The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 193: Be more careful when fighting against foreigners
"What? What did you say?"

Before the staff officer could finish his words, Liu Shijiu, with eyes wide open, jumped up and said, "Damn it! I haven't had enough fun yet, why did this foreign devil surrender?"

Everyone in the room was also shocked by the staff officer's words, but no one believed that the coalition forces would surrender.

Teng Yuzao said softly, "Don't be nervous, speak slowly."

This staff officer was a graduate of the Wuwei Vanguard Army's school this year. He had just been selected by Wei Jinghai not long ago. Seeing so many senior generals of the vanguard army present, he was inevitably a little nervous. Teng Yuzhao's words made him relax a lot, and he took a breath and said.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff Qian of the Third Regiment called just now and said that there are several foreigners holding a white flag outside the South City. Among them is a British colonel and a German colonel, each with a lieutenant officer, and a foreign civilian in a suit. Chief of Staff Qian said that the man in the suit seems to be an old friend of the President, and looks a lot like little Christian. These people are slowly approaching our city wall."

When a name is Xiao or something like that, it's easy for people to think that it's the person's nickname, which is a bit strange to say.

As for foreigners, their names are often four, five, or even more than ten characters long. And for Chinese people, there are also names that give them a headache and cannot be connected into meaningful words. It is very common that they cannot remember them quickly after hearing them once or twice.

"That little Christian was shouting in our language as he walked, saying he had something to discuss with the president."

"According to Chief of Staff Qian, he said that these foreign devils outside the city wanted to negotiate with the president. He wanted to ask the president whether to let these foreign devils get closer."

When they heard that the foreigners outside the city wanted to negotiate with Teng Yuzhao, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"negotiation?"

Liu Shijiu didn't seem to understand the word negotiation at first, but when he saw that everyone had relaxed, only Teng Yuzao frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

However, this made Liu Shijiu roughly understand the meaning of the word "negotiation" and he spoke tentatively.

"Are the foreign devils scared by our vanguard troops? Are they giving in?"

Seeing that although no one agreed with him, no one refuted him, Liu Shijiu realized that his understanding was correct and couldn't help but curse.

"Damn it, the foreign devils are dreaming. If they want to fight, they fight. If they don't want to fight, they just give in. There is no such good thing in the world. The outcome of this battle has not yet been determined. What is there to talk about? Let's wait until we have finished fighting with the foreign devils, and then we can talk."

"Xingfu, you can't agree to them. We have been preparing for such a long time, and we are ready to have a good fight with the foreign devils in Tianjin City. We can't just give up the fight if they say so."

Teng Yuzao smiled and said, "If we can stop fighting, that would be good."

"But, brother, you are overthinking. The foreigners are not giving in. They are here to ask us for something, or to beg us for something."

"Ask us?"

Liu Nineteen laughed and said, "These foreign devils are really wishful thinking. Do they want us to let go of the thousand or so foreign devils in the city?"

"will not."

Li Xianze shook his head and said, "Among the foreign devils who came, there were only British and Germans, no Japanese devils, and they didn't come to talk about this matter."

Wei Jinghai said to Teng Yuzao, "Sir, the foreign devils only brought two colonels. They are not qualified to see you. I will go and meet them and see what the foreign devils have to say."

Teng Yuzao shook his head. "No, since they specifically wanted to talk to me, if I don't meet them, it would seem that I am a little stingy."

"Besides, in the West, a colonel can often serve as a division commander, commanding tens of thousands of people, and the soldiers under his command are not much less than ours."

"Moreover, the current commanders of the Western army, especially the middle and senior commanders, are often of noble origin. Many of them have certain titles, so they are not necessarily much worse than me."

"Besides, that little Christian is indeed an old acquaintance of mine, or even a friend. How can I avoid him?"

Among these people, except Liu Yuzhi, Li Xianze and Liu Changfa, who had seen little Christian and knew that he had a good relationship with Teng Yuzao, and even that Teng Yuzao had saved little Christian's life, the others were still unaware of these things.

Teng Yuzao looked at Lin Lianhui and asked, "Dean Lin, you are a young student studying in the United States and have been in the West for a long time. Tell me, what title of the great powers is equivalent to my title of general?"

