That is, when the British and French forces had just entered the waters of the Qing Dynasty, around the beginning of March, Bashali and others were anxious.

Because on June 9, the scheduled opening of the London World's Fair will begin.

It also takes about a month to get from Shanghai to London, and after arriving in London, it also takes a certain amount of time to arrange the relevant arrangements.

However, several scientific and technological achievements in Jiujiang Laboratory have still not reached a perfect state.

Even hundreds of engineers, a dozen scientists, have been in the laboratory for a full twenty months.

Even if the finished product is made, it has exceeded the original expectation a lot.

But the better you do, the more you feel like you can do better, and you want to be more amazing to the world.

Because these things are so important that they determine the success or failure of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone at the London Expo.

After seeing the effect, Ba Xiali said: "Enough, really enough, Sir Su Yu, I can't wait any longer, it's too late to drag it out." ”

On March 9, Su Yu decided to seal all the test samples.

All products participating in the London World Fair are subjected to final inspection, then packed, and shipped onto the ship.

It took six full days to ship, more than three ships.

There were seven hundred men in all, a whole ten ships, and the remaining seven were all escort ships.

Su Yao came with hundreds of people to see him off.

"Bang ......"

Bursts of artillery fired.

For Jiujiang, this is undoubtedly an expedition. It's just that it's not the war that's participating, it's the World's Fair.

However, the success or failure of this world expo also determines whether the Su Yu system can be integrated into the world's hegemonic system, and whether the Su Yu can turn the tide and save the center in the next war.

"Sir Su, the World's Fair is our last war."

"I'll do my best."

"You wait for me to triumph."

Then, under the gaze of countless anticipation, the fleet left the dock and first headed east along the Yangtze River, from the mouth of the Yangtze River in Shanghai into the sea.

The Shanghai Consul Mai Huatuo, the future Minister Wei Tuma, looked at the fleet.

"This should be the Jiujiang fleet going to the World Expo." McWartto said.

"Yes." ”

Sir Henry, who was next to him, said, "You said they were halfway through, would they encounter pirates?" If yes, it would be wonderful. ”

"yes, if it was, it would be wonderful." Wittoma sighed.

Sir Henry said: "The route of war to the north, and this fleet represents another route in Sino-British relations. This was not only a decisive battle between the British and French forces and the Qing court, but also a decisive battle between the two routes. And if Su Yu wins this route, what does it mean? ”

Wei Tuma said: "It means that Su Yu entered the center of the Qing State and became part of the hegemonic system of the British Empire. It means that Sir Henry, all your business will be expelled from the Far East. ”

Sir Henry said: "It also means that Mr. Wittoma, the path you want to be the Chinese minister is completely shattered, and your political future is abruptly halted. It means the end of McWarto's consul political career. ”

Mai Huatuo said: "Even in the future, the political careers of Li Tai and Hurd will be completely over. ”

Sir Henry said, "Therefore, we began to pray that this Jiujiang fleet would encounter pirates in the vast ocean and be completely sunk." Let's start praying for the complete failure of the London World's Fair. ”

Next!

On the open sea, another powerful fleet appeared, blocking the way of the Jiujiang fleet.

And really a pirate fleet.

Jurgen, the pirate leader, waving the flag.

His fleet came to escort him.

Because Jiujiang's fleet back to London also had Prince George.

Jurgen the pirate is not just an escort sycophant, but more importantly, he wants to return to London to reap his fruits.

Prince George and Bashali need to make good on their promise to take the viscount for Jurgen, the illegitimate son.

The addition of the Jurgen pirate fleet has made the safety factor of the Jiujiang fleet reach an astonishing height.

Basically, no pirate would dare to fight this fleet.

……………………

Back in May.

Kyoshi, Imperial Palace!

The entire Qing court fell into complete panic.

At this time, the emperor finally came to his senses.

Before, he was filled with anger and even forgot to be afraid.

And now fear has retaken his mind and body.

Seng Lingqin, Rong Lu and others swore that they would stick to the Dagukou Fort, and they were full of confidence.

As a result, in just two days, the Dagukou Fort fell.

In the next Tianjin, he didn't hold on for a day, didn't start fighting, and retreated directly.

Boundless fear, enveloped the emperor's heart, enveloping the entire palace.

He wanted to run now.

But the ministers advised that they must not run now.

If the emperor runs away, it will be a completely devastating blow to the emperor's authority, and it will be a devastating blow to the morale of tens of thousands of soldiers.

Look at the former Ming, Emperor Chongzhen did not run away at the last moment.

It's okay not to say this, but it's even more scary to say.

Therefore, the emperor ordered Gui Liang to go to Tianjin to negotiate with the foreigners, and be sure to let the foreigners withdraw their troops.

Gui Liang went to Tianjin again to negotiate with Count Ergin.

