The one who spoke was none other than Zhao Deyi, who had been rescued by Gao Feng. His troops had worked together with the Yangtze River Fleet, so he knew some of the achievements of the Yangtze River Fleet. Originally, the Yangtze River Fleet was under the direct management of Zhang Xiaoqiang, and later, it was under the direct management of Yang Ke-er. Huang Quan did not intervene in order to avoid arousing suspicion. The Yangtze River Fleet had previously provided countless resources to the main base, and had taken in at least ten thousand survivors. It had made a great contribution to the base. Compared to the army, the Yangtze River Fleet was particularly outstanding. In addition to providing various resources, fuel, and some rare mutant species, they had also worked hard to collect weapons from the cities along the river. Under the guidance of the local survivors, they had found a lot of firearms and ammunition, as well as some machinery factories that could be converted into military equipment.
Just like that, while supplying blood to the main base, the Yangtze River Fleet also began to expand, from the initial seven hundred people to a large force of five thousand people, hundreds of ships, three thousand marines, and many logistics personnel who were not included in the establishment. Huang Quan could not intervene, and Yang Ke-er did not even think about the Yangtze River Fleet. In the end, the development of the Yangtze River Fleet was left to Gao Feng to plan, and in the end, they had enough strength to rescue Zhao Deyi's troops that were surrounded by zombies. Zhao Deyi did not say those words out of jealousy, but to him, the development of the Yangtze River Fleet was very dangerous, and it was only a step away from being independent. Although Gao Feng thought that there were many intelligence personnel monitoring him, he did not know that the troops he expanded actually only listened to him, and not the base or Yang Ke-er. Even if he had more intelligence personnel and hardcore supporters of the base, they could not compare to him.
Now that Zhao Deyi stood up, it was possible that he was trying to pull Gao Feng back to the right track, so that he would not slip further and further. Zhao Deyi's words also made the officers around him discuss. To be honest, they were jealous. Usually, they were controlled by Huang Quan. Whether it was combat supplies or daily necessities, they were all given to them by Huang Quan. Usually, to promote an officer, one had to combine the background, qualifications, military achievements, and soldier evaluation form and submit it to the military department for review. Only after the review could one be promoted could one be promoted. Recruiting troops and providing weapons were impossible, unless one wanted to spend his whole life in prison. However, compared to the Yangtze River Fleet, they could only curse in their hearts, "Isn't this just a warlord?"
"And the Marine Corps under his command, with three thousand people, is more than a normal regiment. The commander of the third brigade is a sixteen-year-old kid, and most of the thousands of soldiers are also kids. Although he is an evolved person and can be counted on, can a kid manage an army well?
To be honest, although I was saved by these kids, I have to say that these kids are not suitable to be on the battlefield. "
Zhang Xiaoqiang heard this and looked at Huang Quan confusedly. It was obviously wrong for the Yangtze River Fleet to do this, so why didn't Huang Quan stop it?
Huang Quan did not notice that Zhang Xiaoqiang was looking at him. He just wrote down everything Zhao Deyi had said in his notebook. When he was almost done, he said to Zhao Deyi, "Zhang Xiaoqiang will deal with the Yangtze River Fleet. Needless to say, what I want to ask is how to prevent similar problems among the infantry. In the future, our army will be streamlined, and there will not be too many troops in some places. How are you going to control them?
You have to come up with a practical solution. I don't want the same thing to happen to you. "
Then he talked about the problems of the Army and made detailed rules for the withdrawal plan. After that, Huang Quan asked the officers to go back to their units, and he stayed with Zhang Xiaoqiang. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not ask the question before, but now that there was no one else, he said to Huang Quan, "Tell me about the Yangtze River Fleet. If what Zhao Deyi said is true, then you did not do your job well, and you will be responsible for most of this. Maybe you will be transferred somewhere else to reflect on it."
Although Zhang Xiaoqiang was not angry when he said that, it was more serious than what he had said to Huang Quan. He even said that Huang Quan would be dismissed, which made Huang Quan smile bitterly and say, "Zhang Xiaoqiang, did you forget that you are the highest commander of the Yangtze River Fleet?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang was stunned. He was still thinking, "What does it have to do with him that I am not in the base?"
