Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 238 The First Eastern Expedition ([-])
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Zhang Chengwu, the new battalion commander of the third battalion, kept waving the whip in his hand and shouting in his mouth. At this moment, dozens of guards on horseback surrounded him in front of and behind him.

It was afternoon, and there were many pedestrians and vehicles on the road.Hearing the sound of horseshoes coming from behind, the passers-by on the road turned their heads to look, and saw a large group of cavalry coming in a hurry.As a result, pedestrians and vehicles hurriedly gave way to both sides, leaving the central avenue empty.Pedestrians felt a gust of wind blowing past them. When the dust from the iron hooves gradually fell, some familiar people whispered to each other as they looked at the distant figures.Some people speculated that the security team was going to make a big move, and it seemed that it was in the east.

Zhang Chengwu didn't care how much commotion he caused. At this moment, his face was stern, but his heart was full of turmoil.

Two days ago, the military committee issued an order to the fifth battalion, appointing himself as the commander of the third battalion, and the new commander of the third battalion to be the commander of the fifth battalion.This made Zhang Chengwu almost stunned on the spot.It has been several years since I have served as the commander of the Fifth Battalion, and many column leaders in the Fifth Battalion are my confidantes.In the past, the training officer of the Fifth Battalion was still Zhang Ying. At that time, the Fifth Battalion was almost dominated by the Zhang family.Later, Qiu Tianxing suppressed the Zhang family's forces, transferred Zhang Ying to the guard battalion as the training officer, and promoted Ni Zhan's confidant captain Han Ada to the position of the training officer of the fifth battalion. Zhang Chengwu's development was fettered.

But even so, Zhang Chengwu is still the undisputed existence of the fifth battalion, especially in the nearly two years of offensive and defensive battles on the western front. The prestige in the battalion reached its peak.Of course, the sacrifices of the reinforcements sent by the headquarters, the dedication of the lives of the officers who just came out of the crash course of the military academy and went to the flesh and blood mill, and the millions of soldiers and civilians under the command of the headquarters in order to support the Western Front. Tightening his belt, he would rather eat two less bites than the dedication of the frontline soldiers to eat one more bite, all of which were ignored by Zhang Chengwu.He felt that if he overcame the offensive of the Tartars and kept the base of the headquarters, then he would be the biggest hero!However, the facts poured cold water on Zhang Chengwu.

When Zhang Chengwu received the transfer order, he felt completely dazed.Fortunately, I still have the ambition to imitate the commanders of the first battalion, the second battalion, the fourth battalion and the sixth battalion, and I also hope that I can sit in one side and open up a new base.But now, everything is a luxury.

What made Zhang Chengwu especially disheartened was that when he received the transfer order, the column captains who he used to think were his confidantes did not fight at all. Although everyone was extremely shocked, they accepted it calmly in the end.Coupled with some forces controlled by the trainer Han Ada, Zhang Chengwu knew that even if he resisted, it would be useless.

At this moment, Zhang Chengwu lamented that the leader had really grown up, and was no longer the young and immature leader of the past.After the Xinyang incident, the head of the regiment really won't let go of independent forces under his command, Ye Su of the Sixth Battalion is just an exception.

In the past two years, students from the military academy have graduated and entered the Fifth Battalion, officers who have been promoted and rewarded have returned to Jinling to meet with the regiment leader, and regiment members have become members of the regiment, gradually increasing the rights of the preachers at all levels.Before he knew it, the Fifth Battalion that Zhang Chengwu thought he had firmly controlled was full of loopholes.It wasn't until this time that Zhang Chengwu suddenly realized.

"It turns out that my confidants are loyal to me only because I am also loyal to the leader!" Zhang Chengwu sighed in his heart.

When Zhang Chengwu decided to obey the order of the military committee, Zhang Chengwu extinguished his ambition to become a prince in his heart.Although Zhang Chengwu is also a member of the military committee, he knows that all the committee members do not have a chairman, that is, the head of the regiment, because Qiu Tianxing has a chairman with one vote of veto.

Because the military commission's transfer order was very urgent, Zhang Chengwu left on the same day with dozens of guards close to him.After Zhang Chengwu left, the command of the Fifth Battalion was temporarily in charge of the training officer Han Ada.After Zhang Liansheng arrived at the Fifth Battalion, Han Ada handed over the command to Zhang Liansheng.

Along the way, Zhang Chengwu did not return to Jinling to report on his duties, but rushed directly to the third battalion in Changzhou Prefecture.

Along the way, although Zhang Chengwu gave up the ambition of being a prince in his heart, he was still a little resentful, thinking in his heart.

"The division of the world that the leader once said is probably a lie! If you don't cunning, you will be lucky. I hope that the leader will be Song Taizu, and never be Ming Taizu."

In fact, Zhang Chengwu misunderstood Qiu Tianxing.Qiu Tianxing did have plans in his heart to distribute the entrustment, but the entrustment was not in the country, but abroad.Therefore, if Zhang Chengwu wants to become a vassal, I am afraid that he will have to wait for the whole country to be unified. At that time, the Siyi colonization and expansion of the territory will be the stage for him to become a vassal.However, in Qiu Tianxing's mind, even if Zhang Chengwu became such a prince, he was just a high-level wage earner.Because in order to maintain the rule of the colony and reduce the influence of foreign races, Zhang Chengwu had to exchange local wealth and resources with the headquarters for the population that was gradually unable to accommodate in the country.Therefore, the more Zhang Chengwu expanded his territory, the greater his dependence on the country.Although this may cause the external princes to threaten the domestic regime, it is just that Qiu Tianxing believes in the law of the enemy.Without the deterrence of the enemy, the old empire will slowly decay, because the fortress is always the first to be breached from the inside.Therefore, the domestic regime needs enemies. Of course, this enemy is not a real enemy, but an imaginary enemy.After all, as long as the domestic regime remains strong, the princes in the surrounding areas will be their wings.Even if the Sibari do rule the Central Plains one day, it will only be an internal alternation of power, which is better than perishing the world.

So Zhang Chengwu's depression at this moment is actually unnecessary. As long as the headquarters can rule the world one day, as long as Qiu Tianxing is still alive or no one dies, Zhang Chengwu will one day become a prince.In fact, not only the direct descendants of the security regiment like Zhang Chengwu, but also the already-established offshoots such as the first battalion, the second battalion, the fourth battalion and the sixth battalion, or allies such as Remnant Ming, Zhu Chenggong, Daxi, Xinshun who are fighting against the Tartars, Qiu Tianxing All will be treated equally.China has never lacked smart people, on the contrary, there are too many smart people, and these people have used their intelligence and talents in internal struggles.So Qiu Tianxing decided to send these ambitious people out of the Central Plains, and let them compete with other races.

Filled with grief and indignation, Zhang Chengwu finally came to the headquarters of the third battalion.

(End of this chapter)