The telegraph newspaper fell to the ground from Guiziliu's hand. His face was as pale as death. Suddenly he shouted, "Oh my god! Oh my God, don't you give me Yixin a chance?"
"Zaichun! Did you squeeze out the marrow of our Manchu people? Did you take all the belongings of our Manchu people into custody?"
"You are a madman... Hahaha... I thought I was a madman, but I didn't expect you to be even crazier than me!"
Yi Xin's vision went dark and he fell softly on the chair. He fainted and everyone in the room was frightened and panicked!
While everyone was busy rescuing the prince, Yikuang picked up the telegram, looked at the time of dispatch and said in a low voice, "The telegram at four o'clock in the afternoon... why was it only sent now..."
"I...fuck...you bastard..." After Yikuang read the above text, he staggered and almost fainted, and finally managed to support his body with his hands!
"It's over! It's over... Are you, Zaichun, trying to block our Manchus' last escape route?"
In the end what happened? There was chaos in Prince Gong's Mansion, and all the guard forces began to shrink, protecting the Fu Hall on three floors inside and three outside, and even Fujin was alarmed!
This time has to go back a bit!
Today is October 15, 1872 in the Western calendar, the day before Emperor Tongzhi’s wedding. According to the rules, it is the day to send betrothal gifts, gold books, and gold seals to the mother’s family!
In the early morning of this day, Zeng Guofan passed away and his body was laid to rest on Nanheng Street!
After Zeng Guofan's death, the conservative forces represented by Prince Gong immediately decided to provoke a riot in the capital and overthrow the rule of Emperor Tongzhi!
Both Xiao Letian and the Zeng family realized the danger. Without the commander-in-chief as their backbone, the Zeng family could only risk the reputation of being unfilial and move their souls south in advance!
The Chinese held an emergency military meeting halfway across the overpass!
Even that afternoon, Emperor Tongzhi in the Forbidden City smelled a conspiracy!
There is nothing new under the sun! They are all experts in conspiracy, and some things have their own specific rules. Whether it is rebellion or launching a riot, there are always routines to be found!
If you have experienced a lot, you will naturally be able to understand the origin of the storm by watching the flying butterflies!
However, these conspirators clearly discovered that this conspiracy was sneaky, but they were all dispelled by a piece of news, and Guiziliu was the last one to get the news!
However, this news broke his spine like a hammer!
What is the news? We still have to look to the distant northeast of the capital. This telegram comes from Pinggu County in the west of Beijing, and further northwest to the Huangya Pass of the Great Wall!
The strategic status of the Great Wall in the Qing Dynasty was very low, because the Qing Dynasty itself had northern ethnic minorities settled in the Central Plains. The north of the Great Wall was their hometown, and there was no situation where their hometowns came to rebel against them!
Therefore, the Great Wall had no military significance in the Qing Dynasty, but the Great Wall was not abolished because such a wall could still provide some help with security or taxation!
The ancient camps along the Great Wall can prevent the danger of local bandits running rampant, and the checkpoints can also stop caravans trying to evade taxes and force them to pay obediently at the checkpoints!
Huangya Pass is an ancient pass under the jurisdiction of Jixian County in the northeast of Pinggu and north of Panshan!
There is a large camp inside the pass called Huangya Camp. This camp was built in the Ming Dynasty and could garrison 10,000 troops. However, in the Qing Dynasty, there was only one Qian General who led the garrison here!
He was said to be President Qian, but in fact, he only had a little more than 400 soldiers and trees in his hands, and he ate up all the empty military pay for the remaining nearly 600 people!
It was a common practice for the Qing Dynasty army to take empty pay, but someone who can get 60% of the empty pay is really a talent. It shows that this guy has a very strong background!
Four hundred old and weak flag soldiers guarded the Huangya Pass where the sun was setting low. For more than two hundred years, the Qing government had never added a single brick to this pass. Even the city gate had been corroded by wind and rain, leaving a big hole. Not to mention wild cats and dogs, even sheep herders can drive the sheep past!
The gaps between the city bricks were covered with decaying grass, and the soldiers, covered in tatters, sat on the ground in the sunshine of the city gate, scratching each other for lice!
It is already afternoon now, and all the customs that the caravan should clear have been cleared. Besides, Huangya Pass is not a commercial thoroughfare like Shanhaiguan, Gubeikou, and Zhangjiakou. The caravans here cannot come here every ten or eight days, even if they come. He is also a poor street vendor with no luck!
This poor wolf has nothing to do in this hellish place. There really is no way to get rich except for some free wages!
Mr. Qian made a pot of tea and went to the city gate tower to bask in the sun. He drank a pound of baigan at noon, and his eyes were blurred by drinking. The cold wind blew from the city tower to wake him up!
"I stand on... the tower... and watch the mountain scenery... ah... watch the mountain scenery... I watch..."
As he sang, Mr. Qian's eyes widened. The scenery in the north that he had been familiar with for many years could be recognized by a blade of grass. Why was it suddenly different today?
On the ridgeline in the distance, a moving black shadow suddenly appeared, as if there were some flags spread out!
"Hey...hey...stop catching lice! There's a lot of work..."
"Look, is there a big caravan coming from the north? Oh, we are going to make a fortune... Let the brothers get up, prepare to collect taxes, and prepare to check the smuggled goods!"
As soon as he shouted, the more than 20 veterans on duty in the city gate all jumped up, some picked up rusty spears and went out to form a team, and some ran towards the old camp to call for help!
In just a quarter of an hour, more than 300 people came out of the old camp shouting. Did they come out to make a fortune or because they were really bored and came to watch the fun? No one can explain this clearly!
In just a quarter of an hour, the black shadow in the distance was much closer, but at this time Mr. Qian could no longer laugh. He felt something was wrong, very wrong, because there was a slight vibration under his feet!
This President Qian is also a veteran who has experienced the invasion by the Long-haired Northern Expeditionary Army and the British and French allied forces. He knows what the big scene of the war is!
Suddenly he shouted like crazy, "No! Close the city gate quickly... close the city gate quickly! This is not a caravan... this is a fucking cavalry!"
"They are all cavalry, countless cavalry... close the city gate quickly!"
Flags were fluttering, and a black group of cavalry came running from the northwest like there was no end. Although they were not running fast, this spectacular sight of tens of thousands of horses trotting side by side was not something that these old, weak, sick and disabled people could witness!
The cavalry vanguard rode up to the commanding heights outside the pass, used binoculars to spy on the situation at Huangya Pass, and then turned the horse's head back to report!
"General Qi... Five miles ahead is Huangya Pass, and the defenders are closing the city gate... Please give me your instructions, General!"
A general who looked like a black iron tower and rode a pure black horse didn't say much after hearing his subordinates' report. He just stretched out his right index finger and pointed forward!
"Go...tell them that General Hunchun of Jilin...came to Beijing with orders...congratulations on your majesty's wedding!"
"Hey!" Tan Ma ordered, rolled up an earth dragon on the post road and headed straight for Huangya Pass!
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