The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 158 Easy solution
Sure enough, not long after, three slightly dull explosions were heard in the yard, and then a short while later, Li Xianze ran over excitedly.

"Sir, we have already killed all the Russians inside."

Teng Yuzao smiled and said, "Yes, it should only take a few minutes to end the battle."

Li Xianze breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It was all thanks to those grenades. The remaining dozen or so Russians hid in three rooms and kept shooting out from the doors and windows. After they were suppressed by our firepower, we threw a grenade into each of their rooms."

"This grenade is really effective. The Russians inside were blown to pieces and are unrecognizable. There are bloody holes all over their bodies. There is almost no good place left."

Accompanied by Li Xiance, Teng Yuzhao, Wu Peifu, Li Jinyu and others walked into the courtyard of the wealthy family where a brutal battle had just ended. The wounded of the Second Regiment had already been carried away for treatment. There were only dozens of Russian corpses lying in the yard. Among them, more than a dozen bloody Russian soldiers should be the ones who were killed by grenades after hiding in the house as Li Xiance said.

The bodies in the yard were quickly cleared away. According to Li Xianze's suggestion, this house was the best in the village, so he suggested that Teng Yuzhao live here.

Teng Yuzhao did not bring his staff with him, so he was almost a lone commander. He could only follow the Second Regiment. Li Xiance's regimental headquarters was his headquarters. In other words, the place where he was was the place where Li Xiance's Second Regiment headquarters was.

There is no doubt that the headquarters of the Second Regiment will also be located here.

Although Teng Yuzao didn't think that Li Xianze wouldn't have such little thoughts, he just wanted to make himself live more comfortably.

But Teng Yuzhao was still a little worried and couldn't help but instruct Li Xianze to arrange accommodation for the assault brigade and the battalion of the first regiment that would arrive soon.

Li Xianze patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sir. Although I have a lot of people, I will only arrange for the guard and reconnaissance sentries to live in this yard. The rest of the troops will set up tents around the village."

"All the houses in the village are reserved for the assault brigade and the Yuxuan Group."

Teng Yuzhao was very satisfied with Li Xianze's magnanimity. Although in terms of military rank, the officers here were headed by Li Xianze, if there were differences in living conditions, people would inevitably feel dissatisfied, which would affect the unity of the vanguard army.

Li Xianze suddenly said with some embarrassment, "Sir, these old Russians are doing all kinds of evil. Not only have they raped and looted, they have also taken all the poultry, livestock, and large animals in the village and slaughtered them here. There is enough food for thousands of people. It seems that these old Russians have learned that their reinforcements are coming, and they are collecting meat for their reinforcements."

Li Xianze's judgment was not wrong, and it was also an obvious thing. There were only seven or eight hundred remnants of the Russian army that escaped here from Dongjuzi. They slaughtered a large number of poultry, livestock and large animals in advance, of course not just for their own consumption. In such weather, the meat would go bad in two days.

When Li Xianze talked about this matter, Teng Yuzhao couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"This is a good deal for us. The soldiers have been either marching or fighting with the coalition forces since dusk. They are very tired and must be hungry. Stewing some of this meat can be used as a midnight snack for the entire army. You should arrange this matter as soon as possible."

Teng Yuzao smiled and said, "Kangnian, don't worry. I won't use up your Second Regiment's food expenses. Go back and ask the Deputy Chief of Staff for reimbursement for the expenses of the Assault Battalion and the First Regiment. He will make up for it for you."

Li Xianze shook his head and said, "Sir, that's not what I meant. I meant that these poultry and livestock belong to the villagers of Sister Qian, the old Russian. We can let the villagers claim the property we found from the old Russian, but what about the poultry, livestock, and meat that were slaughtered by the old Russian? Should we just let the villagers claim them?"

Teng Yuzao nodded. He understood what Li Xianze meant. "We'll do as you say with the property. I don't think they will be willing to eat the meat." Teng Yuzao sighed. "The villagers in this village have been terribly harmed by these old Russians. Not only have many people lost their families, but their limited property has also been robbed by the old Russians."

"I think the surplus can be used to buy these poultry and livestock. If there is any surplus, we can buy some fodder from the people. The assault team has seized all the baggage transported by the foreign devils. There are hundreds of carts, and the number of horses alone is a lot."

Li Xiance said, "I think there will be a lot of money left. The treasures found from the Russians include not only gold and silver jewelry and a small amount of silk and satin, but also tens of thousands of taels of silver and silver dollars, and more than 300 taels of gold. I think the gold and silver on the Russians were all robbed along the way, and many of them probably belonged to this wealthy family."

"However, there won't be a lot of horse feed in the village. Not only do the Russians have more than a hundred war horses that need to be used up, but also because the village is not big, they don't have that many horses, so there won't be that much horse feed."

"However, this matter is not a problem. We don't have horse feed, but we have grain. There are three large granaries in the backyard of this wealthy family alone. One of them is full of sorghum, and the other half is full of beans. I have arranged for people to steam and cook horse feed. Once the assault team returns, I will ensure that the horses can eat the best grass and fodder immediately."

After hearing Li Xianze's thoughtful thoughts, Teng Yuzhao was completely relieved.

"Kang Nian, the soldiers have been very tired these past two days. We can only stay here tonight. The earliest we can leave is tomorrow morning. You must make arrangements for the night's guard."

"Don't worry, sir. The guard posts have been set up five miles apart, and they are all in accordance with your request, both overt and covert. The scouts have also been sent out in squads."

Teng Yuzhao had strict requirements for the troops' guard posts. During wartime, there must be both visible and hidden guard posts. Any troop would suffer heavy losses if it was caught off guard by a night raid.

"Very good! You go and arrange it."

Li Xiance and Liu Yuzhi are not only loyal to him, but also most resolute in carrying out his orders. With such people around, he feels at ease.

Not only had the battlefield in the yard been cleaned up, the bodies of the dead Russian soldiers had also been dragged away, and every place had been searched thoroughly. Even the guard platoon and the headquarters staff of the Second Regiment had begun cleaning the rooms under their command.

Since Wu Peifu had to be with Teng Yuzhao at all times, his room was cleaned by Li Jinyu and Xu Ting.

Teng Yuzhao didn't mind living here which was just a battlefield. He didn't even care that so many Russian soldiers were killed here. He hadn't cared since the last battle at the Beiyang Military Academy. What's more, he had never slept for more than four hours in these days. He was really too tired.

Teng Yuzhao was about to go back to his room to take a quick rest when he saw guard platoon leader Xu Ting whispering something with Wu Peifu.

Seeing the expressions of the two men, Teng Yuzao knew that something must have happened, otherwise Xu Ting would not be like this.

Teng Yuzao stopped walking, frowned, and asked, "What are you two talking about secretly? Is there something going on?"

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