"It's not that I can win the war, it's that the US and England will lose the war they're fighting." This sentence had a strong sense of dialectical materialism, but it also had a hint of the romance of classical philosophy. Not only did Uncle Jon not criticize this sentence, but he even felt that it made him feel happy.
However, Vézé didn't seem to become any gentler because of this. His position as the emperor of the Min dynasty forced Vézé to show the rigid expression of a steward. Using a romantic and jumpy way of thinking to run strict and cold execution was both inefficient and painful.
After Uncle Jon saw him the next day, Vézé buried his head in the pile of documents. What he saw the most was the ongoing Sino-American war. After the 24th Division changed from a battalion with three companies to a battalion with five companies, the number of people jumped from 30,000 to 50,000.
Without waiting for the troops to reorganize, the 24th Division immediately went into battle. First, they showed outstanding combat power in the battle to annihilate the US Federal Army's northern defense line. Then, the 24th Division moved south and started attacking the US Federal Army on the south shore of Lake Superior. In less than a month, the 24th Division cooperated with other infantry units to complete two annihilation battles. More than 100,000 US Federal Army troops were eliminated.
Now, the 24th Division was moving east and started cooperating with the Liberation Army's troops in Sue Saint Mary to annihilate the US Federal Army troops that were attacking Sue Saint Mary. Once the US Federal Army troops around Sue Saint Mary were annihilated, the Liberation Army would have complete control over the area around Lake Superior. Then, they would naturally make full use of the shipping on Lake Superior to carry out further operations in the Great Lakes region.
As for the 24th Division's performance, these reports only contained some very simple comments. As for the achievements of this new motorized troop, naturally, no one would write them off. Vézé could see that some people were still holding a grudge against the casualties of this troop. Ever since the 24th Division's predecessor, the motorized infantry, from the west coast until now, this troop had participated in more than half of the battles in the Sino-American war. Until now, this troop had almost 1,000 casualties, which was close to one-third of the total number of casualties.
Vézé didn't bother looking for the official document to explain this. He only skimmed through the other contents and then ordered his secretary to bring him the information on the recent personnel transfers of the 24th Division. A few hours later, a list that could not be considered short appeared on Vézé's desk. After reading the first few names, Vézé leaned back on the sofa.
The name list was very impactful. Out of the three division commanders, two had been changed, and out of the nine regiment commanders, four had been changed. Vézé immediately understood why his precious son had received so much criticism in such a short period of time. A kid in his twenties attacking so many middle-ranking officers in their thirties and forties, it would be strange if there was no backlash.
Vézé was quite satisfied with Qi Rui's overall evaluation, so after he calmed down a little, he continued to look through the personnel transfer list of the 24th division. All the replacements were promoted from combat units, including the two division commanders, who were temporarily replaced by deputy division commanders. With this, the overall situation was more or less sorted out. The 24th Division displayed a rather strong combat power, and other than the number of casualties, no one else could find a reason to attack the 24th Division further.
The North American frontline command's suggestion to the 24th Division was to form a group army so that this army could better carry out encirclement and annihilation battles. This suggestion was directly suppressed by the political commissar of the North American theater, Shen Xin. Shen Xin told the frontline command that it was the frontline command's responsibility to coordinate the various armies, and directly handing this task to a group army was a sign of irresponsibility.
From Vézé's perspective, Shen Xin's decision was not wrong at all. If they simply formed a group army to charge and break through enemy lines, the frontline command could probably ignore the problem of the entire Liberation Army's motorization for the time being. Of course, Vézé hoped to use the war to speed up the motorized infantry's advancement, but now it seemed that the frontline command was not happy to see the changes caused by the changes.
There was only one way to solve this problem, and that was to call for a military committee meeting. There were fewer and fewer old brothers, and there were more and more young faces. Vézé himself was considered very young among the old brothers, but even so, he was already 56 years old. In this era where the average lifespan was around 40 years old, anyone who was over 40 years old would be an old man with his chest buried in the soil. It was not unusual for old guys to retire one by one because of their bodies. Among the increasing number of young faces in the military committee, Vézé voiced his opinion.
The military committee's first reaction was silence, which immediately made Vézé feel a wave of dissatisfaction. There had been all sorts of things in the Liberation Army over the past few decades, but this had never happened before. After Vézé raised the question, everyone's reaction was to express that they did not immediately participate in this matter through silence.
No one made a sound, and Vézé did not make a sound either. Thus, there was an awkward silence. After a few minutes of silence, Ruan Xihao saw that things were not right, and he immediately said, "Let's talk about the other problems first."
"What is it?" Vézé was also willing to temporarily ease the situation.
