"Young Master..."

Liu Qiliang gasped a little and quickly ran to the side of Liu Shaoqing who was fully focused.

"Hey, aren't you the one around Father and Marshal? Why are you back? Where is Father and Marshal? Are you back too?"

Seeing this person, Liu Shaoqing immediately recognized that he was a captain of his father who had been with him for many years. At this time, he suddenly ran over. Is there anything urgent?

"Report to the young master, the general asked me to come back and send you a message. The imperial envoy of the court, Lord Tang, and the governor of Yunnan, both arrived in Shanxi. The general was ready to defend Shanxi under their persuasion and asked me to tell you."

Liu Qiliang is a smart person, otherwise he would not have been with Liu Yongfu. At this time, he said a few words about Liu Yongfu's situation in Shanxi.

"What? The father-in-chief wants to defend Shanxi?" Liu Shaoqing was shocked. "Didn't it be agreed before that if the French army invaded a large scale, they would abandon Shanxi and retreat to Xinghua. How could Xuanguang make people change their minds after they fooled them?"

Tang Jingsong strongly advised Liu Yongfu to defend Shanxi because Zaitian believed that the army that Vietnam could fight the most was the Black Flag Army. Since the emperor valued it, Tang Jingsong certainly wanted to let the Black Flag Army show it.

Tang Jiong made the emperor's order to defend Shanxi. But he only had three camps of Yunnan Army in his hands. It was a dream to defend it. He could fool Liu Yongfu into endorsing him, so why not do it?

Liu Shaoqing hoped that the Black Flag Army would give up Shanxi, but he wanted to lead the water to the east. The French army saw that the Black Flag Army had retreated and focused on the Qing army in Beining and Taiyuan. When the Qing army and the French army fought for both losses, the Black Flag Army would come out and beat the dogs in the water, or make a white jade pillar that could hold the sky.

So when Liu Shaoqing heard that Liu Yongfu was persuaded to stay in Shanxi, his first thought was "It's bad!"

Liu Shaoqing immediately ordered Liu Qiliang and said, "You should immediately gather the guards of the battalions in Baosheng and let them come to the main hall to discuss military affairs. Go quickly!"

Liu Qiliang knew the priorities and quickly sent an order not to mention it.

Soon, the leaders of several battalions who were staying in Baosheng came to the meeting hall of the Black Flag Army one after another. At this time, Liu Shaoqing was carefully looking at a rough topographic map.

"Young Master, what happened so urgent?" The first person to speak was Pang Zhenyun, the manager of Wu Lie Camp. He belonged to Liu Yongfu's personal military camp, so he was more concerned about Liu Yongfu who was far away in Shanxi.

Liu Shaoqing looked up and saw that Liu Chengliang, Wu Fengdian, Yang Zhuen, Lian Mei, Pang Zhenyun and others were the leaders of several old battalions established by the Black Flag Army. In addition to Huang Qingyun, Zhang Shentai and others were all here in the newly expanded camps.

Liu Shaoqing first saluted everyone, "Dear uncles, brothers, please come here, you have something important to discuss with you."

Among these people, Wu Fengdian has the oldest qualifications, so of course he will speak first: "You don't have to be too polite to be a good nephew. They are all family members. Just say whatever you have."

Liu Chengliang on the side also said, "Yes, my father is not here. If you have something to do, you should speak."

Liu Chengliang is Liu Yongfu's adopted son, and it is reasonable to call Liu Shaoqing "Little Brother". Moreover, his personal guard front camp and Liu Wenqian's personal guard back camp were still in Han Zaixun, and before Pang Zhenyun, he was considered the direct line among Liu Yongfu's direct line.

Liu Shaoqing was not vague and nodded and said, "Then I won't be polite to you uncles, brother. That's right, the French have gathered about 9,000 soldiers in Hanoi, more than half of which are elite troops who have been passed down from their country and colonies. The target of these elite soldiers and generals is likely to be Shanxi."

