Seeing that the chief military officer was so calm, the officials present also breathed a sigh of relief, after all, there were still thousands of green battalion soldiers on the island, and it was impossible for pirates to hit the Qiongshan territory.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please go back first, the general still has important matters to report to the prefect." Wu Qijue saluted the officials.

The officials present left one after another.

After the last official left the lobby, Wu Qijue hurriedly pulled the prefect aside.

"Your Excellency, the situation on Qiongzhou Island is already quite serious." Wu Qijue saw that there was no one around, and only then did he tell the truth.

"Wanzhou is in an emergency, claiming that the sea giant Yang Yandi personally led thousands of pirates to attack Wanzhou, Lingshui County Li people gathered people to rebel and have occupied Lingshui County, and Yazhou, Thanksgiving, and Changhua have all fallen into the hands of pirates." Wu Qijue elaborated.

Saying this, the prefect Tong Xiangnian's face turned pale.

"Impossible, impossible, there are more than 800 officers and soldiers of the Green Battalion in the area of Guangyazhou, how can it be possible for a few Haikou to occupy Yazhou in a short period of time and cause trouble in several counties." Tong Xiangnian shook his head, not believing in the pirate theory at all.

"I also think that the attack on Qiongzhou is not Haikou at all." Wu Qijue nodded in agreement.

"Yes, if it is an ordinary sea bandit, it is impossible to conquer so many counties in a short period of time, the most important thing is that none of the green battalion soldiers stationed in the garrison escaped from the report, you must know that the defense of Yazhou City is not weak, plus eight hundred waterway troops, it is impossible to occupy Yazhou in a short time without thousands of troops." Wu Qijue, the chief soldier of Qiongqiong Mansion, opened his mouth to analyze.

To be honest, he still hasn't figured out who is the sacredness of attacking Qiongzhou?

Some people say that it was the Li rebellion, some people say that it was the comeback of the sea giant Yang Yandi, and there are even rumors that the third prince of Zhu raised troops on Qiongdao.

It can be said that the whole island is panicked these days.

"My lord, now that the situation is very serious, we must immediately report to the Governor of Liangguang and the General of Liangguang, and even go directly to the Holy Lord." Wu Qijue proposed to Tong Xiangnian.

"If that's the case, don't talk about the black yarn hat I'm waiting for, I'm afraid the head of the whole family will not be guaranteed." Prefect Tong Xiangnian sighed.

He was terrified just now, not only because the pirates could connect one state and three counties in just seven or eight days, but also because he knew that as the prefect, he had lost so many states and counties in his office, and the imperial court was furious, and it would definitely involve the nine clans.

"That's it, even if the imperial court wants to cut off our heads, we have to wait for us to regain the lost territory, General Wu, when will you send troops?" Prefect Tong Xiangnian looked at Wu Qijue and said.

"Now Wanzhou and Danzhou are in an emergency, and there are Li people rebelling in the Lingshui area, so we can only divide the Qiongzhou Green Battalion into two routes, all the way to resist the Changhua pirates, and all the way to Wanzhou." Wu Qijue sighed and said to the prefect.

"It's just that although Qiongzhou has two divisions of the left and right biao towns and two divisions, and the green battalion officers and soldiers are five or six thousand, but this time, the disaster on the island is too great, not only pirates, but also the local Li people are also gathering people to rebel, I am afraid that this counterinsurgency will take several months, so the loss of materials and equipment and the food and salary of the soldiers of the green battalion are ......" Wu Qijue looked at the prefect and said tentatively.

"General Wu, you tell the truth, how much food do you need to exterminate these pirates?" The prefect Tong Xiangnian sighed, knowing that Wu Qijue came to ask for money and food this time. …

As a prefect, he naturally knows that the most important thing for the army to open is money and food.

Now that the three counties in one state have been lost, it is no longer possible to deal with it by sending dozens or hundreds of people at will.

