At dusk, the sunset shines brightly, and the sunset slans in the west.

Liu Yun led the two Tiger Guards who had been turned into his own personal guards back to his residence, but he met Wen Yi head-on, and he was alert in his heart, and said, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Tell you something," Wen Yi replied with a smile, "The mastermind behind that girl is the governor of Zhili, the leader of the Huai family, Lord Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang also installed a eunuch named Wang Gonggong next to the emperor, Chun'er contacted him directly and passed on the information she had collected, but as of last night, she had not sent a single message." ”

Liu Yun rushed forward and grabbed Wen Yi by the collar: "Did you use medicine on her!" ”

Wen Yi looked indifferent: "Confession medicine, the quickest way to interrogate a spy is this, it's much better than torture." ”

"Don't you know that this medicine can damage the brain?"

"Zhilu Dao, so what?"

"She's still a child!"

"Kid?" Wen Yi shook his head with a wry smile: "You are stupid to be a soldier, in this era, she should get married at this age." Even in our day, there were a few sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls who hadn't slept with their boyfriends or anything, and the lady sitting at the desk in the nightclub was full of tender tofu about her size—"

"Shut up!" Liu Yun pushed Wen Yi away, "You are not allowed to mix her with some lady sitting on the stage!" ”

Wen Yi stared at Liu Yun with strange eyes: "You-you won't really fall in love with this little girl, will you?" ”

Liu Yun was even more annoyed and pointed to the courtyard gate: "You get out!" Don't come here again! ”

Wen Yi shook his head to both sides, snorted twice in his nose, approached Liu Yun, and climbed on his shoulder: "Do you remember what you came here for?" A girl makes you stunned like this, how can you do big things! To tell you the truth, we are now even in danger of our lives, Li Hongzhang may contact the Houdang clique at any time to launch a coup d'état, and wipe out the imperial clique, including us, when the time comes, you and I will fall to the ground, can you still care about what damage will be done to a female spy's brain? Wake up, the most important thing now is to save everyone's lives, and for this, we have to take the lives of some people, let alone use some confession that does not endanger lives at all? ”

Liu Yun's momentum decreased slightly, and said: "There can't be a next time, in fact, I think she looks like my daughter, or if Xiaohui grows up to her age, she will look similar." ”

"Now is not the time to think about personal feelings," Wen Yi also breathed a sigh of relief, "The situation is very critical, I think we must hurry up." It is best to solve the Hou Party during the day tomorrow, master the army around the capital, and then free up your hands to deal with Li Hongzhang. It is best to use the Hou Party to stabilize him for three or two months, and after the new army is formed, it will get rid of him in one fell swoop by means of a sneak attack by the regular army and special forces, and seize the military power of the Huai system. ”

"Tomorrow?"

"Yes, just tomorrow, I think the group of black-clothed people on the eve before was also sent by Li Hongzhang to find out the truth, if he already knew that the Queen Mother was detained, then within a few days, he is likely to make some moves, if the Hou Party joins forces with him, we will have no chance of winning."

Liu Yun understood it, so he no longer pursued Chun'er's matter, and said, "Let's go to see the emperor immediately and let him prepare early." ”

Wen Yi nodded: "That's right, we are one, what I do will never be bad for you, you have to believe me." ”

Liu Yun patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go, there is so much nonsense, have I ever believed you?" ”

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Late that night, a total of 16 members of the Tiger Guards and the Teaching Team gathered at Liu Yun's residence, and a radio station had been installed in the hall, and Liu Yun was personally contacting the base in the deep mountains: "-Yes, the helicopter is on standby 24 hours a day, how much has the road been completed?" Seventy percent? Okay, get up to speed and keep in touch – done! ”

Putting down the headphones, Liu Yun glanced around his elite troops, and shouted forcefully: "Lizheng!" ”

The officers and soldiers lined up a few times and stood up, and then heard a "Breathe!" The right foot stepped out together, moving as if it were one person.

Liu Yun looked at these carefully selected special forces officers and soldiers with satisfaction. Until now, they still remember the duty of a soldier, and they did not hesitate to obey him, and closely linked their respective fates with his fate, I don't know how long this situation can last, and it would be best if it could last forever, but one day, some of them will inevitably part ways with him, and people's greed for power will inevitably be induced to cause trouble whenever they have the opportunity.

"Comrades, our situation is already very dangerous, the spy sent by Li Hongzhang has infiltrated the palace and found out a lot of information about us, he may send troops to the capital at any time to kill us together with the Houdang group. So, we have to strike first, and my order is—"

When everyone heard the word "order", they couldn't help but puff up their chests and listen intently.

