Chapter 37: The Aftermath
Although it was deliberately concealed, the news of the mutiny in a certain unit in the suburbs of Beijing still spread inside and outside the capital, making the small people of Shengdou restless, and the mutiny that plundered half of Beijing in the early years of the Republic of China brought them unforgettable memories. It wasn't until the War Department and some newspapers came out to clarify the facts that all kinds of rumors gradually disappeared, after all, the riot took place on the outskirts of Beijing, limited to the inside of the barracks, and the dead and injured were Qiu Ba, who everyone hated and feared.
The rumors in the society have subsided, but there is a stalemate in the War Department over how to deal with the relevant responsible persons, and no official explanation has been given for a long time, which has made the entire Second Army Mixed Regiment panic. It's no wonder that others can only blame Commander Tang for encountering this wrong incident at the wrong time and in the wrong place. If this did not happen in the Gyeonggi region, unless there were casualties among the "international friends" in the riots, the War Department would at most show its concern, and the rest of the matter would be handled by the local princes such as the overseers, protectors, and town guards; If this happened three months earlier, I am afraid it would have been quiet, when the Beiyang Army and the Southern Protector Army all over the country were in a battle, who would come back to take care of such a small matter. Now that the whole country is in peace, such a serious mutiny in the suburbs of Beijing has naturally aroused the attention of all parties.
There are two main opinions in the department, one is that the company commander Zhu Laosan is the culprit in this matter, first using crowd gambling to extract money from soldiers, and then beating soldiers after being exposed, triggering a mutiny, and he is innocent; Chen Daofeng, commander of the third battalion, neglected supervision and connived at his subordinates on weekdays, and dealt with it on the spot and favored Zhu Laosan, and he also bore unshirkable responsibility for the incident. As for the regiment commander Tang Zhidao, who had only been in office for more than a month, and had dealt with the mutiny in a timely and effective manner, and effectively prevented the spread of the mutiny, not only should he not be held accountable, but should be commended by order. This view is mainly for people who have a good relationship with Tang Zhidao, who have received benefits on a daily basis, or who have only made judgments based on the self-investigation report of the mixed group.
Another view is that Zhu Laosan and Chen Daofeng are dead in this matter, and it is extremely inappropriate to impose all the responsibility on these two people, and the specific circumstances need to be further verified. Moreover, no matter what the reason for the mutiny, Tang Zhidao, as the commander of the mixed regiment, could not escape the blame and should be removed from his post and investigated. This incident has endangered the excellent situation of stability and unity in Gyeonggi, and all the soldiers involved in the mutiny should be severely punished, and the relevant units should be abolished and dismissed on the spot to prevent future troubles. There are not a few people who hold this view, and there are many high-ranking people.
These two points of view sound very reasonable, and in addition, Chen Daofeng's family has been active in the ministry, so that Vice Minister Fu Liangzuo, who is in charge of the ministry's affairs, hesitated and did not express his attitude on this matter, which in turn made the controversy more intense, and the result was not discussed for several days.
After settling down, Tang Zhidao personally went to the capital twice, discussed countermeasures with Cao Lu and others and carried out public relations for some heavyweights, and finally gritted his teeth and gave Vice Minister Fu a big gift, Vice Minister Fu finally spoke at the ministerial meeting, and he wanted to send an investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation of the matter before dealing with it.
A week after the riots, the War Department finally dispatched a joint investigation team composed of the Department of Military Justice, the Department of Military Affairs, and the General Affairs Department to investigate the causes and consequences of the mutiny.
Under the scorching sun, Tang Zhidao led the officers above the company level of the Second Mixed Regiment to greet the key crossing outside the garrison early, and this investigation would decide the fate of Tang Zhidao's regiment commander and the Second Mixed Regiment. …,
"Battalion commander, will they go any other way?" Among the welcoming crowd, Zuo Jiwu and the others were a little impatient, and asked uneasily: "Will these officials come to Weifu for a private visit and secretly investigate our group!" ”
"No, it's the only way to our camp." Zhang Yuanhang touched the sweat on his face and said solemnly: "Jiwu, this time we and Commander Tang are grasshoppers on the same rope, you keep an eye on me, if the basket is out of our second battalion, I can't spare you." ”
"Battalion commander, don't worry, I have already taken care of those rabbit cubs one by one, and they will be dealt with according to the caliber we discussed." Zuo Jiwu raised the beard on his mouth and said in a big way: "I'm afraid that the people of the original third battalion will have some moths." ”
"You don't care about this, Captain Tang's energy is greater than you and I imagined." Zhang Yuanhang looked at Tang Zhidao, who was calm and comfortable in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Maybe the investigation team was deliberately used as a smoke bomb by him." ”
Regiment Commander Tang didn't expect that he would be shot for no reason, so far he didn't even know anyone in the investigation team, let alone invite someone to be a smoke bomb, from the news that the ministry was going to send an investigation team, he didn't know how many times he scolded Fu Liangzuo in his heart. This is really a thing that eats people and doesn't spit out bones, and Lao Tzu worked hard to get some money to feed it all to this white-eyed wolf.
