"Spread out. The noisy sound on the street suddenly startled Kang Youwei and Tan Sitong, who were discussing the mutiny in the room.

Kang Youwei frowned, put down the teacup he was holding and gently walked to the window, opening the window a small opening. 、

Through the window, he saw on the street, Praetorian Guard soldiers in yellow coats and Mauser rifles on their backs, and Qing soldiers in gray military uniforms and large caps were quickly passing through the street, and from the direction they went, it should be the east gate of Guangyuan.

The east gate has always been guarded by Guangyuan's patrol battalion, and now this army has passed, and it seems that it has taken over the city gate.

"Strange, how did the forbidden army start martial law Guangyuan?" Kang Youwei looked at Tan Sitong beside him suspiciously.

Tan Sitong on the side stood up, lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Is our plan discovered by that side?" ”

"I don't think so, we are so careful, and the people who know about this matter are all close associates of the emperor, but, in case of accidents, I think we still notify the mutinous troops to attack the prefect's yamen immediately." After all, Kang Youwei is older, and he will be a lot more cautious when thinking about things.

"Okay, I'll go to the Seventh Town immediately and let them get started." Tan Sitong picked up his fan from the table, turned around and walked out.

"Hurry up, put the machine gun on the wall, the prefect's yamen, there is no such calm as before, there is just a mess of coaxing the troops who are on guard.

In the courtyard of the hall, looking at the Qing soldiers running back and forth, although Zhang Zhidong's face did not change, he was extremely anxious in his heart.

Kou Liancai's telegram only said that there were troops who were going to mutiny, but he did not specify who it was, and time was pressing, so he could not have extra time to find out, after all, the intelligence said that they were going to do it tonight.

After learning about the situation from Cixi, Zhang Zhidong could not doubt the authenticity of this matter too much, and immediately ordered the left and right battalions and the left battalion of the Praetorian Guard, which were most loyal to the imperial court, to enter the prefect's yamen, and let the troops sent by Zhao Erfeng enter the perimeter to guard, once something happened, the main task of these two teams was to hold here and wait.

"Zhongtang, does this really work?" Song Pan on the side was obviously a little worried, who could guarantee that the soldiers guarding the prefect's yamen would not mutiny.

Zhang Zhidong smiled slightly, he knew that the commander of the soldiers who entered the prefect's yamen was Cixi's cronies, and the troops from Sichuan had just arrived, so there was no reason to mutiny at all, as for the rest, he didn't dare to guarantee it.

"My lord, we made such a big noise, if they cancel the operation, then we"

Brush, Zhang Zhidong suddenly raised his hand, interrupting Song Pan's words, he lured the snake out of the hole, is to hope that the mutinous troops can make a move, if it is really the same as Song Pan said, then everything is over, and it will be more dangerous to go to Chengdu in the future.

"I think they're going to do it." Zhang Zhidong, who took a deep breath, firmly believed and had to believe it.

Boom, a deafening sound came to mind, and immediately after, sporadic gunshots began to be heard outside the prefect's yamen.

The rebels did not hold their breath and began.

Phew, Zhang Zhidong, who breathed a sigh of relief, secretly wiped the sweat on his body, as long as the other party did it, then he had a way.

The sound of gunfire came to Cixi, who was in her bedroom, and Cixi, who was sitting on a chair and constantly reciting scriptures, shook her fingers and suddenly tore the white jade Buddha beads in her hand.

Tick-tock, the jade bead was transferred to the ground, remembering the crisp sound. Li Lianying, who was on the side, hurriedly crawled on the ground, picked up the Buddhist beads that fell on the ground, handed them to a little eunuch, and signaled him to feel that he would go down to find someone to string them together, you must know that this Buddha bead is Cixi's favorite bead.

"Little Lizi, is it the rebels who have come in?" After a while, Cixi adjusted his emotions, he didn't want to show his panic and worry in front of his subordinates.

