The stationing of the third battalion officially announced that Longgang Town was included in the rule of the Liberation Army.

Longgang Town, located in the northeast of Xin'an County, is a large flat land surrounded by mountains. It is 30 kilometers away from Huizhou Tamsui County (now Huiyang) in the east, separated by Qiniang Mountain, Qingfeng Ridge, Daguzhang, Fengshen Mountain, Meishajian and other large and small mountains in the south and Dameisha in the south, and more than 50 kilometers away from Huizhou City in the north. There are also 9 towns (markets) in Pinghu, Buji, Henggang, Pingshan, Pingdi, Kengzi, Kwai Chung, Dapeng and Nanao around. Except for Pinghu Town, which is an area where Hakka people and Cantonese people live together, the other 8 towns and Longgang are all places where Hakka people live.

Dapeng Town was originally the Qing Army's green camp Dapeng Association station - Dapeng City, which is located on the north shore of Dapeng Bay. Shenzhen, also known as "Pengcheng", is the origin of this city that has gone through more than 600 years of wind and rain. "Suocheng" was the most basic military unit in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, there were two cities built in Xin'an, one was the "Dongguan Shouyu Thousand Households" in the south, which was later the Xin'an County, and the other was the current Dapeng City, called "Dapeng Shouyu Thousand Households".

Dapeng City is an ancient city that has been well preserved until the 21st century, covering an area of 110,000 square meters, and the three city gates of the east, west and south are well preserved. The main streets in the city have South Gate Street, East Gate Street, Zheng Street, etc., and also preserve the ruins of the General's Mansion, the Garrison Office, the Gunpowder Bureau, the Zuotang Office, the City God's Temple and the ancient buildings such as the General's Palace, Sima Di, Zhao Gong Temple, Hou Wang Temple, Tian**. Walking along the bluestone road through the narrow alleys of the ancient streets, the Ming and Qing Dynasty style houses on both sides are scattered, or small doors and small windows and small courtyards, green tile roofs, or the main hall and lobby, carved beams and painted buildings, showing the world the prosperity of this military fortress at that time.

This is a good military building, but unfortunately the Liberation Army does not have so many troops to take care of it for the time being, so it can only be left to be abandoned. The third battalion chose to be stationed at the northern foot of Yinxiu Mountain, where there was a lake, which was later known as the Niumami Reservoir, which could ensure sufficient water sources. To the northeast is the town, just a 10-minute walk. Moreover, the terrain here is high, you can have a bird's eye view of the entire town, and 60 mortars can completely cover the entire town, which is a suitable place for both offense and defense.

Along with the three battalions, there was also the preparatory working group of the Longgang District Government. As a "big rear" far away from the war zone, the management committee decided to use this place as a pilot for the construction of grassroots political power, so as to accumulate experience for the formal establishment of the government in the future.

Tan Fei, deputy director of the management committee, as the leader of the working group, personally came to Longgangzuo Town, after all, he was the highest position in the system among the survivors. The deputy team leader, Qi Shima, is a young man in his twenties, and he was appointed because he used to be a clerk in a town government in Dongguan. At least he is a person in the system and has some experience in the organization, so he is also designated as a candidate for the head of the district. In addition, there are several members in charge of finance, taxation, police, agriculture, etc., all of whom are young, and it is doubtful that the working group can be effective.

The Working Group is currently residing in the barracks of the third battalion. The barracks had just been leveled, and everyone was still living in tents. Because this is not an absolute control area like the main base, everyone in the team carries weapons with them, and they must go out to run errands with more than three people, and they also carry walkie-talkies, so they can quickly call for support in case of danger.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, all the members of the working group drove two pickup trucks to the town, and a platoon commander of the Seventh Company accompanied two squads of riflemen to protect them. Today is the day when the general meeting of representatives of Longgang and the surrounding ten towns is held, and it is also the day when several district government leaders take office.

The venue of the meeting was at Pan Xieqing's restaurant. The restaurant closed yesterday, the hall on the first floor was arranged as a meeting place, and a national emblem with a diameter of one meter was hung on the gable, which was originally hung at the door of a government office in the original time and space, but now it has been cleaned and recolored, and it has a second spring here. Above the national emblem is a red banner with several yellow imitation Song characters of "The Inaugural Meeting of the Longgang District Government of Xin'an County". Under the gable is a long table made of a row of eight immortal tables, which is covered with a tablecloth, and a few Taishi chairs are placed behind it, which is the rostrum.

As soon as the working group arrived, final preparations began. Zisma carefully examined the details everywhere, and today was the first time he appeared in front of the people under his rule as the head of the district, so as to make sure that everything was perfect. The platoon commander who led the team also arranged for soldiers to set up sentry posts, and a cordon was laid at the front door and backyard of the restaurant.

As the owner, Pan Xieqing began to be busy before the working group arrived. During this time, under the governance of the autonomous council led by Longgang, the market could still maintain prosperity, and its ability also impressed the management council, so he became a key united front target. In the past few days when the working group came to Longgang, he also showed his willingness to actively cooperate, which made Tan Fei very satisfied, so he hinted in his words that he would reuse it. So Boss Pan was even more busy before and after the saddle, taking stock of the land population, and notifying the towns to send representatives to hold meetings, all of which were properly done.

At eight o'clock, representatives from various towns began to come to the venue one after another. This time, each town sent three representatives as requested, and these were all local leaders, either shopkeepers or small and medium-sized landlords. However, none of those who could call for wind and rain in the local area came, and the big landlords with thousands of acres of fertile land and thousands of wealth did not dare to come, for fear of becoming the target of extortion; The hairpin family and the scholarly family disdainfully came, and the reputation of the "traitor" would be tarnished. The working group could not do anything about it, and could only count on increasing its propaganda efforts to unite more people at the top. Of course, those who wanted to be loyal to the Manchus and enemies of the Liberation Army, the management committee did not mind physically destroying them.

