Chapter 111 The sound of cannons in the ancient city
"That's not right, Mr. Sun, why are the jade seals on these imperial edicts different? Please don't bully me for not studying well, okay? Even if I don't know the meaning of this word, I can still see that these two kinds of jade seals are fundamentally different?" Yang
Feng looked at the imperial edict in his hand and said with a blank expression.
Of course, Cixi couldn't sit still and wait for death. Since she couldn't find the puppy, she simply drafted an imperial edict by herself. The meaning was nothing more than telling Yang Feng in Guangxu's tone that he didn't have to go to Beijing and could just withdraw to Taiwan. However, the emperor's official seal that Guangxu used daily had to be removed.
He took it with him and hid, but this was not a problem for Cixi. There were more than twenty jade seals in a set and dozens of kilograms. Of course it was impossible for Guangxu to take them all away, so he randomly found one from the remaining jade seals and covered it with her.
I probably feel that Yang Feng is a martial artist and grew up in a barbarian land, so he must not know these things.
But what she never expected was that her opponent was a monster who had mixed up in more than one time and space. The set of jade seals of the Qing Dynasty royal family had long been Yang Feng’s private collection in the time and space of the Republic of China. Now, except for the eunuch in charge of the jade seals in the palace, there is probably no one.
No one is more familiar with this thing than him, so he can tell at a glance that it is a sacrificial seal, which will never be used in daily life, let alone appear in an imperial edict to mobilize the army.
Opposite him, Cixi's number one favorite, Minister of Military and Aircraft Sun Yuwen, who came across from him to convey the decree, was also dumbfounded. He never expected that this rough and vulgar guy actually knew the difference between jade seals.
"Sir Yang, the Holy One's previous decree was probably too hasty, so he used the seal he carried with him. According to the rules, it is inconsistent with the rules. This time, this is the right thing." This old guy did not give up and tried to deceive Yang Feng.
"Master Sun, are you insulting my intelligence? You took an imperial edict covered with a sacrificial seal and came to mobilize my 10,000 troops, and you dared to lie and claim that this was the will of the Holy One. Should I ask you something?
The crime of falsely conveying imperial edicts? Come on, please ask Mr. Sun to go down first. I will wait until I meet with the Holy Master to find out the truth and deal with it." Yang Feng smiled sinisterly and waved his hand, and two black ghost bodyguards immediately stepped forward to kill the already stupid man.
Sun Yuwen picked it up.
"Yang, Mr. Yang. This is the Queen Mother's order and has nothing to do with the lower officials!" Sun Yuwen cried out while kicking his legs in the air, his voice getting farther and farther away.
"This guy is already confused. Sometimes there are imperial decrees and sometimes the Queen Mother's decrees. It seems that he really needs to find a place to wake up." Yang Feng said speechlessly.
Yuan Shikai, who was standing next to him, smiled and said nothing. Now he found out more and more that Marshal Yang was mysterious and unpredictable.
Sun Yuwen was locked with an iron chain in a latrine in the Tongzhou camp, and then Boss Yang led an army of 10,000 people in a bulletproof car to move forward. They had already arrived outside Chaoyang Gate before noon. At this time, the city was completely in chaos.
, various rumors arose. Some said that Yang Feng was rebelling, some said that Yang Feng was serving the king, and some said that Yang Feng colluded with foreigners to destroy the Qing Dynasty. Didn't you see those evil black people in his team?
In short, the idle people in this city gave full play to their imagination.
"Open the door! Taiwan Admiral Yang Feng, Sichuan Admiral Song Qing, Zhengding Town Commander-in-Chief Xu Bangdao, named Admiral Jiang Zikang, and Xinqing Army Commander Yuan Shikai came to Beijing on orders!" Yuan Shikai rode on a white purebred horse given to him by Yang Feng.
, holding an imperial decree in one hand and a gun in the other, shouting to the tower across the moat in a show of force.
"The Queen Mother has a decree. Your Majesty is ill. All the Japanese troops are temporarily stationed outside the city. They are not allowed to enter the city to disturb the residents." A eunuch shouted in a vibrato at the top of his voice because he found that soldiers in the distance had begun to set up cannons.
"The imperial decree expressly orders the Japanese troops to enter the city immediately upon arrival. No one is allowed to block it, and anyone who dares to disobey will be killed. If you don't open the door again, don't blame us for being rude." Yuan Shikai held up the imperial decree and shouted loudly. At this time, the defenders on Chaoyang Gate also
It was a bit confusing. The generals with telescopes could almost clearly see the imperial edict in Yuan Shikai's hand. It must be true.
At this time, with a clear mind, he had somewhat understood what was going on today, and his thoughts were all aroused. At this time, the eunuch winked at a general, who nodded slightly, and a soldier next to him quietly stretched out his gun.
After taking aim for a long time, he suddenly pulled the trigger. With a sudden gunshot, the imperial edict in Yuan Shikai's hand was shattered to pieces, and then the opponent's gun turned and shot him in the chest.
Yuan Shikai was knocked directly off his horse by this huge force, but then he turned over and got up, and then shouted sternly in the eyes of people with astonishment: "I have the holy decree in my hand, and the emperor's power protects me, how can I be such a small thing like you?"
Injury, destroying the imperial edict is a crime of treason and injustice, which is similar to conspiracy. In this case, how can our loyal army sit back and watch, and do not open the city to deal with the crime? Don't blame my soldiers for carrying out heaven's punishment."