Liu Chengliang was shocked: "Ah, isn't your adoptive father in Shanxi now?"

Liu Shaoqing said: "That's right. Before, my father and I discussed that if the French army really gathered heavy troops to attack Shanxi, my father would lead his troops to retreat to Xinghua and give up Shanxi. At that time, the French might turn to Beining, and we not only have time to develop ourselves, but also can sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight and reap the benefits of fishermen."

Wu Fengdian nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Yes, it's a good plan!"

Liu Shaoqing smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that the court has sent Yunnan Governor Tang Jiong and imperial envoy Tang Jingsong to Shanxi. Under their lobbying, my father has agreed to defend Shanxi. I am worried that the French army will really launch a large-scale invasion. By then, my father will only have 3,000 troops in his hands, and I'm afraid he can't resist it!"

Everyone understood the reason and was suddenly nervous.

Liu Yongfu's cohesion is of great importance to the Black Flag Army's ability to achieve today. Once something happens to this backbone, the Black Flag Army may be divided.

"What else are you talking about? Brother, let's go out to save your adoptive father." As he said that, Liu Chengliang got up and was about to walk out.

"Brother!" Liu Shaoqing called out to the righteous brother. "Please wait a moment. My father will definitely go for reinforcements, but we must plan this battle well. Protecting victory is our foundation and there is no way to make any mistakes. The recruits currently trained are the bargaining factor for us to fight against the French and the Qing court in the future. We must also take it seriously. Moreover, we not only have to hurt the French in this battle, so that they dare not continue to chase us, but also have to control a good degree. This hatred cannot be too full, and the French cannot treat us as their only target!"

Wu Fengdian, Yang Zhuen and Lian Mei were old men from the Black Flag Army. At this time, they said in unison: "Young Master is right. Now that the Grand Marshal is not here, you mean the Grand Marshal. We old guys all listen to you. What do you say, we will do what we do!"

The remaining young managers all expressed their opinions when they saw the old seniors. There was still a few more words, and they all said that only Liu Shaoqing's leader was on his side.

"Okay! Shaoqing is here to thank all uncles and brothers for their love. I plan to do this..."

A cup of tea passed, and several camp managers hurriedly came out of the middle hall. Soon, the sharp flute sound came to the village...

"What's going on...What's going on..."

The sudden alarm sound made the new recruits who were training nervously. They put down the training events in their hands, stretched their necks to look at the team that quickly gathered in the distance.

"Is this going to send troops? Is it going to fight?"

Someone said: "Is it the French who fought? Are we going to the battlefield too?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone next to him retorted: "What nonsense? Now we are fighting the French, not the French are fighting us. Don't you know who is stronger and who is weak?"

The recruits were talking, and the originally neat playground suddenly became a mess.

Suddenly, a stick fell on the heads of the recruits who were chatting happily. "Yun! Yin Jing! You stupid guys! Have you forgotten what you gave to you before? Is there any discipline? Do you all want to be driven home!"

The instructor's sticks and curses made the gossip recruits suddenly come back to their souls. Only then did they remember that they were in the military camp, not the kang.

Waving a stick, Liu Zhenjun finally looked at a recruit who was still standing upside down.

"You, stop!"

The recruit quickly stood up and stood attentively, "Instructor!"

Liu Zhenjun looked at the young man who seemed to be less than 20 years old, nodded and asked, "Why didn't you talk like them just now? Is it because you are indifferent to war?"

The recruit raised his chest and shouted: "Report to the instructor, I am a recruit, and the discipline I received is that no training is allowed to stop without the instructor's order. Moreover, my task is to train. Only by becoming a qualified recruit can we step onto the real battlefield!"

Liu Zhenjun was so angry that he was so angry that he was so angry that he was so angry that he was so angry that he was even more enlightened than me?

"Good words!" Then he turned to the new recruits who had been gossiping before and said, "Did you see this? This is a qualified soldier? Remember that soldiers are the most probable, and orders are higher than everything! Now..."

