"Sell newspapers, sell newspaper news!"

"The Qing Dynasty is gone, the emperor, the queen mother committed suicide, Huatong telegraphed the whole country, demanding that the provinces surrender!"

"Sell newspapers, we're back!"

On the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, the newspaperboys in the British Concession have been clamouring one after another, and their newspaper business has been exceptionally good these days, and even the newspaper offices have had to add and print to meet their needs. 【 I want: super fast update 】

Whether it is the foreigners, compradors and Chinese businessmen, or those daughters who go out to shop, they are all for everyone.

The Qing Kingdom is destroyed!

Is there anything more shocking than this?

Dressed in civilian clothes, Fillettman "threw down a penny under the protection of the guards, took away a few copies of the newspaper that had just been published today, and looked at the almost identical shocking headlines on them, and felt a feeling."

He was not at all curious about the fall of the Qing Kingdom, and even those who were familiar with the situation in the Far East would not feel that the Pacific Ocean, oh, should be called the strength of the Chinese army, and they stayed in the Far East like a lion that had entered a flock.

So what he was concerned about was not the destruction of the Qing state, but that this time Zimmer adopted an all-army tactic, yes, tactics! Although he was not an army general, he still felt palpitations.

Judging from the intermittent news, in just three days, from the departure of Lushun in the evening, to the landing in Tianjin in the early morning, and then the lightning attack on Beijing, as long as a little analysis can be found, this great change in the Far East has left only one word for people!

Yes!

Filitman had no way of knowing what was going on in Beijing, he had been in there and seen the high walls, and although the soldiers of the Qing army were very useless, it could not be denied that it was a huge city!

He also didn't know what was happening in Tianjin, because the tens of thousands of Qing troops there surrendered without firing a shot.

But even if these distortions are excluded, "he was still shocked, because it took Li Mo only three days to completely capture it," and he did not use traditional army tactics, but used a kind of staggering madness.

When his army landed in Tianjin, he neither deployed nor flanked it, but rushed directly to Beijing at an insane pace, before secretly cutting the telephone lines, making the communication from Tianjin to Peking take at least four hours.

And he made perfect use of it for four hours, he invested about twenty or more large airships, and threw more than 1,200 forward troops into the city of Beijing at one time, and then used them to harass and block all the gates of Beijing, forcing not a single person there to escape.

Among them, there are some things he doesn't know, such as why the Qing army suddenly lost Deshengmen, why tens of thousands of troops in Tianjin surrendered, but one thing is very clear, Li Mo's Chinese army is too fast!

If the British Imperial Army encountered such a scene, I am afraid that it would not be able to make a correct response, not to mention the Qing army, which was extremely backward in command and response, they originally said that the Qinwang Army would leave in three days, but it did not respond after waiting for ten days, and a unit of the Chinese army stationed in Luzon had already boarded the ship and set off for a few days!

Li Mo seized this slow opportunity again, and immediately announced the death of the Qing Emperor and the Empress Dowager, leaving all the Qin Wang's troops who were gathering into confusion, because all the people they needed to protect were dead, and even the members of the imperial family in Beijing were mostly executed or disappeared, except for a few people who were in other places at the time of the incident who survived, and the Qing royal family had completely disappeared!

The north is unified, and the only suspense left is how much time Li Mo will need!

Fili believes that if he has enough airships to transport soldiers, he can end the battle even before it snows, the only thing to be thankful for is that he doesn't have that much" and that it has already begun to snow in the Northeast, and an early blizzard may be able to drag out the war until next year. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

In the newspapers, which were both positive and abusive, seemed to be in the same turmoil as the country, and looking at the newspapers, Philitman believed that Li Mo's footsteps had actually penetrated into Shanghai, and even as far away as Guangzhou.

Footsteps arrived at the luxurious Shanghai club, the Indian waiter who opened the door nodded, and was about to go to the VIP rest area on the second floor, when he suddenly found that in a barber stall not far in front, several young people were cutting their hair, and a few braids on the ground were clearly visible!

This scene made his eyes seem to be stabbed by something, and after a long time, he came back to his senses and walked up to the VIP rest area on the second floor, and as soon as he pushed the door open, he heard a duck-like voice roaring.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Li Mo has occupied Beijing, his troops are making preparations, and now from the northeast to Tianjin, there is no Qing ** team in sight, we must change all this!" The Russian minister in Shanghai waved a telegram, as if he was afraid that others would not know about his rudeness.

