"Have you thought about it?" Smelling his booze scent, she touched his coarse stubble. Outside the window, it was still dark, quiet and peaceful, and occasionally the sentry was heard moving. Sleepy, she wanted to have a good chat with him.

"Huh? What did you say? It seemed that he was asleep, but she knew that he was not. Since receiving the telegram from Jinan to Nanchang, he has not closed his eyes for two days.

But yesterday he was doing well, and the contents of the telegram were only known to Chief of Staff Situ and Wang Xietong, and they were not conveyed. In the morning, he went to guide the mountain attack and defense exercises, and got drenched, and in the afternoon he also called Lian Shupeng to go fishing, harvested a three-pound tarpon, and made a chopped pepper fish head in the evening, and made an exception to drink wine with Lian Shupeng and Ouyang Zhong, talking and laughing, not at all like he had something on his mind.

But she knew he was faced with a big choice.

"Are you going to start a war right now?" She sniffed the faint smell of wine in his exhale.

"What do you think I have a chance of winning if I raise an army?"

"I don't know what to do." She curled in his arms, "That's your business." However, if the odds of winning are less than 60%, it won't work. ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it. ”

"I think," she turned over, and pulled back the arm on his body and put it behind his head, just like he liked, "I think, this is not just a war, even your subordinates will also ask in their hearts, why are you rebelling?" Are you going to be an emperor? What do we people get? The generals are good to say, the wish of the marquis, but what about the ordinary soldiers? The recruits you recruited locally are as loyal to you as the children of Shandong? They have a dynasty of 200 years, and they are blessed with profound ......."

"Ahh It's also blessed...... It's not simple. That said, the political problem is greater than the military problem, right? ”

"Yes. Although I hate politics. My father once said that the dirtiest profession in the world is politics. You should do the propaganda, just like the League, and let your soldiers know that the Manchu Qing is bad, or you will not be able to raise troops. ”

"You can't talk about the depth of fortune, right? There is orthodoxy. The common people are used to being the rule of someone, but they are disgusted with people's hearts. Can you believe it? He changed the subject.

"I can't see it. That's just revolutionary party propaganda. It's like you're here to help the poor and the lonely. People can think that if they have a hard life, their lives are not good, what is the matter with the court? She thought of his clumsy gesture of taking the lead in helping the people plant rice. Laughed silently.

"Hell...... The people are just too obedient. ”

"It's like you killed Chen Chunshan. The people did not even dare to ask for the food and furniture that you had given them. "Chen Chunshan is a bully in Linjiang Mansion. There are hundreds of hectares of fertile land, hundreds of slaves, and a nephew who is a high-ranking official in the province. But he was shot on the charge of colluding with bandits, and Chen Laocai's eldest son and three nursing homes were killed together, and all the Chen family's floating wealth was confiscated and used for military purposes. But the land was so idle, no one dared to ask for it, and the government did not dare to ask, it was the soldiers of the new regiment of the Mengshan Army who bought seedlings and sowed them, so that they would not be wasted for a year.

"Don't talk about this, if it's you, where do you start?"

"Cut?" She didn't understand what he meant.

"Propaganda, didn't you say I should step up propaganda?"

"I don't know. I just think that whether it is back in Shandong or Guangdong, it is time to vigorously publicize it. Otherwise, the morale of the army will be chaotic. ”

"Will it? I don't think so. He smiled, and in the darkness she could clearly see his snow-white teeth.

"Even I'm homesick, let alone them?"

"Huh? Really homesick? ”

"I can't see my parents anymore...... It's all your fault. She rolled over and hugged him.

"Don't worry, it's no big deal. Hmm, do you know why I like you? ”

"." She pinched his solid chest muscles, "Men are cats, how can they not steal." What's more, it's me who is a ...... of cheapness."

I don't know how many times I've talked about this topic, but each time she didn't have a satisfactory result.

"It's like we've had a past life. In my previous life, we were lovers, and I loved you madly, but I couldn't marry you...... Just like you now, you were also beautiful in that life, you liked music, you could compose, you could sing, you could paint, and you could paint, and you were Western. The paintings you made for me, I have always treasured...... I don't think I can lose you again this time......"

"Liar! You're stupid, you can't lie to anyone. If I don't come, will you look for me? When my father told me about my family, I was frightened and isolated, where were you then? She said a little angry, let go of him, and turned her back.

