The officers of the various corps and above the school level stationed in Lezeinli, as well as a group of ministers, sat on both sides of the slender conference table and looked at President François who was sitting at the head of the table.
Joseph sat in the middle of the side where the officers were sitting. On both sides were the two commanders of the two regiments, Colonel Benson, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey, and other lower-level officers of the Guards Corps.
them.
"Major General Pisel just died in the line of duty yesterday, so the appointment meeting we held was as simple as possible, not to expand the negative impact on the one hand, and on the other hand to save time to maintain the stability of the Corps and to counterattack various actions of the Equality Association.
"Francois said, "The situation is very serious now, so I won't go into too much meaningless detail on this aspect. I decided that Maren Joseph, the former commander of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, will serve as the commander of the independent mixed division.
And was promoted to major general. Major Bryan, the former battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, served as the commander of the 1st Cavalry Regiment and was promoted to lieutenant colonel."
There was little reaction from the ministers, but the officers, led by Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey, the commanders of the 7th Light Infantry Regiment and the 15th Light Infantry Regiment, frowned and had slight objections.
Joseph had been sitting upright without looking around, but he could clearly feel the hostility between the two.
In fact, becoming the commander of the independent mixed division will not arouse the resentment of the two of them, because almost everyone now believes that taking this position is extremely risky. Rather than saying that it has unlimited future, it is better to say that it has half a foot in hell.
What really pissed them off was that one of their cronies became the new commander of the cavalry regiment.
This is a very clear signal, which means that Francois will strongly support Joseph among independent mixers, rather than giving more benefits to those with powerful backgrounds.
If this is not the end, but a beginning, will their position as an independent mixer be threatened in the future?
This is an unknown quantity.
"Your Excellency, for the appointment of the commander of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, I have a candidate who may be better." Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey stood up and tried to hinder the expansion of Joseph's power in the army, ensuring that Joseph was an empty major general.
, It’s just a shell temporarily used to block the gun. “Colonel Bazell in the 7th Light Infantry Regiment has much better qualifications than Colonel Bryan. Even I admire him. If he can serve as the commander of the Cavalry Regiment,
, then it must be the most beneficial to independent mixers."
"Colonel Edmund of the 15th Light Infantry Regiment is also more qualified." After hearing that Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey moved his own people to compete for the commander of the Cavalry Regiment in order to avoid suspicion, Colonel Benson quickly pointed out one
The other party’s confidants.
In fact, the two of them didn't get along very well. Each wanted to climb higher in safety. However, in the face of a civilian like Joseph, an outsider, and the wind that vaguely threatened their status, they still chose to unite.
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Joseph did not look at the two of them. He straightened his back and said neither humble nor arrogant: "Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey said that Major Bazell's qualifications are much better than Major Bryan. I don't agree with this. Major Bazell's military service time is indeed
A little earlier than Brian, but judging from the results, the gap between the two sides can almost be described as a huge disparity. The same is true for Colonel Edmund pointed out by Colonel Benson in comparison with Brian."
In the past large and small battles, without exception, all soldiers were from civilian backgrounds. The generals charged at the front, while those from aristocratic backgrounds enjoyed the results in the rear.
Pisel recognized this early on, and regardless of the outside world's opinions, he comprehensively promoted capable people with civilian backgrounds and squeezed out the noble officers who would only hide in the rear. Such reuse aroused opposition from the nobles.
, but in exchange for a solid and unrivaled record, it really gave the civilians in their regiment a chance to come forward, and military talents like Joseph and Brian emerged.
It's a pity that Pisel's purpose in doing this was not for Joseph and Brian, but to expand his own interests at the expense of other nobles.
"In addition to Major Bryan's ability, there is also the most important reason, which is related to Lazer's safety. Letting an officer who has been fighting in the light infantry regiment all year round come to the cavalry regiment will definitely have a lot of needs.
Things to adapt to, and how long does this adaptation take? One month? Three months? Because of the current enemy, Equality will be aggressive, and we don't have that much time to let an incompetent person develop his abilities in the cavalry regiment." Joseph explained.
While explaining the reason, he clearly scolded Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey.
When they heard their people being scolded as incompetent, the two of them blushed and wanted to refute harshly.
