Mengshan Army

Accompanied by Zhou Yi, Long Qian went to the medical center to visit the dozen or so wounded in this battle. Half of them were able to move without hindrance and would soon recover and return to the team. There are no professional doctors on the mountain for different degrees of fever, so we can only pick some herbs and make soup based on experience. Whether it can be cured depends on luck.

Sun Juan and other female soldiers were very happy to see Long Qian. Long Qian told them to change the dressings of the wounded frequently and wash the wounds with salt water. The weather is hot and try not to let the wounds fester.Sun Juan and others agreed repeatedly.

"This time out of the mountain, we must find a qualified surgeon. This is the most important thing, otherwise, it will hurt the morale of the army." Long Qian comforted the wounded one by one, and came to the yard with Zhou Yi, "The five brothers who died in battle, all buried right?"

"Of course, they were all buried in Tuudou Village."

"Write down their names. If their relatives are found, a pension must be sent there. This is a major matter related to the stability of the army, and it cannot be sloppy."

"Old Song remembers this." Zhou Yi disagreed, "Let's go, they are all waiting for you to arrange a battle out of the mountains."

Long Qian nodded, and returned to his residence with Zhou Yi.

"Brothers," Long Qian took the water bowl from Deng Qinghua, and drank a bowl of cold boiled water with a drumbeat, "We did not go out to get food and money, nor to recruit soldiers, but to occupy and allow us to obtain The first site for development."

Long Qian stopped and let his subordinates digest his words.

"I'm talking about allowing us to develop. We can't be far away from people like Mengshan Village, but we need to get along with the people and rely on the people to provide us with food, clothing, medicine, accommodation and everything we need. In this way, this place, I call it a base area. Since it is a base area, certain conditions must be met﹍﹍ Zhangjiazhai is not successful, it is too small, and Maoyang Town or Pingyi Village are also not acceptable. They are located on the main road, and the government does not allow us to occupy it for a long time. They, like that, there is no place for the face of the military and the government. Pay attention, when dealing with the government, you must remember one word, face. It is not us who want face, but the government wants face. We are bandits, and it doesn’t matter if we want face or not. There are benefits. But the government is different. Losing face is more important than losing face. Therefore, there is only one result for us to take down Maoyang Town or Pingyi Village, and send a large army to destroy or drive us away. With the current strength of our army The situation simply cannot withstand continuous fierce battles, and in this regard, you must not be arrogant."

"Is Zhengjiazhuang OK?" Ning Shijun asked softly.

"Yes. It exceeded my expectations. I noticed this place at the very beginning. First, its location is good. It is the junction of Yizhou and Yanzhou, similar to a three-way area. This kind of place is lost, the government It often pushes against its neighbors, and even both sides pretend to be deaf and dumb. Second, its terrain is good, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the terrain is steep, which can be used for military maneuvers. The third and most important point is that it is relatively rich. Because of the water, the three villages in that area look good. The total population is over ten thousand. We can’t afford to add thousands of people. Fourth, the people have a good foundation. Zheng Jing, the owner of Zhengjiazhuang, that The guy who has a blood feud with the two tiger brothers is indeed a bully who owes a lot of money to the rich and unkind. We can easily get the support of the poor people for us by destroying him. Haha, and one more thing, Zheng Jing has a good network in the government. There are four to five hundred foreign guns, and it is estimated that there is a lot of wealth accumulated, and opening Zhengjiazhuang can temporarily solve our urgent supply needs."

"Damn it, do it! Avenge the two tigers. The commander's idea is very good, very good." Lu Shan's mood became high again.

"Just now you said it was the three Zhuangzi﹍﹍" It was Ning Shijun who spoke.

Long Qian nodded appreciatively at Ning Shijun, "That's right, there are three Zhuangzi instead of one. Besides Zhengjiazhuang, there are Baiwei and Chenjiaya." He dipped his fingers into the bowl, "Look, everyone, Changhe It's a river with the seasonal surname, and a small lake is formed here, they call it Changhu. That's right. Sancai, go and find Cheng Erhu." Long Qian ordered his guards, and then continued to draw the terrain on the table, "Zhengjiazhuang is here. , it is the largest. Across a ditch, it is five or six feet deep, and the shallowest part is three or four feet wide. It is more than ten feet wide. It is Chenjiaya. It is here, next to Zhengjiazhuang. This is Bai Weizhen, it is called a town, but it is actually a village, connected to Zhengjiazhuang by a road, it is not as big as Zhengjiazhuang, but bigger than Chenjiaya."

