The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 104: Kill first and tell later
Wu Peifu and Teng Yuzao had not been in contact for a long time, only one day at most, and he had no idea what Teng Yuzao thought about the Boxer Rebellion, which was despised by most officials.

However, with his vision, he knew that Boxers like the Qianzi Group were exactly what the vanguard army needed now. With a little reorganization, they could soon form a force with a certain combat effectiveness, far stronger than those new recruits. With a little expansion, they could form another force like the first or second regiment of the vanguard army.

However, Wu Peifu was an educated man after all. Although he was Teng Yuzhao's disciple, and could even be said to be Teng Yuzhao's chief disciple, he would not make decisions on his teacher's behalf before he understood his teacher's temperament and character.

Someone else said, "Big Brother, Officer Wu just told me that he just joined the Vanguard Army today, but he is already an officer now. If you can bring us to join the Vanguard Army, with your status as an ally with Army Teng, we, your subordinates, will also be considered leaders, and we can at least get a position."

"At that time, not only will we brothers have food and wages to support our families, but we will also have a good income. I am also willing to join the Vanguard Army. After ten or eight years, I will quit and return home to buy some land, become a landlord and enjoy life."

"Correct."

Someone in the darkness said excitedly, "When we join the Vanguard Army, we will change our name and the senior brother will lead us to kill the foreign devils. There will be no changes, and we will get rich food and wages. This is a great thing!"

This man's words immediately caused a burst of excited discussion among the members of the suicide squad.

"I bother."

Liu Shijiu spat and cursed, "Liu Shitou, you want to compete with my nephew? Why don't you take a piss and reflect on your own behavior? My nephew is a third-rank scholar. He passed the county, prefectural and academy examinations and stood out from many scholars. That's why my brother took notice and accepted him as his disciple. You can only recognize a few characters."

"Compared to my nephew, you are still a million miles behind!"

"And you, Li Bajin." Liu Shijiu suddenly changed the subject to another little leader who was speaking.

"I say you have listened to all the books. I will take you to join my ally's vanguard army, and then I will still lead you bastards to kill the foreign devils. You can just dream about it. To use the words in the book, it is called having an army to yourself. Sooner or later, you will be defeated."

At this time, since there were few literate people, storytellers were very popular and could be found in every larger teahouse or tavern.

Perhaps because of the presence of Wu Peifu, Teng Yuzao's disciple, or perhaps because he thought it was not good to speak so deeply about his ally behind his back, Liu Shijiu stopped talking in time.

"Don't say that I have no intention of joining the Vanguard Army now. Even if there comes a day like that, I will not lead a bunch of bastards like you to kill foreign devils. Even if my ally hands you over to me, I will not want you."

"Also, if you really want to do that, don't think about becoming an official. My ally is a man of great learning, and the people he uses are all students who graduated from the academy and have mastered both Chinese and Western culture. You, the illiterate peasants, are not qualified."

As soon as Liu Shijiu finished speaking, the people from the Qian Group sighed.

"Not entirely." Wu Peifu interrupted hastily.

"If you want to be an officer in the Vanguard Army, you must know Western military affairs. However, if you can read and are willing to learn, you can be admitted to the camp school or other military schools. After graduation, you can become an officer. The officers of the Vanguard Army must understand Western military affairs."

Wu Peifu added, "For example, although I am a scholar, I still need to learn Western military. However, I did not go to the camp school to study. Instead, my teacher taught me Western military in person."

In order to prevent these young leaders of the Qian Corps from feeling that it was too difficult to enter the camp school and thus be afraid of joining the vanguard army, Wu Peifu gritted his teeth, thought to himself, it seems like I have no choice but to act first and report later, and hurriedly added.

"In addition, my teacher is also considering setting up an advanced military research school, which is aimed at those who were originally officers but are too old. They will be taught Western military skills, and after they pass the final assessment, they will be allowed to continue to be officers, but these people may not be able to reach their previous ranks, and may be higher or lower." "In short, my teacher said that they will be appointed according to their abilities."

"All of you leaders are subject to the standards of this new school."

This "Advanced Military Research School" was completely fabricated by Wu Peifu. He just wanted to prevent the leaders of the Qian Group from losing hope.

In order to capture the Qian group, which had become active, for the vanguard army, Wu Peifu gritted his teeth and gave these leaders hope, even though he would be blamed in the future.

Sure enough, Wu Peifu's words made the leaders of the Qian group excited again, and they asked Wu Peifu questions one after another.

Although Wu Peifu only made up the lie that Teng Yuzhao was going to set up an "advanced military school" on a whim, he was able to give a reasonable answer based on his knowledge of the ancient and modern school systems and rules.

"Shut up, the foreigners are coming," Liu Shijiu suddenly spoke in a low voice when Wu Peifu and the small leaders were having a heated discussion.

Everyone stopped in a hurry, and then a chaotic and rapid rustling sound was heard in the green tent. Everyone knelt down, grabbed the swords and guns placed aside, and listened attentively.

Wu Peifu pricked up his ears and listened for a while before he vaguely heard not only sporadic gunshots, but also faint shouts of killing coming from a distance.

Wu Peifu couldn't help but say excitedly, "Uncle Master, the foreign devils have been defeated and are fleeing towards us. We must be prepared. When the foreign devils arrive, we will chase after them and kill them."

"it is good!"

Liu Shijiu picked up the big devil-head sword stuck in the ground beside him, nodded in agreement, then turned around and spoke to the Boxer leaders gathered behind him.

"Listen to me, everyone. When we rush out, you must follow the rules I told you. We are not going to kill all the foreign devils who have escaped. We are going to chase them closely and cross the floating bridge. When we rush out, don't panic. Follow me closely. Do you listen to me?"

"Order."

Several leaders of the Qian group clasped their fists just like in the opera.

Wu Peifu also turned around and said to the two vanguard platoon leaders, "You all heard Captain Liu's order, right? You must obey the order and you should follow me closely with your brothers."

"Yes." The two platoon leaders stepped forward in the darkness and answered.

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