The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 48 The foreigners were scared to death

Liu Yuzhi smiled proudly and said, "Sir, it's not that the foreign devils are ungrateful, but they are almost scared to death by me."

Liu Yuzhi pointed outside the firing hole and said with a beaming face, "Those foreign devils wanted to bargain with me at first, but I had eight wounded soldiers brought in and shot them right in front of them by the river. The British, Italians, and Austrians immediately agreed to the conditions proposed by you, but that Russian officer was still a little hesitant. I was so angry that I had someone throw the two seriously wounded Russian soldiers into the White River on the spot. That Russian was so scared that his face turned pale and he immediately agreed."

"Damn it, I see through it. To deal with these foreign devils, we can only use force against them."

Wei Jinghai smiled and said, "Captain Liu, I guess these foreign devils still think that we gave their wounded back for free last time, and we will do the same this time."

Liu Yuzhi laughed and nodded, saying, "Yes, the German soldier who came with them translated for me and said that the foreigners asked why it was different from the last time? They also asked whether it was my opinion or our master's opinion."

Teng Yuzao also became interested and asked with a smile, "How did you answer them?"

"I told them that this is what our master meant. The reason is that our master was angry because they refused to pay money to redeem their people last time. He was very angry. So this time they must send the things immediately according to our conditions, otherwise they will throw all the wounded into the White River tonight."

Teng Yuzao had no doubt that Liu Yuzhi dared to throw the Russian prisoners into the Baihe River. He smiled bitterly and said, "Well done! Let those prisoners who can still move carry the bodies of the foreign devils to the riverside and wait for them to collect the bodies."

Wei Jinghai suddenly asked Teng Yuzao, "Sir, do you think the foreign devils will regret it again after returning home, just like last time?"

Teng Yuzao shook his head and said, "I don't think so."

Teng Yuzao further explained, "Last time, it was probably because they saw that we released the German prisoners, and they thought that if they delayed it a little, or waited until we got scared, they would naturally release their people. Also, they really couldn't take out such a large sum of money right now."

"However, this time they will definitely agree to our conditions and will not dare to play tricks on us again. Especially after being frightened by Yuxuan, they will be even more afraid. They are worried that if they cause the death of these wounded soldiers, it will seriously affect their military morale."

As soon as Teng Yuzhao finished speaking, the red telephone suddenly rang.

Liu Yuzhi laughed and said, "Sir, I bet that this is Kangnian calling. He must be asking about the results of the battle we have counted. I guess this guy didn't have such a satisfying battle, so he is so anxious that he is jumping up and down."

Just after the battle ended, the staff officer who stayed in the machine gun bunker to guard the phone had already reported that not long after Teng Yuzhao and his men rushed out, Li Xiance called to ask if he needed reinforcements. Seeing that the vanguard army had gained the advantage, the staff officer informed Li Xiance of the battlefield situation. Only then did Li Xiance give up, otherwise he would have rushed up with his men long ago.

Wei Jinghai picked up the phone, and immediately Li Xianze's hurried voice came from the receiver, "Sir, it's an emergency. The sentry I sent out just reported that more than a thousand Boxers with swords and guns are running towards Tianjin City. It seems they are heading towards you, sir. I will take my people and quietly follow them."

As soon as he finished speaking, regardless of whether Teng Yuzao agreed or not, Li Xiance put down the phone. It was obvious that he was gathering his team to come over and prepare for the emergency. "Are you bringing the Boxers with you?"

Li Xiance's words surprised both Teng Yuzhao and Liu Yuzhi.

After all, they had just defeated the best regiment in the world yesterday, and also rescued foreigners and Christians like little Christian. In the eyes of the Boxers, not to mention that they had injured their people, even rescuing the foreigners and those Christians was a heinous crime. Not to mention reporting it to the court, questioning all their officials would be the lightest punishment. Even if they blatantly attacked the vanguard army for this, the court would not do anything to these regiments now. Now the court still hopes that the Boxers will resist the foreigners.

Was it that Yu Lu could not withstand the pressure from the Boxers, and that these Boxers came to call the vanguard army to task?
Or maybe, they heard the artillery fire here and were sent by Yu Lu to support the vanguard army?

But given the character of the Boxers, it would be extremely difficult to ask them to support the government troops who are unfriendly to them. It would be good enough if they were not shot in the back. Their current attitude and methods towards Nie Shicheng's Wuwei Vanguard Army illustrate the problem.

Seeing Teng Yuzao's face was a little grim, Liu Yuzhi said coldly, "Sir, I will go to gather the troops."

As he was speaking, the man had already run out of the machine gun bunker, and then a shrill whistle sounded.

Regardless of whether these more than a thousand Boxers came to demand punishment or to reinforce the vanguard army, he needed to be prepared. Teng Yuzhao did not want to see the army he had just taken control of, on which he placed his hopes and his future, destroyed. If anyone tried to attract his attention, he would not mind fighting a bloody battle with the opponent.

Although Wei Jinghai was not aware of what happened between the vanguard army and the Boxers yesterday, it was obvious that Teng Yuzhao and Liu Yuzhi were very nervous. Li Dazhu was not there with a guard squad that had gone to the Governor's Mansion to report the victory, so he had to command the remaining guard squad soldiers.

Wei Jinghai immediately ordered the three staff officers and the soldiers of the guard squad, "Everyone, check your weapons and prepare to protect the adults."

Most officers and soldiers in the Wuwei Army had no good feelings towards the Boxers. After all, the government troops had once wiped them out. Although these people were still a little nervous about taking action against the Boxers who had now become "celebrity" of the court, several staff officers still reloaded their empty pistols like the dozen or so soldiers in the guard squad.

Teng Yuzao also reloaded his pistol with bullets, and while inserting the pistol diagonally to his waist, he said to everyone, "Don't be too nervous, just follow my orders."

Teng Yuzao waved his hand and said, "Come on, follow me out to meet these Boxers."

Before Teng Yuzao walked out of the Maxim heavy machine gun bunker, a messenger sent by Liu Yuzhi ran in with a pale face, "Sir, the regiment commander sent me to report that another group of people are coming from the southeast. Judging from the dust they raised when running, the number is estimated to be 500 to 600. The regiment commander ordered that all heavy machine guns be taken out of the bunker and prepared to fight."

Another group of people arrived, and it was still unclear whether they were friends or enemies, which made Teng Yuzhao extremely nervous.

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