Chapter 1934: Outsider's Position

"Don't take it seriously? Who said just now that there is no joking in the army?" Xie Zhenqi asked back.

Zhao Qiumin suddenly fell into an awkward situation. He was very confident in his troops and their combat capabilities, but Xie Zehua's troops were also one of the trump cards of the Guangdong East Military Region.

Those are the Xie family’s direct troops stationed in Haizhou.

For example, two masters are playing chess, and one gives a set of chariots, horses, and cannons to the other. What’s the point of playing?

Seeing Zhao Qiu Ming cheating, everyone laughed.

An adjutant came in and reported, "Reporting to the commander and the leaders, the participating troops have arrived one after another, and the leaders of each unit are gathering at the exercise headquarters."

In fact, Xie Zhensheng, Xie Zhenqi, Xie Shengchen and others received reports from various troops last night and knew that Liu Fusheng and Xie Zehua had set up many obstacles on the way to the training ground for other troops, secretly making trouble and slowing down the opponent's speed.

That's why when I saw Zhao Qiu Ming today, I deliberately teased him.

Soon, leaders of many troops came to the headquarters.

These people complained about their experiences, and some looked depressed, regretting that they did not get the first battle.

Zhao Qiuming was listening nearby and gradually understood what was going on. He stared and said, "Why, you all suffered similar experiences? It's obvious who did this, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Then, someone angrily said, "That's right, who is causing trouble?"

Another person said: "Is there any need to ask? It must be Brigadier General Xie. He was the first to arrive, and he was so far away!"

The third person looked at Xie Zhenqi and said, "Commander, you can't just ignore this, right? This is a serious violation of discipline!"

Xie Zhenqi said: "When Brigade Commander Xie arrives, I will definitely ask him to give you an explanation for this matter."

What? Xie Zehua hasn't arrived at the headquarters yet?

Logically speaking, Xie Zehua's troops should have arrived at the exercise site first, so why hasn't he appeared yet?

Is it because he did something bad and feels guilty?

Just when everyone was puzzled, an adjutant reported: "Report to the commander and all the leaders, Brigade Commander Xie Zehua of the Haizhou Garrison has arrived."

Upon hearing this, everyone put aside their doubts and began to secretly prepare to question Xie Zehua about what was going on.

Xie Zhenqi sat in the main seat calmly. At this time, Xie Zhensheng and Xie Shengchen had already left the meeting room.

After all, their identity is that of observers and they do not participate in the management of the exercise or other related work.

A moment later, Xie Zehua walked into the conference room with the chief officers of his troops.

He saluted everyone with a big smile on his face, and then said: "Thanks to everyone's efforts, we finally got what we wanted and got the qualification for the first battle of the exercise. Thank you all!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the conference room.

Someone shouted, "Captain Xie, how can you be so ungrateful after getting such an advantage? Who gave in to you? It's obviously you who used dirty tricks to trick us, okay?"

"Yes, Commander Xie, I was wondering why the military region would send such a large-scale delegation for the military exercise this year. I didn't expect that you were the one who falsely conveyed the imperial decree just to delay our trip. You are too shameful!"

Another person said angrily: "It's really too much. In order to compete for the first place, you actually set up roadblocks on the road. We are about to quarrel with the local authorities!"

"Roadblocks are better. I've encountered several car accidents on the road here. Each time, the troops were blocked for dozens of minutes. I was so anxious that I wanted to use armored vehicles to flatten the road!"

Xie Zehua smiled and said, "Then why didn't you rush over?"

The leader of the unit shouted, "Why do you say that? We are conducting an exercise! How can a unit on an exercise destroy the property of ordinary people? This affects the unity between the army and the people and damages the image of the soldiers!"

Xie Zehua smiled and said, "Do you still think this is just an ordinary exercise? Let me ask you, the national leaders have clearly said that every exercise should be treated as an actual combat. This is the highest instruction. Have you all forgotten it?"

Everyone was stunned. The instructions did say so, but when it came to actual implementation, things couldn't be done that way.

Zhao Qiuming frowned and said, "Captain Xie, don't change the subject. Regardless of whether it is an exercise or not, what you did is very unkind, especially since you forged the military district's documents. This is a violation of discipline and needs to be dealt with seriously!"

Xie Zehua asked: "Where did I violate discipline?"

Zhao Qiuming said: "Forging military district documents, isn't that a violation of discipline?"

Xie Zehua smiled, looked at the others and asked, "Do you all think so too?"

Everyone nodded. Xie Zehua looked at Xie Zhenqi and said, "Commander, and leaders of the command center's director group, I can ask Comrade Liu Fusheng, the military reporter, to explain the military district document to you."

Xie Zehua did not explain. Everyone knew that Xie Zhenqi was his father. No matter whether what he said made sense or not, Xie Zhenqi could not agree with him, because once he agreed, he would be suspected of shielding someone.

However, when the topic is handed over to Liu Fusheng, the situation is different.

Liu Fusheng is a military reporter and represents the position of an outsider.

Some words are better said out loud.

In the conference room, many people didn't know who Liu Fusheng was, and they all had inquiring looks on their faces.

Zhao Qiuming said anxiously, "Brigade Commander Xie, Liu Fusheng is the Party Secretary of Chaojiang City. It seems a bit inappropriate for him to participate in this military exercise as a military reporter, right?"

Xie Zehua smiled and said, "I don't think there's anything inappropriate. In a real war, everyone is a soldier. The municipal party secretary can also become a military reporter, or even a cook, a communications soldier, or a cultural soldier... Everyone must pick up a gun and become a soldier when necessary, and fight on the battlefield. We can't stop him from speaking just because he is the municipal party secretary, right?"

Zhao Qiu Ming felt unhappy, as he always felt that Liu Fusheng was an outsider. However, Xie Zehua had already said so much, and he had no reason to stop Liu Fusheng from speaking.

A moment later, Liu Fusheng, who received the notice, walked into the conference room with a smile and saluted everyone with a standard military salute.

"Hello, comrades. I am Liu Fusheng. I hope you can temporarily forget my administrative identity and position. My current identity is just a military reporter in Brigade Commander Xie's troops. As for sending out the consolation delegation, forging military district documents, and setting up obstacles on the road to slow down your march, these were all my ideas to Brigade Commander Zhao. Some of them were arranged and planned by me personally."

When everyone heard this, there was an uproar.

A leader said in a deep voice: "Secretary Liu, you are encouraging Brigade Commander Xie to openly violate discipline!"

Another leader said: "If this were wartime, you would be court-martialed!"