When Zhang Peilun arrived in Pyongyang, the time was reversed to a few days ago.

Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui left Pyongyang in a hurry. They were accompanied by dozens of children from their hometown, who acted as Goshha. These people belong to live and die with the manager, and they can't get along in the new place. In addition to these most confidants, there are sixty or seventy officers who are unwilling to work under Nie Shicheng. One is that there is a new leader, and the other is that the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, they are all characters who have been beaten by the army, and although the official position and the salary and silver war expenses that can be deducted are good, they are not as good as their own heads!

These officers who were unwilling to serve in Nie Shicheng's department adhered to Xu Yifan's instructions to Nie Shicheng and came and went freely. Xu Yifan will have a place to plug the newly trained students in the future. At the beginning, the opinion of the imperial court was to serve before the army, and these guys were all raised by Xu Yifan in Pyongyang and monitored by the way. Anyway, it's really crazy to let these people eat and let them stir up trouble in the army again. These guys have a heart, and some of them eat and some sleep in Pyongyang. Anyway, it's like this, I'm ruthless when I get through it, and I can't get through you ruthlessly!

Everyone is consuming everything like this, and suddenly the court is another will. Ye Zhichao Wei Rugui left Pyongyang as soon as possible, returned from the drought, and waited for the meeting! The will was handed down, Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui were happy and worried. The joy is that they finally left Pyongyang, the place of death in their opinion, as long as they can run back as soon as possible, these two good surnames can be regarded as saved! The worry is that for the public, they were defeated in an uproar, Qing military law, those who lost the city and lost the land were beheaded, although since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, this military law has been damaged a lot, but it can be dealt with, and it is estimated that it will not be light! For private purposes, Zhongtang handed over the essence of the Beiyang Land Master to them, but as a result, half of it was lost, and the remaining half is now under Xu Yifan's control! Zhongtang was furious, and he didn't know how to end it......

The two looked at each other all the way, both with sad faces, half a lifetime of eunuch bags, and they didn't know which dog holes to fill in order to keep a peace. I knew that I had to break my head and fight for North Korea in the first place!

Although everyone is like this in their hearts, they still go on the road like ghosts, Xu Yifan and his subordinates are quite polite to them, anyway, there are a lot of horses brought over by the Huai army after defeat, and everyone is equipped with horses, which is convenient for them to hurry, and it is not necessary to send away these blocked guys as soon as possible. These more than 200 people were unarmed, and a small cavalry officer of the Praetorian Guard with thirty cavalry spearmen called escorts was actually accompanied by escorts all the way. Everyone didn't plan to walk comfortably all the way, it was really Xiaoxing's overnight stay, and the food was hurriedly solved with dry food. When passing through Anzhou, the Praetorian Guard escort did not let them pass through the city, and look at the most important stronghold of the Praetorian Guard's back road - they were simply used as thieves' defense!

I saw how many roads I had driven out in three days and left the sphere of influence controlled by the Janissaries in Korea. Ye Zhichao and the others have long been tired and have a sore back, and some addicted officers are simply worse than dead - these are just relying on smoke bubbles! I can't turn on the lights, and it's a trivial matter if I don't have a North Korean maid to smoke with a cigarette skewer. Everyone escaped all the way from Seoul, and it was not without suffering. But following these two unlucky and obscure adults with all his heart, although he struggled for his life, his future should be over!

Along the way, these former Huai Army officers were very unkind when they saw Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui's expressions, and they often looked for some Huatou and Ye Wei's Goshha bumps. Whether it was them or Ye Zhichao's people, this way to the north, the mood became more and more complicated, and later, they simply fell silent.

Seeing that the official road in front of me was gradually becoming wider, the rice fields in front of me were also full of water, the rice seedlings were growing taller, and the peasants were dotted and working in the fields. Hundreds of miles of different winds, in this era when there is no telephone and wireless telegraphy. This place near the border between China and North Korea has not yet been affected by the fierce fighting that has unfolded in Pyongyang, and the power of the Praetorian Guard cannot be extended here. You must know that in the Pyongyang area, all the rice fields have been abandoned, the stagnant water has been drained, and the sturdy people have been requisitioned and sent to transport materials, which is already a scene of general war mobilization! German advisers were originally studying general warfare, and the general staff headquarters of the Praetorian Guard was ruthless enough to mobilize the Korean civilian forces that could be mastered!

Coming here from Pyongyang, which was heavily guarded and in a panic, everyone was in a relaxed mood. Ye Zhichao increased his forehead with his hand, wanting to say something lucky, but in the end he sighed: "It's okay...... After decades of life, what else do you want to do? If you can return to the old pastoral, you should incense your ancestors. ”

Wei Rugui also smiled bitterly, the two of them had the same illness all the way, and they were in a similar mood at this time.

