Jinzhou Beining, west bank of the Daling River.

The barracks where the rest of the Yi Army was stationed were silent, and only the sound of the Yi Army triangular blue flag fluttering above the camp head was heard.

From Song Qing onwards, the remaining general adjutant generals of this army, the staff generals, and the guerrilla divisions were all gathered in front of the commander's military tent, and hundreds of people stood solemnly and bowed to wait. At the head of the battalion, the low-level military attache who was not qualified to greet General Mukden in front of the commander's tent, the Minister of the General Office of the Battalions of the Southern Liaonan Army, the Minister of Training of the Janissary Army, the Minister of the North Korean Road Meeting, the Minister of the South Korean Propaganda and Comfort Minister Xu Yifan, and the soldiers were all crowded in front of their camp tents, crowding one by one to look at the Canglong banner marching in the camp, as well as the hundreds of agile tigers under the banner who were high-spirited, shiny riding boots, and wearing Western-style military uniforms!

After the defeat of Tianzhuangtai in southern Liaoning, the backbone of the Yi army led by Song Qing and the other battalions under his command still had more than 20,000 people. I thought that I could retreat straight into Jinzhou to take a breath, but who thought that Fengsheng Ah occupied Jinzhou first, and I didn't know what to say to Song Qing, so the old army swallowed his anger and took more than 20,000 defeated soldiers to the west bank of the Daling River to station. Iktanga was also sent to the Tashan area in the southeast of Jinzhou. The things are lost, and the defeated army is again, and the camp head is not like a camp head, the ditch is not dug, the fence is sloppy, and the tents are insufficient, only digging the ground and shacks, and the mountains are all over the wilderness and the refugee camp. Food is also not good, so we can only collect and eat what we can on the spot. The morale of the army has been depressed to the extreme, although it is putting on a posture of defending the Daling River, but even the mountain pass such as the ditch gang on the east bank of the Daling River has not sent troops to cover it.

Everyone was scolding and suffering. There are also rumors that the imperial court wants to promote Fengsheng and Asheng to use the general minister of Qincha Liaonan. The duck egg soldiers of Tianzhuang Taifengsheng fled first, and the Yijun and Yiketang's Jilin training army suffered heavy casualties, but now they are eating and drinking spicy food in Jinzhou, and they have to be promoted. Is there any reason for this Qing Dynasty? The Yi army swore that they would not fight, and the devil would lie as soon as he came. Even Song Qing didn't seem to have the heart to straighten out the troops, and he didn't patrol the camp once in two days.

In the midst of a dead air, the Canglong banner of the Praetorian Guard suddenly appeared, and the horseman came to report that Xu Shuai, who was famous all over the world, had rushed to Daling River to take over the affairs of the ministers and to take over the command of the entire army in southern Liaoning!

Since the First Sino-Japanese War, Xu Yifan has been rumored to be a god. His actions are also really long-faced, and they are a legendary story of the end of the Qing Dynasty. The artillery shook Nanyang, started from scratch in Korea, and annihilated two divisions of the army with the power of one army! This time, it is even more thousands of miles to return to the country, and it is false to say that the armies of southern Liaoning did not hope that Xu Yifan would arrive in time to save the war situation. In the last days of decay, the more legendary people are, the more hopes people have.

But Xu Yifan still didn't catch up after all, and the battle of Tianzhuangtai was defeated so badly. The imperial court is so rewarding and punishing crimes, and the morale of the army, if I heard that Xu Yifan returned thousands of miles to help, and when he was a general of Manchuria and a minister of Qincha, he had a short cheer up, and thought that things were still a little promising, and when he retreated to Jinzhou, he would have fallen into the eighteenth layer of hell!

But at this most desperate time, the Canglong Banner suddenly appeared in the Daling River, and the Praetorian Guard also suddenly appeared in the Daling River. Xu Yifan, in the meantime!

Hundreds of knights, riding on war horses, crossed the Daling River that could be crossed in many places, the horse's hooves stepped on the broken jade in the sky, in the mist, under the sun, in a small rainbow, a Canglong army flag pointed straight ahead, all this suddenly appeared in front of the eyes of the Yi army, what a scene?

