The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 165 Swift Charge
In the early morning, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse.

Behind the Vanguard Army trenches two miles west of the village, except for a small number of troops on guard in the north, east and south of the village, all the rest of the troops of the Second Regiment of the Vanguard Army have been assembled here. Not only the main road, but also the nearby rice and wheat fields are full of people, vehicles and horses.

Although there were only two battalions of the vanguard army left here, there were hundreds of large carts and pack horses, making the team look very large.

Teng Yuzhao had left behind so many vehicles and horses because he was going to fight a trench war with the coalition forces here, and then quickly evacuate them to transport the wounded and their remaining ammunition, including the Maxim heavy machine gun and other weapons and equipment.

But he didn't expect that although he was well prepared, his punch was like hitting the air, with no force at all. The coalition forces didn't launch any decent attack on him at all, and they looked like they were ready to defeat him in the pursuit.

However, these many vehicles and horses were still put to use at this time. They could be used to transport large amounts of ammunition and even the wounded who appeared during the breakout.

Liu Shijiu took away four of the eight small-caliber artillery pieces that were brought to fire flares, and the remaining four have now been dismantled and placed on several large carts.

Even heavy machine guns were placed on the backs of captured Russian war horses. In order to facilitate carrying of heavy machine guns, a wooden frame was specially made on the horse's back to carry the heavy machine guns. The equally heavy gun frame and the heavy machine gun body were placed separately on the wooden frame, so that one horse could carry it and run very fast.

Each heavy machine gun was equipped with two horses, one to carry the heavy machine gun and the other to carry the bullets.

In a heavily shielded machine gun bunker in the trench, in the dim candlelight, Teng Yuzhao explained the key points of this battle to everyone for the last time.

Teng Yuzao looked at a captain in his early twenties and said, "Captain Lu, your battalion is the vanguard of the entire army. You are required to charge quickly and fight fiercely, and to kill as many coalition cavalry as possible, especially their horses. If you can take them away, take them away. If you can't take them away, kill or disperse them as much as possible."

"You must boldly organize your troops to charge and attack, and don't worry about the allied cavalry's resistance."

Teng Yuzao took a step forward and patted Captain Lu, "Don't worry, the coalition cavalry is blocking our west, not to stop us from breaking out, they just want to serve as a warning to prevent us from evacuating quietly from the west, and also to pursue us."

"The reason why we want you to kill as many of their horses as possible is that as you head west, the number of green tents will gradually decrease. There are large rice and wheat fields on both sides of the road. At this time of year, the rice fields are already being watered and dried, which is very suitable for cavalry pursuit and charge."

"Yes." Captain Lu answered loudly.

After giving instructions to Captain Lu, Teng Yuzhao turned to the commander of the Second Battalion.

The task of the commander of the second battalion was to lead the two heavy machine gun sentries of the first and second battalions to cover the rear.

"Your mission this time is very heavy. After we break out, not only will Dalian's infantry chase us, but there will also likely be remnants of the coalition cavalry chasing us. You must not linger in the fight. Two sentries must take turns to cover and quickly retreat."

Finally, Teng Yuzao looked at Li Xianze and couldn't help but said again, "Kangnian, you must not only command from the center and take care of the wounded, but also coordinate the lurking and rearguard troops at any time to lead the two battalions of the Second Regiment out of the encirclement. The burden is not light!"

Li Xiance said loudly, "Please rest assured, sir. I will obey your orders and will never abandon anyone from the Second Regiment."

"it is good!"

Teng Yuzao looked at his watch. "It's 2:45 in the morning. Go back and prepare immediately. Once the assault team starts firing outside, the whole regiment will start to break out."

"Yes."

Everyone walked out of the machine gun bunker and hurried back to their respective units. Outside the machine gun bunker, in the darkness, Li Xianze grabbed Teng Yuzao's sleeve and said, "Sir, I know you are intentionally giving me the opportunity to improve my command and combat capabilities, but the front is too dangerous. I'd better go to the front, and you can stay in the middle to command."

Teng Yuzao smiled and pointed to the guard platoon not far away, "Don't worry, I'm not going to the front line to charge into battle. I'm just following behind the first battalion with the guard platoon. What's more, there are so many people protecting us."

Teng Yuzhao gave himself the excuse that he was supervising the battle from behind the First Battalion. Besides intending to train Li Xiance, he was still somewhat worried that the First Battalion, which was leading the way in front, could not move freely and was entangled by the Allied Forces that followed later.

Teng Yuzao no longer paid attention to Li Xiance but said to Wu Peifu beside him, "Ziyu, please reconsider staying to assist Kangnian in commanding. This will be very beneficial for you to command operations in the future. There are not many such opportunities."

Wu Peifu shook his head firmly and said, "The students will stay close to their teachers and won't go anywhere."

Teng Yuzhao meant that Wu Peifu should stay with Li Xianze, where it would be relatively safer. He did not want to let the future Jade Marshal die early.

Although Teng Yuzhao was extremely reluctant to die, he would rather Wu Peifu not have any accidents. Even if he died, at most he would not have traveled through time, but if Wu Peifu had an accident, he would be very unwilling.

Teng Yuzao looked at Li Jinyu again, and Li Jinyu also stood at the kiln head with the same determination.

Teng Yuzao smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "Since you don't want to stay, let's go!"

Teng Yuzhao, Wu Peifu, Li Jinyu and the guard platoon leading their war horses had just arrived behind the first battalion. Before they could catch their breath, a gunshot was heard from a mile away.

In the silent night, the sound of the gunshot was very clear, and then the sound of gunfire there became a cacophony of popping beans. There were also faint shouts of killing.

Although Teng Yuzhao did not look at the watch, he felt that it was still a few minutes before three o'clock in the morning. However, this was normal. The assault brigade's sneak attack must have been discovered in advance by the Allied cavalry.

The gunshots were the signal for the Second Regiment to break out, and the First Battalion in front immediately moved. Although the three sentries of the First Battalion were about a hundred meters apart, Teng Yuzhao could still hear the hurried footsteps in front and the stern shouts of the officers urging the soldiers to charge quickly.

"Follow me!" Teng Yuzhao pulled out his Browning and was about to rush forward, but before he could start, the soldiers of the guard platoon whooshed in front of him and ran forward.

It was not until then that Teng Yuzhao heard several gunshots from more than 200 meters away on the opposite side, and then heard the shouts of Captain Lu of the First Battalion.

"Brothers, kill!"

"kill!"

Under the leadership of Captain Lu, more than 1,300 officers and soldiers from the first battalion shouted and rushed forward.

While running forward, Teng Yuzao listened carefully to the gunshots in front of him. In front of the First Battalion, not only did he not hear Maxim's voice, but he also did not hear the gunshots of the soldiers of the First Battalion. The troops of the First Battalion just rushed forward quickly, which made Teng Yuzao very happy.

What made him happy was that his judgment was accurate. The opposing coalition forces really wanted to stop them, otherwise they would not have deployed heavy machine guns.

The battalion responsible for clearing the way strictly followed his orders and ignored the small number of Allied sentries on guard in front. They even braved sporadic gunfire and ignored casualties and just rushed forward.

A distance of one mile was only two minutes for the first battalion to charge quickly. Teng Yuzao had already heard the sound of gunfire from the front troops of the first battalion.
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