It couldn't be better! Long Qian actually took the initiative to enter the topic that Cai Yi hoped for, "My lord......"

"I know what you want to say, tonight's scheduled camp is Mao's shop, and there are about fifty miles away. Why don't we talk at night after we have stayed? Also, Brother Cai, I always feel that I am familiar with you at first sight, and I am very annoyed by the rotten etiquette of officialdom, don't call me an adult general in the future, how old am I to you, you call me brother, I call you brother, it's good. With that, Long Qian lifted his horse and ran forward.

At about 5 p.m., Cai followed the Fifth Town Headquarters to Maojiapu, a large market town, southwest of Jinan, about 70 miles from Jinan. The General Staff Office, the Logistics Office, the Military Judge Advocate General's Office, and the guard battalion of the Gongwei Headquarters were stationed in the town, and about a battalion of troops was stationed outside the town, and dozens of dark green tents were erected in the fields on both sides of the road where crops had been harvested.

It is not easy for the infantry to drive 70 miles a day, but Cai Ye believes that it is not difficult for the fifth town to do this, the first is that the road conditions are excellent, and the second is the heavy firearms of the troops - heavy machine guns, mortars and ammunition are all vehicle-mounted, and the third town of Beiyang that he is familiar with is known as the first elite in Beiyang, and when the troops march on foot, the heavy machine guns weighing 100 catties are carried by four strong soldiers, and they must rest or change people after walking for a few miles. In that state, you can't walk 70 miles a day.

The logistics office of the front station had already ordered a large carriage and horse shop to be the headquarters, and Cai Ye saw his name on the door of a north room, and he was living here with six officers of the staff office. Because he wanted to talk to Long Qian at night, he noticed that two rooms apart were Long Qian's residence. This arrangement satisfied him.

A staff officer surnamed Zhang was in the house, he saw Cai Ye come in, and beckoned Cai Ye to settle his luggage - the day before departure, Cai Ye received a unique equipment of the Fifth Town, the military uniform was already worn on his body, and the blankets and tableware were all carried behind his back, Cai Ye settled his bunk with the help of Staff Officer Zhang, and the Chase bunk that was enough to sleep ten people to rest The seven of them were not crowded.

"Dinner starts at half-past six. I still have something to do, you can rest first, and I'll call you to eat. Staff Officer Zhang took out a small notebook from his satchel. Pinched it in his hand and went out.

Marching and camping are the embodiment of the combat effectiveness of the army. Of course, Cai Ye did not let go of this opportunity to observe from a distance, he did shoulder the mission of "scouting" the fifth town, which Xu Shichang specially explained. After walking a long way, Cai Ye returned to the headquarters compound before dinner. He was "satisfied" with everything he saw. He seems to have taken the position of Fifth Town to find fault. But basically did not find the mission shortcomings, everything was in order, and the street market was calm as before. It can be seen from the businesses and residents in the town that the military discipline of the fifth town is excellent, and the residents of Maojiapu are not panicked by the thousands of soldiers living in it.

Stepping back to the headquarters at the hour, it was already dark, but you could still distinguish other people's figures in the haze, "Staff Officer Cai, Staff Officer Cai, the commander asked you to go over for dinner." The staff officer, surnamed Zhang, saw him, shouted at him, and pointed to the house where Long Qian lived, motioning for him to enter.

The lamp had been lit in the room, and Long Qian was thinking about something in front of the map, when he saw him come in, he put away the map spread out on the table, "You're back, let's have dinner." It's okay, it's still hot. Long Qian handed a "rice tube" to Cai Yi, pointed to the chair across the table, opened his rice tube, and devoured it.

Dinner was flatbread and broth, no vegetables. Long Qian finished his share with great speed, got up and walked out. When he came back, Cai Ye had already finished eating, and he was carrying a horse lantern and looking at the map he had just put away.

"Your Excellency......" Cai Ye was a little flustered and hurriedly folded the map.

"Since I called you over, I don't intend to keep it a secret from you. Moreover, it was nothing more than a marching map. Well, you've forgotten what I asked of you. ”

"Brother Dragon......"

"Brother, I know what you want to tell me. You're just asking me to turn against it. At the very least, don't shoot at the rebels who are rising. Am I right? ”

Cai Yi's open mouth couldn't be closed.

"I know your other identity. You are in Beiyang, but you are just reluctantly sheltering from the tiger's den. Brother, if you don't want people to know, you can't do it unless you do. Don't underestimate the heroes of the world. ”

"You, how do you know Lu Dao......

