Yanda had political differences, but these two people unanimously praised this young man, especially after Deng Yanda told him about Zhuang Jihua's analysis of the current domestic political situation and the Soviet Union, his first feeling was that Zhuang Jihua's talent was too incredible, and he must meet him when he came to Guangzhou, so when the officers of the registration office reported to him, he would come here in person as soon as he said that it was Zhuang Jihua. If it were an ordinary person, he would need to come in person. So Zhuang Jihua unknowingly created a history of the Whampoa Military Academy. He was the only person who directly participated in the re-examination without the first examination and without the qualification certificate.

After Zhuang Jihua quickly filled out a bunch of forms, the officer who collected the forms asked him to go for a physical examination. He asked which hospital he was in. The officer was a little surprised. He looked at Zhuang Jihua's serious appearance, and thought that this young man had some background. He pointed to the group of people standing in the open space next to him and told Zhuang Jihua that they were there. The physical examination was just a few officers to see if you were disabled and smoked cigarettes. It should be fine to see how you looked. After the physical examination, they sent the admission ticket. Zhuang Jihua suddenly realized that he also saw the queue when he came just now, but he didn't know what he was doing.

He was standing obediently at the end of the line, and soon there were also people behind him, and there were still many people filling out forms. As later generations said, passionate young men flocked to Huangpu. He also saw how the physical examination was conducted. A row of people stood there, and an officer stood in front of them, looking one by one, and then asked them to take a few steps, neither crooked nor limp, even if they passed. The physical examination was very fast, and several batches were completed in a short time. Zhuang Jihua looked left and saw the scenery again. What scenery? Of course, he was a beauty. There were many girls in the normal school, including white clothes, blue skirts and white socks. Although it was difficult to see how good they were, they also had a unique flavor. When the scenery was just right, someone shouted loudly: "Why not allow me to revolution! So what if I were short, Napoleon was short and was also the commander of the French army. Mr. Zhongshan was not tall! Why should I not allow revolutions if I were short? Is there still a big and fat or thin revolution?"

He saw a small, dark man waving his arms and shouting loudly at an officer. His eyes were red and he obviously cried. The officer was trying his best to comfort him, and a group of people around him were watching the fun.

Zhuang Jihua asked the person in the front row softly: "Classmate, what's wrong with that guy?"

The man didn't reply, "It seems that he is too short to meet the requirements."

"It's indeed a little short. A man doesn't cry easily. It's embarrassing. He thinks this is his family. He is crying and losing his face. What's his name?" Zhuang Jihua is probably not even 1.6 meters tall. He looks down on such a man who always cries and wipes his tears.

"It seems that he is from Hu Zong... Nan, from Zhejiang." The man looked back at Zhuang Jihua and joked casually: "The people in Jiangnan are so heroic, and men have tears like springs, ha."

"Tsk, your attack surface is also..., what do you think, his name is Hu Zongnan!" Zhuang Jihua suddenly remembered that Hu Zongnan, Chiang Kai-shek's iron-core, a Kuomintang-level general, had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. He first chased Lao Mao all over the mountain in northern Shaanxi, and then was driven from Shaanxi to Sichuan by Peng Dehuai. Why did he have this kind of virtue? Looking at this little man with red eyes, it was really difficult to associate him with the powerful Kuomintang Northwest King.

The voice was inevitably a little louder in surprise. Hu Zongnan, who was crying, heard someone calling him and turned his head to look here. The people around him cooperated and turned their eyes to Zhuang Jihua. When Zhuang Jihua realized that he had been exposed to everyone, so Zhuang Jihua simply walked into the field.

"Class Hu Zongnan, I support you. You are right. Revolutions should not be divided into highs and lows. Fat and thin." Zhuang Jihua looked righteous, and the classmate behind him was stunned. This boy became too fast. "What he looked like was given by his parents, and it was determined by God, and it cannot be used as a necessary condition for revolutionaries."

"Yes, Mr. Zhongshan advocates revolution, but you have left the passionate young people with no way to serve their country."

"This classmate has clear height regulations on the military academy admission brochure. Moreover, being shorter is at a disadvantage on the battlefield, so this is also a reflection on this classmate." The officer explained.

"The short stature is at a disadvantage on the battlefield? I don't know which military view is it. A small soldier has a small goal. From a practical perspective, the smaller the target, the smaller the probability of being hit, the greater the chance of survival on the battlefield. So Hu Zongnan is likely to live longer than you and me." Zhuang Jihua solemnly refuted the officer's words, with a serious look on his face, but he didn't know that he quietly ignored the admission conditions.

"Wow", everyone around was full of joy, including several other officers who were checking their bodies, laughed, and even Hu Zongnan burst into laughter.

"I am small and have short arms, and I will suffer a lot when fighting for bayonets." The officer explained patiently with a smile.

"The big ones are dull, the small ones are flexible, and each has their own advantages. Moreover, bayonets mainly involve courage and technology, and have nothing to do with the length of the arm. If you decide the outcome of the battle based on your size, then what else can you fight? You can tell by comparing your height and height. This world will definitely be less bleeding." Zhuang Jihua retorted. The Japanese were much shorter than the Chinese, but in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, a Japanese soldier could deal with three Chinese soldiers in the assassination battle.

"Hahaha, haha, Gao Lu, Gao Lu, it seems that I live longer than you." Liao Zhongkai walked in from behind with a smile. On the way back to the office, he heard the noise outside. He thought something had happened, so he hurried out to take a look. He didn't expect to hear Zhuang Jihua's "Ga Lu". He was also a short man. Several officers hurriedly saluted him. He looked at Hu Zongnan and said to Zhuang Jihua: "I heard from Zesheng that you have a sharp eye and unique insights. Today, I saw it extraordinary.

.” After saying that, he looked at him meaningfully. Zhuang Jihua then understood why Liao Zhongkai came to see him in person just now, and he regretted his rashness. Liao Zhongkai said to the officer again: "I think this classmate is nothing but short. The revolution urgently needs a large number of talents. As long as he is healthy and has good grades, he can take the exam. I approved it." After saying that, he wrote a note and handed it to Hu Zongnan, "In the future, someone says you are short, so you can hand it to him."

Liao Zhongkai's demeanor impressed everyone present, but Zhuang Jihua was thinking hard: How did Liao Zhongkai die? tmd, if I had known that I would have memorized the history of the Republic of China today, I would have regretted that I had not been able to remember it. I really couldn't remember it, so I shook my head and forgot it.

It is easy for him to pass the physical examination. To be honest, his physique is better than most young people in this era. Why? Because the nutrition is different, in later generations, he eats and drinks every day, and is more comfortable than most landlords and capitalists in this era. In addition, he exercises frequently. Even if he has had the experience of staying in bed for dozens of days in this era, he is better than most candidates. Physical examination is not a problem for him.

However, after this, Zhuang Jihua made his mark in Huangpu. After the candidates present passed it, when they went to Huangpu Island, most candidates knew that Zhuang Jihua, who was "sharp" or "smart" was something he did not expect.

Another result of "standing up to justice" was that his physical examination was also passed in advance. Hu Zongnan was very grateful to him, a "righteous" person. After chatting, he realized that they were all from Zhejiang. Hu Zongnan couldn't help but be overjoyed and took him to meet his fellow villagers in Zhejiang.
Chapter completed!