Chen Chao has been studying Long Qian recently. As an adult gentry, he naturally would not simply classify Long Qian as a "good person" and a person with "great ability" like Chen Shu. It's naturally right to have the ability, to be able to lead a group of bandits to defeat the official army in a row, of course, he is not an incompetent person.

The more Chen Chao and Long Qian came into contact with each other, the more he felt that there were many things on each other that he couldn't understand. Chen Shu said that he was a good person, and he was right. Chen Chao even felt that if the world's ringing horses were like Long Qian's team, this world would really be peaceful. You see, as the leader of the ringing horse, he does not prostitute, does not gamble, does not smoke a lot, and shares weal and woe with the soldiers, without the special of the big leader. If history can also cite a bunch of such examples, such as Wu Qi, who is as famous as Sun Wu. But Long Qian stipulated so many "rules" that seemed ridiculous to Chen Chaochu: no and pee in the open, regular bathing, haircuts and shaving...... These rules may have a deep meaning when thought about carefully, which makes the villagers feel the extraordinary power of this ringing horse. Then teaching soldiers to read and write, telling soldiers about the general trend of the world, telling soldiers to distinguish between right and wrong, and establishing a sense of honor for so-called soldiers surprised Chen Chao.

This is not the work of a ringing horse! If Long Qian didn't harbor evil intentions, he wouldn't believe it if he killed himself.

What kind of plot does he have for basing himself on this area as a "base area"?

Chen Chao's words were quickly brought to Long Qian, and that night, Chen Chao was already ready to rest, but Long Qian came to the door, coming alone, without even bringing a guard.

"Is Mr. Chen well?" Long Qian greeted with a smile.

"Nothing. You may be seated. Add a candle," Chen Chao instructed his wife, and then stared at Long Qian, "Retreat, this time you tell me the truth, now you and the government are in an endless situation, and you have thought about the chess behind?" ”

"The first hand is the other." Long Qian smiled slightly, "Mr. Chen, I'm just seeing a move." But I want to correct your mistake just now, the Mengshan army and the government have not been endless. This is especially true when Yuan Shikai is in charge of Shandong. ”

"Oh? It's fresh. Can you elaborate on that? ”

"Since the Hongyang Rebellion, the central power has fallen, and the weight of the governor has never been since the establishment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Moreover, the power is basically controlled by Hanchen, Liu Kunyi of the Two Rivers, Zhang Zhidong of the Two Lakes, and Mr. Li Er, who was idle because of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, plus the Governor Yuan in front of us, are all handsome for a while. Although they have not joined the military aircraft, their influence and appeal are much stronger than those military aircraft ministers. There's no way around it. There are many people in power, and none of them can be the pillars. ”

"Yuan Shikai is not enough for Li, Liu, and Zhang Tonglie, right?"

"The three of them are all dying, and Yuan Shikai is in his prime, and his future achievement status may not be below the three Han celebrities."

"Ponder, you have a very high opinion of Yuan. So why do you say that there is still room for maneuver with the Shandong government? ”

"Politicians think differently than the average person. Smart politicians don't hold grudges, they only ally with the strong for greater good. If Yuxian is in charge of Shandong, I only have two ways to go, one is to lead the army out of Shandong, and the other is to fight to the end. But when Yuan Shikai was in power, the situation was different. The more I beat him, the more chances I have to turn around. What's more, in a few months, the situation will definitely change dramatically. At that time, I can't say that Yuan Shikai will beg me. ”

"Please? What do you ask? ”

"As long as the Mengshan army can win the battle, he may beg me. Ha Luha, you just see. ”

"What I'm concerned about now is, will this battle be fought?"

"One more fight at most. Of course, it must be the victory of the Mengshan army. ”

"Still fighting? You stand in the seats of the people of Chenjiaya and the surrounding villages and think about it, if you continue to do this, how many innocent young people will die on the battlefield of flesh and blood, filling the ravines? ”

These squires fled, and only this Chen Chao was left to look at, but he still couldn't get out. Regarding Chen Chao's question, Long Qian smiled slightly, "Mr. Chen is familiar with history books, if I tell me, thousands of years of history, for the people living at the bottom of society, there are just two situations, the era of being a slave or the era of not even being a slave, will Mr. Chen agree with what Long said?" ”

"You speak, I'll listen."