Gui Liang proposed that all the terms of the Tianjin Treaty were basically acceptable, even if Tianjin was a treaty port city. In this article in history, Gui Liang was not so happy.

However, Count Ergin proposed that the Qing court should pay 15 million taels of silver to England and 15 million taels of silver to France.

In addition, the ministers of the four countries were to enter Beijing, and they had to bring 3,000 troops into Beijing.

These two conditions of Count Ergin are much more stringent than in history.

Moreover, it is completely non-negotiable.

Gui Liang left Tianjing abruptly and returned to the capital to report to the emperor.

When the emperor heard this, he was furious.

This, what's the difference between this and going directly into the capital?

With such conditions, if you agree, it's better to fight.

At the court meeting, Su Shun, Du Han and others had invited the emperor to hunt in the north, but Prince Hui Mianyu, Prince Yi Cheng and others resolutely opposed it.

said that the foreigners were still in Tianjin, and the emperor went north to hunt, wouldn't he abandon the world, the people of the world, and the ancestral temple.

The ministers were indignant and said how could the emperor leave at this time?

Therefore, the emperor suspended the mind of the northern hunt and ordered Seng Lingqin, Ronglu and others to gather all the troops and be sure to hold Tongzhou.

In this way, the Qing court set a strategy for a decisive battle near Tongzhou.

Monk Lingqin began to make military deployments in the Tongzhou area.

He personally led 18,000 Mabu troops, and Boyan Nemohu led an army of 5,000 Tianjin New Army, stationed in the area from Zhangjiawan to Bali Bridge, and held the road from Tongzhou to Guangqumen in Beijing.

The deputy commander Ildonga led a Mongolian horse team of 4,000 people to help defend the Bali Bridge.

Ma Shantong led 1,000 Mongol cavalry to defend the southeast of Maju Bridge.

Rong Lu, Cheng Bao, and Leshan led 10,000 people to defend Tongzhou City.

Dutong Shengbao led an army of 7,000 Beijing camps and stationed in the area of Qihuamen as a backup.

Historically, the Qing army deployed a total of about 30,000 people in this battle.

And in this world, the Qing army deployed nearly 50,000 people.

As the final battle with the foreigners.

After the British and French forces captured Tianjin, they began to recuperate, and the missionaries took the lead with scouts to conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance of Tongzhou and the Bali Bridge area.

At this time, in the capital, the scouts in the area of Bali Bridge, in addition to the British and French forces, there was also the intelligence office of Su Yu.

In this situation, it is too slow to send people along the canal to the south, and only carrier pigeons can be used.

The distance of nearly 3,000 miles from the capital to Jiujiang is too far, so even a relay station is needed, which increases the difficulty of transmitting information.

Some secret letters can reach Su Yu's hands, and some cannot.

But in general, Su Yu can still control the battle situation in the north.

After reading the intelligence from the north, he only had one feeling, it's fast, it's too fast.

Now this posture is at least about two and a half months faster than in history.

The rhythm of London must be stuck.

……………………

After more than a month of sailing, the Jiujiang fleet led by Bashali finally arrived in London.

The first thing he did after arriving was to take Prince George and the great pirate Jurgen to meet Prince Albert and prepare to fulfill his previous promise.

For others, it's a big challenge.

But for the prince, it was almost a breeze.

After hearing the report of Bashali and Prince George, he immediately agreed to handle the matter.

Just the next day, Queen Victoria immediately canonized Jurgen as Viscount of the Empire.

Suddenly, the bastard pirate wept bitterly and vowed to die for the queen and the British Empire.

What he has struggled for most of his life has not gotten, and now he has obtained it with a word from others.

He finally got his wish, fulfilled his mother's last wish, and became a nobleman of the British Empire.

Next, the hundreds of people brought by the Basha Ceremony were all involved in the decoration of the London World's Fair.

As June 9 drew closer, even the Prince couldn't help but be nervous and excited.

This is his greatest political move.

One million pounds of pounds have been spent for this extravaganza, almost double the amount of the last World Expo.

There has been a great deal of criticism in both parliament and among the people, saying that Prince Albert is costing people and money by holding this fair.

The British Empire had just experienced the Crimean War, the Indian rebellion, and launched a major war against the Qing State, and the treasury was at its emptiest.

His Royal Highness the Prince, in disregard of the hardships of the people's livelihood, held this flashy world exposition, which made the finances of the British Empire even worse.

factions for and against, full-fledged polemics were conducted in the newspapers.

Not only the British newspapers and public opinion, but the public opinion of the whole of Europe is fiercely arguing.

The debate was very extensive.

Labor and money are already the most superficial issues.

The deeper issue is whether the UK, or Europe, can still lead the world in technology and industrial technology.

Will the American technology industry surpass and replace Europe?

The deepest issue is the political purpose behind Albert's hosting of this world exposition, that is, the diplomatic line against the Qing Dynasty.

