In the southwest of Beijing, Liuli Bridge, so the place is six miles away from Guangning Gate [1], and there is a stone bridge, so it has this place name.

Guang'anmen is not a main road at this time, most people take Yongdingmen, but it is by no means a deserted path, and they come and go on weekdays with pawn traders.

On September 27, the eyes of pedestrians on this road were opened.

In the morning, first a large group of horses came from Guangning Gate, closed the road and cleared the field, and most of the soldiers were dressed as Mongolians, and then the banner was raised, and the font size of "General Weiyuan, King Pingjun" could be seen clearly from a distance. Pedestrians scattered to the dirt slope a few miles to the left and right, and acted as spectators.

The horse team was nearly 10,000, and there were several thousand foot soldiers, with their backs to the Liuli Bridge, and began to dig trenches.

Near noon, before the trench showed its outline, the south side was full of smoke and dust, and in a short time another army, mainly of foot soldiers, drove over. The flag is waving, the pace is neat, and the momentum is extraordinary.

The Great War is coming! The pedestrians did not panic, the third elder brother snatched the dragon chair, and the fourth elder brother fled to Tianjin under the cover of loyal ministers, and now he is taking the army of King Qin to crusade against the third elder brother.

The people around Beijing had long expected this battle. It's just that I didn't expect the battlefield to be at Liuli Bridge, and I could still watch from the wall. Many people took out their binoculars, which had flooded into the civilian population, and began to observe the troops coming from the south.

For these people, the third elder brother is a bad emperor, he went against the grain, re-raised the banner of the world, and led a group of "evil manchus" to do wrong, enclosing land, grabbing people, and weaving flags, just like the Manchu people who just entered the customs more than 80 years ago. Even in the minds of the people, Emperor Yongzheng, who usurped the throne and killed his father, was not so bad. After all, Emperor Yongzheng's strength was not applied to Xiaomin. And it can't be compared with the earlier Kangxi, Kangxi...... Shengming, it can still give the people a way to live, and now the Guangxu Emperor will not let people live at all.

In this case, the fourth elder brother who was robbed of the throne by the third elder brother must be a good emperor, not only can people continue to live, but maybe they can also pacify the anti-thieves in the south...... Look, the fourth elder brother's Qinwang army was in a strict formation, and in the face of a large number of enemies, he was not flustered at all.

The two armies were separated by two or three miles, each lined up in a large formation, facing each other from afar, looking at the thin long snake formation of the "Qinwang Army", the pedestrians were secretly anxious. And one artillery cannon after another was launched from the ranks of King Qin's army, and when they bombarded the "imperial army", they all jumped to their feet and clapped their hands and cheered.

"It's Yongzhengye's firearms army! I am familiar with that gown, and when Xishan Daying left Beijing, I also saw it off. ”

"West Mountain Daying...... Isn't it already extinct in Jiangxi? ”

"You don't know, Nian Dashuai has taken it out! Pulled directly to the north, and came for the fourth elder brother King Qin! ”

"So fast? From Jiangxi to Beijing, it will take three or five months. ”

"Anyway, you just don't understand, the Qinwang army in front of you is the firearms army of the Xishan camp anyway!"

The people talked about the origin of the Qinwang army, although Emperor Guangxu also had the Xishan camp in his hands, but the people did not distinguish the details, and they all fell on the firearms army of the Xishan camp.

The "Imperial Army" came in a hurry, there was no artillery, and after a while, the thick array was bombarded into a mess. Seeing that the formation was about to collapse, the horns and horns continued to sound, and the horse team was like a tide, drawing an arc, and rushing to the flank of the Qinwang army.

The people didn't know how to soldier, and when they saw that the battlefield was covered by the dust and fog brought up by the horse team, their hearts sank......

The sound of cannons was like thunder, the sound of guns was like rain, and after a while, the neighing of war horses continued, and the voices of people shouted to the sky.

After several miles, I can only vaguely see the dust and mist rising, but the people are still swaying, this is war......

was sighing, swishing cold, several people inexplicably fell to the ground, churning and screaming, until the blood flowed, and the others woke up, guns! I've been shot!