"The reason why Long Qian withdrew his troops from Fei County, and why he didn't attack other county governments, was because he couldn't do it. It is the concern for the suffering of the people. The Flood Rebellion caused tens of millions of innocent lives to die in vain. Let's not talk about the root cause of the Hongyang Rebellion, let me ask you, if the people live and work in peace and contentment, will there be a Mengshan army? ”

This topic has been discussed many times, and Chen Chao felt bored, "Retreat, don't make nihilistic arguments today, talk about something practical." How exactly do you think about the next step? ”

"We are in the midst of this mountain, and we do not feel the changes outside the worldly realm. It has been more than 250 years since the Manchu Qing Dynasty came to dominate the Central Plains, and they have reached the point of death. Only a very small number of people can perceive the signs of impending great change. The South had already given birth to a revolutionary party, actively contacting overseas Chinese, and propagating the ideas of Paiman, but it had not yet become a climate. The de facto secession of the Hongyang Rebellion greatly weakened the authority of the center. It is important to know that in a large country like ours, the loss of control of the center will inevitably lead to turmoil and even civil war. And the most important thing is that because of the defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War, the imperial court learned from the pain and was determined to change in order to become stronger. Therefore, the purpose of organizing and training a new army and loosening the shackles on industry and commerce is still to strive for strength. But they forget that for an authoritarian regime, the consequence of the gradual opening of the people's wisdom is chaos. Mr. Chen, if it weren't for Long's astonishing words, for decades after that, there was no peace in the country, and you and your Chenjiaya folks, don't fantasize about the dream of being well-off for food and clothing. It was not until the emergence of a powerful new regime that the Quartet could be pacified and China could be unified. However, the external worries are getting worse day by day, and I am afraid that peace will not be indefinite. Chen Jiaya suffered a catastrophe this time, and I am very sad. But let's be honest, this is just the beginning. Our generation, or the next generation, must make the greatest sacrifice for the revival of our nation. There is no other way out. Therefore, the next step you said is to use every opportunity to strengthen the Mengshan Army and let her go out of the mountains and into the whole country. ”

Chen Chao was shocked, "You, are you a revolutionary party who has returned from overseas?" The more he thought about it, the more Chen Chao had heard the rumors of the revolutionary party, and from Long Qian's previous conversations and his unrelenting actions, it seemed to confirm this.

"No, I'm not a revolutionary. My national outlook is also different from the mainstream ideology of the revolutionary party. I don't have much hatred for the Manchus, I have a view of history, and I can tell you about it. That is the choice of people by history. The reason why the Manchu Qing Dynasty was able to enter the Central Plains with millions of people and become the lord of hundreds of millions of Han people is reasonable. If the Manchu emperors had not sincerely studied our Chinese civilization and tried to integrate into it, they would not have been able to continue their rule to this day. And now people's hearts are disgusted, because they are not doing well, and it is no wonder that others. One of the most important ones is not to stick to the distinction between the Manchus and the Hans, and to have the thinking of 'not my race, their hearts will be different', and the old problem of both using and preventing the Han people is that they do not know how to change and cannot keep up with the general trend of the world. ”

Chen Chao has some national consciousness, but he is not strong. After all, it has been more than 200 years since foreign races entered the Central Plains, and a little bit of the blood of the Han people has long been polished. If Long Qian accused the Manchu regime of valuing the Manchus over the Han and being confined to racial views, he would agree with it in his heart. But Long Qian always said that the dynasty couldn't follow the trend, so he was a little puzzled, but he didn't want to interrupt the other party's smooth conversation.

