In the southeast of Beijing, outside the Guangqu Gate, the blue crowd under the clear sky is so eye-catching. The sunlight is shining on the troops. Although the soldiers have tired faces, their eyes are full of energy and momentum.
There were obviously only 1,300 troops in the military formation, but at this time there were tens of thousands of people. In front of them, thousands of Eight Banners soldiers were running around like lost dogs.
The grass market outside Guangqumen is now full of wolves and rats, and countless villagers have no idea what is happening. They just run away with the crowd, spreading the atmosphere of fear to all directions.
The city of Beijing in this era was not like the super metropolis of later generations. The prosperity was limited to within the city walls, and outside the city walls and next to the moat was a large wilderness and villages.
There are large and small grass markets outside almost every city gate. These are markets where villagers gather spontaneously to not only conduct trade, but also provide food and accommodation services to caravans who have no time to enter the city. You must know that at that time The gates of Sijiucheng are closed at night.
The grass market gathered people from all over the country who came to trade. Every city gate collected almost all the information transmission from the suburbs of Beijing in one direction. When these grass market people saw the soldiers in blue uniforms, they were reminded of the Sixth Anniversary. The scene happened years ago. These soldiers looked too much like foreign soldiers.
Neatly dressed in Western-style military uniforms, equipped with foreign guns, and patent leather hats with big brims, everyone has a tofu-like package on their backs, and no one has a whip. They all have bald heads, and the one with the longest hair among them No more than an inch.
What's more important is the pride and madness in this group of soldiers. In their eyes, everyone seems to be a chicken and a dog.
"Are they foreign soldiers? Oh my god... Everyone, run away. The foreigners are coming in again. Run away..."
"What happened? They are not foreigners. They look the same as us..."
"Don't be stupid, they are all a group of Japanese devils, maybe they are the Japanese devils brought by Xiao Letian..."
"Look, why are there a group of yellow-belted guards leading the way? Who is the person surrounding them? Is he a prince..."
The grass market was in chaos, and the fleeing people kept mumbling. The people of Sijiucheng had the habit of talking about mountains and rivers even when they were running for their lives.
In front of the New Army formation, the person who was pleading with Xiao Letian was not Prince Chun Yixuan. Since this famous prince in the late Qing Dynasty knew all about Xiao Letian's achievements in Europe, he came with a group of guards without saying a word. After rushing out, he and his brother Yi? each performed their own duties. Yi? was responsible for persuading Ci'an's anger, while Yixuan's purpose was to have peace talks with Xiao Letian in the wild.
"Mr. Xiao...Mr. Xiao, we are discussing...the court will not treat you badly."
"Prime Minister Xiao... you are the prime minister of the Ryukyu vassal, that is, the prime minister of our Qing Dynasty. Our Qing Dynasty recognizes the official position of the vassal country... You can still be regarded as a court official, so you must be considerate of the court's face."
"Make a price, tell me what you want, five hundred thousand taels, one million taels, that's not enough... Xiao Wang, I just gritted my teeth today, one and a half million taels, how about the Tanggu Special Economic Zone being tax-free for ten years in the future."
Yi Xuan was almost crying. Less than twenty minutes after he left the city, he had already encountered an overwhelming wave of defeated troops. There was only one voice in the throats of all the soldiers: "Sky Fire... Xiao Letian will use Sky Fire... to defeat Yes, completely defeated."
Yixuan captured more than a dozen soldiers for questioning, and then he found out that the army was defeated by a kind of sky fire that could burn in water. Prince Chun was dumbfounded, and a chill rushed from his spine to his head.
He also wanted to escape, but he couldn't escape. He was still a member of the royal family, and he was the emperor's uncle. Everyone in the Qing Dynasty could escape, but he just couldn't escape, so he had no choice but to rush up.
But the more I look back, the more I feel sad. Where are the Eight Banners athletes who are skilled in bow and horse? These are a group of beggars. They are kneeling on the roadside until they are about to die, drinking dirty water. Before they even take two sips, their heads tilt. Passed out in a puddle.
The soldier, who was addicted to smoking, lay down under the willow tree, humming incessantly, and his eyes were blurred.
As for the soldiers who were still running, each one looked like a bereaved dog. Their leggings were loose and they were dragging on the ground like foot wraps. Their shoes were missing and the soles of their feet were pricked with blood. Even their braids were scattered. His hair is as disheveled as that of a monster.
When Prince Chun Yixuan appeared in front of them, the group of bereaved dogs finally found their backbone. He knelt on the ground and howled bitterly, "My lord, help me... Then Xiao Letian is leading all heavenly soldiers and generals... They are not human, they will Use heavenly fire."
At this moment, the vanguard of the new army rushed up and kicked down the Eight Banners soldiers who were kowtowing on the roadside in front of Prince Chun. Then they went up and cut off the thumbs of both hands with two slashes.
"Ah... Your Majesty, please help me, it hurts..." The screams were earth-shattering, but no one dared to resist. They had been completely frightened by the new army. They would rather have their fingers cut off than watch them. There was one who resisted.
"Stop...you all stop it...I am Prince Chun of the Qing Dynasty. If you have anything to do with me...don't hurt my people...you will be punished."
