In the headquarters of the Qing army in Beijing, there was still a hustle and bustle. <.] It's just that compared with the early days of the war, the hustle and bustle here is less agitated and excited, and more of a depression. In the past, in the busy intervals, many officers would talk and laugh and whisper among themselves, in short, at least it was normal. But now, no one is chatting with each other, and no one dares to whisper. In addition to shouting instructions into the phone, he didn't even dare to talk about the war situation. - At this time, everyone doesn't care in their hearts, they all know that they are going to change the dynasty. The most important thing now is not to win or lose on the front line, but to be safe and sound.

Sometimes there was no telephone, no telegraph, and the hall would fall into a sudden silence. Everyone wouldn't speak, they were all drawing. If you don't have a picture to draw, you will also pretend to be buried in the drawing to avoid making a loud noise. At this time, there was a terrifying dead silence in the command hall, as if the air had frozen. It wasn't until the phone rang suddenly and the officer in charge picked it up to speak that the loud noise in the hall slowly resumed.

Even Emperor Guangwu himself has changed. In the past, he was often present in the command hall, and he often commanded the troops himself. But in the past ten days, although he has stayed in the headquarters all day, he rarely appears in the command hall, and always summons people in the side hall at the back, as if he is commanding another secret team. The generals and officers in the command hall in front of them all knew that they were all sticky people.

The headquarters is in the palace, in the southwest corner of the Forbidden City, with the Wuying Hall as the central command hall, surrounded by the Jingsi Palace, the Huanzhang Palace, the Ning Dao Palace, the Baoyun Building, the Nanxun Palace, the west is close to the Xihua Gate, and the south is close to the Lantern Library and the corner tower. The entire headquarters occupies about one-twelfth of the area of the Forbidden City.

Guangwu set up the headquarters in the palace when he first set it up, which was fully considered. Since he started from Taiwan, what he feared most was assassination and coup d'état, and he was afraid that others would follow him. If you set up the headquarters in the palace, you will greatly reduce the chances of leaving the palace. Outside the palace, the chances of assassination are greatly increased. In addition, even if there was a coup d'état, since the headquarters was in the palace, Guangwu could easily control the main heads of the entire Qing army. Even if the Forbidden City was surrounded outside, he could still command any other nearby garrison before the rebels invaded.

Now, Guangwu has reaped the benefits of foresight. First of all, the most direct advantage is that if the headquarters is located in the Forbidden City, the Ming army planes will not set it as a bombing target. Although the Qing army headquarters did not hide in the mountainside fortress like the Ming army headquarters, it was safer than the Ming army headquarters. Because the ancient buildings of the Forbidden City are the best "hostages". However, this benefit has only recently been realized. At the beginning of the war, Guangwu did not expect that the war would come to Beijing.

Another big benefit, Guangwu is getting it now. It's just that Guangwu himself doesn't know.

Because Guangwu shrank in the palace all day and did not come out, this brought great difficulties to the coup d'état planned by Mu Hu. Because the loyalty of the Praetorian Guard is already very high, and Mu Hu is only one of the two deputy commanders, and he only controls half of the military power. Counting the younger brother of the commander Guangwu, it can be said that he only holds one-third of the military power. In addition, the Janissaries were infiltrated and monitored at the sticky pole. Although there was only one regiment of the Praetorian Guard in the palace, this regiment was directly controlled by Guangwu's younger brother, and others could not command it. So if you want to respond to all calls in the palace and arrest Guangwu directly, it is unlikely. It would be easier to assassinate Guangwu first. As soon as Guangwu died, whether it was the sticky pole or the Praetorian Guard, the only remaining cohesion would be dispersed. Then the next step is much more controllable.

But even if it is an assassination, the ideal condition is to let Guangwu go out of the city to inspect the field and assassinate him halfway. This has the highest success rate. Even if he can't get out of the city, at least let him out of the palace. Mu Hu, the Praetorian Guard outside the palace, has at least half of the command. But now Guangwu doesn't even come out of the palace, and the surrounding security can be said to be impeccable.

……

Now, Mu Hu is talking to another person in a toilet in the headquarters in a low voice. This person is the Minister of Military Aircraft, Guadxin.

Guadxin had long been dragged into the water by the Ming People's Guard and became a spy. At first, he was very reluctant, purely because he was caught and had to do it in order to save his life. But after a long time, he is not as dangerous as he imagined, and he is slowly getting used to it. What's more, every time you provide important information to the Ming Dynasty, you can always get back a lot of money in return. Especially recently, the defeat of the Qing Dynasty has been decided, and Guadxin is in a good mood, but he is glad that he has long been made a spy by Nanming. After a period of time, the dynasty changed, and he was still a hero, and he was still glorious and rich.

Now, after Da Ming learned of Mu Hu's difficulties, he instructed the two to connect. Guadxin is the Minister of Military Aircraft, and he belongs to the most core minister, and he needs to meet Guangwu frequently. He often had the opportunity to go in and out of the High Command. Guadexin and Mu Hu originally knew each other, but they didn't have much friendship. Now I heard from Nanjing that the other party is also a fellow believer, and I am very surprised.

"If you don't dare to say it, you will definitely be able to make ......," Guadexin said in a low voice, "I can only do my best...... Encouraging the emperor to go out to inspect the troops, this is not something that can be mentioned for no reason, and you have to wait for the right opportunity...... Otherwise, the emperor will become suspicious, and everyone will be finished......"

Mu Hu suppressed his breath and said in a low voice:

"Master Gua, it's imminent now, and I can't afford to wait any longer. Tianjin is about to be taken...... With hundreds of thousands of troops, you can't just wait for you...... Master Gua, there's nothing to be afraid of, I'm not afraid to do things with my own hands, you just say a word on the side, what's there to be afraid of......"

