The first person Mai Ke visited was Xu Zonggan of the Formosa Daotai.

Xu Zonggan served as the commander of the military garrison in Taiwan, and was the highest official in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, responsible for the administration of Formosa.

Mai Ke has learned that this Taoist is a good official in the traditional sense.

During his governance of Formosa, he built a wide range of academies, established a school of righteousness, rectified the Green Battalion soldiers, and changed the ship administration, which was quite successful.

If it were not for the corruption of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if he had been in a political system that was popular with the people, he would have been able to govern smoothly and steadily, rise steadily, and spend his life.

It's a pity that he came across this special era.

First, the bad news from the mainland came like snowflakes.

Auxiliary, the nominal command unit of Formosa, was captured by the Celestial Army!

All of a sudden, this isolated island lost its formal ties with the Manchu government.

What he can do is to maintain the stability of this island, and secondly, to restore the auxiliary construction that was captured by the Heavenly Army.

But to be honest, he doesn't have much hope.

Although he also has more than 10,000 land and water troops, it is still too far behind the strength of the entire auxiliary construction.

So many troops have been wiped out by the Heavenly Army, so many more than 10,000 people, isn't it a drop in the bucket?

He didn't think that his troops were so strong that they hadn't been wiped out, but he was defending here, and the Heavenly Army hadn't taken care of it yet.

If you don't measure yourself, leave the treasure island, find the door to be beaten, aren't you tired of being crooked, looking for death?

Moreover, now that the war has reached the doorstep, those islands in the Penghu Islands have been occupied by the sailors of the Heavenly Army, and they can attack the central and southern parts of the treasure island at any time.

As for the north, the sea route is not far away, once the southern and central tribes are in the hands of the heavenly army. That won't be long enough to last.

Everything changed after discovering that a large number of Celestial Army troops had appeared near Fanzidong.

Fanzi Cave, others may be able to take it lightly, but Daotai Xu Zonggan will not.

No matter which aspect you think about, Xu Zonggan attaches great importance to this place.

He didn't think that the place that had once been favored by the Dutch. Can be ignored by other powers.

If nothing else, he already knew that the nearby island countries of Dongying, the Russian Empire, which was expanding wildly in Siberia, the United States of America, the French Empire, and the German Empire, which had crossed the oceans, had all come in different forms, and had visited them in different forms.

Which of them didn't want to take the treasure island for themselves?

The wolf's ambition is obvious.

As for the Celestial Army, that's even less to say. His behavior was understandable, because the Celestial Army's stated purpose was to overthrow the Manchus and regain the lands occupied by the Manchus.

This certainly includes Formosa.

However, understanding is understanding, and I will not give it to you!

So when he got the report that a powerful external force was coming. controlled the Keelung area, and when the power that Xu Zonggan had placed there was almost wiped out. He immediately led the forces that said that some people came to take back the lost land.

He has made it clear that there is no other force than the Heavenly Army that can do this.

The power he leads is all the armies he can control. And the local forces that he can influence.

Among them were Hengyu General and his subordinates.

The general army of Hengyu, from the first rank of the senior military attaché, but to obey the jurisdiction of the fourth grade of the civil official Taoist Xu Zonggan, which fully reflects the Manchu Qing Dynasty's political system, emphasizing literature over military force.

The army under the direct command of Hengyu reached 15,000 men. This time it's all brought!

In addition to the general army, there was also Guan Gui, the deputy general of the Formosa North Route Association, who was the highest military attache general in charge of the south-central and northern parts of Formosa north of the southern tip of the island.

Then there is Guo Yangsheng.

He served as the deputy general of the Formosa Naval Division, and this official position under the town of Formosa was the highest military general of the coastal defense military level in the whole of Formosa at this stage, and his commander was the three standard water battalions, and 5,000 sailors were brave.

There is also an officer Chen Lianchun, who is the garrison of the Dajia Central Army of the Tamsui Department, mainly engaged in the military affairs of the Dajia area, and is an official position of the seventh grade.

These men led their forces to pour in, in order to destroy the sudden invasion of the heavenly forces as quickly as possible and keep Formosa stable.

What they didn't expect was that this force was much more powerful than they thought!

A few fights, none of them got the upper hand!

Not only is it inferior to the Heavenly Army in terms of numbers, but its individual combat capability is also inferior to that of the Heavenly Army.

