As soon as he arrived in Hezhou, Mei Yi received a very strange invitation to enter the winding mountains and burrow into the cave. The conversation between the pen and Mr. Yi www.biquge.info made Mei Yi gain more understanding, which he had not heard of when he had interacted with the scholars in the past. Mei Yi believes that this means that his status in Xiyi has been further improved. Status means task, and Mr. Yi told Mei Yi that he, as the supreme military and political commander of Hezhou, would rectify the bandits in Hezhou. Of course, this was originally the main intention of the imperial court to send him, but what the Xiyi Group wanted Mei Yi to do was to suppress it without destroying it! The use of successive years of bandits to the center of the hinterland under the rule of the imperial court has caused constant heavy consumption. In Mr. Yi's words, Xiyi should be controlled but not controlled. Mei Yi came out of the cave, and the master beside him once again regained his humble demeanor in line with his profession, and followed Mei Yi back to the mansion. Mei Yi took the opportunity to meet with Mr. Qian and others at the reception banquet, and began to inquire about the real situation of the bandits in Hezhou.

Hezhou was originally a good place, just like Fei Yang, who was the founding emperor of the previous dynasty not far away. As the main north-south transportation artery under the rule of the imperial court, the north-south thoroughfare is vertical and horizontal, the market is vast, and the products are abundant. However, with the continuous addition of foreign goods from the south to the north and south, there began to be signs that the owners of handicraft workshops and apprentices were unemployed. Several thousand presidents told Mei Yi while persuading him to drink, the people in Hezhou were originally relatively strong, and if there was a job to be made, it would be better, but now some people are unemployed and have nothing to do, and bandits are beginning to show. A general interjected that the bandit problem was not extremely serious, and the bandit could only make a small fuss for a long time, it was nothing more than a path cut to rob a lone business traveler, but with the appearance of Hong Shiba, the situation began to be different. This gangster became a formidable opponent of the Hezhou government almost overnight, and even the imperial court sent letters from time to time to inquire in detail, and then Mei Yi was transferred to Hezhou as the governor. These lower-level officials are well versed in the way of officialdom, and before the banquet, they had already quietly sent someone to bring valuable gifts to Mei Yi's mansion. The master whispered to Mei Yi, but Mei Yi didn't want to accept it, because this must have come from deducting military salaries and selling military rations. But the master twisted his beard and said that he could accept it, because it was in line with Xiyi's mission requirements. Mei Yi didn't say much, just told his master to tell him to deal with it himself.

After the banquet, Mei Yi went back to the room to drink tea, and remembered the anecdote he had just heard about the bandit leader Hong Eighteen. This Hong Eighteen is by no means the type of vulgar bandits before. It is said that Hong Shibai entered a private school since he was a child, and was loved by his husband because of his talent and intelligence, so he passed on a lot of knowledge and trained him to participate in scientific examinations. People in the township are rumored that Hong 18 will be the first champion in the history of Hezhou, not to mention the glorious lintel, it will also be the glory of Hezhou at that time. But the blame is on Hong Eighteen's later road to the imperial examination, the usually young Hong Eighteen, on the four books and five classics, on the theory of policy, are invincible, how can several scientific examinations, the township test is difficult to get out of the encirclement. Hong Shibai sent the articles of the scientific examination to other literati to read, and no one praised them, and no one was not good, but there was no name of Hong Shibai on the big red list. After more than a dozen scientific expeditions, Hong 18 finally fell ill in an inn in Hezhou. After returning home from illness, Hong Shibai underwent a surprising change, and began to like to talk to himself, and everyone thought he was crazy and stupid, and they laughed at him.

Hong 18 told people that he was not human, which naturally aroused more ridicule. Then Hong 18 said that he was sent down from heaven and took everyone to sit on the dragon chair and enjoy the glory and wealth. He told people that this god was actually very tall, like a four-legged snake standing up, and that he could become like God when he was eighteen years old. Naturally, such remarks cannot be tolerated in the countryside infiltrated by science and religion. Someone reported to the government, but the government couldn't deal with it, so he could only ask his family to take care of him. For a long time after that, the villagers did not see Hong 18 again, and Hong's family said that Hong 18 was lost. It didn't take long for Hong 18 to be forgotten by people, and it wasn't until Hezhou was besieged by a large number of bandits for the first time that people vaguely recognized that the man in red who was directing the attack behind the bandits was officially lost for more than a year. At this time, the bandits led by Hong 18 to attack the city were close to 10,000, and they were even more fierce than in the past.

