"Suppressing the bandit army? That's great. I am actually a bandit suppressing army. We have flooded the Dragon King Temple. We are all one family, so there is no need to fight." Yang Yiquan said with a sigh of relief.
"What?"
After listening to Yang Yiquan's words, both Hong Xiguan and Lin Yiyou shouted in disbelief.
"You said you are also a bandit suppresser? Do you have any proof?" Hong Xiguan asked the leader.
"Yiquan, when did we start suppressing bandits again?" Deng Xuanyuan quietly approached Yang Yiquan and asked in a low voice.
"Eldest brother, second brother and everyone present. Don't be in a hurry. Please listen to me explain slowly."
Yang Yiquan bowed his hands to the people present and said slowly:
"Actually, as early as last month, the film brothers of the Suppression Bandit Army approached me. Under their persuasion, I joined the Suppression Bandit Army. I am now affiliated with the staff department of the Suppression Bandit Army, numbered cm665. "
"Brother Hong, is what he said true?" Fang Shiyu was confused when he heard Yang Yiquan's words. He didn't know whether they were true or not, so he had to go to Hong Xiguan and ask in a low voice.
"I don't know, but if I can tell you the number, it's probably true!" Hong Xiguan couldn't tell the truth of what Yang Yiquan said for the time being, so he could only answer dubiously.
"Do you have a token?" Hong Xiguan asked Yang Yiquan.
"Yes, wait a moment!" Yang Yiquan said as he took out a small iron plate from his clothes and handed it over.
Official Hong Xi took the small iron plate handed over by Yang Yiquan and looked at it. There was a steel seal on it: Yang Yiquan, cm665, Zhongyong.
Official Hong Xi asked some more questions related to the bandit suppression army, and Yang Yiquan answered them all. In this way, Hong Xiguan no longer had any doubts about it.
After another ideological work between Yang Yiquan and Lin Yiyou, Lin Yiyou had no choice but to accept this fact and chose to join the bandit suppression army.
Lin Yiyou's addition accelerated the attack time of the navy of the bandit suppression army.
When the bandit-suppressing navy attacked the camp, it was discovered that none of the senior officers of the Eight Banners Navy in Sanjiangkou, Fujian Province, of the Qing army, were actually in the camp.
It turned out that Admiral Yang Yanting was thinking about the recent unfavorable situation in the war, so he called his leaders to a small meeting in a nearby county to discuss how to deal with the aggressive bandit-suppression navy in recent days. By the way, I would like to treat the generals to a meal and drink at a restaurant in the county to win over people's hearts.
Unexpectedly, in just such a short period of time, the navy of the bandit-suppressing army came to attack the camp.
In fact, if the bandit suppressing army were to attack the Sanjiangkou division camp by force, they would not be able to capture it for a while. This will also give the generals in the county some time to react.
However, due to the assistance of Lin Yiyou and other green camp troops, when the bandit suppressing army invaded the entrance of the naval camp, the Qing troops here had not yet reacted.
Even many Eight Banners soldiers who were hiding aside to drink and gamble were caught by the invading bandit suppressing troops and revealed.
Fuzhou, Changle County, Fragrance Manlou.
The admiral of the navy wanted to entertain his generals here, and the shopkeeper of Xiangmanlou could only invite other diners away.
As for whether he lost money or not, he, a small shopkeeper, dared to complain. As long as I can serve this official well and not cause trouble for myself, I will be thankful.
At this time, Yang Yanting was sitting in the chairman's seat in the wing room on the second floor. He picked up the wine glass in his hand and asked the generals to drink.
On the dining table, there are various exquisite dishes.
All kinds of meat are available, the wine is delicious, and the atmosphere is fun.
"Shopkeeper, your meat is well cooked. It's very delicious. What kind of meat does it come from?" Navy Commander Baidu Age asked Ma Xixin, the shopkeeper of Xiangmanlou, who had just come in to serve the food.
"Sir, this is donkey meat. As the saying goes, dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground. It is carefully stewed by our chef, so it is also one of our specialties." Ma Xixin explained with a smile.
"squeak…"
Baiduag took a deep sip of the fragrant white wine in a small glass, and then said with a strong smell of alcohol: "Donkey meat! Well, it's very good. I'll pack more for me later. I have to take it back." Taste it!”
"Yes, I will tell you to go down now." Ma Xixin nodded and bowed in reply, and then withdrew.
Seeing Ma Xixin's appearance, Bai Duag couldn't help but feel happy.
"This is what our people of the Qing Dynasty should be like. The untouchables who do not know how to understand the court and will rebel should be killed." Bai Duag thought in his heart.
"Commander Baidu, do you have any good ideas about the current situation?" Yang Yanting put down his wine glass and asked Baidu Ag.
I saw Baidu Age also put down the wine glass in his hand, and then said to Yang Yanting: "Returning to the Admiral, most of our Sanjiangkou warships have been exhausted by the rebels. It is already very good to be able to defend against the rebels' attack. , As for the counterattack, the only way is to contact Zhejiang and Taiwan, and then the three parties will encircle us and catch the rebels by surprise."
"Hmm...not bad." Upon hearing this, Yang Yanting couldn't help stroking the beard on his chin and praised with a smile.
Yang Yanting's attitude made Bai Duag very happy, and then he continued: "Nowadays, the rebel navy is also very arrogant. I heard that they are still building ships. I think our navy battalion should also apply for a decree from the imperial court. More money to build more warships to resist the rebels."
"Well..." Yang Yanting nodded again.
At the same time, Baiduag's words were echoed by the generals present. Some people even seemed unable to sit still and showed off their meager ink.
"What Commander-in-Chief Baidu said is indeed true. Only if the warships keep up can we fight the rebels." Yang Yanting also agreed.
"Let's do this! How about we all sign our names to request the order later?" Yang Yanting looked around at the generals present and asked.
"This is natural..."
"The Admiral is right, the soldiers below are not afraid of death, but if they don't have a warship, they are just going to die..."
"Yes, there are warships. How can those rebels be the opponents of our Qing soldiers?"
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More than a dozen generals at the banquet spoke out in support of Yang Yanting.
In this time of war and trouble, who would think that he has too many soldiers and ships? It would be best if the rebels could be quelled, but it was really uncertain. If I could bring my warship to surrender to them, I would be able to get a better position, right?
Yang Yanting naturally understood what everyone was thinking. However, no one thinks that he has become stronger. This navy has been no longer valued by the court since the pacification of Taiwan. Now that the rebels are coming, it will also give the navy a chance to develop again.
At the same time, Yang Yanting looked down on the bandit suppressing army from the bottom of his heart. Although they are temporarily gaining power now, as long as the imperial navy is still there, their failure will be inevitable sooner or later.
"Report...an emergency military situation in the naval camp..."
