"Report, Mr. Yang, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, has given urgent military information to the Admiral of the Fuzhou Navy..." A messenger quickly walked into the wing. After looking around, he knelt on the ground in front of Yang Yanting and shouted loudly.
"Pass it up..." Yang Yanting raised his hand and ordered.
"Hey..." The messenger naturally held up the military information letter and handed it to the attendant.
Under the gaze of all the generals, Yang Yanting took the military information raised by his attendants and then unfolded it to take a look.
"Sir, what is the urgent military situation?" Baiduag asked curiously.
Hearing this, Yang Yanting collected the military information letter in his hand and replied: "Governor Yang's letter said: Now that the rebel army is pointing directly at Putian, we must send ships to disrupt the rebel grain transport fleet at sea no matter what. To slow down the anti-thief attack and buy time for the general’s troops.”
"What? The rebels have almost reached Putian?" Ai Yilangbo, the deputy general of the naval battalion, shouted in surprise.
"That's indeed what the letter said. Since it was the military information transmitted from Governor Yang, it is correct." Yang Yanting handed the military information in his hand to Bai Duag who was staring at him and said.
Baiduag took the military information with both hands naturally and unfolded it to look at it.
"So fast, are all the soldiers and horses along the way useless? Can't stop the rebels?" Aiyi Langbo said quite angrily.
"Lambert, don't talk nonsense." Bai Duag, who had already read the military information letter, said:
"The sudden appearance of the rebels caught our army by surprise. If we bring our army back slowly, they will die."
"What the Commander-in-Chief said is true. You don't have to be afraid of this gang of scabies. In those days, when the Three Feudatories were in chaos, the Wu rebels were not more harmful than they are now? But they were still put down by the Holy Ancestor. Now, I pay homage to the Emperor. With saints and benevolence, it is only a matter of time before these ungrateful rebels are put down." Yang Yanting nodded in agreement.
"What the Admiral said is absolutely true..."
All the generals present commented one after another. A peaceful atmosphere returned to the banquet, and everyone started to drink again.
"Report..."
Another report from the guard came outside the door.
"Pass it in..." Baidu Age looked at Yang Yanting who was looking outside the door, and then shouted.
Following a reply from outside the door, the messenger came in to report the news.
"What's the report?" Yang Yanting asked the Qing soldiers who came in to report the news.
"Reporting to the Admiral, General Bayar has an urgent military situation that requires the Admiral to go back and discuss. This is a letter from the General to your Excellency." The messenger said and held up the letter in his hand.
Yang Yanting took the letter and opened it to read it a little.
Suddenly, Yang Yanting's hands started to tremble. The short letter clearly stated: "After receiving the latest military information, the rebels have captured Putian, and their troops are pointing directly at Fuzhou City. Return to the city immediately to discuss the military situation."
When Bai Duag saw this, he couldn't help being shocked. What content is this that makes Yang Yanting react like this?
"Admiral?" Baidu Age asked after bowing.
Yang Yanting immediately put away the letter in his hand, and then said to everyone present: "General Ba has urgent military information that needs to be discussed with us. People below the rank of deputy general will go back to the military camp first to wait for news."
"yes…"
Immediately, more than half of the people in the private room came out one after another.
"Sir, what's wrong?" Baiduag asked doubtfully.
Yang Yanting handed over the letter in his hand again and said: "The rebels are moving faster than expected and will enter Fuzhou soon. General Ba asked me to go back to discuss how to deal with the rebels."
As soon as Yang Yanting's words came out, everyone who stayed here was immediately shocked.
The speed of the rebels was too fast. Even if the men and horses defending the city were pigs, it would only be enough to stop them for a while.
"General, do you know how Putian was defeated by the rebels?" Deputy General Odokkaradu asked.
"The situation in Putian is not clear. It should be the same as that in Quanzhou." Yang Yanting replied with his hands behind his back.
Yang Yanting's words stunned Ozhuokala for a moment, but he did not dare to ask Yang Yanting again. Because he had just returned from vacation, the specific situation was not clear. In order to find out the situation, he had to quietly ask Fang Jiainai, who was also the deputy general next to him.
"Do you know what's going on?"
"What else could be the reason? It's just that the rebels relied on their powerful guns and artillery, which made it impossible for Quanzhou's defenders to defend the city. Then some people from the Green Camp surrendered in the city, so Quanzhou was captured by the rebels in less than a day." Fang Jiayi's tone was very disdainful towards the defenders of Quanzhou.
"That's it. Thank you very much. Can the army discuss how to deal with the rebels with guns and firearms?" Odrokaradu asked again in a low voice.
"Of course. The reason why anti-traitor firearms are powerful is that they call themselves 'Fire Virtue'. It is easy for me to use the water of the Great Qing Dynasty to extinguish their fire. So, some people proposed that they can use filthy things to extinguish their fire." The power of its firearms has been greatly weakened." Fang Jiainai covered her mouth with her hand and stretched out her head to say.
"Is this...useful?" Odrokara couldn't help but murmured doubtfully.
"I don't know if it works. However, you have to try the method. Anyway, there is no loss. What if it works?" Fang Jiayi said casually.
The originally bustling side room suddenly became empty. Ozhuokala looked at the mess on the banquet table and felt an indescribable sense of desolation.
At this time, Yang Yanting was still waiting with Baidu Age and talking about something.
"Report..."
Another sound of report came.
At this time, everyone in the room looked outside the door.
"What's going on? Why are things happening one after another?" Yang Yanting thought irritably.
Following the announcement, another messenger wearing leather armor came in.
"A military order from Duke Zhongyong and General Fu Heng to Navy Admiral Yang Yanting." The Qing soldier stood with the military order in his hand and said to Yang Yanting.
"Subordinate... take orders."
Yang Yanting knelt down and took the order, along with everyone present.
After Yang Yanting got up, it was the Qing soldiers who kowtowed to him again. After the two exchanged greetings, the Qing soldier followed Yang Yanting's attendants and retreated.
Yang Yanting opened the military order paper again and saw that it was Fu Heng who asked the Fujian Navy to go south to Guangdong and conduct a landing to disrupt Guangdong. Fu Heng even hinted that the Fujian Navy would not be held accountable for any burning, killing and looting in Guangdong.
Yang Yanting folded the military order paper and was about to talk to the generals present. But I heard a shouting voice shouting over here.
"Report, urgent report from Sanjiangkou Division Camp..."
The voice didn't even pay attention to the guard's obstruction, and went directly to Yang Yanting's private room.
"What's going on today? It's not over yet." At this time, Yang Yanting, who had good Qi cultivation, couldn't help but ask angrily.
"Tell me what it is."
"Report to all the adults present here, Lord Admiral. The division camp in Sanjiangkou was attacked and is now in danger." The visitor called loudly.
"What?"
Everyone was in an uproar.
Yang Yanting suddenly felt dizzy, his legs trembled, and he fell to the ground.
