A.D. 1**4 years, August 29.

The morning breeze swept coldly from the head of Anzhou City, and there was no trace of a soldier on the low city head, only a Praetorian Guard Canglong Army flag was hunting and dancing.

This is a typical small Korean city, with low walls and quite a bit of decay. Originally, the status of this small town was not very important, but it was a small county supervisor under North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. In the DPRK local bureaucratic system, the four units of the prefecture and county below the province are all parallel, and Anju is not close to the Sino-North Korean border, and it is also a little far away from Pyongyang, the center of North Korea, let alone the big prefecture and the pastor, which is a bit insignificant.

Since Xu Yifan intervened in North Korea, the local government system has deteriorated, and when he encountered another Donghak Party riot, the local officials have long been shunned, and Anju has long become a place under the military control of the Praetorian Guard. The North Korean political axe does not even dare to compete with Xu Yifan in Pyongyang, let alone a small city like Anju.

But now, Anzhou has become a place where all forces in China and the two countries are focused!

Xu Yifan chose the Praetorian Guard's rear base here, firstly, because it is far away from the east coast, and the east coast is facing the east coast, which is someone else's world. Located in the northwest near the Yellow Sea, it can be protected by a barrier on land. Even if the devil wants to land from the west coast, he must first defeat the Beiyang Naval Division, and then he will have time to buffer what he does.

The second is that Anju is not far from the Sino-North Korean border, too close to the Sino-North Korean border, and he is afraid that this rear road general base will be interfered with by other forces in the Qing Dynasty, and it is too far away from Pyongyang, so he can't take care of it.

Because of this, in the past year, a steady stream of supplies has arrived at the Taedong estuary, half of it has been unloaded in Pyongyang, half has been carried east along the Taedong River, and the remaining half has been transported by North Korean people or transported by small waterways between the Taedong and Daneong rivers, which do not have a large amount of water. Around Anzhou, convenient roads have been opened up in all directions, and the surrounding fields have long been trampled into white ground by those North Korean people who are said to be transporting supplies. In this small county prison city, Xu Yifan has stored millions of catties of grain, more than 3 million rounds of ammunition, more than 10,000 shells, and countless military uniforms and equipment! Inside and outside the city, there were warehouses, and all the civilians had been moved. At its peak, the garrison consisted of four battalions of more than 3,000 men, and strong fortifications were built near the coast. Needless to say, the role of this rear road general base knows how important it should be.

If the battle in Pyongyang is unfavorable at the beginning, then this is the support for retreat, and Xu Yifan can use the materials here to fight and retreat on the Korean side, and retreat to the Sino-North Korean border step by step. If the situation in North Korea can be settled, he will return to China, where he will go to Tieshan and countless small ports, and go to sea in small boats at night, and it will only be a night's work to reach southern Liaoning. It is completely possible to supply the army units that have returned to southern Liaoning from the waterway, and the current navy does not have the technical level to patrol and block such a large area of sea at night -- even if it follows the coastline and transfers the materials to the mouth of the Yalu River, it can save Xu Yifan a lot of effort!

If Anju is lost, the consequences will be catastrophic. From the perspective of the overall situation, Xu Yifan has completely lost the room for strategic maneuver in North Korea, and he can only be trapped in a corner of Pyongyang, either to be surrounded by the Chinese army, or to be monitored and unable to move, relying solely on Pyongyang's land supplies to pursue supplies, his combat radius is only a few hundred miles. It is equivalent to losing his influence on the entire Jiawu war, so Jiawu, the final result, is still the Jiawu he once read!

Therefore, Xu Yifan sent Nie Shicheng's troops to Cishan to cover the southeast of Anzhou, and built a defensive position on the sea side of Anzhou, equipped with a considerable number of machine guns, and two old battalions of the Praetorian Guard to defend the possible landing of the army. The cavalry shuttled back and forth between Pyongyang and Anju, keeping an eye out for movement here.

Once the war began, the situation changed and the most elaborate preparations before the war became a dead letter. Fighter planes appeared in front of Pyongyang, and there was this excellent situation of quickly annihilating the entire Fifth Division! Needless to say, the temptation to defeat an entire Fifth Division is known. This kind of standing army, which was painstakingly organized and trained before the war, was only six or seven in the whole country, and if two or three were defeated, the battle would not be able to continue. Moreover, at that time, the Third Division had not yet landed, and the opportunity to break through and determine the situation in Korea in front of Xu Yifan was like a godsend, not only him, but also the German advisers, his own staff headquarters, and the officers and soldiers of the Praetorian Guard, who would let it go?

The principle of military science is to strive for the initiative on the battlefield, and no casualties or losses are fundamentally related to the thing, in the final analysis, soldiers can be recruited and trained, officers can be trained, weapons can be produced and purchased, and to be ruthless, they are just numbers. But the initiative on the battlefield is once missed, but never back!

