Now, Zhao Liang had no chance to get angry. The four people called by Chen Dongbiao had already arrived in the office.
Zhao Liang could only end his conversation with Huang Deqiang apologetically. After sending Huang Deqiang off, he turned around and sized up these people. From the outside, there was nothing special about these people. Some were tall and some were short. They were dressed in ordinary clothes. Some were wearing straw sandals, while others were barefoot.
Zhao Liang looked over one by one and realized that these people were standing properly. Their expressions were also relatively calm and did not look nervous at all. Seeing this, he secretly praised Chen Dongbiao for finding people!
Following that, Chen Dongbiao introduced everyone's situation. It turned out that these people usually followed the transport ship around, so they knew the surrounding situation very well. Other than the island, they were also very familiar with the situation on the mainland. Zhao Liang was very satisfied with what he heard. He called a few workers next door over and asked them to record everyone's introduction of the local area. The more detailed, the better. It would be best if they could draw a simple topographic map...
While Zhao Liang was busy with these things, he suddenly received a call from Li Hailong, asking him to hurry to the shanty town. There was something important to discuss…
When he made the arrangements and rushed to the dock, he found that Li Hailong had just arrived on a transport boat and was waiting for him! Hence, they took a shuttle to the other side.
On the boat, Zhao Liang asked Li Hailong curiously what was so urgent. Li Hailong laughed and said mysteriously,"
"We're about to meet a celebrity! This was the first time in history that there was a record of a person!”
"What is it? Really? Who is it?"
"Do you know the Black Water Gang?"
"Of course I know! It was introduced in the memorial hall! Their leader seemed to be called Xu Bao. There was also Zhang Xiaoshui and another…I can't remember their names…They killed many Englishmen in Ningpo. Later, the government said that they were pirates and wanted to exterminate them. After they received the news, they fled to the sea. There's no record of them after that…"
Zhao Liang was a little excited.
"What's wrong? Are we going to see them this time?"
Li Hailong quickly shook his head."
"Look at how anxious you are. This is just a piece of news. Someone in the shanty town has contacted them and informed us to meet them to understand the situation! I just asked Old Wang and found out about this! Old Wang thinks that it's not good for him to show up yet, so he asked me to go with you to see what the method is before deciding what to do next.”
"Oh! Look at how excited I am! He thought that he would be able to meet that famous historical person soon…Hehe, but if he did it well this time, he might be able to meet him, right? This Xu Bao actually didn't find out his date of birth and death in the historical records. That means that no one knows how old he is now…Haha!”
"You don't have to be too excited. In my opinion, although they took the initiative to contact us this time, they still have some scruples about reporting their names…"
"En, are they afraid that we will swallow them up?”
" I think they are afraid of many things. They have been internally designated as pirates in the government. They have always been enemies with the British. They are still killing the rich and giving to the poor…They don't have a long-term goal of their own. It should be said that they are under a lot of pressure. It is very likely that they have encountered difficulties in survival or internal conflicts. We can learn more about these situations later…"
"Yes! Only by understanding them clearly can we decide how to treat them more appropriately…"
Then, the two of them discussed what they had to pay attention to when they met. They discussed what they had to keep secret and what they could introduce. After making sure that there were no big loopholes, they rushed to the newly built office straw shed.
Li Hailong and Zhao Liang had just walked into the straw shed when the office staff who had received the news was already waiting outside the door. He softly introduced the new situation to them. Wang Genbao, a resident of Shanty Town, was the only middle-aged man from the Black Water Party who came. His name was Xu Cheng…The purpose of this visit was to inquire about the situation of the Self-Defense Forces and discuss the possibility of cooperation.
After figuring out the situation, Li Hailong and Zhao Liang were led by the staff to a simple office shed. They saw Boss Yu and a team member chatting with them in front of an eight square table.
When the few people who were originally sitting inside saw Zhao Liang and the others enter, they quickly stood up. Zhao Liang realized that the person called Wang Genbao was actually a little public who operated the ferry. The other one was called Xu Cheng. He looked slightly older and was a little short. Although his face was thin, he was dressed in long cedar, wore hemp shoes, and held a folding fan in his hand. His behavior was also generous and decent, showing the appearance of a capable scholar.
The team member gave a brief introduction to both parties. After everyone exchanged greetings, Wang Genbao, as the contact person, enthusiastically explained how he contacted the Black Water Party and how he introduced the Self-Defense Forces to the Black Water Party. Xu Cheng seemed to be listening to Wang Genbao very seriously. He nodded from time to time to show that Wang Genbao was right. He also observed everyone's reactions from time to time, but he couldn't tell what he was thinking.
Li Hailong and Zhao Liang both saw this, but they had the same opinion in their hearts. This person was not simple! However, it was also a little strange. The Black Water Party could be said to be bandits and civilians. Why would such a person participate?
