The yellow procession marched on the black earth, and from the moment they crossed the Yalu River, the Janissaries did not stop their advance. The road chosen by the General Staff Headquarters was from Anton, passing through Fenghuang, Lianshanguan, and Motianling to Liaoyang, and then turning to the line of Niuzhuang Tianzhuangtai. Of course, the premise is that when his army arrived, the last line of defense of the Qing army in southern Liaoning had not yet been broken!

Although this road is not the closest in a straight line, there is a relatively complete road from Mukden to the border between China and North Korea. Xu Yifan's trained Praetorian Guards used Makqin machine guns as the backbone of firepower, and the ammunition base used was also larger than that of ordinary troops, and such passage conditions were convenient for carrying more mules, horses, and reserves -- he didn't want to stand in the first row of the line and charge Suchuan with bayonets again!

Under the summer sun, the team flew forward, rolling up the sky full of smoke and dust on the dry road. The officers in charge of directing traffic at various intersections were whistling with sweat on their faces. After passing through these intersections, the team continued in the right direction without stopping. Behind the field troops, a procession of mules and horses and carts almost clogged up the road, and Koreans dressed in white followed closely as best they could.

In the fields on both sides of the road, the cavalry shuttled back and forth, passing different orders - the main force of the cavalry had been handed over to Jiang Ziming to take away, and the rest could only be used for communication. In order to reconnoiter and be vigilant, Xu Yifan also specially transferred some North Korean flower horse teams of the South Yunrong system, these horses were also active at both ends of China and North Korea back then, and the situation in the northeast was thorough -- it was also right to transfer the troops of the vassal country and return to the king of Qin! Not to mention doubling down on the Nan Yunrong system on his Xu Yifan's chariot.

The three-day forced march lasted about sixteen hours a day. The vanguard has arrived in the area of Lianshan Pass, and there is already a mountain range in front of them, and the Motianling is going to be crossed in the middle, and after the Motianling, the front is already the Liaozhong Plain!

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"My lord, the guards in the area of Lianshan Pass will lead Ma Jinxu with the commander of the Qizi Battalion of the Yi Army, and the guard of the Motianling City of the Fengtian Training Army will be Jiashan, see my lord!"

Xu Yifan was sitting in his tent, hammering his waist. Rao is he has been running around for the past two years, his equestrian skills have risen sharply, and he also followed the Zuo Xie, the first town of the Praetorian Guard, to carry out a rapid march back to Anzhou, but the three-day rapid march was still a hard job. The soldier can rest when he arrives at the ground, but he still has to be the leader and commander to patrol the camp, and when he comes back, he has to consult with Chu Wanli, the war is changeable, and there are many forces involved, in addition to fighting devils, there is also to get enough benefits, and the brain can not rest for half a minute - usurping this job is really not done by people, next time whoever likes to cross who wears, don't look for Lao Tzu!

He was beating his waist with his legs outstretched, and Pu Yang Chen De wanted to come to help and scolded him. The two big men, beating their waists and beating people, are not pleasing to look at. If the pair of twins in YY Yanjing City can accompany the camp, even if they are not waiting, the little sister of North Korea, Nan Ying Ai Nan, is also good!

Hearing that another official was coming to see him, he immediately interrupted his rare fantasy. Quickly sat up straight and commanded loudly: "Pass! ”

Along the way, the Praetorian Guards returned to the division thousands of miles, and it was not until Phoenix that he received a telegram from the rear, and he is now a general of Fengtian! Moreover, the Qincha controlled the armies of southern Liaoning, and the localities could also fully cooperate. He also fantasized that the local authorities of the Manchu Qing Dynasty along the road would fully cooperate with his march, replenish the grain and straw, provide the people, and the scattered garrisons in various places would bow to the wind and converge under his banner.

But it's no show, first of all, don't expect too much from the current local administrative ability of the Qing Dynasty. He served as the general of Fengtian, and he sent an edict to control the armies of southern Liaoning, and I don't know how long it will take to reach the local government at the grassroots level. He is still in the vicinity of Jilin, a place that is twice as vast and sparsely populated, and there is no complete grassroots government ruled by liuguan in Guannai. Everywhere you go, you can't find anyone. Grain and forage have to be chased from the rear. It is estimated that it will be in the southern Liaoning area, and the part of the grain that consumes the most can be replenished on the spot.

