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Chapter 102 The Aftermath of the War

In the next two months, the communication between Beijing and Xi'an was cut off, and the Qing government didn't know what the foreigners in Beijing were doing, and the foreigners didn't know what the Qing government was doing.

There was only Zeng Yunfeng in the entire capital, and the lack of information caused both sides to ponder the other's plan, because Zeng Yunfeng cut off the telegraph lines between the capital and Tianjin and other places.

So they can only pass on the message through fast horses. Cixi Guangxu is still in Xi'an and dare not come back.

At this time, the envoys of the new Eight-Nation Allied Forces were already on their way to Xi'an, but Zeng Yunfeng's favorite thing to do was to delay time. Several groups of envoys were killed by Zeng Yunfeng on the way, and the Eight-Nation Allied Forces did not dare to send envoys easily. back.

The situation in the capital city was changing, a heavy rain followed by rolling thunder, and the air was fresher than ever before.

"It's really a timely autumn rain, the capital is really clean!" Zeng Yunfeng stretched out his hand to catch the water dripping from the eaves of the Kunyang martial arts hall, and sighed.

"Master, do you still want to intercept and kill him!" Dylan in Tsing Yi said behind Zeng Yunfeng.

"It's almost done, we've finished cleaning up, let them take a breather, don't worry them completely!" Zeng Yunfeng said.

"Yes, this subordinate is going to deliver the order!" Dylan turned and left.

The Qing government did not dare to take any action. Zeng Yunfeng properly cleaned up the mess in the capital. The so-called mess was to encapsulate and hide some of the things that the foreigners had robbed in the capital. After all these things were dealt with, the capital gradually returned to normal. .

The old and young people in the capital also don't understand, the capital has returned to normal, where did the Empress Dowager Lafayette and the emperor not come back, according to Zeng Yunfeng's words, they can only come back if their fear is far away from them.

Naturally, Zeng Yunfeng reopened Shiwei Tiantian soon, and the crackling sound of firecrackers was extraordinarily lively. Zeng Yunfeng brought Sai Xishi back from Cangzhou, and began to live Zeng Yunfeng's little life again. As for when the Queen Mother will come back this time, that's not It was something Zeng Yunfeng considered.

"Yunfeng, the capital is really depressed." Sai Xishi looked at the sparse crowd on the street next to Zhengyang Gate.

"The sky is sunny after the rain. People in the Central Plains need vitality. No matter how bad the situation is, they can live a wonderful life. Don't worry, everything will recover soon." Zeng Yunfeng looked up at the tower of Zhengyangmen. Liao Hu Sai Xishi said, but Zeng Yunfeng knew that the country of the Qing Dynasty was gone forever.

For the next period of time, Zeng Yunfeng will have a good time, and Zeng Yunfeng doesn't need to fight anymore.

This time the Eight-Power Allied Forces suffered a lot in the capital, and they did not dare to re-enter the capital so rashly. As for how the Qing government and these Eight-Power Allied Forces will sign a treaty that will forfeit power and humiliate the country, it is not Zeng Yunfeng. I can manage it.

Many countries participating in the Eight-Nation Allied Forces proposed to return to the country and transfer troops to fight again. They can't swallow their anger.

We must know that this time the Eight-Power Allied Forces lost many generals and soldiers, and many soldiers became wounded and lost their ability to fight. landing.

The most terrifying enemy is the unknown enemy. For these unknown masters, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces have nothing to do.

It was also impossible for Zeng Yunfeng to report his achievements to the Qing government, because everyone didn't know who he was, and if they knew, they might have to arrest Zeng Yunfeng and take him to Caishikou to behead him.

It is better for the Qing government not to know Zeng Yunfeng's true face, and let Zeng Yunfeng open a shop here quietly and enjoy life quietly.

This time, the martial arts people in the capital were very popular. After hearing that Shiweitian opened, they came to Shiweitian to celebrate with a banquet. The old gourmets also come to eat for the sky.

"Master Zhang, you are auspicious!" Chen Aochun playfully stepped forward and said thousand.

"Oh, Xiaochun'er, you're still alive!" Master Zhang said tremblingly.

"That's not true, foreign devils can still eat me, they are all fucking shit, Mr. Zhang, you are here to cheer for the gods!" Chen Aochun said.

"That's right, I've been making trouble with foreign devils for the past few months, and I'm so desperate to eat, why don't I come and try something new to satisfy my cravings!" said Master Zhang.

Shiweitian quickly became popular again in the capital, and it seems that it has not been greatly affected.

Seeing the scene of Shi Weitian exchanging greetings downstairs, Zeng Yunfeng felt a little worried.

"Sixth son, send this letter to Ji Rongchang of Deshengmen, and ask shopkeeper Wang if you have kept last year's material for me this year!" Zeng Yunfeng said to the sixth son holding the letter.

