Guangxu stayed in Jinzhou for one night with peace of mind, and everyone said that the emperor could not go to the front line before the general was all dead, so what else could he say. But the General Staff sent out the news that the emperor was going to the front in person.

Regiment-level units are not equipped with radios, but this time the reinforcement of Mukden is urgent. Shoushan divided the 4th Division into three parts, and in order to keep abreast of the progress of reinforcements for each regiment, a radio was assigned to each regiment. And just as the 11th Regiment was still on its way to reinforce Mukden, it received a telegram from the General Staff Headquarters. The telegram of reprimand from the General Staff Headquarters was transmitted to every radio: Has the Great Qing Kingdom reached the point where the emperor will die if he does not go to the battlefield? Where are the soldiers of the Great Qing Kingdom? Where is the army in the name of royalty?

There is an advantage in weapons, there is an advantage in the terrain, but the number of people is absolutely weak. The Russian army concentrated more than half of its forces under the city of Mukden, and the repeated attacks of nearly 30,000 people finally broke through the defense of the city of Mukden. Fortunately, this is a city of Chinese, and countless ordinary people who are familiar with the terrain have joined the fight against the invaders. They led their armies through the streets and alleys of the city, attacking from the most unexpected places of the Russian army. These ordinary people, even who have not even seen a gun, know to shoot at the Russian Maozi like a soldier. The only thing that makes Shoushan happy is that the Russian army is stubbornly defending the tactics of encircling three queyi. The Russian commanders are all dead-headed, and the performance of the Qing army in the past few days still can't see that the Qing army will not give up Mukden? Shoushan was anxious about the intelligence of the Russians, knowing that in order to cope with the attack of the Russians in the city, the defenders of the West Gate at this time were already all wounded soldiers.

There are no front-line positions, no secure rear. Qing and Russia were entangled in Mukden City. The inadvertent cold guns and the inadvertent appearance of a group of Qing troops all made the Russian army worry every time they advanced. Because Shoushan opened the arsenal to distribute weapons, more and more people have a certain amount of marksmanship in actual combat. The participation of the common people effectively delayed the speed of the Russian army, and finally waited for the second batch of reinforcements.

Without waiting until midnight, the 11th Regiment arrived in Mukden at half past ten at midnight. The Russian army, which had not yet gained a firm foothold after taking the south gate, was once again annihilated by two sides, and the 11th Regiment entered through the south gate. The input of the new force immediately stabilized the situation of the battle, and the 10th Regiment withdrew to rest for a while, eat and replenish its strength. The 12th Regiment and the 4th Division Artillery Regiment also arrived in Mukden ahead of schedule. 3:46 a.m. The 12th Regiment launched an attack on the Russian army at the eastern gate. Fourteen minutes later, at four o'clock sharp, field artillery positions were established. The artillery regiment directly under the 4th Division began to intensively shell the Russian troops outside the east gate, and when the 102-mm howitzer exploded in the Russian army, the Russian army began to panic. The arrival of heavy artillery indicated the arrival of the main forces of the Qing army.

When the next day's sun illuminated the land, Guangxu stretched his waist and got up.

Running is Guangxu's compulsory homework every morning, and he himself is surprised why he can persevere. Guangxu is used to not handling government affairs before running, so no one bothers him when he runs. Now not in the palace. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and there is no room for error. Although he doesn't directly command the troops, it's better to go back early. So when Guangxu only ran half the time today, he turned around and went back.

"Your Majesty, the Pacific Fleet has arrived at Port Arthur." Before Guangxu arrived at the door, a staff officer reported to him.

"Then what is there to do, the news of the big victory will be reported to the whole country immediately."

Sun Jianai has been waiting in the newspaper office for a long time, and today's Morning Post has been printed, and the bold bold characters on the front page headline, "The Great Victory of the Qing Navy at Tsushima," make people happy. Not only in Shanghai, but also in Beijing, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Jiangning, Guangzhou...... Newspapers from local newspapers have been printed. In order to ensure that it will be distributed together this morning, all those involved in typesetting and printing have been asked not to leave the newspaper until the newspaper is published. It's just to make the whole country boil together. Now everything is ready, just waiting for the emperor's will to be released as soon as it arrives.

"My lord, the staff headquarters has been telegraphed: Tsushima is victorious." Kang Youwei, the new editor-in-chief of the Times, became excited.

