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"You're giving orders blindly!" Marching major Zhang Yingchen used the standard military language to criticize the Second Commander of the Army, Hu Chenghe.
Although Hu Chenghe didn't refute, his face was full of impatience. Heading south to Wuzhou was a huge challenge for Vézé's troops. The brothers in charge of drawing the map could only roughly mark Wuzhou on the map based on what the brothers from Wuzhou had said. As for how to go from Yongan to Wuzhou, no one had a clue.
The problem lay in the accuracy of the information. They had just finished walking a 30-kilometer mountain road from Zhangwang Village to Li Village. Hu Chenghe said that this was a southeast road, but in reality, this so-called 30 li mountain road was more than 50 li long. The direction of the road was not southeast, but a large S-shaped bend, and the overall direction was actually south. Zhang Yingchen was extremely sensitive to direction. After walking this part of the road, he realized something was wrong. It wasn't the first time he had been misled. Zhang Yingchen was so angry that he couldn't help but yell at Hu Chenghe.
"Just say a few words! What's the point of saying that? "Hu Chenghe listened to Zhang Yingchen yell for a while and couldn't help but retort.
"My drawing is all wrong!" Zhang Yingchen wasn't a particularly narrow-minded person. It was just that he believed what Hu Chenghe had said and marked the route on the map. Now that he realized something was wrong, it would be very troublesome to fix it.
Hu Chenghe said coldly, "Yes! If I'm wrong, then don't draw it first. Wait until we're done before you draw. "
At this moment, Vézé's voice suddenly sounded. "No matter what, don't argue. Are you here to talk about right and wrong, or are you here to march? "
Zhang Yingchen and Hu Chenghe turned around and saw Vézé appear behind them with a cold expression.
It had been four days since they separated from the main Taiping army. Vézé had originally wanted to build an army according to the modern military model, but now Vézé was greatly disappointed. This disappointment was more for Vézé himself. Vézé was too self-righteous about his own arrangements.
If you don't have a diamond, don't do porcelain work. Vézé felt that the best thing to do now was to put what he had learned into practice and improve through practice. He didn't expect that a conflict would erupt right before his eyes. Zhang Yingchen believed that Hu Chenghe had provided the wrong information, causing the drawing to be wrong. Hu Chenghe felt that Zhang Yingchen was making a mountain out of a molehill, and Zhang Yingchen's actions were also problematic.
Vézé had seen this kind of quarrel many times. In the end, the quarrel would only result in a strained relationship between the two parties, and there would be no practical outcome. Hu Chenghe could still hold it in, but Zhang Yingchen was more agitated.
Vézé and Zhang Yingchen walked at the front of the army. There was no one else around. Vézé asked, "Ying Chen, what's going on? Tell me."
"What Hu Chenghe said is wrong!" Zhang Yingchen answered impatiently.
"Don't tell me you're angry that Hu Chenghe is just a soldier and you're still a military major?" Wei Ze asked.
"This …" Zhang Yingchen's thoughts were exposed. He could only say one word before he couldn't continue.
Vézé knew that Zhang Yingchen's words had hit the nail on the head, but he didn't feel relieved at all. It was Wei Changrong who pointed out this problem to Vézé. Vézé's test was indeed accurate.
It was easy to solve this problem. Promote Zhang Yingchen to a commander as well. However, Vézé couldn't accept this kind of solution. Vézé had a different reason for "rebellion" than others. There was nothing to compare. Vézé risked his life in battle. It had nothing to do with his desire for promotion. Vézé had his own ideals. His ideals were beyond what China could imagine. Vézé found that he couldn't accept Zhang Yingchen's thoughts. It had nothing to do with right or wrong. Zhang Yingchen's ideals were a bit problematic.
However, the problem in front of him had to be solved. It had to be solved first. Vézé said, "Ying Chen, if you want to be promoted to a commander, I can grant it to you right now!"
"Oh?!" Zhang Yingchen immediately became alert.
Vézé said seriously, "But we have to wait until we get to Wuzhou. As a military major, as a member of the General Staff, you have to do your job well. First, you have to determine the direction. Second, you have to draw up a map for me. As long as you finish these two tasks, when we get to Wuzhou, you will be promoted to a commander! "
"Okay!" With one of his worries resolved, Zhang Yingchen's reply was very straightforward.
"Also, don't argue with others. We're all doing our jobs. Why do you have so much anger? "Vézé continued to raise his demands.
"He's pointing in the wrong direction!" Zhang Yingchen couldn't accept Vézé's criticism.
Vézé advised, "You were able to become a major because you know how to tell directions better than Hu Chenghe. When it comes to telling directions, Hu Chenghe is not as good as you. No one in our army is better than you. So Hu Chenghe is right. He's pointing in the wrong direction because that's all he's capable of. You're in charge of this job. How can you believe everything Hu Chenghe says? If he doesn't lead us in the wrong direction, his job will be done. "
Zhang Yingchen was silent for a moment. It seemed that he had been convinced by Vézé. After walking for a while, Zhang Yingchen replied, "Wei Jiandian, the staff is lacking people to draw maps. You have to give me a few more people."
