"Your Majesty, don't act recklessly! The new army has just been selected, and the training has not yet been completed, so I am afraid that it will not be the opponent of the new army! ”

As soon as the decree was issued, the governors of the provinces in the opposition were suddenly in opposition. Weng Tongyi, who was "recuperating", heard the news, ignored his repeated requests to meet Emperor Guangxu, and then comforted him bitterly.

Although he was dismissed, his status and treatment are still there, although Emperor Guangxu is angry, he still has a friendship between teachers and students. But when he heard the old guy say this, he shouted unhappily: "What does the teacher want me to do?" In the current situation, will I continue to endure it? That Yang Rebellious's reputation is higher and higher day by day, if he is not strict, why do you have to wait for him to raise the flag and rebel? At that time, I am afraid that there are not many people in the world who are facing the court! ”

Weng Tongyi patiently persuaded: "The emperor's reform of the law is a move that is in line with the heavens and the people, as long as it is gradual and gradual, it will definitely be supported by the subjects of the world." After all, Yang Shun is a rootless duckweed, and his name is not right, and his prosperity alone is not enough to shake the general trend of the world. The imperial court only needs to settle down, and it can be done slowly! ”

Guangxu sighed: "But the tree wants to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop!" Master Weng, you are old, don't worry about these affairs. Go back and have a good life! ”

Weng Tongyi was sad in his heart, and understood that the emperor was thinking that he was verbose and wanted to drive people out.

He has no other way, the change of the law is profound, and it is not something that can be played by a scholar like him and a leader in the political struggle. The Qingliu students under his door can only stand and cheer, and what they do is a mess.

Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, the old man had no choice but to say goodbye with tears. But under the anxiety in his heart, he was really sick. And he never got up after being in bed.

Emperor Guangxu looked at the figure of the old master and walked away. There was only a helpless sigh in my heart. Why did he want to move Yang Hao immediately? It's not the same as killing Tan Sitong. Are all forced decisions? Now he deeply realized that the power of the entire Qing Kingdom was never really in his hands. The old lady who was hiding in the Summer Palace was the one in charge behind the scenes. He's still a puppet!

"Change! We must resolutely change the law! If not, when will I be able to relax my mind? ”

Emperor Guangxu gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and his heart was full of fighting spirit.

On September 10, 1895, Wen Tingshi served as the emperor's special envoy. Carrying the secret decree, he quietly came to Lutai and read it to Nie Shicheng and other officials: "...... Nie Shicheng, the commander of Zhili, immediately gathered troops to capture the new army in the defense area and exterminate Yang Hao's rebellion against the party! ”

"Obey the order!"

Nie Shicheng respectfully accepted the holy decree with both hands.

Wen Tingshi nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Lord Nie, the great task of capturing the traitors this time is all on your shoulders." As long as the enemy of Lutai is swept away, this merit is unlimited! The emperor has always been stingy with rewards, and in the future, the law will be successfully changed and a new military department will be established. You have a lot of hope to set foot on the high level! ”

Nie Shicheng replied with a calm face: "Thank you Lord Wen for reminding me, Nie will definitely do his best to repay!" ”

Although this is not the most ideal answer. Wen Tingshi still felt good, and promised many benefits for the emperor, and then left.

When he walked away, a group of subordinate officers rushed over and asked, "Junmen, what should we do?" Do you want to do it now?! ”

Nie Shicheng's eyebrows twisted into a pimple, and he was silent.

In fact, Wen Tingshi was not the first to come to him. As early as the time of the war against Japan, Li Jingfang had a secret meeting with him in Phoenix City and proposed to let him join the new army. In the future, China will carry out comprehensive military reforms, and he Nie Shicheng will inevitably become a decision-making figure in the military. This is not a simple wooing, in fact, among the entire current Qing army, his expression is the most prominent. Another good left is precious, but unfortunately he didn't fight, otherwise he must be the second general who represents the time-honored brand of the Huai system.

Nie Shicheng did not agree at that time. He is a fierce general who followed Liu Mingchuan, and he is one of the very few soldiers in the Qing army.

The court condemned Liu Mingchuan and forced him to resign, Nie Shicheng was dissatisfied in his heart, but he even prided himself as a real soldier and didn't want to bear the infamy of "betraying the lord and seeking glory". At that time, he had already noticed the strangeness of the new army, and Li Jingfang hinted at it more vaguely, and under the worry in his heart, he could not make a decision.

When he arrived at Lutai to train Wu Yijun, Wang Wenshao recommended him on the surface, and then Ronglu, the secretary of the military department, also sent someone to win him over. In the final analysis, these people are all conservatives, and they are on the same line as Li Hongzhang before.

As long as he agrees, he will immediately become an important force in the hands of the Empress Dowager of the West. But Nie Shicheng still didn't explicitly agree, the sense of loyalty and patriotism in his heart has not changed, and he will not be a slave to anyone.

