Mengshan Army

According to the results of the military meeting chaired by Sun Dewang, the main force of Mengshanzhai took the initiative to attack without waiting for the officers and soldiers to go up the mountain.

Zhangjiazhai is a small village at the foot of the mountain. The village that used to have more than a hundred households now has fewer than a hundred people, and the walls of the village are dilapidated.For Meng Shanzhai, it is of great significance, because this village is located at the throat of the mountain village to the west.

So the decision to steal camp was made.Sun Dewang sent people to convene the captains of each team for a military meeting, and ordered to slaughter a pig so that the sons who went to the battle tonight would have a full meal.

The leader was Sun Deming, the leader of the three. The attacking force was the first, third and eighth three infantry units and three black soldiers serving as auxiliary soldiers. There were a total of 180 soldiers and nearly [-] black soldiers. There are about [-] foreign guns, and the rest are traditional weapons such as swords, spears, bows and crossbows.Not everyone has the weapons of the Black Soldiers, even swords and spears. They are going to rush into Zhuangzi with the soldiers to grab things.The cottage lives on looting, and the officers and soldiers are the best targets for robbery. Needless to say, guns and ammunition, military uniforms and leather boots are all in short supply in the cottage.The village rules of the cottage, except for military weapons such as foreign guns, whoever grabs the ordinary things belongs to whom.Ordinarily, the black soldiers would not be able to catch anything, but Sun Dewang and Liu Yucai judged that since the officers and soldiers used Zhangjiazhai as the advance base for attacking Mengshan, they would inevitably hoard a large amount of food, and food is the most scarce material in the Shanzhai, so, In addition to the necessary stretchers, the three black soldiers who followed the warriors brought more people with ropes, shoulder poles, bags, etc., ready to pick up the grain and so on from Zhangjiazhai.

Taking advantage of the darkness, the attacking troops launched a sneak attack on the official troops stationed at the foot of the mountain.

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and wherever there are rivers and lakes, there are sects.There are more than [-] people in Mengshanzhai, and they are actually divided into two factions, Brother Sun Dewang's Zuodi faction and Liu Yucai and Zhou Huanan's outsider faction.Wudang Farmer Mengfu was originally a wealthy family in Mengyin, and when he took huge sums of money to Meng Shanzhai, Liu Yucai and Zhou Huanan were still wandering around Henan, so Nongmengfu can also be regarded as a local faction.

The first team to attack is the trusted team of the Sun brothers, the third team is Liu Yucai's old foundation brought to Mengshan, plus an eighth team formed by the miscellaneous soldiers who went up the mountain in recent months, such an arrangement It demonstrates the doctrine of the mean that penetrates into the bones of the Chinese people.

None of the leaders objected to the big leader's arrangement.

As for the leader of the attacking force, Zhou Huanan suggested that Long Qian, the captain of the eighth team, be led, but Sun Dewang rejected Zhou Huanan's proposal on the grounds that Long Qian was too junior to convince the crowd.The reason why Zhou Huanan nominated Long Qian was that although he had been in the group for a short time, he had outstanding abilities and made many military exploits.From Zhou Huanan's point of view, the eighth team, which was formed the latest and with the worst equipment, actually had the best combat strength in the Shanzhai.However, except for the head of the family on Thursday, no one recognizes this judgment.

Sun Deming, the third leader, is generally responsible for the foreign expeditions in the cottage. This has been the case since Sun Dewang occupied Mengshan. Facing a strong enemy, it is only natural for Sun Deming to lead the expedition in person.Zhou Huanan suggested sending another team, but Sun Deming believed that the night camp was a surprise attack, not because of the large number of troops, but because of surprise.As long as the vanguard of the official army is defeated by a sudden attack, half of the battle is won.

Sun Deming's view was endorsed by all the leaders.Fighting these days is all about fighting for morale, and winning the first battle boosts the morale of the victor.But the other party must be frustrated, and will probably fail in the next battle.

At Xushi, the team set off.Liu Yucai rushed to the starting point of the troops, and watched the three troops reorganize in a chaotic manner after a sumptuous dinner.The sun had already set, and the open space in front of Guangming Temple was crowded with soldiers in various costumes.The Spring Festival has passed, but spring has not really come yet, and the top of the mountain is terribly cold after nightfall.Liu Yucai and Zhou Huanan inspected the teams that were queuing up, Zhou Huanan sighed in a low voice, "The eighth team was formed the latest, but it has already surpassed our third team, look at others ﹍﹍"

Liu Yucai's gaze had already been set on the eighth team that had completed the team.It is not accurate to say that it was a mess, Long Qian's eighth team was very quiet, a team of more than a hundred people lined up in a horizontal line of three, and Long Qian was standing in front of the team talking about something, probably the precautions for tonight's battle.

