Lezein, 1st Cavalry Regiment camp, in Joseph's room
Adel once again sneaked in through the patrol loophole created by Joseph's mobilization of troops and had a secret conversation with Joseph.
"Things are going very well. There is news from Francois, asking me to talk to him alone tomorrow morning, and then there will be a new appointment ceremony in the afternoon." Joseph poured Adel a cup of coffee and said.
"His intention is already obvious. Everything is within our expectation. You will succeed Pisel as the new general." Adel sat down and took a sip of coffee, looking at Joseph who was not very happy about this.
.
Joseph nodded slightly: "I heard that one of your cadres died in the assassination of Pisel?"
"Well, his name is Diaz." Adel experienced this incident personally and had some profound feelings. "Originally, he could not have sacrificed, but in order to cover the safe evacuation of others, he chose to stay behind and restrain Pisai.
Your guard platoons and patrol units, and finally..."
"He is a very brave and great man." After serving in the army for so many years, what Joseph admires most is those who are willing to sacrifice themselves to save their companions. The Equality Association has the most lack of such people, which gave him little feeling when fighting against each other in the army.
sense of security.
"yes……"
"How are your other plans going? For example, propaganda within the Corps." Joseph asked about the progress of the Equality Association.
Adel didn't know much about this and simply explained: "It's not bad. The three corps have already sent people to carry out work. I believe there will be visible changes soon."
"It seems that the Corps still has some oversights. I haven't received any unusual reports, and the Equality Association has actually started to publicize it." Joseph thought that the patrols in their camp were very strict, and even Adel had to make special arrangements when he came in. Equality
You will be able to send people in and promote it, not to mention the difficulty.
Just like when he assassinated Pisel before, he was prepared for Equality to seek help from him, but Equality never spoke once during the two difficult missions. If he hadn't hoped to kill Pisel early to avoid changes,
, proactively gave intelligence information to the Ping An Association, and it would only take a little longer for the Ping An Association to complete the task alone.
Adel took another sip of coffee: "This is nothing to be surprised about. You have never been impenetrable. There are many opportunities to penetrate inside."
"Yes, no matter how much external prevention is done, it cannot prevent the internal collapse. Even I will be shaken, how can other people not make choices for their own interests."
"When you become a general, command three corps, and take charge of the defense of Lezein, do you have any plans?"
Joseph sunk deeply into the sofa, and his eyes seemed to reflect countless problems: "The army is not monolithic, you know this. So after I become a general, I still need to cultivate my own confidants, which will take a long time.
Time firmly controls the three corps. Another point is that the future situation is unpredictable. Although it seems that now
We don't have any intention of transfer, and we will continue to fight openly with the Ping Ping Association for a long time, but no one can say when something will happen. Maybe my position will be replaced by someone else not long after, and again
Maybe the Corps will be transferred away from Lezein... Anyway, you must be fast and seize this opportunity."
Adel deeply agreed: "Yes, no one can completely control the future. All they can do is grasp the present."
"Do you have any plans to come back?" Joseph asked, "For more than twenty years, the name Balk Bradlik has been forgotten by everyone. You can come back with your current identity and be my confidant.
Solve internal problems together."
"Come back..." Adel had never thought about this. When Joseph extended the invitation, he suddenly felt in a trance.
"When I become a general, it won't be difficult to arrange for you to take up an important position."
"...I have forgotten what it looked like last time we fought side by side, and I have completely forgotten what I looked like in military uniform last time..." Adel laughed at himself and had some intention in his heart.
He has not yet joined the Equality Society. He was previously responsible for assassinating Pisel because of his status. Now that Pisel is dead, he seems to have no better arrangements.
It would be a good choice to be able to work with Joseph in the army to solve all the troubles he would face after becoming a general.
"I wonder if you have thought about something. If Pisel knew that you were not dead, but that we would join forces to kill him twenty years later and occupy his position, how ugly would his face be?
." Joseph smiled.
"Well, haha." Adel's vision became much clearer, "I think I killed him with my own hands, which comforted the more than a hundred brothers who died innocently and my bleak twenty years of life."
Joseph did not answer this sentence.
