Zhang Jin's order was quickly conveyed to other units of the Fourth Army. At this time, all units immediately mobilized across the board and rushed into the city from various gaps in Tianjin City.
At this time, Tianjin City was already in chaos. These gentlemen never thought that Liu Hai's troops could break through Tianjin City in one day.
Most of these people had donated money to Zhang Peilun. Now that Liu Hai has entered the city, they are worried about being liquidated, so they are all in panic all day long.
At this time, Zhang Peilun was retreating towards the Zhili Governor's Mansion with the support of his servant.
Zhang Peilun was very lucky. This time the cannon bombardment actually allowed him to escape his life again.
However, Zhang Peilun's legs and feet are now weak. If it weren't for his servants to support him, he might not have the strength to walk.
This is the instinctive reaction of human beings. Although Zhang Peilun had made up his mind to die, his instinct still controlled his body. Faced with fear, his body and his mind had a violent disagreement.
When Zhang Peilun stumbled back to the Zhili Governor's Mansion with the support of his family, his wife Li Juou was already waiting for him in the hall with her maid.
As soon as Zhang Peilun saw his wife, he threw away the boy, stepped forward, grabbed her hand and said, "Madam's situation is in crisis, you can't stay here for a long time. I will send someone to send you out of Tianjin. You can go to the capital to find your father-in-law."
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Little did they know that Mrs. Li was also soft on the outside but strong on the inside. When the Sino-French war failed, this lady wrote poems several times lamenting the defeat.
Now when I heard that my husband asked me to leave alone, I knew that my husband was determined to die.
"What my husband said does not make sense. The country is in crisis now. My husband has decided to die for the country out of loyalty and justice. If I escape alone, I will be laughed at by everyone in the world. Therefore, I ask your husband to fulfill my integrity."
After Li Juou finished speaking, he said a blessing to Zhang Peilun.
When Zhang Peilun heard this and knew that his wife was about to die with him, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Madam, you are right. In this case, you and I will not be lonely on the way to hell together."
After Zhang Peilun finished speaking, he stepped forward to help Mrs. Li, holding her hand with a smile on her face.
Li Juou looked at her husband with a smile on his face, and she also smiled.
In this way, the couple actually felt a touch of warmth in the chaotic city of Tianjin.
Just when Zhang Peilun and his wife were enjoying a brief moment of warmth, chaos suddenly broke out outside the hall, and then a man who looked like a housekeeper stumbled into the hall. Regardless of whether Mrs. Li Juou was there, he knelt on Zhang Peilun's side.
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"Sir, the traitors outside have already attacked the gate of the mansion. Please retreat quickly."
Zhang Peilun also woke up at this time. He grabbed his wife's hand and turned to the housekeeper and said: "Now that the matter has come to an end, where can we evacuate to? The things in the Zhili Governor's Mansion are still worth some money. You can each take some with you to escape."
Go ahead."
The housekeeper raised his head and glanced at Zhang Peilun in surprise. He saw the bright light in Zhang Peilun's eyes at this time, which made anyone feel dizzy.
When the housekeeper saw Zhang Peilun being confused, he quickly looked at the lady next to him, asking her to advise him not to die here.
But Li Juou waved her hand to the housekeeper, and then said: "Just do as the master said."
The housekeeper looked at his young lady and said the same thing, and had no choice but to retreat. Soon the entire Zhili Governor's Mansion really became chaotic. Those servants and maids were running around in the Zhili Governor's Mansion. What did they see?
Take whatever is good.
This is also a case of people dying for money and birds dying for food. If these people had fled the Zhili Governor's Mansion as soon as they got Zhang Peilun's order, they might have been able to avoid a disaster.
As a result, they delayed their stay for the sake of the property belonging to the Zhili Governor's Mansion.
Zhang Peilun dismissed the housekeeper, and then took his wife back to their small courtyard. After sending all the maids and servants in the courtyard out, he locked the door from the inside. The couple sat in the bedroom, holding each other's hands, waiting.
The final moment has arrived.
At this moment, there was a sudden loud noise at the front door, and then the door of the Zhili Governor's Mansion was knocked open from the outside.
Countless Hunan Army soldiers broke in through the gate of the Zhili Governor's Palace.
When these Hunan Army soldiers broke into the Zhili Governor's Mansion, they looked up and saw that there was already a chaos in the Zhili Governor's Mansion, with maids and servants running around in the hall.
Even when soldiers from the Hunan Army broke into the Zhili Governor's Mansion, these people didn't pay attention and just went around collecting things.
When a battalion commander who came this time saw this situation, he immediately got angry because he knew that the good things like erecting the Governor's Mansion would belong to their lord in the future.
Why is this battalion commander so loyal? It turns out that he is also a biochemical man. He was originally a company commander and was later promoted to battalion commander due to his meritorious service.
