The anti-Qing movement began with the looting of the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Chapter 167 Iron Bull Returns Home

"Is that Tie Niu back?" Zhang Tie Niu had just sat down at home, exchanged a few words with his mother, and hadn't even had a few sips of tea when the village chief's second uncle arrived. Zhang Tie Niu quickly had the guards let him in.

"Tie Niu! You've become a big shot now, haven't you? Look at this scene, wow! Even the guards at the gate are trembling with fear. Hehe!" Uncle Er bowed and scraped as he accepted Tie Niu's cigarette.

"Hey! I've been promoted to regimental commander!" Zhang Tieniu replied honestly.

"Ah! Regimental Commander? How many soldiers do you command? What rank is that equivalent to?" Second Uncle asked excitedly, his eyes wide.

“I currently have over a thousand soldiers under my command, which is roughly equivalent to a guerrilla general in the Green Standard Army! But our new army has a large organization and many officers. A regimental commander like me is probably equivalent to a fourth or fifth-rank officer!” Zhang Tieniu said after thinking for a moment.

The officers in the new army only had ranks, not grades. Zhang Tieniu and his men didn't even know what grade they were.

"A fourth or fifth rank, isn't that equivalent to a prefect! Our Zhang family's ancestral graves are truly blessed; we never expected to produce such a high-ranking official. We must open the ancestral hall and have a proper celebration!" Second Uncle slapped his thigh loudly and shouted.

"No need for that, Uncle! It's too ostentatious! Besides, I won't be staying home for more than a few days anyway." Zhang Tieniu shook his head.

"Yes, yes! With such a high-ranking official emerging from our Zhang family, how can we not make a big fuss about it? From now on, everyone in the county and even the prefecture will look up to our Zhang family."

"Tie Niu, you don't need to worry about this! I'll handle everything. We'll have the feast in three days! I guarantee it will be a grand and lively affair." The village chief's second uncle said, standing up to get ready to make preparations immediately.

Zhang Tieniu found out some gifts for his second uncle to wear, and the second uncle was so happy that his face almost split open with a smile.

Zhang Tieniu saw his second uncle to the door, just as his second grandmother arrived with her granddaughter-in-law and great-grandson. He quickly welcomed them in.

"Tie Niu! You're back! Why isn't our Shi Tou back yet? He's been gone for years, and our little grandson is over two years old, but he hasn't even seen his father once!" Second Grandma said, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes.

Stone's wife, Qian Xiaohua, also had tears in her eyes!

"Grandma, why are you crying? Don't cry, Grandma, Little Stone will be good!" Little Stone stretched out his chubby little hand and obediently wiped away his great-grandmother's tears. Zhang Tieniu felt a pang of pain in his heart at the sight.

“Second wife, Xiaohua! We are soldiers, and obeying orders is our duty. Shitou is far away beyond the Great Wall, and there is really no way for him to come back now.”

"However, I have some good news to tell you. I also inquired with people in the military about this expansion. Shi Tou has now been promoted to major and battalion commander. That's at least equivalent to a fifth or sixth-rank official."

"And he has more soldiers under his command than I do. Who knows, he might rise above me one day! Hehe!" Zhang Tieniu said with a chuckle.

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