The matter finally came to an end, although Tang Zhidao was not very satisfied, not to mention that he was cut off the formation of a battalion, and he was also burdened with a punishment of a major demerit. Chen Daofeng is a hundred years old, not only has he been promoted to the military rank, but his family also has a lot of pensions to get. However, the situation is stronger than people, and it would be nice to be able to mix it up like this. In the early years of the Republic of China, the Fourth Division mutinied, and the division commander Chen Guangyuan was directly dismissed, and it took several years before he became the division commander again.

Asking someone to do things in Huaxia Country, no matter whether things are successful or not, the favors that should be repaid must be repaid, not to mention that there will be more things in the ministry in the future. In the past two or three days, the head of Tang Zhidao squandered public funds and ran between brothels, restaurants, restaurants, and theaters (where he went to depend on the preferences of the other party), and finally swept away the end of the matter.

It's rare to come back once, of course, the four buddies also have to get together, bird's nest, shark fin, and fresh seafood are free, and I casually found a Beijing restaurant outside the east gate. This Beijing restaurant has a small name, and it is hidden in the middle of the city, and there are not many customers in the store. But the couplet at the door is quite interesting:

Busy seeking fame, busy seeking profit, busy and busy, drink a glass of wine.

For the hard work, for the hard work, for the hard work, make fun in the bitterness, make a cup of tea.

The four of them asked for a private room on the second floor, and after sitting down, they instructed Xiao Er to bring up all the best dishes in the store.

"Ruoshui, it's rare to come back, let's stay for two more days this time." Hu Bingtao said with a smile: "Your sister-in-law asked about you again. ”

"Thank you Brother Hu and sister-in-law for your concern!" Tang Zhidao quickly understood the meaning of Hu Bingtao's words, and hurriedly shirked it: "I have been away from the army for three days, and I have to go back early tomorrow morning." ”

"It's only been three days!" Liu Ruxian took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The commanders of other troops in Gyeonggi are not adults who have been soaked in the officialdom of the capital for many months, and the time spent in the army may not be as long as the kung fu of visiting the kiln, compared to them, you Tang Ruoshui is a model soldier." ”

"I'm a guilty person now, and I'm afraid I'll go to jail if something goes wrong." Tang Zhidao pretended to be worried and said.

"It's not that serious!" Hu Bingtao said with concern: "This time it's just a small punishment for you, see if you kid dare to mess around." ”

"Brother Hu, you have wronged me!" Tang Daodao shouted: "I am an out-and-out victim, Chen Daofeng caused the incident himself, and he was praised when he died." Lao Tzu carried an unclear punishment and was cut off the formation of a battalion. ”

"You deserve it, and you rush into someone's territory in the middle of the night to make trouble." Liu Ruxian gloated and said: "You have to know that Chen Daofeng is a little bolder, how many times have you died." ”

"Ruxian, I don't like to hear what you say." Tang Zhidao said angrily: "As the head of the mixed group, can my subordinates sit idly by and watch the crowd gather to gamble in the camp?" Do you think that I am qualified to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble like other commanders? ”

"It's not that you don't care, it's just that you're too impatient." Liu Ruxian also felt that he was a little excessive, and said apologetically: "Can't you solve it through formal channels, you have to make it earth-shattering, do you know how big the disaster is this time." It is said that even President Lê Da is extremely angry and wants to remove you from your post by name. ”

"I also want to remove Chen Daofeng from his post in a dignified manner, is it possible?" Not to be outdone, Tang Zhidao said: "If you don't take a thunderous strategy, I won't be able to control the situation in the regiment for a year and a half?" I don't want to spend all my energy on internal friction. ”

"You won, but what did you win? A punishment of a major demerit is still the formation of a battalion. Liu Ruxian retorted: "Brother Hu, you are too, why don't you fight for this heavy punishment, how can you say that you are also the deputy leader of the investigation team." ”…,

"This kind of punishment is what I proposed to the ministry, and it was finally approved by the ministerial meeting." Hu Bingtao didn't get angry, but smiled and said: "This is the most favorable punishment for Ruoshui." ”

"Brother Hu, you're not talking nonsense, are you?" Yu Lu said in surprise: "The reduction of the establishment has a great impact on the strength of the mixed group, and I am afraid that Brother Tang will not be able to be promoted for a year and a half." ”

"Brother Hu, you might as well directly suggest that the ministry remove me, so that I can drink tea and chat with you every day." Tang Zhidao was also very puzzled and said: "I only have two battalions of infantry in my hands now. ”

"Section Chief Hu, you are really righteous and killed your relatives!" Liu Ruxian said indignantly: "If Ruoshui asked for release that day, you didn't help, but now it's a bit too much to pull his hind legs." ”

"Three brothers, you still don't know who I Hu Bingtao is?" Hu Bingtao said disapprerovingly: "The ministry clearly knows about my relationship with Ruoshui and sent me to investigate this case, can I blatantly say good things to him?" On the contrary, I can only help Ruoshui by proposing a plan that is acceptable to all parties and is most beneficial to Ruoshui. ”

"As the commander of a regiment in this mutiny, Ruoshui's responsibility can't be escaped. In view of the fact that this incident occurred in the suburbs of Beijing, the impact was even greater, and the punishment of a major demerit was not considered heavy, and the ministry originally planned to let Ruoshui be dismissed and retained. Hu Bingtao paused and said: "As for the reduction of the establishment of the three battalions, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for Ruoshui!" ”

"The pros outweigh the cons? How does this say? The three of them said in unison.

