After dropping the bomb, Wang Jian returned to Xuzhou and carried out emergency reloading.
More than 20 minutes later, more than two dozen planes took off again. When they arrived over the convoy this time, they found that except for some severely damaged vehicles and dead and injured servants, there was nothing left.
Seeing this situation, Wang Kang could only lead the plane back to the Xuzhou base.
After Wang Kang came back, he immediately explained the specific circumstances of the bombing to Liu Hai via telegram.
After Liu Haizhen received the news from Wang Kang, he was also very depressed. Was the Empress Dowager Cixi killed by the bomb?
Liu Hai couldn't make up his mind here. If Empress Dowager Cixi was killed in the bombing, he would be able to quickly pacify the Qing Dynasty when the Qing Dynasty was leaderless.
But if Empress Dowager Cixi was not killed and fled to the West, then this battle would have to be fought for a while.
At this time, Zhao Jiahua, who was acting as a staff member next to Liu Hai, after reading the telegram sent by Wang Kang, he immediately took up the idea.
"Commander, now that the Queen Mother has been killed by the rebels, the world has no master. The commander should immediately raise troops to Beijing to re-support the new master in order to continue the imperial court."
Liu Hai grinned after hearing this. Now the Empress Dowager Cixi's life and death are unknown. If the Empress Dowager Cixi is still alive, wouldn't it be a joke if he made such a fuss?
Zhao Jiahua saw what Liu Hai meant, so he explained with a smile: "Commander, no matter whether the Queen Mother is dead or not, we will treat her as dead. This way, when the commander enters the capital, he can support a child standing in front of him.
As a puppet, the commander-in-chief can slowly control the world."
When Zhao Jiahua said this, his meaning was already very obvious. Even if he didn't say what he said next, Liu Hai could also guess it.
However, Liu Hai still has some concerns, "Then if the old queen's escape skills are very high and she escapes with her life this time, what should we do in the future?"
Zhao Jiahua said nonchalantly: "It would be great if she dies, but it won't matter if she lives. Then there will be two days in the sky, and the country will have two masters. Those grassroots will naturally evaluate which side is more powerful, and then make preparations for promotion."
When Zhao Jiahua said this, he smiled slightly and said, "In terms of strength in today's world, who else can match the commander-in-chief? In the end, the old queen could only swallow her anger."
Liu Hai nodded repeatedly after hearing this. It was indeed a good idea. In this case, even if the Empress Dowager Cixi ran away and appeared in front of the world again, he would be able to dilute her authority.
"Then do you think we should announce that Cixi was killed by the rebels now, or wait until we enter the capital?"
"From the subordinates' point of view, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. If we announce that the Queen Mother has been killed now, I am afraid that everyone in the world will suspect that we are responsible. But this will collapse the resistance of those in the capital."
"If the announcement is made after entering the capital, if Cixi does not die in any county and shows up, then we will not be able to support the young emperor anymore, because after all, Emperor Guangxu is still orthodox?"
After listening to Zhao Jiahua's words, Liu Hai stood up and walked anxiously around the headquarters, unable to make up his mind.
Although the first plan can advance troops quickly, it will leave a bad reputation for itself.
Although the second option has a better reputation, it pins its hopes on Cixi's slow action.
Liu Hai turned around in the command room several times, and finally gritted his teeth and carried out the first plan.
Although this will expose you to controversy, it will allow you to gain the strategic initiative at this time.
After Liu Hai made up his mind, he turned around suddenly and said to Zhao Jiahua who was standing next to him: "Now the whole country is electrified, saying that the Queen Mother and the Emperor were killed by the rebels."
After hearing Liu Hai's words, Zhao Jiahua's eyes lit up. What he meant was exactly what Zhao Jiahua was thinking.
"Commander, I'm going to do it now."
After Zhao Jiahua finished speaking, he turned around and left the headquarters.
But then Liu Hai stopped him again, "Wait a minute, I have something else to say."
After Zhao Jiahua heard Liu Hai's instructions, he quickly turned around and came to Liu Hai's side again, standing respectfully.
"Send another telegram to Liu Zhi and tell him not to delay any longer. It's time to end this war."
After Zhao Jiahua finished listening, he nodded slightly, turned around, left the headquarters, and came to the telegraph room next door.
The telegraphs here are no longer wired telegraphs, they are all wireless telegraphs purchased by Liu Haizhong.
After Liu Hai purchased this batch of wireless telegrams, he quickly distributed them to division-level units, allowing each unit to maintain smooth communication with the headquarters even in the field.
Zhao Jiahua came to the telegraph room and was immediately greeted by the person in charge of the communications office.
"Mr. Zhao, are you here, Commander-in-Chief? What orders do you have?"
Zhao Jiahua looked at this man, and then said with a sad face: "The commander-in-chief has just received the news that after the Queen Mother and the Emperor left Beijing, they were surrounded by rebels and were all killed. Now you can telegraph the whole country and send this news out."
