Chapter 146: Antecedents and Consequences
In the cave of the Tibetan soldiers, a small island on the Pearl River, the light and shadow are abundant, the faint and faint swaying, the morale of the personnel is low, and they sit everywhere without any spirit, and all kinds of weapons are placed in a messy manner, and they are discarded at will.
These remnants of the defeated army are the lucky remnants of the Black Flag gang of pirates, hiding on a little-known island at the moment, and it is also one of the back roads left by Guo Po and the military division, once something unexpected happens on Lantau and cannot hold it, they will retreat here, waiting for him to regroup and make a comeback.
When the low-level pirates of the Black Flag Gang were in a slump, a neatly dressed man kept going back and forth, and his words were aggressive, as if the general was going to die. It seems that he cares about something, and his words always leave two points of leeway in the end, and he doesn't do things too well.
"Strategist, shouldn't you say something now, give an account to these living and dead brothers? Especially our helper, in order to cover your escape, fought to the death with those Tartars. ”
Even after two days, the military advisor was still dressed as a battleman that day, dirty and tattered clothes, unkempt, in stark contrast to the big man. In the face of the big man's pressing step by step, the words were accusatory, and the military advisor was expressionless, with a strong sadness in his eyes.
At this time, a small minion who had been watching the situation here stood up angrily, dressed in rags, and stood up for the military advisor.
"Leader Li, how can you blame the military division for this incident? When he retreated, the military advisor tried every possible way to persuade the gang leader to be responsible for transferring materials, but no one could stop him if he insisted. Besides, don't you know what kind of temper the helper has? ”
"Yo, you kid has a temper, who gave you the guts? I'll talk to the military advisor, when you have the right to interject, get out of the way, stay honest! ”
"You, You"
"What are you? If it weren't for the sake of the military advisor's face, I would have smoked you a long time ago. ”
The little minion was so angry that he didn't know what to say for a while, and then he was pressed by the momentum on the big man's body, and he was about to lose his breath, and finally he could only sit back on the ground in dissatisfaction, his face was full of anger, and he couldn't vent.
"Strategist, when I attacked the Pearl River Wharf, I was resolutely opposed and didn't let you do this. Look, today's catastrophe has caused the whole Guangzhou Mansion to be angry, attracting the Guangdong Navy Division and the foreign fleet to attack together, not only causing the tragic death of the gang leader, but also giving Lantau to Zheng Yi's sister-in-law, how do you do the military advisor? ”
The originally calm military advisor showed a trace of anger, and shouted in a cold and faint voice: "Leader Li, in your eyes, isn't the life of the gang leader as good as an island?" ”
Dahan was immediately asked, but he was slightly flustered, and immediately reacted, justifying: "I just spoke too quickly for a while, and on the contrary, of course, Lantau Island is not as good as the life of the helper, even if I exchange ten islands like Lantau for the helper, I will not change it." ”
The military advisor's eyes were even darker, as if they were all black, listening to the big man's self-talk, pale and hypocritical justification, he just stared at it for a moment, and then said no more, did not delve deeper, did not care at all about the words just now, and lowered his head again and was silent.
At this moment, seeing the repeated concessions and weakness of the military division, the big man felt a little proud in his heart, and secretly sighed that he was wise, when the Qing soldiers attacked Lantau Island, it was good to take the people away from it, and rushed forward without being stupid. Otherwise, how can he have such strength in the Tibetan Soldier Cave today, to be able to compete with the military division, and make the other party retreat everywhere.
Thinking about it, a glimmer of light appeared in the big man's eyes, it was greed and desire for power, and he secretly said to himself: "Maybe I can take advantage of this opportunity to win the position of the leader of the Black Flag Gang, right?" ”
All of a sudden, the cave was quiet, but there were bursts of hurried footsteps outside the cave, which made everyone look at the past, and even the military advisor who had been immersed in sadness also looked over, with a little doubt in his eyes, and then he was relieved, and couldn't help but sit up.
I saw a group of people emerging at the entrance of the cave, three of them were firmly bound, it was Yang Lin and his two entourages, and the others were the people who participated in the kidnapping this time, led by the person dressed as the helmsman. As soon as he entered the cave, the helmsman walked a few quick steps, came to the front of the military advisor, bowed his head and whispered, reporting the situation.
