Chapter 15: The Clouds in All Directions (2)

By the end of April, the snow had melted. Countless people died in the bitter cold, and those who survived were running around with resentment. The local officials gradually became impatient, and the conflict broke out. I can't say why, but it's nothing more than a conflict of interests.

On May 12, 1900, a teaching case occurred in Gaoluo Village, Laishui County, and Yang Futong, the commander of the training army, went to bomb and suppress. On May 22, thousands of Boxers set up an ambush at Shiting to kill Yang Futong, which was known as the "Laishui Victory". This incident shocked the Qing court.

Subsequently, on May 27, 1900, about 30,000 Boxers along the Lubao Railway in central Zhili occupied Zhuozhou City. After that, the Qing government sent Nie Shicheng and others to participate in the suppression, and fought many battles with the Boxers. However, at this time, the Boxer Rebellion in the Zhili area had already presented a situation of "being unable to punish".

The rapid development of the Boxers and the killing of foreign missionaries caused great panic among the foreign coalition forces, who demanded that the Qing government take measures to eliminate the Boxers. The Empress Dowager Cixi, who was actually in control of the political situation, repeatedly issued edicts strictly prohibiting the Boxers and organized the army to encircle and suppress them. However, due to a variety of reasons, it was difficult to extinguish the Boxers for a while. At the suggestion of Bishop Fan Guoliang of the Beitang (Xishiku Church, then the main church of Chinese Catholicism), the Great Powers proposed to send "embassy guards" into Beijing on May 28, 1900, but the Qing government first refused, and then was forced to agree on the 31st, but proposed that "each embassy should be based on twenty or thirty people", and as a result, the Great Powers successively sent more than 400 people to Beijing, which greatly exceeded the limit of the Qing government. Later, the foreign coalition sent Seymour to Beijing with 2,000 men, which posed a serious threat to the Qing government.

In response to this, the Qing government continued to issue orders to suppress the Boxers to eliminate the reason for the foreign powers to send troops, and on the other hand, it mobilized troops into Beijing to prevent accidents. The Wuwei Houjun (Gan Army), led by Dong Fuxiang, who was hostile to foreigners, was transferred to Beijing on June 9.

Regarding the arrival of the Gan soldiers, the high-level officials of the imperial court in the capital were not completely relieved, because it was easy to think of the story of Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing at the end of the Han Dynasty. There are many guys who don't learn and walk dogs in the flag people, but this "Three Kingdoms" commentary is still familiar. In the end, the explanation that Dong Fuxiang's subordinates were only three or four thousand people was sent to Beijing that the dissent was suppressed.

Regarding the recent moves of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Cheng was speechless. This side is sending troops over to attack the embassy area, and the other side has also agreed to send troops into Beijing. If you say that you want to make a big dumpling, it's fine, but there is no lower limit to what the Qing court can do. When the Gan army attacked Dongjiaomin Lane, the Qing court also sent people to send fruits to foreigners

Gan Jun is not a good thing, and these bitter people from the northwest are also good at robbing houses. Because the Black Dragon Society included the entire Xicheng in its sphere of influence, it clashed with the Gan army in many cases. After dozens of fierce exchanges between the two sides, Dong Fuxiang wisely went to other places to make a fortune.

At this time, it can be seen that the Black Dragon Society did not have the benefit of annexing the entire capital boxing bravely. Everything is afraid of comparison, although the Black Dragon Society is only a local fist and brave party and acts domineeringly, but people act fairly, and everyone's lives and property can be guaranteed. Outside the Black Dragon Society's sphere of influence, rampant soldiers and scoundrels are rampant, and all kinds of robberies and extortions occur from time to time.

Chen Cheng once saw a Gan soldier stop a businessman, grab the whip behind the merchant's head with his hand, and ask, "Hehe", "What are you?" ”

The merchant was pulled into his braids, and could only say with a flushed face: "The villain is a worm." ”

"And what do you call me?" The black, thin faces of the soldiers of the Nagan Army had a smile on their faces, as if they were children teasing ants with grassroots.

"Uncle, are you still not good at being a master?" Sweat began to run on the merchant's forehead.

In the end, the merchant was extorted a large sum of money before he escaped, and these scenes made Chen Cheng feel indescribably weird. The merchant may not be a good man, but he will be just as arrogant when facing someone weaker than him. That soldier may not be a big traitor, and he will usually be deducted from his military salary by his superiors, and maybe he will be beaten often. This is the kind of society in which the superior oppresses the inferior and takes it for granted. Not to mention any personality and dignity, many times the lower classes are treated as animals that walk upright on two legs. Sometimes even livestock can't be compared, cattle and horses and other livestock can just eat grass, and people are not so easy to use.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Cheng came to the conclusion that the world was terminally ill and decayed to the point where it needed a fire to burn its superstructure clean.

Therefore, our cause is just, in line with universal values, and in short, their actions are good. Those who oppose them and those who stand in their way are all evil and will be crushed by the wheels of history.

Then, he rescued the unlucky guy Sugiyama under the wheel of history.