The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 341 The Rebellious Liu Nineteen

Although the person who came tried to suppress his voice, he had a naturally loud voice and his words were still very loud. Who else could it be but Liu Shijiu?

At such a critical moment, Teng Yuzhao saw Liu Shijiu, still holding his bloodstained sword, suddenly appear in front of him, which made Teng Yuzhao surprised and happy!

Liu Shijiu was not only his ally, but also one of his fierce generals, and a banner for him to gather the Boxers.

As long as Liu Shijiu is still in the vanguard army, many Boxers who are being hunted down by the government and have nowhere to go will come over. Now is the time when the vanguard army is most in need of troops.

It doesn’t matter how much the assault column lost. What matters is that Liu Shijiu is still alive.

Teng Yuzhao believed that even if the assault column was wiped out in this battle, as long as Liu Shijiu was still there, he would soon form another assault column that would dare to fight and fight hard.

Teng Yuzhao, ecstatic, ran down quickly and met Liu Shijiu halfway. He grabbed Liu Shijiu's hand tightly and said excitedly.

"Brother, are you okay?"

"How is the war going in your area?"

"Why haven't you knocked down the German cannons in such a short time?"

Liu Shijiu, his face covered in soot, did not even bother to wipe the sweat off his head and spoke anxiously.

"Marshal, I'm fine. The battle there will be over soon."

"Now, there are only more than 2,000 defeated soldiers left by the foreign devils who are still resisting. I am worried that I will not be able to catch up with the ambush here. I left one and a half battalions of troops and the remaining Gruson guns to Yannian, and asked him to unite with Ziyu's three battalions under unified command. We have already surrounded the remaining foreign devils."

"The foreign devils' cannons didn't even have time to fire before I seized them all."

"When I arrived, Yannian was arranging the few Gruson gunners left behind by the assault column to turn and adjust the muzzles of the foreign devils' cannons, preparing to use the foreign devils' cannons to bombard the remaining 2,000-plus foreign devils."

"The sound of the cannon should be that Yannian has already adjusted the cannons and is now using the foreign devils' own cannons to bombard them."

"With these cannons, it won't be long before Yannian wipes out all those foreign devils."

The Yannian that Liu Shijiu mentioned is Liu Yuanshou, the deputy captain of the assault column, whose courtesy name is Yannian.

Liu Shijiu's words made Teng Yuzhao feel much more at ease, and he immediately thought of the ambush in front of him.

"Brother, where are your troops? Are the losses serious?"

Teng Yuzao's words seemed to make Liu Shijiu a little impatient.

"Xingfu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but as the old saying goes, a merciful army cannot be commanded, and there will always be casualties in a war."

"No matter how great the losses are, as long as you give the order, the assault column will never frown, and everyone will fight bravely and will never hesitate."

Liu Shijiu snorted and continued.

"I heard that the Russians will arrive soon. I have ordered my men to immediately enter the designated ambush position. Cheng De is now leading his troops to the east side of the road and is deploying according to the battle plan. They will soon enter the ambush area and take cover."

Liu Shijiu was anxious, and not only did he call Teng Yuzao by his given name again, but he also spoke in a less polite manner.

Teng Yuzao was not dissatisfied with Liu Shijiu's attitude. It was not only because he knew Liu Shijiu, an illiterate man, very well, but also because Teng Yuzao believed that what Liu Shijiu said was right.

It is normal that people will die in wars if they are not kind enough.

Especially now that the arrow is on the string and has to be shot, he has no way to retreat. No matter how many casualties the assault column suffers, no matter how many people Liu Shijiu brings, they are all a powerful force that he urgently needs, even necessary, or indispensable.

It is indeed inappropriate to consider the casualties of the assault column at this moment.

However, although Teng Yuzhao almost became a special forces soldier in his previous life, even if he really became a special forces soldier, he probably would not have any place to use his skills in peacetime.

What's more, in his previous life, Teng Yuzhao was just a military history researcher in a military academy. He was not one of those perfect men or gods who traveled through time in online novels. He was just an ordinary soldier, and certainly not an outstanding leader who was born with great wisdom and appeared foolish, and remained calm even when faced with a huge crisis.

It is extremely unrealistic to ask Teng Yuzhao, who now completely ignores the existence of life, to become iron-blooded and tough in just a few months.

He, Teng Yuzao, still needs time to change.

"Well said!" Teng Yuzao, feeling a little ashamed in his heart, shook Liu Shijiu's hand and said quickly.

