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In Lei Hu's office, the two brigade commanders stood in front of Lei Hu dejectedly. Song Wu said shamefully, "Commander, I've embarrassed you!"
Looking at his subordinates and listening to this apology, Lei Hu didn't know what to say. Lei Hu didn't feel that there was anything to be ashamed of at all. If someone in the personnel office was negligent and took bribes, that was the problem of the personnel office. No matter how others inquired about it, the personnel office could dismiss it with a "no comment". Within the scope of the authority of the personnel office, who would really dare to take revenge on the personnel office because the personnel office didn't disclose information? This had nothing to do with Lei Hu at all.
In Lei Hu's opinion, what Lei Hu's subordinates did belonged to the category of "doing stupid things". When his subordinates did stupid things, Lei Hu could only admit it. What could he do if he didn't admit it? In Lei Hu's opinion, there was nothing shameful about this. If there was really something shameful, it was that Lei Hu hadn't finished dealing with this matter.
"You two listen to me clearly. The Liberation Army naturally has the rules of the Liberation Army. As soldiers of the Liberation Army, you have to abide by the rules. Remember, no matter how high you become, no matter what work you will do in the future. Don't go to the personnel office to inquire about the promotion of anyone other than you! Can you remember? "As Lei Hu spoke, he couldn't help but poke the table with his fingers. Lei Hu wasn't a guy who gave up halfway. Since the matter had already happened, Lei Hu couldn't say that there was no result to this matter. Lei Hu had to explain the rights and wrongs of this matter to his subordinates.
Lei Hu's words were out of Song Wu's expectations. He first stared at Lei Hu, but he couldn't see anything strange from Lei Hu's face. Song Wu couldn't help but turn his head to look at the other brigade commander, Zhao Di, beside him. He saw that Zhao Di was standing straight and staring at Lei Hu.
Song Wu could only turn his head and ask, "Commander, do you mean that I can only ask about the personnel arrangements that are related to me?"
Lei Hu's voice was very strict, but his expression wasn't as serious. He said to Song Wu, "It would be best if you could hold back and not ask, but it's just a matter of how long we can hold back. If you really can't help asking, then just ask. But what do you mean by asking about other people's promotions? Just mind your own business. Can you really care about other people's affairs? "
Song Wu naturally knew that Lei Hu was referring to him blindly asking about Lei Hu's advancement. He earnestly said, "I'll remember it!"
Lei Hu was afraid that his subordinates would cause more trouble. "It's fine as long as you remember," he said. "If someone comes to investigate," Lei Hu said. "If someone comes, cooperate with them. "Lei Hu" Lei "Lei" Song. "
Without waiting for Song Wu to understand Lei Hu's meaning, Zhao Di said sincerely, "Division Commander, we won't say anything."
Lei "Lei" Lei of Lei "" s to. "You know your own business." Lei Hu meant that he should take responsibility for what he did, but he shouldn't take the initiative to sell others out in order to shirk responsibility. Among his two brigade commanders, Song Wu wasn't smart enough. Therefore, Song Wu probably didn't have the temperament of 'just tell them what they ask'. As for Zhao Di, he was too smart. He was probably only concerned about "if they don't ask, don't give them trouble", which was a way to shirk responsibility.
Lei Hu couldn't be bothered to argue with his subordinates anymore. He had also made up his mind that after this mission was over, he would throw his men into the military academy and give them a good education no matter what. If a man didn't have the courage to take responsibility, then it would be too ridiculous.
With a wave of his hand, Lei Hu shouted, "Let's not talk about this anymore!" He lowered his voice again. "Let's hurry up and call for a meeting. We're going to Jiangxi!"
The Liberation Army's military meetings were divided into two levels. The first was the internal military meeting of the Liberation Army. The Liberation Army was the commanding officer, and its main representative was to establish a branch in the company. In any case, the political level wasn't high, so the troops had already built up the framework. At present, all the main officers were members of the Liberation Army. Therefore, the military meeting was first held among these people.
As soon as the meeting started, Song Wu and the others immediately became serious as if they had changed into another person. After patiently listening to Lei Hu explain the purpose of the military operation, Song Wu said, "I'll wait until I reach Jiangxi. Ganzhou is still easy to talk about, but where are we going north from Ganzhou?"
Just as everyone was nodding, Zhao Di said, "How many horses are we going to bring with us to Jiangxi this time? After leaving Ganzhou, it won't be easy to guarantee rations. Perhaps it's better to bring fewer horses. "
Lei Hu's cavalry division had more horses, but there were less than 3,000 of them. Many of them were of poor quality and weren't suitable as battle horses. Therefore, one brigade in the cavalry division was cavalry, while the other brigade was infantry. This division could be considered a combined combat unit. Cavalry fighting was the specialty of Lei Hu's troops, but infantry fighting wasn't much different from other troops.
Song Wu was the brigade commander of the infantry brigade, while Zhao Di was the brigade commander of the cavalry brigade. Therefore, Zhao Di took the initiative to reduce the number of cavalry to reduce the logistical pressure. Zhao Di continued, "This portion of cavalry is preparing to provide support on the main road between Guangdong and Ganzhou. We can also use this opportunity to complete our local work."