Where did the guns come from!? How many miles away from the battlefield? …,

This is war, the stray bullets of rifled guns do not recognize people, and the people scatter in a hurry, and no longer dare to watch from high places.

There are also bystanders who are not so free, in the rear of the "Qinwang Army", there are thousands of people and horses, with mixed trumpets and coats, and the formation is disordered, all of them look frightened.

"We can't be defeated, it's our turn to be defeated......"

Tanggu General Soldier Eshan was on his horse, and the binoculars were always glued to his eyes, as if his gaze could disperse the dust and fog through this thing, and he could see the battle situation in front of him.

"It's a pity, I can't see how Nanban defeated the horse team with the infantry team."

Fu Qing also stared hard at the battlefield one or two miles ahead, when the Mongolian horse team crashed into the big horizontal formation from the flank, the "Qinwang Army" in front also quickly changed formation, discharging a thin quadrangle, it seemed that there was something to stop on the flank, but after that, the battle situation was covered by sand and dust, and no details could be seen.

The Yinghua army of about seven or eight thousand people, after defeating the "imperial army" around Tanggu, marched directly towards the city of Beijing. The Tianjin prefect, who originally rode the wall, immediately threw himself into the arms of the "Qinwang Army" to support money and grain, raise donkeys and horses, and make the northward march of the "Qinwang Army" particularly sharp.

Seeing that the British and Chinese officers and soldiers had changed into the coats of the Xishan Battalion Firearms Army, they had already prepared, and Hongli and others could only lament that the situation in the north and south had long been manipulated. And the military expenditure written by the British and Chinese in the peace agreement is not a sky-high price, and these coats are worth tens of thousands of taels of silver......

At this moment, in the battle against the Mongolian horse team at Liuliqiao, the civil and military generals of the "Four Elder Brother Party" felt that those military expenditures were not casual people, so they said that this battle would have thousands of casualties and spend countless pensions.

Half an hour later, the smoke and dust dispersed, and the battlefield gradually became clear, and a group of horses was seen rushing north, and the original horizontal formation, a large number of corpses of men and horses were lodging, as well as the overwhelmed iron wire net.

"Sure enough, guns can't be beaten, cavalry can't be beaten, the Southern Barbarians really want to be bent on the Northern Expedition, how can the Qing Dynasty keep the city of Beijing, or that Ru Xi is capable, not only brokered the peace between the north and the south, but also fought for such good conditions for the Qing Dynasty. Ru Xi ...... I'm afraid it's the Holy Dao Emperor's forbidden gizzard......"

Everyone thought so, Eshan was thinking that after entering Beijing, he should talk to Ru Xi well, and Fu Qing also felt that his previous attitude towards Ru Xi was disrespectful.

Cheers rang out in the crowd of spectators, and the battle was won! The main army loyal to Hongshi had been defeated in Tanggu before, and the 10,000 Mongolian horse team, together with the remaining troops in Hongshi's hands, were also defeated so quickly at this Liuli Bridge. The armed dependence of the "Imperial Army" has collapsed. In the city of Beijing, there is no force that can stop Hongli's ascendancy.

The horse team retreated, and the thousands of foot soldiers blocking the Liuli Bridge also collapsed on the spot, and one by one turned their heads and fled.

"That's not the firearms army of the Xishan battalion, it's the Nanban red-clothed! The news from Tanggu before was correct, Nanban is here! The fourth child is in collusion with Nanban! ”

The new Weiyuan general Fu Peng, who fled to the front, was so angry that he almost vomited blood. When he took on the responsibility of this general before, he felt that he was enough to scold Fang Xuan, chase the world, and save the Qing Dynasty from danger. But his dream of meritorious deeds was shattered just six miles out of Beijing.

