The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 159 What Happened

Seeing Teng Yuzhao asking the question, Xu Ting just smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to say anything. Wu Peifu hurried forward and spoke with a smile.

"Teacher, don't the Russians who escaped here have more than a hundred cavalrymen? The horses are all in the stable. Only a few were injured by the rocks from the explosion. The others are intact. Platoon Leader Xu is interested in these horses and wants to exchange our Mongolian horses for these horses from the Russians."

The cavalry battalion needed these tall Don horses the most, but for the time being the cavalry battalion did not have the ability to engage in cavalry battles with the cavalry of the great powers. In fact, for a long time, it had to try its best to avoid fighting with the Allied cavalry. Therefore, it did not make much sense for the cavalry battalion to use better war horses earlier or later.

The guard platoon really needed these horses, otherwise his Andalusian white horse would run too fast and the guard platoon riding the Mongolian horses would not be able to keep up with his speed in a short time.

Teng Yuzao nodded and said with a smile, "That's no problem. My guard platoon must have good horses. The Don River horses of the old Russians are very good. They are not only tall and strong, but also fast and have good endurance. You can go pick the horses now, and the rest can be given to the cavalry battalion."

When Xu Ting heard that Teng Yuzao agreed to let them change horses, he jumped up excitedly and answered loudly, "Yes, I'll go pick a horse right away."

Before he could finish his sentence, he ran to greet people impatiently, holding a torch and hurried to choose a war horse.

Wu Peifu also hurriedly said, "Teacher, I will pick one too," and turned around and hurried to choose his mount.

Teng Yuzao secretly laughed in his heart. The current Wu Ziyu is not yet the famous Yu Shuai in the future. He is still young!
"Okay, you can go and choose a horse, but you have to hurry up and come back quickly. After you come back, you have to hurry up and write a battle report and send it to the East Bureau as soon as possible and hand it over to Deputy Chief of Staff Wei."

Wu Peifu responded and ran towards the stable in the yard.

Teng Yuzhao wanted to take a rest but did not have the time. Wu Peifu started writing the battle report after selecting the war horses. Teng Yuzhao revised it after reading it. After Wu Peifu sent someone to send him away, he just leaned back in the chair and wanted to take a nap, but the noise outside woke him up.

Teng Yuzhao listened attentively, then had to smile bitterly and stood up. He forced his eyes open as if he was about to "fight" and looked at the watch on his wrist. It was already three o'clock in the morning.

Teng Yuzhao forced himself to walk out the door because it was time for dinner and he had to finish his meal before going to sleep.

When Teng Yuzhao woke up, it was already 6:30 in the morning. Although he had only slept for two hours, he still got up much later than usual. After quickly washing up, it was time for breakfast. Although the soldiers all looked sleepy, their morale was high.

"Zi Yu, has the person we sent back to the East Bureau to report the news returned?"

Wu Peifu, who was following behind Teng Yuzao, said hurriedly, "Not yet."

Wu Peifu's words made Teng Yuzao stunned. This place was only a few dozen miles away from Dongjuzi. If he didn't stop, he could return by horseback in an hour at most. But it had already been three hours. Could something have happened in Dongjuzi?
After thinking about it, he felt that it would not happen. As long as he was here, no reinforcements from the Allied Forces would pass through the direction of Dagukou. However, even if the Allied Forces reached Dongjuzi, there would not be any danger there. Although the Allied Forces in the concession had increased their forces, they did not dare to withstand the siege of the Wuwei Vanguard Army and the Boxers while sending troops to attack Dongjuzi, not to mention that Liu Yuzhi was stationed there with a battalion of people.

Although Teng Yuzao was a little reluctant, he had no choice but to go eat first. After dinner, he had to hurry to send the captured ammunition and supplies back to Dongjuzi as soon as possible. Last night's supper was just a bite for the soldiers, and there was no time to prepare more food. But this morning was different. Not only pork, beef, and mutton were available, but also stewed chicken, but all were stewed in clear soup. Moreover, the meat of each unit was different. The main reason was that these meats had all kinds of meat, and the quantity of each kind was not large.

Teng Yuzhao still had breakfast with Li Xianze, Liu Shijiu, Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu. Although it was breakfast, there was still a plate of pork head, a large bowl of braised pork, a plate of pickled pork liver, and even a pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms. Everyone ate very happily and talked excitedly about last night's ambush while eating.

When mentioning last night's battle, Liu Shijiu became excited and began to talk about how he killed the Japanese devils last night. Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu looked very envious, and even Li Xianze listened with great interest.

However, since Teng Yuzhao was worried, the food tasted bland in his mouth.

Seeing that something was wrong with Teng Yuzao, Li Xiance put down the bowl and asked in surprise, "Sir, is there anything wrong?"

When Teng Yuzao was asked by Li Xianze, he simply put down his bowl and said worriedly, "We sent someone to deliver the battle report to Ningbo last night, but the person we sent to see him off should have returned by now according to the normal schedule, but he has not been seen until now. I am very worried. Maybe something happened in the East Bureau."

After Teng Yuzao's words, not only Li Xianze put down his bowl, but Liu Shijiu, Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu also stopped using their chopsticks.

Liu Shijiu thought for a while and said, "Xingfu, nothing will happen in Dongjuzi. We still have more than a thousand people there, not to mention so many cannons, not to mention the Wuwei Front Army and Zhang Decheng's men. The foreign devils in the concession dare not attack Dongjuzi. Even if they go, they will not get any good results."

Seeing that Teng Yuzao didn't say anything, Li Jinyu said, "Sir, can I ride back on horseback?"

Before Li Jinyu finished speaking, a report came from outside. The person who came in was none other than the soldier from the guard platoon who was sent back to deliver a letter to Wei Ningbo.

"Sir, this is a handwritten letter from Deputy Chief of Staff Wei to you."

As the sweaty soldier spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Wu Peifu. Wu Peifu took the letter and handed it to Teng Yuzao. Teng Yuzao did not open the letter immediately, but asked, "What's the matter with Dongjuzi?"

"My Lord, when I arrived at the East Bureau, I heard that at midnight, Yu Zhongtang urgently summoned you to Tianjin City for a military meeting. Since you were not there, Deputy Chief of Staff Wei declined."

"According to the staff officer, someone from the Governor's Office came and told Deputy Chief of Staff Wei that he would have to attend the meeting in your absence. So when I arrived, Deputy Chief of Staff Wei was not in the East Bureau, so I had to wait a little longer."

What urgent matter would call a military meeting in the middle of the night? Could something have happened?
The staff officer's words gave Teng Yuzao a bad feeling. He lowered his head to look at the sealed envelope in his hand. It was indeed written by Wei Ningbo himself. He tore open the seal of the envelope and hurriedly checked the contents of the letter.
I am very sorry to all my fellow readers! I don't know if it was because of the computer or because my brain was confused in the early morning, but I lost my manuscript today. The last chapter was missing more than a thousand words, and the prepared chapters were gone. I was in a bad mood, so I had to rush out two chapters of 2000 words, and there will be another chapter in the evening.

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