After Luo Yue led the People's Army into Zhuozhou City, he quickly restored order in Zhuozhou City, and after knowing that there was a remnant army of the Eight-Nation Alliance Army nearby, Luo Yue immediately led the People's Army to clear it. Bayi Chinese Network =≠≠.=

Although there are a lot of people in this US army, there is not much ammunition, the average soldier's ammunition is less than 1o, and the heavy weapons are all discarded when they flee Beijing, and although most of the people's army are new recruits, they are well-equipped, and they have plenty of bullets, and Luo Yue's battalion has just returned from participating in the battle of Shanhaiguan, holding the power of a big victory, morale is high, and there are fire support companies, three guns, Six machine guns had an absolute advantage in such a small local battlefield, so when the two sides fought, the US army was naturally not an opponent, and as a result, the peripheral positions arranged by the US army were quickly broken through by the KPA, and all of them were besieged in the village. In the end, the white flag could only be raised and surrendered to the People's Army. In this battle, about 2oo enemy soldiers were killed, more than 9oo people were captured, and less than 1o people were killed in battle.

Although the U.S. troops have surrendered, it does not mean that they will be able to save their lives; first, they surrendered when they have no way out on the battlefield, but taking the initiative to surrender is two different things; second, the U.S. troops have lived in this area for nearly a month, during which they must have done a lot of bad things, and they must not be forgiven for such people, so after the battle was over, Luo Yue asked the villagers to come out to identify, testify against the U.S. officers and soldiers who behaved badly, and shot the 43 officers and soldiers identified by the villagers on the spot, and then escorted the rest of the captives back to Zhuozhou City. and set out to clean up the remnants of the other Boxers and bandits.

At this time, Li Hongzhang received a telegram from the Qing court in Shanghai, knowing that the Qing court had appointed himself as the minister of military aircraft, as long as the imperial court returned to Beijing, he could join the military plane, take charge of the major affairs of the court, and return to the peak of power of the Qing Dynasty, and the entry into the military plane could be regarded as the fulfillment of one of Li Hongzhang's wishes, because the honorific title of Li Zhongtang was finally worthy of the name, so Li Hongzhang was also in a good mood.

Of course, from Li Hongzhang's heart, he doesn't want overseas Chinese to mix in the current situation of the imperial court, to be precise, he doesn't want overseas Chinese to support Guangxu and seize power from Cixi, this is not to say that Li Hongzhang supports Cixi, in fact, strictly speaking, between Cixi and Guangxu, Li Hongzhang belongs to the neutral faction, and although Li Hongzhang is in a high position, But in essence, he is still a local official, he can avoid a lot of things in the court, and there is no need to choose a side, but Cixi is obviously powerful, so he seems to be biased towards Cixi, but after the Wuxu coup, Li Hongzhang strongly opposed Cixi's abolition of Guangxu, although if overseas Chinese really support Guangxu, it can indeed change the balance of strength between the emperor and queen, and even help the emperor take power over, but this will definitely cause a big turmoil, and the current Qing Dynasty can no longer withstand such a demolition, but needs to stabilize as soon as possible and return to normalcy。

According to Li Hongzhang's understanding of his contacts with overseas Chinese, they don't want to mix with the of their mother and son at all, and it doesn't matter who is in charge of Dachun Country, as long as Shandong is assigned to them, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, and show their own power. Since overseas Chinese did not want to get involved in the government, there was no need for Cixi's worries. It is precisely because Li Hongzhang has this bottom line in his heart that he dares to take the opportunity to put pressure on the Qing court at this time to reap the greatest benefits for himself.

Now that the imperial court has met Li Hongzhang's requirements, Li Hongzhang can no longer pretend to be confused, so he immediately telegraphed Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang of Shanhaiguan to rush to Beijing immediately to meet the ministers sent by the imperial court, and do a good job of coordination between overseas Chinese and Qincha, because this is Li Hongzhang's biggest capital at present, that is, as a liaison between the imperial court and overseas Chinese, so he can't be careless at this time. Li Hongzhang himself first went to the Shanghai office to visit Li Sanjie and explain to each other, and also used Li Sanjie's mouth to convey his attitude to the overseas Chinese, and then set off for Tianjin, and negotiated all the conditions with the overseas Chinese before the Qincha and his party arrived in Tianjin.

After Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun came to Beijing, they first met with Li Songchen and explained their intentions, so Li Songchen also left the two in Beijing, and the two calculated the time, and estimated that the Qin Cha and his party were about to arrive, so they rushed to Zhuozhou to meet the Qin Cha. Just in time for this time, the People's Army wiped out the largest remnant of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and there was no major military operation for the time being, so Luo Yue pulled out a company from his battalion, plus a cavalry squad, to protect them and wait at the Yishui Ferry.