With just a few strokes, Long Qian drew the terrain around Zhengjiazhuang.

Everyone gathered around and looked at the extremely simple picture carefully.After this period of training, all officers above the platoon leader have learned to read maps, "Attention, not only Zhengjiazhuang has soldiers, but also Baiwei and Chenjiaya have Xiangyong. Baiwei has about 300 people, and Chenjiaya has a hundred. Zhuangzi's weapons are not as good as Zhengjiazhuang. Another situation, which even Erhu doesn't know about, is that Sanzhuang was three years ago - Erhu had already gone to Mount Meng at that time, and he once had a fight with Baodugu's people In the battle, thousands of people came to Baodugu, but they failed to please, and 300 people died, and they returned in a big defeat. You must not underestimate Zhengjiazhuang, you must pay attention to this point."

Cheng Erhu came in, "Commander, you can count yourself back. You are back. The brothers are all looking forward to your return."

"Er Hu, we are going to fight Zhengjiazhuang," Wang Mingyuan patted Cheng Erhu's shoulder heavily.

"Really? Is it true?" Er Hu stared at Long Qian.

"Of course it is true. In this way, Erhu, you help Shijun and the others come up with a plan. You mainly provide them with an explanation of the terrain. You are familiar with it. You guys come up with a plan here. I will go to see the troops. No, don't follow me." Long Qian stood up and walked out of the room.

After Long Qian read the training plan for that day, he left the headquarters and went directly to the training ground.The five companies are doing training according to the training plan. On the square in front of the temple, the fifth company is doing formation training. The officer leading the team is Shi Dashou. Long Qian didn't say a word.

The second company and the fourth company were training in Duoduzhai. The second company was doing small-unit attack drills. According to the regulations revised by Long Qian, it was carried out in groups of three, and the fourth company was doing physical training.Many officers and soldiers of these two companies were veterans of the original eighth team. People kept saying hello to Long Qian. Long Qian didn't say a word. After watching for a while, he left and turned to go to Dongzhai.

Feng Lun's third company was practicing aiming at the shooting range, and Lu Shan's first company was on duty. More than half of them were scattered at various posts, and there were more than a dozen guarding the prisoner camp.

Long Qian turned back and saw that Ning Shijun had already drawn a map on the white paper. With the help of Cheng Erhu and Jiang Yun, he had marked the locations of mountains, rivers and villages. Wang Mingyuan, Lu Shan and Ye Yanbing were arguing around the map , Zhou Yi, Feng Lun, and Feng Guozhu sat on the stone steps in front of the door, drinking water and smoking.

Seeing Long Qian's drooping face, Feng Guozhu stood up, "Commander,"

"The army is a little slack! Have you noticed?" Long Qian said loudly, "The training is not very serious. The best is the fifth company. Except for the first company on duty, the other three companies have some errands. Is it because they just won the battle? ? Guozhu, your Silian is the worst."

"Isn't it?" Feng Guozhu muttered.

"I'm not blind! The spirit of the army can be seen at a glance!"

Hearing Long Qian's lecture, several people in the room came out.

"I think it might be because of the victory," Long Qian's tone softened, "Brothers, this can't be done. What does the army do? In my opinion, there are only two things, fighting and preparing for war! Rest, leisure, That is the business of the common people, and has nothing to do with us. Only by maintaining combat readiness at any time can we deal with all emergencies. The most frightening thing is the pride after winning a battle, and it may ruin the entire army! Don’t doubt it, Lu San Mazi's team is by no means comparable to that of Zheng's Village, are you planning to injure Mengshan's army in the next battle?"

"Commander, I'm to blame for this." Zhou Yi said, "You handed over the team to me before you left. It's because I didn't grasp it tightly. In fact, everyone practiced hard enough before hitting Lu Sanmazi!"

"I know. I just want to remind you. Military training is like martial arts training. If you don't practice for a day, you will know. If you don't practice for a month, your opponent will know. Did you have a plan just now?" Long Qian turned to ask Ning Shijun .

"We still have some differences." Ning Shijun said, "The military strength is weak, and this battle is not easy to fight."

Long Qian nodded, "Attacking the strong with the weak is a long-term and difficult situation for us to change. It is very good to fully estimate the difficulties. As the saying goes, three cobblers are the best Zhuge Liang. Tonight we will have a Zhuge Liang meeting, and we will fight Plan to come up with several sets of it.”