Huang Quan told him everything that happened after Zhang Xiaoqiang left. From Huang Quan's narration, Zhang Xiaoqiang gradually understood the ins and outs of the incident. When Yang Ke-er took over as the commander of the Changjiang Fleet, Gao Feng was still his deputy. As a private army, the Changjiang Fleet was not under the control of the Ministry of Military Affairs, not even the Logistics Department. Every once in a while, a large amount of materials and weapons and ammunition would be transported to the hot spring base for transshipment. Yang Ke-er never cared about the fleet, but when she thought of it, she would command the fleet to go to that place. Whenever Yang Ke-er gave an order, there would always be some unexpected surprises. At the beginning, after Yang Ke-er assigned the fleet to Gezhouba and got the equipment of an armed police squadron, Huang Quan and Zhang Huai'an no longer restricted Yang Ke-er, so the Changjiang Fleet became a wild monkey. It did not need logistics, soldiers, or even supplies. It only needed Wang Le's equipment department to repair the ships.
After listening to Gao Feng, Zhang Xiaoqiang grabbed the cigarette box in front of him, took out the last cigarette, and lit it up. He let out a long sigh under the cover of smoking. In the end, he didn't explain things clearly, and Yang Ke-er was irresponsible. Huang Quan didn't dare to raise his hand, which showed his cautiousness, but it didn't have much to do with Huang Quan. The Changjiang Fleet had the identity of the Imperial Army, and it had its own base and logistics. In many aspects, it was beyond the Base's control, so it was expected that something would happen. If Zhang Xiaoqiang wasn't in a hurry to disarm, the Changjiang Fleet would automatically be under his command when he returned, and all the problems would be solved. Unfortunately, before he could meet Gao Feng, the news of disarming the Changjiang Fleet was spread out.
"It seems like the Changjiang Fleet's problems have reached a point where it's hard to get rid of them. If Gao Feng was really ambitious, he might have proclaimed himself as king long ago. He had a great opportunity when Zhao Deyi was besieged, and you guys were stuck in the cockroach base. The hot spring base became an empty city, and the only mobile force was his Marine Corps. At that time, he only needed to delay the reinforcements, or make a mistake and not send reinforcements, maybe …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang couldn't continue, and neither could Huang Quan. He was drenched in cold sweat. If that really happened, the entire population of the Hubei base would be wiped out. Other than the island in the middle of the lake and the hot spring base, the cockroach base and the three mountains would all be wiped out. By then, even if Zhang Xiaoqiang rushed back, he might not be able to do anything. At this time, another thought suddenly appeared in Zhang Xiaoqiang's mind. Gao Feng actually didn't disappoint him that much. Even if he was afraid of Zhang Xiaoqiang's return, as long as he led the Changjiang Fleet to the lower reaches, he might be able to escape from Zhang Xiaoqiang's shadow. Compared to the betrayal of declaring himself as king, the negligence that could lead to his dismissal or even imprisonment was an acceptable problem. "Go to Gao Feng personally and keep an eye on him.
Huang Tingwei's Air Combat Squadron will cooperate with you. If you can't find them, stay there and help with the reorganization. Don't disband the remaining troops of the Changjiang Fleet for the time being, in case people's hearts wavered. Put all the officers at the company level under control and let the Intelligence Division investigate. See how many of them have mixed into our team and get rid of those who are not qualified … "" You go to the high peak and keep an eye on the defected companies. Don't worry too much if you can find the defected companies.
If they don't pass the test, dismiss them … "Huang Quan nodded repeatedly. This was the time for the development of the Hubei base to change. Everything had to be based on stability. This was not the time to break out of the encirclement. There was no life and death crisis, and there was no estrangement between unrelated people. Every single member was precious and could not be lost easily. Suspending the disbandment of the Changjiang Fleet could quickly calm the people's hearts. Once they had the situation under control, they could do anything they wanted to do.
"Gao Feng has to be dealt with carefully. We can't touch him for now. We have to calm the people's hearts. Besides, his problem has a lot to do with Yang Ke-er's indifference. No matter what, he has done well in the past. No one can deny this. You can give him some advice and put him at ease. As for his punishment … just suspend him …"