Francois spoke up in time to smooth things over: "What Major General Joseph said makes sense. The most important thing is that we don't have time for them to adapt. What is our most important thing now? Of course it is the Suppression and Equality Association. If you think this appointment has any
If it is inappropriate, then in the subsequent large-scale crackdown, you will have the opportunity to express yourself and prove yourself. Who is capable and who is not capable, who is worthy of promotion and who is not worthy of promotion, it will be clear at a glance."
As soon as these words came out, Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey were speechless.
As soldiers, it would be too funny for them to rely on words to fight for their interests. Francois has already given them a method of protest. If they don't use this most direct method of proof, they will be convinced that their people are incompetent.
statement.
Moreover, Francois has made it clear that he is on Joseph's side, and they are still far from being able to compete with Francois behind Joseph.
"You are right, it will be clear when the time comes." Colonel Benson agreed and looked at the frustrated Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey.
"Yes." Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey nodded after being reminded.
Joseph took a deep breath and glanced at the beasts sitting on human skins.
Is this a wrestling match between the upper class?
He let out an inaudible snort.
How could this group of careerists with their own evil intentions be the opponents of the Equality Society?
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That afternoon, the news that the Republic of Bresi had given birth to its first major general with a civilian background spread throughout Lezein.
The cavalry regiment erupted in cheers. Joseph becoming a major general would be of great benefit to them. The most important thing was that they would not be despised by noble officers. With Joseph, who treated everyone equally, their future efforts would not be eroded.
This is a small power struggle within the government.
It is also the great hope for equality in their hearts.
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three days later
April 25
Cavalry regiment camp, armory
After several days of increasingly bold attempts, the comrades led by Ross who broke into the cavalry regiment for propaganda made a breakthrough.
Many people in the Cavalry Regiment are curious about equality. They have been suffering from no way to understand it, so they can only maintain the status quo.
After hearing that the maintenance workers in the armory were all locals from Lezein and had far more knowledge about the Equality Society than they did, many people at the officer level sneaked over to interrogate them in the name of conversation.
Most of them were very careful. Just like Alvin back then, they asked all about the Equality Society with longing eyes, followed by serious warnings to ensure that Ross and others would not disclose the information they had communicated with.
Things leaked out.
Ross and others agreed one by one.
In their view, everyone in the Cavalry Regiment was tacitly aware of the situation, but they just lacked an opportunity to pierce the window.
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April 26
Adel, who officially joined the Equality Society, left the main station and was arranged by Joseph to be a clerk in his office, so naturally he became his assistant.
At this time, only four days had passed since Joseph was promoted to major general and commanded the independent mixed division.
The resistance he faced was unprecedentedly huge.
He used to serve as the commander of the cavalry regiment, and he was able to work smoothly under Pissel's support and the high prestige in the regiment. Now Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Ning of the 7th Light Infantry Regiment and the 15th Light Infantry Regiment
He became a tether, obeying his orders and disobeying them, which became his biggest obstacle in the army.
As long as these two people are dealt with and the two light infantry regiments are firmly in hand, Joseph will really have the final say in the independent mixed division.
Before that, there were still huge risks in secretly helping the Equality Society to do things.
Adel proposed a simple and direct method, which was to get rid of Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey just like assassinating Pisel.
Francois was having a headache that these aristocratic forces in the army had become an unstable factor in his rule. At that time, the vacant positions would be filled by Joseph's cronies. It should be what he would like to see most if they were separated from the influence of the powerful forces.
Joseph thought that this was too aggressive and could easily be detected by Francois, so he decided to put it aside for the time being and use other methods to try to strengthen control over the two light infantry regiments.
That night, the Equality Society carried out a fake assassination of Joseph.
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The purpose of this move was not only to dispel Francois's doubts about Joseph, but also to increase the danger of this position and help Joseph sit more firmly.
Francois had mixed feelings after learning about this.
He was very worried that Joseph would die. Once Joseph died, the position of division commander would be vacant again, and it would be difficult to find a suitable candidate to take the position. His idea of cultivating a force that was directly under him and loyal only to himself would also be in vain.
Fortunately, nothing happened to Joseph. After suffering an assassination, the precautions will be even stricter in the future.
In addition, when he learned yesterday that Joseph had specially recruited the former warden of Damans Prison as his assistant, he was still doubting Joseph's motives, suspiciously thinking about the relationship between Adel and the Equality Society, the relationship between Adel and Joseph, and Joseph
Relationship with the Equality Society.