An army that gains the initiative can win even if it is small in number. The army, which has lost the initiative, no matter how large its numbers, can only deal with it passively, waiting to be beaten (when the equipment level of both sides is about the same). This temptation is in front of you, coupled with the addition of Nie Gongting's troops to cover Cishan, how can 10,000 people stop the Yue army for a few days, and the Praetorian Guard has the ambition to work together to mobilize all the troops that can be concentrated and defeat the fifth division!

The fog of the battlefield was shrouded in layers, and the two sides quickly responded to the changes, and they staggered in and out of each other, both striving for the initiative. The Fifth Division advanced alone for the sake of honor, misjudged Xu Yifan's strength, and as a result, it was annihilated. The rapid disembarkation of the 3rd Division, with its dangerous light advance, coupled with the fatal rout of the Sheng Army. As a result, such a situation was created, and the important place of Anzhou suddenly opened up in front of the Third Division, which seemed to have no chance, and at this time there were only two battalions of recruits in Anzhou! And the main force of the Praetorian Guard, which Xu Yifan hurriedly returned to help, was still so deadly in terms of time!

The focus of the war converged in Anzhou like this, whether Xu Yifan had the power to return to heaven, whether Kawakami could defeat his lifelong opponent, whether Yang Shixiang's calculations could succeed, all kinds of piles, until the national fortunes of the two countries in this war, were concentrated on this small city that no one had paid attention to before!

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"Your Excellency, Suchuanli is already in the hands of my third division!"

The hills and mountains on both sides of the road are full of officers and soldiers who show off their might, and the three wings of the army once again discarded the little baggage in Cishan, leaving a brigade to garrison, feasting on the food left by the army, and pursuing and advancing in Suchuanli with the determination to die. From top to bottom, they all took out the strength to eat milk, and rushed forward desperately.

From Katsura Katsura to Katsura Taro, the only thing they were worried about was that when they arrived in Suchuan, they ran into Xu Yifan's main force head-on! If he could exchange the rest of his life for decades to be one step earlier than Xu Yifan, Kawakami Ryoroku estimated that he would change it without hesitation!

The real result was that they arrived at Suchuanli at noon on 29 August, and there were only a hundred cavalry stationed there -- none of them could be called a garrison, but a reconnaissance guard. Against the infantry of the upper brigade, these cavalry could not resist even if the small universe broke out, and while trying their best to fight back, desperately trying to delay the pace of the advance of the next army, they retreated in two ways, all the way to Anju and all the way to Pyongyang, and spread the news of the fall of Suchon-ri as soon as possible.

It was just after noon, the 18th Wing of the 3rd Division had already controlled the four key points in Suchuanli, and saw the officers and soldiers of the Daqiu Brigade with high morale, which had been transferred to battle for hundreds of miles, pass through the road in an endless stream, and those who stayed behind and the attack cheered each other, and the morale was high to the extreme.

Katsura Taro smiled and reported to Kawakami Gata Rokukayu. And Kawakami returned the salute, but he was so excited that he couldn't speak. All kinds of indescribable emotions surged in his heart, and it was as if he was about to burst his chest.

Xu Yifan, Suchuanli is now stepping under my riding boots, and Anzhou, there are only a thousand of your recruits, and you have to face so many defeated Sheng troops who have already fallen into fear. There is no one of your generals to guard it, do you want to stop us from advancing?

It's not you who wins this gamble, it's me!

He held back his emotions and did not glance in the direction of Pyongyang, but solemnly returned a military salute to Katsura Taro. The two looked at each other and shook hands vigorously at the same time.

"Guijun, I hope you will win and successfully capture Anzhou!"

"Your Excellency, the way back of the contemptible people, please leave it to Your Excellency!"

Kawakami smiled and compared his hands around. The officers and men of the 18th Wing of the Army were fully organized, and their morale was high because of the smooth advance, and they were now busy building positions, and trees were cut down one by one to build a breastwork. Trenches used as barriers were also being dug, rifles were wiped clean, inspected and checked, and groups of officers and men waited to enter the positions.

"Two thousand Imperial Kanto Fengqiao men, stay here, even if Xu Yifan, the enemy chief of the Qing Kingdom, comes to fight in person, and the whole army of the Praetorian Guard, which he boasts of being the strongest in the Qing Kingdom, arrives, I can also guard here for Guijun for a week! Xu Yifan is not a god, can he still rush here with a cannon? ”

Katsura Taro looked at Kawakami's somewhat gaffe and just smiled slightly. Kawakami's nickname, who doesn't know. It is only natural that His Excellency the Lieutenant General is like this now, and he does not want to laugh at the chief of staff of the army in the base camp to his face.

Along the way, Kawakami took the lead as a lieutenant general and took the initiative to take risks, and to be honest, Katsura Taro was also very moved.

