The anti-Qing movement began with the looting of the Eight-Nation Alliance.

When Zhang Tieniu returned to his dormitory after the meeting, dozens of people stared at him intently.

"Platoon leader, is it time to start a war?" Sun Chuanwu immediately walked over and asked.

He's already a squad leader now. If he weren't so young, he probably would have been promoted long ago based on his combat achievements.

During the months of bandit suppression, this kid actually killed more than eighty enemies. He ranked first on the New Army's killer list and was personally received by Marshal Shen.

Although he didn't get promoted, he received several hundred taels of silver in bonuses, which made a group of soldiers extremely envious.

"Yes!" Zhang Tieniu nodded.

"Great! We can earn money again!" Sun Chuanwu exclaimed with delight upon hearing this. The other soldiers also showed joy on their faces.

Zhang Tieniu certainly couldn't dampen everyone's enthusiasm; having this fighting spirit was excellent.

"This time we're fighting the foreign devils. They just defeated the Wuwei Army. They're not as easy to defeat as bandits! Everyone must take this seriously."

"So what if they're foreign devils? Are they invulnerable to swords and spears?" Sun Chuanwu scoffed.

"Shut up! The foreign army is well-trained, and its weaponry is no less than ours. Moreover, they are all veterans who have been through countless battles. If you continue to underestimate them, you will only get your brothers killed!" Zhang Tieniu shouted sternly.

Seeing the platoon leader get angry, Sun Chuanwu immediately stopped smiling!

"Everyone must obey orders and follow the usual tactical maneuvers. I don't want anyone to fall under the enemy's guns!" Zhang Tieniu said sternly.

"Yes, platoon leader!" Seeing how serious their platoon leader was, all the soldiers in the platoon also took it seriously.

"Let me reiterate the precautions for this battle..." After explaining the military discipline and regulations, Zhang Tieniu dismissed everyone, instructing them to check their own equipment.

By 4:30 a.m., all the troops had quietly taken their positions, and the sky was beginning to lighten, soon to be dawn.

Zhang Tieniu led his soldiers to hide in a ditch 200 meters from the gate of the Russian concession. Their first rank was the assault platoon for this attack, and two of his comrades from the Wuwei Army lay prone beside him.

There was a thin layer of fog today, and they could only vaguely see a single electric light at the intersection from two hundred meters away. Most of the soldiers were seeing an electric light for the first time and were secretly amazed.

Shen Lian stood on a mound of earth, reached out and took out his pocket watch, glanced at it, then closed it and put it back in his pocket.

"Zhiyuan, do you really not need our help?" Nie Gongting also stood beside him, wearing a coat.

“Father-in-law, there are only about three thousand Japanese soldiers in the city. We can’t even handle that many, so how can we deal with the main force of the Japanese army in the capital?” Shen Lian said confidently.

He was confident he could wipe out this coalition force; he just hoped the casualties would be minimal!

Time's up! Zhang Tieniu saw several soldiers from the regimental reconnaissance company nearby and quietly crept over. He quickly picked up his binoculars.

Just then, a Russian soldier on duty yawned, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and another soldier saw him and came over. The two slung their rifles over their shoulders, immediately lit some cigarettes together.

Two reconnaissance soldiers seized the opportunity and rushed over. Although they tried to keep their footsteps as quiet as possible, it was so quiet that they still alerted the two Russian sentries.

Two Russian sentries turned around and saw two dark figures rushing towards them. As soon as they opened their mouths, their cigarettes fell to the ground. They prepared to shout while simultaneously grabbing their guns from their backs.

Unfortunately, although the two reacted quickly, the newcomers were even faster. A flash of cold light, and two bayonets were plunged directly into the mouths of the two sentries.

Several reconnaissance soldiers followed and together subdued the two struggling Russian sentries, carrying them aside.

Then the group ran towards the distant watchtower and the wooden house next to it.

"Go!" Zhang Tieniu waved his hand, leading his soldiers to quickly follow. Two soldiers stepped forward and lifted the roadblock, and a vehicle with steel plates and sandbags on the front was pushed in first.

A Maxim machine gun on the vehicle pointed straight ahead, the gunner gripping the handle tightly, his eyes fixed on the target. This was a heavy machine gun that the company headquarters had specifically reinforced for their assault platoon.

Zhang Tieniu led his soldiers in a rapid advance. As they passed by, he saw the two reconnaissance soldiers who had run into the wooden house earlier, now emerging covered in blood. One of them even smiled at him, revealing a set of white teeth.

Zhang Tieniu simply nodded slightly and led his soldiers in a rapid advance. The clattering of their footsteps was exceptionally clear on the quiet street.

When they were about 100 meters away from the Russian army camp, two explosions rang out in the distance. Then, gunfire erupted.

"Full speed ahead!" Zhang Tieniu called to several soldiers to help push the cart, and they ran quickly forward.

"￥@. Click!" They were discovered when they were still about fifty meters away from the Russian military camp.

Upon hearing the click of the doorbell, Sun Chuanwu, without waiting for Zhang Tieniu's order, raised his hand and fired a shot, killing the sentry who had just been shouting.

Seeing that the guns had already been fired, the heavy machine gunner didn't hesitate. He pulled the trigger and unleashed a barrage of fire at the gate.

"First squad, provide cover!" Zhang Tieniu roared, leading the other soldiers to push the carts and quickly approach.

The entire squad crouched down, raised their guns, and began firing in front of them.

"Grenade!" Zhang Tieniu shouted when they were only about twenty meters away. He immediately took out a grenade, pulled the pin, and threw it forward as soon as he saw white smoke.

By this time, many armed soldiers had emerged from the opposite military camp. Although many were shot down by heavy machine gun fire, some still managed to take cover behind the sandbags at the entrance.

As more than a dozen grenades were thrown, a series of explosions followed, causing the Russian soldiers behind the sandbags to scream in terror.

"Charge!" Zhang Tieniu slung his rifle over his shoulder, drew his pistol, and charged forward. Several soldiers had already advanced ahead of him.

Rushing through the doorway, Zhang Tieniu glanced behind the sandbags. He spotted two more Russian soldiers rolling around, and with a swift, two-shot burst, he took them both down.

Upon entering the gate, there was an open space. Dormitories lined both sides of the open space, and at this moment, quite a few disheveled Russian soldiers, some even naked, were rushing out with guns in hand.

Without saying a word, the soldiers opened fire on the Russian troops who were running out.

"Rat-a-tat-tat, pfft pfft pfft..." A volley of bullets swept across the front of the vehicle, sending sparks flying from the steel plate. The heavy machine gunner on the vehicle was so frightened that he quickly ducked his head.

A soldier who was firing his gun nearby was shot and fell to the ground, covered in blood.

"Chuanwu!" Zhang Tieniu flipped over and hid behind the car.

"They're here!" Sun Chuanwu darted to the back of the cart, peeked out, and then raised his rifle, blasting away the enemy's heavy machine gun with a single shot. He paused for two seconds, then fired three more shots.

"Keep charging!" Seeing that the enemy's heavy machine guns had stopped firing, Zhang Tieniu ordered his soldiers to continue advancing.