The true meaning of the Yuanzhuang Conference is not really clear to many people. Under Long Qian, Ning Shijun is only the one who has political acumen at present, and Wang Mingyuan is still thinking about the future of some troops. The rest of the people, including Lu Shan, who was immersed in tactical research, did not think much about the way out of the troops, believing that as long as Long Qian was there, they could win the battle. As long as you win the battle, you will naturally have no worries.

Chen Chao understood what Long Qian meant. He wasn't prepared to fight the government all the way. Instead, be prepared to take it when you see it. Chen Chao certainly appreciated Long Qian's wisdom. It has been more than 200 years since the Manchus ruled the Central Plains, and the national consciousness of the Han intellectuals in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties has completely disappeared, and intellectuals such as Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi, and Wang Chuanshan have died out and have been replaced by comprehensive cooperation with the Manchus. Almost 100 percent of the intellectuals took the Beijing court as their spiritual pillar. Long Qian's attempt to make peace with the government was actually seeking to recruit peace. Chen Chao didn't think there was anything wrong with Long Qian, but felt that Long Qian knew the current affairs, grasped the timing accurately, and only when the official army was defeated continuously, would he bow his head and seek a so-called political solution.

Moreover, this will really eliminate the scourge of the "base areas." Chen Chao has always worried that if the official army wins, the government will hold squires like him accountable for fully cooperating with the "bandits". He had no way out, and he was really conquered by the Mengshan army and was willing to advance and retreat with it. At the beginning of the war, Chen Chao did not think that in case the Mengshan army failed, he would follow Long Qian on the road of exile.

It was a charismatic man, and Chen Chao didn't want him to die or be captured.

Long Qian's prediction was very accurate, and the accurate news came quickly, the officers and soldiers in the area of Zhengjiazhuang were divided into two routes, retreating to Teng County and Zou County respectively, and the base area did not need to be restored by force.

The news brought cheers to the villagers of different identities who had fled with the logistics department. Except for those who knew that their relatives had been killed or wounded in battle, all of them were smiling, running to tell each other, packing their bags, and preparing to return home. After this "escape", the confidence of these special villagers in the Mengshan army has increased, and those who hope that the Mengshan army will be defeated for various reasons (Zheng Chan's mother Wen is one of them) are extremely disappointed, but they dare not show it.

From the 10th of March, according to the marching order stipulated by the General Staff Section, the Mengshan Army left Wang Mingyuan's second battalion to be stationed in Yuanzhuang, and the main force returned to the base area centered on Zhengjiazhuang. A large number of prisoners also returned to the garrison with the troops.

Long Qian returned with the General Staff Section, and specially asked Li Sancai to bring Situ Jun from the prisoner team and ask him to accompany him.

Ning Shijun saw that Long Qian attached great importance to Situ Jun, "Is there anything different about this captive?" ”

"He said he graduated from the Berlin Military Academy in Germany, which was not easy. It is important to know that since the Franco-Prussian War, the German Army has been the first in Europe, that is, the first in the world. They have a very good set of training staff officers, and the German General Staff Headquarters has a very high status in the German army. Whether it is an imposter or not, it needs to be verified, and I will do it. If this man really studied military affairs in Germany, he must find a way to keep him. It makes sense for us to create a regular staff, understand? Nowadays, there are too few people studying in China and Europe to study military affairs. You must know that Yuan Shikai has three of the most outstanding generals, namely Wang Shizhen, Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang. This time we met Wang and Feng, but Duan Qirui did not show up. It is said that this Duan Qirui studied in Germany, I don't know if Situ knows him? In order for our Mengshan Army to grow stronger, we must absorb all kinds of talented people like a sea of rivers, and we must also reuse these talented people. The old brothers who came out of Mengshanzhai must have this awareness. Shi Jun, you, the chief of staff, must pay attention to discovering talents. At this time, the opponent is our talent pool. That Wang Shizhen, didn't he fall and hurt his thigh? Tell him to take care of him and not to go wrong. ”