"Who are you, get off your horse..." A group of soldiers rushed up and surrounded Yixuan's bodyguards. The horses were frightened by their foreign guns and bayonets, and they all screamed.
"What a bullshit prince, we only have the prime minister in our eyes and not the prince... cut off his fingers and take him as a prisoner." As he spoke, soldiers rushed forward. Those guards were all the prince's sons, and their loyalty was not something to brag about. At that time, there was the sound of a knife being unsheathed.
At this time, there was only a sparse sound of gunfire, and the leading guard's steel knife fell into the water. Everyone had a bloody wound on their wrist, which frightened Yixuan and almost made him incontinent.
After the gunfire, a group of soldiers rushed over, led by snipers Ye Qiu and Pang Chaoyun. The Mauser guns in their hands were still emitting white smoke. This kind of precise shooting was child's play for them.
"Everyone, please step back. This is Emperor Tongzhi's uncle. We have no right to deal with this person. Let's leave it to the Prime Minister... Wait, the Prime Minister is already here..."
"Long live the Prime Minister...Long live the Prime Minister." The vanguard troops rejoiced.
A big black horse with not even a single hair on its body. This was one of the Arabian horses specially imported by Lotte Matheson for Xiao Letian. They were the most beautiful horses and were much more beautiful than the Mongolian horses favored by the Manchus.
Although Arabian horses are not perfect, and have less endurance than Mongolian horses, Xiao Letian doesn't care, and no one expects Xiao Letian to go to war as a cavalry. As a leader, Xiao Letian just wants an image, how good-looking, how powerful, etc. Come.
Xiao Letian suppressed the prince's momentum as soon as he appeared. Xiao Letian was nearly 1.8 meters tall, which was very rare in the late Qing Dynasty. In addition, his taller Arabian horse made him surpass Prince Chun Yi in terms of momentum.螞.
"Oh, Prince Chun Yixuan...his Majesty's uncle, I'm so rude, I'm so rude..." Xiao Letian held the riding whip in his hand and bowed casually, and then began to deliberately scold these new army soldiers, "Why?" Come on, didn’t I tell you that I need you to speed up? Prisoners are not allowed to be killed or tortured. Just cut off two fingers to ensure that they will not resist behind us... I didn’t hear it. After the war, each person will be punished with 200 push-ups..."
Ye Qiu and the others knew that the Prime Minister was teasing Yixuan, and they all suppressed their laughter until their stomachs ached, but they still pretended to be aggrieved, "Yes, Prime Minister." Then they turned around and cut off their fingers.
Prince Chun was already mad. "Xiao Letian, you are so rude. This is what you said about not abusing prisoners. Cutting off the fingers of our Eight Banners soldiers is not abuse."
"What can you do? I will torture them. What can you do?" Xiao Letian suddenly said something ruffian, which immediately made Yixuan's face turn purple.
"You...you dare to kill the children of the royal family, you dare to slaughter the Eight Banners athletes..."
"Shut up your stinky mouth and stop putting on such a big show in front of me to scare people..." Xiao Letian suddenly roared so hard that the eardrums of everyone around him hurt.
"Slaughter, you damn thing, say it again, I'll stuff your head into the horse's butt, believe it or not."
"You drove innocent people into the battle. There were even nursing children and old and weak women and children among them. Doesn't that count? Your white flag athletes burned, killed and looted more than ten villages, and many families were even killed. This Doesn’t it count as a massacre?”
"Those are innocent people. They are obedient people who pay taxes and food to the imperial court. Didn't you think about retribution when you killed people? If I cut off two fingers, it would just be interest..."
"I'm telling you, we can still settle this matter, you wait..."
The furious Xiao Letian stunned the prince, and the roaring sound made his horse shrink back in fear. "Misunderstanding... There must be a misunderstanding here..." The more he said, the less confident he became.
Xiao Letian took a few deep breaths and said coldly, "I have given enough face to the court. It is my bottom line not to kill prisoners. Don't force me...otherwise I don't mind gathering all these prisoners, and then use the sky fire." Burned alive.”
These words were so cold that they were chilling to the bone, and Yixuan couldn't help but shiver when she heard them.
Xiao Letian was too lazy to pay attention to him. He raised his hand and gave the war horse a whip and rushed past him. "Brothers, I will take you to Beijing..."
"Long live." There was another tsunami-like roar.
Prince Chun was a man who knew how to advance and retreat. He had to surrender when it was time to surrender. He turned his horse and chased after him, shouting, "The capital is already peaceful and peaceful. Why does the prime minister still come to the capital? Please temporarily station the army in the capital." Here...the imperial court will send you a reward soon..."
Xiao Letian worked hard all the way, and Prince Gong chased after him to persuade him. In the end, the price was raised to 1.5 million taels, but Xiao Letian was still not satisfied.
He just said: "I have a secret decree from the Queen Mother. Today I will be a hero in helping people in distress. How can you stop me from leaving my name in history? It is really unreasonable... If you don't listen, you are a bastard chanting sutras." This book The first release comes from, watch the genuine content for the first time!
