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At 8 a.m. on March 15, 1847, the 17th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army, which had descended south from Shengjing City, first launched an attack on the Qing army at Shanhaiguan. The last battle of the empire against the Manchu Qing Dynasty also began in this Xiongguan, which is known as the first pass in the world. Defending Shanhaiguan was the newly formed 2nd Infantry Corps of the Qing army, with a total of more than 50,000 troops. The order given by the Manchus to this infantry army was to rely on Xiongguan to block the imperial army for at least a month. Although the strength of an infantry corps of the Qing army was more than 15,000 more than that of an infantry corps of the imperial army, its combat strength was not comparable to that of the imperial army at all. Whether it is weapons and equipment or morale, they are far from comparable.

The Qing army suffered heavy losses in the decisive battle of the Central Plains, and only the last 300,000 people of the million-strong army remained. Among them, including the remaining tens of thousands of Eight Banners Iron Cavalry. These Eight Banners Iron Cavalry were reorganized into the 1st and 2nd armies of the Manchu cavalry. The remaining infantry was reorganized into five infantry corps. In addition to the 2nd Infantry Corps defending Shanhaiguan, the 3rd Infantry Corps was in Shanxi, and the 4th Infantry Corps was in the south of Zhili. The 5th Infantry Corps defended Tianjin. The Qing army was well aware of the strength of the Imperial Navy, and knew that once the war began, the Imperial Navy would definitely come from the sea, so they never relaxed their vigilance against the sea. The last 1st Infantry Corps defended the Kyoto Division. In addition, the two cavalry corps, as well as the remaining 30,000 Cossack cavalry in Russia, also refused to be in the Beijing division. The entire Beijing division can be described as a heavy gathering of troops.

But even so, the Qing army's defense line was still full of holes. Whether it's north or otherwise, you want to resist the attack of the Imperial* Army. That's harder than climbing to the sky. Especially in the southern part of Zhili, the Qing army deployed only one 4th Infantry Corps. But the 50,000 Qing troops had to face the Imperial Army, as many as eight corps and two heavy artillery brigades. That's almost 300,000 people. The Qing army was not an opponent of the Imperial Army when it had the advantage of troops, not to mention such a huge disparity in strength, the Qing army was even more unable to resist.

When the 17th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army attacked Shanhaiguan, the eight infantry corps and two heavy artillery brigades of the Imperial Army, which were attacking from the south, also crossed the Yellow River lightly, broke through the defense line of the 4th Infantry Corps of the Qing Army, and began to approach the Beijing Division. For this. The main force of the Qing 4th Infantry Corps had no choice but to retreat in the direction of Baoding, intending to continue its stubborn resistance there. At the same time, the Imperial Army was originally active in another infantry corps in Shengjing City. The 14th Infantry Corps began to make a detour to the outside of the pass, blocking the retreat of the Qing army. After all, once the Qing army retreats from Beijing this time, it will have a large number of troops. In addition to the two cavalry corps of the Qing army. There were also more than 30,000 Cossack cavalry of the Russian army. With only two cavalry armies that had just been formed, I am afraid that they would not be able to resist the Qing army. If the Qing army and the Russians were allowed to flee to the vast Mongolian steppe, they would have to pay an even greater price if they were to be destroyed.

In addition, the Imperial Army also sent the 8th Army and the 7th Army to attack Shanxi from the southwest and southwest directions. Although the Qing army deployed an infantry corps of more than 50,000 people in Shanxi. However, its main force has always been cowering in Taiyuan, and is ready to withdraw to Datong at any time, if it is unable to resist the attack of the imperial army. These Qing troops will definitely flee from Datong to Guanwai.

It can be said that although the Qing army still has 300,000 troops. But the whole army did not have the slightest morale to speak of, let alone the courage to fight the Imperial Army. In the face of the attacks of the Imperial Army, these Qing forces were often crushed with a single blow. The Imperial Army was not so much on the offensive as it was on the march. At this time, almost everyone in the world knew that the defeat of the Manchus by the Imperial Army and the destruction of the Manchus were already a sure thing.

"Lord Wang, the rebels have attacked. The defense line of the 4th Army has been broken through by the rebels, and the main force of the 4th Army is withdrawing to Baoding, preparing to block the rebels in Baoding. In addition, the 2nd Army stationed at Shanhaiguan also called, they were fiercely attacked by the rebels, and asked for our support. The 3rd Army in Shanxi was also attacked by bandits. The battle situation is very unfavorable to us, please prepare for it early! "As soon as the battle began, the Qing army began to rout. At the same time, the front-line departments also hurriedly sent telegrams warning to Beijing.

The regent Aisin Jueluo. Mianyu's face turned pale, although he was ready to abandon Beijing and flee to Guanwai. But hearing that the Qing army was so vulnerable, his face was still very ugly. After all, this is the world ruled by the Manchu Qing for 200 years, and if you give it up now, you don't know when you will be able to come back in the future. For the descendants of the Aixin Jueluo family, this is undoubtedly a huge shame for them. Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu was bent on reviving the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he also wanted to squeeze his nephew Emperor Xianfeng down with his merits. But now, the Manchus were about to fall at his hands, which made him feel a deep shame. Of course, the reason why the Manchu Qing Dynasty came to this day is not entirely his fault.