The second is the soldiers, who travel all over the country and encounter scattered defenders everywhere. After the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War, Jilin General Enming hurriedly trained the army with little more in his hands, and sprinkled pepper noodles everywhere. He also ordered all localities and places where the banner people lived, and gathered troops to defend them. Enming's arrangement is really not very good, the point like Phoenix, only eighty training troops and thirty newly recruited indigenous flag soldiers were released! Not to mention the inferior equipment and low morale of these scattered defenders.

The Praetorian Guards passed by, and the guards stared blankly at the long yellow dragon without a head and tail, rolling up the sky full of smoke and dust. Several times the Praetorian Guards appeared, and they wanted to contact the defenders, and these guys threw away all the equipment and ammunition, and ran away!

Xu Yifan waved the minister, and the prestige of General Fengtian was completely lost, and he originally wanted to gather some defenders, but he couldn't do anything else, at least he could requisition and cover the transfer of materials for the people!

He comforted himself in his heart that the main force of the Qing army was gathered in southern Liaoning, and supplies were also transported there, and his territory of General Fengtian was also in that area. When you get there, let this majesty go again.

It is not until today that people have finally come to worship. The situation of the armies in southern Liaoning was passed on by the imperial court. Now nominally in the southern Liaoning area, it is the white-haired veteran Song Qing, the governor of Sichuan, who is controlling the armies, and Ma Jinxu is the general under his Yi army!

With Xu Yifan's words, the two Goshha led two people in a blink of an eye, the first one was in his forties, short and stocky, wearing a red top, wearing a five-cloud coat in the color of the general soldier's uniform, glanced at Xu Yifan who was sitting there, and immediately hit a thousand: "Mark the general soldier of Wuwei Town, Ma Jinxu, see Xu Junmen!" ”

Behind him was a man in his thirties, dressed in a five-cloud gown and beautiful, neat and so, without a hat, his head was shiny, his braids seemed to be oiled, he shook a horsewhip in his hand, and said with a smile: "You are the new Fengtian general of our bannermen?" This will of the imperial court is fresh! I don't know which flag the adult is from? Our Eight Flags outside the gate are not as good as those in the gate, only recognize the master, Lord Zengqi is our master of the white flag, if the adult is inlaid with the white flag, we kowtow and have nothing to ......"

Xu Yifan stood up and glanced at the kid. More than 200 years have passed since the Qing Dynasty, and the Eight Banners system has almost collapsed. It is also a common thing for those who are from Xiao Riding School to be subordinates. This must be the city guard Wei Jiashan of Motianling, and he looks uncomfortable when he looks at it. He ignored him, stretched out his hand and helped Ma Jinxu up: "Master Ma, get up and speak...... How do you stay on Ferris Ridge? It is said that the main force of the army is assembled in Gaiping, even if it wants to fight Liaoyang, it will pass through Anshan, how can it make a detour to attack from Motianling? How did Lord Song transfer troops? ”

Xu Yifan had a smile on his face, but his tone was a little calm. Ma Jinxu peeked at the figure in front of him who was already famous all over the world and was known as the outlier of the Qing Dynasty - he was really young, twenty Langdang, he had actually become a general of Fengtian as a Han Chinese, and five Qincha were on his body, and his personal situation was like this, what was there to say?

However, this one is really bringing a strong army, and it has only been a few days since he swore to the army, and the soldiers have already reached the Sky Ridge! All the way into the camp, the cleansing of the camp, the sophistication of the equipment, and the officers and Goshha with shiny leather boots and sharp eyes, all made people feel a little frightened.

"If you go back to the military gate, this is the dispatch of Lord Zengqi, and you must draw troops from the Song military gate to cover the safety ...... Liaozhong area."

It seems that Song Qing was not very reliable in the name of controlling southern Liaoning before he arrived...... What will happen if you also come to control southern Liaoning?

