At about 8 o'clock in the evening of September 9, 1902, the sky had completely darkened, and in the Fengtai camp outside Beijing, except for the sentries standing guard, the other new officers and soldiers had already slept, and the current Fengtai camp was stationed in the 3rd and 4th towns of the Wuwei Army.

At present, the defense of the entire city of Beijing is under the responsibility of the four towns of the Wuwei Army, except for the third and fourth towns stationed in Fengtai Daying, the second town is partly stationed in Wanping County, which is a suburb of Beijing, and part is stationed in the Forbidden City, and the first town of the Wuwei Army is stationed in Shanhaiguan.

The reason why the Manchu court transferred the three towns of the Wuwei Army to Beijing City is also a kind of comforting psychology, although these new troops together can not resist the Dingbei Army, but so many troops gathered around Beijing City, there is also some ethereal sense of security.

As for the three towns of the Dingwu Army that had been withdrawn from the south, they returned to Shanxi and were stationed, while the six towns of the Beiyang Army were scattered in Nanzhili and the central and eastern parts of Shandong Province.

There are still more than 80,000 nominal Eight Banner Army in Beijing, but these Eight Banner soldiers can completely ignore them, and there are also 20,000 patrol battalion troops adapted from the original Green Battalion in Beijing City.

In the barracks of Lu Chengming, the 2nd co-ordinator of the 3rd town of Fengtai Daying, no less than 20 people gathered at this time, and the smallest official position was also the position of the leader, which was equivalent to the position of battalion commander.

Lu Chengming, who is lurking in the highest official position of the Wuwei Army as a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau, said in a deep voice: "Whether you are from the Military Intelligence Bureau or from the Secret Bureau, you should have received the notice from above, to make a long story short, tonight we are ready to launch the operation of the yellow robe, and we are lurking in the personnel of the two departments of the 3rd and 4th towns, and the goal is to control these two towns." Then the soldiers entered the city of Beijing and controlled the whole of Beijing. Welcome the handsome man into Beijing, do you have any questions? ”

In the barracks, more than 20 agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Secret Service lurking in the 3rd and 4th towns shook their heads excitedly. Saying that there is no problem, they have been waiting for this day for a long time, and they can finally return to their team.

The agents assigned by the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Secret Service to lurk in the new army are not professional agents, they are all absorbed by two departments in the military academy, and then sent to the new army, and some of them have been in the new army for 8 years.

Huang Zimeng, the 3rd assistant commander of the 4th town, said at this time: "Tonight, in the city of Wanping County, the 2nd town of the Wuwei Army, the personnel of our two departments will also launch the action of adding yellow robes at the same time. Seize the control of the 2nd town in Wanping County, but unfortunately the troops sent by the 2nd town to Beijing City, the strength of our 2 departments is not strong, otherwise the operation tonight will be very easy. ”

Huang Zimeng is considered to be the highest-ranking person in the Wuwei Army of the Secret Bureau, and tonight's yellow robe operation will be launched by the agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Secret Service who have been lurking in the Wuwei Army for many years.

Lu Chengming said: "The 3rd town commander Liangbi is in the Fengtai camp tonight, and the 4th town commander Tieliang is back in Beijing tonight, we just need to control Liangbi as soon as possible." and a few other co-ordinators, and we've done most of our action tonight. ”

Huang Zimeng nodded and said, "Then according to the original plan, we will act in unison at 10 o'clock tonight." ”

It was 10 o'clock in the evening, and Liangbi, who was in charge of the 3rd town, was already asleep. Suddenly, I felt someone move my body, and I immediately woke up.

"What are you doing? Let me go! Guardsman! Guardsman! After Liangbi came to his senses, he immediately found that there were several soldiers of the Wuwei Army who he didn't know. I held oneself down and tied it with a rope. Liangbi suddenly struggled desperately, but where could he alone struggle several soldiers who were five big and three thick.

At the same time, a familiar voice sounded. "Lord Commander, don't shout, your guards have all been taken down by us, you just shouted out your throat, and no one will come to help you."

Liangbi followed the voice and looked at it, and was immediately surprised, the person in front of him was very familiar to him, this is not one of his henchmen!

"Lu Chengming! What are you doing? Do you want to rebel? Liangbi shouted loudly to Lu Chengming, who was dressed in military uniform.

