In the hall of the Yan Mansion, the main clansmen of the Yan clan gathered here, the six clan elders, the external chief steward Yan Daozhen, the county magistrate Yan Daoyun of Linyue County, the provincial steward Yan Daofu, and the current patriarch Yan Xueyi. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Zuo Jigao (Zuo Zongtang) is really hateful, he actually treats our Yan clan like this, and he can't wait to cut him with a thousand knives." An elder of the clan was indignant.

"Who made Zuo Ji high and powerful, but our Yan clan is mainly business-oriented, so I can't help him." The other clan elder sighed.

"Zuo Jigao is deeply appreciated by the one in the Forbidden City, and our relationship network can't move him." Yan Daozhen also said.

"Alas!" Everyone sighed, this is the sorrow of the business family, no matter how rich they are, they can't confront a high-ranking official like Zuo Zongtang, just a sheep to be slaughtered in the eyes of others.

"Elders, don't sigh, it's time for you to see the true power of our Yan clan, with this power, his Zuo Jigao is just a waste." Yan Xueyi's words made the elders present raise their heads together and look at Yan Xueyi suspiciously, does the Yan family still have hidden power?

"Elders, please rest well tonight, and I will take you to see the hidden power of our Yan clan early tomorrow morning."

Everyone nodded, and waited until tomorrow to see what Yan Xueyi, the patriarch, was selling.

Early the next morning, several carriages equipped with shock absorbers and tires appeared outside the Yan Mansion, Yan Xueyi took his wife Chang Yuxin into a carriage, and other elders also sat in the carriage, a team of Yan Mansion guards armed only with revolvers rode horses to guard on both sides, and then the convoy set off towards Yuanhe City.

"Hey, why isn't this carriage bumpy at all?" Soon, the crowd discovered the strangeness of the carriage. But I just felt a novelty in my heart, and I didn't care about it.

On the road, there were not only horse-drawn carriages on which people were riding, but also other carriages and ox-carts carrying all kinds of things, and horse-drawn carts and ox-carts came and went, and even if it was still early in the morning, there were so many that they could not be counted.

Everyone on the carriage knew that these carriages and ox carts were coming and going to Yuanhe City, but what Yuanhe City looked like, everyone didn't know too much, after all, Yuanhe City was in charge of Yan Xueyi, and it didn't cost the Yan family much silver, so the elders let Yan Xueyi toss it by himself, and they didn't know what secrets Yuanhe City had, at most they knew that Yuanhe City had a big factory, and they continued to produce goods such as glass, soap, and matches.

Soon, the convoy was about to come to Yuanhe City, but when there was still a kilometer away from Yuanhe City, the convoy turned to another direction and continued to move forward, aiming at the garrison barracks on the south side of Yuanhe City.

It didn't take long for the convoy to come to the gate of the barracks.

"This is a military powerhouse, come and stop, do you have a pass?" A squad of twelve fighters guarding the gate stopped the convoy and could see two heavy machine guns in the main gate, and the remaining fighters also had rifles in their hands.

Yan Xueyi held Chang Yuxin's hand and stepped out of the carriage, and the other people in the carriage also followed.

When the soldier guarding the gate saw that it was Yan Xueyi, he immediately gave a military salute to Yan Xueyi (his right hand clenched into a fist across his chest), and shouted loudly at the same time: "Wan Sheng!" ”

The voices of the fighters made the crowd who had just gotten off the car jump.

"Wan Sheng!" Yan Xueyi also returned a standard military salute.

"What elite soldiers, their weapons are muskets?" This is a question in everyone's minds, but no one asked Yan Xueyi about it, and Yan Xueyi would say it when he should say it.

"Elders, come with me, and when you get to the place, you will know how powerful our Yan clan is." Yan Xueyi turned to the elders and said, and then walked towards the barracks.

The six clans are old and old, and it is not suitable for them to walk, but as long as they enter the gate of the barracks, they can reach Yan Xueyi's destination in a few hundred meters.

"One-two-one, one-two-one."

Entering the barracks, a company ran head-on, and the neat pace made everyone outside Yan Xueyi look sideways, even the elite officers and soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not have such a thing, and there was an idea in everyone's minds, but this idea was too terrifying.

"Lizheng," the young company commander shouted

I saw the oncoming company standing upright in front of everyone, and the formation was neat and uniform.

"Wan Sheng!" A deafening sound greeted you.

"Wan Sheng!" Yan Xueyi also returned a military salute, and then said, "Li Feng, take all the equipment of your company to the shooting range." ”

"Yes, Teacher." Li Feng, one of the second batch of students graduated from Yan Xueyi.

"Turn backwards and run." Li Feng's company listened to the order and turned and ran to the rear.

Yan Xueyi and his party continued to move forward, and within walking a few hundred meters, they came to the shooting range, and then not long after hearing the sound of neat footsteps, Li Feng's company ran over in full armor, two heavy machine guns, two mortars, this is all the heavy weapons of a company. (At this time, it would be an exaggeration if there were more equipment, but now these are just right)

"Li Feng, lead your company to demonstrate the power of weapons for us."

"It's the teacher." Li Feng replied straightly, and then announced some orders to his company.

First, two mortars were assumed to be fifty meters in front of the group, and the muzzles were aimed at the target in the distance of the shooting range.

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Everyone looked at the weapons that were being demonstrated in turn, covering their ears with their hands and revealing a stunned expression, what kind of weapon is this? How can it be so powerful?

At this moment, everyone's rebellious heart against Yan Xueyi has been completely clear, with such a powerful weapon, and an army that is more elite than the Hunan army, what are you going to do if you don't want to rebel? However, the elders did not say anything, because they had been so shocked by these powerful weapons that they could not speak.

The army equipped with such a powerful weapon is the existence of one as ten, and the enemy is still the Hunan army.

Chang Yuxin, who was beside Yan Xueyi, didn't think about it so much, she was happy that her husband had such a strong army, rebelling? Even if Yan Xueyi rebelled, Chang Yuxin would follow without hesitation.

"Patriarch, how many such troops are there?" A clan elder actually asked Yan Xueyi by the title of patriarch.

"Four thousand, now there are only four thousand troops equipped with such weapons, and soon we will have more troops equipped with such weapons." Yan Xueyi replied without thinking.

"Patriarch, no matter what decision you make, my old bone will fully support you." The clan elder replied firmly in his voice trembling with excitement.

"Patriarch, we also support you." The others also hurriedly said to Yan Xueyi.

This is an opportunity, an opportunity to make the Yan family the strongest family, what is a stronger family than the royal family?