Looking at the vague dragon sailing out of the navy flag in the telescope, Witherft was stunned and gritted his teeth. Despicable, shameless, and obscene, the Qing fleet, which sailed warships to the Central Pacific in front of the whole world, suddenly appeared here to ambush itself. It was a premeditated naked-naked-naked sneak attack. He obliviously forgot about his Russian attack on the entire Qing Dynasty.

There was also Japan that did not declare war on the Qing Dynasty, and Dashan Yan broke through the defense line of the Qing Dynasty coalition forces but could not laugh because the casualties were too great. Since Yama Aritomo became prime minister, he could no longer personally lead the troops, so the responsibility of the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army attacking Korea this time once again fell to Dashan Yan. The 7th Division, which was the first to complete the assembly, lived up to the weight of the masses and broke through the Qing defense line on the Han River in one fell swoop. Three days earlier, the Seventh Division had paid a heavy price and once again broke through the Anyue and Shaliyuan defenses of the Qing Dynasty coalition forces. The Korean army was defeated, and the defeat was even greater than that of the Qing army in the first year. It is said that the stragglers are brave, and the Korean army in front of them has no organization to speak of, but the stragglers are really brave at all. Dashanyan even surrounded Liu Shengxiu's department for a time, but let Liu Shengxiu run away. Dashanyan watched the Qing army in front of him push the wheelbarrow fast, and used the heavy machine gun mounted on it to shoot a retreating passage, and then ran away in an organized manner.

Yi Jiangyu Yong chased the poor Kou Dashanyan understood that this was how he chased him from Lushun to the Liao River. The Japanese army was still poor, and they went to the front with a few bullets. The Qing army was still so rich, the bullets were as bad as rain, and the ammunition that was too late to take away burned for two days, and the fire was not extinguished. But what is different today is that the Japanese army, which has won all the way, no longer has the ammunition left by the Qing army to supply this time, and the days of transporting supplies to the rear while attacking in the first year of the First Sino-Japanese War are gone, and the Qing country has destroyed everything that can be destroyed, and the grain that has been rescued with great difficulty has appeared like the "plague" of Pyongyang City in the First Year of the First Year after being eaten. Oyama Iwa felt unworthy for Tachimi Naowen, and Major General Tatsumi Naowen, who was known for his clever calculations, did not fall under the gun, but fell into the enemy's poison.

It's not that Dashanyan doesn't want to chase it, but it can't chase it. The Japanese troops who broke through the line of defense fought from a division to a brigade. And the remaining bullets are only 8 rounds per person on average. The increasingly long battle lines made it impossible for supplies to be delivered, and the Joseon king turned the secrecy of the Seoul Incident into news that everyone in Korea knew. The 1st Division, which had just come ashore, was exhausted by the endless flow of Korean guerrillas that had just come ashore, and the 4th Division, which was the most intact of the damn, had only arrived until now, and all of them remained in Seoul and opened their shops.

Not to mention the current Qing army. Even the North Korean army is no longer a unit that can be defeated by 8 bullets. When the Qing Dynasty coalition forces were armed again in Pyongyang, how much price would have to be paid to take North Korea, Dashan Yan no longer dared to think about this question.

"Let the 1st Division leave those guerrillas alone and go north with all its might." Dashan Yan anxiously grabbed his scalp and ordered.

There is something more urgent than the big mountain rock.

On land, the Russian offensive continued. As the Russian forces moved south, the resistance of the Qing became more and more intense. Qing and Russia fought until the 20th, and the Russian forward arrived at the front line of Changchun and Jilin. After three days of fierce fighting, the 5th Division of the Qing Army, which was stationed there, was forced to abandon its position and retreat south. On another day, the Japanese army used their most advanced "pig rush" tactics to storm the Korean defense line regardless of casualties. The Koreans, who had not been trained for a long time, were the first to collapse under the desperate tactics of Japan. The speed of the collapse was so fast that Liu Shengxiu did not have time to organize an orderly retreat, and the speed of the collapse was so fast that Liu Shengxiu's headquarters was almost surrounded by the Japanese army. Liu Shengxiu resolutely ordered the destruction of all heavy weapons and burned the materials that could not be taken away, and returned to Pyongyang in disarray.

