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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 785 (4) The First Batch of Pilot Students

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    In the autumn of 1915, the fourth year of the Republic of China, when he graduated, Li Zaolin was promoted to major aviation company commander because of his excellent results in flight and subject examinations.  www.dyzww.com [First_Chinese_ÎÄ_Íø] At that time, Yuan Shikai was preparing to send his confidant Chen Yuer'an as the general of Sichuan and command a powerful force into Sichuan to suppress the anti-imperialist forces in the southwest.  Initially, it was planned to send Jia Deyao's 15th Mixed Brigade to follow Chen into Sichuan, but Jia Deyao asked for a departure fee of 150,000 yuan, and Yuan Shikai thought the price was too high; while Feng Yuxiang of the 16th Mixed Brigade only wanted 100,000 yuan, so Feng Brigade was sent to Sichuan instead.

    At the same time, the order sent Li Zaolin to lead his aviation company to accompany the army in order to strengthen the army's power. Li Zaolin's aviation company was controlled by Feng Yuxiang. It can be seen that the relationship between Li Zaolin and the Chinese king and the Chinese participating army has a long history. This old Feng's sixteenth compound  Brigade in Japan is the basic foundation for Wang Geng to form a participating army!

    At that time, Li Zaolin¡¯s aviation company was equipped with three French aircraft.  At the time of departure, the aircraft were disassembled and packed, transported to Wuhan via the Beijing-Hankow Railway, then loaded onto a ship, traveled upstream to Chongqing, and then transported by dry road to Chengdu.  It lasted a month.  After the construction of the airport was completed, the aircraft was assembled and debugged, and after test flights, a grand flight review ceremony was held.  Sichuan General Chen Huan, Chief of Staff Zhang Lianfen, and Brigade Commander Feng Yuxiang were all present to watch the air show.  It was at this time that Sichuan people witnessed airplanes soaring in the blue sky with their own eyes.

    During the subsequent flights of the aviation company, a serious safety accident occurred. One day, while Li Zaolin was flying, the engine suddenly failed and the plane lost control and fell rapidly.  At this critical moment, Li Zaolin tried his best to control the direction of the plane's descent, causing the plane to crash into a big tree. Due to the tall trunk and lush branches and leaves, it actually held the plane up, miraculously forming a "soft landing" and avoiding the plane's destruction.  People die.

    During the subsequent maintenance process, the most troublesome thing was the discovery of small cracks in the cylinder, and there was nothing the mechanic could do about it.  Li Zaolin decided to turn to the old masters of Jinyin Workshop in Chengdu, also known as small furnace makers. Li Zaolin felt that they were experienced and might be able to solve the problem.  A master craftsman really lived up to his trust. He filled the cracks in the cylinder with extremely fine silver wire, and then welded and polished it.  After such treatment, the engine's working effect is still intact.  To repair the wing, Li Zaolin and his colleagues used the method of making an oilcloth umbrella, wrapping it with a layer of cloth and applying a layer of oil. A total of three layers of cloth were wrapped and applied with oil three times.  The plane finally took to the skies again.

    Not long after, the imperial system failed, and Chen Chen decided to withdraw his troops and return to the north. Feng Yuxiang asked Li Zaolin to stay in his team. Of course, he wanted to keep the aviation company's rare aircraft as the property of the 16th Mixed Brigade. At that time, Li Zaolin was responsible for the  Feng had some opinions but did not agree because when Chen Chen finally decided to withdraw the troops, he convened an enlarged meeting of senior officers. Although Li Zaolin was only a major company commander, the aviation company was a directly subordinate unit, so he was able to attend the meeting.

    At the meeting, after Chen Heng spoke, he asked the generals to express their opinions. Feng Yuxiang was a key figure and a powerful faction. He had military power and a high status, so he was logically the most qualified to speak.  But Feng sat there with his eyes closed and silent, and seeing him in this situation, it was difficult for anyone else to speak, which caused the meeting to remain silent for a long time, leaving Chen Heng in a very embarrassing situation.  Do you agree to withdraw troops or not?  Or do you have other ideas?  We should make our stance clear, so how can we remain silent?

