The emperor personally conquered Liaodong, and in order to show his determination to fight with the blood, he went to braids and swore an oath. Swear to live and die with Grange Terrace. even read the call in public and promised the curse of the Son of Heaven...... When the clear-code message came out, the capital was shaken, and the world changed color when it heard it.

At the beginning of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, hair was left without head. Since the Qing Dynasty was opened by foreigners, the world has seen a lot of fake foreign devils with braids. Most of them are interpreters, compradors, and the like around foreigners. However, at this moment, it was the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom who cut off his braids. There was an uproar in the capital.

An article titled "Our Emperor" in a Shanghai newspaper is thought-provoking. The article details what Guangxu has done in the past two years, opening up the northeast Rongshan to reclaim the disaster victims, building railways and roads, building factories and wharves to provide livelihood for the people, and building a new army and new education to strengthen the country...... Now that this is an invasion, all the Beiyang departments have been defeated and have retreated. Only the emperor went to meet the enemy's guns.

In the signing room of the Military Aircraft Department, the princes and ministers, the six ministries and nine secretaries had been waiting tremblingly all day, and no one dared to leave. But for a whole day, the Queen Mother never summoned the minister. The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all shocked by the emperor's move. This is left by the ancestors, and the scissors are cut like this. It's a big rebellion, and you forget your ancestors! But after all, it is the emperor, who dares to say it clearly. They all gathered at the military plane. Waiting for the Queen Mother Lafayette to summon her. But the Queen Mother didn't say a word for a whole day, and no matter who entered the palace to hand over the sign, they were all blocked.

In the courtyard of Cining Palace, for a whole day, Cixi sat like this, not a drop of water. Just looking at the erratic clouds in the sky, the whole person seemed to have suddenly aged a lot, and sat silently on the chair. Until the sky slowly darkened: "See you." ”

In the Ci Ning Palace, the kneeling ministers were waiting for the Queen Mother Lafayette to speak. But the Queen Mother sat in silence like that. Cixi suddenly stood up, took Li Lianying's arm, and walked out with some difficulty: "Let's go back." I didn't see it, the emperor is determined not to have his own surname. The rivers and mountains left by the ancestors are shaking in the wind and rain......" said, and two lines of old tears burst out.

"The emperor is going to braided Mingzhi today, and swear to live and die together in Tianzhuangtai......" Ouyang Zhenhua trembled and held the telegram and spit out this sentence with difficulty.

As soon as the words came out, the entire combat command room was shocked, and everyone stood up. Duan Qirui, who was standing on the side, hurriedly took the telegram, looked at it blankly for a moment, and his face turned pale: "The emperor cut off his braids and is determined to fight the army to the end in Tianzhuangtai, and Tianzhuangtai is in danger!" ”

"The emperor is confused. In order to boost the morale of the three armed forces, they forced themselves to the point of no retreat. Feng Guozhang shook his head and said: "As soon as the clear code telegram comes out, I will definitely know about it." In this way, the army must mobilize all its forces to storm Tianzhuangtai. At this moment, the only force that can fight with the Yue army in Tianzhuang Taichung is more than 8,000 people from the second division brought by the emperor. The situation is critical. ”

"Immediately mark the deployment of the troops." Ouyang Zhenhua said loudly to the operational staff officer.

After the operational staff officer put the work on the map, the situation of the enemy and our armies immediately appeared.

"The Third Division of the First Army of the Qing Dynasty has now captured Xiuyan and is advancing to Ximu City with all its might, and it is expected to arrive at Ximu City on the 12th. After Ximu City is Haicheng, the gateway to Tianzhuang Terrace......" Ouyang Zhenhua said while pointing with his baton, and then pointed to Liaonan and said: "The First Division of the Second Army of the Qing Dynasty is now moving towards Gaiping. There are only more than 3,000 defenders in Gaiping, so we don't have to count on it. ”

Once Gai Ping was broken through by the army, the next thing was to wave the army at the mouth of the camp and point directly at the Tianzhuang Terrace...... Suddenly, everyone's hearts tugged together.

"Maybe a lot of people in this room don't know yet. The general staff of the offensive route of the army has long been aware of it, and has completely assessed the current situation, and has made a detailed strategic plan in accordance with the emperor's will. It is to lay down the bait with Tianzhuang Terrace as the center and lure the army to besiege. Our 1st Division will look for favorable fighters on the outer line and break through all the units of the army one by one. What I didn't expect was that the bait that the emperor said turned out to be himself. Ouyang Zhenhua let out a long sigh.