After fighting, they learned why the Heavenly Army was invincible in all parts of the mainland, and the emperor and the sixth master all blocked the front line.

What's worse is that they went, and instead of changing, the situation was worse!

Now that they have experienced it for themselves, they know how difficult the situation of the Manchus was.

Such a detachment that sneaked in secretly poured out the entire army of Formosa by itself, but there was no way to take them!

Moreover, a large number of their naval reinforcements have also arrived!

This reinforcement is directly a powerful remnant that has occupied the entire Dongying Island country!

Although Xu Zonggan was relatively closed to the news, he still knew about the ambition of this wolf, and he was completely wiped out by the Heavenly Army in such a short period of time, and he was so shocked that he didn't sleep well for several nights.

It was a pleasant surprise.

Surprised that the Celestial Army is so strong!

wiped out such a powerful country as the Dongying Island Country in the blink of an eye.

If this is used to deal with the treasure island, it will not take much time to solve the problem.

He thinks he still has the strength to fight, but who is the opponent.

For the Heavenly Army, the power of the first battle is not worth talking about.

Gladly, a mighty enemy vanished,

One of the most feared henchmen was eliminated.

In the face of such an opponent, he really couldn't figure out, should he fight or escape?

There is only one end, and the jade is burned.

Where to flee? This is a question.

Originally, it was a way out for many choices, but now it seems that there are very few ways out, or even, no way out!

On the island, it definitely doesn't work!

Although it is its own domination territory. He also knew that the Manchus had never won the hearts and minds of the people.

At the very least, it was much worse than Zheng Chenggong at that time.

Fleeing to the mainland?

It's not a safe haven, it's like a rabbit in a wolf's den!

The Celestial Army was sweeping through all the Manchu forces there, and when it reached the mainland, it was probably just in time to catch up with the broom of the Celestial Army. All were swept across.

Fleeing overseas?

From the East China Sea, to the North Sea, to the South Pacific, is there a place that does not belong to the Celestial Army?

Basically, there is none.

Maybe some uninhabited islands?

Xu Zonggan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

If Formosa can't survive, how can those nameless islands be a long-term solution?

Alas, to the point of desperation!

At this moment, a voice came from outside: "Mai Ke, the commander and commander-in-chief of the Heavenly Army, has come to ask to see Lord Xu Zonggan of the Daotai!"

The sound is pure and clear, and it penetrates people's hearts.

Xu Zonggan's heart was shocked. It's this guy here!

It's too much of an old man.

He couldn't help but smile wryly.

Maiko's reputation is not only thunderous, but also thunderous every day!

To be honest, if it weren't for Mai Ke coming in person, if he was any other person, Xu Zonggan wouldn't have seen him!

Although he is not a big official, he is in charge of the party and has an upright temper. Wayward!

I just don't pee on you, what's wrong with you?

But McCor had to see him.

Reason?

That guy can see the emperor and the sixth master. It's like water on your feet - a flat trip!

In his heart, he actually felt that meeting such a person, no matter what agreement could be reached, would be a more honorable thing.

A person who is on an equal footing with the emperor is on an equal footing with him, doesn't it mean that he is on an equal footing with the emperor?

So, he didn't think much about it. He also yelled: "See! Open the camp gate, welcome to Chief McKe!"

So, he led a few of his subordinates to the front door to greet him.

But as soon as he came out of the tent, McKe had already landed.

There were only two people, one was McKe himself. The other is Tan Shilong, commander-in-chief of the infiltration force.

After all, Tan Shilong can match these people, and it is limited to this Cheng dù.

Looking at Mai Ke who fell from the sky, Xu Zonggan and the others felt a sense of powerlessness again.

That's too informal, isn't it?

You have fallen from the sky, can we not look up to you?

But I also feel a little comforted in my heart, since they can fall from the sky, they also said hello in advance, which shows that they still respect us!

So, he took a step forward and said loudly: "Welcome to the camp, it's an honor, please, enter the big tent to talk!"

Then, he entered the big tent of the Chinese army and sat down with the guests.

The two sides introduced each other again.

"Tan Shilong, commander-in-chief of the infiltration force of the Heavenly Army!

The Manchu people vomited in their hearts: "It's all your kid's bad dishes!"

On the surface, they also returned the courtesy politely, and each reported their names and ranks.

