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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 407: Forming Cliques

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    The train was moving forward at a fast speed. Feng Zicai was sitting upright in his military uniform, watching the rapidly retreating scenery disappear from his eyes, feeling filled with emotion in his heart.  More than a year ago, I was still waving my saber at the Taiping Army in the Qing army camp, but I never thought that I was now a colonel commander of the Taiping Army.

    Opposite you, Hou Yutian poured him a cup of hot tea, smiled slightly and said, "You seem to be worried, are you thinking about your lover in Huzhou?"

    Feng Zicai said sternly: "Brother Hou, please don't talk nonsense. This time we are leading troops to Huzhou for war. How dare I act randomly?"

    Hou Yutian chuckled and said, "Brother, I've been married for a year, why haven't you considered starting a family? There are also many Wu Nong women in your regiment's field rescue center and the propaganda department directly under the regiment. They should be aware of your discernment."

    Feng Zicai shook his head, but said with a straight face: "I only focus on the war, and I don't think about anything else right now. The war is fierce and dangerous, and I may not go to heaven one day, so I don't want to drag others down."

    Hou Yutian frowned and said: "You are already the commander of the regiment, and you have more than a thousand new troops under your command. You are not afraid of the clear monsters even if they are faced with several times. If you, the commander of the regiment, can die at any time, it will be too much to overwhelm our new troops."  He has gained fighting strength. There are also quite a few people in the army who have married. If the family is killed in the battle, the child can be raised in the West Palace. What are you worried about?"

    Feng Zicai said calmly: "The Han Dynasty has not yet risen, why do we call home?"

    Hou Yutian smiled and said: "You are too old-fashioned. The Han family has been in decline for more than ten years, so why don't you give your old Feng family a heir for more than ten years?"

    Feng Zicai took a sip of tea but did not answer, then changed the subject and asked: "This time the Ministry of War suddenly called a few of us back to Shanghai but I don't know why."

    Hou Yutian said: "Didn't it say in the official document of the Ministry of War that we should return to Shanghai to report to the King of the West? The East Palace has finally withdrawn its troops temporarily. I hope that His Highness the King of the West can restore old friendship with the King of the East."

    Feng Zicai sneered and said, "Brother Hou seems to be very reluctant to meet with the soldiers in the East Palace."

    Hou Yutian said sadly: "After all, we are all soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven. It is not a good thing to fight each other."

    Feng Zicai said calmly: "No wonder the three regiments led by Brother Hou in the Guangde Battle finally arrived to block the battlefield and let go of the soldiers and horses in the East Palace in vain."

    Hou Yutian was slightly surprised.  His face turned red and white for a while, and then he said: "Don't talk nonsense. I explained it to the division. It was because the guide did not match what the map said. The verification of the route delayed the trip. I failed to enter the position according to the battle plan."  "

    Feng Zicai took another sip of tea and said nothing. After the two were silent for a long time, Feng Zicai said: "Brother, the West Palace is the real owner. In my eyes, the Heavenly King and the East King are nothing. You have also seen that under the rule of the West King  What is the situation in Sufu Province? The one who can revive the Han family in the future is none other than the King of the West. You and I are both people who surrendered to Qingyao. The King of the West will treat me with kindness and help rebuild, so we must not be confused about important matters."

    Hou Yutian was dumbfounded for a long time before saying: "I save it for my brother." Both Hou Yutian and Feng Zicai served as soldiers under Zhang Guoliang of the Qing army. Later Hou Yutian was captured in Changsha and joined the Taiping Army, and then Feng Zicai was also captured by the Taiping Army.  Both of them are fierce generals in the West Palace.  After the formation and training of the New Army, both of them served as regimental commanders in the New Third Army.

    The train whistle sounded long and slowly stopped at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. Hou Yutian, Feng Zicai and a group of more than ten officers who had returned to Shanghai to report on their duties got off the train. Several carriages were parked outside the station waiting for everyone.