It is precisely because of this that the empire can defeat this gloomy Qing state with a small and large state!

He smiled and said, "How can you trouble Your Excellency for a week...... In two nights, please wait for our good news...... Even if the ants climb the city, the contemptible people will definitely take Anzhou! What's more, so many defeated Qing troops retreated, I really don't know if the defenders of Anzhou have the courage to resist? ”

Kawakami smiled and bowed again, took a step back, and bowed deeply, only then did Katsura Taro see that this lieutenant general who was in his prime had star white hair on his sideburns!

How many heroes and heroes of the two countries have gambled everything for the future of the East Asian continent and for the future national fortune of the country and the nation...... It's a pity that the Qing Dynasty is in charge of the princes, and there are so few heroes, but fortunately, our empire is in charge of the princes, but there are so many handsome people for a while.

It's all gas numbers!

At this time, what was churning in Katsura Taro's chest was such a thought. He silently returned the salute again, turned around and walked away, joining the torrent of marching towards Anzhou. This black tide is surging northward without stopping!

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The chaotic rout of the brigade appeared in sight, people shouted and neighed, and the noise became a mess. Although there was a prepared retreat, the morale and discipline of the Sheng army had already reached a rather weak point because of repeated defeats, and once again he became a deserter in front of the enemy, and everything was on the verge of collapse. The officers once again couldn't control the soldiers, and everyone fled eastward with their heads down, banners and uniforms, running all the way and losing all the way.

These thousands of men had been on the run for more than a day and a night, and when they rushed through Suchuanli, the scattered cavalry of the Praetorian Guard looked at them coldly, and did not try to stop them—they could not stop them. But that kind of gaze made every Sheng soldier who passed by them feel like they were pierced into the bones.

In Seoul, the Zuo Guigui troops acted as a rear road for them, in front of Pyongyang, the Janissaries rescued them, and in Cishan, they left Nie Shicheng and ran away! What the hell is going on with the officers up there? It's just running all the way, and there is no dignity, courage, discipline, and order, and if everyone is like them and they are all lying to the enemy when they see them, it's nothing. But there are still so many men, as soon as they bite their teeth, they go up, when they retreat, they look at the fireworks in the main position of Cishan, listen to the dense gunfire and shouting of killing, I don't know why, I just feel that I want to find a crack in the ground to drill down!

In the ranks, the buzzing of the conversation has not stopped, everywhere.

"Run, run, what the fuck run! Yang Dong into x, said that he retreated and someone answered, Anzhou has food and drink, and he didn't fucking see anything! ”

"What else to eat...... Really go to Anzhou, meet those Praetorian Guards, do we have the face to eat? ”

"Lao Tzu really wants to put two shots, such a good terrain, Nie Junmen is facing in front, Lao Tzu really doesn't want to retreat, he ran all the way from Seoul, and 10,000 brothers are missing! Still running, not running enough, right? ”

"Officials have no conscience! What else do they have to do other than turn around and run? Each one holds the silver and has long hands, and his legs are not short when he runs! ”

"Didn't you see Ye Junmen and Weijunmen again? And the more than 100 masters who returned to China with them, why did they come back again? ”

"I heard that Zhongtang rewarded us and didn't let our Huaijun give Xu Yifan his life, Nie Shicheng betrayed Zhongtang and flashed him a good look...... Our team officer, that night in front of the cigarette lamp, shined a silver ticket for half a day! My cousin is his Goshha, I saw it, Siheng's chapter, I don't know what a big ticket! ”

"This is a national war...... Why is the middle hall so confused......"

"The soldiers will turn to the grass and the wind...... We have eaten the salary of the middle cousin for so many years, he is confused, and we can only accompany him. ”

"The officials don't want to fight, don't we soldiers just follow? When I go home in the future, this face is hidden in the baggage, and I can't see anyone! After death, you can't enter the ancestral grave, and you can't see your ancestors! ”

These scowling troops ran all the way and cursed all the way, and the sound was undulating. In the entire chaotic team, only one team of hundreds of people was in a neat lineup, and the fleeing rout soldiers deliberately kept their distance from them. The whole procession was surrounded by Goshha, a close confidant of officers of all ranks, sweating profusely on horseback, and whenever a rout passed by and disrupted their ranks, they were whipped indiscriminately, and everyone who passed by them was holding their heads. Surrounded by more than 200 officers of all ranks, all of them were pale, some of them were addicted to smoking, and they were black-faced and weak on horseback. How many soldiers have lost their big guns, but these officers are well armed, everyone wears foreign short guns, and those Goshkha are also carried by Mauser.

The innermost of these officers are Yang Shixiang and Ye Zhichao. Ye Zhichao had a disheartened look on his face, but Yang Shixiang had blazing eyes, just pursed his lips and looked at the road ahead on horseback.

