The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 166 The chaotic battlefield

On the battlefield, the sounds of iron colliding, gun butts hitting, and people's screams were heard continuously.

Before they knew it, Teng Yuzhao and the guard platoon, who were following closely behind the First Battalion, had left the main road and rushed to a wasteland more than 200 meters away from the road.

There were many leaning tents here and there. Under the moonlight, more than a thousand soldiers of the assault brigade were fearlessly fighting with bayonets and swords against a larger group of ragged Cossacks and Japanese cavalry who were waving sabers and lances and were much larger in number than them.

Many Cossacks and Japanese cavalrymen were armed with short rifles, such as lances, and many of them did not even have time to install bayonets on their lances.

These Allied cavalry units should be a mixed cavalry unit temporarily formed by the Russian and Japanese armies, and the assault battalion's assault operation was extremely successful. Judging from the situation, it was when the assault battalion approached the Allied cavalry camp that it alarmed the Allied forces in the camp, forcing these cavalrymen to fight in a hurry.

The allied cavalry, who were galloping on their horses with such majesty, now looked very embarrassed.

Under the moonlight, among the melee crowd, the soldiers of the assault brigade's broadsword team, holding broadswords that were faintly shining with cold light, were particularly conspicuous. The heavy broadswords were wielded in their hands, and the blades flashed sharply. The light sabers in the hands of the Allied cavalry had a great difficulty in resisting the broadswords that were chopped down fiercely with the sound of wind, especially the short stature of the Japanese cavalry, who found it even more difficult to withstand the sharpness of the broadswords.

Teng Yuzhao saw a Japanese cavalryman's saber being chopped off by a broadsword when he was trying to block it.

In the melee of the crowd, in addition to the sounds of fighting, there were also the sounds of shooting from Mauser pistols and revolvers.

Teng Yuzhao knew that it was the few officers and soldiers of the assault brigade who had formed into a bayonet combat formation who were shooting at the coalition forces.

In such a fierce night melee, without the cover and cooperation of comrades, people using pistols will hardly have the opportunity to calmly shoot the enemy while ensuring their own safety. Only under the cover of comrades who form effective cooperation can they continue to find the position and time to shoot.

"kill!"

More than 500 people from the two sentries of the first battalion shouted without hesitation, raised their bayonets, and bravely charged into the battle group from the flank and rear of the Allied forces.

The reason why only two sentries rushed into the battle group to cooperate with the assault brigade to attack the Allied cavalry was because in order to prevent there from being any more Allied forces in front, the other sentry was still advancing quickly along the road to open up a safe passage for the convoy and horse team behind, and these vehicles and pack horses could not stop and wait.

After two sentries from the first battalion rushed into the battle group from the side and rear, the Allied cavalry, who were still trying to resist stubbornly by taking advantage of their numbers, immediately felt exhausted. However, they hoped that their troops in the north and east could arrive in time for reinforcement. Under the orders of several Cossack officers wielding sabers and Japanese cavalry officers, a large group of Allied cavalry fought desperately against the fierce charge of the assault brigade that kept surging forward like a tide, while ordering a group of Cossack cavalry and Japanese cavalry around them to turn around and fight against the officers and soldiers of the first battalion who were charging towards them.

Teng Yuzhao, who had also been trying his best to protect his own life, was perhaps stimulated by the strong smell of blood in the air, which once again aroused the bloodiness deep in his bones. At this moment, he no longer thought of anything else. He drew the saber on his back with his backhand, turned around and rushed out from the crowd of soldiers blocking his way.

Teng Yuzhao rushed to the edge of the battle group with a few quick steps. With a flash of his sword, he swung it and cut off the arm of a Cossack officer who had just forced back a soldier from the first battalion and was about to step forward and chop with his sword.

Teng Yuzhao's face was splashed with blood from the Russian soldier's severed arm. He did not bother to wipe the warm blood off his face. He swung his knife again and chopped off the astonished Cossack officer's head.

