Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

what to do?The commanders of the fleets of the three countries met and discussed, and they had to temporarily abandon Dagu Port and choose other places to land.But this time, the British fleet traveled from Hong Kong Island all the way to Zhoushan, and then to Bohai Bay. The entire coastline was heavily defended by the Qing army. Judging from the posture, it may not be much worse than Dagukou. How dare it attack rashly?the only way.It is only along the north of the Bohai Bay, and then look for weak defenses of the Qing army to wait for an opportunity to land.

A few days later, the joint fleet crossed the waters of Yongping Prefecture (Yongping Prefecture is now Qinhuangdao, which belonged to Zhili Province in Qing Dynasty) and arrived at Dongping Port.This port is the resident of the navy of the Qing army, and it is under the jurisdiction of the Lushun Kou Navy, which makes the fleets of the three countries tremble like walking on thin ice.You want to.Those roadbed forts at Dagukou have all been replaced by shotguns and possessed by evil spirits.Who knows what the Qing army navy has become now?

Coincidentally, I just ran into a patrol team composed of three small brigs of the Qing army head-on.The foreign devil is now a bird of fright, seeing that the other party is hoisting the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty.Hastily ordered to turn the bow of the ship, while firing cannons indiscriminately.Surprisingly, the opponent did not fight back, and fled quickly when they heard the sound of the guns, and did not call in additional warships to fight or pursue them.Wen Gemeli was suspicious, hesitated for a long time and decided to send) so he dispatched a dozen three-masted fast warships, approaching Dongping Port cautiously.

Surprisingly, the road was uneventful, and the Qing army did not move at all.When I sailed into the harbor, I couldn't help being surprised. There were only a dozen brigs lying there, and there was not a single big ship.There was also a fort built on the shore, defended by the Qing army, but as soon as the artillery was fired here, the Qing army on the opposite side rolled up the dragon flag, and they all ran away without a trace.

Wen Gemeili was ecstatic: Damn, this is the real Qing army!This is how it should be when fighting the Chinese.Immediately ordered all the warships to sail into Dongping Port in a mighty manner, and the first batch of more than [-] soldiers landed smoothly without encountering any resistance.The commander of the American Fleet was worried that this was a plot by the Qing army, so he set up defenses overnight, but no Qing army came to attack until the third day. The sentry troop came back and reported that within a radius of tens of miles, even a Qing army I can't see the shadow of ghosts.

Looking at the tents of the barracks again, they are in a mess, and there are still a lot of artillery and baggage left behind, obviously dropped on the ground in a panic when they fled.Wen Gemeli this is

This group of Qing soldiers really escaped.At this time, the second batch of coalition forces totaled [-], with a total strength of tens of thousands. After a brief rest, they immediately marched westward, heading straight for Shanhaiguan.

Of course, Wengemeli would never have thought that at this time, not far from Dongping Port, on a dilapidated small fishing boat, two people were spying on the every move of the coalition forces in the port with binoculars, talking in low voices from time to time. with.

"Damn it! It's such a big piece of fat, you can't eat it if you can see it, it's really anxious!"

"Third Master, I said that you should change your temper. Didn't your lord say that? Let's put water here, so that the foreign devils can land and attack the capital. If the water is muddy, we can fish. Don't worry, You fought a lot of battles, and sooner or later we will eat this piece of fat from foreign devils. Otherwise, wouldn’t our work be in vain if we engage in those torpedoes and mines?”

"Well, it makes sense to let the big fish go for a long time. Hey, Lao Xu, I rely on the temper of the third child, and the mother can't help it!"

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The news that the coalition forces landed from Dongping Port and entered Shanhaiguan by land took Zeng Guofan, governor of Zhili, by surprise.Although the Eight Banners Army and the Green Battalion of Zhili Province have been equipped with new-style rifles, howitzers, curved guns and other firearms, after all, the time to take over is too short, and there is still a lack of adaptation.Moreover, land battles are different from sea battles on roadbeds. They cannot be won by sharp firearms alone. The Qing army's tactics against new firearms are obviously not handy. In comparison, the coalition forces, which are relatively backward in weapons, must be flexible and effective in tactics many.