Looking at the offensive posture of the army on the map, if the army from all walks of life pounced on the Tianzhuang platform at the same time, the battle line would be stretched and the rear would be empty. In this way, the 1st Division had fighters to destroy the enemy. But the emperor used himself as bait to drag down the various departments of the army. When he was discouraged, it was the emperor who simply pulled himself into obscurity. Later, he was entrusted with important tasks, from the establishment of the Army School to the completion of the New Army. Every time, when the emperor summoned him, he spoke in a deep and deep manner, and he trusted himself incomparably. This is how you can show your ambitions......

"Division commander, in terms of the current situation. This strategy needs to be changed. Meng Enyuan, the commander of the third regiment, was a little worried: "If there are two divisions of the new army, it is fine, but the third division has not been built." And only half of the second division has gone through actual combat. ”

"Not for now, but we have to speed up." Duan Qirui pointed to the map and said: "At present, in addition to the 8,000 people of the Second Division, there are still more than 30,000 troops retreating from the Yalu River and southern Liaoning. The emperor even said that he would kill the admiral in the Grange, and he wanted to believe that these people had only one way to fight to the death. This makes these people dare to fight to the death, and the Grange will be safe within a month. As long as we defeat all the main forces of the Fifth Division of the army going north, we will return to the division Tianzhuangtai. The Grange will be safe. ”

Feng Guozhang pointed to Gushan and added: "If necessary, there is also a reading group available." It can allow the Reading Force Regiment to repeatedly harass the rear of the army. If the army ignores it or uses only a small number of troops to block it, then let the Reading Force launch a strong attack. In this way, at least one division can be contained. ”

"No, the Reading Force has another mission." Ouyang Zhenhua looked at the map and already knew it in his heart: "The original plan remains the same, change from passive defense to active attack." ”

This battle plan, which had been drawn up long ago, was formulated on the basis of the Fifth Division of the Chinese People's Army passing through Lianshan Pass and attacking Liaoyang and Mukden. The Fifth Division of the Army attacked Lianshan Pass from Phoenix City, and it was bound to pass through Tongyuan Fort and Caohe Fort. The First Division was originally preparing to wait for the army to prepare for the attack. But at the moment, there is no time to sit back and wait for the army to attack, once the army breaks through Haicheng and Gaiping, it will go straight to Tianzhuangtai. At this moment, he could only take the initiative to attack, put on a posture of attacking Phoenix City, and lure the Fifth Division of the Yue Army into an ambush circle. As long as the main force of the Fifth Division of the Yue Army is defeated, the First Division can go straight to Haicheng and attack the Third Division of the Yue Army from the rear. In this way, not only can the danger of Tianzhuang Terrace be solved, but also the reading force group will attack Gaiping. In this way, the entire battle situation in Liaodong will be re-controlled by the Qing Dynasty.

Ouyang Zhenhua, who had thought clearly, began to give orders: "All departments of Lianshan Pass will attack with the whole army. Ordered, Duan Qirui's first regiment moved in the direction of Phoenix, put on a posture of storming Phoenix, and lured the main force of the Fifth Division of the Yue Army to Caohekou, Nie Shicheng's headquarters and Feng Guozhang led the second regiment to detour to the vicinity of Tongyuan Fort, once the main force of the Yue army reached the mouth of the Caohe River, immediately captured Tongyuan Fort, cut off the retreat of the Yue army to Phoenix, and blocked the reinforcements from the direction of Phoenix. The Third Regiment, the Iktang Asuo and the Artillery Regiment all entered the Caohekou to set up an ambush, and they were ...... here" Ouyang Zhenhua's hand smashed the location of the Caohekou on the map: "The main force of the Fifth Division of the Army will be completely annihilated." ”

"What if the Fifth Division of the Yue Army is not fooled, or simply turns around and attacks Haicheng?" Meng Enyuan said worriedly: "Now the emperor can be in Tianzhuangtai, and capturing Tianzhuangtai is more strategic than taking Fengtian." ”

Meng Enyuan's words were stunned, and everyone present was stunned.

"Then turn the fake into reality, Nie Shicheng's troops and Feng Guozhang will attack Phoenix City with all their might, and the rest of the troops will go straight to Haicheng."