In short, it's a bunch of chaotic battles.

When the World Expo was announced two years ago, it was already accompanied by fierce controversy. Now that the opening ceremony is imminent, this controversy has reached its peak.

Prince Albert actually wanted to hide the political purpose behind it, but his political opponents were unwilling.

They put Prince Albert's diplomatic line in a big book.

Even used a horrific headline in the newspapers, the owner behind this world's exposition was not only Prince Albert, but also Su Yu.

Su Yao officially made the headlines of European newspapers.

It's just that these newspapers don't have a good word.

The aristocracy of the decaying and backward Eastern world.

The Qing royal family dragging the whip.

Qing warlords who betrayed the emperor, and so on.

A rotten Oriental man who married three concubines.

Moreover, the portrait of Su Yu was also published in the newspaper.

It's not a photo, it's a hand-drawn drawing.

It is painted very ugly, full of malice towards oriental men, with triangular eyes, hooked noses, and pigtail-like braids.

There are also three beards, in short, Su Yu in the portrait is ugly, old and sharp.

The subtitle is, can such a person also represent technology and civilization?

This article revealed that the reason why Prince Albert held the World Expo was to support this ugly and barbaric Oriental man to ascend to the throne in the Qing State and to support this man's Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone.

Prince Albert actually pinned his hopes for victory over the American technology industry on this backward and ridiculous Oriental man.

Besides, the British Empire is not lagging behind yet, is it?!

This article immediately caused a big wave of rendering.

Political opponents seized the opportunity to criticize Prince Albert's diplomatic line.

Declare this a ridiculous political experiment.

This Su Yu is completely a representative of backwardness and decay. The Qing Kingdom is a desert of science and technology, industry and culture.

Colonizing the Qing Dynasty was the only diplomatic route of the British Empire.

It is completely ridiculous and shameful to pin the hopes of science and technology and industry on Su Yu and Qing Guo.

Holding this World Expo for the sake of the so-called Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone is doomed to encounter shameful failure, a shameful waste of the state treasury, and a shameful crime against the people.

As soon as the article was published, it immediately caused an uproar.

Not to be outdone, the consortium that invested in the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone ended up one after another, saying how enlightened Su Yu was, with extraordinary talent and sensitivity to science and technology and industry, and that he was a genius politician and a genius scientist, saying how successful the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone was.

They said that investing in the Qing Empire, using their cheap and surprisingly large labor force, and taking advantage of their huge market, was the best course of action for the British Empire.

However, almost as soon as their voices came out, they were drowned out.

In the whole of London, in the whole of Europe, no one believed that there would be enlightened politicians in the Qing Dynasty, let alone scientists.

It's all a shameless lie.

If this London Fair really has the participation of Qing Guo, it is doomed to fail.

Many people have even shouted out to boycott the London Fair.

At this point, the pressure on Prince Albert has reached the extreme, and even the Queen has been affected.

But no matter what, the atmosphere of this World Expo was brought to the highest point and attracted the attention of the entire Western world.

I don't know how many people, thousands of miles, or even thousands of miles, came to participate in this London World Expo.

……………………

Finally!

The day of June 9 has arrived!

In the midst of all the anticipation, the London World's Fair opened.

And strangely, this opening ceremony was actually placed in the evening.

All the previous opening ceremonies were definitely held in the daytime.

After nightfall, the entire opening ceremony venue was dark.

Everyone complained.

And at this time, there was the sound of a countdown.

Five, four, three, two, one!

The countdown is over!

Throughout the venue, tens of thousands of light bulbs were lit up one after another.

Moment!

Like the stars.

The lights are shining brightly, piercing the sky.

Tear through the darkness.

This is the real first time in history.

Everyone was completely stunned, whether it was the Americans, or the French, or the Russians.

was completely shocked by this scene.

Tens of thousands of light bulbs lit up, causing an unprecedented impact.

No wonder at that time, in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, as soon as these bulbs were lit, the Prince ordered them to be extinguished immediately.

After that, it is not allowed to be lit again.

It's about making more and more light bulbs, more and more generators, just for this moment.

At the same time, all the street lights on the road around the stadium were lit up at the same time.

Immediately after, thousands of light bulbs at Buckingham Palace lit up at the same time.

This area is like daylight.

This scene alone is enough to go down in history.

But the shock isn't over yet.

Amid the cheers of countless people, all the light bulbs in the stadium suddenly went out.

Once again, the venue was plunged into darkness.

Everyone was quiet, because they probably knew that there would be surprises.

Everyone held their breath and waited.

Countdown again, only this time with the sound of the piano.

The countdown ends.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes lit up again.

However, this time it was not a light bulb that lit up, but a curtain.

A huge image.

On a curtain more than four metres long and more than 2.25 metres wide, Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert appeared.

On the video, the two seem to start talking.

Issuance of the opening declaration.

