The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 411 Eat All the Way

After questioning all the personnel, only Liu Yuzhi wanted to go directly to Luzhou Prefecture. Teng Yuzhao looked at Liu Yuzhi again.

Liu Yuzhi said frankly, "Marshal, I have thought about it. What everyone said makes sense. Fighting a war is indeed very beneficial to us. Even if we have to make some sacrifices, it is worth it. I will fully obey any order from the Marshal."

"If the Marshal decides to play, please let the First Mixed Team play as the forward."

"it is good!"

Teng Yuzhao was very satisfied with Liu Yuzhi's attitude. Among these generals, in terms of military ability, although Liu Yuzhi was not the best, he was definitely the most loyal and the one that Teng Yuzhao trusted the most. His only shortcoming was that he was too cautious.

Teng Yuzao turned to Wei Jinghai and said, "Take out your newly drawn map."

After receiving Teng Yuzhao's order, Wei Jinghai hurriedly signaled to the two staff officers in charge of recording. They immediately took out the hand-drawn map of the area from Balizhuang to Jiantou that they had just completed and hung it on the wall on the left side of the lobby.

However, this is a map that has been enlarged in proportion by the General Staff.

Wei Jinghai has looked at this map many times. Although this area is on the edge of the mountainous area, it is all rolling hills, not high, with a gentle slope, and is hundreds of meters away from the road. There is no place suitable for an ambush.

However, what surprised him was that after looking at the map and listening to the report from the General Staff, Teng Yuzao did not say much and immediately asked to convene a military meeting.

After the staff officer hung up the map, Teng Yuzhao stood up and motioned for everyone to follow him to take a look.

Standing in front of the map, Teng Yuzao did not talk about the map first, but spoke to several people.

"You all said very well. Whether you advocate fighting a battle before leaving or retreating directly to Luzhou, it is all for the development of the vanguard army and the current situation."

Teng Yuzao took a deep breath and said, "It's just that, after thinking it over again and again, I feel that not only is it necessary to fight a battle, but we must also take advantage of the good opportunity of the foreign devils dividing their forces and make up our minds to eat them all the way."

Teng Yuzhao's words shocked all the generals, and they all opened their eyes wide.

The foreign devils on the east bank of the Juma River have fortifications to rely on and a large number of cannons, so it will be difficult to defeat them along this route.

The number of foreign troops chasing from Dongxianpo is 50,000, which exceeds the total force that the vanguard army can now muster.

If we choose to fight the foreign devils along this route, we will have to deal with 50,000 people with inferior forces.

In combat, it is extremely difficult, even impossible, to destroy the side with superior military strength. If you are not careful, you will end up with a bloody nose. How could these generals not be surprised!

Even the usually bellicosity Liu Shijiu opened his mouth in shock and looked at Teng Yuzao in amazement.

Teng Yuzhao naturally noticed everyone's gazes and expressions, but he continued speaking in a firm tone.

"You heard me right. I said not only that we have to fight a battle, but we have to wipe out all the foreign devils' forces." "The foreign devils east of the Juma River have not only rushed to build fortifications, but have also taken a tight defensive posture. In short, they are unwilling to leave, but are also worried about our attack."

"Besides, they still have a lot of artillery. Many of the casualties of the Imperial Guards were caused by artillery fire. If we attack them by force, our casualties will not be too small, and their numbers are also a bit small."

The astonished generals became even more surprised that Teng Yuzhao was dissatisfied with the small number of coalition forces on the east bank of the Juma River.

It was already a bit difficult to defeat a group of foreign devils, but Teng Yuzhao actually complained that the other side had too few people!
Everyone's expressions told it all, Teng Yuzhao said with a wry smile.

"Don't misunderstand me. I'm not looking down on the foreigners. You must not underestimate the enemy. You must know that Germany, Britain, France, and Russia are all old powers. Even the Americans who came later should not be underestimated. Their reputation was not given by others, but earned by their armies."

"What I mean is that we have paid too much just to eliminate 30,000 enemies. It's not worth it, and doing so will not help the current unfavorable situation."

"Because, in that case, the Third Mixed Brigade will still have to withstand the attack of 50,000 foreign devils alone. They may not be able to resist, and may even be completely destroyed. This is possible unless we send reinforcements."

"But if we allocate some of our forces to assist the Third Mixed Brigade, our forces will be almost the same as the foreign devils in Hedong, and it will be almost impossible to annihilate them. It may even become a war of attrition in both places, dragging us here and unable to move."

"You should know that the large amount of ammunition and supplies we intercepted from the foreign devils has just arrived in Yi County. They will continue to rush to Luzhou Prefecture tomorrow. For these ammunition and supplies, we can only grit our teeth and fight on two fronts. The final result is likely to be that we will not achieve much in any battle, and we will also suffer great losses."

"If we choose to destroy the foreign devils chasing us from Dongxianpo, the situation will be very different."

"The foreign devils in Hedong are blocked by the Juma River. They can't cross the river to attack us in a short time. This gives us enough time to eliminate the foreign devils who are chasing us."

"Once we eliminate or even defeat these 50,000 foreign devils, not only will the foreign devils in Hedong flee immediately, but even the main force of the foreign devils that invaded Baoding will immediately return. They will definitely not dare to advance alone and even think of attacking Luzhou Prefecture."

"Therefore, we must concentrate our forces and resolutely eliminate these 50,000 foreign devils with a strong determination to fight against the enemy."

When Wei Jinghai heard that Teng Yuzhao was going to fight the chasing foreign devils and even destroy them, he couldn't help but speak with some concern.

"Marshal, it's just the terrain."

Teng Yuzao nodded and said, "This is a problem. We will talk about it later. Let's take a look at the map first."

Teng Yuzao said to the others, "After noon tomorrow, the 3rd Mixed Brigade will withdraw to between Balizhuang and Jiantou, which is the location on this map. I want to ambush the foreign devils here. You guys take a look at the map first, and then I'll make the deployment."

Although the map on the wall was a sketch, it did not have contour lines. Apart from that, the height of the hills on both sides of the road, the distance of the hills from the road, the slope of the hills, and even the area of ​​the flat areas were carefully marked on the map.

Wei Jinghai explained to the others with some concern, "In this area, especially near the road, there are very few trees and bushes. The ground is full of weeds, making it almost impossible to hide a person."

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