Defeated three times, the army can't be called an army anymore, everyone is struggling to get a life and barely gather together. Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui understood what Yang Shixiang said that Xu Yifan was defeated, and they reorganized the Sheng army to guard the Sino-North Korean border and make meritorious contributions...... Can they still lead this army now? Or is this still an army?

Yang Shixiang's mind is already very clear, he doesn't want to turn the tide at all, he just wants everyone to lose out of control together! North Korea has failed miserably, even if the imperial court wants to hold them accountable, these civil officials can still fight lawsuits, and hope that the reason for the defeat is Nie Shicheng and Xu Yifan. In the end, it is estimated that the law does not hold the public accountable...... When the time comes, it will be the two of them who will take out the top cylinder!

But they can't turn their faces with Yang Shixiang, their family members and nephews, and such a big family business are all in the Beiyang system. I still want Zhongtang and Yang Lianfang to protect them in terms of their contributions, the two of them still have a bit of extravagant hopes, they work so hard, what reputation is smashed into it, maybe Beiyang can save their lives? It's sent to the military station to serve, and it will never work, so it's good to go home and be a rich man......

Xu Yifan seems to be about to be defeated, but Beiyang can't fall!

As for whether Yang Shixiang represents Li Hongzhang, they are all skeptical now. But they are sure that Yang Shixiang definitely represents the vested interest system of Beiyang, a behemoth that has been intertwined for decades, an interest group that even Li Hongzhang can no longer control! Because of this, they only obey. The people at the head of Beiyang will change, but this group has always been there...... (History is like this, since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the leaders of the Beiyang group have been replaced, but this group has always been the largest political force in China, until the first half of the Republic of China, when the power of Beiyang reached its peak and ruled the country for 20 years.) The leaders were led by Li Hongzhang, Wang Wenshao and Yuan Shikai, and later changed Duan Qirui, Cao Kun and even Zhang Zuolin, but this group has always remained the same, firmly grasping its own power and interests - Oscar note)

The noise in the team suddenly changed, and only one shout was heard: "Anzhou! Anju! ”

The officers who were addicted to smoking on the horseback straightened their waists, looked up and looked forward, and where they saw the low city wall of Anzhou, and the hunting and fluttering Praetorian Guard Canglong banner. Looking at the simple lines of Canglong who opened his teeth and soothed his claws in the wind, I don't know why, Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui's Huai Army officers all seemed to feel like they had been hit by electricity, and quietly lowered their heads.

Only Yang Shixiang's expression remained still, and he straightened his waist and glanced at it with a cold face: "No one is hosting, and there is really no countermeasure!" Let's go, let's go into town! Don't do anything, wrap up these Praetorian Guard recruits, and retreat towards the border between China and North Korea together! ”

The head of the city was indeed quiet, not a single soldier's shadow could be seen, and a trench with fresh soil color seemed to have just been dug up, and the soil around the trench was too late to be cleared around the city, and the ditch was neither wide nor too deep. Everything looks like it's in a hurry, but it's too late.

This is what the city should have been guarded by a new soldier who was a farmer a thousand months ago. The biggest battalion officer is here, how can he deal with these seven or eight thousand defeated allies? Not to mention that there are thousands of troops behind who will definitely follow the pursuit!

The officers of the Huai Army all looked complicated, and subconsciously looked at Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui, and both of them turned their heads away. Everyone sighed in their hearts, and thought to themselves, it's all like this, and it's just a matter of struggling for a life...... After this battle, who still leads the troops, who is raised by a girl!

The rout army has been rushing towards the city of Anzhou one after another, everyone has worked hard for so long, tired and hungry. When I arrived in Anzhou City, I could take a break and eat, and from top to bottom, I wanted to enter the city early. In the blink of an eye, the chaotic brigade rushed to the front of the trench, shouting at the seemingly empty city.

"Build a bridge and open the gates! The devil is chasing from behind, we are fighting hard, and we can't stop retreating! ”

"What kind of Huai army Praetorian Guards, they all eat big rice, okay, let us in!"

"If we don't open the city gate, we'll crash into it ourselves!"

"Just ask for food, the rest are all troublesome things for officials, let's be pitiful as big soldiers!"

In the midst of the uproar, many soldiers had already jumped to the bottom of the trench, and they were all about to climb up the ladder, which was only one and a half deep, and hundreds of people had already passed by pulling each other.

Just as the noise was getting louder and louder, suddenly a terrible trumpet sounded, resounding throughout the city. Then, with a command, Anzhou was only three or four meters high at the head of Tucheng, and more than a thousand Praetorian Guard officers and soldiers had already stood up! Thousands of jet-black rifles were loaded with bayonets, and they were routed against the defenseless Sheng army in the chaos under the city. The Praetorian Guard recruits had nervous faces, and they just put their fingers on the trigger, and none of them made a sound, only the row of shiny bayonets rose and fell with their nervous breathing!

