'Recovery' plan!

Codenamed 'Operation Blitz'!

We had no idea of the existence of this program in the first few months of Operation Blitz, and during those months we trained with 18,000 friendly troops that we didn't know existed about before.

And on the third day after we left the capital and arrived at the camp, the training intensity of the whole army suddenly increased several times, and we were very uncomfortable at first, but the commander told us that if we sweat a little more now, we can save our lives in the future.

So, during those months, we were always training non-stop, and every day was scheduled.

The morning is physical training and shooting training, and you will never experience that feeling, when you are tired, you have to shoot on the shooting range, and you can't concentrate on the accuracy at that time.

But later, we finally learned the benefits of doing this, because we found that when we were on the battlefield, our hit rate was much higher, and we didn't feel so tired.

Every afternoon, we always conduct tactical training, two hours of squad tactical training, two hours of squad and platoon tactical training, company and platoon tactical training every three days, and battalion and company tactical training once a week.

It wasn't until that night, when we appeared outside the capital, that we realized how crazy the plan had been.

Luckily, the plan went well, and our casualties were small, but it was one of the most memorable operations of my life.

(Let's learn about Band of Brothers, let's let the veterans recall, and it's also a small spoiler.) ）

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On February 16, 01, the twenty-eighth day of the lunar calendar, there were three days left before the New Year.

At noon on this day, the whole capital was indulged in festivities, the streets of the whole capital were swept clean, and the streets were full of patrolling soldiers.

Even the people who have always lived in the capital have not found out, when did the capital have so many soldiers?

This day is undoubtedly the most dazzling day for the capital, the people of the capital swept away the previous haze, and with the return of the royal family, the shadow of the previous war also followed.

Desheng Gate!

The royal family that returned from the Western Hunt was like an army returning from a triumphant battle, full of glory.

From the moment of the existence of the capital, Desheng Gate is the gate for the soldiers who returned triumphantly to enter the capital, and today, the return of the royal family has also chosen this city gate.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

"Queen Mother Chitose Chitose Chitose!"

When the two palaces entered the Desheng Gate, all the people gathered here knelt on the ground to welcome the return of the two palaces.

There are Manchurian people, there are also Han people, there are people who sincerely welcome the two palaces, and there are also curious babies who want to see the holy face.

However, no matter what purpose these people came with, at this moment, the Empress Dowager Cixi still felt a very comfortable feeling, that was the glory brought to her by the supreme right, and that was the goal she had been pursuing all her life.

At one time, Cixi felt that she could no longer enjoy the glory brought to her by this status, but later, Wang Sirui's appearance once again gave her hope.

It's just that later, Wang Sirui's strength also made her feel threatened.

After Wang Sirui died, she was still wondering if this was a fraudulent death, as time passed, there were fewer and fewer traces of Wang Sirui in the capital, and time washed into the long river of history, which made Cixi gradually put her mind at ease.

In the end, the day of returning to Beijing was chosen on the 28th day of the lunar month, which was only three days before the New Year.

From Desheng Gate to the Imperial Palace, there is only a few miles of distance, but where the two palaces Luan drove through, there were kneeling people everywhere, and wherever they went, there were long live Chitose greetings everywhere.

The sound of the people's worship made Cixi forget the previous shame, and the Guangxu Emperor in front of him never saw a trace of a smile on his face, but he was helpless.

After accepting the worship of the people, the two palaces Luan drove through the Chengtian Gate and entered the palace.

Although the palace has been cleaned by Yixuan for several months, it is still difficult to completely wash away the traces of foreigners entering here.

There were some bullet holes in the wall, which was evidence that they could not cover up in a short time, and although the ground had been washed several times, there was still a faint smell of blood leaking from the cracks in the bricks.

Chuxiu Palace!

This palace has a very special significance for Cixi, here, is the palace where Cixi lived when she first entered the palace, and it was also here that the Tongzhi Emperor was born.

Before leaving the palace, Cixi also lived in this Chuxiu Palace.

It's just that looking at the empty Chuxiu Palace, Cixi's heart felt as if she had been stabbed by something, and she felt a hard pain.

Before leaving, there are countless treasures here, and the whole palace is luxurious and extravagant, which makes people blind at a glance, but now, those rare treasures have disappeared, although there are some things that Cixi likes here, but they are not the original things, these are all found in Yiqiao I don't know where to find them at the moment.

Regarding this matter, Cixi did not get angry.

Because he knew very well that since foreigners had been to the palace, there was no reason not to touch the things in it.

