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After killing chickens and pigs, eating and drinking, Sun Bin began to talk about business: "No law is not a circle, after several brothers join the national defense force, they cannot be as unrestrained as before, the rules and regulations in the army must be obeyed together, if someone violates the military law, I will not be able to treat it differently." ”

"Mr. Sun, rest assured, I was also from the regular army before I came to Annan, and everyone understands the rules of the army, and it will not make it difficult for Mr. Sun."

Chen Zongbai replied.

"To serve His Royal Highness the prince as a soldier, you naturally have to abide by the laws of the prince, and we have no opinion." ……

Several people successively expressed their observance of the laws of the National Defense Army, and Sun Bin nodded Manchuqing.

"The brothers are all cheerful people, and since everyone has agreed to abide by the military rules, I will arrange the next thing.

In three months' time, the fleet from Rio Grande do Sul will arrive in the South Seas, and I hope that you will send your old and weak men to Rio Gran do Sul to settle down, and the young men will choose the right people to stay as militia members to protect our strongholds and bases in Annam. ”

"There is endless chaos in Annam, the Manchu government has always wanted to exterminate the peasant armed forces, the French are eyeing the neighborhood, and the old and weak women and children who are left behind not only need to allocate part of the army to defend them, but also consume a lot of materials, which is very unfavorable for the troops to march and fight in the future, I agree with Mr. Sun's approach, transporting them to South America can not only allow them to live a good life, but also save them from worrying and suffering every day like us."

Chen Zongbai did things steadily, and after he agreed, Wu Fengdian also nodded and agreed, it would be good for them to arrange the old and weak women and children to the rear, as for the suspicion that the Wehrmacht sent their families back to South America as hostages to prevent them from betraying, the leaders of the peasant army here are not stupid, not to mention that their subordinates are only a few dozen young and strong, what is the benefit of the Wehrmacht coming all the way to hold their families hostage, and they have already joined the Wehrmacht, and it is natural for their families to return to the rear of the Wehrmacht, so what is there to object.

The two problems were easily solved, and Sun Bin also wanted to surprise them.

"I have just said to my brothers that the Chinese laborers who have returned from Cuba to Rio Grande do Sul after a year's work will be given a share of land ranging from 50 to 100 acres according to their performance. Before leaving, the prince instructed that the first batch of Nanyang brothers who joined the Wehrmacht would be given 50 acres of land directly to each household, without waiting for a year later. Moreover, if they meet the conditions for joining the army, soldiers who join the Nanyang Force of the Wehrmacht can also receive an additional 50 acres of land. Of course, if the brothers who were selected to serve as soldiers did not have a family, their land would be kept and distributed as soon as they returned to Rio Gran do Sul. ”

They had heard Sun Bin introduce the vast and sparsely populated situation in South America, but as soon as they came up, they gave them these bitter haha, and the distribution of land was beyond their imagination. In the minds of Chen Zongbai, Wu Fengdian and others, it is understandable that they are given a lot of treatment to the leaders of the peasant army, but even every small soldier has a large amount of fertile land, but they have never heard of it.

The peasant revolt and the change of dynasty explained that there was a change of ruler, and the leaders of the uprising could share the benefits with the new emperor, while the low-level soldiers were not much different from others except for a little military pay and a little land.

Seeing the surprised expressions of Chen Zongbai and the others, Sun Bin explained with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Prince is kind-hearted, and he can't bear to have a good life for the brothers who shed blood and fight below for most of his life, so he particularly emphasizes the preferential treatment of officers and soldiers.

His Royal Highness gave preferential treatment to his brothers, so every time there was a battle, the soldiers and generals did not attack without giving their lives, and the enemy was defeated by the Wehrmacht. ”

Hard-working and tenacious soldiers and high morale, Chen Zongbai alone understood how the prince of the prince laid a foundation in South America.

