The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 112: Serious Problems Being Ignored
There was also good news. Li Xianze's operation on Haida Avenue went smoothly. Soon, soldiers escorted four-wheeled carriages or domestic carts filled with large boxes of various styles back to the pontoon bridge.

These Western-style four-wheeled carriages and carts were all seized on Haidadao.

The merchants and residents on Haida Avenue were thrown into chaos because of the sudden intrusion of the vanguard army into the concession. Most of the foreigners and Christians who had hidden in the concession immediately began to flee in panic towards the core area of ​​the British Concession centered on Central Street and London Avenue.

The foreigners on duty in the foreign company were no exception. After hastily entrusting the company to the Chinese people to guard, they also left Haidadao one after another.

After the Second Regiment's troops attacked Haidadao, the Chinese people who remained in the foreign companies were not willing to fight to the death to protect the foreigners' property. Whenever Liu Shijiu's Qian Regiment stepped forward and shouted, the people inside would open the door obediently and cooperate with the vanguard troops or the Boxers, and then be taken into a warehouse or a windowless room, tied up and imprisoned.

Without any staff on duty, the foreign company naturally became the world of the vanguard army.

Since foreign companies often carry in and out large quantities of goods, it would be very inconvenient without their own horse-drawn carriages. Therefore, almost all foreign companies have their own small fleets or have long-term cooperation with a large carriage shop. With these vehicles, it is extremely convenient to transport the good things of the foreign companies.

However, after learning that a large amount of supplies would be shipped back, Teng Yuzhao was suddenly dumbfounded.

Because he overlooked a serious problem, which was the problem of transporting money after Hu Dajiu and Li Yaoting robbed the foreign banks on Central Street.

It would be fine if the banks were full of foreign currencies, but these foreign banks have to do domestic business, and they store a lot of silver. If the amount is too much, they can only rely on the hundred or so horses they bring with them, and they will probably be able to sigh and worry about not being able to transport the silver back.

When thinking of this, Teng Yuzao could not help but break out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly ordered that all the materials brought back from the foreign company be unloaded to the other side of the river, and ordered the sentry guarding the bridgehead to immediately move the bridgehead position to the vicinity of the bridgehead on the other side, set up a blocking position there, and create a space to store the looted materials.

He immediately sent someone on horseback to Xigu to deliver his personal letter to Li Yulin, and also issued an order to Li Xianzhe who was commanding the battle on Central Street, requiring all the vehicles and horses seized from the Haidadao foreign company to be brought back for use after the supplies there were confiscated.

Fortunately, Teng Yuzao reacted in time. When Li Yaoting sent people to transport back the first batch of "things" obtained from Central Street and asked Teng Yuzao for help, saying that they lacked transportation, Teng Yuzao had already made arrangements.

Li Xianze, who received the order from Teng Yuzhao, rushed back to the bridgehead and immediately mobilized thirty four-wheeled carriages from Haida Road and handed them over to Li Yaoting, which alleviated the current predicament.

Not long after, Liu Bingyi also brought his guard battalion to the bridgehead with hundreds of large carts that Li Yulin had started to collect early on. Then these carts began to load various large and small boxes shipped out of the concession and transport them back to Xigu. Only then did Teng Yuzhao breathe a sigh of relief.

At 2:30 in the morning, except for a few entrances of the Xigu warehouse area, where lights were still on and sentries of the vanguard army were on duty, the rest of the area was plunged into darkness. Except for the occasional patrol team with flashlights walking back and forth in a line, the entire warehouse area was silent. Occasionally, when the night wind blew, the trees and green tents around the warehouse area would make rustling sounds, and there would be snoring from many barracks and tents, but there was no other sound.

Just half an hour ago, Teng Yuzhao rushed back to Xigu with Li Xianze's Second Regiment, the Second Battalion of the Artillery Regiment, and Liu Shijiu's Qian Regiment.

The areas of Haidadao and Zhongyangdadao in the concession occupied by the Vanguard Army had all been handed over to Zhang Decheng's No. 1 Regiment, who came excitedly to take over. As soon as he arrived at the reservoir area, Teng Yuzao immediately arranged for all the personnel of the Second Regiment and the Qianzi Regiment to rest immediately, including Liu Yuzhi, Xue Zhiqian, Liu Changfa, Sun Shijun and other excited senior officers of the Vanguard Army who had been waiting for his news. Teng Yuzao also forced them to rest, leaving only Li Yulin and Wei Jinghai.

They blocked Seymour and the reinforcements from the concession, and even broke into the concession in one fell swoop, killing and capturing more than a thousand Allied troops. This was another victory even greater than the one at the "Beiyang Military Academy". How could these people not be excited?

Teng Yuzhao especially reminded Liu Yuzhi and Li Xianze that they must take time to rest immediately because there will be a big battle tomorrow.

In order to let the officers and soldiers rest early, Teng Yuzhao did not even let Li Yulin and Wei Jinghai prepare a midnight snack for these hungry and tired officers and soldiers.

Fortunately, these officers and soldiers were very tired. Although their stomachs felt empty, they quickly fell asleep as soon as they returned to their barracks and tents.

The tents for the Qian Corps had already been arranged by Li Yulin, the general manager of the camp office, and Wei Jinghai, the chief of staff.

The original guarding force in the reservoir area was only a training battalion. Not only were there few barracks, but there were also very limited houses that could accommodate people. Moreover, they had all been assigned yesterday. Naturally, they could not wake up the sleeping personnel of the vanguard army in order to accommodate the Qian regiment.

Fortunately, there were tents in the warehouse, so the Qian group had a place to live.

However, although there was a place to live, the problem of bedding was still not solved. Li Yulin was urgently customizing uniforms and bedding for the vanguard army in Tianjin city at a high price, but it would take some time.

Liu Shijiu was not picky about these things. He waved his hand and said, "It's so hot, why bother covering yourself with blankets? This is not like being at home. This is in the army. It's good enough to have a tent!"

The members of the Qian Group really had no complaints about all this. The thrilling battle tonight made every one of them very excited. This was the most exciting battle they had fought since joining the Qian Group. Many of them were still excitedly talking about how they had killed several foreign devils and could not fall asleep for a long time.

Finally, it was Liu Shijiu who stepped forward and called over a dozen leaders of the Qian group and gave them a severe scolding. Then these people went back laughing and ran from tent to tent, forcing these excited subordinates to sleep by beating and scolding them. Only then did the camp of the Qian group quiet down.

After arranging the people for the Qian group, Liu Shijiu, who was also too excited to sleep, secretly found Teng Yuzhao with a kettle of wine and a bag of pork heads. He insisted on drinking a few sips before going to bed. Teng Yuzhao had no choice but to accompany Liu Shijiu to drink half a bowl of wine before persuading Liu Shijiu to go back to sleep.

After seeing Liu Shijiu off, Teng Yuzao did not rest. Instead, he asked the soldiers of the guard squad to go to the kitchen to get two baskets of steamed buns and a large pot of braised meat. He left his room and brought five bottles of white wine to the door of a warehouse deep in the heavily guarded warehouse area.

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