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Li Hongzhang sighed deeply, his face was full of unwillingness and helplessness, "If you really can't do it, you can only give up the outer city and defend the inner city with all your might!"

Yi 60 thought about it, sighed and said, "If it is a last resort, it can only be made this way." ”

Li Hongzhang is also helpless, the troops in his hands are limited, to be precise, there are really few soldiers who can fight, how can it be that when it is absolutely necessary, he can only make this kind of move of losing the car and reporting to the commander. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners and their families were stationed in Beijing, the Qing court ordered the houses in the inner city to be occupied for the banner people to live in. The Han people and Hui people who used to be in the inner city all moved to the outer city. The inner city is centered on the imperial city, and is divided into four corners and eight directions by eight flags - two yellow flags in the north: the yellow flag is stationed in Anding Gate, and the yellow flag is stationed in Desheng Gate; Two white flags in the east: the inlaid white flag is stationed in Chaoyang Gate, and the white flag is stationed in Dongzhi Gate; Two red flags in the west: the red flag is stationed in Fuchengmen, and the red flag is stationed in Xizhimen; The two blue flags are located in the south: the blue flag is stationed in the Xuanwu Gate, and the blue flag is stationed in the Zhengwen Gate. Moreover, the Imperial City and the Forbidden City are in the inner city, as long as the inner city is kept, it can barely be explained to the emperor and the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty.

Then the pair of brothers and sisters were talking about how to keep the city of Beijing, while complaining to each other that their lives were not good, until the two old guys felt a little tired, Yi 60 got up and went back to his yamen.

Just when the Japanese army was desperately attacking the city of Beijing, Ren Chao led more than 4,000 tiger troops on the way to Beijing.

"Report~! The Japanese army once again launched a fierce attack on the outer city of Beijing, and the shape was extremely critical! "Riding a scout horse, he once again reported the latest information to Ren Chao.

Ren Chao couldn't help frowning, "Can the Chief of Staff speed up a little faster!" ”

"Artillery and baggage forces have slowed down the speed of the whole army, unless the artillery and baggage units are temporarily left behind. But if you leave behind the artillery and baggage troops, it will be troublesome to encounter little devils on the way. Yang Jichang replied after thinking about it.

Ren Chao lowered his head and said after thinking about it. "Then let Wang Jing's troops stay, and I will personally lead the guard regiment to Beijing first."

"Alright then!" Yang Jichang knew that Ren Chao had already decided, and it was useless to persuade him, so he could only nod his head in agreement.

"Niu Triumph!" Ren Chao shouted.

"Humble duty!" The cow not far away answered in triumph.

"Order the guard regiment to advance at full speed and rush to Beijing City as much as possible!" Ren commanded loudly.

"Order!" Niu triumphantly bowed in response.

The order was quickly conveyed, and the Guard Regiment, the most elite unit of the Tiger Army, immediately accelerated its march and ran forward quickly, leaving the large army far behind.

"Report~! Lord Qiyu, ten miles ahead, I found a Japanese blocking force! ”

"The little devil doesn't want us to go into the city!" Ren Chao snorted coldly and said.

"Then we'll kill it!" Niu Triumph shouted eagerly.

"It is important to save the city of Beijing. No time to waste with them! Ren Chao shook his head and said, "Bypass this group of little devils, the little devils are now storming a few gates of the outer city, let's go around to the inner city in the north and advance to Beijing City." ”

Niu Kaixuan was inevitably a little disappointed when he heard this, but the order still had to be carried out, "Pass the order, and the whole army will turn." ”

……

Li Hongzhang sat in the main hall, and the latest battle reports came from the front line. It upset the middle hall adult. Li Hongzhang was also on the battlefield in his early years, and he relied on his military exploits to get to today's position step by step. But whether it is the Taiping Army or the Twist Army, there has never been such a mess as now.

"Report~! Lord Qi Zhongtang, Guangqu Gate is in an emergency. A large number of Japanese troops have already climbed the city wall! ”

"Send troops to reinforce Guangqumen immediately!" Li Hongzhang's voice trembled slightly, and his heart was far from being as calm as it seemed on the surface.

"Lord Qi Zhongtang, we have no troops to send now, unless we draw troops from the inner city to support the outer city." A Qing army general under the hall arched his hand and said.

"The soldiers of the inner city must not be moved!" Li Hongzhang said categorically. Li Hongzhang's brows furrowed even deeper, and no one could understand what kind of torment Li Hongzhang was suffering in his heart at this time.

"Report~! Lord Qi Zhongtang, Yongding Gate is in an emergency. A large number of Japanese troops poured into the city, our army is almost unbearable, please send reinforcements to support quickly, I'm afraid it's too late! While Li Hongzhang was thinking hard about a good plan, a Qing soldier hurriedly entered, and the words he said made Li Hongzhang fall into an ice cave.

"What?" Li Hongzhang couldn't keep calm anymore, and stood up with a bang, his right hand on the case trembled slightly. After a long time, Li Hongzhang recovered from the shock, waved his hand and said, "Got it, you should retreat first!" Go back and tell General Li that reinforcements will arrive soon. ”

Seeing that the Qing soldier respectfully retreated, Li Hongzhang sat down on the chair weakly, and couldn't help but sigh, could it be that the outer city really couldn't hold it? Are you really going to give up the outer city? Although Li Hongzhang was unwilling, he couldn't do anything.

Outside the Yongding Gate, Dashanyan held a telescope and looked at Yongding Gate, where a dazzling plaster flag was fluttering in the wind, although this flag had been destroyed by artillery fire and became incomplete, but in the eyes of Dashanyan at this time, this flag was undoubtedly the most beautiful Japanese flag.

"Haha!" Dashan Yan couldn't help but let out a smug laugh.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency Commander, I believe that in a maximum of ten minutes, the Locust Army will be able to completely control the Yongding Gate. Moreover, the Sixth Division will also succeed in attacking Guangqumen, so that it will not be long before the Locust Army can capture the entire city of Beijing. The chief of staff said proudly.

"Yo Xi!" Da Shanyan nodded happily and said, "Although it is only the outer city, but once the outer city is broken, can the inner city still hold on?" As long as Beijing is breached, we will all become heroes of the empire and thus go down in history. ”

"What the commander said is very true!" The chief of staff smiled and flattered, "Under the wise leadership of the commander, a mere Beijing city is naturally easy to capture." ”

"Thanks to the lives of the soldiers of the whole army!" Da Shanyan shook his head modestly and said, but the smug smile on his face revealed his true thoughts.

"Sue Sakuma-kun and Kurogi-kun, let them work harder and strive to capture the entire outer city today!" Dashan Yan said with a smile.

"Hay!" The chief of staff replied respectfully.

"Kill~!" Suddenly, there was a shouting sound of killing from inside the Yongding Gate, and Dashanyan hurriedly raised the binoculars, only to see that the Japanese soldiers who were preparing to enter the city outside the Yongding Gate suddenly had a commotion. Oyama couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in his heart, "What happened?" Let Sakuma Samathew immediately report the situation inside the Eiding Gate. Dashan Yan said sharply.

"Hay!" (To be continued......)