That night, the oil lamps in Long Qian's house were much brighter than usual, and a dozen key military officers studied the battle plan for Zhengjiazhuang and other three villages all night.The Mengshan army had less than [-] soldiers available, and someone suggested that Lu Sanmazi's captive soldiers should also be sent up, but Long Qian vetoed it.Long Qian firmly believes that having more soldiers is not an advantage sometimes, and if the battle situation is unfavorable and defection occurs, the problem will be complicated.In this way, a small number of troops need to be left to guard the prisoners.

The plan is finally determined, a total of three sets, which are formulated for different situations.No one can predict what will happen to the battle situation. , more to be adaptable.

Long Qian ordered Feng Guozhu to stay in a squad with Song Jinguo's logistics team, and Wu Lie's ordnance team to guard the prisoners. Song Jinguo was in charge of guarding the old Mengshan camp, and set off after receiving orders from the front.The rest of the troops will regroup from tomorrow night, and move secretly to Zhengjiazhuang in sub-echelons using the method of traveling at night and staying at dawn.

The next morning, Long Qian gathered the whole army and announced his decision to leave the mountain, "Brothers, I am not on the mountain during this time, maybe everyone has heard about it, I went to scout the battlefield, yes, I will go out to do it myself The reconnaissance has been completed, and the target has been selected. Originally, I planned to practice for another three months, because some subjects have not yet been mastered. However, the situation does not allow it. Tomorrow night, we will leave Mengshanzhai and go to a new battlefield. This battle is well fought Yes, we will have a new base, occupying it, everyone will live a better life. To be honest, during the past few months in Mengshan, everyone has really had a hard time. There is no way, if we don’t go through this stage, we It’s just a group of thieves! But it’s not anymore, we are the Mengshan Army. Now, no one knows the name of the Mengshan Army. Soon, this glorious name will be heard all over the country! Let’s play the military flag, under the guidance of the military flag Go forward, fighting Lu Sanmazi is too childish, we just want to pick a stronger opponent to fight, fight a battle, go further, fight a battle, we will be stronger!"

Long Qian paused for a long time, the troops were quiet, no one whispered to each other, "From this battle onwards, our Mengshan Army will move towards a broad stage, we will enter Yizhou, Jinan, and even Yanjing! In this battle we will The enemy we are going to face is an opponent with stronger equipment and troops than us. We must not underestimate the enemy. However, I believe that as long as you obey the order and truly do not fear hardship and death, we will surely win. Everyone Are you confident?"

"Yes!" Shan Hu replied like a tsunami.

"Very good. Tomorrow at noon, the logistics team will take out all the delicious food they have accumulated. Everyone can have a good meal and drink! But you are not allowed to get drunk! Starting tomorrow night, the troops will enter a wartime state. Violators of military discipline , Strictly punished according to the wartime regulations!"

This time out of the mountain, Long Qian made up his mind not to go back to Mengshan again.This mountain, which has been occupied by bandits for many years, may be a paradise for bandits, but it is not my shelter.Now, with nearly [-] strictly trained soldiers under his command, Long Qian believed that with them, he could create his own sky in this troubled world.

After listening to the commander's order, the whole mountain was filled with joyful atmosphere, each company and platoon arranged their luggage in an orderly manner, busy but not chaotic.Long Qian led the staff team to inspect each company and was very satisfied with the condition of the troops.Compared with the scene when they faced Cao Kun's attack half a year ago, Mengshan Village has undergone a complete change.

On the evening of July 25th in the [-]th year of Guangxu, the Mengshan Army officially swore to leave the mountain after half a year of hard training and reorganization.

After lunch, Chi Chunxian's cavalry team set off under the guidance of Jiang Yun. The road was explored and the villages passing by tried not to attract attention.

After dinner, the main force started to set off.The first to set off was Wang Mingyuan's Erlian.In front of the building, Long Qian watched the troops go down the mountain quietly. It was dusk, and Long Qian looked at the soldiers passing by him. He could call everyone by name. These soldiers were special designs he had designed for himself. life capital.Long Qian saw that Hu Zongyu from the Military Law Office was also walking in the queue of the second company. This handsome young man who was no less handsome than Ye Yanbing asked to leave the company more than once, but Long Qian didn't agree.This time out of the mountain, Cao Minzhong proposed that the three of them would fight with the three companies, and Long Qian agreed.

Long Qian suddenly felt a twinge of pain, because he knew that many of these soldiers who were full of energy and walked towards the unknown would fall on the unknown battlefield﹍﹍If they didn't have themselves, most of them would have another life, maybe they More people will live to old age, have children, and live their lives following the trajectory of their ancestors.But now it's different﹍﹍

Guangming Temple is slowly shrouded in dusk.Sanlian followed closely behind Erlian.﹍﹍