Now it seems that the reason should not be that complicated.
Joseph specially recruited Adel, probably because Adel had dealt with important cadres of the Equality Society for a long time and was also an eyewitness of the prison break incident. He wanted to analyze some problems of the Equality Society from the information Adel had.
, to solve the problem in turn.
This idea is different from Pisel's.
Pissel's previous approach had little effect, and François had high hopes for Joseph.
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April 26, evening
Pingdong Association main station, conference room
"The assassination was successful - I mean there were no casualties." Morais reported after returning.
"Waiting again in half a month will basically dispel the government's suspicion of Joseph and help him secure his position." Boyin nodded.
Intelligence Minister Charles said: "According to François's character, he will definitely not be so reassured about Joseph. In order to ensure everything is foolproof and avoid any Francois informants around him, Adel has not done anything with us in the past few days.
I haven’t had any contact with him, but I said before that if we can’t solve the problem of the other two regiment leaders, we can try to get rid of them like we assassinated Pisel.”
"Since Pisel's death, the security forces of these people have been strengthened. It will not be easy to successfully carry out two assassinations." Morais was not completely sure about successfully replicating two assassination missions.
"And this may deepen Francois's suspicion of Joseph. After all, this series of things will be of great benefit to Joseph. Even if there is no doubt, Francois will not 100% trust Joseph's loyalty. He may
It will cultivate another force in the army to form a check and balance." Boyin felt it was inappropriate.
"Joseph's side also doesn't agree with Adel's idea at the moment, but if there is still no way to control the two light infantry regiments in the future, this matter will have to be put on the agenda." Charles said.
Boyin had no better countermeasures. He was not very clear about the situation in the army, so he thought about it and said, "Let's talk about it when the time comes. It will be very difficult to implement this matter, but it is not impossible to do it."
For example, Joseph has no opposition in the army, and Francois wants to cultivate new cronies for checks and balances. We can try to push someone like Joseph into Francois's sight, and then the two parties
On the surface, they are fighting as Francois wants, but secretly they are all our people."
"I can make preparations for the assassination in advance." Morais said.
"Well, we'll do this when they have no other choice. Now we should discuss the next step." Boyin called his assistants in and asked them to call Verak, Keating, and Piaf.
Waiting for people to come and join the meeting.
Verac has calmed down and studied "Theory of Class" again in the past few days. Keating took Nord and Murphy, who was gradually recovering, began training for teachers in the guild school. Piaf coordinated the propaganda teams that infiltrated the three corps.
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"How are you doing over there?" After a few people arrived, Boyin first asked about the progress of the tasks they were responsible for.
"We are training teachers, there is no big problem." Keating only has time. When the time comes for the teachers, the school will be up and running.
"I'm still doing the same thing here, reading, reading, reading..." Verak grinned helplessly. "Theory of Class" was much more profound than "Theory of Equality" and it would take him about a week to finish it. "I can come over for a meeting to change my mind."
It’s nice to think about other things.”
"The three teams sent out by the Propaganda Department have all achieved results. Among them, Joseph's direct troops and the cavalry regiment have made the best progress. Comrade Ross played an important role in this propaganda mission. He said that many people there were eager to
To understand everything about the Equality Society, they are not very - or not at all hostile to the Equality Society. They are also touched by what Ross said. He thinks that there is just a lack of a suitable opportunity to put all this into the light...
"
Verak was very pleased to hear that Rose was doing well.
The companions who were infected by him and joined the Equality Society now basically have the ability to stand on their own.
Verak never thought that the credit should go to himself, he just thought that it was a great thing that everyone could find the meaning of life in the Equality Society and burst out greater value.
"That's good." Boyin nodded with satisfaction.
The most important things were left to these most capable people, and he really did not let him down.
"I called everyone here tonight because we want to discuss our follow-up actions together. We have already set a general direction. We will use Joseph's corps to provide convenience and secretly expand our influence. At the same time, we will find ways to penetrate into the government and slowly control it.
Lezein." Boin got straight to the point.
The question is, "But now Joseph and Adel still have some problems. They need to overcome the power of some powerful people in the Corps. As for infiltrating the government, we have had a plan half a year ago. We bribed and instigated some people through the Intelligence Department.
It’s a pity that this matter did not go smoothly.”
Verak and others listened carefully.
