After reading the handwritten letter written by Situ Baili to himself, Zhang Feilong didn't say much, and asked the junior brother to wait for a while before he picked up a letter and packed it, and asked the junior brother to forward the letter to his mentor Situ Baili. As for what happened next, everything was clear after reading this letter in Situ Baili.

With this letter, Wei Qingshan didn't even eat a light meal, and rode a war horse to leave the regimental headquarters of the guard regiment under the gaze of a group of officers and soldiers of the guard regiment. Not long after Wei Qingshan left, Zhang Feilong immediately summoned his henchmen to come over for a meeting, and asked the guard platoon directly under him to not wait for any idle personnel to approach the conference room before the meeting ended, even if the division commander came, they would not be allowed to enter until his consent was given. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, he will hold the guard platoon responsible.

Perhaps it was this order that made these officers and soldiers who served as Zhang Feilong's guards realize the feeling that the mountain rain was coming, but as Zhang Feilong's confidants and soldiers, their future was linked to Zhang Feilong. Therefore, in the choice of division commander and regiment commander, they will consider Zhang Feilong's attitude towards them more than the attitude of the division commander to them here.

The henchmen who rushed over after receiving the order saw that the regiment headquarters had been guarded by the officers and men of the guard platoon with loaded guns, and that they had to hand over the guns they had brought with them to the meeting this time. This unprecedented experience made these officers look a little serious when they stepped into the conference room of the regiment headquarters, and they did not dare to joke with the regiment commander as before.

With the arrival of these henchmen and officers, Zhang Feilong said with a serious expression: "Before talking about the next matter, I want to hear everyone's opinions on some things. You are all brothers from the beginning of your soldiers, and you have been fighting with me Zhang Feilong to the current brothers, and I don't want everyone to do anything to hurt our brothers' feelings.

So, wait a minute, and before the meeting is over, don't think of me as the head of the group, but as your brother. Can it be done? ”

How serious is it that something involves brotherly feelings?

Although the officers didn't quite understand the meaning of Zhang Feilong's words, they still nodded and agreed. One by one, they sat solemnly in their chairs, quietly listening to the old chief's orders.

Seeing that these subordinates all looked nervous and serious, Zhang Feilong suddenly smiled and said, "Don't keep a calm face, you guys look like this, I don't know how to ask some things." I, Zhang Feilong, have joined the army since the twelfth year, participated in the battle to protect the country, and also participated in the occupation of the new army in Gannan under the Governor of Ning. All the way to the present, Governor Ning's kindness to me Zhang Feilong, you don't need me to say that you also know.

It's just that now we have seen our situation, is the Gannan Army still the same Gannan Army back then? Back then, we all joined the army with enthusiasm to protect the people. So have we really done it now? Have we really fulfilled our promise to let our hometown parents live a stable life? ”

This opening mentioned Ning Qingyuan, the supreme leader of the Gannan Army, and the nimble-brained officers present immediately realized what was about to happen. But they really can't imagine that this regiment commander in the Gannan Army, who can be said to be dissatisfied with even the division commander, but is very loyal to Ning Qingyuan, should not do that kind of thing!

The facial expressions of these people under him, how could Zhang Feilong not see it! Therefore, after a pause, he said: "I remember that when I came out of the military academy, the taxes paid by the people in the village, in addition to the land rent of the government and the landlords, there were about ten taxes in bits and pieces. Although the taxes are heavy, at least they can live.

So now you think about it, the people in your hometown are now burdened with multiple taxes? Continuing to bear such high taxes, do you think the hometown elders here still have a way to live? As my subordinates, I don't want to hide anything from you. Just now, I sent off a junior from a military academy, and he brought a letter from one of my mentors.

In his letter, he told me that loyalty to a soldier is the most basic condition. But the leader you are loyal to is not worthy of loyalty, but rather your loyalty acts as an accomplice. Should you still be loyal to him? Wencai, you joined the Gannan Army with me back then, do you think the current Gannan Army is still the same Gannan Army back then? ”

Xu Wencai, the commander of the first battalion of the regiment under Zhang Feilong's command, was a grassroots officer who enlisted in the army at the same time as him and grew up with Zhang Feichang in the southern and northern wars.

Faced with the regiment commander's inquiry, Xu Wencai thought of the letter written by his family, and said with some bitterness: "Regiment commander, I know what you want to say, but what can we do as soldiers?" The other day, my wife wrote to me and told me that the tax collector in the town had proposed two more taxes.

Let me send more money back every month to subsidize the family, otherwise she will not be able to bear the family's expenses. But as you all know, my monthly military salary is basically sent back to my hometown to subsidize my family, and my family is still not enough. I can guess what the other folks are like.