The representatives of the towns arrived yesterday after receiving the notice, and Pan Xieqing arranged for all these people to arrange food and lodging. Boss Pan also knew that today's meeting was very important, and in order to stand out in front of the leaders, he entertained these "guests" regardless of the cost. personally arranged morning tea, and rushed over to listen to the dispatch of several leaders. Seeing that Tan Fei and Qi Shima were inspecting the layout of the venue, they hurriedly greeted them, and asked respectfully: "Chief Tan, Chief Qi, is there anything else that needs to be done by the villain, the two of you are directly in charge!" ”

Pan Xieqing's attitude made Tan Fei very satisfied, in the original time and space, he, a small deputy section-level cadre, could not enjoy this treatment, he patted the former on the shoulder, and made an expression that he thought was very kind, "Comrade Pan Xieqing, now that everyone is their own people, don't call yourself small anymore." We are all revolutionary comrades, and we only have differences in the division of labor in our positions, and we have no status or status. You've done a good job during this time, and I'm very optimistic about you! He turned his head and asked Qi Shima in a consultative tone, "Xiao Qi, do you think you want to add some more burdens to Comrade Pan Xieqing?" The latter nodded, "Okay, I'll arrange it down." ”

The action of patting the shoulder made Pan Xieqing's bones lighter, although he didn't know what "adding a burden" meant, he could also guess that he would be reused, and his heart for service was more eager, so he ran to earn performance points again.

The representatives of the towns were drinking morning tea on the second floor of the restaurant at this time. Because the time of arrival yesterday was inconsistent, and there was no chance to meet each other, now I take the opportunity to drink morning tea together to inquire about each other's news. A middle-aged man wearing a green cloth short coat and an obese body arched his hand to a middle-aged man with long beard and a coarse linen robe at the next table, "Boss Gao, long time no see." ”

"Oops! Boss Hu, I really didn't recognize you today! Elder Gao hurriedly returned the salute, "There is a lot of neglect." I'm sorry! I'm sorry! ”

"Well said!" Boss Fat Hu gave a tacit look. Both of them are people with small family properties, and now they are dressed as cold vegetarians, because they are afraid that this gang of thieves will be slaughtered as fat sheep.

After a few words, Boss Hu took advantage of the situation to sit at a table with Boss Gao, lowered his voice and said, "Boss Gao, you are the most well-informed and know the short...... What did the Liberation Army bring us for here? In other people's land, the unobstructive words "short-haired bandits" dare not be declared.

"Maybe it's for the sake of food and food?" Boss Gao took a sip of tea and said slowly, "The Liberation Army and the British ghosts have fought one after another, and food and Ding Zhuang are the most important, and they are almost inseparable from these two things." ”

"Didn't you say you've already won?" Boss Hu was a little anxious based on the news he heard, and put down the snacks in his hand. In the past month or so, the image of the Liberation Army among the people has changed several times. first because of his dress, he was regarded as a traitor; When the declaration of "expelling the Tartars and restoring China" came out, he was regarded as a long-haired thief. Short hair and long hair, one south and one north are correspondingly interesting; The news of the war with the British was groundbreaking. The million-strong army of the imperial court also made more than 10,000 ghosts lose their armor, and the recovery army of thousands of people dared to brush the tiger's whiskers, which is no longer too bold to describe; When the news of the final victory spread to all directions, the Guangfu Army was even characterized as a "heavenly soldier and a heavenly general". Therefore, the towns were ordered to send representatives to the meeting, and the towns did not dare to disobey.

"A few small victories, but only a few hundred prisoners." Boss Gao stroked his long beard and squinted his eyes slightly, looking unfathomable. "The army of ghosts who broke through Guangzhou last year is at war with the imperial court in the north. If they knew that the lair was occupied, they would definitely kill it back. One or two thousand people! There will be no big war yet. ”

"How's that okay?" An anxious voice came from behind him. Only then did Gao Hu and the others realize that five or six people had gathered behind them at some point, and they listened to their conversations. "The big war is together, and the lives are ruined", "We still have to prepare early!" All kinds of chattering rang out. Although they feel that they have nothing to do with themselves in the war, since the Guangfu Army is stationed here, I don't know when Longgang will become a battlefield, and the shells are not long-sighted! There is also a chaotic looting, which is also a headache, and there are still few cases of family destruction and death.

Boss Gao saw that there were more and more people talking about it, and it had already attracted the attention of many people, so he was afraid that the Guangfu Army would know that these words were coming from him, and then a crime of "bewitching the public" would make him unable to eat and walk around. hurriedly stood up to refute the rumors, "The Liberation Army is strong and strong, and it will be able to use one as ten, and more than 10,000 ghost guys are not opponents, so don't panic!" It's a pity that no one has heard him anymore, and he is so anxious that he is sweating.

Next, all kinds of gossip came out one after another. The amount of grain to be "requisitioned" by the Liberation Army "rose" from 10,000 jin to 20,000 jin, then "rose" to 50,000 jin, and finally became 100,000 jin. These situations were quickly reported to the chief by Pan Xieqing, and it was rare for someone to use them as a vote, so he would not miss it, so he asked for instructions, "Do you want to arrest those who spread rumors?" ”

Tan Fei waved his hand, "It's okay, after a meeting, these rumors will be self-defeating!" The attitude of not caring has been exchanged for a lot of sycophants such as "the chief is wise" and "the prime minister can support the boat in his belly".