Change? What to change?

Do you want everyone to tear their faces and declare war with Li Mo? In that case, the madman will laugh when he falls asleep, because he can get a loan all the way to Shanghai! Why do these Slavic idiots always disgrace the European aristocracy?

Philettman looked at the fellow with disdain, and after nodding his head to the group, he found a corner and sat down, listening to the talk, reading the newspaper, and sketching on it with his fingernails from time to time.

The Russian envoy did not feel the disdainful gaze of his surroundings at all, and once again began to talk loudly, and even proposed that a coalition of various countries should be formed to go north to help the Qing state restore its rule.

Oh, God!

The Qing Emperor is dead, and the Queen Mother is also dead, so you have to find someone to support you? Is this guy crazy? Moreover, at present, the total strength of various countries in the Far East is only 30,000 or 40,000 people, should the Far East Fleet of the British Empire also go to the desperate effort?

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Qing army is in a state of confusion, they are already a little panicked after Li Mo threw out the news of the emperor's death, we must give them support immediately" I believe that everyone does not want to see Li Mo unify the country. ”

The Russian minister was complacent and continued: "Then, let's support them as much as we can, sell them all the arms we have now, and let them go and eat dogs with Li Mo!" When they become more and more dependent on us, as long as we hold the Yangtze River, then the country can only remain divided. ”

Everyone nodded after hearing this, only Philitman pursed the corners of his lips.

One Yangtze River, can stop the rise of China?

Joke!

He put down the newspaper and just wanted to say a few words, when suddenly the clamp door was pushed open again, and a familiar legal ** officer walked in: "Everyone, there is not very good news" Li Mo's marines have landed from Shenghai and Yantai, and a garrison company stationed in Qingdao Port he leased has also been captured with the Qing army, and it is also supported by naval artillery? Now, Shandong is in chaos. "Besides, General Filiman, I think you should like the news." A hint of banter rose at the corner of the official's mouth: "They have arrived in the sea north of Shanghai, and your subordinates are sweating everywhere looking for you!" ”

"Oh yes, I think you should be ready, they came this time with four battleships and two torpedo ships"

"Damn it!"

Philettman jumped to his feet, and rushed out without even saying hello, and the rest of the ministers and officers of the other countries, after thinking about it, also rushed out.

A few Indian waiters walked into the empty VIP room and packed up, and one of them went straight to Philettman's seat and took the few newspapers that had been scratched by his fingernails into his arms.

"Boom, boom, boom......."

The violent explosion in Weihai Port in the distance, the flying dust, and the huge stones that were lifted from time to time made Niu Dayu so frightened that he involuntarily took a few steps back, and even the war horse next to him was shocked and neighed, "But before he could push it far, he was kicked in the ass."

"Afraid of a ball" is not allowed to retreat! ”

After Sun Wanling finished kicking, he immediately walked to the front of the array, and in front of him was the Shandong Songwu Army and the Youying Fuzi Third Artillery Team, a full 2,000 people and four German-made cannons, seeing these belongings, he was full of confidence, and immediately shouted: "The cannons of the warships can only hit twenty miles (2 miles, kilometers), we are still thirty miles away from the sea, they can't reach us." ”

"Don't look at the murder of these traitors, they are scaring people, and when their people come ashore, it will be our turn to fire the cannon!"

"All prepare well, the governor said, when the army of the Qin King enters Beijing, he will personally face the saint to ask you for credit, in addition, anyone who kills a rebel will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, and whoever kills a rebel officer will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"

"Mr. Qian, what if you kill that Young Master Li?!"

"Damn, if you kill him, it will be a product with a flower feather, and you will enjoy endless blessings!"

"Ha Leng ......."

With Sun Wanling's words, the soldiers were a little relieved, and the four cannons were immediately pushed to the front, and the gunner immediately took out the cannonballs and stuffed them into the barrel, swallowing their saliva, but the kind of cannonballs on the other side that were much more powerful than them still made everyone's palms sweat.

Suddenly, a strange big egg rose from a distance, and the soldiers were all stunned by this monster, and they all turned their heads and ears, looking at the big thing that rose higher and higher, like a white egg, but like a Kong Ming lantern, Niu Dayu's eyes were also straight, and his heart suddenly became hot for some reason.

