The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 330 Inside and outside the city
As soon as he met Teng Yuzhao, Wu Peifu gave Teng Yuzhao the jade ruyi and bracelet that Cixi had awarded him.

Wu Peifu was truly grateful to Teng Yuzhao for his cultivation. Whenever he thought of himself as a private soldier whose name no one knew a few months ago, Wu Peifu's gratitude to Teng Yuzhao would almost burst out in words.

He knew very well that without Teng Yuzhao's cultivation and even the careful imparting of knowledge to him, he would not have been able to make any great contribution to saving the emperor, and Cixi would not have known that there was such a person as him, Wu Peifu.

In a word, everything Wu Peifu has today was given to him by Teng Yuzhao.

As for Cixi's thoughts, how could Wu Peifu, who was born a scholar and had experienced many ups and downs, not know it? However, Wu Peifu would not, and could not, betray his mentor Teng Yuzhao.

Of course, Wu Peifu was also well aware of the terrible consequences of being alienated and then suspected. It was impossible for him to be so self-conscious as to not worry about these things.

His best option was to tell Teng Yuzhao about this matter without reservation.

Although Cixi's things were good, and even each of them was a priceless treasure for future generations, Teng Yuzhao, who had great ambitions, was not interested in them. He still returned the two treasures to Wu Peifu.

Teng Yuzhao only told Wu Peifu to train his troops well. He hoped that Wu Peifu's Guards could soon become a main force of the vanguard army that could be of great use.

The idea of ​​letting Hu Daqiu assist Wu Peifu came to Teng Yuzhao after he learned that Wu Peifu had been rewarded with the title of nominal general by Empress Dowager Cixi for his contribution in saving the emperor.

Hu Daqiu originally had some ideas, but after being advised by his cousin Teng Yuzhao, Hu Daqiu no longer had any dissatisfaction.

Although he and Teng Yuzao are cousins, Hu Dajiu's thoughts are almost exactly the same as Wu Peifu's. He knows very well that he can be where he is today entirely because of Teng Yuzao.

As for transferring Li Jinyu back, it was because Teng Yuzhao took into consideration that Li Jinyu and Wu Peifu were of similar age and were familiar with each other. Moreover, Li Jinyu could help Wu Peifu complete the courses of the Beiyang Military Academy as soon as possible, which would greatly reduce his burden.

In addition, Teng Yuzao also wanted to cultivate Li Jinyu, a promising talent.

In particular, after training in the independent detachment, Li Jinyu should have a deeper understanding of the military knowledge he has learned and more practical experience, which can to a certain extent make up for Wu Peifu's lack of independent command combat experience.

And Xu Ting, because of his meritorious service in saving the emperor, is now promoted to the rank of admiral, so Teng Yuzao conveniently gave Xu Ting the position of commander of the non-existent Fourth Battalion in the Imperial Guard Association.

In fact, Xu Ting was still following Teng Yuzhao with the special guard squadron that had been expanded after the competition. Teng Yuzhao did this not only to promote Xu Ting, but also to expand the special guard squadron in the future.

Wu Peifu, Hu Daqiu and Li Jinyu, who kept Teng Yuzao's instructions in mind, began to carry out more intensive training the next day for the Guard Association, which had been basically formed with the help of Teng Yuzao and had even begun intensive training.

Regarding the high-intensity training conducted by Wu Peifu and others in a hurry for quick results, although Teng Yuzhao was well aware that too much is as bad as too little, and that the physical fitness of these soldiers might not be able to keep up with such high training intensity, he did not stop them.

He did not want to dampen the enthusiasm of the three young men. At the same time, he hoped that they could summarize and explore on their own through experience and setbacks, and become capable generals who could not only lead troops but also train them.

Teng Yuzhao only instructed Wei Jinghai to improve the food allowances of the officers and soldiers, increase their nutrition and maintain their physical fitness.

Although they had started buying live poultry and livestock from the people who had not left the city since the second day after entering the city, and even bought large quantities of eggs from the villages and towns outside the city before the coalition forces blockaded the city, the consumption of 70,000 to 80,000 people was too huge, and there was very little left now.

