In the early morning of the fourth day of the seventh month, the usual dull days of the Military Justice Department of the Ming Military Department were broken by an uninvited guest.

Zhou Changfeng, who was carrying a canvas bag crossbody, was stopped by the guards at the door when he entered, and he made a routine inspection, but he touched a bulging hard object and opened it to take a look......

Grass, this is a mine ?!

"Sir, what are you here for?!"

"I'm here to confess my mistakes."

After a cup of tea, in a large room on the second floor of the main building, next to them were two typists crackling letters, in front of them were three officials, and the person concerned, Zhou Changfeng, was slowly stating in the middle.

The officials of the military and political departments who heard the news tossed for a long time, and finally figured out the cause and effect of the incident.

Several principals who couldn't cry or laugh looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

After a while, the middle-aged man led by him spoke: "Your situation is really special, it is difficult to make a hasty conclusion, and you have to report it before assessing how to sentence it." ”

The so-called dog beating depends on the owner, and for the time being, it is not clear what the attitude of the big man behind it is, how can he be judged easily?

So Zhou Changfeng was "invited" to the detention center, temporarily detained, and awaited specific disposal.

The so-called liuzhi is essentially the equivalent of a detention center, detaining suspects who have not yet undergone a formal judicial trial.

Although I don't know how long Daming's side will have to wait between the trial and the verdict, Zhou Changfeng still calmly "checked in".

What surprised him was that he originally thought that it would take at least ten days and half a month, but he didn't expect that there would be results after only two days.

The emperor had no intention of getting involved in this kind of thing, so most of the core of this matter was actually promoted under Zhu Lingjing's instructions.

However, considering the extraordinary nature of military power, Zhu Lingjing knew that she should not be too in-depth in this regard-is the military court verdict child's play? If you dominate and influence it, it will be easy for others to criticize it in the future.

So she asked the emperor for a message, and conveyed it to the Judge Advocate Advocate General's Department as it was - "It is a good thing for young people to be proactive, so that they can be vigorous, otherwise they will be stagnant inside and outside, but it is not appropriate to act recklessly, and it is considered a lesson or two to find out the merits and demerits and punish them according to the law."

The subtext of this statement could not be more obvious - this person feels good, but he cannot promote the trend of doing whatever he wants, so after the merit and fault are offset, even if the merit is greater than the fault, he will also be punished slightly.

Therefore, in the past two days, the Intelligence Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Office and the Ministry of War specially dispatched personnel to organize a team to assess the value of what Zhou Changfeng brought back.

The first was six rolls of film, which he shot with a small camera from a French company, 135mm film, a total of 216 sheets, and the developed negatives were 3.6×2.4 cm.

The photographs are of the Red Eagle Legion's own drafted air-ground coordination guidebook; the Army's trial training order issued by the German army on an experimental basis last year; U.S. Army FM-7 Field Doctrine, FM-5 Field Doctrine.

The Germans provided these things for the training of the Republican Army, while the other documents were brought by the volunteers themselves.

For example, the FM-7 field doctrine is a guidebook for the establishment and combat organization mode of the US battalion and regiment-level units, and the FM-5 field doctrine is a guidebook for the concealment and camouflage methods of the US combat units.

Both of these books were brought by Miller, and his original intention was that he would have to negotiate a unified combat model with other officers when he arrived in Spain, so he brought them with him.

Although Americans have not paid much attention to the secrecy of ADP, FM, and ATP, it can be said that it is very outrageous to take them directly to a foreign country, so Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but sigh at that time, "Florida doesn't raise idlers".

In addition, there were some volunteer officers from England and France who also brought some notes or army regulations, but most of them were relatively old and Zhou Changfeng thought they were of no value.

Some of the more than 200 photos were invalid due to shooting errors, such as overexposure, shaking, etc., and about 190 of them were finally clearly visible.

Other than that was the .35 Jumping Mine with the charge removed, the Metropolitan Governor's Intelligence Office had been aware of its existence for months, but this was the first time it had been able to obtain a physical object.

Its power has been affirmed by the Ordnance Bureau, which believes that the anti-infantry effectiveness and deterrence capability of this type of mine are considerable.

On the morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Changfeng, who was dressed in a straight uniform, was taken to the courthouse of the Criminal Section of the Military Judge Advocate General by two military policemen.

It seems to have been renovated a while ago, and the smell of paint fills the air, faint but noticeable.

Although it retains many characteristics of the classical Chinese legal system in its core, the layout and flow of today's Ming court trials are no different from those of the civil law system, except for slightly different titles.