"Nanban is too powerful, too powerful...... I've never seen such a soldier who is not afraid of death! ”

The king of Durhan of Korqin was sweating profusely, and he saw with his own eyes that his men were in formation, fighting against his own horse team. Even when the horse's hooves were about to reach the top, and the saber continued to split their shoulders, the soldiers remained unmoved. Shoot the shot, shoot the assassination. The coats of the firearms battalion were put on them, and they felt very abrupt, as if they needed to have more colorful and dazzling military uniforms to be worthy of their breathtaking atmosphere.

Hearing Fu Peng say this, King Darhan snorted angrily: "It's the thread that Ru Xi pulls, the Han people say that women are red-faced and troublesome, I think it's really right." ”

Fu Peng said in a deep voice: "Let's go back quickly and persuade the emperor to go hunting in the west." Even if Hongli seizes the throne, he is connected with Nanban, and the emperor is still there, and everyone is not convinced, see how long he can sit! ”…,

King Durhan groaned, and his hand with the reins loosened slightly, and it was not long before he staggered his horse's head with Fupen.

"Don't enter the Guangning Gate, let's retreat to the north ......"

He said this to his subordinates, who looked puzzled.

"Stupid! Go to herald! We can't get involved in this anymore! ”

Seeing that his subordinates' minds had not yet turned, King Durhan whipped them over.

"I don't think those Mongols are using all their strength......"

On the battlefield, Meng Songjiang, the commander of the One Hundred and One Division, muttered this.

The two battalions of the One Hundred and First Division of the Yulin Army, as well as the two battalions of the Left Division of the Fubo Army, plus the two battalions of artillery of the Chilei Army, were fought here, with a total of less than 10,000 people.

The most elite infantry, plus the enhanced artillery, plus the barbed wire array, Liu Cheng, the commander of the siege force, thought that it was enough to face off with the Mongol cavalry.

The result was clear, it was easy to win, but in this process, not only Liu Cheng was dissatisfied, but Meng Songjiang, who was in charge of the specific operational command, was also dissatisfied, because the enemy did not do his best, and it could even be said that he was perfunctory.

In the Battle of Liuli Bridge, which was later written by historians, the Mongol cavalry lost no more than 300 cavalry, while a battalion of the Yulin Army and the Mongol horse team suffered less than 100 casualties. Coupled with the previous shelling, the total number of troops on both sides in the whole battle was nearly 30,000, and the total casualties were less than 500, while dozens of onlookers were knocked down by stray bullets.

"The emperor in the Forbidden City is really unpopular."

Feng must have probably understood the reason why the Mongolian horse team did not use all their strength, the reason why King Durhan sent troops was because he thought that he could clean up the army of King Qin, but after such a trial, he must have found that the opponent was the Anglo-Chinese army. From war to politics, since Hongli has the support of Yinghua and can sit on the dragon chair of the Forbidden City, why should he mix with the Guangxu Emperor who is about to fall.

In the Forbidden City, in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, Hongshi's eyes were full of bloodshot: "I don't hunt in the west!" I'm going to fight that rebellion! ”

Yunlu used the excuse that he wanted to survey the city defense, and ran away as soon as he slipped his legs.

Yan Huang didn't dare to run, rolling his eyes, as if looking for a more suitable excuse.

Dusty, with a depressed face, Fu Peng said weakly: "Don't be rash and don't be rash, we have no available soldiers, the only way to do this is to go to Xi'an, Fu Erdan still has 100,000 troops, he is also loyal to the emperor, with his help, things can still be done." ”

Hongshi sneered: "Who is Fu Danzhong?" It's not me, he's loyal to the person sitting on the dragon chair in the Forbidden City! As soon as I leave the Forbidden City, as soon as I leave Beijing, I will no longer be an emperor! I have no way out! ”

He looked around at the lonely few people in the hall, including Wu Xiang and his group of Han people who were hunched their necks in the distance, and said sharply: "You have no way out!" If you don't fight to the death, this world will die! ”

Looking at Fu Peng, Hongshi said: "There are no more available soldiers?" What about the bannermen of the Eight Banners of Manmeng and Han!? What about the green flag we put up earlier!? Whether it is a soldier or a civilian, all push up to the head of the city to defend the city! Who doesn't go, kill! Gather all the families of the banner man and put them at the gunpowder bureau in the west! Tell everyone that if the city of Beijing is broken, it will be lit with gunpowder, and everyone will die together! ”

Everyone shuddered, and Fu Peng looked at Hongshi in surprise, wondering if this Guangxu Emperor was crazy.

