Tianjin, inside the temporary headquarters of the coalition forces.

Eight people sat around, thick green smoke rising from the cigarette pouch in their hands, and the whole room was filled with smoke, and if it weren't for the open windows, I'm afraid no one would be able to stay in this room.

From the beginning of the war to the present, the war has been going so smoothly, but no one expected that just when everyone thought that the coalition forces were about to occupy the capital of the Qing Kingdom, such an unexpected event occurred.

As commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Vice Admiral Seymour rarely appeared in this headquarters.

Most of the time, Seymour stayed in Shanghai and other places, where he discussed with local governments about the encirclement and suppression of the Boxers. Maybe it was because of the previous experience that scared Seymour, or maybe it was some other reason that kept him away from here.

Although nominally the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces, in reality, the task of commanding the Allied forces fell to the British Army Major General, Alfred Brown. Gaisley's body.

Even in order to ensure that Gaisley's command authority was not affected in any way, Gaisley was promoted to major general last month, in July 1900.

I have to admit that the title of world hegemon is still very useful at this time. At the very least, with the exception of the Germans, there was no objection to such an arrangement.

The composition of the coalition forces is complex, so the way the coalition forces fight is also very special. The commanders of the eight countries, with the exception of the Austrian and Italian armies, were frequent visitors.

The supreme commanders of each country are stationed in Tianjin, and if there is any situation, they will quickly gather together for a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

At the same time, it is also to be able to facilitate the command of troops to coordinate operations, although this combat method is not very advanced, but for the time being, it has achieved very good results.

"I think the current task of the coalition forces should temporarily suspend the westward advance, we must draw enough troops to search for this mysterious force, otherwise once we attack the capital of the Qing Kingdom, the logistics supply is threatened, then this operation, we are very likely to fail, IMHO, I am afraid that everyone will not be able to accept the result of failure, right?" Commander of the Russian Expeditionary Force, Nicola. Liannavic said dissatisfied.

This time, apart from the Japanese, it was the Tsarist Army that suffered the most serious losses, and also suffered the most unjust losses.

And Nicola, as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary army, the pressure on his shoulders has also increased exponentially at this moment.

If the Navy knows the news, I'm afraid it's another matter whether I can stay here. Therefore, Nicola must settle this matter before the navy knows about it.

As for why Nikola was so worried about the opinion of the navy, because the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary navy was Yevgeny. Ivanovich. Alekseev. The identity of this man is not remarkable, he is the illegitimate son of the former Tsar Alexander II, that is, the uncle of the current Tsar Nicholas II.

This person is not very capable, but his ambition is not small at all, and he is also a figure in Russia.

Nicola's proposal made Major General Yasumasa Fukushima, commander-in-chief of the Japanese expedition, slightly moved, but Japan's current position is low, and there are some things that the Russians can say, but the Japanese can't.

After all, in the eyes of the coalition forces, even the Austrian and Italian troops, who only came with a few dozen people, had more weight than the Japanese.

“NO！ There is absolutely no need for us to stop and deal with this, and no one can afford to take that responsibility. We have to come up with another way to deal with it, you know, the cost of the coalition every day is huge, and we have to end this war as soon as possible. Gaisley shook his head, rejecting Nicola's offer.

"Now we don't know anything about the enemy's situation, how are we going to fight this battle?" German Commander Wadsey suddenly spoke, and at the same time there was a cold snort in his heart.

Wadsey knew what the Russians and the British meant, and where their points of divergence were.

To be honest, Wadsey was not worried that this war would drag on, and Germany, which only had a few hundred troops, would have anything to lose even if it was completely annihilated?

The most fundamental reason why Wadsey wanted to intervene in this matter was that he wanted to consume the strength of the British as much as possible.

At this time, Britain was in the quagmire of the Boer War, and if it were not for this time the Qing Empire declared war on them, the British would not have agreed to send troops anyway.

But now that he has come out, in addition to having to get enough benefits, Wadsey feels that he should also do his best to consume Britain's strength. Of course, relying only on the strength of the Boers, was it possible to resist the British for almost a year without any defeat?

"We must find them, inquire about their strength, and then plan a new battle plan and send the appropriate forces to destroy them," Wadsi continued. According to the information coming back from the front, this mysterious unit will definitely not be an ordinary unit, because even we are not sure enough to modify these munitions. ”

Wadsey's words caused the command to fall into a brief calm, and although Gasley was a little angry, and he also saw Wadsey's intentions, what Wadsey said made sense of everything he said, and he couldn't help it at all.

"It is better for Britain, France, the United States, Russia, and Japan to each send a battalion of troops to conduct a carpet search along our march, they sneaked up on our baggage team and got a large amount of supplies, so we must destroy them before attacking the capital of the Qing Empire." Vardesey continued.

"Most of our troops are already approaching the capital of the Qing Empire, so there is no way to send more troops back to search." American Commander Adna. Major General Chaffee shook his head and refused.

He was reluctant to let the U.S. Army turn back, and it would not be difficult for Russia and Japan to transfer a battalion.

However, the total strength of the US army is only 3,000 troops, and it is not a simple matter to transfer a battalion. And they don't know anything about this mysterious force, what if they encounter them, and the US military is not their opponent?

You must know that the US military is transferred from the Philippines, and once these people suffer heavy casualties, then the situation on the Philippine side will change.

Although attacking the Qing Empire could bring huge benefits to the United States, the Philippines was the colony of the Americans, and in the eyes of the Americans, the importance of the colony was obviously higher than that of the Qing Empire.

The French army, which also had only about 3,000 men, was embarrassed this time.

The Americans are running fast and are almost approaching the capital, while the French have just passed Langfang for about thirty or forty miles, and they are still far from the capital.

So, the Americans had a reason to refuse to send troops, but the French did not have such a good reason.

"No, gentlemen, this mysterious force must not be treated in a normal way. I don't think one of our battalions will necessarily be their opponents. Nicola said, and then gave her reasons.

"If they dare to attack the Japanese baggage team and set up an ambush to lure us, if their troops are insufficient, do they dare to do so? We have also dealt with the Qing army, if their strength is inferior to ours, what will they do? I don't need to say more about this, right? ”

Britain and France, who were already a little reluctant to send troops, suddenly spurted Nicola's scolding in their hearts after hearing Nicola's explanation.

But scolding and scolding, Nicola's words really reminded them.

With the urine nature of the Qing army, on the premise of knowing that they can't be defeated, they will definitely choose to flee as soon as possible, let alone set up an ambush, and it is good to be able to ensure that the equipment in their hands is not lost.

The Boxers are not afraid of life and death, but there seems to be no such talent in the Boxers. But this is all speculation, and now everyone is also a little worried, this mysterious force is the Boxer Rebellion. It's unlikely, but it's still possible.

"We don't have more time to do these things, and there is an old saying in the Qing Dynasty called leading a snake out of a hole. We can use this trick to lure them out and then annihilate them in one fell swoop. Gaisley thought for a long time and said.

No one who can sit in this position is stupid. Previously, Wadsey had deliberately dug a pit for them to jump into, but Gasley still had to thank Wadsey, and if it wasn't for the pit that Wadsey had dug, he wouldn't have thought of it.

"Tomorrow the Japanese will send a company of troops, transport equal supplies to the front, and then send two battalions of troops behind them to tail, and as soon as they dare to come out, we will immediately destroy them." Gaisley continued.