In the yamen of the governor of Guangdong, Pan Youdu, who was chatting with Guo Shixun while playing chess in the study, suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside the study, and Luozi's hand couldn't help but pause slightly.

"My lord, something happened to Annan." A soldier of Fubiao rushed into the study with sweat on his head, and said in a deep voice to Guo Shixun, who was pondering.

Pan Youdu's heart jumped, and he was about to get up to say goodbye, Guo Shixun signaled to him that it was okay, and turned his head: "What's the matter?" ”

"The official document of the Lianzhou Mansion came to report. The Southern Nguyen Dynasty sent 100,000 troops, 30,000 water divisions, with the water division as the lead, a surprise attack on Binh Thuan Mansion, breaking more than 20,000 water troops of the Xishan Dynasty in Xianjin, and then Ke Pingshun and Ningtong two prefectures, the Xishan Dynasty was caught off guard and was defeated in successive battles...... "This Fubiao soldier respectfully presented an official document to Guo Shixun.

"Nam Nguyen Dynasty? It's that Nguyen Phuc Anh. Guo Shixun took the official document, and after taking a closer look, he couldn't help frowning. When did he have this ability? I remember that a few years ago, this Nguyen Phuc Anh almost lost his life, and even had to eat bran vegetables to wrap his stomach. Although he said that he had Jiading, he didn't have many troops at hand, so how could he ...... in the blink of an eye"

The corners of Pan Youdu's mouth curved slightly: "My lord, have you forgotten, some time ago, Youdu once mentioned to you that I heard those merchants say that a few years ago, that Nguyen Phuc Anh had quietly sent the French missionary Bai Duolu to the West with the letter of state and the 4-year-old prince Nguyen Phuc Dinh to the West on behalf of Nguyen Phuc Anh and the French political axe, stipulating that France would send troops to aid Nguyen Phuc Anh and obtain Vietnam's Tuao Nang (Da Nang) and Kunlun Island. It is with the support of those French people that Nguyen Phuc Anh has been training the army and forging guns and cannons with the help of those French officers over the years......"

Hearing Pan Youdu say this, Guo Shixun patted his forehead lightly and smiled: "Don't you say that I really forgot, the old man was still a false rumor at that time, according to this, it seems to be true......" In the end, Guo Shixun's brows were already together. "Nan Ruan actually took refuge in those Yi people."

"Youdu is just an inadvertent heard, after all, Youdu is a businessman of a foreign company, and he has been dealing with those merchants all year round, and he often receives such and such interesting news. The Southern Ruan Dynasty was able to defeat the Xishan Army, and even the two provinces, and could have such combat power, I am afraid that the Yi merchant has not told a lie. ”

After Guo Shixun waved off the Fubiao soldier, he no longer had the mind to play chess at this time, and paced slowly in the study, seeing Guo Shixun's actions, Pan Youdu's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, and it disappeared in an instant, without revealing a flaw.

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"My lord, why do you need to tell the truth from the false? Then Annan's small civil strife is just what does it have to do with my Qing Dynasty? Pan Youdu asked casually.

Guo Shixun shook his head: "Brother Xian's words are wrong, Annan is a vassal of my Qing Dynasty, fifty-three years, the king of Annan Li Weiqi was expelled by his minister Ruan Hui, and his mother and wife knocked on the pass. At that time, Sun Shiyi, the governor of Liangguang, heard about it, and immediately supervised the troops to defend the town of Nanguan in Longzhou...... Now, the lord of his country lives in Beijing, saying that he is crying, the emperor is very pitiful, and his country is now in turmoil, and I can watch from the sidelines? ”

"My lord is worthy of being an important minister of my Qing Dynasty, and the heart of his fist really makes Youdu feel ashamed." Pan Youdu Zhengse saluted Guo Shixun and was just about to sit down, as if he thought of something, opened his mouth to speak, and retracted again, Guo Shixun said puzzledly: "It doesn't matter if the virtuous brother has anything to say, between you and me, why bother." ”

"My lord, there is indeed one thing, Pan also heard about it, I don't know whether it's true or not, I just made a rumor, but I just heard the content of the official document, saying that the sailors of the Southern Dynasty are powerful, and then I suddenly felt a little strange."

"Oh?" Guo Shixun raised his eyebrows slightly: "What a rumor, Brother Xian said to hear it." ”

"Just two days ago, I heard a maritime merchant who transported goods for me said that he had seen the fleet of the Red Flag Gang in Jiading, Na Annan......

"What?!" Guo Shixun couldn't help but jump out of the corner of his eyes, and the hand that had just picked up the tea couldn't help but pause.

"True or false? The younger brother didn't know, but he also heard him say that the fleet of the Red Flag Gang had been replaced with the flag of Nanruan, but the flag of the Zheng family was still there, and those people were talking about our area, so he became suspicious, and after inquiring, he knew that it was the fleet of the Red Flag Gang. Pan Youdu spread his hands: "It's a pity that the maritime merchant has already gone to sea yesterday, otherwise the adults can call him to ask and find out." ”

Guo Shixun

"Someone!" Guo Shixun shouted outside the study without nonsense, and immediately Fubiao's personal soldiers entered to listen to the order, and after listening to Guo Shixun's low command, he hurried out of the study.

