As soon as he saw Yu Lang, Zaifeng asked with a scowl in his face, "What's going on?" Why did the Military Advisory Office issue an order without authorization and send the Praetorian Guard to attack Jingshi University? ”

"What? The Praetorian Guard attacked Jingshi University? Yu Lang looked confused, "The Military Advisory Office has never given such an order!" ”

"The Military Advisory Council didn't give an order?" Zaifeng is not stupid, and instantly understands what the problem is: needless to say, this must have been done by his idiot brother! Others either have the courage but no ability, or they have the ability but no courage, and they can't do such things. High-speed update // Only that idiot, who has both the ability and the guts, and has no brains, will do such an unobtrusive thing!

"Uncle Wang, what's going on?" Yu Lang asked.

Zaifeng concisely told Yu Lang the general situation, and then hurriedly ordered: "Yuehua, you go back quickly, and order the Praetorian Guards to return to the garrison immediately in the name of the Military Advisory Office, without delaying for any reason." It's too late! ”

Yu Lang's eyes rolled: "Uncle Wang, in fact, it's not in a hurry to withdraw the Praetorian Guards, let them threaten Jingshi University!" ”

"Oh, what do you mean?"

Yu Lang replied unhurriedly: "Uncle Wang, although Sun Baixi is the Minister of Education in the Qing Cabinet and the Governor of Sichuan, he has always been lukewarm to the imperial court. His protégé made trouble in Shanxi and Jinxi, but he has not been connected to the power to cut off the teacher-student relationship, but has been in constant contact privately; He went into Sichuan to beg for thieves, but he never saw a thunderbolt method, but insisted on surrendering and rebelling; The imperial court appointed him as the governor of Sichuan, and originally expected him to go down the river to the east and contain the Hubei thieves, but who knew that he would have an eye for the rebellious party. It can be seen that he has bad intentions. Not a pure minister of the court! Of course. In the final analysis, Sun Baixi is still a scholar, not a hero like Yuan Weiting and Huang Keqiang, he has no ambitions, and it is relatively easy to control. And he also has a very fatal weakness, that is, Jingshi University. ”

Zaifeng nodded: "Not bad!" It is said that the campus covers an area of more than 10,000 acres, during which the pavilions and pavilions are carved and painted, the strange flowers and rare plants are fragrant in all seasons, and the scenery is no less than the Summer Palace. In order to celebrate the celebration of Lafayette's longevity, the Summer Palace was built at a total cost of 10 million taels of silver, and it was difficult for the inner government to raise it for a while. It was built with 7.5 million taels of naval military spending. Even if Sun Baixi's school didn't cost 10 million taels, it would have cost at least a few million taels, which can be said to have spent half of his life's hard work here, wouldn't he miss it! ”

"Uncle Wang is very right!" Yu Lang praised first. Sun Baixi thought that Jingshi University was protected by foreigners, and all of them had no scruples and no fear. This time, the Praetorian Guards besieged Jingshi University, and Uncle Wang might as well pretend to be deaf and dumb first, so that Sun Yuanqi could see the power of the imperial court. After he first softened the court, it would not be too late to withdraw the Praetorian Guards! ”

"What if it goes overboard?" Zaifeng was a little worried. What virtues the Praetorian Guards have, he knows very well: the typical success is not enough and there is more than failure! Let them charge and fight, and immediately the whole army will become a wounded and sick number. If they are allowed to rob their homes, they will all be thunderbolts and pioneers. Let them besiege Jingsei University, which is full of foreign students, and if they are not careful, they will play with fire and set themselves on fire!

Yu Lang smiled: "Uncle Wang, don't worry! Although it is only seventy miles from Fengtai Daying to Jingshi University. The Beiyang Army may be able to arrive in one day, but the Praetorian Guard is definitely not good, and it will take them three days to fight and be full! But it's like cutting meat with a blunt knife, the more blunt it is, the more painful it is, so the longer the time drags on, the better, so that Sun Baixi can feel painful. When the Praetorian Guards arrived at the gate of Jingshi University, Sun Yuanqi bowed his head to the imperial court, and we sent the elite of the Yi Army to stop it to ensure that it was safe. Even if there is any mistake, one or two Praetorian Guard pipe belts and standards will be issued! ”

Zaifeng hesitated: "This ...... I'll think about it again! ”

Yu Lang may be incompetent in other ways. But the understanding of the Praetorian Guard is very accurate and very in place. Jingshi University has a lot of oil and water, and it has always enjoyed a good reputation in Beijing. When the old soldiers of the first standard of the First Association of the Praetorian Guards heard that they were going there to open foreign meat, they were like chicken blood, and they didn't wait for the officers to offer a bounty, and shouted "Defeat Jingshi Town." Capture the schoolgirl alive" screamed and rushed out of the camp gate. It's a pity that this group of old soldiers is chick - the head is half hard. For the first ten miles, the officers ran after the soldiers, and then for the next ten miles, the officers accompanied the soldiers. By the time the twenty miles were over, the three-minute heat of the old soldiers had completely subsided, and the march turned into an officer dragging the soldiers forward!

At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, an old soldier who walked at the front of the team couldn't hold back any longer, and no matter what the appearance of the army, he lay down on the side of the road, and only panted: "No, I can't walk!" I want to rest! No matter how the platoon commander coerced and lured, jumped and scolded, he just couldn't get up.

