Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 298 Destruction and Construction

  April 22, 3:00pm

  Government building, conference hall

  The officers above the colonel level of the corps stationed in Lezein, as well as a group of ministers sat on both sides of the slender conference table and looked at President Francois who was sitting in the main seat.

Joseph sat in the middle of the side where the officers were sitting, with the two commanders of the two regiments on his hands, Colonel Benson, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey, and other lower-ranking officers of the Guard Corps them.

"Major General Pissel just died in the line of duty yesterday, so the appointment meeting we held was as simple as possible, on the one hand, not to expand the negative impact, on the other hand, to save time, to maintain the stability of the Corps, and to counter the various actions of the Equality Association. "Francois said, "The situation is very serious now, so I won't repeat too many meaningless details in this regard. I have decided that Maren Joseph, the former commander of the First Cavalry Regiment, will be the commander of the independent mixed division. And he was promoted to major general. Major Brian, 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."

  The ministers didn't respond much, but the officers, headed by Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey, the commanders of the 7th and 15th Light Infantry Regiments, all frowned and expressed slight dissent.

  Joseph has been sitting upright, without looking around, but he can clearly feel the hostility between the two.

  Being the head of an independent mixed editor by myself will not arouse the two's disgust, because almost everyone now thinks that sitting in this position is extremely risky.

   What really annoyed them was that their cronies became the new head of the cavalry regiment.

  This is a very obvious signal, which means that François will strongly support Joseph in the independent mixing division, instead of giving more benefits to those with powerful backgrounds.

  If this is not the end, but a beginning, will their status in the independent mix division be threatened in the future?

   This is an unknown.

"Your Excellency, I have a slightly better candidate for the appointment of the head of the First Cavalry Regiment." Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey stood up and tried to prevent the expansion of Joseph's power in the army, ensuring that Joseph was a major general who was emptied , is only temporarily used to block the shell of the gun, "Major Bazel in the 7th Light Infantry Regiment has much better qualifications than Major Bryan, and even I admire him. If he can serve as the commander of the cavalry regiment , then it must be the most beneficial to independent editors.”

"Major Edmund in the 15th Light Infantry Regiment is also more qualified." Hearing that Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey named his own person to compete for the head of the Cavalry Regiment to avoid suspicion, Colonel Benson quickly pointed out one. The other party's cronies.

In fact, the two of them don't get along very well, each hopes to climb higher in a safe situation, but in the face of a commoner like Joseph, an outsider, and the wind direction that threatens their status, they still choose to unite .

Joseph didn't look at the two of them, his back was straight, and he said neither humble nor overbearing: "Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey said that Major Bazel's qualifications are much better than Major Bryan's. I don't agree with this. Major Bazel's time in the army is indeed It was earlier than Bryan, but judging from the record, the gap between the two sides can almost be described as a big disparity. The same is true for Colonel Edmund pointed out by Colonel Benson and Bryan."

  In the past large and small battles, without exception, soldiers and generals with civilian backgrounds charged at the front, while those with noble backgrounds enjoyed their benefits in the rear.

  Pissel recognized this early on, and without hesitation of outside voices, comprehensively promoted capable people from civilian backgrounds to squeeze out those noble officers who would only hide behind. Such reuse aroused opposition from the nobles, but in exchange for a solid and unrivaled record, it really gave the civilians in their corps a chance to stand out, and military talents like Joseph and Brian emerged.

   It's a pity that Pissel's purpose of doing this is not for Joseph and Brian, but to sacrifice the interests of other nobles and expand his own interests.

"In terms of ability, it is none other than Major Brian, and the most important thing is that it is related to Lazer's safety. Let an officer who has been fighting in the light infantry regiment all the year round come to the cavalry regiment, and there will inevitably be many needs. What is the adaptation, and how long is this adaptation? One month? Three months? Because of the great enemy of Laize, equality will be fierce, and we don't have that much time for an incompetent person to cultivate ability in the cavalry regiment." Joseph clarified While explaining the reason, he clearly scolded Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey.

  Hearing that their own people were scolded as incompetent, the two blushed and wanted to refute sharply.