Liu Zhenjun pulled his face and shouted sternly: "Everyone ran around the village twenty laps, and they were not allowed to have supper if they couldn't finish running!"

"yes!"

Looking at the recruit who started running, Liu Zhenjun called the one who had been standing up before. "You, stop."

"Instructor!"

"May I have your name?"

"Report, my name is Liu Yagong!"

Liu Zhenjun nodded, "You guy is nice, come with me, I'll take you to touch the gun..."

Liu Yagong said happily: "Thank you, instructor!"

The training of the recruits continued, but Liu Shaoqing had already set off with the four battalions of Wu Fengdian, Lian Mei, Pang Zhenyun and Zhu Bingqing who were gathering urgently. Originally, Yang Zhuen and Liu Chengliang were going to go, but because Yang Zhuen was injured in the battle at Paper Bridge before, he had not healed, and the old nest also needed an old guy to take charge, he was persuaded by Liu Shaoqing. As for Liu Chengliang, he was also left to guard the nest. After all, there are more than 5,000 new recruits who have won the victory now. If there is a mistake, the foundation of the Black Flag Army will be over.

On December 9, Liu Shaoqing, who was rushing all the way, finally arrived in Shanxi before the French army attacked.

"Qing'er, why are you here?"

When they met, Liu Shaoqing kowtowed to Liu Yongfu first, then stood up and greeted Tang Jiong and Tang Jingsong. "I have met the governor and the Lord Tang."

"Good nephew, please get up!"

This is not the first time Tang Jingsong and Liu Shaoqing have met. The novelty and surprises brought to him by this little boy are still unbelievable. At this time, Tang Jingsong was even more happy to see Liu Shaoqing leading his troops to come. He was more confident in defending Shanxi.

However, this was the first time Tang Jiong saw Liu Shaoqing, so he asked: "This one is..."

Liu Yongfu quickly introduced: "This is a dog son, with the word "Shaoqing".

Tang Jiong suddenly realized, "Oh... it turned out to be that genius."

Liu Yongfu hurriedly thanked, "I dare not, I dare not, I will make the adults laugh!"

After saying a few words, Tang Jiong stopped talking. Of course, Tang Jiong was also very happy about Liu Shaoqing's troops to help. However, he was happy that the elite soldiers of the fourth battalion were strong, while Tang Jingsong was happy that Liu Shaoqing had arrived.

After saying hello to the two Lord Tang, Liu Yongfu knew that his son must have something to say when he came to find him, so he accused him and took his son back to his residence.

As soon as he closed the door, Liu Shaoqing began to complain, "Father, have we agreed to give up Shanxi once the French army attacked. Why did you promise others to stick to it again?"

Liu Shaoqing smiled wryly and said, "Son, isn't there any way to be a father? Tang Jingsong and Tang Jiong brought a large sum of silver and bullets. If they didn't agree to their battle, these things would not be able to get us. Besides, Courbet might not come to attack Shanxi."

"Oh..." Liu Shaoqing sighed. "Father, the French army was frustrated by us one after another. Courbet took office. If he wants to regain his morale, he must find a balance in us. If he cannot defeat us, the morale of the French army will never reach the highest level. Therefore, Courbet will definitely come to attack Shanxi."

"As for money, my father, as long as he has the strength, are he still afraid that there will be no money? The child originally wanted to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, which was a plan of 'Orange and Clam fight'. When the Qing soldiers were exhausted by the French, the court naturally had to rely on us. At that time, the silver payment would not be as we wanted? Now it would be better to turn people into 'eating tigers and swallowing wolves'!"

Liu Yongfu knew that his son was right, but he actually regretted it, but it was just that he was in a difficult position now. "What should I do now?"

"It's impossible to leave. If you leave now, it's going to be a breakup with the court, which is not good for the later plan. Since my father has agreed to them, we can only fight a good battle in Shanxi!"
Chapter completed!