Looking at the casualties of the First Army of the Qing Dynasty, Nozu Michikan wanted to cry without tears. While gathering troops and reorganizing, he hurriedly sent a telegram to General Oyama Iwa of the Second Army requesting reinforcements.

Yingkou

Dashan Yan is frowning and looking at the map in a daze, the Qing army here is too honest. Like Ben, who is not like Haicheng, he dares to counterattack the lone army. When the Haicheng battle report came, he had been thinking about taking advantage of the Qing army's surprise attack on his front line, and the Qing army was caught off guard. But no matter how he arranged, the Qing army at Yingkou was just honestly holding the position.

"Your Excellency, the First Army has sent a telegram requesting tactical guidance." The staff officer respectfully handed over the telegram.

Oyama Iwa frowned and said after reading the telegram, "Let the Nogi Noshinori Brigade go to support." The First Army fought very hard. Let the Fourth Division send another wing up. There aren't enough troops here. ”

The total strength of the Qing army in Yingkou was nearly 30,000, all of which were defeated troops retreating from the Liaodong Peninsula. Xu Bangdao and the others were not worried, but the chief general of the Qing army was Zuo Guigui, who caused heavy casualties to the empire in Pyongyang City. According to the information obtained, Zuo Guigui originally had a relatively high prestige among the Beiyang tribes, coupled with the right granted by the Qing Emperor to cut first and then play, he lined up his own soldiers in a line behind the Yingkou, and made it clear that anyone who dared to retreat without the emperor's will would be shot on the spot. As a result, the Qing army in Yingkou, which had no way out, began to fight to the death with the Yue army. It was unsuccessful to lure the Qing army to take the initiative to attack, and several attempts to attack did not find a flaw in the Qing army. This gave Dashan Rock a bit of a headache. Just as Nozu Michikan feared, the Emperor [***] team would be forced to launch a strong attack on the Qing army, which relied on strong fortifications, and the Emperor [***] team would most likely pay heavy losses.

"Your Excellency, General, our department has made preparations." Nogi Noshinori, who received the reinforcement order, gathered his troops as soon as possible.

"This is a battle report from the First Army, look at it." Oyama Iwa handed the telegram to Nogi Noshinori: "The Qing Emperor's personal conquest has greatly boosted the morale of the Qing army, which has caused a great obstacle to the empire's conquest of the Qing Dynasty, and I hope you can pay attention to it." ”

After carefully reading the telegram, Nogi Noshinori said: "General, please rest assured, the martial arts of the empire are not something that the weak and cowardly Qing army can resist. ”

"It's good that you're confident. When you arrive at Sea City, attack immediately. At the same time, I will also launch an attack together at Yingkou. Once it broke through the defense line of the Qing army, it went straight behind Tianzhuang Terrace. His Excellency Ito has sent a clear telegram stating that the empire needs a living Qing Emperor. The Qing Emperor had to be captured by the Empire. ”

"Hey, the Emperor [***] team will definitely dedicate the Emperor of the Qing Kingdom at the feet of the Emperor."

The name of Tianzhuangtai was put a month ago, and I am afraid that the gentry and people of Manyanjing City are idle, and they will not be able to find a few who know where Tianzhuangtai is. But now, as if overnight, Tianzhuang Terrace is like engraved in the mind, inside and outside the government and the opposition, the people in the market, as soon as they meet, they will talk about the bloody battle of Tianzhuang Tai, even if there is a telegram on the front line of Tianzhuang Tai, a little bit of the battle situation is transmitted back, regardless of whether it is the various departments of the imperial court, or the teahouses and restaurants on the street, everyone's hearts seem to be mentioned in their throats, nervous as if they have lost their souls.

Since the emperor's personal conquest, all the flagmen have been wary. Tianzhuang Tai is a real knife and a real gun, if the emperor has some accidents, this is not a mess. The people in the market, the officials and gentry are all vying to go to the Buddha to put on a stick of incense, praying that the Buddha will bless the emperor and bless the Qing Dynasty through this catastrophe.

