He led his troops to walk thousands of miles, and finally arrived in Tongzhou, and the conceited Prince Seng Ge was not allowed to participate in the war, Gong Changyu was very angry in his heart, and his emotions finally broke out: "King Monk, I don't care what your battle plan is, but I know that against the army, you can't win by brute force." ”

"I don't need you to teach this king a lesson. Let you watch the battle as a military observer, give you enough face, don't get an inch. Prince Sangha jumped on his horse, "Love to go or not, whatever you want." ”

"Monk King, wait a minute, let me think about it." Gong Changyu calmed down. At this time, he remembered the words of Lord Zeng Fan, and returned to Jingbei with the troops intact, which was a hint to him that preserving strength was the most important thing, and the regular army looked down on the Jingnan army, so they let them go and fight with the Fan army.

"Have you thought about it?" Prince Sangha waited impatiently.

"Almost. General Ben only needs to take two retinues with him. Gong Changyu responded.

"Okay, let's go." Prince Seng urged.

"Monk, you wait. I'll come when I go. Gong Changyu patted the horse into the team.

"Big brother, are we going to Tongzhou or to the palace?" Quartermaster Zhu Rongchu asked.

"You take your brothers to the palace, and I go to Tongzhou with Zhang Weijun and Liu Dawei. Remember, your duty is to protect the Emperor. Gong Changyu patted Zhu Rongchu's shoulder, "Please, my good brother." ”

"Big brother, I see. Then I'll take my brothers away, take care! Zhu Rongchu hugged his fists, walked to the front of the team after speaking, asked his subordinates to erect the blue military flag, and pushed the artillery to the north. This was more than a year, and it was not until the death of Emperor Xiantong that they returned to the camp in Jingbei to fight against the Blue Wolf Army.

After watching the soldiers of the Jingyi Battalion walk away, Gong Changyu, Zhang Weijun, and Liu Dawei went to the base camp of the Qinghe Army in Tongzhou with the soldiers and horses of Prince Seng Ge.

After a few days of travel, the soldiers of the Jingyi Battalion finally arrived at the Dune Palace. This is a palace that has been abandoned for many years, sparsely populated, full of yellow sand, and a scene of slaughter.

The logistics of the "Northern Hunting" personnel are not guaranteed, and eating, drinking, and Lazar have become a problem, but the auxiliary minister Su Shun lives in a village far away from the palace, with three dishes and one soup every day, and he has a good life.

Since the Daoli Emperor, Su Shun has successively served as the Minister of the Imperial Palace, the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Secretary of the Ministry of Households, and the co-organizer of the University Scholar. In order to quell the rebellion of the Blue Wolf State, he advocated the reuse of Han scholars Hu Linyi, Zeng Fan, Yin Zongtang and others. In order to solve the financial difficulties, it was advocated to issue paper money and mint large coins. He was very suspicious of foreign invaders, tried his best to maintain the dignity of the Qing and Heguo, refused to accept the excessive demands of the invaders, and even rose up to fight, he was a very nationalist minister, loyal to the Xiantong Emperor.

Xiantong fled from Kyoto to the palace, and Su Shun was always by his side. The originally weak Emperor Xiantong fell ill due to excessive fright due to the unsuitability of the water and soil, but despite this, he still went his own way, smoking heavy cigarettes, indulging in wine, and emptiness of his body, so that he coughed and had a high fever from time to time. As long as Emperor Xiantong's condition is a little more stable, he will continue to be drunk and dream of death, Su Shun advised him many times, but it was useless, so he ran to the periphery of the palace in a fit of anger.

In other words, this Xiantong Emperor is the ninth emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the last emperor in the history of the Qing Dynasty and China with actual ruling power. When he first inherited the throne, Emperor Xiantong was in his twenties, full of spirit, and it was when he was young and promising, and he wanted to show his strength through his own efforts.

It's a pity that he was just born at the wrong time, and he was particularly hard. As soon as he ascended the throne, he encountered a disaster that had never been seen since the founding of the country, caught up with the largest armed rebellion since Qin Shi Huang unified China to the present day (and was not pacified until death), and encountered the most tragic foreign war that almost wiped out the entire Qing Dynasty from ancient times to the present, he is an unlucky bear!

Hearing that King Qin of the Jingnan Army was coming north, Emperor Xiantong was in good spirits, got up from the sickbed, and personally met with Zhu Rongchu and Huang Qinggong, the temporary commanders of the Jingyi Battalion who came from afar.

Emperor Xiantong: "Two Aiqing, how many soldiers and horses are waiting for?" ”

"Back to the emperor, a thousand people." Zhu Rongchu replied.

"Huh? With only a thousand people, how can you sweep away the army? Emperor Xiantong was shocked, "Lord Zeng Fan doesn't have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, why didn't he come?" ”

"Lord Zeng Fan gave you a fold, asking you to choose one person between him and Hu Lin to lead the troops, didn't Your Majesty see the fold?" Zhu Rongchu asked.

"This old fox, I asked him to come to the rescue quickly, but he was fine, and he didn't set off in Jingbei camp. Yang Fengyin disobeyed the order, and the military department did not need to do it, leaving the governor of Liangjiang to observe the after-effects. Emperor Xiantong was furious.

The emperor was angry. Lord Zeng Fan said that the blue wolf army in the Jiangnan region was in full swing, and he couldn't get out. Black handsome Huang Qinggong said.