Xu Yifan touched his chin and smiled lightly: "How is Song Junmen?" Have you received the telegram forwarded by the imperial court? How is the camp in Grange Terrace? ”

Ma Jinxu didn't have a few questions to answer.

Could it be that the generals of southern Liaoning, after receiving the telegram, were unhappy. Everyone is a veteran, and they have to be subject to a two-hundred-and-five-year moderation?

Could it be that the big camp in Tianzhuangtai has gathered more than a dozen armies of different names one after another, the main force of Song Qing's Yi Army, Fengsheng A's Jilin training army, Yiketang'a's Fengtian training army, the battalion head of Xu Bangdao and others who retreated from Lushun Jinzhou, as well as Wu Yi Ming's army, Qi Zi training army...... Plus all kinds of new recruits who can't even name them?

Could it be that Song Qing carried the name of temporarily controlling the armies, but in fact, no one obeyed the dispatch. Could it be said that there has been no money transferred recently, no equipment has been replenished, the hearts of the armies are fluctuating, the newly recruited battalion is useless, and Zengqi has to keep adding to the chaos when he is in power. In front of him, the army is thickly gathered, and once the replenishment is completed and the attack is launched, no one has the confidence to hold the front line of Tianzhuangtai?

Xu Yifan is here, I don't know how many people are waiting to see the joke.

Ma Jinxu opened his mouth and stammered for a while, and finally went down with a thousand dozens: "Mark the town to guard the Sky Ridge, I don't know anything." The mark is only waiting for the military gate to order...... It's just that there are only two battalions of soldiers, 600 people, and the ammunition and equipment are not complete. ”

Jiashan next to him saw that there was a gap in the conversation, and said with a smile: "Ah! This has to be talked about properly. Our Fengtian flag camp has also gone into battle this time, and the imperial court is a silver edge, and not a single silver slag is missing. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. We have 20,000 or 30,000 people in the Fengtian Banner Battalion, and there are thousands of brothers under him, since my lord is our Fengtian general, this owes us three months' flag salary, as well as the opening fee, the settlement fee, and the silver of salt and vegetables...... It's time to give it away, right? Brothers for Fengtian tens of thousands of eight banners of old and young masters, just beg adults! ”

As he spoke, he pretended to beat a thousand.

Xu Yifan turned his head coldly: "Kneel down!" This is a barracks, is it so polite to see your boss? ”

Jiashan just bent his leg slightly, and when he heard Xu Yifan's words, he jumped up: "Boss, the boss is the boss when you pay your salary!" ”

Xu Yifan waved his hand coldly: "All the mobilized flag battalions are all dismissed!" I can't count on you. ”

"Severance? Which green onion are you? Our brothers have worked hard for months in vain! The surname is Xu, Mrs. Jia is here to say hey, if you don't make up for the salary, the master and you are not finished! ”

With a bang, a few Goshha opened the tent and entered, Pu Yang Chen De took the lead, grabbed Jiashan's neck, and kicked him in the leg, with so much strength that this guy knelt down with a plop. This kid was still unconvinced, and he was still rolling his eyes there: "You want to move our flag people to try?" I won't die if I go to Yanjing! ”

Xu Yifan smiled, waved his hand with interest, and let Pu Yang Chen De and them dodge away, and approached Jiashan kindly: "Boy, do you know how many people Lao Tzu killed in Nanyang and North Korea?" ”

Without waiting for Jiashan to answer, he had already kicked down heavily and roared loudly: "In Nanyang, Lao Tzu killed thousands with cannons, and in North Korea, Lao Tzu killed enough people to fill up the Yalu River!" There are more than 20,000 devils, and the bones are enough to pile up into a mountain! Do you think that such a mess will not be cleaned up by me Xu Yifan? It's nothing more than human blood opening the way! When the oath returned, Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui said that they would kill them, not a little reptile like you! ”

"Pu Yang, tie this kid down and whip him! Chen De, go and pass my order, all the flag camps along the way are disarmed and disbanded! Whoever dares to resist, pierce with a bayonet! ”

The two of them shouted orders, Pu Yang took Jiashan away with one hand, threw it outside the tent, stretched out his hand and snatched the horsewhip from his hand, and asked him in a good time: "Boy, what is the old Manchurian surname?" ”

Jiashan was already frightened: "...... Unfold...... Shu Mulu ......"