Young and talented, outstanding military talent, from Sun Bin's mouth and the more than 70 soldiers who accompanied him, it can be vaguely seen that the prince is powerful.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World descended from the sky, Zong Bai admired it very much, he returned to South America in the future, and hoped that Mr. Sun would personally introduce him, so that we could see the dignity of the Prince."

"Haha, I want to have a chance to meet the prince in the future. But for now, let's still select the young men of each department to form an army.

Brother Ye, the two Chen brothers, and Brother Wu, you first tell me how many young people there are in their subordinates, and then we will conduct the official selection after checking. ”

"My village is fifty young and strong. They are all good men, and Mr. Sun is picky. ”

Ye Chenglin's subordinate Qingzhuang followed Sun Bin to eat a full meal for a few more days, and most of the young man's spirit recovered, so he was the most confident.

As soon as Ye Chenglin spoke, the other three also reported the number of young and strong people in each department, Ye Chenglin's department was fifty, the Chen brothers were seventy, and Wu Fengdian was sixty. When they reported the number, they patted their chests one by one to ensure that their men were strong and the top were good men, but Sun Bin would not fully believe their words.

After surviving many battles, the soldiers of the peasant army have relatively rich battlefield experience, but it would be good to have half of the qualified soldiers who are suitable for frontal combat.

There were more than 100,000 Han armed forces in various parts of Annam, and more than 80,000 people were killed or wounded in the Chinese civil war before the outbreak of the War of Resistance against France. There are many Chinese soldiers in Annam, and Sun Bin's criteria for selecting soldiers naturally need to be raised.

Glancing at the leaders of the peasant army sitting on the table, Sun Bin spoke: "The expansion of the Nanyang troops of the Wehrmacht needs to recruit soldiers from all over Annam, and the young and qualified ones of the brothers will stay, and the unqualified ones will be sent back to Rio Gran do Sul for arrangement. ”

"But let Mr. Sun call the shots."

"Well," Sun Bin nodded, "There are a total of 300 Dresser rifles on board, and 800 rifles will be delivered from Natuna Island in two days. ”

"I'm afraid Mr. Sun's matter is not easy to handle now."

As soon as Sun Bin finished speaking, Chen Zongbai poured a basin of cold water: "Mr. Sun has just arrived in Annan, and he doesn't know the situation here. Since Wu Ya finally gathered troops to occupy Gaoping Province in Annam, the supervision of the peasant army's armed forces in Annam has been extremely strict, and it is not too difficult for me and the Wu brothers to transfer a few small armed forces that are closer to Halong, and if multiple armed forces move in at the same time, it will immediately arouse the vigilance of the Annam army, and then trigger the hostility of the Annam army towards us. ”

After Chen Zongbai finished speaking, Wu Fengdian echoed: "Huang Chongying gathered troops to prepare to encircle and suppress Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army, and Wu Yazhong's troops are assembling in Gaoping. Therefore, during this period of time, not only was there a rumor in Annan, but the Qing army in Guangxi was also always vigilant against the movements of the peasant army on the side of Annan. ”

Although the conflict between Huang Chongying and Liu Yongfu is tricky, it is not without a solution, and Wu Ya's final counterattack on Guangxi has too great an impact.

The peasant army had some advantages against the Annan army, but it was not an opponent at all against the main force of the Shangqing army.

The elite troops of the Qing army, which had annihilated the main force of the peasant army, had not yet left Guangxi, and if Wu Ya finally counterattacked back, he would definitely face the all-out blow of the Qing army, and the Annan side would definitely ask the Qing army for help to exterminate the peasant army forces entrenched in the northern part of Annam.

In history, in September 1869, the king of Annam invited the Qing army to enter the territory to suppress bandits, and the Guangxi Qing army Feng Zicai's department entered Annan, and successively eradicated several large peasant army armed forces, and the remnants of Wu Yazhong and other troops defected to Liu Yongfu, Huang Chongying, and Lu Zhiping, and the power of the Black Flag Army began to rise.