Teng Yuzao's words made Lin Lianhui slightly stunned, but he immediately said, "President, your title of General Guarding the Nation is the ninth level in the imperial court's nobility, below the eighth-rank Duke Guarding the Nation, but above the General Auxiliary to the Nation. However, the imperial court's nobility is far more than that of the great powers, so it is impossible to match them one by one. In my opinion, your title of General Guarding the Nation is probably equivalent to a duke in the West."

Teng Yuzao smiled and nodded, "Okay!" "Ningbo, go call Qian Yunhua back and tell him that you can let these foreigners come over, but you have to search their bodies, none of them are allowed to carry any weapons, and you have to cover their eyes with black cloth, and then find a big car to pull them over."

"Remember, tell them that the carriage must circle the city a few more times before pulling over. No one is allowed to make any noise along the way, especially from the North Gate to the Trade Office. They must not be told that my headquarters is at the North Gate."

Wei Jinghai took the staff officer out to call Qian Yunhua, and Teng Yuzhao smiled and asked everyone to sit down and continue eating.

"Zi Yu, go tell the kitchen to bring up the chicken soup with ginseng."

Wu Peifu ran out in response. Liu Shijiu grinned and said, "Xingfu, I understand that we need to blindfold the foreigners to prevent them from seeing our barricades, but why do we need to use a car to pull them?"

"You should let the foreign devils come to see you step by step, and let them know that it is not so easy to meet the president of our vanguard army."

Teng Yuzao shook his head and said, "It's not enough to just blindfold them. They can still find out our secrets through their memory and senses."

Seeing that not only Liu Shijiu looked unconvinced, but everyone else also looked disapproving, Teng Yuzao continued.

"If they walk directly along the street from the South Gate to the North Gate, even if they are blindfolded, they can roughly judge the distance they have walked by the number of steps they take, and basically determine the relatively accurate distance and location, so that their cannons will have a target."

"No way!"

Liu Shijiu was very dissatisfied with Teng Yuzhao's words.

"Damn it, are these foreign devils so smart that they can determine our location just by walking a few steps with their eyes closed? They can even indicate the target for their cannons?"

"can."

Teng Yuzao nodded affirmatively and said, "For a person who is 1.75 to 1.8 meters tall, or about 5 feet and a half tall, the distance between two steps is about 1.1 meters. If the foreign devils who come here are attentive, they can try their best to control their pace when walking, and try to ensure that the distance of each step is the same, and then remember the number of steps and direction. In this way, even if they are blindfolded, they can distinguish the direction and calculate the distance they have walked."

Liu Changfa was the first to react. He slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, I didn't think of this. We can also measure the distance this way. Although it won't be very accurate, the distance from the South Gate to the North Gate is not far. After calculation, it should be no problem to control the error within 300 to 400 meters."

Li Xiance also suddenly realized and said in surprise, "The foreign devils in the concession are not unfamiliar with the Beiguan area. They can easily determine that you live in the Trade Office."

Brother Lin Lianhui also nodded repeatedly, and Lin Liansheng said with emotion, "If that's the case, the foreign devils can really judge the location of your Excellency's headquarters. Your Excellency is very thoughtful and not something that ordinary people can do!"

Seeing the shocked looks of Liu Changfa and Li Xianze, as well as the expressions of the Lin Lianhui brothers, Liu Shijiu finally believed what Teng Yuzhao said and said with some surprise.

"Xingfu, I have really learned a lot today. I am really impressed by you. No wonder you win every battle. In my opinion, Director Lin is right. No one can compare to you. You are simply a banished immortal. Even if Zhuge Liang were reborn, he might not have your abilities!"

Liu Shijiu picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. He then said, "Damn it, it looks like we really need to be more careful when fighting against the foreign devils!"

Lin Liansheng stood up and said, "Sir, since there is an Englishman here, I am willing to be your English translator."

Liu Yuzhi, who had been silent, laughed and said, "Director Lin, our master not only understands German, but also English."

Lin Liansheng was not surprised that Teng Yuzhao knew German. There were German classes in the Beiyang Military Academy because there were often German teachers giving lectures, and one could not understand them if one did not know German.

Moreover, Lin Liansheng had heard people say that this presidential official had studied military affairs in Germany.

But Teng Yuzao also knew English, which surprised him a little.

Teng Yuzao smiled and said, "Don't bother. Not to mention if only the British and Germans come, even if the Russians and Japanese devils come together, there will be no need for an interpreter. I can barely understand the languages ​​of these two countries, and I can even read and write."

"have a look!"

Liu Nineteen raised his thumb and said, "I said my brother is a banished immortal!"

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