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Emperor Guangxu was also in a dilemma, whether it was Xu Gengshen or Weng Tongyi, what he said was correct, but how to choose, it was up to him to decide. In the past few years, although he has been in power, but the major affairs of the imperial court, or Cixi firmly in his hands, if the Eight Banners who support Cixi are transferred to Xi'an, Emperor Guangxu believes that he will definitely be able to control the new army. Once he has control of the military power, then he can calmly take the power away from Cixi's hands.

However, if you do, the disadvantages are also obvious. Emperor Guangxu knew very well how much combat power was left of the soldiers of the Eight Banners who only knew how many dogs and cockfights left, and let them go to Xi'an was completely sent to death. Moreover, there is a possibility that the already erosive occupation of the front line will collapse completely. If that's the case, I'm afraid the final result will be as Xu Gengshen said, the western Sichuan army will drive straight into the city and directly attack the city, and the Qing Dynasty's more than 200 years of Jiangshan Sheji will be destroyed in one fell swoop. If the new Janissaries were sent to Xi'an, if not to turn the tide of the war, at least it would be able to avoid further deterioration of the situation. But in this case, he will lose a good opportunity to seize power. Maybe I won't have the opportunity to do that again in my life. Therefore, Emperor Guangxu was very difficult to choose.

"What to do? Do you want power or do you want to be a society? Emperor Guangxu asked himself.

"Your Majesty, please hurry up and make a decision! From the capital to Xi'an, it is more than 2,000 miles. Even if the new army marches in full force, I am afraid it will take more than half a month. It is difficult to say whether the defenders of Xi'an City can hold out for half a month. If Xi'an can't hold it, the consequences will be unimaginable! Xu Gengshen urged. The new Praetorian Guard army was infantry, and although there were more mules and horses, the speed of long-distance marches was not very fast because of the too much baggage. Therefore, Emperor Guangxu had to make a decision early.

"Your Majesty, think twice before you act!" Weng Tongyi also persuaded. As Emperor Guangxu's teacher, Emperor Guangxu's thoughts are very clear to him, and he also knows that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as he can seize power, in the end, even if he talks with the Western Sichuan Army, even if he pays a big price. It's totally worth it! It's also far better than being a puppet emperor.

The ministers of military aircraft were also divided into two factions, supporting the views of Xu Gengshen and Weng Tonggong respectively, and quarreled. In the entire Jinluan Palace, it is as lively as a vegetable market. Emperor Guangxu frowned. But he didn't say anything, and now even he couldn't make a choice himself, let alone expect anyone else.

"Your Majesty, once the western Sichuan army arrives in the capital, everything will be over! Still young at night. In the future, the revival of the Qing Dynasty still needs the emperor! Xu Gengshen said again.

Emperor Guangxu was suddenly shocked, and he understood what Xu Geng meant. He is only twenty years old this year, and the Empress Dowager Cixi is fifty-six years old. Even if it is longer than life, the Empress Dowager Cixi is not his opponent! Fighting for power or something, there is no rush at all, even if this opportunity is missed, when the Empress Dowager Cixi dies, the power will naturally belong to him. But if this time it is defeated. The western Sichuan army is in the capital. If the Qing Dynasty is overthrown, then he will become the king of the dead country, and it is completely useless to try to fight for power or anything like that.

After thinking about this, Emperor Guangxu immediately made a choice.

"Shut up! As a member of the imperial court, what kind of system do you make such a noisy shout? Xu Geng obeyed orders. You immediately go to the Janissaries to proclaim my will, and the 100,000 Praetorian Guards must set off immediately. Went to Xi'an to resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army. And do your best to win! Emperor Guangxu ordered loudly.

"The emperor is wise! My Praetorian Guard New Army will definitely be able to win! Xu Geng immediately slapped a sycophant. The other ministers have come to this point, so they have to shout that the emperor is wise and no longer quarrel. Only Weng Tongyi was a little disappointed, he knew that if he lost this opportunity, Emperor Guangxu wanted to seize power, so it would be difficult to have such an opportunity again. As an emperor, he didn't want his disciple to be just a puppet emperor.

The Janissaries were 100,000 men, all armed with weapons imported from the British, including Lee Maitford rifles, Maxim heavy machine guns, 05mm light howitzers, and so on. As far as equipment is concerned, it can be said that no one in the Qing army can compare with it, even the Zhili New Army and the Hubei New Army cannot be compared with it. The soldiers of the Praetorian New Army were all from the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners, and they were loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The commander of the Janissary New Army, who is also a famous general among the Manchurians, Fengshan, although he is only 31 years old this year, has done everything very well since he was ordered by Emperor Guangxu to form the New Army, and he is already quite a general.

After receiving the order of Emperor Guangxu, the new Praetorian Guard army immediately rushed to Xi'an. However, the journey was long, and it would take them at least ten days to get from the capital to Xi'an. In order to keep the defenders of Xi'an for ten days, Emperor Guangxu even personally ordered Zhu Hongzhang, Wei Guangtao, Zhu Shijun and Zhao Wenkai to hold out until reinforcements arrived. As long as they succeed, then they are all heroes of the Qing Dynasty, and it is not a problem to add officials to knighthood and so on. If they fail, then they will wait to be punished by the Nine Clans! Such an order made Zhu Hongzhang and others have to defend Xi'an desperately, which brought great trouble to the western Sichuan army.