In this era, there were no microphones, and primitive sound amplification was relied upon.

Followed by!

Several lights came on and shone high on the stage.

Everyone saw the Queen and Prince Albert in real life.

Then, an amazing scene appeared.

Two supreme, real people are reading out the opening speech of the World Expo.

And on that curtain, a huge image was also reading the opening speech.

The real scene and the image are almost identical.

The action is pretty much the same, and so are the sets.

So, it looks like it's all going live at the same time.

Even the sound that comes out is the same.

In an instant, the brains of the thousands of guests on the scene were completely short-circuited.

The impact was just too big.

Even, unimaginable.

This is not of course live, but pre-recorded and then broadcast.

Prince Albert and Her Majesty the Queen, in the same position, wearing the same clothes, read the same opening speech according to the rhythm of the video.

And at this time, the movie was silent, it was the sound of the prince reading it live.

Although the image is black and white.

However, it is still unprecedented!

The world has not been popularized by photos, and movies have appeared directly.

Can you imagine the impact?

In 1895, the Frenchman Lumière brothers invented the film and filmed their first film, "The Train Arrives at the Station", which caused a huge sensation in just fifty seconds.

But this sensation, where can it compare to this time?

This film is clearer, smoother, and gigantic.

Moreover, it presents the illusion of live broadcasting.

Everyone watched this scene as if it were a myth.

I couldn't hear what the prince said again, and I couldn't hear a single word of what the prince said.

There is only one sentence in my head: the world has been changed.

Three minutes later!

The opening remarks by the Queen and Prince Albert concluded.

Once again, the entire stadium was plunged into darkness.

Then, there is a melodious piano sound.

A female musician played the score "My Motherland" given by Su Yu.

With the melodious sound of the piano, the curtain lit up again.

A handsome face appeared.

This is Su Yu, who is not wearing the service of the Qing Dynasty, nor a suit, but a straight Zhongshan suit.

There is no braid on the head, but a very elegant hairstyle.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good evening, I'm Su ...... from China"

A deep voice sounded in the venue, almost completely synchronized with Su Yu on the video.

There is no sound in the movie, which was specially dubbed and read out on the spot.

He is hidden in the dark, so it feels like a movie is sounding, as if it is Su Tuo.

In the film, Su Yu briefly introduced himself, introduced China, and introduced the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

Then, a congratulatory message to the World's Fair was published.

In fact, this process was not originally available.

This video of Su Yu will not appear at the opening ceremony at all, but will appear on the booth of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

Because of his political rank, it is far from enough.

Even if Ba Xiali tried his best, the entire organizing committee did not want Su Yu's film to appear at the opening ceremony, and his weight was not enough.

However, because of the public opinion turmoil behind.

The extreme ugliness of Su Yu and the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone made Prince Albert fall into unprecedented passivity.

So if you want to clarify, the opening ceremony becomes the best opportunity.

After much hesitation, he decided to elevate his status and let his image appear at the opening ceremony.

Of course, Su Yu's picture only appeared for fifteen seconds.

However, it is totally sufficient.

Directly broke a lot of rumors in the newspapers, that ugly portrait, was directly crushed.

At least it turns out that this is a very handsome, very noble person.

Whether it is temperament or image, it is no less than the aristocratic gentlemen of the British Empire.

Next, the image shows the picture of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

Huge textile mills, steel mills rising from the ground.

State-of-the-art laboratories.

Of course, there are also Su Yu's private goods.

Strong, straight Su Tuo new army.

The parade of tens of thousands of people, shot from the air from the air hot air balloon, shocked everyone at the scene.

At last......

A tribute to the classics!

The train arrives!

On the screen, a train roared head-on.

Everyone exclaimed, instinctively desperately trying to dodge.

"Long live peace, long live friendship, long live cooperation!" Several languages, chanting at the same time.

End of imagery.

Next, it's time for the regular performance.

In several programs, the British make up half of the program, and there are French, Americans, Russians, etc.

The point is, there are also programs in China, which are three minutes long.

Su Yu sent 500 soldiers of the New Army to participate in the program.

He directly copied the text (and) performance of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.

For this program, hundreds of soldiers of the New Army trained for more than a year.

It's incredibly neat.

It's amazing.

Despite the backwardness of the equipment, this show does not require too advanced technology.

It is a gorgeous performance cast by everyone's sweat.

Even in 2008, this show amazed the world, let alone in this era?

In particular, hundreds of soldiers, inside the retractable box, through the ups and downs, staged a variety of fonts.

Even, there are English, hair, Latin and so on.

All words and words interpret the same theme.

The only theme is peace.

Finally, get out of the box and wave the flowers in your hands.

In the middle of the field, it became a sea of flowers.

This performance, more than 100 years in advance, amazed the audience.

Wowed everyone.

Gorgeous, shocking, lofty artistic conception.