No one has really fought with Hong Eighteen, it stands to reason that Hong Eighteen is nothing more than a scholar, even if he is not powerless, he will not be able to have the power of a cheetah to kill a tiger. However, the officers and soldiers who were defeated by the bandits all rumored that the bandit leader Hong Eighteen was a person who could change, and after the change, he was more than one foot taller, his limbs were thick, and he was extremely strong, and his whole body skin turned white. Often at this time, not to mention fighting him, even if you look at him more, you may be heartbroken. In short, Hong Shiba's team is getting stronger and stronger, but the officers and soldiers have now lost the ability to take the initiative to exterminate, and can only defend in the city, and there is no way to parry. The general is wondering, is this Hong 18 a monster? People who are familiar with Hong Eighteen say that Hong Eighteen is just a bit more talented, but not a monster, probably people are just rumors.

Whether it is rumored or not, this team of Hong 18 comes to the city on time almost every month to collect taxes, just like the official government of Hezhou, and every time he comes, Hong 18 will leave his own proclamation on the city gate. Mei Yi asked people to send Hong Eighteen's proclamation, and after putting it in his hand for a while, Mei Yi comprehended Hong Eighteen's writing. There is no procrastination throughout the article, and the style of writing is clean and neat. Reading between the lines, it can be seen that Hong Shibai is very proud of himself for joining the gang, and he is full of pride. Hong Shibai threatened that he would develop the team and occupy Hezhou first, and then issued a regimental camp order, calling on his brothers and sisters in the world to go north to overthrow the imperial court and share the glory and wealth together on the dragon chair. The more Mei Yi looked at these proclamations, the more he wanted to see this miraculous Hong Eighteen. His master called a general manager who had just left, and after briefly asking about some matters, he sent the other party away.

Instead of encountering the beautiful island he had seen at the undersea base, Warman and his party drank the fishy smell of rotten fresh water and relied on the fish they caught, and a few days later, Warman encountered a large fleet. After some negotiations, Warman relied on Frans's spoken language, which he was not proficient in, to convince the other party that he was a subordinate of Curris. Warman and the others received a warm reception and learned of the fierce fighting on the continent of Emerik. Naval Commander Frans told Warman that the war was almost over, or at least it could be over, and that they were ready to monitor the fleet of Belles for a while before returning home. Warman did not immediately return to Emmeric, but followed the Frans fleet and monitored the exhausted and unable to obtain backup for a while before being sent back to Americ by a light cruiser. For a few days, Warman took advantage of his free time to constantly recall what he had seen at the undersea base, and he thought that there were some thoughts in his heart, it was necessary to communicate with Curris, who had defeated Bris, what was he doing now. The weird-headed iron guy at the bottom of the sea said that Curris had been activated, what the hell does that mean.

When Hawkins received the news from the expeditionary fleet, he wondered why it was difficult for the support fleet sent from home to break through the blockade of Frans, while the news from the expeditionary fleet kept reaching his desk. Also, whether the relinquishment of control of Emmeric meant a new beginning or a defeat for Breth. Inside Darkins, criticism of Hawkins has never stopped. He took the news he had received, and felt that if he discussed negotiations with the nascent Republic of Emerik in the Parliament, it would cause an uproar. Since the beginning of the century of ignorance, no matter how strong or weak the country is, it has not had the experience of peace talks with foreign countries. The honor of the empire cannot accept such humiliation, but is there a better way to do it without negotiating now? The commander of the Imperial fleet stated that the expeditionary forces were almost completely lost, and it was important that the enemy was equipped with a high level of attack weapons that surpassed the Belgian army. It was a dilemma, and Hawkins paced to the window, watching the crowd of people coming and going on the street for some reason, and when the crowd had almost dispersed, Hawkins saw clearly that it was a teenager selling newspapers.

What's the big news today? Hawkins asked the butler to buy one, and when the butler returned, Hawkins noticed that there was something strange about his face. The prime minister took the newspaper, and the thick black letters on the front page pierced his eyes like black lightning. The honor of the empire is tarnished, and the prime minister thinks about peace talks. Looking further down, the main content of the report seems to be the news that the prime minister has just seen, isn't this sent back by the commander of the fleet? How does the newspaper know? Hawkins told the housekeeper to contact the newspaper office and prepare to go there. The butler didn't say anything, but the secretary suggested that the prime minister should do it best by making a normal working visit to the newspaper. After all, the Act passed by Parliament a few years earlier on guaranteeing the right of free newspaper reporting was a major law that even the Queen did not dare to regard as child's play. Hawkins checked his itinerary and found that he really didn't have time to schedule work visits and inspections recently. There was a knock on the door, a member of the staff of Parliament, who handed the Prime Minister a letter. Hawkins opened it, his brow immediately furrowed, and he instructed the secretary to prepare the carriage, he needed to go to the council.

The cacophony of the council outweighed the cries of vendors in the wholesale fruit, meat, and egg markets on the edge of the capital. When Hawkins walked in, no one noticed the big man. Hawkins handed his cane to his secretary and walked down the hallway through the noisy crowd to the speaker's seat at the speaker's seat. When the President of the Council saw the Prime Minister, he nodded slightly, and began to stop the noise loudly, and he kindly reassured everyone that they should maintain the demeanor of a British gentleman, and the Prime Minister came. The crowd didn't seem to hear the old man's words, and they were still arguing. Embarrassed, Hawkins stepped up to the small podium in the speaker's seat, took off his gloves, and took his purse from his secretary. He didn't think anyone could be afraid of his presence, because since it was already so noisy, the Prime Minister just wanted the content of the noise to be relevant to the news he had seen this morning.