"Lafayette, it shouldn't be, Zhang Zhongtang and Governor Songpan are both outside now, if the rebels come in, they will definitely report to Lafayette later." Li Lianying stretched her neck to take a look, there was no reaction from the outside at all, and in order to comfort Cixi, he could only show a smile.

"You go outside and take a look, and tell the mourning family if you have any information." Cixi stretched out her hand and pointed outside, she was still not at ease, so she sent Li Lianying to watch, and she was more relieved.

In the courtyard of the hall, although the cold wind was biting, now Zhang Zhidong's sweat was lying down on his face drop by drop. Just now, he had already received the information that the mutinous troops not only had the two targets of the new army, but also the rear and right battalions of the Praetorian Guard.

These troops are all troops with strong combat effectiveness, Zhang Zhidong is very worried, with the current deployment of troops in the prefect's yamen, can withstand the arrival of the army, after all, the army is now stationed outside the city.

In Guangyuan City, now the Qing army has become a pot of porridge, and there are gunshots in all directions. The soldiers who had risen in the uprising, wrapped in white tomels in their hands, were carrying out wave attacks on the streets around the prefect's yamen under the leadership of commanders at all levels.

"General Wan, what's the matter, why can't I beat it down?" In a civilian house, Tan Sitong looked at the attacking soldiers under the suppression of the machine guns of the Qing army on the opposite side, and after being beaten back again, he turned around and asked, "The commander-in-chief of the uprising army is now the commander of the right battalion of the Praetorian Guard, Wan Gulin.

Wan Gulin has accepted since he was a child, even if he is loyal and patriotic, he has always resisted Cixi's **** in his heart, and this time after the persuasion of Kang Youwei and others, it was a dried vegetable fire, and the two sides hit it off all of a sudden.

Wearing the uniform of the general and wearing a yellow vest, Wan Gulin raised his eyes and looked at the attacking soldier and turned his head: "My lord, the enemy has blocked the way forward with machine guns, and now we don't have any artillery, and it is a little difficult to attack the past."

Difficulty? Tan Sitong showed a hint of doubt, he was not a fool, he would say the same words as a straw bale like a former scholar. What are guns afraid of, we have moral etiquette. Obviously, moral etiquette has no effect at all in the face of this gun.

"It would be nice if there was artillery, but the artillery is where the new army is, we have to get artillery, we can only turn our heads and repel the new army first,"

The new army? Tan Sitong thought about it all of a sudden, didn't the new army have two targets that had already begun to move, his head lit up, and Tan Sitong stood up suddenly: "General Wan, this is handed over to you, for the safety of the soldiers, don't attack for the time being, this official will go and mobilize artillery for you."

Wasted, time is wasted little by little, waiting for Tan Sitong to borrow artillery from the new army in the seventh town. Nearly an hour has passed, and in this hour, Wan Gulin did not order an attack at all, wasting time in vain, so that the main force of the Qing army outside the city had successfully entered through the north gate.

The borrowed artillery was quickly erected on the damaged mud wall next to it, and began to attack the Qing troops guarding the prefect's Yamen Street opposite.

The power of artillery is not something that ordinary flesh and blood can resist, and a few shells hit it, and it was not easy to be strong, and the enemy's firepower that was well hidden was beaten into a dumb one.

With a brush, Wan Gulin suddenly pulled out the waist knife in his hand: "Brothers, the rebels have besieged the prefect's yamen, and they want to plot against Lafayette, everyone will follow me to take down the prefect's yamen and rescue Lafayette. ”

Kill, the Qing army, who had long been tempted by the words of reward, suddenly shouted, picked up the rifle in his hand and rushed in.

This group of Qing troops is really sad, until now, they have been fooled, thinking that they are going to rescue Lafayette, but they have not thought that now, they are rebels.

The big event is fixed, and I see the prefect's yamen in the distance. Tan Sitong smiled slightly, he estimated, another half an hour. The army will be able to break through the prefect's yamen, and then kill Cixi and welcome the emperor to govern.

A deafening explosion sounded, and the smile that Tan Sitong had just shown disappeared without a trace, and all that was left was surprise and hesitation.