At the end of the TV series "Bright Sword", Li Yunlong and others entered the military academy to study, but were told that they could not be equipped with guns, could not ride horses, and could not bring guards. It made them feel uncomfortable.
These heroic and invincible high-ranking generals on the battlefield have long been accustomed to a majestic life, who wants to be restrained in such a place? This is not difficult to understand, as the saying goes: "One soldier bears, one will bear a nest", if the "sharpness" of these generals is suppressed, then how can they play a role on the battlefield?
In fact, this situation in "Bright Sword" and its original ** has a similar situation in reality. After the founding of New China, the first marshal founded the military school, in order to let the students put down the past honor and status, he even stipulated the rules of the gate: the black gauze hat was left outside the door, the horse rider had to get off the horse, and the car had to get off, everything started from scratch.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country faced the dual pressure of Western capitalist countries and the Kuomintang reactionaries, and the situation was grim. The war situation and operational thinking are constantly changing, and how to adapt to such changes is an urgent task at the moment.
The Red Army grew from "guerrilla warfare", but now that it has power, the methods of struggle of the past are no longer applicable, so it is all the more important to establish military schools to educate cadres.
In the summer of 1950, ** supported *** and presided over an important meeting of the Military Commission. Before the meeting, the Military Commission originally planned to make *** the chief of the General Staff, but he humbly said: "I have served as the General Staff four times, and there is nothing to be done again."
Now that I'm older and not in good health, I'm more fit to be an educator. "* Have a unique perspective on education. He is not only proficient in the ancient art of war, but also has an in-depth understanding of modern military knowledge, and is recognized as a military theorist.
His theories also played an important role in practice, helping the PLA to win many wars.
Not only a brilliant military strategist, but also an educator. In 1931, he was in charge of running a school in the **Soviet District and served as dean and political commissar.
He proofread a copy of the Soviet Red Army's contract combat doctrine for the school, which was used as a training material for the military school. Since then, the concept of good cadres has been embodied.
He once said: "The school is a place for training cadres, just like a hen hatching chicks." "From the perspective of seniority, those cadres who are trained in military schools have great respect for ***.
Although many decisions have been made in the process of preparing for the military school, the educational philosophy and leadership of the military academy have always been fully recognized.
The original intention of the military academy was to promote exchanges by drawing on the experience of the Soviet Union. However, the outbreak of the Korean War and the tense situation on the northeastern front were not conducive to running schools. **After careful consideration, it was decided to choose the site in Nanjing.
The former site of the Kuomintang, the ** Military and Political School and the Ministry of National Defense, covers a vast area, with a construction area of more than 470,000 square meters, which is enough to meet the needs of running a school. As a result, the Nanjing Military Academy came into being and became the only comprehensive higher military school in the whole army, based on the army department, and later added the air force department and the navy department.
There are many challenges when starting a school. In the past, the school was only temporarily established for the war, but now he wants to establish a comprehensive school, which needs to quickly enable the students to complete the ideological transformation under the pressure of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
If you look carefully at the roster of generals in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, you will find that most of them came from rural areas, and most of their combat ideas were explored in actual combat.
Taking into account factors such as the study time and the age of the students, ** will arrange them to live in Ninghai Road, Nanjing. Despite all the difficulties, ** still insisted on running the school and was committed to cultivating more outstanding generals.
When these cadets first arrived at the school, they did not know the "calculation" of ***. They rode tall horses or American jeeps, with guards and loaded guns, and looked very imposing.
Despite this, the reception staff at the gate post has been fully prepared and introduced the relevant situation to each cadre who came to the training.
** instructions cannot be violated, even if they are initially difficult to understand. But when the generals understood his intentions, even the most tempered ones, they had to comply. However, what happened next was even more confusing.
Although *** led the school, the students were not ordinary young people, but those high-ranking generals who had achieved remarkable achievements on the battlefield. So, where does the faculty come from?
A good education requires good teachers, just as good food requires a skilled chef. There are also talents in the ranks of the PLA who can serve as instructors, but they may not be as high as the positions of the cadets, and they may even be "reprimanded" by the cadets.
How to complete the identity change is a challenging problem for them. Even if you don't consider the relationship between teachers and students, it is not easy to be a good educator.
Faced with a shortage of teachers, he knew that the number of faculty members in a large student team was far from sufficient. However, he did not give up. He decided to look for a solution from the "defeated men".
** Understand that many of the generals in the Kuomintang had graduated from military academies, so he decided to enrich the faculty by negotiating with the warlords and asking them to send cadets.
Although this approach may have some challenges, we firmly believe that with perseverance, a solution will always be found.
Nie Shuai teamed up with *** to select hundreds of members of the "teaching team", some of whom were department chiefs, division commanders, and even commanders and generals.
Despite their high level of education and seniority, their path became narrow due to the effects of the war. This made the majority of students feel dissatisfied, because they had just gotten rid of the predicament of losing their official positions, and now they had to accept these former defeated generals as instructors.
What's even more interesting is that they are now students, and the other party is an instructor, and it is necessary to say hello to them.
** I said that there is no morning or late in the revolution, as long as you devote yourself to the revolution, you are all like-minded comrades. These officer instructors came here with *** and *** approval, and they are now our teachers. ”
Use the examples of Lenin and King Zhao Wuling to convince the trainees that everyone can make mistakes and that past mistakes can be corrected. In addition, he mentioned that some students have understood this truth, such as Yang Yong, who has changed from the chairman and commander of Guizhou Province to an ordinary student in a big truck, and his change of status has also made others quickly accept the reality.
Yang Yong is a highly motivated person who is constantly learning and improving himself, even after becoming the chairman of Guizhou Province, he has not stopped learning. He believes that through long-term war experience and in-depth exchanges with senior cadres, he can understand his inner thoughts, so he will also take the initiative to help some former Kuomintang instructors resolve their embarrassment.
Yang Yong immediately stood up and shouted "stand up" and "report" when he saw that the attendant on duty deliberately did not shout to stand up and report. Since he came to the Military Academy, he has always regarded Huang Jianfu as a respected elder, and when he encounters a problem that he doesn't understand, he will take the initiative to ask for advice.
Huang Jianfu also mentioned in a letter to an old friend that in July 1952, 347 students of the advanced crash course graduated successfully and received the first precept.
This means that in the future, more attention will be paid to training and selection in the selection of cadres in the national army. After understanding the strict requirements of the military academy, the cadets began to take the initiative to study with an open mind.
** once said: "Ci is not in charge of the army." As a result, military academies have also begun to introduce a system of coursework tests and examinations, which are carried out by a special examination board. There are final exams every semester, annual exams every year, and finally a national-level exam.
If you fail the subject exam, you will not be able to sit for the term exam. Those students who have high hopes will be returned to their homes to take the make-up exam if they fail the exam, and if they can't pass the make-up exam, no matter how high the position, they will be required to retire.
** The marshal's concept of military education not only made the newcomers nervous, but also prompted them to devote themselves to their studies. The "Kuomintang captives" they once despised were now a source of knowledge.
This kind of change has caused some cadres to lose their initial arrogance and begin to improve themselves. The prosperity of the military academy, the contribution of the ** marshal is indelible. In his eulogy in 1986, he affirmed his great achievements and far-reaching influence in the cause of military education.