In the eyes of Prince Duan with grief and anger, the three thousand warriors he sent out suddenly raised their white flags made of unknown materials one by one, then threw away their weapons and rushed to the front of the Zhongyong Army, turned over and dismounted, and knelt down with a loud cheer.
Got off.
"These cowards, these cowards, are a waste of the Queen Mother's grace." Zaiyi said with trembling lips. The mountain rock beside him was also speechless, but now is not the time to evaluate these people. The enemy troops on the opposite side have begun to attack on a large scale.
Move to the north of the city. If you don't push out the enemy troops in the gap as soon as possible, wait for their reinforcements to arrive. There is no need to rush too much. If another brigade passes, the Qing army's combat effectiveness will not be able to recapture Andingmen.
"Your Highness, they will not attack Chaoyang Gate anymore. They will leave some of them behind and rush to Anding Gate." He turned to Zai Yi and said, before, only Zai Xun's troops were the ones to reinforce Anding Gate. After all, there are still people on the opposite side of Chaoyang Gate.
There are 20,000 main enemy troops. What if someone tries to lure the tiger away from the mountain?
There is no need to worry about this problem now.
"Hurry up and go!" Zaiyi's face had a trace of sadness and anger, and he turned around and shouted to his younger brother Zailan behind him. Dashanyan also called more than 30 Japanese officers to follow him, and the two armies inside and outside the city began to
He started a race that ended at Andingmen. However, what left people speechless was that in this race, the inner circle really couldn't outrun the outer circle.
How could those Eight Banners disciples who had been exaggerated long ago compare to the Zhongyong Army? These guys often play ten-kilometer armed cross-country. This is also the favorite project of Prince Yang. Of course, it is the favorite to watch. It is comfortable.
It is a great enjoyment to sit in the car obediently and watch others run out of breath.
Just as the infantry competition between the two sides began, the first batch of reinforcements in trucks had arrived at Andingmen. This time they brought almost two battalions of fresh troops, and more importantly, these people also brought heavy machine guns and mortars.
This resulted in a sudden increase in firepower.
Of course, reinforcements from the Qing army were also arriving continuously, and even some mortars were also moved over and directly set up on Andingmen Street to bombard the gap. Unfortunately, there were airships in the sky, and the Qing army's artillery only needed to fire
It was tantamount to committing suicide. The fire emitted from the mortar's muzzle quickly attracted the attention of the airship, and then the semaphore was used to notify the ground again. Immediately after the test-fired artillery shells came over, before the coordinate-adjusted artillery shells arrived, those Qing troops
The artillerymen abandoned their cannons and dispersed. Fortunately, the infantrymen were still very brave. They lay down in the rubble one by one, holding up their rifles and shooting forward aimlessly. The commandos opposite them were hiding in concealed areas.
He fired back with a barrage of bullets.
After the reinforcements arrived, under the cover of mortars, grenades, and heavy machine guns, the Zhongyong Army who entered the gap even began to charge. Fortunately, while the ruins here affected the Qing army's attack, it also affected their attack, so
Progress was relatively slow. However, this situation changed completely after the arrival of the second batch of reinforcements. These reinforcements were not just infantry. Behind those trucks were also dragging ten 75-speed rapid-fire cannons. One of them headed outside the city and then began to fire at them.
Artillery shells poured into the city.
At this time, Zai Lan, who came for reinforcements along the streets of the city instead of the city walls, finally arrived panting. Although he was riding a horse, Mr. Fu Guogong was still so tired that he almost collapsed on the ground, but those around him
The Japanese officers were all in high spirits and had uplifting expressions. They were on the same level as the Qing soldiers who were holding on to the wall to breathe.
"Sir, we must launch a counterattack immediately and drive the enemy out of the city in one fell swoop." A former Japanese military commander said in blunt Chinese. In front of them was the Qing army fighting with the commandos. Amidst the sound of dense bullets piercing the air,
Fireballs exploded among the crowd. From time to time, figures who were blown away could be seen in the ruins of torn apart houses. It was obvious that the defense line was crumbling at this time.
Zai Lan wiped the sweat from his face, pulled out his knife and shouted like a mountain king: "You guys, charge me!"
It's a pity that no one responded. The nearest soldier raised his head weakly and rolled his eyes at him, and continued to lower his head and gasp. Many even listened to his words and simply collapsed on the ground. I really can't blame them for this, even if they let one
High school students who run gymnastics every morning are exhausted after running five kilometers, not to mention these Eight Banners kids who walk birds and smoke cigarettes every day. In fact, it is a miracle that these guys can keep running down. Of course, it is actually a fact that they skipped midway.
There were a lot of people up there, and many of those who were able to run down were sweating coldly, their hearts beating like drums, and if they rushed any further, they would be in danger of sudden death.
"Get the fuck up!" Zai Lan, who was ignored, waved his horsewhip and beat the soldiers angrily. But at this moment, earth-shattering shouts of death suddenly came from outside. His face turned pale, and he understood immediately.
The main force of the Zhongyong Army who was racing with him also arrived. At this time, he could no longer care about the Qing soldiers. He raised his knife and shouted: "If you don't want to die, just follow me."