After that incident, all the soldiers in the company died. Adel escaped from death, changed his name and hid in the most remote place and lived a miserable life for more than 20 years. However, he followed Pisel all the way up, and it was because of Adel
Regardless of past grudges, he helped him ascend to the position of general.
He was both guilty and grateful.
He is responsible for the series of tragedies.
If Adel had not come to him and put aside his past grudges, he would still have been kicked out of the corps by Pisel and become a semi-abandoned pawn.
"Okay, when you become a general, I will come back and work with you." Adel accepted Joseph's invitation.
"Then I will make arrangements in a few days, and you will first do the handover work in the Equality Association." Joseph was very happy.
Adel could become his most trusted person. With Adel here, he would have greater confidence in controlling the three corps, as well as the officers with powerful backgrounds who might not be convinced by him.
"...Hmm." Adel agreed.
Joseph thought that he had officially joined the Equality Association and had a special job in the Equality Association, so he reminded him to hand over the work first and join the corps at any time.
But he has not officially joined yet, but Morais mentioned that he is welcome to join at any time when chatting with him before.
After spending such a period of time together, he saw the unity of the comrades in the Equality Association and saw their bravery and fearlessness.
Everyone is willing to sacrifice for each other. It is self-evident how charming the Equality Society is.
"Do you want to join the Equality Society?" Adel had the answer in his mind.
"Me?" Joseph is not yet ready for this. His current cooperation with the Equality Society relies more on Adel, rather than his own unconditional trust and recognition of the Equality Society.
"I haven't officially joined yet, but I think it's time to become a part of them when I go back tonight," Adel said.
"What's going on?" Joseph was curious about Adel's mental journey.
Adel thought about it and tried to explain his thoughts in the shortest possible words: "I have never done anything worthwhile in my life. The only thing I have done is to wait for more than 20 years to finally die."
More than a hundred of my brothers took revenge. But there was a reason
If Pisel had not done such a thing, everything would not be what it is today. Now I have met the Equality Society again. What they did is also because the cause was laid in this world first, and then there was the effect.
.So I thought what they were doing was worthwhile and decided to join.”
"My word, give me a little more time." Joseph agreed with Adel's words, but he still knew too little about the Equality Society. "My understanding of them is still very shallow. I have been thinking about collecting some of their books during this period.
Reading, but it is too risky for me to sit in this position and look for their books. If you have time, please bring me two quietly."
"Okay." Adel agreed.
"The most important thing now is to win tomorrow." Joseph said, "If everything goes well tomorrow, everything will be half successful."
"You will do it, I have no doubt about it." Adel drank the coffee in one gulp, "Then I'll leave first, you go to bed early."
"Yeah." Joseph sent Adel to the door.
Adel walked in the dark in the direction he had sneaked in.
Joseph looked at Adel's figure gradually disappearing into the darkness: "Thank you."
Adel paused for a moment and just waved his hand.
"Huh." Joseph knew that Adel understood what he meant.
He stood at the door of the room, putting his hands in his pockets, breathing in the air that seemed fresher than before, feeling relieved.
——
In the other corner of the cavalry regiment's camp, in the armory
Two soldiers on patrol were sitting in the corner listening attentively to Ross's lecture on "The Theory of Equality".
"That's right! It's unfair! We went through life and death on the battlefield, and the rewards we got in the end were far inferior to those officers who had done nothing but had a strong background. That's why we admire Colonel Joseph so much. He used a character that is no different from us.
We have become the commander of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, which makes us very proud!"
"That's right, what we fight for with our lives is not as good as the way those dignitaries spent some money to pave the way for their children. They still look down on us from above and think that we are untouchables and inferior people."
"It's always us ordinary people who charge and kill the enemy, and it's always the group of nobles who stand behind and talk and laugh. I'm not convinced for a long time."
"It would be great if we can make them suffer and feel what we have experienced."
Seeing the two soldiers being excited and agreeing with what he said, Ross became more and more sure: "Inequality in life, inequality in justice, inequality in work, these are all things that shouldn't be done.