After the guy finished speaking in a pretentious manner, he hurriedly ran back. When he came back, he saw everyone looking at him with horrified eyes. Even he himself found the bullet hole and looked at Yang Feng with a blank expression.
Boss Yang yawned with an innocent look on his face. It would be a fantasy that the round-head lead bullets of the Blackfire Yao rifle could hit the dragon scale armor. Yuan Shikai is a talent who needs protection. How can he go out to do such risky work?
Without some protective measures, it cannot be said for the time being that this mysterious thing is very useful in dismantling the morale of the military in this era.
Yuan Shikai understood what was happening immediately, and stood aside without saying a word, brewing some emotions and continuing to pretend to be dignified. At this time, not to mention the Qing troops guarding the city opposite, even the soldiers of the Japanese army looked at him with full eyes.
Awe.
Since the opponent didn't open the door, we can't blame Yang Feng for taking action. As soon as the guy waved, the thirty-six 75 rapid-fire cannons that had been set up opened fire at the same time. Chaoyang Gate was instantly flooded by the explosion of fire. The defenders on the city were already in trouble.
Having been disturbed by what had just happened, a third of them immediately ran away when the cannon was fired, and the rest huddled behind the parapet, holding their heads and screaming.
The person responsible for the defense of Chaoyang Gate was Fu Zhen, the consort of Daoguang's consort with a white flag. He was originally a relatively neutral figure in the clan. When he saw the situation, he ignored the strict supervision of the eunuch next to him and quickly ordered the white flag to be raised.
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"No way? Surrendering so soon?" Boss Yang said in surprise, but since the other party raised the white flag, he naturally did not need to waste the shells, and immediately ordered a ceasefire. Then a man was put down with a basket on the wall and asked to test the imperial edict.
Authenticity.
"Are you kidding me? Come here to check after everything has been smashed. What did you do earlier? Why should you check again? You will know if you go to the emperor and ask." Yang Feng was speechless and threw the remaining half of the imperial edict to him.
The armored general was dumbfounded when he saw it. It was just a piece of rag, and it was indeed impossible to test it. But it was also impossible for them to ask the emperor. The Queen Mother had already spoken, and no one could see that the emperor was seriously ill.
"Can I take it back and verify it carefully?" the guy said with a smile on his face.
"No." Yang Feng shook his head.
"Then, sir, can you leave the soldiers outside the city while you and the other generals go into the city to meet the saint in the palace?" the guy asked again.
"No, the imperial edict has said that the whole army must enter the city before dark today." Boss Yang continued to shake his head, do you think I am stupid? If I don't follow the example of Mr. Fu Gui and mount the cannon on the Forbidden City, I will definitely not enter the city.
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"I'll give you half an hour. If you don't open the city gate after half an hour, then don't blame me for being rude." Yang Feng said with a grin.
This guy hurried back to report Fu Zhen. Fu Zhen suddenly decided to report to Ci Xi in person. To be honest, Fu Zhen really wanted to ask Guangxu for clarification at this time, but Ci Xi prohibited anyone from seeing Guangxu, so he had no choice. At this time
The city had been bombed long ago, but the sound of artillery fire had not been heard in Beijing for many years. When she saw the smoke rising straight into the sky from Chaoyang Gate, the streets were full of people running around without any idea. Fu Zhen spent a full half hour
Just met Cixi.
"The Aijia made it very clear that the emperor did not have an imperial edict to send Japanese troops to Beijing, and Yang Feng and others had false intentions in making the edict. Do you have to say it again to the Aijia?" Cixi angrily scolded Fu Zhen, who was frightened.
Fu Zhen hurriedly ran out of the palace, but by this time he had already determined what was going on. The army outside the city must have been recruited by Guangxu to seize power with Cixi, and judging from their combat effectiveness, they probably had great hope of success. In this case, there was no need for him
Rushing to die, the guy simply winked at Goshiha next to him, and then fell off his horse.
At this time, Guangxu was worried about how to get out. Cixi quickly guessed that he was hiding in Prince Gong's Mansion. Although it was not easy to send people to search, it was mainly because there was no reason. She said that the puppy was sick and she could not make it public.
It was a slap in the face to say that he was missing, but it was very easy to block him in Prince Gong's Mansion. This old woman mobilized two thousand cronies to surround the entire Prince Gong's Mansion. She said that she was afraid that the rebels would scare the Japanese Sixth Army, so she did not
I know how the sound of cannons at Chaoyang Gate can shock Prince Gong’s Mansion on the Shicha Sea.
These two thousand people blocked all the exits of Prince Gong's Mansion, not even a dog was allowed to be let out. Guangxu, Concubine Zhen and Master Weng who were trapped inside were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, especially with the sound of cannons.
After the sound, even Guiziliu couldn't sit still. A group of people lamented Yang Feng's loyalty, and at the same time studied various escape plans with gloomy faces.
Yang Feng was not in the mood to care about the intrigues in the city. After an hour, he determined that the other side had no intention of opening the city gate. He immediately ordered the attack. First, he continued to bombard the Chaoyang Gate with 75 artillery pieces, and then used mortars to fume it with poison gas bombs.
, this time it was authentic mustard gas. Those poor Eight Banners soldiers on the city wall had never seen this thing. They were already panic-stricken. After being exposed to the poisonous gas for a few minutes, they couldn't stand it anymore. They fled Chaoyang Gate one by one, crying and howling.
, Yang Feng waved his hand speechlessly, and three trucks equipped with prefabricated wooden rafts immediately came forward. Although this simple version of the pontoon truck is very rudimentary, it is still sufficient for a moat that is only fifty meters wide. (To be continued.