Chapter 5: Winning Over the Heroes

  After the meeting, Liu Yongfu issued a series of orders:

  Order all brothers of the Black Flag Army, both open and secret, to drop everything in their hands and gather at Liu's village (now Lao Cai, Vietnam) before noon on March 3rd.

  They were summoned to join the Black Flag Army for a major transformative event that was about to take place.

  The order was swiftly transmitted by horse relay outside and in all directions, shocking the entire Black Flag Army.

  Zhou Yu was arranged to stay in a relatively luxurious guest room at Liu's house for one night. During this night, he didn't idle around either. He took the training methods of later generations' armies, corrected and added his own understanding, and came up with five books that conformed to the current Black Flag Army's training and combat essentials: "Land Warfare Essentials", "Naval Warfare Essentials", "Special Forces Training and Combat", "Marine Corps Essentials", and "Military Intelligence Essentials".

  On the second day, Zhou Yu, wearing a suitable black Western-style suit and leather shoes, handed over five books to Liu Yongfu with great spirit.

  Liu Yongfu was deeply convinced by the contents inside, which further strengthened Liu Yongfu's determination for the future development of the Black Flag Army he founded, filled with hope and confidence.

  For these books, Zhou Yu wasted a lot of brain cells. He first asked Liu Yongfu and others to help him find charcoal, and he made a simple pencil by himself.

  In this era, fountain pens had yet to appear, and he found writing with a brush pen too slow. With no other options available, Zhou Yu could only make do for the time being.

  In this era, Huaxia uses traditional characters, and Zhou Yu from his past life had never learned traditional characters.

  However, it seemed that there was an inexhaustible amount of knowledge in his brain. Zhou Yu had rushed to finish these books overnight, and if he couldn't write with both hands at the same time, it would have been impossible to complete them.

  The time finally arrived at noon on March 3rd, and the Black Flag Army officers and soldiers also arrived one after another in Liujiashan. Zhou Yu carefully estimated that there were more than 5,000 people.

  Zhou Yu muttered in a very strange tone; wasn't the number of Black Flag Army said to be around 2,000? How can there be so many people here.

  At this time, Liu Yongfu, who was standing beside him, smiled and took over, "Aren't soldiers tired of deceit?"

  We tell outsiders that we have more than 2,000 brave soldiers, but the rest are secretly hidden elite troops hehe.

  This is also for the safety of brothers, three burrows of a wily rabbit! Hehe!

  Looking at Liu Yongfu's sly appearance, Zhou Yu couldn't help but curse in his heart:

  Wow, awesome! He thought to himself that we were all deceived by the online information of later generations. History is written by the victors and it's not false at all. Zhou Yu gritted his teeth as he thought about it.

  Then Liu Yongfu led his generals and Zhou Yu, among others, onto the small high ground in front of the square, with their arms pressed down. The noisy soldiers below immediately fell silent, forming an orderly line, and the military discipline was still good!

  Zhou Yu couldn't help but admire Liu Yongfu. In this era of China, it was not easy to train such a well-disciplined army.

  All the more precious is:

  Liu Yongfu himself had never undergone any professional military training, and the vast majority of them were farmers who had just put down their tools, relying solely on self-study.

  At this time, Liu Yongfu loudly said to the people below: Brothers, you have followed me through thick and thin, sharing life and death together. The time we've spent together has been long or short, but we share a common faith - we are warriors fighting for the Chinese people, and we stand with China.

  We are determined to strive for excellence, uphold the strong breed doctrine, and dedicate ourselves to the country with all our might, in order to fulfill the unfulfilled ambitions of our predecessors.

  If for the Chinese nation, we should exhaust our efforts and sacrifice ourselves, not sparing iron and blood to forge mountains and rivers, strengthen the nation, in order to become one of the strongest and most beautiful countries on the five continents. However, until now, we are still wandering outside the gate of China, leaving us with only a bellyful of hot blood, but no way to serve our country.

  Today I invited all brothers to come, because I want to solemnly introduce a capable person to everyone.