The Qing Dynasty faced the attack of Japan and Russia on its independence, and now the war is becoming more and more unfavorable to the Qing State. And the most elite royal army of the Qing State is still stationed. The defeat of Gongzhuling, the fall of Siping, and the fall of Tuchang, it turned out that the retreating Fifth Division of Iktanga was still covering alternately. After the fall of Tuchan, it turned into a real rout. The routs all over the mountains threw down their weapons and hid in panic, while the Cossack cavalry slashed and slashed with their sabers. Iktanga hid in Mukden City in embarrassment under the escort of the division's direct company.

The British were anxious, and it was the basic national policy of the British Empire to contain Russian expansion in the Far East. As the British say, the Japanese attack shows no signs of stopping.

The French were in a hurry, and they had to turn Russia's attention back to Europe and help them work together to contain a rising Germany.

The Americans are in a hurry, and the entire three northeastern provinces of the Qing Dynasty are the business of the Americans. It's all over. During the Sino-Japanese War, the United States and its industries west of the Liaohe River and the Liaodong Peninsula were all destroyed by the Japanese. After the war, the Qing state, which received a huge amount of compensation, said that it was not the responsibility of the Qing state, and not only did not give compensation, but also continued to inject capital into these joint ventures with the compensation from the United States loan to Japan, diluting the Americans' shares while resuming production, forcing the United States to inject capital again in order to maintain the shares. The Qing people used the money of the Americans to build their own enterprises in broad daylight. It's still the kind that doesn't have to be returned, and the Americans are heartbroken. This time, the Russians have once again ruined the American enterprises in the Northeast, so should the Americans inject capital into these enterprises again? Americans' hearts are broken, Americans have no idea. For the first time, they discovered that the northeastern part of the Qing Dynasty might not be a good place to invest.

The Germans were in a hurry. Why hasn't the Qing State sent troops yet? All the weapons and ammunition stored in the Far East were transported to the warehouses in Keelung, and the main forces of the Qing State did not move, asking the Germans to sell these weapons to whomever to go, and the daily rental cost of the warehouses was very high.

Even Italy is in a hurry, the damned Germans have once again seized the lead, they have to sell something to Qingguo. Otherwise, it will be too much of a loss.

Song Qing, the general of the northeast of the Great Qing Dynasty and the general of Fengtian, was also in a hurry.

Ten telegrams a day were sent to the capital and the Jinzhou General Staff Headquarters, but they could not exchange the slightest reinforcements. The 1st Division, the Independent Division, and the Independent Artillery Division were still in Liangjiang, the 2nd Division was far away in Tongliao, the 3rd Division was stationed in Jinzhou, and the 4th Division was close to Liaoyang but did not move. Although Nie Shicheng's Sixth Division only has one regiment left, it is still a soldier. I thought they were coming to reinforce Fengtian, but I didn't expect Nie Shicheng to stop when he arrived in Haicheng. Liu Shengxiu's 7th Division lost all its heavy weapons, and now Pyongyang picks up the weapons left by Nie Shicheng to defend Pyongyang. Now the last mobile unit has been left halfway by Iktanga. The Eighth Division of Zuo Guigui, stationed in Mukden, was cut to only about 4,000 people, and a battalion directly under him was only a little over 5,000 people. If someone doesn't come by phone, the telegram can't urge reinforcements, and Song Qing, who is full of fire, even runs to Jinzhou in person to lift the sand table.

But Song Qing still understood the general's responsibility to defend the territory, and Tieling became the last line of defense to defend Mukden. Song Qing placed all the Eighth Division on Tieling and placed three defensive lines. He even brought his own direct battalion to Kaiyuan. It was to give the Eighth Division the most time to repair the fortifications. A telegram was sent to the emperor in a clear code: The enemy invaded, and the front-line soldiers and people fought bloodily, why did the elite division of the imperial court system be in vain, and the old minister fought against the enemy as a general. Even if you die, you should serve the country. However, at this time, I can't help but ask: Is the court here?