Guadxin argued:

"I'm not afraid...... How could I be afraid...... We'll have to wait for ......."

……

However, the "opportunity" that Guade said soon came.

On March 1, the Ming army conquered Tianjin, and the armored division of the People's Guard on the northern front and the mechanized division and army division on the southern front met with the army. Since then, the southern encirclement of the Tianjin-Baoding line has been formed, and Beijing has been surrounded by three directions: east, west, and south.

Now, the Ming army in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang battlefield has entered the rest, while the Fengtian Ming army in the north has occupied Chifeng and is advancing to Chengde in the southwest. After a long period of rest, the Shanxi Ming army also launched a new offensive to the north, with the goal of taking Zhangjiakou.

The intention of these two forces to attack was obvious, that is, to meet north of Yanshan and plug the last gap in the north of Beijing. Once surrounded on all sides, it would be impossible for Guangwu to escape by land.

And Guadxin also proved with his actions that he is not a coward. He seized the opportunity and suggested to Guangwu:

- Now the Yanshan garrison is the top priority. At present, the Qing Dynasty still has large areas of land under control in Inner and Outer Mongolia, Gansu, and Xinjiang, and we can still withdraw into the interior. The soldiers, food, and taxes in these places are all relied on to persist in the future and counterattack Nanming. Therefore, the Ming army must not be allowed to meet in the north. Once the Jingshi is surrounded on all sides, the Qing Dynasty will be like a dragon trapped in the shallows, and the remaining potential will not be able to be swayed. It is impossible to retreat into the interior and hold on. Therefore, now the emperor must personally go to the Yanshan army to boost the morale of the soldiers, motivate them to fight bravely, resist the Ming army, and buy time for the imperial court to withdraw into the interior.

Guangwu listened to his advice and pondered for a long time. In the end, Guangwu finally agreed to adopt Guade's new suggestion and ordered him to form a team to secretly prepare for the relocation of the capital. At the same time, Guangwu also began to prepare for the trip.

Guadxin withstood his excitement and withdrew and told Mu Hu the news. Mu Hu was also very excited, and after thanking him, Ma went back to plan the assassination.

……

On the morning of the 4th of March, the weather was terrible, the sky was overcast, and the clouds were approaching the ground like lead. This is another harbinger of impending heavy snowfall. The security of Guangwu Travel is the responsibility of the sticky pole department. The sticky pole prepared for three days to defend the emperor, and Mu Hu also prepared for three days to assassinate the emperor. Until today, after looking at the dark clouds above his head for a while and reading the weather report, Guangwu suddenly decided:

"Spread the word, travel today."

This kind of weather means that the whole journey will not be attacked by the Ming army. In addition, the snow on both sides of the railway embankment is very thick, but there has been no new snow in the last two days. This provides convenience for the current rail bomb. If you see abnormal footprints near the roadbed, or if the snow in the middle of the tracks has been turned over, you can be vigilant.

At the slightest moment, both the sticky pole and the Praetorian Guard moved as fast as they could. At 8 o'clock in the morning, Guangwu made a decision, and at 9 o'clock in the afternoon, the special train at the Beijing Railway Station was full of Guangwu, Prince Yu of Heshuoshun, Yonggui, the right deputy chief of the sticky pole, Mu Hu, deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, and 800 Praetorian Guards, and slowly drove out of the platform.

The suddenness of the trip made Mu Hu follow the train without even having time to inform Prince Gong and Nanjing.

Half of Che's 800 Praetorian Guards were personally commanded by Guangwu's younger brother Yu Yan, and half were Mu Hu's subordinates. Fortunately, Guangwu thought that he could not take all the Janissaries of a regiment in the palace with him, and he had to leave half of them to prevent all the descendants from leaving, and the non-descendants from taking the opportunity to plant bombs in the palace. In this way, the four hundred Praetorian Guards under the direct command of Mu Hu had the opportunity to board the train.

It's almost impossible to bring a bomb to a train. From generals to soldiers, everyone had to have their luggage thoroughly inspected and searched thoroughly. Don't say that the Qing army didn't have plastic explosives, even if they did, at most they pinched plastic explosives into long strips and stuffed them into belts. But explosives alone are useless, and there is still no way to hide things like detonators, timers, and detonators.

Fortunately, since late February, Nanjing has continuously sent people to infiltrate and bring in plastic explosives one by one. When it was last delivered, Muhu had a total of 11 kilograms of plastic explosives. This explosive is a natural weapon for blowing up railroads. On March 1, after Guadxin told him that Guangwu was going to Yanshan in the near future, Mu Hu sent his henchmen with explosives to plant three roadbed bombs on the railway through which the Guangwu special train must pass. He knew it couldn't be delayed. As long as Guangwu is determined to travel, maybe the next day he will send someone to block the railway and inspect the roadbed. At that time, there was no chance to bury it.

Coincidentally, the day after the bomb was planted, it snowed heavily. God forbid.

All three bombs were connected to buildings far from the roadbed by leads. When the special train passed and the armored car of Guangwu drove to the bomb, turn the switch. The bomb was so powerful that it overturned the armored car from the roadbed. At this time, Mu Hu was about to take an adventure. He had to raise his arms and command his men to fight the other 4oo men.

……

The train gasped and headed north. Mu Hu sat in the luxurious seat, looking at the ice and snow scene outside the window that kept receding, and his face pretended to be relaxed. But his heart was uneasy.

The coup d'état was about to take place without adequate preparation.