Long Qian did not participate in the water ceremony. At the moment, he is talking to Chae Sung-hoon.

After the captives were screened, the men hired from Fei County were released on the third day. The rest of the prisoners of war were held separately, with the officers being held in the Zheng family ancestral hall and the soldiers being held in several villages. And this Cai Battalion Officer has been held alone in an ear room of the headquarters. Today is the second time that Long Qian has interrogated Cai Chengxun.

said that it was an interrogation, and the atmosphere was gentle like chatting, "Cai Yingguan, how are you thinking these days?" ”

Cai Chengxun looked up at Long Qian and saw that he had shaved his beard, and he became much younger, not like he was that day. The first time he was interrogated, this big man who claimed to be the commander of the Mengshan Army actually solicited him to surrender! At that time, he pushed back, "If you want to kill, you want to kill you, let a certain thief?" Dream on. ”

"The soldiers of the new army surrendered to our army, you are not the first, nor the last."

He didn't believe what Long Qian said, how could the officers of the New Army surrender to thieves?

was blocked by his subordinates and failed to kill himself, Cai Chengxun made up his mind to die. It's just that it's harder to die! But so far, he has not been abused, two meals a day, can basically fill his stomach, judging from the arraignment, the thief does not look like he is going to use him to sacrifice the flag.

But today Cai Chengxun was really surprised, the person standing behind Long Qian was really a person from the New Army, although he couldn't name it, but this person had definitely seen it.

That is Shi Dashou, who is now a senior officer under Long Qian. Long Qian brought him here today to prove it to Cai Chengxun.

"The new army is just a variant of the Huai Army, and it has not been able to break away from the old way of being a soldier and eating food, being promoted and making a fortune, and the officers and men of an army without ideals and missions, let alone surrendering to the domestic armed forces of the same kind as the same language, are surrendering to Japan, like Russia, which is not unusual. Da Shou, you can introduce yourself to our Cai Yingguan. ”

Shi Dashou fell, a layer of window paper was being pierced, and Long Qian kept telling the officers about his nation-state, but he never said openly rebelling against the imperial court. For the so-called ideal mission, Shi Dashou is actually at a loss: the Mengshan army is not a bandit but an army, the army is to defend the country, and the ruler of the country is the Manchu emperor sitting high on the dragon chair; Officers should have more lofty aspirations and pursuits, and should not aim at promotion and making a fortune. If you don't get rich for promotion, what are you doing for it? Rebelled like Hong Yang and established himself as king? But he never looked down on Hong Yang, but praised Zeng Guofan for suppressing the Taiping army. Commander Long's prestige was not said, and the whole army was convinced, but what Commander Long occasionally said to the officers during meetings made him even more confused. I talked privately with Zhang Yulin, who was the best of his best: Look at the commander's thoughts, he still has to make peace with the court in the end. He thinks so, too. However, he did not ask the commander in person, and he felt that the relationship was worse than that of Feng Guozhu Wang Mingyuan and others__

Thinking wildly in his head, Shi Dashou still followed the order and told his experience. After listening to Shi Dashou's introduction, Cai Chengxun scolded, "If you don't know shame, it's just a matter of being captured, how can you be a thief?" How will you go to see your ancestors in the future? ”

Shi Dashou was about to speak, but Long Qian interrupted him, "My Mengshan Army has a great future, Brother Dashou is just abandoning the darkness and turning to the light, how can you call it a thief?" ”

"Don't be ashamed! It's just a fish swimming at the bottom of the kettle, and you dare to call it a great future? ”

"The Mengshan army does not disturb the people, does not burn and kill, what is worse than the official army?" Shi Dashou retorted coldly.

"Don't waste your time. I, Cai, will never surrender. ”

"What if I let you go back?" Long Qian smiled.

"Will you let me go back?"

"Don't believe me? I'll release you today. Long Qian smiled and said, "Cai Yingguan can personally break the queen, and he can be regarded as a man." I'm not hard for you. Everyone has their own aspirations, we captured more than 100 of Cao Kun's subordinates in Maoyang Town, and those who didn't want to stay were let go. This, the Dashou brothers can prove. ”

"If you dare to let me go, I'll leave immediately." Chae Sung-hoon stood up.

"Rest easy. There are two conditions for you. ”

"On what terms?"

