Ye Tianpei was a slightly fat man with a bald head and two thick was the commander-in-chief of Gyeonggi Province, with 50,000 troops, 16 cannons, two heavy machine guns, and 3,000 of the latest muskets under his command. However, Ye Tianpei only felt despair. Because Tianjin was a dead end, he was destined to go to hell with 50,000 soldiers and be nailed to the pillar of shame in history. Early in the morning, the princess sent him a letter, asking him to wait in a garden for someone who could help him increase his chances of winning. Ye Tianpei gave the princess this face, but he was also convinced that no one could solve his current predicament. So he decided to teach this troublesome character a lesson. The guard leader came forward and whispered to Ye Tianpei, "General, everything is ready." "it is good." Ye Tianpei nodded, "I'll throw the cup on the ground, and then you can come out and catch that madman." "Yes!"

The commander responded but did not move. Ye Tianpei glanced at him and asked, "Do you have any questions?" The commander nodded, then shook his head. "If you have any, tell me!" "Yes!" The commander clasped his fists and saluted, then said hesitantly, "I think if we want to stop the Eight-Nation Alliance in Tianjin, more manpower is always a good thing. In particular, I heard that the leader of the Jiuzhou Society killed more than 10,000 foreign devils alone. Although the rumor is definitely exaggerated several times, I have actually seen the heads of foreigners hanging on the streets of Tianjin. I am a native of Tianjin. Among the 19 rivers of Tianjin, those who can take root and make a name for themselves here are not ordinary people. Since they also want to fight against foreigners, I think..." "I know what you want to say." Ye Tianpei interrupted him, "War is a national affair that concerns the rise and fall of the country, and its honor and disgrace, so it should be controlled by the court. Nowadays, these warriors, relying on their skills in using swords, guns, sticks and clubs, want to break the law with force. This is something I cannot tolerate. The warriors are guerrillas who act on passion and anger, have no discipline and are incompatible with my army. What else can they do except cause sudden changes on the battlefield? Even if they are willing to fight the enemy, what will happen next? They will only become a powerful existence with this merit, and it is even more likely that they will become like the White Lotus Sect..." Speaking of the White Lotus Sect, Ye Tianpei stopped talking. The commander also thought of the terrible future that Ye Tianpei did not mention. Many rebel parties in the past were born and became powerful because of the resistance against foreigners. "I am ignorant!" The commander apologized, stepped back, and began to deploy. Ye Tianpei poured rice wine into the glass, enjoying the rare leisure time before the battle. After a while, a soldier reported that someone wanted to see him.

Ye Tianpei, the general of the capital, knew that the visitor was the uninvited guest introduced by the princess, so he waved his hand and signaled the soldiers to bring the person in. Soon, Yin Xiu came to Ye Tianpei under the guidance of the soldiers. However, he could not go forward because soldiers came up and searched him thoroughly without any mercy, and found two daggers and several talisman papers. After the soldiers announced that there were no more weapons, Yin Xiucai was able to step forward and sit down opposite Ye Tianpei. Ye Tianpei couldn't help but frown, "Do you have any achievements?" Yin Xiu smiled, "I remember that the imperial examination has been abolished. Even if I have the previous identity, it is not certain that anyone will recognize it." "Are you a scholar or a juren?" Ye Tianpei asked again. Yin Xiu shook his head, "I don't know how to say that at all." Ye Tianpei immediately shouted angrily: "You have no merits and are not an official appointed by the court. How dare you not kneel when you see me?!" Yin Xiu smiled, "I don't have such a habit." "Can this be explained without any habit?" Ye Tianpei stared at Yin Xiu, "I have never seen anyone come to ask me for help with this attitude." Yin Xiu was already a little impatient at this time, and he felt that Ren Qi's words made sense. A person becomes a lone wolf either because his ability is too outstanding or because he is too stupid. However, there are indeed many stupid people in the world. They can all find their own groups, so why can't Ye Tianpei? Either he is stronger than many people, or he is really stupid. So Yin Xiu spoke up himself: "I am not here to ask for a favor from the general." "Then what do you mean?" "Require." Ye Tianpei was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Request?" The laughter stopped, Ye Tianpei raised the wine glass in his hand and was about to throw it on the ground. He no longer had any interest in talking to Yin Xiu. However, Yoon Soo stopped him, as if he had seen through his intention from the beginning. "The general is indeed a good commander in battle. He can ambush troops in every corner and form an encirclement without anyone noticing. It is really impossible for us to escape even if we have wings." Ye Tianpei paused, looking at Yin Xiu, "Master, you are indeed not simple, but you saw the ambush, but you are willing to come? Are you stupid or arrogant?" "neither." Yin Xiu pointed at the roof. Ye Tianpei turned his head and saw a swordsman standing on the roof. Several masters from the Imperial Palace were surrounding him. They were very afraid and did not dare to take action. Ye Tianpei didn't know that it was Ren Qi, but he could tell how strong he was at a glance, and he knew that the few people on the roof couldn't stop him. I'm afraid even those ambushers hiding in the dark can be knocked down by him alone. He narrowed his eyes, "Are you threatening me?"