"Lao Tzu's surname is Aixin Jueluo! Lord Xu told me to bite whoever I wanted, and I would rush at whoever I wanted, and beat you to save you from grievances! ”

In Xu Yifan's tent, he heard Jiashan's screams outside the tent, as well as the sound of leather whips hitting meat, and in a blink of an eye, dozens of whips went down, and there was no time to stop. Then came the sound of the military horn mobilizing the troops, and there was no doubt that they had gone to disarm the flag camp guarding the Sky Ridge. The footsteps outside the tent were staggered, but it was Chu Wanli and Li Yunzong who were close officers who heard Xu Yifan's roar and rushed to see what was going on.

Every officer came over and glanced at Ma Jinxu, who was kneeling on the ground and didn't dare to come out, as soon as these young and fierce, all-ocean-style military uniforms arrived, there was a little more murderous aura in the tent, especially Li Yunzong's cold gaze fell on Ma Jinxu, which made him feel like a pinprick.

Xu Yifan listened for a while, Chu Wanli's eyes also happened to be cast, this kid showed a wicked smile, stepped forward and whispered: "Liwei? ”

Xu Yifan glared at him and sighed in his heart: "What a mess......"

He walked over and patted Ma Jinxu on the shoulder: "Get up...... Master Ma, I don't want you to march with the army, devils, our Praetorian Guards will fight! You stay here, collect grain, transfer it to the Liaoyang area, and I will give you a warrant. I will set up a general logistics base in Liaoyang, and you will obey the orders of the people I have sent to Liaoyang to stay in Liaoyang when the time comes...... They are all soldiers, and they have never seen anyone beaten? What are you doing on your knees? Get up and do your thing! I'll cover the arrears of your battalion! ”

At this time, Ma Jinxu still dared to expect any arrears, so he was busy kowtowing and saluting, and he couldn't wait to leave this military tent as soon as possible. He stepped back and walked out of the big tent, and his eyes had already seen that Jiashan had been beaten into rotten persimmons. Don't dare to say anything more, just turn around and run.

Inside the tent, there was silence. All the officers looked at Xu Yifan, who was pacing there with his chin touched. After a long time, Chu Wanli said in a low voice: "The situation of the armies in southern Liaoning is even more unbearable than we imagined......

Xu Yifan nodded and walked to the large map hanging in the tent. Fingers slid over Liaonan: "...... Grange Terrace, Cattle Village...... If the Second Army breaks through the main force of the defenders here, it will enter the western Liaoxi corridor...... "He pointed his finger at the Shandong coast again:"...... Another army landed in Shandong and destroyed the Weihai area. The main field forces of the Qing Dynasty to defend Gyeonggi were all gathered on these two wings, and these two battles were lost, and our Qing Dynasty ...... I can't resist anymore......"

Chu Wanli's eyes stared at Xu Yifan, and he asked with rare seriousness: "My lord, how can you be so sure?" ”

Xu Yifan smiled bitterly: "I just know." "I'm fucking here!

He looked at the map blankly: "I have cleaned up the devils in North Korea, and I swore to help with great fanfare, hoping to muster up a little morale, but along the way, but so, it is still the same chaos and unbearable...... I really want to bring history a different kind of Jiawu. I don't know if Jiang Ziming can delay the pace of the attack of the Second Army of the Qing Dynasty? I wonder if we're still in time? ”

Chu Wanli smiled: "My lord, you have come to this point, what is there to hesitate about?" No matter how the war goes, the people of the world will know that only we, the Praetorian Guard, are the mainstay! ”

Xu Yifan nodded and looked at Li Yunzong: "It seems that we really want to beat the devils in southern Liaoning, Yunzong, even before we arrived in time, the army had already destroyed the main force of the southern Liaonan armies in the area of Tianzhuangtai, do you have the confidence to take the Praetorian Guard to beat them back, compress them back to Jinzhou Lushun, and even annihilate them!" ”

"My lord, I have no doubt about it!"

