Chapter Sixteen: Quarrel

  The atmosphere suddenly cooled down, and neither Chen Fei nor Tang Jingwu continued to speak. Chen Fei was already a little regretful, regretting that his previous words seemed to have crossed the line, while Tang Jingwu was pondering the problem revealed in Chen Fei's previous words.

  Tang Jing thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, what you've mentioned makes sense too. This task needs to be carried out, but it can't be overdone either. How about this? Should you or I take charge of this task? Let me do it instead, I have more experience in this area, and you can handle the military aspect!"

  Chen Feichen heard that Political Commissar Tang Jingwu agreed and still felt a little relieved in his heart. Chen Feichen had some misgivings and said, "Can you handle Liao Kefan's place?"

  Tang Jingwu couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. He said: "I'm telling you, Comrade Captain, what's wrong with your words? What do you mean by 'taken care of'?"

  Chen Feichen knew that the political commissar was about to start nagging again, so he quickly waved his hand to stop him and said: "Alright, alright, I understand, I'll definitely pay attention. Can Comrade Liao Kefan hear me?"

  "After some deliberation, Tang Jingwu said: "We must believe in every comrade, Comrade Liao Kefan is also for the sake of our team to move up a level, he is not a petty-minded person who finds fault with others for no reason. He has just taken office and needs to establish his prestige as the director of the political department! Besides, this is also his job. However, I will talk to him, work should be carried out in moderation, don't make people feel uneasy!"

  Chen Feichen nodded, and Tang Jingwu said: "So, will you invite him to dinner tonight or me? You come and sit down too, I'll talk! What do you think?"

  Chen Feichen naturally had no problem, he nodded in agreement, and then he said: "Hmm, no problem, so, next time I'll come to your place and set up a table, let your wife cook some dishes! Hehe!"

  Tang Jingwu smiled and said: "I knew you'd say that, you always like to take advantage of the situation. But it's okay, let my family member be busy! Hehe!"

  The news of Tang Jingwu entering Liao Kefan's office was quickly reported to Chen Feichen by the guard Chen Fei. After listening, Chen Feichen waved his hand and dismissed the guard, then sat calmly in his chair for a while before continuing to look at the newly delivered troop ammunition situation.

  Chen Feichen still had some concept of ammunition, and the troops had a certain amount of inventory. Chen Feichen was not dissatisfied with this. Of course, this was still a result compared to other troops! This battle had just ended, and the troops had just completed a phase of reorganization and training. The ammunition was quite good, at least each soldier had a gun and twenty rounds of bullets.

  Chen Feichen looked at the report in his hand, and he still felt very lucky. These new recruits were all captured soldiers, and their situation was not comparable to that of the new recruits. Just looking at the shooting effect, they had an advantage. An old soldier was someone who had been tempered by bullets and battles, let alone these Nationalist Party soldiers who had never worried about running out of bullets! If it weren't for the Nationalist Party's own incompetence, this battle would have been a piece of cake!

  Chen Feichen felt more and more pleased, these bullets hadn't been consumed much, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers had come up, what's not a good thing? But he didn't feel pleased for long, he thought of those people in the political department again, if these people were to make trouble, what would this troop become, maybe his own troop would become the first troop to mutiny.

  Just thinking about Chen Feichen made him a bit impatient, he stood up hastily and paced back and forth in the office.

  Tang Jingwu finally came out of the office after negotiating with Liao Kefan for over 40 minutes! The two of them walked together towards Chen Feichens office! Chen Feichen soon received this news, and naturally tidied up his own irritable mood to await the results of the negotiations between the political commissar and the director of the political department.

  In Chen Fei's opinion, this result should be a good one; otherwise, there would be no need for Liao Kefan to come over with the political commissar.

  When Chen Feichen saw the two figures appearing at his office door, a hint of surprise naturally appeared on his face. Tang Jingwu walked in and said with a smile: "Director Chen, still busy?"

  Chen Feichen stood up and was about to greet them when Tang Jingwu continued, "I came over with Old Liao to visit you guys, haha!"

  Liao Kefan said in a timely manner: "Captain, don't mind!"

  Chen Feichen had already walked up to them and stretched out his hand warmly saying: "Not at all, not at all! I'm delighted to have you here! Please sit down!"

  Having said that, he turned towards the outside of the door and said: "Come in, serve tea!"

  The guard stopped in his tracks and immediately replied: "Yes!"

  After the three of them sat down, they all said some polite words. After the tea was served, Tang Jingwu finally spoke up: "Captain, I just exchanged views with Old Liao on the ideological work of our current troops. Here it is, I've come to report to you about the work!"

  Chen Feichen naturally said with humility: "This is your strong point, you are a political commissar after all!"

  Tang Jingwu smiled and said: "You are the leader of a group!"

  After finishing, Tang Jingwu looked at Liao Kefan and said: "Commander, since the whole army's training began, all aspects of work have been going well, especially for the new soldiers who used to be in the Nationalist Party. They've made great progress, and our combat effectiveness has improved greatly!"

