Chapter 192: Return to Beijing
In the evening of the same day, Ren Chao rode a horse from the west gate of Langfang into Langfang City, looking at the devastated Langfang City, Ren Chao did not have the joy after the big victory, but his mood became a little heavy.
"Report~! The commander of the Second Army of the Japanese Army, General Oyama Iwa, the commander of the Japanese Seventh Division, Lieutenant General Nagayama Tetsushiro, and other major Japanese generals committed suicide by disembowelment, and other Japanese officers and soldiers in the headquarters were also defeated and committed suicide, and the remnants of the Japanese army in the city have been basically wiped out. One of the scouts ran up to Ren Chaoma and said loudly.
Dashanyan finally survived to the last moment and did not die of illness in advance. At the last moment, Oyama Iwa accurately stabbed a sharp katana into his abdomen, but due to his weak body, this guy did not make a cross on his stomach like Tetsushiro Nagayama, and was cut off by the adjutant standing behind him to help, and then the lieutenant also pulled out his gun and killed himself.
"Got it!" Ren Chao responded, and the horse continued to move forward.
"Report~! Lord Qiqi, the troops of Song Junmen and Ma Junmen have successfully captured the East Gate, and now the two adults are on their way to Langfang. Another scout came and reported loudly.
"Got it!" Ren Chao replied casually, Ren Chao cared more about the points obtained by destroying these little devils, as for Song Qing and Ma Yukun who came to share the credit at this time, Ren Chao didn't take it to heart. First, Ren Chao's credit for killing the Japanese invaders is obvious to all, and others can't snatch it even if they want to. Second, Ren Chao really doesn't care about the reward given to him by the Qing Dynasty government, after all, after defeating the little devil, how long this Manchu government can save depends on Ren Chao's own mood. Besides, when it comes to fighting against Japan, even if Song Qing and Ma Yukun have no credit, they will always have a hard work! It's not a big deal to share their share of the pie, and Ren Chao doesn't need to offend these two old guys for this little thing.
After the battle, Ren Chao. Song Qing, Ma Yukun and others immediately jointly played the Qing court, and under the courage of the front-line officers and soldiers of our army, they finally annihilated the Japanese in Langfang. Li Hongzhang, who was in Beijing, got the news at the first time, and was naturally elated, on the one hand, he handed over the recital of Ren Chao and others to the imperial court in Rehe, and on the other hand, he hurriedly went to the imperial court to ask for merit for the front-line soldiers, and at the same time respectfully invited the emperor and the Empress Dowager Lafayette Luan to drive back to Beijing.
Ren Chao stayed in Langfang for two days before receiving a notice from Li Hongzhang asking him to return to Beijing immediately. So Ren Chao ordered the army to temporarily garrison Langfang. He himself led a battalion of personal guards to rush back to Beijing.
When Ren Chao and others entered Beijing from Yongding Gate, the people of Beijing who got the news poured into the streets one after another, welcoming this famous anti-Japanese general and a hero who protected the country. Ren Chaoda broke the Japanese invaders, relieved the siege of Beijing, and was regarded as a life-saving benefactor by the people of Beijing.
When Ren Chao rode into Yongding Gate on horseback, bursts of cheers suddenly broke out in the crowd, and Ren Chao waved his hand to salute the besieging people. When many people saw Ren Chao enter the city, they knelt down and kowtowed to Ren Chao to thank him.
At this time, Ren Chao was proud. I can't help but feel a little fluttery. I couldn't help but secretly say in my heart, "No wonder everyone likes to be a hero and an emperor!" This feeling of being embraced by all the people is really quite good! Ren Chao couldn't help but feel that he seemed to be a little too low-key before.
is at the time of Ren Chao's secret complacency. Suddenly there was a commotion ahead. A group of people dressed as scholars in long robes suddenly squeezed out of the crowd, and soldiers who squeezed through the street to maintain order rushed into the street and stopped Ren Chao.
Ren Chao couldn't help frowning. I don't know what the purpose of these scholars suddenly stopped their frames.
At this time, a middle-aged scholar who was the leader of them arched his hand and said loudly to Ren Chao, "Lord Ren, I and other provinces have gathered here. There is no malice in stopping an adult's car, but there is something to ask for. ”
When Ren Chao heard that these scholars had come to Beijing to take the exam, and they were asking for themselves, he couldn't help but be interested, and waved his hand to let the soldiers let those scholars talk closer. The Tiger Ben soldiers who were guarding Ren Chaoma immediately moved out of the way, but only let the leader go.
Ren Chao turned over and dismounted, arched his hand and said, "This gentleman stopped Ren's car, I don't know what's going on!" ”
"Your Excellency." The middle-aged scholar opened his mouth and said, "We are all going to Beijing to rush for the exam, and it coincides with the large-scale invasion of the Japanese and the soldiers coming to Beijing, which is a great shame that has not been seen for thousands of years!" The middle-aged scholar immediately made a distressed expression.
Seeing this scholar's expression, Ren Chao hurriedly comforted, "This gentleman doesn't have to be sad, fortunately, God bless me in the Qing Dynasty, and the Japanese have been completely annihilated by our army!" Jingshi has also turned the corner. ”
"Although the Japanese who invaded the capital have been wiped out by the adults, is it difficult to guarantee that the Japanese will not invade again? The Western powers will not invade again, and the fire of the Old Summer Palace in the past is still vivid, which makes me sad and crying! The middle-aged scholar stretched out his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes as he spoke, and he didn't know if he was really sad and cried or just for show.
"What do you mean, sir?" Ren Chao was indeed a little confused, and he didn't know what this nerd was doing.
"My lord, although the danger of the capital has been solved, the danger of the world has not been lifted." The middle-aged scholar wiped his tears and continued, "The reason why the Japanese deceive me is because of the weakness of my Qing Dynasty and the poverty of the people. If the Western powers invade our Qing Dynasty today, will you be able to kill them all as you do today? ”
"If the gentleman has anything to say, just say it." Ren Chao couldn't help frowning, talking to this nerd is too inkblot, can't you just say anything? Why bother dragging the text with Lao Tzu? Didn't you read the Four Books and the Five Classics?
"Students think that in the current situation, if you want to save me from the Qing Dynasty and solve the danger of the world, the only way to go is to enrich the country and strengthen the army." The middle-aged scholar saw Ren Chao's impatient expression, and hurriedly said, "I will wait for the eighteen provinces to cry blood for this book of ten thousand words, and I hope that the adults will play the emperor on behalf of us for the sake of our sincere heart." For the safety of the world, the edict encourages the world; training to strengthen the world's momentum; change the law into the rule of the world; Drum merchants enrich the people of the world. The middle-aged scholar said, took out an excerpt and respectfully presented it to Ren Chao.
Ren Chao couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he heard this, in this era, it is absolutely extraordinary that someone can have this kind of knowledge, "Dare to ask this gentleman with a high surname?" ”
"Student Guangdong lifts his son Kang Youwei!" The middle-aged scholar replied respectfully.
Ren Chao suddenly realized, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart, sure enough, it's this guy, I said why look at this guy's outfit is a little familiar! It turns out that this guy is Kang Youwei! Only then did I remember that I had indeed seen this photo of Kang Youwei in history textbooks before, although the memory was a little vague, but it did have some similarities with the person in front of me. "It turned out to be Mr. Nanhai! Look up for a long time, look up for a long time! Ren Chao hurriedly said politely. (To be continued......)