America 1881: Legend of the West

Everyone present, including Camilla and the Longxiang group, were stunned.

They had never heard Chen Jianqiu speak Hakka and felt a little strange.

And these words shocked Lai Hua and Luo Xiangrong even more.

Lai Hua's attitude has obviously improved a lot.

He himself was not a Taiping soldier.

When Prince Li Shixian and Prince Kang Wang Haiyang were officially active in eastern Guangdong, it was already the end of the Taiping Army. At this time, Tianjing (Nanjing) had been destroyed and there was no leader.

Lai Hua's Hakka family raised a banner to revolt in response to the Taiping Army, but they never thought that the Taiping Army would fall apart before they could reach them.

The Prince Shi and Prince Kang had internal strife, and were dealt with one by one by Zuo Zongtang.

The flag was carried, but the heavenly host did not come.

The local landowners and Hakkas did not deal with them at first and kept fighting. Taking this opportunity, they even organized group training and joint officers and soldiers to fight.

The Hakka uprising was quickly suppressed.

Lai Hua also had to flee overseas with his tribe and came to Cuba to become a piglet.

It was here that he met many remnants of the Taiping Army, such as Luo Xiangrong's father.

Growing sugar cane is considered a side job for this group of people, and rebellion is their main occupation. So when Marty, one of the leaders of the Cuban rebel army, found him, Lai Hua and the Chinese workers around him decisively started their old occupation.

"Who are you, King of England?"

Lai Hua took a deep breath, looked at Chen Jianqiu and asked.

"He is my father." Chen Jianqiu replied, "My original name is Chen Changluo. When Tianjing City was destroyed, my father's old men fought desperately to escort him out of the city, and then lived in the southwest. Fortunately, I was protected by an old man from the Tiandihui and became my disciple."

"Unfortunately, my master was killed by my senior brother, and I narrowly escaped death and came to the United States."

Chen Jianqiu connected the fragments of his memories and told them in a eloquent way, which convinced Lai Hua.

He has experienced so many things that he can distinguish what is true and what is false.

Lai Hua's reaction was okay, but some people couldn't hold it any longer.

A cry suddenly came from behind Lai Hua.

"Oh~ The King of England died miserably! He was chopped to death with one knife after another. He didn't even say a soft word until his death."

Chen Jianqiu was taken aback.

He wondered which Taiping Army veteran he thought was over 60 years old, but found that it was Luo Xiangrong.

The man turned his back to the sky and cried bitterly. He seemed to be in a lot of pain in his heart.

Chen Jianqiu was a little ashamed.

Although King Chen Yucheng of England was his father in this body, although he inherited memories and some feelings, it was not at the level of deep affection between father and son.

But Luo Xiangrong behaved as if the King of England was his biological father.

Moreover, this burst of emotion is so intense that it doesn’t look like a fake.

"Well, sir, I don't know why you are so sad. Do you also have an old relationship with my father?" Chen Jianqiu coughed and asked.

It was okay if Chen Jianqiu didn't ask. When asked, Luo Xiangrong immediately wiped away his tears and snot with his sleeve, walked up to Chen Jianqiu and cupped his fists and raised his hands:

"The King of England saved my father's life."

He sniffed his nose and told the whole story.

Luo Xiangrong's father was originally one of the first batch of Hakka veterans to come out of Guangxi. He rose from officer to soldier commander. When breaking through the Jiangbei camp, he failed to arrive at the attack site on time due to a misjudgment.

Logically speaking, he should be executed according to military orders, but Chen Yucheng thought that because he was from Guangxi, he fought bravely, saved Luo Xiangrong's father's life on the execution platform, and stayed with him.

The Taiping Army fought all the way from Jintian to the Yangtze River. The elite Hakkas who came out of Guangxi were basically dead. The King of England really couldn't bear to kill these loyal veterans of hundreds of battles again.

Later, Chen Yucheng moved to Shouzhou, planning to unite with Miao Peilin, the king of memorial in Shouzhou City, to kill in Henan.

The King of England did not listen to the dissuasion of his subordinates and left the guards, including Zhang Danian and Luo Xiangrong's father, outside the city. He entered the city alone. Unexpectedly, the King of England rebelled, detained the Queen of England and transferred her to the Qing army. She was eventually arrested in Yanjin, Henan Province. .

"Your father knows Zhang Danian?" Chen Jianqiu asked with a thought, "He is at my place now."

"I have never met him, but I heard my father mention it." Luo Xiangrong said, "Since I can remember, my father has been telling me about the King of England. Whenever he felt sad and angry, he would clench his hands into fists and burst into tears. .”

He looked at Chen Jianqiu, his eyes becoming firmer:

"Young Master, our family was born as members of the Taiping Army and died as members of the Taiping Army. Even after my father dies, I will still do my best for you."

Chen Jianqiu glanced at Luo Xiangrong.

He was in no hurry to express his opinion.

Since coming through time travel, many former Taiping troops and descendants scattered in the Americas often respect him as their master due to his identity in this body.

But the Taiping Army has long been a thing of the past. This group of people originally came for them mainly because of the charisma of the King of England.

He has always adhered to the principle of strong dragons not overpowering local snakes.

That was true in Chile and now it is true in Cuba.

Chen Jianqiu observed Lai Hua's expression.

The old man had a calm expression on his face, showing no particular displeasure and no intention of getting too close to him.

"The Taiping Army has passed, and you are now a soldier fighting for the freedom of the Chinese in Cuba." Chen Jianqiu patted Luo Xiangrong on the shoulder, "Under the leadership of General Lai."

He looked around: "Not only you, but me too."

"Over the years, I have been working hard to improve the living conditions of Chinese overseas."

"But the power of an individual is always weak and limited, and the honor and disgrace of an individual is always closely related to the entire ethnic group."

"We don't have the backing of a strong ZG, but that doesn't mean we are weak and can be bullied. It doesn't mean that we as a race are worse than others. As long as we unite and work hard for a goal, we will still have a future."

"New Mexico proved it, Juarez proved it, Oklahoma proved it, Hawaii proved it! Chile proved it too!"

Chen Jianqiu's words made Lai Hua fall into deep thought.

He initially led the Chinese workers in the sugar cane plantations to join Cuba's independence movement. He really didn't think too much about it simply because he and the Chinese workers had no way to survive under the Spanish colonization.

But what happens after independence is successful? What if the new Cuban government is just like the previous Spaniards?

He hadn't even thought about it.

Chen Jianqiu seemed to see what he was thinking.

"General Lai, believe me, you have the capital. Currently, the rebel army has a total of five to six thousand people, and there are more than a thousand Chinese soldiers. You have hundreds of people here, and Captain Hood also has hundreds of people."

"If the capital is not enough, I am here to buy it for you."

He pointed to the carriages filled with ammunition and flour behind him:

"These are just the beginning."

"There is no problem with Cuba's unanimous goal of independence, but this does not mean that the Chinese only deserve to sit in the audience."

Lai Hua was not stupid and had extremely rich experience. He quickly understood what Chen Jianqiu meant.