Mengshan Army

The Mengshan bandits, who had seized a large amount of military resources, had more than one shot in their hands. They surrounded the strong captives (the wounded soldiers of the officers and soldiers did not invade as promised, let alone took them away), and drove more than a dozen carts full of things. , Holding a torch and withdrew from Maoyang Town in Xushi.They walked from the south gate, and under the complicated gaze of the residents of Maoyang Town, they walked along the official road of Chaoping Village in a mighty way.The latter did not return directly to Mount Meng to the east, but walked southward for more than ten miles, deliberately letting the villagers see the direction of retreat. You can't fool Cao Kun, and Long Qian doesn't know either.

The troops were in high spirits because of the great victory.Several small captains heard Long Qian pretending to be Baodugu's men and horses, leaving the town from the south gate at this moment. Everyone knew that this was Captain Long's suspicious strategy, so no one asked the purpose of this trip.But along the official road going south without stopping, some people became suspicious.

Ning Shijun's Shi was in charge of guarding the prisoners, but this guy ran over and asked Long Qian, who was walking at the head of the team, where he was going.Long Qian intended to test the only scholar on the team, "Oh, that's a good question. Let me tell you, where should we go?"

"Ah," Ning Shijun obviously didn't think deeply about the whereabouts of the troops, "Well, although we won a big victory, we still don't want to fight head-on with the officers and soldiers. Where there are fewer officers and troops, we will go there."

"Well, it makes sense. It seems that you really have read military books. Then tell me, where there are few officers and soldiers, is it suitable for us to settle?"

"This..." Ning Shijun couldn't answer.He suddenly realized that it was really difficult to find such a place after leaving Mengshan. Everyone didn't even think about Maoyang Town as a place to stay for a long time. Why?Because the local government will never tolerate bandit occupation.For the same reason, the Pingyi Village not far in front is even worse.In fact, Pingyi Village is more prosperous than Maoyang Town. The reason why the officers and soldiers chose Maoyang Town as a supply base is entirely because Maoyang Town is closer to Mount Meng. "Pingyi must not work."

"Reading military books should be related to reality." Long Qian walked forward steadily with a rifle on his back, and Ning Shijun had to trot to keep up. "There are only two methods for rebels in ancient times. Xiu, build up your own solid base to fight against the imperial army. Once you have a base, you will have food and money. Once you have money and food, you will not worry about recruiting troops. What about the second type? Huangchao Li Zicheng, who acts as a faction of rogues, like locusts crossing the border and eating up Look elsewhere. Which one do you think is better?"

"We are better than Huang Chao Li Chuang, have we passed?"

"Is there any difference between our Mengshan bandit and Huang Chao Li Chuang?"

"Back then, it would have been nice if the third master didn't provoke the government..."

"Fortunately, you are still a scholar!" Long Qian sneered, "The official word has two mouths, it says you are Huang Chao Li Chuang, and you are Huang Chao Li Chuang. Besides, if I were the imperial court, I would not be polite to the copycat strongman. If you don’t have time or strength, there’s nothing you can do about it. If you have time, you still have to destroy them. Why not dye the red cap with the blood of the bandits?”

Ning Shijun was dumbfounded.

"So, go up the mountain to be a strongman, or wait for one day to be wiped out by the army, or become a yellow nest Li Chuang, oh, there is another way..."

"You mean recruiting?"

"Yes. If you want to be an official, kill and set fire and be recruited. This has been a shortcut since ancient times. But, if you have no strength, who will recruit you?"

Ning Shijun has already experienced Long Qian's sharpness. Ever since he knew Long Qian, Ning Shijun found that he had great doubts about the history books he read in the past. Rebellion, he never showed it.

"Captain, Pingyi is ahead." Feng Guozhu caught up.It is in this area, and I am quite familiar with the roads.

"Oh, then find a place to rest. Jiang Yun," Long Qian called out to Jiang Yun, "Go and scout to see if there is any resting place nearby."

Before Long Qian left Maoyang Town, he strictly ordered not to abuse the captives, let alone kill captive soldiers at will.He handed over the task of guarding the prisoners to two teams, Feng Guozhu and Wang Mingyuan, because Feng Guozhu was obedient and Wang Mingyuan was much gentler than the somewhat tyrannical Lu Shan.

"Guozhu, go and check on the captives. They are not allowed to collude with each other and whisper to each other. Your people should be vigilant, especially those officers!"

"I'll be relieved to tie up the dogs later."

"can."

The team stopped on the avenue, and the team of two hundred people sparsely formed a long snake formation. Long Qian went from the front to the end of the team to inspect it. The leader was Lu Shan's team, followed by Feng Lun, Wang Mingyuan and Feng Guozhu in the middle looked at the captives and more than a dozen carts that exceeded their own strength, and Ye Yanbing's team was behind, and they didn't find any major problems.

Long Qian found the supply team officer named Liang Huada among the captives, "Captain Liang, let me tell you clearly, I am different from ordinary bandits, and I keep my word. You tell your brothers clearly, Don't make any crooked ideas, otherwise, you will be the ones who get hurt."

"I hope Mr. Long will keep his promise." Liang Huada replied coldly.