Xu Yifan has arrived!

China still has a warlike army, and there are still indomitable soldiers!

The entire Yijun battalion, the eyes of tens of thousands of people, were focused on this small team, and they were all focused on the excessively young soldier who walked at the front of the team.

The person who walked in the front was naturally Xu Yifan. He is dressed in a Western-style military uniform, and a few months of crusade and killing in the west have made his face full of wind and frost. Behind him, hundreds of horseback infantry marched in a row, the soldiers were all elite soldiers, the officers were all sharp, and they were the heroes who had won a hundred battles for the rest of their lives. Although it is only a few hundred people, there are nearly 20,000 people in the Yi army, and they don't dare to take a breath!

Xu Yifan was riding on the horse, and his whole body was full of energy. With hundreds of people and going deep into Jinzhou, he understood very well what the imperial court's attitude was towards him. Otherwise, he would not have cowered in Pyongyang and would never have left his sphere of influence. Now this risk, I have to do it, tens of thousands of Qing troops in Jinzhou, if you get any will from the imperial court, there is a bold guy, and it is light to detain him!

Originally, with his current fame, as well as the perfunctory ability and wrist of the Qing court, he didn't have to worry about this kind of safety problem. But before setting off from Liaoyang, a telegram from Tan Sitong forced him to plan for the worst. These scholars of the imperial party are actually ready to do it! also took it for granted that he Xu Yifan was assigned to their side, thinking that Xu Yifan was deeply kind to Guangxu and would inevitably repay him. This involves a naked power struggle, to the point of trying to force the palace with soldiers, how the characters of the Hou Party will react, it is not difficult to imagine! To be honest, Xu Yifan is not optimistic about the imperial party's skills, history has proved it. They just made such a fuss at this juncture, if the party had any bad associations about him coming to Jinzhou to seize power, and taking decisive measures, it would be good-looking———— when he received Tan Sitong's telegram, he couldn't wait to cry to Cixi: "I was wronged!" ”

The only plan was to go day and night when Yanjing didn't have time to react, and snatched the military power in southern Liaoning at a lightning speed! As long as the channels of communication, especially the telegraph, were in his hands, it was not difficult for him to lead these tens of thousands of people on his own. When the time comes, whether it is pressed with official ranks, or by righteous names, or even by bribery with benefits, there are a lot of means to play. Leading troops to fight devils, there is nothing wrong with saying anything!

When he arrived in the area of the Daling River, he found that Song Qingding was in front, but Jinzhou did not know whether Fengsheng'a or Yiketang'a was stationed. The contradictions of the armies in southern Liaoning can be seen at a glance, stationed inside and outside the Jinzhou Chengguan, guarding the channels of literature and newspapers are the people who are really trusted by the Qing court, and they are unlucky children at the top of the Daling River. Rao is like this, he is still cautious to send the Chuanqi to pass the word, and only after getting the corresponding news that Song Qing's whole army is in line before crossing the Daling River.

It seems that Yanjing City has not changed for a while, or the news of the change has not yet reached Jinzhou!

Is there really room for redemption of this luck?

Under the leadership of the battalion officer, a group of Goshha carried a long handful of seedlings, swans, and Song characters to recognize the flag and flew to meet them, and knelt down from a distance to elongate their resumes. In Xu Yifan's position, you can already see the Chinese army's tent, and you can also see the crowd waiting in front of the tent. According to the system, it should be Song Qing who brought his generals to wait here. Song Qing is the assistant, standing in class and saluting, and the others will be prepared, all kneeling to receive it. Now, it is Song Qing who sent his pro-military battalion officer to perform this ritual note. is a veteran in his seventies, and he still needs to save face.