Fortunately, there are still a considerable number of captured canned food. These cans are easy to carry. Teng Yuzhao had never agreed to eat them, but they were used as emergency food when he could not get enough meat. Now he had no choice but to lift his ban.

Although the training time was extremely short, it still had a very obvious effect for the vanguard army which was supplemented with more than 40,000 new recruits.

Especially the Guards Brigade, which has the highest proportion of new recruits. Although it has basically no combat effectiveness in a short period of time, the physical and mental state of the troops have been significantly improved under the strict supervision and requirements of these three young men who are determined to do a great job and supervise them separately every day.

As thousands of wounded soldiers who only had penetrating wounds or only skin injuries gradually returned to the team and joined the training of the Guards Association, the troops had initially acquired some combat effectiveness. In the past month, all troops were busy with training, and Teng Yuzao rarely held military meetings of this scale. Including the harassment war plan against the coalition forces in the past half month, all were issued through the General Staff Office.

This military meeting was held today because Teng Yuzao had something important to announce. Not only did Teng Yuzao need to immediately unify the thoughts of these senior officers, but he also needed them to make arrangements for the follow-up actions of their respective troops as soon as possible.

The meeting had just begun when Deputy Chief of Staff Wei Jinghai was summarizing the training situation of the various units of the Vanguard Army since January.

".In a word, the training of each unit is very strict and the results are very significant."

"In the words of our commander-in-chief, the combat effectiveness of each unit has not been weakened after the expansion. On the contrary, it has been greatly strengthened to a certain extent. This is especially true in the formation of reconnaissance units and the training of sharpshooters."

“Although the reconnaissance troops and sharpshooters of each unit were selected through the military competition, they all have a very good foundation, but through the unremitting efforts of everyone present, their progress is still very obvious.”

"This has been well demonstrated in this large-scale harassment campaign against the foreign devils."

The various units of the Qing army did not place special emphasis on the training of scouts. Soldiers who specialized in reconnaissance did not receive any special training except for combat. Many units even temporarily sent ordinary soldiers from the army to complete enemy reconnaissance, which resulted in uneven quality of the scouts sent out.

Although Teng Yuzhao required the establishment of reconnaissance units in all units since he formed the Vanguard Army, due to insufficient staffing and the collective lack of attention from commanders of various units, the reconnaissance units remained at the size of reconnaissance platoons.

As for training, there is no need to talk about it.

As for the requirement that each unit must have a dedicated sharpshooter who can focus on shooting and killing valuable enemy targets during combat, such as machine gunners, officers, and personnel who pose a greater threat to their own side, Teng Yuzhao had also made this requirement a long time ago.

However, this requirement, like the situation with scouts, still did not receive much attention due to the Qing army's long-term inertial thinking.

Now, Teng Yuzao is ready to completely change this phenomenon.

Qualified personnel were selected through a military competition, and then he personally supervised and organized intensive training for half a month to allow these people to master the technical and tactical capabilities of scouts and snipers, and then assigned them to various units.

The role of these people was soon perfectly played out in the recent harassment operations against the coalition forces, making the commanders look at them with admiration.

These people played an important role in the operations to harass the coalition forces.

Although their technical and tactical abilities seemed somewhat unfamiliar in the first few days, as the battle progressed, these people began to gradually become proficient after paying the price of blood.

Not only can the scouts of each unit often sneak into the coalition positions without being noticed, or quietly kill the enemy's sentries and patrols to open up channels for subsequent follow-up troops, but the selected sharpshooters can also shoot and kill coalition soldiers very accurately at long distances.

It was because of them that the harassment war over the past half month had made it impossible for the coalition forces to defend themselves, leaving them exhausted and tired.

But at the same time, the coalition forces, which had superior military strength, were helpless against the harassment attacks of the vanguard army.

In addition, there is another reason that cannot be ignored, that is, officers at all levels of the coalition forces are accustomed to regular combat and are extremely uncomfortable with this tactical style of play that is almost guerrilla warfare. It is simply impossible to find a solution in a short period of time.

When it comes to dealing with guerrilla warfare, not to mention these arrogant aristocratic officers, even the Americans a hundred years later, who have more powerful weapons and more modern means, will still have a headache with the guerrilla warfare.

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