When he arrived at the study, Wang Yuanqing brewed a cup of strong tea.

Xiang Yinghui's reaction was completely expected by Wang Yuanqing. Before becoming the Chief of Staff, Xiang Yinghui was the strong backing of the "Young Staff". He promoted young generals such as Pei Chengyi, Ling Yunxiao, and Hua Jianfeng. After becoming a chief of the General Staff, Xiang Yinghui even deliberately suppressed other interest groups in order to cultivate the "Young Staff".

It has to be admitted that Xiang Yinghui's methods are too "radical".

Although the development and growth of the "young and strong" is of decisive significance to enhancing the military power of the Republic, and the Peninsula War fully proves the ability of the "young and strong", the army is a social group and has conflicts of interest. Xiang Yinghui is not wrong to support the "young and strong". For this reason, suppressing other interest groups will have the effect of "excessiveness is like being too late".

It was not someone else who caused the conflict, but Xiang Yinghui.

To trace the roots, Peng Mao was also the "initiator". After implementing military reforms, Peng Maobang did not understand Ji Youguo's meaning, but did not implement it completely due to his feelings. Peng Maobang knew the consequences and tried to resist the opposition. He pushed Xiang Yinghui, who was still in the bottom of the foundation, to help him complete the reform tasks that he had not completed. After retirement, Peng Maobang did not go home to retire, but stayed in Beijing, in order to secretly support Xiang Yinghui.

The conflict needs a fuse from intensification to outbreak.

The Pyeongtaek incident has become a fuse for the outbreak of conflicts between the two major interest groups.

Zhao Rundong asked Wang Yuanqing to be fully qualified: The reason is very far-reaching and the purpose is very clear. First, let Wang Yuanqing take this opportunity to form an interest alliance with the "young and strong faction" in the army, laying the foundation for Wang Yuanqing to become the head of state in two years; second, let Wang Yuanqing establish prestige in the army and clearly tell each interest group that Wang Yuanqing will be the next head of state; third, before the situation is out of control, there is room for maneuver to avoid being out of control.

To this end, Rundong also asked Peng Maobang to stabilize those influential veterans.

How: reason. It is not an easy task for Wang Yuanqing.

The army is a very special group. In addition to its strict hierarchy, the network of interests is relatively fixed. Although standing on the stage is the representative of each group, either a general or a senior officer. However, behind each general are thousands of soldiers.

If you want the army to be stable, you must try your best to ensure the interests of every soldier.

There are two choices before Wang Yuanqing. One is to use the "young and strong factions" to crack down on the "arist families" and thus gain full support from the "young and strong factions"; the other is to be at peace and take advantage of local conflicts between interest groups to control the "young and strong factions" of the army and obey the command.

This is definitely not a simple multiple-choice question.

Although there are interest groups in any social group. Appropriate internal competition can promote development. When internal struggle becomes the main contradiction, interest groups will become an obstacle to development. Simply put, interest groups can promote the progress of the army to a certain extent. As long as it exceeds a certain limit, it will restrict the development of the army.

The key is "degree", that is, the scale and influence of interest groups.

If Wang Yuanqing supports the "Young and Thriving Sect", he can ensure that in decades, the "Young and Thriving Sect" will not become another "family faction" and become an obstacle to the growth of the Republic's forces?

"Support" is not the best choice, "balance" is the ideal way.

When Wang Yuanqing was thinking about these questions, Zhisheng came to the study.

"What's the matter?"

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs just sent it." Ye Zhisheng handed the documents in his hand to Wang Yuanqing, "The United States and Japan once again sent diplomatic notes to us to negotiate a ceasefire with South Korea as soon as possible."

"Nothing else?"

Ye Zhisheng shook his head. "Neither the United States nor Japan answered the questions raised by our country."

"Then I don't have to pay attention to it and let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continue to practice Tai Chi." Wang Yuanqing threw down the document, "Go to prepare the car, and call the head of state's secretary, saying that I'll go there right away."

Because the third battle was about to end and the overall policy of the fourth battle had been determined, Zhao Rundong returned to the head of state and did not spend the night in the General Staff.

After meeting Zhao Rundong, Wang Yuanqing first reported on diplomatic work.

"Since the United States and Japan have not given a positive answer to the questions we raised, there is no need to consider the issue of truce." Zhao Rundong smiled coldly and said, "The idea between the United States and Japan is very simple. Although South Korea's defeat is a foregone conclusion, both countries hope that South Korea can continue to exist and become an important force that restrains us. Whether to talk or not, how to talk is not decided by diplomats, but by the army. The longer it delays, the more beneficial the negotiations are to us. If we can complete the fourth battle in mid-February and occupy Busan, whether to negotiate will be a question.

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At the military meeting, Zhao Rundong turned to support the capture of Busan as soon as possible, in order to end the war as soon as possible.

"I have talked with Xiang Yinghui and Pei Chengyi. As long as I am well prepared, the fourth battle will definitely end in mid-February."

Zhao Rundong glanced at Wang Yuanqing and said, "What did they say?"

