Sword: Li Yunlong advised me to be civilized

The pale golden sunlight penetrated the mist, and Xujia Village was silent. The roosters seemed to have been startled by the sound of artillery fire all night and were slow to crow!

In the wing room of Xu's house, Grandma Li woke up slowly, with some confusion in her eyes. Isn't this my home?

Oh! Now I remember, bandits came last night, but luckily the Red Army kept them out of the village. The sound of gunfire didn't stop until four o'clock in the morning.

Thinking of the Red Army, Grandma Li couldn't help but feel sad. She didn't see what the fighting was like outside, but she knew that wounded soldiers were constantly being carried back.

The villagers told her that there were at least 50 wounded outside. Granny Li didn't know how to count, but she couldn't suppress her curiosity, so she quietly went to take a look. The road was full of people lying on the ground, covered in blood. They were all little boys...

I heard the villagers talking about how they were called the Red Army and that their purpose was to protect the people...

Later, those who had gone out to help came back crying, saying that the soldiers were very polite and would not let them call him "Soldier", but only "Rabbit Paper"...

What was rabbit paper? Granny Li didn't understand, and she felt sorry for the children. That was until a huge fire broke out outside the village, its crimson flames lighting up half the night sky. It was said that the Red Army was worried that the bandits' bodies would scare the villagers...

Many villagers, including Grandma Li, exclaimed, what a great army!

Then the guards said they didn't know if the bandits would come again, so the Red Army told everyone to spend the night at Xu's house. If there were no other notices at dawn, they could go home on their own. The villagers huddled together and fell asleep. For some reason, even though Grandma Li was squeezed into a corner and couldn't stretch her legs, she slept particularly soundly...

The villagers woke up one after another and carried their food bags back home. As soon as they left Xu's house, everyone stopped...

Granny Li couldn't believe her eyes. Outside, there were many people lying on the road. They were all wearing gray military uniforms and were covered in dirt.

The villagers began to talk about it.

"Why don't they sleep inside?"

"Alas! When I got up at night, I called them several times to go to sleep in the house, but they refused. They said they had rules and could not touch the people's needles or threads, and could not enter the people's homes..."

In a split second, Granny Li's eyes welled up. She had seen the soldiers in the city, all of them fierce and ferocious. Even if there was only half a basket of eggs, they would take half. But these Red Army soldiers would rather sleep outside than disturb the people...

Those innocent faces, whose children are they? Whose brothers are they? If their parents knew, they would be heartbroken.

At this time, Grandma Li suddenly mustered up the courage from somewhere and made a suggestion.

"The Red Army fought all night to protect us. They must be starving. Let's go back quickly and cook some food and bring it to them!"

This suggestion touched everyone's heart, and they all tiptoed home, fearing to wake them up...

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Near noon, Xing Zhiguo found Uncle Laogui's house and came to the backyard to see Xu Zhenhua. He immediately became anxious and stepped forward to support Xu Zhenhua, almost crying!

"Mr. Xu, what's wrong with you? Are you having an epileptic seizure? I'll take you to see a doctor. Please don't bite your tongue. You bit my finger..."

Xu Zhenhua was frightened by Xing Zhiguo. He was about to curse, but he stopped himself. Toothpaste was not yet popular in the Republic of China. Ordinary people brushed their teeth with salt water, and those with better conditions used tooth powder. He squatted by the well to brush his teeth, and his mouth was full of white foam, so he misunderstood.

"Go, go, this is foaming toothpaste..."

After some explanation, the misunderstanding was cleared up! Xu Zhenhua was overjoyed.

Just now, Xing Zhiguo was willing to even contribute his fingers, which means that the plan to keep Li Yunlong has been half successful. Look, Xing Zhiguo has already captured him.

Ma San made the news of the Red Army public. The old man was right. It is more difficult to guard against the people's mouths than to guard against the river. This news cannot be hidden no matter what.

At that time, Xu Zhenhua had figured out that he could no longer develop in a vulgar way.

Then we can only make the best of a bad situation and play it straight, establishing a base directly with Xujia Village as the core. Also, Li Yunlong, you kid, I like you very much, you have to stay here obediently, we, Old Xu, can't do without you!

