Zhang Zhidong didn't expect Cixi to react so violently, he worked hard for the Qing court in the northeast, and only slept for an hour every day, but he didn't expect this result in exchange.He has not yet been baptized by officialdom at this time, because of the help of Qi Junzao, he has always been smooth sailing in the imperial court, and has achieved the position of governor of the three eastern provinces.Don't you know that Cixi just took a fancy to his talent in raising and training troops, and placed his cronies by his side from the beginning, just to find an opportunity to regain military power in the hands of the Manchurians at a critical time.She didn't want to raise tigers anymore, so she cultivated another Qiao Zhiqing with her own hands.At present, there are as many as 300,000 soldiers in the Kwantung Army, and nearly half of its soldiers are equipped with the most advanced foreign guns.This is the capital for Cixi to dare to start a war with New China, that is, the Guannai is broken, and it is a big deal to return to the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty, regain its strength, and then enter the Guannai.Now that the three eastern provinces still have the support of the Russians, it is a big deal to assign the remote places in the north to the Russians, so that they can find a strong foreign aid.Although it is no longer possible to regain the lost territory, it should not be a problem to resist the Huaxing army.Zhang Zhidong was played in the palm of Cixi's hand like a stunned young man, and he didn't know how to cultivate his cronies at all.In the end, when the decree of the imperial court was issued, not a single general in the army stood up to speak for him.The reason why the imperial court dared to suppress the Qing faction was because very few people in the Qing faction held military power, and compared with the Yuan family in Henan, Ding Baozhen in Shandong and other regimental training factions, the power to rebound from suppression was much smaller.The regimental training faction was a Western-style faction in the history before Qiao Zhiqing's crossing, all of them relied on military merits to start the regimental training and armament, and each of them was a warlord who dominated one side.The news of Qi Junzao's death soon spread to Nanjing, Qiao Zhiqing did not tell Qi Youshen for the time being, but sent a fire fox to secretly escort Qi Junzao's body and his family to Nanjing, and then sent someone to Huaxing Academy to inform Qi Youshen.After Qi Youshen saw his father's coffin, he didn't come up in one breath, and fainted directly.When he woke up, he cried and cried, and kept kowtowing to his father, and blood was oozing from his forehead.The clansmen told Qi Youshen the details, and they all mourned, shouting that Qi Junzao was wronged and the court was unfair.Qi Junzao worked almost hard for the imperial court, but he didn't expect such a miserable result when it came.Now Qi Youshen is the pillar of the clan, and the clansmen also pin all their hopes of revenge on Qi Youshen.It is already clear that this peace negotiation is a dead end set by the imperial court against the Han people of the Qing school.Cixi's ultimate goal was to suppress the Han warlords and reclaim military power in the three eastern provinces.Qi Youshen didn't eat or drink for three whole days, and on the fourth day, he found Qiao Zhiqing with a pale face, knelt in front of him and asked to join the Huaxing Army, and to use a knife and gun to get justice for his father.Qiao Zhiqing couldn't refuse this young man's request, and as soon as he agreed to Qi Youshen, he fainted on the ground with hunger.Qi Junzao's funeral was presided over by Qiao Zhiqing himself, and his body was buried in the Purple Mountain Cemetery.Qi Youshen was hanging in the hospital and didn't open his eyes until after the funeral.Since then, the young man has seemed to be a different person, and there is no smile on his face.After the Qing faction was suppressed by the imperial court, the Han people of the Tuanlian faction also had a feeling of sadness for the death of rabbits and foxes.But they and the Qing faction are long-standing political enemies, and they did not turn against Qi Junzao and the imperial court.After all, they relied on the imperial court to have everything they have today, and they still have to rely on the imperial court to jointly resist the attack of the Huaxing army.The first shot fired by the two sides unexpectedly broke out at the mouth of Dagu in Tianjin.Twenty warships of the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet of the Huaxing Army went north along the coastline, and after three days of sailing, they finally arrived at the mouth of Dagu.These 20 warships were also loaded with the strength of an army of the Nanjing Military Region, and they were ready to first gain a firm foothold at Dagukou and launch a general attack on Tianjin as soon as the three-month training period for the recruits had passed.Since the Opium War, Dagukou has been blown up by foreigners and destroyed all fortifications such as forts.After all the foreigners in the Far East were exterminated, the foreigners in the Tianjin colony also left by boat one after another, and Dagukou was simply an abandoned land.The Qing court only stared at the Huaxing army on the road, and did not focus on this place.When a rumbling cannon rang out at the mouth of Dagu, it was like a sharp knife stabbing the Qing court in the waist, shocking all the forces in Jiangbei.Unexpectedly, the Huaxing army dared to go deep behind the enemy and smash Huanglong.Tianjin is the gateway to Beijing, and the Qing court naturally deployed heavy troops to guard it, and the defender was Dexing'a, the first fierce general under Rong Lu.Ronglu also experienced several expansions before and after, and now has as many as 200,000 soldiers and horses.It is equipped with 100,000 breech guns and 100,000 latest breech guns.Britain, France, and other European powers had already seen the decline of the Qing court, and all withdrew their ambassadors and no longer provided assistance to the Qing court.Therefore, Rong Lu only received 100,000 breech guns, and the newly recruited soldiers were still equipped with old-fashioned breech guns.These 100,000 recruits were led by Dexinga, who was upright and not treated well by Ronglu.But he was the only one among the generals of the Eight Banners who could still fight, so Rong Lu left him in Tianjin to guard.For this Huaxing army that broke in, Dexing's back was shocked into a cold sweat.He knew the gap with the Huaxing army, and on the one hand, he reported to the imperial court, and on the other hand, he organized troops and horses to tentatively attack the Huaxing army.But in just a back-and-forth battle, under the fierce fire of the Huaxing army, Dexing'a suffered thousands of casualties, and hurriedly fled into Tianjin with his troops.I want to rely on the city wall fortifications to block the pace of the Huaxing army's march.To everyone's surprise, the Huaxing army only occupied the vicinity of Dagukou and did not go any further.On the contrary, as if guarding the gate for the Qing court, a camp was built at the mouth of Dagu in Tianjin, fences and barbed wire fences were erected, and trenches and other fortifications were dug.The dignitaries and nobles in the capital soon learned the news of Huaxingjun's move, and they were almost shocked all over the city, and hurriedly packed up their salutes and were about to move outside the pass.The court was also full of panic, and Cixi hurriedly summoned Rong Lu and Yi to the Heart Cultivation Hall to inquire about countermeasures."