Is the imperial court still there? Is there still a court in this country? Song Qing's questioning caused an uproar throughout the Qing Dynasty. From Beijing to Guangzhou, from Shanghai to Xi'an, all the front pages of all newspapers carried Song Qing's telegram in its entirety. Even foreigners' newspapers are not left behind.

Teahouses, restaurants, markets, and even streets and alleys are all talking. **On the former Chang'an Avenue, the students occupied the place again. The students are still quiet, the students are still orderly, but the downpour of the year has been replaced by the scorching sun of today. The silent protest of the students was like a heavy dark cloud pressing over the Forbidden City, making Cixi in the Cining Palace extremely anxious.

Not only are there students on Chang'an Street, but there are also students kneeling in front of Yingtai. The students here are different from the quiet students on Chang'an Street, who shouted for the emperor's order to send troops. Guangxu, who was neatly dressed, walked out of Yingtai slowly and majestically. But in front of the students, he said in a helpless tone: "Do you think what I said works? ”

The students know about the emperor's decree, but what army says it is a false decree? It is rumored that the emperor ordered an attack and the army received an order to retreat, so the army said that it was a false decree, so the army stayed in place at a loss. It must be so.

The students who reacted all dispersed and gathered on Chang'an Avenue again. But he kept reciting the classic articles in Confucianism about protecting the family and defending the country. From time to time, he shouted loudly and neatly: The court, are you safe?

It's an old saying that no book is written without coincidence, but there are so many coincidences in the world. If no one had arranged it, how could it have been so coincidental at this time, the "Business Times" issued another edition. This edition was written by Sun Jianai, the editor-in-chief of the "Wu Shibao" and the former emperor, who used his years of experience and contacts in the court to explain the current chaos in the court in a brief way, focusing on the meaning of discipline and government. That is. The emperor's will must be approved by the empress dowager before it can be announced. In this way, once the emperor's decree is different, local officials will be at a loss. At the end of the article, it is emphasized that the current situation must and can only be ordered, and the world will be peaceful.

As soon as the number came out, the situation was even more chaotic. Although Sun Jianai did not say what he wanted to order. But everything will put the emperor on the table, and he has repeatedly reiterated the great road of the world, the three outlines and the five constants, and who else can't see it. **The students outside are also shouting: Please return the queen mother to the emperor......

Cixi is annoyed, Cixi is angry. It's not that she didn't send reinforcements, the first town of the Beiyang New Army under Rong Lu left for the northeast five days ago. The first town that was once full of more than 10,000 people. There were only about 6,000 people when they got on the train in Beijing. Okay, let's not pursue it yet. After all these people got on the train in a hurry, they were blocked in front of Shanhaiguan. Gao Cheng, the guard of Shanhaiguan, did not receive the emperor's notice of troop transfer, nor did he see that the first town had the emperor's military talisman. In the name of sending troops without authorization and suspected of rebellion, he was not allowed to cross the mountain customs. Annoyed and angry, Cixi ordered an attack, but she did not expect that the army that Rong Lu had promised to fight with the emperor's elite first division was firmly blocked under the Shanhai Pass with a force of 6,000 people by two soldiers who acted as supplementary companies. Gao Cheng also had time to send a telegram back to Beijing: 6,000 rebels have been rejected under the Shanhai Pass, although they are unable to annihilate them, they can ensure that not a rebel can leave the customs, but please send troops to suppress the rebellion as soon as possible. was so angry that Cixi scolded Guangxu in the court and smashed several cups.

The rise for more than ten days in a row made the courtiers tired. The Qingliu people no longer blame the officials for inaction, as they did in the first few days, and the officials no longer think of anything to save the situation. Even the British and Americans are tired of mediation, and they don't toss anymore. The ministers in the court have been watching the performances of Cixi and Guangxu on the stage as if they were watching a drama these days.