"So what are you waiting for, telegram all the current affairs newspapers. Started selling newspapers. Sun Jianai put down the teacup in his hand and walked to the window. Although he is no longer an official of the imperial court. But he must still be the emperor's teacher, not to mention that now who doesn't know that this current affairs newspaper was opened by the emperor. He has no official position, but what he does is the work of the court, and he can bear it when others call him an adult. He wanted to see now how excited the country was when he learned that his navy had annihilated the Russian fleet.

The early risers begin their day, but at this time, whether they are doing business or rushing to work in the factory, all gather around the newsboy. Since the invasion of the Russian army, the haze of repeated defeats in the Northeast has finally begun to dispel. The time of this naval battle was detailed in the newspapers: In the early morning of the emperor's personal conquest, the task force of the Qing Navy and the Russian Far East Fleet fought a decisive battle in the Tsushima Strait, and after two and a half hours of fighting, several Russian warships were sunk, and the Russian Far East Fleet was completely annihilated. More than 3,000 people under the commander of the Russian Far East Fleet, Withoff, and several warships were captured, and none of the warships of our Qing Navy were sunk.

It was boiling, the Great Qing was boiling, and the streets were full of excited Qing people. Ogna looked at the newspaper and frowned. It is not wrong to contain the expansion of the Russians in the Far East, and the Qing state also eliminated the threat of the Russian army at sea through such a naval battle. This was a happy thing for the British Empire.

Although the Qing navy set a trap for the Russian fleet, they ambushed the Russians in the Tsushima Strait. However, the Russian fleet had four battleships and four heavy cruisers, and its outward strength must have been superior to that of the Qing fleet. Although the advantage is not big, it is not so bad that even a clear ** ship cannot be sunk. Has the Qing navy been so bad?

Without the details of the naval battle, it is impossible to know how the Qing defeated Russia so completely. This is very important, the Qing State is the only one in the world to participate in the only two naval battles between steam ironclad ships, and both are the victorious side, and the experience of these naval battles will greatly improve the combat capability of the Qing Navy. This challenged the Far East Fleet of the British Empire.

Ogener believed that even if the Qing navy had the strength to challenge the British Empire's Far East Fleet, there would be no confrontation between the two armies. After all, the Far East Fleet of the British Empire was not the most powerful fleet in the entire British Empire, and there were four fleets of this size. And that's not counting the most powerful British home fleet. But after all, the Qing Navy posed a danger to the Far Eastern Fleet, which must be reported to the country.

Ogner believed that it was necessary to send additional warships to the Far Eastern Fleet at home. There may not be a need for the most selected Majestic-class battleship, but a Sovereign-class battleship is still necessary. Ogna put down the newspaper in his hand and began to write letters to the country.

Cixi in the Forbidden City also put down the newspaper, looked at the kneeling minister with a dark face, and didn't say a word. At this moment, a whistle sounded, which was the whistle of a train heading to the northeast. This voice has been heard more than a dozen times a day since the emperor's personal conquest. What does it mean that every train reinforcing the Northeast will sound its whistle as it passes through Beijing? Is it your emperor's contempt for the mourning family? The mourning family has been in power in the Qing Dynasty for more than 40 years, which is not as good as the four years you have been in power. The will of the mourners was given over and over again. All armies fell on deaf ears. But the emperor's telegram all the troops moved, running faster than rabbits, and Cixi wanted to know how Guangxu did it.

The General Staff Headquarters telegraphed: The Governor-General of the Russian Far East and the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Invasion of China was killed 30 miles south of Siping City. None of the personnel in his headquarters escaped the net, and all of them were killed. ”

When Cixi heard this, she forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart and sighed: "After the emperor returns to Beijing." There's nothing to do with my wife. "When it was over, he also ordered someone to bring his sister Empress Dowager Cihui from the Summer Palace to the Forbidden City.

The imperial court is the imperial court of a country, and it is not just to manage the war in one place, no matter what the war is, life still has to live. Cixi did not say anything about the war in the northeast, but the affairs of various places were piled up on the desk. It was stricken here, and asked the imperial court to reduce taxes. There is a need to ask for funding from the imperial court for construction projects...... The sun is gradually rising, and the excerpts in front of the case do not seem to have decreased.

