Just when Liu Kun's counterattack on Haicheng was blocked, the main force of the Japanese army led by Shanxian Youpeng easily defeated Fengtian. Stationed at the Hunhe defense line was the 5,000 Jingbian Army led by Jilin General Changshun. This army was defeated from Liaoyang.
At least they persisted for a day, and then the Japanese army rushed across the Hun River. The battle in Fengtian City only lasted for two days. Under the continuous attack of the Japanese soldiers, they finally used the explosives tied to their bodies to blow up the south gate of Fengtian.
Then 20,000 Japanese troops swarmed in.
The main force of the city's defenders is still the remnants of the Hunan Army led by Wei Guangtao and Li Guangjiu, plus the remnants of the Feng Army commanded by Nie Guilin after Zuo Guogui was killed, and a small number of hastily organized militia groups. The battle in Liaoyang has been defeated
Due to the lack of vigor of the Hunan Army, and the fact that the southerners were unlikely to be willing to lose their lives in the Northeast, the Hunan Army abandoned the city and fled after a slight resistance. As for Fengjun, who had already lost his soul after Zuo Guogui's death, they fled here.
The speed of moving through the city was no slower than anyone else. The militia group composed of local people put up a relatively resolute resistance against the Japanese army. However, they were extremely poorly equipped and did not cause much trouble to the Japanese army. In just two days, Fengtian changed hands.
Knowing that he would inevitably be beheaded if he escaped, General Yulu of Shengjing simply found a rope and hung himself from the beam.
This news completely panicked the Manchu princes in Beijing. Various rumors spread on the streets. Some said that the Japanese army was preparing to use explosives to blow up the wild boar skin and his son's grave. Some said that they had already done so, and some even said that they were serious about it.
It is said that all kinds of strange phenomena appeared in the sky when the tomb was bombed, and the rumors were heard for hundreds of miles. It was also said that it was not bombed but the Japanese had already found a demon to prepare the method and used magic to destroy the dragon spirit of the Aixinjueluo family. In short, those Eight Banners were so boring that they walked around every day
The disciples gave full play to their imagination and arranged various desolate endings for the rotten bones of the boar skin.
In the end, there were even bannermen and nobles who went to petition outside the Forbidden City, and some old immortals even carried hanging ropes, crying and begging the Holy Mother, Queen Mother and Lafayette to stop the war with the Japanese as soon as possible. The Japanese army must not be allowed to
The tomb of Taizu Taizong was disturbed. If it doesn't work, just pay some money to send them away. As for Korea, it is just a vassal and it is not the land of the Qing Dynasty. If the Japanese want it, just give it to them.
As for the court, no one spoke. None of the ministers, Manchu or Han, expressed their attitude. They all said in almost the same voice, please make a holy judgment on this matter, whether it is peace or war. If you want to make peace, then let’s make peace.
He has become a laughing stock. To talk about war is to abandon the tomb of Taizu Taizong. This big hat can crush people to death.
"You're all mute. What's the use of the imperial court raising a bunch of trash like you?" Cixi was indeed angry this time. She was very graceful in dealing with courtiers and rarely spoke in this tone. She was indeed a little angry today.
Showing the nature of a shrew, don’t I just want someone who can stand up to you? If you just come out and sue for peace, it’s nothing more than getting scolded. I will definitely not treat you badly afterwards, so who can show you this kind of death.
She glared around and turned to Prince Li Shiduo. As the foreman of the military aircraft, this old immortal had no way to hide. Who knew that before she could speak, Shiduo suddenly coughed violently, then grabbed his throat and followed
As if having an asthma attack, he wheezed hoarsely and fell to the ground.
Cixi gritted her teeth and glared at him bitterly. Holding back her anger, she called the eunuch to take him out to find the imperial doctor.
At this time, someone who was considerate finally came forward, the bachelor Xu Tong. This nearly eighty-year-old Han army bannerman fell on the ground and cried before he could say anything: "Queen Mother, this battle can no longer be fought. The tomb of Taizu and Taizong is
We must not be disturbed. Even if a bullet falls on Fuling and Zhaoling, we slaves will die without atoning for our sins. The money can be compensated and the land can be cut. This ancestral mausoleum cannot be disturbed at all.
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This famous scholar was lying on the ground crying and banging his head. Seeing him still so loyal despite his age, even Cixi couldn't help but feel pity. In the face of such big right and wrong, these people who have read the books of sages have to say
The university counselor was right. Seeing that he was crying so hard that he could hardly breathe, he quickly asked the eunuch to help him aside and find a stool to sit on.
With the leader in charge, and seeing Cixi's attitude, the ministers immediately spoke enthusiastically. They all agreed that they would rather sue for peace to the Japanese army than let them scare the tomb, and they should send a telegram to the front as quickly as possible to let them know.
Liu Kun immediately contacted Youpeng from Shan County to prevent these Japanese, who were similar to jackals, from not understanding the importance of the situation and doing something heinous.
However, what is surprising is that Guangxu, who has always been a good boy, suddenly said: "Song Qing, the admiral of Sichuan, and Yang Feng, the admiral of Taiwan, have fallen into the Japanese capital. At this time, the imperial court begged for peace with 30,000 Japanese troops.
