Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 31 Summer Training (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Ever since Yue Qianli showed off his skills in the Devil's Training Camp, no one in the team dared to look down on them anymore;
The United States is a country that advocates personal heroism. People like Yue Qianli who have participated in actual combat and have real skills will still be respected by many people even if he comes from the backward East.

Even Instructor Torre's gaze towards him had become much calmer, but he would still be strict when necessary. This rigidity was ingrained into the bones of West Point soldiers.

Strictly speaking, the curriculum and teaching intensity of West Point cannot compare with those of German military academies, or even the Army Officer Schools of the day, and most of the time, they are taught behind closed doors;

But they also have their own teaching advantage, which is professionalism, producing professional officers like an assembly line.

Once a war breaks out, they can use these officers to support the framework of a modern army of millions, and then rely on their strong industrial strength to use massive amounts of steel to destroy their enemies.

In other words, their officers do not need to know much about tactics, they just need to use abnormal firepower and strong logistical support to gain battlefield advantage.

The most suitable one is the best. To use a popular saying in later generations, if the equipment and logistical support are the same, the US military cannot defeat troops from other countries. But this assumption is not true. Equipment and logistical support are their greatest advantages.

So every army has its advantages. Yue Qianli came to West Point to study and learn the advantages of the Eagle Sauce.

Before they knew it, they had completed the second phase of training and entered the third phase, the "blue stage" training;

The main training contents include individual tactics and individual sports technology training, and finally there is a physical fitness test.

The subject setting is far superior to that of the Whampoa Military Academy. There is a complete standard for physical training, including a ten-kilometer forced march.

The training schedule for Yue Qianli and others was full. Although it was not really devil training, it was very professional and systematic. After 9 weeks of devil training, all the students completed the transformation from civilians to soldiers.

In the new training assessment, Yue Qianli took the first place in the overall score without any suspense, and the top five places were taken by the six brothers, which is unprecedented in the history of West Point.

The school's top brass felt a little embarrassed, but fortunately they had a reason to comfort themselves that Yue Qianli and others were professional soldiers, and it would be strange if they lost in a competition of military skills with a group of students who had just graduated from high school.

After the new training, they will enter the normal military academy education stage, which is much more difficult, especially in terms of cultural knowledge and learning ability. The school’s top management has full confidence in their young men.

After nine weeks of devilish training, the school gave them a one-week vacation. All the trainees could go home to visit their families or move freely.

Yue Qianli seized this rare opportunity to find Captain Smith, who happened to be not at sea, and was very happy to receive Yue Qianli at home.
After learning about Yue Qianli's purpose, a smile instantly broke out on his face. In this era of economic depression, anyone who could come up with more than a thousand US dollars to invest was definitely a fat sheep. Who else should he kill?
"Yue, which industry do you plan to invest in? Factories are all very cheap right now, this is a great opportunity to buy at the bottom. Trust me, you won't go wrong."

"Mr. Smith, I don't understand either. I just heard that Wall Street is full of gold, and I want to make some pocket money."

The smile on Smith's face became even wider. Now is a period of stock market crash, capital is fleeing in a stampede, and the shares of many large companies have fallen to zero. The prices are still falling, and there is no bottom in sight.

Every day countless factories and listed companies go bankrupt, their stocks become worthless, and they all want to find someone to take the blame for them.

"Yue, opening an account on Wall Street to invest in stocks requires a guarantor, and a certain commission will be charged. If you have made up your mind, I can find someone to guarantee you."

Yue Qianli nodded to show that he had thought it through, and looked eager to try. Smith nodded again and again, and he could earn another commission. Since Yue Qianli was on a tight schedule, they went straight through the process, with Smith introducing the guarantor to open an investment account on Wall Street, and naturally paid a considerable commission.

Yue Qian invested all of the $7000 in the least promising shipbuilding, medicine, and military industries, all of which are large companies that are well-known in later generations. He also invested some in Coca-Cola, so at least he didn't have to worry about the company going bankrupt.

Due to the Great Depression, stocks were at rock bottom prices and you could buy a lot of stocks with $1000. Yue Qianli didn't have time to stare at them, so he bought five stocks he liked, each costing around $5. In an era when the average weekly salary was only $1500, $0.6 was definitely a large sum.

He planned to continue until the war broke out in Europe. By then, America's shipbuilding, pharmaceutical and military industries would have grown explosively, and he would reap a hundred or even a thousand times more in return on his investment.

During this period, he would not be idle. He planned to develop the 40 rocket launcher in advance, apply for a patent, and then sell it to the old American military.

To complete this operation, he even registered a shell company to make it easier for other companies to acquire it.

He had the impression that the bazooka would not appear until 10 years later, and Roosevelt's New Deal would not be implemented until the second half of the year, and the economic recovery would take at least a year, so he was not in a hurry to make it.

After dealing with these matters, he returned to school to continue his studies. Although it was much easier after he officially enrolled, his schedule was still full. It was a good opportunity for Yue Qianli to systematically study the military theories of that era as a way to lay the foundation.

Yue Qianli studied at a military academy in Hebei for four years before traveling through time, and then his host spent more than two years at the Whampoa Military Academy;
Because the sixth batch of students happened to arrive during a period of turmoil, they only had one year to study, and only a few hundred of the more than 4 students were able to graduate successfully.

The physical training and military training at West Point Military Academy were not difficult for Yue Qianli and his six brothers. Although the intensity was very high, it was child's play for professional soldiers. The difficult part was the cultural courses.

The language barrier was still a big problem for the other people. Some very professional military terms were difficult for them to understand. However, Yue Qianli did not have this problem, so he had to tutor several brothers in cultural subjects during his spare time.

Fortunately, their enthusiasm for learning is very high. After all, the people in China are still living in dire straits. There is no reason to slack off. Time passes quietly in such intense learning...

Three years later, at the West Point Military Academy tactical training ground, the air was filled with smoke, and a fierce offensive and defensive battle was going on.

Inside the headquarters, Yue Qianli, with six bars on his collar to simulate his military rank, was directing the battle;
His simulated position was brigade commander, on the attacking side, while the simulated brigade commander in charge of defense was his fourth brother Wang Jianfei.

The two ranked in the top two in the assessment results over the past three years and set a scoring record since the founding of West Point, so they are well-deserved to serve as simulated brigade commanders.

They are now undergoing the Cadet Leadership Development Training, which is the third phase of the Cadet Summer Training, attended by junior cadets and is also their last summer training before graduation.
Cadet leadership development training focuses on training, guiding and assessing cadets' basic leadership skills, focusing on troop leadership procedures, effective communication and tactical decision-making to cultivate the ability to command operations in an uncertain and rapidly changing environment so that they can confidently lead a team after becoming commissioned officers.

To put it simply, it was an exercise close to actual combat, with the Red Army and the Blue Army confronting each other. The trainees served as brigade commanders, deputy brigade commanders, brigade executive officers, regiment commanders, battalion commanders and other positions. Yue Qianli's assessment scores always ranked first, so he grabbed a position as a brigade commander.

"Brother, Fourth Brother's defense is watertight. He is preparing to give us a hard time!"

Zhao Tianci, who also wore six stripes and served as the simulated team leader, habitually started to talk nonsense. Yue Qianli said with a straight face:
"Captain Zhao, I've told you so many times that you should refer to your job title when you are working."

(End of this chapter)