Sun Bin led a small number of people, and after entering Annan, for the sake of safety, he did not pass through several other Han forces along the way, as well as the areas controlled by local forces in Annan, and met with Liu Yongfu directly. Instead, visit a few familiar leaders of small armed forces first, and then decide on the next move after subduing them.

Fang Cai's tentative words made Sun Bin feel Ye Chenglin's attitude, so he went further: "Dare to ask Leader Ye if he is willing to surrender to the Manchu government and be willing to be a Tartar minions in exchange for a way to survive?" ”

"The Manchu government has no way, after the Battle of Changzhou, tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers were brutalized, if I give up the hiding place of Annan and surrender, it will not be self-defeating! Although Wu Ye Chenglin is not a witty person, he also knows the intentions of the Tartar court, they have suppressed the rebellion of the Heavenly Kingdom, and they will never let go of me and other old subordinates of the Heavenly Kingdom. ”

"Leader Ye is unwilling to surrender to the Manchu Tartars, but he still wants to be a soldier of the Heavenly Kingdom?"

"The kingdom of heaven has long since perished, what is Mr. Sun doing when he says this?"

Ye Chenglin replied unhappily, and suddenly thought that there were thousands of remnants of the Taiping Army who went to South America by boat with Sun Bin, so they had to make a career in South America, otherwise where would Sun Bin and his party have the money to equip themselves with good knives, guns and weapons.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and when he turned his head to look out, Ye Chenglin found that the two men standing outside the wooden house had a short gun hidden in their waists, the short fire gun was suitable for close combat, and it was expensive to build, Ye Chenglin had only seen a few from French merchants in the past, but he didn't expect that Sun Bin's two guards were each equipped with one.

originally thought that the long knife that Sun Bin and his party wore outside was already a good weapon, but after inadvertently observing it, they found a more powerful weapon, Ye Chenglin was surprised in his heart: "Sun Bin has been outside for a few years, why did he change so much when he came back, and how many unknown secrets did he not show?" ”

"Leader Ye has taken a fancy to the short guns on the waists of the two brothers outside? I also carried one with me, and since Leader Ye liked it, I would give it to Leader Ye as a meeting gift. Sun Bin carefully observed the change in the other party's expression, and saw that he developed the short guns worn by the two guards outside on their waists, and directly took out his matching guns and put them on the table.

"The short gun is a good thing, but if Mr. Sun hides it anymore, I don't dare to accept Mr. Sun's gift."

Ye Chenglin pushed the short gun back in front of Sun Bin and spoke.

"It's not that I can't trust Leader Ye, but I have something important to do when I return to Nanyang this time, so I can't be careless and cautious."

Sun Bin clenched his fists and apologized, and continued: "Four years ago, His Royal Highness the King of Servants failed in the battle with the Qing army, and after the fall of various parts of southern Fujian, hundreds of soldiers of the Prince of Servants escorted His Royal Highness the Prince to escape the pursuit of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and came to South America. Since then, the last Heavenly Army has collapsed on the mainland, and the Heavenly Kingdom forces have been completely wiped out, can Leader Ye still remember this incident? ”

"I don't know, the king Li Shixian and the loyal king Li Xiucheng are the two pillars of the south of the kingdom of heaven, although I did not follow the two highnesses to fight after joining the army of the kingdom of heaven, I often heard about their deeds of defeating the Qing army, but unfortunately God does not bless the kingdom of heaven, His Royal Highness the king of loyalty was defeated and killed, His Royal Highness the king was betrayed by traitors, hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the kingdom of heaven disappeared in a blink of an eye, and people like me who escaped with their lives had to fall overseas, not daring to step into the mainland, every time I think about this, I can only regret and sigh."

A year ago, His Royal Highness led the remnants of the Heavenly Kingdom soldiers to launch a rebellion, after half a year of conquest, it has now laid a foundation in the South American continent, and the 100,000 brothers who followed His Royal Highness the Prince to raise troops have been allocated hundreds of acres of land, and I returned to the Nanyang region by boat this time to be entrusted by His Royal Highness the Prince to gather all the old brothers of the Kingdom of Heaven to South America to share wealth and rebuild the great cause of the Kingdom of Heaven!"