Under the banner of the Praetorian Guard, there was a short and stout figure, looking at the city with his hands behind his back, with a gloomy expression. Yang Shixiang, who was in the crowd, just raised his head, and the two of them collided with so many people.

"Sure enough, it's Yang Lianfang!"

"Why is Yuan Weiting?"

Yuan Shikai sneered, glanced at the stunned crowd below with disdain, and waved his hand violently: "Get out!" I have harmed Lord Nie, and I want to come to harm our Anzhou? The Praetorian Guard orders you to retreat from Anzhou! You don't fight devils, let's come! Whoever dares to take a step closer, I will definitely give the order to shoot! ”

Huai Jun up and down, looking at the neat jungle of rifles and bayonets, he couldn't say a word, and no one dared to move. Up and down the city, countless eyes collided together, and there was only nervousness in their eyes.

After a stalemate for a long time, the queue in the Huai army moved, and Yang Shixiang and a group of officers had already crossed out and stopped at the end of the trench. Yuan Shikai just looked at it coldly, one hand raised in the air, and the eyes of the Huai army were focused on his hand, for fear that once he swung it down, these thousands of rifles would be fired at any time!

Yang Shixiang smiled faintly and opened his voice: "Yuan Weiting, do you recognize me?" ”

Yuan Shikai sneered: "Why can't I recognize you, Lord Yang?" It's been a hard journey! ”

Yang Shixiang smiled: "Brother was ordered by Zhongtang to sort out the Sheng army, and Ye Junmen and Weijunmen were also ordered to make meritorious contributions. Cishan Nie Gongting was defeated, and the brothers easily saved these 8,000 soldiers for the Qing Dynasty! You won't let us into the city, what's the reason? ”

Yuan Shikai said coldly: "At this time, I don't have any reason to talk to you!" Brother Lianfang, let's see you later! ”

Yang Shixiang turned around on the horse and pointed hard behind him: "Thousands of devils are coming after you, and you can arrive at any time!" Are you ready to stalemate here with us, watching the children of the 8,000 Huai Army being slaughtered by the people, and watching Anzhou unsafe in the chaos? Yuan Weiting, don't forget, you are also from our Beiyang! ”

As soon as he spoke, Sheng Jun immediately became noisy. They are all people who have run out of courage, think about the devils chasing behind, they can't wait to enter the city immediately, whether they stay here or not, they have a good meal, and they have the strength to run again, right? Especially when this Humpty Dumpty heard that they came from Beiyang, the group's hatred for the same enemy was stimulated. Don't think about the love of incense at all, and throw them to the devil to chase and kill?

In the midst of the drumming, many people rushed forward, scolding and scolding: "It's not bad not to kill the devil, but to kill your own family!" If you have the guts, shoot, shoot! ”

The recruits of the two battalions of the Praetorian Guard held their breath, they had just completed the training of recruits, and they had no combat experience at all, and they were all genuine of their own people in front of them, and there were so many top-notch Qing military attachés in the team. Everyone's eyes were looking at Yuan Shikai, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Yuan Shikai slowly put down his hand and shouted: "Stop!" Yang Lianfang, what are you going to do? ”

"Let us into town!" Yang Shixiang almost roared, he was completely strong now. He was dizzy when he saw so many rifles dangling in front of him, and his vest was wet and cold. He didn't expect that there was actually a Yuan Wei Pavilion here! Yuan Shikai can also be regarded as having dealt with him, knowing that this person has some talents, and he is also very decisive in killing, I heard that Xu Yifan still uses him very much. can be regarded as a character who can be regarded as one-sided, just look at the fact that he presided over North Korea alone for so many years before Xu Yifan, and also pacified the Renchen Change.

If he did give the order to shoot, he really didn't know what to do! Now only with Sheng Jun's little bit of agitation, he has a hard top with Yuan Shikai! If Anzhou is here and they escape, if Anzhou is saved, Xu Yifan will still be able to win, then all his plans will be in vain! In any case, this Anzhou is going to be lost!

Yuan Shikai had calmed down, looked at Yang Shixiang, and just smiled faintly: "Enter the city...... All right. However, Anzhou City is small and cannot accommodate so many people, so we have to discuss a way to settle down, how many people will enter the city to help, how many people will take a detour to the north, and how much grain and straw will be replenished...... Or, Lord Yang and Ye Junmen will come up to discuss first? Let's come up with a way sooner, let's let the brothers into the city as soon as possible? ”

The rout stopped again and looked back at Yang Shixiang and them. Yang Shixiang only felt that the sweat on his back had become a river, and his eyes were black for a while, and he shouted with his last strength: "You come down!" Or we'll rush into the city ourselves!" If you have the guts, you shoot! ”

Now even the soldiers of the Sheng Army know that it is wrong, since it is to enter the city, what does it matter to go up and discuss? But the guns of the Praetorian Guards did not drop the slightest bit, and they were really afraid that they would freeze here and shoot last, and there would be devils behind them who did not know when they would arrive. Everyone is scolding the street in their hearts, these officials, there is no good thing!