Thinking of Li Yunlong, Xu Zhenhua hissed!

"That guy Li Yunlong is still asleep! Come on! Let's go to the next room and talk!"

Xing Zhiguo nodded. The team leader had been very busy these days, and his scattered sleep time added up to less than 8 hours.

As soon as he entered the house, Xing Zhiguo could not hide his excitement.

"Mr. Xu, I've seen it clearly. All they used today was an open strategy, a military strategy based on the principle of using the right strategy to unite!"

"Oh my! That's amazing! Come on, light it up, light it up, and tell me slowly, what's the reaction in the village? How is the effect?"

The rising smoke could not obscure the light in Xing Zhiguo's eyes.

"Mr. Xu, it's like this..."

The military-civilian fish-water plan was officially launched when the people took the initiative to deliver meals in the morning.

It was called a plan, but in fact there was no plan at all. All the soldiers had to do was behave as they usually did. After cleaning up the battlefield last night, Xing Zhiguo emphasized discipline to all the soldiers several times and did not mention anything about what happened today.

This is what Xu Zhenhua required. The exercises are fake. The soldiers can perform, but in this regard, there cannot be a trace of falsehood. Sincerity is always the killer move.

Moreover, Xu Zhenhua believes in the soldiers.

"Mr. Xu, as expected, the soldiers resolutely adhered to discipline and refused to accept food from the people. Some people even knelt down and begged for mercy!"

"Anyone else knelt down? What was the soldiers' reaction?" This result was beyond Xu Zhenhua's expectations.

"Hehe! Those foolish guys were completely stunned when they saw the people like that. No matter what they did, they wouldn't listen. Luckily, one soldier reacted quickly and immediately knelt down! As a result, the villagers all cried!"

"Good! That soldier will have to be praised later!"

The White Army of this era did not treat the common people as human beings at all. Not to mention returning the greetings to the common people, even a smile was impossible!

"Okay, Mr. Xu, I've got that in mind. I'll give them special praise later. Then, they froze there, so I stepped forward and ordered the troops to accept food from the people!"

"Well done!" Xu Zhenhua affirmed.

"Uh?" Xing Zhiguo looked puzzled.

"Are you wondering why I asked you to give the order to let the troops have dinner?"

Xing Zhiguo smiled awkwardly and nodded slightly, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Haha! Okay, I'll tell you!

The first reason is, suppose you were an ordinary citizen, and you worked hard to cook a big pot of rice and ran to give it to the Red Army, but the army refused to accept it, what would you think?

Oh! You must be a little disappointed, right? But after your repeated requests, the Red Army finally accepted. What do you think?

Hey! You must be happy! Because you feel involved? Participating in what? Stupid! Didn't we fight bandits all night?

Of course, there is another important reason. For the next step, Xing Zhiguo, human relationships are not only used on individuals. The Red Army eats the food of the people, and we can't eat for free.

We have to respond, there has to be a give and take! So, first go door to door and give them the money for the meal. They definitely won't accept it, but if they don't accept it, you have to find a way to quietly leave it for them.

Then, you organize the soldiers and help them with work, whether it's fetching water or chopping wood, you have to do all kinds of work, just like when we were in your base area!"

Xing Zhiguo nodded as he listened, but he still didn't understand something, so he asked.

"Mr. Xu, can't we just go and do the work? Why do we have to pay first?"

"This involves the future planning of Xujia Village, which is the economic issue I told you about yesterday. Don't underestimate the economic issue. I have a big plan! I'll tell you in detail when I have time. Go! Get ready!"

Xing Zhiguo suddenly looked embarrassed.

"Mr. Xu, eh! We don't have any money!"

What? Xu Zhenhua reacted instantly. Li Yunlong's troops were carrying out combat missions, so they naturally wouldn't bring any extra things!

But I don’t have any money! I’ve already topped up my account in the mall!

Hey! Doesn’t the old man have 500,000 yuan?

(Sorry, everyone, there's only one chapter today. There was a typhoon yesterday, and I had something important to do during the day. After leaving the melting pot, I still have another identity! You know what I mean! I'll try to make it up tomorrow!)