"Come on, bring in all the ministers of military aircraft. In addition, ruled Governor Muravyov, Chief of Staff Nevelskoy and Minister Ivan. It's time to decide. "The regent loves Xin Jueluo. Mianyu said. Now, it is necessary to leave as soon as possible, the Imperial Army is advancing too fast, and if the troops retreat earlier, I am afraid that they will not be able to escape in the future.

"Yes, Lord Wang!"

Soon, a group of military ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty came to the upper study with panicked faces. Muravyov, the Russian Governor-General of the Far East, and Major General Nevelskoy, who was the chief of staff of the Qing army, and Ivan, the Russian minister to the Manchus, also came.

"It's terrible. The Chinese army has invested at least more than 500,000 men to storm our defensive line, and the generals on the front line simply cannot resist the attack of the Chinese army. The current situation of the war can be described as a collapse on all fronts. Major General Nevelskoy complained. He believed that the Qing army was really vulnerable, and if it were the Russian army, although it would be defeated sooner or later, it would definitely not lose so badly.

The regent Aisin Jueluo. Mianyu's face was very ugly, but he knew that now was not the time to fall out with the Russians, and if the Manchus wanted to restore the country in the future, they would have to rely on these Russians!

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is no need to say anything else, let's evacuate Beijing as soon as possible. After a long night's sleep, I decided to leave early tomorrow morning. Saishan, you will leave for Zhangjiakou this afternoon, and then get in touch with the Mongol tribes in Monan, and ask them to withdraw to Mobei one step ahead. Early tomorrow morning, the 1st Cavalry Corps will open the way in front, and the 2nd Cavalry Corps will escort the left and right, and we will leave Beijing! "Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu said. Running for your life is the most important thing now, and the rest can't be taken care of so much.

"Yes, Lord Wang!" Seshana nodded, he was the only Mongol among the ministers of military aircraft, and it was undoubtedly the most suitable for him to contact the Mongolian ministries.

"Your Excellency, are your men ready? We're going to leave early tomorrow morning. However, in view of the strength of the Russian friendly forces, if they encounter the resistance of the bandits along the way, I am afraid they will have to rely on the Russian friendly forces to take action! "Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu said.

"Of course. Our thirty-four thousand elite Cossack cavalry is ready to go! Governor Muravyov said with a haughty face. Although, the Qing army had much more troops than the Russian army. However, from the point of view of combat effectiveness, it is still the Russian army that has the advantage.

"Gentlemen, I would like to remind you that after the evacuation of Beijing, the speed must be accelerated. If you can't take some large items with you, just give them up! Otherwise, we will most likely be caught up by the Chinese army. Major General Nevelskoy reminded. Judging from the news he got, the princes and nobles in Beijing really seemed to be moving this time. Please, it's a flight, not a move. You don't need to take away pots and pans or a large pear blossom wood bed for sleeping. Otherwise, once caught up by the pursuers of the Chinese Empire, there would be no escape.

Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu and the ministers of the military aircraft smiled wryly.

"Rest assured, Chief of Staff, I will inform them." Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu said.

"Please remember that we have to be fast. According to the information we have received, only one infantry corps of the Chinese army attacked Shanhaiguan. And where did the other infantry corps go? You don't have to think about it to know that this infantry army must be making a detour and preparing to block our retreat. So, we have to be fast. Major Nevelskoy continued.

"Ahh Okay, Chief of Staff, we'll definitely leave early tomorrow morning. When the time comes, everyone will travel lightly. "Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu hurriedly said. If the retreat was blocked by the Imperial Chinese Army, then they would not be able to escape.

The Manchus were busy packing up their homes and fleeing Beijing. Within the General Staff of the Imperial Army, preparations were already beginning to begin to celebrate the victory.

"陛xià. After the battle began, all fronts of the Imperial Army advanced smoothly. At present, the eight infantry corps and two heavy artillery brigades attacking from Henan and Shandong have easily broken through the Qing army's defense line and are attacking Beijing. The Qing army deployed in the south of Zhili only had an infantry corps of more than 50,000 people. They simply could not withstand the attack of the Imperial Army. It is estimated that we will be able to kill the city of Beijing in half a month at most. Lieutenant General Sun Hao, Minister of Operations, said.

"Your Majesty, according to the telegram sent back by the generals at the front, this battle is very easy! The Qing army often collapsed without a fight, and the soldiers of the empire spent most of their time on the road. This time, we will definitely be able to smash the Yellow Dragon and destroy the Manchus in one fell swoop. General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, was also full of smiles.

Long Yufei nodded: "It's not surprising to me that the Qing army is like this, they have no fighting spirit at all!" (To be continued......)