"My country is almost over, and Zeng Fan is still reluctant to send troops, which is the wrong person. I have been sitting on the dragon chair for ten years, and I have not lived a single day of peace......" Xiantong was excited, and began to cough violently again.

"Your Majesty, I rushed over from Hezhou, western Guangdong, and traveled more than three or four thousand ......miles," Zhu Rongchu said.

"Zhu Aiqing, you are all here, but he didn't come, this is a pitfall." Xiantong lamented, "I shouldn't promise that whoever destroys the Blue Wolf Kingdom will be crowned king." Internal and external troubles, gunsmoke everywhere, my Qinghe country is like a leaky ship, everywhere needs to be repaired, and even my heart is broken. The million-strong army of the Qinghe Kingdom was actually beaten by more than 10,000 troops, and the face of the ancestor made me lose everything. ”

"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself." Zhu Rongchu persuaded him.

"I want to review the troops...... Emperor Xiantong got up from the dragon chair, but before he could stand firmly, he fell down again, and began to vomit blood.

He brought this disease from his mother's womb, congenital lung disease, and those imperial doctors treated him for many years without cure, in order to prolong his life, he actually came up with a home remedy for drinking deer blood. Deer blood is a tonic, and it is not suitable for Emperor Xiantong, so the more he drinks, the worse it gets, the yin and yang in his body are out of balance, and he can't last long, just like his empire, he is terminally ill and incurable, even if his spirit is a little better, it is just a return to the light.

Emperor Xiantong doesn't want to die yet, the prince is only five years old, and the prince's biological mother, Yi Guifei Lala, is a woman who is very eager for power.

"Your Majesty, how long have you been ill?" Zhu Rongchu stepped forward to support Emperor Xiantong.

"It's been thirty years, and it can't be cured." Xiantong shook his head weakly.

"The minister has a home remedies, I don't know if it's feasible?" Zhu Rongchu said in a low voice.

"Say it quickly." Emperor Xiantong said tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, you have a heart disease, only if you defeat the army and return to Kyoto Hunting Garden, you will do more outdoor sports, and your body will get better. In addition, action must be taken to prohibit the concubines of the harem from getting close to Your Majesty, and to recuperate your strength, so that Your Majesty can live a long life. Zhu Rongchu said.

"Aren't you going to kill me? I can't do without women, I'd rather die in Gentle Country, I won't be lustful. Emperor Xiantong smiled slightly, "I ask you, what is the reason why the Fan army bullied my Qinghe Kingdom?" ”

"The minister didn't dare to say it." Zhu Rongchu hurriedly knelt on the ground.

"Rise up and say, there is no one else in this palace, and the courtesy of the kings and ministers will be spared." Emperor Xiantong waved his hand.

"The minister still knelt on the ground and said okay." Zhu Rongchu said.

"I'll get you up, get up, get up." Emperor Xiantong said.

"Thank you, Lord Longen." Zhu Rongchu climbed up and patted his sleeves, "The Ouxi people are strong and cannons, but it is only a superficial phenomenon, the main thing is that their national body is more advanced than ours, they dare to take risks and dare to challenge." Therefore, the emperor had to change the rules of his ancestors, learn the advanced cultural ideas and science and technology of the European and Western people, and use them for the Qing and the country. ”

"Why don't I want to, the sky is not a holiday, my limit is approaching, there is no time...... Emperor Xiantong sighed, "I have a pair of Hetian jade bracelets here, I should reward you and Huang Qinggong, there are no extra valuables in the palace, I have wronged you." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't need to be rewarded, I just hope that our Jingyi Battalion soldiers will participate in the battle and defeat the Fan Army......" Zhu Rongchu did not take the bracelet.

"Take it, with this Hetian jade, you can be regarded as meeting with me, a muddy wreck." Emperor Xiantong held a bracelet in one hand and put it in the hands of Zhu Rongchu and Huang Qinggong......

10th year of Xiantong, July 25.

The vanguard of the Eagle and French coalition army of 400 people set out from Tianjin and Hexi, entered Tongzhou, and burned all the way. At noon, the Eagle and French coalition forces arrived ten miles away near Zhangjiawan.

When Prince Seng Ge learned that the army was coming, he immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures: "The base camp of our army is located in Guojiafen between Tongzhou and Zhangjiawan, and this king leads more than 17,000 horse infantry troops to defend Kyoto, garrisoning 1,000 troops in Zhangjiawan, and 3,000 Mongolian horse troops, stationed in the east and south of Zhangjiawan...... Ruilin, Yi Qindong, you led 12,000 horse infantry troops to garrison Bali Bridge as a reserve. ”

"Yes, monk!" Ruilin, Yi Qindong A hugging boxing.

"The underwriting rate is 4,000 people in Tongzhou...... Shengbao led 5,000 people from the Beijing camp to Dingfuzhuang in Gyeonggi, ready to reinforce at any time. Prince Seng continued.

"Order!"

"Order!"

After deploying the defensive task, Prince Seng asked Gong Changyu, who was silent: "General Gong Jichang, what do you think?" ”

"Monk King, please give me a military map." Gong Changyu stood up.

"Isn't there a map in the tent?" Prince Sangha pouted.

"Oh." Gong Changyu walked to the front of the map with the Lock Dragon Divine Sword and pointed to Zhangjiawan on the map, "Our army has a large number of people, and the artillery and muskets of the Fan army are very powerful, Zhangjiawan is a flat river, we don't have decent artillery and muskets, only broadswords, spears, bows and arrows, and we can't use dense queues to attack ......"