It was March again, a steam freighter gradually left the wharf of Jinshan Island, Leng Yifei stood on the deck and waved goodbye to Deng Zixuan: "Lord! Zaijian up! "Have a nice trip!" Deng Zixuan shouted loudly on the dock. Next to him, He Meng and other 200 students knelt on the deck, their eyes full of tears. Leng Yifei turned his head suddenly, held back his sadness and said, "All stand up!" The trainees stood up.

"From today onwards, we are known as the Wolves, with me as the captain and He Meng as the vice-captain, and we will go to a mysterious place to carry out a new mission. The lord has high hopes for us, do you have confidence? "Loyalty to the Lord, if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent." All the students spoke in unison. Leng Yifei ordered everyone to move freely, and when he looked back, Jinshan Island was already blurred. Suddenly, Leng Yifei heard Deng Zixuan's words in his ears again.

"Brother Leng, you will lead the team to Dingming County on the border of Guangxi, and the county order is our people. At present, Wang Xiaoer is serving as the guardian and caravan captain there, and your task is to form a reconnaissance force to go deep into the northern area of Annan after arriving in Dingming County, and pay close attention to the movements of Annan. At present, the French are ready to move in Annam, and there is a great tendency to annex Annam, and once the French make a big attack on the northern part of Annam, our first opponent in the future will be the French. ”

"Can we attack if we encounter the French?" "No, until I have gone, do not act rashly. The parties in northern Annam are complex, and your task is to find out the situation on the ground. There is a local armed force on the Sino-Vietnamese border, known as the Black Flag Army, and the leader of the Black Flag Army is called Liu Yongfu, and you have to try to get in touch with them. In addition, you should find out the topography of the northern part of Annam, and draw detailed drawings ・・・・・・. ”

"Captain! My subordinates are bothering you! Leng Yifei woke up from his contemplative state, and looked back to see that it was He Meng. Looking for me? "My subordinates dare to ask, where are we going?" "Sino-Vietnamese border!" "What are you doing on the Sino-Vietnamese border?" "We're going to do it there!" "Subordinates understood!" He Meng's face showed joy. The freighter broke through the waves, the weather was hazy and light rain fell, and the sea became hazy.

A few days later, the steam freighter docked at the White Beach Wharf in Dongguan, Guangzhou, and all the team members disembarked in an orderly manner. "Brother White!" "Brother Leng!" Both sides hugged each other. "I heard that someone came, but I didn't expect your kid to come, now I'm not lonely!" Bai Sheng said in surprise. "Brother Bai, I'm sorry to disappoint you, we are just standing in Guangzhou, and our destination is Guangxi." "What a pity! We want to be separated from each other again, and it will be difficult to meet zaijian in the future! ”

"Why didn't Brother Pei come?" Leng Yifei stared left and right. "Brother Pei has gone to Hainan Island." "Shopkeeper Qin?" "Shopkeeper Qin went to Nanning, and now he is a busy man!" That night, Leng Yifei and Bai Sheng sat on the beach, eating barbecue and drinking soju. A bright moon hung high in the sky, the sea water flashed with crystal ripples and slowly undulated, everything seemed so quiet and serene. "Sister-in-law, okay!" Leng Yifei broke the silence.

"Fortunately, I often miss my mother. Why didn't you bring your wife and children? "I left them in Shanghai, where Guangxi is a bitter cold place, and it is also a crime to go, and Danxia is unwilling to leave the housewife, so she will do it." "Next year, I will lead the first phase of Huangpu students to Hainan Island, and the lord instructed that from next year, Kuang Jiazhi will be appointed as the prefect of Hainan, and a militia will be formed on Hainan Island at that time." "Could it be that Hainan Island is going to be used as a base camp?" Leng Yifei said happily.