"The Chinese nation is undoubtedly dominated by the Han nationality, but the formation of the Han nationality has inherently integrated other ethnic groups. Therefore, I believe that all those who regard China as their motherland and Chinese history as their own history are considered Chinese and members of the Chinese nation. This is called cultural identity, not blood identity. If we talk about blood, it will be complicated, and I am afraid that even those who specialize in history will not be able to explain clearly. In addition, the elimination of ethnic minorities other than the Han Chinese also contributed to the war to safeguard national interests. At the beginning of the war against Japan and France, it was not only the Han people who sacrificed their lives for the country, but also the Manchurians. In the future, if I have the final say, I will definitely build a solemn and majestic martyr's shrine to worship the heroic martyrs who have resisted foreign enemies and sacrificed their lives for the country in the past generations. Those who are full of qualifications may also be sacrificed among them. It is said that the revolutionary party was the first to push for a full rank, believing that as long as the legal system of the Han people was restored, the country would prosper. I can't agree with that. ”

Long Qian denied that he was by no means a revolutionary party. Seeing that Chen Chao was speechless, Long Qian continued, "So, don't worry about the future of the Mengshan Army, let alone the future of the villagers. Now, the surrounding ten miles and eight towns have been integrated with the Mengshan Army, and the future of the Mengshan Army is the future of the big guys. I will seize every opportunity to create a bright future for the Mengshan Army. At most, if there is one more battle, Yuan Shikai will have to beg me to come. The last time I released that Cai Yingguan, I sent a letter to Yuan Shikai. He didn't hear back, and that Cai Yingguan was the culprit who led the raid on Chenjiaya, and his person had already been killed in battle, even if he was captured, I would also kill him. However, you can ask Yuan Shikai about his attitude before killing him. ”

"Did you write a letter to Yuan Shikai and ask for peace?"

"It's a little bit interesting. I said that everyone is Chinese, and it is not interesting to kill each other. Those dead soldiers, the bullets and shells that were fired, could have been used to defend national defense. As long as he ignores his past suspicions and gives me a status for the Mengshan Army, I can lead the Mengshan Army to serve the country. ”

Yuan Shikai did not reply, but sent Li Chun's army. Your ideas are too pedantic. Chen Chao shook his head and said.

Long Qian was surprised that Chen Chao would accuse him of being pedantic, which meant that he had already sided with him, "I didn't think he would agree." Moreover, even if it is promised now, the Mengshan army is finished. For what? Many of my subordinates are not dead followers of me. Yuan Shikai can give them far more than me, so even if Yuan Shikai sends someone to recruit me at that time, I will find a reason to give him a yellow. Only by repeatedly defeating the official army will the situation change in two ways. In fact, after defeating Li Chun this time, the morale of the troops was raised, and some of them regarded the officers and soldiers as nothing; of course, it was not good to underestimate the enemy, but it was good to boost morale. Looking at Yuan Shikai's side, the damage to him in these two battles was huge, Li Chun was a first-class general under him, and the new army was the foundation on which he relied to live and survive, what was the result? Yuan Shikai probably lost seven or eight hundred veterans and more weapons than that, and the blow to him was huge! Even the hard to make up! I guess Yuan Shikai must be planning a third attack on me now, if he doesn't destroy me, Yuan Shikai's career will be over, and the position he has established in the new army will also be over. Therefore, the battle must be fought, and the fate of each other will be decided next time, and the Mengshan army will win again, and Yuan Shikai will no longer be able to swallow this army, and other methods must be taken against me. If he wins, I'm not qualified to talk to him. So, this time is crucial for me and for him. ”

"So, are you sure you can beat him again?"

"Do you think I've beaten him twice, a fluke or a must?"

"This?" Chen Chao felt that it was difficult to answer. During the first Battle of Autumn Village, Chen Chao was not very optimistic about Long Qian, but his confidence improved a lot the second time, although Chen Jiaya suffered a catastrophe.