"Empress Dowager Qi, a telegram from the Jinzhou General Staff Headquarters." A little eunuch came to report: "The Third Division of the Royal Army, under the personal leadership of Ouyang Zhenhua, the secretary of the military department, repelled all the Russian troops under Fengtian City. Mukden was recaptured, and our 3rd, 4th, and 8th divisions were pursuing the retreating Russian army. ”

Cixi's hand shaking violently. A drop of red ink drops on the fold, instantly turning into a piece of red. Cixi put down the Zhu Pi brush. waved his hand to let people down. Looking at the fold in front of her, Cixi suddenly understood. The reason why the emperor can have such control over the army is because the emperor leaves all these things to himself, while he quietly concentrates on military affairs. I thought that I was continuing to hold power, but in fact, I let the emperor take advantage of the loophole. Not only the military affairs, but even the financial power was also taken away by the emperor with the Qing Bank. Only he is like two hundred and five to help the emperor deal with domestic trivial matters. It was really sold, and he helped him count the money.

Cixi angrily threw down the folds full of cases and left, she wanted to go to see her sister, and see her sister's haggard expression to make her comfortable for a while.

In Kunning Palace, Cihui is leading his subordinates to tidy up the palace. It's been a long time since I've lived, and the place is dirty. Outside the door, she told the Queen Mother that the West was coming, but she didn't go outside the gate to greet her. It's just that when Cixi walked into the door, she made a half-squat salute, and then pointed to every corner of the hall and commanded her subordinates to work. Even a cup of tea seems to have forgotten to serve Cixi a cup.

"My sister is so interested, and I'm in the mood to clean." Cixi said lukewarmly.

"Naturally, the place where you live is cleaner, which is also comfortable to live in. To be honest, the mourning family is willing to move to Yingtai. It's just that the emperor is older, and he still has to accept the concubine again. Yingtai is a small place, and when the emperor accepts the concubine, he can't live there. At that time, it will not be suitable for me to live as an old woman. I'm going to move out sooner or later, so let's just stay here. Cihui's words are full of energy, and she is no longer the Fujin who just entered the palace. The news of the successive victories in the Northeast War, how could she, the emperor's biological mother, not be told to her.

"But can my sister be sure how long she can stay here?"

"It's hard to say before the emperor comes back. But when the emperor comes back, the mourning family will also move back. To be honest, the mourning family still prefers Cining Palace. But that's my sister's bedroom, forget it. ”

Cihui's words suddenly hit Cixi's heart, and Cixi's face began to distort. Cixi has always allowed others to make her unhappy for a while, and she will make others unhappy for a lifetime. So Cixi said viciously: "Is my sister happy too early, now that the weather is getting hotter, and Kunning Palace has not been inhabited for a long time, my sister still has to take care of her body, don't get sick." ”

It's a threat. Kindness can be heard. didn't think about kindness, but smiled: "If my sister is sick, I can't blame others." You and I are sisters, and we all say that sisters are the same branch. If my sister gets sick, it's hard to protect my sister and she won't get the same disease. ”

Counter-threat. Cixi snorted heavily and was about to leave. Cixi walked to the door, and Cihui said again: "Sister is not angry, she said that her son is too big to be a mother." The emperor is still empty in the harem now, so he will naturally listen to my mother, and when the emperor marries the concubine, he may forget that there is another mother. The mourning family is also old, so why don't you and my sister be companions. ”

"Hmph, with you. I'm afraid that if you want to, the emperor won't want to. ”

"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, this is the rule of the ancestors. But even if there is a queen in the harem, I believe the emperor will still listen to the words of the mourning family. After all, it will be my own son. E-Niang asked the emperor to approve this. Saying that, Cihui also smiled with a handkerchief half-covering her face: "I can't get the state affairs of an old woman, so I'd better leave it to the emperor to deal with." The mourners wanted to wait until they had cleaned it up, and then they would see the minister. The mourning family wanted to find a few virtuous women to put in the emperor's harem, the emperor is so old and has no heirs, this is what the queen mother should care about. At that time, I will ask my sister to give the staff officer. ”

Cixi looked at Cihui expressionlessly, turned and left. There are two cores in Cihui's words: one is that if Cixi does not mess around, Cihui will save Cixi's life. The second is that if Cihui has an accident before the emperor returns, Cixi will die.

Cixi thought that after a year of the emperor's pro-government, her qi cultivation kung fu was already very good. But in the afternoon, the news from the northeast completely angered Cixi.

