Among these travelers on the beach, Zeng Zhilin and Huang Hai were qualified to participate in the enlarged meeting of the committee. But on the one hand, the seaside is far away from Liangxiang, and unless there is an airplane or an intercity high-speed railway for them to use, it is impossible for the two of them to reach Liangxiang City in the afternoon of the next day. On the other hand, even if they were to return in time, there would be problems with the survey of the seashore and the command of the Thousand Men who had been required to be stationed permanently in the saltworks and in this bay after they had left, both of which were not explained in the Commission's telegram.

Looking at this telegram, which was a little confusing, Zeng Zhilin and Huang Hai talked to the other brothers for a while, but they didn't come to a conclusion. After much deliberation, the two decided to send a telegram to the committee to inquire about it before leaving for Liangxiang City.

However, before the two men could prepare the draft of the telegram, the Commission's second telegram arrived. It is estimated that the committee also felt that the previous telegram was too simple to write, which was easy to make several brothers at the beach suspicious, so in the second telegram, in addition to postponing the meeting to the middle of next month so that Zeng Zhilin and Huang Hai would have enough time to return to Liangxiang for the meeting, it also explained the reason for the enlarged meeting of the committee, and made arrangements for the work on the beach after Zeng and Huang left.

According to the telegram, the convening of an enlarged meeting of the committee, and the relatively rare requirement that all qualified travelers must attend, is mainly because the meeting is to discuss a topic of vital importance to the future development of the "Flying Dragon Army", and the committee must be cautious. As for the specific topic, the telegram did not explicitly say it, but since it was related to Liliang, the team of the "Flying Dragon Army" relied on the most, it made sense to let Zeng, Huang and others put down their work at the beach to have a meeting first.

As for the arrangements after Zeng and Huang left, the telegram also made it very clear. After the two left, Xin Feiyu was in charge of the 1,000-man squad to suppress bandits, and Huang Shan was in charge of the seaside survey work until Zeng and Huang returned, or the committee made a new appointment.

In addition, arrangements were made in the telegram for the captured pirates and their families, requiring the personnel who remained on the beach to be well guarded, and that after the enlarged meeting of the Commission, the Commission would send brothers from the Ministry of Intelligence and the Ministry of Military Affairs to the seashore to screen the prisoners. Those who are deemed to be able to genuinely surrender to the crossing team will be left behind to join the "Wyvern Army" in naval operations, or participate in seafaring work such as harbors, docks, and shipyards. Those who were deemed unreliable and would not genuinely submit to the crossing team were sent back to their hometowns and thrown into forced labor camps to serve their sentences.

As soon as the second telegram from the committee arrived, the doubts of Zeng, Huang and others were also relieved. While handing over the work according to the arrangement in the telegram, everyone made preparations for the return trip of Zeng and Huang.

Early the next morning, Zeng Zhilin and Huang Hai, with a company of the third battalion, as well as a squad of rangers and a squadron of "wolf teeth", escorted the captured rebels, including the organizers of the rebellion, Gao Trance and Shen Chong, and left the seashore for the salt works, preparing to join Xie Tian there, return to Liangxiang together to attend the enlarged meeting of the committee, and hand over the captured rebels to the Military Department for disposal. Xin Feiyu led the remaining troops of the third battalion (one company after another) and a cavalry company to stay where they were, protecting Huangshan, Yuan Aiguo and others who were still working here, and was responsible for guarding the pirate captives and their families who had been driven back to their original places of imprisonment - after the battle of the Eighth Company Rebellion, these pirates were only about two-thirds of their original size, and their attitude towards the "Flying Dragon Army" became much more submissive than before, which was also one of the few benefits that the "Flying Dragon Army" got from the rebellion.

At the end of the morning and the beginning of the morning, the entrance to the seaside camp was very lively. Xin Feiyu and Yuan Aiguo led a group of brothers, as well as the guards who stayed behind, the commanders of the guard troops, and the representatives of the shipwrights, to see off Zeng Zhilin and Huang Hai, who were about to set off - Zeng and Huang were just going back to Liangxiang for a meeting, and there was no need for such a grand send-off, but they had just experienced the great change the night before, and the relationship between everyone was one step further than before, so at Xin Feiyu's suggestion, such a send-off ceremony was still held. First, I wish Zeng and Huang a smooth journey, and secondly, it is also a kind of relaxation after everyone has experienced great changes. ,

Everyone talked for a while at the gate of the camp, seeing that the time had come, and everyone still had fifty miles to go, so Zeng Zhilin changed the conversation after chatting with Xin Feiyu for a few more words, and said to everyone: "Okay, it's not too early, brothers and twelve brothers have to rush to the salt field before dark, let's leave it alone." ”

"yes, yes." Huang Hai also echoed, "The two of us will come back soon after the meeting, and when the time comes, we will have time to chat, and I will leave with Lao Twenty-six, everyone please go back." ”

When the brothers heard this, they said a few more precious words, and then waved goodbye to Zeng and Huang. Zeng and Huang thanked the brothers, turned around and walked to their carriages.