Francois opened his mouth in time to smooth things over: "Major General Joseph made a lot of sense. The most important thing is that we don't have time for them to adapt. What is the most important thing for us now? Of course it is to eliminate the Equality Association. If it is not right, then in the following large-scale suppression, you will have the opportunity to express yourself and prove yourself. It will be clear at a glance who is capable and who is not, who is worthy of promotion and who is not."

  As soon as these words came out, Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey had nothing to say.

  As soldiers, it would be too ridiculous for them to rely on lip service to fight for their interests. Francois has given them a method of protest. If they don't accept this most direct means of proof, they will instead confirm that their own people are incapable.

  Furthermore, Francois made it clear that he was on Joseph's side, and they were far from being able to compete with Francois behind Joseph.

   "You are right, it will be clear at a glance." Colonel Benson agreed and exchanged glances with the deflated Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey.

   "Yes." Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey nodded after being reminded.

   Joseph took a deep breath and glanced at the beasts sitting on top of human skins.

   Is this a gladiatorial battle between the upper powers?

  He let out a faint cold snort.

  How could this group of careerists with their own ghosts be the opponents of the Equality Society.

  …

  That afternoon, the news that the first major general with a civilian background was born in the Republic of Bresci spread throughout Lezein.

   Cheers erupted in the cavalry regiment. Joseph becoming a major general would benefit them a lot. The most important thing is that they will not be underestimated by noble officers. With Joseph who treats everyone equally, their future efforts will not be wiped out.

   This is a small power struggle within the government.

   is the great hope of equality in their hearts.

  —

   three days later

  April 25th

   Cavalry Regiment Camp, Armory

  After a few days of more and more bold temptations, the comrades headed by Ross who broke into the cavalry regiment for propaganda made a breakthrough.

  Many people in the Cavalry Regiment are curious about the Equality Society. 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 of Laizein, and their knowledge of the news of the Equality Association far surpassed theirs, many people at the officer level sneaked over to interrogate them in the name of conversation.

The vast majority of them are very careful, just like Alvin back then, they asked about the Equality Association and showed longing eyes, followed by serious warnings to ensure that Ross and others would not communicate with them Things leak out.

  Ross and others agreed one by one.

  In their view, the people in the cavalry regiment are tacitly aware of it, but they just lack an opportunity to pierce the window paper.

  —

  April 26th

   Adel, who officially joined the Equality Association, left the terminus and was arranged by Joseph as a clerk in his office, and he became his assistant logically.

   At this time, it has only been four days since Joseph was promoted to major general and led the independent mixed division.

  The resistance he faced was unprecedentedly huge.

In the past, he served as the commander of the cavalry regiment, and under the esteem of Pissel and the high prestige in the regiment, he worked smoothly. Now Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey of the 7th and 15th Light Infantry Regiments are screwed It became a rope, obediently obeying his orders and violating his orders became his biggest obstacle in the army.

  As long as these two people are resolved and the two light infantry regiments are tightly held in hands, the independent mixed division will really be in the hands of Joseph.

  Before that, there is still a huge risk in secretly helping equality to do things.

  Adel proposed a simple and direct method, that is, to kill Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey just like assassinating Pissel.

  Francois is having a headache that these noble forces have become an unstable factor in his rule in the army. At that time, the vacated position will be filled by Joseph's cronies, and he should be most happy to see that he is free from the influence of the powerful forces.

  Joseph thought that this was too aggressive, and it was easy for Francois to notice something, so he decided to put it on hold for the time being, and tried to strengthen the control of the two light infantry regiments by other methods.

  That night, the Equality Association took the lead in carrying out the fake assassination of Joseph.

  The purpose of this move is not only to dispel François' doubts about Joseph, but also to increase the danger of this position and help Joseph sit more firmly.

  Francois had mixed feelings when he learned about this.

  He was very worried that Joseph would die. Once Joseph died, the position of division commander would become vacant again. It would be difficult to find a suitable candidate to take up the position. His idea of ​​cultivating a force that was directly under him and only loyal to himself would be destroyed.

   Fortunately, Joseph did not have an accident, and after an assassination, the defense work will be more stringent.

In addition, when he learned yesterday that Joseph specially recruited the former warden of Daimans Prison as his assistant, he was still suspicious of Joseph's motives, suspiciously thinking about the relationship between Adel and the Equal Society, the relationship between Adel and Joseph, Joseph Relationship with Equality Council.