"It's mine, it's mine. It's not mine, and I can't take it by force......" He didn't comfort her with warmth, and his tone was light.

"Hmph, tell me about materialism. Are you materialistic? I didn't talk about the past, why don't you let me go out now? Don't let your subordinates know about my existence? ”

He let out a long sigh.

"Why don't you answer me?"

"I decided to go to Guangdong. Tomorrow, I will send someone to send you to Guangzhou, and settle you there first. In a month or two, two months at most, and I'll be there. When I sweep away this troubled world, I will personally go to your parents to plead guilty. ”

"You're decided?" She rolled over and sat up, "I don't want to go first." I'm going to go with you. ”

"Obedient." He also sat up and held her in his arms against the bed frame, "I want to be Cao Cao, but I can't." No one is so chic. There are some things that I have to make for the following, even if I pretend to be, I have to pretend to be ...... I've wronged you. ”

"Afraid of what? There are many husbands, three wives and four concubines. I'm not asking you to divorce your wife and marry another, I'm just willing to be with you......"

"It's just a small farewell, I didn't drive you away. Liangbi is coming, and for me, this is a big hurdle. You're right, my subordinates may not all be willing to go with me. He changed the subject.

"That, that......"

"Gentle Township is a hero's mound, I'm so obsessed with you these days. Ouyang Zhong escorted you over, that's it! Perhaps, before you arrive, I will arrive. Guangzhou is a good place to stay in the spring all year round. ”

"Isn't Guangzhou a revolutionary party? Aren't you afraid that something will happen to me? ”

"Revolutionary party? Hehe, I can only scare the stupid people in the court. But. They finally woke up to who was more dangerous. If you take this step, you will no longer be able to go around with the imperial court. He touched a match from the bedside and lit a candle. The candlelight flickered, reflecting his uncertain face, "Xiao Si, I don't want you to get involved in politics, you are just like before, I will write a lot of songs you like, and be a happy girl forever." In the future, I will definitely disarm and return to the field. Accompany you to the old ......," he gazed at her stunning silhouette. Like the never-to-bean figure in her heart, she also has a bean-sized red mole on her left cheek, which reflects the snow-white face.

"The hills overlap and the gold is extinguished, and the temples and clouds want to cross the fragrant cheeks and snow...... Gentle Township is a hero's mound......" he got up and dressed. Said softly. "You can sleep for a while. I went out to check the sentry. ”

In the twilight of the morning. The sentinels in the shadows silently saluted him. These were the soldiers of the first company of the guard, the most reliable unit in charge of his internal guard, and the members were basically the sons of Lunan.

"Kodaka, huh? Great work. ”

"The commander is hard." Xiao Gao walked out of the sentry post. Swapped the rifle for a shoulder.

"Homesick, right?"

"Nope."

"It's normal to be homesick. I remember that your family is from Zhangqian Village? Right? If we don't go back to Shandong, but continue to go south, would you like to? ”

"Don't go back to Shandong? Wherever the commander goes, I will go with the commander. ”

"Well done! Obey orders and listen to commands, this is the soldier of the Mengshan Army. He patted Kotaka on the shoulder and walked out the side door in the backyard.

"It's time for a meeting...... The key is the officer corps, there is nothing wrong with the soldiers, the vast majority of them have no wives and children......"

……

"Enough of the noise?!" Long Qian slapped the table and stood up, his face was gloomy and scary, "The chief of staff has said everything, I only say one word, if you don't want to go south with me, take off your military uniform and leave now, I will never stop you!" After speaking, Long Qian got up and left the conference room.

The meeting was attended by officers above the battalion level of the fifth town, and the meeting place was set up in the main hall of the mountain temple, because there were many people, and a small half of them sat outside the main hall.

Everyone knew that the Dao troops were about to move. The standard commanders all knew that the troops were going south to Guangdong, but the vast majority of the battalion commanders did not get it. The Mengshan Army, which had extremely strict military discipline, strictly controlled intelligence, and violators were punished at least and disgraced at worst. It is not an extremely reliable relationship, and the upper peak will never disclose unauthorized information to the subordinate.

