Chapter 39: The Commander of the Army (10)
"Nothing impossible, once the Son of Heaven and a courtier, the military commander went to see the Heavenly King, but we first saw the Heavenly Sword Taoist next to the Heavenly King, and even the Heavenly Sword Taoist was still holding the edict of the Heavenly King, don't you understand this information? Of course, we can not accept the edict of the Heavenly King, and the Heavenly King will not stop us desperately if he wants to, but our three brothers may never want to obtain the title of Heavenly Kingdom in the future, do you say that this result is not serious for us? Xie Zhihai said in a deep voice.
Zhang Guangshuang's face changed completely, this result may not be anything to others, but it is different for Zhang Guangshuang and the three of them who are interested in the battlefield.
"Why don't we go back? What should I do if the king is blamed? Zhang Guangshuang said in a deep voice.
"This is also something that can't be helped, loyalty and righteousness are both fulfilled, loyalty comes before righteousness, and we can only be loyal to the king." Xie Zhihai sighed and said.
"I don't think Lord Chung will blame us, at least not on the surface." Sun Zhengping spoke in a deep voice.
"Indeed, King Zhong is a loyal man, and even if he is in charge of the army, he is still a courtier of the kingdom of heaven." Xie Zhihai nodded.
Zhang Guangshuang's face was still not good-looking, and he felt sorry for King Zhong and the army commander Li Rongfa.
"Guangshuang, don't think too much, since you have made your choice, then don't regret it, I want to go back to the camp immediately to appease the garrison, I think Your Majesty will be the master for us!" Xie Zhihai and the three returned to the camp and immediately asked the guards to appease the officers under their command, and the first, second, and third divisions of the Second Army stabilized one after another.
The 4th and 5th Divisions also withdrew, and the 2nd Army returned to calm.
In the Heavenly King's Mansion, Li Rongfa met the Heavenly King again.
Hong Tiangui looked strange, but he was a little more happy in his heart. Li Rongfa wants to leave, he can't stop him, for the candidate for the commander of the Second Army, Hong Tiangui is still a little worried, now it seems that Sun Libin is a very good candidate, his performance is undoubtedly to figure out his own thoughts, such a person will be a sharp blade if used well.
"Rong Fa, this king can sign an edict for you to leave office, but whether the generals in your army leave or not should follow their wishes, the brigade commander and above need the edict of the king's dismissal before leaving, and the officers above two Sima need the approval of the new army commander to leave, this is the bottom line of this king, and this king can't let the second army fall apart because of your departure." Hong Tiangui said undoubtedly.
Li Rongfa's face turned ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Rongfa is not trying to break up the Second Army, but most of the officers in the army are people who have followed my father for many years, and they also strongly want to return to the battlefield to serve the Heavenly Kingdom, why should Your Majesty be so troublesome?" The last general can guarantee that we will not leave the Second Army in chaos. ”
Regarding Li Rongfa's assurance, Hong Tiangui shook his head and said, "Since you have such confidence, then follow the king's method!" Soldiers, the great affairs of the country! There can be no negligence in any situation. ”
"But, Your Majesty......"
"Don't say it, this king has already said enough, if you have an opinion, then let King Zhong personally come and talk to this king!" After speaking, the Buddha sleeved and left.
Li Rong was in a daze, and suddenly, he seemed to think of something and hurriedly left the Heavenly King's Mansion.
When he returned to the Second Army, his face finally changed, because he happened to see the figure of the First Army leaving in full armor. Although the First Army and the Second Army are in the same training ground, there is a high wall between the two sides, which is to prevent interference during each other's training. But just now, the soldiers of the First Army, heavily armed, actually surrounded the entire Second Army from several directions. If there is a mutiny in the Second Army, I am afraid that the training of the First Army will immediately turn into counterinsurgency.
As soon as he thought of this, he only felt that the whole person was in a cold sweat, the king of heaven seemed to be easy to speak, but his methods were very dark. It is impossible to take away most of the officers in the tens of thousands of troops without causing a riot, and once the First Army intervenes, coupled with the Fourth and Fifth Divisions as internal responses, his end can be imagined.
Li Rongfa looked at the unguarded gate of the camp, as if he saw the big mouth devouring the living, which made him shiver, he turned his horse's head and went directly to the outside of the city.
Inside the camp, Sun Libin watched Li Rongfa leave in embarrassment under the escort of a group of personal guards, with a sneer on his face.
Soon, the edict of the Heavenly King was conveyed to the Second Army, which was different from the first time when the Heavenly Sword Daoist came alone, this Heavenly King's Mansion sent a very high rule, and Chen Yi, the secretary of the military department, personally came to announce the decree, which gave Sun Libin enough momentum.
Sun Libin was promoted to the commander of the Second Army, and people who did not understand the situation were unhappy, because Sun Libin was only a brigade commander in the Southern Shiwang Army a month ago, because he was transferred to Tianjing City and temporarily acted as the division commander, and later Hong Tiangui reorganized the National Defense Army, and he was transferred from the original Shiwang Army to the Second Army as the commander of the Fourth Division, it can be said that for the Second Army, Sun Libin and Guo Zonghui are outsiders. But it was such an outsider who climbed on their heads and became the commander of the Second Army.
Many people were not convinced, and they felt that their division commander was the most qualified to succeed Li Rongfa as army commander.
However, whether it was Zhang Guangshuang, the commander of the First Division, Sun Zhengping, the commander of the Second Division, or Xie Zhihai, the commander of the Third Division, they were all rarely silent, and after the announcement ended, they led the guards to welcome Sun Libin to the center of the camp. Guo Zonghui, commander of the Fifth Division, was also appointed deputy commander of the Second Army and commander of the Fifth Division.
The army is the most demanding, but it is also the most difficult to hide the news. Li Rongfa left, and the story of the three division commanders following the unsuccessful attempt was circulated throughout the Wehrmacht, and everyone said that the three suddenly gave up going to the Shanghai front, and the parties were extremely silent, and finally the matter was settled.
More than 30,000 people in two fully formed armies greatly increased Hong Tiangui's confidence, and for the possible large-scale expansion of the army in the future, Hong Tiangui proposed a five-post leadership system of a military commander, a political chief, a chief of staff, a military deputy post, and a political deputy post, taking a division as an example: a division commander, a division political commissar, a division chief of staff, a deputy division commander, and a deputy political commissar. Division commanders, chiefs of staff, and deputy division commanders are in charge of military affairs, and political commissars and deputy political commissars are in charge of ideological mobilization. Of course, at present, military commanders are easy to match, but political commanders are hard to find. Hong Tiangui pinned his hopes on the training course he organized, after all, the most basic requirement of a political officer is to be able to convey his own thoughts, so that the entire army can be condensed into a steel knife for his own use.
At the same time, Hong Tiangui is also actively recruiting new recruits and forming new battalions to lay the foundation for the creation of the Third Army of the National Defense Force in the next step.
In terms of the court, Hong Renxuan, as the first prime minister of the Heavenly Kingdom, formed a seven-member cabinet team, and quickly transferred hundreds of young officials from the six ministries and the chaotic yamen of Tianjing City, and then radiated to Sifang Prefecture and County with Tianjing City as the center.