After the division command's meeting ended, the division command's party committee meeting began. The number of people participating in the division command's party committee meeting was fewer than the command's meeting. The only person whose position was related to the military was the commander, and the rest had to be elected. For example, the head of logistics had a lot of say in the command's meeting, but he was not a party committee member.
"I've decided to tell the theater command that we don't need to meet up for the time being. We will only need to meet up after we take care of the enemies in Texas. If the theater command gives the order, we can obey. Or if the 4th Division already has the strength to help us take care of the enemies in Texas, we will also prioritize meeting up with the 4th Division. "Division Commander Zhou Xinhua announced his decision.
The party committee members were not surprised by this decision. This was the general opinion of the division command after a discussion. Zhou Xinhua also added another 'or if the 4th Division already has the strength to help us take care of the enemies in Texas' to the general opinion. Everyone was a high-ranking officer, and anyone could hear the hint of ridicule in his words. The 4th Division's troops had already formed a long snake formation from the north to the south. Everyone knew that the 4th Division's military strength was at its limit. To be able to complete all the battle objectives without the help of the 6th Division proved that the 4th Division was extremely brave. As for the 4th Division taking the initiative to help the 6th Division, it was probably because the 4th Division's troops were all made of iron.
The other party committee members did not have any different opinions. Then, they all looked at Qi Rui. Qi Rui immediately felt a lot of pressure. He did not agree with Zhou Xinhua's decision, but what kind of response would there be after this reply was sent to the theater command?
Dad! You're really putting me on a fire to roast! Worried about the gains and losses, Qi Rui even had a moment of resentment towards his dad. But it was only for a moment. The next moment, Qi Rui forced himself to find a way to think. He said, "Comrades, I used to work in the military, but now I've been assigned to work in the political department. So, I want to ask everyone a question. How do you think the military and political work should be divided? For example, what do you think the military part should be, and what should the political part be? "
The expressions of the party committee members showed that they were surprised by Qi Rui's question. Zhou Xinhua's expression flashed, but he didn't answer immediately. Instead, he remained silent. Qi Rui did not let Zhou Xinhua express his opinion first. Instead, he started with the other comrades.
The military commissars who were asked either stammered or said, "I'll think about it." Qi Rui was the youngest among them, so he thought that they were probably concerned about his father, Vézé. However, Qi Rui quickly rejected this idea. If they were really afraid of Qi Rui's father, Vézé, they would probably do everything for Qi Rui. Now, these people's behavior was actually more like they wanted Qi Rui to take responsibility, so they could save themselves a lot of trouble.
"The military problem is how the military system achieves the goal of the war, while the political problem is how humans survive, develop, and continue. What do you think of this standard? Do you agree or disagree? "Qi Rui continued to ask.
This time, everyone's expression was a lot more solemn. Qi Rui found that the party committee members all fell silent. Qi Rui temporarily broke the silence. He continued to ask, "In the past, the party committee meeting was equivalent to discussing all the problems. I think all the problems are very complicated now, and they can't be solved completely in one or two meetings. So, purely military problems should be solved by the relevant departments. Our party committee will solve the political problems. "
"What if everyone thinks that it's a military problem and a political problem?" asked the political commissar in the silence.
Qi Rui immediately replied, "Then we'll have a meeting to discuss and let the party committee make a decision. Aren't we discussing how to define the problem now? "
"What's the difference between military and party affairs?" The political commissar continued to ask. After saying that, he also felt that this question had actually been answered by Qi Rui before. So, the political commissar changed his words slightly. "Which one are the military affairs and the party affairs in charge of?"
Qi Rui's brain worked quickly. Just when he felt that this topic was too big to organize words, what his father Vézé had said in the past popped up in Qi Rui's mind. Qi Rui couldn't help but smile bitterly. Previously, Qi Rui felt that he had already made up his mind to work hard to get rid of his father's influence. Now, after only a few steps, Qi Rui found that he had to use his father Vézé's words to guide his actions. This feeling was really a great mockery.
At this time, it was not Qi Rui's turn to be unreasonable. The matter was right in front of him. Qi Rui replied without hesitation, "The purpose of military affairs is to complete the military construction work and push the military forward. The purpose of party affairs is to complete the construction of the Party and push the Party forward. For more than 40 years, the Liberation Army's understanding of war has been constantly improving and developing. The Party building of the Restoration Party should be the same. As the Party committee, the first thing we should do is to clarify the scope. "
After saying this, Qi Rui asked again, "Do you think Commander Zhou Xinhua's reply should be party affairs or military affairs?"
"I don't think this is party affairs," the political commissar of the Fifth Army said. Just when everyone thought that he was simply expressing his opinion, the political commissar of the Fifth Army continued, "But I still think that we should inform it at the Party committee meeting."
The other people saw that there was going to be another debate that no one had considered. Unexpectedly, Qi Rui immediately replied, "Okay, I know your opinion. What do other comrades think? "
The imagined debate did not happen. Qi Rui strongly pushed for things to continue to develop. The participants at the Party committee meeting adopted a more conservative attitude. Everyone still thought that those things should be done according to the previous rules.