Perhaps inspired by his courage, or perhaps frightened by the terrible consequences of the enemy's entry into the city, some Qing troops finally stood up and braved the shells falling from time to time to rush forward with him. The Japanese officers even held up their arms.
The samurai swords showed a complete attitude of risking life and death. They really had no intention of going back alive. Basically, all of these guys had their whole families killed. They had no worries and only wanted to kill a few Yang Feng's men and died miserably.
Zai Lan was moved by the sight of his relatives taking revenge, thinking to himself that if he escaped this disaster, he would reward these dwarfs well.
It's a pity that while they were charging forward, the Qing army in front collapsed. It was amazing that they could withstand the attack of the commandos. Now suddenly tens of thousands of troops surged up, just like the waves of a tsunami.
In an instant, the already shaky defense line collapsed. The Qing troops escaping along Andingmen Street and Zai Lan, who was reinforcing behind, collided directly. They crowded and trampled each other in the chaos, and all kinds of shouts and curses were even heard.
After hearing the explosion, and being pressed by the dense bullets from behind, many Qing soldiers even raised their knives towards their own reinforcements.
"Retreat, retreat, retreat to the imperial city!" Zai Lan's courage suddenly gave out. He looked at the enemy troops pouring into the city like a tide in the distance. Amidst the crowding and crying of the defeated troops, he waved his saber and screamed hoarsely.
Roaring, the soldiers around him simply raised their swords towards the rebels in order to clear the way for him. As for the Japanese officers, they had long since disappeared. They rushed to the front, bearing the brunt of the defeated Qing army.
They were overwhelmed with hesitation. Their short stature could not withstand such a powerful impact. They were all knocked down and trampled under their feet. At this time, they were being ravaged by countless big feet.
With the efforts of the guards, Zai Lan finally fought his way out of the chaos, then ducked into a nearby alley, ran westward directly to the safest Yaowangmiao Street, and then turned around and headed south toward Di'anmen.
Now that the enemy has breached the outer city, the best way now is to retreat to the Imperial City and continue to defend it. As for the Imperial City being breached again, we will have no choice but to return to the Forbidden City and wait to die together.
Cixi in the Forbidden City was already stupid at this time. Ever since the huge explosion at Anding Gate, she had already understood that the city of Beijing was destroyed. But at that time, she was still a little fanciful. She felt that there were almost 100,000 troops in the city, so why couldn't she do it?
The enemy troops were driven out, but the bad news came one after another. When Zai Lan appeared in front of her covered in blood, the old woman's eyes darkened and she finally couldn't hold on and fainted.
"Where are the enemy troops?" Guiziliu, however, was relatively calm at this time and asked with a gloomy face.
"Back to the Sixth Prince, I have already passed the Imperial Palace when I came. Although I tried my best to rush to kill him, unfortunately my soldiers had no fighting spirit. In addition, the thieves poisoned me, so I had to retreat. For now, I am afraid that I can only retreat to the imperial city.
." Zai Xun said honestly.
"Then go quickly and call your brother back. There is no use guarding Chaoyang Gate anymore." Guiziliu shouted with blood-red eyes. Zai Xun hurriedly ran to ask Zai Yi to withdraw from Chaoyang Gate and retreat to the imperial city. But this time
The Zhongyong Army that invaded the city did not make very fast progress at that time. After all, although the Qing army was defeated, it was defeated everywhere. The city of Beijing was too big, and 10,000 people were too few. They could only fight and move. Anyway,
They are not in a hurry. The most difficult part has been solved. Are they afraid of the rest?
After Zaiyi received the notice from his brother, he quickly withdrew the Chaoyang Gate defenders into the imperial city. At the same time, other defenders also began to retreat towards the imperial city, including those who were scattered.
After they left, the remaining Zhongyong Army on the opposite side immediately marched towards Chaoyang Gate, climbed up the city wall with ladders, then went down to open the city gate and lower the suspension bridge. The troops outside continued to drive into the city, and then went up the city wall to shoot the cannons left by the Qing army above.
He turned around and aimed at Dong'anmen and Di'anmen.
At this time, after some rescue efforts, Cixi finally woke up. The first thing she said when she opened her eyes was: "The Qing Dynasty is going to end!"
"Queen Mother, it's too early to say this at this time. In my opinion, it's time to prepare to leave Beijing." Guiziliu said with a frown.
"Escape, where to escape?" Cixi said with a wry smile.
"Fengtian, although Iketang'a is waiting and watching, he will definitely not sell us to Zai Tan. At this time, we have no ability to compete with him. But if we stay in Beijing at this time, we will only die if Zai Tan comes back. Just die."
In the midst of the rebellious army, we can silence the people of the world. If we escape to Fengtian and declare our return to him, then even if Zaitan wants to kill us, I'm afraid it will depend on the attitude of the governors everywhere. After all, he will have to bear the responsibility of a matricide.
This way we can at least save our lives." Guiziliu said, I have to say that this is their best solution now. Since it is impossible to fight for the world, then simply admit defeat and hide in Fengtian even if Guangxu wants to kill them.