Yuan Shikai stood there quietly, not saying a word, his face changing. Seeing that the Sheng army was rout, some officers glanced at each other, and their goshkhas were already shouting: "Rush to the door!" Rush to the door! Dare to shoot, we will fight this lawsuit to the emperor! We've been running for two days, and we're really going to starve to death and we're tired. Do you really want the devil to catch up? ”

While shouting and scolding, he waved his whip and beat indiscriminately, and he drove the soldiers across the ditch and rushed to the door. As soon as more than 100 Goshha shouted, the momentum was really unbearable, and there were waves in the crowd, and the Sheng army was really unable to endure the rout, and some people clamoured again: "Poor soldiers, it's important to let us in first!" Can't we die now? ”

The crowd moved forward, Yuan Shikai slowly closed his eyes, and in just a moment, countless thoughts had been born and destroyed in his mind like lightning.

Once shot, there is only erosion. God knows how long it will be entangled, and in the chaos if the army arrives, then Anzhou will only be in danger. What's more important is that at least he Yuan Shikai and Beiyang have formed an endless beam! The superior can have an exchange of interests, and he understands Xu Yifan's intention to take advantage of this war to absorb some Beiyang forces. Or how to borrow water and soldiers, and contain Nie Shicheng. In the end, even if he kept Anzhou, in order to absorb Beiyang, calm Beiyang's grievances, and reach a compromise with the people of Beiyang, it was natural to throw him Yuan Shikai out to calm the anger of the people.

Although he decided that Xu Yifan was going to work hard for him, and then Qingyun was even ready to fight to defend this Anzhou, but he Yuan Shikai did not have the slightest intention of being a scapegoat.

But let these Sheng troops rush over, then Anzhou can only be guaranteed! These thousand recruits may be coerced into running along!

In just a moment, he had already thought of countless possibilities, but he couldn't figure it out. If Zhang Xuzhou and Li Yunzong were there, they might have ordered to shoot, Tang Shaoyi might have accepted the order to open the city, Chu Wanli didn't know what kind of demon moth would come out, what about Xu Yifan? What will Xu Yifan do when he encounters this situation?

In the end, Yuan Shikai actually thought of this.

He opened his eyes, and subconsciously looked towards Yang Shixiang, looking at each other from afar, but saw that in an instant, Yang Shixiang actually lowered his shoulders and lowered his head! In the blink of an eye, Yang Shixiang straightened his back again and looked at the city fiercely. Yuan Shikai made a decision in an instant: "Stop!" I've come down to take counsel with you. ”

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"Lord Xu! I, Nie Gongting, are incompetent! ”

With a terrible wail, Nie Shicheng had already fallen to the side of the road. He was wearing no hat and had a bandage around his head. More than 100 cronies in tattered clothes and covered in blood followed him, and they all fell down.

A large group of Praetorian Guards passed by them, and they kept turning their heads to look, but no one stopped, just moved forward in silence. Under the guidance of the Canglong Military Banner, flock to Suchuanli!

Nie Shicheng was protected and retreated from a bloody way, saying that the army was determined to be in Cishan, and there was no need to kill his subordinates. Nie Shicheng woke up halfway, punched and kicked to go back and fight hard, but was stopped by his own soldiers, Nie Shicheng raised a knife to kill, they knelt in front of Nie Shicheng, hung their heads and waited for the knife, but they didn't let go. In the end, Nie Shicheng cried dejectedly, and only retreated in the direction of Pyongyang, saying that the army had gone to Suchuanli, and they wanted to join the battle to defend Anzhou, but it was impossible.

Halfway through, they finally met Xu Yifan!

Xu Yifan carried a rifle on his back and looked at Xu Yifan who was kneeling in front of him with a pale face. The Praetorian Guards did not stop, and went straight to Suchuanli, regardless of whether it was a big break or a small rest, all of them were canceled. Up to Xu Yifan, down to the big head soldiers, marched together with rifles and dry food. The team flew straight to Suchuanli, and in Xu Yifan and Li Yun's calculations, there was still room for recovery in the battle. After all, there are not many soldiers in the army, and Suchuanli can rush through, as long as Anzhou can hold out for a day, maybe it will be too late to catch up and save, and if you hurry up a little more, you will have more certainty! Of course, they didn't know that the army had another complete eighteenth wing.

On the way, he met Nie Shicheng's remnants.

Xu Yifan just sighed tiredly, he was already exhausted, and his feet were already numb and heavy like his own. If it weren't for Yang Shixiang and them, Nie Shicheng might have been able to enjoy martial arts in Cishan, and he wouldn't have to work so hard to try to save the situation.

