In July 1869, canonized emissaries from the Hue court arrived in the newly annexed capital of Quang Ninh province, Jin Phu, to officially announce the canonization of Sun Bin and his Chinese troops.

After a cumbersome canonization ceremony, the canonization envoy and representative of Huang Jiyan smiled and said: "The Holy Lord and Lord Ma do not promote talents based on their background, Lord Sun has conferred the official position of the National Dynasty, but we must gather troops as soon as possible to help the National Dynasty army to suppress the rebellion!" ”

"The Holy Lord and Lord Huang are deeply gracious, and the small people will definitely go all out to fight for the country, and the two thousand grains for the war have been prepared, as long as they receive the order from Lord Huang, the troops can go with them to quell the rebellion."

occupied other people's territory and became an official under the Hue court, Sun Bin naturally had to adapt to the rules of Annan officialdom when he spoke.

"Hehe, Lord Pony is so wise, and he really didn't misunderstand Lord Sun." The canonized envoy was very satisfied with Sun Bin's performance, and said: "The remnants of Xie Fengwen's rebel army, which ravaged the northern part of the country four years ago, have revived, and five days ago they joined forces with the remnants of the Li Dynasty to attack Shanxi Province together. ”

After speaking, the envoy took out Huang Jiyan's handwritten letter, handed it to Sun Bin and said: "The national dynasty is in an eventful autumn, and the general has a division of thousands of tigers and wolves. ”

"Xiaomin understands." Sun Bin replied lightly, a little absent-minded about the repeated beating of the messenger.

After a cursory glance at the contents of the letter, Sun Bin arranged for the envoy to rest elsewhere and summoned the main generals of the army to discuss important matters.

Ha Long was too small and close to Hai Phong province to be used as a command center for the occupied area of the Chinese troops, so after Quang An and Ninh Hai, the main force of the troops was quickly relocated to Kam Phu.

The Chinese troops remained in Ha Long only a temporary camp, which was easy to relocate, and the main personnel and troops were transferred to the new capital within seven or eight days.

In a solemn official office, more than 30 officers, large and small, sat down. Among them, except for Ye Chenglin, Chen Shangfa and other generals, most of them are the armed leaders of the peasant army who have recently defected.

After the Chinese troops swept through the coastal provinces in northern Annam, more than 40 large and small armed forces rushed to defect, and among the peasant army forces that defected, there were more than 3,500 people, such as Huang Shouzhong, who belonged to the same camp as Huang Chongying, after learning that the leader of the Chinese troops was also a member of the Heaven and Earth Society, he decisively broke away from Huang Chongying's troops and led 800 people, old and young, to join him.

The small number of people is often only a few dozen or even hundreds, and these people are generally from displaced people, and in order to protect themselves, they have organized dozens of young and strong people, and used the name of peasant armies to deter other forces.

There are more than 3,000 armed young people who have newly joined the Chinese army.

It is impossible for so many people to join the regular army, and the Hue court gave the army establishment of Quang Ninh province to 3,000 people, and Sun Bin did not plan to train the troops in full accordance with the targets given by the Hue court, and at the same time, he did not plan to train too many troops.

The newly merged Quang Ninh and Lang Son provinces combined with an area of only 14,000 square kilometers, and 140,000 square kilometers of land could not support large-scale troops armed with modern weapons, so after careful consideration, Sun Bin decided to reorganize the troops in the occupied area into 4,000 men, of which 1,000 of the main force would continue to use Delaisai rifles, and the remaining 3,000 would be temporarily equipped with captured old muskets and cold weapons, and would be armed again after the arrival of the convoy.

In the official office hall, Sun Bin took off his official uniform of Annan and changed into a Ming-style retro robe and sat on the main seat.

"You are all trustworthy heroes, and I am very happy to be able to join the Wehrmacht!"

"Lord Sun, dare to ask if the National Defense Forces refer to the Guang'an Army?"

"The National Defense Forces include the Chinese troops in Quang An Province, and the Chinese troops in Quang An Province are only one unit of the National Defense Forces."

Sun Bin said a somewhat rappy sentence, and continued: "All brothers are anti-Qing heroes, many Sen also know the identity of Sun in the past, today I call everyone together, first of all, there is one thing to tell you, the Guang'an Chinese army is a subordinate unit of the Taiping Army, His Royal Highness Li Mingyuan, the prince of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, seized the foundation of the land in South America last year, and re-established the country on December 1 last year. Build a strong Han country together! ”

"No wonder the troops under the command of Lord Sun are strong, and I didn't expect it to be the Taiping Army of the Heavenly Kingdom! Master Sun is meticulous, if you don't say it today, I'm afraid I won't know yet! A tall man in his twenties was surprised.

"For the sake of the overall situation, I didn't tell you the truth before, so don't be surprised, brothers." Sun Bin smiled and arched his hand.

"The Tartars are ravaging the Central Plains, the rotten Confucian gentry scum are acting as tigers to suppress the anti-Qing righteous people, the situation in the Central Plains, Annan and other places is sinister, Lord Sun should be cautious and very appropriate, and all the brothers understand Lord Sun's painstaking efforts." ……

After hearing Sun Bin's explanation, the leaders of the former peasant army sitting in the official office expressed their understanding.

"Even if all the brothers knew the true identity of the Guang'an troops, Sun would announce the next thing.

Before leaving for Nanyang, His Royal Highness authorized me to handle Nanyang affairs with full authority and to organize the Nanyang Defense Force according to the actual situation.

At present, our army has nearly 300,000 Chinese people in Annam alone, more than 100,000 Chinese young and strong Chinese, 3,000 armed peasants, and 1,800 regular troops.