Throughout the opening ceremony, whether it was Prince Albert or Su Yao's side, all the performances, all the pictures, all elaborated on a theme.

Peace!

Although not very timely.

However, it is absolutely politically correct.

The programs prepared by the Jiujiang Pilot Economic Zone are so exciting that they make the finale very boring.

All the performances are done.

Next, there is a spectacular fireworks display.

"Bang ......"

A small part of the fireworks were also in charge of Ba Xiali, provided by Su Yu.

on the sky.

A firework consisting of: and!

At this point, the opening ceremony of the London World's Fair ended.

Even though tomorrow's newspaper hasn't come out yet, everyone has an idea in their heads.

The most successful and gorgeous World's Fair ever.

…………………………

The world is hypocritical.

In London, the opening ceremony of the gorgeous World's Fair amazed the world.

Under the leadership of the Prince, the only theme is peace!

And the same is June 9, which is the day of the opening ceremony.

10,000 British and French troops left Tianjin and headed for Tongzhou.

At this point, the final decisive battle between the British and French forces and the Qing court broke out.

As in history, the Anglo-French forces chose to concentrate their firepower on shelling Zhangjiawan to force the Qing army to retreat.

Immediately afterwards, the British and French forces concentrated on attacking Tongzhou City.

This battle was three months earlier than in history.

Historically, Tongzhou had almost no resistance and had already been defeated and fell.

And in this world, the number of defenders in Tongzhou was doubled, a full 10,000 people, including 4,000 Tianjin New Army.

More than 10,000 British and French troops fought against more than 10,000 Qing defenders.

Behind Tongzhou, there is the capital, and there is no way to retreat.

The defender Rong Lu showed extremely firm determination.

Tongzhou was defeated without a fight.

The 10,000 defenders, especially the 4,000 Tianjin New Army, showed a relatively brave will.

On the first day, the defenders held back.

The next day, the defenders blocked it.

Day 3......

"Boom, boom, boom......" in the sound of violent explosions.

The gate of Tongzhou was blown down.

The Anglo-French troops poured into Tongzhou in general.

At this point, the tide of war collapsed.

Rong Lu, Cheng Bao, and Leshan once again led the army to escape from Tongzhou.

At this point, Tongzhou fell.

……………………

Tongzhou is lost!

The bad news reached the palace.

There was a dead silence.

The last great pilgrimage.

Some ministers advised the emperor to drive the expedition in person to stimulate the morale of the soldiers.

The emperor also appeared in the court in military uniform.

"At this time, the Yangyi army is less than a hundred miles away from the capital!"

"It's less than a hundred miles away from me!"

"I am dressed in military uniform, and I should fight for the country with tens of thousands of soldiers."

"Why did the situation come to this point?"

"There are thieves inside, there are thieves inside!"

"Who is a thief? Who is the thief? ”

The emperor glanced at the audience and said sharply: "The national thief is Su Yu, and Su Yu is the national thief." ”

"Who owns those industries in Jiujiang? It was jointly organized by the British and Su Yu. ”

"And which country is the army of foreigners less than 100 miles away from the capital? Or British. ”

"Su Yu created a split between the north and the south, and instructed the country to be empty, so that Yangyi took advantage of the weakness to enter."

"Su Yu colluded with outsiders to destroy my ancestors' society, and he is really the number one thief in this dynasty!"

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty trembled for a while, but they did not expect that at this critical moment, the emperor would publicly convict Su Yu.

But for the emperor, it was a different state of mind.

At this time, it is going to be such a desperate situation. What more could I fear?

The Anglo-French forces are about to enter the country, what am I afraid of the division between the north and the south?

is to take the opportunity to completely convict Su Yu, the last time in the court, the emperor just accidentally blurted out, and swallowed back halfway.

"If it weren't for traitors like Su Yu who betrayed the country and sought glory, and I was united in the Qing Dynasty, where would I be today? How can foreigners get in? ”

"Tell the world, spread the world!"

"Su Yu's industries in Jiujiang are all illegal industries in collusion with foreigners, which damage my feng shui and destroy my country."

"Su Yu is a chaotic minister and thief, and everyone will be punished!"

Then, the emperor splashed ink and wrote a few words on the white paper.

Rebels and thieves!

"Come on, carve these four words into a plaque and hang it on the gate of Su Yao's mansion."

"Carve these four words into a stone tablet and set it up at the gate of Su Yao's mansion."

Wang Chenggui took these four words and shouted: "Huh! ”

Then, he rushed out, looked for the craftsman in the palace, and immediately carved a plaque and carved it into a stone tablet.

Finally, the emperor came to the gate of the Qianqing Palace, drew his sword violently, and shouted loudly: "Go and tell Monk Lingqin that the final decisive battle, fight hard, and fight to the death with the foreigners." ”

"I'm staying here, I'm not going anywhere."