Yes, but we just accepted it. Why? Why is it like this? Is it correct that it has always been like this? Of course not, it was just that there was a lack of people at that time to stand up and point out what was wrong."
"There is nothing we can do about it. We can't make any changes. If we don't go to work, we will starve to death. If we don't charge on the battlefield, we will be killed by the supervising team..." A soldier sighed. They knew this was wrong, but
The world has not given them the ability to reject what is wrong.
"Yes... Sigh... We had a comrade in the past who was publicly executed because he thought it was unfair that nobles could not participate in the battle."
"Why can't we make changes? This is what the Equality Association does. Have you forgotten what I told you at the beginning?" Ross moved out of the Equality Association again when the two soldiers were so confused that they didn't know what to do.
Equality will happen?
At this time, the Equality Society was proposed, and the two soldiers' impressions of the Equality Society had a preliminary change.
"Is this what the Equality Association does?"
"They are fighting against the government to gain more rights, to change this world full of oppression and exploitation, and to take back what civilians should have and give it back to them, so that people can live with equality and freedom." Ross did not mention equality.
What it says is that it is too high-level and complicated. It mainly lists the real things in life, "It is for the workers to work less hours, get more wages, and have more safety."
All are guaranteed, so that children of common people can enjoy the same learning conditions as those of nobles, and do not have to be difficult to read. It is so that everyone can receive treatment after illness, not that doctors only serve nobles and poor people only.
Being worthy of death is because everyone has the obligation to defend the country during a war. It should not be just civilians whose lives are harvested by artillery fire, while the powerful are drinking and having fun in the rear..."
After Ross finished speaking, the two soldiers fell silent.
They imagined the world that Ross was talking about.
The workers' working conditions have become better and they are no longer discriminated against.
Children do not have to work early and can learn more knowledge and create greater value in life.
Patients will not fall into despair due to poverty when they get sick, and generous hospitals will restore life to their families.
When defending the country, everyone, regardless of background or race, works together to resist foreign enemies.
No one is superior, all people are created equal.
This is something they dare not even describe in their dreams.
"It's so good, I feel so comfortable just listening to it..." A soldier sighed and lit a cigarette, "Do you smoke?"
"Thank you." Ross took the cigarette and moved to the match lit by the soldier.
The soldier helped Ross light the cigarette, took a deep breath and said: "It seems that equality is really good, and the most important thing is that it can fight the government for so long, even we can't do anything to him."
"I have heard that they are doing the same thing in other countries, but it doesn't seem to be going well..."
"Yes, they suffered heavy losses in Dunman's Old Nanyue, but I believe this will not defeat them. They fought for several years in Lezeinli and suffered numerous casualties, but after one person fell,
More than a dozen people stood up and dozens of people stood up. We all admired them, and that's why we said they would never lose. How could they lose when they fight for the people?" Ross said.
"If you think about it, we are actually suppressing them. It's really..."
"We can only obey the orders of our superiors. If we really have a choice, we don't want to eliminate such a group of people who are doing our best..."
The three people were sitting in the corner smoking cigarettes, sighing from time to time.
"What are you doing?!"
Suddenly, a question came from beside them.
"Squad leader Alvin." When the two soldiers saw that the person coming was their squad leader, they quickly put out their cigarettes and stood in line.
Ross also quickly stood up and stood aside, observing the visitor calmly.
"I asked why it took so long to inspect the armory. It turned out that I was just sitting here and chatting." Alvin paced back and forth, looking at the three of them, "Who are you?"
"Hello, my name is Danny Ross, and I am a maintenance staff member at the armory." Ross replied.
"What are you talking about?"
"We are fellow villagers, so we sat down and chatted. Unexpectedly, we wasted time while chatting." A soldier replied by fabricating a lie first.
Alvin glared at the soldier: "Did I ask you?"
"Yes, we are fellow villagers, and we were just chatting about our hometown." Ross attracted Alvin's attention.
"Fellow fellow?" Alvin was skeptical about this, "Then tell me, where are they from?"
They had mentioned this during their chat, and Ross immediately said, "We are both from Kip City."
"Kip City is so close to Lezein, and many Lezein are from Kip City. What's there to talk about?" Alvin asked.
