The task of delaying time, Zhao Hu will complete it very well, and has been arguing with the personnel sent by the governor of Liangguang, neither agreeing to release Shen Baozhen and other prisoners, nor breaking down the negotiations, so that the two sides have been dragging on tepidly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, from another point of view, this delay may also be in the hands of the governor of Liangguang.

The few staff members sent by the governor of Liangguang did not mean to urge at all, and they were only perfunctory, as long as Li Xian did not immediately pull the flag and rebel, everything was negotiable, but he was also unwilling to give any practical promises, such as declaring that the arms and business of the mixed yuan temple were legal.

In short, the Governor of Liangguang secretly exerted pressure on the Fuwei Dart Bureau, and did not directly cut off the soap business with the mixed Yuanguan, but he also never allowed the Fuwei Dart Bureau to expand the scale of the soap business.

General Zhao Hu discussed with Li Xian many times, thinking that the governor of Liangguang was a typical restraint practice of court officials, and he just didn't want any drastic changes.

In the case that the British blocked the mouth of the Pearl River, Guangzhou could not send a naval army to crusade against the mixed yuanguan, if only relying on the strength of Leizhou, I was afraid that it would not be able to defeat the power displayed by the mixed yuanguan, and if the mixed yuanguan was really forced to rebel, there would be a situation of erosion in the whole territory of Leizhou, and in the case of the British eyeing the enemy, this was also something that the governor of Liangguang tried to avoid.

As for the two princes' pursuit of the whereabouts of Amber Jin Chanpei, as the governor of Liangguang, I am afraid that he didn't take it seriously, anyway, it was not his own errand, so he could deal with it.

Although Lin Zexu, the governor of Liangguang, has the reputation of being a loyal minister, he can achieve his height as an official, and he has done a lot of things for the emperor in peacetime, and he will not take the two princes whose position as crown prince has not been determined in his eyes.

In the case of the two princes, the elimination of the Mixed Yuan Concept is just an idle man, and he is not the main force to track down, and he will not think of forcing the Governor of Liangguang to send troops to deal with the Mixed Yuan Temple at such a sensitive time.

In other words, the imperial court only wanted to delay time first, and when the matter on the British side was resolved, it would attack the Mixed Yuan Temple with the power of thunder and pull out this annoying martial arts sect.

However, no matter how poor Li Xian's historical knowledge is, he also understands that this war with the British will last for at least two or three years, and the financial, material, and military resources of the Qing court, as well as the influence of the people, will be greatly depleted, and after the war is over, I am afraid that there will be no time to deal with the small Mixed Yuan Sect.

After thinking about these things clearly, Li Xian decided to respond to all changes with the same, and vigorously expand his forces while the imperial court was too busy to take care of itself, so that the people on the side of the imperial court could be even more jealous when the time came.

The original backbone of the escort force was only about 120 people, and Li Xian vigorously expanded the army, recruiting all the hunters or whalers who dared to fight to sign up, and never sparing money, and at the same time fully supporting the fishermen of nearby fishing villages to unite and establish an armed force similar to a militia organization.

Three months later, the convoy expanded to more than 500 people, of which 300 had regular Western weapons, and the other 200 could only be regarded as Red Guards, armed only with cold weapons such as knives and guns.

In addition, Li Xian gave some firearms and various cold weapons that he did not look down on to the hunters and fishermen who were close to the Mixed Yuan Concept, which greatly improved the armed level of the nearby villages and also increased the influence of the Mixed Yuan Temple among these ordinary people.

If there is a pirate attack, Li Xian can lead five hundred guards to meet the enemy, and he can also call on two or three thousand fishermen to fight the enemy together, whether it is the actual combat strength or the number of personnel, it is second to none in Leizhou Bay, far exceeding the original momentum of Hai Yan Luo or Zhu Jiu.

With this strength, Li Xian was not idle, leading the escort team to sweep away the pirates in the nearby seas, focusing on Donghai Island.

