To build the base area in your mind, you should not even think about it without the support of the people. But how do you gain the support of the people?

After occupying Sanzhuang, on the one hand, Long Qian worked hard to find out the movements of the official mansion, and asked Jiang Yun to personally go to Fei County to arrange an intelligence station, and deploy cavalry to strengthen reconnaissance and control of the surroundings; On the other hand, Long Qian vigorously grasped the enforcement of military discipline in the troops, and took advantage of the incident of the recruit company shooting the violators to carry out a special education for the troops to care for the people, and what made Long Qian happy was that there were no serious violations of discipline in the troops, whether it was the second company stationed in Bai Wei or the second platoon of the fifth company stationed in Chenjiaya, after investigating the villagers who were committed to the Mengshan army, there was no bad reaction.

Of course, the common people, especially the squires with heads and faces in Sanzhuang, were in a state of panic. As long as it is not an unbearable humiliation, they will not go to the commander of the Mengshan Army to complain. Some squires who saw the wind and steered also expressed some kind of cooperation with Mengshan Army, such as Luo Xiucai from Zhengjiazhuang, who promised to accompany Jiang Yun to send a letter to Chen Chao.

However, there are always people who are dissatisfied with reality and like change, such as Chen Gouyu in Chenjiaya, Cheng Daniu in Zhengjiazhuang, such as Pan Fulin in Baiwei Town, the main reason for liking the arrival of the Mengshan Army is that the Mengshan Army defeated their enemies. A hero like Zheng Jing has no hope of revenge, and now that the Mengshan army is coming, they find that the sky has "changed" overnight, and the once majestic Zheng Jiazhu was actually taken out and shot by the Mengshan army, which made characters like Cheng Daniu have a great impression of the occupier.

Ten days after occupying Zhengjiazhuang and other three villages, four days after Feng Guozhu and others brought the men and horses of the old camp in Mengshan, Long Qian convened a meeting of officers above the platoon commander at the headquarters in Zhengzhai. According to the provisions of the Provisional Regulations on Military Pay, even Sun Juan was notified to attend this meeting.

For this meeting, Long Qian made careful preparations, ran to Bai Wei and Chen Jiaya for three days in a row, talked to some villagers who were willing to communicate with Mengshan Army, and stayed in Bai Wei for a night, and lived in the frightened Xiao Guanyu's house, and had a long talk with him all night.

Then, Long Qian made an outline of the conversation, which had not been done before. He spoke to the officers and soldiers, and he came casually. When Ning Shijun saw Long Qian carefully write a three-page outline with the lack of pen that he found funny, he felt that this meeting was unusual.

The meeting, chaired by Long Qian, opened with a clear statement that the meeting was to study the issue of how to build base areas.

Surprisingly, Long Qian first introduced the situation of Cheng Daniu, Pan Fulin and Chen Gouyu, who are three representative figures. Long Qian took it and did a typical dissection.

"All three of them showed goodwill to our army at almost the same time and showed their support for our army with practical actions. Pan Fulin of Baiwei Town had a grudge against the owner Xiao Guanyu, and personally slaughtered his half-sized pig baby and gave it to Wang Mingyuan, hoping that we would rectify Xiao Guanyu like Zheng Jing; Cheng Daniu of Zhengjiazhuang, because of the land rent problem, almost let Zheng Jing die, dragged the sick body that had not yet recovered to our army station several times, and asked to kill Zheng Jing's housekeeper Zheng Jiazhu, the villain; Chen Jiaya's Chen Gouyu, he is Cheng Daniu's in-laws, and once begged Chen Chao to intercede with Zheng Jing to let Cheng Daniu, who was tortured by Zheng Jing. Because of Cheng Daniu, Chen Gouyu also showed closeness to our army. You see, it's that simple, there are those who oppose us, and there are those who support us. ”

"It would be nice if there were more people like Cheng Daniu. He said that if he didn't think he was old, he would be willing to join our Mengshan Army. Ye Yanbing said with emotion that during this time, the villagers of Zhengjiazhuang generally showed their fear of the Mengshan army and were unwilling to contact the Mengshan officers and soldiers. The company that took over the fourth company stationed in Zhengjiazhuang was deeply touched.