The new regrouping of the troops also heralded the start of a new operation. In Jiangxi, the two new regiments that had been independently trained by the rebels and the newly recruited local young men were officially incorporated into the two associations, and the number was a supplementary standard. As a result, the strength of the Ninth and Tenth Associations has been strengthened to three standards, and all the weapons are sent from Shandong, all of which are made in Shandong. It's just that the supplementary standard is not equipped with a light machine gun like the old one.

But the officers did not expect that the troops would not return to Shandong but to a farther place, and Guangdong, in the eyes of most officers, was a wild land.

The people who quarreled just now were all senior officers above the standard level, and the battalion commanders thought that they were not qualified to speak.

When Long Qian left, the officers all looked at him with mixed feelings.

"Zhou Xietong, do you want to say a few words?" Situ Jun, who presided over the meeting, stabbed next Zhou Yi.

"Okay." Zhou Yi stood up, "Brothers, why doesn't the commander want to take everyone home?" But what is the result of the rebellion? You don't know? I made a statement, and I, Zhou Yi, resolutely followed the commander. Not to mention going to Guangdong, it is far away to Yungui, I also admit it. ”

"That's right. Zhou Xietong was right. Wang Mingyuan stood up, "I'm not afraid of someone telling you." Our Mengshan Army is going to the whole country! It's just the beginning, is it great to have the ball? In the future, we will not only go to Liangguang, but also to Xinjiang and Tibet! We must plant the military flag of our Mengshan Army all over the country! He picked up the enamel jar and drank a few sips of water, "Many of you here are from Mengshanzhai, Zhou Yi is, Feng Lun is, Feng Guozhu is, Shi Dashou is, Liang Huada is, and so am I!" More, including Chief of Staff of our Situ, joined the gang in Zhengjiazhuang. What was it like? It's just a few hundred people, who would have thought what tomorrow would be like? Anyway, I'm living one day at a time! But the commander is not, he knows what the future will look like! He took us from a Mengshan thief to a Mengshan army, defeated the encirclement and suppression of the Beiyang Army again and again, went north to fight with the Eight-Nation Alliance, occupied Lunan to establish our foundation, until Shandong was all the territory of our Mengshan Army. I am talking about this to tell you that the history of the Mengshan Army is the history of following the commander, as long as you follow our commander, there is no hurdle that cannot be passed! ”

"That's a good point." Feng Guozhu stood up and said, "I can guarantee it." Let's go to Guangdong is a town, and when we go back to Shandong, maybe it's two, three, five towns! The battalion commander is the standard, the co-unification! That's what the commander has to do. If you want to be an official, if you want to get rich, don't talk about it, go south with the commander! Homesick are all unproductive cowards. Lao Tzu's mother-in-law and children are all in their hometown. The commander didn't bring his wife with him. ”

Han Ziying said in a low voice, "Aren't you worried about the safety of your hometown in Shandong. ”

"Don't worry about this." Situ Jun stood up, "If the commander is not 100% sure, he will not accept the holy decree." Shandong has no less than 20,000 soldiers and horses. After the establishment of the reserve system. It is easy to expand another town of soldiers. The imperial court is not a fool either. He had to weigh the consequences of the invasion of Shandong. Militarily speaking, our army occupies Liangguang and dominates Tiannan. It is a great solidarity with Shandong. Everyone is a senior military officer and has been trained in a military academy, so I don't need to elaborate on this truth, right? At present, everyone's task is to go back to control the troops and do a good job in the ideological work of the junior officers; as long as we people have a clear mind, there is no reason for the officers and men to be emotional. After the worst incident, don't worry about your family, the commander has sent back an order, and everyone's family members will be taken care of in the best way, please rest assured. ”

Long Qian deliberately lost his temper and left, wanting to see the reaction of the senior officers of the unit. Unlike in the past, this time he only informed Wang Mingyuan and Situ of the will of the imperial court, and did not convene meetings at various levels to unify his thoughts as in the past.

Leaving the venue, Long Qian, accompanied by two personal guards, believed in the reins of the horse and came to the field headquarters.

There are many differences between the Mengshan Army and other new armies, and the differences in logistics are particularly obvious. Long Qian attaches great importance to the logistical work of the troops, and invests great money and energy. In the Fifth Town alone, three fairly regular field hospitals have been established that all adopt Western medical methods, one at the headquarters, also known as the General Hospital, and one for each of the two infantry associations, which are under the leadership of logistics. There is also a medical clinic for each step mark, and each company has two medical guards, and the whole army has more than 400 medical personnel alone, which is huge, not counting the guards and transporters who serve the medical institutions.