"They haven't been back for a long time, and they don't have much time to interact with people in Kip City in the Corps. They just wanted to ask me what changes there have been." Ross's psychological quality has been well tempered, and he tried hard to explain to Al.
Wen allayed his suspicion, "I happened to live near their relatives' neighborhood before, so I told them about what it looks like now."
Alvin glanced at him deeply, then glanced at the two soldiers: "You return to the team."
"yes!"
"yes!"
The two soldiers gave Ross a wink, telling him to take care of himself, and then quickly left the armory.
"Where are the other maintenance staff?" Alvin put his hands on his hips and looked around.
"Today's work ended half an hour ago. They should all be resting in the dormitory. I stayed here until now because I met and chatted with fellow villagers." Ross said.
"You mean, there are only two of us in the armory now?"
"Yes……"
Alvin did not completely listen to Rose's words, and went around for a while, confirming that no one was in the armory except for the guards in front of the gate, and then waved to Rose and asked him to come over.
"Do you have anything else?" Ross felt that Alvin's attitude was a bit strange.
"You and they are not fellow villagers at all, and you don't care about the changes in Kip City when you stay together, right?" Alvin saw through Rose's lie.
Ross was shocked and tried to keep calm on his face: "Why did you say that?"
"Because I came over five minutes ago and heard you talking about the Equality Association, and you were so absorbed in the discussion that you didn't realize that I was standing behind the ammunition box." Alvin said the reason.
It turned out that he already knew what Ross and the two soldiers were talking about, but he just didn't mention it in front of the two soldiers, maintaining the illusion of trusting them.
But why did he wait until the two soldiers were sent away before coming to him to tear off the disguise?
Ross realized that although the matter was complicated, there should be no danger: "Since you have heard it, there is no need for me to hide it. We were indeed talking about the Equality Society just now, and they were very curious about the Equality Society, and
I have lived in Lezein since I was a child, and I know all this very well, so I told them about it."
"Don't you know that we are responsible for eradicating the Pingdong Association? Under such circumstances, do you dare to give them the Pingdong Association's belongings?"
"I know...but I just helped them explain what Equality will do, and I have no other ideas." Rose defended.
Valley jealousy
Alvin's eyes were sharp: "It's not up to you whether you have other ideas. I now have the full right to hand you over to other departments for torture."
The threat in this sentence is very strong.
Once Ross is handed over to other departments for interrogation, regardless of whether he really has other ideas, it is very likely that he will be labeled as an Equality member and then publicly executed.
"I didn't! Please believe me!" Ross got excited half-seriously, "I just told them about the Equality Association, and I didn't do anything else. I came here to work just to make some money to live.
Please don’t hand me over to other departments, please!”
"Shh." Alvin made a gesture of silence, and then looked Rose up and down, "I don't have to arrest you, but you have to promise me one thing."
"What do you want, tell me, as long as I can get there, I will listen to your arrangements!" Ross's guess was right, Alvin really had other ideas.
"Retell to me what you just told the two of them about the Equality Society, but this matter must not be known to a third person besides you and me." Alvin was also very curious about the Equality Society, but he
The approach was much more cautious than the previous two subordinates.
"Including both of them?"
"certainly."
"Why...they..."
Alvin said coldly: "There are so many reasons, just do as I say."
"Understood..." Ross breathed a sigh of relief.
"Come with me and talk over here." Alvin was worried that his current position was in danger, so he took Rose to a more hidden corner, "Let's talk."
Ross pretended to be at a loss as he was about to talk so suddenly: "What do you want to know about?"
"It seems you know a lot."
"Everyone who lives in Lezein knows something about it..."
"Just tell me everything you know."
"Okay... let's start with the theory of equality that almost everyone in Lezeinli knows... The first chapter of the Equality Meeting is about understanding inequality. It says that in today's society, no matter from any aspect, except for equality,
There is no other basis than the creed of the
——
By the time Ross returned to the dormitory, it was already approaching one o'clock in the morning.
He and Alvin chatted for more than an hour.
The squad leader looked very meticulous and stern, but he was no less curious about the Equality Society than the two soldiers. He almost asked Ross until he could no longer answer the question before he gave up. When leaving, he did not forget to remind him of this.