When he was relatively silent, he saw the junior officer of the Praetorian Guard riding over, followed by several majestic cavalrymen. According to his position, if he was in front of Ye Zhichao's horse head in the Huai Army, he would not dare to raise his head on his knees. At this time, he just swept his eyes casually, and made a military salute with a flat chest and so-so: "Lord Ye, Lord Wei, this place is not under the control of our Praetorian Guard." Seven or eight miles ahead is the Iron Mountain, and there is a post station. The imperial court sent a telegram saying that someone was there to answer the ...... The subordinates and others took their leave. ”

Ye Zhichao smiled bitterly, what else is there to be picky about with such a small officer? The Praetorian Guards looked at them, the defeated generals, the wordless arrogance, it was uncomfortable to look at, and the big guys who didn't realize it were all gray.

The 25,000 of them were driven all the way, and Xu Yifan and these Praetorian Guards blocked the devils as soon as they made a move! It is said that the entire Fifth Division and the chief of Youpeng in Shanxian County were also surrounded. What a world of difference!

How can Xu Yifan be so able to train soldiers?

He arched his hand: "I am a leatherman, I can't afford to be called an adult, escort all the way, and feel full of hospitality...... Moving, is my brother leading the team back, or what? ”

The officer was no more than twenty years old, with dark eyebrows and an enviable toughness. He laughed: "Go to the devil!" Our battalion commander promised that as soon as the escort mission was over, he would transfer us up! In Pyongyang, suffocate people! If a good man doesn't fight this national war, he really eats for nothing and reads for nothing! ”

He looked at Ye Zhichao: "My lord, isn't this the truth that our ancestors have always taught us?" Although his subordinates were born in Nanyang, they still know the words of loyalty to the country! Know the pain of being crushed on the head by an alien! ”

He clenched his fists and waved his arms, which looked like he had been trained by a German pawn. Pointing his fist south, he said loudly: "Let's go!" Dozens of riders, at the same time shaking the reins of the horse, the war horse neighed, a lot of people stood up, dozens of tigers, galloped south, the back of those horses, is so vigorous, such as the beginning of the rise!

The remnants of these Huai army were defeated, and they watched them go away blankly, and after a while, Ye Zhichao turned his horse's head: "Let's go...... They take their Yangguan Road, let's cross our single-plank bridge! ”

Without the monitoring and escort of these Praetorian Guard soldiers, the group was even more excited, and it only took an hour to reach Iron Mountain.

This place is nothing more than a small seaside town near the border between China and North Korea. For the inhabitants of one hundred and ten households, there is a post station. After the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War, the Jingbian Training Division on the border between China and North Korea had already sent a horse team to patrol here as a ploy for the eyes and ears. Dozens of soldiers have already trampled this place very badly, and it is estimated that there are no crowing roosters in this village. As soon as these more than 200 people came, the posture was even more amazing. Before entering the town, Ye Zhichao's Goshha went to the house and called the mansion for the adults. Although there were no guns, more than 200 people wore tiger skins, and with the appearance of a top-level officer, no one dared to resist.

A few goshkha rushed ahead, and they saw the only large courtyard in the center of the town. I don't know if this is a yamen or a rich family. Immediately, he rushed over angrily: "That's it, just this place, give the adults a rest!" ”

When I arrived at the door, I found that there was already a row of soldiers standing there, all wearing military training gowns, and a row of black foreign guns pointed at them!

If you don't have a guy in your hand, you're just cowardly, and when a few goshkha see that something is wrong, they will leave after hitting the horse. But he was pulled by those soldiers: "Bastard, bastard, don't open your eyes, even the head of our Beiyang Camp Office dares to rush!" ”

With seven hands and eight feet, those few goshha were torn off, and the crackling was a few slaps, and the teeth flew. One by one, they pulled the tone of the leaky air: "The water washed the Dragon King Temple!" We are Lord Ye's Goshha! ”

"I'm waiting for you bastards! If you hadn't been so badly defeated, we would have made this trip? Those who have crossed the sea and waves, and their lives are almost handed over to the Sea Dragon King! ”

Those who trained the army and their own soldiers fought even more happily. Goshha, who came later, saw that his brothers were at a loss, and they followed one after another, looking at the foreign guns but not daring to step forward, relying on the fact that they were all a family, and scolded first. In the end, Ye Zhichao and the others followed, he and Wei Rugui frowned and glanced at them on the horse, and the soldiers of the training army who beat people looked at the two of them as if they were bearing, and probably knew who it was, so they quietly stopped. The bold one muttered: "The general of the defeated army, what's the big deal?" If it's the Praetorian Guard, we're willing to take it down on our knees...... What the hell! ”

