In the meeting room of the garrison headquarters, An Zecheng sat on the left side of Tan Hengqiang with a serious expression.
After all the people were present, Tan Hengqiang spoke: "Let's talk about how to deal with this matter."
After a short silence, the commander of the 4th Division of the garrison was the first to speak: "I took a look at the transfer order. The commander, the general staff, and Deputy Commander Zhang are all on the recall list. For the 55th Army, General An and the chief of staff are also on the list. What the parliament is doing is equivalent to trying to directly control our head of the family. It's not possible not to go back; going back is too dangerous."
"yes!"
"This move is checkmate. It is indeed difficult for us to handle it."
"My advice is not to go back. Even if it means a falling out, we have to negotiate in Dragon City."
“…!”
As soon as the words were spoken, heated discussions broke out in the room, and many people's opinions and ideas collided.
Tan Hengqiang smoked a cigarette, looked at everyone expressionlessly, and did not say a word.
After everyone discussed for a while, Tan Mingchao was the first to raise his hand: "Let me say a few words."
Everyone turned to look at Tan Mingchao and fell silent.
Tan Mingchao leaned forward on the table, looked at his father solemnly and said, "We have to recognize the transfer order of the Regional Council. So many things have happened in Longcheng. Our garrison, the 55th Army, has been at odds with the 77th and 78th Regiments. At this time, even if a spark falls on Longcheng, there is a great possibility that a war will break out. Let's make a judgment. Now the Regional Council no longer trusts us and thinks that we have the army and are showing signs of losing control. Do you agree with this?"
When Tan Hengqiang heard this, he nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with his son's opinion.
In fact, Tan Mingchao's analysis is very accurate. If we look back at the matter, many of the actions of the investigation team and the current situation of the garrison can be traced back to their sources.
Think about it, after the arms cargo was hijacked, why did the regional council select people from a third-party force to form an investigation team and then send them to Longcheng to work
After the conflict broke out, why did the regional council dare to order the 77th and 78th regiments to open fire? Didn't they consider the relationship between the local authorities and the upper echelons? Didn't they consider that this would harm the rights and interests of the garrison
After the investigation team came to Longcheng, the regional council gave Zhou Xian more chips and power several times. Why was this
In fact, the reason is very simple. It can be summed up in the four words that Tan Mingchao said: have your own troops and be self-reliant!
Tan Hengqiang has been re-elected as the commander of the garrison in Longcheng for many years. His students and former subordinates, as well as his own people, have completely taken root in this army of more than 50,000 people.
As soon as the situation in the Laomo region becomes tense, the top leaders will certainly give primary consideration to the military security of Longcheng. However, whether this city is safe or not is not decided by the regional council or the governor's office, but by Commander Tan Hengqiang.
Therefore, the knife that Zhou Xian used to stab the garrison was handed to him by the upper level. Why did Zhou Xian bite Xin Chaojie and not let him go? It was because he wanted to use the Third Division to deal with Tan Hengqiang, take the opportunity to weaken his power, and by the way, send people from his faction to Longcheng to check and balance the other party.
But after all the arguments, Zhou Xian still failed to accomplish this task. The regional council was certainly disappointed, but they had to use the old faction where Zhou Xian was, so they came up with such a general's trick and recalled the top two leaders of the garrison and the 55th Army to Washington to report on their work.
At this critical moment, it depends on whether you, Lao Tan and Lao An, dare to come back!
If you don't come back, it means that the regional council can no longer command you, and you may rebel at any time; if you come back, you are in Washington, D.C., and you are in a situation where you can be manipulated by others, right
What should they do? The generals of the Tan and An factions were at a loss.
At the conference table, Tan Mingchao intervened and continued, "My idea is that we can't go back. The commander and General An can apply for sick leave from the higher-ups, saying that they were injured in the conflict and it is inconvenient for them to return to District 1 to report, but we welcome the relevant departments to come down to inspect our work at any time, and we will fully cooperate. If we want to talk, we must talk at home. Otherwise, when all the family members are transferred back, the regional council will play dirty and control them, and the result will be obvious. The power will be removed, which is the least of the problems. I am worried that the regional council will probably kill the garrison and the leadership of the 55th Army."
When Tan Hengqiang heard this, he frowned slightly but did not interrupt.
"It's hard not to go back." Deputy Commander Zhang, who was sitting on Tan Hengqiang's right, frowned and said, "If you don't go back, you'll be guilty. The regional council will not let the garrison be on the verge of losing control. Once the upper echelons make up their minds and let the old faction start to pick a fight, Longcheng may have to start a second war of independence."
"I don't think they dare." Tan Mingchao said first: "The situation in the Laomo area is complicated and has threatened the security of Longcheng's border. In addition, there is red capital behind the government army, so the upper echelons definitely don't dare to fight at this time, at least not within the next five years."
"I agree with Ming Dynasty's opinion. Our current layout in District 1 is not ideal in District 4 and the Asian Alliance. There are constant frictions on the borders of Districts 1 and 2. There are no major battles, but small battles happen every day. At a time when the forces of the East and the West are colliding one after another, the upper echelons will definitely not tolerate the war happening internally."
"I think your ideas are too idealistic..."
The two groups have different views and a dispute has occurred.
Tan Hengqiang looked at the people in front of him, slowly stood up, turned his head and said to An Zecheng: "Let's go out and get some fresh air?"
"Okay." An Zecheng also stood up.
Everyone was confused, thinking, they are in a meeting, why does the commander-in-chief want to go out for some fresh air
"You guys chat."
Tan Hengqiang waved his hand at everyone: "Continue the discussion."
After saying that, the two of them walked out of the room together and walked into the small garden.
Tan Hengqiang looked at his small piece of land, sighed, and said to Anze Cheng: "If we can't make it through this, our heads will be taken away by the old school."
An Zecheng stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the elk running in front of him, and whispered, "Yes, this level is very difficult."
"What do you think?" Tan Hengqiang asked.
"We have to go back!" An Zecheng paused. "Excluding the escaping Third Division, you and I together have more than 60,000 troops. If you and I follow Xiao Zhang's example and change our flags, how will they deal with it? Longcheng will be completely out of control!"
"You mean, if we don't go back, we might get beaten?" Tan Hengqiang asked again.
"It's very likely. Never doubt the decisive decision-making ability of this war criminal Zheng Fu. We can't afford to take the risk." An Zecheng said bluntly.
"It seems that you and I have the same idea," Tan Hengqiang said with his hands behind his back, "I have asked someone to find Lao Li."
"Looking for Lao Li?!" An Zecheng was stunned for a moment, then immediately said with a smile: "Smart!"
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Inside the municipal building.
Lao Li frowned and looked at Li Yuan and asked, "The garrison's staff officer wants to see me?"
"Yes."