The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 34 Warning
After Wei Jinghai took the phone and asked a few simple questions, he covered the microphone with his hand and spoke somewhat awkwardly.

"Sir, it was the platoon leader who stayed on guard at the Beiyang Military Academy who called. He didn't know who I was and insisted on speaking to you, sir."

The call came from the platoon leader who stayed behind at the Beiyang Military Academy. The platoon leader reported on the phone, "Little Christian, who has returned to the concession, has just brought some German-made uniforms and equipment. The number of uniforms is 2,365, the equipment is nearly 3,000, and there are also 4,000 boxes of German-made canned beef."

There were two thousand three hundred and sixty-five sets of military uniforms and four thousand canned boxes of beef, both in whole and in small quantities. It was obvious that Colonel Lehman was very grateful for his trust in him and the early release of the prisoners of war. This should be a gift of all the uniforms and equipment that could be found in the concession. The four thousand boxes were also an extra gift.

The platoon leader's hesitant voice came from the receiver again, "Sir, the manager of the German company wants to speak to you in person, please..."

He was happy in his heart, and also because the simple structure of his vanguard army had been set up, which made Teng Yuzao very excited. "Okay, you give him the phone."

"Ten, are you okay?" Little Christian's voice in German came from the phone.

"Christian, I'm fine! Thank you for personally sending me so many good things. Please convey my gratitude to Colonel Lehman!"

Teng Yuzhao said this sincerely, without any affectation.

"Teng, take your people and leave immediately! Don't come back here again!"

"Colonel Lehman has just officially informed the military commanders of various countries in the concessions that the Beiyang Military Academy was established with the help of us Germans, and those students are all students of former German army officers. After receiving the relevant request, he has negotiated with you, and you have promised not to use it as an outpost to attack the concessions, and not to send troops to station there."

"So, Lehman also promised that the Beiyang Military Academy would be protected by the German Empire, so from now on no one is allowed to enter there."

Little Christian still said in a hurried tone, "Teng, Beiyang Wubei Academy is safe. You don't need to stay here any longer. Don't come back."

Teng Yuzao had expected Lehman's clear statement. The Germans were now in the limelight, and their words still carried a lot of weight among European countries. No matter whether it was old empires like Britain and France, or fierce Tsarist Russia, they had to give the Germans some face, not to mention that the Beiyang Military Academy was just a school.

But little Christian kept telling himself not to go back there again. What did that mean?
When Teng Yuzao thought of this, he couldn't help but feel moved. This must be because little Christian got some news and was afraid that he would be hurt, so he did this. This was a warning to him!

However, Teng Yuzao also knew that it would be difficult to get little Christian, a German, to reveal more information.

Teng Yuzao deliberately smiled and said, "Little Christian, my friend, the order I received is to stay here, and I will not leave. But please rest assured that the coalition forces cannot harm me. The battle that took place in the Beiyang Wubei Academy today has proved this."

"Oh! My God!"

Young Christian seemed a little exasperated and said hastily, "This time it will be very different. I know very well that your troops have just been formed and have almost no field combat experience..."

As if he felt he had said too much, little Christian stopped talking. A heavy breath was heard in the receiver, followed by little Christian's somewhat frustrated voice.

"Okay! Teng, take care of yourself! May God bless you, my friend, and I hope you don't make Alice sad!"

"Teng, I'm going back. I will always remember you!" "Christian..."

Teng Yuzao wanted to talk more and get some valuable information, but before he could finish his words, little Christian had already put down the phone.

Teng Yuzao looked around at the people in the tent. All those who came to the meeting looked at him nervously. These people were all students of the Beiyang Military Academy. They could all understand German. This kind of military magnetic telephone had a very loud volume, which should be due to the impact of explosions and gunfire on the battlefield.

Teng Yuzao said in a serious tone, "The content of this phone call must be kept confidential. No one is allowed to leak a single word. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" everyone replied in unison.

Teng Yuzao nodded and said, "It seems that the small forest where we are stationed should be the target of the coalition forces, so we are going to have a big battle."

Liu Yuzhi said, "If the coalition forces want to attack us, it is impossible for little Christian to know such military secrets. Could it be that Colonel Lehman intentionally revealed it to little Christian..."

Li Xianze also said, "Sir, although little Christian will not harm you, I am also worried that the Germans may play a foreign version of Jiang Gan stealing books with us."

Teng Yuzao didn't believe that little Christian would collude with others to harm him, but he had to be on guard. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I guess the coalition forces think that we are few in number and don't take our vanguard seriously. At most, they will attack us in the early morning or after dawn. We don't need to worry too much. No matter how many tricks they come up with, we just need to follow certain rules."

"Now I command."

Teng Yuzhao made up his mind immediately, and everyone stopped talking and straightened their bodies to wait for orders.

"General Manager Li."

Li Yulin stepped forward and answered loudly, "Yes."

"After the guard battalion and the cavalry battalion are formed, don't eat. Everyone should take some food with them. You should immediately take all the relevant personnel and horses from the guard battalion and the camp office to the woods beside the Baihe River, transport the uniforms and corresponding equipment, and then rush directly to Xigu to take over all the warehouses in Xigu overnight."

"Give each soldier one of those cans for dinner. Each person should bring two more steamed buns. We are in various places and will probably have to stay up late at night."

"Second, after dinner, the entire First Regiment, plus three platoons from the Second Regiment, follow me to the Baihe River to build a position."

"Third, the three platoons left by the artillery regiment and the second regiment will be temporarily under the unified command of Regiment Commander Liu Changfa. Immediately after dinner, they will build artillery positions and infantry defense positions. The heavy machine gun platoon will also stay here."

Teng Yuzao asked Liu Changfa in an inquiring tone, "Qingyun, can the infantry ahead get your artillery support tomorrow?"

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