Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Li Hongzhang paused on his crutches and asked, "Who ordered you to carry the ammunition here? Let Ye Zhikui come out and speak."

However, Li Chun replied in surprise: "Ye Shuai has already led people to attack the Governor's Mansion. The Lord Zhongtang may only see him tomorrow. Why don't you go back and rest first? The army is chaotic outside. In case the Lord Zhongtang makes any mistakes, The kid can't bear it."

Li Hongzhang and a group of followers were shocked.

"What? Ye Zhikui is trying to rebel, but who gave him such courage!" Li Hongzhang had completely forgotten his manners, and he was so shocked that he dropped his crutch on the ground and didn't care to pick it up.

"Ye Shuai is dedicated to serving the country, so how could he rebel, but Rong Lu and others wanted to usurp the throne and abolish the emperor. Ye Shuai received the emperor's imperial decree and prepared to lead his troops back to Beijing to escort him. Rong Lu is one of the rebels. Of course Ye Shuai wants Take him to sacrifice the flag first."

Li Hongzhang was startled and his legs softened. Ye Zhikui made it clear that he wanted to stand with the emperor and oppose the queen mother. I have never seen this kid so enthusiastic about the reform. How could he play this trick with the old man at a critical moment.

Xu Jingcheng next to him stepped forward to support Li Hongzhang, and softly persuaded him, "Zhongtang, we are all old now, so let these younger generations make trouble for these things."

Li Hongzhang waved his hand and said, "Even if your Wu Yi army can fight again, there are so many troops in Tianjin enough for you to drink a pot. I'm afraid that you will be ruined by then."

"Master Zhongtang doesn't need to worry about this, Yuan Shikai's new army has already joined us."

Li Hongzhang could see that Ye Zhikui had been prepared for a long time, and sighed: "The matter has come to this point, the old man will undoubtedly say more, but I hope Ye Zhikui's choice is right, and the weapon department is the old man's painstaking effort. I hope you don’t destroy the machines inside, let’s go! Ladies and gentlemen, we’d better go back to our room to rest, as we’re old, we can’t manage so much anymore.”

Li Hongzhang seemed to have lost all his strength and interest all of a sudden, turned around and left disheartened, and Li Chun motioned for a sentry to follow and go to protect him.

It is said that the victory of the war is achieved outside the battlefield. Ye Zhikui made so many arrangements, such as the ammunition depot, the telegraph office,... With the help of Thirteen Eagles, he was taken down by Wu Yi's army almost effortlessly.

Ye Zhikui officially played to assist the emperor, regain power, side with the Qing emperor, and suspend the court!The banner of killing Ronglu.

At the telegraph office, as soon as Wu Yi's army occupied this place, the telegraph operator, as the governor, gave an order to the Huai training troops and patrol battalions in various places in Zhili: Don't panic when you hear gunshots from Tianjin City, and continue to eat, drink and play. They are allowed to leave the station, manage the security of each place, enter a state of prohibition, and prevent the local hooligans in their respective stations from taking the opportunity to make trouble.

The soldiers of the Huai training army and the patrol battalion are the generation who do more things than do less things. After receiving the order, they don't care about the bombardment in Tianjin, but continue to lie down and sleep.

In the Governor's Mansion, Rong Lu couldn't sleep in bed because of Yuan Shikai's affairs during the day, and he always felt that his left eyelid was twitching, and something big was about to happen.

"Kill Ronglu, save the emperor!"

"Rong Lu, you traitor, show up!"

The shouts one after another on the street spread into the governor's mansion soon, and Rong Lu, who was lying on the bed, was startled and got up hastily, what's going on!

"My lord, something is wrong. Wu Yi's army has rebelled and killed them." The commander of the Governor's Mansion shouted loudly outside the door.

"This matter is serious, Ye Zhikui dares to do this!"

"It's absolutely true, my lord, the guards of the governor's mansion have already fought with Wu Yi's army, and they are almost unable to resist, my lord, what should I do!"

Sure enough, from time to time, the gunshots changed from sporadic to intense, and they were getting closer, accompanied by the sound of cannons.

Rong Lu was so shocked that he didn't even put on his shoes, he ran out the door, and hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up, let the Gan army from the third battalion stationed not far from the Governor's Mansion come to rescue you."

"Yes, my lord." The commander scrambled and hurried down to give orders.

Three battalions of the Gan army were transferred by Rong Lu to Tianjin to garrison the Governor's Mansion, and the rest were stationed in Jizhou by Dong Fuxiang. There was no news of Ye Zhikui's rebellion.

The Governor's Mansion was not far from the camp of the Gan army, and two battalions of Wu Yi soldiers surrounded the camp of the Gan army.

