The Qing army Yuan Baoheng, who was forced to attack in the urn city, was in a desperate struggle, with neither reinforcements nor enough space to flow, and even had no chance to gather into a group to fight collectively, and was soon overwhelmed by the Wu army officers who had an absolute advantage in numbers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

If Yuan Baoheng's army can meet other armies, in the case of a serious lack of light, relying on the camouflage on his body can not only definitely inflict heavy losses on the enemy, but also have a chance to escape from the urn city.

But it's a pity that Yuan Baoheng's army ran into Wu Junjiang Zhongji's department, on the battlefields of Jiangxi and Hunan, on the battlefields of Sichuan and Yunnan-Guizhou, a more complex and more critical situation than this Jiang Zhongji's army has seen more than once, under the command of Chu Yong's veterans, the Wu army officers and soldiers dealt with it calmly, giving priority to self-protection and were not in a hurry to shoot and wave knives to avoid accidental injuries and further chaos, Yuan Baoheng and others who were eager to escape from the urn city to escape for their lives were also quickly exposed, either the Wu soldiers cut down with knives, or were killed by the Wu army generals with pistols, There were not a few people who were forced to lay down their arms and surrender, and Yuan Baoheng was also cut off by a Wu soldier who cut off a right hand and was captured alive after being knocked unconscious.

After learning that the Qing soldiers in the same dress were mixed in from the army, the generals of the Wu army headed by Jiang Zhongji immediately ordered that the Wu soldiers who had withdrawn into the urn city one after another put down their weapons in the city gate and then entered the urn city.

Or after a few Qing soldiers who were lucky enough to escape from the city brought back the news, the monk who had been waiting in the distance outside the city roared and hurriedly urged the army to attack, but it was too late, Wu Junjiang Zhongji had already retreated into the two urn cities in the west of the city in two ways, and closed the outer gate of the urn city first. The monk and the prince were furious, ignoring the dissuasion of his subordinates, while frantically searching and killing the Wu soldiers who had not entered the city, he directly launched an attack on the city.

The fierce battle resumed, the Qing soldiers who had been prepared before carried the flying ladder to charge the ant, and the Qing army on the south three gates of the city never stopped, but unfortunately the Wu army Zeng Guoquan who was responsible for the defense of the city wall had already made up his mind, and he got more rest time than the Qing army to catch his breath, and calmly dealt with the slightest flaw in the room, and attacked the Qing army with sufficient materials to defend the city, so the Qing army hurriedly launched the ant attack not to mention the direct breaking of the city, but it was difficult to rush to the top of the city wall.

It is also considered that the monk and the prince are smart, after the failure of the two sieges, he did not dare to work well in the idea of Fuchengmen and Xizhimen, but hurriedly sorted out the team and moved to the inner city of Beijing, preparing to attack the three southern gates of Mancheng, which had been seriously damaged by the Qing army in the fierce battle. But it's still a pity that Devil Six stopped the action of the monk and the prince.

"Monk Wang, you can't fight blindly anymore! The army under your command is the last family of our Qing court, and if it is exhausted again, our Qing court will really never have hope. ”

"Lord Gong, but if the minions don't continue to attack the city, how can they recapture our Inner Nine Cities?"

"Monk Lord, are you sure that you will recapture the Inner Nine Cities? If so, I won't stop you, if not, you just listen to me and don't beat you anymore! Do you have one? ”

The devil asked the monk in one sentence, and he was not sure that he would be able to take back the city by attacking it head-on, so the monk had no choice but to change his tone and ask: "Gong Wangye, then in your opinion, what should we do next?" ”

"Please Yizhi, please decide the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces." Devil Zi Liu said with a gloomy face: "Before this, we will first keep the army, the Qing army in the outer city is already the last hope of our Qing court." ”

Although extremely reluctant, after hesitating for a long time, the monk and prince, who was loyal to the Manchu court in his bones, still ordered to stop the attack and change the offensive to defend and give priority to preserving the army. Fortunately, even if the Wu army received reinforcements, it did not have the strength to eat the main force of the Zhili Qing army in the outer city, and also chose to give priority to Beijing Mancheng, which had sufficient grain and grass materials, and the two armies restrained each other and entered a state of confrontation.

At this point, the thrilling battle of the capital finally came to an end, relying on the emptiness of the capital to take the city of Beijing by luck to take the Wu army Zeng Guoquan after receiving reinforcements, successfully gained a foothold in the city of Beijing, but also because Beijing Mancheng is the largest granary in North China, and the Manchu court had previously hoarded a large number of weapons and ammunition in the arsenal of the military department, even if you can't get any supplies, you can stay in the city for a long time, waiting for the main brigade to come to reinforcements.

