Sun Bin originally planned to visit Liu Yongfu in person when he entered Annan, but on the way he was busy relocating the Chinese refugees who defected, and he had no time to take time to go, and after staying in Annan for more than a month, he also had to consider going back to Natuna Island to arrange other things, so he took advantage of the fact that he had not left yet, and asked Ye Chenglin for Liu Yongfu's news.

"When I met with Chief Liu, I mentioned Mr. to him. Chief Liu was very happy to hear the news of Mr., and said that he would follow his subordinates back to meet Mr., and later dissuaded by his subordinates to dispel the idea of leaving the cottage immediately, and then asked me to tell Mr. that after a period of time, he would meet with Mr. in person. ”

"I can't wait for him to come down the dragon." Sun Bin shook his head and said: "There are many things in Nanyang, the affairs of the Malay Peninsula have not yet begun, and I will leave Annan in two days to go back to preside over other affairs, so I can't stay here and wait for him to arrive." ”

Sun Bin had worked under Liu Yongfu before, and although he later left the peasant army, he still had some personal friendship with Liu Yongfu.

"It's a good thing for Mr. Sun to think about his friends, but the current situation of Chief Liu is different from the one he just fled to Annan, there are thousands of large and small forces in the Gaoping area who defected to the Black Flag Army, and the Black Flag Army has five or six battalion heads, and more than 1,000 young and strong soldiers, and the distance between the forces is not much different when they were on the mainland."

"Brother Ye didn't find something from Chief Liu?"

Sun Bin sensed that there was another deep meaning in Ye Chenglin's words, and asked.

"Mr. Sun and Chief Liu are old friends, I will tell you the truth, don't be surprised."

"It's okay, but it's what it is."

"When I first entered Gaoping, I found that a few sneaky people left from the camp, and cautiously, I sent five brothers to secretly follow them, and the five brothers found out that they were spies sent by the Qing army, specifically responsible for contacting the Black Flag Army."

"Is there any real evidence?"

"I don't dare to talk nonsense, the three Qing army spies have been brought back to the camp, and Mr. can ask in person." Ye Chenglin said, and glanced at the soldiers who followed back, and several soldiers quickly brought back three men with braids.

"Strip them of their coats, and let the gentleman see them for what they really are."

"Yes, sir." Five or six soldiers stepped forward and pulled out the coarse cloth clothes they were wearing outside, revealing the green camp uniforms of the Qing army inside.

"Tell me who is the head of you, and what is the plan of the Manchu Tartars to send you out of the country?"

"Humph! I am the commander of the Qing Dynasty Guangxi Governor Feng Da Sit, don't wait for the thieves to think that it is safe to flee to Annan, Feng Daren has asked the governor and the court to go out of Zhennan Pass to suppress bandits, and when the army leaves the pass, it is the time when you are destroyed. ”

A stout pigtail soldier among the three was not afraid of Sun Bin and the others, and his shoulders were pressed by the two soldiers and he knelt on the ground and still said: "Lord Feng Nian'er and other rebel bandits are good people, because of poverty to join the bandit army is a helpless move, so Lord Feng is gracious, give you a chance to atone for your sins, as long as you agree to take refuge in Lord Feng and serve the current imperial court, you will not be held accountable for your past crimes. ”

The Qing army always persuaded Sun Bin in front of him, and seeing that everyone did not refute, he thought that he had moved them, and continued: "Don't miss the great opportunity in front of you, let go of this official quickly, I don't care about today's affairs, if you delay it too late, and miss Lord Feng's major event, no matter how many heads you have, you won't be able to keep it!" ”

"Tartar lackey, I want to scare your grandfather, but grandpa is not afraid of you!"

Sun Bin and Ye Chenglin didn't move, but they annoyed a soldier from Rio Gran del Sul, kicked over the Qing army commander, and stepped on him a few times, still puzzled and hateful: "Mr. Sun, don't listen to the nonsense of the Tartar lackeys, it's settled with a knife." ”

"If you dare to beat up a big official of the imperial court, I won't let you go!"