"We all know that the powerful are a group of careerists who like to scheming and scheming. They can kill each other for their own interests, and they can do whatever it takes. In the same way, they can also become monolithic for their own interests. In the face of us, we have to get rid of their roots.
, completely ruining their interests.
Showing unprecedented unity in front of the enemy." Boyn sighed, "The entire government is intricately controlled by these powerful people. What we can shake at the moment is only a small number of those who are on the sidelines.
People. And those who really hold important positions in the system will not be with us."
"This matter is unsolvable." Verak said, "It is difficult to break into the inside using this method. Even if we are from civilian backgrounds, it will be difficult to work together before we can produce real benefits. Just like Joseph,
His defection was not only due to his civilian background, but also because he had many rare conditions."
"But our general direction is to complete the control of Lezein and Bressy through cannibalization and replacement, and then implement the successful template and carry out reforms." Keating then said, "If we don't take this path, we will
The only option is to completely overthrow them."
"It will be more difficult to completely overturn it. It cannot be achieved in a few years." Piaf shook his head.
Cannibalization and replacement, direct overthrow and replacement with new ones, are both difficult to achieve, and the latter requires greater time and effort.
There are nearly a hundred army regiments in Brexi. It is difficult for them to confront such a strong force head-on. Even due to various factors, the number of regiments that can actually be dedicated to fighting against the Equality Association will not be less than a few dozen.
Can't fight.
There is absolutely no chance of winning.
"There are currently no good clues to promote these two directions. It is impossible for us to replicate Joseph's success and attract so many corps like a dream. You must know that Joseph is still the first person in the history of the Republic of Bressi.
For a civilian major general, there is no second candidate to use this method. Moreover, the independent mixed division is still struggling
After completing the control, almost everything else is controlled by densely packed nobles." Boyin had no way to deal with such a problem, "We are not only fighting against the nobles, but also their hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation. The entire Brescia
Just like a virus that has taken hundreds or thousands of years to invade the bone marrow, we can imagine how difficult it is to get rid of the virus in just two or three years of preparation."
"Isn't this hopeless..." Verak looked at Boyin.
Boyn said nothing.
Whether Bresi's current situation is hopeless or whether they are far from capable of changing it is of little significance, because the result of both is the same.
Even the Equality Society cannot bring it back to life, so there is no need to say more about its ending.
As for whether the Equality Association will have such capabilities in the future, no one dares to draw a conclusion easily.
Now is their best opportunity to take control of the regiment stationed in Lezein. Bressy will have an internal emptiness due to the expedition to Bash. They have rolled up their sleeves and are just waiting for a big fight.
No matter what choice you make in the end, you must seize this opportunity.
"We have almost no ability to do these two directions, so can we open up a third way?" Charles suggested.
Verak corrected: "It's not that we don't have the ability to do it. The plan of cannibalizing and replacing is completely unfeasible, because we can never reach a consensus with the powerful, and they are even less likely to help us kill ourselves. And overthrow
All this is feasible, but it is difficult because we have to face a surging army from the front."
"We can't defeat them." Morais said with certainty, "But Comrade Verak is right. This is not impossible. It is fundamentally different from the original plan. We spent ten years communicating to penetrate the inside.
, the powerful will not take a step back, but after ten years of accumulation, we may not be able to fight a tough battle to defeat them, drive away the parasites, and re-establish order."
"If we want to do this, our general direction must be adjusted. Except for those who need to spy on government intelligence arrangements, there is no need to work hard within the government. In the future, we will focus on improving combat capabilities and theory.
Holding a gun in one hand, he has the strength to defeat powerful people head-on, and he also holds the truth in one hand, and has the means to attract people and change the world," said Boyne.
"Hmm..." Keating thought about the impact that the general adjustment would have on their school.
"My idea is actually very simple. Rather than saving a country that can't be saved at all, it's better for it to just die and let's build a new one." Verak had previously proposed for the first time with Chloe and the others.
The peace talks faction was so decisive when they parted ways, and the final facts proved that his decisiveness was correct.
Boyin saw everything in his eyes. He had been troubled by this problem for a long time recently. Maybe it would be better to tear it down and start over as Verak said instead of re-outlining things on an old wall.
Verak, who has been deeply influenced by "The Theory of Class" recently, looked at everyone lost in thought and added: "What we are really good at should be building a new world. Destroying the old world is just the process of building a new world."