After the emperor arrived at the Grange, he first killed more than 100 admirals and generals, and then even hanged his braids. Although the bannermen of Manyan Capital City were sad that the emperor had cut off his braids, but after thinking about it carefully, didn't the emperor also inspire the determination of the three armies to serve the dead? Besides, the braid can still grow out if it is cut off, and if the Qing Dynasty is defeated. This defeat is really the world of our flag people, isn't it?

Immediately afterwards, Majiagou won a great victory, knocking out more than 1,000 people in a whole wing. This reassured the fearless flagmen. The country is broken, but the Grange is still there, the emperor is still there, and the mountains and rivers are still there!

Then there is the emperor's decree to ask the people of the world to borrow money to fight. There are many merchants and shops in the capital, and when they heard that the merchants in Shanghai were raising money and food for the emperor, they were not willing to lag behind and contributed money and goods one after another. No matter how you say it, we are also at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and we can't fold this face, is it really true that the businessmen in Jiangnan laugh at our feet of the Son of Heaven is not as good as them?

On the palace of nourishing the heart, the ministers of military aircraft who were in the early dynasty were looking forward and looking back at a loss. Everyone's face was full of embarrassment that they wanted to retreat but couldn't. The reason is just that a woman with a special identity came to the court this morning.

"Let me ask you, where is the 100,000 taels of silver that the household department sent to the Grange?" Yehnara? Wanzhen broke into the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the ceremony was gone. When he came in, he stood in the center and asked Cixi on the stage.

Cixi worked hard for this court, and the left and right were in a hurry. Guangxu's pro-conquest has already lost its claim to the chaos of the dynasty, if it weren't for her ability to stabilize the situation, the world of the Qing Dynasty would not have been chaotic long ago. She finally settled the current situation, but she didn't think that the emperor was far away in Tianzhuangtai, and one by one a clear decree was to electrify the world, so that all her efforts were in vain. The food and salaries sent by the governors of the world were divided into two parts, one to the capital and the other to Jinzhou. Cixi's heart is like a mirror, she understands that on the one hand, the court where she, the queen mother, is located, and on the other hand, the emperor where the righteousness of the world is located. Neither side can be offended by any of the governors.

Although Cixi didn't understand military affairs, she also understood that although the emperor won two small victories, he said that the army was strong. If the emperor can win, it is naturally good, but what if he loses? He is an emperor who is young and vigorous, but the court still has to live in this world. No, Cixi discussed the aftermath with the military planes for several days in a row, but there was no result, and her sister came to find trouble again.

Cixi waved the guards behind Wanzhen back. It's not that the guards don't stop it, but they don't dare to stop it. This must be the emperor's mother-in-law, in case there is a mistake, the emperor will blame it, but the head will fall to the ground.

"This is the place where the court discusses the affairs of the military state, how can it be a place where you can talk nonsense?" Cixi had no brothers, but this only sister became the emperor for Guangxu, and the two sisters fell out, and the two sisters have been strangers ever since. Although Cixi's words were harsh, she still revealed some warmth for this sister.

But the sister in front of her didn't appreciate it, and just asked again and again: "I'll ask you, who sent the money to Tianzhuang Terrace from the household department and detained it at Shanhaiguan, do you mean it?" ”

Cixi, who was extremely angry, said gloomily: "The household department is the household department of the imperial court, and the use of every two pieces of silver is naturally the meaning of the imperial court......

"The emperor's will should be interpreted to the Tianzhuang Terrace, can't the emperor's will represent the imperial court? Is that still Sun Yuwen, a slave, disrespectful? Okay, I'll tell the emperor and behead Sun Yuwen, a minion. ”

"Weichen is wronged-" Sun Yuwen fell to the ground in fright, really asking the Queen Mother not to come out and say something. On the basis of the crime of Jiaozhao, the emperor killed his whole family, and he did not cry out for injustice.

It turns out that I know it all and come prepared. Cixi was really angry now: "The emperor resisted the enemy in the Grange, and the imperial court trained elite soldiers in the rear to help. Aren't you all clear? ”

"What a court. The household department only raised 30,000 taels of silver, and you can use it as much as you want in the court. There are still more than 60,000 taels raised by the harem queens and concubines. How? The money saved by your daughter-in-law will also be under the control of your court? ”

"The emperor is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty."

"Okay, since the Queen Mother doesn't want to take it. I'll go to Shanhaiguan, and I'll see how many people dare to touch my daughter-in-law's money. After saying that, Wanzhen turned to leave.