The leader of the big man Li on the side couldn't help frowning slightly, it was very uncomfortable to be avoided, looking at the two people chattering, he was very interested in the content of the whispers of the two military advisors, and he wanted to know very much, and he wanted to understand it clearly.
Although many of the remaining gangs of the Black Flag Gang are his subordinates under Leader Li, only a few are the direct deployment of the military division, and the others are followers led by Guo Po, but he is still afraid of the military division in his heart, and he is deterred by his past calculations.
Leader Li still has a hope in his heart, this resourceful military advisor can surrender to him, then he will be like a tiger in the future. What's more, the military advisor still has the old family funds and savings of the Black Flag Gang in his hands, which is a huge treasure.
Thinking like this, the military advisor had already finished muttering, and the helmsman was just about to take people away, but Leader Li stepped forward, blocked him, and forced the helmsman to question, and there was a slight threat in his words.
"Hua Zizi, now that the gang leader is gone, I think I am also the leader of a party, and I am followed by many brothers, you suddenly arrested people, and you whispered to the military advisor, can't I find out what happened?"
"Leader Li, you misunderstood, the matter I talked about with the military advisor is very confidential, the less people know about it, the better, I don't mean to hide it, I hope you understand, I will definitely know it in the future."
"Haha, okay, son-in-law of flowers, you are really capable, the helper is no longer the leader, but more rampant, playing sloppy here, not taking me in the slightest."
"Didn't you say it was a secret? Isn't it better to know as few people as possible? You all go out, and no one can stay without any unrelated personnel, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind. ”
Leader Li's hand waved, and suddenly his subordinates retreated, only the deployment of the military advisor and Hua Zizi's son-in-law hesitated, worried that Leader Li, who was strong in martial arts, had a bad heart and would be bad to the military advisor and Hua Zi's son-in-law.
The two glanced at each other, the military advisor nodded, and said in unison, "You guys go down." ”
In an instant, all the personnel retreated, only Yang Lin and the three of them, the military advisor, Leader Li, and Hua Zizi, that is, the person who tied Yang Lin over.
The cave was quiet, although there was no-for-tat just now, but the atmosphere was very heavy and a little depressing, and Hua Zizi's face was sad, and he said helplessly: "Leader Li, I guess you still remember the reason for the attack on the Guangzhou wharf, right?" ”
"Of course, not long after the incident, it brought such a big disaster to our Black Flag Gang, how could I not remember? Just for a mere 100,000 taels of silver, it actually angered the Guangzhou government and the people, it was really not worth it, and it was a stupid decision. ”
As the person who took charge of that operation, the military advisor didn't think it was a stupid decision, and he didn't care about the gun and stick in Leader Li's words, and there was a little self-blame on his face at the moment, like reminiscing, or explaining, more like telling without regrets.
"The reason why I tried my best to promote that operation was not for 100,000 taels of silver, this money is nothing, as long as our Black Flag Gang fights a little autumn wind and robs two meat tickets, some of which are silver."
"Then why did you do that thing without any scruples?"
The military advisor who was in memory glanced at Leader Li and continued: "If I want my Black Flag Gang to make great progress and steadily overpower the Red Flag Gang, Zheng Yi's sister-in-law and Zhang Baozai must have eyeliner at the top of Guangzhou Mansion and watch every move of the Qing court Tartars, so that they can crisscross the sea and steadily develop the strength of the gang." ”
"And that operation is an opportunity, firmly control a person in his hands, once the Guangdong military has a big operation against pirates, we can know in the shortest possible time, so as to effectively defend and evade."
At this moment, Leader Li was very excited, as if he had forgotten his aggressive and accusatory words just now, and urged again and again: "Control a person? Who is that man? How did I not know this? ”
However, before the military advisor and Hanazi's son-in-law could answer, a faint word came, catchy, full of confidence, and filled with a calm and calm aura.
"If I didn't guess wrong, that person should be Li Lianying of the Guangdong Customs Department, the brother-in-law of the governor of Guangdong, right?" (To be continued.) )