The original Hunan Army fought vicious battles with the Taiping Army for N years and accumulated a wealth of combat experience. However, Zhili Province has never had any wars. And know.It's like China's war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea. The Chinese Volunteers' weapons are extremely backward and their supplies are seriously insufficient. However, relying on the combat experience accumulated in the eight years of the War of Resistance and the three years of the Civil War, they still beat the well-equipped American devils past the [-]th parallel. , is the truth.

Therefore, when fighting against the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, the Qing army had sharp new firearms, but due to improper tactics and improper use of firearms, they lost one after another.In less than half a month, the coalition forces had broken through Shanhaiguan, captured the county and Long'an, and divided their troops into two groups, echoing each other and rushing towards the capital.

As a result, the situation suddenly became tense, Zeng Guofan mobilized heavy troops, personally supervised the division, and went to meet the battle.He also called the Military Aircraft Department, saying that the foreign devils were powerful and might endanger the capital, and asked the imperial court to send a firearms battalion to reinforce them.

All civil and military officials were very nervous, and they decided for a long time, agreeing that the firearms battalion should be sent to stop the foreign criminals. As for the important task of supervising the army, besides Xiao Ran, of course, no other suitable candidate could be found.

Xiao Ran gladly accepted the order, rectified the firearms battalion, and headed to meet the enemy with arrogance.But what everyone didn't expect was that they accidentally missed this time. In two consecutive frontal battles, the Firearms Battalion collapsed at the touch of a button. Advance nearly a hundred miles!

And Zeng Guofan also encountered an inexplicable strange thing.Originally, they exchanged fire with the coalition forces in the area of ​​Waibaozi Mountain in Qingshui County, and successfully blocked the foreign devils. Moreover, Zeng Guofan led an army of nearly 3 people, and was about to encircle and eat the coalition forces in one go. The Eight Banners Army, which was not used to fighting at night, suffered a big loss. The artillery position was almost destroyed, and the two large battalions were broken up.Later, judging from the clothes, armor, swords and other items discarded at the scene, it should be British troops.Zeng Guofan couldn't resist, so he had to retreat.

In fact, he never thought of it anyway. At this time Wen Gemeli was also wondering: Which part of this group of friendly troops belonged to?There are only so many people in the landing coalition, why haven't I seen such a team?Could it be that my piety moved God and specially sent me to save me? ...

The two blocking lines were broken through, and the coalition forces marched westward all the way, quickly pushing into the capital.Even the ever-victorious Eunuch Xiao was unable to resist the foreign devils. For a time, people in the huge Beijing city were panicked, and everyone from civil and military officials to ordinary people felt that a catastrophe was imminent.According to the old rules, the capital is in danger, so the emperor hurried to run away, and immediately set out to arrange Chengde to hunt north. A meteor flying [-] li plus quickly reported to Shengjing General Na Yanxin, and ordered him to lead the Eight Banners Army to the south immediately to serve the king and wipe out the Pacific Ocean.

Less than a day after Pop was dispatched, a shocking news came from Shengjing: Nayan Xinduo rebelled! ! !

Before the meteor sent by the division arrived at Shengjing, the news of Nayan Xinduo's rebellion had already been sent back from Shengjing, which shocked the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.In such an urgent situation, Empress Dowager Ci'an summoned Yi Bu to hang the curtain in Dongnuan Pavilion overnight, and went directly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for an emergency political discussion.

"General Nayan, he...rebelled, rebelled?! No way..."

Zhou Peizu, Wo Ren and other ministers had not received the news at this time, so when they heard Yi's announcement, they were inexplicably surprised, looked at each other, and even suspected that they had auditory hallucinations in their ears.Prince Su Huafeng even said with a smile: "Lao Liu, don't make such a joke. Nayan Xinduo is a banner man, what kind of rebellion did he create? Against the imperial court? Haha, isn't that the ancestor of the people who opposed our banner... ..."

"Presumptuous! Don't look at when and where, does Aijia still have the mind to joke with you?!"

He patted the red sandalwood table next to his seat with a bang, and the crisp voice made the Hall of Mental Cultivation quiet down.Since it was already late at night, the little emperor Zai Chun was dragged to court in his sleep.