"It turns out that everyone joked that Xiaolongzi was full of food to train in the formation all day long. In my opinion, this is the secret of military training. These guys who don't understand fart just let him practice in a disciplined manner. What a genius." It was still Zhou Huanan, "It would be nice if Xiaolongzi could command the village to train soldiers earlier."

"His qualifications are too young, and his background is unknown. It's normal for the head of the family to have concerns." Liu Yucai listened attentively to what Long Qian said, but there was a wind blowing on the mountain, and they were at the downwind, so they couldn't hear clearly.For some reason, Liu Yu didn't move over, stood for a while, tightened his fur coat, turned around and walked towards the third team of his old army.

Zhou Huanan didn't move. "The origin is unknown?" He pondered Liu Yucai's words, thinking about Long Qian, the boy who always brought him surprises.Long Qian joined the group in the early summer of last year. It was his nephew at the time, and Zhou Yi, the current captain of the third team, brought him up the mountain.Zhou Yi went down the mountain to do errands, and met Long Qian who was lost. The two sides clashed. Long Qian single-handedly knocked down Zhou Yi and several people, showing his superb martial arts.But being forced by several foreign guns, he had no choice but to catch him without a fight.Zhou Yi, who was watching from the side, became interested in talents, and after some conversation, he actually brought this mighty-looking man into the cottage and became a member of Mengshan Village.

According to Long Qian’s self-proclaimed, his ancestral home was from Taiyuan Prefecture. His family died of starvation during the severe drought that swept Zhili Shanxi a few years ago.However, in Zhou Huanan's view, Long Qian's words were full of flaws. The "Ding Chou Qihuang" Shanxi was indeed the hardest-hit area during the Guangxu period. One is Long Qian's accent, which is not like the weak Shanxi dialect, but more like the Mandarin accent of the capital; the other is his strong body, how can he look like he is fleeing famine and begging for food?

But despite his doubts, Zhou Huanan still kept Long Qian.Many people in the cottage are a little reluctant to tell others about their criminal records, after all, they are thieves and bandits.

In the future, Long Qian will come into Liu Yucai and Zhou Huanan's field of vision.Both Liu and Tuesday are educated, and it is easier to communicate with Long Qian who is full of knowledge.Zhou Huanan was amazed by Long Qian's ability. Not only was his martial arts outstanding, the average person in the cottage could not go through a round under his hands, but also his martial arts were unrecognizable but extremely practical. He was good at boxing, wrestling, and throwing knives, but he refused. Tell me about your parentage.It's no wonder that there are always some strangers with unique skills who refuse to reveal the secrets of their masters.But what surprised Zhou Huanan was that Long Qian was also extremely good at fast spears, and his marksmanship was simply piercing through Yang with a hundred steps.Not only that, this kid can repair foreign guns, and he can disassemble and put back the foreign guns that everyone fears in a few strokes.Zhou Huanan guessed that Long Qian must have been in the army, and escaped from the army because of something he committed.

Long Qian knows too many things, he knows court officials, he also knows many things in foreign countries.For a quick gun, he can tell whether it is imported or produced in Hankou, and he can even tell which country the imported foreign gun is from!This made Zhou Huanan puzzled.For foreign countries, Zhou Huanan only knows Britain and France, which invaded Yanjing 40 years ago, and Japan, which defeated the Beiyang Navy a few years ago.And Long Qian obviously knew much more than this.How did he know?Not only that, Long Qian is also literate, and his speech and demeanor are definitely not those in the village who can't read big characters and can't even write their own names. He must have read a lot of books. Today, those short-sighted people are extremely enjoyable, and they think it is more enjoyable than watching a big show in front of Guangming Temple.

These are small things.What Zhou Huanan admired the most was Long Qian's ability to lead troops.It is not difficult for such a person to perform meritorious deeds. Ever since Long Qian went up the mountain, there was not a single task entrusted to him that he could not complete.Eight teams were established, and even Sun Dewang nominated Long Qian as the captain.This is the eighth team, which is the worst in the eyes of the leaders. It has only been five months since it was handed over to Long Qian, and now it may have become the most elite team in the cottage.Long Qian's methods of training the Eighth Team were unbelievable to Zhou Huanan, but his inconceivable methods had paid off. Just look at his Eighth Team's military appearance to know the result.

Zhou Huanan thought, after passing this hurdle, Long Qian must be in charge of the military training in the cottage, what is it to give him a leader position?If you want to do big things, you can't be stingy.