The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 153: Repeated Ambushes
Teng Yuzao pointed out, "Mingguang, your plan is not unworkable, but doing so will not only consume a large amount of precious ammunition and cause our vanguard army to pay a lot of sacrifices, but it may not be able to completely wipe out this coalition force."

"In such a dark night, even if we have a few thousand more soldiers, we may not be able to destroy the besieged coalition forces. Instead, we may be bitten back by the coalition forces."

"At night, in such a complex terrain, the unit with better training and more combat experience will have a greater chance of winning."

"Compared with the coalition forces, the combat experience and individual quality of our vanguard troops are still far behind. On a night like this, if a fight breaks out, I'm very worried that our troops will be in chaos."

"What's more, once they find themselves defeated, the coalition forces can easily get into the green tent and flee in different directions. In that case, it will be extremely difficult for us to find and destroy these foreign devils in this green tent that is like a vast ocean."

Li Jinyu thought about it for a moment, and nodded dejectedly to admit that Teng Yuzao was right.

Teng Yuzao smiled silently and whispered, "Listen carefully, both of you. I just said that this is the general situation. The current situation is exactly not what I said."

"Because, not only is the situation in the concession very critical, but we also defeated and annihilated three to four thousand coalition reinforcements in Dongjuzi. The Russian troops that fled to the village ahead will definitely inform the coalition forces in Dagukou, which will make the coalition forces even more worried about the safety of the concession. So they must be marching quickly, as evidenced by the fact that they traveled overnight."

"However, you still need to be cautious when using specific tactics, which means you need to pay great attention to your enemies tactically."

Teng Yuzao paused for a moment to give the two time to think and digest the message.

"So, just in case, our troops did not ambush at the edge of the green tent on both sides of the road, which is the most suitable ambush area. Instead, they hid deep in the green tent a hundred meters away to prevent being discovered by the coalition search team. All troops were even required to disperse when entering the green tent, and the last person to walk had to clean up the obvious traces of the troops entering the green tent."

Wu Peifu interrupted, "Because the foreign devils were in a hurry to get to Dongjuzi, they were marching quickly, so they didn't have time to carefully search the green tents on the roadside, right?"

In the darkness, Teng Yuzao nodded, then shook his head and said, "You are only half right. After the coalition forces occupied Dagukou, there were no large groups of Boxers or defeated soldiers harassing or blocking them on the road from Dagukou to Tianjin City. They passed through in large groups, and small groups did not dare to harass them. They had a smooth passage, so they were more at ease, or more careless."

Wu Peifu said with emotion, "Teacher, when I was at home, I also read military books such as "The Art of War" and "Six Secret Teachings" and "Wei Liaozi". At that time, I thought that if I were given an army, I would become a famous general. After meeting you, I realized that I was just a frog in a well, looking down on the heroes of the world."

Teng Yuzao was not at all complacent about Wu Peifu's emotion. In fact, Wu Peifu's words were always a constant reminder to Teng Yuzao in his heart.

Teng Yuzao went on to say, "Since there is a large army in front to clear the way, the Japanese troops behind us who are escorting and protecting the baggage and supplies will definitely not send out search troops. They will move forward boldly. So after the large coalition army in front passes, our two ambush troops in front and behind will move forward and ambush near the green gauze tent near the official road."

"When the assault brigade suddenly began to ambush the coalition's baggage train in the rear, the large coalition forces in front heard the gunfire in the rear and came back to help. Because they had just passed this section of the official road, they did not find any problems and were anxious to rescue the baggage in the rear, so they were even less prepared for an ambush. At that time..."

"Great! It's really great! You are truly a god descended to earth to be able to come up with such a fantastic idea!"

After Teng Yuzao finished speaking, Li Jinyu excitedly praised him.

Wu Peifu also sincerely praised, "Staff Officer Li is right. The wonderful thing about this plan is that it not only attacks the enemy where they must be rescued, but also links the two ambushes closely together. I dare not say that I have read all the history books, but at least I am a scholar who has been polishing my knowledge in books for more than ten years. Such a brilliant tactic is unheard of. It is really unprecedented and not inferior to the famous generals of ancient and modern times. Teacher, why don't you give this tactic a name."

What Wu Peifu said was not an exaggeration at all. Looking through all the famous battles in ancient and modern times, there really was no such thing. If we have to say that there was, we can only find some clues in Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Teng Yuzao smiled, not confirming whether he was a famous general or not, but said to the two, "Famous generals are also made by people. As long as you two think more about things, one day you will become a famous general that everyone talks about. As for the name of this tactic, I think we should call it repeated ambush."

"Repeated ambushes, what a good name!" Wu Peifu said excitedly, trying his best to suppress his excitement.

Teng Yuzao took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "There are actually two difficulties in order for this plan to succeed."

