Fujian, Changle County, Sanjiangkou.
"Bang...bang...bang..."
On the originally wide and quiet sea, a fleet of more than ten ships appeared, pressing down on the mouth of the Fujian Eight Banners Navy camp and firing shells continuously.
Inside the Lvying Navy Camp in Sanjiangkou, Fuzhou
"Damn Cantonese, these artillery shells are free, and training in front of our camp every day is really too much." Navy guard Deng Xuanyuan said angrily as he looked outside the barracks door.
"Okay, second brother. The matter has come to this, there is no need to be angry." Lin Yiyou, who was a guerrilla of the Green Camp Navy in his thirties, looked at Deng Xuanyuan who was constantly complaining, walked over and patted him on the shoulder. .
"Brother, I just can't get angry. How could those Cantonese guys be the opponents of our Fuzhou Navy? Their Guangdong Navy was only established in the past ten years. Now they can indeed ride on our heads and show off their power in front of our Yingkou. . How can I not be angry? It's all the fault of those pig-like Manchus." Deng Xuanyuan still complained unwillingly.
"Xuan Yuan, I've said it before. If outsiders hear it, it will bring you great disaster. Stop saying it." After hearing this, Lin Yiyou immediately drank Deng Xuanyuan's words, and then looked around to see if there was any There are no ears.
After hearing what Lin Yiyou said, Deng Xuanyuan knew that he had said something he shouldn't have said, so he quickly stopped speaking, clasped his fists at Lin Yiyou and replied:
"Yes, brother. I understand."
"Brother, actually we are talking privately, what is wrong with what the second brother said? Those Eight Banners soldiers who have high salaries but play around all day without training have always made people angry. Now they are insisting on going their own way. We underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, which is why our Eight Banners Navy at Sanjiangkou, Fuzhou suffered such heavy losses." Yang Yiquan, a painting in the camp, said.
"Hey, third brother, what's the use of what you said is right? You've already said it, we are the Eight Banners Navy at Sanjiangkou, Fuzhou, and it's the Eight Banners who have the final say. No one can speak to our Green Camp." Deng Xuanyuan sighed. He said in one breath, his tone extremely helpless.
"No, how many people from our green camp are there in the entire Fujian Navy now? Ever since Emperor Kangxi conquered Taiwan, our navy has not been taken seriously. Yongzheng has been continuously reducing our share of the green camp since the beginning. After Qianlong came up, we in Fuzhou Who among the navy's green camp can hold a high position? The highest one is the guerrilla position of the eldest brother, and the rest are the people from the Eight Banners who are in the corpse position." Yang Yiquan also sighed.
"This is what makes people popular. Since Kangxi, our Green Camp has done the most work, but has given us the least money and food. In this way, the court continues to squeeze our Green Camp and let go of those who only know how to drink, gamble and wander around all day long. Banner soldiers came in to occupy important positions and received high salaries but did not work. I am dissatisfied when I think about it." Deng Xuanyuan continued.
"Exactly, second brother. The only one to blame is our bad luck, but the Han people can't be bannermen. If this continues, the Eight Banners Navy in Sanjiangkou, Fuzhou will only have Eight Banners soldiers, and what will happen to the Green Camp without us Han people? Yeah." Yang Yiquan sighed again.
Lin Yiyou couldn't be too stupid to be a naval guerrilla. Seeing these two sworn brothers talking strangely here, he asked: "What do you two want to say about us?" Just say it directly!”
Hearing this, Deng Xuanyuan and Yang Yiquan looked at each other.
I saw Deng Xuanyuan say: "Brother, you know that I am stupid and easy to be impulsive. If I have anything to say, I will say it directly. If I say something that is wrong, please forgive me."
"Come on, second child and third child. The three of us have been sworn friends for more than ten years. If there's anything you can't say, just say it!" Lin Yiyou said with an unhappy face.
"Yes, brother." Deng Xuanyuan replied.
"Brother, you and I have been in the Fuzhou Navy for more than ten years. I won't talk about the various injustices our Green Camp has suffered over the years. The key is that in this Navy, any higher position is It’s not about ability but status. In this way, the imperial court continues to insert their Eight Banners soldiers every year who come in with nothing but money and food. If this continues, sooner or later there will be no one left in the Eight Banners Navy in the Green Camp. "
"That's it?" Lin Yiyou asked.
"Brother, our ships are worn out, and the imperial court has not thought about repairing or building new ships. But the shipyards in Guangdong are constantly building, and the ships there are like dumplings. If this continues, how can we possibly build new ships? Can we go over to Guangdong?"
When Deng Xuanyuan looked like he was still unfinished and wanted to continue talking. Lin Yiyou waved his hand to interrupt Deng Xuanyuan who wanted to continue talking, and said directly: "Second brother, don't talk to me about this or that. Just say what you want to say!"
"Brother, I didn't have a choice before, but now I have a choice." Deng Xuanyuan found that he couldn't suppress his excitement at this moment.
"Lao San, do you think so too?" Lin Yiyou turned to Yang Yiquan and asked expressionlessly.
"Brother, let me tell you something that I have experienced!" Yang Yiquan gave an unexpected answer. Seeing that Lin Yiyou had no reaction, he continued:
"Once, when I was traveling in Fuzhou, I met a group of businessmen from North Korea, who pointed fingers at me and laughed at me. I was very angry at the time and had a fight with them. As a result, I was imprisoned and they Instead, I was released. When I was finally redeemed, I realized that what they were laughing at was the ugly braid on my head." Yang Yiquan clenched his fists as he spoke.
"Leave your head or your hair, leave your hair or your head. This hair accessory does not belong to us Han people. It is a symbol of slavery. The most ridiculous thing is that the people who ransomed me were the Koreans. The reason is that I still have the Ming Dynasty. The family has a bloody spirit, and he is someone they admire.”
When Yang Yiquan said this, he saw Lin Yiyou's face moved slightly, but Deng Xuanyuan's eyes were red.
"You know? Brother, after I came out, I found that I could no longer hate those Koreans who laughed at me, so I started to hate myself. They said that we Han people were originally from the upper country during the Ming Dynasty. Now that Jiuzhou has fallen, even though their country Although I am young, I still miss the kindness of Ming Dynasty all the time."
"If there was no hope before, I would never let my eldest brother take the road of death. But it is different now. According to my observation, although Brother Zhang Liu of the bandit suppression army is young, he is indeed a man who can achieve great things. Brother, you can consider it. .”
Yang Yiquan actually knelt in front of Lin Yiyou at this moment and said sadly:
"This kneeling is not for me, but for future generations to no longer be ridiculed by the Japanese and humiliated by the Manchus."
Seeing the situation, Deng Xuanyuan also knelt down and said: "Brother, I don't understand the truth, but what the third brother said is indeed reasonable. I also agree with the third brother's statement. Please think more carefully."
Lin Yiyou looked at the two sworn brothers kneeling on the ground, but he was determined to join the rebels in rebellion, but he could not bring himself to be cruel enough to tie them up and hand them over.
However, for him to follow the rebels so rashly, he had to think carefully.
Once this rebellion fails, not only will they give up their current life, but the nine tribes may also be destroyed. After all, he is no longer young. He is already past his age and has to think twice when considering things.
Lin Yiyou had no choice but to help the two kneeling people up, and said helplessly: "You...hey...give me some more time to think about it!"
(Special thanks to: Tiandi x Youxue for the 100 yuan reward, thank you!!!)