   Now it seems that the reason should not be so complicated.

  Joseph recruited Adel probably only because Adel had dealt with important cadres of the Equality Society for a long time, and he was also a witness to the prison escape incident. He wanted to analyze some problems of the Equal Society from the information that Adel had, and solve the problems one by one.

  This way of thinking is different from that of Pissel.

  Pissel's previous approach had little effect, and Francois had high hopes for Joseph.

  —

  April 26, evening

  Equality Association Main Station, Meeting Room

   "The assassination was successful—I mean no casualties," Morais reported after returning.

   "Come back in half a month, and basically dispel the government's suspicion of Joseph and help him secure his position." Boin nodded.

Minister of Intelligence Charles said: "According to Francois' character, he will definitely not be so reassuring about Joseph. In order to ensure nothing goes wrong and avoid any Francois' eyeliner around him, Adel has not done anything with us these days. It’s just that I said earlier that if the problems of the other two corps leaders can’t be solved, they can try to get rid of them like assassinating Pierce.”

   "Since Pissel's death, the security forces of these people have been strengthened. It is not easy to successfully carry out two more assassinations." Morais is not fully sure about successfully replicating two more assassination missions.

"And this may deepen Francois' suspicion of Joseph. After all, this series of things is of great benefit to Joseph. Even if there is no doubt, Francois will not trust Joseph's loyalty 100%, he may We will cultivate a force in the army to form a check and balance." Boyin felt that it was inappropriate.

   "Joseph also doesn't agree with Adel's idea at present, but if there is still no way to achieve control of the two light infantry regiments in the future, this matter can only be put on the agenda." Charles said.

Boyin also had no better countermeasures. He was not very clear about the situation in the army, so he thought for a while and said, "Let's talk about it at that time. It will be very difficult to implement this matter, but it is not impossible to do it at all." For example, Joseph has no opposition in the army, and Francois wants to cultivate new cronies to check and balance. We can try to push another person like Joseph into Francois’ sight, and then the two sides will On the surface, they are fighting as Francois wishes, but secretly they are all our people."

   "I can prepare for the assassination in advance." Morais said.

"Well, let's do this when they really have nothing to do. Now we should discuss the next move." Boin called his assistants in and asked them to call Verac, Keating, and Piaf Wait for someone to come and join the meeting.

In the past few days, Verac has calmed down and studied "The Theory of Classes". Keating took Nord, and Murphy, who was gradually recovering, started training the teachers of the club school. Piaf coordinated the propaganda team that sneaked into the three corps .

   "How's it going on your side?" After a few people came, Boyin first asked about the progress of the tasks they were in charge of.

   "Training teachers, there is no major problem." Keating only needs time, when the time comes, the teachers and the school will be able to operate.

"My side is still the same~ www.wuxiahere.com~ reading and reading..." Verac grinned helplessly, "The Theory of Class" is much more profound than "The Theory of Equality", and he will have to finish it in about a week, "Can you come to the meeting It’s nice to change your mind and think about something else.”

"The three teams sent out by the Propaganda Department have all achieved results. Among them, the Cavalry Regiment, Joseph's direct line unit, has made the best progress. Comrade Ross played an important role in this propaganda mission. He said that many people there are eager to To know everything about the Equal Society, they weren't much—or at all, hostile to the Equal Society, and were touched by what Ross said, and he felt that there was just a lack of a proper opportunity to bring this all into the light..."

   Hearing that Rose has done a good job, Verac is very relieved.

   These companions who were infected by him and joined the Equality Association now basically have the ability to be independent.

  Villac didn’t think that he should be the one to take the credit. He just thought it was a great thing that everyone could find the meaning of life in the equal society and burst out with greater value.

   "That's good." Boyin nodded with satisfaction.

   The most important tasks were entrusted to these few most capable people, and they really did not disappoint him.

"I called everyone over tonight to discuss our follow-up actions together. We have set a general direction before, providing convenience through Joseph's corps, secretly expanding our influence, and at the same time trying to find ways to penetrate the government and slowly control it. Laizein." Boin got straight to the point, "But now there are still some problems with Joseph and Adel, and we need to overcome the strength of some powerful backgrounds in the Corps, and we have had a plan for breaking into the government half a year ago. The Ministry of Intelligence bribed and instigated some people, but unfortunately, this matter did not go well."