Xu Yifan nodded.

Jiawu, Jiawu, although I know in my heart that the worse this Qing Dynasty is defeated, the better it will be for his future path. But...... Now that there is one more me and this Praetorian Guard, you can't fight a little bit? Less defeat, less damage to the country's vitality? Before I defeat this second army of the Qing Dynasty, don't you want to make peace in such a humiliating way?

Reason is reason, and emotion is emotion. Even if reason tells Xu Yifan that the prestige he has established is enough, and the gesture of returning to the country has been made, as long as he can clear the flanks of the Second Army according to the truth, fight a few small victories, and wait for the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, it is enough.

However, he still sent Jiang Ziming and them to set off in advance, and did everything possible to delay the advance of the Second Army. Desperately urging the Praetorian Guard to gallop back, he didn't miss half a step. Even with strong and tough means, he tried to give the southern Liaoning army a deterrent from the beginning, and he killed Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui, and he didn't pay attention to the banner people, as long as you dare not fight well, he doesn't care about cutting off a few more heads!

If he didn't do this, he would be sorry for the soldiers who were martyred by the Praetorian Guard, and sorry for the eager eyes of these young officers under his command.

Forget it, anyway, Lao Tzu was an angry youth in his previous life. Machiavelli's set of rules of conduct that is completely based on interests, let's wait until the devil is over......

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Summer Palace, Le Shou Tang.

Today, Cixi is not in Le Shou Tang, Prince Gong Yixin died, and the funeral note was reported, such a character, Cixi also has to go to comfort, and there is a reward or something. The sister-in-law and the six brothers tossed together for a lifetime, Yixin let go, and Cixi also shed a few tears.

Now in this Le Shou Hall, only Shi Duo, the minister of the military aircraft foreman, stood in front of Li Lianying respectfully.

Li Lianying held a bowl of tea and sat on the chair in a big way, as if she was the owner of Le Shoutang, and asked without raising her head: "How is the arrangement?" ”

Shi Duo didn't dare to lack any courtesy to Li Lianying, so he made a salute and said: "Please ask my father-in-law to transfer it to Lafayette, Fengsheng Ah has arranged it there, just wait for the little devil to call." Feng Sheng'a replied that he would never dare to live up to Lafayette......"

Li Lianying snorted and put down the tea bowl heavily: "This matter is the beginning and end of your military aircraft, what is the matter with Lafayette?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes! It's our military aircraft! "Sedor" was sweating profusely again.

Li Lianying pursed her lips: "What about Iktang?" ”

Shiduo did not dare to sweat, and trembled in return: "Iktanga...... Recently, I have been close to the emperor, and many of the emperor's decrees have been sent directly to him, so we will ignore him......"

"Another villain! With the help of the little devil, what turtle king eight crawled out, and I don't want to think about it, if Lafayette is not at the helm for so many years, can the Qing Dynasty be so peaceful and peaceful? is still a flag man, not as obedient as Li Hongzhang! ”

Shi Duo didn't dare to stand there with his back in control, his vest was wet and sticky, and it was unspeakably uncomfortable.

"If you want to fight, you have to fight...... Whoever you have beaten, have you seen it? The third child in your world is also mixed, why did you allow Xu Yifan to be the general of Fengtian? The emperor has a will, your hard top is ah, and there is Lafayette behind you! You are also a flag man, don't you feel sorry for defeating yourself?

Well, I'm going to be angry anyway. Moving out of the emperor is also a loss, so it's better to finish it sooner. After two more defeats, the pig's brain also figured it out. When the time comes, let's see if the emperor wants to make an edict against himself! In this world, Lafayette still needs to be in charge! ”

Li Lianying's voice was high and low, and in the gloomy Le Shou Hall, it was like a cold wind. Sedor's mind went blank as he stood there, he really didn't understand whether what he was doing was right or wrong.