Vézé didn't immediately agree. "You can talk about this at the meeting."
Suppressing this matter, Vézé felt very tired. In modern industrial society, systems were important. Struggles over personnel were unavoidable. This was the same in any society. However, in modern industrial society, the system was more detailed and transparent. In the modern army, people who felt that their rank was low and threw a tantrum would never be promoted no matter what.
Before such a system was established, Vézé could only rely on himself to maintain the normal operations of the current organization. Understanding this, Vézé really felt very tired.
After marching for half a day, when they were taking a break, the scout from the rear hurried over. The scout stood at attention, stretched out his left hand, and touched his temple. "Inspector, a unit from Qing Yao is still chasing us. They're still 20 miles away from us."
Another change that Vézé made to the military system was to abolish all other etiquette. The entire army only had one hand salute. This simple military salute was unanimously supported by everyone. Although the officers couldn't enjoy the kneeling of the soldiers, they also didn't need the salute of a higher-ranking officer. Although the officers couldn't enjoy the kneeling of the soldiers, they also didn't need the salute of a higher-ranking officer. In general, it wasn't a loss.
"How many people does Qing Yao have?" Vézé asked.
"About 300 people."
"Bring me the map!" Vézé ordered. Zhang Yingchen immediately brought over the newly drawn map. The scout had received training, and he had just walked on the road, so he roughly pointed out a position.
When Vézé led his troops south, he swaggered, which directly attracted the attention of Liu Changqing's Qing Army. In the past four days, Liu Changqing had sent a unit of Qing Army to follow Vézé's troops. Vézé didn't want to get rid of the Qing Army immediately.
The other commanders came over and looked at the map. After that, Wei Changrong asked, "Should we continue?"
Vézé shook his head slightly. "Commander Hu, is there a small path around Qing Yao?"
"Yes!" Hu Chenghe answered. He drew a line on the east side of the map with his finger. "There should be a small path here."
Hearing this, Zhang Yingchen couldn't help but want to interrupt. Vézé was worried that Zhang Yingchen was going to complain again, so he raised his head and glared at Zhang Yingchen. Zhang Yingchen immediately shut his mouth.
"Is there any intersection between the two paths?" Vézé continued to ask Hu Chenghe.
Hu Chenghe looked at the map for a while, then closed his eyes and thought carefully. Then he pointed at the intersection on the map. "I can't remember it clearly, but it should be around here."
"Zhang Yingchen, send scouts to scout the area according to this route. After the troops have a rest, Commander Hu will lead them to this small path. Let's kill the Qing Yao's troops! "Vézé said fiercely.
The map made by Zhang Yingchen was very good, and Hu Chenghe didn't remember the wrong path. The winding path kept changing according to the terrain. Finally, there was a small path at a fork that led to the path that Vézé and the others had taken.
The scouts finally confirmed the Qing Army's troops. This Qing Army didn't have more than three hundred people, but more than five hundred people. They were divided into two groups. The front group had more than two hundred people, and the back group had more than two hundred people. The distance between the two groups was about five miles.
After confirming the information, Wei Changrong couldn't help but say, "Yingchen, your map is very good."
Zhang Yingchen was using a charcoal pencil to make up the path. Hearing Wei Changrong's words, he smiled with a complicated expression and said, "It's also because of Commander Hu's good guidance."
As if he didn't hear the emotion in his words, Wei Changrong smiled at Hu Chenghe and said, "Commander Hu, you did a good job."
With Wei Changrong's help, Hu Chenghe said, "It's because of Zhang's map."
Hearing this, Vézé almost laughed out loud. In terms of dealing with things, the 27-year-old Hu Chenghe was much more mature than the 23-year-old Zhang Yingchen. Not only Wei Changrong could see that Zhang Yingchen was dissatisfied with his lower position, but Hu Chenghe could also see it. When calling Zhang Yingchen, Hu Chenghe called Zhang Yingchen the one with the highest position among all the people.
Hearing this, Zhang Yingchen's mouth twitched, and his face softened a lot. Seeing that the confrontation between the two sides had greatly eased, Vézé said, "Tell our brothers, after this battle, we don't have to worry about Qing Yao chasing after us for the time being. We won't be able to sleep well! We need to fight fast and defeat Qing Yao completely! "
"Let me take the lead!" Wei Changrong said confidently.
"Brothers in the front row, change into Qing Yao's clothes." After several battles, they had obtained many Qing Army uniforms. When he could deceive the Qing Army, Vézé would always do so.
The battle went very smoothly. The Qing Army had no idea that the group of soldiers wearing Qing Army uniforms and hats that caught up from behind were the Taiping army in disguise. Only when the group of "Qing Army" took off their hats and revealed the bun on their heads did they reveal their identities.
Wei Changrong's troops held long spears and attacked from behind. One charge killed more than half of the Qing Army at the back. The Qing troops at the front immediately scattered in all directions and disappeared without a trace.
"Inspector, let's continue to Wuzhou now," Hu Chenghe said after cleaning up the battlefield.
"Commander Hu, I remember you said there was a Hakka village here, right?" Vézé asked.
"There is indeed one," Hu Chenghe replied.
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