    Therefore, Feng Dapao¡¯s feeling for Li Zaolin at that time was that at a critical moment, he deliberately created problems for his superior to see how good he looked; it was too much to treat his superior like this; and it might be difficult to get along with a person who is not generous and magnanimous.  Therefore, when Feng asked Li Zaolin to stay in his army, Li Zaolin wisely and decisively refused. This was also one of the important reasons why the king of China favored and trusted Li Zaolin in the future. Xiao Lizi was a discerning master after all.  You can see the rebellion behind Lao Feng¡¯s head. This is not easy!

    Li Zaolin returned to Beijing in the autumn of 1916, the fifth year of the Republic of China. After returning to Beijing, he immediately reported to the General Staff Headquarters and handed over all the aircraft.  At that time, it was the fifth enrollment period of Army University. The General Staff Headquarters obtained Li Zaolin's consent and recommended Li Zaolin to apply for the examination.  As a result, Li Zaolin was admitted to the fifth semester of Army University.

    This Army University is located in Chongyuanguan Hutong, Xizhimen Nei Street, Jingjing City, Beijing. It is not surprising that the schooling lasts for three years, and it is not surprising that all students study with pay. What is strange is that Lu University has to wait until each batch of students graduates before recruiting the next batch. Therefore,  There is always only one class of students in school.  All trainees must have graduated from an intermediate military officer school and have more than three years of practical work experience.  This is great. Japan's Army University graduates between 50 and 60 students every year, while China's Army University only graduates once every three years, and the number of students is no more than 70 or 80. The top six graduates of each class of Japan's Army University are  Those who are ranked first are called superiors, and those who are ranked first are called chiefs. They are all awarded the Emperor's sword.

    After the Chinese Army University, when the staff travel acting performed at each period, the instructor elected 10 graduates such as 10 bests as a recommended student. If it was not in China,?If the Participating Army intervened and brought Li Zaolin, an outstanding student from the fifth batch of Mainland University, back to the Participating Army Air Force in advance, in Wang Geng's previous life, Li Zaolin was among the top 10 outstanding students when he graduated from middle school in 1919.  , of course, we have produced more than 70 mainland university graduates in three years, which is enough for Japan to produce 150,180 mainland university graduates in the third phase. The difference in the foundation and scale of talent training between the Chinese and Japanese armies at that time is evident.

    Among Li Zaolin¡¯s classmates in the fifth period, there is a special student, Yang Yuxun.  Yang Yuxun, also known as Qishan, served as deputy chief of Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Xueliang.  He is a child of aristocratic family, and his uncle and father are Yuan Shikai's confidants.  His uncle Yang Shixiang succeeded Yuan Shikai as governor of Shandong and governor of Zhili; his father Yang Shiqi once served as Zuocheng.

    In 1914, Yuan Shikai abolished the provisional treaty and enacted a new treaty. The president assumed full power and appointed Xu Shichang as secretary of state.  The Secretary of State consists of Zuo Cheng and You Cheng.  His father Yang Shiqi was Zuocheng, and Qian Nengxun was Youcheng.  And Yang Yuxun himself is the husband of Miss Yuan San and the son-in-law of Yuan Shikai.

    Yang Yuxun was recommended to enter the fourth phase of the Army University. Yuan Shikai was still alive at that time. However, since he did not graduate from the Intermediate Military Academy, even with such prominent interpersonal relationships, Yang was only an auditor. Even though he passed the examinations in all subjects, he could not be counted as an auditor.  As a graduate of Army University, he is only recognized as having graduated from a secondary military academy.  In order to obtain the official graduation qualifications of Army University, Yang Yuxun participated in the fifth period of study.  It can be seen that the service system was still quite strict at that time.

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