Chapter 59: Leniency and Severity (Part 2)

  "Firstly, the organization of our army is based on the strong European armies. The organization we have adopted is from top to bottom: 'army, division, brigade, regiment, battalion, company, platoon, and squad'. However, the so-called 'reasonable organization' you mentioned is actually a mess created by the Manchu rulers. Not only is the internal organization chaotic, but there are also cavalry units within infantry units...and even artillery units. It seems that you have not received formal military education, or else you would know that all major world armies have long since integrated their troops, with separate organizations for infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Only the Qing army's new forces have such a chaotic organization. From what I know, even the elite of the new forces - the Beiyang Army - has been criticized by foreign instructors in recent years for this chaotic organization. Not only does it require more supplies for soldiers, but also slows down the speed of infantry units due to the presence of artillery units within them. If there is internal unrest and no railways to transport troops, it would be impossible to quell the rebellion..."

  He looked at him with disdain, "Go back and read more military books, so as not to make such mistakes again in the future, and be scolded by others for being ignorant!"

  "Hmph, besides, I had already known the commander of the revolutionary army, Xiong Bingkun, before the drill, and told him to inform you at the temporary headquarters. If you have any doubts in your heart, you can go to Chu Wangtai to ask, so that you know that Li Mou is not an ignorant and reckless person as some people think!"

  This statement is not false, when he was organizing the troops in Chu Wang Tai before, he had discussed with Xiong Bingkun about the advantages of this formation. Xiong Bingkun was also very curious and asked him a few questions, then volunteered to say that after the revolution succeeded in the city, he would definitely tell the new commander about this formation, so as to facilitate its promotion throughout the entire new army.

  A cold sarcasm in his mouth, Li Han still hasn't forgotten a sentence that the instructor said during training: "When you give up your ordinary life and walk this path, it's destined that there will only be two kinds of people in your life - enemies and opponents! Enemies are those who need to be strangled with all means, while opponents may have the possibility of becoming friends or allies, but more often they can also become your enemy!"

  For revolutionaries of this era, Li Han has always held a third of respect, because no matter what their character is, one thing must be acknowledged, that without the efforts of these revolutionaries, when the Qing government would be overthrown was still an unknown number. However, at the same time, he despised the party struggle that originated from the depths of the people's hearts even more, from Sun to Huang, and then to these nameless individuals in front of him, which one did not have a deep sense of exclusion and party struggle in their hearts?

  Why was there an alliance? Why did the Restoration Society merge with the Alliance and then choose to withdraw? Why was the mysterious death of a certain leader of the Restoration Society widely spread by revolutionaries as the work of a certain giant in the Alliance? After the Wuchang Uprising, why was there the later Three Wu dispute? How could Li Yuanhong, who had no troops or power, ascend to the throne of Hubei governor? Why did the shadow of the Progressive Association appear behind Huang Xing's defeat in Hanyang? Why did Beijing win the Nanjing-Beijing contest? Why did the Alliance suffer from the betrayal of the southern provinces? Was the emergence of the Nationalist Party really because the Alliance had become notorious in the south?

  Li Han, although a conspiracy theorist, these historical mysteries had already been solved in later generations. Therefore, in order not to make himself like the Tongmenghui in history who originally had the opportunity to grasp the new China fall into internal strife and self-inflicted blows, he decided that no matter what, he must absolutely prevent his subordinates from having those extreme exclusionary revolutionaries.

  "You..."

  Wang Wenren was scolded by him as ignorant, and the original righteous and heroic expression on his face suddenly became distorted. However, since they had already torn their faces apart, Li Han was prepared to thoroughly beat that face into a pig's head! Not giving him any chance to retort, he continued to speak.

  "As for your question about why the city is in constant turmoil, I'd like to pause and reorganize. If you're not blind, just take a look around and you'll understand. We are a revolutionary army, and internally, our command is chaotic, not to mention that there are many people with ulterior motives who have infiltrated us. Not only do they disobey orders and resist discipline, but they also incite unrest within the camp and point their guns at their comrades. Take a look... if we don't reorganize, it won't be just dozens of people pointing guns at each other, but hundreds or even more. You have quite a temper, sir! Although I'm not talented, I can barely be considered a commander of a revolutionary army in the city. But these people who loudly proclaim revolution and claim to be willing to sacrifice their lives for it are actually holding guns to my head. I ask you, am I commanding Qing troops or betraying the revolutionary cause?!!!"

  Li Dong's eyes signaled him to bring over the machine gun squad, and at this time the soldiers below also reacted, quickly aiming their guns at that small group of revolutionary party members under his loud and forceful questioning.

  "Put down your guns, are you going to shoot at your own comrades?"

  "You..."

  At this point, not only did Wang Wenren's face turn pale and speechless, but also the group of revolutionary party members below, who were originally still shouting, were also frightened under the muzzle of dozens of machine guns, unsure whether they should put down their weapons.

  "You... How are you going to explain about Na Rong? And what about the silver?"

  Look, several revolutionary party members couldn't withstand the pressure and put down their guns. Wang Wenren's face was gloomy and uncertain for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something and hastily shouted loudly.

  Unaware of life or death, Li Han shook his head, having completely lost hope for these revolutionaries who put the party above everything else, and thus spoke with an even chillier tone.

  "Hmph, it seems that you are indeed ignorant. After Cai Gong sent someone over earlier, I felt suspicious and sent someone to investigate. It turned out that Cai Gong is a talented person, unlike you who are so ignorant. He knows that keeping the captured general alive would be more damaging to the morale of the Qing soldiers inside the city. If he were to kill Rui Cheng, it would only lead to the Qing soldiers becoming even more desperate and determined to fight to the death. I inquired about Cai Gong and found out that he had only sent one scout to clearly convey his message. What's strange is that earlier, a whole team of twelve people came, with arrogant and rude attitudes, and they even tried to forcibly take away the person I captured... This is indeed strange! Could it be that they are the Qing soldiers sent by Zhang Biao, trying to use Cai Gong's name to intercept Rui Cheng? Their evil intentions are truly despicable. If I catch them, I will immediately execute them..."

  After finishing, he also looked at the revolutionary party members who were already dead and gray with the same eyes as the thieves. Since they had already drawn themselves into the ranks of the chaotic thieves, he would not have any mercy on them again.

  "As for the source of the silver, it is from the private property of the Qing bandits that we confiscated. So what if Li certain took the initiative to provide some compensation to my subordinates? Can you still expect us to show great mercy and compensate for the dead soldiers after the event? Do you know that in this world, not only your life, Wang Wenren, is precious, but also the lives of those who have families and relatives, who shed their blood for our revolution...Can't they be worth this ten taels of silver as compensation for their sacrifice? Ask everyone, shouldn't it be?"

  Li Han shouted angrily, and a group of soldiers on the scene also responded in unison!

  "Got it! Got it!"