Her son. She still didn't want to forget: "Nonsense." How can you interfere in the affairs of the state alone? ”

Unexpectedly, Wanzhen didn't reply: "I'm a woman, aren't you?" I only know that my ancestors have long had an ancestral motto: the harem must not interfere in politics. ”

"Wow" Cixi swept the fold on the case to the ground, pointed at Wanzhen and asked, "Who is it?" Who gave you such guts? ”

"The emperor doesn't even want his life for the sake of the court. Does my mother still care about her own life? You don't care, okay, I'll take care of it. Grangedai, that's my own son. After saying that, he left without looking back.

Cixi, who was still angry, suddenly languished and sat down in the chair, and he thought of his own son. Her own husband was careful to guard against herself, and her only son had a lifelong quarrel with him. Now the last sister in the world really humiliated herself in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military. Is this just a betrayal of relatives? Sister, I know you hate me, but I'm not bad for your family. Prince Alcohol gave Shi Vacancy, and how many people were impeached for the corruption he had in his hands were also suppressed by me. I'll try my best to make it up to you, but you're still messing with me for your son. But do you know that you are not making trouble with my sister, but with this stormy court.

Li Lianying, who was standing next to her, hurriedly stepped forward to help Cixi. Cixi took Li Lianying's hand and slowly stood up: "I'm tired of mourning." After speaking, he walked inside, and before entering, he said sharply: "Whoever wants to speak out about this matter today will cut down the whole family of the mourning family." ”

In front of the city gates, the sun sets. A group of people surrounded Toyama at the head of the convoy.

"Rich second master, dare you really sell all your family property to accompany the emperor in a bloody battle?" Pingsari, and Toyama got along well, and everyone came to see off Toyama. Someone in the crowd shouted. Toyama unexpectedly sold several real estate and fields in the capital and exchanged them for more than 20 carts full of local grain, which he had to personally escort to Grange to present to the emperor for military supplies.

Toyama also shaved his head and trimmed his face. A proper and clean fist arched, "What's the matter, knock me Toyama, isn't it?" Don't you have to keep your ancestor's family business, Toyama, or if you finish fighting the Oriental devils in the future, you let Toyama hold the cover and roll it up in your house? …… Not afraid of big guy jokes. Now that the emperor doesn't even want his life, the Han people all over the south of the Yangtze River are raising food and silver for the emperor, is it difficult to let those Han minions laugh at our banner people? We can't afford to lose that man! ……”

Everyone suddenly burst into laughter, and they all stepped forward to take Ruixiang's hand and say some words of farewell and cherishment, and a sneer came out of the crowd coldly: "It's also sincere to send charcoal in the snow in Fushandi, but you don't want to think about it, there are so many people around the emperor." Are you enough? ”

Toyama's face suddenly darkened. This is a bit of a slap in the face, and it seems that his Toyama move is like going on the pole to slap the emperor's ass. Immediately said coldly: "Which master said something, why did I Fushan listen to the panic in my heart?" Toyama didn't like to read when he was a child, so he liked to listen to opera commentaries, which was not as knowledgeable as his master. However, Toyama has also heard some dramas, and the one he admires most in his life is the loyal and courageous hero in the drama. Now that the emperor has given up his life, what is Toyama's bit of silver? Toyama didn't think about patting the emperor's ass, he just wanted to follow the emperor to be such a hero once, and not lose the frame of our banner people. ”

With that, he arched his hands to everyone and strode into the carriage. There are very few people in the capital like Toyama who sell their property to serve the land, after all. Another convoy slowly came out of the doorway. The first car sat in the alcohol prince Fujin, Guangxu's biological mother Yehenala? Wanzhen.

"I heard that this Fu Jin went to the palace this morning for the 60,000 taels of silver in the emperor's harem. The house slaves who were dismissed when they turned around also seemed to be escorting money and silver to the emperor. Someone in the crowd stepped forward and whispered to Toyama.

That's right, after Wanzhen came back from the palace, she disregarded the opinions of other side Fujin and dismissed the house slaves. He filled eight carts with all the valuable things he could find in the house, and personally charged them to his son.