In the next few days, the western Sichuan army launched a fierce attack on Xi'an, but the will of the defenders was very tenacious, coupled with the thick walls of Xi'an City, there was no shortage of artillery and heavy machine guns, so that the western Sichuan army hit the wall several times. Although it also caused very large losses to the Qing army, its own losses were not small. In a few days, the casualties of the Western Sichuan Army have exceeded 1,000. This is a loss that the Western Sichuan Army has never suffered since the annexation of the Ma Jiajun.

The Western Sichuan Army on the Eastern and Southern Fronts made greater progress. In the Battle of Jingmen, the Qing army was again defeated under the attack of the instructors of the Western Sichuan Army and the newly formed 9th Division, as well as the 1st Brigade and the newly formed 3rd Division of the Western Sichuan Army that joined the battlefield from the northwest. However, Zhang Zhidong seized the opportunity and led the main force of the Qing army, more than 100,000 new troops and tens of thousands of green battalion troops to flee back to Wuhan before the encirclement of the Western Sichuan Army was formed. Although the Western Sichuan Army annihilated many green battalion soldiers, the main force of the Qing army in Hubei still existed. The large forces of the Western Sichuan Army also marched to Wuhan under the leadership of Chief of Staff Xiong Wu.

On the southern front, the Western Sichuan Army has successfully occupied Guiyang, and its troops are directed at Kunming, and the occupation of Kunming is just around the corner. Wang Wenshao, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, was also undecided at the moment, not knowing whether to defend Kunming or flee east to Guangxi.

"Young marshal, chief of staff, we have been besieging Xi'an for several days, but there has been no progress so far, and the morale of the troops has been greatly affected! Or tomorrow we'll launch a general attack! No matter how many casualties we pay, we will definitely be able to take Xi'an! Zhao Bowen found Wang Yuze and Cai Yun and asked for a fight.

Wang Yuze shook his head: "Commander Liu Zhiye has already led the main force of the First Cavalry Army to occupy Tongguan. The Qing army in Xi'an has become a turtle in an urn, and they will definitely be defeated. Coupled with the fact that the progress on both the Eastern and Southern Fronts is significant, there is absolutely no need for us to pay for unnecessary casualties. When the battle situation is clear, I believe that the defenders of Xi'an will take the initiative to make a choice at that time. ”

"Yes, Bowen, you need to be brave to fight, you also need to be patient. Since Xi'an is not easy to gnaw, and we don't have siege weapons, we just sit back and wait for the defenders of Xi'an to make their own choice, whether they break through or surrender. It's all very good for us anyway! Cai Yun also said.

"Young Marshal, Chief of Staff. Received a message from headquarters. The 100,000 new Praetorian Guards of the Qing army had already set out from the capital five days ago and came straight to Shaanxi. Headquarters reminds us to pay more attention! Wu Huiyao took a piece of information to report.

"Good! I said that the defenders of Xi'an were so calm, it turned out that they knew that reinforcements were coming! Wang Yuze suddenly realized.

"100,000 Janissaries New Army, known as the first strong army of the Qing Army! I think we can concentrate our forces and fight a field battle with these 100,000 new Janissaries troops, who is more powerful. Although there are many 100,000 new Praetorian Guards, they are definitely much easier to fight than Xi'an! Cai Yun also said.

"Young Marshal, Chief of Staff. Give the order! Our Second Cavalry Corps guaranteed to defeat the 100,000 Praetorian New Army of the Qing Army! Zhao Bowen also came to the heart, and asked for battle again.

"Hit for sure. But how to fight, you have to think long-term. Cai Yun did not immediately agree to Zhao Bowen's invitation to fight.

"Uncle Cai, Commander Zhao. I suddenly had an idea, I don't know if it's okay or not! Wang Yuze said suddenly.

"What thoughts?" Cai Yun asked. During this period of time, Wang Yuze has grown up very quickly, and he has a lot of wonderful ideas, which makes him very admired. If Wang Yuze did not want to inherit the great cause of western Sichuan, he would very likely become an outstanding military strategist in the future.

"The defenders of the capital are mainly the Praetorian New Army and the Eight Banners. Now that the Praetorian New Army is coming straight to Shaanxi, only those Eight Banners old soldiers are left to defend the New Army. This is a great opportunity for us! Wang Yuze's face showed a smile, and his eyes shone with ambition.

"You want to sneak up on the capital for a long time?" Cai Yun was shocked, Wang Yuze's plan was undoubtedly too bold.

"Yes! As long as I give me the strength of two brigades, I will go out of Yulin, pass through Suiyuan and Chahar, and come to the capital in one fell swoop! Wang Yuze said excitedly.

"No, it's too dangerous!" Cai Yun flatly refused.

"Uncle Cai, there won't be any danger. The Qing army is now extremely empty, and I will set off with two brigades of cavalry, and there will definitely be no danger. At that time, as long as I can successfully attack the capital, it will inevitably shake the Qing army, and we can take this opportunity to defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop! Wang Yuze insisted......)