"Okay, now everyone dares to look at the mourning family. Your Majesty, you are a good person. Cixi threw the number in front of Guangxu, and she didn't even want to pay a salute.

"Don't talk nonsense. I couldn't make a phone call or send a telegram, and none of my people ever left Yingtai except for the last dynasty. Whatever is written on this has nothing to do with me. Guangxu didn't even look outside, and stepped on it and walked over: "In my opinion, the Queen Mother should think about the Northeast War Situation." ”

"Good, good. Then it depends on the emperor to see how it should be. ”

"Otherwise. I see that this first town is estimated to be to deliver food, and now the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty is in danger, and this matter can not be left behind, I think that to save the defeat is not the foundation of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the last elite of the new Eight Banners Division must step forward. I will personally write a decree for them to bring with me, and I will write that anyone who dares to stand in the way of the king's master will be beheaded on the spot......"

"Randao New Eight Banners Division didn't go up to deliver food?" Without waiting for Guangxu to finish speaking, Cixi interrupted Guangxu's words angrily.

"What then?" Unexpectedly, Guangxu was not angry than Cixi, and slapped the table and scolded: "Damn Wang Shizhen, damn Ouyang Zhenhua, blatantly give me the will to nothing, this is a rebellion, and I can't command them." And if the big one Beiyang can't even pack up the Yihe Fist, if he doesn't transfer the Eight Banners Division, where will there be soldiers. ”

Cixi was also stunned, as if only this Eight Banners Master was okay now. But the Eight Banners Division was transferred, who would maintain the safety of the capital. The royal guards around the emperor are not something that these officials in the capital can deal with.

Cixi ran out of ideas, and Guangxu said again: "If you want to really repel Russia, the only way is the royal army." However, Wang Shizhen and others all said that the telegram they received was a false transmission of the holy decree, or I would go there in person, and I would see if they listened to the decree. ”

"Nope." Cixi refused without thinking about it. If the emperor goes out and comes back to the palace, these officials who support him will be in trouble.

"Forget it, I plan to wait forty years before retaking Mukden." After speaking, Guangxu leaned on the dragon chair and said leisurely: "The Russians want to occupy Lushun, this is their purpose, if they want to defend Lushun, they must occupy Jinzhou, and if they want to defend Jinzhou, they must take Shanhaiguan." In this way, it is necessary to make all the troops outside the pass retreat to the gate. The Queen Mother remembers the order. ”

Cixi wanted to refuse, but it was not as good as her if the emperor's henchmen retreated. But now only the emperor's army can fight a dozen. Cixi couldn't think of a way, and she couldn't let the land of Longxing be lost in her hands.

At this time, there was a long voice outside the door: "Report - Tieling is lost, and General Song is seriously injured." The commander of the left division of the Eighth Division sent an urgent telegram, and the remnants of more than 2,000 people retreated to Fengtian City but were unable to defend it, and there were no more reinforcements, and the fall of Fengtian was imminent. ”

After hearing this, Cixi sighed: "The mourning family is old. After speaking, he left the Taihe Palace.

After Cixi walked out, Guangxu slowly stood up and said in a heavy voice: "What do you ministers say?" ”

"The ministers act only according to the emperor's will. Long live my emperor, long live, long live. ”

"Take it out." Before Guangxu's words fell, Yang Dongzi, the commander of the Royal Guard Battalion, took out the military flag from his arms and put it on the barrel of the gun, and only the golden dragon was not injured on the tattered military flag.

"Tell me the will." When the military flag was raised to the highest, Guangxu ordered: "Order the staff headquarters to attack-"

Kou Liancai immediately turned around and went to send a telegram in person, and it should be for him that he knew the specific characters in the telegram sent to the General Staff Headquarters for the transfer of troops. Yang Dongzi also raised his hand and saluted: "The Royal Praetorian Guard Company has been assembled, please instruct." ”

Guangxu took a deep breath: "If the remnant dragon does not fall, China will not be destroyed." Remnant Dragon Army, assemble—"