    Hou Yutian wanted to ride in the same carriage as Feng Zicai, but was stopped by two reception officers. They asked Hou Yutian to get into the last carriage with expressionless faces.  Feng Zicai felt slightly strange.  When he wanted to ask a few more questions, a division chief of staff beside him pulled his sleeve and whispered: "Nangan, don't worry about it. The Intelligence Department is looking for people."

    Feng Zicai was startled and said: "Brother Hou, what did he do to arrest him? He is the commander of the Third Regiment. If he wants to arrest him, the Ministry of War will arrest him. Why should the Intelligence Department arrest him?!"

    When Feng Zicai wanted to ask again, he was pulled into the carriage by the chief of staff. There were two regiment leaders in the carriage, and they all looked at Feng Zicai strangely.  Feng Zicai also ignored the two men, who were the two infantry regiment commanders of the Second Division.  The New Armed Forces often fought against him during competitions and had little friendship. At that moment, Feng Zicai hurriedly asked the Chief of Staff: "Chief of Staff Zhang, what did Brother Hou commit? Why should the Intelligence Department take people?"

    The chief of staff's name was Zhang Mingjing, who joined the Taiping Army in Changsha.  Originally a teacher, he later served as the chief of staff of the third division where Feng Zicai worked.  Zhang Mingjing whispered: "He has a problem here."

    Feng Zicai felt even more confused when he saw Zhang Mingjing pointing at his own head. A commander of the Second Division on the side said angrily: "Sure enough, there are many people who surrendered from Qingyao."

    Feng Zicai was furious. Zhang Mingjing hurriedly stopped him and shouted: "Stop saying a few words. What happened to Qingyao who surrendered? He is still a good son of our Han family if he surrenders to Taiping!"

      Another regiment leader sneered: "What are you three divisions so proud of? In the last battle of Guangde, if your third division hadn't shut down in time and caused Hu Yihuang's troops to shrink back, our New Third Army would have defeated Hu Yihuang long ago.  All the soldiers and horses in Yihuang have been disarmed."

    Feng Zicai couldn't hold it in any longer, and punched him with a roar, and several people started fighting in the carriage. It wasn't until the reception officer arrived with the military police that he pulled them away. Then he saw that the four of them were  They all suffered a bruise and a swollen face. In the end, Zhang Mingjing couldn't help but take action because the two regiment commanders insulted his third division.

    The reception officer was amused: "Okay, the two regiment commanders of the second division are fighting with the chief of staff and one regiment commander of the third division. Let's see how shameless you are when you go to see the King of the West!" The four of them couldn't help hearing this.  Feeling uneasy.

    The carriage soon arrived at the Martial Arts School, and the reception officer led Zhang Mingjing, Feng Zicai and others to the Xuanwu Building.  After getting off the carriage, Feng Zicai discovered that several of the dozen officers returning from the same carriage were missing. It was not just Hou Yutian who had been taken away.  Feng Zicai didn't know where Hou Yutian was taken by the people from the Intelligence Department, but he knew that the Intelligence Department had always been directly subordinate to Queen Xi, and sometimes even King Xi couldn't get involved.

    Zhang Mingjing's eyes were dark, and Feng Zicai's eyes were broken. Looking at the two captains in the same car, they were not doing much better. The four of them were a little embarrassed and fell at the end of the team. Until they reached the Shengwu Hall, the four of them shrank behind.  .

    The King of the West and Li Kaifang, Minister of the Ministry of War, were both in the Shengwu Hall. Li Kaifang returned to Shanghai to report on his duties, and the Fujian theater was handed over to Lin Qirong.  Seeing the officers coming in, King Xi motioned for everyone to sit down. Zhang Mingjing and Feng Zicai sat at the back. However, King Xi saw the embarrassment of the four of them at a glance, and laughed loudly and said: "Mr. Zhang, I didn't expect you to do this."  Do you know how to beat people? Remember when you first joined the army in Changsha, you said every day that you should convince people with virtue."