After hearing this, the person in charge not only did not feel sad, but instead had a smile on his face, "This old woman is finally dead. From now on, it is our commander-in-chief who has the final say in the world, right?"
When Zhao Jiahua saw his appearance, although he was happy in his heart, there was still a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
"What's so happy about this? Our commander-in-chief, who has been loyal for generations, originally only wanted to go to the capital to rescue the emperor without any evil intentions. Now that the emperor is in trouble, how can the commander-in-chief be happy?"
The person in charge glanced at Zhao Jiahua carefully, but there was a look of disapproval on his face.
However, the official level was overwhelming. The person in charge did not contradict Zhao Jiahua again. Instead, he said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao is saying that I am a little embarrassed. I will send a telegram to Nanjing and ask them to use the cable."
The telegraph carried the news to the whole country."
After the person in charge finished speaking, he turned around and went to do something. He didn't want to talk to Zhao Jiahua anymore. This person was so sad about the Queen Mother and the Emperor. I'm afraid he didn't know what he was thinking about. Don't delay yourself because of him.
future.
As a result, as soon as he turned around, he was stopped by Zhao Jiahua, "Why are you so anxious? The commander-in-chief still has something to say."
The person in charge came back quickly and listened to Zhao Jiahua's instructions again.
"Send a telegram to Liu Zhi in Jinan and ask him not to delay any more and to resolve the issue quickly."
"Yes, I'll do my humble job now."
With Liu Hai's two telegrams, the entire Qing Dynasty has now turned into a basin of boiling water.
The governors of various provinces did not expect that the old Empress Cixi, who had been in charge of the world for so many years, would be killed by the rebels. Suddenly they seemed to have no backbone.
Moreover, this matter is very strange. It is obvious that the Queen Mother and the Emperor were forced to leave Beijing by Liu Hai, and now they died suddenly on the road. The most likely reason is that Liu Hai, a traitor, secretly sent someone to kill them.
But these people are all human beings. Although the current situation is chaotic, Liu Haizhen's side clearly has the advantage.
In order to preserve their own glory and wealth, these people, although they were very sad on the surface, did not open the window paper.
Only some rotten folk among the people stamped their feet and beat their chests after hearing the news. In their notes or discussions, they said intentionally or unintentionally that Liu Hai was treasonous.
However, these noises did not affect the general trend of the court at all.
Now that the life and death of Empress Dowager Cixi was unknown, Liu Hai also decided to make a quick decision. He immediately ordered the 200 Type 59 tanks in his army to no longer need to be hidden.
So on the second day, Liu Hai immediately mobilized the army, regardless of whether the army was fully rested, and headed straight for the capital with 200 Type 59 tanks as the vanguard.
And now the city of Beijing is in chaos. Prince Gong Yixin and Li Hongzhang were all in ruins after receiving the news that Liu Hai had electrified the whole country.
Because although the Empress Dowager Cixi had various discomforts, she was actually the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Qing Dynasty. Now that this pillar of heaven has fallen, it seems that something is missing for them.
Li Hongzhang did not dare to make the decision privately in this situation, because now in the Qing Dynasty, apart from the Queen Mother and the Emperor, the most prestigious royal family was Prince Gong Yixin.
So after thinking about it all night, Li Hongzhang hurried to the residence of Prince Gong Yixin on the morning of the second day.
Prince Gong Yixin had also seen that Li Hongzhang was coming, so he dragging his sick body early to the study to wait for Li Hongzhang.
After the sergeant saw the report of Li Hongzhang's request for an audience, Prince Gong immediately asked someone to lead Li Hongzhang to the study.
Li Hongzhang entered the study, both parties carried their luggage, and then the guest and host took their seats.
Li Hongzhang sat on the chair and looked up at Prince Gong, and found that his face was even darker. He had to hold the handle of the chair with both hands while sitting there, otherwise he might not even be able to do anything.
Although Li Hongzhang felt a little sorry for Prince Gong Yixin, he could not care about anything else at this time. He directly asked: "Your Majesty, have you heard about the tragedy of the Emperor and the Queen Mother?"
Prince Gong Yixin coughed for a while, and then said slowly: "Liu Hai, the traitor, has already electrified the whole country. It's impossible for me not to know even if I don't know."
"Then what do you think, my lord, as to the authenticity of this matter?"
Prince Gong Yixin lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said helplessly: "As soon as I received the news yesterday, I sent people to search along the road the Queen Mother left Beijing for, but only found broken vehicles on the road, and all the
Everyone has disappeared.
When Li Hongzhang heard this, he immediately understood what Prince Gong meant. Doesn't this mean that Liu Hai's news is most likely true.
Li Hongzhang also felt a little troubled now. If the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Emperor were still alive, they could still negotiate with Liu Hai in the name of the Qing Dynasty and pay a small price, which might make Liu Hai retreat. But now that these two are gone, the Qing Dynasty is leaderless.
This is the time when heroes and heroes arise.
In this chaotic time, it is precisely Liu Hai, a strong man, who is needed to support us that can prevent the country from being turbulent and invaded by foreign powers.