The previous chapter should be Chapter 1069 One Hundred Years of Snow Shame (4), and the chapter name is wrong, which does not affect the reading.

Time: September 18, the day after the Battle of Dadonggou, in the evening.

Location: In the Jinmen area, in the backyard of the Yamen, the governor of Zhili.

When Imperial Physician Xue, who was invited from the Forbidden City and was in a hurry, took a junior apprentice, and the two walked out of Li Zhongtang's bedroom lightly.

Yang Shipai, Sheng Huaixuan, Zhang Shiheng and other officials of all sizes in Beiyang rushed up all of a sudden.

There may be some differences in the statements, but what everyone wants to express is basically the same.

To sum it up, it probably is:

May I ask Imperial Physician Xue, how is their Beiyang Li Zhongtang's body, and how long will it take to wake up? and whether you can handle things after waking up, etc.

Facing these officials in front of him, such as commanders, commanders, and prefects, they are at least all four-rank officials in Daqing.

In terms of his own grade, he was just a sixth-grade petty official, and he was suddenly big.

After a while, leaders such as Yang Shipai and Sheng Huaixuan reacted, so that everyone couldn't ask anything in a mess.

After a burst of scolding, everyone closed their mouths one after another.

Seeing this, Imperial Physician Xue made a circle salute to the people around him who were much higher than him in terms of power, official position, and grade.

He smiled wryly and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please be restless, and don't make a loud noise.

Although Li Zhongtang used to maintain his health well, he was an old man in his seventies after all; Since ancient times, life has been rare for 70 years, and the most taboo thing is that in a short period of time, there are great sorrows and joys in emotions.

That's why Nakado-sama, this illness is very troublesome.

After some acupuncture, it should take me a little more time to wake up.

But remember, I've prescribed a calming recipe, and I'm sure to let Nakado drink it for a while; What's more, in the future, we must also have a good life and recuperate for a period of time, and we must not continue to work.

It can't be more emotionally stimulating, especially when such a thing of great compassion and great joy can't happen~"

After listening to the words of this general doctor Cai, who is considered a great Qing national hand, the bureaucrats in Beiyang first felt a little relieved that Li Zhongtang would wake up soon.

It was also during the period of time when Li Zhongtang fainted that they reacted more clearly:

How important this Zhongtang Lord is to them, and to the entire Beiyang.

Then, they reacted a little more: Even if Li Zhongtang is fine, but he can't handle things under the current situation, so what should he do in the face of the current huge crisis?

For a while, I was very upset.

To know! In the past few days, there have been too many and too serious things to happen, and the turning point in the process has been too great.

The huge impact brought by the end, it is not an exaggeration to say that Daqing is now facing a catastrophe.

I really have to let Li Zhongtang, the backbone of Beiyang, come up with a charter.

Specifically, this is what they encountered......

On the 15th, that is, the night before three days.

The official government of the island country officially announced to the outside world that the first army of the island country under the command of Youpeng in Shan County had completely captured Pingyao City after more than ten hours of hard fighting.

Under the First World War, a large number of Huai army generals such as Zuo Baogui were killed, and the amount of various ordnance and materials seized was not counted.

In the defense line of Pingyao City, the Huai army, which originally had a size of more than 20,000 people, only about half of the personnel, fled to the northeast region by land in embarrassment.

Moreover, the organization was chaotic, morale was completely lost, and weapons and equipment were almost completely lost.

All of the above means that the Huai army has basically lost its combat effectiveness, and Chaodao, the only vassal state of Daqing, has fallen into the hands of the island country.

After hearing such news at first, Daqing didn't believe it at all.

thinks that the little devil chicken thief is powerful, and when he can't beat the Daqing strong army head-on, he just wants to use such rumors to disturb the hearts of the people of Daqing.

Truly! Nowadays, many people in Daqing can understand a little.

After more than ten years of peace, the Huai army under Li Zhongtang has long since ceased to fight the bandits.

But no matter how bad it is, Li Zhongtang still has more than 20,000 people in Pingyao City, equipped with a large number of Western-style fast guns and guns.

Coupled with the advantage of a defensive line, it can be regarded as the combat environment in which the Huai army is best at 'hardening the village and fighting a dumb battle'.