Ross made many assurances about the consequences if others knew about the matter before letting him leave with peace of mind.
When telling Alvin about the Equality Society, Ross was afraid that he would reveal too much and arouse Alvin's suspicion, so he only said some superficial things and never revealed more important content.
"Huh..." Everyone in the dormitory seemed to have fallen asleep. Ross took off his clothes with a little moonlight and tiptoed back to the bed to lie down.
"What happened?" Before Ross could stretch his body and close his eyes, the voice of Barron, a member of the Intelligence Department, came from the upper bunk.
"I talked with the soldiers and a squad leader in the armory about the Equality Society. They were all very curious about it." Ross replied in a low voice.
Hearing that it was about a meeting between equals, Barron stared outside for a while from the upper bunk to make sure there was no one outside, then turned over and went to Rose's bedside to whisper: "What's going on?"
Ross told Barron the truth about what happened tonight.
Barron frowned after hearing this: "The risk is too great. If something happens to you, all the comrades lurking in will be in danger."
"Don't worry, I told them from the beginning not to spread this matter to you, otherwise I won't be able to keep my job. They now think that this is just my personal behavior, and even if something happens, I won't be involved.
On you." Rose took precautions against this.
"...You are so brave. If you are not careful, the consequences will be terrible." Barron said.
"It's not like life and death. There's nothing to be afraid of when doing publicity."
"Even if you are caught, you will die." Barron reminded.
Ross actually knew it very well: "But we need to hurry up and master the corps as soon as possible so that we can have one more chance of victory. And fortunately, it went smoothly. It can be seen that their curiosity about the Equality Society is greater than their hostility. As long as
We can make them all have a comprehensive understanding of equality, then it will be much easier for Joseph to lead them to defection."
"By the way, there's one thing I haven't told you yet. Pisel is dead." Barron's voice deepened.
"I know this. I heard a lot of people saying this when we were maintaining the firearms. Since Joseph is about to become a general, we can't hold back."
"Comrade Diaz also died in the assassination." Barron told Ross another piece of news that had not reached the regiment's attention.
Ross was stunned, and his originally smiling face froze.
"In order to cover the evacuation of Vice President Comrade Morais, he gave up his chance to escape..."
"Alas..." Rose's happiness faded, "He is a very good person..."
Barron said: "I have dealt with him before, what a pity..."
"Murphy, Verak and the others must be sad too." Ross looked out the window.
——
Pingdong Association main station, conference room
"That's the thing. He will be promoted to general after the meeting tomorrow. I will help him handle official affairs and solve internal problems, and create more convenience for you." Adel, Boyne, and Morai
Si reports on tonight's conversation with Joseph.
"He's right. There are too many things that are unpredictable. We still need to speed up our progress. If we can control Lezein one day earlier, we will control it one day earlier." Boyne said.
Morais said "hmm".
"One more thing, I want to officially join the Equality Society." Adel applied. "I think this is a very meaningful thing, and it is worth doing even if it means sacrificing my life. I have no less experience before I come into contact with you.
Collecting information from you and spending this time together have made me firm up in this idea."
"You are welcome to become one of us." Boyin stood up and shook hands with Adel, "Let's fight together for a new world, for equality, for freedom, for beauty, and for unity."
The initiation ceremony of the Equality Association has always been very simple, but this seemingly simple sentence has become extremely solemn because of the practice of countless comrades who have sacrificed their lives and blood.
Morais also stood up and shook hands with Adel: "Welcome, Comrade Adel."
"Thank you." Adel shook hands one by one.
"Next, you will be assigned to the Operations Department. Currently you are still performing the task of assisting Joseph, and you will make new arrangements in the future." Boyin made the assignment to Adel.
"clear."
——
April 22, morning
In the cafeteria of the Pingdong Association Main Station
Verak, Keating, Nord, Winston and others went to the cafeteria to eat together. No one took the initiative to mention Diaz, nor did they bother Murphy who wanted to be alone.
"Verak, how's your reading going?" Keating asked while eating.