Unlike Zeng Zhilin, who had served in the "Flying Dragon Army" for many years and had long developed the habit of riding horses, Huang Hai, who had been working in the Ministry of Security before, rarely rode horses because most of his work was limited to the house, and his riding skills were far less skilled than Zeng Zhilin's, and he usually rode in a carriage when he went out -- after the Ministry of Science and Technology manufactured the Western-style four-wheeled carriage in the previous life, its comfort was much stronger than that of the traditional Chinese two-wheeled carriage, and the Yellow Sea was more inclined to travel by car.

Huang Hai came to his carriage, and a servant dressed as a subordinate immediately stepped forward, stretched out his hand to open the door of the carriage, and said with a smile on his face: "Twelve masters, please get on the carriage." ”

Seeing this, Huang Hai hurriedly walked and said to him: "Uncle He, you are the handlebar style invited by Huang, how dare Huang let you always open the door for me." ”

When the subordinate known as Uncle He heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The little old man was greatly favored by the Twelfth Master, first saved the little girl and protected her innocence, and for this matter, he was almost killed by Xiang Botong, who killed a thousand knives. Later, he did not dislike the identity of the pirate family of Xiao Lao'er, and let Xiao Lao'er do his old job, and became the ship boss of this big fortune ship, and promised that Xiao Lao'er would try his best to let Xiao Lao'er be taken to the 'Tanggu Salt Farm' to be detained by the son of the 'Tanggu Salt Farm' to the camp by the sea, so that the little Lao'er family could be reunited. The twelfth master can be said to be the great benefactor of the little old man and the whole family of the little old man, and the little old man should not say that he is driving the door for the twelfth master, that is, he should be a cow and a horse. ”

Huang Hai waved his hand when he heard this, and said, "Uncle He is serious. Whether it is to rescue Ling Yuan, or to let Uncle He you enter the fleet as the captain of the ship, or to transfer your son from the salt pan to the seaside, it is just a gesture, how dare you be a 'great benefactor'. As for the rebellion against Botong, it seems that Huang not only ruined his brother's 'good deeds', but also wanted to severely punish his younger brother on this ground, so he took risks in order to save his younger brother and conspired with several confidants and cronies to rebel. But in fact, people like Xiang Broadcom are very ambitious, and they usually don't show this ambition because they don't have the right opportunity. And Xiang Boyuan's arrest for violating military discipline created a suitable opportunity and gave Xiang Botong an excuse to start a rebellion.

With Xiang Botong's character, Huang dared to assert that even if he did not launch a rebellion this time, then one day he would get a similar opportunity, and he would definitely take the opportunity to move and do similar things to realize his ambitions. At that time, he will most likely have a higher rank and command more troops. In that case, it would be even more costly to quell his rebellion.

Besides, if it weren't for Uncle He's help, and a group of handlebars and sailors were mobilized to drive the boat for Huang, how could Huang and the brothers drive the three Dafu boats to the sea. In this respect, Uncle He, you are also Huang's life-saving benefactor. ”

When He Bo heard this, he naturally didn't dare to say anything, and insisted on opening the door for the Yellow Sea. Seeing this, Huang Hai knew that if he had to make concessions to this He Boqian again, the itinerary of departure would be affected, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's not early, it's time for Huang to go." If you have anything to say, it's not too late to say it after Huang comes back. ，”

Seeing Huang Hai say this, He Bo was afraid that he would delay the other party's trip, so he no longer insisted on opening the door for Huang Hai as he did just now, but stepped aside, and stood there with gratitude and respect on his face, until Huang Hai got into the carriage and walked away, he straightened up and returned to his residence.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zeng and Huang arrived at the "Tanggu Salt Farm". After the two met with Xie Tian, they continued to go to us the next day, went to Liangxiang, and returned to the "Flying Dragon Village" on the twelfth day of the lunar month.