"Yes, how can you make Cheng Da Niu more?" Zhou Yi said, "This is the first one who publicly says that he is willing to participate in us." ”

"yes, yes. It's actually simple. It's just two things. If we can successfully defeat the official army once or twice, not only this place, but even the surrounding villages and towns, let's put it this way, a radius of 50 to 100 li is the territory of our Mengshan army. Long Qian waved his arms vigorously with confidence.

Long Qian was not the only one thinking about survival, his words aroused everyone's interest, "Come on, what two things do you want to do?" You see, discipline must be observed, it is not allowed to easily break into the people's homes, it is not allowed to arrest the husband and send errands, this is not allowed, and that is not allowed, I am afraid that things will not be easy to do. Song Jinguo, who usually doesn't speak in the meeting, opened his mouth with a lot of them, "Sit and eat the mountains empty, and Zheng Jing's gold and silver mountains can't be eaten." ”

"It's been a lot of time and it's been a good time. You must know that if you want to get things done in China, you need more than just soldiers. Like Sun Da at the beginning, there were actually a lot of soldiers under his command, but he couldn't withstand a battle between the officers and the army, and after one defeat, the team collapsed. Because he only has one Mengshan cottage in his hand, even if the official army does not attack the mountain, he will be trapped to death. The second and fourth masters are smarter than Sun Dewang, and advocate letting the mountain go. But it doesn't work, they still have the thinking of twisting the army, the thinking of the rogue, and one day, they will fall into the net of the official army. Mobile warfare without a rear is a taboo for soldiers. Everyone is a veteran, think about it, if there is no Zhengjiazhuang as a foothold, where will the food come from? How to place the injured and sick number? Where do the recruits come from? Liu Bang of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Li Yuan and his son of the Tang Dynasty all relied on having a solid base to seize the world! As for the negative lessons, for example, King Li Chuang, who everyone knows about the Tao, has actually laid down the country, but he does not have a real territory, and finally fails. ”

Ning Shijun became excited, because Long Qian took out Liu Bang and other emperors for comparison for the first time.

Long Qian continued, "Everyone has eaten well and slept well these days, just because of the treasure land of Zhengjiazhuang." Needless to say. But how do you occupy this place? Is it okay to use force? My answer is no! Let's use Liu Bang as an example, and tell you a story by the way. Liu Bang entered Guanzhong, which is now the area of Xi'an, on the orders of King Huai of Chu. Guanzhong used to be a treasure land, close the door of Hangu Pass, it is difficult for the enemy to enter, when the Warring States Seven Heroes competed for hegemony in the world, what can Qin State do to destroy the six countries of Kanto and dominate the world? In addition to enriching the country and strengthening the army because of the Shang Dynasty reform, it is also because of the geographical advantage. That is, the place is well occupied, and it is not easy for foreign enemies to penetrate it. Guanzhong is also a granary, 800 miles of Guanzhong Plain, because of the construction of water conservancy projects such as Zhengguo Canal, there is enough grain to eat, which lays the basic conditions for hegemony. Why did King Chu Huai send Liu Bang to occupy Guanzhong, because Xiang Yu was cruel and easy to kill, and Liu Bang was benevolent and loved the people. King Chu Huai, who had no real power but was nominally the co-owner of the rebel army, was biased.

"After Liu Bang entered Guanzhong, he abolished the harsh punishment laws of the Qin Dynasty, and the common people of the Qin State liked it very much. You may have heard that Liu Bang entered the customs and agreed with the father of Guanzhong in three chapters: the murderer dies, the wounding and the theft is punished. Other than that, no. Compared with the brutality of the Qin Dynasty, the common people certainly liked Liu Bang's loose policy. So I'm afraid Liu Bang won't be able to stand up. But the good days of the fathers and elders in Guanzhong did not take long, Xiang Yu led the army into Guanzhong, occupied Xianyang, listened to the persuasion of his subordinates, worried that Liu Bang would compete with him for the world, and staged the eternal swan song of the Hongmen Banquet. Although Liu Bang took advantage of all the conditions, mainly Xiang Yu's character shortcomings, to keep his head and his army, but Guanzhong was captured by Xiang Yu, and Liu Bang was named the king of Hanzhong. In order to appease Xiangyu's heart, Liu Bang burned the plank road, indicating that he would stay in Hanzhong and not come out.

"Who did Guanzhong hand over? Xiang Yu handed it over to the three generals under him, and Xiang Yu divided the three people into kings, and the three kings were divided into Qin, so Shaanxi is also known as the land of the three Qins. I won't say the names of those three people, and you won't remember what I said, if you are interested, you can read some history books in the future, which is definitely more exciting than what I said.

