Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 103 The new army’s dimension reduction attack! Su Yi proposes in public!

As Prince Hui Mianyu shouted, he appeared.

The new army's military band should start playing.

The entire military band has about 30 members. It usually participates in certain military training, but more importantly, it performs theatrical performances and various cultural activities of the New Army.

Later, dozens of correctional officers felt that the work of the military band was more important than they imagined, so they also got a part-time job and began to learn related instruments. At the critical moment, they also became members of the military band.

For this military parade, Su Yi prepared three pieces of music.

"Iron Torrent March", "Welcome March", "Review March".

These three pieces of music are all refined and time-tested.

As far as pure BGM is concerned, it is a complete dimensionality reduction blow to this era.

The military band leader looked at Su Yi and signaled that it was time to start playing to warm up.

However, Su Yi did not give the order.

If he guessed correctly, the other party should have another link.

War reports are sometimes also a political weapon.

If nothing unexpected happens, another battle report should appear at this time.

Either appear before Su Yi's military parade or after his military parade ends.

Early this morning, news came that Gilhang'a was defeated. He had failed in his siege of Zhenjiang and had withdrawn to the Jiuhua Mountain camp.

According to the characteristics of political figures in this era, they must have completely withdrawn to the camp before sending a report to the court.

Moreover, for this kind of battle report, there is a high probability that it will not be expedited by traveling 600 miles, but that the active attack will not be successful.

In fact, after defeating Gilhanga, the tens of thousands of Taiping troops did not pursue him. Instead, they immediately crossed the river and headed north to attack Jiangbei Camp.

In order to resist the Taiping Army, the Qing army in the Jiangbei Camp built dozens of kilometers of earth walls on the southern line of Yangzhou and had twenty forts.

This was regarded by the Qing army as the strongest line of defense.

However, Qin Rigang led tens of thousands of Taiping troops and easily broke through the earth wall defense line.

Immediately afterwards, more than a hundred Qing army camps were destroyed.

Finally, the overwhelming force directly broke through Yangzhou City, the core of Jiangbei Camp.

The commander of the Jiangbei Camp, a first-rank official, General Jiangning, took the name of Ah, and led dozens of cavalry to escape.

At this point, the three core strongholds, Jiangbei Camp, which the Qing government had operated for three years and spent tens of millions of military expenditures, were completely breached.

From the defeat of Gilhanga in Zhenjiang to the destruction of the Jiangbei camp, it only lasted a few days.

Sometimes the Taiping Army is really fierce.

Therefore, the two battle reports, one fast and one slow, should have entered Beijing at the same time.

The Jiangbei camp was destroyed, it was too fatal, and it would definitely take 600 miles to rush.

For a moment, Wang Shiqing looked at Su Yi in surprise, why didn't he come out yet?

The audience outside was also in an uproar. Prince Hui had already called out. Why didn't Su Yi's new army show up?

Could it be that Su Yi had stage fright?

At this moment, several cavalrymen suddenly galloped over.

"Six hundred miles, hurry up!"

"Six hundred miles, hurry up!"

Sure enough, the battle report has become a political weapon again.

But they probably didn't expect that Su Yi was looking forward to this battle report more than they were.

The emperor glanced at the messenger's arm and saw that it was not tied with red cloth.

Suddenly, that familiar feeling came to my heart again.

Again... again?

Is the terrible bad news coming again?

This year, he didn't know how many times this happened.

Where did it fail now? Where was it lost again?

The messenger quickly dismounted, walked up the steps towards the reviewing stand, then knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, six hundred miles is urgent. Yangzhou has fallen, the Jiangbei camp has been destroyed, and the Jiangnan camp is in danger!"

time!

Emperor Xianfeng fell directly into his chair.

His eyesight turned black and he felt dizzy.

Cold all over!

He knew that once he used six hundred miles to rush, it would definitely be a huge defeat.

However, I didn't expect it to be so big.

This morning, I just received a battle report from Jiangsu Governor Jierhang'a who failed to siege Zhenjiang and retreated to the Jiuhua Mountain Camp.

He can still bear this battle report, after all, the main force is still there.

But this time, he felt that the most serious problem for the Six Hundred Miles Expedition was that the Jiuhuashan military camp would be destroyed.

result……

The entire Jiangbei camp was destroyed.

Yangzhou was captured.

Yangzhou, what a strong city it is?

The entire Jiangbei camp totaled more than a hundred camps and tens of thousands of troops.

It was broken in just a few days?

What is General Jiangning doing in his name?

Is he trash?

The Jiangbei camp fell, and the Jiangnan camp was in danger.