The wine glass in Ye Chenglin's hand fell to the ground and shattered into dozens of pieces.

"What Mr. Sun said is true!" Ye Chenglin ignored the wine glass that fell to the ground, grabbed Sun Bin's hand loudly and asked.

"It's true, the fleet transporting migrants will arrive in Nanyang in three months, and then Leader Ye will be able to braid the real or fake."

South America is tens of thousands of miles away from Annam, coupled with Li Mingyuan's deliberate blockade, the news of the founding of the Chinese in Rio Gran do Sul did not reach here, so Ye Chenglin was so surprised when he heard it.

Ye Chenglin had dealt with Sun Bin before, and he knew that the other party would not deceive him with this kind of thing. Therefore, although there were great doubts in his mind, he chose to believe what he said.

After a general introduction to the basic situation of Rio Gran do Sul, Ye Chenglin was surprised after hearing it, especially showing great interest in Li Mingyuan's acquisition of gold.

"Mr. Sun, did His Royal Highness discover the golden treasure with the guidance of Heavenly Father?"

"That's true, otherwise, five hundred tons of gold have been hidden by the lake for hundreds of years and have not been discovered, why did the prince find the location of the treasure as soon as he arrived. The prince is a person with great luck, and following the son of the world will definitely achieve a great cause. ”

After Sun Bin explained, he looked at Ye Chenglin and said, "What is Leader Ye thinking about?" Would you like to serve His Royal Highness? ”

"Mr. Sun traveled thousands of miles to personally persuade Ye someone, and I should serve His Royal Highness the Prince of the World."

"Hehe, Ye Shou is a fierce general in the army, and His Royal Highness the Prince will be very happy to hear the news that Ye Shou has joined the army."

"I don't dare to be a gentleman to show love, there are only dozens of young and strong men in the lower village, I am afraid that I will not be able to help His Royal Highness the prince." Agreeing to join the Nanyang Army that Sun Bin was responsible for, Ye Chenglin suddenly thought that the total number of old and weak under his command was only two or three hundred, and there were only a few dozen young and strong people, and his confidence was a little lacking.

"Leader Ye has joined the Heaven and Earth Society for many years, and he must have a few sincere friends, so Leader Ye might as well ask someone to send a letter and invite them to join the National Defense Force to seek common causes."

Ye Chenglin's position was not high after joining the Taiping Army, but he was senior and well-connected in the Heaven and Earth Society, so Sun Bin would visit him first.

"When Mr. Sun said this, I thought of a few suitable candidates." After being reminded by Sun Bin, Ye Chenglin thought about it for a while, and then chose a few reliable people.

First of all, Chen Shangfa and Chen Zongbai, who had a good relationship with him.

The Chen brothers were born in a poor family, and when they were young, they worshiped Huang Guangying, a boxer of the Southern School, as a teacher, and Huang Guangying's son as a brother, and the three of them practiced martial arts together for several years.

The second is Wu Fengdian, in 1861 Wu Fengdian participated in the anti-Qing uprising, after the failure of the uprising, fled to Annan, occupied the small border city of Annan Dongchao as a base, and there were about sixty or seventy young men under his command.

The Chen brothers and Wu Fengdian successively defected to the Black Flag Army after Liu Yongfu's power grew, while Ye Chenglin defected to Huang Chongying's Yellow Flag Army because of his membership of the Heaven and Earth Society in the original history.

The Chen brothers and Wu Fengdian are all in the northern part of Annan, and it is relatively convenient for Ye Chenglin to contact them, while some of the other old brothers are temporarily inconvenient to contact because of their distance.

After Ye Chenglin introduced the situation of the three to Sun Bin, Sun Bin nodded and agreed, and then sent a few capable men to contact the three of them, while the two or three hundred old and young people in the village withdrew to Natuna Island under Ye Chenglin's arrangement, leaving only forty or fifty young men to guard the village.