"It's not bad. I've read a third of it and took a lot of notes." Verak replied, "Where are you?"
“Yesterday, we initially selected the address for the establishment of the guild school.”
"Where is it set?"
"It is too risky to build a school in Lezeinli, Kip City, for thousands of people to study. Even with Joseph's help in the future, it is not safe enough. But it is too far away from Lezeinli and it will cause a lot of inconvenience."
, so we finally settled on Kip City." Keating explained the reasons for choosing the location.
Verak had no objection to this. Teacher Keating was very thorough in his work. When he was rarely needed to provide additional ideas, it was usually Teacher Keating who took the initiative to ask him and gave him a chance to think: "When will the school be built?
Is it officially in operation?”
"In a month's time, the training of these talents will be almost completed, and the situation we face will not be as difficult as it is now."
"Your incident has given me some new enlightenment." Verak thought of something on his side, "I estimate that Comrade Winston and I will open a pilot factory in about a month.
The risk of doing it in Lezeinli is also not small, and it should be better to go to Kip City."
"This way, we can still help each other."
"Um."
"By the way, Adel has officially joined the Equality Association, but he will not work in the association for the time being. In a few days, he will go to the Corps to help Joseph solve the problem." Keating, because he is usually outside, got the news faster than the whole group.
Verak, who spent the day reading in the room, was much happier.
Verak finished the cabbage soup: "Do you know anything about the Propaganda Department? Ross and the others went to work as undercover agents in the Corps, and I don't know what's going on now."
"I didn't see Piaf last night, but since Joseph has become a general, Ross and the others will be relatively less dangerous," Keating said.
"I hope everything goes well with him." Verak didn't want to see anything happen to Rose again.
"Don't worry." Keating finished his meal, "Let's go and try to complete our mission as early as possible."
——
morning
government building, in the president's office
Joseph, dressed in neat military uniform, was led by the presidential secretary to the door of the presidential office.
"Dong dong dong." The secretary knocked on the door and said, "Your Excellency, Colonel Joseph is here."
"Please come in."
"Please come in." The secretary opened the door. After Joseph walked in, he closed the door and stood outside.
This was the first time that Joseph came to the President's Office to meet President Francois alone. In the past, he had only followed Pissel to attend meetings, and it was difficult for him to even be seen by Francois.
"Your Excellency." Joseph walked through the spacious and luxurious living room, stopped in front of the deeper office area, and bowed to Francois who was walking towards him.
"Long time no see, Colonel Joseph." Francois smiled broadly, not having any negative emotions at all due to Pisel's death.
This cold-bloodedness is in sharp contrast to the comrades in the equality association who have no hesitation and sympathy for each other.
Joseph looked at Francois, with no expression of compliment on his face: "What do you want me to do for you?"
"Soldiers really like to be straightforward, and Pisel is just like you." Francois smiled, shook hands with Joseph, and asked him to sit down in the living room, "I like your character very much."
"It's a pity that General Pisel yesterday..."
"It is indeed a sad and regrettable thing, but as this time comes, we have less time to grieve. Only by doing the next work well is the best consolation for his sacrifice." Francois
Only then did the smile fade, and he sighed.
This set of rhetoric was almost exactly the same as that of Ping Ping Hui, but one was so sincere and the other was so hypocritical, Joseph couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
"You should know why I called you here today." François was poured a glass of wine by Joseph enthusiastically, showing that he valued him very much.
"General Pisel died. The three corps cannot be leaderless. You want to talk to me about the position of major general, right?" As long as a normal person can see this, Joseph did not pretend to be stupid.
.
"Yes, the threat from the Equality Association is still there. They dare to carry out night raids and assassinations under such a tight blockade. We must not mess up." Francois said, "So regarding the new command of the three corps
A major general needs to be appointed as soon as possible and a strong response should be made to these provocations made by the Equality Council."
Joseph nodded: "Do you want to appoint me?"
Francois was used to talking in circles, and he couldn't adapt to Joseph's straight-to-the-point chat: "Well... I have this intention. You have a high prestige in the army. If you are promoted to major general to lead the corps, there will be the least objections. And you
Your outstanding combat experience in the past can also prove that you are qualified to take on this responsibility, and at the same time you have the ability to effectively eliminate them in a situation where equality will become more and more rampant."
