The content of the report was an assessment that the situation of the Hokkaido army in Tokyo was getting worse. After reading the report, Vézé asked Zhou Xinhua to sit down opposite him. The former commander of the Dispatch Army of the Republic of Prawn, who was mentally prepared, sat down in front of Vézé and heard Vézé's question. "Xinhua, do you think they will retreat decisively?"
"There is a 30% chance that they will choose to retreat. Japan doesn't seem to understand the essence of a big retreat." Zhou Xinhua replied immediately.
"Hmph!" Vézé just smiled. Big strides forward and big strides retreat. This was the instruction that a great strategist like Taizu could give. This sentence was easy to say, but it was extremely difficult to implement. To move forward, there must be a starting point. To retreat, there must be a retreat destination. The Hokkaido army killing their way to Tokyo was already the biggest sign of great progress. If they retreat, where would the Hokkaido army push?
Zhou Xinhua did not respond to Vézé's sneer. He continued: "I personally think that if they choose to retreat, it is very likely that they will retreat to the original plan of the Aizu area and firmly defend the northeast. Their original plan was to defend here and use the terrain and people to fight against the Meiji army. "
"Can they defend now?" Vézé asked.
Zhou Xinhua immediately replied: "I don't know how the Hokkaido army is doing in the north. If they can manage it well, then they will face a fierce battle. Ming Zhijun will not let the Hokkaido army go easily. As far as intelligence is concerned, the Meiji government organized this counterattack. If the Hokkaido army stands firm in the northeast, the Meiji army will suffer a great loss. "
Vézé was silent for a while. The degree of Zhou Xinhua's attention to Japan was enough to prove that he wanted to return to Japan, or at least return to the army to be responsible for carrying out operations against Japan. The chief secretary was the confidant of the leader. In addition to having sufficient ability, he must be able to stand firmly with Vézé. Vézé had watched "House of Cards" and had a lot of feelings about the selection and use of the chief secretary in it. This kind of person needed to be capable, so there was no need to use him for a long time. Vézé agreed with Zhou Xinhua's character and ability. Thinking of this, Vézé smiled and said, "Xinhua, do you want to go to Japan?"
Unexpectedly, Zhou Xinhua shook his head. "Commander-in-chief, I think Hokkaido needs to accumulate experience. There are too many flaws in their system. I didn't want to command the front line. At their level, there was no need to do so. The difference is too big, and I'm worried that if we command too many people, we might accidentally leak our core technology to them. Of course, if we are prepared to intervene personally, I am willing to lead the troops. "
Vézé was surprised that Zhou Xinhua didn't take the initiative to lead the troops, nor did he intend to leave. After weighing the problem of Japan against the problem of his secretary, Vézé still felt that his secretary was more important. No matter how many people died in the Japanese civil war, it was only the Japanese who died. And if there was any turmoil in China, it would be the Chinese people's turn to be affected. Vézé didn't think that the life and death of the Japanese was more important than the life and death of the Chinese people.
The plan that could be considered now was to send other people to the Hokkaido Army to make suggestions. Vézé gave the choice of candidates to the Nanjing Military Academy. The Military Academy was fast. On the third day, they gave Vézé a list. The first name was Qi Rui. Vézé didn't associate the other names with them after seeing them, and he wasn't in the mood to look at them.
Just when Vézé was about to shut up, Ke Gongyu called. "Commander-in-chief, I can't help it. Qi Rui's performance is good. A few months ago, he received a high evaluation in the Japanese assessment. This is a list recommended by everyone. I can't find any reason to refuse. And I think it's not a bad thing that your Wei Rui is valued by everyone. "
"I know. Our children have grown up. No matter how worried we are, we have to let them make their own decisions. You don't have to say so much. This matter is up to you. "Vézé agreed with the reason, but his worry for his son only continued to increase. This time, going to Japan wasn't as simple as staying in the headquarters. If he wanted to make effective suggestions, he had to go to the front line. As long as he went to the front line, he couldn't avoid the threat of death. But Vézé told himself that the people who were most likely to die in war were those who were afraid of death and those who thought they weren't afraid of death. People with stable personalities like Wei Rui would be safer. But Vézé knew very well that there was no place that was truly safe on the battlefield.
But Ke Gongyu was right. Wei Rui was now in a critical period. Zhou Xinhua was promoted so quickly because he had the opportunity to make contributions. If Wei Rui could become a colonel or even a senior colonel, regardless of whether he was Vézé's son or not, he would have a place in the army. But if Qi Rui was known to be Vézé's son, it wouldn't only affect Qi Rui's future, but it would also affect him being isolated by the majority of people or being approached with malicious intent.
Putting this matter aside, Vézé continued with the most important task at hand. Reorganizing party affairs.
The Restoration Party had been established for a long time, but based on the current situation, Vézé felt that the party itself was neither fish nor fowl. Without Vézé, the Restoration Party would at most be a guild, or even a village party. Without industrialization, the Restoration Party would have the characteristics of a feudal guild. Without an organization, the Restoration Party would also lack an entry and exit mechanism.
Now that there was Vézé, industrialization, and an organization, the party was more like a disciplined club. It was far from being a Bolshevik party with iron discipline. In Vézé's wishful thinking, once he got rid of the influence of his old brother, the first thing he would do was to reorganize the Restoration Party. What Vézé needed to do now was to make arduous preparations. According to the history that Vézé had seen, it was possible that he would spend most of his energy on reorganizing the Restoration Party before he died.
Vézé forced himself to forget the danger his son faced through work. Qi Rui didn't think about his father's feelings. This opportunity was given to six intermediate trainers. Among the trainees that Qi Rui was familiar with, Li Yannian was the only one. The other four were all trainees that Qi Rui knew. The only thing that could be confirmed was that these six people were recognized as outstanding students in this period. Because of this, they were given this opportunity.
After receiving the urgent order, they understood their task: "Try to persuade the Hokkaido army to return to the northeast of Japan to carry out defensive operations." The war situation had changed so much that the possibility of the Hokkaido army taking advantage of the situation to seize the whole of Japan was very small.
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