Lu Chengming showed a smile and said, "Lord Commander, you are right, your subordinates are preparing to rebel tonight. ”

Liangbi's face changed greatly and said: "The court and the official are not kind to you Lu Chengming, what are you going to do?" ”

The expression on Lu Chengming's face changed sternly and said: "I officially introduce myself to the commander, my original name is Lu Mingxin, a graduate of the fifth phase of the teaching team of Weihai Weishui Academy, after graduation, I joined the Northeast Military Intelligence Bureau, and was ordered to infiltrate the Manchurian Army in the early 8th period. ”

Liangbi stumbled in shock and said, "You...... You are...... Lin Daxin's people! ”

Lu Chengming, it can also be said that Lu Mingxin nodded.

Liangbi suddenly became depressed, and he didn't struggle anymore, so he let several soldiers of the Wuwei Army tie him up solidly.

Liangbi asked dejectedly: "So, Lin Daxin is ready to make a move against the imperial court!" He's ready to be emperor himself! ”

Lu Chengming looked at Liangbi, who seemed to be much older in an instant, and said: "Lord Commander, I have been under you for several years, I know that you are an excellent general, but your own excellence cannot cover up the corruption of the entire Manchu Qing Dynasty, the whole of China, not only your Manchu people, but also our 400 million Chinese, since you are not qualified to be the ruler of this country, it is better to know the times as Junjie, give us the handsome and make the virtuous!" ”

Liangbi smiled bitterly and said: "I always thought that Lin Daxin would think that their old Lin family would serve the court for generations, leaving a way for the court to live, it seems that I am whimsical!" But that's fine, the people in the court don't have to worry about it every day, I hope Lin Daxin can leave a way for us, the courtiers of the Qing Dynasty, to survive! ”

Lu Chengming nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lord Commander, the marshal is not a ruthless person. ”

Liangbi secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, if Lin Daxin had shown mercy, he would not have made a sudden move against the court, it seems that in the future, his Manchu courtiers can only ask for more blessings.

However, Liangbi is not too surprised by Lin Daxin's action against the imperial court, after all, Lin Daxin's current power has topped the world, even if he changes his position in Lin Daxin, it is impossible not to consider the position of Emperor Guangxu. Replace the problem.

The operations of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Secret Service in the Fengtai camp were very smooth, with 60,000 troops in 2 towns. Aside from a few gunshots, there were few twists and turns. was controlled by the lurking personnel of 2 departments.

Most of the officers and soldiers in the two towns have actually long been interested in Lin Daxin, and when the rest of the people see this situation, few people choose to block the car with their mantis arms and bring about their own destruction.

After that, Lu Chengming, the 2nd co-commander of the 3rd town, and Huang Zimeng, the 3rd co-commander of the 4th town, took advantage of the night to gather the troops and announced that the Wuwei army of the 2nd town would break away from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and from this moment on, they began to support Lin Daxin, the king of Dingbei.

At the same time, the two associations of the second town of the Wuwei Army, which were stationed in Wanping County, on the outskirts of Beijing, were also personnel of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Secret Bureau. It didn't take much effort to control it, but the Manchu magnates in Beijing knew nothing about it, and the Wuwei army, which they regarded as a barrier, was about to turn their guns on them.

The personnel of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Secret Service immediately made contact with the Wuwei military outside the city of Beijing in two parts, and then in order to avoid long nights, the troops of the Wuwei Army in the second part immediately took advantage of the night to march to the city of Beijing, and in the early morning of 10 September. An attack was launched on the city of Beijing.

The officers and men of the Wuwei battalion of the second town guarding the Yongding Gate of Beijing suddenly turned their guns on the officers and men of the patrol battalion who were also guarding the Yongding Gate when the Wuwei soldiers outside the city were approaching the city, and as a result, several hundred officers and men of the patrol battalion did not fire a single shot. was disarmed, and then the Yongding Gate was opened, and the army of Wuwei entered the city of Beijing. Began to exterminate the forces loyal to the Manchus.

The gunfire in Beijing did not stop until early in the morning of September 10. The guns weren't too intense in the second half of the night, but it was early in the morning. Except for the Forbidden City, the entire city of Beijing has completely fallen into the hands of the anti-water Wuwei army.

In the Xinuan Pavilion of the Forbidden City, the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Guangxu Emperor, Prince Gong Yixin, the commander of the Wuwei Army, Yi Ketanga, and more than a dozen ministers gathered here, everyone's faces were either panicked or gloomy, never thought that Lin Daxin's Dingbei Army had not yet waved its troops south, and the foundation of the Qing Dynasty that had lasted for hundreds of years was in danger of collapse.