"I live and die with tens of thousands of soldiers!"

Boyan took the emperor's sword with both hands, and cried: "Your Majesty, ministers and other fathers and sons, you should be broken to pieces to repay the country's kindness!" ”

"It's a pity that the national thief Su is in the south, and if the slave dies in battle, he can't kill the thief for the emperor."

The emperor said: "The national thief Su Yu has his own curse!" ”

"You wait to fight, I'm here, waiting for you to triumph!"

Boyan Nemo prostrated and hemorrhaged, and shouted loudly: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty shouted long live!

…………………………

Bali Bridge!

The only way to get to the capital from Tongzhou.

This bridge is eight miles away from Tongzhou and only thirty miles away from the capital.

With more than 40,000 people, Monk Greenqin deployed on the west side of the Bali Bridge, and the army stretched for several miles.

It seems that the defense line is airtight.

After the British and French troops occupied Tongzhou, they rested for a few days.

At this time, the Qing court still did not give up hope of peace talks, and sent Prince Yi Zaiyuan and the military department Shangshu Muyin to negotiate with Yangyi again, wanting to prevent the foreigners from attacking the capital.

However, by this time, Ergin and Gro had almost closed the door to any negotiations.

The conditions put forward by the Qing court could not impress them at all.

Although reluctant to admit it, they faced a great temptation to storm the capital of the Qing Dynasty.

In this way, their life history will be crowned with brilliance.

If you want to talk about it, you can wait until we completely break through your capital.

Not only the two ministers, but even the officers and soldiers of the Anglo-French army sharpened their knives.

Everyone knows that if you break through the capital, it means making a fortune.

Therefore, Ergin and Gro did not even come forward in this negotiation.

After the negotiations failed, the Qing court was furious.

On the foreigner's side, as if strolling leisurely, they were not afraid of the large-scale Qing army not far away, and even had the interest to hunt.

As a result, some people proposed to Seng Lingqin that British negotiators and high-ranking military officers be detained as hostages to force the foreigners to withdraw from the army.

It is the so-called capture of the thief and the king first.

Monk Lingqin knew in his heart that it was wrong, and he knew that it was not good, but in such a desperate situation, any life-saving straw must be grasped.

So, he gave the order to do it.

As a result, dozens of British negotiators, diplomats, journalists, military officers, and dozens of others were arrested.

Historically, it was the Basha Rite who was arrested, and in this world, the Basha Rite was in London at this time, but the other negotiators still suffered this catastrophe.

It's just that the arrest of foreigners in history took place before the fall of Tongzhou, and this time it happened after the fall of Tongzhou.

After arresting dozens of British, the Qing court wanted to take the opportunity to force the British and French forces to come to the negotiating table again.

As a result, the Anglo-French forces were thoroughly enraged.

Because the battle of Tongzhou in this world was a little more intense, and the British and French forces suffered some casualties, the rest time was longer.

However, after the Qing court captured the negotiators, the Anglo-French forces chose to go to war instead of negotiating an armistice.

Even if the army did not rest well, even if there were still many troops on the Tianjin side.

On the battlefield of Tongzhou, the British and French troops had only more than 8,000 people at this time.

But the commander declared war anyway.

At this point, the Battle of Bali Bridge broke out.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the British and French forces divided into three routes, east, west and south, and launched an attack on the Qing army's Bali Bridge position.

The 2nd Brigade of the French Army led by Arman on the east road, Grant on the west road, and Colinno on the south road served as the main attack.

The Supreme Commander of the Battle Spirit, Meng Toban.

The Qing army was very brave.

In particular, the Mongolian cavalry, with an order, rushed across the Bali Bridge without fear of death, and rushed directly to the position of the British and French forces.

However, their bows and arrows were already much weaker than their ancestors.

They wielded spears and swords and fought fiercely with the Anglo-French forces.

But either way, it is an all-round backwardness.

Even if it was a white-knuckle battle, it was not at all an opponent of the Anglo-French forces. The group of cavalry even rushed directly to the headquarters of the coalition forces, but it was still useless.

After an hour of fierce fighting, this part of the cavalry was completely routed.

The real fiercer is still the Tianjin New Army.

It was a relatively decent blocking battle.

However, at this time, although the combat effectiveness of the Tianjin New Army far exceeded that of the Mongolian horse team, after several successive defeats, the blood and courage were even inferior to the Mongolian cavalry.

After an hour of fierce fighting, the real casualties had just been inflicted on the Anglo-French forces, but in the face of the impregnable British and French forces, the Tianjin New Army led by Rong Lu and Boyan retreated again.

Then, the victory and protection department retreated.

Katsuho was injured and fell off his horse.

At this point, the Qing army was only left with the main force led by Seng Lingqin.

The Anglo-French forces divided their troops into two routes, one part continued to attack the Bali Bridge, and the other part went around to the rear of the main force of Seng Lingqin, intending to flank the front and rear.