"Yupu, everything that should be prepared is ready." Tang Zhidao looked at the pointer of the watch and pointed to two o'clock, estimating that the investigation team was about to arrive, he was still a little uneasy, and he always felt that some details were not expected.
"Hmm!" Zhou Wenruo nodded and responded: "The key authentication and physical evidence are foolproof, but I don't know if there will be any mistakes in the second battalion." ”
"Zhang Yuanhang is a smart person, when to be clever and when to do practical things better than you and me." Tang Zhidao said confidently: "This person is very good at leading soldiers and being a person, if he can use it for me, it would be good." ”
"Commander, Commander!" Song Hualong, the commander of the cavalry company, galloped back from the front, followed by more than a dozen cavalrymen, this time he took the initiative to ask Ying to lead the cavalry under his command to the investigation team from the greeting department of Shahe Town in the front.
"It's coming, it's coming." Despite reluctance, the crowd strode up to meet them.
"Head Tang, it's been a long time!" The first to jump off the horse was Lieutenant Cao Lu, a midshipman officer of the General Affairs Department of the War Department, who saluted Tang Zhidao in a serious manner and said: "At noon, Company Commander Song entertained us in Shahe Town and had a meal before coming. ”
"Member Zeng is polite, may I ask who are members of the investigation team." Tang Zhidao saw that Cao Lu's heart was a little settled, and he also asked seriously: "Trouble to introduce one or two." ”
"That's nature, you wait a minute." Cao Lu couldn't help but smile, and pretended to be businesslike and said: "This time, the investigation team will stay in your group for three days in the second mixed group, can Captain Tang be ready." ”
"Everything has been prepared, and the regimental commander has vacated the regimental headquarters." Zhou Wenruo hurriedly said.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Lieutenant Colonel Tang Zhidao, the head of the Second Mixed Regiment." A few people on horseback soon followed.
"Head Tang, this is General Zhou Shijie, the leader of the investigation team." Cao Lu eagerly introduced the three main members of the investigation team to Tang Zhidao.
"Brother Ruoshui, don't come unharmed!" Zhou Shijie happily jumped down from the horse and hugged his fists and said, "Brother is going to offend this time." ”
"This is Colonel Lei Bingkun, the deputy head of the investigation team and the adjutant of the Judge Advocate General's Department." By the time the second person was introduced, Tang Zhidao was completely relieved, all of them were old acquaintances, and they were afraid of a ball.
"This is Colonel Hu Bingtao, chief of the Infantry Section of the Military Affairs Department." Not to mention the third one, damn is Lao Tzu's hardcore big brother. Fu Liangzuo, this old boy, is blatantly covering for Lao Tzu, the money is really worth it, but others really can't say anything about such a combination. …,
"If you are water, you must be able to withstand our investigation." Hu Bingtao did not show great enthusiasm, on the contrary, he said when people were not paying attention: "I am afraid that it will be difficult to pass the test without hard evidence in this matter, you have to be prepared." ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, please!" Tang Zhidao didn't take this to heart, Le's fart led the way in front, Zhang Yuanhang was relieved when he saw a few old acquaintances of Tang Zhidao, and at the same time, when he saw his ability to reach the sky with his hands and eyes, he completely lost the idea of having a long time with Tang Zhidao.
Next, the investigation team was not at all like Tang Zhidao imagined that they were eating, drinking, having fun, going through the motions and doing errands, and they were very businesslike. The members of the investigation team provided certification and checked the physical evidence provided by the mixed regiment one by one, and the accompanying military doctors also inspected the bodies of several dead officers, and continued to interrogate the parties involved to make relatively detailed records, especially the surviving officers of the third battalion were interrogated one by one, and finally even visited several surrounding villages to find out what they heard and saw that night. In this way, it took two or three days for the investigation team to leave with thick materials, and when they left, they refused to say a word, and the people who harmed them were nervous for a while. At this time, Tang Zhidao also wanted to understand why Cao Lu didn't reveal the reason for the members of the investigation team to him in advance.
Immediately after returning to the capital, the investigation team made a detailed report to the commanders attending the meeting at a ministerial meeting of the Ministry of the Army, displayed various evidence, including the dice used for gambling, and answered the questions of the commanders one by one. In the face of such strong evidence and meticulous work, Vice Minister Fu Liangzuo made a decision on the handling of the second mixed regiment on the spot: in view of the leadership responsibility, the acting head of the regiment, Tang Zhidao, was punished for a major demerit; The formation of the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Mixed Regiment was abolished, and the soldiers were enriched to the rest of the Mixed Regiment, and the excess was severance pay as appropriate for dismissal; posthumously awarded Chen Daofeng's military salary to Lieutenant Colonel and a bereavement allowance in accordance with relevant regulations; The soldiers involved in the mutiny are not to blame.
The final handling suggestion took care of all aspects, and there was no substantial harm to Tang Zhidao, which can be regarded as a happy result.
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