This...this consequence?

How terrible.

What to do about the Lianghuai salt tax? What about water transportation?

What to do in Northern Jiangsu? What should Sunan do? What about Zhejiang?

By losing these places, the court almost lost most of its finances and taxes.

Xianfeng closed his eyes in pain, otherwise he would feel like the world was spinning.

His mind couldn't help but recall what Su Yi said before. From now on, I just want the Emperor to hear the news of success, and not to hear the news of defeat again.

What now?

What now?

Just as the new army was about to participate in the review, a huge defeat came.

For a moment, the emperor's mood waned, and he didn't want to watch the new army's military parade later.

At this time, thousands of spectators present also heard it and began to spread it.

"The Jiangbei camp has been destroyed, and the Jiangnan camp is in danger."

"What? Then...that's an army of tens of thousands."

"Yangzhou also fell."

"Oh my god, what should I do?"

"Is the sky going to fall today?"

In the entire southern battlefield, Jiangbei Camp, Jiangnan Camp, and the Hunan Army surrounded the Taiping Army from three directions and were not allowed to come out.

Now that one direction is broken, the other direction is about to be broken.

Once both directions are completely defeated, the Hunan Army in the west will definitely be unable to support itself.

For a moment, everyone's minds were completely affected by this battle report.

Those present were all high-level officials, and of course they knew the strategic significance of Jiangbei Camp.

This... this is a situation of collapse.

But at this moment, Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief, as expected, he was here.

Then he waved his hand.

A military band of more than fifty people began to play music.

"March of the Iron Torrent".

This piece of music is not high-pitched and exciting at the beginning, but deep and distant.

And the sound is not particularly loud, so it can make people listen carefully.

The key is that it sounds good enough, and it is music that has never been played in the Qing Dynasty.

At special moments, you can even hear a sense of tragedy.

As the music plays.

Everyone was stunned, and then temporarily calmed down.

Listen up.

Because I have never heard such music before.

Good to hear!

very advanced.

Very grand.

Suddenly, everyone looked towards the place where the sound came from.

Next!

A special, neat sound of footsteps sounded.

then……

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

Su Yi's New Army formation gradually appeared in everyone's sight.

His new army arrived at Nanyuan at night and stayed in the barracks.

This...is the first real appearance.

Suddenly, everyone was stunned.

This... this is an unprecedented army.

It is different from the loose military uniforms of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also different from the armor.

The straight and majestic military uniform is cool and handsome.

Every soldier wears leather boots.

There are 352 people in each square!

Neat and consistent!

In the majestic military music, each square formation, like a square, moved out neatly.

This is a modern military parade that first appeared in the Qing Dynasty.

Even modern people are shocked like never before when they see this kind of military parade on TV.

What's more, the Manchu Qing Dynasty in 1856.

The impact of this picture can be imagined.

I have never seen such a majestic military uniform.

I have never seen such a neat square array.

Everyone's movements of raising their feet are consistent.

Every movement of raising a hand is consistent.

On the edge of each square formation, there is an officer holding a saber in his hand!

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

In the entire school field, there was only the sound of neat footsteps, as if there was only one sound of footsteps of more than a thousand people.

"March of Steel Torrent" has been played.

Su Yi's new army of more than 1,500 people all showed up.

There are five square formations in total.

Then, the music became high-pitched and passionate.

Also a little cheerful.

"Welcome March"

Then, the five square formations of the new army began to speed up and march.

Five square formations!

Five blocks!

Neat and consistent!

It's like five huge blocks moving across the ground.

Everyone present had never seen an army with such a military appearance.

I have never seen such a subversive army.

Everyone was stunned.

This... is the torrent of steel.

This is when the stormy waves hit the shore.

The whole place was silent, and no one dared to blink.

In this way, 1,500 new troops, five square formations, one column after another, passed the middle line.

Passed in front of the emperor!

The tune changed suddenly again.

It became "Inspection March".

The moment all the troops passed the center line and passed the emperor.

Su Yi shouted loudly: "Look to the left!"

Suddenly, all the new troops turned their heads in unison.

More than 1,500 new troops turned their heads at the same time and looked at the emperor.

So neat.

Therefore, the impact is huge.

The Emperor stood up almost instinctively.

"salute!"

A shout!

Anyway, the goose step is too high.

Give a neat military salute.

More than a thousand people, uniformly present.

Whenever I watch a military parade, this sudden action is the most beautiful and gorgeous.

Even if only for a moment.

But...it only takes this moment.

Faced with this scene, the emperor instinctively raised his hands.

The emperor, who had never seen this scene before, was still stunned.