"Brother, the Russians are coming soon. Your people must immediately enter the designated area and take shelter."

"The foreign devils want the people to cut down all the green tents within 200 meters on both sides of the road. This is very detrimental to our troops' operations."

"However, fortunately, it is now night. The Russians are eager to rescue the German troops being surrounded and annihilated by you, so they will not search carefully. If your troops do not have time to ambush in the ambush area, you can only hide on the spot."

"Okay! I'll go over and give the orders."

Liu Shijiu broke free from Teng Yuzao's hand and was about to leave in a hurry, but Teng Yuzao spoke hurriedly again.

"Brother, when the fight starts, you must protect yourself!"

Liu Nineteen chuckled, "Don't worry, I won't die unless I push you onto the dragon throne in Zijin City."

After saying that, Liu Nineteen walked as fast as the wind and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Liu Shijiu's words were extremely bold and even very clear. No one had ever talked to Teng Yuzao in this way since he traveled through time. Even when Liu Yuzhi and Li Xiance talked about it, they only hinted at the details. Only Teng Yuzao and they understood it.

Now that Liu Shijiu said it so boldly, Teng Yuzao was slightly stunned.

But Teng Yuzhao didn't have time to think about this. He quickly glanced around and didn't see anyone paying attention to him except for a few of his personal guards who seemed to have heard nothing.

Teng Yuzhao let out a long breath, ran up the mound again, lay down behind the pile of sandbags, and nervously observed the situation on both sides of the road.

Fortunately, Teng Yuzhao's eyes were still dark, and he could not see a single person, let alone a trace of light.

I listened carefully, and apart from the rustling of dry sorghum and corn leaves in the wind, and the sound of gunfire and artillery shells exploding in the distance as the remnants of the German army were encircled and annihilated, there was no other sound.

Teng Yuzhao breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was in a hurry and even a little flustered because of the sudden arrival of the Russian army, he finally completed the arrangement of the ambush circle. Now he just had to wait for the Russian army to enter the ambush circle.

However, Teng Yuzao was still somewhat worried about the movements of the British, French and Austrian allied forces in the south of the city.

As for the Americans who were also in the south of the city, Teng Yuzao almost never gave them any thought.

The US military has to assist in defending Guangqumen and Dongbianmen, so it is almost impossible for them to withdraw any more troops.

Moreover, since the last annihilation of thousands of American troops, the American troops in the capital only have one or two thousand soldiers in the army, except for a complete cavalry regiment. The rest are basically only the native soldiers of the colony who later made trouble in the South China Sea. The combat effectiveness of these native soldiers under the flag of the US military is so poor that people dare not even imagine it. They are comparable to the Indian soldiers.

When Teng Yuzhao was about to ask his personal guards to go down and inquire about the situation of the coalition forces in the south of the city, Wu Peifu had already run up with several telephone soldiers, holding a telephone. The receiver of the telephone was held in the hand of another communications soldier.

They are very close to the main road, and if the phone rings suddenly, it can be heard from far away at night.

A harsh ringtone, in particular, will have a stronger penetrating power.

Therefore, all the telephones in the tents below are connected, and there are people guarding every telephone.

This was true not only of the call to Wei Jinghai's staff office in the city, but also of the call to the artillery observation post on the mound and the calls to the various artillery positions involved in the ambush.

Wu Peifu said nervously, "Teacher, the deputy chief of staff called and informed us that the foreign devils in the south of the city have been dispatched. There are about 10,000 to 20,000 of them. They have passed through the East Gate and should be here soon."

As Wu Peifu spoke, he took the telephone receiver from the communications soldier and handed it to Teng Yuzhao.

Wei Jinghai's nervous voice came from the receiver, "Marshal, Zi Yu just said that the Russian troops have arrived, but our people did not find that the Russians had sent out troops."

"Let's not talk about this for now. Just now, the observation post on Guangqu Gate discovered that the foreign devils in the south of the city have also set out. They are marching very fast and are running. It is estimated that they have passed Dongbian Gate now and should arrive at the battlefield outside Qihua Gate soon."

"The foreign devils have rushed over to the front with about 40,000 troops. The remnants of the German army are also tied up with the assault column and the guards. The combined strength of the assault column and the guards is less than 30,000. The situation is very tense there!"

Wei Jinghai said in a pleading tone, "Marshal!"

"Let's coordinate the two mixed teams here. At worst, we can let the Japanese devils go when we break out in the early morning and resolve the immediate danger. Otherwise, your place will be too dangerous."

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