After Wang Genbao's introduction, everyone finally understood that Xu Cheng was a teacher in the Black Water Gang. He was also a staff officer, but he was favored by Xu Bao and the other leaders! This time, he was entrusted by a few leaders to deal with this matter.
Speaking of the Black Water Party, there was a huge record in history. The key was that after the Qing government failed in its foreign war, they spontaneously formed a mass organization. Under the leadership of Xu Bao, a farmer leader from the mountainous area of Yinxian County, and Zhang Xiaohuo, a fisherman from Wenzhou, Taizhou, who defected to Xu Bao, the Black Water Party's anti-British force was strengthened. Under the effective leadership of several leaders, they formed a ghost killing team to resist the invaders and "robbed the rich to help the poor" internally. He had won the support and praise of the local poor people by eradicating profiteers. He had also written an important stroke in history.
At that time, there was a folk song in the fishing industry: " The Black Water Gang, with golden knives and spears, killed corrupt officials and profiteers alone; Black water party, silver knife gun, knife killed foreign ghosts, gun stabbed and killed civilian officials. Small fishing boat, full of fish, fish do not send stinky fish line, so angry that the fisherman stared at the white eyes. Small fishing boat, full of fish, full of fish presented to the black party, presented to the black party as military rations.”⑦
The Black Water Gang was quite famous in eastern Zhejiang because of their resistance against the British. Even in the later generations, there were still legends about them! Li Hailong and Zhao Liang naturally sincerely expressed their admiration for Xu Cheng. To put it bluntly, he was really brave in resisting the British. He was the big brother! You can't refuse to accept it.
And Zhao Liang and the others were just here to cheat! Naturally, such sincerity would not be faked. Looking at these two young men in front of him, talking about the contributions of the Black Water Party to the point of shocking heaven and earth, Xu Cheng felt a little embarrassed!
Boss Yu couldn't believe his eyes. It was obvious that he had a good impression of the other party! Boss Yu was born in the local area, so he naturally knew the methods of the Black Water Gang. The main point was that they were a rebel organization. From the looks of it, there was a possibility that the two sides were colluding. This made Boss Yu a little uneasy. He thought that he had to quickly discuss his future with Old Huang…
Xu Cheng was a scholar. If it wasn't for the fact that his family had been destroyed by the government, he would never have joined such an organization! Now that he heard that the powerful Self-Defense Forces were highly praising his group, he was a little happy that he could join such an organization! However, he really couldn't figure out what rank Li Hailong and Zhao Liang were. Therefore, he addressed her in a general manner,
"Vice-Commander Yu, Generals, you are too humble. Although our Black Water Party has killed some foreign devils, that is just a false reputation. Compared to your esteemed group, that's nothing. In less than a night, your esteemed group has taken in such a huge county city. This is worthy of our admiration!”
Li Hailong was having a headache. He had just learned a little about the history from Captain Wang. Now that the real thing was in front of him, he could only listen. How could he dare to say anything?
Zhao Liang wasn't any better. He could only bring out some of the historical records he had seen to show his face.
"Military Advisor Xu! That's because you're being too polite. Back then, your Brother Xu was so brave. He only brought three brothers with him and snatched the heroic bodies of Ge Yunfei and Zheng Guohong from the hands of the black and white devils and sent them back to the mainland, which was more than 50 miles away! This was not something that an ordinary person could do! That was really heroic. When we heard such a thing, none of us didn't give him a thumbs up!”
The few people at the side also took the opportunity to show off and raised their thumbs up one after another…
Zhao Liang understood what was going on. These guys didn't know about this! Therefore, he took the opportunity to brag and casually tell everyone some of the history he knew. Then, he put a wreath on Xu Cheng's head.
"Also, the 'Ghost Hunting Team' that Big Brother Xu and the others have organized, not only are all of them unafraid of death! Moreover, he was brave and resourceful! Using many ingenious methods to attack the enemy. The elephant used the "head-covering tactic". When the patrol passed by the city tower, the "ghost hunting team" deliberately lured them with strange cries. When the patrol stretched his head out and looked down, he used a rattan ring to wrap his head and pull it down. Then, he stuffed his mouth and tied his hands behind his back. Sometimes, they would use the "disguise tactic" to disguise themselves as an invading army and move around in many places. Before the British devils could figure out the situation, they would be assassinated by the "ghost fighting team". There were also times when they used sneak attacks to enter the barracks of the invading army, seize weapons and ammunition, kill or capture the invading army. Of course, there were many other methods. In the past, we only heard about it. Now that we've seen Military Advisor Xu's shrewdness and ability in person, I think many of these methods must have come from your schemes!”
"Aiya! Shame, shame, these were all small tricks that were not worth talking about! It was mainly because of Big Brother Xu's good leadership! And the brothers below are willing to fight with their lives. Otherwise, I, a scholar, am really useless!”
After that, everyone expressed their admiration for each other.
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