Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Liu Ye snorted coldly, "Not done? Damn it, is there anything in this world that I can't handle? It's okay, it's all solved. However, you guys do have your hands full!"

Gao Qi chuckled and said, "Brother, are you looking for a best man? I can recommend myself. With our looks and character, there's no way we can be a best man!"

Liu Ye shouted, "Get lost! I don't have the time to interrupt you! Gao Qi, I want to ask you, have you received any battle reports from the Monk King in the past two days?"

Seeing that Liu Ye was asking about serious matters, Gao Qi quickly straightened his face and replied, "Sir, the monk king sent the battle report during the day, and I was about to deliver it to you. But just as I arrived at the door, you rode your warhorse to chase my sister-in-law. This commotion has delayed us..."

Liu Ye's face darkened and he angrily said, "Damn it, why didn't you come earlier? Hurry up and bring it up to me!"

Gao Qi quickly handed over the monk king's battle report and said, "Monk king, a huge encirclement has been formed and is shrinking towards the central Shandong area. The space for the Nian Army to operate is getting smaller and smaller. However, the Nian Army is mainly composed of cavalry and has fierce combat power. The Green Camp soldiers have not fought for a long time. It will be very difficult to completely wipe out the Nian bandits. Because once the Nian bandits want to break out, our Green Camp soldiers will find it difficult to trap them. Moreover, the current encirclement is still large. The Nian bandits can still continue to plunder some concentrated counties and replenish their money and food on the spot. If this continues, it will take more than half a year to eliminate the Nian bandits..."

Liu Ye pondered, "Half a year? Dream on! I don't care! Within a month and a half, we must wipe out all the Nian bandits!"

Gao Qi practically fell to the ground! The Nian bandits numbered thirty to forty thousand men! And they were all cavalry, cavalry! We were supposed to wipe them out in a month and a half? How could that be possible? You think the monk king was leading our firearms battalion and the elite troops of Baoding Town?

Gao Qi shouted, "Brother. One and a half months. That's simply impossible. Even if we transfer all the elite troops from Baoding Town, it's impossible to wipe out the Nian bandits in one and a half months. They have 40,000 men, and they claim to have 50,000! Moreover, suppressing the Nian bandits is the job of the Monk King, not us. The most we can do is lend a hand. Just for the sake of showing our respect, we push forward, and when the Nian bandits are wiped out, who will get the credit? Are you still trying to compete with the Monk King for credit?"

"What the hell are you fighting for? Yes, this job was given to the monk king and Shengbao by the imperial court. It has nothing to do with us. But things are different now!"

"Why is it different? Did the imperial court issue an order for us to suppress the Nian rebels?"

Gao Qi asked.

"It wasn't the imperial court that gave me this mission! It was my damn wife who gave me this mission. If I can't wipe out the Nian bandits in Shandong within a month and a half, then all my efforts will be in vain..."

Liu Ye said helplessly.

Several people burst into laughter. It turned out that our Futai also had his moments of being wronged.

Liu Ye snorted coldly and replied, "Listen up, everyone. Although my problem has been solved, it is not without conditions. One and a half months, your sister-in-law only gave me one and a half months to eliminate the Nian bandits in the entire Shandong Province. The Nian bandits have no less than 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers. You can imagine how difficult it is to eliminate them all. Damn it, the matter of me getting married now falls entirely on your shoulders. Whether it succeeds or not depends on you. If you delay me getting married, you will all be bachelors for the rest of my life!"

Several people were shocked. Zhu Hai asked, "Brother Ye, are you preparing to join the battle?"

Liu Ye snorted coldly and replied, "Since the Monk King and Shengbao can't kill the Nian bandits, we have no choice but to do it ourselves! How is the training of your soldiers going?"

Zhu Hai patted his chest and replied, "Don't worry, Brother Ye. For the past two or three months, we have focused all our attention on training. The training of these Lu troops has improved by leaps and bounds. Although they cannot be compared with the elite troops of Baoding Town, they are definitely much stronger than other armies. What's more, we also have a large number of firearms, which are definitely not comparable to the Nian bandits!"

Liu Ye nodded and said, "Alright, it's time for me to test the combat effectiveness of the training army. This battle must be won, not lost. You all should cheer up. Not only must we destroy the Nian bandits, but we must also win for me. I want to give your sister-in-law a gift!"

Several people patted their chests in agreement. This was the brothers' private matter. Nothing in the world was as important as the eldest brother's affairs, not to mention such important life events as getting married and having children.

Liu Ye said, "Also, what is Yan Chunyu busy with now? Why is there no movement? Didn't I give it to him? Chop off more heads of the Nian bandits and bring them back to me! If he dares to lose face for us, he will not be spared!"

Gao Qi laughed and said, "Brother, are you still worried about him? That guy is more cunning than a ghost. He is the only one who can cheat others. No one can cheat him. Not to mention that he has Brother Qimou to protect him."

Liu Ye's face darkened, and he said unhappily, "Am I worried about him? I'm worried he'll go and screw someone else! Okay, send someone to deliver a message to him, asking him to separate his forces and march into the heart of central Shandong. He must wreak havoc on the Nian bandits. Right now, we're just relying on an encirclement, slowly forcing them down, but the effect is too slow. I need speed, there's no time!"

Zhu Hai whispered, "Brother Ye, do you mean to make Chunyu a Nian bandit in another sense?"

Liu Ye nodded and replied, "Yan Chunyu is leading our top elite troops. Attack with all our might and completely disorganize the Nian bandits. Then, lure them together. We need to speed up their gathering pace! Lure all the Nian bandits north! When the time comes, the training army will launch an all-out attack. This time, I have to help the Monk King deal a ruthless blow. Damn it, these bastards killed my future father-in-law. Who would show them any mercy?"

Several people nodded.

Liu Ye continued, "Intensify the training these days, especially the cavalry and shooting training, and supervise them strictly! Send a messenger to the monk king immediately, asking him to hurry up and shrink the encirclement in the south. Don't worry about the Nian bandits running away, they can't run away! Order Yan Chunyu to lead his troops, break away from the main forces of the other divisions, and attack the Nian army in southern Shandong. Beat them all and let them know what pain is! As long as the various Nian troops are hurt, they will work together to chase Yan Chunyu. At that time, they will all run to the north, and none of them will be able to escape!"

Zhu Hai said in a high voice: "Don't worry, big brother, leave everything to me. I guarantee that you can marry both sisters-in-law home!"