Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Liu Ye ended the negotiations and hurried back to his residence.

After he came in, he immediately shouted, "Wang Haonan!"

The guard company commander, Wang Haonan, hurried over and said, "Sir!"

Liu Ye shouted, "Gather all the brothers immediately and prepare to leave the city. Remember to go out in batches and head to the Baliqiao area to find Zhu Hai. Tell him to be careful of the attack of the British and French cavalry. They have nearly a thousand men and their strength far exceeds ours. Remember, don't attack unless you are more than 90% sure. We have almost taken everything. If the timing is not right, lead the brothers to retreat into Yi County immediately to avoid the British and French encirclement and suppression and preserve our strength!"

Wang Haonan was startled and asked quickly, "Sir, if we all leave, what will you do?"

Liu Ye shouted, "Don't worry about me. I won't die. No one in the world can take my life away! Hurry up and leave! If it's too late, Zhu Hai and the others will be in trouble!"

Seeing Liu Ye’s anxious look, Wang Haonan did not dare to delay and hurried down to prepare.

Liu Ye only left three people with him, and the remaining nearly one hundred brothers all rushed to the Tonghui River area.

At this time, Zhu Hai had already vaguely felt that something was wrong. He had been robbed six times in a row. It was absolutely impossible for the British and French forces not to respond. After all, near Beijing, the British and French forces had more than 10,000 troops and were very powerful. It would not be difficult to deal with them. However, the strange thing was that there was still no movement until now. This was a bit unusual!

Zhu Hai didn't dare to be careless. Brother Ye had left all his belongings to him. If anything went wrong, he would be doomed!

Zhu Hai looked at the brothers around him and shouted in a deep voice, "Nie Sheng!"

A squad leader beside him stood up and bowed, "Sir!"

Zhu Hai shouted, "Immediately lead the brothers of your squad and split up to act. Give my orders to the other companies and have them all move closer to us. Upon receiving the order, act immediately!"

Nie Sheng agreed and immediately asked people to take action.

Zhu Hai then called out, "Murong Ke! Xiao Hai!"

Two more squad leaders stood up and shouted, "Sir!"

Zhu Hai shouted, "Orders, each of you two will take ten men, one to the west, the other to the east, and scout the enemy with all your might. If a large group of foreigners appears, sound the alarm immediately!"

The two of them also turned around and went downstairs to prepare.

By this time, the sky was already completely bright, and five days had passed since their first robbery. If the British and French forces were to take action, a large group of troops would have already begun.

Zhu Hai was thinking in his mind when a cloud of dust rose in the distance!

Zhu Hai was startled. Just as he was about to tell people to prepare, a warhorse came galloping over and shouted from a distance, "Xiao Hai!"

Zhu Hai then saw clearly that it was Nie Sheng who had followed Brother Ye to Beijing. Why did he bring all his brothers back at this time?

Zhu Hai said anxiously, "Old Nie, are you freaking crazy? Why did you bring all the brothers out? What about the safety of the adults?"

Nie Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "Xiao Hai, don't say anything. I was driven out by the master. He said that the British and French allied forces sent a large number of cavalry to encircle us and wanted me to come to their aid..."

Zhu Hai nodded and said in a deep voice, "I sense something's wrong. I've already sent out brothers to pass on the message, telling the other companies to quickly approach me and concentrate their forces. I've also sent out cavalry scouts to scout the enemy situation. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Nie Sheng replied, "Xiao Hai, don't be careless. I heard from the commander that the Anglo-French coalition has dispatched over a thousand cavalrymen this time. All of us, combined, have less than seven hundred men. If we're surrounded, we'll be in real danger..."

Zhu Hai was shocked. If more than a thousand cavalrymen really came, it would be really troublesome!

While the two men were discussing, dust rose again in the southeast direction, and the brothers Gao Qi and Gao E arrived with two companies of troops.

From a distance, Gao Qi called out, "Xiao Hai, what the hell is wrong with you? Why are you asking us to retreat when everything's fine? My scouts have already detected a large shipment of goods leaving the capital and heading towards Zhangjiawan. It's said there are nearly thirty carts of valuables!"

Zhu Hai said angrily, "Money, money! All you care about is money. Do you think the foreigners are all fools? We have been robbing for three consecutive days. Even if the foreigners are fools, they should send troops to deal with us. Now you still want to rob us. You might even lose your life!"

Gao Qi curled his lips and said, "Coward, I knew you were a coward!"

Nie Sheng, standing aside, said with a smile, "Alright, Boss Gao, even if Xiao Hai doesn't pass on the order this time, you must withdraw. My Lord sent me here to warn you to be cautious. The British and French cavalry have already set out to encircle and suppress us. We can't let them bite us!"

Gao Qi and Gao E then discovered that Nie Sheng had actually run back. What about the general?

Gao Qi glared and said, "Nie Sheng, you fucking ran back. Where's the master? Don't tell me you're afraid he's been left alone in the capital!"

Nie Sheng shrugged and replied, "Boss Gao, can I overturn the decision made by the military commander? If he wasn't worried about you getting into trouble, would he have sent me back? You guys are so disappointing!"

Nie Sheng was a humorous man with a mature and steady demeanor, which made Gao Qi hate him to the core.

Zhu Hai asked, "Brother Gao, weren't you very close to Yan Chunyu? Now that you're here, where are they?"

Gao Qi said angrily, "He's still waiting there! We had planned it all out. Three companies of troops were moving in tandem. Even if there were two or three hundred foreigners, they would definitely not be our match. You gave an order to bring us all back, and he's still watching!"

Zhu Hai angrily said, "He's stupid! Is my order only for the two of you? Didn't he receive it?"

Gao Qi curled his lips and said, "Well, you're the captain, and he's the captain too. Why should he listen to you? Besides, the brothers who went to Huairou to deliver the goods have all returned. He has 300 people there, so he should be able to handle it, right?"

"Deal with it!"

Zhu Hai roared, "Asshole! The British and French allied forces sent over a thousand people, and his small force isn't even enough to fill their teeth! Damn it! Where is the foreigners' cargo now?"

Gao Qi was also shocked. No way, are the foreigners going to get serious?

"The foreigners' goods should have crossed Shuangqiao by now. In another hour, they should reach Baliqiao..."

One hour later, Zhu Hai’s main force is still in Yangzha!

It's only 20 or 30 miles away! Damn it! I hope that idiot Yan Chunyu doesn't do anything stupid!