To tell the truth, if it weren't for wearing this military uniform, I would have really wanted to rush back and pull out all those corrupt officials from my hometown and kill them. Sometimes I wonder if it is worth it to protect such a group of corrupt local tyrants, shoddy gentry and corrupt officials. ”

After listening to Xu Wencai's complaints, the officers present who were all from poor backgrounds showed bitterness. In fact, it is not Xu Wencai's hometown, and the hometown of these officers. Overwhelmed by the high-pressure taxes imposed by Gannan today?

The officers who were aroused by this trace of nostalgia in their hearts soon heard Zhang Feilong say again: "After listening to Wencai's words, I believe that you all have a shot in your hearts, that is, the Gannan Army is no longer the Gannan Army of the past." So is it worth it for us to work for such a government?

I don't know anything else, at least I know that now when we go to the countryside in this military uniform, what we get is not tea and dinner, but the cold eyes and ridicule of the people. Are we worthy of such soldiers? ”

At this moment, Xu Wencai, who seemed to be aroused, said directly: "Commander, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, we are all brothers who have been born and died with you for many years." No matter what decision you make, I, Xu Wencai, will follow you anyway and never turn my back. I think the brothers here can also be trusted, and you still tell us straightforwardly, whatever you have planned. ”

In the face of Xu Wencai's blunt words, the rest of the officers also nodded heavily in support, and Zhang Feilong sighed and said: "I, Zhang Feilong, have been in the army for many years, maybe those combat exploits are not worth mentioning, but being able to hand over to your brothers who are enough to change my life is enough to make me proud."

Since you have chosen to go with me Zhang Feilong, let me tell you that just now I received a letter from a military academy teacher. Guess who this teacher is? He's a famous general from our Gannan! ”

After an officer quickly guessed Situ Baili, Zhang Feilong said: "Yes, I believe that the reputation of the master in Longhua does not need to be said, you have all heard of it." Even a general like Enshi, who is dedicated to serving the country and the people, was taken off his official hat because of his outspokenness.

I originally wanted to go home to retire, but I found that the family was forced into the mountains by the officers and soldiers of the security regiment wearing the same military uniform as us, and even the daughter-in-law who was about to enter the door was stained to death by those beasts, and the family was ruined. For such officers and soldiers of the security regiment, we are here, resisting danger for them with our lives, is it really worth it?

Now that the teacher has thrown away his whip and put on his battle robe, he invited me, a disciple who was about to fall into injustice, to join the army he was in. And I have already told my teacher, no matter what infamy I will endure, in order to let the villagers in my hometown live like the people of Linzhou. I decided to revolt before the battle and welcome the Xu family army into the customs.

And what I want to tell you is that a week ago, the Xu Jiajun's army of 3,000 men was actually hidden in the mountains five kilometers in front of our defensive position. I haven't done it all the time, but I know that we are all Gannan children, and cannibalism will make the Nanbinyan on the other side see the joke.

Therefore, I need you to make your own choice now, which is to join the Xu Jiajun with me and ask for a life for the old family to live. Or are you willing to leave my Zhang and don't look for a way out? ”

Hearing that he had joined the Xu Jiajun, he thought that the regiment commander was going to choose to join the revolutionary army, so he smiled and said: "Regiment commander, you have already told this matter, and we don't need to think about it like this!" Don't you know, a few days ago, my mother asked someone to write to me that she had fled from Ningzhou to Linzhou to live in Linzhou through the introduction of a relative.

Not to mention settling down in my relative's village, I was given a few acres of land. Even the house where he lived was built with the help of the local Xu Jiajun. If it weren't for the fear that everyone would misunderstand, I would have told the story at the time.

In fact, I think it's not just me, even if it's a brother in the regiment, if you choose to join the revolutionary army, there will definitely not be many people who choose to join the revolutionary army, but if you choose to join the Xu family army, I don't think there is any reluctance at all. At least I know that the salary of the regular army of the Xu family army is much higher than ours, and the people who have soldiers joining the army can also get the benefits of tax reduction and job arrangement. If it weren't for the low rank of the lowly military and the reluctance to give up a group of brothers, I would have taken off my military uniform and gone to the state capital. ”

After listening to the words of the deputy battalion commander, Zhang Feilong found that the officers present all seemed to agree. It seems that their eagerness to join the Xu family army is even greater than that of him, the regiment commander who made a decision in half a day. This made Zhang Feilong sigh that this Xu Jiajun was the desire of the people, and he also felt fortunate about the decision made this time.

At least he knew that with the credit of this pre-battle uprising, it must not be a problem for him to continue to lead troops to fight in the future. What made him feel that Xu Jiajun was most tempting was that he really wanted to follow Situ Baili, the teacher, to fight on the battlefield, which was what he longed for the most when he was in the military academy!