Monk Greenqin was still brave, did not retreat, and desperately commanded the battle.

His Mongolian horse team is still very brave and constantly charges.

The artillery of the Anglo-French army rained, and the bullets rained.

The Mongolian horse team, piece by piece, fell.

A small part of the Mongol cavalry rushed to the front of the British and French forces and once again engaged in white-knuckle fighting.

Then, all were annihilated.

Although slightly different, the battle eventually repeated the outcome of history.

Even more tragic.

The Mongolian horse team just kept charging and charging.

Keep dying, keep dying.

After the retreat of the new army in Tianjin, it was almost a one-sided massacre.

Blood, corpses, covered the entire ground.

The roar of the cannon shattered the last glory of the entire empire.

As the last Optimus Jade Pillar monk of the Qing court, Greenqin completely collapsed.

The whole campaign, which lasts for half a day!

Six hours later!

The campaign is over!

The Qing army fled in a large area, and all the commanders such as Seng Lingqin, Ronglu, and Shengbao were all defeated and fled.

On the ground that stretched for several miles, there were fleeing Qing troops.

The most humiliating war in history.

The most disparity in casualties.

Staged in its entirety.

In this world, the Qing army suffered more than 5,000 casualties, while the Anglo-French army suffered less than 200 casualties.

At this point, the Qing Dynasty was completely broken.

The Qing army was completely afraid of the foreigners like ghosts, and they were terrified.

Seeing the foreign army is like seeing the heavenly soldiers.

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Inside the palace!

The emperor was still wearing a military uniform at this time.

The battlefield was only a few dozen miles away, and the sound of guns and cannons could be heard clearly.

He knelt in front of the ancestral tablet and closed his eyes.

Ancestors and fathers bless!

Ancestors and fathers bless!

And so the minutes passed.

At this time, as long as he can win this battle, he is really willing to pay any price.

Finally......

At noon, the gunfire stopped.

The Emperor opened his eyes and looked out with trepidation.

I guess there's a result.

He became more religious, kneeling on the futon, clasping his hands together and reciting directly.

Ancestors bless, ancestors bless!

Soon, hurried footsteps sounded outside.

The Emperor fell silent.

"Your Majesty ......" The voice outside sounded.

The emperor said: "Over there is a result on the Bali Bridge?" ”

"Yes!"

The emperor said, "Say it." ”

The eunuch outside said, "Your Majesty, we are defeated!" ”

The emperor's body shook slightly, and he said, "Got it." ”

Then, he slowly walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

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At this time, above the court, only more than half of the officials came.

As soon as the emperor entered the main hall, the Manchu civil and military wept.

At this time, it was three o'clock in the afternoon.

Originally, there were dark clouds and thunderstorms, as if it was about to pour down, but it didn't come down.

A strong wind blew.

The entire capital was covered with sandstorms.

It is said that at this time, the sandstorm has passed, but at this time it is boiling.

The sand and dust outside are like ghosts crying wolf.

Dust covered the sky, and the sun shone down, impenetrable, like a cloud of blood mist.

The whole world is chaotic, gray, like blood.

The emperor was extremely sad in his heart, and said slowly: "I have been in the world for hundreds of years, worthy of heaven and earth, and worthy of all people." ”

"Since I succeeded to the throne, I have been cautious and professional, walking on thin ice."

"Why is there such a defeat today? How unfair? ”

The ministers wept one after another.

The emperor said hoarsely: "There are national thieves inside, there are foreigners outside, and the rivers and mountains are broken, what can I do?" ”

Su Shun knelt down and kowtowed: "The slave invites the emperor to hunt Chengde in the north!" ”

Du Han knelt down and kowtowed: "The minister invites the emperor to hunt Chengde in the north." ”

Several ministers of military aircraft knelt down one after another, kowtowed, and said, "The minister invites the emperor to hunt Chengde in the north." ”

Before, Prince Hui Mianyu, Prince Yi Cheng and others, who had been preventing the emperor from escaping, were speechless at this time and could not kneel on the ground.

In the battle of Bali Bridge, the main force of the Qing court was exhausted.

In less than half a day, he has already been defeated, so what's the point of the next battle?

If you don't run away, will the emperor wait to be caught by foreigners?

The army of foreigners is only thirty miles away from the capital.

In the end, Prince Hui Mianyu kowtowed and said, "The slave invites the emperor to hunt Chengde in the north." ”

In the end, all the officials knelt down neatly and begged the emperor to hunt north.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there was opposition to his escape, the situation would be ugly.

Now, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty finally agreed on their opinions.

And at this time, the emperor still wanted to be reserved and generous.

What kind of king dies, what kind of son of heaven guards the country, and so on.

Emperor Chongzhen of the former Ming Dynasty can do it, can't I do it?

