Section 10: Struggles for Power

Zhang Lingfu left, but the stone was still sitting there steadily, he even picked up the teapot to fill his cup, and then took a sip, that leisurely appearance, like an old tea customer, where there is the slightest sense of rustiness.

"Arise, brethren, it's time...... In the distance, bursts of military songs were still heard. The stone sat there, sipping tea cup by cup, as if the old monk had settled down.

Time seemed to freeze in this slow and calm atmosphere, and I don't know how long it took before the stone sighed slowly and looked up at the window.

It is now the middle of January of the 28th year of the Republic of China, and more than a month has passed since the matter of Shi and Li Tianxia, this month, Shi has been lying on the couch every day, locking himself in the dark room, thinking about some messy things, every thing since he has memory, he has seriously recalled, one by one to think, especially after the contact with Zhang Lingfu, it is more than once to think back and forth.

Major General Regiment Commander! In just one year, he was promoted from a small soldier who didn't know anything to a senior officer of the 51st Division.

However, the replay of the past scene after scene, the stone can only smile helplessly, although he has a talent for fighting, and has a record that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, however, I have to admit that he can come to this day, the record is actually only a small aspect, more because of the "need" of the chief, it is a kind of control of power, and the main reason is that the luck of the stone is too good!

It may be a bit general and confusing to say this, but let's put it simply. Compare the 51st Division to a family, then the division commander Wang Yaowu is undoubtedly the head of this family, but this family is very large and has many branches, those who have followed him for a long time, such as Zhou Zhidao, for example, Li Tianxia has been commanding the army for a long time, and has a group of descendants, and these branches gradually have the strength to threaten him as the head of the family, so what should Wang Yaowu, the head of the family, do?

Get rid of Zhou Zhidao and Li Tianxia? This is a simple and effective approach, but it is also the most stupid approach, because the strength of a family needs the support of these side branches, and the strength of these side branches is actually the strength of the family, and the side branches are gone, only the head of the family is left, and the family has declined, and the power of the head of the family has naturally declined.

Wang Yaowu has been in the officialdom for so many years, and his methods are extremely superb, he did not use the side branches, but directly divided the side branches, and cultivated his cronies under Zhou Zhidao and Li Tianxia, so that part of the strength of the side branches was used, on the one hand, to ensure their strength, and on the other hand, to weaken their threat to himself. The 151st Brigade is Cheng Zhi, and the 153rd Brigade is Zhang Lingfu, and through some opportunities for reorganization and reorganization, their strength will be cultivated, and in this way, all problems will be solved.

I have to say that in this regard, Wang Yaowu has some means, and he is also very gentle on Zhou Zhidao and Li Tianxia's methods, at least on the surface, the 51st Division is still quite united, which can be seen from the Battle of Songhu, the 51st Division has been at the forefront and has not been scattered, but has achieved good results.

However, the 153rd Brigade solved the problem of decentralization with the rise of Zhang Lingfu, but the 151st Brigade had an accident, which made Wang Yaowu and Zhang Lingfu have to re-arrange.

Cheng Zhi, the commander of the 302nd Regiment, was killed in the Battle of Nanjing, so that Wang Yaowu had to transfer Ji Hongru to the 302nd Regiment, but not only the subsequent Battle of Lanfeng, Ji Hongru also died unexpectedly on the battlefield, which made the situation of the 151st Brigade a little chaotic.

You must know that as a brigade commander, Zhou Zhidao's control over his officers is also very tight, and the loyalty of his own descendant troops is naturally absolutely guaranteed, Wang Yaowu can choose a few of these officers for his own use is already the limit, as a division commander, it is impossible for him to understand and control all the officers, in that case, where does he have time to be busy with other things?

However, it was the officers he trusted and promoted who died in battle one after another, so that he lost the control and balance of the 151 Brigade for a while. If there were other candidates, Wang Yaowu would not consider stones, because an idiot who doesn't understand anything is likely to do bad things in this complex situation.

But he didn't have a choice, either use stones, or just watch Zhou Zhidao build the 151 Brigade as solid as an iron bucket, and when the time comes, it will be a little difficult for him to meddle in the affairs of the 151 Brigade, although Zhou Zhidao may not have any malice and ambition, and they are all brothers who have been fighting side by side for so many years, but it is impossible for a superior person to pin these things on this possibility!