With more than 10,000 square kilometers of land under control in Quang Ninh and Lang Son, the Hue imperial court ordered us to send troops to encircle and suppress the rebels, and the 1,800 regular troops were no longer sufficient, so the peasant army in the occupied areas should be reorganized, and the weak and strong should be selected to form a regular army of 4,000 men. ”

"Lord Sun summoned me and others to come here, presumably with a plan in mind, so you can announce it directly."

"Good! Don't say much politely, Huang Shouzhong, Xiao Zhang San, and Li Tianxi listen to orders! ”

"My Majesty!"

"Appoint Huang Shouzhong as the commander of the fourth independent battalion of the Nanyang Independent Battalion of the National Defense Force, Xiao Zhangsan as the commander of the fifth independent battalion, and Li Tianxi as the commander of the sixth independent battalion, each battalion has 400 soldiers, and after the meeting, Liang Xing will distribute the soldiers of all departments in a unified manner!"

"Commanded!"

"Ye Chenglin, Chen Zongbai, and Wu Fengdian, the positions of the three remain unchanged, and each battalion has expanded to 700 people."

"Command!"

The three of them stood up and said with joy on their faces.

Although the positions of Ye Chenglin and the three have not changed, the number of subordinate officers has nearly doubled, and their status in the Chinese troops under Quang Ninh Province is still high and Huang Shouzhong and other follow-up defectors.

"Huang Hong, Zhang Sixteen, Zhu Zhi, Huang Wan......" Sun Bin pronounced a personal name and announced their new position.

After a while, the appointment of everyone in the hall was announced, and Sun Bin glanced at the officers in the hall of the Great Official Office: "The duties of officers above the regimental level are urgent, and the appointment requires the consent of His Royal Highness the Prince, so no new regimental-level troops will be established for the time being." For the time being, the Nanyang Troops of the National Defense Force will maintain the troop establishment of one regiment, three independent battalions, and one mountain battalion, and you brothers will take responsibility for your new positions after taking over the new positions. ”

"I understand." More than 30 officers below replied neatly.

"That's all for the reorganization of the troops, Ye Chenglin, Huang Shouzhong, and Chen Shangfa stay behind, and the other brothers go back to select the soldiers first."

Sun Bin left the three of them behind, and after the others left, he opened a map of the southwest of the mainland, pointed to the border area of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, and said: "In mid-June, General Li Wencai, who had fought with His Royal Highness Yiwang Shi, led the Taiping Army of his headquarters to unite with the Miao Army of Liu Tiancheng and Jin Gangan, and launched a fierce battle with Zhang Wende, the governor of Guizhou, in Yang'an, annihilating more than 10,000 Qing troops in one fell swoop, and occupying more than ten surrounding cities one after another.

Affected by the defeat of Yang'an, the Tatar court ordered the main force of Feng Zicai of the Gui army to reinforce the Qing army in southern Yunnan, therefore, the Gui army troops were temporarily unable to intervene in the rebellion in Annan, and our army should seize the time when the Qing army was empty, eliminate the unstable forces in Annan, and unify all the Chinese forces in Annan! ”

Ye Chenglin and Huang Shouzhong glanced at each other, and they both saw surprises in each other's eyes.

"Lord Sun, our army has just swallowed the two provinces of Quang Ninh and Lang Son, and then sends troops and other Chinese forces on a large scale, I am afraid that the foundation will be unstable, Lord Sun, please be cautious!" Huang Shouzhong persuaded.

"The unification of the Chinese forces does not necessarily have to use force, as long as we support the leaders of the peasant army who understand the overall situation to come to power, we can achieve our goal."

"Lord Sun wants to provoke Wu Ya's subordinates to take his place?" Ye Chenglin had some understanding.

"Yes, after the leaders of the peasant armies under Wu Yazhong occupied Gaoping Province, they obtained a stable base area, and Wu Yazhong's insistence on attacking Taiping Mansion and rebuilding Dacheng has caused dissatisfaction among many subordinates, as long as there is a suitable time, several major peasant army generals take the lead in opposition, and Wu Ya will definitely be ousted from power!"

"Wu Yazhong is different from my anti-Qing brothers, their father and son are Zhuang Tusi in Taiping Mansion, and they took the opportunity of the Heavenly Uprising to occupy Taiping Mansion and claim to be the king and hegemon, and we are not all the way, and driving him down can make the anti-Qing brothers not make senseless sacrifices." Ye Chenglin Road.

"The Chinese armed forces in Annan are scattered, and Wu Yazhong's tens of thousands of young men are an important force, and they cannot be buried in vain because of Wu Yazhong's ambition alone.

Brother Ye, you went to the Wuyazhong Armed Station last time, and this time I plan to send you to contact his generals, are you willing? ”

"My subordinates follow Mr.'s arrangement!"

"Very good, Brother Ye's army will be temporarily under the command of Chen Zongbai, they will follow Brother Chen to conquer the rebels in Annam, Brother Ye does not have to worry about the situation of his troops, Brother Chen will take care of a battalion of brothers."

"Brother Zongbai commanded the battle decisively and steadily, and his subordinates are not worried." Ye Chenglin said with a smile.

Arranging Ye Chenglin's task, Sun Bin looked at Huang Shouzhong, "Brother Huang is familiar with the environment in the southwest region, is there a problem with contacting General Li to Brother Huang?" ”

"I can meet the famous generals who defeated the Qing army with my own eyes, and I can't ask for it!"

"The two of you are on a mission this time, and you must be cautious along the way so as not to be discovered by the enemy."

"Thank you, sir, for reminding me, I'll pay attention to it later." ……