The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 345 Confused

Li Jinyu thought for a moment and said, "There's more."

"We should not only recruit the students from the Beiyang Military Academy who were rescued by the Marshal, but also other officers from the Beiyang Military Academy and the Military Academy. We can even recruit officers who are not from these two places."

"In a word, any officer who shares our aspirations can be recruited, but we must be extremely careful and cautious to avoid causing trouble for the Marshal."

"I am not suitable to be the leader. We will consider the candidate in the long run. We also need to consider attracting officers of the same level to participate. This will make things more certain."

Li Jinyu said carefully, "Don't tell the deputy chief of staff for now. He is just as grateful to the Marshal as we are. But if he finds out about this, he will definitely report it to the Marshal, so we have to keep it secret from him for now."

"It's the same with General Manager Li of the Camp Office. Don't contact him. The only people you can talk to are Assistant Commander Li, Assistant Commander Liu, and Wu Ziyu. With their secret support, our big event will be more than half done, or even 80% certain."

Li Jinyu held Li Zixiong's hand and said, "This matter is of great importance. We will consider it carefully after the battle. You should hurry up and organize the troops."

Li Zixiong was very excited after getting Li Jinyu's agreement. He stood up, jumped out of the bomb crater and said to Li Jinyu, "Mingguang, you should also be careful of the foreign devils' cannons."

After saying that, Li Zixiong ran to the position with a pistol in hand.

The coalition's artillery bombardment finally stopped after five minutes, and then launched a fierce offensive of a thousand people. Led by the short Annan men, the turbaned Indian soldiers finally mustered up their courage and stood up. Facing the volley fire from the guards, they desperately rushed towards the vanguard's positions.

Because the only Maxim heavy machine gun of the Third Battalion was destroyed in the previous artillery attack, the Annan and Indian soldiers even rushed into the position of the Guards Association.

Fortunately, there was a guard battalion, and Li Jinyu personally led the guard battalion to the position, and after a fierce hand-to-hand combat, they drove the coalition forces off the position.

Li Jinyu was leaning against a broken sandbag shelter. A medical soldier was bandaging the wound on his left arm. Li Zixiong, who was holding a newly lit cigarette in his mouth, cursed while smoking.

"It's really fucking weird. These Annan dwarfs have also excited these Indian soldiers. If you hadn't brought your men up in time, this position would have been in jeopardy!"

Li Jinyu reached out and took the lit cigarette from Li Zixiong, took a deep breath, and said after a puff of smoke.

"Don't underestimate these Indian soldiers. They are very good at fighting when the wind is favorable. This time, the casualties will not be small, right?"

When the casualties were mentioned, Li Zixiong's face suddenly turned gloomy and he cursed fiercely.

"Damn it, although we are still counting the casualties, I estimate that, excluding those killed or injured by the foreign devils' artillery, at least a hundred people were killed in this attack alone. The casualties of our three battalions here must be close to 20%."

Li Jinyu listened attentively and said, "We haven't heard the sound of artillery fire in the north for a long time. I guess the ambush on the Marshal's side will soon be over. If we hold on for a while, the Marshal will surely lead his troops here. Then we can seek revenge on those foreign devils."

"Sir, the foreign devils are about to attack again!"

Li Jinyu and Li Zixiong hurriedly stood up to check, and they both gasped when they saw it.

With the help of the flares fired by the coalition forces, one could see a large black crowd of people swarming like locusts a few hundred meters in front of the position. Under the light and shadow of the flares, the forest of bayonets flashed a sinister cold light, like a moving forest of sharp blades.

Li Jinyu estimated that the coalition forces' attack this time involved at least three thousand troops.

Li Jinyu said with some concern, "The foreign devils are going to kill them all in one battle. It seems that we will all die here this time."

Li Zixiong grabbed the hat on his head and threw it on the bunker, and said to Li Jinyu, "Mingguang, it seems that the foreign devils have discovered that we don't have heavy machine guns, and they don't even plan to use artillery fire. They don't want to give us a chance to breathe."

"We can't stop the foreign devils' attack this time. You should withdraw and go back to inform the Marshal so that he can be prepared and you can avenge your brothers in the future."

"Someone come here." Li Jinyu shouted without turning his head.

"Yes, what do you want, sir?"

The communicator who was not far behind Li Jinyu quickly came behind Li Jinyu.

"You must immediately run back to report to the Marshal and Wu Xietong, and tell them that I, Li Jinyu, have betrayed their trust and failed to complete the mission. The foreign devils will soon step on my body and rush through our position. Tell them to be on guard early."