The North China Plain outside the city is still under the control of the Qing army, not only the vast majority of the state capitals and counties are still under the banner of the Manchu court, under the command of the Manchu court, and even the outer city of Beijing is still under the direct control of the Qing army. At the same time, because the main force of the Wu army in Shanxi was still choked by the Jingcheng natural danger, it was difficult for the Nie Shicheng division of the Wu army in Henan to go north to supply, and there was a threat of the twisting army behind him, so for a long time, the Wu army could not change the strategic situation of the North China Plain.

In addition, the Qing army of Zhili also has a huge advantage that Tianjin is still in hand, and the Qing army of Liangguang can still send grain supplies to Zhili from South China by sea to supply the Qing army of Zhili.

Although it is not big, but the Qing army still has hope on the battlefield of Zhili, but unfortunately Ci'an and Cixi, who have fled to Zunhua, can't see it, so after receiving the quick horse urgent report sent by Devil Liu, Ci'an is helpless except for crying loudly, and Cixi can only be a gloomy face in Shandong, and ask Luo Bingzhang, the last strategic master of the Manchu court, for advice.

Seven days later, Luo Bingzhang's recital was sent to the Zunhua Palace, and on the tear-stained recital, Luo Bingzhang pointed out that the Manchu court still had hope of surviving, and suggested that Ci'an and Cixi lead the people to withdraw to the pass, and continue to exercise political power with Shengjing as the accompaniment, and at the same time suggested that the Shanhaiguan Pass should be rebuilt to strengthen its defenses, so as to give the Manchu court more time to survive.

In terms of military affairs, Luo Bingzhang believed that the Manchu army should decisively abandon the outer city of Beijing, which no longer had any military value, divide the troops into two routes, return to the Zhengding battlefield with partial divisions, and do their best to delay the eastward advance of the main force of the Wu army in Shanxi.

The main force of the Qing army was suggested by Luo Bingzhang to withdraw to Tianjin, establish a Manchu court headquarters in Tianjin, relay the edicts and official documents of the Manchu court, organize the local government directly under Shandong to continue to fight against the Wu army, help the Manchu court retreat to the northeast to continue to maintain contact with the Qing army in Guangzhou, and also contain the Wu army on the North China Plain, so that the Wu army dare not quickly march into the northeast.

On the key issue of whether the Wu army can quickly annex the entire territory of Zhili and continue to expand, Luo Bingzhang gave Ci'an and Cixi a very resolute guarantee - absolutely impossible! Because the grain production of Zhili has been unable to be self-sufficient as early as the Ming Dynasty, and now it has been seriously damaged by the war production, it is impossible for the Wu army to directly expand the army in Zhili, even if it takes the entire territory of Zhili, there is not enough food to support the Wu army to continue to launch large-scale operations, even if it is to lay down the Jingcheng and dredge the Shanxi grain road, because the consumption of grain transportation on land is too great, in the case that the Wu army has not yet conquered the whole territory of Shanxi, the Shanxi Wu army is even more unable to support the Wu army of Zhili to continue to expand the scale of the war!

Therefore, Luo Bingzhang also gave Ci'an and Cixi a second guarantee, that is, Wu Chaoyue will definitely attack the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom first, at least to completely dredge the Yangtze River waterway, and send the grain from Huguang and Sichuan to the front line of Zhili through the waterway, and then the Wu army in Zhili will have the ability to threaten the Manchu court hiding in the northeast. And once the Wu army and the Taiping army went to war in an all-out way, the Manchu court naturally got the time and opportunity to regroup and make a comeback!

In addition, Luo Bingzhang also put forward two influential suggestions, the first is that in view of the small population of Northeast China, it is recommended that Ci'an and Cixi issue an edict calling on the people of the Central Plains who were still loyal to the Manchu court to move to the northeast, and the development of the northeast also provided sufficient manpower for the Manchu court and sufficient military supplies.

The second suggestion is also very significant, that is, Luo Bingzhang suggested using the influence of Seng Lingqin in the Mongolian steppe to crown the monk prince as the commander of the Mongolian Qinwang army, and let the monk prince go to the Mongolian steppe to contact the Mongolian banners to form the Mongolian Qinwang army, which is not only used to fight against Wu, but also to prevent the Mongolian kings from taking the opportunity to rebel and split, and the Rakshasa country to take advantage of the fire to rob.