These people have reached the end of their promotion to battalion commanders, and their thinking and abilities cannot keep up as they move up.
As soon as the battalion commander waved his hand, the soldiers under his command immediately swarmed away and beat the maids and servants who were robbing them.
At this time, these servants who were blinded by the wealth realized, but it was already too late.
The soldiers of the Hunan Army gathered all the maids and women who had been robbing them into a house, and then the battalion commander didn't say much. He immediately set up a machine gun outside the room and aimed it at the room, shooting randomly.
As a result, these people who did not escape died here.
After the battalion commander dealt with this matter, he said to a company commander behind him: "Go to the back and see if Zhang Peilun is there?"
The company commander under him did not hesitate after hearing the order, and immediately led his troops into the back house of the Zhili Governor's Mansion. After searching around, he could not find Zhang Peilun.
With no other option, I could only capture a maid and come over to ask.
Finally, under the leadership of this maid, we arrived at a secluded courtyard in the Governor's Mansion of Zhili.
The company commander looked at this secluded and ordinary little courtyard and felt a little unbelievable. How could Zhang Peilun, Li Hongzhang's son-in-law, live in such a place?
So he stared at the maid next to him and threatened sternly: "You have to think clearly. If you bring it to the wrong place, I will kill you immediately."
When the maid saw such a ferocious expression, she was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. However, for the sake of her own life, she still tried her best to explain: "Master Jun, what I said is true. If you don't believe me, go in and take a look.
My uncle and my lady’s belongings must still be there.”
The two maids spoke sincerely and didn't look like lies, so they let her go, then led the others forward, kicked open the door a few times, and broke in.
When they entered the small courtyard, they found that it looked very simple from the outside, but once inside, they found that the decoration was very exquisite with carved beams and painted beams.
Only now did the officers and soldiers of the Hunan Army somewhat believe that this was Zhang Peilun's residence.
The company commander looked at the situation in the small courtyard and saw that the small courtyard was very quiet, without a trace of sound.
This gave the company commander some bad premonitions. Could it be that Zhang Peilun had already escaped? If so, how would he communicate with the commander and commander?
"Go and search this small courtyard for me inside and out."
Following the company commander's order, his soldiers immediately swarmed in and began searching everywhere in the small courtyard.
After a while, a soldier came to report: "The company commander found Zhang Peilun and his wife in a hut at the back. We dare not make a decision privately. What do you think we should do?"
As soon as the company commander heard that Zhang Peilun was caught, a smile appeared on his face: "I'll go over and see what kind of abilities this Zhang Peilun has that makes our lord so worried."
It turned out that before the siege, Liu Hai had already issued an order that once Tianjin City was breached, Zhang Peilun's life must be guaranteed.
So the company commander, led by the soldiers, went to the bedroom at the back and saw a group of Hunan Army soldiers already outside the bedroom.
At this time, the company commander entered the bedroom with peace of mind. As soon as he entered the bedroom, he only saw Zhang Peilun and a woman sitting there on the bed in the bedroom.
Looking at Zhang Peilun again, I saw that his face was calm, without any trace of panic or fear.
The woman next to him also had a calm expression, just looking at the husband sitting next to him with admiration.
When the company commander saw these two people, he couldn't help but admire him in his heart. Even at this time, these two people were still able to treat them calmly. If nothing else, just talking about their courage made people admire them.
"Master Zhang, by the order of our commander-in-chief, please come with me. Our commander-in-chief is still waiting for Mr. Zhang outside the city."
Zhang Peilun smiled slightly after hearing this, and then said: "Liu Hai wants to see me, a defeated general?"
When the small company commander saw the smile on Zhang Peilun's face, he threw away all the admiration he had just felt. For Zhang Peilun to be so calm, it seemed that he knew that their commander would not take his life.
Let me just say, are there any people who are not afraid of death?
Although the young company commander despised Zhang Peilun in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.
"Master Zhang, our lord is thirsty for talents and has long admired Master Zhang's talent and learning, so he issued this order. If Master Zhang meets our lord, he will definitely save his life."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Peilun laughed loudly after hearing this, "A loyal minister is not a second master, and a martyr woman does not marry a second husband. I, Zhang Peilun, actually served the court and never thought about my own life or death. Go back and tell Liu Hai, the rebellious minister and traitor, that I will go underground
Let’s see what happens to him.”
After Zhang Peilun finished speaking, he suddenly took out a vial from his arms and poured the potion in the vial into his mouth without caring about anything else.
After Zhang Peilun finished these things, he turned back and looked at his wife with pity. After that, Zhang Peilun started to see blood coming out of the corner of his mouth. Finally, he slowly lost strength and collapsed in his wife's arms.