"First, the coalition brigade and the baggage train behind them are only five miles apart. If the assault brigade doesn't manage the situation well, it's very likely that the coalition baggage train will arrive before their troops have completely entered the ambush position and taken cover, thus discovering the ambush and turning a perfect ambush into a rout."

"So, the key to the success of the first ambush lies in whether the assault brigade can grasp the timing of the advance. It should not be too early to be heard by the main force of the coalition forces in front, nor too late to be discovered by the Japanese troops behind." Wu Peifu nodded and said, "Teacher, please rest assured. Although I have not had much contact with my uncle, I can feel that although my uncle looks rough, he is actually very smart and meticulous. He has great prestige in front of his subordinates and will definitely not make mistakes."

When Liu Shijiu's assault brigade was mentioned, Li Jinyu became a little hesitant and spoke with some concern.

"Captain Liu, I'm relieved. What I'm worried about is Wang Decheng and the people he brought with him. I'm afraid they have never experienced such a big battle."

Before dusk, Wang Decheng happily led more than 600 people to Dongjuzi. As agreed, they were all incorporated into the assault brigade. Liu Shijiu gathered together all those who were good at using broadswords and formed a separate broadsword team of 400 people, with Wang Decheng as the squadron leader.

The deputy captain and the officers below him were still the veterans from the vanguard army battalion led by Teng Yuzhao, whom Liu Shijiu had asked Wei Jinghai for.

Teng Yuzhao was a little worried about Wang Decheng and the Boxers he brought with him, but there was nothing he could do about it. The total number of the coalition forces they were going to ambush was three to four thousand, or at least three thousand. The only troops he could mobilize now were Li Xiance's Second Regiment with more than four thousand people. In addition, the assault brigade had only less than a thousand people left after the casualties in the battle. Even with a battalion from Liu Yuzhi's First Regiment, the number of people was only over six thousand, and he could not form an absolute advantage over the coalition forces in terms of manpower.

Moreover, we cannot be without any defense against the remnants of the coalition forces which are only more than 20 miles away from here. We need to at least send out a sentry to be prepared to block the enemy.

Therefore, the more than 600 strong men brought by Wang Decheng, who are also skilled in martial arts, can show their skills in the hand-to-hand combat in the dark of night. Teng Yuzhao had to bring these people over.

Teng Yuzao sighed softly and continued, "The second difficulty is whether the remnants of the coalition forces in the village 20 miles behind us will take advantage of the situation and rush to rescue us before we finish the battle. And whether the blocking troops we sent can stop them?"

Teng Yuzao let out a long sigh and continued with some regret, "In fact, our troops are limited, otherwise we could have a third ambush."

Wu Peifu seemed to understand something and was about to say something, but Teng Yuzao suddenly shushed him softly and shouted in a low voice, "Silence."

After saying this, Teng Yuzhao listened attentively.

It's very strange. It is said that only people who travel through time will have some kind of changes in their bodies, such as becoming younger, full of strength, with sharp ears and eyes, etc.

However, when the soul travels across worlds, which is also known as rebirth, there will not be any changes. Except for the memory, all other physical conditions depend entirely on the possessed body itself.

But what surprised Teng Yuzhao was that his hearing and vision had improved greatly compared to his previous life.

After careful consideration, Teng Yuzhao still felt that this Teng Yuzhao was originally outstanding in hearing and vision, but he himself did not realize it. And Teng Yuzhao had the comparison with his previous life, so naturally he felt the change was very obvious.

After listening carefully for a while, Teng Yuzhao indeed discovered something unusual. The sound of pine waves in the forest that came from the green gauze tent and drifted into his ears with the wind was mixed with some chaotic sounds.

"Spread the message to both sides, everyone keep quiet, the foreigners are coming." Teng Yuzhao gave orders in a low voice.

Although Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu listened for a while without hearing anything, they still began to pass on orders according to Teng Yuzao's instructions.

In the sound of the green gauze tent blown by the night wind, let alone one person, even if there are hundreds of people marching, nothing unusual can be heard at a certain distance. But when more than two thousand people march together, the situation is very different. When so many people march, there will always be many people's footsteps overlapping each other, just like marching in step. This will produce a superposition effect and a certain degree of resonance, which will make the footsteps more obvious.

What Teng Yuzhao heard was the faint sound of marching footsteps. Although it was messy, one could still distinguish a certain rhythm if one listened carefully. Moreover, Teng Yuzhao seemed to hear the faint sound of war horses neighing.

Sure enough, not long after Teng Yuzhao's order was issued, Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu vaguely heard the footsteps of a large group of troops marching and the neighing of war horses, and both of them bent down.

After a few minutes, not only could the footsteps of the army be heard, but also voices shouting in Russian and English. Teng Yuzhao could tell that these were the voices of Russian and American officers urging the troops to speed up their march. They could even clearly see dim beams of light occasionally flashing in the night sky; these were the lights of the coalition forces' flashlights.

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