Phoenix, inside the headquarters of the Fifth Division of the Army

Nozu Michikan, commander of the Fifth Division, and Yoshimasa Oshima, commander of the Ninth Brigade, were sitting in the operational command room with serious expressions, seriously discussing the combat capabilities of the First Division of the Qing Dynasty. Ever since Oshima Yoshimasa was ambushed at Liujiahe, the 1st Division of the Qing Army was taken seriously by the 5th Division.

"The ambush of our wing was the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Qing Kingdom. After our wing was ambushed, under the cover of imperial artillery fire, our wing repeatedly launched an assault on the positions of the Qing army. But this army did not rout like the Beiyang army, but concentrated its firepower to repel the attack of our wing. Xiao Yuan, the commander of the 11th Infantry Wing of the Oshima Yichang Brigade who was ambushed in Liujiahe, stood aside and said respectfully: "The combat effectiveness of the new army of the Qing Dynasty is on a par with the emperor's [***] team, and I hope to arouse the great attention of the division headquarters." ”

After all, the 11th Wing had six squadrons of strength and an artillery squad, and although it was ambushed, after the initial panic, the 11th Wing launched a counterattack against the Qing army. The Qing army had no artillery support and no solid fortifications, but the 11th Wing was crippled and suffered extremely heavy losses.

"For this new army of the Qing State, we have not been able to get enough information for a long time. Moreover, the establishment of this new army is constantly changed, so that the hard-won information immediately becomes waste paper. Since we met on the battlefield this time, please tell us more about the situation at that time.

Ohara was the first captain from the right to be repulsed on the battlefield of the Qing Dynasty, and the battle of Liujiahe had already made him a joke of the emperor's [***] people. He was very reluctant to mention Liu Jiahe, who was ashamed of him. But today, in the face of the division's inquiry, he could only say it in detail.

On July 22, after pursuing the rout, he learned from his captives that a new Qing army was retreating ahead, so he took the initiative to attack. Chased all the way through Liujiahe Town, and was ambushed at a place called Tumenling. All the way, he chased the Qing army's buttocks and beat him, and the Yue army was knocked unconscious all of a sudden, and he was killed and wounded. But after the panic, the army immediately launched a counteroffensive, and was repulsed by dense fire three times. Just as Ohara was about to charge again, the sound of gunfire made him understand that if he didn't retreat, he would be surrounded. But when he retreated to Xujiatai, he found that Xujiatai had been occupied. The counterattack on Xujiatai was also scarred. If it weren't for the 41st Wing, this result would not have been easy to say.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, found in the engagement. This new army of the Qing Dynasty had a high level of tactical skills, and their marksmanship was also very accurate, and they were also equipped with a large number of machine guns. But they almost never engage in hand-to-hand combat with our troops, but only use their powerful firepower to advance slowly. If we rush in front of the Qing position, they will retreat some distance. to maintain the fire of the machine gun. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Yoshimasa Oshima nodded: "I was in the 41st Wing at that time. When the 41st Wing launched a river-crossing operation, the Qing New Army only suppressed it with heavy firepower. As soon as our troops come ashore, they will quickly retreat and never entangle with our troops. No matter how it is followed, this new army will keep a certain distance. ”

"Yo Xi, it seems that there is nothing to be afraid of this new army. If you think about it, if this new army had stopped our reinforcements by the river with all its might, and launched a decisive charge against the 11th Wing, the 11th Wing would have suffered more than 800 casualties. Nozu Michikan said to his officers: "This new army was established by the Qing Emperor himself, and naturally it will not be defeated like the Beiyang army. But they didn't dare to engage in a white-knuckle battle in our empire, which shows that in fact, they don't have the courage to fight a decisive battle. All they had to do was rely on great firepower, and if the Emperor's [***] team rushed into their position and fought them white-handed, they would also be defeated. Ladies and gentlemen, go and defeat the strongest army of the Qing Kingdom and achieve the highest glory of the emperor. ”

"Hey."

Before the words fell, the door was pushed open, and an operational staff officer ran in: "Report, the general of the county sent an urgent telegram!" ”

Nozu Michikan unfolded the telegram, just read a few lines, and suddenly stood up, his whole face was inexplicably shocked: "Your Excellency Shan County, who commanded the operation of the Third Division, sent an urgent telegram that the emperor of the Qing Kingdom has arrived at Tianzhuang Terrace at this moment, and vows to fight to the end in Tianzhuang Tai Yu Emperor's [***] team. Ladies and gentlemen, the Second Division of the Qing Kingdom has arrived at the first line of Ganotai with their emperor......" Nozu Michikani's face was filled with an intriguing smile.