After listening to the two of them introduce the cause and effect of the whole thing, Prince Zhuang and Zhao Shuqiao also felt very embarrassed in their hearts, and originally thought that the overseas Chinese had made a special trip to Zhuozhou to meet their party, so they knew that they were here to clear the remnants of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and they were just doing it by the way, and judging from the attitude of those cavalrymen, they didn't take themselves as a minister in their eyes at all.

However, Prince Zhuang and Zhao Shuqiao also understood in their hearts that this time they went to Tianjin not to put on a show of the ministers of the Celestial Empire and the ministers of the Imperial Mission, but to be respectful to the overseas Chinese, and to be a man with their tails between their legs.

At this time, Zhang Peilun said: "Lord Wang, Zhao Zhongtang, the boat is ready, let's get on the boat and cross the river first, let's go to Zhuozhou City." ”

Prince Qing nodded, and suddenly asked again: "Youqiao, just now I gave a reward to those soldiers who reported, but they didn't accept it, you are familiar with overseas Chinese, I don't know what rules they have, this king should pay attention to one or two." ”

When Zhang Peilun heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "The prince doesn't know, the overseas Chinese govern the army very strictly, and all soldiers who take a thing from the people and collect a money without permission should be punished by military law, and there is no light forgiveness, so the prince only cares about business with them, and there is no need to care about any rules, and there is no need to mention the matter of rewarding money, except for the rewards of the imperial court, of course." ”

Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao glanced at each other, and both showed incredible expressions. They now knew that when the Hunan Army and the Huai Army were formed into armies, they also strictly ordered soldiers to plunder the people, but they were so strict that they were not even allowed to accept rewards from soldiers, but this was something that had never been done before, and the common people did not come to serve as soldiers just to have a good meal? Even if they were not allowed to loot, they were not even allowed to accept rewards, and this was not a way to cut off people's money? It seems that the management of the army by overseas Chinese is very different from that of the Qing Dynasty. However, Prince Qing's heart was also a little relieved, it seems that the two cavalrymen did not intend to cut their face, but the military discipline was like this. Fortunately, I met Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang here, and they knew the style of overseas Chinese, so they could make fewer mistakes.

So the group came to the ferry and took turns to get on the boat and cross the river. And Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao also paid attention to observation, and saw that although the number of overseas Chinese troops was small, they were all energetic and vigorous, and naturally showed a demeanor that the two of them could not say, and although the soldiers they brought were more numerous, they somehow always felt that they were a head shorter than the other party. In fact, this is because this company has not only been baptized by war for a long time, but has also won consecutive battles with other countries, and its mood is naturally different.

After the group crossed Yishui, they arrived at Zhuozhou City on the same day, and Luo Yue welcomed them into the city and held a banquet to receive them. And Li Jingfang secretly told Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao that this Luo battalion commander should not be underestimated, don't look at his age, but he is a tiger general among overseas Chinese with great military achievements, so although his official position is not high, about the same as the command and leadership of *** country, Qin Zheng, the second-ranked figure among overseas Chinese, plans to marry his daughter to him, and he will definitely be an important figure among overseas Chinese in the future.

When the two of them heard this, they couldn't help but be taken aback, although the commander and commander were not high-ranking officials in the Qing court, but a 24 or 5-year-old young man could rise to this point, since it was very rare in the Great Qing Dynasty, of course, those who relied on the grace of their ancestors were the sons of the Eight Banners and hardcore crops were excepted. And from this point of view, Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang really have a good relationship with overseas Chinese, and they even know these marriage private matters.

Of course, the two of them were more respectful towards Luo Yue. Even Luo Yue himself was embarrassed, although Luo Yue was not a big bird in the Qing court, but after all, these two people were middle-aged and elderly people over half a hundred years old, so they respected themselves as a young man, of course they couldn't stand it. However, after more than half a year of experience, Luo Yue has also become a lot more familiar with personal accidents, and he can deal with such occasions a little, of course, he knows that these two people are not complimenting themselves, but respecting the powerful force behind them. However, Luo Yue will not be arrogant because of this, he is still very apologetic, not arrogant,

Zhuozhou is not a big place in the first place, and it has suffered from accidents, and the living conditions are poor, so the food for entertaining the two Qincha is naturally not any better, and Luo Yue also politely expressed his gratitude to the two. But Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao's faces could not see the slightest embarrassment, and they also said that this is much better than when they fled from Beijing, and now that the national situation is in danger, it is not easy to be able to eat such a meal, of course, this is also the truth, and again Luo Yue and the People's Army praised again, which also made Luo Yue quite admired, it seems that some officials in China and abroad are really the same.

After the banquet, Luo Yue arranged a place for the Qin Cha and his party to rest, and ordered that the prisoners should be escorted by the company tomorrow, and the Qing court's Qin Cha and his party were escorted back to Beijing. Let the company commander Ban Xiaowei immediately arrange and prepare.