Song Qing's Goshha who were kneeling over there, and the honor guards that greeted them were scattered, which shows how many things were lost in the defeat of Tianzhuangtai. Listen to their hoarse resumes. Xu Yifan didn't wait for them to finish singing and then waved his chin, and Pu Yang suddenly shouted: "Get up!" ”

Hundreds of Goshha kowtowed heavily and then jumped, lined up in a line of two, blew the swan horn, and some people put up the pole, and in the sound of puff and dilibara, Xu Yifan took the lead and went straight to the tent of the commander of the Chinese army. When he saw Xu Yifan's figure clearly, Song Qing, who was full of gray hair, took the lead and greeted him together, and hundreds of voices opened together: "Congratulations to Lord Qincha Xu!" ”

Xu Yifan laughed, jumped off the horse with neat legs, and grabbed Song Qing, who was about to salute: "Lord Song, it's been hard all the way!" ”

While asking, he looked at Song Qing carefully. This white-haired veteran has strong muscles and bones, and he has the bearing of an old battalion Wu Lao Qiu Ba, and he also stared at Xu Yifan in a daze. There was a little surprise in his eyes, as if he was marveling at Xu Yifan's youth. Glancing at the generals behind him, most of them looked disgraced, in the battle of Tianzhuangtai, the Yi army resisted to the end, and the casualties were the greatest, and when they arrived in Jinzhou, they were treated like this, and their spirits were destroyed.

Goshha and the cavalry behind Xu Yifan all dismounted one after another and stood solemnly. The gaze of the generals of the Resolute Army swirled over them. In addition to the gray and decadent Tang Dynasty, there are also many unconvinced and aggrieved. The Praetorian Guards are famous all over the world, and their Yi army has been defending the border in the Suiyuan area for 20 years, and they have no credit for the Qing Dynasty and have worked hard, but now they are such an end! The court is really unfair, obedient people are so miserable, Xu Yifan and his Praetorian Guards are famous for being domineering, but now it is like this! Even Fengsheng, who runs away as soon as he fights, is better than them!

Xu Yifan could see clearly with this look, according to Chu Wanli's comments, let's Lord Xu, should be a person with many chicken thieves? Suddenly, he was in good spirits, okay, he felt that he had been wronged, and something could be done!

This thought turned for a short moment, and he heard Song Qing already reply angrily: "Lord Xu, let's not work hard!" Yijun eats little salary, and for so many years outside the Saiwai, he is all dirt buns, he deserves this life! ”

Xu Yifan laughed, let go of the hand holding Song Qing, and casually clasped his fists at the generals who were saluting him: "It's in a hurry, and there are many things, so I won't see you one by one." Everyone pack up, light up the team, and follow me to Jinzhou! Everyone is fighting hard in Granged, there is no reason to suffer this grievance, I am the minister of the Qincha, and I should seek justice for the big guys. Out of breath, pack up the escapees, let's cheer up and fight the devil again! No food? I'll make it up! Nothing? I'll make it up! No bones? Then fuck off! ”

Hundreds of generals were present, and even the officials around the Chinese military tent who heard Xu Yifan's words were shocked. How could the Qing Dynasty have ever seen such a minister? His reputation for dominating two hundred and five is really not for fun!

Now Fengsheng of Jinzhou City, who knows very well whose waist he is. The emperor is counting on a fight, who else can give the emperor eye medicine, and who else can take military affairs as a child's play? Song Qing, the old Qiu Badu, could only swallow his anger. Although it has not yet been explicitly written, Fengsheng Ah Dayong is already a nail in the coffin. Xu Yifan dared to come at this time, which already surprised Song Qing very much at this guy's boldness, and the preparation he made was just perfunctory, so he sent him to Jinzhou and let him fight in the ring with Fengsheng. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, he only said a word of hard work, and he was arrogant to take their Yijun to Jinzhou to pack up Fengsheng!

In addition to being shocked, Yi Jun surrendered from Song Qing and had to admit that this guy had made such a great cause, and there was a reason for it. This spirit is quite good for all things, the spirit of the king is simply overflowing, and these words are also so refreshing. In the army, what is needed is this kind of majestic spirit, not intrigue, flies and dogs!

But how can this be done?