"Come on, sir, please do it!" said the six sons.

What Zeng Yunfeng knew was that the weakness of the Qing government would definitely cause great harm to these martial arts practitioners, so after Zeng Yunfeng heard the news that the martial arts practitioners gathered for Shiweitian, he immediately warned these people through channels that these foreigners are likely to make a comeback , Give them the final score and tell them to be careful.

At that time, these martial arts people will not only face foreigners, but also have the Qing government, not afraid of county magistrates, but afraid of current management.

Although the foreigners are more powerful than the Qing government, the Qing government is their immediate boss and knows them well, and no one can bear to stab them in the back.

After the news came out, the events where martial arts people held banquets to celebrate killing foreigners gradually disappeared, but it just evolved into martial arts exchanges among the forces in the rivers and lakes, and finally evolved into an exchange meeting, and later developed into an event for students to become teachers. trial.

How many foreigners have been killed, how they were killed, how to evade artillery, how to evade detection, how to sneak and camouflage, the Jianghu people have left these skills and methods and passed them on.

As a result, many disciples of these martial arts figures entered the special forces after joining the army, where they were like ducks in water.

Real knowledge comes from practice. If you haven't done this thing before, how do you know how to do these things? Although these foreign guns and cannons are very powerful, some of them have been overthrown by these quacks.

The Jianghu people have built up a strong confidence in fighting against the foreigners, because they began to find that as long as the foreigners have been shot for a very short period of time, they have no ability to resist the close combat of these Jianghu people. They are the greatest threat.

Under such circumstances, of course these martial arts people are not afraid of these foreigners. Foreigners may not be able to beat them in a one-on-one fight to the death.

Especially when these Jianghu people have cold weapons in their hands, the threat to them from these foreigners in close combat decreases linearly.

The advantage of these martial arts people is that they are flexible in movement, and all kinds of strange weapons of the people in the rivers and lakes are also in full bloom.

These martial arts in the Central Plains are not useless, but they have not played their due role. Like this kind of cold weapon fighting, these martial arts that have gone through the test of the battlefield are not necessarily inferior to foreigners.

But in terms of physical strength and strength, these martial arts people are at a disadvantage. Fighting against these coalition forces, especially the white army, martial arts people will suffer even more.

In October, the Empress Dowager Xigong of the Qing Dynasty staggered back to the capital from Xi'an with her large number of troops, guards of honor and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. The palace is also empty, and many things have been removed by foreigners, even the gilded copper cylinders used for firefighting in the Forbidden City have been scraped off and gilded.

It cannot be said that these things were completely taken away by foreigners, but most of them fell into the hands of people like Zeng Yunfeng.

"It's really a good thing. The emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong really did a good thing and collected so many things." Zeng Yunfeng loved the picture of the lady in his hand.

"It's a pity that the grandsons of foreigners have spoiled a lot of good things!" Tong Rong said.

"Tong Rong, keep these things well. If you don't have the conditions to keep them well, find some reliable people and put them in their hands. It's okay to pass them on, but you can't give them to foreigners." Zeng Yunfeng said with a sigh .

Zeng Yunfeng hid these things in some places, and only some calligraphy and paintings circulated in the market, because some things cannot be preserved for a long time, and only in the hands of some collectors who love collectibles can they be truly preserved.

If it is placed in the warehouse or in the cellar, these things will soon rot and become moldy. Only when they are placed in the hands of those who know how to appreciate them can they be properly preserved.

Since the Qing government didn't care about these things, Zeng Yunfeng accepted them all, and maybe he could open a museum in the future. Facing the war of the Eight-Power Allied Forces, the Empress Dowager Cixi was completely dumbfounded. You know, is this already the case? For the first time, Cixi fled from the capital in a panic, and her house was evacuated after she came back.

This time, it was not only the Old Summer Palace that was lost, but the entire imperial palace was about to be evacuated, and the pressure of the demise of the entire Qing Dynasty fell on the Empress Dowager Cixi. Although the Empress Dowager Cixi issued the so-called order to declare war, Cixi also Tell many princes and ministers that she cannot be said to be the person who ended the nearly 300-year rule of the Qing Dynasty,
Cixi didn't want to bear the responsibility of subjugating the country, and she didn't want to be remembered by history. The old Cixi herself was very afraid of such a thing, but the more she was afraid, the more it would happen.

Recently, the capital seems to have recovered quickly. This incident made the entire nation see the face of the current Qing government. No one will believe him anymore. The hideous face of the Qing government cannot hide his fear and uneasiness.

The Qing government was nothing in foreign wars, and had already lost its prestige in the past, but the Empress Dowager Cixi did not have the actual support of these Hanchens, and the weakness of the military made her have no confidence to speak in front of foreigners.

