Sun Bin took a small number of people with him. After entering Annan, for the sake of safety, he did not pass through several other Han forces along the way and areas controlled by local forces in Annan to meet Liu Yongfu directly. Instead, he first visited a few familiar small armed forces.
Leader, after subduing them, we will have another chance to decide the next move.
Sun Bin's probing words just now allowed Sun Bin to figure out Ye Chenglin's attitude, so he went a step further and said: "May I ask if Leader Ye is willing to surrender to the Manchu Qing government and become a Tatar minion in exchange for his life?"
"The Manchu and Qing government was unjust. After the Battle of Changzhou, tens of thousands of surrendering soldiers were killed. If I gave up my hiding place in Annan and surrendered, wouldn't I be seeking death! Although I, Ye Chenglin, are not a very resourceful person, I also know the intentions of the Tatar court.
The intention is that they have suppressed the Heavenly Kingdom uprising and will never let us and other Heavenly Kingdom old subordinates go."
"Since Chief Ye is unwilling to surrender to the Manchu and Qing Tatars, how can he still allow himself to be a soldier of the Kingdom of Heaven?"
"The Kingdom of Heaven has long been destroyed. Why did Mr. Sun say this?"
Ye Chenglin replied unhappily, and suddenly thought that there were thousands of remnants of the Taiping Army who were sailing to South America with Sun Bin. Could it be that they had done something great in South America, otherwise Sun Bin and his party would not have the money and good equipment.
Knife and gun weapons.
The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. He turned around and glanced outside. Ye Chenglin found that the two men standing outside the wooden house had a short blunderbuss hidden in their waists. Short fire blunderbuss were suitable for close combat and were expensive to make. Ye Chenglin only learned about them from passing French businessmen.
I've been to a few of them, but I didn't expect that each of Sun Bin's two guards was equipped with one.
He originally thought that the long knives worn by Sun Bin and his party outside were already good weapons, but after casual observation, he discovered a more powerful weapon. Ye Chenglin was surprised: "Sun Bin stayed outside for several years, why did he change so much when he came back?
How many unknown secrets does he have that have not been revealed?"
"Has Leader Ye taken a fancy to the short guns on the waists of the two brothers outside? I actually carry one with me. Since Leader Ye likes it, I will give it to Leader Ye as a meeting gift." Sun Bin carefully observed the changes in the other party's expression.
, seeing him developing the short guns worn on the waists of the two guards outside, he took out his own gun and placed it on the table.
"The short gun is a good thing, but if Mr. Sun keeps hiding it from me, I will not dare to accept Mr. Sun's gift."
Ye Chenglin pushed the short spear back in front of Sun Bin and said.
"It's not that I can't trust Chief Ye, but I have something important to do when I return to Nanyang this time, so I can't help but be cautious."
Sun Bin cupped his fists and apologized, and continued: "Four years ago, His Royal Highness failed in the battle with the Qing army, and after the fall of various places in southern Fujian, hundreds of personal soldiers of the Prince escorted His Highness the Crown Prince to escape the pursuit of the Manchus and traveled to South America. Since then, the last
A Heavenly Kingdom army disintegrated on the mainland, and the Heavenly Kingdom forces were completely destroyed. Does Leader Ye still remember this?"
"How could I not know that the servant king Li Shixian and the loyal king Li Xiucheng are the two pillars of heaven in the south of the kingdom of heaven. After I joined the army of the kingdom of heaven, although I did not follow the two highnesses in battle, I often heard about their deeds of defeating the Qing army. Unfortunately, God forbid.
In the Kingdom of Heaven, His Royal Highness the Loyal King was defeated and killed, and His Royal Highness the King of Servants was betrayed by a traitor. Hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Kingdom soldiers disappeared in the blink of an eye, while those like us who were lucky enough to escape with our lives had to live overseas and did not dare to step into the mainland.
Every time I think about this, I can only regret and sigh."
"The destruction of the Kingdom of Heaven is a thing of the past, but not all the soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven have disappeared. A year ago, His Royal Highness, the Prince, led the remaining soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven to launch a riot. After half a year of fighting, a foundation has been laid on the South American continent. Following His Royal Highness, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven have launched an army.
Hundreds of acres of land have been allocated to one hundred thousand of our brothers. This time I took a boat back to the Nanyang area just to be entrusted by His Highness the Crown Prince to summon all the old brothers of the Kingdom of Heaven to share the wealth and honor in South America and rebuild the great cause of the Kingdom of Heaven!"
