The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 168 I've Caused Trouble to the Adults

Teng Yuzao glanced at the battlefield that was about to end, and pointed to the dozens of carts parked on the side of the road, "Don't clean up the battlefield, immediately put our wounded on the carts, take the horses, and evacuate immediately."

Intense and intense gunfire was heard from the direction of the village. Knowing that the coalition forces from the north and east had begun to move out, Liu Shijiu stopped laughing and responded loudly.

"Yes."

After arranging Teng Yuzao's orders, Liu Shijiu said hurriedly without waiting for Teng Yuzao to ask, "Xingfu, it was not my own decision to ask you to break out this time. I have a letter from Wei Ningbo here." As Liu Shijiu spoke, he took out a letter from his arms with his hands stained with the blood of the coalition forces.

Liu Nineteen said, "I was worried that the coalition forces would hijack it, so I didn't dare to send anyone to deliver it. I could only open it and read it. I knew that the situation was urgent, so I had to send the signal for you to break out without discussing it with you. It's not that I discussed it, but I had no way to ask for your instructions."

Since Liu Shijiu took over as the captain of the assault brigade, he has been very careful about the tone of his voice. Teng Yuzhao was naturally very happy about Liu Shijiu's behavior, but he didn't care about it for the time being.

Seeing Teng Yuzhao take the letter, Wu Peifu immediately ordered the guards to gather around Teng Yuzhao, and he himself held up a flashlight to help Teng Yuzhao read the letter.

The letter was written by Wei Jinghai, in which Wei Jinghai told Teng Yuzhao that he had received a report from Yu Lu, telling him that nearly 10,000 coalition troops had taken a detour through Junliang City and were heading towards Tianjin City. He had ordered all troops to retreat to Tianjin City, and at the same time ordered Wei Jinghai to abandon Dongjuzi and lead his troops to retreat to the North Gate.

At the same time, Wei Jinghai was also required to inform Teng Yuzhao in time, asking him not to follow Song Qing's orders anymore and to immediately lead his troops back to Tianjin City.

Teng Yuzhao had long anticipated that the coalition forces would take a detour to attack Tianjin City. He had even confirmed this possibility when the coalition forces had only surrounded him but not attacked him for three days.

But Song Qing's order was given, and he didn't want to take the blame for disobeying orders.

Moreover, until now, he has not received any order from Song Qing to return to the army. Instead, it was Yu Lu who directly ordered him to withdraw his troops.

Since the Allied Forces had nearly 10,000 troops approaching Tianjin City, he had to seize the time and retreat into the city before the main force of the Allied Forces' reinforcements arrived at Tianjin City. He had to at least occupy the Chaoguan Floating Bridge outside the North Gate, and then garrison north of the Wei River or withdraw to Xigu.

Chaoguan is actually the tax office, which is the government office that collects taxes on the canal and the Wei River. There is a Chaoguan government office on the north bank of the Wei River.

If Teng Yuzhao cannot withdraw to Tianjin City in time, he and his vanguard troops will definitely be blocked by the main force of the coalition forces to the east of Tianjin, and the situation will be very bad.

"Mingguang, take two people and ride back to Tianjin immediately. Tell Wei Jinghai that he must not only control the North Gate, but also give Liu Changfa a battalion of soldiers. Ask Liu Changfa to take the first battalion of the artillery regiment to control the Chaoguan floating bridge and establish a position on the north bank of the Wei River. I will rush back to Tianjin as soon as possible and enter the city from the North Gate."

Before Li Jinyu left, Teng Yuzao ordered Wu Peifu, "Notify Li immediately and speed up the retreat."

"Brother, immediately order your men to take the captured horses and run forward. Get to the front. Any coalition forces that dare to stop us, no matter how many there are, must rush past them at the fastest speed. The survival of the entire army depends on you."

Looking at the weapons thrown away by the coalition cavalry all over the ground, Liu Shijiu said reluctantly, "We don't want these good things anymore?"

Teng Yuzao said decisively, "No, the coalition forces behind us are chasing us closely. We need to speed up our evacuation. We are running out of time. Follow the order."

After a rapid march, Teng Yuzhao finally led the Second Regiment back to the tense city of Tianjin before dawn.

At the city gate, Teng Yuzhao met Liu Yuzhi who had been waiting for him for a long time.

When the two sides met, Liu Yuzhi didn't care about asking about each other's well-being, but was anxious to report the situation in Tianjin City to Teng Yuzao. Teng Yuzao learned the bad news from Liu Yuzhi who was waiting here that Nie Shicheng had been killed in battle.

"How did General Nie die in battle?"

Although Nie Shicheng did die in the Battle of Tianjin, Teng Yuzao always held a glimmer of hope as to whether his time travel could change the course of history.

"It's a little hard to explain General Nie's death."

Although Liu Yuzhi couldn't tell which one was more credible or which one was the truth, Teng Yuzao knew that this was a historical mystery, and if he insisted on investigating it, he might not be able to figure it out. After understanding this, Teng Yuzao put aside the topic and asked about the current situation in Tianjin.

According to Liu Yuzhi's account, because the main force of the coalition forces arrived suddenly, Song Qing's order to deploy the troops outside the city to retreat was issued hastily, resulting in the lack of effective coordination of the actions of the various armies retreating into the city, causing the retreating troops to be in great chaos.

The Allied Forces in the concession, who had obviously learned the news, began to take the initiative and closely followed Nie Shicheng's troops and Zhang Decheng's Boxers in chasing them out of the concession. More than 600 Japanese cavalrymen in the Japanese concession also took advantage of the situation to rush out of the concession, blocking Nie Shicheng's troops' retreat route at Baliqiao.

According to the news from the Governor's Office, Nie Shicheng was hit by several bullets and was finally killed on the spot by German artillery fire.

However, according to some officers and soldiers of the Wuwei Front Army who escaped, Nie Shicheng was shot and killed by the men of Zhang Decheng's No. 1 Regiment in the World.

Because of this rumor, the relationship between the Boxers who had retreated into the city and the Wuwei Vanguard Army was very tense. If it weren't for Song Qing's suppression, they would probably have already started fighting.

These situations are certain. If the death of a commander of any unit is questionable, it is very normal for the officers and soldiers under him to be hostile to the suspect.

However, what Liu Yuzhi said next could not help but make Teng Yuzhao take it very seriously, and even a little nervous.

"Sir, it is now spread in the city that the court has issued an order to only accept official groups, and all Boxers that are not official groups will be banned."

Teng Yuzao felt speechless when the Boxer Rebellion, which he did not approve of, was banned at this time.

At this time, it is time to mobilize the people's strength and fight a nationwide war of resistance, but it is precisely at such a critical moment.
"Also, Yu Zhongtang asked me to tell you that you must go to the Governor's Office as soon as you return to Tianjin City to attend an important military meeting."

At this time, the Governor's Office held an important military meeting, undoubtedly to discuss how to defend the city of Tianjin.

"besides."

Liu Yuzhi then smiled bitterly and said, "I am sorry to have caused trouble for you, sir."

"Trouble? What trouble?"

Teng Yuzao was stunned by Liu Yuzhi's words.

Compared with Liu Yuzhi and Li Xiangze, Li Xiangze's thinking and personality are more eccentric, while Liu Yuzhi is much more stable. What trouble will he bring to himself?
(End of this chapter)