  Villac and others listened carefully.

"We all know that the rich and powerful are a group of ambitious people who like to intrigue and intrigue. They can kill each other for their own interests, and they can do whatever they can. In the same way, they can also become a monolith for their own interests. In the face of us who want to get rid of their roots In front of the enemy who completely ruined their interests, they showed unprecedented unity." Boyne sighed, "The entire government is intricately controlled by these dignitaries, and what we can shake and change at present is only a small part of it." Those who are on the sidelines. Those who are really at the top of the system will not be with us."

"There is no solution to this matter." Verak said, "It is difficult to penetrate the inside with this method. Even if we are from a civilian background, it is difficult to work together until we fail to show real benefits. Just like Joseph, His defection is not just because of his civilian background, but because of many rare conditions."

"But our general direction is to complete the control of Laizein and Bresci through cannibalization and replacement, and then implement the successful model of the experiment to 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 overthrow it, and it will not be done in a few years." Piaf shook her head.

   Cannibalizing and replacing, directly overthrowing and replacing with new ones, both of which are difficult to achieve, and the latter requires more time and effort.

  Bressi has nearly a hundred army regiments, and it is difficult for them to confront such a strong force head-on. Even if it is due to various factors, there are no less than a few dozen corps that can really devote themselves to fighting the Equality Society.

  Can't fight.

   There is no chance of winning at all.

"There is currently no good idea to push forward in these two directions. It is impossible for us to replicate Joseph's success and attract so many regiments like a dream. You know, Joseph is still the first in the history of the Brexi Republic. For a civilian major general, there is no second candidate for using this method. Moreover, the independent mixed editor is still struggling to complete control, and the others are almost all controlled by densely packed dignitaries." Boyin said in such a There was no solution to the problem before, "We are not only fighting against the nobles, but also their hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation. The whole Brisey is like a virus that took hundreds of thousands of years to invade the bone marrow. Our preparations in just two or three years , It is difficult to imagine how difficult it is to get rid of the virus."

   "Isn't this hopeless..." Verak looked at Boyne.

   Boyin did not speak.

  Whether Bresci's status quo is hopeless or they are far from being able to change is of little significance, because the result of both is the same.

   Even the Equality Council cannot bring it back to life, so there is no need to say more about its ending.

   No one dares to draw conclusions about whether the Equality Society will have such capabilities in the future.

  Now is their best chance. They have mastered the corps stationed in Laizein. Brexi will have an internal emptiness due to the expedition to Bash. They have already 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 proposed.

Veraker corrected: "It's not that we are unable to do it. It is completely unfeasible to cannibalize and replace the plan, because we will never be able to reach a consensus with the powerful, and they are even less likely to help us kill ourselves. To overthrow All of this is feasible, but it is very difficult, and what we have to face is a large army coming head-on."

"We can't beat them." Morais said with certainty, "but Comrade Verac is right, this is not unfeasible, and it is fundamentally different from the original plan. We spent ten years communicating and breaking into the inside , The rich and powerful will not take a step back, but after ten years of accumulation, it may not be impossible to fight a tough battle, defeat them, drive away the parasites, and re-establish order."

"If we want to do this, we need to adjust our general direction. Except for those who need to spy on the government's intelligence placement, there is no need to work **** the internal aspects of the government. In the future, we will focus on improving combat capabilities and theory. Holding a gun in one hand, you have the strength to defeat the powerful and powerful head-on, and holding the truth in the other hand, you have the methods to attract people and change the world." Boyne said.

   "Hmm..." Keating thought about how the adjustment of the general direction would affect their club school.

"My idea is actually very simple. I think it's better to just die like that than to save a country that can't be saved at all. Let's build a brand new one." Verac first proposed the relationship with Chloe and the others before. When the peace talks parted ways, he was so decisive, and the facts finally proved that his decisiveness was correct.

  Boin sees everything in his eyes. He has been troubled by this problem for a long time recently. Maybe it is really better to start over as Veraker said, rather than redrawing things on an old wall.

  Villac, who was deeply influenced by "The Theory of Classes" recently, watched everyone fall into contemplation, 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."

  (end of this chapter)