"Oh, I will. Aren't Shi Dashou and Zhang Yulin our backbones now? I remembered one thing, but I didn't have time to tell you, Shi Dashou reported that we captured an old acquaintance in the artillery camp of Kuangtouji to fight Cao Kun. And guess who? ”

"Old acquaintances? Caozhou direction? Mo is not Liang Huada? ”

"It's this person. Listening to Da Shou, the surname Liang is ashamed to die, Ha Luha. ”

"Oh, I want to meet this old friend, go and bring him here, it's been more than half a year since we broke up, I guess he didn't expect that there were so many people in Mengshanzhai at the beginning, and after a few months of hard work, there was this situation."

"yes, yes, to be honest, I didn't expect that. Now I understand the meaning of establishing a base area, and it is really not possible to have your own territory. ”

"Yes. So I don't approve of them engaging in mobile warfare. It sounds enjoyable, but there are actually too many cons to it. Historically, those who engaged in mobile warfare have not achieved good results. Huang Chao and Li Chuang are the best examples. ”

Situ Jun was brought first, but Long Qian still gave him a horse and asked him to go with him, "Mr. Situ, let me introduce you to you, this is Ning Shijun, the chief of staff of our Mengshan Army." This time, our army's operational plan was made by Chief of Staff Ning and the General Staff Section under his leadership. ”

Situ Jun looked at Ning Shijun in surprise, but he didn't expect that they also set up a chief of staff and a staff section__

"I remember you telling me that if Lu Yongxiang took your advice, we wouldn't win. Right? What advice do you have for Lu Yongxiang? Ah, don't be worried, just mention it. Long Qian looked at Situ Jun with a smile.

Situ Jun woke up from his contemplation, "I admire it so much." Even if I see through your strategy, in terms of individual combat ability, the officers and troops are not as good as your army__ when you were in Kuangtouji, you can't defeat it? Or do you act according to the plan? ”

"Let the chief of staff explain this." Long Qian said with a smile.

Ning Shijun stared at Situ Jun, and saw that he was in his twenties, medium build, did not wear a military hat, did not have braids, but had a rare flat haircut, which looked extremely unusual, "First of all, I want to make it clear that this battle is not planned by the General Staff Section, the main plans are formulated by our commander, and the General Staff Section is just calculating and verifying the feasibility of the plan." As for the battle of Kuangtouji, we have already invaded the village, and with a few quick cannons in our hands, we can eat Cao Kun hard. But no, you can't fight like that. First, even if we eat Cao Kun, we will suffer a lot of damage, because Cao Kun's soldiers have already occupied the village, and we have to fight house by house. Second, Feng Guozhang's troops soon came up with reinforcements, and our army, which had no time to rest, had to shake Feng's troops, even if they won, our army would become a real remnant, and they could not fight anymore. Wang Shizhen on the Eastern Front forced over, and our army had to flee for their lives. And our army took the initiative to withdraw and seek fighters on the Eastern Front, which was much better than that. ”

"Clever! Knowing that you can fight and fighting, knowing that you can't fight and leaving. How do you get information about the officers and soldiers? ”

"There's no need to hide that. Our army has established its own intelligence system, which is sketchy, but the results are good. This time, it was Long Qian who replied, "By the way, there is a man named Duan Qirui, who seems to have studied military affairs in Germany, majoring in artillery, do you know him?" ”

"Sorry, haven't heard of it. I studied as a staff officer__"

"Oh, that's okay. Will know later. ”

Looking up and seeing Liang Huada standing on the side of the road, Long Qian restrained his horse, "Chief of Staff, you and Mr. Situ go first, and I will meet this old friend." As he spoke, he jumped off the war horse and threw the reins to Li Sancai. But Ning Shijun and Situ Jun both stopped their horses and watched this strange scene.

