The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 139: Stubborn Russian Army

Teng Yuzhao reached out and took the telephone receiver from Chief Liu, and Liu Yuzhi's urgent voice immediately came from the receiver.

"Sir, my headquarters is now located in the grove to the west. The East Bureau, especially on the city wall, is too dangerous. You should come to my place for command."

"Also, the British troops in front of me are resisting fiercely. The First Regiment has suffered almost 200 casualties. I need to wait for the Second Battalion in the north to arrive before launching a full-scale attack. Is that ok?"

Liu Yuzhi is more than steady but lacks aggressiveness, while Li Xiangze is much more flexible. In Teng Yuzhao's opinion, Liu Yuzhi is better at defense, while Li Xiangze is a suitable general with both courage and strategy.

However, Liu Yuzhi was not only his loyal confidant, he was also someone he could absolutely rely on. It was impossible for Teng Yuzhao not to make use of such a confidant.

In addition, Teng Yuzao really has no one available now, and it is impossible for him to hand over one of the only two regiments to an unfamiliar person for the time being.

Teng Yuzao looked at the Russian troops outside the city moving toward the northeast corner, "Yuxuan, I will command from here. I can better and more timely understand the situation on the battlefield."

"Now listen to me."

Teng Yuzao didn't want to waste any more words. "Yuxuan, the Russian troops in the east have been divided into two groups. One group remains outside the east gate, and the other group of more than a thousand people is moving towards the northeast corner. I have ordered the artillery battalion to prepare for interception."

"In addition, there are two coalition forces in the northeast and southwest concessions, with a total of about 4,000 people. There is also about a regiment of Russian cavalry here. They will come to reinforce at any time. Once they come to join the battle, it will be impossible to destroy the coalition forces in front of us."

"Now, you can use the firepower of more than a dozen heavy machine guns on the city wall to suppress the British army and launch the most fierce attack on them. Seize this excellent opportunity and defeat the coalition forces here in one fell swoop."

"I order you to attack quickly and fiercely at all costs. The assault brigade will soon rush out from the east gate to cooperate with you to attack this coalition force. At the same time, you must be prepared for continuous combat."

"Yes, at all costs, fight hard and charge hard." Liu Yuzhi answered loudly on the phone.

"besides."

Teng Yuzao reminded him again with concern, "You should order the two battalions of heavy machine guns to be concentrated in your northeast direction in advance to prevent the coalition cavalry from rushing into the battlefield."

"If you don't have time to deploy, and you can't form an effective defensive formation to deal with the cavalry before the coalition cavalry attacks you, and you don't even have time to retreat to the city, you can order your troops to lie down on the spot and shoot at the coalition cavalry on the spot."

"Remember, there are two key points to this. First, all personnel must strictly follow orders. Even if they are trampled to death by the coalition cavalry, they are not allowed to stand up and must fire the last bullet in their guns. Second, shoot the horses first, then the people."

"Yes." Liu Yuzhi's voice came from the receiver again.

Seeing Teng Yuzao put down the phone, Wu Peifu immediately said excitedly, "Teacher, what you mean is that if the infantry lie down and shoot, the sabers of the foreign devil cavalry will not be able to reach our infantry, and our infantry can shoot without worry, making the foreign devil cavalry a target for the infantry!"

Teng Yuzao nodded and said, "That's basically right, but it's not that their sabers can't reach the infantry. Cavalrymen with good riding skills can still threaten the infantry with sabers by hiding in the stirrups. It's just that this method is difficult to kill with one blow. At most, it can cause serious injuries to the lying infantry. The most dangerous thing is actually their horses trampling on the infantry." "Sir, the foreign devils are rushing over."

A soldier from the guard squad reminded Teng Yuzhao, and Teng Yuzhao quickly walked to the parapet and looked towards the street inside the East Bureau.

Inside the East Bureau, a large group of embarrassed Tsarist Russian soldiers were pouring out of the street leading to the East Gate. Looking at the East Gate city gate which was so close, they ignored the intensive shooting of Maxim heavy machine guns on the East Gate city wall and rushed straight into the East Gate cave which was blocked by tables, chairs, wood and sundries, but no one was there.

"Zi Yu, since you understand what I mean, you will command this heavy machine gun. Remember, once the coalition forces rush out of the city, you must promptly pass my order to Liu Shijiu and ask him to follow up with his entire army. Show the courage he had in hand-to-hand combat with the Russians in Dongjuzi. Charge and fight hard, kill all the way into the Russian brigade outside the city, and engage in another beautiful hand-to-hand combat."

"Yes."

Seeing that Teng Yuzhao gave him the task of commanding the heavy machine guns and arranging for Liu Shijiu to chase him out of the city, Wu Peifu could not help but be overjoyed. It was obvious that his teacher was cultivating his command ability and even gradually increasing his prestige. How could Wu Peifu not feel sincerely grateful and excited?

Not to mention that he was a private, even if he was a student of the Beiyang Military Academy, it would be hard to tell how long he would have to stay in the army before he had such an opportunity.

Teng Yuzao ignored Wu Peifu and immediately ordered the guards, "You are all good at shooting, so don't just sit there, shoot freely, and kill all the officers of the escaped coalition forces. Don't leave any behind."

Teng Yuzhao was very worried that his little trick would be seen through by the Tsarist Russian officers.

Because most of the Tsarist Russian officers were sons of aristocrats who graduated from non-commissioned officer schools. Not only did these people possess complete military knowledge, but they were also generally highly educated. It was not difficult for them to see through Teng Yuzhao's simple plan. Once that happened, it would cause great trouble to the assault brigade that was chasing them.

What worries Teng Yuzhao the most is that these remnants of the Russian army are making a desperate attempt to occupy the city gate and put up a stubborn resistance. They have no throwing weapons such as grenades and explosive packs. It is very difficult to clear out the remaining enemies hiding in the city gate and it will also take more time.

The dozen or so soldiers in the guard squad were watching the large group of fleeing Russian troops with envy. When they heard Teng Yuzhao's permission to shoot freely, they immediately responded excitedly, then quickly lay down on the parapet, pulled the bolts of their guns, and began to look for their respective "prey".

"boom."

With the whistling sound of the artillery shells, a shell whizzed and landed near the bombardment area requested by Teng Yuzhao.

The location of the explosion was only 75 meters away from the Russian troops who were running to support from the east, but the violent explosion of the mm grenade did not stop the Russian army's advance. It was as if the violent explosion was not a shell that could burst out hot and sharp steel fragments that could tear their bodies and take their precious lives, but just a huge hydrogen balloon that ruptured and posed no threat.

"Move left by three, and decrease the height by two."

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