Therefore, almost everyone in the government and the opposition in Daqing agrees on one point: such a force as the Huai Army can withstand some time in Pingyao City.

After all, it's more than 20,000 pigs, and it will take a while for the little devil to catch them clean, right?

What I didn't expect was that in the hours that followed, no matter how hard the telegraph office of the Governor's Mansion was trying to contact by telegraph.

Ye Zhichao, who was in Pingyao City, did not react at all.

Gradually, as time went by, Li Zhongtang and others gradually felt that something was wrong.

On the contrary, it was the Yin Law and other powers, who gradually confirmed the authenticity of the news released by the island country through the offices set up in Asahima.

When this point was finally reached Li Zhongtang's ears, the 71-year-old man immediately yelled in his mouth:

'Ye Shuqing, this thief is incompetent, and he mistook me for a big thing in Beiyang~'

Then his face changed suddenly, and the whole person spit out a mouthful of old blood under the anger and urgency, and immediately fainted.

And then, that led to the opening scene?

Of course not, Li Zhongtang is an unusually determined character.

From a scholar to this point back then, I don't know where the iron and stone that has gone through many ups and downs and tempered my mind has long been so easy to be completely defeated.

After fainting, he was quickly awakened by his subordinates pinching people; Then, stimulated by a series of bad news, the ruthlessness in my heart exploded.

However, after resting a little and drinking some ginseng tea to replenish his spirits, Li Zhongtang gathered all his staff and discussed the countermeasures overnight.

After an all-nighter, people couldn't stay up, but they also discussed some solutions.

For example, immediately form a defense line on the Yalu River and try to keep the little devils out of the northeast.

Asahima, the last vassal state of Daqing, seems to be no longer able to be expected to be kept and lost in the future; But the Northeast, the land of Longxing in Daqing, must not have anything to do.

Otherwise, the important place of Jingshi City was completely exposed to the butcher's knife of the devil.

The forces used to form a defensive line, on the one hand, they intended to collect the group of defeated troops who had retreated from the island; It is intended to use the rewards of high-ranking officials, as well as the way to form a warlord.

Let these routs stand on the edge of the Yalu River, and they must not take another half step back no matter what.

On the other hand, he asked the imperial court to immediately use the first town of the Daqing New Army, the Eight Banners left in the northeast, and those boxers who were said to be unable to penetrate with guns and slash with knives.

Set off immediately and go to the front line of the Yalu River to arm defenses.

In addition, in the previous time, didn't the Daqing provinces more or less train several battalions equipped with new foreign guns and stronger than the green battalion?

Don't hide it, when Daqing encounters such a huge crisis, this time it will be transferred across the Yalu River in one go.

In addition, it is necessary to seize the time and continue to organize and train more battalion leaders.

The weapons needed were quickly purchased from foreigners, no matter how high the price of those foreign devils was and how much silver they would cost.

In short, under the huge crisis facing Daqing, it is necessary to mobilize all combat forces, and it is imperative not to beat the devils across the Yalu River.

Of course, if this crisis can be calmed down without fighting the devil, it will naturally be the best result.

So early in the morning, Li Zhongtang, who was obviously exhausted, after a hurried wash, cheered up and went to visit the ministers of many powers in person.

In the final analysis, Li Zhongtang and his Beiyang faction, and even the entire Daqing court, still pinned their greatest hopes on the mediation of the great powers.

Special! There are really some great powers who have abused them thousands of times, and they treat them like their first love.

I hope that under the mediation of the great powers, after the little devil's side occupies the island, Daqing will pay as little silver as possible and end the matter.

To put it bluntly, it is the famous pasteur Li Zhongtang, who plans to use a piece of paper to paste a big hole in the house that has just been broken in Daqing, and paste it again.

It's good to be able to block the wind temporarily, but as for when the house collapses, I can't care so much.

It's a pity that this time the situation seems to be too bad, and there is no chance to even paste a piece of paper.

Under the attention of a group of well-intentioned people, Li Zhongtang did not gain anything after running around for a day; The attitude of the great powers towards his demands was rather strange.

Except for a faint 'stay tuned', none of them are willing to mediate.