  "Uh-huh," Chen Feichen nodded and said, "I've also noticed that. This shows that Old Liao has done a great job! Well done! Well done! Old Liao, you've worked hard."

  Liao Kefan's tone changed as he said, "But after all, the time for unit training is still relatively short, especially for officers and soldiers from the Nationalist Party army. To change their ideology in a short period of time is impossible, or it requires great effort. Our three regiments are special troops, most of our fighters were former Nationalist Party officers and soldiers. If ideological work is not done well, then going to the battlefield to execute tasks will be chaotic, and at that time, the responsibility will be huge!"

  It all boils down to not trusting the KMT officers and men, and not being satisfied with Chen Mingliang as the chief of staff. Chen Feicheng also understood that those who do political work have a lot of tricks up their sleeves, and are especially strict with many KMT military officers, wearing colored glasses when dealing with people.

  Chen Feichen thought for a moment and said: "Yes, caution is necessary and must be taken. This is our responsibility to the troops and also to the vast number of soldiers."

  Tang Jingwu was slightly startled, what's going on here? Why is the captain speaking like this again? There should be more to come. Tang Jingwu concentrated his attention even more, while Liao Kefan was also slightly surprised, but he remained calm and waited for Chen Feichen to continue speaking.

  Chen Fei said: "However, we must also pay attention to the extent and method, and not let those corrected Nationalist Party soldiers and officers feel disheartened. In short, our work should be done well, not just for their sake, but also for some of our comrades' ideological work. We must not always have prejudices against comrades who used to be Nationalist Party soldiers and officers, we must treat them equally! Of course, if there is sufficient evidence, we will deal with it accordingly, and those who should be eliminated will be eliminated!"

  Chen Feicheng's speech was still cautious, he still considered Liao Kefan's face, and he didn't dare to guarantee that these newly arrived revolutionary Nationalist Party soldiers were all true revolutionaries! The words couldn't be spoken fully!

  Liao Kefan furrowed his brow, just as he was about to speak, Tang Jingwu preemptively said: "Hmm, what the captain said makes sense. The current situation requires stability in our troops; otherwise, they will disperse and there won't be any fighting power left! Many comrades are still watching us three battalions closely, so I think everything should rely on evidence to speak. Without evidence, we can't casually talk to comrades, which can avoid causing chaos among the troops!"

  Liao Kefan couldn't help but speak up, "I understand what the captain and political commissar mean, I will obey orders, but I still want to reserve my opinion. When it comes to comrades who are not ideologically sound, those who need to be purged must be purged. Everything is for the purity of the troops. Once the enemy's agents infiltrate, I think everyone understands the losses that would cause!"

  Chen Feichen's face turned stern as he said, "So you're saying that you'd rather mistakenly kill a thousand people than let one go?"

  Liao Kefan sneered and said: "I am responsible for my work, this is not about doing business or talking about relationships, revolution is not a matter of personal feelings, that's a matter of life and death!"

  Chen Feichen really wanted to slam his fist on the table and give Liao Kefan a good scolding, but he restrained himself. He knew that if he did so, it would be even harder for him to lead the troops in the future!

  Tang Jingwu naturally felt that the atmosphere was a bit off at this time, which was also what he had expected. This was due to differences in ideology and work methods, and it was inevitable that the team leader and the director of the political department would be at odds!

  The political commissar is in charge internally, but this is on the premise that the military commander is executing military tasks. Are there any military tasks for the troops now? No! The regimental commander is after all the leader of a regiment!

  "I think we should all calm down and think about it, we're all here to do our job well, we're all comrades, not enemies, there's no need for this."

  Chen Feichen was not convinced, according to history, in the internal struggles of our own people, wasn't it always a bloody fight? Each one more ruthless than the last! More ruthless than the enemy, many comrades didn't die at the hands of the enemy but rather at the hands of their own people!

  Chen Feichen said in a cold voice: "My intention is very clear, what the troops need most now is combat effectiveness. What's important is to quickly pull out the troops. How to grasp ideological work is your business. If the troops still haven't formed combat effectiveness by then, I'll find trouble with some people! Dismissed!"

  Liao Kefan's face turned black and he immediately stood up and walked away. Tang Jingwu sighed secretly, also standing up to follow Liao Kefan out the door. Obviously looking for Liao Kefan, afraid that Liao Kefan would hate him as the team leader. But some things can't be solved just by smoothing things over? This is impossible!

  Chen Feichen encountered such a divergence for the first time, isn't emphasizing the point also a kind of ideological struggle? Frankly speaking, it's still because his own experience is too shallow. Which of these veteran comrades can truly look up to him as their team leader? They are more passively obeying the decisions made by their superiors, they all know that there are people above them, and they are quite powerful.

  Chen Feichen felt that being the captain was a bit of a headache! He had tasted the bitterness of being the head of the household! This was a challenge! When the security guard came in to refill Chen Feichen's water, Chen Feichen said with some resentment: "Damn it! It's really infuriating!"

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