Chapter 809: A Few Families Rejoice and a Few Families Worry
Yang Meng was in a hurry to return to Beijing, first, the front line was basically a foregone conclusion during this time, Shi Dakai's first battle was perfect, although many people died, but it also blocked the offensive momentum of the British and French forces, more than 10,000 casualties, Britain and France could not afford it, but more than 10,000 casualties on the first day of the war, such a war was not too easy to fight.
If there were no Russian mercenaries, it would be difficult to say how this battle would be fought, with the Russian mercenaries, with the hostile attitude of Britain and France towards Tsarist Russia, I am afraid that the Russian mercenaries will be cannon fodder.
Consolidating the forward position is the main task of the British and French coalition forces during this time, the Tsarist Russian mercenaries are not there, and the British and French coalition forces will not attack in a big way, Yang Meng who should see it has already seen it, in addition to the Tsarist Russian mercenaries need to take a look again, Yang Meng has no reason to stay on the Jinkou front line today.
This is the second! It is the big court meeting on New Year's Day, which is the first day of the first month, and the imperial court will hold a ceremony in the Taihe Palace, whether it is the emperor or him, the secretary of the Han Army, must participate.
From Beitang to Jingshi, about 300 miles away, but for horsepower, it is unattainable, the horse ran for more than an hour, the war horse of 500 Kangba Jing was already sweating like pulp, and then ran afraid that 500 good horses would die on the road, and in an hour, these 500 war horses only ran out of more than 70 miles, less than a quarter, it seems that they are going to run back to Jingshi.
"! It would be nice if the railroad was repaired! Dismount, store the horses in a nearby camp, let them take good care of the horses, and when the horses are refreshed, they will be sent back to the capital! โ
Now Yang Meng is facing such a situation, he has to catch everything. You can't catch anything. The railways in the Beijing-Tianjin area have been built in pieces. It's still early to build a railway from Beijing to Mongolia! The war on the front line is just as unpredictable, and there is too little time! There are so many things to do! You can't grasp everything, and you can't do anything.
"Third master, let's just go slowly, why hurry! It's easy to get cold in the middle of winter! โ
What is the identity of the third master who ran back to Beijing now? How can such a thing be done? In that year, the third master ran back to Yunnan from Tibet, causing great damage to his vitality. Now running back to Beijing overnight, Yu Biao does not support it.
Besides, now the Jingshi is the world of the Yang family, and Yu Biao doesn't know about tomorrow's big court meeting, but the third master has the final say, so what's the need to participate in this big court meeting or not?
"The front line is desperate, Lao Tzu can't go to the front line, so he has to stabilize the rear. Although we have the final say on the current situation, we will cause trouble. What are readers? They don't see people well, if we are domineering, we will make enemies, there are more enemies, internal affairs are unstable, the dynasty will be a major event for the imperial court, and now the Qing Dynasty is still the imperial court, and it is also what we should do to maintain the imperial court! โ
The Qing Dynasty is a country after all, and some things can be done casually, but when it comes to national affairs, Yang Meng does not dare to take it lightly.
If everyone doesn't look at the country and treats the country as a plaything, then it won't be good in the future!
Although Yang Meng said that he did a lot of things that were sorry for the Qing Dynasty, and even slept with the queen of the four-color stick, Yang Meng is still extremely protective of the majesty of the country, no matter how dirty and messy it is, it doesn't matter how dirty and messy it is, but if a country loses its body and dignity, it can't be called a country!
This test of the Anglo-French alliance led to the elite army of France, and it was also one of the melancholy in Yang Meng's heart, more than 100,000 troops, but not Ergin's 40,000 or 50,000 horses, 200,000 new troops, can easily annihilate Ergin's Anglo-French army, but 600,000 troops, it is not so easy to annihilate more than 100,000 or 200,000 British and French troops.
Even if an encirclement is formed, in the face of hundreds of thousands of elite troops, it is not an overnight thing for Yang Meng to win, quantitative changes cause qualitative changes, and the larger the size of the army, the more difficult it is to be annihilated.