Prince Gong is also gone, and the little devil is also coming to the door, there is no way to say between Lafayette and the emperor, and there is a Han man who is the general of Manchuria Fengtian...... Daqing, Daqing, more than 200 years, is it really clean?

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"Liaonan ...... Liaoning ......"

Guangxu held a candle and looked at the newly hung map in the Yulan Hall. In southern Liaoning, it is densely marked with the names of all armies.

Weng Tonghe also held the candle and stood behind Guangxu bending down to shine a little more light for him.

Half a day later, Guangxu put down the candle and clapped his hands, and exhaled heavily: "There are more than 200 battalions, among which there are sixty or seventy battalions trained by the three armies of Song Qing, Fengsheng, and Yiketanga. With so many people there, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of southern Liaoning...... Xu Yifan rushed to the ...... again"

"A big win is expected!" Weng Tonghe, who won for a while in Xu Yifan's position as a general in Fengtian, although his face was haggard, his spirit was too good.

Guangxu smiled faintly, and a trace of flush appeared on his pale face. Although he was in a good mood, he couldn't stretch his brows no matter how happy he was.

"It's not in vain that I've worked hard to endure this war...... As long as Liaonan wins, it's easy to say anything......"

Weng Tonghe smiled: "Your Majesty, once you win this battle, I will no longer have the strength to advance." The whole world understands that it is the reign of the Holy Lord that has won this war! The emperor can take this opportunity to cheer up and take his power. After Xiaoxiao returned to power, they all prospered like this, as long as the emperor is in charge of the Qing Dynasty, what foreign devils are you afraid of? At that time, the old minister's mind is already in his mind, and the emperor can lead the new people in the opposition to the same Qing Dynasty as Tan Si, and make great reforms, and change the face of the court, at that time, who can stop the emperor? Old...... It's just a leisurely tour in the Summer Palace...... Tan Sitong, loyalty is still very good, a group of old ministers who misled the country went down, and they were afraid that the emperor would not be able to become the famous king of Zhongxing in the Qing Dynasty? ”

Guangxu smiled and looked at his teacher gently: "Teacher, you know that I can't do without you." ”

Tianyu was warm, and Weng Tonghe's tears fell.

"The old minister dares not to die!"

Guangxu smiled, and frowned again: "How did you transfer Li Hongzhang's Weihai armies, as well as Shandong Governor Li Bingheng's armies to the Weili Beijing Division?" ”

Weng Tonghe smiled: "Those ministers of the military aircraft, this matter is not daring to be stopped, and the edict has been issued...... Although it has been ascertained, it is said that I have only slightly disturbed Dagu, but Zhili is the Holy Lord's Residence Pavilion, how can there be three long and two short? The armies have already taken up the road one after another, and they can rush to the flood areas of Zhili within a few days. Waiting for the big victory in southern Liaoning, see if I still dare to enter Zhili? ”

Guangxu first nodded, and then shook his head: "Li Hongzhang is hateful!" The armies of southern Liaoning, I urged him to relieve his salary several times, but he didn't move! Do you really think I can't take care of him? When the war is over, he, the minister who has misled the country, will be taken away! The co-organizers of the university, the minister of Beiyang, and the governor of Zhili must be removed! Let him keep the earl and go home to retire! Teacher, his burden will be picked up for you! ”

Weng Tonghe's life's career is nothing more than to stand at the peak of the people, and by the way, Li Hongzhang, an old enemy, will be rectified. At the beginning, the party was unreliable, so he went out and stood on the side of his student emperor. Hearing Guangxu's words, I only felt that the Venus in front of me was popping up, and I had the heart to die on the spot for Guangxu. Shaking his mouth, he couldn't say a word.

Guangxu also understood Weng Tonghe's thoughts, and looked at the old man moved. This feeling of being in control of everything is surprisingly good. He stood there proudly with a thin body, waiting for Weng Tonghe to bow down deeply, and then stepped forward to help him up with his own hands.