After the meeting, Qi Rui was relieved. He was not worried about these people raising objections. What he was most worried about was that these people would not say anything. The political commissar himself had a lot of power, but power could only be used when the other party obeyed. The commanders of these corps were older than Qi Rui and had more experience than Qi Rui. It was not surprising that they did not piss him. Finally, the meeting was held. Qi Rui felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. As for what everyone would say at the meeting, Qi Rui felt that this was the power of the participants.
Zhou Xinhua's telegram was sent to the theater headquarters. The theater headquarters quickly replied, requesting that the Sixth Army send troops to join forces with the Fourth Army. This caused a lot of waves in the headquarters of the Sixth Army. "Why should the Sixth Army cooperate with the Fourth Army in battle?"
"The Fourth Army ran 1,000 kilometers on the Great Plains. After taking down Oklahoma City, our Sixth Army advanced 2,000 kilometers in the mountains. We ran so far, but we have to play supporting roles. The headquarters is unfair! "
Opinions based on the interests of the Sixth Army emerged in large numbers, causing the atmosphere in the headquarters to move in a very negative direction. Qi Rui looked at the few core commanders around him. They did not have any intention of standing up immediately. Although these people didn't look very excited, they didn't seem to be very excited.
The others did not say anything, and Qi Rui also wanted to go with the flow. He did not expect the reaction in the headquarters to become more and more intense. The staff of the General Staff Department said that they had already completed the next battle plan. If they opened up a new battle direction, it would waste the previous work.
If it was just to vent their emotions, Qi Rui felt that it was fine. When everyone was unhappy, they would scold and do what they had to do after scolding. But it was different now. If this kind of thing formed a collective direction, it might cause a wave of opposition to the theater headquarters in the Sixth Army.
At this time, no one came out to speak. Qi Rui could only stand up and shout to everyone, "Comrades, listen to me."
But this voice was not loud enough, so no one responded. Qi Rui saw that the group of people continued to express their opinions. He made up his mind and slammed the table hard. The commotion this time was big enough that there was finally some reaction in the division headquarters. Those people who were full of grievances all turned to look at Qi Rui.
Qi Rui shouted with a straight face, "The basic discipline of the Liberation Army is to obey orders and listen to commands. Whoever doesn't think they can accept this basic discipline, raise your hand. "
No one in the division headquarters was stupid. After hearing Qi Rui's words, they knew what Qi Rui meant. Many people did not dare to say anything. Someone muttered, "Political Commissar, our Sixth Army is about to attack Texas. It's not appropriate for us to split our forces to support the Fourth Army. And now we are supporting the Fourth Army in terms of troops, and we might even need to support the Fourth Army in terms of supplies. "
Qi Rui stared at the guy who was muttering and shouted, "If this is an order from the theater headquarters, then we must carry it out. Attacking Texas is a credit, but isn't supporting our allies also a credit? As far as I know, being able to provide support to our allies has always been an important part of the evaluation. Are we going to let the Fourth Army withdraw now and let the Sixth Army fight all the battles? Do we really have the ability to run all over the United States in a month or two without the support of any allies? "
Since Qi Rui was talking about the basic discipline of the army, and Qi Rui also publicly expressed his opposition to the idea of being a leader, no one was prepared to go against Qi Rui. No matter how bad their mood was during the actual execution, Qi Rui at least had the right to do so. Simply arguing was not beneficial.
After suppressing the situation, Qi Rui could not help but look at the other main commanders and saw that they did not have any intention of speaking at all. This time, Qi Rui's psychological pressure became huge again. In his previous experience, he had always been the one being suppressed. Therefore, Qi Rui knew the rebound and dissatisfaction of the suppressed side.
Now it was his turn to be the one being suppressed, and the other senior commanders did not want to be the scapegoat. The young Qi Rui naturally felt a strong sense of pressure in his heart. Under such pressure, Qi Rui could not help but feel a little hopeless. Anyway, things had already come to this, and if he did not do a good job, he would at most be removed from his position. He would think about it the day he was removed from his position.
Therefore, Qi Rui immediately called for a meeting, and he took the lead in the meeting and said, "I think we should call back to the headquarters this time and say that we are determined to complete the mission."
As soon as Qi Rui finished speaking, the division commander Zhou Xinhua slowly stated, "I agree with the political commissar's opinion."
The other members also expressed their support. This kind of support made Qi Rui feel speechless for a moment. But everyone agreed with Qi Rui's opinion, and Qi Rui naturally could not go back on his words just because he felt uneasy. He immediately ordered the communications staff officer to send the message.
After the communications staff officer took the draft of the message and left, Qi Rui continued to say, "As for the changes in the campaign, my opinion is like this. Since we are going to transfer troops, then we will divide the troops into two groups. One group will advance along the Texas railroad as originally planned. The other group will sweep along the other railroads. From the original plan to march through Texas, it will be changed to two groups, from the west and north to Texas. Although this will make the troops appear insufficient, the troops can't waste those roads. "
The division commander Zhou Xinhua did not support or object this time. He said, "If that's the case, then we might as well let the 4th Division come to help. From a two-pronged attack to a three-pronged attack, probably even Texas, which is known as the Mad Dog State, will not be able to withstand it. "
What he said was interesting, but no one really dared to look at it as a joke. To some extent, the 6th Division agreed to the 4th Division's request, so it was reasonable for the 4th Division to return a favor to the 6th Division.
"Let's talk about it when the time comes." Qi Rui did not hesitate to push the issue that did not need to be considered at the moment to the future.
After the message "resolutely obey orders" was sent to the theater headquarters, the political commissar of the North American Theater of Operations, Shen Xin, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually a little worried that Qi Rui would rely on his father, Vézé's position to run his own gang in the 6th Division. This kind of operation was very easy to understand, but according to Shen Xin's understanding, this kind of guy who put the interests of the faction first would not be able to hide from the eyes of the Military Commission. Those people could indeed rise to a high position, but it was unlikely that they would cross the final threshold.
Even if he felt at ease, Shen Xin could not be completely at ease. In November, it would be the third meeting. At that time, Shen Xin would be ready to set off for the Central Committee to be Wei Changrong's deputy. According to comrades in the Central Committee, Shen Xin was likely to take over the power of the Organization Department after Wei Changrong and become a real big shot. But Shen Xin found that he did not particularly look forward to such a big shot.
Not to mention the natural advantage of Wei Changrong's identity, just the direction of Qi Rui's future made Shen Xin very worried. So far, the Military Governor Of Vaize was not planning to establish an imperial system. However, people's thoughts always changed quickly. If one day the Military Governor Of Vaize changed his mind, Shen Xin would be in charge of the Organization Department at that time, and his days would not be easy.
With expectations for Qi Rui's smooth and normal development, Shen Xin buried this matter in his heart and began to pay attention to another very important battle. At this time, the Fifth Division of the Liberation Army was leading about 600,000 servant soldiers to solve the state of New York and New York City. This area was a truly densely populated and industrialized area in the United States. According to intelligence, this piece of land was surrounded by about three million Americans. After the war, the North American theater of the Liberation Army believed that there were about 40 million people left in the United States. Getting rid of the Yanks in this encirclement meant that the remaining Yanks had lost one-tenth of their population, and it was a very capable urban population.
However, according to the news from the army, the Yanks' navy finally had a place to use. These U.S. navy cooperated with the U.S. army to make a lot of trouble for the Liberation Army. If it was inland, the Liberation Army would have already surrounded the Yanks and prepared to annihilate them. Now that the part of New York City near the sea was in the hands of the U.S. navy, this allowed the Yanks to transport troops, replenish ammunition, and retreat at will. Because of the sea passage, the Liberation Army could not even accurately determine how many troops were in New York City.
"Reporting, Political Commissar Shen. The latest battle report. "The communications staff sent the information to Shen Xin on time.
Shen Xin was not excited. He had been reading the battle report regularly for the past two years, so Shen Xin was already used to it. Opening the folder, the first thing on the list was the battle report of New York City. "… Our army's progress in the street battles is very slow. The Yanks have built barricades and blockhouses on the streets. Our army's advance has been met with fierce resistance. So far, more than 15,000 soldiers have been killed or injured … "
Faced with such content, Shen Xin did not even blink. So far, the Liberation Army had suffered more than 200,000 casualties on the battlefield. The addition of these 15,000 was not an earth-shattering event. After reading all the reports, Shen Xin put away the intelligence and handed the telegram draft he had prepared to the communications staff. "Send this to the Military Commission."
The Military Commission received a telegram from Shen Xin, but it was sent to Nanjing and Beijing. The content of both telegrams was the same. Shen Xin asked the Navy if they could send a fleet to the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea. The reason for doing so was naturally very good. If the US Navy could be taken care of, the speed at which China could deal with the United States would be greatly increased.
Vézé could only smile bitterly after reading it. The Navy had discussed this idea themselves, and the results of the discussion were not optimistic. If China could really reach an agreement with Portugal at the end of 1889, and China would help Portugal deal with Brazil and restore the monarchy. Portugal and Brazil would be able to provide ports to China. At that time, the Chinese Navy would be able to carry out the work of attacking the US coast.
Now the Liberation Army's Army had seized some of the US coastline, but the US did not have a supporting maintenance system. Even if the Liberation Army's Navy was fierce enough, they would have to face the situation of complete loss if they lost one. Not to mention the possibility of being attacked by the British Royal Fleet at any time in the North Atlantic.
Even though he knew that in the face of such danger, Vézé found that he still could not resist the impulse to have such an idea. One of the main reasons was that this could end the war earlier. This could save a lot of people in China.
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