Chapter 178 Annan started!
In the Guangdong governor's government, Pan Youdu, who was playing chess with Guo Shixun in the study while chatting, suddenly heard the rapid footsteps outside the study, and Luozi's hand couldn't help but pause slightly.
"Your Excellency, something happened to Annan." A soldier rushed into the study with sweat on his head and said in a low voice to Guo Shixun, who was meditating.
Pan Youdu's heart jumped and was about to get up and say goodbye. Guo Shixun motioned to him and turned his head: "What's the matter?"
"The official document of Lianzhou Prefecture is reported. The Southern Ruan Dynasty sent 100,000 troops and 30,000 sailors. With the sailors as the guide, they surprised Pingshun Mansion, broke through more than 20,000 Xishan Chaoshui troops in Xianjin, and then Kepingshun and Ningtong. The Xishan Dynasty was caught off guard and defeated in a row..." The Fubiao's soldiers respectfully submitted the official documents to Guo Shixun.
"Southern Ruan Dynasty? That's Ruan Fuying." Guo Shixun took over the official document. After a closer look, he couldn't help frowning. When did he have this ability? I remember that a few years ago, this Ruan Fuying almost couldn't even save his life, and even had to eat bran to wrap his stomach. Although according to Jiading, he doesn't have many troops on hand. How can he do it in a blink of an eye..."
Pan Youdu bent the corners of his mouth slightly: "Your Excellency, did you forget that you mentioned it to you a few days ago. I heard that those Yi merchants said that a few years ago, Ruan Fuying had quietly sent the French missionary Bai Duolu to the West with the national secretary and the 4-year-old prince Ruan Fujing, on behalf of Ruan Fuying. The French political axe signed the Treaty of Versailles in Vietnam, stipulating that France should send troops to assist Nguyen Phu Quoc, and obtain Vietnam's Tuo Nang Port (Dang) and Kunlun Island. It is with the support of those French people that Ruan Fuying has been training the army and casting guns with the help of those French officers over the years..."
Hearing Pan Youdu's words, Guo Shixun gently patted his forehead and smiled and said, "I really forgot if you didn't say anything. At that time, I still thought it was a misrepresentation. In this way, it seems to be true..." At the end, Guo Shixun's eyebrows were already close together. Nan Ruan actually defected to those barbarians.
"Youdu is just an inadvertent hearing. After all, Youdu is a foreign businessman who deals with those Yi merchants all year round and often receives such anecdotes. The Southern Ruan Dynasty was able to defeat the Xishan Army and defeat the two prefectures. I'm afraid that the Yi merchant hasn't told a lie if it can have such a fighting power.
After Guo Shixun waved away the Fubiao soldier, he had no intention of playing chess at this time. He walked slowly in the study. Seeing Guo Shixun's behavior, a cunning light flashed in Pan Youdu's eyes, and disappeared in an instant, without revealing any flaws.
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"Your excellency, why do you have to distinguish between true and false? Then Annan's small country is in chaos. What does it have to do with me in the Qing Dynasty? Pan Youdu asked casually.
Guo Shixun shook his head: "The virtuous brother's words are not good. Annan is a vassal of my Qing Dynasty. In 53 years, Li Weiqi, the king of Annan, was expelled by his minister Ruan Hui, and his mother and wife changed. At that time, Sun Shiyi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, heard about it, and immediately supervised the Nanguan of Longzhou Fangzhen... Now, the lord of his country lives in the capital, crying, and the emperor feels very sorry for him. His country is now turbulent, and I can stand by in the Qing Dynasty?"
"Your excellency is worthy of being the important minister of the Qing Dynasty. The heart of boxing really makes Youdu feel ashamed." Pan Youdu was about to sit down after giving a salute to Guo Shixun. He seemed to think of something. He opened his mouth and shrank back. Guo Shixun said puzzledly, "It's okay for me to say anything directly. Why should it be like this between you and me?"
"Your Excellency, there is indeed one thing. Pan also heard of it. He didn't know whether it was true or not. He just made a rumor. He just listened to the content of the official document and said that the sailor in the Southern Dynasty was powerful, and then he suddenly felt a little strange."
"Oh?" Guo Shixun raised his eyebrows slightly: "What a rumor, let's talk about it."
"Just two days ago, I heard that a seaman who transported goods for me said that he had seen the fleet of the Red Flag Gang in Jiading, Annan..."
"What?!" Guo Shixun couldn't help jumping in the corners of his eyes, and his hand just picked up the tea couldn't help but pause.
"Is it true or not? The younger brother didn't know, but he heard him say that the fleet of the Red Flag Gang had been changed to the flag of Nan Ruan, but the flag of the Zheng family was still there, and those people said the words of our area. After in questioning, he knew that it was the fleet of the Red Flag Gang. Pan Youdu spread his hands: "It's a pity that the seaman has gone to sea yesterday, otherwise the adult can call him to ask."
Guo Shixun
"Come on!" Guo Shixun shouted outside the study without nonsense. Immediately, Fubiao's soldiers came inside to listen to the order. After listening to Guo Shixun's whispered order, he hurried out of the study.