Donghai Island is an island five times larger than Hong Kong Island, and Hai Yan Luo was only the biggest pirate on Donghai Island at the beginning, and there were seven or eight pirates entrenched on Donghai Island.

These pirates are far less powerful than Hai Yanluo, and many of them don't even have advanced warriors, just a few bachelors who dare to kill and fight, and make a living by robbing houses.

On the side of the couch, how can others sleep peacefully, Li Xian was not polite to these pirates, and directly led the escort team to sweep one by one, which was regarded as training.

For each pirate he eliminated, Li Xian seized his ships and belongings, but insisted on leaving a small portion of his possessions to distribute to the people near the pirates' dens.

This kind of practice, at the beginning of the ineffect, did more gradually show the effect, many people secretly contacted the Mixed Yuan Temple, provided all kinds of information about the pirates, and begged the Mixed Yuan Temple to send troops to eliminate the pirates near their own home.

In this era, pirates and bandits have the saying that rabbits don't eat the grass by the nest, and rarely burn and loot near their strongholds, but they usually extort protection money from the common people, beat people casually, and abduct women ** everywhere, which has long been hated.

The officers and soldiers had nothing to do with these pirates, and they were even worried about getting into trouble, so these people could only endure it in normal times, and finally encountered the armed forces that sincerely fought the pirates, and they were friendly to the people, which naturally made these people fall to the side of the Mixed Yuan Concept.

On this day, Li Xian led 300 guards and 100 fishermen to attack the stronghold of Cai Aniu, the largest pirate on Donghai Island.

There were only more than fifty people under Cai Aniu, and if it weren't for the fact that all the pirates stronger than him were wiped out by Li Xian, it would not be his turn to become the biggest pirate on Donghai Island.

The escort team was already somewhat familiar with attacking pirates, and it was not the same as the rush of the first attack on Zhu Jiu.

Under Li Xian's command, dozens of ships rushed into the harbor where Cai Aniu's stronghold was located, blocking all the pirates in their nests, and then several small boats quickly rushed ashore to occupy the open area and build positions.

Cai Aniu was also brave, and he wanted to attack the landing troops with a few henchmen, but unfortunately he couldn't even get close under the guns of the landing troops, so he could only flee back in embarrassment.

When Li Xian came ashore with the main force and finished the formation outside the pirate stronghold, what was waiting for Cai Aniu was only annihilation.

"One company made a possible attack, and the third and fourth companies went near the main gate to cover the artillery to destroy the enemy's defenses. Li Xian went ashore, and after observing the situation, he gave an order.

When they first attacked Zhu Jiu, the escort team tried to divide their troops into two attacks, and then easily broke through Zhu Jiu's stockade, which tasted the sweetness and used similar tactics when dealing with other pirates.

"Guaranteed to get the job done. The three company commanders that Li Xian ordered saluted at the same time and said.

The convoy now numbered five hundred, divided into five companies, each of which was considered a high-ranking company.

Cai Aniu is much poorer than Zhu Jiu, and the stronghold is just a circle of wooden fences, which is neither strong nor suitable for defense.

Li Xian took the strongest company to attract Cai Aniu's attention, and the other two companies went to the side of the gate, where the rifled gunners suppressed the pirates' firepower, and then Ma Daha, who was promoted to the commander of the artillery platoon, led the artillerymen to push the whaling guns to the wooden fence, and then used the whaling cannons to destroy the gate and the wooden fence around the gate.

After many actual combat trainings, it was all as smooth and classic as a textbook, and soon a big gap was punched in Cai Aniu's gate, and then the musketeers rushed in to burn and loot, oh no, it was to rush in and eliminate the pirates.

When the people of the two companies rushed in, everyone cheered, only the corners of Li Xian's mouth twitched secretly.

Because of the configuration of the firearms of the escort team, the current way of playing is that the infantry suppresses the long-range firepower, and then the artillery approaches and breaks through.

It's a pity that the ordinary guards didn't realize this, and even took it for granted that the infantry covered the artillery advance, and couldn't understand the various cold jokes in Li Xian's heart at all.

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