"Two hundred thousand!" Liu Yongfu couldn't help but be overjoyed, how many families of casualties and soldiers could be used to settle 200,000 taels of silver, and how many scarce supplies could be bought. ”

Coupled with Chen Wending's great help and timely food supply, there is no other worry at the moment, the only problem is the issue of arms, "Can this 200,000 taels of silver be exchanged for muskets and artillery?" I am willing to offer these 200,000 taels to Governor Zeng's disposal. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

This is to hand over 200,000 taels of silver to Zeng Guoquan for use, and in exchange for muskets and artillery, this silver is not lost at all, Gao Xinkui can guarantee this, 200,000 taels should be exchanged for a lot of muskets and artillery.

Unexpectedly, Tang Jingsong shook his head, "He won't give it, Lord Liu, we must be prepared for no assistance in the future, there seems to be a big storm in the DPRK and China, this turmoil has directly affected the situation in North Vietnam, the regiment has trained into Beiqi, but it does not declare war on France, the meaning here, I have been isolated from Beijing for a long time, I really don't know the inside, but since it is a regiment training into Vietnam, whether they fight or not, the Black Flag Army is afraid that there will be no support." ”

"What?" Liu Yongfu said suspiciously, "Why is this?" ”

"Lord Liu, can't you see clearly now?" Tang Jingsong shook his head, "The regimental training into Vietnam is definitely not a good thing for the Black Flag Army, Governor Zeng is the director, he will not give any more aid to the Black Flag Army, he can give a certain deterrent in the north, but inside, it can't help much, I might as well tell the truth to Lord Liu now, the role of the Black Flag Army is to bring more French troops into North Vietnam." ”

"More French troops?" Liu Yongfu muttered and repeated, he slowly felt some anger in his heart, and he seemed to understand the reason why the Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to recruit the Black Flag Army, "Could it be that the imperial court used the Black Flag Army as a whetstone for the French army?" ”

"Not really, if you want to treat the Black Flag Army as a bird, you can't hide it," Tang Jingsong shook his head, "I won't give guns or cannons, but," Tang Jingsong was very helpless, "There is no unanimous opinion between the DPRK and China now, so the attitude towards the Black Flag Army is also undecided, and now for a period of time, we can only rely on ourselves." ”

Liu Yongfu was silent, and Tang Jingsong continued, "I think that the situation in the DPRK and China is unclear, but it gives us a chance. ”

"What chance?"

"The French are only 6,000, which is not a big army, if you want to throw the Black Flag Army here for the sake of such a small French army, presumably the big guys in the court will not be so short-sighted, then there are only two possibilities. One was that the French were defeated at the hands of the Black Flag Army, and then they saw the Qing army on the north bank of the Red River and retreated. ”

"The other is that we won the French army, or lost to the French army, this result is not important, what is always required is that the French army will continue to increase troops in Vietnam, in this way, I think the task of the Black Flag Army has been completed, Lord Commander, this is my guess, but I also think this matter is quite reasonable, if it is for these five or six thousand legal persons, there is no need for regimental training into Vietnam, and the Black Flag Army will be sent by itself, so how to act next, Lord Commander, do you know?"

Liu Yongfu nodded, "I will consume the French army here in Shanxi City, so that they will not be able to continue." ”

"Yes, as long as there are a few more big battles and the energy of the French is invested here, they will have no time to take care of the situation in Hue City, and the French will be consumed here, this is the task of the Black Flag Army, of course, Lord Commander, it is normal for you to worry about the lives of your brothers, but for the generals, you need to consider the overall situation, not the life and death of a few people, as long as the national level has completed the set goal, some things we can sacrifice."

Liu Yongfu also knew that since the Black Flag Army accepted Zhao'an, it was impossible for him to stay in Vietnam in the future, and the more meritorious service he made, the better the treatment he would be after returning to China in the future, and there would be more ways out for his soldiers, although he was very unhappy at this time, but he clearly understood that Tang Jingsong's words were true, although the truth was never acceptable.

"Shanxi City, even if you are desperate, you have to defend it." Liu Yongfu said firmly, "Shanxi City is the gateway to the west of Shenglong Mansion, if you can't keep it, then go to the west to Baosheng City, for the sake of your own foundation, you can't keep this place, but, hey, there is not enough firearms, in the end it is a loss." ”

When people are lucky, even if they doze off, the sky will fall off the pillow, the soldiers came to report, Chen Wending, the governor of Beiqi, sent a team to escort muskets and ammunition to Shanxi City, Liu Yongfu was overjoyed, and the suspicious Tang Jingsong reviewed the equipment in the wooden box, and sure enough, it was the same as the musket style that Liu Yongfu received from Chen Wending before, it was the best imitation German-style musket produced in China, "Governor Chen Gaoyi, this is the second time to send muskets!" ”

Tang Jingsong, who was originally a little worried about the prospects of the Black Flag Army, was overjoyed when he saw these muskets, but he was a little happier than Liu Yongfu, he said to Liu Yongfu, "It doesn't matter if you have these things, what matters is who gives them, these people will equip the Black Flag Army, and the general soldier will put ten thousand hearts, the future of the Black Flag Army is unlimited." ”

"Why is that?" Liu Yongfu said strangely, "These muskets are better than those brought by Liangguang, but they are not good enough to kill the Quartet, right?" ”

"Who is Chen Wending? It's just a civil official in China, what tricks and ways can he find such a good musket? This is not just by the hand of Chen Wending," Tang Jingsong said with a smile, "Tang is in the light, naturally there are people in the dark, and the light and dark come to Vietnam to do errands together, do you know who the people in the dark are?" ”

Liu Yongfu shook his head, "But I don't know, I just want Brother Tang to teach me." ”

"This is Xisheng's pro-army," Tang Jingsong said in a low voice, "They are also in Vietnam, I didn't expect Lord Liu to fall into Xisheng's blue eye, they are willing to help the chief soldier, the chief soldier just cares about it, deal with the French, don't worry about anything else, Xisheng won't treat you badly!" ”

There was a whistle from the Red River, and seven or eight small troop carriers were driving in the tumbling crimson rapids, although they were small troop carriers, but the guns on them, and the soldiers who stood solemnly with muskets, clearly told the ill-intentioned people that the ambitions of the French were also irresistible on the Red River.

The river was also marching, and a herald passed through two neat rows of soldiers, and came to a man, and he said, "Your Excellency, the city of Shanxi is thirty kilometers away. (To be continued.) )