Seeing Guan Tianpei's black face and staring at him silently, Yi Zhixiang felt a little furious in his heart, so he simply turned his face away from him, and said to Deng Tingzhen: "Lord Huibutang, there are frequent wars in European countries, and many of the sailors and sailors who come to trade in Guangzhou have experienced one or two wars. ”

"On paper?" Guan Tianpei said with a disdainful face: "Are you really good at joking, gossiping with others, listening to half a claw, and dare to talk on paper?" Zhao Kuo talked about soldiers on paper, but he had also read a few military books. ”

Looking for him for silver, and being so cynical, Yi Zhi's contentment was nameless, but thinking of the identity of the other party, he only forcibly pressed it, and now he is a sword, he is a fish and meat, Yuan Qi has no power to protect himself, he can't afford to offend the military and political officials in Guangzhou now, he regrets that he is troublesome, and happily gives two or three hundred thousand, which can be said to be very happy.

But he knew that the crow. The outbreak of the war, the fall of Humen Fort, Guan Tianpei died in battle, the British soldiers were under the city of Guangzhou, he didn't want history to repeat itself, his foundation is now in Xiguan and Henan Island, his private army is still on paper, if you want to stop the British soldiers from coming to the city, you have to rely on Guan Tianpei, as for the Guangdong sailors, he really doesn't dare to rely on it.

After a slight sigh, he said: "Guan Junmen has been the Admiral of the Navy for four years. ”

"Three years and eight months."

"I heard that since Guan Junmen took office, he has been committed to strengthening coastal defense and devoting himself to the reconstruction of the Weiyuan and Jingyuan forts in the Humen fortress, I don't know how the training of the sailors is?"

"What do you mean?" Guan Tianpei said in a deep voice, his voice filled with huge pressure.

Deng Tingzhen also felt that his words were a little presumptuous. Glancing at him. Said: "Since Guan Junmen took office. Actively and strictly supervise and rectify the naval divisions, dismantle the weak, drill military skills, and exercise artillery accuracy, the Guangdong naval divisions are now capable of fighting elite soldiers, and contentment must not be presumptuous. ”

Can you fight elite soldiers? This is really a joke, Yi Zhizhi looked at Guan Tianpei and said: "Since you can fight elite soldiers, you want to make a bet with the military gate." ”

"Bet?" Deng Tingzhen and Guan Tianpei both looked at him in surprise. I don't know what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd.

"Next month, Citigroup's state-owned warships escorted the fleet to Guangzhou, let's have a real combat exercise, the battleship cruised in the river, opened fire to attack the battery, the battery returned fire, the battery fired a salvo, if it can hit five rounds, Yuan Qi will give one million silver, if it can hit three shots. Give three hundred thousand silver, and hit less than three shots. How about a field trip in the lower upper Humen? ”

Guan Tianpei shook his eyes and said, "Actual combat drills? Really open fire? ”

"That's right! Real guns, not real guns, it's hard to see the real situation. Yi Zhizhi said: "Guan Junmen rest assured, if there are casualties, Yuan Qi will pay a silver pension, according to the imperial court pension regulations, three times the pension, and Yuan Qi will also be responsible for the damage to the Citi battleship." ”

Deng Tingzhen and Guan Tianpei couldn't help but look at each other, both of them knew in their hearts that with the identity of Yi Zhi, it was impossible to joke in front of the two of them, it seemed that the other party was not heartbroken, but did not believe in the combat power of the sailor.

300,000! Million! How many cannons can you buy! Guan Tianpei's heart was like a cat scratching, but he didn't dare to agree, he knew the situation of the battery, a salvo, hit three or five shells, what kind of joke, with this level, he still needs to buy artillery?

Seeing that Guan Tianpei was silent, Deng Tingzhen said: "Contentment can't be nonsense, Guan Junmen loves soldiers like sons, how can he allow live-fire exercises." ”

"Elite soldiers are not trained, but fought." Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "After a long period of peace, the officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Navy Division have not been in battle, and once they are in battle, I am afraid it will be difficult to give full play to the results of ordinary training. ”

"That's a good point." Guan Tianpei said with a smile: "It seems that Ben Du underestimated contentment, and also underestimated Yuan Qi, and dared to bet with Ben Du with one million, contentment and good spirit!" Sure enough, it is not comparable to ordinary businessmen. After a pause, he said, "Is there a way to increase the chance of hitting the battery's artillery?" ”

"Yes." Easy to know contentment without humility.

Seeing that he answered so simply, Guan Tianpei asked suspiciously: "Is contentment really sure?" ”

After a little hesitation, Yi Zhizhi said: "Can you tell the truth in the future?" ”

"Say, just say." Guan Tianpei said heartily: "This governor still likes to listen to the truth. ”

Glancing at the door, Yi Zhixiang turned his head to look at Deng Tingzhen again, and said, "Can you forgive your sins first?" Otherwise, I really don't have the courage to say it. ”

Seeing him so cautious, Deng Tingzhen and Guan Tianpei were a little surprised, this kid dared to talk eloquently in front of the two of them, not timid at all, now to tell the truth, but to forgive the sin first, what is the matter? After a slight sigh, Deng Tingzhen said: "Although you are content, you have the headquarters to decide everything for you." ”

Estimating that what he said was not small, Guan Tianpei got up and walked to the door, and shouted softly to the entourage waiting in the corridor outside the door: "All retreat." He closed the door, then sat down and said, "Be content, even if you are bold." ”

Yi Zhizhi nodded and said: "The military gate wants to add artillery to strengthen the defense of Humen, this silver, Yuan Qi is willing to pay, not to mention a hundred artillery, two hundred, three hundred, Yuan Qi will not have the slightest prevarication, but Yuan Qi does not want to throw the silver into the water, no matter how many artillery, someone must operate it." ”

"What do you mean?" Guan Tianpei said: "There are more than 10,000 officers and soldiers in the water division. ”

Deng Tingzhen said in a deep voice: "Contentment is not trusting the officers and soldiers of the Sailor Division? ”

"That's right! Mistrust! Yi Zhixiang said without hesitation, he was not talking nonsense, he had visited Humen, and clearly knew what the battle of Humen was like, with more than 400 artillery, thousands of muskets, and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers stationed in Humen, just one day, was captured by the British army, Guan Tianpei and other more than 700 people were killed, more than 1,000 people were captured, more than 8,000 people escaped, but the British army only suffered 38 casualties!

Whether these data are credible or not, he does not know, but one thing is not disputed, in just one day, Humen was captured, how can he dare to trust the officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Naval Division? Naturally, he wants to take precautions,

Seeing that he said so bluntly that he didn't believe in the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division, Guan Tianpei's face was so gloomy that he could almost drip water, but Deng Tingzhen asked, "Why?" ”

"Crow. Piece smuggling. Yi Zhizhi looked at Guan Tianpei and said in a deep voice: "Arrest the crow. Smuggling was the main way of wealth for the officers and soldiers of the Navy, and once the imperial court strictly forbade crows. film, or start a war with England, if you cut off the financial route of the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division, as the saying goes, cutting off the financial route of people is like killing your parents, and if the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division do not mutiny, they should burn high incense, and they can still be expected to fight bravely and resist foreign humiliation? (To be continued.) )