  He is Mr. Zhou Yu, Mr. Zhou has just returned from studying in the Western countries, he is proficient in foreign affairs, mechanics, electronics, shipping, chemistry and so on.

  Please welcome Mr. Zhou.

  Liu Yongfu made a gesture of invitation to Zhou Yu.

  Zhou Yu took a steady step forward, his voice loud and clear: "Brothers of the Black Flag Army, hello! Everyone has gathered together today, I see that you are all elites, heroes of the Huaxia nation, and you're all doing great!"

  A scattered applause came from under the playground.

  However, you are like the floating duckweed on the lake surface without roots, because you were abandoned by the corrupt Qing dynasty. But here, you must remember that you are Huaxia people, and your loyalty is to Huaxia, the Huaxia nation has not abandoned you.

  Just now General Liu also mentioned that we should strive to be strong, uphold the strong nation doctrine, join the army and contribute to the country, in order to fulfill our unfinished ambitions. As I understand it, this country is not the other one, but rather the country of the Chinese people, not the Manchu Qing dynasty.

  Yesterday I wrote a song for brothers called "My Divine State of Mind".

  Today I created another song for everyone, "Jing Zhong Bao Guo" (Loyal Heart Reporting to the Country), also known as "Fist of Love for the Motherland".

  Smoke and dust rise, gazing north at the rivers and mountains

  The dragon rises, the horse neighs loudly, and the sword's energy is like frost.

  My heart is like the boundless waters of the Yellow River

  Five thousand years of ups and downs, who can resist?

  With fierce desire, the long sword points forward.

  How many loyal souls and bones were buried in foreign lands?

  Die a hundred times for the sake of one's country

  Sighing in despair, speechless, with tears of blood filling my eyes

  Horses' hooves head south, people gaze north

  A man in the north gazes out at the green and yellow grass as dust flies about

  I am willing to defend our territory and reclaim our lost lands

  The grand China should be congratulated by all quarters

  As soon as the song "Jing Zhong Bao Guo" which moved people's heartstrings came to an end, everyone on and off stage, including Zhou Yu himself, was already in tears, deeply moved.

  They say a good man doesn't shed tears easily, but it's just that he hasn't reached the point of shedding tears yet!

  That magnificent China will let all corners of the world come to congratulate, and let these kind-hearted Chinese people who have been discriminated against and oppressed for many years be stirred up in their emotions.

  Yes! Our great China with a history of 5,000 years, when was it not the case that people from all directions came to pay tribute? For 5,000 years, who has been able to resist us in our rise and fall?

  And again with the national humiliation of the Opium War!

  Everyone spontaneously faced the direction of their northern ancestral homeland, Huaxia, and knelt down. They didn't lift up their heavy knees for a long time. The deep passion and confusion from the bottom of their hearts were brought out by Zhou Yu's song.

  I know you all worship the great China, so here I hope you can bid farewell to that corrupt Manchu Qing dynasty, but why do some of you still keep the Manchu queue?

  Do you still want to be loyal to the crumbling Qing dynasty?

  Why not let go of the full Qing, and use a brand new spiritual outlook to welcome a brand new Hua Xia. 'Letting four sides come to worship Hua Xia' will be our generation's greatest struggle goal, Hua Xia will surely rise because of us.

  Is that okay with you?

  The Black Flag Army troops suddenly turned their eyes to Liu Yongfu, who hesitated for a moment before resolutely drawing his waist knife and cutting off the dry queue behind him.

  The officers and brave soldiers also took out their waist knives and cut off their braids, which also marked the beginning of a new life and new beliefs.

  Our pig's feet are still bald from the surgery! Didn't need to shave them haha.

  Liu Yongfu was just about to speak when Zhou Yu interrupted him, asking to borrow his guard battalion.

  Liu Yongfu pointed to the young man beside him, who was called Cheng Liang, and gave an order.

  Liu Chengliang! Cooperate with Mr. Zhou.

  It's General!

