The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 100 Success or failure depends on the flares
When Liu Shijiu was mentioned, Li Xianze couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in praise.

"Sir, this leader Liu has a very high prestige in the Qian group, and he is also good at speaking to boost morale. Those members of the Qian group were scolded by him and immediately said that they could not abide by this rule. They can withdraw from his group now, otherwise he will not recognize anyone. More than a dozen of his trusted leaders also jumped out and expressed their firm obedience to his request, and no one else dared to oppose him anymore."

"After suppressing these people forcefully, the ally brother encouraged them again. After his manipulation, not only did no one leave the Qian group, but their morale did not drop, but actually increased greatly."

Li Xiance glanced at Li Jinyu and the two staff officers. Seeing Li Xiance's gaze looking at them, the two staff officers lowered their heads, not daring to meet Li Xiance's gaze. Li Jinyu turned his head away without even looking at Li Xiance.

The methods of Li Xiance and Liu Yuzhi in commanding the army cannot be said to be completely different, but at least they are very different.

In the eyes of his subordinates, Liu Yuzhi has always been a kind elder and has a very high prestige among them. To sum it up, it can be described in two words, benevolence and righteousness.

Li Xianze was upright and set an example himself, but he was too strict. His subordinates' impression of him could be described in two words: respect and fear.

However, the two men also have one common characteristic: they are both very perceptive about other people. The slight difference is that Liu Yuzhi is meticulous in his handling of matters, while Li Xianze is too shrewd.

Li Xianze lowered his voice and continued, "Sir, now it seems that Liu Shijiu is very prestigious in the Qianzi Group. If you want to recruit the Qianzi Group, you just need to deal with Liu Shijiu. Your words just now were not in vain."

Among the officers of the old vanguard army, Li Xiance was the most considerate and smart one. Teng Yuzhao knew that Li Xiance had guessed his intention to incorporate Liu Shijiu's Qianzi Group.

However, many things can only be understood but not expressed in words. Teng Yuzao couldn't help but glare at Li Xianze.

Li Xiance didn't take it seriously. He just chuckled and said nothing more.

Teng Yuzao ordered, "Kangnian, the coalition forces are a mixed force, and they don't have the Russian Empire or the authentic British, French, and German armies, so their combat effectiveness won't be strong. Their purpose should be to contain us. Now it seems that they will not launch a large-scale and fierce attack on our positions, so our plan must be changed. I give the order now."

As soon as Teng Yuzhao's order came out, Li Xiance immediately became serious, stood at attention with his chest puffed out, waiting for Teng Yuzhao's next order.

"I repeat once again, no one on the battlefield is allowed to light fireworks, and everyone must put on their bayonets. Once this coalition force enters 500 meters, the heavy machine guns will open fire. If they become confused, blow the charge horn and launch a full-scale charge."

"Also, in order to ensure that the death squad can hold on to the remnants of the fleeing coalition forces, the death squad should not stay on the battlefield. They should move forward immediately and ambush the coalition forces on the road back to the concession in advance. When the remnants of the coalition forces pass by, they should suddenly attack and then chase them closely behind them."

"Also, notify the Second Battalion of the Artillery Regiment that the flares of the artillery battalion must be fired as planned. Moreover, their flares must not only be accurately lit above the pontoon bridge, but the lower the better. It would be best if the flares did not go out at the height of a person's head."

"Tell the battalion commander that the success or failure of the death squad in entering the concession depends on the flares they fire."

Teng Yuzhao suddenly remembered something and said to Li Xiangze again.

"Kangnian, if I remember correctly, the commander of the Second Battalion of the Artillery Regiment, You Kewei, is not only an alumnus of our Beiyang Wubei Academy, but also your classmate. He also served as a platoon leader under you. Tell him that if he does well this time, I will promote him to lieutenant colonel. Although his official rank cannot be promoted for the time being, I will make a note of him."

Regarding what Teng Yuzao said, whether the death squad can successfully enter the concession has a lot to do with the artillery battalion's flares. Although Li Xianze San didn't understand what Teng Yuzao meant, since it was related to whether they could enter the concession, he had to take it seriously. The coalition forces were setting up the Maxim at the bridgehead! What's more, he was going to promote his former subordinate, which made Li Xianze even happier. Although he was still a captain, how could a lieutenant colonel captain be the same as an ordinary captain? It was not a matter of how much military pay he had.

"Yes."

After Li Xianze answered loudly, he immediately gave orders to the two staff officers, who immediately took action nervously.

Some of Teng Yuzhao's orders were given by telephone, while others were delivered by signalmen.

Soon, the position of Li Xianze's Second Regiment was not only pitch black, but there was not even a sound at all. It was as quiet as an uninhabited wilderness.

After the order was issued, the two staff officers began to work nervously. Teng Yuzao said to Li Xiance, "Kangnian, follow me to check the situation."

Walking out of the heavy machine gun bunker where the Second Regiment headquarters was located, Teng Yuzhao suddenly felt his eyes darken as he had just come out of the bright Second Regiment headquarters. Not to mention the scenery that was a little further away, even the people and objects that were close to him were a little blurry.

After a while, Teng Yuzhao's eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness before him, and he saw an officer running in front of him, and the guards standing outside the heavy machine gun bunker did not stop him.

With the help of moonlight, Teng Yuzhao could see a large group of soldiers standing not far behind the trench, all waiting in line quietly. This made Teng Yuzhao very happy and excited.

Being able to line up quietly can almost be said to be a disciplined and strong army.

On the right side of several queues, there is another larger queue. Although the number of people in this queue is less than 200, there is a large group of horses behind them.

Teng Yuzhao knew that those neatly-arranged rows of officers and soldiers should be the troops of the Second Battalion of the Second Regiment originally located at the second line of defense. They were assembled here by Li Xiance, just waiting to launch an attack.

The team with horses was led by Li Yaoting and Hu Daqiu, who were gathering here and waiting for orders. Judging from the appearance of the person who ran up to them, it was Hu Daqiu, the chief sentry of the Second Regiment's guard post.

Hu Daqiu reported in a low voice, "General, Hu Daqiu reports to you that the Second Regiment's Guard Platoon and Reconnaissance Platoon have all arrived. Please give instructions."

Teng Yuzao was very satisfied with his former guard commander, fellow countryman and confidant. He smiled softly and patted Hu Daqiu on the shoulder, "Stay where you are and wait for orders."

"Yes."

After Hu Daqiu saluted, he turned and ran towards his team.

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