One afternoon in the autumn of 1895, under the sky with light rain, a group of teenagers in grey military uniforms marched in a winding valley on the eastern outskirts of Königsberg. This is the final result of the first phase of the Junior Military Academy of Königsberg. A total of 24 students including Chen Tian-13-year-old, 14-year-old Thomas, 13-year-old Orly, and 21 others Teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 are about to complete their last semester of study, and then all are sent to the Imperial Royal Academy.
Although this team is not large in number, they are full of energy, and they are standing still with a little childish chest and silently marching. They carried a 1888 Mauser rifle on their back. This was the first rifle used by the Imperial Army to use smokeless gunpowder. Although it was expensive and had some performance defects, the military school decided to use this currently more advanced rifle. As a training weapon. Since this is just normal marching practice, they are not equipped with bullets, and everyone only carries a bayonet and a water bottle, as well as a backpack unique to the German army.
After crossing the valley, they only need to cross a forest to reach a village, where they will have dinner, and then return to the military school along the road overnight.
Gradually the rain stopped. From time to time, various animals in the woods jumped out of the bushes, then jumped into another bush, and the birds were singing happily above their heads. It seems that there are very few human disturbances here. It seems to be alive here on the surface, but behind it is a murderous...
"Stop!" The instructor asked everyone to stop, because the surrounding animals suddenly ran around in a panic. After a while, the forest that was still very lively became quiet at once. As it was approaching dusk, the light in the forest began to dim. Down.
"It seems that there are dangerous animals appearing, and the little animals are hiding!" Thomas grabbed Chen Tian's arm.
"It seems to be! It feels that the atmosphere here is not right! It's a pity that they didn't let us carry bullets! Otherwise, what are we afraid of!" Chen Tian counseled.
"No, what will there be?" Olly followed them closely.
"Maybe a wolf, maybe a bear! Wolves prefer fleshy!" Thomas looked around.
But the only instructor in this team was stunned, now at a loss.
"Instructor, what's wrong?" Chen Tian asked.
"Uh, His Royal Highness, we probably encountered a beast! But I haven't encountered this situation! This..." The instructor looked at Chen Tian, more nervous!
"Okay, now let me take command here!" Chen Tian felt that the instructor probably came to eat mixed rice. It seemed that he hadn't seen any scenes before, so he turned this guy away!
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"Everyone listens well, now I am in charge here! Everyone runs forward and goes to the open space in front!" Chen Tian gave a simple command.
"Yes!"
After a while, they came to the small open space, only a little sunshine there.
"Everyone put on the bayonet, arranged in two rows, and then formed a circle!" Chen Tian commanded everyone while pulling out the bayonet.
"Squat in the front row and lift the bayonet in the back row!" Chen Tian asked everyone to form an infantry anti-cavalry formation, and then waited for the appearance of the "enemy".
The sky quickly dimmed.
"Look over there! Over there!" Suddenly a student exclaimed.
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, one by one green dots in the dark, more and more dots, closer and closer...
"Ah! Wolf!" Another student also exclaimed!
"There are also here!"
"There are also here!"
We met the pack of wolves, and Chen Tian sighed deeply.
The wolf should be afraid of fire, but it might be difficult to light a torch just after raining and faint!
"Don't be alarmed, everyone! The bayonet in the front row is flat, the bayonet in the back row is down, everyone should try to get closer!" Chen Tian now only hopes that their bayonet can block the wolves.
Twenty-five people were close together, forming a small circle.
The wolves didn't immediately rush, and the wolves in the front tentatively walked two or three meters away from them, standing there and watching the group of people.
Chentian could feel that someone around was shaking.
"Don't be afraid, everyone! This is just a group of beasts! And we are Königsberg, East Prussia, and the best young man in the entire German Empire! Trust the rifle and bayonet in your hand, and the comrades behind you! Let's fight together! "
"Fight side by side!" The morale of the entire team rose suddenly, and everyone glared at the wolf in front.
Woo...
Woo...
The wolves howled one after another.
At night, Chen Tian and they are still confronting the wolves.
The wolves tried to rush up several times, but were blocked by the bayonet.
The night was getting deeper, Chen Tian they were more and more tired, their eyelids were fighting uncontrollably, and everyone started to stand up less stably, and some people started to shake.
"Everyone stick to it! Just wait until dawn! Now we have no escape route, as long as there is a person who escapes, there will be a gap, everyone is in danger! I believe that we can fight forever, do you believe it?"
"Believe!"
"Believe..."
When the first rays of sunlight shone through the woods on the group of teenagers, they seemed to see the gate of heaven, and a smile appeared on their tired faces.
Woo...
The wolves screamed and disappeared deep in the woods.
"Ouch! Sour!"
"Finally survived!"
Everyone sat on the ground and stretched their already stiff necks and limbs.
Chen Tian felt that his hands and feet were cold, and he was already numb, but he finally led everyone through, so I felt a sense of accomplishment.
At this moment Thomas and Ollie ran over, lifted Chen Tian and shouted loudly:
"Long live Prince William! Long live!"
Others also ran to join them, Chen Tian was thrown into the air again and again, they were as happy as winning a big battle.
"All of us should remember today! Today, the first time we fought side by side, it was precisely because we believed each other that we could persevere until the end! You know, even if there is someone running away, we may all be finished. But, we persevered, This shows that we are trustworthy to each other! We should always remember today and the trust between us!"
Twenty years later, in the officers of the East Prussian Corps, it was precisely because of the mutual trust and tacit cooperation of this group of people that the East Prussian Corps became the most combative force in the German army.