At this time, Weng Tonghe didn't have anything to say, and he was about to say goodbye: "Your Majesty, the old minister will go to the military aircraft to guard, and then add fire to the troops in southern Liaoning, keep an eye on the military plane, don't make any ghosts, and send them a few more atmospheric court mails, and the reward promised by the emperor will also be awarded quickly......"

Guangxu smiled and nodded, watching Weng Tonghe stagger back. He frowned suddenly in embarrassment, and softly called Weng Tonghe.

"Your Majesty, what else do you command?"

"Look, Xu Yifan...... What the hell is this man? Is the position of General Fengtian suitable? Although he is in power, let him sit on the big position of our banner people, the foundation of the country, is it ...... Messed up? ”

Guangxu asked softly with difficulty, now he has to borrow Xu Yifan to suppress the party and win the battle in southern Liaoning. But I always feel tired, in this world, after all, it is Aixin Jueluo, it is the Eight Banners!

Looking at Guangxu's expression, Weng Tonghe still didn't understand anything, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what's there to worry about?" As soon as the battle in southern Liaoning was over, Xu Yifan gave him a supervision, and the Praetorian Guard was changed to be directly under the emperor, taking away his military power, and returning him a wealth and honor. Two or three years, in vain, what else does he want? I'm afraid it's too late. ”

"Y-yes." Guangxu made up his mind and waved his hand to let Weng Tonghe retreat. Turning his head to look at the map again, he clasped his palms and prayed silently: "Ai Xinjue Luo Lie Ancestors bless, this battle in southern Liaoning, as long as I win, I will still have hundreds of years of luck in the Qing Dynasty!" ”

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Liaonan, Gaiping.

The army general, the commander of the Second Army, Count Dashanyan, was neatly dressed and strode into the commander's office.

This office turned out to be a small yamen of the flag camp in Gaiping. At this time, there were already many officers. As the mountain rock approached, everyone stood up and bowed, and then bowed deeply.

The Second Army went ashore from the mouth of the garden and won a hundred battles along the way. But I didn't expect that recently, I have encountered various attacks and harassments in various places, and the small teams collecting grain and straw in various places have suffered many casualties. All units of the army have mobilized forces to wipe out the armed forces in these places. The two sides had a great time. There is also battlefield intelligence from all over the place, and everywhere in southern Liaoning, there are already banners of Xu Yifan's arrival, more horse teams are gathering here, and even the common people have formed their own militia groups to resist the army!

Xiuyan County, even surrounded by thousands of horse brigade militias the night before, was almost beaten into the city, if it wasn't for the timely rescue, a squadron defending the city would have almost been cleaned up by these local armed forces!

At this time, for the first time, the army felt like they were in a quagmire. These places are still armed since they were small, and what makes people even more worried are those big banners that claim to be Xu Yifan's arrival.

The war situation in North Korea has been reported, and the news of Xu Yifan's oath departure has also arrived. The only strong army of the Qing Kingdom, which defeated two divisions in Korea and beheaded generals such as Yama County and Kawakami, was always the sword of Damorix hanging over the head of the second division!

The army sent more cavalry and expanded the area of vigilance to find out the movements of the strong army. I was most worried that they were coming from the east to the west in the direction of Xiuyan County, and they were just hiding on the side and back of the main force of the army. Although the road from Korea to Xiuyan is tortuous and the mountains are crisscrossed, it is not a convenient place for the army. But Xu Yifan's prestige in North Korea had to make the army jealous!

All units of the Second Army were even preparing for defensive defense. Today, the army headquarters called a meeting of officers at and above the rank of wing commander, and everyone was speculating whether the army headquarters had made up its mind and was ready to switch to the main force and first defeat their strongest opponent, Xu Yifan's Praetorian Guards.

Da Shanyan sat down with a smile and looked at the inquiring eyes of the generals under his command. Motioned for everyone to sit down.

"Our army has made up its mind, and resolutely uses the main force to break through the Qing [***] area around Tianzhuang Terrace and break through the Liaoxi Corridor! The battle plan of each ministry is as follows, and then it will be issued, asking all departments to work together to achieve victory, so as to repay His Majesty the Emperor's ardent favor! ”

An order was given, and the whole house was stirred up.