Let the queen and Concubine Yi take the eldest brother to Chengde, and I will stay to guard the capital.

Then the civil and military officials begged bitterly, asking the emperor to pay attention to the country's society, and the eldest brother is still young.

In the end, the emperor had no choice but to hunt north.

And even if it is a northern hunt, it is necessary to arrange the affairs of the capital, and who is in charge and who is responsible for negotiating with the foreigners must also be discussed clearly.

The Emperor cleared his throat and prepared to speak generously.

Outcome!

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

In the distance, the sound of shelling was heard again.

The Emperor's body trembled, his face turned pale, and all his generous statements vanished.

"In this case, I will follow the will of the people, and the north hunt Chengde!"

After saying this, the strength in his body seemed to disappear completely.

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In the Sanxi Hall, the emperor held a final small meeting.

"After the Northern Hunt, who will stay to preside over the overall situation of the capital and be responsible for negotiating with the foreigners?" The Emperor asked.

Su Shun, Du Han, Zaiyuan, Duanhua and others looked at each other.

lest this errand fall on his head.

After a while, Du Han said: "Your Majesty, the minister recommends Prince Gong." ”

The Emperor's gaze narrowed.

Abundant?

This person has been refrigerated by the emperor for several years.

Yi has always been considered the greatest political threat by the emperor.

But now, this person has become Su Yu.

Su Shun especially regarded Yi as a mortal enemy, but he also knew Du Han's thoughts.

Negotiating with foreigners is not a good errand, and if it fails like this this time, the result of the negotiation will definitely be the loss of power and humiliation of the country.

So, let Yi talk.

In the future, take the opportunity to attack him again.

So, Su Shun said: "Your Majesty, the servants are also recommended." ”

Suddenly, several ministers of military aircraft unified their wills and all elected Prince Gong.

The emperor said: "Summoning Yi into the palace." ”

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In more than half an hour.

Yi knelt in front of the emperor and wept bitterly.

He was agitated at this point, and he knew that he was going to take on a bad errand.

But after being refrigerated for so many years, if you can make a comeback, where is the bad thing bad or not?

And after the emperor left, he Yi was the biggest one in the capital.

Of course, these emotions are not obvious, after all, the British and French forces are coming, and he is more panic and grief.

The emperor suddenly asked, "Yi, what do you think of Su Yu?" ”

Yi was slightly stunned, at this time, still mention Su Yu?

Suddenly, Yi said categorically: "Back to the emperor, Su is a chaotic minister and thief, and everyone will be punished." ”

The emperor nodded and said: "You must always remember that this person colluded with Yangyi and is really a national thief. ”

Prince Gong said: "Brother Gong understands. ”

The emperor said: "You stay in the capital to negotiate with the foreigners, set up a Fu Bureau, just let go and do it, go and talk." ”

"As long as you can let Yangyi retreat, sometimes you can only endure it and retreat."

"Foreigners will not occupy the Qing Dynasty, but national thieves like Su Yu are the troubles of their henchmen."

Yi kowtowed and said, "Brother Chen understands." ”

Next, the two discussed for a long time.

Prince Gong withdrew from the palace at this time.

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When everyone had retreated, the emperor once again came to the ancestral tablet.

There was silence, and it was pitch black outside.

At this time, boundless sadness, desolation, and shame struck.

As if to completely drown the emperor.

The Qing Dynasty has been in the customs for more than 200 years, how can there be an emperor like him, who fled in a hurry?

Shameful.

After he escaped, how should he face his subjects under the world?

Even, Su Yu's disdainful and disdainful smile seemed to appear in his mind.

Loss of power and humiliation of the country.

Shame.

Finally, the emperor couldn't hold back any longer.

Cry out loud.

What started out as a reserved cry quickly turned into a howling cry.

It's like an introduction.

Immediately afterwards, the cries of the entire palace came and went.

Outside the palace, countless carriages, donkey carts, etc., poured into the palace.

Inside the palace, countless eunuchs and palace maids began to carry things.

Scolding.

Scolding.

Crying.

Mess.

Desolation, helplessness, and panic enveloped the entire palace.

Although there are still decades left, at least at this moment, there is already a vision of the end of the dynasty.

It won't dawn the next day!

Dozens ......of miles away, the sound of shelling was heard again.

The emperor, who had not slept for almost a night, left the palace in a hurry with the empress, Yi Guifei, Lian Guifei, Li Guifei, etc., and some officials.

The convoy and the horse team stretched for more than ten miles.

The people of the capital watched all this through the windows and through the cracks in the doors.

Even through the window paper and door panels, I can feel their disdain.

In this way, the emperor fled from the capital.

Escape to Chengde!

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Note: 12,000 sent, writing this scene, there are still some mixed feelings, I wish our motherland has always been prosperous and strong.

If you have a monthly pass, how many can you give me? Thank you.

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