Almost at the same time as Teng Yuzao's knife was swung, the soldier who was confronting the Cossack officer shouted and stabbed the bayonet on his rifle into the Cossack officer's chest. Xu Ting, who was behind, saw Teng Yuzao rushing forward, and while shouting and cursing at the group of people who were protecting Teng Yuzao, he left one squad to look after the horses and led another squad to rush forward.

The group of soldiers who were rushed out by Teng Yuzhao and scolded by Xu Ting dared not be negligent. They rushed forward in an instant and surrounded Teng Yuzhao, who was covered in blood but wanted to continue fighting.

This time, not only that group of soldiers, but also Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu were frightened. This time, the two of them stood in front of Teng Yuzhao at the same time.

Seeing these people looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, Teng Yuzhao felt both grateful and regretful. He was about to retreat back to the vicinity of Mapi when he suddenly saw a group of Cossack cavalry and Japanese infantry gathered around several Cossacks and Japanese officers in the melee.

Although their ranks could not be seen clearly in the darkness, it seemed that they were the commanders with higher ranks in this Allied cavalry. The officers who were protected in the crowd kept retreating, trying to withdraw from the battle group, while also shouting loudly, commanding the surrounding Allied soldiers to move closer to them.

"Xu Ting."

Teng Yuzao pointed at the officers in the crowd and said, "Go over there and kill them!"

As he spoke, he shouted to the guards surrounding him, as well as Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu, "Follow my orders and kill those foreign officers."

To capture a thief, one must first capture the leader. Killing these senior officers will likely cause the Allied cavalry, which is still resisting stubbornly, to fall into even greater chaos.

Hearing Teng Yuzao's stern tone, the guards, Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu did not dare to stop Teng Yuzao anymore. Under the command of the squad leader and Wu Peifu, they formed a fighting formation around Teng Yuzao, protecting Teng Yuzao, and followed closely behind a squad led by Xu Ting, charging forward.

In front, a carefully selected guard squad was charging forward in groups, and on both sides, there were guards Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu, who held guns in both hands and looked around nervously. Especially the tall Wu Peifu, who blocked Teng Yuzao's side tightly.

With the protection of these people, Teng Yuzhao no longer had to be distracted. He had already handed the saber to his left hand and had drawn the Browning from his waist with his right hand. He strode forward while focusing on looking for and shooting the enemies who were blocking his way.

Thanks to Teng Yuzao's accurate shooting, the coalition forces that tried to block the way, whether they were tall and strong Cossak cavalry or short and small Japanese soldiers who looked like they could be kicked far away, were all eliminated in a few rounds without any surprise in front of Teng Yuzao's small group of people. The coalition forces that blocked the way were either stabbed to death or stabbed to death by the soldiers of the guard squad with bayonets, or shot to death by Teng Yuzao. This small group of people was like a sharp dagger, and they quickly killed to the periphery of the group of officers.

However, the coalition forces here were more densely packed, and most of them were fierce Cossacks. As soon as the next Cossack who was stabbed to death by the soldiers or shot by Teng Yuzao came to the next position, another one would pounce on him from behind. The bullets in Teng Yuzao's first Browning had been used up long ago, and he was holding the pistol that was inserted in his waist at this moment, and there was only one bullet left in the gun.

"Bang", in the instant when the two soldiers flashed by, Teng Yuzhao decisively fired, and shot a Cossack lieutenant who had just rushed over, leaving him with blood all over his face. Then he quickly put the pistol that he had no time to reload back into his waist, holding a knife in his right hand and was about to rush forward to fight himself.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion behind the coalition forces, and then a bloody sturdy man, waving a flashing ghost-head sword in his hand, led a group of assault brigade officers and soldiers who were also holding ghost-head swords to charge into the coalition forces who were still resisting. The sturdy man raised his sword and slashed it. With a flash of cold light and a "click", a Cossack officer who had just raised his pistol was split in half by his sword.
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