The news that the imperial city was breached was like a shot of stimulant, which stimulated the morale of the thugs in the entire capital. Not to mention the prince raising the flag, the slogan of the Eight Banners discussion spread like the wind throughout the capital, and the thugs went crazy now. .
They desperately began to attack the imperial city. There were constant shouts of killing from the southeast and northwest. Long ladders were set up on the imperial city, and more and more thugs climbed inside like ants.
The cavalry guarding the imperial city could no longer take care of them. They pressed the gourd and started the gourd. The line from Dong'an Gate to Donghua Gate was the top priority of all rebel attacks.
With the cannon delivered by the British, Prince Zheng's attack was even more powerful, but the imperial army suffered a big loss.
Because the Yongding River defense line was tight, Dun Wang Yipei had drained almost all the artillery in the capital. At present, there were only more than 40 new artillery in the capital, and they were all scattered near the gates of the outer city.
In the Imperial City and Forbidden City, the imperial court never thought that they would be attacked by heavy weapons, so there were only infantry and ordinary muskets guarding the city, and the number of heavy machine guns was not enough.
Not to mention that the imperial court did not have cannons. There were still red cannons cast during the Kangxi period, but you fired? It had not been maintained for many years, and the cannon had difficulty even turning.
After hearing the military news, Fu Qing rubbed his hands anxiously, "Damn it, this is the court's home court, how come the firepower can't suppress these rebels?"
"You damn British guys...you dare to secretly transport arms. You have betrayed Long Live the Lord and your agreement...have you ignored the treaty signed by the Queen and Her Majesty?"
"You are going to rebel! Damn it...tell that Sambo to press forward with all his troops, support Xie Ting's troops, and kill all these thugs!"
Cough cough cough... Fu Qing pressed the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief for fear of spitting out the blood again. He looked to the southeast and said, "Go... to the Chinese Embassy for help..."
"I know... they have a batch of heavy weapons hidden there... Go and borrow all the cannons and cannonballs... I know they have twenty of them hidden, I know it!"
Artillery is the god of war, and firepower is always king. Fu Qing knew very well that the cannons on the walls of the outer city of the capital must not be moved. They were used to guard against Japanese attacks on the city.
The capital is in such chaos. God knows whether the Yongding River defense line can still be held. If the Japanese attack six times, they will still have to rely on the outer city wall to withstand the last wave of attacks.
Don't expect the red cannons from the Kangxi Dynasty. This kind of weapon, which uses iron projectiles to burn black gunpowder, has no other use besides scaring people.
There must be new reinforcements. If the Chinese Embassy is willing to lend a helping hand, the crisis in the capital tonight can be saved!
Can Fu Qing's plan come true? It's very difficult. At this moment, everyone in the Chinese Embassy is sleepless. The special operations team is fully armed and gathered at the front and back doors. There are guard posts behind all the high walls.
The telegraph machine was ticking. The embassy sent the current information about the capital to Naha every ten minutes, and the Qing Dynasty's request for help telegrams basically came out every five or six minutes.
The telegrams were piled on the desk like snowflakes, but the Chinese envoy... Cai Bixia, who had just arrived in the capital for two days, fell into deep silence.
She had no choice. The situation of the Chinese people at this moment had overwhelmed her. This flower of the navy, the goddess who had fought in the Battle of Europa, felt so helpless for the first time.
The telegram in his hand had been crumpled into a ball, and the wrinkles were like the painful cracks in his heart.
Xiang Ying, the man he loved most, told her the most terrifying plan tonight.
"My love... I have no other choice. The plan must be implemented. This is a historical responsibility that our stormtroopers cannot avoid..."
"If you want to expel the Tartars and restore China, you must first disrupt the Tartars and weaken them... Then the scale of their civil war must continue to increase..."
"The blood of the Manchus and Tartars is not enough... we must let him get more... At this moment, Tianjin Wei has been occupied by Prince Gong's forces..."
"We have cut off the message transmission to King Luo Huo... The railway soldiers are not taking any action at the moment..."
"Just keep the embassy in the capital...and don't get involved in the civil war in the Qing Dynasty. This will not do us any good!"
"Let them fight, let them cause chaos... As long as the news comes tomorrow that the Japanese army has entered the Forbidden City, Jiangnan will be in an uproar..."
"The financial market will have huge fluctuations due to the news that the imperial court has changed the emperor... A plunge is inevitable. These greedy people have lost money, will curse, collapse, and will be desperate!"
"At this time...our gunboats entered the Yangtze River Basin and announced that in order to protect the economy of Jiangnan, the Jiangnan area was declared a demilitarized land..."
"Announce to the outside world that Jiangnan will not be affected by the Manchu and Qing civil wars, and our Chinese artillery will provide all protection!"
"Spurred by such good news, the financial market will surely recover quickly..."
"Under the operation of the master, the wealth in the Yangtze River Basin in the south of the Yangtze River has been locked with the financial market, and the traditional landlord class has transformed..."
"You said that among the big landowners in Jiangnan nowadays, which one doesn't have some workshops and factories? Which one doesn't have investments in the stock market, bond market, and futures?"
"The landlord class and the emerging capitalist class... they are already heavily dependent on us. Our cannons are the umbrella for their interests!"
"Once they taste the pain of economic collapse, they will understand the sweetness of our cannon protection... This is a community of interests, and half of the south of the Yangtze River will naturally be ours!"
"There won't be any fluctuations, there won't be any civil opposition...the small landowners in every village will suppress the dissatisfaction of the people!"
"Changing dynasties is very simple... My love, there is only one thing you have to do, don't watch, listen or make a decision! Don't act without permission, don't provide help to anyone..."
"Finally... I have another piece of top-secret information to share with you. Fangguan suddenly sent me a message two hours ago!"
"She said there was something strange in the deepest secret line of Europa... It seems that there will be a lot more things going on tonight. The situation is unclear. Please don't take action, please!"
Cai Bixia rubbed the telegram in pain and looked up in the direction of the Forbidden City, "Zai Chun... my brother... can you survive tonight? I want to help you... but I have no choice, no way... "
"Report... report to the commander... there is a dead soldier rushing over from the main gate in the south, covered in blood and trying to save him... he is a soldier sent by Mr. Fu Qing!"
Cai Bixia stood up, lit the telegraph newspaper in his hand and threw it into the spit bucket, then strode out quickly.
"Where..." Cai Bixia walked to the duty room at the south gate and saw a military doctor bandaging urgently. A cavalryman was covered in wounds from swords and guns. He was bleeding all over the floor but he was still waiting with his eyes wide open.
"Cai...Mr. Cai...special envoy...I am a new member of the Royal Forest Army...I was trained in Naha...I have seen you..."
"Cough cough cough...please emergency rescue...ask the Chinese to sell us the cannon...lend...lend it to us..."
"The Imperial City has been blown up... Dong'anmen was attacked by... thousands of thieves... Long Live Lord is unconscious..."
"Save people...save people..."
After saying these words, the soldier couldn't hold on any longer with all his strength, his head tilted and he passed out!
"Effortless rescue... let him have a good rest here..."
"Special envoy! What should we do?" A group of special forces members gathered around.
