The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 170 The Disappearance of the Wuwei Front Army

"Correct!"

Liu Nineteen was the first to praise loudly with a red face, "Damn it, that's what we should do. That blind bastard dared to bully our vanguard army. We must make him regret it for the rest of his life. Brothers, don't you agree?"

Teng Yuzao's words not only excited Liu Yuzhi, Li Xianze, Wu Peifu, and Li Jinyu, but also the large group of vanguard officers and soldiers not far away, especially those behind Liu Yuzhi who were worried that Liu Yuzhi would be blamed by Teng Yuzao, everyone felt their blood boiling and were extremely excited.

Instigated by Liu Nineteen, the surrounding officers and soldiers roared in unison, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

During the days following Teng Yuzhao, these people killed more foreign devils than any other Qing army had killed in their entire lives. A fierce, decisive and unruly spirit had gradually begun to grow in the hearts of officers and soldiers.

In particular, the training and use of group coordination tactics have enabled the officers and soldiers of the vanguard officers and soldiers to develop good habits of extreme unity.

Even their highest commander is willing to support a small soldier like them, who else would they be afraid of!

Not to mention a sentry leader, even a battalion commander, or even high-ranking officials like Ma Yukun and Song Qing, these high-ranking officials whom they usually dare not look up to, are nothing more than that in their eyes now. The only person they admire is their own president of the vanguard army!

All the officers and soldiers around looked at Teng Yuzao with eyes filled with extreme admiration and expectation!

This made Teng Yuzhao secretly feel a little ashamed. The words he just said were certainly meant to protect his trusted subordinates. He would never let anyone close to him be harmed!
However, he also mixed in some personal agenda to win people's hearts.

There was no way. His vanguard army not only lacked a deep foundation, but also had the spirit of unity and a common hatred of the enemy. This vanguard army was formed in a short period of time and was composed of people from the Wuwei Army, the Lian Army, the Boxers, and even from the Green Camp. If he wanted to quickly gather these people with complex compositions under his command, it would be impossible without taking some necessary measures.

Otherwise, this "sharp blade" could not only be used by himself to hurt the enemy, but could also be used by others to hurt themselves, which was not the result Teng Yuzhao wanted.

The vanguard army does not belong to Yu Lu, nor to the Beiyang, nor to the imperial court. It can only belong to Teng Yuzhao.

"besides."

Teng Yuzao decided to go all out and add some weight to the reward. "That soldier who was injured while defending you is great. Such a loyal and brave man should be rewarded handsomely. I decide to give him a reward of 100 taels of silver. After his injury heals, you can promote him to a higher level at your discretion."

Teng Yuzhao's words aroused warm cheers from the officers and soldiers who had gathered around!
See if the situation is almost ready, Teng Yuzao said to Liu Yuzhi, Li Xiange and Liu Shijiu.

"Yuxuan's 1st Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the Artillery Regiment will defend the north gate and the north city wall. Kangnian's 2nd Regiment and Liu Changfa's 1st Artillery Battalion will be stationed on the north bank of the Chaoguan Floating Bridge. The Assault Brigade will be stationed at the north gate. Arrange the garrisons and immediately send people to purchase meat. Today, the whole army will have a good meal to celebrate our vanguard army's breakout and return to Tianjin City."

Teng Yuzao said to Wu Peifu and guard platoon leader Xu Ting, "Change your bloodstained uniforms and follow me to the Governor's Office."

When Teng Yuzhao arrived at the Governor's Office, he heard a quarrel in the main hall from afar. When he walked into the main hall and saw Teng Yuzhao coming in, Yu Lu, who had a very gloomy face, immediately stood up from the main seat. The gloom on his face disappeared in an instant, and he was filled with a bright smile.

Yu Lu took a few quick steps and came quickly in front of Teng Yuzhao. Without waiting for Teng Yuzhao to salute, he grabbed Teng Yuzhao's hand and spoke excitedly.

"Xingfu, you're back! It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!"

As Yu Lu spoke, he held Teng Yuzao's hand tightly and pulled Teng Yuzao directly to his seat.

Yu Lu's groom had already brought a chair for Teng Yuzao and placed it between Yu Lu and a white-faced, slightly plump, first-rank military official. When Teng Yuzao was pulled over by Yu Lu, he could already see everyone in the hall.

There is not only the Zhili Governor-General Lu Benyuan, the white-faced first-rank official sitting next to him, but also Song Qing, the assistant director of Beiyang Military Affairs sitting next to Yu Lu, Ma Yukun, the current president of the Wuwei Left Army, Dong Fuxiang, the white-bearded president of the Wuwei Rear Army, and He Yongsheng, the general.

And sitting at the very bottom was Hu Dianjia, the commander of the rear team of the Wuwei Vanguard Army. Behind Hu Dianjia sat nine captains wearing Wuwei Vanguard Army uniforms and with gloomy faces, including Pan Jinshan, who still had a bandage on his arm.

Wei Jinghai was sitting next to the Hu Dianjias. When he saw Teng Yuzhao coming in, he quickly stood up and saluted Teng Yuzhao.

Hu Dianjia also stood up with a smile and nodded to Teng Yuzhao in greeting.

Teng Yuzao was already very familiar with Lu Benyuan and Dong Fuxiang.

When Teng Yuzhao was still an instructor at the Beiyang Military Academy, he had met Lü Benyuan, but Lü Benyuan would not pay any attention to him as a mere instructor.

Dong Fuxiang was someone Teng Yuzhao had dealt with when he was helping Ronglu organize and train the Wuwei Army.

When Yu Lu affectionately pulled Teng Yuzao over, Dong Fuxiang, who looked old but still looked very mighty, kept looking Teng Yuzao up and down.

Teng Yuzao was extremely reluctant to sit next to Yu Lu. Although he had experienced many battles, he was no longer a weakling. He was now a second-rank military officer and the president of an army. There was nothing wrong with sitting with these veterans, and he would not feel any burden.

However, Teng Yuzhao still doesn't want to be envied in such a situation.

As if he was afraid that Teng Yuzao would suddenly disappear if he let go, Yu Lu held Teng Yuzao's hand tightly and refused to let go. Teng Yuzao couldn't break free, so he could only follow Yu Lu all the way.

Seeing that Yu Lu's groom put Teng Yuzao's seat between Yu Lu and Lu Benyuan, Lu Benyuan still had a calm expression, but Ma Yukun had a dark face and turned his head away, and Song Qing snorted and shouted.

"How dare you! You didn't even change your clothes before entering the hall. How dare you show up with such filthy attire and etiquette as an official of the imperial court? This is simply a disgrace to the civil service."

Yu Lu asked Teng Yuzhao to come to the meeting immediately after his return, but Teng Yuzhao had never thought that he would need to change his military uniform.

Originally this was nothing, not to mention that the master Yu Lu didn't care.

However, since Song Qing had started the trouble, if Teng Yuzao did not give some explanation, it would be too arrogant. He was just about to explain to Yu Lu.

Dong Fuxiang praised loudly in a loud voice, "Brother Teng is indeed a hero. Is there blood of foreigners on your body?"

Teng Yuzhao originally thought that the military uniform had some wrinkles because he had been sleeping with it on for the past few days, but he didn't expect there were bloodstains on it, so he quickly lowered his head to check.

This was not a big deal, but I was actually shocked.
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