Ning Xiaochuan sat in the bridge of the Ninghai, and seemed to not care at all about the roar of the naval guns outside, because since the implementation of various cases, the artillery task was basically taken over by the gun chief, and he didn't need to worry about this kind of shore support artillery bombardment.

In his hand was a piece of the navy armband, which he stroked gently.

Royal Navy!

Grandma, this name is exciting, and in the future, we will be on the same level as the British Royal Navy, so I don't know when we will really be able to do it!

Ning Xiaochuan licked the corners of his mouth, what was more powerful than his name was that this time, in order to rush to the north, the General Staff asked the Second Fleet to transfer two Jinghai-class cruisers over, and as a result, he and the Dinghai were selected, and as soon as they came, they received the task to support the Marine Corps to land in Weihai and Yantai.

Twelve 152 mm naval guns and eight 130 mm secondary guns, this configuration did not dare to mix up in the decisive battle of the capital ships, but it was more than enough to deal with those Qing troops in the distance!

"Report to the captain, the reconnaissance airship has found a small group of Qing troops, about fifteen kilometers away, and the marines request to defeat this roadblock." The staff officer saluted and reported, interrupting Ning Xiaochuan's thoughts.

"Fifteen kilometers?" Ning Xiaochuan looked at his watch, and the corners of his mouth hooked: "It's quite shrewd, but it's a pity that this is the distance between Jiawu, and now it's been four years!" ”

"Rapid shooting, fifteen minutes, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the landing of the marines."

"Yes."

Two minutes later, the muzzles of the Ninghai's twelve main guns were all raised high, and the main guns, which had been bombarding at a slow pace, suddenly roared rapidly, and one flame after another continued to rush out of the muzzles.

In the distance, Niu Da raised his head in vain, clenched the musket tightly in his hand, thinking about why there was such a big Kong Ming lantern, what was the use of this thing, and when more than a dozen black spots suddenly appeared in his eyes.

The black dot was extremely fast, and before he heard any sound in his ears, it had already smashed down less than 100 meters in front of him, and then the rumbling explosion scattered in all directions, countless stone chips and sediment were rolled up, and a ** heat wave blew his whole body felt like it was going to burn!

Sun Wanling opened his mouth wide, "I didn't believe that the sailor's cannon could hit so far, and before he could understand, the piercing whistling sound of the first wave of shells had just passed, and the second batch of black spots had already appeared in his eyes.

In the face of such a dense and long-range artillery bombardment, the formation of the Qing army suddenly became a mess, the war horses screamed, overturned the soldiers on horseback, dragged the reins and fled in all directions, and the other Qing troops were also frightened, and ran backwards with their feet, and they never thought that there would be artillery that could hit the Qing army more than 10,000 meters away completely chaotic, but unfortunately it was too late, countless shells followed their footsteps like raindrops to extend inland, and when a few shells exploded in front of the retreating road, they had no way to retreat.

The high-explosive shells with thin skin and large fillings can cover thousands of square meters every minute! But even if you are on a horse, how far can you run in a minute?

The explosion was scurrying in his ears, the gravel and dust were flying, the fire and heat wave were invading, Niu Dayu even threw off the gun, and ran desperately, but when he just saw that he was about to hide behind a big tree, a huge explosion had already lifted the big tree into the air, and the air wave violently pushed him back a few meters away, and slammed it to the ground.

The shells are still falling, and there seems to be no end to it!

The war horse was torn to pieces of flesh in the wailing, the companion was like a rag doll with his arm and head screwed off, and a large stream of blood was sprinkled on the yellow earth, and when he got up, the place where he had just been neatly lined up was already scorched black, and the whole earth seemed to have been plowed over!

Niu Da held his head in vain, "lying on the ground and chanting words, he didn't even dare to move his fingers more, he was afraid of provoking cannonballs again, and he didn't know how long it took, when the cannonade finally disappeared, he stood up tremblingly. found that Mr. Qian, who kicked his ass, only had one arm left, and the other surviving partners around him were also like him, with dull eyes and white lips, who would have thought that there were two thousand people in the dignified Songwu Army, and there were less than 100 people left after a stick of incense!

God, is this the Lei Gong descending to earth? What a fart!