"Captain Zhong Xiahuo led 11 members of the Tiger Guards to attack the Beijing Division Beida Camp by helicopter before 6 o'clock in the morning tomorrow, arrest Admiral Yulu, read the emperor's holy decree, and subdue the soldiers of each battalion. Captain Ding Jieyun led the first platoon and the second platoon of the Praetorian Guard Company to attack the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion before 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, arrest Admiral Erlanhe, and go to each battalion to read the holy decree, subdue the officers and soldiers of each battalion, and Wang Mingluan, the servant of the official department, will go with you to protect his safety. Second Lieutenant Wu Dingguo led the three platoons of the Praetorian Guard Company and the officers and soldiers of the company to stand by behind the Taihe Palace, and acted in coordination with the emperor's guards to arrest the officials of the Hou Party, and was responsible for sending these people to Wen Yi's residence. The persons in charge of the operation stayed behind to discuss the details of the battle plan together, and the others immediately went back to their rooms to sort out their equipment, and then rested and stood by. ”

"Yes, Captain!"

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At 4 o'clock in the morning on March 23, 1890 (the 16th year of Guangxu of the Qing Empire), the "Jingshi Coup" began with the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion, of course, this is for insiders. In fact, the coup ended at 12:00 noon on the same day, and Prince Alcohol and the others, as usual, went home; The people in the capital, as usual, lived their own lives; Only in the palace is different from usual, the heavy defense is not counted, and a few mountain cannons are placed on Tiananmen Square.

In the afternoon, a part of the men and horses of the northern battalion of the Beijing division entered the city in small groups to strengthen the defense of the city gates, and the other part of the men and horses were stationed in the area of Gaobeidian, east of the capital near the Tonghui River, which was only an hour's walk from the capital.

In the evening, when a feast was being held in the palace and the Guangxu Emperor was celebrating the success of the coup with Liu Yun and others, a large army left the camp on the outskirts of Tianjin and quietly marched along the Tonghui River towards the capital.

Late at night, Wen Yi and the officers and soldiers of the special forces, who had been exhausted after a day's operation, returned to their residences, and Liu Yun, who had just been appointed as the commander of the Praetorian Guard and the commander of the nine gates of the Beijing Division (that is, the commander of the defense of the capital) at noon, did not feel sleepy, so he called two soldiers of the Praetorian Guard Company and took a carriage to inspect the gates of the capital.

This tour was the middle of the night, and when Liu Yun returned to his residence, it was already four watches, and he was about to go to the west wing (since he slept on the floor of the east wing room all night that day, he decided to let the east wing room live in Chun'er), but when he saw that the east wing room was open to the door, an inexplicable impulse surged in his heart, so he turned around and walked over.

Gently pushing the door open, the room was dim, Liu Yun took out the lighter he carried, lit it, found the position of the candlestick, and lit the candle.

On the other side of the bed, the red curtain hung low, and in the light of the candlelight, it showed an atmosphere of temptation.

Liu Yun approached the finely carved Ning-style bed and slammed open the tent-

Inside, there were two people lying side by side, two men, tilting their heads, one of whom had been stripped of his coat, they were the soldiers of the Praetorian Company who were in charge of guarding Chun'er.

"Chun'er-" The teeth in Liu Yun's mouth bumped against each other a few times, "Come on—come on!" ”

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In the early morning, Liu Yun and his men gathered at their residence, and the excitement of victory had already flown into the garbage heap, and the tense atmosphere of slaughter prevailed again in 48 hours.

"I knew that Lu Dao should have killed that spy!" Zhong Xiahuo said in a loud voice, "We won't face the current situation." ”

Liu Yun glared at him: "It's all my carelessness, but what kind of situation are we facing now?" Does anyone know the Tao? If you don't know the road, don't talk so much nonsense, I have already called the al-Qaeda drone to reconnoiter along the Beijing-Tianjin official road and the Tonghui River, and it is not too late to draw conclusions when I have detailed information. ”

Wen Yi said with a gloomy face: "The necks of the two guards were broken, which shows that the woman's martial arts are not weak, I don't know if she knows anything from the guards, but in any case, she is very dangerous, she has the ability to escape from this courtyard, and she has the ability to escape from the city." ”

Liu Yun said: "Last night, I already ordered the city gate to be closed, and strictly ordered to detain all girls around the age of fifteen to seventeen after opening the door during the day——"

Wen Yi sneered: "Don't be stupid, since she is a spy, she should always know some makeup techniques." If you pretend to be an old woman and rent a car, you must have already mixed out of the city early this morning, and then change to a fast horse, and you can arrive in Tianjin within today. I think it's imperative to think about how to deploy the defense of the Beijing Division. ”

"It's not so serious," Ding Jieyun intervened inadvertently, "I don't believe that Li Hongzhang dared to risk the condemnation of the world, send troops to march into Beijing, and openly rebel against the emperor." ”

"You idiot," Liu Yun scolded him, "Power is about strength, whoever has the strength is in power, what about the emperor, if we don't come here, the little emperor will be imprisoned in Yingtai by the queen mother after 8 years, until he dies." If you don't understand this, don't come to the meeting, we're about to have a big fight with that old guy, and you're still saying that you don't believe he dares to rebel? Go aside! ”

Ding Jieyun was scolded by Liu Yun who was angry, and he was unhappy, but he also consciously stood aside.