"It's mainly the participating troops." Wang Yuanqing smiled bitterly and said,

It is not very good at military issues, so I don’t know if they said it according to Pei Chengyi. The prerequisite for a quick decision in the fourth battle is the suddenness and speed of the offensive. As long as the attack is launched without the enemy’s imagination and advance quickly, the combat operation can be completed within a few days and captured Busan.”

"That is, a quick assault force is needed."

Wang Yuanqing nodded and said, "Xiang Yinghui also holds this view, believing that in addition to letting the 38th Army stay, the 54th Army should be sent to the front line and the 77th Army should be held as the main assault mission."

"77 Army?" Zhao Rundong frowned slightly, "That's what Xiang Yinghui said?"

"Pei Chengyi proposed it, Xiang Yinghui supports Pei Chengyi."

Zhao Rundong nodded slightly and said, "It seems that Xiang Yinghui will also use his brain."

Wang Yuanqing smiled faintly and said, "What, Ling Yunxiao was promoted by Xiang Yinghui. No matter how others view the Pingze incident, Xiang Yinghui believes that Ling Yunxiao did not make any mistakes and there is no responsibility worthy of prosecution."

"That's not the case. If you are wrong, you are wrong. There is nothing to discuss." Zhao Rundong rubbed his temples and said, "However, Ling Yunxiao did make a great contribution. If the 77th Army had not unexpectedly occupied Cheongju, we must fight another large-scale battle on the western battlefield before we could march towards Busan. The war would be dragged until the end of February, or even early March. From a diplomatic point of view, if it was dragged until early March, we would be very passive. At that time, Westwood straightened out the domestic contradictions in the United States and would definitely put pressure on our country in all directions, forcing us to end the Peninsula War reluctantly. If we can end the war in mid-February, the United States would be very passive."

"The key is the investment team."

Zhao Run nodded and said, "Since Xiang Yinghui and Pei Chengyi are so sure, let them go and let Ling Yunxiao stay on the front line and continue to command the 77th Army. The investigation of the Pingze incident has been slowed down. Before the war is over, whoever dares to whine is against the country and against the nation will never be spared. After the war is over, they will deal with it as much as they should. Merit is merit, and fault is a fault. If you cannot make merit, you can ignore the fault. You must grasp the right measure."

Wang Yuan nodded immediately and agreed because there was something in Zhao Rundong's words.

"Negrity" and "error" are completely different concepts. The severity of "negligence" is much lower. According to Zhao Rundong's words, as long as Ling Yunxiao performed outstandingly in the fourth battle, the Pingze incident was only considered "negligence". Generally speaking, "negligence" will not be investigated in depth, and Ling Yunxiao will be given a few medals at most and will be promoted two years later.

"You don't have to worry about anything else." Zhao Rundong laughed and said, "I just spoke to Lao Peng on the phone. Except for the ones who jumped the fiercest, most veterans believed that the 77th Army's approach was not wrong. After all, most generals put the interests of the country and the nation first. The performance of the 39th Army was very outstanding this time. I am going to let Su Jinhui be promoted to general and transferred to the General Staff."

"Is this... too fast?"

"It's not fast, nor slow." Zhao Rundong pondered for a while and said, "The military reforms implemented by Lao Ji have achieved remarkable results, but military reforms are a long-term thing, and the US military has been implementing reforms until now. In these wars, our army has exposed a lot of problems, especially problems with joint command. Therefore, I decided to make an in-depth adjustment to the military's command system after the end of the Peninsula War, strengthen the joint command and joint combat capabilities of the troops, and fundamentally improve the combat effectiveness of our army."

Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly, and Zhao Rundong proposed military reform, but the purpose was not simple.

After the Fourth India-Pakistan War, Ji Youguo proposed military reforms, which laid the foundation for the subsequent East China Sea War and also laid the foundation for his position in the history of the Republic.

Zhao Rundong also wanted to achieve the goal of killing two birds with one stone.

If Zhao Rundong wants to become one of the most important heads of the Republic, he must make a difference in military affairs. Of course, after the "Indo-South Storm" and the Peninsula War, no one doubted Zhao Rundong's military talent. The problem is that Zhao Rundong adopted the "Suijing-Sui policy" on the "Japanese nuclear issue", which put a disgrace on his personal image. If he wants to change, Zhao Rundong must do more.

Regardless of whether Zhao Rundong wants to surpass Ji Youguo or whether he has the ability to surpass Ji Youguo, he has to take action.

Military reform is an important measure for Zhao Rundong to reshape his image.

Not to mention the leaders of the country, even the people of the Republic know that as long as Japan has nuclear weapons, the Republic and Japan will not be at peace forever. One day, both sides will use the most extreme methods to resolve the century-old grudges.

Even if Zhao Rundong did not have the opportunity to lead the Republic to defeat Japan, as long as he laid the basic strength for the next head of state to defeat Japan, he would be one of the greatest heads of state in the history of the Republic.

Thinking of this, Wang Yuanqing also felt emotion.

(To be continued,)
Chapter completed!