Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Shi Rongchun ignored Duan Qing and Youda. He looked straight at Liu Ye and said with a smile, "Young man, your kung fu is pretty good. You actually threw my battalion commander to the ground with just one move. Do you know that assaulting a superior is a serious crime?"

Liu Ye was just a new recruit. How could he recognize the senior official in front of him? He just stared at Shi Rongchun quietly without answering.

Long Ruyuan on the side shouted, "You audacious lunatic! Seeing the Zhili Governor Shi, why don't you quickly pay your respects? Don't you really want your head anymore?"

Shi Rongchun! Admiral of Zhili!

Liu Ye is very familiar with military history. In this era, there was only one governor of Zhili with the surname Shi, and that was Shi Rongchun. In the Battle of Dagukou, he and his deputy general Long Ruyuan fought to the death and died for their country. He is a true national hero!

Liu Ye's mind raced. Not only had he beaten a dozen veterans today, he had also thrown his immediate superior to the ground. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely be severely punished! At the very least, he would definitely be beaten. The veterans were all in cahoots. If they added fuel to the fire, he would die without even knowing how. If he wanted to escape danger, he could only impress the good-natured General Shi Rongchun with his own skills.

Liu Ye knelt on one leg and said, "Your humble servant Liu Ye greets His Excellency the Admiral. I apologize for any offense I caused you. Please forgive me!"

Shi Rongchun's face turned serious and he shouted, "First you gathered a crowd to fight, then you assaulted your superior. You're so bold! If you don't give me a satisfactory reason, I'm afraid you will be punished by military law!"

Liu Ye replied, "Commander-in-Chief, it wasn't me who started the brawl, it was Duan Qing and Youda. They relied on their seniority to gather over ten people to attack me. Hehe, if I weren't so skilled, you'd probably be looking at a bloody corpse. As for assaulting my superior, that's true. Since I dared to throw General He, I'll bear the consequences!"

Shi Rongchun laughed and said, "Boy, you are quite good at flattery. Well, I won't punish you for fighting, but for assaulting your superior, Zhengqing, he is your soldier, what are you going to do?"

He Zhengqing said viciously, "Sir, I won't pursue his disrespect, but he made me fall twice, and I must avenge him. Otherwise, I won't be able to gain a foothold in the army. I want to challenge him to a duel and give him a fair shake!"

Shi Rongchun nodded and said in a deep voice: "Liu Ye, do you have anything else to say?

Liu Ye laughed heartily and said, "Sir, a man's deeds are his own fault. I will leave it to you. What's ridiculous is that the Western devils have already reached our doorstep, but our barracks are not striving for progress or training. Instead, they spend their days fighting cocks and walking dogs, smoking opium, and bullying their brothers. I wonder how long such elite soldiers can hold out under the iron warships and cannons in the future. It's ridiculous, pathetic, and lamentable!"

Shi Rongchun looked at Liu Ye coldly and said in a cold voice, "Boy, you are so arrogant. Working hard to resist foreign aggression is not something a mere recruit like you can handle! The first thing you need to do now is to practice your skills well. That's the most practical thing!"

Liu Ye said proudly, "Really? Admiral, I can declare that in the entire North Fort, no one's artillery skills surpass mine, no one's martial arts surpass my skills, and no one's marksmanship surpasses my skills!"

hiss!

Everyone gasped. Boy, this guy is so arrogant that he overshadows the entire North Fort!

He Zhengqing was so angry that he was fuming. He had originally thought that this young man had good abilities, and that he handled things with dignity, courage, and the willingness to take responsibility. He Zhengqing, who was rough by nature, was just thinking of just letting the matter go and training him. Perhaps, he could become a capable helper. As for the fall, he would just fight him privately to get back at the lord. He had no idea that this kid was actually an out-and-out madman!

Before He Zhengqing could say anything, Shi Rongchun smiled and said, "Alright! Young man, don't say I won't give you a chance! As long as you can defeat Commander He, I will wipe out all your sins. But if you can't produce a result that satisfies me, then you can't blame me for being ruthless in my military law!"

Shi Rongchun said to He Zhengqing, "Zhengqing, I hope I didn't hurt you just now. Go up and fight him a few times. I want to see if this guy is a real talent or just a boastful empty-headed person!"

He Zhengqing quickly lowered his head and said, "Yes!"

Liu Ye smiled faintly and replied, "Martial arts? Admiral, this is no longer the era of the King of Chu. No matter how powerful we are, what can you do against the foreigners' artillery? No matter how good our martial arts skills are, can we be faster than the foreigners' bullets? No matter how strong we are, can we cut a foreign warship in two with one sword?"

Shi Rongchun raised his eyebrows and asked, "If you don't want to compete with fists and feet, what else do you want to compete with? Swords? Archery? Or cannon?"

Liu Ye smiled slightly and said, "Although my knowledge is limited, I have been fortunate to have read the manuscripts of Lin Wenzhong. I have also gained some insights from Wei Yuan's "Haiguo Tuzhi". Future wars will be dominated by firearms. Whether it is foreign rifles or foreign cannons, they are all incredibly powerful and cannot be compared with swords, guns, bows and arrows. Not to mention anything else, just the art of operating cannons is a profound knowledge. As for foreign rifles, they are even more mysterious. In the future, if we want to defeat the foreign devils, only these foreign rifles and cannons can do it. Learn from the foreigners and defeat them! There is no other way!"

He Zhengqing, who was standing by, snorted coldly and said angrily, "Boy, when you say that, it's as if you've really seen foreign guns and cannons!"

Shi Rongchun waved his hand, hesitated for a moment, pulled out a revolver from his waist, and said, "Young man, this revolver..."

Before Shi Rongchun finished speaking, Liu Ye interrupted, "Oh? Made in the United States? A Colt revolver? Your Excellency actually has such a treasure?

Ah!

Shi Rongchun looked at Liu Ye in shock. How did this guy know that this pistol was a Colt revolver produced in the United States!

Shi Rongchun bought this pistol from a Western pastor at a huge price. He loved it like a treasure and today, on a whim, he wanted to show it to Liu Ye. Unexpectedly, Liu Ye revealed the secret!

He Zhengqing curled his lips and said, "Boy, don't talk nonsense. I have only seen this pistol of yours a few times. You know nothing!"

Shi Rongchun shouted, "Zhengqing, shut up!"

He Zhengqing was stunned, and immediately stopped talking and closed his mouth tightly!

Shi Rongchun asked in surprise and doubt, "Young man, you actually recognize this gun? How did you know it? I'm sure there are no more than a hundred people in the entire Qing Dynasty who can name a gun, and you are definitely not one of them!"

Liu Ye said proudly, "How difficult is this? Please lend me your pistol so I can have a look!"

Shi Rongchun handed it over without hesitation.

Liu Ye took it in his hand, flicked it twice with a dashing gesture, and said with a smile, "Sir, the gun is a good one, but it's a pity that it has malfunctioned. I guess it has been unusable for a while, right?"

As he said this, Liu Ye's hands moved dazzlingly, and in an instant, the entire gun turned into a pile of parts!