"First, bring this letter to Yuan Shikai. Second, tell Li Chun, don't think about sending troops again, how difficult the country is, whether it is the Mengshan Army or the New Army, it is the national armed forces, and we always suffer the losses of foreign devils, just because of the constant internal strife. We are at war with each other, and we are losing the strength of our defense. If one day the country suffers, I am willing to take the Mengshan army to the battlefield of the national war! I hope Li Chun figured out this verse. ”

Scared? Cai Chengxun's waist was much straighter, "If you lead the army to surrender, I am willing to help you pull the strings." ”

"The general of the defeated army is also so angry! Since the establishment of the Mengshan army, it has not lost a battle. I am willing to contribute to the country, but I am not surrendering to the government! Don't make a mistake. Long Qian said coldly, "Don't think that if you don't say it, I don't know the situation in Yizhou, Li Chun's subordinates are only four battalions of troops, and half of them are recruits." After this battle, the elite withered, and with his strength, I'm afraid he won't have the strength to come back for a while, right? If I want, I can take a few county towns in Yizhou within a month, and at that time, I don't know what Yuan Shikai will do with him, the town guard? You told Li Chun that I don't want to be an enemy of the new army, not because I'm afraid of him, but because I don't want to kill each other and consume my already weak national defense strength in vain! If he is sincere, invite him to come here to talk, and I will definitely guarantee his safety! ”

"Master Li has a lot of opportunities, why don't you go to Yizhou with me?" Cai Chengxun was disdainful in his heart, but his tone changed.

"I can't trust you. So I won't go to Yizhou. Long Qian took out an unsealed letter, "My conditions, you agreed?" ”

"What about my captured brothers?"

"They can't put it for now. They are all in good condition, you can go and see, the wounded have been treated, and the dead have been laid to rest__"

"What a good thing! You drove my men to dig ditches and do coolies for you! ”

"Not for me, but for the people of this area! When you come to plague the people, you must make some compensation, and you will not eat for nothing! Long Qian sneered again, "It's light to dig a ditch, and I'm going to let them dig coal." ”

Cai Chengxun restrained the anger in his chest, "When will I release my person?" ”

"One of the two conditions is enough! First, I will reach a satisfactory condition with you, Lord Yuan, and release him naturally. Second, one hundred taels of silver per person, the officers doubled, and the silver was delivered, and I could release them. ”

"Bandits are bandits, no matter how much they pretend, it's useless__"

"That's right, they're hostages! If Li Chun thinks about contacting Cao Kun or someone else to attack me again, I will consider executing the hostages in batches. ”

is hard-mouthed, but it is impossible for Cai Chengxun not to accept this condition. Before leaving, Cai Chengxun met with his subordinates, and they seemed to be fine, at least they were not abused inhumanely. From their mouths, they learned that Officer Zhang Yingguan had died of his injuries, and now he is being detained, as well as two officers of the second battalion.

Cai Chengxun took Long Qian's letter to Yuan Shikai, rode a horse, left Zhengjiazhuang, and galloped all the way back to Fei County through Qiu Village. When he arrived at the county seat, he learned that the battalion he had withdrawn from had returned to Fei County safely, but he had left Fei County and returned to Yizhou the day before yesterday.

Cai Chengxun was speechless to Zhao County. After resting for the night, he changed horses and returned to Yizhou with mixed feelings.

Immediately, I saw Li Chun, who looked haggard. After a few days, Li Chun's beard grew long, his cheeks collapsed, and his originally plump cheeks also turned into melon seed faces. It seems that the outcome of this battle hit him too hard__

"Humble and incompetent, please punish the sin severely!" As he spoke, Cai Chengxun knelt down on his knees.

"Meritorious service (Cai Chengxun), please get up," Li Chunyi dragged Cai Chengxun up, "It's good for you to come back." Serve tea. Li Chun shouted outside.

Fixed, Cai Chengxun reported to Li Chun how he was put back, and naturally he also told Li Chun what Long Qian had brought to him, and then took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Li Chun with both hands.

Li Chun took out the letter, and he read it silently.

"Gonggong, you don't know what to do, Lord Yuan sent someone the day before yesterday, and I'm afraid the news of our defeat can't be hidden." Li Chun put the letter back in the envelope and looked up at the roof.

"Who?" The boss of the new army system, Cai Chengxun almost knows everything.