There was a deathly silence in the field, Xu Yifan walked a few steps, and when he looked up again, he was already looking east affectionately in a blink of an eye: "...... On the first line of Tianzhuang Terrace, from the sea to the land, the loyal remains of the soldiers of the Yi Army are full of pits and valleys, so that everyone can withdraw, Song Junmen, how many of your cronies have died? Aren't they just waiting for you to get justice for them? The hill where you once stood with the handsome flag, the children of the Yi Army, are paved from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain layer by layer! Looking out to sea from the top of the mountain, I don't know how many loyal remains, pushed by the waves, slapping against the shore at once! You brought them to Liaonan! And who caused them to do this? Justice for Zuo Guigong to be framed by Ye Zhichao and them, I have already asked for it in North Korea. cut off the heads of Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui, in exchange for this Fengtian general, the top of the general office of the Qincha! In exchange for the eyes of the whole country! Now I will seek your justice for you! What are you waiting for? Do you want me to give you a warrant, what kind of reproach does the court have, I Xu Yifan deserves it - fucking from North Korea to now, Lao Tzu has never been soft on anyone! Because what Lao Tzu did was to fight devils for the country! ”

He had carefully prepared these words for a long time, and he practiced them repeatedly when he crossed the Daling River. In terms of identity, he is the minister of the general office of the Qincha, and if the court does not go for a day, he has the name of commanding and dispatching Song Qing's department. In terms of reasoning, he came to seek justice for Song Qing's subordinates, the responsibility is his, and the benefits are Yijun's. In terms of examples, he also deliberately took Nie Shicheng with him!

At this time, Nie Shicheng suddenly shouted from the crowd: "Song Zhusan! The blood feud of the thousands of children I brought, the grievances of Zuo Guanting, isn't Lord Xu waiting for me to avenge it? What are you waiting for! Thousands of brothers from the Grange, watching you from heaven! Now that the court has annihilated the ministers, the soft ones are pinched, and the hard ones are reasonable! ”

Song Qing's lips squirmed, as if he had just seen Nie Shicheng: "Gongting ......" Before his words fell, a person behind him had already cried out: "Junmen!" Our brothers died a terrible death! Let's go thousands of miles east to fight devils, what kind of sin did we commit? ”

"If you want to be paid or not, if you want to be armed or not, let's fight to the end! How about now? Run fast into Jinzhou, we are the same as lonely ghosts! That Fengsheng is Zhang Shigui! ”

"Fuck, the court is out of the court! Soft bullies, hard ones they dodge, what a [***] thing! ”

"Junmen, listen to the temperance of the minister, it is justified! Let's follow Master Xu into Jinzhou! ”

The shouting voices were scattered at first, and then they were connected, as if there were waves in front of the Chinese military tent, rolling everyone's emotions. First these generals, and then the surrounding soldiers, everyone opened their voices and shouted, as if they wanted to shout out the grievances in their hearts!

Xu Yifan just looked at Song Qing's old tree-like face with his hands down. In just a moment, Song Qing seemed to be ten years older, but he just closed his eyes and didn't say a word.

He was suddenly in trouble, and it seemed as if he was the result of his surname. In fact, it has also been carefully considered, the seizure of power has changed, and the most taboo thing is coming, and then slowly planning and hesitating. If he settles down in the Yi military camp, who knows when Yanjing City will take away the title of the minister of the Qin Mission, he will have no biggest confidence. And even if you have time, take your time to do your work and collect the heart of the army, and after a long time, people will have more thoughts after thinking about it. It's better to take advantage of the fiasco of the Yi Army and the depression of being wronged, not giving them time to think carefully, and sweep the tide in one fell swoop!

His time and space history books once recorded that in the first day of that time and space, the Yi army fought from the Korean border to southern Liaoning, and was defeated again and again, but again and again. It was the troops who insisted on resisting to the end. For such an army that still has a bit of blood, this hand can be used. Speaking of which, it's still the advantage of the traverser.

I don't know how long it took, the surrounding crowd became more and more angry, and everyone's eyes were focused on Song Qing. Song Qing's prestige is unmatched in this army. No matter how excited people are, Xu Yifan's Qin Cha is in a high position, and if the Yi army wants to move, Song Qing still has to decide with a word!

Song Qing suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Xu Yifan's arm, who was staring at him coldly: "Lord Xu, please speak in the tent." ”

Xu Yifan nodded, and sweat oozed from his palms. If Song Qing still refuses, he will have to turn around and go back, and no matter what ambition he has, he will have to pull it down. Since then, he has lost his absolute influence on the situation in southern Liaoning and missed the last chance to turn the tables. The different Jiawu he diligently pursued would only be a Haidong spring dream!