"I never threaten others. I am a very straightforward person. If I want to kill someone, I kill him. If I want to leave, I leave. I won't do anything unnecessary." "Then you are like me. I don't like to talk much." Ye Tianpei pointed to the door and said, "Please go back." Yin Xiu frowned, "This is not the answer I want." "Then what do you want?" Yin Xiu knocked on the table and said, "I just need to defend Jinmen." "Defend Jinmen?" Ye Tianpei sneered, "Even a three-year-old child would say such a thing, but to do it is harder than climbing to the sky." "Since it is harder than ascending to heaven, why is the general here again? Is he here to be buried with the people of Tianjin?" Yin Xiu stretched out his hand, and the wine jug that was not there during the body search appeared out of thin air in his hand. Without waiting for Ye Tianpei to answer, he slowly unscrewed the bottle cap and poured soju into the glass. "General, I know you are different from others. You are confident that you are a loyal and good general, and you are willing to sacrifice your life to achieve this ambition. But what if I say that failure is tragic but meaningless? No one will care about the heroic words of a loser, because people hate failure and are afraid of failure. When I hear someone has a misfortune, I want to cover my ears, not to mention that this is the failure of the entire country. " "You mean..." "That's right. Even if you were defeated here, it would only add to the jokes, General." Ye Tianpei obviously couldn't accept Yin Xiu's blunt words, but he couldn't refute it. "What you said makes sense." Ye Tianpei smiled bitterly, "But even if I join forces with you, we can't defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance, right?" "Can't be defeated, but can add a little more combat power." “You don’t even call it a winning odds.” Ye Tianpei looked at Yin Xiu and said, "Tell me honestly, how much energy do you have?" So Yin Xiu explained to Ye Tianpei all the men under his control without hiding anything. Of course, he did not classify these people as members of Jiuzhou Society, but gave them the identity of local warriors of Tianjin. What surprised Ye Tianpei first was not that Yin Xiu gathered so many people, but that so many people did not look for him, the general, but instead looked for Yin Xiu, an "outsider". "What do you want?" Ye Tianpei was already a little alert. "I want the foreigners to be stopped here." “This is just a process, not your goal.” Ye Tianpei said bluntly: "You are a smart person, but smart people are often cold-blooded and are destined not to have any patriotism or ambition. Because people who hold such thoughts usually don't live long, so you must have some purpose that made you come here and risk your life."