"Whether it's true or not, this matter must be revealed, the Red Flag helped Zheng Lianchang to fight with my Guangdong Sailor, although it was the fault of Sun Quanmou's dereliction of duty in command, but it ruthlessly broke my face in the Qing Dynasty, if it weren't for your beloved son-in-law...... I'm afraid that none of the officials of the two Guangxi can still sit so nourishingly. Guo Shixun smiled reluctantly at Pan Youdu and sat back on the couch.

"It's okay for Nan Ruan to take refuge in the Yi people, but if he Ruan Fuying really dares to take in the sea giants of my dynasty, if I don't care about it in the Qing Dynasty, what face will he be the suzerain of all countries." Guo Shixun clenched his fists, and there was a chill in his voice.

The battle between the Guangdong Navy Division and the Red Flag Gang was not only a matter of face, but also caused most of the elite of the Guangdong Navy Division to be lost, which made the Governor of Fuda, who had never been defeated in his life, angry.

Even if he left, when Fu Dashuai was leaving, he told him, the acting governor, to do everything possible to find the news of the Red Flag Gang, not to let Zheng Lianchang have a chance to take a breath, and to earn back face for Da Qingshui Division, so as to be ashamed.

Pan Youdu nodded slightly sympatheticly, and after seeing Guo Shixun's performance, he felt a sense of relief in his heart, Liang Pengfei's kid who explained his own things was finally done for him.

Liang Pengfei naturally wanted to make a contribution by doing this, but with so many soldiers and soldiers in Liangguang and Guangzhou, why did he expect that the court would definitely send him there? On this point, Pan Youdu is really full of questions.

At the same time, the wharf of the state capital of Binh Thuan Province in Annam was lined with countless tall masts, and countless warships not only crowded the poor wharf, but even some warships could not find a docking point, so they could only moor outside the wharf.

"This is Phan Thiet, the state city of Binh Thuan Province? No matter how you look at it, it looks like a small fishing village. A state town, I'm afraid that a county town over there is much more lively than here. Zheng Lianshou couldn't help but shake his head as he looked at the low city wall not far from the pier, the dilapidated buildings, and the narrow and muddy roads behind the low city wall.

Beside him, Zheng Lianchang, whose waist was still straight and his eyes were still bright and sharp, quietly looked at the soldiers on the warship beside him who were busy repairing the damage of the ship, and the group of soldiers patrolling on the city wall of Na Phan Thiet.

"Brother, do you want to go shopping?" Seeing the starry frost on Zheng Lianchang's sideburns, whose face was as calm as water, became more and more serious, Zheng Lianshou couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, if it weren't for the despicable raid of the damn old Liang family, why would their Zheng family be far away from their hometown and end up here?

"Go ahead, I'll go back to the cabin and rest for a while." Zheng Lianchang raised his hand and patted Zheng Lianshou's burly shoulder, and a faint smile appeared on his face: "Remember, be cautious in everything, it's best not to cause any chaos and conflict with those people, after all, our foundation is not stable now, and we can only achieve great things by enduring a while." ”

"Brother, don't worry, I won't disgrace you. By the way, the elder brother just came to report, and he asked us where the prisoners of war were, and the younger brother temporarily perfunctory them, and asked the elder brother to have an idea on what to do with those prisoners of war. Zheng Lianshou saw that Zheng Lianchang was tired, these words, my brother was too tired, and when he was about to say goodbye, he suddenly thought of a big thing.

"Pick some people who know our Chinese to stay, and hand over the rest when the King of Nguyen arrives in Phan Thiet." Zheng Lianchang said after a little thought.

Zheng Lianshou couldn't help but be stunned: "Brother, these barbarians know that our Chinese language is no more than one or two, do they have to hand over the rest?" Then the manpower and ships we lost this time ......"

"Ruan Fuying is not a fool, I still say the same thing, the foundation is unstable, low-key and cautious, don't leave a handle to give Ruan Fuying's subordinates the opportunity to attack us suspiciously." Zheng Lianchang continued to move forward, leaving such a sentence, which made Zheng Lianshou think in a daze, and after a while, Zheng Lianshou, who had an ugly face, stomped his feet hatefully and gave his brother's order.

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At this moment, Liang Pengfei, who was inspecting the Nantou camp, couldn't help but be stunned after hearing the news of the report from the pro-soldiers who came quickly: "What did you say?!" ”

After the pro-soldier repeated it again, Liang Pengfei's thick eyebrows couldn't help but rise, his lips were tightly pursed, his sleeve robe was flicked, and he turned around and left without saying a word, and Sun Shijie's face couldn't help but float a thick cloud, and followed Liang Pengfei forward.

Soon, the post report from Guangzhou also reached Liang Pengfei's hands, the content of the news on both sides was almost the same, Liang Pengfei leaned on the back of the chair, his fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a banging sound, in the quiet room, it seemed so clear and heavy.

They were going to be a month earlier than expected, it seems that Zheng Lianchang couldn't wait to make a contribution to prove his worth, and volunteered to be the vanguard, and attacked the Xishan Army and Naval Division in Xianjin, non-stop, and then broke the Pingshun Fuzhou city of Pan Che...... Such a character is indeed worthy of the battle-hardened and famous Red Flag Gang Zheng Lianchang. Sun Shijie sighed in a deep voice.

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(To be continued)