At around eight in the morning, Shi Qian went to the regiment for another meeting. He had gone to the regiment the night before and it was already eleven by the time he got back. Shi Qian knew he had a bad temper when he woke up, but that was all he could do. When he arrived at the regiment tiredly, Shi Qian put on a straight face and tried to adjust his emotions.
Someone patted Shi Qian's shoulder from behind. Shi Qian turned his head angrily and saw that it was Wei Jianjun. Wei Jianjun was startled by Shi Qian's expression. "What's wrong?"
Shi Qian didn't want to lose his temper at Wei Jianjun at all. He replied with a sullen face, "I have a bad temper when I wake up. It's not because of others. "
"Oh …" Wei Jianjun scratched his head. "I used to have it too. My mother told me, Francis, that when you encounter this situation, you should press your face with both hands and say to yourself, 'I'm very angry now, not because of others, but because of myself.'"
Shi Qian was amused. His face showed annoyance and amusement at the same time. However, the negative emotions were still overwhelming. He couldn't help but ask, "You're not making fun of me, are you?"
Wei Jianjun pursed his lips and recalled the past before continuing, "I'm not making fun of you. I got angrier and angrier after I did it at first, but the more I did it, the more I slowly accepted that it was a reality, and I didn't want it to be like that. I still felt uncomfortable, but I no longer had the urge to get angry at others because I was unhappy. "
Shi Qian pressed his face with both hands and murmured in a low voice, "I'm very angry now, not because of others, but because of myself. I'm very angry now, not because of others, but because of myself. "
After repeating it twice, Shi Qian felt a wave of anger run up his spine and straight to his head. He flew into a rage for no reason at all. He looked at Wei Jianjun in front of him and had a strong urge to attack him.
Wei Jianjun wasn't surprised. He said calmly, "I was also very angry at the beginning. However, I slowly understood that I had to admit that I was in the wrong when I felt wronged. I really wanted to destroy this unreasonable world. "
Shi Qian's anger was fanned even more by such a simple explanation. However, he was Shi Dakai's son after all. The rationality he had cultivated since childhood was also strengthened by his anger. The urge to attack Wei Jianjun did not disappear, but Shi Qian completely agreed with what Wei Jianjun said. This unexpected perception confused Shi Qian. His voice was full of confusion as he gritted his teeth. "What's going on? I know I have to do the right thing, but I'm not willing to do it. "
"Because no one can truly admit that they are wrong." A clear voice rang out beside Shi Qian.
Shi Qian didn't expect that someone else would interrupt their conversation. He turned his head and saw that the person who was speaking was a stranger. He looked to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. Like Shi Qian and Wei Jianjun, he also had three stars on his shoulders. However, Shi Qian and Wei Jianjun had one bar, while that person had two bars.
"Chief of Staff." Wei Jianjun immediately saluted Qi Rui.
Qi Rui simply returned the gesture. He was here to participate in the military commanders' meeting, and he heard an interesting conversation as soon as he entered. This conversation was so interesting that he couldn't help but listen.
His father, Vézé, once said, "If you can't remember, it's because you don't want to remember." Qi Rui remembered this sentence very clearly. As he listened to the conversation between the two captains, Qi Rui suddenly remembered his father's words. "Humans rely on the brain to understand. However, this kind of understanding is divided into two kinds. One is feeling, which comes from the emotions that originate from the body. This kind of consideration brings mostly negative emotions. The other kind is the result of rational consideration. It is a pure rational product derived from theory and practice. This rational product comes purely from the idea and basically doesn't bring pain to people. We often treat emotions as our judgment, but that's only because these things come from the brain's cognition, so we unconsciously confuse these two things. "
Of course, this kind of memory was also fragmented. For example, Qi Rui could only remember his father, Vézé, nagging about the strengthening of the brain's neurons and neuronal connections. But that was completely beyond Qi Rui's level of knowledge, so he couldn't remember what was going on.
Qi Rui didn't expect to hear such a direct discussion among the low-level officers. After listening to the conversation between the two captains and their attempts, Qi Rui felt that things that he didn't understand before were suddenly clear. As for the conclusion that Qi Rui said later, it was the conclusion that his father, Vézé, had said.
When Wei Jianjun saluted to Qi Rui, he sincerely agreed with the chief of staff's opinion. Wei Jianjun didn't spend time with people of a higher level like Qi Rui, but he had at least tried to overcome many problems. He agreed with Qi Rui's words, but he also thought that things were like this. That was why he could still salute naturally.
Shi Qian had just come into contact with this level of problem. In the past, when he was angry when he woke up, he could only suppress his anger. But now, under the strong negative emotions brought about by denying himself, he even forgot to salute. Shi Qian really wanted to know what the chief of staff meant. He intuitively felt that the chief of staff's words seemed to touch on a higher level, a level that surpassed the simple good and evil. Not only did Shi Qian forget to salute, he even asked bluntly, "May I ask what you meant by what you said just now? Uh, it's about whether it's right or wrong. "
"Oh. I just said that no one can truly admit that they are wrong. "Qi Rui looked at Shi Qian with interest.
"Why?" Shi Qian couldn't understand this.