Seeing that the prefect said that there was a problem with money and food, Wu Qijue could only smile.

"My lord also knows that our Qiongzhou is not rich, the green battalion is in arrears, and the problem of salary shortage is serious, and if we want to move troops now, we must prepare thousands of officers and soldiers with silver salaries, plus thousands of officers and soldiers need to pull out the grain, grass, and weapons, and the final general will calculate at least this number." Wu Qijue stretched out five fingers.

After Tong Xiangnian saw it, he almost didn't get angry.

"Fifty thousand taels of silver, where do you let me go now to get you fifty thousand taels of snowflake silver." The prefect Tong Xiangnian wanted to cry without tears.

"Look at whether this crown on the official's head is worth this amount, you can sell it!"

Seeing this, Wu Qijue had no choice but to smile bitterly.

These officials really want money and don't want their lives.

It's almost hit the door, and I can't bear the 50,000 taels of silver.

In fact, if you really want to march a large army, these 50,000 taels of silver are far from enough.

These 50,000 taels of silver are used to reward the officers and soldiers of the three armies and to make up for the generals' private deduction of officers and soldiers over the years, not counting the damage to ordnance and the weight of grain and grass.

No way, Qiongzhou Island is no better than Taiwan Island.

Both the food and salaries of the officers and men of the Green Battalion and the ordnance warships were far inferior to those of the Fujian Naval Division.

"In this way, I will allocate 5,000 taels of silver from the treasury of the government to give you emergency relief, and quickly lead troops to destroy the pirates for me." Tong Xiangnian gritted his teeth and spoke.

In this regard, Wu Qijue could only sigh.

5,000 taels of silver, more than 5,000 Qing officers and soldiers on the island, and one person can't even share one tael.

"My lord, I'm going to get ready." Wu Qijue naturally knew that the prefect also had his own difficulties.

The government treasury has to be handed over to the state treasury, and if the tax is not paid this year, the above blames it, and I am afraid that the prefect will not have good fruit to eat.

I'm afraid that the five thousand taels of silver are paid by the prefect out of his own pocket.

Wu Qijue bid farewell to the prefect, hurriedly left the mansion, and rushed to the barracks.

Seeing that the chief soldier had left the hall, a group of officials, large and small, walked out of the inner hall.

"Your Excellency,

Dear, this chapter is not finished, and there is the next page ^0^ This time the pirate invasion disaster is too great, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for General Wu to lead the troops to quell the rebellion. Qiongshan County Ling hurriedly said.

"It's just a group of pirates, is it possible, can't I kill a group of pirates in the Qing Green Battalion?" Several officials were indignant.

In fact, they never wanted Liangguang to send troops to suppress it as a last resort.

After all, if Liangguang were to send troops over, then the incident would be beyond the scope of local officials in Qiongzhou.

In that case, these local officials in Qiongzhou will not talk about black yarn hats, I am afraid that the whole family will not be able to protect their heads.

Therefore, most of the officials present were still inclined to let General Wu lead the Green Battalion soldiers to quell the rebellion.

After all, pirate attacks and rebellions against Lebanese are commonplace for Qiongzhou.

It's just that this time the disaster is a little too big.

As long as it can be suppressed in a short period of time, then the officials present will naturally be able to fool the past.

There is nothing more important than keeping your black gauze hat.

As soon as I left the mansion, I saw that several generals had been waiting there for a long time.

"General, have you agreed to pay your salary?" A guerrilla hurriedly asked.

"My lord only agreed to allocate five thousand taels of silver." Wu Qijue said expressionlessly.

"Five thousand taels of silver is only enough to pay the officers and soldiers of the whole island for one month."

"This is only the infantry, not counting the water, the soldiers, horses, artillery, and the generals of the battalions." Several generals looked at each other, all a little dissatisfied.

"Okay, you don't need to worry about food, you still have to think about how to retreat from the enemy." Wu Qijue said impatiently.

Dear, this chapter is over, happy reading! ^0^