Although the Beijing division was full of gunfire and rumbling artillery, it was not chaotic, the streets were brightly lit, the officers and soldiers patrolling back and forth, and the loudspeaker repeated over and over again: "The whole city is under martial law, the whole city is under martial law, those who go out without permission, kill!" Not only on the streets, but also in large and small alleys.

No one will joke about their own lives, the timid will use heavy objects to hold the doors and windows, hide at home in fear and don't even dare to breathe, for fear of disaster falling from the sky, and the bold only dare to take a ladder up the wall or roof to see the excitement.

The new army that entered the city in the dark did not attack in the dark, but deployed in the dark, and only after the street lights were lit up did they launch an attack in a dignified and upright manner, and the Praetorian Guards in charge of the defense of the Beijing division relied on the favorable defensive terrain of the city wall under unknown circumstances to resist desperately, and the two sides fought in full swing, and the dense gunfire from rifles and machine guns was one after another, and the explosions of mortars and grenades came and went.

In the north of the city, the Beijing Division Infantry Army commanded the Yamen - the military headquarters of the Praetorian Guard.

The predecessor of the Yamen of the Beijing Infantry Army was the commander of the Yamen of the Nine Infantry Army and the five battalions of the Infantry Army, referred to as the Infantry Army Commander Yamen - its commander is commonly known as the Admiral of the Nine Gates, after the implementation of the restructuring of the separation of the military and police, the military and police were separated, and the Yamen of the infantry army was divided into two parts, which were divided into two parts: the Patrol Police Department and the Praetorian Guard.

Because the Praetorian Guard is under the dual leadership of the royal family and the cabinet, it has not adopted a new army formation, and still follows the old system, divided into left and right wings, with a strength of 12,000, and its responsibilities are still responsible for the guard and access control of the nine gates of the inner city, and it also serves as the royal guard.

The Praetorian Guard is well-equipped, the officers and soldiers are all the children of the Eight Banners, and the middle and senior officers are mostly the sons of the clan and the princes and nobles, and they nominally belong to the dual leadership of the royal family and the cabinet, but in fact it is the last piece of the royal family's own land, and the cabinet can neither intervene nor command, and the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Guangshou, is an important figure in the royalist faction.

Guangshou, a Manchu man with a yellow flag, proficient in Manchu and Mongolian, a translator in the Xianfeng Dynasty, once taught the Manchu language of the Tongzhi Emperor, and successively served as a servant of the Imperial Court, the Criminal Department, and the Ministry of Households, the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Secretary of the Military Department, and the Manchu Commander with the Blue Flag, and won the respect of the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

The fighting in the inner city was a pot of porridge, and the yamen of the infantry commander was also a pot of porridge, and the telephones in the headquarters were ringing constantly, all of which were calls from the city gate towers to ask for reinforcements due to emergencies and lack of ammunition.

Guangshou, who was over sixty years old, twisted his beard and walked slowly in the courtyard without saying a word, he was old and drowsy, and he woke up with the sound of gunfire in the city, and urgently ordered all departments in the city to reinforce nearby to ensure that the city gate was not lost. Then he called the Prime Minister's Office, and then called the four major military camps outside the city for help, but none of the calls could get through, and no one answered the phone at all.

The night was cold and cold, his heart was even colder, the situation was more serious than he expected, and it was serious that made him feel desperate, it was the monk Lingqin who controlled the entire Eight Banners New Army who launched the mutiny, and maybe Gong Wangyi? and Sushun, of course, are aimed at those clan princes and royalists in the city who firmly support the war between the north and the south.

"Adult ——。" Chenglin, the deputy capital of the left wing, walked quickly and said: "The offensive of the chaotic army is fierce, the battle is fierce, but there is no sound outside the city, the reinforcements are not counted on, and it is meaningless to hold on, it is better to evacuate from Andingmen." ”

"Withdraw?" Guangshou smiled bitterly and said, "Where to retreat?" ”

Cheng Lin hurriedly said: "The rebel army near Andingmen has been defeated. ”

Guang Shou sighed and said, "What about leaving Andingmen?" Where to go? ”

"What do you mean by that...... Monk King? Despite his previous speculations, Cheng Lin still couldn't believe it was true.

Guangshou nodded, "The rebel army was able to attack the four gates of the imperial city and the eight gates of the inner city except for the Xizhi Gate at the same time, and there was still the strength to implement martial law in the city and surround many mansions in the city, which shows that there are quite a lot of troops entering the city and occupying an absolute superiority in troops."

Why didn't the rebels concentrate their forces on a few gates, but take all the gates at the same time with thankless efforts? Why not capture one or more sections of the wall, divide the encirclement, or block reinforcements? ”

Speaking of this, he raised his wrist and pointed to his watch, "The time when the rebel army launched an attack was a quarter past two, the offensive was fierce and the battle was fierce, but half an hour has passed, and even a city gate has not been captured, don't you think it's strange?" ”

Cheng Lin hesitated and said, "Is it a tactic to encircle the point and send reinforcements?" Hold us back and attract reinforcements from outside the city? ”

"Where are the reinforcements from outside the city? The ambush was pretty much the same. Guangshou said in a sullen voice: "The thunder is loud and the rain is small, it's more like a show, it should be for Yuan Qi to see." ”

Acting? Playing with 12,000 officers and soldiers of the Praetorian Guard? Cheng Lin was furious in his heart, his breathing became rough unconsciously, and Guangshou waved his hand, "If you can't be angry, the Praetorian Guard itself should also be the target they want to eliminate." ”

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Desperately breaking through is the next policy, even if you can break through smoothly, you will face encirclement and interception, it is better to surrender directly." ”

"Surrender?" Cheng Lin hurriedly said: "It's better to break through desperately than to surrender!" ”

Guangshou said in a gloomy tone: "There is no need to let so many officers and soldiers die for us. As he spoke, he walked back to the headquarters and said in a loud voice: "Telegraph all departments, give up resistance, put up a white flag and surrender!" ”

Jingshi, Prime Minister's Palace, top floor.

Listening to the sound of guns and cannons in the city, Su Shun, who was holding the stove, said with a disappointed face: "How long has it been since you gave up resistance?" ”

"That's enough." Abundant? Said slowly: "This is a real half-hour fierce battle, and the ministers of various countries have no reason not to believe that if the palace is a little more bloody, there will be no flaws." ”

"According to the previous combat deployment, the casualties of the Praetorian Guard should not be large." Su Shun pondered and said, "Give up resistance so quickly, Guangshou won't see through our intentions?" ”

"It doesn't affect the big picture." Abundant? After a deep sigh, he said slowly: "Guangshou has been deeply valued by the Queen Mother over ...... years. ”

Su Shun smiled when he heard this, "It's rare for the sixth master to speak, so let's kill a few less." ”

With the cessation of the sound of gunfire, the city also began to close the net, the city was surrounded by large and small princes, county kings, beylor, beizi, general's mansions and some important officials' mansions, but like the palace of Prince Li, at the beginning of the war, it was broken in, and there were not many people who were shot on the spot without asking questions, most of them broke into the door, and arrested against the list, of course, followed by raids.

As the day gradually dawned, the Jingshi finally regained its calm, the officers and soldiers on the street retreated cleanly, the patrol officers who had not appeared all night began their daily patrols as if nothing had happened, and the bold residents began to tentatively go out to inquire for news.

The most important thing in Beijing is well-informed, Su Shun, the assistant minister of the cabinet, and the monk and the king monk Gelin Qin launched a mutiny, and the prime minister of the cabinet Gong Wang Yi was placed under house arrest? The news soon spread throughout the Jingshi.