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In the mind of Sun Gang, the leader of the Seventy-Ninth Regiment, he had long connected the attack on his patrol soldiers with the Sixty-Fourth Regiment. Through bold assumptions and careful verification, he finally identified Hong Xiaoyi from the Sixty-Fourth Regiment as the culprit who wanted to embarrass him in front of the Commissioner. Xin Yi, as the Commissioner, was also happy to let him think in this direction and even subtly guided him a bit. Thus, our respectable and lovable Hong Xiaoyi became unjustly burdened with a huge blame.
At this moment, Hong Xiaoyi was also furious. He had just received a report that his brothers from the Sixty-Fourth Regiment had been beaten up in a small town at the foot of the mountain, and the assailants were actually from the Seventy-Ninth Regiment. The injured soldiers had been helped back to the camp, and fortunately, they only had some superficial injuries. The Military Doctor applied some ointment for bruises, and everything seemed fine except for one squad leader who had been hit quite hard and had fainted at the time; however, he had already regained consciousness.
Now, these beaten soldiers stood before Hong Xiaoyi. Aside from Xiong Squad Leader, who looked like a pig's head after being beaten, the others didn't seem to have any visible issues. Hong Xiaoyi paced back and forth, angrily pointing at these soldiers and scolding them, "Damn it! Look at your pathetic state! Speak! What on earth happened?"
"Uh... Leader, you have to help us get back at them!" Xiong Squad Leader, with only one lonely tooth left in his mouth, immediately burst into tears. Damn it! He had never been bullied like this before. Not only was he beaten into a pig's head, but the key issue was that he was now extremely conflicted; with only one tooth left in his mouth, should he pull it out or not? Just thinking about it made him want to cry. He had been afraid of getting teeth pulled since childhood; it hurt so much! Every time he got a tooth pulled as a kid, he cried. But now there was only that one left; if he didn't pull it out, how could he get dentures? So he wanted to cry—he wanted to wail! Now that the Leader was asking questions, he felt wronged; this grudge must be avenged! Not just for himself and his beaten brothers but also for his remaining teeth. Thus, Xiong Squad Leader tearfully said, "Leader, we didn’t provoke anyone! We just went to a small tavern to eat, but those Seventy-Ninth Regiment people..."
"Enough! What are you rambling about? Speak clearly!" Hong Xiaoyi impatiently interrupted Xiong Squad Leader.
Xiong Squad Leader felt wronged; he was speaking clearly! It was just that his mouth was missing most of its teeth now and sounded funny when he talked. Leader, aren't you bullying me? However, this thought remained unspoken in his heart. Knowing Hong Xiaoyi's bad temper, he quickly pulled another soldier beside him and said, "You tell him what happened tonight."
"Leader, here's what happened tonight," said the soldier who took over: "We were just going to eat at a tavern down by the mountain when we heard someone inside cursing our Sixty-Fourth Regiment as soon as we arrived at the tavern entrance. So we went up to reason with them..."
"Wait," Hong Xiaoyi interrupted again and asked impatiently: "Cursing our Sixty-Fourth Regiment? How did they curse us? Tell me!"
"They said..." The soldier glanced at Pig-Headed Bear Squad Leader beside him for confirmation before loudly saying: "They cursed our Sixty-Fourth Regiment brothers as being good-for-nothings who only know how to eat, drink, gamble, deceive others, bully the weak, drink excessively and fight, disregard military discipline, steal cucumbers from villagers' homes, snatch lollipops from children..." Damn! This guy is really talented! Even Xiong Squad Leader couldn't help but admire him greatly; this summary of the Sixty-Fourth Regiment's misdeeds was simply monumental! Even if the Leader himself were to summarize it personally, he probably couldn't cover it so thoroughly. What a genius! With this level of skill, he'd easily excel as a military clerk.
Seeing that this soldier continued to passionately enumerate all of Sixty-Fourth Regiment's alleged crimes without stopping, Hong Xiaoyi couldn't help but shout: "Enough! Are you done? Get to the point!"
The soldier felt frustrated; wasn't it you who asked me how they cursed our Sixty-Fourth Regiment? After I painstakingly summarized all their misdeeds for you, now you don't want to listen? Isn't this just messing with me? However, he didn’t dare oppose the Leader’s words and continued: "We went over to reason with them but those guys actually said they didn’t take us Sixty-Fourth Regiment people seriously at all. They cursed us as softies who couldn’t fight back against them—one of them could take on ten of us. So for the honor of Sixty-Fourth Regiment, we agreed to fight them. Then... when we followed them into an alleyway, we realized they had set up an ambush—suddenly over twenty... no wait—over thirty people rushed out from the side and surrounded us without saying a word before starting to fight. We fought bravely without caring for our lives or personal safety..."
"Alright! Stop with your flowery language! What happened next?" Hong Xiaoyi interrupted again.
"Later... later we ended up like this, Leader, you must avenge Brothers!" the soldier shouted. Seeing that Hong Xiaoyi looked angry but had not yet lost control, he added, "By the way, those people said something before they left that we should bring back to Leader."