I don't know God, will he be given this opportunity?

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Summer Palace, Le Shou Tang.

In the poorly lit room, there was an embarrassing dead silence. The note forwarded by the Ito cabinet through the U.S. minister was circulated in everyone's hands.

What the latter party wanted was this result, but when this result was in front of them, when it came time to sign the alliance under the city first, everyone's faces turned pale.

The military planes that had just turned over and climbed back knelt on the ground, led by Shidor, bowing deeply, and no one looked up. In the entire Rakujudo, only the sound of the pendulum of the Western self-striking clock was heard.

The sailors hung the white flag and surrendered, Weihai let the army station, Pyongyang let the army station, and Xu Yifan went to work. This was an armistice after the last bit of resistance of the Qing Dynasty was stripped away, and there was no way to fight back. The next negotiation is not a mermaid?

These post-party military planes kneeling on the ground just rejoiced in their hearts, fortunately, it was not them who were elected by Lafayette to talk about this matter! Li Hongzhang, this guy, really doesn't want the reputation of Lafayette before and after!

No one could see the face of Cixi sitting on the Buddha bed, and no one dared to look at it. Guangxu was also in the Leshou Hall, sitting on a small brocade stool under Cixi. Twenty-two said that the capital changed, and Guangxu never said a word again. Just waiting by Cixi's side, at this time, his face was gray, and he buried his head deeply in his chest.

I don't know how long it took, when the kneeling people felt stiff, they heard Cixi sigh softly: "The condition is just such a condition, if you want to say harsh, it is harsh enough, but what else can be done?" Your Majesty, what do you see? ”

Guangxu, who was sitting there, jumped up and stood straight in front of Cixi: "Dear father, the sons have no opinion, whatever Lafayette says, the sons will follow whatever ......"

Cixi sneered, the old lady looked good, and she still slept soundly and sweetly during the noon nap: "In the end, it's not that you are not angry!" Twenty years of training as a soldier and twenty years of running a ship, isn't that the case? Counting on you, nothing can be done. I see, it's better to have less trouble, and let's do it! ”

What the military planes were waiting for was Cixi's words, and suddenly the mountain shouted long live: "Lafayette Shengming!" ”

Cixi waved her hand indifferently, just looked at Guangxu who stood straight with his head down: "Your Majesty, this is your head and tail, the war was announced by you, and now if you want peace, you should also tell the world, that's the condition, let's make peace!" Tell the world that if you want to fight, you will fight such an end! ”

This sentence seemed to be slapped in Guangxu's face, making his whole body shake, and the last bit of the emperor's self-esteem tore Cixi to shreds with a gentle word. He glanced at Cixi blankly, but what he saw was the old lady's rigid and cold face. Guangxu didn't know how he saluted and agreed, and walked out of Le Shoutang like a walking corpse.

These military planes looked at Guangxu's back, and they didn't know what it was like in their hearts. Cixi remained silent, and called Shi Duo again: "Shi Laosan, Liaonan Fengsheng A, has the telegram come back?" ”

Shi Duo was busy kowtowing again: "Back to Lafayette, Li Hongzhang said that he hasn't arrived yet......"

Cixi's face flashed with a burst of green energy, and she clenched her teeth: "It's so easy for us to turn the sky of Yanjing City over, and no one can make trouble in this settled overall situation!" Xu Yifan's job must go! Without the soldiers of southern Liaoning, without the right to control the locality, he has 10,000 soldiers, and he can't turn over the big waves! You gave me a telegram office in person to the Prime Minister's Yamen, and I didn't have to worry about everything, and sent a telegram to Feng Sheng over and over again. He is now the new minister, General Mukden! If Xu Yifan dares to take office in Jinzhou, Fengsheng Ah will make a big disaster, what happened to Xu Yifan, I will support him! ”

Shiduo was cold, but he kept meeting and agreeing. He got up and wanted to retreat backwards, but Cixi stopped him again: "In the name of the emperor!" It's really not good, let the emperor write the manuscript himself! In any case, I'm going to wait for a hearing back from Fengsheng! ”

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In Song Qing's military tent, the furnishings were gloomy. There were only a few cases in the room, and the arrows that were ordered on it were all painted, and a few arrows were scattered on the shelves. The mighty flag, the halberd, the drum and trumpet, the decorations that should be displayed in the military tents of these military gates, are all gone, and I don't know whether the current Qing army does not talk about these ancient pomp and circumstance, or Song Qing threw these things away in the Grange.

