Soon, the six company commanders reached an agreement, and the two battalions of the new army stationed by Kunming Lake began to take action, distributing ammunition and first-aid kits, and counting the soldiers in each department...
At this chaotic moment, several company commanders and their direct relatives rushed into the barracks where the military police were supervising. When a dozen of Gordon's military police saw this scene, they knelt down without saying a word!
"Brothers are so arrogant! We are also bannermen...give us a chance, and brothers will not harm you! We won't do anything with Gordon!"
"Okay! Then I will give you weapons and join the vanguard company directly... follow us to save the prince!"
After all, Gordon and Yi Pei took over the Xishan Camp for too short a time, and a real direct lineage has not been established. In times of trouble, most officers and soldiers will still subconsciously choose Prince Gong's faction!
Two battalions of the Xishan Army took away all the weapons and ammunition in the camp and headed straight for Xizhimen!
At this moment, the situation in the capital was completely chaotic. The northwest corner of the inner city, which was missing a corner of the city wall, became the eye of the storm. To the north, 40,000 factory slaves came to kill them like madmen. To the west, there were two battalions of Xishan soldiers as vanguards. Starting to get close!
Not only that, these two battalions also sent out exploration horses to deliver messages to the older battalion further away! Six company commanders actually successfully launched a military operation without the leadership of a battalion commander!
And Emperor Tongzhi on Jingshan Mountain didn't know all this, and the latest news from outside the city had not yet been sent to him!
It was almost eleven o'clock in the night. Zai Chun looked at the red firelight in the northwest, his little face twisted angrily, "I have been in Jingshan for an hour. How many ministers have come here?"
"Haha... That's great. Do you all think that I will definitely die? Are you all waiting for me to die?"
"At this moment, I know how Chongzhen felt before he hanged himself in Jingshan. The huge empire abandoned him, and none of the officials in the capital were loyal to him. How desolate he felt!"
"How could he give up breaking out and go to Nanjing and choose to commit suicide instead of despair?"
"Hahaha... Now it's my turn, can't I escape Jingshan's hanging?"
"Your Majesty!" Everyone around him knelt down, and Er Mao said with tears in his eyes, "Why did your Majesty say this! Now the country is still stable, Tongzhi ZTE has just started, and the people's support has not been lost! Why do you say this is unlucky?"
"Your Majesty, please immediately move to the Chinese Embassy in Dongdan Archway! Where is the imperial guard of the head of state stationed? This is the most powerful force in the capital!"
"The head of state will provide protection to His Majesty!"
Third Master Qing also came to Emperor Tongzhi's side at this moment. At this moment, he had to express his position, "Your Majesty! The manager is right. The situation is urgent and it is right for Your Majesty to go hide somewhere with the head of state!"
"Nowadays, the most capable army in the capital is still with the head of state..."
Those who were closer to Xiao Letian were all the die-hard Westernizationists in the imperial court, the group of people who had the greatest influence from Western learning. There were also the eunuchs and guards who went to Europe with the little emperor to study and saw the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army with their own eyes!
Even Ma Ming and the other new members of the Royal Forest Army, although they were silent at the moment, still hoped in their hearts that Your Majesty would hide away from Xiao Letian!
Military strategists around the world have a common point of view. Even the militaries of Britain, Germany and France all have the same point of view. The Chinese army is a strong force in the world, but it is definitely not the first!
The three countries of Britain and Germany will never recognize the Chinese as the number one!
But global military experts, even the proud scholars of the Empire on which the sun never sets, have to admit it! The Chinese army is the best in the world in defense!
This was a symbol that was branded around the world during the bloody battle at Stone Bridge Heights, and it has been proven time and again since then!
The Chinese people's good defense is unique in the world, especially where Xiao Letian is, it has never been breached! The smart Chinese have ten thousand novel defensive tactics, many of which are jaw-dropping!
Where Xiao Letian is present, you'd better prepare ten times more troops, otherwise you won't even think about attacking!
Military academies in Britain, Germany, and the United States have instilled this kind of thinking in their students more than once!
Because of this, when the situation in the capital is unclear, letting the little emperor take refuge with the head of state is indeed the safest choice!
Zai Chun's face was livid, and he looked at the other officials, "Bao Jun! Why don't you speak? Master Weng, Master Li, why are you also mute?"
The three of them looked at each other, and Weng Tonghe said, "Your Majesty! I discussed this before coming! You cannot take refuge. Once you take refuge, the situation in the capital will become even more chaotic!"
"Today is your wedding day. The villain's purpose in causing trouble is to ruin His Majesty's happiness and make Long Live Lord lose his prestige in front of all the people!"
"The people of the capital, especially the nobles of the Eight Banners Palace, are watching! If Your Majesty hides in the embassy now, then the people of the capital will not be afraid of you!"
"When the time comes, there will be chaos if not chaos! Who knows where those wallflowers will blow!"
Baojun also stood up and said, "Your Majesty! You are the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. You froze to death in Yingfeng Station. You hid in the critical moment. What will the people of the world think?"
"Isn't it just a war? Fight as long as you fight. When the soldiers come, they will cover up the water and the earth. Your Majesty, it's not like you don't have elites in your hands!"
Li Hongzao also urged, "Long live! Now the officials in the capital are also waiting and watching. The fire has been burning for so long. How many officials have come to your Majesty's side?"
"No matter how big the capital is, more than an hour is enough for hundreds of officials to come to Jingshan to serve His Majesty! But there are still only so many, which shows that they are all waiting and watching!"
"At this time, once Your Majesty takes refuge in the Chinese Embassy, they will only be convinced that you are going to fail. You are timid in the face of an unknown opponent!"
"Once they have such thoughts, it will be a big deal!"
"Hahaha... That's right! If you lock your head with a knife, you'll also need to stab your head with a knife. You're afraid of a bird!"
"Ma Ming! Immediately go to Shenwumen to lead the nine dragon flags, go down the mountain to find ninety of the most elite kidnappers in Hunchun, the new Yulin Army will hold the flag, and the ten kidnappers will guard you!"
"Immediately go to the nine gates of the capital... Proclaim all the way that I will command and quell the chaos on the top of Jingshan Mountain, and I will not step back even if I die! Let these rebels attack! I will wait for them to kill them on the top of Jingshan Mountain! "
"Go! Place the dragon flag on the nine gates and bring my words to the people of the city... especially to those shameless and shameless officials to see and listen!"
"Hey!" Ma Ming led his men all the way down the stone steps. Hunchun was setting up defenses around Jingshan at the moment and had just escorted the Queen Mother Dong's sedan up the mountain.
Upon hearing His Majesty's order, Hunchun immediately burst into tears and said, "I obey the order! Send my own soldiers! They are all the best in riding skills... A team of ten will protect the dragon flag and leave the palace!"
On top of Jingshan Mountain, Zai Chun pointed at the few courtiers and said with great resentment, "Look... look at it all! The fire has been burning for an hour now!"
"It's you civil and military officials who are here! Where are the Eight Banners royal family? Where are the palace nobles? Why the hell didn't any of them come to escort us?"
"Okay! That's great! I finally understand. My reforms have really offended them all. They really want me to die!"