"What if I say that I did this to gain recognition and enter the official career? Sir General, you know that we warriors always lack an opportunity to serve the court, and now the foreigners have given me such an opportunity. It's worth risking my life for a chance to rise to prominence." After hearing this, Ye Tianpei stood up, put his hands behind his back, and snorted, "I think I have respected you enough just now, calling you a smart person, and respecting your courage, but you did not treat me as an equal. Do you think you are smarter than me and I am dumber than you? Oh, it's not that simple! " Ye Tianpei pressed his hand down on the stone table with such force that he left fingerprints on the table. "You'd better tell the truth. Otherwise, I will ignore the foreigners and gather the troops to wipe out all the local sects and gangs in one fell swoop." Yin Xiu also stood up with him, but his face was not angry, "General, why do you think I did this? It's not because of enthusiasm, nor because I want to gain fame?" "It's very simple." Ye Tianpei glanced at Ren Qi on the roof, then at Yin Xiu. "Because you are someone who is determined to take over the world." "Why?" "You have the skills and courage to come here, but a person who is just hot-headed and planning a rebellion would never send himself before the general of the capital. This is the stupidest and most reckless behavior in the world. But as I said, you are a smart man, so you must have come here because you are absolutely sure. And this confidence is not because you brought an expert with you, but because you think you are sure to convince me." Yin Xiu spread his hands, "I was somewhat confident at first, but you, General, regarded me as someone who wanted to fight for the world, so all my confidence disappeared." "What are you going to do?" Ye Tianpei seemed very interested in Yin Xiu's next plan. Yin Xiu sighed, "It depends on what you plan to do, General." "You gave me the choice from the beginning to the end. Even when I asked you something, you asked me what I thought." Ye Tianpei was very unhappy, "What if I say I want to send troops to attack you?" "Then let's fight." Yin Xiu spread his hands, "Let's not worry about the foreigners. Let's just fight each other. Before the foreigners come, let's bloodbath Tianjin. No matter whether they are the heroes who are ready to fight against the foreigners or the government troops, let's fight to the death first." Ye Tianpei couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Do you think I don't dare?" After staring at Yin Xiu for a while, he finally asked, "What are you going to do? I mean, how to deal with the foreigners." "Don't you care whether I'm someone who wants to fight for the world?" Yin Xiu was a little curious. "That's none of my business." Ye Tianpei smiled bitterly, "I am the general of the capital, not the commander-in-chief of the army. This time, I am only responsible for fighting against the foreigners. I don't care about other things, and I can't control what happens in the future." Having said this, he sat down again, took the soju handed to him by Yin Xiu, drank it in one gulp, and felt a burning sensation in his chest, and tears were about to flow out. "Master General, you don't drink?"

"Who says that people in the army have to know how to drink?" Ye Tianpei said this, but still pushed the wine glass over, signaling Yin Xiu to pour him another glass. As Yin Xiu poured the wine, he said, "Did you read the battle report of the last battle of Tianjin?" "I was watching it on the way here." Ye Tianpei shook his head and said, "It was a mess. Our army was clearly several times larger than the foreigners, with more soldiers and horses, but in the end only a few foreigners died and a dozen were injured. Our troops had already collapsed before they even reached the battlefront; the foreigners’ firepower was too strong after all.” "It is one thing that the foreigners have strong firepower, heavy firepower, and dense firepower, but I don't think this is the main reason for their victory." "Oh? What do you think?" “It’s not really an opinion.” Yin Xiu scratched his face, "I think the most powerful thing about foreigners is not their temper, but their skill with the blade." "Oh?" This was the first time Ye Tianpei heard such a statement. Yin Xiu continued, "In the battle on the plains, the enemy's arms are much longer than ours. Our soldiers have short training time and lack the willpower. They were killed by artillery before they even got close. At this time, morale has been greatly reduced. The soldiers could still withstand the fire of firearms, but their morale was already shaky, and when the enemy launched a hand-to-hand combat charge, they were naturally frightened and ran away faster than the other. " Ye Tianpei pondered and said, "But I think I am good at training soldiers, maybe..." Yin Xiu interrupted him, "General, what kind of soldier do you think can be called a good soldier?" "Of course, it's the soldiers who bravely advance, kill the enemy and gain merit. Such soldiers are the dream of generals." Yin Xiu, however, has a different opinion. "Such soldiers no longer exist today, they only exist in legends and historical stories. I believe that the best soldiers are those who can stand firm like a wall on the battlefield and follow orders. The second best soldier is the one who can fire three shots face to face with the enemy without being defeated. Sir General, do you think your soldiers are the best?" Ye Tianpei had no confidence in this. So Yin Xiu continued, "Then let them be the second best soldiers. As for where the battlefield is, I have made a rough map." Yin Xiu put the drawings on the table. Ye Tianpei only took one look and felt the veins on his forehead throbbing, "You are going to turn Tianjin into a hell on earth." (End of this chapter)