The Qing army kicked the general to the ground and refused to accept the soft way.

"Sun Xianxian, Feng Lao Thief has a good way of governing the army, and it is not easy to get useful information from the mouths of his officers and soldiers."

"Feng Zicai is a famous general of the Qing army, and he does have a hand in governance." Sun Bin nodded, not denying Feng Zicai's talent.

"Brothers, stop first, I have to ask him a few more questions." To stop the Wehrmacht soldiers who were beaten, Sun Bin opened his mouth and said: "Did Feng Zicai send you out of the customs to contact Liu Yongfu and explain honestly, otherwise there is a way in the camp to make you speak." ”

In order to suppress the Han uprising, the Manchu court formulated very harsh punishment methods, and correspondingly, in order to retaliate against the Qing army, the peasant army punished the prisoners in a variety of ways.

Perhaps Sun Bin's threat played a role, and the general of the Qing army directly explained: "Liu Yongfu is cowardly and courageless, that is, he wants to recruit An to return to his hometown, but he is unwilling to do the anti-thief forces that should encircle and suppress Wu Yazhong in the imperial court. Now that your words are over, hurry up and give this official a good time, don't ask for mother-in-law and mother-in-law! After the Qing army finished speaking, his neck twisted upward, looking like a loyal minister.

"Put them down first, and keep them under strict guard!"

"Yes." The soldiers kicked the three Qing spies away, and the high slope suddenly became quiet.

"Brother Ye, you have personally met Leader Liu, how did he behave?" After pondering for a while, Sun Bin broke his calm and asked.

"The subordinate euphemistically expressed the intention of soliciting, but Leader Liu deliberately diverted the topic and did not answer positively, so the subordinate did not know what Leader Liu's real thoughts were."

Sun Bin and Liu Yongfu got along for a year or two, and had some understanding of his character, Liu Yongfu had no ambitions, and the reason why he followed the Tiandihui uprising was also forced to be helpless, and now the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has fallen, and the large number of rebel forces in the country have been dispersed and exterminated by the Qing army, and the Manchu government has hundreds of thousands of troops with counterinsurgency experience, and the chance of overthrowing the Manchu court is very small.

Judging that what the Qing army said was roughly true, Sun Bin's face immediately became solemn.

"Feng Zicai was born as a general, in order to gain the trust of the Tartar court, he will definitely think of setting up to remove the forces of Wu Yazhong's peasant army scattered in the border area, and the entry of the Qing army into Annam is of great importance, and we can't help but prepare in advance.

Brother Ye, during my departure from Annan, you will be responsible for the affairs of Xialong, and you must always pay attention to the activities of Wu Yazhong's troops, and send someone to inform me as soon as there is an emergency, and I will leave two armed merchant ships in Xialong to use as liaison ships. ”

"If the Qing army spies are telling the truth, a large number of Qing army troops will soon enter Annan to fight, and if they leave you at this time, the troops will not be in chaos."

"Feng Zicai may really send troops to Annan to the Manchu court, but the Tatar court is busy quelling the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion, and if Wu Ya does not take the initiative to return to Guangxi to make trouble, they will not agree to send troops to Annan. Moreover, Annan is the sphere of influence of the French, and the Qing army has to take into account the intervention of the French, even after some bargaining and compromise, the Qing army wants to send troops to Annan until a year and a half later, but now there is no need to worry about the threat of the Qing army. ”

The question of the Qing army was put on the back of his mind for the time being, but Ye Chenglin couldn't make up his mind about how to treat him Liu Yongfu, and finally had to ask Sun Bin for advice.

"Leader Liu already has the intention of being recruited, after I leave, you can continue to keep in touch with the Black Flag Army, but don't trade rifle weapons and other weapons to them, to prevent the Black Flag Army from really defecting to the Qing Army."

"I understand what I do"......