The remaining Manchu uncles are all real uncles, and they have been raised and disabled. In war, they will not do anything other than fight to the death. It is really like the history said, to die before the battle to repay the king , have integrity, incompetence.

Not contrary to Zeng Yunfeng's expectations, the Qing Dynasty finally signed the Xin Chou Treaty with the Eight-Power Allied Forces, which humiliated the country and humiliated the country. This treaty was signed by Li Hongzhang.

"Master, why did the court win and sign a treaty!" Dylan asked.

"Do you think you have won? I think you have lost, and you have lost completely." Zeng Yunfeng said helplessly
"But if you can lose less, let's lose less!" Zeng Yunfeng said with a sigh.

Fortunately, there are still some ministers in the Qing Dynasty who know how to fight for the Qing Dynasty. They have not compensated the high silver taels in history, and many rights have been fought for.

The Eight-Power Allied Forces also knew it well. Fortunately, Cixi, the current ruler of the Qing Dynasty, fled to Xi'an without authorization, and did not make preparations for this war in advance. The militia army has exhausted the Eight-Power Allied Forces.

The Eight-Power Allied Forces mobilized a total of more than 4 people and nearly 1 people this time. Only less than [-] people were left to return to their own countries, and most of the rest were injured and faced mental breakdown.

This war was exactly in line with the words of Kaiser Wilhelm II Hun's speech when preparing for this war, "Don't take prisoners, kill one when you see one.", but the result was also reversed.

Only a few hundred people came from Germany this time, but less than 100 people came back alive, and almost none of the senior generals remained.

Those who made it back alive described the war as a journey through hell.

One of the Italian soldiers wrote in his diary:
"We couldn't sleep well at night. As soon as we walked out of a place, the back road was cut off, the logistics couldn't keep up, and the people hated us.

As long as we go out in twos and threes to search for supplies, some people will be killed on the road, and some people will never return. It is very cold at night, so we have to huddle together to keep warm, but these hidden lurkers are always Will bring us fear in night and sleep.

Even less than the next day, these people will howl because of the poisoning. This situation will last for a week. Many people can’t hold on and choose to kill themselves. I remember the smell of rotting death every day.

This bad feeling is not a day or two, but a lot of days.

After entering that big city, the situation did not improve. I could only watch my boss being assassinated in front of me, then poisoned, and crying on the ground. I had no way to save him. I could only watch him die in agony. Then it rots slowly, and finally becomes a pair of black ribs.

Even if we leave this city, they will not let us go. They surround me like vultures, ready to bite me at any time. They always launch surprise attacks in the dark night, dragging the comrades around me into the darkness one by one to bite.

We dare not go to them easily, because they are waiting for us in the dark. I don't know which piece of trap they prepared for me under my feet. The moment I stepped on it, I fell into their trap.

After being caught in the trap, he was unable to walk, and had to wait to die in place, but the wailing of his companions attracted new companions, and then the new companions were attacked by them and fell to the ground crying. He could only watch indifferently as his companion howled and convulsed, slowly waiting for the blood to dry up and die.

The mutual affection between the people in the army gradually became indifferent. They did not dare to rescue them because they did not know what would happen. Rarely, there are stretches of cornfields in front of me, but the food is right in front of me, and I dare not go.

In order to get out of this demonic city quickly, we took only a few supplies.

In the end we abandoned those heavy artillery and went into battle lightly, and finally arrived in Tianjin within three days. Tianjin had long been a hell, only those women and children were left.

No one in the whole city would give us food, even if we pulled out a gun, some would even bite us with their teeth, they were all crazy.

The people under the Black Tiger banner are the most vicious and cruel. They don't kill prisoners easily, because they like to watch us prisoners die wailing.

There is a lack of medicine here, and the infection is serious. Many people die in this way after being injured. If he does not give up his life, his wailing may last for a day or two.

This sound can be heard throughout the camp, the entire military camp, no matter what country these people are from, no matter what language they speak, the sad thing is that I can understand most of the wailing at this time.

Finally, after surviving these hours, we finally set off for Dagukou, taking a small number of wounded who could be taken away, and those who could not be taken away, we could only abandon them in Tianjin cruelly, and these soldiers finally died The result must be there slowly waiting to die and rot.

It was an absolutely terrible war and I don't think anyone wants to go through it again. ———An Italian Soldier Paolo's Records. "

These foreigners didn't think about why these ordinary people treated them indifferently. Even if they took out their guns, these foreign troops robbed the people's food and killed their relatives in order to supply and vent their emotions. When Zeng Yunfeng led the troops back to Tianjin, the whole Tianjin has been turned into scorched earth, and the common people have long been part of the Boxers.

Even though these foreigners think that they are saving their embassy with justice, they are fighting a just war, but every commoner who died on this land, with their eyes that can’t rest in peace, will tell history that this is a war between the great powers The unjust war launched is also motivated by a simple greed for money.

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