In the Fengtianxing Palace, Guangxu met with the king of Joseon, Li Xi, and the prince Li Kun, and the two talked happily. In the name of the suzerain, Guangxu expressed a high degree of approval and recognition of Korea, a vassal state, and said that he would definitely fulfill his responsibilities as a suzerainty for the humiliation suffered by Korea. Get justice for North Korea. At the same time, Guangxu canonized the late princess Min of North Korea as the princess of Mingcheng, and erected a monument to her achievements, and reaffirmed that Korea is a country that China will never conquer. It's just that this is the middle of the march, and all the matters will be handled immediately after Guangxu returns to Beijing. Regarding the Joseon king's proposal to imitate the Ryukyus and ask the Qing garrison to maintain the place, Guangxu also agreed with a big belly. And Guangxu promised to be after the war. The Daecheong Army and Navy Military Academy will be open to the DPRK and accept DPRK students. In addition, a small number of ships from the existing navy of the Qing Dynasty will be transferred to the DPRK free of charge. And help the DPRK build its own navy. agreed to send officials from the Qing Dynasty to assist Korea in governing the country after the war, agreed to open the Sino-Korean border to facilitate commercial and cultural exchanges between the two countries, and helped North Korea build railways...... Wait a minute.

This information was sent back to the capital, because there were many things that had to be coordinated by the entire imperial court. If these are the things that the emperor should come forward for, forget it. Even if Guangxu agreed to allocate a certain amount of money from the internal affairs office of the Qing Dynasty to the Joseon royal family, so that the Joseon king would repair the palace after returning to the palace. It doesn't matter if Guangxu gives the treasures in the palace to the king of Joseon. But Guangxu actually agreed to the proposal of the king of Joseon, and agreed to choose the daughter of the clan to marry the king of Joseon as the princess, and this kind of thing should always be discussed with her, the queen mother. Why don't you say hello to her, the queen mother, and let Yehenara go? Gui Xiang's fourth daughter is promised to a half-old man, and Gui Xiang's fourth daughter is also your Guangxu's cousin.

Cixi was very angry and found Cihui to talk about it, but she didn't expect Cihui to react at all.

"He is the emperor, how can the emperor have a reason to regret it when he opens Chrysostom." After Cihui finished quietly, he asked the eunuch to pass Guixiang into the palace with his daughter.

In Fengtian City, Li Xi knelt tremblingly in front of Guangxu. At first, the conversation was very pleasant, and the emperor promised to help Korea recover and give a lot of aid, but it was still free of charge. But Guangxu wants to find him a princess, and this new princess is still Guangxu's cousin, which makes him unacceptable. This is what Guangxu understands to plant spies in the Korean palace. He politely refused, after all, it must be Guangxu's cousin, the noble princess Gege of the Qing Dynasty. Where is he, who is old and has lost his country and land, can match. In fact, Li Xi was worried that once the new princess gave birth to a son, Qing Guo might take advantage of this matter to reach into North Korea.

"I know your worries, it's nothing more than the fear that the Qing Dynasty will appoint the son of the new princess as the heir. I want you to marry my cousin as a concubine, just to give an explanation to the courtiers, otherwise I will give you so much assistance so that I can explain to the ministers, you must know that the Qing Dynasty is not rich. I am here to make you a promise, if you don't abolish the son of the world, Li Kun, he will be the next king of Joseon. But these are not for you, if you can't hold the Yalu River and let the Japanese ashore, then nothing will be discussed. ”

How the turmoil in the court is not what ordinary people care about, what they care about is victory after victory, and nothing excites them more than the news of four great victories in one day. I just learned about the great victory of Tsushima in the early morning, and in the morning he completely annihilated the Russian army headquarters, recovered Mukden at noon, and won a great victory in Tieling in the evening. The Northeast is worry-free, and the Qing Dynasty is worry-free. As for the rest of the Northeast, the rest is only a matter of time. As for the upcoming battle of the Yalu River in Qingri, no one will be worried now. Even if you lose, what can you do? This has already spread, and the two Japanese battleships were blocked by a destroyer of the Qing Dynasty and did not come. When the emperor annihilates the Russian Maozi, will there still be good fruits of Little Japan to eat?

Japan, on the other hand, concentrated all available forces in Korea, and even gave up its local forces to maintain it, and gathered heavy troops to deploy along the Yalu River. If you can't put pressure on the Qing State and watch the Russian army be wiped out, then the Qing State with your hands free will definitely give Japan a thunderous blow. Dashan Yan once again stood on the Tongjun Pavilion, and the battle of the Yalu River was about to begin. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian to read. )9