"Needless to say, the lord asked Kuang Jiazhi to go to South Island for this purpose, and the lord's plan is admirable!" "Yes! Every step taken by the lord is an amazing move, and we have no regrets in following the lord in this life. The two sighed under the stimulation of alcohol, and they talked for a long, long time, and refused to disperse late at night. The next day, Leng Yifei visited the Huangpu Academy, Bai Sheng told that the Huangpu Academy has begun to see the rules, and after he led the first phase of Huangpu to Hainan Island next year, the Huangpu Academy began to officially recruit students. ”

Bidding farewell to Bai Sheng, Leng Yifei led the team members to board the cargo ship. “haha！ Chen Gensheng, it turned out to be your kid. "Brother Leng, why are you!" "I haven't seen you in over a year, so you came here." "Brother Leng, I'm in charge of the Northern Sea Route now, where are you going?" "Go to Dingming County, Guangxi, where the lord has built a lot of manors, and we will go to protect the village." "The lord's business is getting bigger and bigger, and he is simply rich enough to rival the country. Do you know, every time we pull back the goods are grain and local specialties, now Qin's shopkeeper's business is all over Guangxi, and now Qin's shopkeeper is famous, in Liangguang mentioned Qin's shopkeeper, no one knows, no one knows. ”

"At the beginning, the lord had a discerning eye for the stars, but he didn't expect that the shopkeeper Qin would really become a climate. Your cargo ship is a steam cargo ship, and it's really a shotgun. "That's right, my North Sea transport fleet now has two steam cargo ships and eight sailing ships. At present, we have 12 steam cargo ships and more than 50 sailing ships in our entire fleet. The lord said that in the future, we will increase the number of steam cargo ships, and the tonnage will be larger. ”

Along the way, the two had a great time drinking. Two days later, the cargo ship arrived at the port of Seongphong. Leng Yifei said goodbye to Chen Gensheng and led the team to follow a caravan to Dingming County, and stayed overnight along the way, and met Dingyuan County a few days later. The group entered the city gate and stopped in front of the county yamen. "Brother Leng!" "Wang Xiaoer!" The brothers who have been separated for 7 years hug each other affectionately. "Haha, brother! You're so fat, I almost don't recognize you! "You're still the same, and your home is fine!" Wang Xiaoer greeted everyone excitedly, and then remembered to introduce Li Tong.

"Brother Leng, it's been hard all the way. Please! "Master Li, my subordinates are courteous." Leng Yifei knelt on one leg and bowed. "It's all your own people, there's no need to be restrained, please enter the county office, and I'll pick you up and wash the dust." During the banquet, Leng Yifei asked, "Master Li, I want to know about Feng Zicai's situation?" Leng Yifei roughly knew Feng Zicai's situation through Deng Zixuan's explanation, but the details were unknown.

"I have visited General Feng several times, and this person has a strong sense of patriotism, is modest, and has a good way of leading troops, and is deeply loved by all parties. In the past few years, he assisted the Annan army in strangling many rebels. This year, his former deputy general, Yang Guangcai, rebelled and gathered more than 10,000 people to flee to the northern part of Annan. At present, the Annan army is converging with the Black Flag Army and Yang Guangcai's department is fighting, and the Annan side asks for the assistance of the official army, and General Feng Lao estimates that he will lead the troops to the expedition this year! Then Leng Yifei asked a lot of information and had an idea in his heart.

In the evening, he had a drink with Wang Xiaoer, "Brother Leng, in order to facilitate your in-depth penetration into the territory of Annan, the Mingyue Villa on the border is your base, which is explained by the lord's letter." Wang Xiaoer continued: "I really envy you, I really want to join you to have a good time." "You kid is honestly your captain of the guard, if the big family business can't be a little slip up, your responsibility is equally heavy!"

"How can I not know, it's just a matter of itching my hands and thinking about it!" Wang Xiaoer shook his head helplessly. "You tell me in detail about Liu Yongfu's situation, before I came, my lord asked me to get in touch with him, and he is currently fighting against the rebels, this is a great opportunity." "According to my understanding, Liu Yongfu is forty years old this year, and he participated in the anti-Qing righteous army in his early years, and after the defeat of the righteous army, he led the remnants to spread to Lao Cai."