"Whether it's true or not, this matter must be made clear. The red flag helped Zheng Lianchang fight with my Guangdong navy. Although it was Sun Quanmou's dereliction of duty in command, he severely broke my face. If it hadn't been for your beloved son-in-law... I'm afraid that none of the officials of Guangdong and Guangxi could have been so much. Sit on the ground. Guo Shixun reluctantly smiled at Pan Youdu and sat back on the couch.
"It's okay for Nan Ruan to turn to the Yi people, but if Ruan Fuying really dares to take in the giant bandit on the sea of our dynasty, if I don't listen to it in the Qing Dynasty, what kind of face will he be the patriarch of all countries?" Guo Shixun pinched his fist, and there was a chill in his voice.
The battle between the Guangdong navy and the red flag gang is not only a matter of face, but also makes most of the elite of the Guangdong navy die, which makes the governor of Fuda, who has never been defeated in his life, angry. If it hadn't been for the order from above to turn to Qinghai, maybe the governor of Fuda would look for the red flag gang after rectifying the soldiers and horses to calm down. Hatred of the head.
Even if he left, Marshal Fu told him, the acting governor, to do everything possible to find the news of the Red Flag Gang, not to let Zheng Lianchang have a chance to take a breath, and to earn face for the Qingshui Division to get rid of shame.
Pan Youdu nodded slightly with the same feeling. After seeing Guo Shixun's performance, he felt relieved. Liang Pengfei finally did what he had to do.
Liang Pengfei naturally wanted to make achievements by doing this, but why did he expect that the court would definitely send him to the soldiers and soldiers in so many towns in Liangguang? On this point, Pan Youdu is really full of doubts.
At the same time, there were countless high masts standing at the state wharf of Annan Pingshunfu. Countless warships not only crowded the poor wharf, but even some warships could not find a dock and could only moor outside the dock.
"Is this the state city of Pingshunfu, Panche? It looks like a small fishing village. A state city, I'm afraid a county town over there is much more lively than here. Zheng Lianshou looked at the low wall not far from the pier, the dilapidated buildings, and the narrow and muddy roads behind the low wall.
By his side, Zheng Lianchang, whose waist was still straight and his eyes were still bright and sharp, quietly looked at the men on the warship beside him who were busy repairing the damage of the ship, and the team of soldiers standing patrolling on the city wall of Panche.
"Brother, do you want to go shopping?" Seeing the deeper and deeper star frost of Zheng Lianchang's temples, Zheng Lianshou couldn't help sighing in his heart. If it hadn't been for the despicable raid of the damn old Liang family, why would the Zheng family have been far away from their hometown and drifted here?
"Go ahead, I'll go back to the cabin and rest for a while." Zheng Lianchang raised his hand and patted Zheng Lianshou's burly and strong shoulder, with a faint smile on his face: "Remember, be careful about everything. It's better not to cause any trouble and have any conflicts with those people. After all, our foundation is not stable now. Only by enduring a moment can we achieve great things."
"Brother, don't worry, I won't humiliate you. By the way, brother, someone came to report. They asked us where the prisoners of war were. The little brother perfunctorily passed them for the time being. I asked my brother to make an idea on how to deal with the prisoners of war. Zheng Lianshou saw Zheng Lianchang's tiredness. His brother also worked too hard. When he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of a big event.
"Poke some people who understand our Chinese to stay, and the rest will be handed over when the King Ruan arrives at Panche." Zheng Lianchang said after a little thought.
Zheng Lianshou couldn't help but be stunned: "Brother, these barbarians can speak more than one or two of our Chinese. Do you have to hand over the rest? Then we lost the manpower and warships this time..."
"Ruan Fuying is not a fool. I still say that the foundation is unstable, low-key and cautious. Don't leave a handle on Ruan Fuying's rice buckets to attack us suspiciously." Zheng Lianchang continued to move forward, leaving such a sentence, which made Zheng Lianshou think deeply in a daze. For a long time, Zheng Lianshou, who looked ugly, stamped his feet with hatred and gave his brother an order.
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At this moment, Liang Pengfei, who was inspecting the Nantou Battalion, couldn't help but be stunned: "What are you talking about?"
After the soldier repeated it again, Liang Pengfei couldn't help raising his thick eyebrows, his lips tightly, brushing his sleeve robe, and turning around and leaving without saying a word. Sun Shijie's face couldn't help but float with a thick cloud, and Liang Pengfei moving forward.
Soon, the post report from Guangzhou also reached Liang Pengfei's hands. The content of the news on both sides was almost the same. Liang Pengfei leaned against the back of the chair and tapped his fingers on the table, making a banging sound. In the quiet room, it looked so clear and heavy.
"They are one month earlier than expected. It seems that Zheng Lianchang can't wait to make achievements to prove his value. He volunteered to be a pioneer. He attacked the Xishan Army and sailor in Xianjin, and then broke through Pingshun Fuzhou City Panche... Such a person is indeed worthy of the experience. The famous Red Flag helps Zheng Lianchang. Sun Shijie sighed in a low voice.
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(to be continued)