  The whole guard battalion lined up. Liu Chengliang shouted loudly.

  On the playground with scattered hair all over the ground, about 300 soldiers in neat uniforms and high morale marched out with a steady pace.

  They loudly and uniformly reported in unison:

  The entire Black Flag Army Guard Regiment reports to Commander Liu, General Liu and Mr. Zhou. Long live the Black Flag Army! Long live China!

  Zhou Yudacheng strode onto the high platform and loudly addressed the brave soldiers before him:

  You all don't care what method you use as long as you can knock me down, that is to say, you all come together and practice with me alone.

  What a commotion! If it weren't for Zhou Yu's previous words, which had subdued these arrogant and fierce generals, the welcome they would have given this arrogant young man would have been a chaotic mess.

  Absolutely not! Mr. Zhou, absolutely not! Liu Yongfu knew how formidable these fierce warriors were; they were the elite of the entire Black Flag Army.

  They were a group of green forest heroes with a body of cross-practice kung fu, who could fight against the French elite troops with guns and cannons at the beginning, and could take on ten with one.

  Zhou Yu smiled and waved his hand, indicating it was nothing.

  Loudly said: No harm, come on! Let me see the heroic spirit of a good man from China!

  Liu Yongfu helplessly shook his head in resignation.

  The soldiers saw Liu Yongfu did not continue to stop Zhou Yu, so a dozen or more people rushed up and surrounded Zhou Yu in the middle.

  There was a young soldier in uniform, different from other guards, who looked a bit younger.

  Ah! With a loud shout, he charged out and threw a heavy punch at Zhou Yu's face.

  Everyone's heart tightened with a thud.

  Zai kan Zhou Yu que shi bu huang bu mang de shi you shou yong le cai yong ding zhi bu, qie yi de shi yi ge xie zi jue, zhong ren zhi gan jue dao yan jing yi hua, jiu jian nian qing ren mo ming qi mio de, bei tui chu le zu zuo you 5 mi duo yuan, pa de yi sheng, yi pi gu zuo le di shang, ban tian ming yun pa qi lai.

  The crowd of good men was shocked, and their faces finally became serious. They all knew that the young man's name was Zhang Long, a famous strongman in their Black Flag Army, who practiced Shaolin Iron Sand Palm with a very stable foundation.

  He was actually pushed more than 5 meters away by Zhou Yu's light and casual move, showing how powerful Zhou Yu was. With just a stretch of his hand, he knew whether there was anything or not.

  Everyone is an expert!

  Zhou Yu saw a crowd of people waiting for him without attacking, in order to quickly conquer them, he sped up his pace slightly.

  More than 300 people, before they could even react, were instantly knocked to the ground by Zhou Yu, lying all over the place.

  Zhou Yu's face didn't flush or his heart skip a beat as he clasped his hands together, turned around and walked to the side of the square next to a tree trunk as thick as an adult's thigh.

  Everyone is wondering what he wants to do!

  Hi! With a whirl kick, he heard a loud "crack" and the thick tree trunk was kicked in half at the waist.

  Everyone is shocked and amazed! This is too powerful!

  Is this something that people can achieve? Some people even have the idea of running up to take a closer look at whether the tree is fake or not, and it's so easy to be kicked off, really or fake?

  Zhou Yu returned to the high platform amidst a chorus of strange cheers from the crowd. How could it not be strange? This was simply inhuman!

  He was originally a low-key person, but if he wants to make a big deal, he must start by conquering these people.

  Liu Yongfu then pressed his hands down again to stop everyone, and then solemnly and solemnly declared in a loud voice:

  I swear to heaven:

  From now on, I Liu Yongfu will take Mr. Zhou as my role model, are you all willing?

  The whole venue fell silent for about 10 seconds before everyone shouted loudly: Willing, willing, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou, Hua Xia, Hua Xia.

  Well, since everyone is willing, from today on, Zhou Yu and Mr. Zhou will be our supreme leaders. He said, raising Zhou Yu's left hand and shouting loudly: Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou!