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"Chief of the General Staff, Li Guangfei has been executed." General Lei Hu of the 14th Division said to Vézé apologetically. Both of them were riding slowly on horseback. There was a long line of people in front and behind them. In the lively mountain road of early summer, there seemed to be no end in sight. Due to the large number of people present, Lei Hu couldn't help but lower his voice as he spoke about this matter that had caused him to lose face.
"Hmm, it's a pity for this guy." Vézé sighed.
"Pity?" Lei Hu did not understand what Vézé meant.
Vézé had a regretful expression on his face. "If that guy really knew that he was wrong and sincerely repented, he would cooperate with the investigation. He cooperated with the investigation and was willing to accept any punishment. Do you think we would really kill him? "
Lei Hu sighed deeply. "If he was really willing to accept punishment, would he still run away? Chief of the General Staff, I talked to Li Guangfei a few times. I really did not understand this person before we talked, but after talking to him, I finally understood what he wanted. This bastard actually wanted us to let bygones be bygones for stealing the map. "
"Hahahaha!" Vézé could not help but laugh after hearing this. Although he knew that no one wanted to be punished, Li Guangfei's method was already quite ridiculous.
When Lei Hu mentioned Li Guangfei, he was so angry that his head burned with rage. He no longer had any thoughts about himself, and his speech became much smoother. "That Li Guangfei said something that left a deep impression on me. He said that conquering the world was up to the Chief of the General Staff. Chief of the General Staff and General, he just wanted to mingle with everyone. Since that was the case, why couldn't everyone let him go when he made a mistake? Someone must have wanted his life. He thought that as long as the person who made the rules said that he did not do anything wrong, then he would not be in the wrong and he would not be guilty. Others said that he was guilty, but it was only against him. "
"Hahahaha! This Li Guangfei is really a farmer! "Vézé laughed.
In the 21st century, with the rapid development of the new China society, Li Guangfei's thinking of farmers or small farmers had faded a lot. Even if everyone had such thoughts in their hearts, at least they wouldn't say it out loud. Everyone knew that it was useless to say such words, and they wouldn't be acknowledged by others.
Therefore, when Vézé heard Li Guangfei's words, he felt ridiculous. It was not that Vézé thought Li Guangfei's reasoning was incomprehensible, but Vézé thought it was quite cute. In fact, Li Guangfei was right. If Vézé wanted to spare Li Guangfei's life, Li Guangfei could live. Li Guangfei's mistake was not that anyone wanted to take his life, but that they could not let go of someone who stole the map to outsiders. In other words, the act of stealing a map and giving it to someone else could not be forgiven. It didn't matter whether it was Li Guangfei or Zhang Guangfei who did this.
At the thought of this, Vézé lost his confidence. Li Guangfei was not related to the other generals, but if it was Wei Changrong who committed the crime, Vézé might not be able to make the decision to execute Wei Changrong. It was very likely that even if it was against military discipline, Vézé would have to protect Wei Changrong.
"It's still different for people who are close to each other!" Vézé said in his heart.
Lei Hu didn't know that Vézé's thoughts had jumped so far away in an instant. He still said angrily, "Chief of General Staff, I told Li Guangfei that before he joined the Taiping army, he should have known that we have military discipline and laws. He can do whatever he wants, and after he's done, he can pretend that he didn't see anything. How can there be such a good thing? "
"That's why military discipline needs more education, to strengthen the concept of the law!" Vézé couldn't help but say some polite words, but he found that sometimes, polite words could actually be very effective in expressing the truth. If there was no concept of the law, or if people thought that the law governed others and not themselves, then society would not be able to enter a modern society. This process was really a long way to go.
The two talked for a while, then changed the topic. When they set up camp at night, a messenger from Luan came to Vézé and reported a new situation. There were some new movements from Hechun's troops who attacked Luan. From the looks of it, they seemed to be going south along the main road, heading straight for Vézé.
"Oh?" Vézé said happily, "If that's the case, Hechun is very good at choosing the best time for him!"
"Chief of General Staff! How can you say that! "Chief of General Staff Ruan Xihao scolded Vézé in a very gentle manner. He was quite dissatisfied with Vézé's words, which were obviously not on the right side.
Vézé laughed, "Hechun doesn't understand the difference in combat strength between him and us, so he will make the wrong judgment. But we can't rely on the enemy's judgment to our advantage, right? Hechun thinks that numbers represent strength, so isn't his strategy based on this judgment to make the most favorable decision for him? "
This analysis of the problem made Ruan Xihao feel that Vézé's words were somewhat reasonable. Vézé stopped smiling, "War is deceitful. Therefore, if you can, show that you can't; if you use, show that you can't; if you're near, show that you're far away; if you're far away, show that you're near. Although I don't think this is completely correct, it seems to make sense now. "
Vézé didn't want to go into too much depth on this issue. Just like how bald Jiang and the Kuomintang never believed that the people had power, they never believed that the people had power. Therefore, when they faced the Chinese Communist Party that led the people who yearned for liberation, bald Jiang and the Kuomintang were immediately defeated. At the end of the day, it was a personal matter of who was strong and who was weak. Just like how He Chun couldn't understand the significance of technological advancement, he would naturally think that numbers represented strength. If he deliberately wanted to create false information, it would be extremely inefficient for Vézé at the moment.
"Then what should we do?" Ruan Xihao asked.
Wei Ze replied, "If He Chun really wants to come and attack us, we will be responsible for giving He Chun a head-on blow. Furthermore, we will make sure that the troops from Lu 'an and Shou' zhou don't force He Chun too much. This will make He Chun feel that he can still choose his future path with his own will. "
"Let He Chun choose his own future path?" Ruan Xihao repeated Vézé's words and said, "Chief of Staff, are you going to continue with the original plan?"
"Why shouldn't I stick to the original plan?" Vézé asked.
"The situation has changed!" Ruan Xihao said anxiously, "If He Chun is defeated by us in a head-on battle, the troops from Lu 'an and Shou Province will hurry over. If we attack from both sides, I'm afraid that He Chun will be killed."
"According to what you said, we might be able to defeat He Chun, but we are far from being able to completely eliminate him. We have five thousand men at the front, and ten thousand men at the back, who are not elites. We had to fight against He Chun's ten thousand men in haste. We can only defeat them head-on, and we may not be able to completely seal off the path from behind. Most of He Chun's troops would probably be scattered. In this place, we can't mobilize the common people at all. Do you think it's possible to count on the common people to kill the Qing Army on their own? "Vézé asked.
"If all the troops put in a little more effort …" Ruan Xihao said something very common.
Vézé pointed at the map and said, "Lu 'an has been talking about troops from Shou Province. I'm afraid that by the time we fight with He Chun, the troops from Shou Province will not have reached Lu' an. You're expecting ten thousand men to kill ten thousand Qing Army troops? That's too arrogant!"
Although Ruan Xihao did not want to argue with Vézé, he couldn't help but say, "Chief of Staff, what's the difference between killing ten thousand and nine thousand? It's hard to say how many of the one thousand men who escape will be able to return to the Qing Army's camp. We clearly have a great opportunity in front of us, but we let it go. Then, we execute a strategy that actually has a low chance of success. I don't think this is right. "
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