The large ceiling fan overhead was slowly rotating, but it didn't seem to have any effect, and I couldn't feel a trace of wind.

"Take the prisoner into place."

"Yes."

In the sentencing room of the military court, the prisoner has no seat and must stand for trial unless there are special circumstances.

The judge, or rather the judge, a sixty-year-old man with gray temples, looked down at the file, then looked up and said:

"Lieutenant Colonel Zhou Changfeng, you lied about your illness, left the military expedition team, and participated in international organizations to interfere in other countries' internal strife alone."

"According to the 24th edition of the "Ming Military Law" of Zhichang, it constitutes three crimes of 'deception', 'absconding', and 'dereliction of duty'."

"In view of your voluntary confession of guilt and frankness, and the considerable value of the results achieved, the merits and demerits are offset, and you should be given a lenient punishment."

"However, according to the old man's opinion, Ling's measures are really inappropriate, so he does his own thing... If the sentence is lenient, it may encourage the atmosphere of frivolity and arrogance in the military. ”

Therefore it was proposed that he should be sentenced to fifty rods, six months' imprisonment, and one year's fine. Do you have any objections? If you are not satisfied, you can apply to the Department of Military Justice for a review. ”

The Criminal Division and the Science Section of the Military Judge Advocate General's Department are at the same level, with the former being responsible for adjudication and the latter being responsible for review and supervision, which is relatively simple.

This is slightly different from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, because Dali Temple has no responsibility for supervision, and judicial supervision is the responsibility of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Because Zhou Changfeng's behavior was really outrageous, everyone was a little crying and laughing.

As a matter of fact, the Judge Advocate General's Department's initial internal discussion was that it was enough to criticize it, and there was no need to make a big fuss, mainly because although the result of this matter was very happy, the impact on it was not very good.

They even prepared a military briefing - Lieutenant Colonel Zhou Changfeng was ingenious and creatively fulfilled the duties of the military expedition, and the merits and demerits were offset and there was no punishment.

Such a discourse can be said to be a representative of the breadth and profundity of Chinese culture.

However, because this is not the case, the Judge Advocate Advocate General's Department can only reformulate the verdict after thinking about it.

"What? Do you want to deduct money? ”

Hearing that he would be fined for a year, Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but make a joke, "I said my lords, this is a year, more than two thousand yuan, and if you can't get married because you don't have money, this will become a joke of Daming." ”

Everyone present was happy, and the corners of the mouths of several gendarmes with military sticks also rose.

The older judge smiled slightly, "If there is a shortage of money at that time, I will wait for the money to make up for it for you, but I can't miss the major event of my life." ”

Several officials around him also smiled and agreed, and the atmosphere in the trial room was less solemn than before, and a little more relaxed.

After a moment, the judge coughed lightly, straightened his face, and then picked up the boxwood and patted it, and the crisp sound suddenly made the trial room silent.

"Then let's go and execute." With that, he drew an arrow from the wooden shelf on the table and flung it forward.

As two things that are never absent in folklore operas, it can be said that the appearance rate of Jingtangmu and Lingqi is off the charts.

In fact, the striking wood generally refers to the awakening wood used by local civil officials, and there are many types and names of the awakening wood, such as the emperor called "Zhenshan River", and the military called "Shocking Tiger Courage".

The order sign and the arrow are not the same thing, the order sign is generally packed in a square cylinder, the red-headed order is used for punishment, and the green-headed order is used for arrest; The arrows, on the other hand, are more formal and serious, and should be neatly inserted in a special arrow holder.

In short, the order has been signed, and now even if the adjudicator himself wants to change the verdict, only the review agency or the supervisory body can raise objections.

A gendarmerie sergeant came over from the side, clasped his fists and saluted, and said seriously: "Sir Zhou, I have offended." ”

He stretched out his hand and took off the epaulettes and collar badges of Zhou Changfeng's regular clothes one by one, and then put them into a small box.

Later, the group left one after another.

After going out, Zhou Changfeng boarded the car directly and was taken to the remote Yingtian Military Prison.

It is fifty miles away from the city here, and is located near Qixia Mountain, so it is also called Qixia Prison, and the scenery is good.

The officers were all held here, and the army, navy, and air force criminals were all sent here after the verdict, and the arrival of Zhou Changfeng can be said to add another example to the already very rich sample size here.

Those who collude with each other, dereliction of duty, corruption and bribery, reselling military supplies, manslaughter, rape of people's daughters, and so on, can only be said that the Ming Dynasty is so big that there are all kinds of wonders.