At the end of the long recital, Luo Bingzhang revealed some pessimistic views of the situation, and said: "...... The ministers thought that with the soldiers of the Wu thieves, it was no longer a matter of victory or defeat to defeat the long-haired bandits, but a matter of time, and the Wu thieves usurped the throne and stood on their own, only sooner or later, but the Qing Dynasty must not fight, do not fight to sit still, and the hope of fighting still exists. I only hope that the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty will bless them, send down miracles, and rejuvenate the society of the Qing Dynasty. I don't know if I can see that day? ”

In the last paragraph, Luo Bingzhang actually told Ci'an and Cixi directly that if the Manchu court wanted to kill Wu Chaoyue and reoccupy the land of China, it could only hope for a miracle. As a result, although Ci'an and Cixi both knew Luo Bingzhang's extraneous voice, they were still unwilling to be captured, so after careful discussion for a whole night, Ci'an and Cixi finally made up their minds......

"According to Luo Aiqing's method, even if we can't recapture the Central Plains in the future, we will rebuild the Great Qing Kingdom in the Northeast and continue to fight against Wu thieves!"

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How do you have to look at the situation in the rear of the Wu army, it is ridiculous to say, the distance is far away, the road is controlled and blocked by the Qing army, and Wu Chaoyue, who is deep in the inland and relies on land transportation to learn the news of the front, has not received the battle report from the capital, and the Wu army in Shanghai, led by Wu Lao comprador and Zhou Tenghu, has already received the news that Zeng Guoquan's army has successfully captured the city of Beijing by sea.

Suddenly got this good news, not to mention the old comprador Wu who was deeply rooted in the idea of loyalty, even the back of his head was as thick as Zhou Tenghu's eyes widened, and Jin Anqing, who reported to him, screamed in disbelief and asked, "Have you entered the capital?" How can it be? Is the message accurate? How could the troops who came out on the eighth day of the lunar month enter the capital so quickly? ”

"It's true, it's Zeng Guoquan's accurate news sent by sea through our meticulous work in the capital." Jin Anqing took out the letter he had just received from Zeng Guoquan, and explained excitedly: "Zeng Guoquan was afraid that it would be easy to be blocked by land, so for the sake of safety, he sent another message by sea, asking us to take the water route and forward it to the king of Zhennan. ”

With trembling hands, he took Zeng Guoquan's letter, and after reading it carefully, Zhou Tenghu shouted: "Heaven bless, we have really conquered the capital!" We've really taken the Forbidden City! ”

couldn't wait to snatch the letter from Zhou Tenghu's hand, and before the old comprador Wu was excited to read it and cheered, everyone in the Wu army present had already bowed to the old comprador Wu and congratulated, "Congratulations to Mr. Wu, congratulations to Mr. Wu, the army of the king of Zhennan has won the banner and won the capital in one fell swoop. ”

"Rejoice together, rejoice together." It was only after the humility with a smile on his face that the old comprador Wu gradually came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Everyone, you should congratulate the old man's unfilial grandson on this matter, what are you doing to the old man?" ”

"Master Wu, don't be modest." Meng Qi, a veteran of the Wu army, said with a smile: "The army of the king of Zhennan took the capital, who doesn't know what this represents?" It is estimated that it will not be long before we are afraid that we will have to bow down to you, Master Wu, and call you the emperor. ”

"Don't talk nonsense!" Old comprador Wu hurriedly scolded, but his heart couldn't help beating faster and more intensely.

"yes, you can't talk nonsense." Jin Anqing also refuted Meng Yu, and then said with a smile: "According to the etiquette system, the correct title should be Emperor Tai." ”

Everyone applauded, but Wu Lao comprador was feigned to be angry and stomped his feet and scolded, prohibiting the Wu Jun people in Shanghai from talking nonsense, and then in order to change the topic, Wu Lao comprador hurriedly asked Zhou Tenghu: "Tao Fu, what should we do next?" ”

"Of course, the news of Zeng Jiushuai will be sent to Hubei immediately, so that our land news will not be delivered." Zhou Tenghu replied, and said with a smile: "Then, of course, we will make this good news public and encourage our Shanghai people." ”

After nodding his head in agreement, Wu Lao comprador first handed over the matter of transferring the news and announcing the good news to Zhou Tenghu and others, and then explained that he would reward the three armies and the soldiers to celebrate together, and then naturally hurried back to his home to tell the baby great-grandson the great news.

It's a pity that Wu Nianyue didn't come back when he was still studying in the concession, but Zhou Xiuying heard that Wu Lao comprador went home early to inquire about the situation, and Wu Lao comprador who couldn't hold back for a long time immediately told Zhou Xiuying the good news with a smile, but Zhou Xiuying was of course overjoyed at first after hearing it, and then after thinking about it, Zhou Xiuying asked cautiously: "Grandpa, granddaughter-in-law didn't hear clearly just now, was it General Zeng Guoquan Zeng who entered the capital first?" ”

"That's right, it's Zeng Guoquan." Old comprador Wu nodded with a smile.

"Surpass that side princess's own uncle Zeng Guoquan?" Zhou Xiuying asked inexplicably.