What are you all doing to eat, the Huaxing army has come to the door from the sea" Cixi stomped her feet at the two of them, and smashed the military newspaper in her hand from behind the curtain.The little emperor had just turned ten years old, but he was still frightened by Cixi's angry reprimand, and slipped out with a snort in his eyes."
What are you crying about your ancestors' rivers and mountains, and you are about to cry out" Cixi was in a bad mood, and when she saw her cowardly son, she couldn't help but reprimand loudly.She is now in power and has complete control over the government.Ci'an has also become an ornament, and every time the discussion is no longer in the court, it is left to Cixi to decide."
The Queen Mother, please calm your anger, it's useless for the minions" Prince Gong and Rong Lu were frightened in a cold sweat, kneeling on the ground and constantly kowtowing and begging for mercy."
It's useless, it's useless, when you encounter a big event, you will say it's useless, you have to think of a way, you can't rely on this woman in this palace for everything," Cixi scolded again in anger, and her eyebrows frowned coldly."
Queen Mother, according to the reliable information received by the minister, the Huaxing army is only occupying Dagukou now, and it seems that they are waiting for the army, and they have no intention of continuing to march.Therefore, we are still safe for the time being, and we don't need to panic too much, and Zhang Chen is mobilizing troops and horses, and we will definitely completely wipe out the vanguard of this Huaxing army. ”Rong Lu took the lead in reassuring Cixi, and there was no way to get the best of both worlds for a while.Although he said that he would send troops, he didn't want to fight all the chips in his hand with Huaxingjun at once."
Don't panic, Hua Xingjun is hanging around at the door of his house every day, how can you let this palace not panic.You know they're waiting for the army to arrive, why don't you exterminate them right away" Cixi glared at Rong Lu angrily, her teeth clucking."
Queen Mother, the subordinate soldiers and horses are still guarding the Boxer forces in Shandong, and they can't all be pulled out soon.You also know that the combat effectiveness of the Huaxing Army, if it is not ten times stronger than them, if you attack rashly, it will be in vain to die" Rong Lu hurriedly kowtowed and explained."
Prince Gong, what do you mean by not being angry for a long time" Cixi thought about it for a while, and secretly felt reasonable.Now that the imperial court is in the Guannei, there is only such an elite army left in the hands of the Manchurians, if it is hurriedly sent to the front line, there will be no room for turning over the book after it is exhausted."
The Queen Mother, forgive the minister, the minister is thinking of a plan to get the best of both worlds, but to wronged the Queen Mother and the emperor, I don't know if I should talk about it or not" Yi Ning frowned, and when he heard Rong Lu say about the Shandong Boxer Rebellion, he immediately had a flash of inspiration in his mind and came up with a way to kill two birds with one stone."
It's time for any idea, what are you doing with all your thoughts" Cixi hurriedly asked, looking at Yi with anticipation. ”Back to the Queen Mother's words, foreign devils also landed at Dagukou and invaded Beijing once.The first emperor temporarily went to Chengde Summer Resort to hunt for a while.The minister means that the queen mother can take the emperor to go hunting in Chengde again to learn from the first emperor, and then we will give up Beijing to the Boxers" "Bold, Prince Gong, what are your intentions, you may be too bold" Before Yi finished speaking, Cixi shouted angrily.Rong Lu also looked at Yi in surprise, he didn't know what he was paying attention to, and he actually said such a rebellious thing."
Queen Mother, please allow the minister to finish speaking" Prince Gong kowtowed unhurriedly, and continued confidently, "Now the Boxers in Shandong have gathered at least more than 200,000 forces, and more than 50,000 are equipped with foreign guns.Under the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, there is not a day when they do not want to enter the capital.If we take the initiative to give the capital to them, they will be overjoyed, thinking that the world is theirs.Their target naturally shifted from the imperial court to the forces that threatened them, that is, the Huaxing army, which also came to fight for the capital.The Huaxing army will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Boxers occupy the capital, and if the snipe and clam fight, there will be an injury.The meaning of the minions is that when they lose both, let's go south from Chengde again, wouldn't it be better to have a fisherman's profit" Yi said all the thoughts in his heart, and suddenly the hall was quiet, both Cixi and Rong Lu widened their eyes, and their minds were spinning rapidly, constantly weighing Yi's suggestions
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