Chapter 36 The Strong Wind Blows and the Clouds Fly

The banner at the top of the city changes.

The original flying flag of the Hu family has long since disappeared, replaced by the "mountain" flag, flying in the wind, stained with a little bright red blood, and particularly conspicuous.

The smell of blood at the city gate was so strong that it couldn't be dispelled. The land was soaked with blood and dyed black and red, which made people sick.

As new recruits, the soldiers of the Qingshan Army experienced the cruelty of war for the first time.

Lu Qingshan glanced around, scanning the dark faces stained with blood.

Suddenly, he laughed and asked: "Boys, who personally killed someone in this battle? How many were killed?"

"I...kill!"

"I killed one!"

"I killed one too!"

"One doesn't matter, I killed two!"

"Are you proud of two? Grandpa, I killed two and a half!"

Lu Qingshan found out the soldier who said he killed two and a half, "You little bastard is dishonest, how come you still have half an explanation for killing someone?"

The soldier who was found was very young, but his eyes revealed a cunning and clever energy.

Lu Qingshan still has an impression of him. He was the first person to hit Manager Hu with a stone.

"That's right, Xiao Haizi, how dare you brag in front of the general!" The others followed with good-natured laughter.

The young soldier, who was called a child, blushed. He pointed at the soldier next to him and raised his head and said, "I'm not bragging. If my sword cuts down, that guy will definitely be separated from his body and head. It's him." If you want to come over and help me, stab that guy in the side first, then stab him to death and steal my head!"

"There is no such thing as snatching heads on the battlefield. Of course, whoever kills will get his head." The soldier was not convinced either.

"Boys, there is no need to argue. On the battlefield, swords and swords really have no eyes. Whoever kills will naturally have merit in battle. But don't be depressed. I will count half of the heads for you today." Lu Qingshan laughed, boldly road.

"In the future, when killing enemies on the battlefield, remember to draw your sword quickly, and don't let others beat you first." After a pause, Lu Qingshan asked again: "Little bastard, how old are you this year, and what is your name?"

The young soldier's face was red, but this time it was not red, but excitement.

"General, I am fourteen this year. As for my name, it is Xiao Haizi."

He was a slave, and slaves don't have last names.

"Xiao Haizi is not good. It looks like a eunuch name. If you go out to register for a number in the future, you will lose your identity." Lu Qingshan thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "Since you don't have a surname, then you can use my surname. From now on, you will be called Land and sea.”

"Thank you, General, for the surname!" Lu Hai couldn't conceal his inner excitement, and knelt down on one knee and said loudly.

The surrounding Qingshan Army cast envious glances.

This is regarded as a surname given to the family, which represents the respect for Lu Hai.

Lu Qingshan waved his hand and said: "Let's clean up the battlefield first. Don't let down your guard. This has just begun, and the road to revolution is still long."

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The Qingshan troops obeyed the order and quickly dispersed, cleaning the battlefield and counting losses.

In this battle, even though Lu Qingshan was so brave, the Qingshan Army, which had only been trained for twenty days, still had many problems, so the losses were not small.

Of course, the gains are also not small. Not to mention taking Anling City, after this battle, with the loss of personnel, the remaining Qingshan Army are no longer new recruits, and their quality has improved to a higher level.

Lu Qingshan led his army to seize the inner city, which is the Hu family's mansion. Their defense force was basically exhausted in the defense of the city, so this final clearing was completed very smoothly.

Lu Qingshan showed extreme cruelty towards the people of the Hu family, leaving no one alive.

"Treat your comrades as warm as spring, and treat your enemies as ruthlessly as the harsh winter." This is what Lu Qingshan told his soldiers.

They have already witnessed Lu Qingshan's cruelty and ruthlessness.

They also saw Lu Qingshan's spring-like warmth soon.

Regarding the civilians in the city, after Lu Qingshan entered Anling City, he made a three-part agreement with the people: those who kill will die, and those who hurt others and steal will not be punished.

According to him, the Qingshan Army is the people's army. What they do is for liberation, and they will never allow burning, killing, and looting.

In addition, Lu Qingshan also directly distributed farmland that belonged to the ruling class in the city to the people in the city.

Return the land to the people.

This move made everyone burst into tears of gratitude.

As for the slaves, Lu Qingshan recruited them into the Qingshan Army and strengthened the Qingshan Army.

According to Lu Qingshan, these are all comrades, very good comrades.

——After completing the preliminary finishing work, Lu Qingshan also set up a celebration banquet and rewarded the entire army. Gold and silver were distributed like water, without hesitation, and gathered a wave of military morale.

After taking Anling City and obtaining the assets accumulated and exploited by the upper class in the city for many years, this reward was no longer a problem for Lu Qingshan, and it also gave him the financial resources to support more troops.

Raising troops is a very expensive thing.

Before there is no industry, the only way is to support war with war.

...

The original main hall of the Hu family's inner residence has now changed its owner.

A map was placed on the desk. Lu Qingshan stood in front of the desk and thought about it. Gu Tianyan and other important leaders of the Qingshan Army at this time were surrounding him.

