Chapter 161 Review
November 11, 1868.
The royal family of Hechingen held a cadet review ceremony in the suburbs of Hechingen.
After passing the examination, the total number of students is only more than 3,300. However, these are the first batch of relatively high-quality students since the establishment of Hechingen Military Academy, so they are highly educated and obey orders. He looks quite military-like.
Morning.
It's past six o'clock.
The reviewing stand was built for the exclusive use of the royal family of Hechingen, where Prince Constantine and Ernst sat.
There are viewing platforms on both sides of the reviewing stand for teachers from the college and squire officials from the Hechingen area to observe the ceremony.
At eight o'clock, students from the Hechingen Military Academy began to gather and enter the review area.
“Today, everyone, listen up. This review is different from the ones in schools in the past. It is really for the public and the officials and gentry in Hechingen and surrounding areas, so you can’t make a mistake.
If it is due to the stupidity of one or more people, not only will you lose face, but also the face of the Hechingen Military Academy, the face of the Hechingen region, and the face of the Prince and His Royal Highness.
So, no mistakes are allowed. If you are not ugly in front of the guests, my pointer will greet you well when you get back. Do you hear me? "
" Report to the instructor, I heard it. "The students responded loudly and seriously, with a determined and solemn expression on everyone's face.
Today, all students at the Hechingen Military Academy are wearing the uniforms of the Hechingen Army. , a one-to-one replica of the costumes of the army led by the original Hechingen royal family.
This is the first large-scale semi-military force formed by the Hechingen royal family since Hechingen was incorporated into Prussia. >
It seems that Hechingen has returned to the state it once was as one of the more than thirty states in Germany. The Hechingen army, which is small but can be considered one of the military forces in the German region, is back.
Of course, everyone knows that Hechingen cannot go back. Among the people watching this ceremony were officials from the Hohenzollern Province of the Kingdom of Prussia, including those sent by the local Prussian government in Hechingen. military commander.
The royal family of Hechingen only has many privileges and great autonomy. The rule of the Hechingen area is actually the Prussian government.
Hechingen Military Academy is registered as an educational institution, so naturally it cannot be compared with the army, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is the army, and it is the private army of the Hechingen royal family.
At nine o'clock, the royal family of Hechingen arrived belatedly. Prince Constantine and Ernst arrived in a carriage from the Hohenzollern Castle in the south.
At this time, many people have come, including the townspeople of Hechingen who are joining in the fun. They have not seen the royal family of Hechingen holding a military parade for many years. Naturally, they want to join in the fun today. Among them are many veterans who fought with the old count and the prince.
Prince Constantine specially invited them near the viewing platform. The army of the Prince of Hechingen was gone, but it could not erase the fact that these former veterans went through fire and water for the Royal Family of Hechingen.
At nine twenty, Prince Constantine gave a speech first.
“Hechingen is a region with a long history and is also the place where the Hohenzollern family originated. The Hohenzollern family is closely connected with the people of the Hechingen region.
And The Hechingen Military Academy aims to inherit and carry forward the fine traditions and virtues of the Hechingen area..."
Prince Constantine, as the speaker of the Hechingen area, finished speaking. Principal Ernst appeared on the stage. Ernst stood on the reviewing stand and began to lecture.
“Hechingen Military Academy, as a military academy, shoulders the important task of cultivating professional military talents. It not only serves the Hechingen area, but is also a good place for all aspiring young people in the entire German region. .
Learn professional knowledge here, cultivate bravery and fearlessness, understand military honor, and become a pillar of the future society...
When I founded the school, I upheld the spirit of general. The concept of cultivating the Hechingen Military Academy into an important military academy in the German region in the future is limited by conditions and time. At the same time, the (East African) society is in great need of a large number of talents. As a result, the Hechingen Military Academy focuses on quick success, but such quick success also squeezes Student potential
In the future, Hechingen Military Academy will move from the past pursuit of quantity and speed to the stage of pursuit of quality and refinement.
Every student will receive better educational resources, so students at the Hechingen Military Academy should strictly demand themselves, strive to improve their own standards, and strive for Germany in the future. ”
After Ernst’s speech, the review was officially announced to begin.
Under the guidance of instructors and student cadres, the military band first played the Prussian national anthem, pure music, which was for Prussian government officials watched.
At the same time as this music sounded, the students of the Hechingen Military Academy began to prepare.
Then the military band began to play the school song of the Hechingen Military Academy, and the melody started.
The instructors led the team into the field. The students of the Hechingen Military Academy were divided into eleven square teams and marched at a constant speed on the temporary field to be reviewed.
“The glory of Germany bathes in Hechingen,
The military academy trains hard,
Strives to be a good man of the times,
Defend Germany, defend our homeland.
……”
The students of the Hechingen Military Academy sang the school song of the Hechingen Military Academy to the music of the military band.
This school song was written by Ernst Vienna, the capital of music, invited some well-known musicians to complete it. The melody sounds smooth, the tone is solid, and the rhythm is regular.
Led by the military flag, he walks in a Prussian goose step and carries a Dresser rifle on his shoulder. Passing majestically in front of the reviewing stand
The guests on the viewing platform looked at the young team in front of them and applauded one after another. Not to mention the technical level, the mental state was very good.
The Prussian military commander in the Hechingen area was invited to say to the guests around him: "Their training level is much higher than that of the ordinary Prussian army before the reform, but there are still some flaws, just in terms of their formation, following orders and other skills The level is estimated to be similar to that of the current Prussian army, but they are all young and have more prospects in the future. "
In fact, that is not what he thinks in his heart. Of course, an army that has not been baptized by war does not know what it is like. How many kilograms and taels are there?
Hechingen Military Academy is currently on the right track, and you can get a glimpse of the leopard in terms of organizational capabilities, but the enemy will not give you such a relaxed environment in the battlefield environment.
Therefore, the Prussian military commander in Hechingen was not sure about the combat effectiveness of the Hechingen Military Academy. In his report to the government, he wrote: "Looking at its military appearance, it has a certain appearance, but everything is different. As immature students and lack of war experience, their combat effectiveness level must not be comparable to that of the Kingdom’s army. In my personal opinion, the Hechingen royal family’s training of these students is far inferior to the professional military academies established by the Kingdom.”
If Ernst knew that this military official wrote this, he would definitely not take it seriously. The road to the Hechingen Military Academy has just begun.
Today’s military parade is only the prelude to the reform of the Hechingen Military Academy. After the professional teacher team and facilities are built, the Hechingen Military Academy will begin to exert its strength.
Whether the students of the Hechingen Military Academy are mules or horses will be determined in two years.
(End of this chapter)