"Many troops at the frontline have submitted applications to leave the frontline." Ruan Xihao was also 50 years old, and when it came to a topic that made him very unhappy, it could be seen that he did not immediately get angry. Of course, another reason was probably that Vézé had already raised this question before the North American War. After the troops had stayed at the frontline for a certain period of time and participated in a certain number of battles, they would accept the troops' application to leave the frontline. At that time, the reaction of the people in the military committee was extremely cold, because no one was willing to argue with Vézé, so everyone dealt with the matter coldly.
"What do you think of this problem?" Vézé still maintained his usual attitude, which was to communicate first.
Ruan Xihao stared at Vézé and said, "Commander-in-chief, when we followed you to conquer the world, it could be said that we have been advancing one after another. After coming out of Yong 'an, there were many old brothers who fought with you for more than ten years. Now, these people can't stand to serve for only three years. This kind of unhealthy trend must not be encouraged!
"Old brothers followed me to conquer the world, and I have always cherished this friendship. There are old brothers here, and there are also young comrades. What do you think of my treatment of my old brothers, other than not allowing them to mess around? "Vézé first had to reach a consensus.
Everyone present would naturally say that Vézé did not treat his old brothers well. They had to participate in the greeting work during the New Year, and many of his old brothers were actually not that great before they retired. However, after they retired, they were immediately respected.
"Old brothers followed me to conquer the world, and what they expected was to build a world where everyone had land to farm, food to eat, and clothes to wear. At that time, old brothers were never afraid of death, because living in the world was suffering! Comrades, it was really suffering. "Vézé repeated the last part in a heavy tone, and he said it twice in a row. However, perhaps Vézé had overemphasized the horror of life at that time, and it made many of the young comrades smile.
"Xi Hao, do you remember what you were wearing when you first met me?" Vézé turned to ask Ruan Xihao.
Ruan Xihao frowned, and after a moment, he shook his head. This was something that happened more than 30 years ago. At that time, Ruan Xihao was only 10 years old, and he was like a half-grown child. He had really forgotten about that time.
"People say that clothes are tattered with patches. But at that time, Guangxi was poor, and no one could fix the patches. The first time I saw Ruan Xihao, he was a 10 year old child, and his clothes were full of holes. "Vézé said with nostalgia.
With Vézé's reminder, Ruan Xihao finally recovered his memory of money, and he immediately nodded. It couldn't be said that Ruan Xihao was forgetful. Ever since he followed Vézé, Ruan Xihao hadn't worn tattered clothes for more than 30 years. Vézé's subordinates had killed so many Manchu Qing troops, even if they couldn't wear new clothes every day, there was never a shortage of sewing cloth.
"There are also young comrades here. How did you feel when you first arrived in Nanjing? Who can tell me in short? "Vézé asked.
All eyes fell on the face of the youngest member of the military commission, who was a 40-year-old director of the logistics department. The director didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to speak in this situation. He thought for a moment, and said to Vézé embarrassedly: "Commander in chief, I followed my parents to seek refuge with you since I was a child. Wherever the troops went, I would follow. Later, I went to school with the army … "
After saying so much, the director also felt that something was wrong, so he quickly pulled the topic back. "I just want to say one thing. After I arrived in Nanjing, the new reinforced concrete houses in Nanjing had to be built with one and a half floors, and it was damp. When I was in Guangdong, I lived on the first floor. In the summer, the land in my house was not dry. The walls could grow mold … "
"Little brother, that's enough. You haven't suffered, so you don't know. In the past, only the people who followed the Commander in chief could say that living in a house with mold was a suffering. Many people who didn't follow the Commander in chief starved to death. " Ruan Xihao immediately expressed his opinion with the attitude of a senior, "After the founding of our country, the Min dynasty said that starvation was a big deal. In the old society, people starved to death. No one thought it was strange. "
Vézé continued Ruan Xihao's words and said, "So now the soldiers feel that they have fought and died for the country, so they have the right to ask for retirement and to leave the dangerous frontline. They don't think it's strange, and we shouldn't think it's strange either. Times have changed, and the standards by which people evaluate life and death have also changed. "
Ruan Xihao was stunned, and the members of the Military Commission were also stunned. They didn't expect that after Vézé started the topic, he would wait here to continue the topic.
Vézé continued calmly, "If it was in the old society, everyone would die if they didn't rebel. If they rebelled, at least they could eat some food before they died. Now, which soldier in our Liberation Army joined the army because he would starve to death if he didn't join the army? "
Because what he said was the truth, and Vézé didn't think it was shameful, his tone was calm and his attitude was calm. Perhaps because of this atmosphere, and because everyone in the Military Commission knew that what Vézé said was true, everyone nodded slightly, and no one refuted him emotionally.
However, after all, Ruan Xihao was a member of the founding team of the Liberation Army. Even if he could understand everything Vézé said, Ruan Xihao still let out a long sigh, "Sigh … Commander in Chief, if this is the start. Is the current Liberation Army still the Liberation Army of the past? "
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