There is no need to change prison uniforms here, and you can continue to wear your usual clothes, but you don't have collar badges and epaulettes.

"T-327, Chief Zhou, please come in."

Accompanied by three gendarmes, the warden Yuan Huai personally sent Zhou Changfeng to his new home for the next few months.

The latter looked up and down left and right at the interior decoration and furnishings - a bed on the left and right, a long table in the middle, and an electric fan above, which was quite spacious overall, although the table, chair and bed were a little old, but the environment was generally OK, and it was not close to dirty mess.

At this moment, he was surprised to see a tall, thin young officer come out of the toilet of this cell with his head bowed and his pants raised.

"Oh? And a cellmate? ”

"Yes, this one is from the Air Force. Okay, that's it, relax, just take a long vacation, if there is a need, just say yes. ”

After Yuan Huai finished speaking, the gendarmes next to him came to close the door and locked it, and then the group turned around and left.

Zhou Changfeng stepped forward and adjusted the electric fan from fixed to left and right, and then stood on tiptoe and looked out of the small window in front of the table.

The young man looked at the newspaper intently, and casually introduced himself: "In Xia Muyu, the adjutant of the 20th Light Bombardment Detachment of the Air Force. ”

"Bathing? Aha? ”

"It's Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty." Mu Yu explained very plainly, he had said this sentence countless times since he was a child.

"Descendants of King Mu's mansion?" Zhou Changfeng looked him up and down, sword eyebrows... No, it should be said that the thick eyebrows are more accurate, but they are quite handsome.

"Sort of, but it's just a side branch."

"Oh. I am Zhou Changfeng, the commander of the 1st Marine Regiment of the Oriental Fleet. ”

Then they tacitly exchanged their reasons for going to prison, and then ......

"You're outrageous, aren't you?" The two spoke almost in unison.

Mu Yu was imprisoned because he slept with someone else's wife, and after a pleading, the Criminal Section of the Military Judge Advocate General's Department sentenced him to 30 rods, half a year in prison, and a fine of half a year.

Zhou Changfeng, who was full of black lines, sneered: "You are doing it yourself, why are you doing such a dirty thing when you have nothing to do?" ”

Mu Yu waved his hand and replied helplessly: "I didn't know at the time, that girl fooled me and said that she had signed and left the letter with his husband, I didn't think much about it, I didn't expect her to deceive people, but unfortunately I paid a lot of money happily......"

One of the inmates added a lot of fun to what should have been a boring prison life, especially when the two of them had a good chat about their work.

Daming does not have the translation of the word "wing", and the unit at the same level is called "detachment".

The 20th Light Bombing Detachment is actually a light bomber wing, with a four-four system, detachment-team-detachment, each detachment has 12 planes under its jurisdiction, and it can be temporarily organized into a two-plane formation, a three-plane formation, and a four-plane formation depending on the situation, which is very flexible.

For Zhou Changfeng, who has first-hand combat experience, Mu Yu can be said to be full of interest, and from morning to night, he is constantly discussing the application scenarios of tactical bombing and close ground support.

Compared with tactical bombing, close ground support, which focuses more on air-ground coordinated operations, is an area that the Ming Air Force has not yet fully explored, or in other words, looking at the whole world, the Germans have made great achievements in this aspect today, and have been tested in actual combat.

"The effectiveness of air-ground coordination is still very obvious, in other words, this is the general trend, once the speed of the troop movement becomes faster, it is difficult for heavy artillery to accompany in time. The plains are fine and can be towed by trucks, but what about difficult terrain? ”

Regarding Zhou Changfeng's opinion, Mu Yu fully agreed.

He stretched out his hand and gestured, and said eloquently: "For example, the implementation of a strategic operation in the Nanyang region, that kind of rotten land, the two legs of the infantry are faster and more convenient than the four wheels of a car, but the heavy artillery must not be able to keep up, once the infantry encounters a strong fortification, they can only stare dryly, at this time, if there is an aircraft to help in time, I don't know how much time can be saved!" ”

"Yes," Zhou Changfeng nodded, "so does the Air Force have this in mind?" ”

"Yes, yes, but naturally there is no unanimity of opinion, because... Who is the master and who is the slave? ”

As an independent service, the arrogant Air Force obviously cannot pull down its face to become a vassal of the Army, and the close support must be led by the Army, and the ground units must bomb wherever they say.

This is very different from the ordinary tactical bombing that the Air Force can play freely, so this is one of the problems.

(End of chapter)