Next to him, Second Lieutenant Wu Dingguo ran in and reported: "The base has transmitted reconnaissance photos and interpreted reports, and an army has been found along the Tonghui River, estimated to be about 10,000 people, and the front is less than 50 kilometers away from the capital. ”

Zhong Xiahuo kicked the wall and shouted, "I just knew that Lu Dao would be like this, fuck, shouldn't a woman be killed?" We worked so hard and desperately, just waiting for that little girl to spoil our business? ”

Liu Yun shouted: "What are you arguing about, Chun'er only escaped in the middle of the night last night, these troops should have set off before that, otherwise they would not be able to march to their current position, that is to say, the movement of this army has nothing to do with Chun'er, Li Hongzhang must have other sources of intelligence——"

Liu Yun took the photo and the defendant, took a cursory look at it, and said loudly: "Don't quarrel, we are not about to finish, we have ten battalions of the Beida Battalion, plus six battalions of the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion, a thousand guards of the Forbidden City, a total of nine thousand troops available, and a Praetorian Guard company equipped with modern weapons, our strength is on par with the enemy, and we can fight a battle!" ”

Zhong Xiahuo immediately came over and poured cold water: "The 5,000 men and horses of the Beida Battalion were only subdued yesterday, we just captured their commanders, it seems that it is difficult for those battalion officers to obey us wholeheartedly, if Li Hongzhang sends spies to divide and disintegrate, things will be dangerous." The people of the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion are in a similar situation. Those guards in the palace are very difficult to protect the emperor, and they can't be used to defend the city in the field, so the only thing we can rely on is that one janissary company. ”

Wen Yi retorted: "Now Captain Liu is the commander of the Praetorian Guard and the commander of the Nine Gates of the Emperor's Imperial Seal, and the people of the Hou Party have been controlled by us again, even if the commanders of those troops in the Beida Camp and the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion don't listen to Captain Liu, they can't help but listen to their words in the background." We will reward more in the name of the emperor, and we don't believe that they are not dedicated to serving us. ”

Liu Yun was determined to stop the quarrel with an order: "Wen Yi is right, we still have the Hou Party as a tool in our hands, and we are not afraid that those troops will not listen to orders, so let's do it, everyone listen to orders!" ”

The people stood and heard.

"Captain Ding Jieyun was in charge of commanding the Praetorian Guard Company, the first and second platoons were on standby in the palace, and the third platoon, led by Second Lieutenant Wu Dingguo himself, drove to Xiangshan with a radio station, and after joining up with the armored convoy sent by the base, he went to the base to collect heavy weapons, and then returned immediately. The troops of the Beida Battalion had seven infantry battalions, two cavalry battalions, and one artillery battalion, with a total of 5,000 men, equipped with 25 75-mm mountain guns and two 150-mm heavy guns. Among them, the artillery battalion, one cavalry battalion and one infantry battalion were organized into regiments directly under the headquarters, with me as the commander, the other three infantry battalions were organized into the first regiment, with Captain Zhong Xiahuo as the commander, and the remaining three infantry battalions and one cavalry battalion were organized into the second regiment, with Wen Yi as the commander——"

"Wait a minute!" Zhong Xiahuo shouted, "There is a problem! For what is it that let non-military personnel serve as commanders of troops! ”

Liu Yun didn't raise his head: "We lack officers with regimental command ability, the Tiger Guards have to be on standby as a special reserve force, and they can't pull out people, besides, Wen Yi has a lot of research on military strategy and tactics, and he has strong communication skills, which is enough to be qualified for this position." Still have questions? ”

Zhong Xiahuo looked left and right, and saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he had to say, "No problem." ”

"There are six infantry battalions under the jurisdiction of the Nine Gate Admiral's Palace, with a total of 3,000 men, under the command of Lieutenant Hook, who is responsible for the defense of the capital; The Tiger Guards, led by Lieutenant Deng Jian, remained in the palace and remained on standby, ready to enter behind enemy lines by helicopter.

Complete! When you hear the order, do you know what to do? ”

"Understood! Resolutely complete the mission! ”