Ye Zhichao sighed lowly: "Forget it, let's go!" Let's just stay overnight, waiting for the court to come and meet our people...... At this time, let's bear with it! ”

The tone was really embarrassing, and he didn't want to look at those training soldiers anymore, nor did he want to ask who they were guarding. Just as he was turning the horse's head, he heard a voice at the door of the house: "Ye Shuqing!" Do you still want to go? ”

Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui were both shocked, and the Huai Army officers who came to see the excitement were also dumbfounded. Ye Zhichao turned his head in disbelief, dismounted in a hurry, and flew over. With his identity as the top military attache before he was dismissed, he actually bowed down to the dust: "Lord Yang! The middle hall hasn't forgotten the two of us, this unfinished thing, wow! I asked you to pick us up! We're sorry for the middle hall! ”

Behind him, the Huai army had already dismounted and bowed down, the cry shook the sky, and some people happened to be addicted to smoking, and their tears and snot were mixed together!

Yang Shixiang's face was pale, and he couldn't bear it anymore as a scholar. But it was not in vain, and he arrived at Iron Mountain half a day earlier than these bastards. He glanced at these guys coldly, and in his heart he wanted to cut them all down one by one, if it weren't for them, how could he Yang Lianfang come to such a step? Isn't it for the sake of the Beiyang group that it is so risky? Defeated all the way like this, Xu Yifan will win all the way up, Beiyang is really defeated!

He said coldly: "Ye Shuqing, Wei Dasan...... Zhongtang wants me to talk, do you want to make meritorious service and atone for your sins? ”

The two of them raised their heads, also snot and tears, and their eyes emitted a light of surprise and joy: "Cousin Zhong is still willing to give us a chance?" ”

Yang Shixiang waved his hand violently: "Get up, come in and talk!" Whether or not you can keep your head is up to you! ”

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There was a bang, but it was Tang Shaoyi who pushed down the inkstone on the table. His hands were dripping with ink, but he didn't realize it at this time, his hands were propping up on the table, and his whole person trembled like leaves in the wind, but he was not afraid, from his eyes, all he could see was anger!

"Yang Lianfang! It's not you, it's me! You are a living Han annihilation scum! How can you get to this point? ”

In the time and space when Xu Yifan was, Tang Shaoyi, as a veteran of Beiyang, lost power for many years, in the War of Resistance against Japan, as a Han annihilation who hesitated and was about to fall into the water, was hacked to death in the study by the military commander. In this changed time and space, he was scolding another person who was about to commit the act of Han Annihilation. If Yang Shixiang was in front of him, Tang Shaoyi had no doubt that he would tear him apart alive!

Zhang Peilun was covered in dust, sat on the chair with a solemn expression, and couldn't say a word. Yuan Shikai sat with him, his face was also gloomy as if a storm was coming!

Li Hongzhang's son-in-law actually took all risks and ran to Pyongyang to tell them an astonishing news.

Yang Shixiang pretended to be in the name of Li Hongzhang and asked the imperial court to transfer Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui back to the council. Tang Shaoyi and Yuan Shikai didn't take it seriously at that time, and sent these people away for a day earlier, chewing less, and saving them from spying on them. I never thought that with these guys, what kind of chaos could be made, if they really had the kind of bloody courage to challenge the Praetorian Guard, they would still be defeated all the way from Seoul?

But Yang Shixiang wanted to use them, as well as those Huai Army officers, while Xu Yifan was gathering all the main forces in the front to deal with the Fifth Division and the Huai Army's flank on the eastern front of Duzhen, sneaked back to Nie Shicheng's headquarters and set off a mutiny! Now only Anzhou has two battalions of recruits from the second town of the Praetorian Guard, guarding the general base of the back road. In the area of Cishan, there was no Praetorian Guard in the Huai army, and at most a few liaison officers...... Yang Shixiang: There is a good chance that they will sneak back!

No one knows what means Yang Shixiang will use to persuade these backbones of the Huai Army who have fallen into fear, and no one dares to underestimate this little Zhuge who was the most trusted in the late period of Li Hongzhang's shogunate. He and Xu Yifan are far from fighting and training, but when it comes to officialdom and strategy, Yang Shixiang has been immersed in silver for decades. Thanks to Xu Yifan, who is in North Korea, the emperor of Tiangao can be carried blindly. is really placed in the middle of the court, Yang Shixiang may have played Xu Yifan to death a long time ago...... These officers with far-reaching roots in the Huai Army, plus Ye Wei and the two, plus Yang Shixiang, who can completely represent Li Hongzhang, sneak back, the Huai Army was raised by Li Hongzhang, and even whether Nie Shicheng will change is unpredictable!