Wang Xiaoer took a sip of wine and said: "This guy knows how to appease the people, has strict military discipline in Laojie, and is deeply loved by the local people. In the twelfth year of Tongzhi, the French attacked Hanoi, and at the request of the king of Annam, Liu Yongfu led the Black Flag Army and the Annam Army to defeat the French army in Hanoi, and took the opportunity to recover Hanoi. The following year, the king of Annam conferred on him the deputy governor of Sanxuan, and let him administer the three provinces of Xuanhua, Xingshan, and Shanxi in northern Annam. ”

"Great! The lord asked me to have a relationship with Liu Yongfu, and this is the right time. On the occasion of counterinsurgency, we will temper our combat capability and seize the opportunity to open up territory and kill two birds with one stone. The lord told us to avoid fighting the French, but it was perfectly feasible to strangle the rebels. Without hesitation, I will go to Mingyue Villa tomorrow, and after some preparation, I will pull the team to Lao Cai. Leng Yifei was very excited.

The next day, Leng Yifei led the team to Mingyue Villa, nominally as a team guard. After a day's trek, Leng Yifei led his troops to Mingyue Villa in the evening. Mingyue Villa is located in a valley, a river flows along the valley, and the villa is built on both sides of the river, and large areas of land have been reclaimed on both sides of the river. But the villa is very simple, with only a few dozen wooden houses.

The guide got in touch with the manor guards, who had 20 people with 10 backboring rifles, and the rest were a miscellaneous collection of old-fashioned firearms. There are about 30 homeless people recruited in the villa, and the steward of the manor naturally welcomes them warmly through the guide. There was nothing to say that night, and everyone rested early after eating after the journey.

The next day, the villagers heard that a strong team of village guards had arrived, and they couldn't help but run to check. The team members carried out their first morning exercise since the long journey on the flat ground in front of the door, and all the villagers, including the manor guards, were almost stupid, especially shocked by the majestic momentum of this group of big men, and everyone whispered and guessed the origin of this group of people.

"Don't let everyone watch, do what you should do, don't let them ask around, and you don't interfere with what we do, understand?" Leng Yifei said politely to the manor steward. "The shopkeeper, the little one understands. The shopkeeper of the king has already ordered the small ones, please rest assured that the shopkeeper is assured. The steward of the manor then dispersed the crowd of onlookers.

After breakfast, Leng Yifei said, "He Meng! "Here!" "Order the squads to assemble!" With the whistle, the teams quickly assembled. Leng Yifei walked to the front of the team with a grim expression and said, "Brothers, I'm afraid you have been confused all the way, weishenme came to this wild place?" Now I can tell you that we have come here to go through the test of war. ”

Seeing the expectant look in everyone's eyes, he continued: "After several years of harsh military training, you all have the minimum qualities of a warrior. But this alone is not enough, we must endure the test of life and death in the flames of war, and only by facing the enemy can we truly test the qualifications of a warrior. According to the situation in Annam, our subject country is in dire straits, and at the moment the French have annexed southern Vietnam, and our powerful enemies in the future will be the French. ”

"At present, a group of rebels is entrenched in the north of Annam, and the next step is to cooperate with the local Black Flag Army, which has always been a well-known local armed force, to strangle the rebels and return a Qingping Shijie. Remember that we are a wolf team, the characteristic of wolves is that no matter when and where, wolves eat meat forever on the edge of the sky, I want you to maintain team spirit like wolves, and be as fierce as wolves in the face of enemies, can you do it? "It can be done!" The team members shouted loudly.

Leng Yifei waved his hand, He Meng commanded the team members to bring up a few boxes, Leng Yifei opened the two small boxes first and said: "Each squad leader will issue a pocket watch and a monocular." Then he opened a half-large box and said, "Each squad leader wears a revolver, please come up." The 10 squad leaders stepped forward, and Leng Yifei handed out pocket watches, monoculars, and revolvers.

"Next, all members of the team will be issued rifles and will wear bayonets!" Several long boxes were opened, and He Meng led the team leader to issue rifles to the team members, and the bright temporary new rifles gave the wolf team a terrifying atmosphere. Zuihou, Leng Yifei announced, rested at the manor for a few days, and then entered Annam.