The Empress Dowager Cixi asked Yiktanga with a pale face, "How many guards are there in the palace now?" ”

Iktanga coughed a few times, his illness has not been better, he was recuperating in his own mansion in Beijing City, but he didn't expect that the situation suddenly changed last night, Iktanga knew that the situation was not good, and fled to the Forbidden City with his sick body.

"Lafayette, cough cough cough - most of the Wuwei army has rebelled, there are less than 4,000 Wuwei troops in the palace, plus the forbidden army in the palace, there are only 6,000 people, cough cough cough - they can't resist the rebels outside at all, and they all complain that the old minister is incompetent!" Iktanga said as he coughed.

Emperor Guangxu's face showed a dark color, and he shouted angrily: "Why are those Wuwei troops all reversed? What's going on? Who can sue sù me? Iktang, have we entered King Jingqin's troops? I still have a new army in 3 towns in Shanxi, and isn't there still a 1st town led by Fengshan in Shanhaiguan? Hurry up and let them enter Beijing to quell the rebellion! ”

Iktanga smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, it's too late. ”

Emperor Guangxu opened his mouth, his face was even more gloomy, and he also knew that with 6,000 defenders, he could not resist the tens of thousands of martial forces outside the Forbidden City.

The Empress Dowager Cixi turned her head to Prince Gong Yixin and asked, "Prince Gong, in the current situation, the mourning family has no master, what do you think we should do?" ”

Prince Gong Yixin hesitated for a moment and said: "Lafayette, it's best to send someone to contact the rebels outside the city first to see what they are rebelling for. ”

Yi Ketanga also said beside him: "Ahem, cough, ahem, Prince Gong's words are reasonable, and the old minister is also very puzzled now, why did the three towns outside Beijing rebel at the same time, could it be ...... Ahem, ahem—"

Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "What is it?" ”

Iktanga smiled bitterly: "People who can have such great ability, except for Lin Daxin, cough cough cough - the old minister really can't think of anyone else!" ”

Hearing Lin Daxin's words, the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu glanced at each other, and then sighed at the same time, in the hearts of these two Qing rulers, they also thought that this matter was basically planned by Lin Daxin.

Before the Manchu magnates had sent out to inquire about the news, representatives of the Wuwei army outside the Forbidden City entered the palace and asked to see the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor.

In the Xinuan Pavilion, the representatives of Wu Weijun met with the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor, and Prince Gong Yixin and Yi Ketanga also stayed in the Xinuan Pavilion, and the other ministers left and went to other places in the palace to wait for the next fate.

This representative of the Wuwei Army was very young, and when he saw the Empress Dowager Cixi and others, he did not kneel, but just saluted a military salute, and then said: "I am Wang Xifan, the captain of the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Association of the 3rd Town of the Wuwei Army, on behalf of the tens of thousands of Wuwei officers and soldiers outside the Forbidden City, I hope that the Empress Dowager and the emperor will order the troops in the palace to give up resistance and avoid unnecessary losses." ”

Emperor Guangxu asked urgently, "Why are you rebelling?" ”

Wang Xifan said without humility or arrogance: "I can also sue the emperor now, I am an agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau under the command of Lin Dashuai, and the tens of thousands of Wuwei troops outside the city are also controlled by the agents of our Military Intelligence Bureau and the Secret Bureau, Your Majesty, do you understand the situation of the imperial court now?" ”

When Emperor Guangxu heard this, he nodded blankly, revealing a smile that was more ugly than crying.

Empress Dowager Cixi's face turned pale and said: "The imperial court can be said to be benevolent and righteous to Lin Daxin, and he has just been crowned the king of Dingbei, but still can't satisfy his appetite?" ”

Wang Xifan sneered and said: "Queen Mother, what is the Manchu Qing Dynasty like, you should also know in your heart, what is the current power of our handsome, you should also know, do you think that a mere king of Dingbei can meet the expectations of our millions of soldiers and hundreds of millions of people?" No! It's not enough at all! We hope that the fate of China in the future will be handed over to the great marshal, not the rotten Manchu court! ”

After Wang Xifan's words were finished, the entire Xinuan Pavilion fell into tranquility, the four Manchu rulers knew that their rule in China was about to come to an end, if it was for other reasons, causing the rebellion of the Wuwei Army, there might be a way to quell it, but this time the rebellion of the Wuwei Army was planned by Lin Daxin, so waiting for the end of the Manchu court was already doomed.

At noon on September 10, 1902, the gates of the Forbidden City were opened, and the Wuwei officers and soldiers surrounding the Forbidden City then entered the place, which symbolized the center of China's imperial power. (To be continued......)