Hearing the straightforward question and looking at Shi Qian's honest expression, Qi Rui's heart churned. Qi Rui didn't have a bad temper when he woke up, nor did he have the habit of lazing in bed. It was because of Chu Xue that he realized this. Whether Qi Rui admitted it or not, the facts proved one thing. Even if Qi Rui didn't admit it, he definitely did something wrong.
Not long ago, Qi Rui had to rely on devoting himself to the war to get rid of the pain. A few months still played a role. Even if it didn't eliminate the pain, the pain was still within the range of Qi Rui's tolerance. Faced with Shi Qian's question, Qi Rui replied, "Think about it, do you know it's wrong or do you do it more often? Or do you think it's right, so you do it more often? If you don't think the choice is right, if you don't really choose what you want, then there is no reason to do it. Even if you do it, you won't be angry because you didn't get it. "
This answer was actually very simple and down-to-earth. But the question pointed to by this answer pulled Shi Qian to a philosophical level that he had never really faced. Based on rational thinking, many emotions were instantly overwhelmed. The negative emotions brought about by his bad temper and self-denial were instantly swept away by the sense of rationality.
Of course, this rationality did not make Lieutenant Shi Qian immediately enlightened and become a Buddha. Even if he seemed to instinctively agree with such words, the more he agreed, the more doubts and negations he had. Lieutenant Shi Qian stood in place and didn't know what to do.
Qi Rui didn't continue to stay here. He bypassed Lieutenant Shi Qian and Lieutenant Wei Jianjun and went straight to the position of the host of the meeting. This was a barn that was captured by Lieutenant Wei Jianjun in the battle he participated in yesterday. Qi Rui didn't know this. He didn't even know that the two captains he just talked to had excellent performances in yesterday's battle. Because of their battle, the Liberation Army even had a new understanding of urban warfare.
Even if Qi Rui knew, he wouldn't make any other choice. Qi Rui came here to announce the adjustment of combat concepts to everyone in the name of the headquarters. Compared with this task, the work of providing answers to the two captains' doubts in life seemed a bit insignificant.
More importantly, when he gave answers to other people's doubts in life, Qi Rui was also touched by something in his heart. Even if he admitted that he was wrong in the past, Qi Rui didn't treat his past indifferently at all. He even threw it to the back of his mind and continued with his previous plan. Just like what Qi Rui said, people couldn't truly admit that they were wrong. Even if he admitted that he was wrong, Qi Rui didn't think that the things he once desired would become worthless. This had nothing to do with right or wrong. Those things were already a part of Qi Rui's heart. Let alone rudely erasing those thoughts, even a deeper touch would make Qi Rui feel a bit unbearable, so he naturally chose to temporarily shift his focus to block out this pain.
The members of this meeting were all present. From the division commander to the company commander, all the units quickly sat down according to their numbers. Looking at the neat formation, Qi Rui had a feeling that if the Americans fired a few 150-caliber heavy artillery shells here, the 24th division would probably only be left with the commander, political commissar, and a bunch of platoon leaders.
Sweeping away this thought, Qi Rui stood up and said in a clear voice, "Our army isn't here to wipe out this city, nor is it here to kill all the people in this city. Our mission is to disrupt the enemy's battle plan so that the troops in the north can more effectively break through the UA's defense line. Of course, this process might develop into us using this city as bait to lure the UA Federal Army in the north to come south. We'll execute the strategy of encircling the enemy and attacking their reinforcements. Due to the limitations of the weapons and resources our army can bring, we can't spend a lot of time and resources to attack this city. The situation right now is better than we thought. There hasn't been any large-scale street battles yet. Therefore, our army will have to enter a state of control over the main communication lines in the city to prevent any sneak attacks from the city. "
Regardless of whether they entered the city to fight the Americans or not, the troops that the soldiers belonged to all participated in the battle yesterday. Everyone naturally had their own judgment, but most of the officers felt that the battle was indeed much easier than they had imagined.
The General Staff Department's attitude was very clear. Since they could already maintain a temporary state of peace, there was no need to implement any more actions that would interfere with the lives of the American people. Perhaps the American people's patience had reached its limit, and a little more pressure would cause them to explode.
Of course, this didn't mean that they wanted to be on good terms with the Americans. The Liberation Army had to control the main communication lines to prevent attacks from outside or inside the city. Compared to destroying the entire city's resistance, this would require very little military strength. Roughly two regiments would be enough to take care of St. Paul and Minneapolis, which was about to attack. In addition to a reserve regiment, the 24th division still had two divisions of mobile forces. The General Staff Department was going to use two divisions to attack the enemy and hold on until the reinforcements arrived in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
After the short explanation, the officers didn't raise any more opinions. The commanders of the first and second divisions, who were responsible for the battle, were the first to say, "Understood."
The third division was responsible for attacking Minneapolis, so the commander hesitated for a moment before replying, "Understood."
Qi Rui stood up straight. After getting a clear answer, he said loudly, "Comrades, the battle is hard and dangerous. We all know that. But we're soldiers, and this is our mission. Just like in 'Ode to the Motherland', whoever dares to invade us will perish. We are the shield of the motherland, and we are the sword of the motherland. Let the American troops face their doom in front of us. "
When Chief of Staff Qi Rui mentioned the lyrics, everyone couldn't think of it immediately. But when "Ode to the Motherland" was mentioned, the lyrics of the song that was deeply loved by the people of the Min dynasty immediately came to everyone's mind.
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