Lei Hu didn't have any objections. The cavalry division was stationed in Shaoguan, which was an important place in the north of Guangdong. If they headed north from Shaoguan, they would be able to reach Hunan's Chenzhou, and if they headed east, they would be able to kill their way into Ganzhou. When Vézé was still in the Taiping army, he had led his troops to Chenzhou. Now that they had occupied Guangdong, there was a lot of support for them to advance to Chenzhou. However, Vézé ordered his troops to give up on what was close at hand and focus on attacking Ganzhou. In the last three attacks on Ganzhou, Lei Hu's troops had been in charge of the last two. It could be said that they were familiar with the route.
The preparation work was very easy, but Song Wu raised the issue of the troops being "tired." "Division Commander, how long can we rest before we set off this time?"
Lei Hu thought to himself, "When you guys are being investigated, the troops are also resting."
That was what he thought, but he couldn't say it out loud. Lei Hu replied, "Probably about a month."
When he said this, Lei Hu was considering the normal situation. Obviously, Lei Hu didn't consider the extent of Lin Fengxiang's desire for weapons and equipment. The Liberation Army used the leak from the personnel office to mobilize a large number of officers to participate in military training on June 10th. On June 12th, Lin Fengxiang's envoy arrived at Foshan. Lin Fengxiang suggested that the delivery place be near Jingdezhen.
When Lei Hu saw the request to deliver the goods at Jingdezhen, he wondered if Lin Fengxiang had taken the wrong medicine. The current situation in Jiangxi wasn't the same as when Vézé had gone south. At that time, although the Qing Army had gathered a large number of troops, in reality, none of the Qing Army troops had the possibility of fighting Vézé's troops to the death. Therefore, Vézé's troops swaggered south and passed through Jiangxi as if they were taking a stroll.
Jingdezhen was too far from Ganzhou. Lin Fengxiang hoped that Vézé would deliver the goods at Jingdezhen, so he probably didn't have any ill intentions. However, this proved that Lin Fengxiang's troops were at the edge of Jiangxi's safe zone, which was near Jingdezhen. If Lin Fengxiang were to specially send an army to Ganzhou to receive the goods, Lin Fengxiang probably wouldn't be able to do it.
"Commander, are we going?" Although Lei Hu wasn't happy, he still asked Vézé's opinion.
"Lei Hu, if you fight all the way to Jiangxi, not only will you be escorting the ammunition, but you'll also make the Qing Army think that we might advance into Jiangxi in the near future. This will disrupt their strategic arrangements. "Vézé explained his reason.
Lei Hu immediately understood and replied, "Commander, I don't care if we attack Jingdezhen, but I'm very unhappy that we can't occupy Chenzhou. My comrades in the army are also unhappy! "
Vézé laughed. "If we want to attack Chenzhou, we have to first take Guangxi. Don't worry about this. Once we straighten out these officers, we can start fighting! "
On June 21st, 1857, the Xianfeng Emperor received news that the Liberation Army had advanced north from Guangdong and broken through Ganzhou, heading straight for Jiangxi. This news shocked the Xianfeng Emperor greatly. At the beginning of June, he received separate messages from Zuo Zongtang and Ceng Guofan. The Xianfeng Emperor had already confirmed that Shi Dakai's strategic consideration was to take Zhejiang and Shanghai, then advance into Fujian.
There was the Taiping Rebellion in Anhui and Jiangsu, and Vézé's Restored Commander-In-Chief in Guangdong and Guangxi. If Shi Dakai was allowed to take Zhejiang and Fujian, then the Manchu Qing's situation would be completely disastrous. The southeastern half of the country would completely fall.
And even earlier, in January, the Xianfeng Emperor had received more detailed information about the bloody battle between Vézé and the British at Foshan and the British retreat from Canton. In February, the Xianfeng Emperor received news that the British had begun to increase the sale of tobacco in Shanghai. It was said that the price of tobacco imported from Shanghai had plummeted, causing smokers in the Zhejiang and Jiangsu regions to frantically buy them.
At that time, the Grand Council was a smooth and slick person. In the meetings they held, no one mentioned anything related to "smoking ban." Although they had all read a lot of intelligence, it was written very clearly that the Restored Commander-In-Chief had banned smoking throughout Guangdong, triggering a war with the British.
The Manchu Qing had also fought a war with the British because of the "smoking ban." That war ended with the Manchu Qing's defeat, ceding land and paying reparations. Although the report did not mention the Restored Commander-In-Chief and the British's subsequent development, the British did not occupy Foshan at the end of the war. Instead, they obediently withdrew from Canton. This undoubtedly meant that the British had been defeated.
In the first Great Smoking War, the Manchu Qing had been defeated, and they still brooded over it. The Liberation Army, which had only been in Guangdong for less than a year, had defeated the British. This naturally made the Grand Council despise the British.
Vézé had completed the victory over the British, but the Xianfeng Emperor did not expect that after Vézé defeated the British, it would cause a chain reaction. The British began to sell tobacco on a large scale further north.
In the face of Shi Dakai's advance, the Xianfeng Emperor had already ordered Zuo Zongtang in Zhejiang, the Jiangbei Camp in Jiangnan, and the Xiang Army in Jiangxi to besiege Shi Dakai. But at this time, Vézé's sudden dispatch of troops triggered a change in the situation.
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