"What did they say? Hurry up!" Hong Xiaoyi urged.
"Um..." The soldier glanced at Hong Xiaoyi and hesitated, saying, "Leader, am I really supposed to say it?"
"Damn it, stop with the nonsense! Didn't I tell you to hurry up?" Hong Xiaoyi was getting impatient.
"Okay, Leader, I'll tell you their exact words, but you can't blame me," the soldier said cautiously. "They said, 'Go back and tell Hong Xiaoyi not to be so arrogant. From now on, if they see our Seventy-Ninth Regiment brothers, they should just take a detour! Otherwise, every time we meet, we'll beat him up! This is what Captain Sun means!' That's exactly what they said."
"Damn!" Hong Xiaoyi smashed his teacup into pieces. His face turned a deep purple from anger. He had always been at odds with Sun Gang. Although they were stationed at Yin-Yang Mountain, they never interacted. Ever since he went to Sun Gang for a visit and was served cold tea, Hong Xiaoyi had seen Sun Gang as a thorn in his side. Over the years, they had clashed many times both openly and secretly, but none had been as blatant as this; it was clearly a naked provocation from Sun Gang! If he didn't rise up against such bullying now, then he wouldn't be named Hong! After smashing the teacup, Hong Xiaoyi gritted his teeth and said, "Sun Gang! You bastard are going too far! How can I, Hong Xiaoyi, swallow this humiliation!"
A few soldiers who had just started getting beaten changed their expressions upon seeing Hong Xiaoyi's face. They secretly rejoiced, thinking that they could finally take revenge. These guys thrived on chaos; the more chaotic things got, the happier they were. It would be best if the Sixty-Fourth Regiment and the Seventy-Ninth Regiment fought because they had been too idle for too long. If they could have some fun by fighting during these boring days, it would be a nice distraction.
Sure enough, Hong Xiaoyi fulfilled their shameless wish and also satisfied his own desire for revenge. After taking a few deep breaths, he shouted loudly, "Chief of Staff!"
A thin man wearing glasses immediately walked in from outside and said in a sarcastic tone, "Leader, what are your instructions?"
"Damn it! Can you speak normally?" Hong Xiaoyi glared at the incoming Chief of Staff, filled with disgust. He spoke roughly, "The people from the Seventy-Ninth Regiment are already riding on my neck; how can you remain so calm? You educated folks are truly unreasonable!"
The Glasses Man adjusted his glasses and sat down in a very composed manner. He asked softly, "Leader, I think we should investigate this matter further before making any hasty decisions..."
"Investigate my ass!" Hong Xiaoyi clearly did not take the Chief of Staff's words seriously. The Chief of Staff held no status in his eyes; after all, Hong Xiaoyi came from a rough background and had always looked down on scholars—especially those who spoke in an overly pedantic manner in front of him. So before the Chief of Staff could finish speaking, he impatiently interrupted him: "This is obviously a deliberate provocation by that bastard Sun Gang. What else needs investigating? I've already decided; tonight we're going to demand justice from him! Who does he think he is? His position is the same as mine; his rank is the same as mine; yet he acts all high and mighty! This time he's openly provoking me like this—if I don't respond like a tiger now, he'll think I'm just a sick cat!"
"What does the Leader plan to do?" The Chief of Staff was well aware of Hong Xiaoyi's temperament. This guy was like a pig, and not just any pig, but an aggressive wild boar with long tusks—both foolish and fierce. Since he couldn't be persuaded, they could only make some adjustments in the details; at the very least, he needed to rid himself of responsibility.
"What else can I do? I'm taking my team up the mountain right now to make that bastard Sun Gang apologize to me! If not, hmph! I will make sure he pays dearly today!" Hong Xiaoyi said through gritted teeth.
The Chief of Staff was taken aback. He never expected Hong Xiaoyi would dare to act this way. Using troops from brother units without permission could lead to a military tribunal. Had he lost his mind? Was it really worth causing such a ruckus over something so trivial? Moreover, even if they went all out against the Seventy-Ninth Regiment, his Sixty-Fourth Regiment would undoubtedly face annihilation. In terms of military quality and combat capability, the Sixty-Fourth Regiment was several levels below, and the Seventy-Ninth Regiment had the geographical advantage. There was no way they could win this fight. So the Chief of Staff quickly said, "This is absolutely not acceptable, Leader. Although we have our differences with the Seventy-Ninth Regiment, they are still our allies in the same military district. If a fight breaks out, regardless of the outcome, we will face consequences. Not only our ranks but even our lives could be at stake! This is not feasible!"
"Damn it! Then what do you suggest we do?" Hong Xiaoyi was also startled by the Chief of Staff's words. He usually had no understanding of military matters and didn't realize that allies shouldn't fight each other. He had always viewed things through the lens of his past as a rogue: if you hit me, I must retaliate; whoever has the stronger fist gets to decide. Not to mention, as a Leader of the Mingguo Party military, Hong Xiaoyi was truly something else.
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