After the central lane of the Protector Army broke up first, the left and right flanks also fled backwards.The defeat was like a mountain, and although Dexing'a hissed to block it, he couldn't control the situation.The Huaxing army soon launched a charge and broke these scattered rebel forces individually.The battle lasted until dusk, and the 100,000 Protectors stationed in Tianjin were either killed or surrendered.Dexing'a was extremely sad and angry for a while, unable to bear this huge loss, and without waiting for the Huaxing army to surround him, he directly raised a knife to wipe his neck and commit suicide.The Huaxing army took Tianjin, rested for only one day, and after the logistics troops brought grain, grass and ammunition, they went directly to Beijing.The Boxers and the Protector Army in the capital got the news at the same time, the two armies had been greatly injured, and the grain and grass were about to run out, but they didn't expect the Huaxing Army to intervene at this time.The three elders of the Heaven and Earth Society quickly gathered the generals of the various gangs in the capital to discuss the matter, and the generals were already on the verge of collapse, but now when they heard the news of the attack of the Huaxing Army, they were even more tense, and their faces were full of sadness."
Geng Biao, can you find out how many people and horses the Huaxing army has come this time, and what direction have you arrived now" Wang Yinlin looked at Geng Biao uneasily and asked, and the generals under the seat all focused on Geng Biao's body."
Back to the elder's words, the Flying Pigeon Hall has already investigated clearly.Huaxing's army came with at least 100,000 soldiers and horses this time, and it took only one day to completely occupy Tianjin, and now it is on the way to Beijing.""
What, so fast" everyone's eyes widened in surprise, and the three elders were also full of surprise.They all knew that Tianjin could be stationed with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of Dexing'a, but all of them were equipped with foreign guns and cannons, but they did not expect that the whole army would be wiped out in one day."
Three elders, Huaxingjun is not good at coming this time, it is very likely that you want to unify Jiangbei, you have to get an idea immediately, and see what we should do" Geng Biao reminded in a panic, they all followed Huaxingjun at the beginning, and naturally they also knew the strength of Huaxingjun.In front of the Huaxing army, they had no room for resistance at all."
Yes, Elder.Our food and grass are already insufficient, if the Huaxing army comes to attack again, the brothers will definitely be defeated" The other generals also responded one after another, without the slightest confidence.They and the Protectors of the Inner City were already trembling and exhausted, and they had to fight hard to temporarily keep the Forbidden City and the Outer City with them.If the Huaxing army is approaching the city, the soldiers will inevitably disperse with one blow."
Then tell me what to do, do you want to give up the Beijing city that we have worked so hard to conquer to the Huaxing army" Wang Yinlin frowned unhappily, very dissatisfied with the generals' fear of war."
Brother Wang, calm down first, this matter is not trivial.If we make the wrong decision, we will soon be wiped out. ”Jiang Wanshan hurriedly comforted Wang Yinlin, but he couldn't think of any way to deal with it for a while.I could only look at Meng Laicai with anticipation, wanting to hear what his opinion was."
To tell the truth, now our Boxers have suffered a lot of damage.There is no news that the Seven Evil Army will go north to Chengde, and there are tens of thousands of people left in the Weihu Army after a few days of fighting.If it hadn't been for the Protectors to stop attacking, I'm afraid that even the Forbidden City would have been taken by them now. ”Meng Laicai talked about the current situation on one side, looked around at the generals, and then said, "Now that most of the world belongs to the Huaxing Army, we have no way back even if we want to escape."
This time, we will either fight to the end, or surrender the city, there is no other way" "I don't agree to surrender, we were driven out of Nanjing by Qiao Zhiqing like a lost dog.Even if it is for the sake of face, you have to fight with Huaxing Army to the end.It's a big deal that the Forbidden City is burned to death, they don't let us have a good time, and we don't let them get their way" Wang Yinlin was the first to pat the back of his chair and shouted, resolutely disagreeing to surrender to the Huaxing Army."
Yes, a man lives a face, and a tree lives a layer of skin.We also have foreign guns and cannons in our hands now, and Hua Xingjun didn't agree so much if he wanted to take Beijing City.Moreover, there are still 30,000 or 40,000 Protectors in the outer city, and if the Huaxing Army attacks from Tianjin, the first target to be fought is also the Protector Army.When the time comes, they will fight to the death, and maybe we will be able to turn defeat into victory. ”Jiang Wanshan agreed with Wang Yinlin's opinion, and since the day Qiao Zhiqing drove them out of Nanjing, Jiang Wanshan had sworn that he would not share the sky with the Huaxing army."
Resist to the end, resist to the end" The veterans secretly said this, nodded in agreement, and all raised their arms and shouted, their faces full of impassionedness.Most of them were driven out of Nanjing, and they all pretended to be resentful, and they didn't want to be cheeky enough to join the Huaxing Army again.The other newly recruited generals in Jiangbei did not express their position, but just waited and watched hesitantly, not knowing how to make this decision."
Then let's wait for the situation, maybe the Huaxing Army and the Protector Army will really fight to defeat both sides, and we can take the opportunity to annihilate them all" Meng Laicai also nodded approvingly, he knew in his heart that if he defected to the Huaxing Army again, everything he had now would be lost.Qiao Zhiqing will not arrange any more positions for them, when the Boxers served in the public security system, they had completely broken with Qiao Zhiqing."