"General, are we going to attack Feiyun City next?" Gu Tianyan looked at the map and asked, "It is the closest city to our Anling City."

If you want to take over the Hu family's fiefdom, according to common sense, you should push it up one city at a time.

Without thinking, Lu Qingshan shook his head firmly.

"Feiyun City is no better than Anling City. It is one of the majestic cities within the Hu family. It has sufficient guard strength, majestic city walls, and complete city defense equipment.

Most of the soldiers of the Qingshan Army had only been on the battlefield once, and there were even many slaves who had just been recruited. Taking them to fight Feiyun City would be like sending them to death. "

His finger slowly slid on the map, "Look, aren't there so many towns and villages around Feiyun City?"

"The general wants to attack these small towns and villages?" Gu Tianyan's eyes widened.

"Why not? In these places, from the mayor to the village chief, not all are named Hu."

"Anyone named Hu is our enemy."

"But, these are just small villages. Even if we take them, it doesn't seem to mean much?" Gu Tianyan said hesitantly.

This is common sense.

In a war, you have to directly attack the opponent's strongholds. How can you attack a small village?

"Who said it's meaningless?" Lu Qingshan smiled slightly and said confidently: "Don't underestimate these small villages and towns."

"As the saying goes, a single spark can start a prairie fire."

"Don't let your thoughts stay in the same old ways. The path we are taking now is a revolutionary path."

"The revolutionary path must adhere to seeking truth from facts, proceed from reality in everything, and dare to break the shackles of ideological imprisonment and dogmatism."

"It is better to have no books than to believe in all the books."

"Tianyan, you can't disbelieve the military book, but you can't believe it too deeply."

“We currently lack strength, but we have unlimited potential, but we still need to develop.

So what we have to do now is to launch an armed rebellion by serfs in Nong Village, where the enemy's ruling power is relatively weak, expand the Qingshan Army, establish a revolutionary base area, and combine armed struggle with agrarian revolution to establish a base area.

Then, we will rely on the base areas to develop revolutionary forces. "

"This is the correct revolutionary path that suits the situation of our Qingshan Army."

Gu Tianyan was confused and confused after hearing these words.

Lu Qingshan didn't care. He waved his big hand and decided on the general strategy, "'Rural areas surrounding cities' is the path our Qingshan Army will take!"

The general has spoken, and no one else dares to disobey, and they quickly respond: "I will obey the military order!"

...........

Bayou Pier.

Nearly ten thousand Qingshan troops gathered here.

Nearly a hundred boats line up on the river, which is a spectacular sight.

Anling City is a transit city with extremely developed transportation. Because it transports heavy objects such as ores and weapons, water transportation is particularly well developed, with a large river leading to various places.

The villages and towns that Lu Qingshan regarded as his targets were located on both sides of the river.

As the saying goes, soldiers are expensive and quick. After three days of repairs, the Qingshan Army, which was almost twice as strong as before, was already concentrated in the open space next to the dock.

"The world has changed hands many times," Lu Qingshan stood on a temporary high platform and spoke to the entire army. "The surname is Guo Zhao, the surname is Guo Li, the surname is Guo Wang..."

"The only one who doesn't have the last name is Renmin."

"But the people should be the masters of the world."

"This world is wrong, and someone should correct it."

"This is the closest opportunity for our people, the vast majority, to take control of their own destiny in tens of thousands of years of history." Lu Qingshan raised his right hand, then clenched it hard and turned it into a fist. "This is an opportunity to spread the flames of revolution."

"Everyone, there is no room for compromise in the struggle against the reactionaries. The revolution will also involve sacrifices. Many of you did not even hold weapons a few days ago. In this line of work, there must be sacrifices."

"Perhaps you will be afraid, which is normal."

"However, you must understand that there is no revolution without bloodshed?"

"Your blood will not be shed in vain, and it will eventually win the victory of the revolution."

"For those who have great ambitions to sacrifice, dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky," Lu Qingshan released his raised fist and turned it into a palm, then waved it down, "All troops, board the ship!"

After saying this, Lu Qingshan jumped up, flew down from the high platform, and jumped onto the deck of the leading ship of the fleet.

The Qingshan Army followed closely and boarded the ship in an orderly manner. Within half a quarter of an hour, they all boarded the ship.

"Raise the sails and set sail!" Lu Qingshan waved his hand.

Woohoo!

The departure horn sounded.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The crew lowered the sails together.

The wind was picking up and the sails were roaring.

Nearly a hundred boats, large and small, filled with officers and men of the Qingshan Army, took off in the wind and sailed down the river.

The pier was full of people greeting each other on the shore.

Although it has only been three days, the Qingshan Army has already won the trust and support of the people.

This is not surprising.

A soldier who is a soldier of the people must be deeply trusted by the people.

On the mast of the bow, the mountain flag fluttered, teeth and claws showing, extremely ferocious.

Lu Qingshan stood under the mast, his clothes fluttering, looking ahead.

The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying!

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