Some people, if they really don't make trouble for themselves, they will die? (This sentence pays tribute to Huangshi Huang Shaobao)

Sometimes, he is really envious of the fact that in this era, there are so many heroes in this era. And in addition to fighting with himself, he has more energy to fight with his own people.

But looking at the simple and sharp officers and soldiers of the Praetorian Guard, as well as the repeatedly defeated Nie Shicheng in front of him, and even Deng Shichang, who was buried between the sea and the sky, he felt again. I am a vast Huaxia, as long as there is a heroic man, no matter how difficult it is, this bloodline will not end, this luck, will not be extinct!

Even if I am working hard alone, it will be a different Jiawu! What's more, I still have such a Praetorian Guard!

He turned his head and asked Pu Yang: "How far is it from Suchuanli?" ”

"Less than forty miles!" Pu Yang replied loudly, he was also carrying a rifle on his back, and he also helped Xu Yifan bring bullets. Xu Yifan also enjoyed such a small privilege.

"Give me the gun, you kid is looking for someone else to go." Xu Yifan took Pu Yang's gun while ordering. Then he pulled Nie Shicheng up and handed the rifle to him, Nie Shicheng was full of thoughts about preparing to die, took the gun and didn't know what to do, he made a military order with Xu Yifan, did Xu Yifan want him to use this rifle to kill himself? No, he still has a six-wheeler.

Xu Yifan looked at him gently: "Can you walk?" ”

"Your Excellency?"

Xu Yifan smiled and walked forward, turned around and greeted, "Keep up!" Let's go to Anzhou together, how the devil beats us, let's just beat us back! If you want to die, let me die in front! Didn't you say it earlier, I'll leave you a tablet! ”

Nie Shicheng was stunned, and he trembled all over, looking at Xu Yifan, who was advancing with a rifle on his back like a soldier, he trembled with excitement, and he really couldn't squeeze out a word.

What is the spirit of the king, this is called the spirit of the king!

No matter how much reluctance there was to serve under Xu Yifan before, whether it was expedient or not, Nie Shicheng decided that from this moment on, he would be in the Praetorian Guard, for the young man in front of him, and he would die!

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Thousands of Sheng troops were routed, holding their breath and condensing, watching the city gate slowly open, and first more than 100 Praetorian Guard officers and soldiers poured out, arming at the door, forming a kneeling position with flat-end rifles to prevent these routs from grabbing the door.

After the disturbance just now, I feel that it is wrong to calm down, and the two sides are in a tense fight about entering the city, and the people with fast brains have already thought of how they inexplicably withdrew from the Cishan position, and then think about the Praetorian Guard's defense against them, no one is a fool, and others are afraid of suffering their losses again! It's a shame to be a soldier and do this.

These routs spontaneously moved away from the city gate. On the other side of the trench, the crowd dispersed a little, leaving the two hundred or so officers, and Goshha, who was about the same number, standing abruptly. The routs have a clear abacus, no matter how you discuss, Yang Shixiang won, and he wants to enter the city anyway. Yang Shixiang lost, anyway, the Praetorian Guards have to settle them, these Praetorian Guards seem to be ready to resist in Anzhou to the end, otherwise run with them, it is refreshing and safe, why bother to come here?

As soon as the Sheng army dispersed like this, these hundreds of people looked extremely embarrassed and looked at each other.

Yang Shixiang was wrapped in the middle and looked at the door nervously. I couldn't help but regret it, I rushed in at the beginning, and it was over, but now that it is quiet, the military spirit is out of control, everyone looks at the jokes of these officials, what if Yuan Shikai doesn't come out?

In an instant, he found that he was worried, Yuan Shikai slowly came out of the city gate, the black and oppressive heads all looked at him, and there were four officers behind him, and a few of them did not stop, and strode towards Yang Shixiang and them. Several Janissaries soldiers got ahead of them and set up a bamboo ladder over the trench.

Yang Shixiang quickly glanced at Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "What a bold man!" Restrain him, let's go into town! ”

Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui's faces turned pale and nodded slowly.

Seeing Yuan Shikai crossing the ditch, the Goshha scattered with an uproar, Yang Shixiang dressed up, jumped off the horse, and said with a smile: "Brother Weiting, your demeanor is not reduced!" Farewell to Jinmen, how long have we not seen each other? No one expected that we would meet on the left side of Anzhou Road! ”

Merry Hanlin, at any time is not willing to reduce the calm and chic style. Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui also dismounted, smiling and hugging their fists to say hello.

Yuan Shikai's expression did not move, and he strode into the crowd like this, watching him come in, Yang Shixiang was calm, and his smile became more and more gentle and elegant, the overall situation has been decided, and it is important to say a few cool words.

"Brother Weiting, in Lord Xu's tiger tent, are you still proud? One body and chokes Anzhou, and the spirit of single-handedly pacifying the chaos during the Renchen period will not let a cent! Brother Weiting ......"