Aren’t you afraid of the world’s ridicule?”
A group of ministers who were discussing happily came to an abrupt halt. Cixi's face darkened, she glanced at her mood and then said surreptitiously: "Your Majesty is tired now, why don't you help him down to rest."
Several eunuchs hurried forward. Guangxu opened his mouth, but still walked away dejectedly like a dog that had been slapped. Master Weng couldn't help but sigh.
When he received a telegram asking him to contact the Japanese for peace talks, Liu Kunyi was dumbfounded. What kind of situation was this? He was mobilizing troops to prepare to wipe out Youpeng in Shanxian County in one fell swoop. The court here asked for peace. Damn, that's it.
More than 20,000 people? There is no backup, no logistics, and no retreat. To put it bluntly, the Japanese army will be finished in less than three months without fighting. What's more, armies from all walks of life are coming in a steady stream, especially those led by Ye Zhichao.
Five thousand Yashan troops have already begun to land at Yingkou, and the North Road Yiketang'a has always been firmly blocked at Motian Ridge. As long as they concentrate their forces to capture Haicheng in one battle, Shanxian Youpeng will be completely trapped and die in Fengtian.
This guy and several key generals on the front line quickly called back, explaining the situation, and patted their chests at the same time. In two months at most, they would definitely be able to capture Shan County's prisoners alive, but unfortunately, at the same time they were sending the telegram, someone from Shan County also
In Fengtian, he released news through British reporters to threaten Cixi to immediately withdraw Yang Feng's troops in Japan and compensate them for the losses they caused to Japan with 200 million taels of silver. Otherwise, he would pile explosives on the graves of Boar Pi and his son and blow them up directly.
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In addition, all Qing armies in Liaodong immediately stopped military operations, otherwise he could not guarantee that his angry soldiers would not engage in some understandable extreme behavior.
Now the city of Beijing is even more chaotic. Although this figure makes Cixi a little hesitant. After all, 200 million taels is a bit too much. After all, the graves of the wild boar skin father and son are definitely not worth the price, but those outside are mourning every day.
The old immortals gave her another headache.
But at this moment, a strange news suddenly began to spread in Beijing. It was said that why the Manchus can still rule 400 million Han people with their vulnerable Eight Banners? It is because the wild boar skin father and son buried him
The place is so good, it is the real dragon vein, so the Manchu Qing Dynasty has not yet fallen. Haven’t the Japanese always claimed that they are here to help the Han people fight against the Manchus? That’s why they want to blow up these two tombs. As long as these two
If the tomb is bombed, then the Manqing Dragon Vein will be completely destroyed. We will see when the time comes, it will be over in less than five years.
This news spread rapidly in the city of Beijing like wildfire. Within a few days, the story outline was enriched into a full-length novel by those bored idlers. Now the Manchu nobles were even more panicked. It turned out that they were not very
Those who were concerned about this matter began to worry about the country and the people. Even the Manchu generals in various provinces began to send messages to the court asking for peace talks as soon as possible.
It is easy for an old lady like Ci Xi to believe this, and some confidants around her would add fuel to the fire from time to time. With the generals from all over the country pressuring her, even though she felt that the Japanese offer was too high, she couldn't help but be tempted. After all,
The country is the foundation, and money is not worth mentioning. While contacting the Japanese troops at the front, Li Hongzhang also sent a telegram to recall the Japanese troops.
"You want me to withdraw our troops? Are you kidding me? I'm not the governor of Taiwan now. Why should I, a governor of the Ottoman Empire, listen to that old woman's command? Besides, it's just two broken tombs. Just blow them up. They'll have wild boar skins."
He has been dead for hundreds of years, and now he probably only has some bones and dregs, and it is not worth anything." Yang Feng said to Song Qing inexplicably.
Although they had been with this guy for a long time and knew that he had no respect for the imperial court and often said many things without restraint, Song Qing, Jiang Zikang, and Xu Bangdao were still shocked by his rebellious remarks.
"Who is the wild boar skin?" Xu Bangdao asked cautiously, which fully demonstrated this guy's lack of knowledge and skill.
"Nurhachi, the name in Manchu means wild boar skin." Yang Feng explained to him kindly, which scared Xu Bangdao and shut up quickly.
However, since he said that he was speaking as the governor of Ottoman Turkey, these people naturally had nothing to say. As for what he meant as the admiral of Taiwan, there was no need to go into too much detail.
"What about the withdrawal?" Song Qing asked tentatively. Xu Bangdao came with a wireless telegraph machine, so Li Hongzhang could send the telegram directly to them. If Yang Feng had received the telegram, he probably would not have told them this.
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"I am willing to evacuate you, but if we withdraw now, our members will not have any points. In addition, I will not provide you with a ship. You can ask Li Zhongtang to send a ship to pick you up." Yang Feng said.
The three of them were dumbfounded and had no choice but to go back and send another telegram to Li Hongzhang. Li Hongzhang didn't want to withdraw his troops in the first place. Their income of tens of millions from this withdrawal was gone. In this case, it is natural to follow the trend and wait there. When will it happen?
The ship has arrived. When will you evacuate? Before evacuating, please help with the boat. (To be continued...)