Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Liu Ye said in a deep voice: "Old man, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Dong Haichuan remained silent, while Xiao E, who was standing beside him, was shaken by what she heard. She had never expected that this young man was so capable that even her father was speechless after hearing what he said.

Dong Haichuan sighed, "General Liu, your words are very good, but firstly, I don't want to personally take on the responsibility, and secondly, I don't want to disappoint the King of Yi's trust..."

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Old Master, first, I won't ask you to serve the Qing Dynasty personally. This is the behavior of a lackey and will damage my reputation. You only need to teach the younger generation from the side. If you teach them morning and night, the younger generation will naturally benefit a lot. How can you be so honest if you don't even get a salary? What you need to do is train a strong and powerful team for me. This is the ultimate force for us to rebuild our country and drive out the Tartars in the future. Without force, it is not easy to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. Second, the more you do, the further you will go wrong. I have also heard that the King of Yi is an upright hero. Unfortunately, if his ambition is realized, our Han Dynasty will be over. Can't you see that? To be honest, I hope that heroes like the King of Yi can turn back in time and associate with gentlemen, like orchids in the room."

Dong Haichuan said in a deep voice: "General Liu, how can you guarantee that you will overthrow the Qing Dynasty in the future? You must know that you are still helping the Manchus to conquer the east and the west!"

Liu Ye replied, "Old man, the Qing Dynasty is nothing more than a minor problem. If I wanted to overthrow it, I could do it in less than ten years. However, our enemies now are not just the Qing Dynasty. There are also the world powers that are watching us like wolves and tigers. Tsarist Russia in the north is eyeing us covetously, and Britain, France and Austria in the west are thinking about dumping opium on us. Each of them has brought us a huge crisis. We need a space to allow our nation to rise calmly. If we fight the Qing Tartars to the death now, our country will be shattered, which will only benefit those barbarians and will not help. We still have a glimmer of hope under the Qing Dynasty. If we lose it to the Western powers, I am afraid we will never be able to turn things around. You have already seen how powerful their weapons are..."

Dong Haichuan asked, "So what? Aren't we Han Chinese living under foreigners? What's the difference between Manchus and Westerners?"

Liu Ye replied: "The difference is that although the Manchus are also a foreign race, they have a population of 300 million Han people and have been assimilated by us. Sooner or later, the Manchus will no longer have their own language and writing. But the Western powers are different. Just like Taiping, they want to destroy even the tablets of our ancestors. This is to exterminate our race! We can't give them such an opportunity! The Manchus must be driven away, but this must be done under the premise that our country will not be swallowed up by foreign races! My wish is to drive the Manchus off the throne of imperial power as the Chinese nation rises!"

Dong Haichuan was still a little hesitant. Xiao E, who was standing beside him, bit her lip and said, "Dad, I think what Liu Ye said makes sense. What we should do is restore the Han clothing, not help the Taiping Army to overthrow our ancestral tablets. Those people don't even worship their ancestors."

Gao Qi, standing by, shouted, "That's right, old man. Tell me, how many people who don't even worship their ancestors can be considered good people? They've forgotten their roots and are worse than animals. And yet you're still helping a group of people like them?"

Dong Haichuan sighed and said, "Okay, General Liu, I'm willing to help you. However, as you just said, the Western devils have powerful ships and cannons, and are extremely brutal. Even if I have high martial arts skills, what can I do? Can I really withstand their shells? I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to help you..."

Liu Ye laughed and said, "Old man, you have to know that fighting not only relies on weapons, but also on spirit. When two armies face each other, the brave and the fierce will win. Those who are afraid of death and have poor skills cannot win. Look at us Han people now. How many of them can fight? They are listless and weak in battle formation. They are weak in their hands and have no courage to hold back. Their eyes are empty and lifeless. How can such people accomplish great things? Where is the spirit of the Qin and Han dynasties? Where is the spirit of the Sui and Tang dynasties! What you need to do is not to fight with blood... "We should not use our flesh and blood to resist the foreign guns and cannons, but raise our arms and call on all Han people to strengthen their bodies and regain the spirit of our Han people, the confidence and bloodiness of those who offend the Han people, even if they are far away! As long as the descendants of Yan and Huang get rid of their servility and fawning, and get rid of their pale faces and thin bodies, then each of us will still be a first-class hero! Can 300 million Han people be oppressed by a hundred thousand Manchus? Can 300 million Han people be oppressed by tens of thousands of foreigners? Hehe, I'm afraid they don't have such a big appetite, they will only be stuffed to death!"

"it is good!"

Dong Haichuan could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. Shi Dakai was a very knowledgeable man back then, but in front of Liu Ye, he was definitely far inferior to him, and there was no comparison!

"Liu Ye, I've lived for sixty-three years, and I've only ever been humbled by King Yi. You're the second one, and I'm even more impressed than King Yi. Even King Yi can't match your insight! I accept this assignment!"

While everyone was chatting and laughing, the sound of horse hooves was heard again outside. It was not just one or two war horses, but at least hundreds of war horses galloping at the same time to cause such a big noise!

Everyone was shocked, and Gao Qi was even more puzzled. The brothers from Baoding Town were all in groups of seven or eight, and they had all dispersed. The brothers who were sent out had just been gone for less than two hours. There was no way they could have brought so many people back so quickly! If they weren't from Baoding Town, then where were they? Could they be the Anglo-French Dragoon Cavalry Regiment?

Gao Qi shouted, "General, I'm going to go out and take a look!"

After saying this, he raised his leg and walked out!

Liu Ye shouted, "Gao Qi, come back! Why are you panicking? We have all the soldiers and generals we need now. What are we afraid of?"

Gao Qi stopped walking, and Liu Ye continued, "Grandpa, how about we go out and take a look together?"

Dong Haichuan nodded and walked outside with Liu Ye. In the distance, a cloud of dust rose up and two hundred cavalrymen were galloping towards the ruined temple! They were not foreigners, and their attire was different!

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It was the Qing army, so there was nothing to worry about.

The cavalry in the distance were getting closer and closer. The two leading generals shouted, "General, General! Is that you?"

The voice came over, and Liu Ye's heart was shocked. It was Yan Chunyu, Long Tao, his brothers from the Firearms Battalion! Aren't they in Rehe?