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After Sun Bin sent Huang Shouzhong to get in touch with Li Wencai, although he did not reverse the disadvantage of the remnants of the Taiping Army in the southwest, he changed the fate of Li Wencai who failed in the uprising and was executed by the Manchu government.

In 1871, with the assistance of the Wehrmacht, Li Wencai thwarted the Qing army's attempt to eliminate the rebel army, successfully extricated himself from the Qing army's encirclement, and then gradually moved into the Liangguang region to deal with the Qing army in the following years.

In March 1877, when the Dingwuqi famine, which swept half of China, spread to the southwest region, Li Wencai's department took advantage of the catastrophe and famine to vigorously recruit refugees to expand its strength.

In June 1877, Li Wencai's subordinates, with a force of more than 60,000 people, took the initiative to attack the weak areas of the Qing army in order to obtain food and weaken the strength of the Qing army.

On 9 June, Li Wencai's army marched out of Luodian County, attacked Nandan County on two days, and occupied Donglan County on 5 June.

When the three northwestern provinces fell, Guangxi officials were shocked and urgently ordered the Qing troops from all departments to reinforce Liuzhou to prevent the important town of Liuzhou from falling into the hands of Li Wencai's subordinates.

On June 23, Li Wencai did not listen to Huang Shouzhong's advice and personally led the expanded troops to besiege Liuzhou City.

On 5 July, Qing reinforcements arrived outside Liuzhou, but Li Wencai's troops were defeated by Qing reinforcements and left Liuzhou City, losing 89 out of 10 troops, and by the end of the battle, there were less than 3,000 troops left in accordance with Li Wencai's orders.

Li Wencai engaged in an anti-Qing uprising in the southwest region as a member of the Taiping Army, but in fact Li Wencai only joined the Taiping Army after the Yiwang Shi Dakai joined the group, which was not a descendant of the Taiping Army, and the composition of Li Wencai's troops was also very complicated, including the poor people who resisted the rule of the Qing army, the bandits who fell into the grass, and the southwestern ethnic minorities of the Miao, Zhuang, and Dong ethnic groups.

Due to the weakness of the armed forces of the descendants who directly obeyed Li Wencai's orders, the armed forces of all factions united under the banner of the Taiping Army could be quite passable by following Li Wencai's subordinates to fight a favorable battle; once they encountered a major defeat, those armed forces that had been mixed in the southwest region would not hesitate to break away from Li Wencai's subordinates, take advantage of their familiarity with the local environment to escape the pursuit of the Qing army, and resume their old business of occupying the mountains and being kings in the southwest region.

Gather quickly, disperse quickly. After Li Wencai's subordinates took the three prefectures in the northwest of Guangxi, the tens of thousands of armed forces gathered by the wind quickly dissipated after the first battle in Liuzhou.

In August 1877, the Qing army conquered Luodian County, the old nest of the rebel army, and Li Wencai ordered the troops to disperse and break through.

At the end of 1877, the rebel army, which had been broken into pieces, evaded the investigation of the Qing army and arrived in the Pingxiang area on the border between Guangxi and Annam.

On the Annan side of the border with Pingxiang is Lang Son Province, which is controlled by the Nanyang troops of the National Defense Force, and after confirming the identity of Li Wencai and others, the border defenders quickly escorted Li Wencai and others to the seaside, and then transported them to Jinpu, the residence of the Nanyang Governor's Palace, by the connected boats.

The uprising in the southwest region failed, and only more than 100 rebel soldiers who successfully escaped to the Annam region remained, and after leaving some of the wounded and sick soldiers in place for treatment, only two of them were finally qualified to follow Li Wencai to meet Mei Dongxing, Liang Xing, and Wang Dashan.

In the Jinpu Governor's Palace, Mei Dongxing, who was sitting at the top, generously welcomed Li Wencai and the three to the living room.

Greet the attendants and arrange seats and tea.

Mei Dongxing opened his mouth and said: "I heard that General Li and General Yang have always had dealings, I don't know if General Li knows General Yang's current situation?" ”

"The auxiliary king is a veteran of the kingdom of heaven, Wen Cai joined the kingdom of heaven late, and originally had no chance to meet His Royal Highness the auxiliary king, but after the news of the Yang'an war came out eight years ago, His Royal Highness the auxiliary king sent someone to get in touch with him, and since then, Wen Cai has been in contact with His Royal Highness the auxiliary king through his messengers, but he has not been able to get the opportunity to meet in person and discuss in detail."

"I see." Mei Dongxing whispered, and then said, "General Li has been dealing with the Qing army for half a year, and he may not know the situation of General Yang.

Three months ago, General Yang left the Fuzhou hermitage and gathered a group of remnants of the Taiping Army to set up a revival association in the French Concession of Shanghai, wanting to declare that he would invite heroes from all walks of life to overthrow the Manchu rule and rebuild the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. ”

"After the defeat of Liuzhou, they rarely received letters from General Yang, and after abandoning Luodian County, the rebel army scattered and never got in touch with General Yang again."

Li Wencai shook his head, and said with a puzzled face, "The auxiliary king and His Royal Highness the King of Han are in the same vein of the heavenly kingdom, and the auxiliary king wants to revive the heavenly kingdom, why don't you defect to the national defense army?" ”

"The Kingdom of Heaven has been destroyed for more than ten years, and the current Taiping Army brothers are not the Taiping Army of the past."

