Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chen Gu was carrying a few crabs and walking slowly on his way back, with a few bodyguards following him. As Chen Gu kept moving forward, the number of bodyguards behind him gradually increased.

"Leader!" A soldier came running over hurriedly.

"What's the matter?" asked Chen Gu.

After the soldier saluted, he replied, "The messenger of heaven and earth has come to see the leader!"

Chen Gu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this. There were many strange things happening in the Tiandihui. Both leaders had died, and the current leader Zhang Jiaan seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

Currently, detailed information about Zhang Jiaan has not been transmitted back yet. What is known is that this man only appeared half a year ago. As soon as he joined the Tiandihui, he led an army alone, then went all the way north and captured several counties. His strength grew very fast.

They then attacked Guangzhou. After the city was captured, they joined forces with the Tiandihui to attack the Qing army in Humen. During this period, the two original leaders of the Tiandihui were killed in the battle.

After the defeat of the Qing army in Humen, the Tiandihui was in internal strife. In the end, Zhang Jiaan won the final victory and also seized the fruits of victory from the Tiandihui.

Afterwards, Zhang Jia'an led his troops westward and, together with Dao Ba, attacked the main Qing army in Guangdong Province. General Guangzhou was killed in the battle. Finally, Zhang Jia'an incorporated the remnants of the Qing army and his power increased instantly.

Afterwards, Zhang Jia'an occupied Guangdong. Chen Gu had no plans to invade Guangdong at the moment, but wanted to solve the problem in Fujian first, mainly to form a navy.

Cai Qian in Fujian had no intention of coming to Wuchang, nor had he sent any envoys. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiaan actually took the initiative to send an envoy.

Chen Gu handed the crabs to his personal guards and returned to the county government office.

At this time, Lao Nian and Zheng Ming were receiving the envoys from Guangdong. Zheng Ming was talking to him, while Lao Nian was looking at the envoys from Guangdong with a strange expression. When he saw Chen Gu coming in, his eyes became even stranger.

"Leader!" Zheng Ming stood up and bowed to Chen Gu together with Lao Nian, shouting.

"No need to be so polite, just do it!" Chen Gu said with a smile, and then he saw the envoy from Guangdong turned around. When he saw the envoy's appearance, Chen Gu couldn't help but be stunned.

"Zhang Shan, deputy commander-in-chief of the Tiandihui's Northern Expedition Army, greets the leader of the Huaxia tribe!" Zhang Shan saluted.

Chen Gu came back to his senses, sighed inwardly, and said with a wry smile: "Zhang Shan, please don't be polite!"

Chen Gu looked at Lao Nian, who nodded, confirming the other party's identity.

The Jinyiwei would naturally know about the envoy of the Tiandihui who was qualified to meet Chen Gu. It can even be said that the Jinyiwei began investigating Zhang Shan when Zhang Shan left Guangdong and entered Guangxi.

After Chen Ju walked to the main seat of the government office and sat down, he called out, "Everyone please take a seat. Zhang Shan, how is the Tiandihui doing?"

"Thanks to our leader's blessing, the Tiandihui has already taken over the entire Guangdong province. Considering that other provinces are occupied by the Allied forces, they did not expand outward, but instead began to manage the prefectures and counties of Guangdong!" Zhang Shan replied.

"This is very good. After we have conquered the territory, we must manage it well. We rebelled just to live a good life, but we cannot let the people suffer just for the sake of living a good life." Chen Gu said with a smile.

Zhang Shan nodded and saluted, "Leader, you are right. The Tiandihui is adhering to the will of Chief Leader Chen to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. The original intention is also to let the people live a good life. Naturally, they will not ignore the lives of the people and engage in war!"

"Well said!" Chen Gu smiled and said, "That's right, but if we want the people to live well, we can't continue to enforce the laws of the Qing Dynasty. You came here this time to bring back the laws of my Huaxia Department. In addition, I wonder what your chief leader wants from you when he sent you to see me?"

"Yes!" Zhang Shan hesitated for a moment, and continued, "The Tiandihui is poorly armed. We were able to conquer Guangdong thanks to the dedication of our brothers and the support of the Huaxia Department. Therefore, the chief leader wants to buy a batch of weapons from the leader."

Chen Gu nodded and said with a smile: "This is easy. You can make a list of what you need and then negotiate a price with the General Staff."

Zhang Shan hesitated for a moment before saying, "The chief wants to purchase a batch of rifles and their matching bullets, as well as submachine guns and their matching shells."

"No!" Chen Gu refused without hesitation: "The rifle and its matching bullets are still kept secret. No one except the Huaxia military, including the Huaxia joint defense team and the yamen runners, can use it.

As for the cluster guns and their matching shells, we can customize a batch for you. Their performance will not be inferior to the imperial court's armaments.

In addition, we can sell you some detonators, explosives, bird guns, various cannons, and cold weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds!"

Not to mention external forces like the Tiandihui, even other forces in Sichuan, such as the joint defense teams and yamen runners, were prohibited from using rifles and new-style cluster guns. It was naturally impossible for Chen Gu to sell the things he relied on at will.

"This~." Zhang Shan looked helpless. After giving Chen Ju a deep bow, he said, "Please have mercy on us, leader. The Tiandihui really needs a batch of weapons to protect itself."

Chen Gu raised his eyebrows and sneered: "The Tiandihui is in Guangdong and will not be attacked by the Qing army at all. Why does it need such powerful military equipment?"

"The foreigners' military equipment is very powerful, and the Tiandihui needs to guard against them!" Zhang Shan explained.

"You have obtained all the armaments of the Qing Dynasty, and your military strength is even greater than that of the Qing Dynasty. Since the Qing Dynasty can defend against the foreigners, how can you, the Tiandihui, not be able to defend against them?"

Chen Gu paused for a moment, then continued, "If you really feel that you are not up to the task, the Huaxia Department can send a main force to Guangdong."

"This~!"

What Chen Gu did not expect was that Zhang Shan hesitated for a moment and then actually agreed. He asked, "How many troops do you want to send to Guangdong, and where will they be stationed?"

"The number of people is about 3,000. As for the garrison, there is a Xin'an County in the southernmost part of Guangdong Province. At the southernmost end of Xin'an County, there is a place called Xinjie. The 3,000 main forces of the Huaxia Department will be stationed there!" said Chen Gu.

Xin'an County was established during the Ming Dynasty by dividing Dongguan County, and the New Territories was actually the Hong Kong Island of later generations.

Hong Kong Island and Guangzhou, the outlet of the Pearl River, are closely related. As long as Hong Kong Island is defended, Guangzhou can basically be guaranteed to be safe.

Zhang Shan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed, "In that case, thank you very much for your care, Leader."

"Okay!" Chen Gu frowned and said, "You can discuss the details with the General Staff slowly."

Afterwards, Chen Gu asked Zhang Shan some questions about Zhang Jia'an, but Zhang Shan replied that he was not very clear either. He only knew that Zhang Jia'an had a strange accent and did not seem to be from the prefectures or counties near Guangzhou.

(End of this chapter)