Li Mingyuan instructed Sun Bin to recruit the Chinese forces in Annam, but Sun Bin had subconsciously regarded the peasant armies of various departments in Annam as the sphere of influence of the National Defense Forces, and would not allow Wu Yazhong to disrupt the balance of power in Annam.

Wu Ya is the son of Wu Lingyun, the leader of the Guangxi peasant rebel army, Wu Lingyun called himself the king of Yanling after the uprising, and built the Yanling Kingdom in Taiping Mansion.

Wu Yazhong has a rebellious personality and will not be willing to join the National Defense Army, Sun Bin wants to integrate the armed forces of the Annan Peasant Army, and Wu Yazhong is a big obstacle.

Gently tapping the table with his right hand, Sun Bin thought for a moment and then made a decision: "Brother Ye, I heard that Huang Chongying and Liu Yongfu once took refuge in Wu Yazhong, is there such a thing?" ”

"It is true that in 1865, when Wu Yazhong was divided in the border areas such as Taipingfu, the armed forces including Huang Chongying and Liu Yongfu were dominated by Wu Yazhong, but a few months later, the Qing army mobilized troops to enter Guangxi, and the large and small peasant armies under Wu Yazhong's banner fled into Annan one after another, and no longer obeyed Wu Yazhong's command."

"Well, that's clear." Sun Bin nodded slightly and said, "The Qing army is strong, and the counterattack of the Taiping Mansion by the leader of Wu is not their opponent. Brother Ye, I would like to send you to meet with Chief Wu and ask him to persuade Huang Chongying and Liu Yongfu to make peace, and as a gift to thank him, I will send him a hundred rifles and a thousand bullets.

If he agrees to mediate the conflict between the two ministries, you can advise him to postpone the plan to counterattack Taiping Province, and our army is willing to exchange people with him with rifle weapons, and with musket weapons, the success of the counterattack on Taiping Province will be more certain. ”

"The contradiction between Liu Yongfu and Huang Chongying is none of our business, isn't it a big loss to give a hundred rifles to Chief Wu?"

The Chen brothers' team only had five or six old muskets, and when they heard that Wu Ya could finally get a hundred rifles with his mouth, he was dissatisfied.

"The mediation of the conflict between Huang and Liu is for the overall situation of the peasant army, and the Shangfa brothers must consider the overall situation." After saying Chen Shangfa's words, Sun Bin continued to instruct: "The action of recruiting peasant army forces cannot be suspended, and I will send people to bribe the officials of Annam in Guang'an Province to first recruit scattered peasant army troops from several county towns in Guang'an Province. ”

"Brother Ye went out on errands, and the task of recruiting other armed and displaced Chinese people was entrusted to me and Brother Wu."

"Guang'an Province is said to be a province, but in fact, the area is not as big as a province in China, I have been near Guang'an Province with two Chen brothers for a few years, familiar with the environment here, and leave the matter of recruiting other Chinese brothers to us, Mr. Sun does not have to worry."

"The matter of recruiting Chinese brothers will trouble the three brothers, Brother Ye, you prepare in advance, and tomorrow I will send fifty brothers to accompany you to meet Leader Wu."

"Obey orders!" Officially joining the National Defense Force, Ye Chenglin changed his words.

"That's all for it, let's go back and prepare first, and start acting according to plan tomorrow." Sending the four of them out, Sun Bin waved his hand and beckoned a few of his subordinates, whispered a few words, and they quickly disappeared.

Everyone left, and Sun Bin was the only one left in the room, looking at the mountains in the distance, Sun Bin secretly mused: "Wu Ya, if you don't know what to do, don't blame me for being ruthless!" ”

Sun Bin was in charge of military intelligence in the Nanyang region, and in order to spy on intelligence and carry out tasks, there was a group of 20 special forces soldiers in the fleet, who directly obeyed his command.

Ten of the fifty soldiers accompanying Ye Chenglin on the mission will be special forces soldiers, and they will secretly note down the specific location of Wu Yazhong's headquarters, and leave half of the manpower to secretly monitor after the mission is completed, so as to prevent Wu Yazhong's troops from transferring.