Chapter 118: The Road to a Strong Army
As soon as he returned to the headquarters, Wei Chendong immediately gathered all the officers at and above the regimental level in the conference room, preparing to hold a high-level meeting to decide the future direction of the Yan and Huang Army, and put the finishing touches on this civil strife to minimize the impact as much as possible.
Looking at the more than 100 people sitting upright below, Wei Chendong stood on the high platform at the front, took a sip of tea and cleared his throat, no one below said a word, so quiet that it was as if a needle fell to the ground and could be heard......
This is what they both admire and fear.
"Brothers, I won't explain what happened to Lei Hong this time, although this matter has an impact on my Yanhuang army, I don't think it's big, but it makes us more united, shave those who are incompetent, and make us more like a regular army."
"I know some of my brothers think I've been a little harsh and a little too disrespectful of brotherhood, but if I had to choose again, I would still do it. Because, what I Wei Chendong want to build is a righteous army, what is the righteousness, loyalty to the country is the greatest righteousness, all other righteousness must be attached to this national righteousness, when other righteousness and national righteousness conflict, I will not hesitate to choose the national righteousness, this is an example, for the sake of the national righteousness, I gave up the righteousness of brothers."
"Bingnan, Dingbang, you two know the best about the arrangements I have made, you tell me, what do you think about this matter", Wei Chendong paused, and said to Chen Bingnan and Wu Dingbang, who were sitting in the front row below, these two people have made great contributions to the quelling of the civil strife this time, but their mood is not calm, because the real inside story, only the two of them know a thing or two.
Hearing this, Chen Bingnan slowly stood up and said seriously: "Commander-in-chief, the state has national law, the army has military regulations, from the marshal to the soldiers, if they violate the military law, they should be punished, Lei Hong is to blame, after all, it is not enough to rely on tenderness in the army......
After speaking, Chen Bingnan saluted, and then sat down and looked at Wei Chendong above. Then, the scene fell silent for a while, and after a while, Wu Dingbang thought about it and slowly stood up.
Wei Chendong thought for a moment, waved his hand to him, and asked him to sit down, and then sighed slightly, and said, "There are some things that you may not know yet, maybe everyone is wondering why Commander Wu not only did not receive any punishment, but also received a commendation." Now I'll tell you, because Commander Wu has never betrayed the Yanhuang Army, and he has never been mixed with Lei Hong in a solid way."
"Ah...... "Hearing this, the officers below twisted their hearts, what is going on?" Why is the commander-in-chief so sure that this Wu Dingbang is not mixed with Lei Hong? When Lei Hong finally saw Wu Dingbang with his troops coming, that kind of happiness was not something that could be pretended to be casual, there must be some ulterior secrets between the two, but with Wei Chendong's cleverness, it was impossible not to see this, so except for one or two who knew the inside story, I am afraid that no one could figure it out.
"Maybe everyone is speculating about what's going on, but now I'll tell you, because, Commander Wu was arranged by me to join the Yanhuang Army, from he was recruited by Lei Hong into the Yanhuang Army, to Lei Hong's conviction step by step, it was only through the tripartite cooperation between me, Commander Chen, and Commander Wu that the internal and external cooperation was achieved."
"Maybe everyone thought of a possibility, I didn't believe in that Lei Hong from the beginning, yes, everyone guessed right, then do you think that I Wei Chendong is too scheming and suspicious?" After Wei Chendong finished speaking lightly, his eyes swept over the people below, and anyone who met his gaze immediately flashed and lowered his head, including Chen Bingnan and Wu Dingbang, this is also the question they are considering, does Wei Chendong really trust them?
"Why do you know I'm doing this? I tell you, because at that time, there were not many people who could be used in my hands, and my power was not large, and I needed further development, Lei Hong was the number one leader in the gang, and at the same time had a deep relationship with my good brother Peng Hu, if I abandoned it, it would definitely make Peng Hu and other old members of the original gang feel cold, and after thinking about it, I sent it here, I originally thought, I will soon send Commander Chen over to divide his power, with his courage should not give birth to anything, but I miscalculated, A person's ambition cannot be directly measured by guts, and when his ambition swells to a certain extent, he will lose his mind and make him forget to be afraid. From the moment Lei Hong started to form a faction, I thought that this day might come, so I had to stay behind at that time."