"Brothers Ganjun inside, listen, Ronglu plotted to launch a coup, and the admiral, General Ye, came to arrest him. You should stop acting rashly in the camp and don't come out, otherwise you will be killed."

"Brother Gan Jun, listen, Admiral Ye ordered you to wait in the camp, and you are not allowed to move around without the order of the admiral, or you will bear the consequences."

……

The sergeant took the trouble to shout to the inside over and over again.

The officers and soldiers of the Gan army had already been awakened by the gunfire, and when they heard Wu Yi's shouts, they were even more panicked and at a loss, but they did not dare to leave the camp according to Wu Yi's request.

The three battalion officers met to discuss.

A battalion officer said: "What to do, it is said that Ye Zhikui has followed the emperor's order to arrest Ronglu."

Another battalion officer said angrily: "I don't know if Ye Zhikui's edict is true or not. How can we believe it? In my opinion, we have to rush to rescue Lord Rong."

The last clever battalion officer looked at him like an idiot, and said disapprovingly: "How to save, there are no guns and ammunition in the army, don't you look at what's going on outside now, it's not that I want others to be ambitious, we Can a few troops defeat Wu Yi's army?"

"Indeed, besides, we haven't received the transfer orders from Master Rong and Master Dong. What should we do if the higher-ups blame us for sending troops at will?"

The clever battalion officer said again: "We just need to manage the soldiers in the battalion well, and we can get by. Wu Yijun is not something we can easily touch. In my opinion, not only can we not send troops, but we must restrain the soldiers. According to Wu Yijun's request, Don't move around at will, so as not to cause riots in the camp, and the loss will be ours. Also, send a cook to make a meal, no matter who wins or loses outside, go to sleep, after tomorrow, we will open the gate and send breakfast , to express my heart."

"It's still Zhao Ying who is well-informed and well-informed. This plan is very clever. Let's do it like this. We quickly issued two orders, one is to sleep, and the other is to cook."

The three of them discussed for a while what to cook, how many dishes to cook, and the amount of food, and finally dispersed with confidence.

Jizhou, the camp of the Gan army, Dong Xiangfu is estimated to be the last general in Tianjin to receive the news.

He immediately recruited several staff members to discuss the matter.

"My lord, can you save the Governor? You should say something." A more impatient aide urged.

"My lord governor, haven't you heard that he is a traitor? Let me tell you, we will follow Wu Yi's army to protect the emperor, and we will be able to suppress the court."

"You, you dare to mention such a rebellious matter, don't implicate me!"

"Okay, don't quarrel. If you want me to say, stay put and observe again. If Wu Yi's army wins, we will fight with them to the capital. When Master Rong controls the situation, we will send troops to wipe out Wu Yi's army."

Dong Fuxiang also had a headache for a while, you said what was going on, the situation changed drastically overnight, and Ye Zhikui, who is so stupid, didn't discuss it with the old man first.

Now he has three choices, save Rong Lu, kill Rong Lu, or stand still.

To save Ronglu, can they hold back Wu Yi's army, and wait until the imperial army arrives before killing Ye Zhikui in one fell swoop.

What are the chances of winning in killing Ronglu? The key is that it will be dangerous to send troops to the Su court in the capital, but if it succeeds, needless to say, the minister who rescued him will be greatly credited.

Standing still and making the next move, although it can temporarily preserve strength, no matter who wins or loses in the future, there will be a grudge in his heart.

Dong Fuxiang was hesitating and undecided, when suddenly a sergeant broke in and reported loudly: "Dong Shuai, just received the news that Yuan Shikai's new army has launched troops to attack the governor's mansion."

"what!"

The noisy staff suddenly stopped and looked at each other dumbfounded.

When Dong Fuxiang heard the words, his pupils dilated, he slapped the table, and made up his mind: "Pass my order, contact Wu Yijun, and prepare to send troops to the Governor's Mansion!"

Yuan Shikai's new army and Wu Yi's army joined forces. He has no chance of winning. In this case, why not give it a go, and a fortune is just around the corner.

Volume [-] The Wind and Cloud of the Capital

The sound of fierce artillery fire in Tianjin City naturally alarmed Dagukou not far from here.

Luo Rongguang, the chief soldier of Tianjin Town in Zhili Province, paced back and forth in the chief soldier's yamen, sitting with his subordinate Yi Gan, waiting for the news.

Not long after, Deputy General Han Zhaoqi came back with a telegram and said aloud: "General Soldier, the Governor's Mansion sent a telegram asking us not to act rashly if we haven't received the transfer order, and take precautions secretly to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to make trouble."