The roof of the cowhide tent was broken, and no one bothered to mend it, and the sunlight penetrated through the cracks, and it was a light and shadow shining in the tent, and the dust floated faintly in the light and shadow.

Outside the tent, there was an uncontrollable roar, one higher than the other, slapping inward like a wave. Once the morale of the army is rolled, it will not be easy to calm down. After Xu Yifan arrived, he acted vigorously and resolutely, and he accurately grasped the depression in Yijun's chest at once, and stirred it up!

Song Qing dragged Xu Yifan into the tent, and looked blankly at Xu Yifan, a young minister who was forty years younger than him, General Fengtian, who was already standing at the peak of the Manchu bureaucracy. After a long time, he sighed: "Lord Xu, you are amazing!" Climb to this position, the world still thinks you are confused, everyone is really blind! In just a few words, he won the heart of my Yi Army, and he is worthy of being the commander of Haidong Xu! ”

Xu Yifan just smiled faintly: "What I do is above board, I work hard for the country and fight devils." Clean up those things that are not things, and those who have hearts will naturally listen to what I say. ”

In one sentence, Song Qing sighed again: "In this Qing Dynasty, why are so many people not doing their jobs...... The world is really about to change...... It's really going to change......"

He raised his head sharply: "Lord Xu, you really won't leave our Yijun?" We are not like the Praetorian Guards, and I, Song Qing, do not have the ability of your Lord Xu! ”

The old general's white beard trembled, and he looked at Xu Yifan with blank eyes.

Xu Yifan is even close to the way of domineering and acting above board, and in this chaotic and apocalyptic world, he does have a kind of demagogic power! Everyone feels dull, everyone knows that there is no way out, especially now that the Huanghuang Qing Dynasty has been beaten into such a tragic situation in a small way! A person who is such a maverick and upholds righteousness appears, maybe only the edges and corners on his body can save this last days!

After listening to Song Qing, Xu Yifan still smiled faintly: "In Nanyang, I am surrounded by more than 20 people and tens of thousands of mobs, and I have not left a single compatriot of my own, you say, will I be Fengsheng?" In the eyes of the world, I have been messing around until now, why am I still standing? Because I'm doing the right thing! Lord Song, you really don't want to follow me for a while? That's the sentence for Nie Shicheng, it's the same sentence for you, a hundred years later, I will give you back a national hero's tablet! ”

Song Qing froze there, silent for a long time. And Xu Yifan just stared at him coldly. In the tent, there was silence, breathing could be heard, and only the angry shouts of the tide outside could be heard.

Song Qing slowly took off the big hat on his head, and at this time, he revealed the deep wrinkles on his forehead like a knife and axe: "I am a person from the imperial court, and I have worked hard for the emperor for fifty years, and in this life, I will explain it like this...... Lord Xu, the new telegram of the imperial court has not arrived, the emperor's new will has not been issued, and you are still the minister of the Liaonan army...... I, Song Qing, I am Yijun, and I am only cautious about you. As long as you take us to fight the devil and get revenge......"

He suddenly broke out with a short cry, and his eyes widened: "We, the children of the Yi Army, died so miserably in Tianzhuangtai!" ”

This cry was immediately put away, the seventy-four-year-old white-haired veteran straightened his waist, bit his cheeks and strode away, and violently opened the military tent, the shouts outside were at a high place, and when he saw Song Qing striding out, he stopped abruptly, and everyone's eyes turned around, looking at Song Qing, waiting for him to give an order!

Song Qing no longer hesitated, pulled out the saber on his waist violently, met the eager eyes of the children of the whole army, and shouted: "Go to Jinzhou!" Follow Lord Xu to seek justice, and then let's kill the devil for revenge! ”

(To be continued)