Everyone knows that the human heart is the most unpredictable! In the face of power, any family and friendship is fake, and no matter how good a brother is, he may turn against him for this.

At the beginning, Zhang Lingfu had contact with the stone, and knew that he lost his memory, and then he was seconded to take care of it, and it was a gift of books, and it was a cure, so that the stone owed a lot of favors, of course, these things for Zhang Lingfu, it was just a gesture, and the amazing performance of the stone after losing his memory was also worth his efforts to win over and pay, as a smart person, this kind of investment is undoubtedly very wise, in exchange for an ordinary soldier who can no longer be an ordinary soldier, I am afraid that Zhang Lingfu has long been without this interest and necessity.

And the subsequent series of performances also proved Zhang Lingfu's vision, although the memory of the stone has not been restored, but it is very brave to fight, an ordinary army, in his hands, can exert amazing combat power, it just so happens that Wang Yaowu's hands are no longer available, and the stone was suddenly pushed to the front and became the commander of the 302nd regiment.

If it weren't for the deaths of Cheng Zhi and Ji Hongru in battle, if it weren't for the death of a large number of officers in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing, a person like Shi, no matter how many victories he fought, would have a chance to get ahead, but things in this world are such a coincidence.

After thinking about this, Shi naturally figured out a lot of things, why did there be two battalion commanders Hu and Qu in the first place? To put it bluntly, it was he who fell into the battle of the commanders without knowing it, why is he already the commander of the 302nd regiment, but it seems that he is not taken seriously in the 151 brigade? Even the brigade commander rarely saw him? Obviously, Zhou Zhidao wished that he would lose the battle, and that he would sacrifice his life for the country! It's chilling to say, but it's true.

Then, in this way, it is also very easy to understand what happened to Li Tianxia last time! Although he has been promoted to deputy division commander, Li Tianxia has been hollowed out for the most part, and there is no doubt that such a nominal deputy division commander is not as good as being a brigade commander with real power. Therefore, in the face of the stone, Wang Yaowu's "nail", Li Tianxia will have some outrageous actions, on the one hand, for the sake of face, and on the other hand, it is also to vent some anger that is usually difficult to vent.

Shi picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, the tea was already cold! But he didn't care, just looked out the window and drank slowly.

Now, after he thought about these things clearly, he had figured out his situation, but his heart calmed down, at this time, he couldn't help but think of what Zhang Lingfu had said to him when he was in Xiaoliuhe, everything in this world, in fact, the truth is the same, no matter what you do, as long as you are like a war, you can win the biggest victory with the least cost.

Thinking about it, a smile gradually appeared on the stone's expressionless face. Last time, he and Li Tianxia had such a big trouble, and the division commander only turned a big incident into a small matter, which can also be seen that although Wang Yaowu divided and weakened Zhou and Li in power, he actually had no ill will towards them, of course, he would not easily discard such a chess piece for himself, which is also the reason why Wang Yaowu personally drugged and taught after he whipped him, if he was estranged from the division commander because of this matter, in that case, the situation would be a little bad.

Why did Brigade Commander Zhang invite himself to this small teahouse today? Personal friendship? The stone has now been seen, in this era of war and chaos, human life is like a mustard, it is really ridiculous to say this, the main thing is to find out for the division commander, if it is won over by Brigade Commander Zhou because of this matter, it will have a great impact on the division commander's layout and control of the whole division.

However, the wisdom displayed by the stone obviously greatly exceeded Zhang Lingfu's expectations, which is why Zhang Lingfu was so happy. After all, as a division commander, Wang Yaowu still needs the 51st Division to maintain sufficient combat effectiveness, and only by constantly winning battles can he, as a division commander, continue to improve, and only by maintaining absolute control over the 51st Division and ensuring internal stability can he command the 51st Division like an arm and a finger, and only then can he win the war.

The smile on the corner of the stone's mouth is even worse, these days, Wu Zihuai and Liu Wenfeng have not said their worries in their ears, they are afraid that Li Tianxia will retaliate afterwards, but Shi knows that he doesn't need to worry about these at all, because he is the same as Zhang Lingfu, who is now the commander of the division, who is the biggest in the 51st division? There is no doubt that it is the division commander Wang Yaowu, so since he needs to use himself and needs to disperse the rights of Brigade Commander Zhou by himself, will he still be in danger?