But Xiang Yu's move is simply stinky, and the consequences will be apparent immediately. Soon, the dispute between Chu and Han began, Han Xin was worshiped by Liu Bang as a general, using the clever plan of repairing the plank road in the Ming Dynasty and Chen Cang in the dark, the main force of the Han army suddenly appeared in the Xifu area, defeated the three kings of Xiang Yu and drove them away, and Guanzhong returned to Liu Bang's hands again. The dispute between Chu and Han lasted for four years, Liu Bang was defeated and fought repeatedly, and the supplementary soldiers and supplies from Guanzhong were endless, until the next battle killed Xiang Yu and established the Western Han Dynasty. We all call ourselves Han people now, but we are still stained with the light of the Western Han Dynasty. ”

Long Qian often tells stories to everyone, but these so-called "senior officers" got rid of Ning Shijun, basically never read history books, and their understanding of history is obtained from dramas. I have heard of the dispute between Chu and Han, but I don't know the beginning and end of Liu Bang's entry into the customs, and this period of history is popular, but I also listen to it with relish.

"Commander, you just said that Xiang Yu made a stinky move, what are you doing?" Lu Shan asked.

"Don't worry, that's all for now. Han Jun hated Chu Jun very much, and for this reason, except for Shi Jun, I am afraid that everyone present could not say why. Liu Bang was defeated repeatedly, the Han army suffered staggering casualties, and behind every soldier killed in battle, it meant the destruction of a family. It is not enough just from Liu Bang's benevolent administration, why did the Han army or Guanzhong fathers and elders support Liu Bang so firmly? ”

"Yes, yes," Zhou Yi interjected, "just like us, even if Qiu didn't commit any crimes, but the people of Zhengjiazhuang still don't seem to accept us so much." ”

"Deputy Commander Zhou's words are to the point." Long Qian nodded, "That's the question Lu Shan asked." As I just said, it was extremely wrong for Xiang Yu to divide the land of Guanzhong into three generals, and this decision ruined Xiang Yu's career. In other words, it cannot be given to any one of these three people. For what? They were generals of the Qin Dynasty who fought to the death against Xiang Yu. Everyone may have heard the story of the shipwreck, at that time in the place of Zhili Julu, the Chu army led by Xiang Yu and the Qin army had a decisive battle, Xiang Yu led the Chu army to defeat the main force of the Qin army in one fell swoop, and the Qin general Zhang Han led 200,000 Qin troops to surrender to Xiang Yu. The Qin army is known as the army of tigers and wolves, which is very powerful, so someone persuaded Xiang Yu that it is too terrible and dangerous for so many Qin troops to stay in the Chu army, it is better to get rid of them. So Xiang Yu dug a big pit and buried all the 200,000 Qin troops alive! ”

"Ahh Getting rid of Ning Shijun, everyone present was surprised, "200,000 people? All buried alive? ”

"Yes, that's what the history books say. Cruel, right? In fact, they were not all buried alive, Zhang Han and other Qin generals were left. When Zhang Han and the others were divided into Qin land by Xiang Yu, the Qin people blew up__"

"! I understand, this is really Xiang Yu's stinky trick! It stinks! It just stinks! Lu Shan suddenly realized.

Long Qian smiled and asked, "What do you understand?" ”

"Xiang Yu took hundreds of thousands of Guanzhong disciples out of Lu to fight, and if he was defeated, he was defeated, and 200,000 soldiers were buried alive, but he came back with a shy face to be the prince of Xiang Yu, and the people of Guanzhong still don't hate them?"

"That's exactly right! Therefore, Liu Bang raised an army to attack Chu, and Qin Min immediately responded, and soon defeated Zhang Han and others, and reoccupied Guanzhong as his base. Qin Min is now fighting with Xiang Yu, not only to repay Liu Bang's benevolence, but also to avenge his own children! In fact, the Han army is the Qin army, because the composition is mainly the children of Guanzhong. You must know that the Qin army at that time was a strong army in the world, hard-working and war-resistant, and the quality of the soldiers was first-class. Xiang Yu defeated the Qin Dynasty, but he died at the hands of the Qin army who had changed his identity. History is so interesting. ”

This story obviously has a deep meaning, but everyone did not fully grasp it for a while.