"It doesn't matter. What matters is what you are prepared to do? How do I stop it? Assassination? Plotting against my men? ”

"No, I never thought of assassinating you......"

"Don't look at you, you're a top student who graduated from the Japanese non-commissioned officer school. In terms of fighting alone, it is more than enough for me to deal with three like you alone. Believe it or not? Ha Lu Ha. Don't be nervous, sit down and talk, don't you want to talk to me at night? Now is a good opportunity. ”

Cai Ye seemed to have a feeling of being stripped naked.

"Yuan Shikai governed the army with feudal ideology and did not like to use students who had returned from studying abroad. You're an outlier if you have his appreciation. In fact, if you want to blend into the new army and control the army, it is better to go to the southern army, at least the eighth town of Zhangzhidong attaches great importance to people of your status. Brother Cai, it's a waste of time for you to stay in Beiyang, it's useless. Long Qian shook his head.

"Adult ......"

"Forgot again! Songpa, can't we talk openly and honestly like friends? ”

"Okay." In the past, it was impossible to ask for it, but now I feel a lot of pressure.

"How sure do you think Xiang and Jiangxi are successful?"

"It's hard to say. I don't know much about the situation over there......"

"The main force of Hunan and Jiangxi is still the party. There may have been several members of the League, but Sun Wen and Huang Xing did not lead the uprising. The militarily unprepared, the political propaganda was not in place, it would not have succeeded, and perhaps, without waiting for the arrival of my troops, the insurrection would have failed. Why, don't you believe it? ”

Cai Ye was silent.

"The move in the South is not going to work, at least for now. The blood they shed is nothing more than a little work to arouse the people, and it is not in vain. The final blow will be completed by the army, but not now. Matsupa, I would like to invite you to serve in Fifth Town, what do you think? ”

"Brother Dragon. What if your troops arrive in Jiangxi and the uprising has not yet failed? Cai asked rhetorically.

"What do you think I'm going to do?"

"I listened to your words just now, which shows that you are not with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Am I right? ”

"Yes. That's right. ”

Cai Yi was overjoyed, "That's great......"

"Don't go on, I know that you will say, 'With the combat strength of the fifth town, if you raise the banner of rebellion and cooperate with Hunan and Jiangxi, the whole country will definitely correspond'. No. No way. That's just fantasy. Although the Manchu court was already hopeless. It was eliminated by history in the year of Gengzi. But I am not optimistic about Sun Wen's revolutionary party. Do you know what the Tao is for? ”

"For what?"

"Actually, I don't know if you're an alliance or not. But I know that your anti-Qing stance is very firm. Sun Wen has been anti-Qing for more than ten years, and he has basically achieved nothing. The League was founded in Japan last year and put forward a 16-character program of 'expelling the Tartars, restoring China, equalizing land rights, and establishing the Republic of China.' Do you think their claims are correct? ”

"'Drive out the Tartars. Isn't it right to restore China'? ”

These two sentences are literally not a big problem. But the meaning of 'expulsion' is unclear. It was impossible for the revolution to drive the so-called 'Tartars' back to the gates. It was just a seizure of power from the decaying Manchu aristocracy. As for the 'restoration of China' it is debatable, during the reign of the Manchus, such as you. Is it Chinese? Right? Manchu rule could not change the basic facts. In fact, even many of the Manchu rulers themselves considered them Chinese. However, there is no major problem with these two sentences, and the program of a political party is still reasonable, and the problem lies in the last two sentences. ”

"I don't know what's wrong with 'equalizing land rights and founding the Republic of China'."