"Mr. Liang, don't come unharmed?" From afar, Long Qian enthusiastically stretched out his hand.

"I'm ashamed. I have been your captive again. Liang Huada hugged his fists.

"Were you with the artillery battalion? Thankfully, the bullet has no eyes, but fortunately you're fine. What do you think? You haven't been wronged, have you? ”

"Your army is disciplined, and Liang is grateful. Commander Long is really talented, I didn't expect it to develop to such a situation in more than half a year__"

"It's over. Getting together is fate. Mr. Liang, the Mengshan Army is no longer comparable to yesterday, join our army, and will never be wronged by Mr. Liang's future. I sincerely invite you to come over, and the brothers who stayed behind are now my backbone. Don't rush, you think. This time we have time. Long Qian went straight to the point to recruit Liang Huada, and did not mean that he refused at the beginning.

"Does he know the commander of your army?" Situ Jun asked suspiciously.

"It's a long story, at the beginning of last year, we made a surprise attack on Maoyang Town and captured this person. At that time, he was an officer of the engineering team under Cao Kun, and they stayed in Mengshan for a long time, and some of them joined our army, and now they are battalion commanders and company commanders. Some of them were unwilling, and our commander was not embarrassed, and they were all released. Unexpectedly, this time he became a prisoner again. Seeing Liang Huada's gaze, Ning Shijun bowed slightly.

"You have adopted the formation of regiments, battalions, and companies?" Situ Jun had been trained in Germany for a long time and was accustomed to the establishment of the German Army, which was destined to be used by later generations to form a famous city, but the wings, teams, sheds and other structures adopted by the officers and soldiers felt very awkward.

"Yes, when Mengshan reorganized the army, the commander talked about the establishment of the German Army, and we do not have a regimental level establishment at present, but I think it will be soon."

"Your commander has been to Germany?"

"Our commander has a bit like you, but he grew up in the United States. I've never been to Germany, I don't know. ”

"I see." It is no wonder that when he first came into contact with this bandit commander, Situ Jun felt that this person was different from everyone he had seen since returning to China.

Ning Shijun was ordered to take the school Situ Jun, and chatted with him about the staff business along the way, both of them were surprised by each other, Situ Jun couldn't imagine that this bandit army already had a relatively complete staff business, and Situ Jun occasionally revealed some views and insights, which also made Ning Shijun admire, and when he arrived at Chen Jiaya, Ning Shijun had already decided that this person was indeed a little talented, and he was by no means a liar.

Situ Jun was surprised to notice that countless people had gathered on the dirt road in front of the walled gate, and they cheered when they saw the Mengshan army's brigade coming. Many people came forward and grabbed the soldiers to ask what they were doing, which surprised Situ Jun.

Ning Shijun gloomily, "Our soldiers, there are many children from nearby villages, this time the death is not small, I am afraid that the village will wear filial piety, and every household will cry." ”

The headquarters did not stop at Chenjiaya, but passed through Chenjiaya and entered Zhengjiazhuang, and more people greeted them out of the village to inquire about the whereabouts of their children. Although there was inevitably a miserable scene, Situ Jun could conclude that this army was deeply loved by the people - an old man grabbed Ning Shijun, who was leading the horse on foot, "Chief of Staff, you can be counted as back." We've been thinking about the team. Commander Long, how is he? ”

"The commander is behind, and the official army occupies Zhuangzi, so there is no harm to everyone, right?"

The same scene was everywhere, and Situ Jun felt like home. He had been in Yuan Shikai's army for several months, and he had never seen such a mixed scene. As soon as they entered the Zheng family's mansion, the people had already sent boiling water and dry food, just like their own children had gone out to fight and returned, and the whole village exuded a festive atmosphere.

"It's an amazing army." Situ Jun thought, "I want to see what else I find unbelievable about them." So when Long Qian arranged for Situ Jun to live in the headquarters, he immediately readily agreed.

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