The young second lieutenant left the military camp and came to a cafe on the street. A man in a smart suit was already waving at him. It was the man who landed from Pier 1 that day.
After sitting down, the man asked with a smile: "How is it?"
"I haven't said anything yet." The second lieutenant said a little dull.
"Second Lieutenant Liu, why are you hesitating? This matter has been delayed for so many days." The man stopped smiling and frowned.
The second lieutenant said nothing and drank his coffee in silence.
The man breathed a sigh of relief and said with some indifference: "Liu Lieutenant, let me tell you this, in fact, how Major Liu decides does not matter the final result."
"Is it strange? It's not surprising. We also visited other officers, such as the captains in charge of the troops and the chiefs of several important departments."
"After some thought, they all agreed to acquiesce in the requests they made to us."
"Yes, it's not as exaggerated as you think. It's a direct surrender. Everyone just decided not to react after careful consideration."
"After all, those of us at the bottom are just members of the Guangwu Army no matter how hard we try. It's impossible for the Shangfeng over there to send all the officers and soldiers under his command to manage the garrison here. The Zhangxia garrison area still has to
Look at the people from the 347th Battalion."
"That is to say, in fact, in this kind of thing, the only one who is unlucky is the commander-in-chief. You won't be loyal to the commander-in-chief and are willing to die for him, right?"
Second Lieutenant Liu, who was stunned before, subconsciously showed a look of disdain after hearing this. Are you kidding me? He has worked so hard to reach the rank of Second Lieutenant. Will he serve that 16-year-old Major to death?
"Haha, that's it. Go talk to your father, or introduce me directly to Major Liu. This is just a war between two garrison envoys. In fact, we, the soldiers and civilians of the two garrison areas below, don't have much conflict of interest at all.
There is no need to sacrifice your life for the ambition of the guardian!" the man said as if he was admonishing.
Second Lieutenant Liu thought for a while and said, "Give me a day."
"Okay, you can go find your uncles and find out what their mentality is before you make a decision." The man smiled and nodded.
Second Lieutenant Liu stood up and left without paying.
The man looked at Second Lieutenant Liu walking away with a smile. At this time, his subordinates sat over excitedly and whispered: "Big brother is awesome! If you drag Major Liu into the water again, the entire 347th Battalion will be at a loss! The superiors will definitely promote him severely.
Big brother’s!”
"But it's strange. The military style of the 347th Battalion feels much better than ours. Why don't those officers hesitate to help each other? If there is a fight, I'm afraid our side will suffer heavy losses. We can only take advantage of sneak attacks.
Let's get a miserable victory." His subordinates were suddenly confused.
"It's nothing. In fact, this is a normal thing. Think about it, if our guard here didn't offer a reward, and didn't use our departments that were just here to make money to take action first, you think if we knew Zhang
The lower guard is coming to attack the Tangqiao guard, how will you react?" the man said with a smile.
"First be confused, and then stand on the sidelines and watch the excitement? Or surrender directly?" the subordinate said subconsciously.
"Haha, that's it. After all, both sides are members of the Guangwu Army, and they are just two garrison envoys competing for power and profit. We people, if it is not beneficial, we will not help each other and stand aside to watch the fun. If it is beneficial, we will not help each other.
, it’s not impossible to work hard.” The man laughed.
"Brother, it's been three months since the superiors had the intention. When will the fight start?" his subordinate asked excitedly.
"Can't wait to be rewarded?" The man smiled and said, "Everything is ready. It's probably only in the next few days. Maybe our Tangqiao guard had a few too many drinks tonight and then directly ordered the fight to begin."
"But we haven't communicated with Major Liu yet. Will he give the order to resist? If this is not done, the credit will be much less." His subordinates hesitated.
"After the acquiescence of the chief officers of each department and the chief officer of the troops, Major Liu's role is actually not that big. I am more concerned about the affairs of the commander." The man left a banknote on the coffee table, stood up and walked out.
go.
The subordinates who followed up asked: "Yes, I don't know what that adult thought. He actually stayed in the recruit camp for three months, leaving us with no chance to get close to him. Does he know something?"
"It's impossible to know anything. If he wanted to know, he would have gone to capture the troops instead of staying in the recruit camp to gather the new recruits."
"Don't worry about it. The overall situation has been decided now. After all, we are all on our own. As long as one party has the advantage, the other party will naturally retreat, unless the 16-year-old Masage Mamoru can defy the odds with his own strength." The man smiled.
road.
"That's right, you can't get the military merits recorded by the Ministry of War even if you fight to the death. It's the kind of death in vain. No one will resist. Hey, why don't you just let the adults on both sides engage in a personal life-and-death battle? Who wins?
How easy it would be to annex the other party!" his subordinates sighed with emotion.
"Haha, don't even think about such a thing. Their lives are very precious. For example, like this time, whoever dares to shoot Masashita Mamoru will have to wait for a military court."
"No one is that stupid. It would be better to shoot Major Liu than to shoot Senshita Mamoru." The subordinate nodded.
The two of them left chatting these words in public.
The passers-by who heard these topics looked hesitant and solemn on their faces, and then all of a sudden they went home.
Seeing this scene, the man and his men looked at each other and smiled.
Second Lieutenant Liu returned to Major Liu's office and saw that Major Liu was the only one inside. He gently closed the door and locked it.
Major Liu silently watched the second lieutenant's actions without saying a word.
"Dad, I just went out to the cafe outside and met with the spy chief sent by Tangqiao Guard. He said that he had reached an agreement with several captains in charge of the troops and the chiefs of several major departments. Then I asked
These uncles, indeed, although they did not tell the truth, they also hinted that they would sit and watch."
Speaking of this, the second lieutenant swallowed his saliva and said: "Dad, actually, no one is willing to serve or die for this kind of civil war, which is a civil war between two guardians. Let them fight each other to death."
Major Liu frowned: "Have you never thought about how shocking this kind of civil war is to the world?"
The second lieutenant curled his lips: "Our garrison envoy, Grandma Qu, doesn't care about my uncle. The civil war breaks out, and the superiors probably don't care about it. We can't have Tangqiao garrison occupy our Zhangxia village and then dare to occupy other villages, right?"
"The civil war will only affect the garrison area, and as long as it is within the garrison area, no matter what happens, the superiors will not care." Major Liu sighed.
"That's it! Then father, how do you decide on the upcoming war?" Second Lieutenant Liu asked.
After being silent for a while, Major Liu sighed leisurely: "Sit back and watch. I will retire after the incident and ensure that you are promoted to lieutenant."
"Ah? Why did father retire? Isn't that the time when you are needed to manage Zhangxia Village and the 347th Battalion?" The second lieutenant was shocked.
The major waved his hand: "No garrison envoy would like to have an officer with the same rank as him under his command. When I was promoted to major, I did not leave the garrison area. As a result, my only option was to retire."
"Hey, I originally thought that I could resolve the security zone before retiring. Unfortunately, there has been no movement for more than ten years and everyone has forgotten about it." Major Liu closed his eyes with a lonely look on his face.
Second Lieutenant Liu didn't know what to say for a moment. His father was an officer at the same level as the garrison. The two commanders had nothing to do. This was his proud place, but now the village of Zhangxia was to be occupied by another garrison.
How could the outside garrison be willing to have an officer of the same rank? Even if the Tangqiao garrison didn't care, his subordinates would be very concerned about it.
For a moment, the second lieutenant was in a confused mood and didn't know what to do.