"Yes, that's him." Wu Lao comprador nodded even more happily, and scolded with a smile: "Surpassing that little rabbit cub is a good fate, several daughters-in-law are more virtuous and well-behaved than the other, and they can actually run to Hunan for him to ask the Zeng family to marry their daughter, if it weren't for them to ask the Zeng family to agree to marry the daughter for the little rabbit cub, Zeng Guoquan would have worked hard for him, and we could conquer the capital so quickly?" ”

Zhou Xiuying's face was a little strange, and she subconsciously remembered Zeng Jijing's abdomen, which she had never met before—it was originally one of Wu Nianyue's threats. However, Old Comprador Wu didn't notice Daughter-in-law's expression at all, and just urged: "Quick, you go to the concession in person, and Nian Yue will pick him up and come back to see me as soon as he gets out of school." ”

Zhou Xiuying agreed, but a strange light flashed in her eyes......

Wu Lao comprador failed to see the baby great-grandson who came back from school at the first time, because not much time after Zhou Xiuying went to the concession, Shanghai's famous gentry could not wait to flock to Wu Mansion to congratulate Wu Lao comprador with gifts, although they kept congratulating the Hubei rebel army for breaking through the capital, but everyone knew what was really congratulating.

After being flattered by the compliments of these famous gentry from all over the south of the Yangtze River, the old comprador Wu, who was very excited, of course, immediately ordered a banquet to be held to thank these flexible gentry and landlords, and sent people to invite Zhou Tenghu and Deng Siyuan and other important ministers of the Wu army in Shanghai to the banquet.

It was very dark, and when the seats were full, Wu Nianyue, who was already more than eight years old, under the guidance of Zhou Xiuying, jumped up and down in front of Wu Lao comprador and hugged Wu Lao comprador in public, Wu Lao comprador smiled and asked: "Nian Yue, didn't you tell you to come to see me immediately after school?" Why did this come about? ”

"There is a fencing class today, and my mother said that I sweat a lot, so I asked me to take a bath first and then come to see you." Wu Nianyue replied truthfully.

"Good, really obedient. Come, sit down, grandpa has good news for you. ”

As soon as he pressed his baby great-grandson on his lap and sat down, before the old comprador Wu told Wu Nianyue the good news he had just received today, a maid came to the back hall in a panic, handed over a piece of children's clothes to Zhou Xiuying, and said, "Madam, you see, Young Master Nianyue has this in his clothes." ”

took the clothes and took a closer look, Zhou Xiuying immediately started a fire at Xiao Nianyue and scolded: "Nianyue, my mother told you a few times to tell you not to go down to the river to play in the water, why don't you listen?" ”

"Mother, I didn't? Where did I go to play in the river today? Xiao Nianyue asked in confusion.

"Then how can there be fish scales in your sweatshirt?" Zhou Xiuying showed off her scale-stained Xiao Nianyue underwear.

"I didn't." Xiao Nianyue shouted loudly, "Don't believe it, mother, you go to the school to ask, I have been in school today and have never been to the riverside." ”

Old comprador Wu took the undershirt very strangely, and saw that there were indeed a few fish scales sticking to the inside of the undershirt, so he said: "Nian Yue, you really haven't been to play in the river?" ”

"Master Wu, on such a cold day, how could Nian Yue go to the river to play in the water?" Zhou Tenghu next to him took over the topic, and took the undershirt and looked at it carefully, and then said suspiciously: "Strange, how many scales are there?" These scales don't seem to be fish scales......? Yes! ”

Speaking of doubts, Zhou Tenghu seemed to suddenly understand something, hurriedly wrapped his sweatshirt, handed it back to Wu Lao comprador, raised his glass and said: "Everyone, for Zeng Jiushuai to break through the capital and make trouble for the party's lair, let's have another drink!" ”

It was only after Zhou Tenghu invited him again that the Jiangnan feudal gentry present raised their glasses and drank with Zhou Tenghu, and the gaze that looked at Xiao Nianyue during the period also became very unusual. And Wu Lao comprador suddenly understood something, and hurriedly handed over the sweatshirt to Zhou Xiuying for safekeeping, wiped the topic and said something else, but his heart couldn't help beating even more, and said secretly: "Could it be that it is that kind of scale?" ”

At this time, Zhou Xiuying's eyes were naturally very proud, and Zhou Tenghu glanced at her quietly and said secretly: "Good intentions." Well, it's good for me, though. ”

What tricks Zhou Xiuying is playing, and what Zhou Tenghu is thinking, of course smart friends already know it. It's just that what Zhou Xiuying and Zhou Tenghu didn't expect was that their wishful thinking would soon lead to unexpected consequences......