"Please forgive me. As a soldier, I am accustomed to speaking out directly if I have any problems, instead of hiding them in my mind." Joseph apologized first.
"You can tell me anything directly." François wished that Joseph was like this. Such people don't have many thoughts and are easy to control.
"I think I have this qualification, but Colonel Benson of the 7th Light Infantry Regiment and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey of the 15th Light Infantry Regiment are not inferior to me in ability, and their backgrounds are profound, so they should be here
They are far more competitive than me in this matter. I don't know why you didn't go to them?" Joseph looked very confused and refused to follow François's trick of pretending to be a human being and telling lies.
François didn't expect that Joseph really didn't shy away. He immediately changed his style and looked sincere: "You are right. Among the three of you, the two of them are actually more likely to be promoted to major general, but things are also different.
It's not that simple. As far as I know, they are all quite resistant to this position, thinking that this position is very dangerous, and whoever gets there will be the next target of the Equality Association."
"So I'm the only one left."
"Since you go straight, I won't beat around the bush. You are the only one who can take on the big responsibility now. But I don't think this is a bad thing. Under normal circumstances, with your background, there is no possibility of climbing higher.
But it's different now, no one is more courageous than you
Be more responsible, no one can do what you can do. You can seize the opportunity to become the first civilian general ever and climb higher." Francois gave a further temptation and hinted implicitly.
Joseph may not be promoted to lieutenant general or even general in the future.
"I think so too." Joseph looked directly at Francois frankly, "This is my opportunity, they don't dare to let me do it."
"Yes, this is an era where risks and opportunities coexist. The more they can't do, the more you can achieve. As the president, the last thing I want to see is that my subordinates are all a bunch of corpses.
Man, there will be more and more people like you in the future, and I will give you more and more opportunities." Francois admired Joseph even more.
"thank you."
"I want to thank you for taking on such a big responsibility at such an urgent moment and doing things that others dare not do to resolve the crisis. Come on, have a drink." Francois picked up the wine glass and touched it lightly with Joseph.
Joseph drank the wine in one gulp.
Francois took a sip and put down the glass: "In the afternoon, I will publicly promote you to major general, command the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 7th Light Infantry Regiment, 15th Light Infantry Regiment, and take over the defense of Lezein
, responsible for the suppression of the Pingding Association."
"So do you have any ideas about the new commander of the 1st Cavalry Regiment?" Joseph asked.
"So, do you have someone to recommend?" Francois looked at him without any objection.
"I do have a few very capable subordinates, such as Major Gale and Major Bryan." Joseph mentioned two of his cronies.
After Joseph became a major general, if he wanted to quickly complete the control of the three corps and perform the work efficiently, he must provide him with some more support.
After weighing the matter, Francois said generously: "I leave the appointment of the commander of the First Cavalry Regiment to you. I know that after you become a major general, the other two powerful candidates will not be so easily convinced.
You are willing to be dispatched by a person with a civilian background. If you encounter any problems at work in the future, you can come to me directly to solve them. I will provide you with unconditional help. They may have prominent family support behind them, but yours
Behind it is me, the President of the Bressi Republic."
"Understood." Joseph looked moved, but his heart was still cold.
It was also good for Francois to support himself in strengthening his control over the corps. Only by holding a trusted corps that was independent of the will of the powerful would he be able to sit more firmly after restoring the monarchy.
"There may not be anyone in the world who values you highly, but I am different. I only value a person's ability, not his background. If you do a good job under my staff, there will be unlimited possibilities in the future."
"With a president like you who doesn't know his origin, I have nothing to worry about. Next, I will completely wipe out the Equality Society to ensure the stability of Lezein and your safety." Joseph expressed his loyalty at the right time,
"I will clear all obstacles for you and continue to lead the people of Brexi."
"Okay." Francois was very satisfied and refilled Joseph's wine. "I'm happy to see soldiers like you stand taller and set a benchmark to let everyone see that as long as you have the ability, nothing is impossible.