Tianjin Wei's Tongzi River city defense system, the man-made moat of the fourteen city gates, and the brand new city wall that Seng Gelinqin personally presided over the construction of back then. How many years ago?
It is still very new and can still fight. Back then, the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the rogue bandits of the Nian Army were able to make trouble. This wall was able to defend it.
Even in the parallel world where Xiao Letian existed, this city wall briefly blocked the pace of the Eight-Power Allied Forces. Nie Shicheng died in the Battle of Tianjin, and the invaders suffered more than a thousand casualties. In the end, the Eight-Power Allied Forces, who hated it, clearly required it in the treaty. All city walls of Tianjin Guard should be demolished.
On the foundations of the demolished inner city, four earliest core transportation networks in Tianjin were built: South Road, North Road, West Road, and East Road.
In fact, the earliest urban area of Tianjin Wei was in a small area surrounded by these four roads!
The inner and outer cities of Tianjin Wei have witnessed the vicissitudes of history, and they have also used their bodies to resist the hail of bullets and bullets from the invasion of foreign invaders!
But tonight, these two city walls did not block the complex and fickle human heart. The west gate slowly opened under Chonghou's forced order!
The huge windlasses creaked and turned, and the slings slowly lowered the suspension bridge. Countless cavalry figures suddenly appeared on the other side of the Tongzi River. They looked excitedly at the city gate exposed in front of them. Behind them was one of the earliest cities in China that opened a port. One, Tianjin defends!
Chonghou stood in the city gate with a look of mourning, while Ronglu stood with him and whispered advice, as if talking about future prosperity and wealth.
The moment the suspension bridge hit the road, the cavalrymen immediately forgot about military discipline and cheered excitedly, "Long live your Majesty! Enter the city...enter the city!"
Ten thousand fine cavalry shouted the slogan of entering the city and rushed forward on their horses. The green camp soldiers who opened the door were frightened and fled in all directions!
"Hahaha...Brother Chonghou, come into the city with me! If you can recruit those who surrender, surrender to me. If there are any disobedient camp leaders, leave them to me..."
"Kill... Surrender without killing, resist the Tu San clan..."
The sound of rolling horse hooves resounded like thunder in the Tianjin Guard, waking up many sleeping military camps. Soldiers were grabbing their trousers, and those looking for rifles were screaming and rolling.
"The thieves have entered the city...what the hell did it happen? The thieves have entered the city!"
"Where did the soldiers come from? Where are the soldiers around Tianjin Guard?"
"The rebels of Jaap Six? Or is Xiao Letian invading? Are they foreign Japs..."
Boom! Behind the city wall are areas of military camps, where all the camp heads are stationed. The vast area from the camps to the inner city of Tianjin is not a bustling city, but countless villages, farmland, workshops and warehouses. etc.
The city is not that big yet, and the open area is perfect for cavalry to gallop!
The camp doors were blown open one by one, and the war horses rushed in and chopped down anyone they saw. The gunfire was loud and the camp soldiers who had not yet woken up died tragically on the spot one by one!
The cronies around Chonghou all had white towels tied on their left arms to mark them. They followed the rebels and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Don't fight! Don't shoot... We shouted first, why did you shoot first!"
"Brothers from Lin Ziying... Lord Chonghou has dedicated Tianjin Guard to the new emperor, Emperor Guangxu!"
"Don't resist... put down the gun! Put down the gun... kneel down and we won't kill!"
"Kneel down... Kneel down... Luo Sanmao... You don't even listen to me, surrender now and save your life!"
Only then did the people in the camp know what had happened. These green camp soldiers had no idea of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country. They were all serving as soldiers with their salaries, and there was no need to die for the emperor!
Hula la...all the Green Camp soldiers knelt on the ground. "No fight, no fight...We surrender. Everyone has surrendered. We don't have to die..."
Rong Lu rode his horse and looked at the green camp soldiers kneeling on the ground, feeling extremely proud, "Scatter them up... and integrate them into our battalion head. The two of them will look at one person!"
"Simply surrendering is not enough. If we don't serve His Majesty with our lives, who knows if you will stab us in the back?"
"Chonghou, which battalion leaders in Tianjin Guard are the most disobedient?"
Chonghou jolted on his horse and whispered, "There is also a Thousand Flag Camp in the inner city of Tianjin. The leader is Lian Xi... You should know this person!"
"Huh? When did it happen? Is he the brother of Lian Xing, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
"That's right, it's him!"
"Haha... Hahaha... I'm so sleepy that I let this faint king take down Lian Xing's job. How could his younger brother not be cruel to him? I surrendered him with just a few words!"
"Speed, accelerate... take control of Tianjin Wei's inner city, blockade the railway, and make new contributions to Your Majesty!"
Entering the city from Xiyingmen, you pass through large and small farms and warehouses and workshops. After passing Sanguan Temple, you can see the west gate of the old city wall where Tianjin Wei used to be.
At this time, the inner city of Tianjin has been alarmed. There is panic everywhere on the city walls. The city gates are closed and no one knows what to do!
Chonghou took the lead and shouted under the light of the lantern, "I am Chonghou! Do you see clearly? Open the city gate... open the city gate!"
There was a commotion on the city wall and many people shouted, "It's Master Chonghou, Master is back... Open the door quickly!"
"Wait a minute... why are there so many cavalry behind you? They are not ours!"
After hearing this, Chonghou shouted angrily, "Asshole! Don't you even recognize me? Open the door immediately and be careful with your heads..."
Before he finished speaking, a voice sounded from the city wall, "Lord Chonghou, please forgive me for not obeying my orders! Tianjin Wei has a lot to do with it. There are loud gunshots outside. What happened?"
"Forgive me. If there are no problems tomorrow morning, I will open the door and go back to apologize!"
"Lian Xi! You don't even listen to what I say? You bastard, you owe the capital thirty thousand taels of usury. If I hadn't found extra money for you, your fucking wife would have had to pay for it!"
"You are actually doing business with me now? You have forgotten your roots! Brothers around you, listen up. Emperor Guangxu has sent troops into the city. Thirty thousand cavalry have broken through the Tongzi River in the outer city. Now the Green Camp has surrendered. These two people in your city What are more than a thousand people waiting for?”
"Master Wang who opens the door to welcome the new king!"
ah! Now the city wall was in a state of shock. No one expected that Chonghou, an honest and humble civil servant who knew how to make money, would be the first to surrender, and he also took the green soldiers from the outer city to surrender.
Even his happy face turned pale, "You... Chonghou, you... you actually rebelled... His Majesty treats you well!"
Ronglu couldn't stand it any longer, so he rode out and shouted towards the city wall, "Brother Lian Xi... do you see who I am?"
"Ah... you are... Ronglu... Lord Rong?"
"That's right, it's me... Your brother Lian Xing and I are close friends, and you are always running errands behind our backs!"
"You see clearly, I brought the 30,000 fine cavalry, and I am the general of His Majesty Emperor Guangxu who conquered Tianjin!"
"Boy! Those who know the current affairs are heroes. You said that you have more than a thousand brothers from the Banner Camp and another thousand from the Green Camp. What can you do with just these two thousand men?"
"How can you resist my 30,000-strong army? Not to mention that I have brought more than 2,000 kilograms of Western explosives!"
"Surrender! Follow my brother and I will serve the new king. Your glory and wealth will be indispensable!"