"Is the emperor of the Qing Kingdom crazy? ......" stared at the map for a moment, and Oshima Yoshimasa suddenly laughed, "Once the emperor [***] team breaks through Tianzhuangtai and captures the emperor of the Qing State, this war is already over, and the empire does not need to launch an offensive against the Qing State Zhili Plain again, and the Qing State will surrender without a ...... fight."

"Rotten Qing people, do they still think this is ancient? Thinking that the emperor could boost the morale of the army by driving the expedition in person, this war had already wiped out the morale of the Qing people, and their Beiyang fleet and their elite Huai army had been defeated. Although the Qing New Army still had a certain combat effectiveness, it had more than 20,000 troops, and its troops were scattered. I just want to resist the attack of the four divisions of the empire. Amaterasu blessed, the Qing people would actually send their emperor to the empire. ”

"Your Excellency Nozu, the Ninth Brigade requests to set off immediately, attack the front line of Tianzhuangtai of the Qing Kingdom, and capture the supreme honor of the Emperor of the Qing Kingdom, which should be obtained by the Fifth Division!" Yoshimasa Oshima suddenly stood up and said with a blazing gaze.

"Nope." Nozu Michikan suddenly put away his smile and shook his head resolutely: "Your Excellency Shan County has issued an order to ask our department to immediately launch an attack along the line of Lianshan Pass, and be sure to drag the first division of the Qing State on the line of Lianshan Pass, and prevent it from returning to defend Tianzhuang Terrace to protect their Emperor Majesty." ”

Oshima Yoshimasa's face was completely disappointed, but he still said angrily: "I have a bold speculation. The reason why the Qing New Army surrounded our army but did not suppress it was to contain our Fifth Division with a small number of troops, so that we could not attack in the direction of Tianzhuangtai. And its main force must be ready to return to the Grange, maybe it is already on the way. The Qing Emperor is in the minds of the Qing people, just as His Majesty the Emperor is in the minds of the people of the empire. No one would dare to put their emperor surrounded by the emperor [***] and abandon him......"

"The Fifth Division must obey the command of the Yama County General." Nozu Michikan said solemnly: "According to the order of the general of Yama Prefecture, Oshima-kun immediately led the Ninth Brigade to set off and attack along the line from Phoenix City to Lianshan Pass. However, Oshima-kun must remember that the terrain on the line from Phoenix City to Lianshan Pass is very complicated, and the Ninth Brigade must attack in a steady and steady manner, and your task is to tightly hold back the main force of the Qing First Division, so that it cannot return to Tianzhuangtai. The other divisions of the Fifth Division moved forward at full speed in the direction of Haicheng and cooperated with the main force of the empire to conquer Tianzhuang Terrace in one fell swoop. The general of Shan County has an order that the Qing emperor must be captured alive. ”

"But......" Yoshimasa Oshima wanted to argue a few words, but was abruptly interrupted by Nozu Michikan.

"Nothing. Oshima-kun is an emperor, so he will obey orders. Moreover, His Excellency Shan County handed over the heavy responsibility of holding the first division of the Qing Kingdom to Oshima-kun, which is the incomparable trust in Oshima-kun. ”

Although he was a little unwilling, Oshima Yoshimasa still showed resolute obedience, and said loudly with a touch of his heels: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, the Ninth Brigade will definitely complete the mission of holding back the First Division of the Qing Kingdom." ”

When the Qing Emperor swore in Tianzhuangtai that he would fight a decisive battle with the Yue Army, not only did the Fifth Division of the Yue Army divide half of its troops to help in the battle, but the Fourth Division, which was originally stationed on the Liaodong Peninsula, was also ordered to transfer two wings to participate in the attack on Yingkou. The 1st and 3rd Divisions of the Japanese Army accelerated their advance to Tianzhuangtai. In this day, the formation of the 7th Division also began.

Grange Terrace, a place that you can't necessarily find on a map. For a time, it became the focus of the war between the Qing and Qing countries. At the same time, the eyes of all countries are also focused on this small town. (To be continued.) )