"You don't know, a young man, who has just come back from overseas to join Lord Yuan, is deeply valued by adults__ young and vigorous, and he actually guessed the outcome of your defeat. Accuse me of not having a pro-enlistment, alas, it would be nice if I went __"

"Someone leaked the news__" Speaking of defeat, Cai Chengxun was ashamed. If Li Chun scolded him, it would be better, but he didn't blame him for it.

Li Chun waved his hand, "Shao Yinqiao has already told me in detail, no wonder you." Zhang Chunfu is indeed weaker, the person is dead, and it is inappropriate to say that it is not appropriate. You go down to rest first, and you have to write a schedule and write out the process of this dispatch. In addition, Situ Jun may want to see you. I'm afraid I'm going to Jinan recently. ”

"Situ Jun?"

"It was Lord Yuan who sent me to be a staff officer." Li Chun waved his hand to signal that Cai Chengxun could go, he grabbed the envelope on the table and pulled out the letterhead again.

The bandit leader surnamed Long said well, Yizhou really doesn't have the strength to march and suppress it anymore. When he learned that the troops were defeated, Cai Chengxun and Zhang Chunfu did not know the life and death of the two battalion officers, and less than 400 people fled back, Li Chun's first thought was to personally lead the troops to the battle, and he was immediately ridiculed by the sharp-tongued Situ Jun, "Lord Li, you are doing this, it is simply 'a blind man riding a blind horse, approaching the abyss in the middle of the night'!" The Art of War: If you don't know who you are, you will die in every battle! If you wipe out this bit of Yizhou's belongings, do you want Lord Yuan to personally conquer a small mountain village? ”

"What if thieves take advantage of the situation to capture Fei County?" Li Chun endured the anger in his chest, and felt that he had to take at least some precautions now.

"How many soldiers did you send to Shoufei County? If you are prepared for the front, you will be widowed after the back, if you are prepared for the left, you will be widowed on the right, and if you are prepared for everything, you will be all-encompassing. Didn't it give the enemy a chance to break through? ”

The tall and impeccable young officer in front of him did not care about Li Chun's face, and taught the new army general a sharp lesson, "Lord Li, for the sake of today, the only way to calm down is to calm down." Think first to find out the reality of the enemy. Look at those subordinates of yours, who have suffered such a big loss, how many enemies are there? Who is the commander? I can't tell you how to train its equipment, but I only know that I complain that the news has leaked and that the thieves are cunning, what's the use? Yizhou sent troops in a vast and unpretentious manner, presumably in Fei County. The Chinese will find out the truth of our army, what is the surprise of leaking the news? Thieves are cunning? A soldier, a treacherous man, knows what kind of cunning is an ambush? Common sense ear! However, although the enemy is a group of ringing horses, he dares to fight with Lord Li's elite soldiers, this is the real kung fu, and it cannot be underestimated. ”

"Then, in your opinion, what if the thieves take the opportunity to attack Fei County?"

"That's it. They retreated to the mountain village and advanced and retreated freely. Our army is fighting for hundreds of miles, and the enemy is dark and I am bright. Even if they occupy Fei County, what can they do? It's just a burden. To use an inappropriate analogy, if the Cantonese bandits had not rushed to settle the capital in Nanjing, it is not yet known who would have killed the deer. A bunch of mud legs who have never seen the world, as soon as they enter the city, they don't know how thick the sky is. Master Li, don't worry, if this group of bandits who claim to be the Mengshan Army have some knowledge, they will not occupy any of my county seats! ”

"It's easy to do without hitting the county seat." Li Chun has the responsibility to defend the land, as long as he doesn't lose the county, Lord Yuan will always be able to explain__

Now, the bandits have actually released Chae Sung-hoon, and it is under the condition of confirming his identity. Moreover, he also asked him to bring back the letter to Yuan Shikai and the message to himself. The so-called idea of not retaliating is meaningless in Li Chun's opinion, but in that letter, it does mean to return to the imperial court__

"Phew! Dream on! Thinking of recruiting an official? Li Chun scolded and slapped the envelope on the table.

"Master Li, I heard that your Cai Yingguan is back, can you let me meet him?" Situ Jun came in and stood straight in front of Li Chun, although this person had only been in Yizhou for a few days, the deepest impression on Li Chun was not his handsome face, but his impeccable military posture. Even in the new army of the small station, which was personally trained by German instructors, there was no second person comparable to this person, who was worthy of studying at the German military academy__

Eyes and ears that are well informed. Li Chun stared at Situ Jun for a moment, "Of course, Staff Officer Situ, there's nothing you can't ask here." ”

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