Someone took the lead, and the others immediately followed suit, and sat down to rest: "The fifth master has not eaten a grain of rice since morning, and he is so hungry that his chest is close to his stomach." If you don't eat again, I'm afraid that if you fail to exterminate the rebels for the Long Live Lord, you will be starved to death by these grandsons first! ”

"Wubeizi is right! The ancients have long said that the emperor does not send hungry soldiers. Could it be that these grandsons are more horizontal than Banzai? No, no, I want to rest and smoke a bag of cigarettes by the way! ”

"Hurry up and bury the pot and cook! Are you bunnies starving to death? ”

Tong Zhonghe, the first standard of infantry, had attended several classes at the Japanese Army University, and was a rare high-level military talent among the bannermen. At this moment, he was riding on a horse and discussing the march with several staff, when he suddenly saw the front army stop, and hurriedly called the herald: "Xiaofuzi, go to the front and take a look, why did you suddenly stop!" Is it an enemy? ”

Goshha, whose name is Xiaofuzi, immediately galloped on his horse, and came back after a while to say: "Back to the master, it's not to meet the enemy, it's that the few masters who are walking in front are tired, so they should stop and rest, and bury the pot to cook by the way!" ”

Hearing that it was not to meet the enemy, Zhonghe relieved his heart, and immediately frowned: "I think that when my master was in Japan, it was only half an hour to go cross-country with five kilometers of full armor!" From the morning to now, it has been a full four or five hours, and they have only walked thirty miles with their bare hands, why are they tired? No way! Go and smoke them all, and it's not too late to walk ten miles to eat! ”

The staff hurriedly dissuaded: "Dong Weng, you have drunk foreign ink and eaten foreign bread, how can this group of Qiu Ba compare with you?" They walked thirty miles in the morning, and they were already walking like a fly! ”

"Not bad! "Zhou Li" has a cloud 'thirty miles of accommodation', and "Book of Songs" also says 'there is a guest accommodation, there is a guest letter letter', which shows that a day of marching thirty miles is an ancient law. Now that the old man has managed the army well, it is very rare to travel thirty miles in one morning! Another aide quipped.

Zhonghe also knew that this group of old soldiers was not easy to serve, and walking thirty miles in the morning was considered to be a great way to save face, so his face eased slightly: "Okay, then give the order to bury the pot and make rice." But I have a word in advance, I must march ten miles after eating! ”

The staff was a little puzzled: "Dong Weng, since ancient times, the word 'stability' has been the first key to marching. Zeng Wenzhenggong was well versed in this, so the Hunan army was famous all over the world for 'building a hard village and fighting waves', and finally annihilated the long-haired rebel party and established immortal feats. Why rush for a while? ”

Zhonghe dismounted and sighed: "You gentlemen don't know! The order of the Military Advisory Office is to occupy Jingshi University and its surrounding area 20 days ago, and today is the 16th, and we only have four and a half days. If you walk 30 miles on the first day, you will definitely not be able to walk 30 miles on the second day, and it will be even worse on the third day. From Fengtai Daying to Jingshi University, a total of 70 miles, at this speed, wouldn't it take three days? If I attack on the fourth day, I am not sure that I will win and take the entire Jingshi University in one and a half days. So we have to walk 40 miles today and 30 miles tomorrow, and strive to reach the periphery of Jingshi University within two days! ”

When I heard that the pot was being cooked on the spot, the whole army immediately thundered with joy.

It was only when the whole army was full of food and drink that Zhonghe realized what a big mistake he had made: if he said that he would walk another five miles and then rest and eat, maybe this group of old soldiers would admit it; But it would be very difficult for them to walk with their legs lifted after they had eaten and drunk enough. The order for the whole army to march was given three times, and from top to bottom, they were still sitting on the side of the road rubbing their waists and beating their legs, without the slightest intention of getting up and hurrying away.

Zhonghe was annoyed and angry, rode to the front of the team, and whipped the horsewhip at the sleepy soldier a few times: "Hurry up and get on the road, otherwise you want to look good!" ”

The soldiers ignored Tadawa's warning, and instead glanced at someone behind them. Zhonghe followed their gaze and saw a young man lying on a tuanhua embroidered mattress, covered with mink fur, and holding a gourd in his hand, his eyes slightly closed, listening attentively. The man seemed to feel the anxiety of everyone's eyes, opened his eyes and squinted: "Why are you looking at the master?" Ye is not Yang Xiaolou or Wang Yaoqing, what is there to see? Don't block the sun, what should you do! After speaking, he closed his eyes, hummed the absurd Peking Opera in his mouth, and ignored the people around him.

Zhonghe felt that he was ruthlessly despised, and suddenly his anger surged, and he raised his hand to whip someone. Seeing that the situation was not right, the captain and platoon commander on the side hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and introduced in a low voice: "Biaotong, this master is the five beymen in Prince Suzhong's mansion, he just came to the Praetorian Guard, he doesn't know the rules, don't worry about him!" ”

The "Prince Suzhong" in the mouth of everyone is the sad prince Shanqi who was killed by Wu Yue. The Empress Dowager Cixi saw that he died tragically, so she gave him the word "loyalty". Now the heir to the title of Prince Su is the eldest son Xianxian, who is only twenty-five or sixteen years old, and he has not had much influence in the political arena in the short term. If Wubei Zi Xianying, who was born as a side concubine, wanted to have a good future in the future, he had to find ways to fend for himself, so he came to the Praetorian Guard gilding.

Hearing that it was a shell that was playing tricks, Zhonghe immediately stopped fighting, threw his horsewhip on the ground with hatred, turned around and left: "Pass my order, the original forward troops will be changed to the rear army, and they will stand by in place; The 2nd Battalion, which was originally the Central Army, became the Front Army, and the 3rd Battalion and the Standard Division, which was the rear army, became the Chinese Army, and continued to move forward! ”

Xianying heard it but was unwilling, sat up on the embroidered mattress, and said domineeringly: "No! This pioneer of the whole army is decided, no one is allowed to rob me, otherwise don't blame me for being polite! (To be continued.) )