Wang Dashan, who had the most power to comment on the Taiping Army in the audience, pointed out.

"Why did General Wang say this?"

In 1874, when Japan sent troops to invade Taiwan, Sun Bin sent people to stop Yang Fuqing's untimely uprising plan, so that Yang Fuqing avoided the danger of being discovered by the Manchu government, after this incident, Yang Fuqing also mentioned the support of the Wehrmacht in his letter to Li Wencai, with the help of the Wehrmacht, Yang Fuqing gathered more than 70 former old subordinates, and relying on the silver and weapons provided by the Wehrmacht, Yang Fuqing incorporated several cottage bandits near Fuzhou, and the armed forces under his control totaled six or seven hundred. It is a force to be reckoned with in the counties of Fuzhou.

Yang Fuqing's downfall when he was no longer in seclusion was entirely due to the help of the National Defense Army, Li Wencai couldn't understand why Yang Fuqing left the National Defense Army alone, could it be that there were some contradictions between the two parties?

"General Li has joined the National Defense Force thousands of miles away, and everyone is not an outsider, so I think General Li can learn about General Yang's situation in person."

Liang Xing took Li Wencai's question and explained, "General Yang is a veteran of the Kingdom of Heaven, His Royal Highness the King of Han respects the old general's early army's contributions to the southern and northern wars of the Kingdom of Heaven, and has always wanted General Yang to return to South America to spend his old age in peace, and General Yang is unwilling to let the Kingdom of Heaven perish and wants to rebuild the Kingdom of Heaven in the mainland region, so he did not accept the kindness of His Royal Highness the King of Han." ”

"The Shanghai area is a mix of Chinese and foreign, and if General Yang does not cooperate with the National Defense Force, I am afraid it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the local area."

Li Wencai understood what the other party meant, and said with some regret.

"Hehe, General Li doesn't have to worry about General Yang, although General Yang is reluctant to join the National Defense Force, but our National Defense Force still cares about the old feelings, and will try to help General Yang gain a firm foothold in Shanghai, after all, everyone used to be brothers in heaven, and now although they are separated, they can still cooperate, General Li thinks what I said is right?"

"Li Wencai joined the National Defense Force, naturally following His Royal Highness the King of Han, and since His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King has set up another portal, he will no longer have contact with him."

Li Wencai said.

"General Li is serious, personal relations do not affect the overall situation, and the Wehrmacht still has this bit of strength."

Wang Dashan smiled, looked at Li Wencai and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Han has two arrangements for General Li, the first is to return to the Han Kingdom in South America, serve in the domestic general staff, and be responsible for teaching officers jungle combat skills, and the second is to serve as the deputy governor of Nanyang and assist Lord Mei in handling Nanyang affairs, which one is General Li willing to choose?" ”

"After fighting for half a lifetime, suddenly the army is not very adaptable, and I think it is more suitable for me to stay in Nanyang."

Li Wencai thought about it for a moment and quickly decided.

"It's a great thing that General Li is willing to stay in Nanyang, Wu Jin, the lord of Songkhla City, asked a few days ago to transfer a general from the Wehrmacht to help Songkhla train the army, it just so happens that General Li can be civil and martial, I want to send General Li to Songkhla, how does General Li feel?"

"But it's up to the adults to decide, and I don't have an opinion."

Li Wencai's face was calm, but there was a sense of depression in his heart.

He led the troops to fight for more than ten years, and his reputation was also one of the best in the southwest region, and when he joined the National Defense Force, Mei Dongxing's first order was to arrange a fictitious position for himself without soldiers and powers.

Perhaps guessing Li Wencai's thoughts, Mei Dongxing added with a smile: "The area controlled by the Wu regime is several times the size of Lang Son and Quang Ninh provinces, and the area of Kelantan, which is controlled by the National Defense Forces, alone has reached 14,900 square kilometers. When General Lee arrived in Songkhla, he not only helped the Goh clan train his army, but also all the 1,500 soldiers stationed in Kelantan.

The Songkhla region is a place favored by His Royal Highness the King of Han, and its importance is no less than that of Lang Son and Quang Ninh provinces, and General Li has a heavy burden on him, and after arriving in Songkhla, General Li should be careful and cautious in handling local affairs. ”

"Thank you, Lady May, for your advice."

After the other party's explanation, the depression in Li Wencai's heart quickly disappeared, and a trace of joy appeared on his face.

"General Li, I have a personal matter that I want to ask the general for help."

After Mei Dongxing introduced the position that Li Wencai needed to be responsible for in Songkhla, Wang Dashan immediately spoke up.

"General Wang, please speak."

"I heard that the lord of Songkhla has a beautiful daughter, and I want to ask General Li to help inquire about her situation and see if she is married."

"Didn't General Wang fall in love with the daughter of the Wu family?"

Li Wencai said curiously.

"I already have a wife and children at home, how can I hit the attention of other girls."

Wang Dashan smiled awkwardly and explained, "I am entrusted by Lord Liu and other adults to pay attention to the suitable queen candidate for His Royal Highness the King of Han, General Li, don't misunderstand." ”

"I see, it's Wen Cai who is reckless."

Li Wencai confessed, and then assured, "Choosing a queen for His Highness is a first-class matter, and after arriving in Songkhla, he will definitely consult with the lord of Wu City to choose a suitable queen candidate for His Highness." ”