I didn’t expect that the military parade could be like this.

It will look so good.

So stunning.

that's it!

During the review march, Su Yi's new army walked through the review field!

but……

Suddenly, the entire army stopped.

The fifth square formation stopped exactly at the center line of the school field.

It seems to have stopped suddenly!

Everyone was stunned, what is this going to do?

Is this over?

Everyone in the audience fell into a strange mood.

Su Yi's new army is very good-looking, very subversive, and very amazing.

but……

Do you want to say that they have surpassed Boyan's more than a thousand heroic cavalry?

It’s hard to tell.

For Su Yi, it must be far beyond that.

But for people of this era, it is too subversive and too advanced.

Even make them uneasy.

Perhaps, it was stunning and dazzling at first.

Even in the future, I will recall it many times in my dreams.

But...it was so different from what they imagined.

Boyan's more than a thousand cavalry performing martial arts was the ultimate they wanted, and more in line with their imagination of a strong army.

Even now, the words Boyan's cavalry of fifteen hundred cavalry still appear in his mind, and the three circles rotate at the same time.

Su Yi's new army parade is nice and neat, but it seems more like a performance?

They don’t know the word gymnastics yet.

But that's probably what it means.

There must be extraordinary discipline among so many people in uniform, but other than that, it's a bit like a showpiece.

There is no fighting, no martial arts.

Do you think it’s okay?

This military parade of Su Yi's new army must be very good.

But, you said you beat Boyan's Xiaoqiying?

Some of it is unjustifiable.

The emperor couldn't help but be stunned. Is this the end?

That...that's not enough.

Many people looked at the military parade minister, Prince Hui Mianyu, and the deputy minister, Prince Dun Yigui.

The chief and deputy military parade ministers, plus seven co-organizers. There are a total of nine people who want to score this military parade.

Everyone thought that the performance of Su Yi's new army was very exciting. After eight months of training, it was amazing to be able to reach this level.

But... not enough.

You just look good, but don't show any fighting ability.

Boyan's Xiaoqi battalion consists of 1,500 cavalry. They are not only good-looking, but also murderous.

There are performances.

There is a rush to kill.

There is mounted shooting.

More comprehensive and more in line with everyone’s expectations.

Your Su Yi New Army is too subversive, too new, and even disturbing.

It might even give people the feeling that the emperor went against all odds and spent more than one million taels of national funds to develop such a new and unique army?

Therefore, everyone present has a rough ranking in their minds.

Boyan's Xiaoqi battalion cavalry ranked first.

Su Yi's new army ranked second.

Of course, to a certain extent, this is already amazing, because they have only been training for eight months, and they were all farmers before.

And Boyan's cavalry is absolutely one in a hundred, and he has been practicing riding and shooting since he was a child.

But this second place was not enough for Su Yi. It meant that he was won by the Eight Banners Army.

Don’t you keep saying that you want to become the most powerful army in the world?

Aren't you special?

When the Eight Banners rebelled, they killed a dozen people and expelled hundreds of bannermen.

Your new army rebelled and kidnapped the coach, but nothing happened.

So unfair.

Since you are in second place, follow the rules.

Hand over the dozens of leaders of the new army mutiny and kill them in public to enforce military law.

Give the Eight Banners an explanation, give the Green Camp an explanation, and give the Emperor an explanation.

In the emperor's heart, there was mixed joy and sorrow.

I am very happy about this new army and the military parade is amazing.

What's worrying is that it just looks good, but it doesn't show its combat power.

Obviously, the judgment of the military parade ministers will definitely give Boyanxiao Cavalry Battalion first place.

Even if the emperor were to judge, the result would be the same.

And if this happens, people will be killed.

The list of several leaders of the new army who planned the mutiny was now in the emperor's sleeves.

He didn't want to take it out or kill anyone, but at this point, he had no choice.

Su Yi, your new army has been trained well, but it's not enough to make people willing to surrender.

Su Yi, how do you save this situation?

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At this time, Su Yi glanced at the entire audience.

Finally, his eyes fell on the emperor's face.

"Last year in the court, in front of everyone, I once said that we would build the strongest army in the world and a new army that has not been seen in a century."

"Almost a year has passed now."

"Coming to participate in the military parade this time is the first appearance of the new army. You can imagine how important it is!"

"I originally prepared a gun show and a martial arts show!"

"But...I stopped!"

No wonder, the performance of the new army came to an abrupt end.

In other words, Su Yi's new army was only halfway through today's military parade?

"Before my new army appears, an urgent battle report from Six Hundred Miles has been sent."

"The Jiangbei camp has fallen, Yangzhou has been captured, and the Jiangnan camp is in danger!"