Long Qian dismounted at the gate of the main courtyard,

"Hongcao, how many more patients are you hospitalized here?"

"Not many, forty-three left." Zhang Hongcao reported.

In this time, there were not many war casualties, but more of them were sick people caused by unaccustomed water and soil, but due to adequate preparation, no large-scale infection occurred, and few people died from illness. After half a year of adaptation, the Shandong soldiers of the fifth town basically adapted to the diet and climate of the south.

"Oh, I'll take a look." Long Qian walked towards the ward, and Zhang Hongcao followed, "The troops will move soon, you must prepare to set off immediately." The seriously ill number who could not move with the army was left with Lian Shupeng, and he would set up a shelter. You pick a few good ones to stay. ”

"Yes. In three days, at least 15 people will be discharged. ”

"Strictly controlled, those who do not meet the requirements are not allowed to be discharged."

"That's it. Rest assured, Commander. ”

Long Qian was accompanied by Zhang Hongcao to a few wards, and chatted with more than a dozen patients for a long time, to see that the time was not early, the meeting over there should be over, and Long Qian was ready to go back, "Hongcao, let's go to Guangdong this time." You must not have been there, it is a good place to eat fruits and seafood all year round. ”

"Wherever the commander goes, we will follow. Commander, there's something I don't know if I should say......"

"Ha Luha, red grass, we are old comrades-in-arms who came down from Mengshan, and we still need to cover up? You said. ”

"I heard that the commander recently took in a woman?"

"Who did you listen to?"

"Commander, if I hadn't kept Zhang Hongcao from the commander, I would have turned into a pile of weeds, and even my bones would have rotted. The great kindness of the commander, I will never forget. However, Commander, you are not doing so. ”

"Oh?" Long Qian stared at Zhang Hongcao, who still had white hair on his sideburns, and the few poor women he saved, only Zhang Hongcao was still alone.

"Commander, it's not easy for you to have the foundation you have now, and the big guys are watching you. I haven't studied, but I've listened to drama and storytelling, and a good emperor lost his country because of women...... I always thought that you were the best man I had ever seen, so don't let those foxes be confused and miss the commander's great cause. ”

"Ha, Hongcao, you've been deceived by the storyteller. They always put bad things on women's accounts. Well? You compare me to an emperor? ”

"The commander's ability is a human being, and he will definitely be a good emperor in the future. When the commander ascends the throne, I won't see you anymore. I will tell people that I have fought the world with the commander at the beginning, and the commander also knows me, and called me red grass, red grass...... Commander, tell me, that's not true, is it? "Zhang Hongcao originally wanted to say that I would tell my children and grandchildren...... But she won't have any children and grandchildren, and her relatives can't be found, and in this world, her relatives are all in the Mengshan army.

"Of course not." Long Qian's heart tightened, and the kind of regret he had had rose to his heart. But he knew that he would never regret it in the future, no matter what, because he was not allowed to regret it, "Hongcao, who said that I want to be the emperor?" You remember, I'm not going to be emperor. When our Mengshan Army sweeps the world, creates a peaceful world for the people, and makes the poor people have enough to eat, I will retire, and our old comrades-in-arms will still meet often. ”

Zhang Hongcao heard Long Qian's denial, and suddenly smiled, "Then I can rest assured." What, the commander is not the emperor? How's that going to work? How did the brothers agree? There is no good person in the Tartar court, and it is long overdue to change the dynasty. Commander, what do you mean by retirement? Do you want to be too emperor? I heard that the eldest prince is very smart, and I haven't seen my wife and son for a long time. I really miss them. ”

Zhang Hongcao, Sun Juan and others have always had a good relationship with Chen Shu, and they can be regarded as friends. Xinghua was born, and the red grass was in front of the delivery bed. Long Qian was a little moved, "Hongcao, work hard, we will build a better hospital in the future, you are the veteran of our Mengshan Army's medical system, and you are also the patriarch of our Mengshan Army." I will send you a big medal, and your name will be recorded in the military history of the Mengshan Army. (To be continued......)

PS: I wish book friends a happy Dragon Boat Festival!