Looking at the proportion of the number of people alone, perhaps Yang Meng's 600,000 army now has an absolute advantage, but the Anglo-French coalition army concentrated on one point can choose to hold on, and now the advantage of local forces is in the hands of the Anglo-French coalition army, if you can't cut the Anglo-French coalition army, it will be difficult to encircle and annihilate! I'm afraid this battle will last a long time!
Although the Qing Dynasty has some nominal posture, but the officials and people in various places still recognize the Qing Dynasty, and now Yang Meng has done it, whether it is the current war, or the new country in the future, there is no benefit.
"Third master, although the Great Dynasty Meeting is important, we can't break our bodies for this thing, right? Go to the various camps and find some horses, you should still be able to arrive in time! โ
In the eyes of Yu Biao, Qin Ziqi, Ding Taichen and even Xu Ziwei, the world is not as big as the third master of the Yang family, they are all relying on the Yang family, and now the third master is the pillar of the Yang family, and it is the only pillar of the Yang family. Not to mention them.
"The five major militia groups have no horses! Now those who can make war horses have been transferred to the camp of Seng Greenqin, who is stationed in the militia camps north of the Beijing Division and south of the Beijing Division, almost all of them are mainly donkeys and mules, which is unusable!
Don't say more, the Great Dynasty will not be a trivial matter, Lao Tzu must arrive! โ
Now to maintain the national body and dignity of the Qing Dynasty, is to maintain the dignity and dignity of the Yang family, during this time, the Yang family and the Qing Dynasty is a union, after the Qing Dynasty lost the hearts of the people, the Yang family took its place, many things are to be passed down in one line, it is difficult to abandon, in these things, Yang Meng can not be unruly.
Nearly two hundred miles of long-distance running, is undoubtedly a test of the physical limit, although Yang Meng has not left his fist in the past two years, but long-distance running is no time, all the way to walk and run without idleness, when the Beijing division is in sight, Yang Meng also has a feeling of being in a desperate place, pampered for a long time, this long-distance march is simply torture!
"Third master, you can't stop, it's already snowing, and your robes will freeze as soon as you stop, let's hurry into the city!"
Running all the way in the dark, when it snowed, Yang Meng didn't know, he thought he was running with gold stars in his eyes!
"Whew...... Call...... Alas...... No, it's dead, when is it snowing? โ
Panting heavily, Yang Meng sighed helplessly, he was really tired! If it was before. I'm afraid I won't be so tired. It seems that the extravagance of the Jingshi. I consumed a lot of my body and stamina!
"About an hour ago, it was just sporadic snow, and it was too dark to see what it was like in the sky, and I didn't know if it would snow heavily!"
"Alas...... We can't manage this matter, and we don't have the ability to manage it, let's talk about it when we go to the city! โ
Yu Biao and a group of Kangba elite riders have to train for long-distance running every day, and they can be regarded as taking care of themselves along the way. After glancing at Yu Biao, who was in good spirits, Yang Meng felt that he had to exercise hard recently.
Walking all the way into the capital, Yang Meng's soaked robe grew a layer of hoarfrost in a short time, and his braids were also frozen on his clothes with sweat, Yu Biao's several urgings couldn't make Yang Meng run, too tired!
In order to hurry back to the house, everyone took a shortcut, but after entering the alley, Yang Meng, who had recovered some spirits, found Xiao Se of Jingshi. Many people's doors are not plastered with sparring, but with white paper. This is a dead man!
In the last battle of Bali Bridge, the 80,000 militia groups of the Beijing Division were killed and wounded, and the homes of the people of the small half of the Beijing Division were all doing funerals, which is also reasonable!
Looking at a pair of white couplets, you can see the damage of the war, everyone is also a little cautious along the way, fearing that the main family will be frightened, causing white eyes, there will be damage in the war, and there will be sacrifice in the war, but how many people can really face such damage and sacrifice?
More than 80,000 people, either sons of man, husbands or fathers, let Yang Meng roar in front of these people's families, "For the sake of a family, Lao Tzu is not afraid of the dead!" I'm afraid I can't shout it.