For this reason, in the two days of the 16th and 17th, the entire Daqing fell into great unease.

Some people in the court shouted that they wanted to fight the little devils to the end, and they wanted to organize the children of the Hunan army to fight the little devils.

But soon some people dismantled the stage, saying that in the first battle with the legal person in Annam ten years ago, it was not that a new Hunan army had not been formed; And then? Proof is useless.

Some Qingliu organized and was frantically impeaching Li Zhongtang.

thinks that he has spent so much money in the imperial court, occupied several provinces to collect money, but the Huai army raised is so unbearable, and he wants to kill him to thank the countrymen.

In the words of the people, especially in the Jingshi City, the common people are talking about whether even the soldiers of the little devils are going to enter the Jingshi City.

The prices of rice, flour, grain and oil in the market have begun to rise uncontrollably.

There are even some wealthy people who have begun to flee from the Jingshi City, which may soon be in chaos, with their belongings and families.

For a while, all kinds of strange things and remarks in Daqing are constantly developing......

The above situation lasted until the 17th, that is, at about 8 o'clock last night, when the Zhili Governor's Mansion suddenly received a telegram from the Beiyang fleet.

This is a telegram jointly signed by Liu Buchan, Lin Yongsheng, Deng Shichang and others when Admiral Ding was still in a coma.

It is described in detail that with the help of the three warships of the Xuange battalion, a shocking naval battle was fought.

They not only sank eight warships of the Little Devil Combined Fleet, but also captured four warships, including the Matsushima, Naniwa, Itsukushima, and Hashidate, including the flagship.

It is equivalent to solving all the decent belongings of the island country's navy with great news.

It's just that when a person in charge of the telecommunications office of the Governor's Mansion of Zhili excitedly took such a telegram in his eyes, which was definitely a great joy, and personally went to give it to Li Zhongtang.

Even in my heart at that time, I was still imagining that Lord Nakado, who was under great joy, would reward himself with something at that time.

After all, in his opinion, although the Beiyang fleet was greatly involved with the rebellion of the Xuange battalion in this battle, it was the fleet that won the little devil after all.

In this way, the army of the little devil in Asahimama has become a lone army, and after a long time, it will only end up in rout and destruction.

After this battle, they still have the most powerful navy in Daqing, and they can still retain a good army in hand.

The Daqing Imperial Court just can't get used to them, and it can't make any actual actions to punish them, but will work harder to win them over.

However, when Li Zhongtang took the telegram, he only read it in a hurry.

Faced with the news that the army under his command had suffered a crushing defeat on Asahima, the old man, who was still able to cheer up and run, suddenly turned red on his pale face.

Mouth shouted: "Not good! I'm Daqing, I'm in danger in the north~"

Then, after spitting out a mouthful of old blood in his mouth, the whole person collapsed on the chair.

When the servants and subordinates serving around him came up and stepped forward to check in a panic, they found that this soul figure of Beiyang had already fainted to death.

Pushing, pinching, etc., can't wake him up at all,

In the time that followed, not only the famous doctors in Jinmen City were invited, but even the doctors of foreign devils were also invited to see them, but Li Zhongtang was still unconscious.

In the end, even Imperial Physician Xue, who has the best medical skills in Jingshi City, has been invited.

After some healing, the scene at the beginning finally appeared......

Just when Yang Shipai, Sheng Huaixuan, Zhang Shiheng and others were very upset because of Imperial Doctor Xue's explanation, suddenly in a soft sound of 'squeak~', a maid opened the door from the room and came out.

After looking around at everyone, he said to Yang Shipai: "Master Yang, Master Sheng, let the two of you go in quickly." ”

After hearing this, Yang Shipai, the first staff member under Li Zhongtang.

There was also Sheng Huaixuan, Beiyang's money bag, and the two of them didn't dare to delay at all, so they hurriedly walked in.

Soon after, I saw that although he had woken up, Li Zhongtang, who was extremely weak, was half-lying on the bed and was looking out of the window.

After Yang Shipai waited for the two to say hello, he turned his head to look at it and slowly asked in a very small voice:

"In all the time I've been fainting, how has the situation been going outside?"