Everyone knows that Mei Su is tolerant and benevolent, and he seldom scolds his courtiers on weekdays. Today, when he speaks of Prince Su in such a strong tone, it is obvious that this matter is not a joke.The ten or so people were speechless and stared at each other immediately, and no one knew what to say at this time.

"What, are you all dumb?!" Looking at this group of so-called heavy-boned ministers and pillars of society, everyone is dumbfounded now.Mei became more and more annoyed, stood up abruptly, and said angrily: "I wish I could quarrel over trivial matters, why don't you talk now? Where are your rules?!"

With this reprimand, the ministers were even more silent.Zai Chun also obviously found that the atmosphere was different from usual, with a pair of big eyes staring nervously at Eniang, while the eyes of others.Then the only one who looked at Yishang's words with weight was Yishang.

Yiyoude cursed secretly in his heart: Fuck your mother!With a light cough, he said: "According to the secret report received, Nayan Xinduo has already taken control of Shengjing. The troops are divided into two groups, and the one has already attacked Jilin from the east. With Nayan Xinduo's bravery and skill in fighting, and his many years in the north It is difficult for the Jilin garrison to resist the forces that have been cultivated. Another route stationed troops on the line from Chifeng to Jianchang, and could break into Zhili territory at any time. Once it is lost, the capital will be in danger!"

His voice was very low, but it was heard in everyone's ears.But it was like a series of thunderclaps rolling by, which made people's heart jump.After a pause, Yi Guofan's troops were also fighting hard against the foreign devils, and there were no more invincible soldiers in the capital area.For Nayan Xinduo, this is an excellent opportunity. According to the current situation, he may soon enter the army.At that time, the capital will be attacked from both sides, what can we do? "

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to the side, and his eyes swept over the faces of Huafeng, Woren and others one by one.During the last Opium War, Prince Su Huafeng and University scholar Woren were both main fighters, but Yi's seemingly indifferent glance had something to do with it.

The situation is already like this, and the battle of the capital is imminent.At this time, whether it is to mobilize the Shanxi Monk King's cavalry, or the Shandong and Henan Eight Banners Army to return to aid, it is too late in time.Therefore, even the main fighters such as Woren, who have always been political, are obviously aware of the seriousness of the matter, so how dare they say more?

University scholar Zhou Peizu was a veteran of the three dynasties, You Qi and Yi knew what he meant, so he took a step forward and said, "I have something to say to the Emperor and Queen Mother, do you know if I should say it or not?"

Eyebrow said: "Don't come to these red tape at this time, talk about it!"

"Concubine!" Zhou Peizu considered for a while, and said cautiously: "I think that foreign crimes are nothing more than money and property; but the disaster of the rebels is related to the safety of my Qing society. I think the current plan is not as good as Reconcile with Yangyi, kill people with a knife, and judge with barbarians. The short-sighted people of Yangyi, who lure them with profit, will definitely be used by me, and then make them turn their guns to help the court wipe out the rebels. This is killing two birds with one stone, killing two birds with one stone..."

"Borrowing a knife to kill someone?" Prince Su Huafeng frowned slightly, and said, "If the peace talks fail, or the rebellion against foreign barbarians fails, how will the capital be preserved?"

"Well, cough cough, is there any other good way for the third master? I would like to hear more about it." Zhou Peizu smiled slightly and kept silent.Prince Su snorted, but

stubble.

Everyone on the field is a heavy-handed minister, and they can weigh the weight of these words in their hearts.There is no way to fight to the death, and peace negotiation is also a way out.But negotiating peace does not guarantee foolproofness, what if it fails?The only complete solution is to go hunting in a royal car, with oil on the soles of your feet.

According to normal words, once the capital is in danger, the court's practice is to choose to go to Chengde Mountain Resort, and can withdraw to Shengjing at any time.But now that the Nayan tribe in Shengjing is in rebellion, this road is undoubtedly unworkable.And to the west, there is another Shi Dakai in Xi'an, who can't stop anyone from appearing like a ghost. Isn't he asking for trouble when he goes there?The remaining way to go is to patrol the south of the Yangtze River.