"Your Excellency, the ammunition base of our army is not yet insufficient, and we still need a wave of ships to deliver supplies!"

"Your Excellency, there are beards everywhere attacking the rear, especially in Xiuyan, where our army is flanked and backed. What if the Qing Janissaries broke through from the flanks during the battle? ”

"Our army should first switch to the main force and defeat Xu Yifan's army. Tianzhuang Taiqing [***] is just a group of rabble, as long as Xu Yifan's Praetorian Guard is broken, they can clean it up at any time! ”

"Your Excellency, please think again!"

Da Shanyan's complexion had already sank, and he said coldly: "This is the order of the base camp, and it is the final decision of this official after thinking about it again and again!" It is also the expectation of His Majesty the Emperor, hoping that our army will break through the Qing army in front of us as soon as possible and break into the western Liaoning corridor! ”

Moving out of the emperor and the base camp, the officers below were silent for a while. Da Shanyan stood up: "Gentlemen, you must understand that our opponent is always Qing Guo, not a Xu Yifan!" We don't have the strength to confront the Qing country! You can also tell you that the Third Army of the Qing Dynasty is also about to land in Shandong and launch a decisive attack on the forces of the Qing State in Shandong. In addition to Xu Yifan, the Qing State can use the main field forces but these two, as long as they are defeated, even if Xu Yifan's army is alone, the Qing State can only seek peace! The 100,000 athletes of our empire have fought bloodily for several months, paying such huge sacrifices, and the kings of Yamayama, Kawakami, and Nozu have become gods, and now what they are waiting for is the last moment to let this war end! At this time, we can only be prepared to make the greatest sacrifice! Put aside all the concerns about Xu Yifan on the flank, and with the determination to die, launch the most decisive attack on the main force of the Qing army on the front line of Tianzhuangtai! The Empire's conquest of the Second Army will inevitably destroy them! ”

The room was filled with solemnity, and then all the officers stood up and saluted. No matter how much he talked about it, the commander-in-chief made up his mind and only carried it out. The empire has gambled all the way to the present, and what is there to worry about in the last fight?

Dashan Yan held on to the table, and looked coldly at the solemn officers in the room with the corners of his mouth, and he raised his head to the sky: "Your Excellency Ito...... The determination has been made, and the future fate of the empire depends on the fight today! ”

It is said that Ben has taken out all his troops and has exhausted the last penny of financial resources. A newly established small country has been reorganizing its army for 20 years, supporting such a huge army and fleet, and carrying out such a huge war on the vast battlefield, which has already squeezed out the last cent of oil and water for its own people. If they can't defeat the Qing State and let them compensate for the consumption of the capital, then the empire will collapse and it will be difficult to rise again!

I don't know why, Dashanyan's eyes were full of tears, which made him even more afraid to bow his head, for fear that the tears would fall uncontrollably. Suddenly, a thought popped up in his mind: "If there is no Xu Yifan, then how will this war in the empire go?" ”

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On this night, the Le Shou Hall and Yulan Hall in Yanjing City were lit up all night.

On this night, the entire Second Army of the Qing Dynasty in southern Liaoning was hurriedly making pre-war preparations, shrinking its strength and adjusting its structure.

On this night, the local fleet, the combined fleet, and the ship regiment loaded with the Third Army of the Qing Dynasty -- in order to make up for this regiment, the base camp even withheld the ships that supplied the Second Army, and looted and requisitioned the last bit of the domestic civilian ships, and the normal commercial transportation was almost all halted -- such a huge fleet was about to arrive at the planned landing site -- Rongcheng Bay, at dawn. The two divisions of the army were transported to the land, directed at the Weihai fortress, and at the same time swept the Qing army forces along the entire Shandong coast.

On this night, the Praetorian Guards sped up their journey again, crossed the Sky Ridge under the starry sky, and went straight to Liaoyang.

And Xu Yifan is in the ranks.

Two countries, many forces. Coupled with Xu Yifan's fate, they converge on this night, and they are about to collide and send out reverberations that will affect the next hundred years.

(To be continued)