Guangxi Army Primary School is a new school built in the winter of 1907 at the foot of Elephant Trunk Mountain in Guilin. On this day, the day when the second batch of new students registered, the new students were full of expectations and longings, and every corner of the school was full of vitality and vitality.
However, on this festive day, an anxious voice came from the general office: "I'm only 10 minutes late, why can't I be enrolled?" ”
This young boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old, who was carrying a book on his back, was so anxious that his face was flushed, and he clung to the desk of the general office, his eyes full of persistence and determination.
Have you read the admission notice carefully? It clearly states 'report on time, without delay'. "A young officer in military uniform, about twenty-five or sixteen years old, sat in the position of the general office, and his speech and demeanor were full of military ability.
Just ......It's only 10 minutes late, can the principal be accommodating? Although the boy knew that he was wrong, he still stammered and pleaded. "Nonsense! This is the army primary school, a place for cultivating military talents, not a minute can be delayed, and it must not be child's play! ”
After listening to the young man's words, the general office's face changed greatly.
The boy's ardent request was rejected by the general office, but he did not give up. In the end, the general office told the teenager: "I looked at your results, and you ranked first among all the preparatory students, and the results of the physical examination were also first-class."
As long as you are able to work the written test subjects, there is a good chance of taking the exam again in the next term. You can try for another three months. Although the teenager felt helpless, he decided to accept the challenge.
This young man was the later Kuomintang **generation**, army first-class general Li Zongren. And the principal who refused to enroll him was Cai Yi, an outstanding military leader in the early years of China.
At the beginning of the last century, the Qing Dynasty faced a serious crisis, and the Chinese people suffered the humiliation of foreign invaders. During this period, some reformers in the Qing Dynasty promoted the implementation of the "New Deal", one of the important measures was the abolition of the imperial examination system, the establishment of new schools, the reform of the military system, and the training of new troops.
Under the impetus of the Qing Dynasty, modern schools began to be established all over the country, and Guangxi Army Primary School is one of the most representative new schools. Because the training of the new army and the establishment of military schools required more military personnel, when Cai returned to China after completing his studies, he was immediately hired by all provinces across the country.
For special reasons, Cai Ye finally chose Guangxi, where he founded the Army Primary School, which began to enroll students that year. Li Zongren, a native of Guangxi, had no formal education due to his family's poverty, and only worked as an apprentice in a provincial state-funded textile factory.
In addition to studying, he also studied martial arts and was influenced by the martial spirit. By chance, he met his father's friend Li Zhifu. Because Li Zhifu and Cai Ye have a sense of fellow villagers, and they have some understanding of the army primary school founded by Cai Yi.
When he saw that Li Zongren had not finished his studies, he persuaded Li Zongren's father to send him to apply for the army primary school.
Under the persuasion of Li Zhifu, Li's father agreed to let Li Zongren apply for the army primary school. After a period of hard study, Li Zongren finally took the entrance examination for the second phase of the army primary school in the winter of 1907.
Due to the generous remuneration of the army primary school, there are many people who have signed up, including regular students and reserve students. Fortunately, Li Zongren performed well in this examination and was admitted as the first candidate and obtained the admission qualification.
When the day of reporting came, he left his parents with excitement and went to Guilin to start his new life.
In order to make a good impression on his future teacher, Li Zongren carefully dressed up and put on new clothes, and hired porters to help him carry his luggage. After entering the city, he found a hotel on Ximenwai Street, settled his luggage, and then reported to the army elementary school.
But this "meticulous" preparation caused him to miss the deadline for reporting and arrive at school ten minutes late. At that time, the person in charge of the army elementary school was Cai Yi, who returned from studying in Japan, who was conscientious and ruthless.
Cai Ye strictly followed the regulations and examined Li Zongren, so Li Zongren was disqualified from admission.
Li Zongren applied for the army primary school again, learned the lesson of the last time, went to the school on time, and successfully entered the third phase of the army primary school. During his time in school, he was deeply influenced by Cai Yi, and he benefited a lot from strict management and careful teaching, and gradually grew into an excellent military talent.
After that, he became a leading figure in the Gui line of the Kuomintang and was promoted to the rank of first-class general in the army. In 1948, Li Zongren defeated Sun Yat-sen's son Sun Ke in the Kuomintang constitution and was elected as a vice president.
After Chiang Kai-shek went into the wilderness, he served as the national **deputy**. In the Protectorate War, the ** Movement, the Northern Expedition War, the Battle of Taierzhuang and other battles, he showed outstanding talent.