In front of the Yang Mansion, Ye Mingchen, the new chief assistant of the military aircraft, was guarding in the snow with a large group of courtiers! Looking at the festive looks on these people's faces, Yang Meng didn't know what to say or what not to say.
"Ministry, you are ......"
Ye Mingchen is now Yang Meng's lackey, unlike Peng Yunzhang, Ye Mingchen firmly holds the power of the military aircraft in his own hands, this is his bargaining chip to earn status in the Yang family! Resisting Yang Laosan, Ye Mingchen didn't have the guts, the emperor was ......
"I just came back from Jinkou, and the war over there has come to an end!"
"Ministry, how is the war?"
What Yang Meng didn't expect was that Prince Zheng Duanhua also appeared at the door of his house, this should be accompanied by a four-color stick in the Buddhist hall!
"Lord, why are you here......
"In the past few days, the ministry has gone to Jinkou, and His Majesty is also very worried! This is not taking the opportunity to prepare for the court meeting, His Majesty asked Xiao Wang to come over to visit the ministry, but he never thought that the ministry was so tired.
Ministry, the ...... over there in Jinkou"
Wolf bรจi, Duanhua didn't dare to say it, looking at Yang Laosan's appearance, I'm afraid that the war on the front line will not be better, the frost flowers on his body, Duanhua can see it clearly, could it be that the front line was defeated, and this Yang Laosan escaped back?
"Big win! In the first battle, he killed 15,000 enemy chieftains, but he failed to keep Beitang Haikou, and he was bothered by the prince to give His Majesty a message, and the battle on the front line was unhindered!
Yang Mou also wanted to give His Majesty good news, so he hurriedly ran back from Jinkou, this war horse is not helpful, the prince should urge the Mongolian kings with His Majesty, and step up the dispatch of war horses! โ
After Yang Meng said this, some officials from Duanhua and Ye Mingchen all breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the war can be maintained, today is Ruixue Zhaofeng Year!
"Lord Wang, Ye Zhongtang, Yang's clothes are frozen all the way, and I won't accompany you if I want to participate in the court meeting later, you will go first, and Yang will arrive later!"
"It doesn't matter! This foreplay is nothing more than going through the motions, the ministry can rest for an hour or two, and then go directly to the palace! โ
"No! The Great Dynasty will be a grand ceremony of the imperial court, representing the national body of the Qing Dynasty, you go first, and Yang will arrive later! โ
After finishing speaking, Yang Meng walked towards the mansion with heavy steps, and a group of people, including Prince Zheng Duanhua, all saw the palm-sized ice ridge on his braid, this Yang Laosan can get such a holy favor, it seems that it is not given in vain, not to mention the people in front of him, that is, there are a few people in the army who can endure this suffering, Yang Laosan's body is to drop the ice ballast every step of the way, such suffering, it is difficult for non-loyal ministers to bear it!
Acting? If you can take this to act, then it's hell!
Everyone left the Yang Mansion with admiration and laughter, but Ye Mingchen, who had just been extremely short, dispelled the unrealistic thoughts in his heart, Yang Laosan was ruthless to himself, let alone others.
Yang Meng, who was wearing an ice shell, didn't dare to enter the back house, he went in like this, I was afraid that he would surprise a group of pregnant women, but fortunately, the bathhouse built in the early stage was boiling water day and night, which is a benefit of money, right?
After drinking some strong wine and taking a bath for half an hour, most of the cold and fatigue in his body disappeared, he changed into a serious court dress, went to the back house to take a look, and Yang Meng also rode on his horse and went straight to the imperial city.
At this time, there should be firecrackers in the capital, but this year is different, five or six percent of the big families have died, the clan is basically dead, and the children of the Eight Banners are not many stubborn people except for the soldiers, I am afraid that this year's capital is also the most bleak year, right?
When I arrived in the imperial city, the snow gradually became heavier, and it seemed that the location was favorable, and I was going to share it equally with the British and French forces! (To be continued......)