    The King of the West always called Zhang Mingjing sir. At that time, scholars were rare among the people in the army in Changsha and were respected by everyone. Zhang Mingjing did not expect that after all these years, the King of the West would still remember this. He stood up and said with some embarrassment: "I belong to you."  You are so rebellious and it is wrong to hit someone, please punish me, Your Highness."

    King Xi waved his hand and put away his smile, and said coldly: "You four have no military discipline and no superiors or subordinates. Chen Feng and Gao Di, you two are colonel commanders. How can you attack the chief of staff of the division?! Still  Is there a distinction between military ranks and high ground? Huh?!¡±

    Chen Feng and Gao Di were the two commanders of the Second Division. Upon hearing this, they hurriedly stood up and acknowledged their mistake.  The King of the West did not say anything. He looked at Li Kaifang. Li Kaifang said solemnly: "There is no superior or inferior. I will be demoted one level and receive twenty lashes from the military whip. Can you two accept it?!"

    Chen Feng murmured in a low voice: "It was Commander Feng who made the first move."

    There was silence in the hall. Although Chen Feng's words were soft, Li Kaifang still heard them. Li Kaifang snorted and said: "There are other punishments for Feng Zicai's mistakes. I just ask you whether you accept the punishment for you?"

    The two people hurriedly stood at attention and shouted loudly: "No problem!"

    Li Kaifang nodded and said: "After the meeting is over, go to the Military Law Office to lead the whip!"

    King Xi tapped his fingers lightly on the table, cleared his throat and stood up, saying: "There have been frequent wars recently. Although there are many affairs in the army, we cannot relax. We have called you back this time because we have discovered that there have been many problems in the new army recently. Some people  There are cliques in the army, such as the Guangxi Old Brother Faction, the Tiandihui Brothers Faction, and the Qing Army Relegation Faction. I ask you, are your soldiers and generals supported by these gangs?! Huh?!"

    When the officers heard this, they all felt uncomfortable. In the West Hall, both the officers and soldiers were divided into some factions, and some were even divided into factions based on regions, such as the Hunan Regiment, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Regiment, etc.  There are also those based on birth status, such as the Guangxi Old Brothers, the Tiandihui Brothers, etc.  Although it has not caused any substantial damage to the army, the King of the West will not allow such factions to appear in the new army.  At that time, the new army's training was disrupted and reorganized. Unexpectedly, within a short period of time, the faction began to revive again.

    "You can't blame anyone for this. People are social animals that live in groups. Everywhere they go, they always like to find fellow villagers and people who have the same experience as themselves. This way, it is easy to have someone to take care of them. This is unavoidable.  Although it was unavoidable, King Xi hoped that it could be improved through regular ideological education. At the same time, officers also needed to move positions from time to time to ensure balance. Therefore, this time, officers were recalled in batches for education and arrangements were made for officer transfers.

    After some educational words, Xiao Yungui didn't know how much they listened, but he could only say so verbally. Then it would depend on the transfer of officers. He hoped to balance some factions in the army through the transfer of officers.  Strength, suppress some people, lift up some people, and always keep a balance in the new army.

    Especially in this special period, the military and political affairs must stabilize people's hearts and everyone must always maintain one voice, so that we can be in harmony with Tianjing and Heping.The army continued to fight.  The officers who formed cliques in the army were easy to deal with, but there were always some people in the army and government offices who were on the wrong side. For these people and those who were sitting on the wall, the West Palace had to be cleared this time.  This more difficult matter was handled by the Intelligence Department headed by Hong Yun'er. Xiao Yungui was very grateful to this virtuous wife. In Hong Yun'er's words, she came to Shanghai to help Xi Wang stabilize his internal affairs, and she didn't mind shouldering the responsibility.  She got some notoriety, after all, someone had to do this kind of thing, and she didn't mind being the "Queen Lu" of the King of the West.
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