"The southern half of the Yangtze River is about to collapse!"

"How can I still be in the mood to parade here and perform martial arts here?"

"Here in the capital, no matter how nice or gorgeous you are, will it be useful?"

"Can you kill an enemy thousands of miles away?"

"When I asked for the establishment of a new army, I told the emperor that after the new army is established, I hope that the emperor will only hear reports of success and never hear reports of defeat again."

"Although I asked Your Majesty to give me one year, we have only been training for eight months now."

"But I can't wait, and Jiangshan Sheji can't wait either."

Everyone vaguely felt what Su Yi was about to say, and immediately held their breath.

You... you can't.

You're not that crazy, are you?

"The master humiliated the minister to death!"

"The war situation in the south is in danger, and Jiangnan is about to collapse. I request an order to go to war!"

"The other half of my martial arts performance will not be carried out."

"The first half of today's military parade will be in the capital, and the second half will be held on the Yangzhou battlefield."

"Order your troops on the battlefield and go to war immediately!"

Su Yi suddenly knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, I request an order to go out to recapture Yangzhou and save the Jiangbei camp!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was shocked!

Are you, Su Yi, crazy?

There were tens of thousands of people in the Jiangbei camp, and they were all lost in just a few days.

Dozens of miles of high-wall defenses, dozens of forts, and dozens of strongholds fell apart in an instant.

More than a hundred camps were destroyed in two or three days.

Jiangbei Camp has been established with tens of millions of taels of silver spent over the past few years.

Within four or five days, it was all broken.

You only have less than 2,000 troops, and you want to recapture Yangzhou?

How scary?

How shocking?

Your new army has only been training for eight months. What is the difference between this and hitting a stone with an egg?

The emperor was deeply shocked and speechless.

Princess Shou'an was in the barracks at the back. After hearing Su Yi's words, she understood the strong enough reason he said.

This reason is indeed strong enough, but...do you want your life?

At this time, Boyannamohu said coldly: "Brother Su Yi, are you going to retreat in order to advance?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly realized.

Oh, that's probably the case.

Su Yi felt that he could not win this military parade, so he proposed to go to the south to fight and regain Yangzhou.

This slogan is big, scary-sounding, and touching enough.

But the emperor will definitely not allow it. Your new army has just been training for eight months and has not yet officially formed an army. How could you be sent to such a dangerous battlefield?

After forming an army, I will definitely let you practice your skills in suppressing bandits first. After you have grown enough, you can then dispatch the rebels.

Bullshit, retreat is the way to advance.

How long have I been waiting for Jiangbei Camp to be broken?

I fought so fiercely and fiercely with you Boyan, just to get stuck in this progress.

The recapture of Yangzhou was simply a battle tailor-made for the new army's debut.

The credit is huge, but the difficulty is not as high as imagined.

Even if we win the military parade here, it will not be complete.

How could there be any satisfaction in having actual military exploits?

Boyanna Mohu felt that he knew Su Yi, this person was the best at playing with people's hearts.

Immediately, Boyan stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Su Yi obviously wanted to escape the punishment of the New Army's mutiny, so he proposed the shocking words of going to the south and regaining Yangzhou. Please tell me, Your Majesty, this person is extremely cunning and is especially good at playing with people's hearts."

Su Yi knelt down without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, my will is over!"

"I am willing to issue a military order. If we do not regain Yangzhou, we will never return!"

"If you don't take back Yangzhou, let the emperor do whatever you want!"

"The military situation is like a fire, please go to war immediately!"

The emperor said: "Su Yi, there is no joke in the army. Are you serious?"

"I want to tell you clearly that I feel good about your new army. Even if you don't go on an expedition, whether you want to severely punish those dozen people is not non-negotiable?"

Su Yi said: "Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with this!"

"Your Majesty, to be honest with you, I don't want to participate in this kind of military parade at all."

"Military parades are either to boost morale before a battle or to celebrate after a victory!"

"The battle outside is a mess, so what's the use of having a vigorous military parade here?"

This sentence is almost a slap in the face.

"I know that in the minds of everyone, I think the new army's performance just now was wonderful, even amazing. But isn't it all just showboating?"

"It's a brand new military uniform, leather boots, and a brand new military band. It's all fancy. Does it have combat effectiveness?"

"War is the only criterion for testing an army."

"If you can fight, if you have the ability to fight, then let's fight!"

"In this way, the new army can convince the public and make everyone surrender. Otherwise, even if the military parade goes to the sky, what is the use?"

When the emperor heard this, his face turned a little blue.

