The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 238 This Person Must Be Killed

Teng Yuzao ignored the surprised expressions of the others and continued speaking.

"What I want to talk about is Fan Guoliang, the foreign missionary leader in Xishiku."

Teng Yuzao waved his hand viciously and made a chopping motion. "Do you understand what I mean?"

Teng Yuzhao remembered that it was this Frenchman, Fan Guoliang, who not only provided translators and intelligence personnel for the Eight-Nation Alliance when they attacked the capital, but the most hateful thing was that this man, who should have loved peace and was kind, and who theoretically should have wanted to redeem all "sinners", openly presided over and pushed the coalition forces to loot the city.

He issued a notice that even if believers robbed without restraint in the capital, part of the looted money had to be handed over to him, and then he would atone for the sins of these robbers and murderers.

He even directly participated in the robbery himself. There is evidence that he sent people to Prince Qing's Mansion and Li Lianying's house to rob silver, treasures and ancient books. The money and property he obtained were pulled back to Xishiku in carts, so that the looted money and property in Xishiku piled up like a mountain.

In addition, Fan Guoliang also organized missionaries into a special task force for the Eight-Nation Alliance, leading the Eight-Nation Alliance to arrest and search the homes of Qing ministers, as well as the Boxers.

That was not all. During the peace negotiations, Fan Guoliang, who in Teng Yuzhao's opinion had already committed unforgivable crimes, extorted 1.5 million taels of silver from the Qing court on behalf of the French Church.

Such a heinous person must not only be killed, but also killed as soon as possible.

Although it was the first time that Teng Yuzhao ordered them to kill someone, Liu Shijiu did not take it seriously.

He said nonchalantly, "Xingfu, isn't it just killing a foreign devil? That's not easy. I'll lead the troops over there, disguised as the Boxers, charge in and chop the foreign devil to pieces."

Although Wei Jinghai was surprised and astonished that Teng Yuzao had made it clear that he wanted to kill Fan Guoliang, he was the biggest beneficiary of Teng Yuzao's command among the remaining students of the Beiyang Military Academy and had long been Teng Yuzao's most loyal believer and subordinate.

Not to mention that Teng Yuzhao just wanted to kill a foreigner, even if Teng Yuzhao wanted to kill those imperial officials who participated in the Southeast Mutual Protection, or even kill Zai Yi, the chief minister of the Grand Council and a dignified prince of the imperial court, he would resolutely carry out the plan.

Hearing Liu Shijiu's disapproving tone, Wei Jinghai couldn't help but feel a little worried about Teng Yuzhao handing this secret task to Liu Shijiu.

In his opinion, such matters should be left to Li Xianze, which would be more reliable.

But Teng Yuzhao had already spoken, and it was too late for him to stop him, so he had to speak up to remind Liu Shijiu.

"Captain Liu, don't be careless. Xishiku is not easy to fight. As far as I know, although there are only 40 French and Italian regular soldiers there, there are also dozens of foreign missionaries and thousands of domestic believers. They are also equipped with a large number of foreign guns and other weapons."

"The Boxers and the Tiger God Camp in Beijing have a total of 6 to 15 people. They began besieging Xishiku on June th. It has been more than days, but they still haven't been able to break in."

"During that time, they not only bombarded Xishiku with artillery, but also blew off the top of the bell tower in Xishiku. They also fired rockets into Xishiku to cause a fire. They also used the method of digging tunnels and burying explosives to blast the temple of mercy in Xishiku."

“But these people inside, under the command of this Fan Guoliang, have neutralized all these offensive tactics one by one, and are still firmly holding on in the Western-style warehouse.”

"In order to win over the believers and to disintegrate and divide them from within, the Boxers also sent leaflets to persuade the believers to leave their religion and surrender, and even offered a reward of 200 taels of silver for a dead foreign devil and 500 taels of silver for a living one."

"In short, we have done everything we can think of, but we just can't get in. After more than two months of siege, it is estimated that no more than ten foreign devils were killed, and at most a few hundred domestic Christians were killed or injured. Therefore, we can't take Xishiku lightly." Wei Jinghai's words surprised Liu Shijiu. "Damn it, this foreign devil is really amazing. He must have practiced the Vajra Indestructible Body and is immune to all poisons!"

Teng Yuzhao had never been to Xishiku in his previous life, so he had no idea what kind of building complex it was. But one thing was certain: it was at least built with large stones and cement, and should be extremely solid.

Teng Yuzao couldn't help but remind Liujiu, "Brother, Decheng, and Yannian, you must not underestimate these foreign devils."

Liu Yuanshou's name is Yannian.

Teng Yuzao said regretfully, "You have all fought in street battles. For such a solid area, the most effective way is to suppress it with Gruson rapid-fire cannons and Maxim heavy machine guns, and then throw grenades or even use conscienceless cannons. These will have a very good effect, but the Boxers and the Tiger God Battalion don't have these things!"

Teng Yuzao smiled bitterly and said, "Now, the court has accepted my suggestion and released the diplomats in Dongjiaominxiang, and these powers are now involving me, thinking that only I, their biggest enemy, can effectively guarantee the safety of these people."

"I am now trapped in my own trap. Once these things are used, our actions will be exposed."

Li Xianze said, "Since we can't get in, we can find an opportunity to attack them when they come out and prepare to leave under our protection. But this requires us to think of a safe way to kill them in public, but we have to figure out how to prevent people from suspecting us."

Liu Shijiu thought for a moment, patted his chest and said, "Xingfu, I understand what you mean. This man must be killed at any cost, and the most important thing is that we must not let the foreign devils suspect that it was us who did it. Leave this matter to me."

Teng Yuzao nodded and said, "Brother, the reason why you, Decheng and Yannian are asked to do this is because you and Decheng have more old brothers in your assault team, and you are familiar with the Boxers' style of doing things."

Although Teng Yuzao's words were vague, giving a feeling of "holding the bones and showing the meat", these people have been in the underworld for a long time after all, so there was no need for Teng Yuzao to make the following words too clear.

"We understand!"

This time it was not Liu Nineteen who answered, but Wang Decheng who rushed to speak, "Let's go back and organize the troops, select a few reliable people, and then prepare to set out. We will discuss the specifics on the way, and we will also take a look at the specific situation when we arrive in the capital."

Wang Decheng's words were more reliable, which put Teng Yuzao at ease. He nodded and said, "Okay, in that case, I won't keep you here. Go back and prepare. At 3 o'clock, set off on time with Kangnian's Second Mixed Brigade."

After Liu Shijiu, Wang Decheng and Liu Yuanshou left, only Teng Yuzhao, Wei Jinghai and Li Xianze were left in the conference room.

Teng Yuzao had already prepared the task for Li Xianze, and did not need to think about his words on the spot. He said directly to Li Xianze, "Kangnian, we have found a large amount of silver in Dongjuzi, the Salt Administration and the Coastal Defense Office in Tianjin City. The total amount is..."

Seeing Teng Yuzao thinking about the amount of silver, Wei Jinghai said, "In these three places alone, we have found more than eight million taels of silver."

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