Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

In an instant, two hundred people rushed to the ruined temple like lightning!

Yan Chunyu and Long Tao jumped down from their horses, took a few quick steps, and bowed on one leg, saying, "Your humble servants, Yan Chunyu and Long Tao, greet the commander!"

Gao Qi and Zhu Hai jumped out, hugged the two men, and laughed, "Old Yan, Old Long, why are you two here? Haha, it's been a long time since we last met!"

Yan Chunyu replied, "Isn't that right? We got intelligence in Rehe that the general was blown into the Tonghui River by artillery fire. We don't know whether he's alive or dead. The brothers were worried when they heard it, especially that damn Zaidun, who actually celebrated wildly in the Firearms Battalion. Damn it, we went up and beat them up, and then went straight to Beijing to look for the whereabouts of the master. Fortunately, the master is safe and sound. He survived such a disaster, and he will surely have good fortune in the future! Haha!"

Liu Ye's face immediately darkened, and he said in a low voice, "Are all of you here? Did you leave Rehe without permission?"

Seeing Liu Ye's face darken, Yan Chunyu knew that the master was angry, and quickly replied, "No, no, sir, we originally planned to rush here together and take the entire firearms battalion back to Beijing to fight for our lives. However, Wang Huanzhang disagreed and suppressed our proposal. As a result, only Long Tao and I came here, and the rest of the brothers stayed in Rehe. When we arrived at Baliqiao, we happened to run into that little guy who was spreading the message everywhere. We are familiar with each other, so when we learned that the master was here, we led the brothers to rush here."

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When Liu Ye heard Yan Chunyu's words, he felt relieved. As long as not everyone disobeyed the order and went south, it would be fine. Fortunately, he had left Wang Huanzhang behind, otherwise all his efforts would be in vain!

"Why don't you guys have any brains? I haven't even figured out whether I'm dead or alive, and you're already making a fuss. Do you think the emperor has a lot of faith in us? Damn it, even if I don't get killed by a shell, I'll be pissed off by you! Bastards!"

Yan Chunyu scratched the back of his head and laughed foolishly.

Everyone returned to the dilapidated temple. Liu Ye learned about the situation in Rehe, and Yan Chunyu and Long Tao took turns to answer questions.

Yan Chunyu asked, "Sir, we heard along the way that the foreigners even set fire to the Old Summer Palace. These inhumane guys are so arrogant. We should teach them a lesson!"

Liu Ye said calmly, "Okay, I get it. Don't worry, the foreign devils aren't having an easy time either! Let's just take it slow, wait and see. We'll just wait patiently. In two days, the entire Baoding Town and the Firearms Battalion will be able to return to their base. Damn it, now that we have the troops, we'll do something big and give them a beating!"

The various units naturally returned to their bases very quickly. When the news spread that Liu Ye did not die for his country, the brothers from various units began to rush towards the ruined temple without regard for their lives. Within a day, most of them had gathered together.

By the morning of the third day, all the brothers outside had arrived near the ruined temple!

Liu Ye looked at these brothers who survived the disaster, and his heart was also excited. After experiencing the trials of war time and time again, these people can now fight against foreigners one-on-one without being at a disadvantage. The battlefield is the place where warriors are best honed. Only the soldiers who have fought their way out of the sea of ​​blood can truly be called iron-blooded elites, who can fight ten people at once!

Unfortunately, these successive wars have caused a lot of losses to his own direct forces. Even if all the 1,000 people from Jiangdong returned to the team, together with the troops of the Firearms Battalion in the capital, there would only be more than 1,000 troops, which is still too few.

Liu Ye looked at the old brothers around him and said calmly, "What? Is everyone here?"

Zhu Hai replied: "Brother Ye, everyone is here. This is all the strength we have."

"How many people are there in total?"

Liu Ye asked.

"The Firearm Battalion that stayed behind to assist the Monk King had two squads of two hundred men, and now there are only one hundred and twenty-seven left. The brothers from Baoding Town who came with us had eight hundred men, and now there are only three hundred and sixty-four left. Yan Chunyu and Long Tao brought two squads of two hundred and seven men, so a total of six hundred and ninety-eight people remain!"

Six hundred and ninety-eight people, which means that these people are not enough to form two battalions!

Liu Ye nodded and said, "Okay, order it. Reorganize all 698 people into two battalions. Zhu Hai will temporarily command the first battalion. The three stations below will be reorganized into three companies. Zhu Hai will lead one company, Gao Qi and Gao E will lead two companies. Yan Chunyu will temporarily command the second battalion. Yan Chunyu will lead one company, Luo Bicheng and Long Tao will each lead one company. Each company will have 100 people. The remaining 98 people will form a guard company and stay with me!"

Everyone agreed in unison, and Liu Ye continued, "How many weapons and ammunition do we have now?"

Zhu Hai whispered, "We do have plenty of guns. Because of the large number of casualties among our brothers, we've suddenly freed up about two or three hundred guns. Although some are damaged, they can still be used after repairs. But we don't have many bullets. There are only twelve boxes of bullets left, and everyone has between a few and dozens of rounds..."

Twelve boxes of ammunition, each containing 1,200 rounds, that's over 14,000 rounds. Even with the ammunition the brothers have equipped, there are probably less than 20,000 rounds! These ammunition are probably only enough for two battles!

Liu Ye's heart sank, and he asked, "What about the cannons and shells?"

Zhu Hai smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Ye, where are the cannons and shells? The Qing army was defeated. All the heavy weapons were left on the battlefield and could not be carried. They were all seized by the British and French forces. Now we don't have a single shell. Not only that, we are now scattered all over the place and have no source of supplies. Our brothers can make do, but the war horses need fodder. If this continues, I'm afraid the horses will be useless..."

Liu Ye frowned. Indeed, with Emperor Xianfeng in Rehe and Prince Gong in Beijing, each doing their own thing and unable to take care of themselves, where would these soldiers go to get their salaries? Not having money was the biggest headache. Now they couldn't even avoid robbing!

Liu Ye whispered, "Xiao Hai, take out some of the money we hid last time. We absolutely cannot let our brothers suffer. As for what comes next, hey, I'll make sure you have so much money that you can't even fit it all in your pockets!"

Zhu Hai's brows jumped and he asked, "Brother Ye, what are you doing?"

Liu Ye said loudly: "The foreigners have robbed Beijing, so let's rob their caravans. Not only will I rob them of their gold, silver and treasures, but also their weapons and supplies!"