There was a brutal massacre inside Xiling. Thirty-six guards died on the spot without even a decent resistance. It was not that they were incompetent but that they had no precautions at all.
Moreover, with a full stomach of wine and meat, the eaters move slowly, and the shabu-shabu knives purchased are of the highest quality. After two bowls, the person faints!
On Na Duobao's side, they have made careful arrangements. They have already ambushed the swordsman and axe, just waiting for the last order! These people are all the elites within the Bannermen. They have grown up listening to the shady stories of the palace since they were young.
They are well aware of how cruel the battle for the throne is, and they are even more salivating about how generous the rewards will be after the army succeeds!
There is no mercy at all, even if these people are their childhood playmates, even if their relatives are playing tricks on their relatives, they can build a relationship.
But in the struggle for imperial power, human life and family affection are the most despicable things!
The entire dining hall was sprayed with blood, a bright red, and the pungent smell of blood made everyone's eyes turn blue!
The guard who died tragically died with his eyes open, probably even before he died, he was cursing the Japanese to go to hell!
Prince Gong Yixin glanced coldly through the window. This scene no longer mattered to him. He had seen many such killings in his life.
"Clean up this place and close the mountain road... We have to wait for news from outside. Wasn't the telegraph line broken by trees before? Don't repair it yet..."
"We have been waiting for so many years, not less than ten days! Isiha and the others have probably started to promote the migration wave outside. When the storm gets bigger, we will raise the flag again..."
Guiziliu began to give orders, and his men began to split up. Several guards with nimble legs and feet quickly entered the mountains. From the high top of the mountain, carrier pigeons and fireworks signals were sent out.
On the afternoon of that day, there was a dilapidated Great Wall pass north of Laishui, a remote area west of Yixian County, called Heishiling. Several bandit camps in the vast mountains suddenly received carrier pigeon and beacon signals.
"The prince has given the order! The prince has given the order... the troops have started! Damn it, after so many years, I finally got through it..."
"Brothers, change your clothes... come closer to Xiling, defend the prince... no, no, no, defend the new king, and welcome your majesty!"
Three thousand tough warriors from six bandit villages changed their equipment together. They threw away the tattered javelins that were hidden from others, and moved out boxes after boxes of rifles from the warehouse, all of which were new-style Mausers imitated by the Chinese. Commonly known as Chinese-made!
Brass bullets were distributed row after row, and even these soldiers put on gray Xishan Camp military uniforms!
Emperor Tongzhi could not guess at all that there were actually many shadow troops in the Xishan Camp trained by Guiziliu, and those numbers did not appear on the official roster at all!
The soldiers who had finished changing their uniforms set fire to the bandit camp where they had lived for several years, and a mountain fire suddenly broke out on the Black Rock Ridge.
Along the mountain path, the shadow soldiers of the Xishan Camp moved forward quickly. There was also Gatling carried by four people in the team!
Except for the lack of artillery, the firepower of this unit was already second to none in the Qing Dynasty!
Three thousand elite shadow troops are expected to arrive at Xiling at six o'clock in the evening. At this time, on the mountain road from Xiling to Yi County, two horses are running hard towards Xiling.
In order to monitor Prince Gong Yixin, the imperial court specially connected a telegraph line to Xiling. However, a few days ago, the mountain wind blew down dead trees and broke the telegraph line. The repair work of the telegraph line was also affected by the disaster.
Therefore, until today, news cannot be sent directly to Xiling. News from the capital can only be sent to Yi County. The general manager of Xiling who was guarding Yi County did not dare to neglect after receiving the imperial edict and quickly sent two cavalry to deliver the news to Xiling.
"Hurry... hurry up and send the good news to Prince Gong... a banquet will be arranged in the city immediately... I don't care who the victims are, Prince Gong has been pardoned!"
"What are we waiting for if we don't pat the horse now?"
The messenger hurried to Xiling, while Yi County began to prepare limited supplies for the banquet prepared by Prince Gong.
The horses running on the mountain road were filled with dust. The leading cavalryman had a pardon telegram from the Forbidden City in his pocket. However, before they reached Xiling halfway, they encountered a robber.
Two large nets were overwhelming, and more than twenty guards rushed out from both sides of the mountain road. The two cavalrymen were entangled in the fishing nets, and they broke no one knows how many bones they broke.
"Misunderstanding... misunderstanding... We are from Yi County to deliver the imperial decree... to Xiling. We have no money. Your Majesty, please spare our lives..."
"Ah... that Duobao? Why... why aren't you in Xiling!"
Na Duobao waved his hand, and the guards below rushed over, gagged the two of them with hemp rope, and then took out the telegraph newspaper from his pocket.
When Na Duobao saw it, all the hairs on his body stood up, "Ah... I'll go see the prince first!" After saying that, he turned around and ran away.
After the telegram was delivered to Yi Xin, Emperor Guangxu read it for a quarter of an hour. He chewed every word on the paper for a long time.
"Hehehe...hehehe...Okay, okay! My nephew finally understands. He finally knows that the Eight Banners is not so easy to govern!"
"But it's too late! Now you know that pardoning me will help stabilize the situation? What did you do earlier?"
"Don't think that I don't know anything, I know everything! I'm afraid Chengzhi and the others have wiped out all the thirteen warehouses in the capital! When I was here, they were somewhat restrained..."
"You are a stupid kid, they are so afraid of you!"
"The situation in the capital? Haha... I don't even need my own intelligence network, but the British have shared everything with me! The stock market has collapsed, the granaries have been emptied, and there is no hope for disaster relief?"
"Hahaha...hahahaha..." Yi Xin smiled like a ghost.
He looked up at Emperor Daoguang's mausoleum and cried with a smile, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
"Didn't you choose the Fourth Brother? As a result, it caused a long-haired chaos, and even let Britain and France burn down the Old Summer Palace... Did you see the Fourth Brother's son, Emperor Tongzhi?"
"He's just a loser! Is this the talent you selected for the Qing Dynasty? Hahaha... Dad, you are really capable!"
Guiziliu jumped like crazy, pointed at the grave of his biological father, Emperor Daoguang, and began to curse, "You are an old fool! You are the gravedigger of the Qing Dynasty!"
"You are the initiator! It's all you...ah...ah...why didn't you choose me back then?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Acting out a show of fake filial piety?”
"Uuuuuuuuuah...confused dad, have you gone crazy by letting the Han people brainwash you?"
"Since ancient times, we Manchus have always chosen the virtuous as their heirs rather than the elders! I am obviously wiser than my fourth brother, why don't you make me the emperor! Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
"If you had chosen me back then...how could we have collapsed like this today! My Qing Dynasty...wuwuwu...my dear father, you are so confused!"
Guiziliu wiped away his tears suddenly and raised the telegram in his hand towards the mausoleum, "Haha... look at the favor your grandson wrote for me!"