After the messenger ran away, Li Zixiong sighed and said, "Okay, then let's go down this road to hell together!"

After saying that, Li Zixiong shouted, "Brothers, fasten your bayonets for me. After three rounds of volleys, charge forward with me. If you are a man, fight the foreigners to the death!" Just as Li Zixiong finished speaking, a report sounded behind Li Jinyu. Li Jinyu turned his head and saw the signalman who had just run away running back with a happy face.

Li Jinyu was very surprised that the communicator came back. Before Li Jinyu asked, the communicator had already reported excitedly.

"Sir, the Marshal has brought his men to support us. The Marshal asked me to tell you not to worry and stay on the battlefield. He also told the soldiers to be on guard against the artillery. He will soon let the artillerymen who came with him open fire to bomb the attacking foreign devils."

When Li Jinyu heard that they were going to bombard the attacking foreign devils, his heart sank. Teng Yuzhao, who had arrived in a hurry, could not bring the heavy mountain cannons of the Artillery Brigade. At most, he could bring some small cannons, which would not be of much use against the more than 3,000 foreign devils.

They only said that the Marshal had arrived, but there was no sign of any reinforcements coming, which clearly meant that the Marshal did not bring many people!
Although he thought this in his mind, he still turned around and shouted to the officers and soldiers who were waiting on full alert on the battlefield.

"Brothers, the Marshal has brought people to reinforce us, and our main force will be here soon!"

With a loud "boom", Li Jinyu's words caused cheers to rang out on the battlefield. These officers and soldiers who thought they were doomed to die, when they heard that Teng Yuzhao was bringing people to reinforce them, this would undoubtedly save their lives, how could they not be excited.

Li Jinyu looked at the coalition forces that were already approaching 200 meters away and whispered to the communicator.

"You go to the guard battalion immediately and pass on my order. Once the battle starts, the guard battalion will withdraw from the position. Then you will quickly lead the guard battalion to protect the Marshal."

Although still a little confused, the communicator still answered yes and ran away quickly.

Li Zixiong asked Li Jinyu in a low voice with a somewhat unpleasant expression, "Are you worried that the Marshal will not bring enough people?"

"We don't need too many people to deal with these Annan and Indian soldiers!"

Before Li Jinyu could answer, Teng Yuzhao's somewhat disdainful voice came from behind them.

Li Jinyu and Li Zixiong were horrified. When they looked back, they saw Teng Yuzao and his special guard squadron, who were armed with live ammunition and fully alert, standing behind them with a smile.

Because Teng Yuzao had repeatedly requested that no one on the battlefield should salute officers, the two men were at a loss when they suddenly saw Teng Yuzao.

Li Jinyu said anxiously, "Marshal, this place is too dangerous. This time the foreign devils sent out more than 3,000 troops at once. Our Maxim was blown up by the foreign devils. The foreign devils will soon launch an attack. It is difficult for us to stop them. You should go back quickly."

Teng Yuzao waved his hand and said, "Don't panic, I will show you the power of our cannons right away."

"Pah pah pah pah pah", "da da da da da", "boom boom boom".

Before Teng Yuzhao could finish his words, the sound of intensive rifle and Maxim heavy machine gun fire, as well as the explosion of grenades, suddenly came from two miles to the south.

"Did you send troops to harass the foreigners from behind?" Teng Yuzhao asked excitedly.

In such a dark night, if the troops could be divided and go around the rear of the coalition forces, it would be difficult for the coalition forces to figure out how many troops were attacking them, which would inevitably make the coalition forces hesitate and dare not attack, thus greatly reducing the pressure on the blocking forces.

Li Jinyu looked at Li Zixiong, and Li Zixiong quickly shook his head to indicate that he didn't know what was going on.

The three battalions of blocking forces here are temporarily under the unified command of Li Zixiong.

Li Jinyu said doubtfully, "Marshal, we didn't send any troops!"

"My lord, the foreign devils seem to be retreating."

An officer from the third battalion behind the bunker shouted to Li Zixiong.

Several people looked outside the bunker. Although they could not see the specific movements of the attacking coalition forces, they could at least see that the dark coalition forces seemed to no longer move forward.

Although it was unclear which troop had gone around to harass the coalition forces from behind, at least this troop played a role at the critical moment. Teng Yuzao no longer paid attention to that troop and gave orders to the artillery assistant staff officer who was holding the telephone receiver in the back.

"Order, artillery fire three rapid rounds, target the coalition attacking force in front of the position"

(End of this chapter)