I rushed 600 miles to Fuzhou, and it really didn’t take even a day. On the morning of the third day, basically everyone who should know the news already knew it. Apart from anything else, it was just for the job covering Quanzhou Prefecture University.
The printed documents and the autographed letter from Qian Wubing, the acting commander of the Jinyiwei, brought by Wang Yanzhong from the Qianhu household of the Jinyiwei, made no one suspect that this was an exaggeration by local officials.
Navy Commander-in-Chief Wang Dong and Fujian Commander-in-Chief Zhou Erxi could not urinate in a pot on weekdays. Even though the Commander-in-Chief Yamen can nominally restrain and control all officers and soldiers in Fujian, the Navy has always...
They are all self-contained systems. Regarding the orders of the commander's yamen, they all follow the instructions but not the announcement. At this time, Wang Dong also received the news and immediately couldn't sit still. He ran to the command yamen.
, the bit of reserve and arrogance that I usually have is no longer visible at all.
Zhou Erxi didn't want to see Wang Dong at all, but this was not the time to vent his anger. There were still many places to rely on the navy for what would happen next. When Wang Dong arrived, he wouldn't be able to say anything.
This lid cannot be closed for sure. With the Jin Yiwei people here, I am afraid that by the time they receive the news, the battle report from Quanzhou will have already been sent to Beijing. Everyone should sit down and study it carefully.
How should we deal with the current war?
This is the consensus reached by several big guys in Fujian after a short exchange of opinions. This is it now. They were caught off guard by the Xiyi people, but Fujian still withstood it, although the damage was slightly
They are a little bigger, but if they are compared to the worse, they are much better than the Guangdong side. Even if the court wants to fight, I am afraid it will be the Guangdong side that fights more.
However, the Navy currently relies on the support of the Jinyiwei people. Even if the Navy can take some credit for the battle in Quanzhou, if there are no reinforcements, I am afraid that the next war will not be as good as that in Fujian.
It's over. As for whether there will be a war in the future, this is something that you don't have to think about. In Guangdong, these Western barbarians have all gone ashore to plunder. Quanzhou and Guangzhou are much richer. They are willing to leave like this. Then
What a strange thing, not to mention that they suffered quite a bit of losses here, and no one else would be able to swallow this sigh of relief!
"Commander Wang, I'm afraid that the navy still has a big responsibility. The letter written by Commander Qian of Jinyiwei clearly states that the navy in Quanzhou Port is suffering heavy losses now, and I'm afraid it won't be able to sustain it for long with just a few ships of his four-sea fleet!
You and Commander Qian have a very good personal relationship, and if you come to the rescue, Commander Qian will not only appreciate your affection, but also the affection of everyone else!"
Zhou Erxi said: "In the direction of Quanzhou, I will mobilize elite troops from all over Fujian Province to rush to help. However, what I can guarantee is that these Western barbarians cannot do anything on the shore. Whether they can go ashore depends on the navy!"
"I don't have any personal relationship with him at all, but I do have some friendship with Wang Yanzhong outside!" Wang Dong shook his head: "As for expressing gratitude, Mr. Zhou said it's the opposite. It should be the affection of all of us in Fujian.
Although he has some contacts with Fujian in Dongfan, this kind of contact is not worthy of someone sending a fleet to help him!"
"That day, it was also the warning from the Jin Yiwei that the Navy took such countermeasures. Our Navy's old foundation cannot be ruined all of a sudden!"
"This is affection, isn't it!" Zhou Erxi smiled: "He can remember you as a naval officer, it's affection. This is because Qian Wubing is a little younger. In terms of gains and losses, he can't compare with those old foxes in the court. You can change
The commander of the Jin Yiwei asked Mou Bin to see if the Western Yi people had ruined Fujian enough. Would he come with his own troops to help? However, according to the orders from above, he came to Fujian to fetch people, and he ran very fast!
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"Thank you for being young!" Wang Dongshen felt the same way!
Qian Wubing's move may not be possible for any experienced official. They can even be sure that the Four Seas Fleet's arrival in Quanzhou has absolutely no intention. If someone really wants to cause trouble, it is possible to impeach someone blindly. But
There are relatively few people like this. They can ignore their own gains and losses, take the safety of the court and the local area into their hearts, and take action. Only young people like Leng Touqing can do this.
Of course, this stupid young man has no background and status, so to make such a move would be to seek death. However, Qian Wubing, who is the acting commander of the Jinyi Guards and is a young man, just meets this condition.
"Yeah, so, you can't cover up your little bit of family background now. If you really want to cover it up, I don't know who will get the advantage!" Zhou Erxi looked at Wang Dong and said meaningfully: "Quanzhou is here.
The battle was withstood, but if it failed, many people would be willing to pin the label of fearing the enemy and avoiding the battle on General Wang's head. When the time comes, even if Zhang Ge always wanted to be patient for General Wang, this defeat is here.
, I can’t even speak!”
Humph, I'm afraid you are the one who is most positive in criticizing me! Wang Dong snorted in his heart and did not speak. Although Zhou Erxi's words were unpleasant, they were indeed true. He was speechless, but let him be like this.
He honestly mobilized the remaining troops of the navy to go to Quanzhou and let Zhou Erxi sit on the shore and enjoy the results. He really felt a little unbalanced in his heart.
"On the Navy side, last year's salary was only paid for six months..." He pondered for a moment.
"It's easy to say. When you leave later, take 30,000 taels of silver with you. This is the money and food allocated by the Ministry of War last month. It doesn't count as lost!" Zhou Erxi paused: "No more money is really available.
, there are too many monks and too little rice to eat. If the war had not been tight, the navy would not even be able to turn to it. I think other people would not have any objections!"
"There are also ordnance. Some of the ordnance on the warships have not been replaced for four or five years. It is hard to say whether this will come in handy!"
"Just tell me, within three days, can your navy's warships reach Quanzhou? If they can, money, food, ordnance will not be a problem. If I can't even command the Yamen to solve the problem, what about the Chief Envoy?
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The chief envoy who seemed to be dozing next to him nodded slightly when he saw Zhou Erxi's glance: "This is everyone's difficulty. If anyone makes things difficult for us at this juncture, it means not giving everyone face. The Jin Yiwei outside
Thousands of households must be very interested in killing a few of these chickens to scare those restless monkeys!"
"Speaking of Jin Yiwei!" Wang Dong hesitated for a moment: "Should we also think about it? Although Jin Yiwei is not popular with people, in this matter, they are worthy of our Fujian. If it makes Commander Qian feel cold,
Not to mention the future, I am afraid that even now, good things will turn into bad things!
"No!" the chief envoy and Zhou Erxi said simultaneously.
Seeing the confusion on Wang Dong's face, Zhou Erxi glanced at the chief envoy and had to explain to him with a wry smile: "This money must have no purpose. If we give it to each other privately, it does not mean that he is using it for personal use."
Even if we are grateful for his name, we just need to say more good things about him in the memorial to the court, otherwise, we are not thanking him, but causing trouble for him!"
At this time, the chief envoy said leisurely: "Besides, people may not really care about our intentions... They may, but they have high ambitions!"