The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 16 Major Luke's Request

It can be seen that the retreat of this coalition force was still orderly and not a rout, because at the corner, under the command of a British major, a dozen coalition soldiers had stopped retreating, quickly hid in street corners and behind houses, and were ready to shoot.

Teng Yuzao estimated that the major should have been organizing his makeshift troops to provide alternating cover for the retreat.

As for the British major, he is also easy to identify. The unique red uniform of the British Army and the white rank insignia on his upright collar are both very eye-catching.

When another five or six Allied Forces soldiers turned the corner and ran back, the British major had already led these Allied Forces soldiers, who were dressed in colorful uniforms, and were about to retreat to the blocking position close to Teng Yuzhao and his men.

At this distance, one could clearly see the expressions on the faces of the coalition soldiers who were retreating in panic.

When the retreating coalition forces were within fifty meters of the blocking position, Teng Yuzao had already aimed at the only British major mixed in the retreating coalition forces, and was about to pull the trigger.

"Bang", a gunshot rang out nearby. Someone fired the first shot because of nervousness. Teng Yuzhao did not dare to hesitate and pulled the trigger immediately.

As the first gunshot suddenly rang out in front, the British major suddenly lowered his head, then bent over and quickly ran to the side of the street.

Although Teng Yuzhao's shot did not hit the British major, it directly hit the head of a British soldier who was following closely behind the major, causing the soldier's brain to burst.

Teng Yuzao quickly moved the muzzle of his gun and fired another shot. Since the British major was very close to the street and was running towards the street very quickly, Teng Yuzao just relied on his feeling and fired a little ahead of time according to his fleeing speed.

With a "bang" sound of a gunshot, the British major's hat flew off, but the major seemed to have escaped again, because his saber was still exposed outside the pillar on the street where he was hiding, which proved that the major was still standing.

Teng Yuzhao no longer paid any attention to the British major. Instead, he quickly moved the muzzle of his gun and kept pulling the trigger, shooting those Allied soldiers who attempted to resist. As for which country the soldiers were from, Teng Yuzhao had no time or need to consider it.

"Bang, bang, bang" as the gunshots rang out on the sniping position, the vanguard soldiers hiding in the corners, roofs and rooms all poked their heads out, and the sound of intensive rifle shooting suddenly rang out at the street intersection. Since the coalition forces were retreating along the road, and they retreated in a hurry, they had no formation at all. More than a hundred people were running on the narrow road, and they were restricted by the walls of houses on both sides. The formation was both chaotic and dense. Therefore, this intensive rain of hot bullets immediately killed and injured dozens of coalition forces.

The remaining coalition forces immediately hid against the walls and corners of the house and began to fire back hastily.

Although the coalition soldiers reacted quickly, they were attacked suddenly on a narrow street after all. Moreover, the teachers, servants and most of the students had already left the school. The doors of the houses on both sides were locked. There were not many effective shelters and covers in such a hurry. Most of the coalition soldiers were exposed to the hail of bullets.

Although there were only more than 90 people in the vanguard army, more than 90 rifles concentrated their fire on the narrow street. Even though the soldiers' shooting accuracy was generally much worse than that of the coalition forces, the random gunfire on the street made almost the entire street covered by hot rain of bullets, which caused the casualties among the coalition forces to continue to rise rapidly.

On the contrary, although the military quality of the coalition soldiers was much better than that of the vanguard troops, and their shooting accuracy was much better than that of most of the vanguard troops, the vanguard troops had already chosen favorable sniping and covering positions in advance, with only a small part of their bodies exposed, so it was not easy to hit their effective parts.

Especially now that they were almost completely exposed to the hail of bullets coming from three directions, they had no time to aim and shoot calmly.

Therefore, the result of this blocking battle with a similar number of people can be imagined. After only seven or eight rounds of shooting, dozens of coalition forces fell quickly.

Teng Yuzhao, who was lying on the roof, fired repeatedly and used up all ten bullets in the magazine in one breath. He then retracted his body and quickly took out two magazines from the bullet box on his waist. Just as he pushed the magazines into the magazine of the rifle, a hurried voice in English came from the street below.

"Don't shoot, don't shoot, we surrender." Teng Yuzao didn't expect the other side to surrender so quickly, but since the other side asked for surrender, he couldn't refuse. He turned to Liu Bingyi who was fighting vigorously at the side and said, "Blow the horn, order the troops, everyone stop shooting."

The Military Academy was where students learned the Western practice of using bugles to convey orders. The Wuwei Army also had bugles, but most generals were not used to it. The only army that implemented it most thoroughly was Yuan Shikai's Wuwei Right Army.

Fortunately, the Vanguard Army was formed by Teng Yuzhao himself, and the Vanguard Army was still able to implement the military command.

There were two buglers in Teng Yuzhao's guard.

As the bugle sounded, the gunfire soon stopped.

Although it seemed that they stopped reluctantly, more than a dozen sporadic shots were fired after the horn sounded, which made Teng Yuzhao a little angry.

It seems that military discipline also needs to be rectified!
Teng Yuzhao poked his head out slightly and saw that the Allied soldiers not only stopped shooting but also hid in the blind spots on the street, so he shouted loudly in English.

"If you want to surrender, throw out your guns. Otherwise, you will be shot."

In his previous life, Teng Yuzhao first studied English in college. After entering the military academy, due to the need to study war history, he also dabbled in Russian and Japanese. However, he could read and write Russian and Japanese well, but could only barely understand some daily expressions in speaking.

Teng Yuzhao received training and teaching from German instructors at the Beiyang Military Academy and even went to Germany to study military affairs. He is very fluent in German, so the memories of two lives allow Teng Yuzhao to now use English and German fluently and understand books and documents in Russian and Japanese.

The voice below spoke again, "Which unit are you from? I need to know who I am surrendering to."

"We are the vanguard of the Wuwei Army."

"Wuwei Army Vanguard Army? Why have I never heard of it? Who is your supreme commander?" The voice below sounded again.

Teng Yuzhao was getting a little impatient, but no matter what, it would be best to capture some prisoners, which would make the opposing coalition forces afraid to bombard the school at will.

"Our Vanguard Army is a newly established unit. I am Teng Yuzao, the president of the Vanguard Army. Who are you? Can you represent the soldiers from these countries?"

The hiding British man shouted again, "I am Major Luke of the British Empire Army. I am ordered to command this army. I can make the decision and they will obey my orders."

"But I have a request," Major Luke shouted.

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