Su Ye's words were unpleasant, but to some extent, they were shocking and even spoke to his heart.

The emperor closed his eyes.

Now that things have come to this, do you want to go all out and give it a try?

Or, let him try a fight.

Let this new army have a taste of war. There should be a lot of troops over there at Jiangbei Camp to protect the new army.

If you are in danger, escape as soon as possible.

As for what Su Yi said about regaining Yangzhou and saving the Jiangbei camp, forget it.

Even... don't even dare to listen.

Since this is what you said, Su Yi, then I might as well let you hit the wall.

At least this loyalty, this ardent heart to fight is good.

The emperor opened his eyes and said slowly: "In that case, then go ahead and give it a try!"

Su Yi bowed down and said, "My lord, thank you for your kindness!"

Then, Su Yi said: "Before we go on the expedition, I have one more request."

The emperor said: "You say."

Su Yi said: "I have admired Princess Heshuo Shouxi for a long time. If I can really regain Yangzhou and save the Jiangbei camp, I would like to ask the emperor to grant her permission, and I would like to ask the emperor to grant her a marriage."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar again.

How audacious of you.

Proposing to the emperor in front of everyone?

But Boyannamohu's expression changed. Of course he knew that his mother had gone to the palace to propose marriage.

Once Prince Horqin opens his mouth, the royal family will almost never refuse.

However, now Su Yi's side has taken the lead.

At least, it was a sniper attack.

How to do?How to do?

It would be a big joke if Prince Horqin's palace didn't propose marriage, but there was already a marriage proposal there, but it didn't work out and was snatched away by Su Yi instead.

Then just wait for Su Yi to return from the battle or fail to recover Yangzhou? Failed to seek marriage?

This is too passive.

Even if the marriage proposal is successful, it will make people feel defeated.

Immediately, Boyanna Mohu gritted his teeth, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, please go south to fight."

"The Lord humiliated me and I died, and I also went through fire and water. I am willing to share the emperor's worries!"

"If I win by luck, please ask the emperor to grant me a marriage!"

"I have admired Princess Heshuo Shouxi for a long time, and I ask your Majesty to grant her permission."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was completely shocked.

Is it so exciting and exciting?

I thought I was here to watch the military parade today, but there was such a big show going on?

We know that Princess Shouxi has excellent appearance and is known as the apple of the royal family.

But the emperor's two favorites proposed marriage in public?

Now, won’t the reputation of Princess Shouxi’s beauty be spread to heaven?

The emperor suddenly had a headache.

But when faced with two beloved generals asking for a battle, and they were young men who said they admired Princess Shouxi, although they were a bit arrogant, the Manchu and Mongolian teenagers did not have as many rules as the Han people.

It’s not easy to deal with such motivated emotions.

But now Boyan also wants to fight, which is a bit troublesome.

If Su Yi agrees to fight, he cannot stop Boyan from fighting.

Otherwise, people will say that our Eight Banners elites have no way to serve the country.

Moreover, Boyan's Xiaoqiying martial arts performance just now was so exciting.

To be honest, it is more in line with the emperor's wishes. It feels like dreaming back to the ancestors' Eight Banners riding and shooting across the world.

This is the strong army the emperor wants.

Su Yi's new army is too subversive.

"Okay, okay, okay!" The emperor stood up.

"The country is in turmoil and we miss our good generals. Now the war situation is dangerous. Both of our beloved ministers are not afraid of death and take the initiative to fight."

"I will fulfill your loyalty and courage."

"When he comes back victorious one day, I will personally grant you the marriage!"

The emperor's words did not speak of death, but of returning victoriously.

Therefore, even if you win one game, it is still a win.

As for the great contribution of recapturing Yangzhou, there is no mention at all.

To avoid embarrassment in time.

As for who Princess Shouxi will be betrothed to? Of course, whoever has the greatest military exploits will be betrothed to him.

Su Yi bowed down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Then, he pulled out his saber directly!

Shouting loudly: "All the new troops are here!"

"stand at attention!"

More than 1,500 new troops stood at attention instantly.

"turn back!"

In order, all turned backwards!

Su Yi got on his horse. When Wang Shiqing saw it, he also got on his horse.

"set off!"

Su Yi gave an order.

Suddenly, more than 1,500 new troops took steps forward.

Head south in order!

Leave the school grounds!

Leave Nanyuan.

Keep going south!

Everyone was shocked, this...he went directly to the battle?

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Note: This is the second update. After I woke up today, I ate two steamed buns and started coding immediately. I was finally over half an hour early.

Dear benefactors, can you continue to give me your monthly tickets? Keep up the pastry fight!

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