"The premise is that you obey the order. I didn't say unconditionally accept the promise."

Long Qian went back to the head of the team and waited for a while. Jiang Yun came back and said that there was a forest in front left where the team could hide.

"Can the cart go in?"

"Should be able to go in, the ground is still frozen."

"Well, go there. You lead the way."

Putting the team into the woods, Long Qian decided to sleep here for one night, arranged the order of sentries and duty, and ordered the team to eat and then sleep well.When he came out of the town, he collected as much dry food as possible and brought enough water. Therefore, Long Qian ordered not to make a fire, and he was unwilling to expose the target.

"Captain, where are we going?" Lu Shan asked.

"Shi Jun has already asked about it just now, and there is only one place to go, back to the mountain!"

"Okay." Lu Shan replied cheerfully.

"Go back to the mountain?" Feng Lun was a little surprised.

"No one can stand without trust. There are still our brothers on the mountain, and I can't say nothing. But I don't know if the officers and soldiers have left, so I have to send someone back to check first. Which of you wants to make a trip?"

Immediately, several people agreed in unison that they were willing to go back to the mountain to explore the way.

"You don't need a lot of people. In this way, Erhu brings two safe brothers and Jiang Yun back, you have worked hard, and set off now to rush back. If the officers and soldiers are still on the mountain, don't be alarmed, and don't be aggressive. Looking for Lao Song in the village, trying to find out whether they are permanent residents or resting on the mountain, then Jiang Yun stayed to observe, and Er Hu rushed back. Got it?"

"Do not worry."

"Well, bring dry food and water, let's go now. The brigade is not in Pingyi, and it won't go far." Long Qian urged.

When Cheng Erhu and Jiang Yun left, Lu Shan asked, "Shall we fight Pingyi?"

"At least let the people in Pingyi village see us! I asked the captives, but there are no officers and soldiers over there. Since you are pretending to be a hero from Baodugu, you have to pretend to be like us..." Long Qian replied.

"Why did you go back to Mengshan? It was hard to stand out ﹍﹍" It was a senior named Xiong Xun who spoke.

"We are looking for a place where we can stay for a long time. Apart from Meng Shanzhai, do you know where else can accommodate us?" Xiong Xun's face could not be seen clearly in the dark, but with his voice, Long Qian could not hear it wrong.

"Or, let's just go to Baodugu. I heard that there is a lot of life and prosperity there. With our wealth, they will definitely take us in."

Xiong Xun is a member of Feng Guozhu's team, with some brains, not the kind of brash who only knows how to fight and kill.

"Hundreds of miles of mountain road, can you guarantee that we will get there safely? Besides, have you never heard of the principle that it is better to be the head of a chicken than the queen of a cow?" Long Qian smiled in the darkness, showing his white teeth, "I know you Worried that Mengshan is not safe. But I am sure that the officers and soldiers will not stay on the mountain, what are they doing on the mountain?"

Wang Mingyuan was thinking hard. From the afternoon when Long Qian lied in Maoyang Town that he was a member of Baodugu, he guessed that he would go back to the mountain in all likelihood. "What the captain said is true. The officers and soldiers will not stay on the mountain. But right now Come on, isn't it early?"

"Hmm﹍﹍" Long Qian hummed and did not speak again.He watched and counted the time. During the day, Cao Kun must attack the mountain. When he found that the Mengshan Brigade was missing, he would probably search the cottage and chase eastward.Therefore, he estimated that there are no officers and soldiers on the mountain now.The only concern is the safety of Lao Song and others.

This is impossible.

"You said, will the news of our capture of Maoyang Town reach Pingyi?" Long Qian asked a very crucial question, "Also, how long will it take for the town to send the news to the nearby officers and soldiers? "

"There will be no news from Pingyi," said Feng Guozhu, "From Maoyang to Pingyi, as long as we have this road under our feet, let's go this way, and the people in the town dare not report to Pingyi , besides, why did they report the letter?"

"Of course there are relatives on both sides, why didn't they report the letter?" Lu Shan asked back.

"If we snatch Mao Yang in the afternoon, we will probably risk our lives to deliver the letter. But now, I don't think it will﹍﹍" Wang Mingyuan said, "The captain thinks so far﹍﹍"

"You are wrong. From now on, as long as I am your leader, you will not be allowed to rob people anymore." Long Qian's voice said, "Everyone comes from a hard life, robbing people, does it feel good?"

If you don't rob the people, what will you eat in the cottage?The team leaders didn't refute, but they didn't take it seriously in their hearts.

"There is food and drink, so of course I don't want to rob common people's merchants﹍﹍" Wang Mingyuan muttered, "But we don't have such a good opportunity to rob officials and soldiers."

The battle in the afternoon was unprecedented for everyone. Only one person was injured, more than a dozen carts of supplies were robbed, and so many foreign guns were seized.However, what Wang Mingyuan said was that such an opportunity would never come across again in eight lifetimes.

"This is the level of leading soldiers," Long Qian smiled, "Don't worry! Follow me, you may not necessarily eat, drink, and have fun, but you won't be hungry, and you won't make a living by robbing travelers, merchants and people. Everyone Be more vigilant, pay attention to checkpoints, have a good rest, and talk about some things tomorrow."