"What I, Wei Chendong, have done, it's not that I can't give up this military power, I believe you can all see it, with that Lei Hong's ability, can you lead troops to fight? I originally planned to take back his power, see what ideals he has, and try to help him complete it if I can, or directly give him a sum of money, let him be prosperous and rich for a lifetime, or anything else, but I just can't contaminate the Yan Huang Army, because the Yan Huang Army doesn't need any mediocrity, please remember, it's any", Wei Chendong emphasized his tone.
"Do you know why I didn't ask you to call me Commander-in-Chief or Marshal or something like that, but only Commander-in-Chief? Because, I don't think I, Wei Chendong, am currently unworthy of my current ability", Wei Chendong shouted loudly.
His roar seemed to wake up the people below, everyone raised their heads inexplicably, and looked at Wei Chendong in a daze, I don't know why he said such a thing, no one would say that he was not worthy of sitting in this high position, didn't he embarrass himself? Even if you ask if you are worthy of being an emperor, I am afraid that many people will think that they are very worthy.
Glancing at the week below, Wei Chendong took a deep breath and said: "Yes, everyone heard it right, with my Wei Chendong's current ability, I am not even worthy of the position of commander-in-chief, and I may not even be able to mix up with a army commander, division commander or the like, so from now on, in the position, I, Wei Chendong, will not be taller than any of you present, and you can even treat me as an ordinary soldier."
The more Wei Chendong said this, the more shocking it became, what was he doing here?
"From now on, the leaders and officers of the Yanhuang Army, only capable people can be competent, and if they are incapable, don't occupy the pit and not, including me Wei Chendong, even if it is confirmed in the end that I Wei Chendong can't even be a squad leader. Well, if I have the passion and pride, I will go to be an ordinary soldier, or I will simply become a logistics minister and contribute my own strength to the logistics support of the Yan and Huang Army."
"Next month, that is, ten days later, the whole army will begin to conduct military exercises in regimental units, and the two armies will fight against each other. Each of you here has three chances, and the average score of the last three chances is used to determine your command ability, and the policy of survival of the fittest is adopted. Of course, this kind of military demonstration will not be limited to this one, we will have it every six months, so everyone has a chance to climb up again, provided that you are willing to put a lot of effort into improving yourself."
Wei Chendong's decision immediately caused an uproar, and some people began to complain, this is a dead end, but some people are gearing up, as if they can't wait.
"In the past, we paid attention to the training of soldiers, but now, we must pay more attention to the quality of officers, whether it is command ability or physical fitness, they must also be qualified, so starting tomorrow, all officers must take the lead and train together with the team, including Wei Chendong."
Taking the expressions of everyone below into his eyes, Wei Chendong didn't say anything.
"Commander Chen, my good brother, these decisions just now will also be used on you, if you can't meet the requirements, then, don't blame my brother for not being emotional", Wei Chendong said solemnly.
Hearing these words, Chen Bingnan was not unhappy, but showed a relieved expression, because he was now sure that Wei Chendong trusted him Chen Bingnan, and what he did before was just to build a Yan and Huang army that could not tolerate sand, not that he was suspicious, nor that he couldn't give up power, but that he paid too much attention to the quality of this army, thinking about this, Chen Bingnan took a deep breath, stood up suddenly, saluted Wei Chendong, and then said in a loud voice: "Chen Bingnan very much agrees with the commander-in-chief's decision, From now on, anyone can challenge me and defeat me, and I, Chen Bingnan, am very happy to give up this position."
After hearing this, Wei Chendong smiled with relief, since Chen Bingnan said so, what other opinions do others have, unanimously passed, from now on, the competition within the Yan Huang Army should become more and more fierce, who doesn't want to prove their ability to others.
An elite army is taking shape.
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