Xu Zonggan said: "If Chief McKe came to us about military matters, please say bluntly, all the people who can make decisions are here." ”

"Happy! I'm here to find you, it's about military affairs, but the direct reason is to invite individuals to visit that Fanzi Cave, and some of the secrets in it have been discovered by us! After you have finished reading it, I will talk about it! You will go over by yourself, and I will invite a few other guests to see it together, and then discuss it together!"

McKee directly stated the purpose of his visit.

Xu Zonggan heard it, is there really something strange about this word hole?

So he asked, "What secrets are there, can you reveal one or two?"

McCor said: "It is about all kinds of filthy disputes between the Dutch governor and the indigenous people of the past, and the information you know is basically reversed! The reason is that the Dutch are making trouble with it! There are too many details, and we can just look at them together when the time comes." ”

As for the treasures, he will not tell them about them, lest they add to their troubles.

That is, people like Mai Ke, who see the opening, a mortal, know that there is such a treasure around him, how can he not be tempted?

"Okay!

Xu Zonggan expressed his position on behalf of everyone, and then asked, "What other guests are you going to invite?"

Mai Ke said, including the descendants of the Potbelly King, the descendants of the King of Beinan, and there is an even more special, Guo Huaiyi's descendants, Guo Huaishi!

"So, why don't we go and invite them together! I've dealt with them more or less, and with us by the side, I guess you can be more successful in inviting someone, haha!" Xu Zong said boldly.

"Of course, Xu Lao is out of the horse, a top two!" McKe slapped a sycophant.

"Hahahaha!" everyone laughed and went out, please!

So, he didn't think much about it, but also shouted: "See! Open the camp gate, welcome to Chief McKe!"

So, he led a few of his subordinates to the front door to greet him.

But as soon as he came out of the tent, McKe had already landed.

There were only two people, one was Mai Ke himself, and the other was Tan Shilong, the commander-in-chief of the infiltration force.

After all, Tan Shilong can match these people, and it is limited to this Cheng dù.

Looking at Mai Ke who fell from the sky, Xu Zonggan and the others felt a sense of powerlessness again.

That's too informal, isn't it?

You have fallen from the sky, can we not look up to you?

But I also feel a little comforted in my heart, since they can fall from the sky, they also said hello in advance, which shows that they still respect us!

So, he took a step forward and said loudly: "Welcome to the camp, it's an honor, please, enter the big tent to talk!"

Then, he entered the big tent of the Chinese army and sat down with the guests.

The two sides introduced each other again.

"Tan Shilong, commander-in-chief of the infiltration force of the Heavenly Army!

The Manchu people vomited in their hearts: "It's all your kid's bad dishes!"

On the surface, they also returned the courtesy politely, and each reported their names and ranks.

Xu Zonggan said: "If Chief McKe came to us about military matters, please say bluntly, all the people who can make decisions are here." ”

"Happy! I'm here to find you, it's about military affairs, but the direct reason is to invite individuals to visit that Fanzi Cave, and some of the secrets in it have been discovered by us! After you have finished reading it, I will talk about it! You will go over by yourself, and I will invite a few other guests to see it together, and then discuss it together!"

McKee directly stated the purpose of his visit.

Xu Zonggan heard it, is there really something strange about this word hole?

So he asked, "What secrets are there, can you reveal one or two?"

McCor said: "It is about all kinds of filthy disputes between the Dutch governor and the indigenous people of the past, and the information you know is basically reversed! The reason is that the Dutch are making trouble with it! There are too many details, and we can just look at them together when the time comes." ”

As for the treasures, he will not tell them about them, lest they add to their troubles.

That is, people like Mai Ke, who see the opening, a mortal, know that there is such a treasure around him, how can he not be tempted?

"Okay!

Xu Zonggan expressed his position on behalf of everyone, and then asked, "What other guests are you going to invite?"

Mai Ke said, including the descendants of the Potbelly King, the descendants of the King of Beinan, and there is an even more special, Guo Huaiyi's descendants, Guo Huaishi!

"So, why don't we go and invite them together! I've dealt with them more or less, and with us by the side, I guess you can be more successful in inviting someone, haha!" Xu Zong said boldly.

"Of course, Xu Lao is out of the horse, a top two!" McKe slapped a sycophant.

"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed and went out, invite someone!.

(To be continued......)