Hawkins stood there for a full ten minutes before the noise in the council hall subsided. The Prime Minister observed that there were some people in the hall who were clearly losing the upper hand, and although their voices were loud, they were really small in number. Some of them Hawkins knew the same people who had supported Hawkins some time ago to focus more on technological innovation and to relinquish control of Emmeric in due course. Hawkins knows this is never a good sign. He slowly raised his hand and motioned for the members to be quiet. With someone still whispering, Hawkins began to speak. He first read the message from the fleet, and prepared to express his attitude. As soon as he said a word to the gentlemen, someone in the crowd waved a cane in his hand, pointed at Hawkins and said that you are a traitor to the Empire! This accusation surprised Hawkins, and it surprised many people. In this place where there are gentlemen with heads and faces, it is inappropriate to scold so unceremoniously. It turned out to be the old prince, who had always been known for his short temper, and the old man was so excited that he could not speak completely, so the chairman of the council had to call the staff and carry the prince down to rest, half invited and half forced. The fierce attack of the old prince made the people who came after him not know how to proceed, and the council fell silent for a moment. Hawkins cleared his throat and expressed his attitude.

With the special help of the Frans fleet, the Continental Army of Curris carried out a vigorous attack on the Brethian fleet and the landing force. The soldiers didn't even need their commander to ******, especially the troops brought out of the mountains, who became the main force of the attack, and they manipulated the weapons secretly made according to the ideas of Curis, and crushed the rushing Brethians with a one-sided advantage. Some soldiers of the Continental Army, with weapons that can move quickly, drove to a place close to the sea, and fired shells at the Breesian navy that was retreating in a hurry, a pocket battleship caught fire and withdrew beyond the range of artillery with the fire, and the landing force without the support of the navy's large-caliber heavy artillery, under the leadership of the field marshal, hurriedly built a circular defensive position, and prepared to resist the impact of the Continental Army of Curis in the unsheltered manor. At the last moment, the Continental Army halted its offensive and withdrew back to the manor, except for the troops that were necessary to encircle the Bregian soldiers. This battle made the field marshal feel what it means to be creepy, and the tall monster that roared and rushed over from the opposite side rushed towards the Breech soldiers without any scruples. The muzzles of the guns fired shells one by one into the crowd, and the soldiers were constantly bombarded by the bursting shells for a long time, and then fell heavily to the ground, becoming an unconscious corpse. What's even more terrifying is not limited to this, after the black monster rushes over, tall soldiers will crawl out from inside, they are generally **** upper body, holding a rifle equipped with bayonets in their hands, and they launched a bayonet fight against the Breech soldiers. The Brethren soldiers kept falling, and the blood from their wounds remained on the ground, and in some places it became a small puddle of blood.

It was no longer realistic to break through, and there was no point in holding out, because it was simply difficult for the reinforcements to break through the soldiers of the Continental Army, who were monitoring the fleet of Villes on the seashore, and the warships would be bombarded with long-range artillery fire as soon as they approached the coast. The marshal held back his thirst, calmed the soldiers' emotions, and cautiously watched the movements of the Continental Army opposite. How can these hastily formed armies have amazing combat effectiveness, especially what is going on with these magical weapons? How could a colony that had not even established its own country have such powerful weapons? Is this Curris really as simple as the intelligence suggests, just a merchant leader in the colony? The marshal thought about these questions, to which no one had told him the answers, and fell asleep from exhaustion. When he was pushed awake by the soldiers, several tables appeared under the big tree not far away, and several well-dressed people stood beside him with solemn expressions. The Continental Army sent out a few soldiers and walked over slowly. The besieged Brethren soldiers looked at each other in amazement, and it was not until they walked up to the fortifications that they nervously picked up their rifles.

The field marshal could not accept the terms of surrender proposed by the Continental Army of Curis. This kind of discrediting the honor of the empire is a humiliation that he cannot afford as a first-class marshal of the empire. After the other side put forward the conditions, they left food and water for the Breech soldiers and left, and the deadline proposed by the Continental Army was sunset that day. The marshal looked at the sun, which was already almost on the head, and there was less than half a day left. Soldiers should be proud of dying on the battlefield, and the marshal is ready to sacrifice his life for the country. What embarrassed him was the strange conditions put forward by the other side, if the people in the fortifications, someone committed suicide, then the Continental Army would think that all the British soldiers would not surrender and they would continue to attack. The marshal looked at the soldiers around him who had not fully recovered from the effects of the terrible battle, and knew that he had to take that step.