Yang Shixiang's purpose is obvious, they are in a hurry, and the Praetorian Guards are not going to be better. Everyone loses together, at least it is a law that does not blame the public. And Xu Yifan relied on these soldiers to stand until now, and there are no soldiers. In the end, Beiyang is still the mainstay of the Qing Dynasty, and the group of Beiyang will never fall!

Even if Li Hongzhang stepped down, the imperial court still didn't dare to dismantle the behemoth of Beiyang! For decades, relying on the Beiyang group to rise to power, this bureaucracy with power in hand still will not change anything!

A monster of a power group raised by Li Hongzhang himself, at the moment of life and death, is not controlled by Li Hongzhang. It's fighting to the death for itself!

The 3rd Division of the Yue Army has already landed in Wonsan, and if the Huai Army gets out of the way to the east, the Yue Army can go straight to Pyongyang -- if you really want to do that, you will not be afraid, Pyongyang is strong, there are still many soldiers, and the garrison is sufficient. It is also convenient for Xu Yifan to return to the division, maybe he can come back and continue to break the third division.

Tang Shaoyi and Yuan Shikai are not stupid people, both of them think of a place, Anzhou! If the army is smart, it will follow the huge gap in the eastern front and turn north to attack Anju. Completely cut off the retreat of the Praetorian Guards, and sealed the Praetorian Guards in the area of the Datong River. Xu Yifan's overall strategic initiative in North Korea fell through. As long as Xu Yifan is blocked, he can't break through the front line of Anzhou in a short time, and when he sees Xu Yifan, the only army that can fight in the Qing Dynasty, is in a desperate situation, who knows if he will change his troops, quickly reinforce North Korea, and even transfer troops to land at the mouth of the Datong River, and completely trap him to death in a few ways.

Lushun fell, Haikou was lost, the Huai army could not fight, and the only Great Wall relied on Xu Yifan to finish, then it was a complete victory.

Even if the imperial court sued for peace in humiliation and Li Hongzhang stepped down behind the black pot, the bureaucratic group of Beiyang was still there!

Yuan Shikai and Tang Shaoyi glanced at each other, their eyes fiercely and silently exchanging opinions.

"Is it too late?"

"Is it too late to save now?"

"I'm afraid...... I'm just afraid ......"

"No fear, no fear!"

Yuan Shikai took the case, and his chubby face was full of cruel looks: "I'll go to Anzhou!" Lord Tang, you take Lord Zhang to report the news to Lord Xu immediately, and let him transfer troops as soon as possible! It doesn't matter what happens to the Fifth Division. We're going to have to deal with the crisis here! ”

Tang Shaoyi said angrily: "You go, you go!" I'm not a military position, and it's not convenient. If you lose, let's jump into the sea together! Anyway, don't look at Yang Lianfang's face! ”

As soon as Yuan Shikai gave up his hand, he was about to go out, but when he was about to go out, he glanced back at Zhang Peilun, who looked gloomy: "Brother Youqiao, why didn't you send us a telegram?" Give us a little more time to cope? ”

Zhang Peilun smiled bitterly and shook his head slowly: "I am the son-in-law of Zhongtang, and I am deeply gracious...... How can I go to the telegraph office to send this newspaper? There are many people, and if the news spreads, how can Zhongtang behave? I can't let him carry hundreds of lifetimes of infamy! ”

Yuan Shikai smiled and said lightly: "Zhongtang is old...... It's time for a change......"

"Xu Yifan?" Zhang Peilun asked in a low voice, but Yuan Shikai didn't answer, and he smiled and wanted to leave. Tang Shaoyi stopped him, at this time, there was no secret estrangement between the two, and the rest was all concern: "Comfort Ting, is it really too late?" ”

Yuan Shikai raised his head to the sky, and said with a wry smile silently: "I hope Nie Gongting can feel Lord Xu's kindness, and if he can block it, I can still have some time!" …… Whatever, if the husband doesn't eat five tripods, he will die as a five-tripod cook! Tell Lord Xu that I, Yuan Shikai, are waiting for him in Anzhou! ”

With that, he strode out of the door and never looked back.

Tang Shaoyi was silent for a long time, turned her head to look at Zhang Peilun, and asked softly: "Brother Youqiao, did you say anything in Zhongtang when you came this time?" ”

Zhang Peilun smiled bitterly: "Zhongtang said...... He waited to see what step Xu Yifan could take......"

Tang Shaoyi stood up straight and said proudly: "Then let's see, Lord Xu will be able to save the situation, and no one can crush him!" Master Xu...... Better than Li Zhongtang! ”

(To be continued)