"You don't know about soldiers, you might as well care more about military affairs in the future. From now on, as long as you stand in a trench with the Mengshan army, the war will continue to entangle you. I'm telling you, don't think I'm bragging. In terms of the duel between more than 1,000 troops, the Mengshan Army is already the first in the country. Yuan Shikai and Li Chun have always despised me, how can they be undefeated? Taking the war that just ended as an example, even if I don't take a detour for a hundred miles, cut off the enemy's rear route, and confront it head-on, Li Chun will still be an ending. But then my losses will be much bigger than I am now, and I won't do anything stupid like that. Yuan Shikai came with twice as many troops as me, concentrated on one road, I advanced and retreated freely, if I couldn't win, I would leave, and if I hit it, I would be saved, and Yuan's army would be exhausted. The odds are the same in me. If it's a split attack, my chances of victory are greater, and each one is just broken. So, don't worry about Yuan Jun coming again. Again, I'm 80% sure of beating him! ”

"What is not 100% for the sake of the Devil? What if the number of officers and troops in the attack was doubled? ”

Long Qian smiled, "In any battle or battle, no commander dares to say that he is ten percent sure. Military science is an extremely complex science, and even in the eyes of a commander with a level of talent, a battle has both constants and variables. Constants are not necessarily accurate, and variables are even more difficult to grasp. Just like the battle that just ended, why did Lu Shan bring troops to Zhaojialou? His considerations are very reasonable. Because Zhao Jialou took into account the possible directions of the two officers and soldiers, but he missed the calculation that the officers and soldiers would abandon the road and come over the mountain, and suddenly pushed Chen Jiaya into the sea of blood. But Lu Shan's reaction was very fast, and the timing of the attack was very good, and he attacked the enemy in Bandu, defeated the superior enemy with inferior forces, and resolved the last crisis of this battle, so, after the war, I did not criticize Lu Shan and Feng Guozhu, for fear of dampening their aura. ”

"However, the result of their aura is to make Chen Jiaya almost filial piety."

"This brings us back to what we left off. I said that in the history of China, the lowest class of the common people were roughly just two fates of being slaves or not being slaves, in fact, the authorities never regarded the people as human beings, and the highest governors of the states of the Han Dynasty were called pastors, which accurately stated the relationship between the two. It is to graze the people like cattle and sheep. Standing on the side of the people, or just living in poverty and ignorance for the rest of their lives, or like Chen Sheng, Zhang Jiao, Huang Chao, and Li Chuang, they rose up to fight, and exchanged millions of corpses for a new world realm. In your opinion, which of the two endings is better? ”

Chen Chao was silent.

"Let me tell you, if you stand in the position of the majority of the people, it is naturally more appropriate to be obedient to the people, at least the vast majority of them can die on their own kang. Although they have been living a life without clothes and food. And it's getting worse and worse. But from the standpoint of the whole nation, this is not a good choice, will we choose to live in humiliation as slaves instead of fighting? The Chinese nation has a splendid history, and of course it deserves an even more brilliant future. I sincerely invite you to join me in witnessing the arrival of this great era. Even if we can't see it, we have fought and struggled, and we have not lost this life. ”

"Chen is just a scholar, why do you value him so much?"

"Mr. Chen, most of Long's subordinates are from the old Mengshan Cottage, and they are somewhat blindly obedient to Long. Human nature likes to obey and disobey, and always can't listen to words that go against the ear. Long Qian knew that with the expansion of Mengshan's military career, Long would definitely make mistakes, and I hoped that there would be an upright person by his side to remind him from time to time. This man, I have chosen you. The so-called only one thousand people is not as good as the one of a man. Mr. Chen, it's not that Long complimented you in person, your attitude towards your neighbors and your family's subordinates are enough to prove that you are a person with a great sense of justice and compassion, and you can play this role. Long made an agreement with you, no matter what you say or what occasion you say, Long will not punish you for this! Now this is a bit arrogant, but many so-called successful people are because they can't hear the words that go against their ears, which leads to the death of people. If you can trust Long's person, just agree. ”

Chen Chao was even more stunned.

"Mr. Chen, I know that you have concerns now, so you don't have to take the meager salary of the Mengshan Army and wear the shabby military uniform of the Mengshan Army like everyone else. Let's make an agreement, if Long leads the Mengshan Army to have a so-called future, the agreement just now will take effect. If Long was defeated in the battle of the official army, then what he said just now would be nonsense, and it was just a gust of wind. You are still your enlightened squire, and I'm going to figure out a way for my survival. We should be passers-by. How is it? ”

"Okay, Chen, thank you for looking at it. I also admire you as a person. That's it. ”

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