Chapter 29: Catching a Traitor
It has to be admitted that the British ships have no ability to fight, but the ability to escape is first-class. The Ming ship's artillery and rockets kept firing towards the British ship, while the British ship quickly fled.
Zhang Biwu felt it was a pity that if he could defeat the British ship, it would be to eliminate the disaster. Moreover, Weidell was a person who refused to admit defeat easily. Even if the Ming army's navy defeated the pirates and the British ship in this water battle, it was difficult to guarantee whether they would come to take revenge again!
This is what Zhang Biwu was worried about, but no matter what, he still went back to report his life.
On the way back, Fei Yangguo said to Zhang Biwu: "Biwu, fighting side by side with you is the most pleasant thing in my life! I hope we can fight side by side in the future!" Fei Yangguo said this, his eyes were shining, and he was telling the truth.
"Haha!" Zhang Biwu laughed out loud and said, "Fool! Brothers who fight tigers! Of course we have to fight side by side! It is impossible for brothers to fight each other, right?"
Fei Yangguo had an idea, but he wanted to say it, but he couldn't. After all, this was the Ming army! What he feared most was the most unlikely military encounter that Zhang Biwu thought was the most impossible.
Even his identity as a man of man has to be concealed. As long as Zhang Biwu is still in the Ming army, sooner or later, they will have to be their own masters and their friends will be killed! But now that he is trying to win over Zhang Biwu, Fei Yangguo feels that it is not the time, so he can only find another opportunity to persuade Zhang Biwu.
Someone shouted: "Look, everyone! The Governor is here to greet us in person!"
That's right! Zhang Jingxin appeared on the dock. Like this, Fei Yangguo had to stop and stop talking. And when E Ashan saw him, he shook his head because judging from Zhang Biwu's performance, even if Fei Yangguo wanted to win over Zhang Biwu, it would be impossible! I'm afraid that the master would be sad in the end!
Zhang Jingxin was very happy that the Ming Navy defeated the invading British army, and of course he had to welcome him in person. After hearing that Zhang Biwu made great contributions, he also praised him more and wrote a letter to Jiang Rang, the general of Yansui, who praised him for his great reward. Of course, this also gave Jiang Rang a great face and brought him closer to each other.
Not only that, Zhang Jingxin also wrote a memorial to the capital with a 8-li fast riding horse.
Chen Qian repeatedly said that the Ming Navy won a great victory in Guangzhou Inland River and gained national prestige. After this defeat, the British would definitely not cause any more trouble. When other countries saw each other, of course they would be honest and would be peaceful to each other.
Zhang Jingxin, a civil servant, was afraid of war. He agreed when he heard this and did not prepare to continue fighting.
Zhang Biwu doesn't think so. He won't be arrogant, he won't be discouraged, and if he wins, he will suffer a loss. But there is no way. He is the president of Yulin Town. Although he has made contributions in this water battle, he is a slight person and no one will listen to him. Chen Qian even blamed Zhang Biwu repeatedly, saying why Zhang Biwu said this, and he is worried about it. A young president has no room for him to speak!
Only Zhu Kezhen believed in Zhang Biwu, but Zhu Kezhen did not have much real power. His power was only possessed in this water battle. Once he came back, his military power was removed. Civil and military affairs, even at the same level, a prefect could control him to death!
Zhang Biwu predicted it was right! The British did not give up, and focused on face, Widdle began to take revenge!
Chen Qian also targeted Zhang Biwu. He sent someone to monitor Zhang Biwu, who was a protective hero in the morning. Zhang Biwu repeatedly said that the British would take revenge, so Chen Qian always sang against him, and now he sent someone to monitor him! This made Zhang Biwu even more suspicious! And after hearing rumors, Chen Qian's dog-headed military advisor Chen Laifu was full of hostility towards Zhang Biwu. This surveillance was from Chen Laifu's idea.
At this time, Zhang Biwu remembered something - there was an internal thief in the Wedell invasion. Didn’t you hear Li Yerong say that there was General Chen? Could it be Chen Qian?
If I had known that there were pirates to help the British and had to send a lot of troops, I would not have fallen into a hard battle when fighting the British. Another point is that there were so many pirates, how did they escape river defense? The Ming army would not have noticed it! It also allowed many pirates to appear on the main battlefield and help the British! No one was an insider, which was difficult to do!
At the beginning, Chen Qian used the excuse to make Zhu Kezhen's troops unable to lead the superior forces into a dangerous situation. Fortunately, they could still suppress the British in the end. If they could not suppress them, the British would be able to show off their power and the Ming Dynasty would also be disgraceful. Could it be him? Li Yerong said that General Chen!
There is only one general in Guangdong who is surnamed Chen! That is Chen Qian! Moreover, General of Transportation is a key position! Apart from him, it is really difficult to have a second person! But someone needs to prove it! He is a general, and it is not easy to defeat him!
Zhang Biwu felt that it was necessary to discuss this matter with Zhu Kezhen. Of course, he knew that everything about him was being monitored, so he naturally could not find Zhu Kezhen openly to avoid alarming the enemy and let Fei Yangguo go and find him.
On the other hand, Zhang Biwu felt that someone had to arrest Li Yerong, as long as he was found out whether he colluded with the British. Then whether General Chen was Chen Qian was what he said, and this was done!
If you have to pull out the inner thief, if you don’t pull it out, it will always be like a time bomb. I don’t know when it will cause fatal damage to people.
When Huang Qi arrested Li Yerong, Li Yerong still looked stubborn. He said that he was an honest businessman and colluded with a fan, it was impossible.
Zhang Biwu appeared in front of him and pointed out that he and Delis had seen Li Yerong when they were in the woods. Then when Zhang Biwu got on the British ship to get the British flag, he also saw Li Yerong on the ship and said that General Chen had colluded with him.
Li Yerong was startled at first, his hands and feet trembled. After calming down, he wanted to deny it. No matter how he said nothing, Zhang Biwu couldn't come up with evidence, Li Yerong would never admit it even if he died.
Zhang Biwu is not a fool. He sent someone to sneak into Li Yerong's home early in the morning to capture the money he gave, and let Li Yerong's servant give everything.
With both human and physical evidence, Li Yerong couldn't do anything even if he wanted to cheat. In this way, Li Yerong had to give up everything.
Zhang Biwu was stunned when he heard this. It turned out that Widell was not only colluding with the big pirate Liu Xiang, but also the Dutch people were brought in!
Chapter completed!