The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 49 Friends, not enemies
There should be no people from Zhang Decheng's No. 1 Regiment in the World stationed in the east now. The people coming from this direction include those from Laolongtou Railway Station, a part of Nie Shicheng's Wuwei Vanguard Army, a part of Tianjin Training Army, and Dongjuzi where Wang Decheng's Boxers are stationed.

In the direction of Laolongtou Railway Station, Cao Futian's Boxers and Ma Yukun's troops of the Wuwei Right Army are fighting fiercely with the Lian Army there. Cao Futian should not abandon the Russian troops there and rush here to fight with the Vanguard Army just for the sake of the world's number one regiment. Wang Decheng's Boxers of Dongjuzi should not do the same. After all, there is Nie Shicheng's First Battalion of Wuwei Vanguard Army there. If they want to cause trouble for the Vanguard Army, this battalion of Wuwei Vanguard Army will not sit idly by.

The so-called Dongjuzi is the East Bureau of Tianjin Machinery Bureau. Dongjuzi is located on the road that must be passed from Dagu to Tianjin. It is the largest and only arsenal of Beiyang in the entire North China. The arms supply of Beiyang armies mainly depends on this bureau.

From the perspective of arms supply alone, Dongjuzi was a place that the Qing army must defend. From a strategic point of view, Dongjuzi controlled the key point of Tianjin and was a place that the Allied Forces must attack. Its location was very important, so Yu Lu not only placed a battalion of Wuwei Vanguard Army there, but also arranged Tianjin's training army and more than a thousand Boxers there to be on the safe side.

Thinking of this, Teng Yuzhao felt at ease.

Although the army was surrounding him, Teng Yuzhao was unwilling to fight with the No. 1 Regiment in the World at this time. Even though he despised the No. 1 Regiment in the World for slaughtering civilians and even daring to kill the officers and soldiers of Nie Shicheng's Wuwei Front Army, Teng Yuzhao was still unwilling to fight with them.

But if the best group in the world really wants to come and provoke him, he will have to accompany them.

Teng Yuzhao had just arrived at the trench when he saw from afar a cloud of dust rising from the official road in the direction of Tianjin City. The number of people who could cause such a situation must be quite large, probably no less than a thousand.

Looking back at Liu Yuzhi, except for a heavy machine gun and four machine gunners who were left to guard the prisoners, the rest of the regiment had gathered together and dispersed in platoons behind Teng Yuzhao. Not only had the bayonets of many people's rifles been removed and were flashing the cold light of bayonets again, but nine heavy machine guns, including those captured from the Russian army, were also set up in the trenches.

Teng Yuzhao was not only not dissatisfied with Liu Yuzhi's deployment, which was as serious as facing a powerful enemy, but also highly praised Liu Yuzhi.

Teng Yuzhao did not think that Liu Yuzhi was making a fuss. He knew that there was a saying in later generations that Nie Shicheng, the right army of the Wuwei Army, was killed in the battle of Balitai because the Boxers shot him in the back.

With such lessons learned, it is still necessary for the entire vanguard army to take some precautions.

Although the court might not tolerate him because of the conflict with the Boxers now, as long as he could lead the vanguard troops to show their might in the next battle, the court, which was in urgent need of manpower, would not care how many Boxers he killed.

The Boxer Rebellion came in a hurry, and it was obvious that they had been running all the way.

"Sir, the troops coming from the east are not the Boxers, but the Wuwei Vanguard Army. Captain Pan Jinshan heard the fierce artillery fire here and personally led two patrols to support us." Liu Yuzhi ran to report.

When he heard that it was the Wuwei Vanguard Army that had arrived, Teng Yuzhao felt even more confident. The Wuwei Vanguard Army and the Boxers were incompatible. If the Boxers dared to attack his Vanguard Army, these two outposts of the Wuwei Vanguard Army would definitely not ignore them. They would definitely fight side by side with the Vanguard Army.

"Yuxuan, go there in person and tell him about our situation here, and invite Manager Pan over."

"Yes." Liu Yuzhi agreed and ran quickly to the east.

Teng Yuzao ordered Wei Jinghai beside him in a cold voice, "Ningbo, pass on my order. As soon as my gun goes off, no matter who they are, shoot them all."

"Yes."

Wei Jinghai responded nervously and hurried to the first group to convey Teng Yuzao's order. Teng Yuzao raised his telescope to observe the Boxers rushing towards him and was surprised to find that these Boxers were not only armed with swords and spears, but also hundreds of them carrying rifles with bayonets.

Seeing that a large group of Boxers were getting closer and closer to the vanguard army's position, Teng Yuzhao was about to shout to stop the Boxers from approaching, but the opposing team had already slowed down. Then, in the smoke and dust, a Qing soldier came out leading a war horse. The man on the horse was none other than Master Qian.

Next to Master Qian was a strong dark man wearing a yellow turban and yellow clothes. The two of them walked over together.

From a distance, Master Qian shouted breathlessly, "Xingfu, Yu Zhongtang heard that your artillery fire was intense, so he sent you reinforcements. These are the Qianzituan Boxers led by Senior Brother Liu Jiujiu."

Obviously, Master Qian had seen that Teng Yuzhao was in a state of panic. He was worried that Teng Yuzhao might misunderstand him, so he told him in advance that the Boxers who were coming were friends, not enemies.

The Boxer Rebellion was divided into two groups, the literary group and the military group, also known as the literary arena, the martial arena or the literary arena, the martial arena.

The troupe that only had cold weapons such as knives, spears, swords and halberds was a literary troupe, while the one that also had quick guns was a martial troupe. Han Yili's Qianzi troupe in Da Nanhe was a famous literary troupe, while Liu Shijiu's Qianzi troupe in Gaojia Village, equipped with a quick gun team of about a thousand people, was a famous martial arts troupe.

In addition, their clothing was also different according to their respective names. The Boxers led by Han Yili of Da Nanhe and the Boxers led by Liu Shijiu were both named Qian. The Boxers with the name Qian wore yellow scarves on their heads and wore yellow clothes.

Master Qian's words finally made Teng Yuzhao breathe a sigh of relief. Since they were coming to reinforce him, they would naturally not cause trouble for him. Moreover, Liu Shijiu's Boxers were from Gaojia Village in the suburbs of Tianjin City. Although their relationship with the Wuwei Army was not close, they did not have any hatred against each other.

Teng Yuzao turned around and said to Wei Jinghai, who was also relieved, "Order our people not to move without reason, but still remain alert."

After saying that, Teng Yuzhao and his group of guards quickly walked over.

From a distance, Teng Yuzao clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Zhongtang, for me."

Teng Yuzao bowed to the dark and strong man who came with Master Qian, "Teng Yuzao, on behalf of the vanguard army, thanks Chief Liu!"

Without waiting for Liu Shijiu to speak, Master Qian asked anxiously, "Xingfu, the cannons were firing loudly just now, but the foreigners are attacking you!"

"Yes, there are more than 1,500 coalition troops, who crossed the river to attack our vanguard army under the cover of their artillery."

More than 1,500. This number made Master Qian tremble. Liu Shijiu also changed color and asked anxiously, "Captain Teng...General, you said that more than 1,500 foreign devils came to attack you. What's going on now? Have the foreign devils withdrawn? Are you all right?"

Although he had already seen more than 200 vanguard troops who were facing a formidable enemy, Liu Shijiu still couldn't help but ask more questions.

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