Looking at Cixi's frightened expression, Li Hongzhang sighed secretly, in fact, he really wanted to go out in person, first, he didn't want to give up such a great credit, and second, he was also a little worried about Zhang Yi, in case this guy went crazy and took advantage of the situation to smash Huanglong, then Cixi had to kill him alive, but now it seems that it can only be a fantasy. --

Li Hongzhang replied: "Lafayette, if the old minister does not go out in person, then there can only be Zhang Jianzhi in charge, regardless of qualifications, ability, and prestige, Zhang Jianzhi is the best candidate." ”

Cixi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Could it be that we have no one in the Qing Dynasty?" None of the others? ”

Li Hongzhang said: "There is also Yuan Shikai, but although Yuan Shikai has the reputation of knowing soldiers, but the real war he presides over is limited, I am afraid that the 'elite' of the Wuwei Army and Zhang Yi is difficult to listen to his dispatch and send troops together......

Cixi was ruthless and replied: "Okay, then let Zhang Jianzhi be the commander, Yuan Shikai is the vice, we must win this battle, otherwise, there will be no peace in the Qing Dynasty!" ”

Cixi and Li Hongzhang agreed on countermeasures, directly drafted the order, ordered Song Qing and Dong Fuxiang to lead 15,000 people to 'approach' Shanhaiguan, and ordered Yuan Shikai to lead 15,000 armed guards and the main force of the Huai army to the north, and arrive in the area of Qinhuangdao as quickly as possible.

At this time, Zhang Yi rushed to Shanhaiguan by train.

Duan Ziyu heard that the general was coming in person, and he jumped up excitedly, with the general in charge, what old 'Mao' is Lao Tzu afraid of?

Duan 'Yu' led a group of generals to personally welcome Zhang Yi into Shanhaiguan.

Zhang Yi looked at the paragraph 'jade' and said, "Zi 'jade', the pressure is not small now, right?" ”

Duan 'Yu' scratched his head and said: "Instructor, of course the pressure is there, but the Russian army can't imagine that it will be able to cross the Shanhai Pass by half a step!" ”

Zhang Yi looked at Duan 'Jade' with a smile and said, "Oh, what if the Russian army is equipped with Krupp heavy artillery and infantry artillery?" ”

Duan 'Yu' was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, and shouted: "Fuck, how can I say that recently, Linevich changed his 'sex', and nearly half of his troops were sent out to attack the nearby state capital, but he did not move under Shanhaiguan, it turned out that he was looking for weapons, alas, if 30,000 troops are re-armed, Shanhaiguan will really be a little difficult, but it is still difficult for him to get in, instructor, you are here for this matter?" ”

Zhang Yi nodded and said: "Zi 'Yu', if the Russian army has heavy weapons, then in the face of more than 30,000 Russian troops, even if your seventh division can hold the Shanhaiguan, I am afraid that it will break up the shelf, and the gains outweigh the losses, in the future, I will transfer your seventh division to reinforce Jilin." ”

Duan Zi 'Yu' said in a deep voice: "Instructor, what do you think we should do now?" ”

Zhang Yi asked, "Then what do you say?" You are the commander of the first line, and I want to ask you too. ”

Duan 'Yu' muttered: "It would be good if Lao Tzu was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, mobilize all the heavy troops in Gyeonggi, plus the army of Shanhaiguan, and attack it in groups, even if Linevich is powerful, it will be absolutely difficult to deal with, such a large-scale siege, unfortunately, the troops in Gyeonggi will not listen to us." ”

Zhang Yi laughed and said: "Zi 'Yu', yes, I have learned to fight with my brain, haha, this time I came to Shanhaiguan to meet the troops in the pass and fight to the death with Linevich!" I have already communicated with Li Hongzhang, and Cixi has agreed to jointly send troops to encircle and suppress the Russian army! ”

The joke 'jade' and 'spirit' perked up, and said: "Instructor, this is true, in this case, I am so happy, I finally don't have to suffer from the Russian army's bird anger, I have been holding on for half a month, if it goes on like this, I have to be crazy, I will go out of the customs and occupy the Russian army first!" ”

Zhang Yi waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, although Song Qing's army is now close to Shanhaiguan, but Yuan Shikai's army is still on the way, we don't have the slightest chance of winning, we still have time, we can afford to wait, seven days later, let's work together to encircle and annihilate the Russian army, and then the army will break away from Shanhaiguan and return to Jilin, now Jilin's defense is too weak." ”

Duan Zi 'Yu' nodded, and Zhang Yi asked, "How many troops do you still have in your seventh division now?" ”

Duan 'Yu' replied: "Instructor, my seventh division, when I came, there were more than 16,000 people, after half a month of fighting, there are still 13,000 or 4,000 people left, the wall of Shanhaiguan is high, we can't defend it, because the number of casualties is very limited." ”

Zhang Yi nodded and said: "Okay, you have put your men in order during this time, we will have to fight in a few days, this time, I will personally take command!" ”

Five days have passed, and now Song Qing's army has stayed at a position of fifty miles outside Shanhaiguan, and Yuan Shikai's army has also passed through Dezhou, passed through Tianjin and Tanggu, and went straight to Qinhuangdao.

At this time, the Russian army had also completed the assembly, and the captured artillery was equipped with two regiments, and with such powerful firepower, Linevich no longer had any scruples and began to prepare for the storming of Shanhaiguan.

At this time, he also got the Qing court to send tens of thousands of troops from the east and west directions of Beijing and Shandong to Shanhaiguan, looking at this posture, trying to encircle all the Russian troops under Shanhaiguan and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

Ninevich let out a sneer, it is not easy to encircle and annihilate my imperial warriors!

Linevich urgently ordered the 1st Cavalry Brigade to move to the south and surprise his Guards during Yuan Shikai's march, and ordered the 2nd Brigade to attack Song Qing's Guards in the southwest direction. The attempt was to give them a head-on blow and break the morale of the Qing army before the arrival of the Qing troops in both directions.

But Ninevich thought too optimistically, after a series of strikes some time ago, now Song Qing and Dong Fuxiang learned the lessons of the past, stationed their troops in Shihe Town, with the help of a small river here, the two sides are isolated, and the front of the position is full of Makqin heavy machine guns and artillery, if it is a strong attack, the cavalry that has lost the advantage of the assault will not take advantage of it at all. The second brigade could only return in vain. As for the first brigade, they were ready to intercept Yuan Shikai halfway, but Yuan Shikai was a 'shrewd' old fox, where would he give them a chance to sneak attack, his cavalry scout spread out thirty miles ahead, all the way to the march was orderly, relaxed, the two sides met at the foot of Tianma Mountain in Funing, Yuan Shikai took advantage of the geographical convenience of Tianma Mountain, arranged a big pocket, condescending, and launched a 'fierce' battle with the Russian army, both sides' After seven or eight hours of fierce fighting, the Russian army suffered more than 1,000 casualties, and did not defeat Yuan Shikai's army, and finally had to retreat in a hurry.