"How's the Triumph Banquet going?" Sitting on the chair in the hall, Cixi regained her mood a little, looked at Yixuan below, and asked.

"Empress Dowager Qi, except for a few dishes that cannot be prepared due to insufficient materials, most of them have been prepared." Yixuan responded with some trembling in his heart.

The Triumphal Feast, which Cixi had proposed only a week before, would not matter if it were to be normal, with a few fewer dishes.

But this time the situation is different, the country has just encountered a catastrophe, the court has just returned, Cixi intends to hold a triumphant banquet, meaning a triumphant return, from then on the country will no longer suffer, so that the Aixin Jueluo family can continue.

And this so-called triumphal banquet is a Manchu and Han banquet composed of more than 300 different dishes.

In later generations, we are familiar with the 108 Manchu and Han full banquets, which were gradually formed after the Republic of China, and there are many reasons for this, in addition to the scarcity of ingredients for some dishes, there is also the loss of craftsmanship.

And what Cixi wanted to hold was a triumphal banquet composed of more than 300 different dishes, but this was not completed in one day, but was divided into three days and six banquets, just after Chinese New Year's Eve, and the six banquets were just eaten, which was a good omen.

"In this big world, is it possible that there is still a banquet?" Hearing that some dishes could not be prepared, Cixi instantly became angry.

Although she also knows that there will be a lot of difficulty in this because of time, but the problem is that now that the imperial court has just returned to the capital, this is a big deal, if you can't make a complete table of Manchu and Han full seats, doesn't this mean that the country is not complete?

This is not a good sign, and Cixi is a woman who values power more than anyone else, so she naturally can't stand this kind of thing happening.

"Queen Mother, it's not that your subordinates don't care, but some ingredients need to be transported from all over the country, and it's too late at all." Yixuan hurriedly knelt on the ground and explained the reason.

"You have to figure it out yourself, in short, this triumphal banquet is a dish that cannot be missing." Cixi said fiercely.

As a person in power, she doesn't need to think about the feelings of her subordinates, nor does she need to think about the difficulty of this matter. In Cixi's view, this is just a banquet, is it difficult to get to where you are today?

I have worked so hard to get to where I am today, is it possible that I can't even afford to eat the whole banquet of the Manchu and Han people?

"Cover!" Yixuan was sweating and withdrew from Chuxiu Palace.

After leaving, Yi Xuan hurriedly called the steward in charge of finding the materials, threw a tantrum at the other party, and even scolded the other party with a dog blood spray, and ordered that the remaining dishes must be gathered before Chinese New Year's Eve, otherwise he would curse his nine clans.

What can he do about this unreasonable approach, as a small person? can only lead a group of subordinates out of the palace to find ingredients.

Not everyone is eligible to sit at the triumphal banquet, except for the royal family, only those ministers who hunted with Cixi are eligible to sit at the table.

Moreover, they eat the rest of the dishes, even if they only have one chopstick on a plate, they can only pour it out in the end, if the next person dares to secretly eat a bite and is discovered, it is also a capital crime.

It's very real, but it's very helpless, this is the rule of this era, a rule exclusive to the royal family, and no one can touch this bottom line.

Cixi was sad for the loss of her rare treasures, and Emperor Guangxu stayed alone in the palace in a daze, because he had just returned to the palace, and Cixi had not had time to send him to Yingtai, but at most in these few days, after the triumphal banquet was over, I am afraid that Guangxu would be sent to Yingtai immediately, perhaps only there was Guangxu's fate.

Yixuan is worried about whether his subordinates can find those precious ingredients, and his subordinates are searching all over the city, never letting go of any ingredients they don't have, and those restaurants and inns are the hardest hit areas.

The soldiers in a corner of the city were sleeping soundly, not hearing what was going on outside the window, and they had received orders that the large army would return to the city tonight, so it would be a sleepless night.

In the barracks outside the city, more than 28,000 troops were preparing to go, lining up to receive ammunition and dry rations, they only knew that they were going to leave the camp next, but they didn't know what to do?

Although they already had this feeling a few days ago, because in the past few days, the troops have basically stopped training except for the morning exercises, and they have been resting for the past few days.

Winter nights, always come very early, about five o'clock in the afternoon, more than 28,000 troops have dinner, and then under Wang Sirui's order, more than 28,000 troops will step out of the barracks with neat steps, no one knows where their next stop will be, but everyone knows that what happens next will definitely not be a trivial matter. (To be continued.) )