After the two instinctively glanced at each other, they finally replied with a smile on Yang Shiji's face and in a relaxed tone:

"Lord Zhongtang, you can rest assured that everything is okay outside.

Besides, the imperial court still has Lafayette, Guangxu Ye and a group of military ministers to deal with state affairs, the sky can't fall, you can just rest in peace. ”

Yang Shimo's above statements are naturally all nonsense.

It's just that he thought of Imperial Doctor Xue's advice and said some words that relieved Li Zhongtang, wanting to let this old man recuperate with peace of mind.

But Li Zhongtang is too familiar with Daqing and the imperial court, where can the above statements fool him.

Xu is the last two days of bad news and shock, caused a bad mood.

Even the result of almost hanging up made Li Zhongtang's heart feel too stimulated now, so that the whole person's mood has changed dramatically.

Therefore, after hearing this, with a sneer on his face, he said a great rebellion in his mouth in front of a group of subordinates who could be trusted completely.

If it is said by someone else, it will be destroyed by the Nine Clans several times:

"Galeries Lafayette? This old lady has a natural talent for playing with officialdom and balancing and controlling the power of all parties in the court.

But when it comes to knowledge, she is just a woman in the deep palace, and she understands the situation in the world.

Guangxu Ye? The emperors of the Qing Dynasty, this is the most wasteful one, and they will just calculate in their hearts and shout in their mouths, and they don't dare to do anything if they really want to operate.

As for those ministers of military aircraft, since Devil Six was squeezed out of the military aircraft by Lafayette, one of them is a waste snack that only knows how to nod.

So, relying on these people, can we deal with the current chaos?

Tell me, what happened outside during the time I passed out? Don't worry, I, Li Zhongtang, have never encountered any situation in my life, and I can withstand it. ”

In the face of such amazing statements, Yang Shipai and Sheng Huaixuan were a little stupid.

It seems that the continuous blows of this incident are too big for this Zhongtang lord, and his temperament has changed a little.

After a little hesitation, Sheng Huaixuan finally talked about the latest situation with a wry smile on his face:

"The rest of the situation is fine, although except for the eastern province of Guangdong, the governors of all provinces have expressed unrest in the territory, and the few battalions under their command are really unable to mobilize the new army, and they go to the Yalu River to deploy defenses.

The imperial court and the household department said that it was naturally possible to train the new army; But there is no armor and silver.

However, the first army of the island country is still staying in Pingyao City, and there is no sign of any intention to enter the northeast for the time being, and the northeast does not have to worry for a while.

The key trouble is that the ministers of the two countries have made it official.

In the following time, it will help the island countries to transport various materials such as ordnance, grain and grass; Although it has been emphasized again and again, it is simply a business issue.

But it has already been shown that Jean intends to let go and help the island country, and annex my Daqing in this war, at least it means to annex a place in the northeast; As far as I can see, they plan to use little devils to guard against Xuange Camp and Maozi.

It is also because of the statement of Yin Fa that Uncle Sam's family and other powers only expressed neutrality on this matter.

Only Maozi protested against the devil's behavior, but their navy was still in Europa, and the army had not passed through the Siberian wasteland, and they had traveled thousands of miles to understand.

So such a protest, the little devil didn't take it seriously at all. ”

Sheng Huaixuan's voice fell, and Yang Shipai said with emotion: "God doesn't open his eyes!"

After the news of the total destruction of the combined fleet came back, there was a wail from top to bottom of the island nation; Several high-ranking naval officers committed suicide to apologize, and the people even saw that a great chaos was about to occur.

At this time, Yin Fa expressed his position, and their morale was restored again.

Now there is news that the little devil is now forming a second infantry army; The few remaining standing divisions in the country were grouped into it.

It is planned to let the Yin Law help transport it to Asahima, and continue to expand the scale of the ground war. ”

When he said the above, when Sheng Huaixuan talked to Yang Shipai, his face was full of indescribable bitterness and despair.

Just like the mood of the whole Daqing and all the clear-eyed people today:

Desperate, extremely desperate, the foreign devils who couldn't beat the West before, are now riding on the head by the little devils of the East.

There is also a huge doubt in my heart: what happened to this Daqing, and what should they do......

(End of chapter)