Okay, then we'll listen to Elder Meng's words, wait and see" The new generals got off the donkey one after another, neither deciding to fight to the death, nor deciding to surrender and sacrifice the city, just waiting to make a decision.The three elders looked at them with a little disappointment, but they were also helpless.Outside of the Seven Evil Army and the Weihu Army, the Boxers were originally a loose alliance.Husbands and wives are still flying separately when disaster comes, let alone these rabble.The Protectors stationed in the inner city also got the news, because Ronglu was not here.The soldiers didn't know what to do.Whether to continue to conquer the city, or to abandon the city and flee.The Huaxing army was large, and the weapons of both sides were the same, but the strength of the Huaxing army was twice as large as theirs.The most important thing is that they are now in urgent need of grain and grass, and Beijing City has completely cut off the supply of grain and grass after such a disturbance by the Boxers.This time, they came to recover the capital, and they only brought half a month's rations.Now there are not many left, and some soldiers have even begun to loot the homes of ordinary people in the capital.A week later, the Huaxing army attacked the city all the way.The Qing troops encountered, whether it was the Eight Banners Army or the Green Camp Army, all fled.After the Huaxing army effortlessly occupied Langfang, the troops approached Daxing County in southern Beijing and Tongzhou County in Jingdong.Now Daxing County in southern Jingnan is defended by the Boxers, and Tongzhou County in Jingdong has been occupied by the Protector Army.The two armies invariably gave up the battle in the city, and concentrated all the defensive goals on the Huaxing army.At this time, the Protector Army in the inner city learned a shocking news that Chengde City had been attacked by the Huaxing Army.Rong Lu had already taken 50,000 protectors to escort the imperial ministers of the imperial court to continue north.The capital has now become an isolated city, and no one will come to the rescue.The generals of the Protector Army were depressed to death, and now they have no way out even if they want to escape, so they can only fight with the Huaxing Army to the end.The generals of this army were all Manchus, but the soldiers in the middle and lower classes were Han Chinese.All the soldiers of the Han people knew the news of the imperial court's flight to the north, and they did not want to work for the imperial court anymore.They are all like mercenaries, receiving a day's salary and fighting a day's war.Now that he can't even fill his stomach, who still wants to obey the orders of the Manchurian generals.That night, there was a mutiny in the national protector army in the capital, and the Manchu generals were either captured by their soldiers or shot to death, and were escorted to the Huaxing army camp in Tongzhou County, 30 miles outside the city, overnight.The commander-in-chief responsible for landing from Dagukou and attacking Beijing this time was Chen Yucheng, chief of staff of the Nanjing Military Region.He had already discussed with the generals and was ready to launch a general attack on the city of Beijing at dawn.Everyone didn't expect that the Protector Army in the city would sing such a good show.Chen Yucheng immediately ordered the Huaxing Army to take over the defensive positions of the Protector Army in the city.Then he asked the logistics department to make a fire to cook, steamed a thousand pots of white steamed buns, and distributed them to the yellow-skinned Protector soldiers in the city.The moment the Protector soldier picked up the steamed bun, tears were about to fall.They have been short of food in the city for three days, and they have eaten sweet potato sticks every day, and they have eaten white flour steamed buns.The Protector Army in the inner city surrendered easily, almost not surprising the Boxer generals in the Forbidden City and the outer city.In their plan, the two armies fought to the death, and then they waited for the opportunity to move.Now it's okay, the Protector Army directly surrendered without firing a single shot.Chen Yucheng was also not in a hurry to attack the Boxers, but gave them three days.Within three days, they could choose to surrender or withdraw from the city.Huaxing Jun can give them a way out, but the premise is that they must not damage the cultural relics and palace buildings of the Forbidden City, and everyone values peace.Before attacking Beijing, Qiao Zhiqing had a special advice.It is necessary to protect the ancient capital of Beijing and prevent the Forbidden City from being damaged to the greatest extent.Chen Yucheng himself was born in the Taiping Army, and he was also very sympathetic to these Boxer soldiers, and did not want to embarrass them more.The three elders didn't expect things to turn out like this, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.Of course, the generals were happy to accept it, and they were eager to return to their hometown in Shandong immediately.They are all rough people, they only know gold and silver in their eyes, and they are not interested in the antique calligraphy and paintings of the Forbidden City.The treasury has long been looted by them, and the Forbidden City has no nostalgia in their eyes.Although the three elders saw that Huaxingjun was angry, they were not people who did not know what to do.People have offered such generous conditions, and they naturally accept them obediently.Otherwise, the Boxers would probably have rebelled like the Protectors, and they wanted to resist, but there was no one to accompany them to their death.The only person who was reluctant was Zhu Fuming, who had just passed the emperor's addiction for a few days.was trying to choose a concubine and queen for himself from the people, but he didn't expect this emperor to wake up so soon.This farce of recovering the country ended in a hurry after only one month, and the Huaxing army kept its word and let all areas in southern Jingnan be opened.The Boxers in the outer city were the first to withdraw, and then the Huaxing army entered the Forbidden City.After making sure that the Forbidden City was intact, all the gates were opened and the Boxers were allowed to leave the city
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