In the past few days, the situation outside has changed, and he has turned a blind eye to what is happening outside the window, concentrating on compiling and training Wu Yijun, and guiding the compilation of training materials such as "Huai Army Wuyi Army Course", "Wu Yi Pioneer Horse Team Training Course", "Wu Yi Army Training Diagram" and other training materials. He founded the Kaiping Military Academy, used modern military knowledge to educate officers and train soldiers, and was very busy.

In addition to this, he has also been constantly paying attention to the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the New Army, which is nominally stationed together, but is essentially a vigilant force. He had seen the strength of Yang's new army on the battlefield, but it was not the same as everyone else, just because they were armed and strong, and they could be trained in Western France.

The observation of getting along with each other day and night made Nie Shicheng deeply realize the powerful mystery in it, which was by no means comparable to the German army instructors he invited. It is the excellence that is reflected in every detail, and the bits and pieces come together, which is an almost insurmountable huge difference!

So much so that today, Wu Yijun's training has been completed and the equipment is in place, but he is still not absolutely sure, and he used more than 10,000 people in Lutai to take down 3,000 people of the third regiment.

Facing the excited faces of his subordinates, Nie Shicheng didn't give an order immediately, but asked first: "You have also seen the prosperity of the new army, are you ten percent sure that you will take it down in one fell swoop?" ”

The crowd was speechless for a moment. Truth be told, definitely not. The spirit of the soldiers of the new army, if they are pulled out of a team at will, they can compare with their pro-army squad, which is an all-round victory. Face-to-face fair competition, no chance of winning.

However, fighting is not a school competition, Yang Mushi, the commander of Wu Yi's left army, said: "Let's start suddenly, with the crowd outnumbered, we should be able to do it when we are caught off guard." The military gate, the Yang clan is well-informed, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not know quickly, and they must make a quick decision to avoid being prepared. That's not going to be easy. ”

The rest of the commanders also nodded in agreement, they all had no bottom in their hearts, and it was better to fight quickly.

Nie Shichang sighed and said: "To be honest, Nie didn't want to be in the same room, but he had to obey the imperial court's edict. Brothers, you must give orders, and your men must be measured, and try not to hurt the soldiers. Everyone is a good man who fights for the country, and it is a pity to lose his life so badly. ”

"The military gate is merciful, and we will wait for the province."

Everyone exclaimed in unison. In fact, they are also greedy for the soldiers of the new army, and if they can be subdued and pulled into their own troops, then the overall combat effectiveness will immediately rise several steps. This time it's going to hit the rabbit with the grass, killing two birds with one stone!

The general offensive was planned to be launched at four o'clock tomorrow morning, and the commanders left one after another to rush to their barracks for urgent mobilization.

But they never thought that the time when Yang Hao got the news was far before the Qing court made a move! The emperor had just made the decision to do it, and before the holy decree was written, the secret message had already been placed on Yang Hao's desk.

Nie Shicheng received the holy decree and summoned the officers to discuss and plan, and the movements of Wu Yijun, all kinds of information kept flowing into the headquarters, and then passed on to the regiments together with the combat orders.

The 3rd Infantry Regiment, the 3rd Battalion of the Artillery Regiment, and the 3rd Battalion of the Logistics Regiment stationed in Lutai quietly made arrangements earlier. At 11 o'clock in the evening of the 10th, six hot air balloons quietly flew from high in the sky, slowed down over the presidential camp at the core of the Lutai military camp, and slowly fell until they were only a few dozen meters high from the roof.

In this era, there was no air force at all, and naturally there was no concept of air defense. Tan Sitong was rescued and flew away, and was spread by the people of the capital to become a fairy rescue, soaring through the clouds. Except for a few Westerners, few people in the Great Qing Kingdom knew that it was a hot air balloon problem.

Nie Shicheng didn't expect this stubble, so in the dark night, the guard posts who were looking down from a high place never imagined that those six behemoths would suddenly appear in front of him!

The special commandos personally led by Huo Yuanjia are all good at practicing martial arts for many years, and after a year of military training, they can be said to be handy in carrying out such special operations missions. Dozens of figures quietly slid down the rope to the roof, and then moved to the back of the sentry like apes, and brought them down one after another with anesthetic needles or melee raids!

The aerial monitoring hot air balloon was scanned with infrared night vision, and it was determined that there was no dark pile, and dozens of black shadows immediately dispersed into multiple combat groups, attacking all the way from the roof and hitting the core area!

After Nie Shicheng dismissed the generals, he did not rest immediately. Years of military career have allowed him to develop a sharp intuition before the Great War. From Wen Ting's arrival here to Wu Yijun's action, for a few hours, there was no movement at all in the New Army camp, which was too abnormal.

He believed that his instincts would not come out of thin air, and even in the middle of the night, he still sat in the hall, holding the case file as if reading, but he kept wondering where this subtle feeling came from.

It was late at night, and the silence outside was chilling. Nie Shicheng suddenly found that he didn't know when, he couldn't hear a little insect chirping!

Wrong!

He Huo Ran stood up and was about to order the guards, but at this moment, the door creaked open inward, and a sturdy figure slowly walked in, and hugged his fist at him from afar: "Nie Junmen, haven't you rested yet?" (To be continued......)