Before the words fell, he saw Yuan Shikai's short and fat body grabbing in front of him with unprecedented flexibility, and where he raised his hand, a six-wheeled pistol was already pointed at Yang Shixiang's forehead!

Everyone was stunned, some of Goshha reacted very quickly, and they had already drawn their guns, and the four Praetorian Guard officers who followed behind Yuan Shikai violently pulled their military uniforms, revealing the detonators on their waists!

If Xu Yifan was present, it is estimated that he would have pulled Yuan Shikai to ask for warmth: "Brother, it is also crossed, right?" Look at it, you feel that the bones are strange, and you haven't watched many Hong Kong films, right? ”

Of course, Yuan Shikai has never watched Hong Kong films, he decided this way, just to cut through the mess quickly, since he can't shoot, he can only hold Yang Shixiang hostage! At the moment of looking at each other at the head of the city, he had already discovered the timidity behind Yang Shixiang. Xiao Zhuge is hiding behind the scenes, naturally pointing out the country, I have the world. But Xiao Zhuge didn't have the strength of a single man like him who dared to break into the Korean palace alone during the Renchen Incident! The rout of the Sheng army is no longer organized, it is nothing more than the usual surname of the last soldier and the general, as long as Yang Shixiang and Ye Zhichao are restrained, then the entire Sheng army is controlled!

Looking a little deeper, he still wants these soldiers. These soldiers in Beiyang are destined to be absorbed, at the beginning to Nie Shicheng, Nie Shicheng did not take the whole with him, rather than this, it is better to give it to him!

Of course everyone knows the detonator, who would dare to shoot? Everyone froze, and Yang Shixiang even felt that the cold muzzle was pointed at his forehead, and how much of his wisdom disappeared in a blink of an eye. His strong psychological defense collapsed so quickly that he didn't even struggle at all, and now his only thought was to save his life!

"Brother Weiting, if you have something to say, you have something to say......"

Yuan Shikai and the others came in, and the Goshha dispersed, and along the way to get out of the way, the Sheng army routs naturally saw the situation inside. Suddenly seeing this scene, the defeated soldiers of the brigade were stunned for a short moment, and suddenly cheered together!

Following these chiefs, they really have enough pockets, seeing the strength of a single hero like Yuan Shikai, they have the most appetite for these soldiers, and they actually have the feeling of raising their eyebrows for a while!

Hearing the spontaneous cheers of the soldiers, the officers of the Huai Army were all like ashes, knowing the morale of the army, everything was going away, and the Sheng army no longer recognized them!

Ye Zhichao stood behind Yang Shixiang, shook his hand and quietly touched the pistol in his waist, gritted his teeth before raising the gun, and was about to fire the detonator on the waist of a Praetorian Guard officer. A Huaijun officer next to him had already noticed his movements, and pounced with the two Goshha, held him down, snatched the gun violently, and the three people pressed Ye Zhichao underneath, Ye Zhichao screamed loudly: "We will die together!" Don't think it's any better! Fuck, it's all over! Middle cousin, I have contributed for many years, and I am loyal! ”

The Huaijun officer pressed him hard and smiled bitterly: "Ye Junmen, leave us a way to live!" This Sheng Jun is no longer surnamed Beiyang! ”

Wei Rugui stood aside, looking at Ye Zhichao with a dull expression, his mind was just blank. And Yang Shixiang, his legs haven't finished shaking yet.

Yuan Shikai chuckled and put away the pistol: "Lord Yang, are you having a ...... fun?" Assemble according to the battalion post and wait for our Praetorian Guards to settle! The devil is coming up, let's fuck together! Fight for any face! ”

Before his roar fell, there was already a sound of harmony around him, and those Sheng officers and soldiers were all thunderous with joy. Countless people flocked to Yuan Shikai, but those Sheng Army officers could only stare blankly.

"Yuan Weiting ......"

In the noise, Yang Shixiang's voice was still heard by Yuan Shikai, and he turned around and asked, "Lord Yang, what else is going on?" ”

Yang Shixiang smiled bitterly: "What to do with us?" ”

Yuan Shikai pointed to the south: "This is Lord Xu's business." ”

"Brother Weiting...... I just want to ask, if we move around, will you do the same thing as me? ”

Yuan Shikai was stunned, thought quietly, and left with a smile.

Under the city of Anzhou, there is just a thunderous cheer!

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A.D. 1**4 August 30th night.

In Anju.

"Back to Lord Yuan, I have already seen the outpost of the Yue Army!"

In Sucheon-ri.

"My lord, I have seen the position where the army is stationing!"

The Canglong Banner of the Praetorian Guard and the Yuezhang Banner of the Legislature, with Suchuanli as the boundary, are divided into four, and they are about to collide together!

(To be continued)