The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 25 I will definitely come back

Teng Yuzhao sneered and took the G98 from the guard beside him. He pulled the bolt and fired three shots into the air, then threw the gun to the guard.

Sure enough, the sudden gunshot immediately stopped the three men's roar. Seeing that it was the commander of the Qing army who fired the gun, they knew that it was a warning to them, so they immediately shut up obediently, got on the boat in shame, and followed Colonel Lehman and his party to row to the other side.

After sending away the German prisoners of war, they began to transport the employees of the Lihe Company and the believers.

Although the total number of employees and believers of the Lihe Company was less than a hundred, they all carried their own luggage, making the group look even more majestic. The first group to be transported were the elderly, women and children.

Seeing that young Christian had begun to organize his men to board the boat and cross the river in an orderly manner, Teng Yuzao ignored them and began to arrange his affairs nervously.

First, we need to find a flat area 3,000 meters behind the woods to set up a forward camp;

The reason for choosing three kilometers away was that the shooting parameters around the Military Academy had already been measured when the artillery students of the academy were training. The distance from the woods to the Zizhulin Wharf on the opposite side of the Baihe River was about one thousand eight hundred meters, plus the width of the woods, plus the three kilometers from the woods to the camp behind, the total was more than five kilometers.

At that time, the maximum range of the 75mm artillery was 75 meters. That is to say, even if the Allied Forces pushed the largest caliber mm artillery they could transport to the concession to the river bank, they could not hit the vanguard army's camp.

As for larger caliber artillery, they were too heavy and the water level of the Baihe River was too shallow to be transported by large ships, let alone by land. Firstly, there was no need for it, and secondly, it was too troublesome and labor-intensive.

Second, the Tangjiakouzi camp and the Wubei Academy camp must immediately count and record the weapons and equipment and other supplies they have obtained;

Third, he arranged for his guards to convey the order immediately, and all sentries to rush to the new camp as soon as possible, as he was going to hold a military meeting.

In addition to the above three orders, Teng Yuzhao also assigned Wei Jinghai to be responsible for immediately registering the students who stayed behind in the Beiyang Military Academy. He wanted to see this list before convening a military meeting.

Then, Li Yulin was asked to arrange personnel to carry two telescopes obtained from the warehouse of the Military Academy and set up lookout posts on the two artillery batteries facing the concession of the Military Academy to monitor the movements of the Allied Forces in the concession.

At the same time, all other personnel in the Beiyang Military Academy were evacuated, leaving only a platoon of soldiers and a few horses. They were asked to carry the two Maxim heavy machine guns in the battalion and quietly establish a blocking position at the edge of the woods to prevent the Allied forces from suddenly crossing the river to attack them.

The remaining personnel escorted all the prisoners and immediately rushed to the new camp to cook and participate in the construction of the camp.

Teng Yuzhao also asked Li Yulin to take out two hundred taels of silver and immediately send people to the surrounding villages to buy pigs and sheep. He should buy as many as possible so that all officers and soldiers, including the prisoners, could have meat for dinner.

After finishing all this, Teng Yuzao leaned against a tree trunk, took out a box of "Ma Dui" brand cigarettes from his military uniform pocket, lit a cigarette with a match, put it in his mouth, and just after taking a puff, he saw
Christian, Alice and his staff, led the foreign horses they rode from Lihe Foreign Company and came over, talking and laughing.

Teng Yuzao's nerves, which had just relaxed, suddenly became tense again. He was now a little afraid of Alice, afraid that this shallow woman would embarrass him again. But he couldn't avoid her, so he could only sigh and throw the lit cigarette to the ground and crush it with his foot.

"Teng, the wooden boat is too small for our horses to cross the river, so these horses are given to you."

Little Christian's words immediately made Teng Yuzao's eyes light up.

Teng Yuzhao had long coveted the horses of little Christian and his companions. These were the most famous war horses in Spain, and Spanish war horses were also the most famous in Europe at that time. These were some carefully selected pure-blooded Spanish war horses specially transported here as little Christian was preparing to open up the market in China.

In order to expand sales, he also asked Teng Yuzhao to help recommend it to Ronglu, but due to limited money, Ronglu did not buy it in the end.

Little Christian once boasted to him that these horses were the most famous Spanish Iberian horses and Andalusian horses, which were also extremely famous in Europe. If they were used to improve the horse breed, it would be a good choice.

Teng Yuzhao naturally would not refuse the gift from little Christian. After expressing his gratitude repeatedly, he quickly arranged for someone to receive these twenty or so tall and strong European war horses.

After everyone handed over their horses to the vanguard, Alice led the chestnut horse to Teng Yuzao and threw the reins to him. "Teng, this horse is not for you. It is a gift from my grandfather when I was eighteen. You can keep the horse for me. I will come back for it after the battle."

Alice's words surprised Teng Yuzao. Little Christian asked in surprise, "There is a war going on here, why did you leave her here!"

Little Christian shrugged and smiled bitterly, "Teng, this is her decision. I can't do anything about it. But I will take good care of her. We will go to the headquarters of the Lihe Company in the Shanghai Concession. I guess we won't be back until the war is over."

Teng Yuzhao knew very well why Alice refused to leave and return home. He knew that Alice was in love with him, but he was only the commander of a battalion before, and he had only been in the position for a few months. His monthly salary plus public expenses was only two hundred taels, and he had to send some back to his hometown, where he had two younger brothers and a younger sister. How could he afford to support such a spoiled German aristocratic wife?

Moreover, the Chinese people's ideas and concepts at that time were still extremely conservative. It is estimated that if he married a foreign wife, his career would be in trouble.

However, Christian's family was prosperous with many male children, but female children were very rare. In Alice and Christian's generation, there was only Alice and a toddler who could just walk. Therefore, Alice was extremely spoiled at home, to the point of being a little willful and unruly, and Christian could not convince her otherwise.

As if aware of Teng Yuzao's thoughts, little Christian patted Teng Yuzao's shoulder, sighed slightly and said, "Teng, we are leaving, take care!"

After saying that, little Christian took Alice and turned to leave. After walking a few steps, Alice suddenly turned around, tears flashing in her eyes, but she still smiled and said, "Teng, you have to take good care of yourself and live well!"

"I will definitely come back, wait for me!"

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(End of this chapter)