"As far as I know, the third battalion is the old bottom of the patrol battalion, Chen Daofeng has been the battalion commander for many years, and almost all the whole battalion are his cronies. Besides, the appointment of a new battalion commander in the ministry is even more disadvantageous to Ruoshui. It is better to directly abolish the establishment and enrich the troops into other battalions and companies. Hu Bingtao said with a smile: "Ruoshui, your group shortage should not be less than 20%!" ”

"It's just as good as the three battalions can fill the gaps in other troops." Tang Zhidao nodded and said.

The Second Mixed Regiment of the Army has three infantry battalions, 12 infantry companies, one heavy machine gun company, one artillery company, one cavalry company, one baggage company, and one engineer company, and more than 2,300 people in the 17 companies of the regiment plus the regimental headquarters.

"But after all, Brother Tang's troops are really missing a battalion of formation?" Still dissatisfied, Yu Lu asked, "Salary and promotion will be greatly affected. ”

"It's easy to do!" Hu Bingtao said unhurriedly: "In October, the War Department will review the Gyeonggi garrison departments, and at that time, as long as Ruoshui your troops can perform well and get an excellent score in the evaluation, it will not be difficult to increase the establishment!" ”

"Brother Hu, you're giving me a problem!" Tang Zhidao understood that Hu Bingtao was also a painstaking worker, and when the time came, as long as his troops were a little more brilliant, he, the head of the infantry section, would be able to speak.

"Ruoshui, if you can't complete this problem, it's not the Tang Ruoshui I know." Hu Bingtao said encouragingly: "The situation in northern Xinjiang has been a little tense in the past two months, and your regiment may go to northern Cyprus at any time to garrison, and training must be intensified!" ”

"What's going on in the north again?" Without waiting for Tang Zhidao to ask, Liu Ruxian hurriedly asked, "Is there another situation in Outer Mongolia?" “

"Something to do with it!" Hu Bingtao said worriedly: "The Mongolian bandit Babu Zabu rose up in Hailar and attacked Taonan and Rehe on a large scale, and the garrison outside the Saiwai was exhausted and extremely passive. ”

"I'm afraid that there will be a Japanese shadow behind me!" Tang Zhidao said with a serious expression that after the outbreak of the European War, Tsarist Russia was unable to look eastward, and Japan not only put forward the "21 Articles" in a vain attempt to destroy China, but also actively supported the separatist forces in the Manchurian and Mongolian regions in an attempt to split the two places. …,

"It's not very clear, the Japanese side has been strenuously denying it." Hu Bingtao shook his head and said, "If your troops still have any difficulties, take it to the ministry as soon as possible, otherwise I am afraid that it will be too late to move the defense." ”

"Does it work? Firearms alone are a big problem. Tang Zhidao said with a wry smile: "As soon as I arrived in the regiment, I sent a report to the department asking for all the equipment, but I haven't been given a new gun until now." ”

Since all the units of the mixed regiment were originally drawn, reorganized, or newly recruited from other units, the firearms and equipment were chaotic, and the rifles included a very small number of Japanese-made 38-type and German-made 1898 rifles, as well as a large number of Hanyang-made, Kuaili and other Chinese-made fast guns, and there were also many messy variegated guns (and even rifled muskets) that could not be explained in the ins and outs. Calibers range from 6.5mm to 7.92mm, and the pistols are relatively simple, except for the battalion officers who are equipped with Browning pistols, other officers have all box guns. The machine gun company only has four heavy machine guns (the legal establishment is six), two are French-made Ha beg boiled water-cooled heavy machine guns, which are still alive and can be used, and the other two are Maxine heavy machine guns imitated by the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau in 1892. THE ARTILLERY COMPANY IS EVEN MORE PITIFUL, WITH ONLY THREE GUNS (THE LEGAL ESTABLISHMENT IS ALSO SIX), AND THEY ARE ALL SHANGHAI-MADE 47MM REAR-MOUNTED GUNS, WHICH ARE OLD (AT LEAST MORE THAN TEN YEARS), SHORT RANGE, AND SMALL POWER, BUT AFTER ALL, IT IS BETTER THAN NOTHING, AND THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REGULAR ARMY AND THE MISCELLANEOUS ARMY MAY BE IN THESE GUNS.

"Ruxian, you have to help Ruoshui think of a way in this regard!" Hu Bingtao sandwiched a piece of food for Liu Ruxian and said, "It shouldn't be difficult to get two or three hundred new guns." ”

"Brother Hu, you think too highly of me." This time it was Liu Ruxian's turn to be embarrassed, but seeing Tang Zhidao's expectant look, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "I'll do my best, but don't have too much hope, after all, I'm just a small first-class clerk." ”

Now that the war in Europe was raging, the great powers were too busy to take care of themselves, and only Japan had a small amount of ordnance imported into China, which was either used to finance the Protector Army in the south or used by the Beiyang government to equip the descendant troops. As for the several major domestic arsenals (headed by the Hanyang Arsenal and the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau), they cannot be counted on, not only do they need the nod and consent of the ministry, but also the consent of the princes where the major factories are located, otherwise even if they spend money to buy guns, they may not be shipped out.

"Brother Tang, you can get a gun on the black market." Yu Lu cautiously suggested: "Not long ago, my father's trading house bought a few shell guns for the escort team. ”

"The price is too expensive, a barge gun costs two hundred oceans!" Hu Bingtao frowned and vetoed: "The equipment of a company costs one or two thousand oceans, and you can't buy a few guns if you let Ruoshui smash the pot and sell iron." ”

"Let's drink, we don't want to worry about these things." Seeing that everyone was worried about their own affairs, Tang Zhidao was a little reluctant to go, and took the initiative to divert this topic, after all, he has not been sent to the battlefield yet!

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