Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Liu Ye led the main force of 800 Baoding Town, riding on war horses, and took half a month to rush from Jiangdong to Shanhaiguan. After galloping all the way, he was finally about to enter the pass.

Looking at Shanhaiguan from afar, Liu Ye issued an order: order all the soldiers to dismount, rest for another day, and then set off again early the next morning!

He Qimou was startled and said anxiously, "Yezi, you're still in the mood to rest at this time? According to the battle report, Dagukou has been lost!"

Liu Ye said calmly, "Brother, look at our brothers. They can no longer hold on. After half a month of forced marches, they are all exhausted. If we continue like this, we will have no fighting power left when we reach the battlefield. Facing the brave and combative British and French forces, we can only serve as food deliverymen. Not to mention helping in the battle, we can't even protect ourselves! We must rest for a whole day. Remember, it's one day and one night. Even so, it's still uncertain how much of our fighting power can be restored!"

Although He Qimou was anxious, there was nothing he could do. What Liu Ye said made sense. A tired army would be of no help at all on the battlefield and would only be a burden!

While the army was resting, a dozen people rushed over from the foot of Shanhaiguan in the distance and shouted, "Is that General Liu's army ahead?"

Liu Ye was startled and shouted, "I am Liu Ye! Who are you?"

Upon hearing this, more than a dozen people became excited and ran towards Liu Ye desperately.

When they got close to Liu Ye, they all knelt down and burst into tears.

Liu Ye saw one of the soldiers at a glance, and it was Tan Qiliang, the chief of He Zhengqing's personal guards!

"Tan Qiliang!"

Liu Ye shouted.

Tan Qiliang quickly raised his head and said, "Sir, do you still remember my humble position?"

Liu Ye said in a deep voice: "Of course, you are the captain of Brother He's personal guards, how could I not remember you, how did you get here?"

Tan Qiliang said in grief and indignation, "Sir, we came to the border area to look for you. Sir, Lord He died a martyr for his country. He died a tragic death, hit by a French artillery shell, his body covered with wounds. He didn't even leave a last word. Sir, we came here to follow you and continue to fight against those damn foreigners! We must avenge the general!"

Liu Ye's head buzzed and he felt dizzy. He Zhengqing was dead! How could it be possible?

Liu Ye couldn't believe this was true!

"Tan Qiliang, you bastard! My eldest brother is incredibly capable, how could he die on the battlefield? Even if he was defeated, if he wanted to leave Dagukou, I'm afraid the British and French forces would be unable to do anything to him! He has more than 4,000 people!"

Liu Ye grabbed Tan Qiliang's collar and pulled him up!

Although Liu Ye and He Zhengqing had only been together for two months, He Zhengqing was a generous person, and the two of them had a deep relationship. After not seeing each other for two months, they felt like they were separated by heaven and earth!

How could Liu Ye accept this?

Tan Qiliang said sadly, "It's all the fault of the monk king! The monk king didn't listen to the advice of our military commander and defended Dagukou to the death. As a result, the foreigners secretly landed in Beitang and defeated Shengbao in one battle. Then they headed straight for Dagukou. On the west side of Dagukou, they defeated the monk king's army in just half a day. The monk king actually ignored the lives of the brothers in Dagukou and fled in the face of danger. He retreated to Tianjin in one breath, leaving us in Dagukou! The entire Dagukou was surrounded by the British and French forces, and attacked from both sides. Our military commander fought to the death, and almost all of the four thousand brothers died in the battle. Only a hundred people broke through the siege, and General He also died on the spot! My lord, you must avenge our military commander! Before the war, he told us that if we die on the battlefield, the matter of revenge will be left to you, my brother!"

Hey!

Liu Ye punched the ground hard!

Monk King, I didn't expect that the Monk King would be so confused at the critical moment! It can be said that He Zhengqing's troops are the most capable Green Camp in the capital area, but he actually ignored them and retreated to Tianjin alone! It is really unreasonable!

He Qimou, standing by, couldn't take it anymore. He rushed forward and kicked Tan Qiliang, sending him sprawling. He roared, "Bullshit! I've followed the Monk Prince through battles for over ten years, and I've never seen him flee from battle, let alone abandon his men! I'll beat you to death, you bastard!"

As he spoke, He Qimou raised his fist and was about to continue hitting.

"Big brother!"

Liu Ye grabbed He Qimou's wrist and said in a deep voice, "Brother, Tan Qiliang is just a captain of an external commission. How dare he make random accusations against the prince? Is he tired of living?"

"Why, you believe this?"

He Qimou said angrily that he had followed Senggelinqin for many years and was loyal to him, so naturally he didn't believe it was true!

Liu Ye replied, "Brother, whether it's true or not, we can only know after asking the prince. Now is not the time to discuss this. The most important thing now is to avenge my sworn brother. National hatred and family feuds are irreconcilable! Tan Qiliang!"

Tan Qiliang stood up and said proudly, "I'm here!"

"Alright, starting today, you'll be entering Baoding Town. You'll drop your duties as a general officer and become a commissioned captain. I only have one question for you: do you still dare to go to the battlefield? Do you want to avenge your military master?"

Tan Qiliang shouted, "Sir, the fifteen of us brothers have come all the way from the interior of the Great Wall to the outside in one breath, all to find you. We ask you to lead us in revenge. As long as we can avenge our army, we will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"Alright! In that case, you will lead all of them! Take a day off today, and tomorrow we will head straight to the battlefield!"

Zhu Hai asked, "Brother Ye, should we go directly to Beijing, or Tianjin, or..."

Liu Ye looked at Tan Qiliang and asked, "Tan Qiliang, tell me, what is the current situation in Jingji?"

Tan Qiliang replied, "General, we don't need to go to Tianjin now, because Tianjin has fallen into the hands of the foreigners. Before we left the border, we received news that the monk king is gathering his forces and preparing to fight the foreigners again at Zhangjiawan and Baliqiao. The latest news we have is that Tong County has already gathered more than 20,000 people, and the British and French allied forces have also gathered in Tianjin. They are powerful and ready to march north to attack Beijing!"

What? Tianjin City was also lost!

What the hell is going on!

Liu Ye felt annoyed at this moment. It was understandable that the monk king could not withstand the attack of the British and French forces, but it was not possible that he would lose the city of Tianjin so quickly, right?

"What's going on? Tianjin's defenses are so strong, how could it fall in such a short time?"