"Peng" Ye Chenglin's wine glass fell to the ground and broke into dozens of pieces.
"Everything Mr. Sun said is true!" Ye Chenglin ignored the wine glass that fell on the ground and grabbed Sun Bin's hand loudly and asked.
"It's absolutely true. The fleet transporting immigrants will arrive in Nanyang in three months. At that time, Leader Ye will be able to tell the truth."
The South American state is tens of thousands of miles away from Annan, and due to Li Mingyuan's intentional blockade, the news of the founding of the Chinese nation in Rio Grande do Sul did not reach here, which is why Ye Chenglin was so surprised when he heard about it.
Ye Chenglin had dealt with Sun Bin before and knew that the other party would not deceive him with such things. Therefore, although he had great doubts in his heart, he still chose to believe what he said.
After roughly introducing the basic situation of Rio Grande do Sul, Ye Chenglin was surprised after hearing this, especially showing great interest in Li Mingyuan's acquisition of gold.
"Mr. Sun, did His Highness the Crown Prince discover the golden treasure under the guidance of Heavenly Father?"
"That's true. Otherwise, if five hundred tons of gold had been hidden by the lake for hundreds of years without being discovered, why would the Crown Prince find the location of the treasure as soon as he arrived? The Crown Prince is a man of great luck. If you follow the Crown Prince, you will definitely achieve great things.
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After Sun Bin explained, he looked at Ye Chenglin and said, "What do you think, Leader Ye? Are you willing to serve His Royal Highness?"
"Mr. Sun traveled thousands of miles to personally persuade Mr. Ye, and I will do my best for His Royal Highness."
"Haha, Chief Ye is a fierce general in the army. His Royal Highness will definitely be very happy to hear the news that Chief Ye has joined the army."
"I don't dare to be a gentleman. There are only a few dozen young and strong men in the lower village. I'm afraid I won't be able to help His Royal Highness." After agreeing to join the Nanyang Army under the management of Sun Bin, Ye Chenglin suddenly thought that the total number of old and weak men under his command was only two or three hundred, and there were only two or three hundred young and strong men.
There were only a few dozen people, but they felt a little lacking in confidence.
"Chief Ye has been a member of the Tiandihui for many years. He must have a few true friends. Leader Ye might as well ask someone to send a message to them, inviting them to join the National Defense Force and work together for a great cause."
After Ye Chenglin joined the Taiping Army, his position was not high, but he was senior in the Tiandihui and had wide connections, so Sun Bin would visit him first.
"When Mr. Sun said this, I thought of a few suitable candidates." After Sun Bin reminded him, Ye Chenglin thought for a while and selected a few reliable people.
First of all, there were two brothers, Chen Shangfa and Chen Zongbai, who were close friends with him.
The Chen brothers were born in a poor family. When they were young, they were apprenticed to the southern boxer Huang Guangying, and they were brothers with Huang Guangying's son. The three of them practiced martial arts together for several years. After they became successful in martial arts, the Chen brothers returned to their hometown to offend the local people.
The government had no choice but to join the anti-Qing armed forces, and then followed the defeated anti-Qing armed forces to settle in Annan.
Next is Wu Fengdian. In 1861, Wu Fengdian participated in the anti-Qing uprising. After the failure of the uprising, he fled to Annan and occupied Dongchao, a small town on the border of Annan, as his base. He had about sixty or seventy young and strong men under his command.
The Chen brothers and Wu Fengdian defected to the Black Flag Army one after another after Liu Yongfu's power grew. In the original history, Ye Chenglin joined Huang Chongying's Yellow Flag Army because of his status as a member of the Tiandihui. Because they were in different camps, Ye Chenglin and the original
The friends had to meet each other with swords and swords, but now they are still developing independently and their relationship has not been broken.
The Chen brothers and Wu Fengdian are all in northern Annan, and it is relatively easy for Ye Chenglin to contact them. As for some other old brothers, it is temporarily inconvenient to contact them because they are far apart.
After Ye Chenglin introduced the situation of the three people to Sun Bin, Sun Bin nodded in agreement, and then sent a few capable men to contact the three people, while the two to three hundred old and young people in the village evacuated to Natuna Island under Ye Chenglin's arrangement.
Forty or fifty young and strong men were left to guard the village.