Hongshi's eyes were clear at this time, where did he look like a madman, he shook his head and said, "You think I'm crazy? I saw that the fourth brother was crazy, he actually joined hands with Nanban for this dragon chair, he was burying the Qing Dynasty! Grandpa Huang, if Huang Ama is still here, they will definitely agree with my approach. ”

"Uncle Fourteen is right, this country is both Han and Manchu, and we Manchus have no way to retreat. Since this country is no longer difficult to hold, it will not be left to the Han people if the jade is burned! ”

Fu Peng sighed, took Yan Huang, Wu Xiang and others to bow down and receive the order, and went out of the palace gate, Yan Huang hurriedly said: "You can't do this, you can't do it, you really want to do it?" Fu Peng said with a sad face: "I also know that I was wrong, but I regret it once, I can't regret it a second time, and besides, the emperor is right, we have no way out." ”

Fu Peng staggered forward, Yan Huang and Wu Xiang glanced at each other, and shook their heads at the same time.

It didn't take long for these two people to appear in Prince Sui's Mansion and Zhang Tingyu's Mansion respectively.

"Enough nonsense, it's time to end......"

Yunyu sighed deeply and waved resolutely.

"Well, I will inform the Ministry of Rites so that the new emperor can ascend the throne as soon as possible."

Zhang Tingyu was not shocked, and seemed to have been waiting for Wu Xiang to come to the door for a long time.

On 28 July, the soldiers of the "firearms army" approached the city, and as soon as the banners of "fighting thieves in the sky" and "quelling chaos and upholding justice" were beaten, the gates of Beijing's outer city were completely opened.

The firearms army did not enter the city, but with this group of men and horses, the chaos in the city quickly calmed down. The forces that were previously pressed by the New Deal, regardless of the Manchurian and Han, suddenly turned over and killed the New Party woven by the previous Hongshi New Deal.

On the 29th, the brigade approached the Forbidden City, and the guards and eunuchs in the Forbidden City silently opened the door, and Tiananmen, Duanmen, and Wumen were unblocked. It wasn't until in front of the Taihe Palace that he was stopped by nearly a hundred slaves brought by Fu Peng and dozens of guards pulled up by Hongshi Jian.

The sound of gunfire and fighting lasted only half an hour, and Fu Peng shouted: "Long live the emperor!" Then drowned out by a burst of gunfire.

Hongshi, who was sitting on the dragon chair in the Taihe Palace, reluctantly rubbed the arms of the dragon chair, listening to the shouts outside, and laughed nervously.

"Hooray...... This is the name of the Han people, we are full of people, and we didn't have this title before......"

"The Manchurians are going to perish! And so it is gone! ”

"I will bow down to you in hell and listen to your repentance!"

With a bang, the hall was pushed open, and a large number of soldiers poured into the Taihe Palace, which was extremely solemn and majestic in the past.

"I ...... Waiting for you! ”

On the dragon chair, Hongshi shouted these words loudly, then raised the short gun, pointed to his temple, and resolutely pulled the trigger.

"Why is it so noisy outside......

Yinghua Palace, Yongzheng smacked his lips and asked, he had just eaten earthworms again.

Li Wei said weakly: "Who knows, maybe Hongshi is tinkering with some new policies." ”

Yongzheng sneered: "He can really toss, but speaking of which, his new policies are the back hands that I have prepared, and he is indeed like me and has great determination." ”

On September 30, the new emperor Qianlong ascended the throne and announced that the Guangxu Emperor had died of a sudden illness, and it was not until mid-October that the new party Yu was cleaned up. In the history books of the later Manchu Qing Dynasty, from July to October, Guangxu's actions during this period are called the "Hundred Days Restoration......

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