However, the Eight Banners Army in the south of the Yangtze River has declined, the talents of the Manchus have withered, and the local forces have risen, and it is already the world of the Hanchens.Although Han officials such as Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang looked well-behaved on weekdays, after all, the blood of the Han people flowed in their bones. Who can guarantee that they would not have such ambitions to expel the Manchus and restore the country?

Therefore, it is an extremely sensitive issue to persuade Shengjia to visit the south of the Yangtze River.Once Shengjia arrives in the south of the Yangtze River, whether he can return to Beijing is another matter.Everyone is well aware of this, but no one dares to start with it.

After waiting for quite a while, seeing the old monk who was watching the old monk with his eyes and nose again, Yili was so angry that he scolded his mother.But you can't just watch the emperor and the empress dowager stand coldly in front of you, and hurriedly said: "Go back to the empress dowager, the situation is urgent and there is no way out. I think what Mr. Zhou said is worth discussing, and I hope the empress dowager will make a decision soon."

There is really no other good way. Regarding Zhou Peizu's proposal, all the ministers discussed for half a night, and it was decided that Prince Hui Mianyu, academician Zhou Peizu, and a military minister, Bao Jun, would represent the imperial court. Go to negotiate peace with foreigners.

The ministers dispersed, Mei asked Baolu to serve her, and went straight to Lenggong.At this time, it was already dawn, and Lan Er was sitting quietly in the small warehouse in the backyard of the Leng Palace. Hearing the eunuch's announcement, she was about to get up to greet her, but Mei walked in by herself, waved the servants to retreat, grabbed Lan Er and said: "Sister , You were right. Sixth Master and the others discussed for a long time, and finally decided to negotiate a peace. But they didn't say a word about patrolling the south of the Yangtze River. I was so anxious that I almost said it myself, but thinking of what you told me, in the end Still hold back and say nothing.”

Lan'er nodded with a smile, and said: "Visiting the south of the Yangtze River is a big plan. Once something unexpected happens, it is equivalent to cutting off the return of the Qing Dynasty. Naturally, no one dares to raise such a sensitive matter rashly. Don't worry, Queen Mother, the matter now It has not been pushed to that point yet, and when the peace talks fail later, someone will naturally bring it up, so that when we arrive in the south of the Yangtze River and make a plan to move the capital, no one will be suspicious, and everything will be logical."

Mei was a little worried and said: "But... about the peace negotiation, what if the falsehood turns out to be true?"

Lan'er shook her head and smiled, "How come? Don't you know who the third son is? Since he arranged it like this, he must be sure."

Eyebrow pondered for a while, and said: "Yes, he is full of bad water, maybe he will come up with some bad ideas!"

When Xiao Ran was mentioned, the two women looked at each other and smiled knowingly.The faint morning light shone through the window paper and shone on Lan'er's face. She didn't apply makeup, making her look less charming, but more and more beautiful, which made her eyebrows stunned for a moment, and murmured: "Sister, You are a natural born beauty."

Lan'er's pretty face flushed for a while, and she quickly changed the subject and said, "It's really good luck to talk about it, I didn't expect that our sisters are all bannermen, but in the end we have to help a Han Chinese to calculate our own country."

Mei sighed softly, looked at Lan'er and said meaningfully: "Marry a chicken as a chicken, marry a dog as a dog, who made us women and all followed him?"

Lan'er blushed even more, Tan mouth opened slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she finally lowered her head.Unable to restrain her eyebrows, she stretched out her hand, brushed the broken hair on her temples, and said, "Sister, do you really want to stay? If you really move the capital to Jiangnan this time, you probably won't come back again, you..."

"No, I won't go." Lan'er said softly but firmly, "I'm used to the life here, to the quiet and simple life. Anyway, foreign devils won't really invade the Forbidden City, so I'll just stay here. It’s pretty good. If you change to a new place, you’ll be uncomfortable.”

"Really? Sister, don't you really want to..."

"Queen Mother, you haven't slept all night, so hurry up and rest, there should be a lot of things to be busy today."

Lan'er broke her eyebrows, bowed and saluted, then turned and walked to the futon, still meditating quietly.There is a faint and resentful loneliness in the slim back.

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