When Toyama heard this, he immediately stepped forward: "The slave has asked Fu Jin for peace, but Da Fu Jin is going to Grange Terrace?" ”

Wanzhen looked up at the twenty carts of grain on the side of the road, and asked rhetorically, "Who are you?" ”

"The slave Toyama heard that the emperor personally wanted to fight the Oriental devils. The slave has nothing to repay, and the family's goods are worth these grains. It made Fu Jin smile. ”

Wanzhen was expressionless: "It's good to have a heart, not too much." Let's hit the road together. ”

A crisp whip from the coachman was heard in mid-air, and the carriage moved forward slowly.

In the camp of Emperor Tianzhuangtai, Guangxu looked at the telegram forwarded by Tang Shaoyi, and just whispered to himself: "My mother-in-law." ”

In front of Shanhaiguan, there is another scene that makes people's hearts sway. Thousands of students from all over the country, dressed in green clothes and robes, sat in front of Shanhaiguan and vowed that the emperor would not retreat, and everyone would not retreat. These students were originally going to go out of Shanhaiguan to Tianzhuangtai and go to the bloody battle of life and death with the emperor. It's a pity that Guangxu has already ordered the closure of Shanhaiguan and strictly forbids these students to leave the customs. Although loyalty is commendable, it is pedantic, and if it is all dead, who will build the country?

couldn't go to Tianzhuang Terrace, but these students sat in front of Shanhaiguan, no matter how they persuaded them, they were unswerving. In the meantime, there was a white-clothed student in four connections, and in less than a dozen years, more than 3,000 people gathered to sign it. Everyone sat on the ground, reciting the righteousness of Confucius and Mencius, chanting Cheng Zhu's moral articles, and the sound of Langlang's books, which lasted for a long time......

This situation made Liu Kunyi, who had just arrived at Shanhaiguan to preside over the overall situation, couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, there was still hope in the Qing Dynasty.

"The emperor asked Ben Chin to send a message to you: go back, go to produce guns, to make ammunition. So, why fear a war? ”

All the students stood up in awe. The autumn breeze passed, among the students, a man in white knelt down on Liu Kunyi on the city wall and said: "Guangdong raised the son Kang Youwei to meet Lord Qincha, today when the country is in danger, Kang Youwei presents the "Book of the Emperor", imploring the emperor to edict the spirit of the world. Moving the capital is the foundation of the world. Training troops strengthens the momentum of the world, and changes the law into the rule of the world. As he spoke, he took out a piece of Chen from his arms, raised his head high, and knelt down. For a while, all the students knelt down as if they were infected......

The merchants of the Grange Terrace were afraid of the military disaster and had long since disappeared, and even the people in the vicinity were relocated to the Guannai. The entire Grange has been turned into a large military camp. In a little bleak autumn, a team of carriages slowly stopped outside the Grange Taiwan camp. A moment later, an old woman dressed in a bright flag dress got out of the first carriage and looked quietly at the Grange Taihang camp. The new army was strictly disciplined, and it still stood straight in the cold wind, and no one spoke except for those who came forward to negotiate. A gloomy breath rose from the camp.

Guangxu came out of the camp quickly, and without waiting for anyone to salute, he stepped forward to help the old woman: "This is the barracks that do not kneel." E-niang, what are you doing here? As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Tang Shaoyi, who came with him. There was blame in his eyes for why he didn't stop him.

Tang Shaoyi was also helpless, he just couldn't stop it: "Your Majesty, Weichen escorted the first batch of 8,000 rifles to deliver the order." The follow-up German [***] fire will arrive within a month, and all of this is the work of the Great Fortune Jin. The emperor, Dafu Jin sold his property to raise 1.8 million taels of silver, which was just to solve the urgent need. ”

"The Emperor's ......" In the distance, Zhang Zuolin hurriedly ran over: "Your Majesty, the army has begun to attack Niuzhuang......"

"My son thanked Eniang first. There can be no women in the barracks, no woman can ......"

"I just want to look at the emperor, can't I?"

"No, you can't. The military situation is like fire, and the son will not send his mother. After speaking, Guangxu knelt down and kowtowed three times. He turned and walked towards the camp. Wanzhen shed two lines of tears. (To be continued.) )