"I'll ask you. Who is the strength that Sun Wen relies on? Long Qian did not wait for Cai Ye to answer, "His core strength is some intellectuals with anti-Qing consciousness, first, there is no reliable military support, and second, there is no stable economic source. Relying on the funds raised from overseas Chinese or given by the Japanese, it is the wrong line to merge the party again and again, and it will not succeed. Since ancient times, rebellions have not only been very risky, but also required huge amounts of money. It is said that Mr. Sun made a wish to raise funds overseas, which is nothing more than officials and money. If he does get to the position of a big president, things will be in trouble. But this is not the fundamental problem, the fundamental problem is within the League, Sun Wen did not establish a strong political party, let alone a strong army and economic resources, the League is actually a union of several anti-Qing groups, each with its own claim is an undeniable fact, such as the Guangfu Society, they are all big landowners in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, they will never agree with Sun Wen's claim of equal land rights. Has the revolution come to its own head? No way! In addition, the understanding of the 'Republic of China' is even more vague, Sun Wen probably admires the American political system, whether it is the separation of powers, or the federal system, whether it is suitable for the current situation in China, he himself is probably not so clear. I always felt that Mr. Sun probably thought that as long as the Manchus were overthrown, everything would not be a problem. In my opinion, the overthrow of the Manchu Qing was the beginning of the great exposure of the problem. The Manchu regime was still there, and all the problems of the country's politics, economy, military, and people's livelihood could be attributed to the corruption and incompetence of the Manchus. But when the Manchus withdrew from the stage of history, who was to blame for the revolutionary party? Could it be that if the revolution succeeded tonight, tomorrow's problems of food, land, unequal treaties, and military secession could all be solved? Dreaming. ”

After all, Cai Ye is a twenty-four-year-old young man, and he is a young soldier. Although the dream of overthrowing the Manchus to save China was cherished, the deep-seated political problems were not considered at all. Long Qian accused Sun Wen of being naïve in thinking that overthrowing the Manchu Qing would solve all problems, and Cai Yi was shocked and felt that there was indeed a certain path in what Long Qian said, "Overthrow the autocracy and implement a democratic republic, and the country will naturally get better......

"Democracy? How many people in the country understand what democracy is? What is a republic? Tell me what to do. Long Qian knew that it was impossible for Cai Ye to explain these two terms accurately, "Don't say it, I don't understand it." Because for a democratic republic, I may not be as good as you. But I know that even if Sun Wen succeeds in overthrowing the Manchus, it will not be possible to establish a unified and stable central power. I wonder if the country is plunged into a sea of blood in a civil war. For example, Yuan Shikai, who created Beiyang, will support Sun Wen as the head of state? Dream! ”

"So, do you think only your Fifth Town can make it happen?"

Long Qian did not answer directly, "To overthrow the existing regime, in today's situation, there must be three conditions. First, there must be a political party with a clear goal and a strong organization, which must represent the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people in the country, have reasonable goals, a reasonable path, and a strong organization. Second, there must be a strong army that strongly supports the party, which is actually led by the party. Third, there must be a certain economic foundation. Without these three points, it is impossible to achieve the goal of subverting the current regime. ”

"General Long," at this point, it was impossible for Cai Yi to call Brother Long, "according to what you said, you already have an army, and the Fifth Town is undoubtedly a first-class strong army in China." The economic conditions are also available, Shandong can now make steel, can make guns, and the industrial scale is the largest in the country. Looks like there's only one party missing, right? When will your party be formed? Cai Yi's tone was sarcastic.

"Naturally, it will be true when the time is right." Long Qian didn't care about Cai Yi's tone, "Cai Yi, we might as well set such a standard, whoever does it well, the country will be managed by whom." Instead of predetermining that its surname is Aixin Jueluo, or Yuan, or Sun. Do you agree with such a standard? ”

"This ......" Cai Ye didn't know whether to admit it or not, "It's good?" Let's just say that whoever is strong will be in power, right? ”

"Ha Lu Ha." Long Qian looked up and smiled, "Brother Cai is really interesting, he actually told the greatest truth in history. Of course. And the most super nonsense. Not to mention China, it is a foreign country, which is not respected by strength? Is it possible to lay down the country just by lip service? Okay, Cai Yi, if you are more open-minded, you might as well agree to my invitation to come to my fifth town to do something. Here, I'll give you a stage. I can assure you that everything I do is for the sake of this country and for the people in suffering. ”

Cai Yi gathered his chaotic thoughts, what Long Qian talked about tonight was too much to shock, and his goal of trying to get close to Long Qian had not yet been achieved, "General, Xie Lu, thank you for what you said to me. But the most important thing at the moment is counterinsurgency! You also said that you will not shoot at the peasants who have risen, what are you going to do? ”

"I said I wouldn't shoot at them, but that doesn't mean I don't defend myself. Since you ask me, I'll tell you that it's okay. I'm going to send people to the pre-set area in advance and distribute a large number of leaflets to get them to disband and go home. If they refuse to listen, they have no choice but to surround and disarm. Cai Yi, it's not something that will be done tomorrow, I guess you told me what you were going to say, and the bottom of what you want to find out has also been discovered. Go back and rest, and think about what I said and what I invited. Long Qian gave an eviction order. (To be continued......)