Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 180: Kill Weng Tongshu! Kill Dexing! Kill them all

On the other side of Dagukou, they showed a posture of overwhelming defeat.

Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, fled directly to Tianjin with the Chinese army without looking back.

Then the rest of the army fled with them.

It didn't take long for thousands of people to escape.

The entire battlefield was in a mess.

The entire Dagokou was abandoned.

All the artillery is gone.

When the coalition commander, Uncle He, and the war advisor, Simagoli, stood on the majestic fortifications, overlooking the entire sea.

I still feel a sense of shock and disbelief.

This battle is even more ridiculous than the one in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou had more troops, but they only lasted for half a day before being directly defeated.

As for the battle at Dagukou, the Qing army clearly fought well in the past few days.

The coalition forces are already prepared for a protracted war and have begun to call in reinforcements.

Unexpectedly, it suddenly collapsed.

"Why is this happening?" asked Uncle He.

Simagoli shrugged his shoulders and said, "Only God knows."

"The resilience of the Qing army is simply ridiculously fragile. They have no shortage of instant bravery, but their ability to withstand pressure is pitifully weak." Simagoli said: "Compared to the Crimean battlefield, this is really a battle. What a ridiculous war."

Major General He Bo didn't even have time to sigh and said: "Send a small number of troops to take over the Dagukou fort, and the combined fleet will continue to move forward and attack Tianjin."

Next, after a brief rest, the combined fleet assembled again, passed the estuary, entered the Baihe River, and headed towards Tianjin City.

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At the same time, the emperor in the palace knew nothing about the fighting at Dagukou.

The whole person is still immersed in the joy of victory.

Because every day that followed, there was good news coming from Dagukou.

Although the results were not as big as the first day, there were victories every day.

It seemed like victory was just around the corner.

Weng Tongshu and Dexing'a had already set off for several days, and they must have arrived in Yangzhou soon.

So, for the emperor, it was two wars.

The first was a war with foreign barbarians.

The second one is the political struggle with Su Yi.

The results of the battle at Dagukou gave the emperor great confidence.

The haze that Su Yi had brought to him before was completely gone.

Why are you, Su Yiao, so proud?

Don’t I understand the subtext of what you said?

According to the court's bottom line, anyone can be sent to negotiate, and they will all succeed.

What does it mean?

Isn't it just an insinuation that I, the emperor, have weak bones? Isn't it an insinuation that I can only compromise?

In this battle with Yang Yi, let alone win, even if it is just a draw.

Then he, as the emperor, can use the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai to solve Su Yi's problem.

Can your factory be run?

How to do?

It's all up to me.

I can give it to you, the governor of Jiangxi, or take it back.

"Your Majesty, the Russian minister asked for an interview, and the American minister asked for an interview, saying he was willing to mediate the conflict between us and the British and foreigners." The eunuch Zenglu's voice came from outside.

The emperor said: "No!"

This is the second time the emperor has refused.

Now, he is waiting for Dexing'a to go to Yangzhou, bring Wang Shiqing's new army and put it into the Tianjin battlefield.

By then, the entire war situation will definitely turn around.

And without this army, Su Yi was like a tiger without teeth.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

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On the canal!

Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu's fleet sailed south in a mighty manner.

At this time, the banquet was in full swing.

A group of staff are pointing out the country on the map.

"After Lord Dexing'a arrives in Yangzhou, he should first visit Lord Toming'a and dispatch the main force of his Jiangbei camp to form a formal siege of Wang Shiqing's army."

Deputy Commander Dexing'a said: "Toming'a and I are political enemies and we can't urinate in the same place."

Weng Tong wrote: "At this time, at that time, when you and Tominga were competing for the position of coach of Jiangbei Camp, it was normal to have conflicts. But now you no longer have political conflicts. I know Tominga best, He keeps talking about loyalty, but the most important thing in his heart is his official position and the emperor's holy family. As long as you take out Shang Fang's sword, he will definitely compromise."

Dexing Adao: "Wang Shiqing is loyal to the emperor, he dare not act like a monster."

Weng Tongshu was silent for a while and said: "My lord, letting the three thousand new troops surround Wang Shiqing in the Jiangbei camp is a sign of the overwhelming power of Mount Tai. And at this time, it is better for someone to prick him than no one to prick him."

The staff member next to him said: "Yes, that's what happened. Dexing'a is an imperial envoy, and he carries a Shangfang sword. If no one stabs him, how can he establish his authority and kill people?"

Weng Tong wrote: "If you want to gain military power, the first direct method is to kill chickens to scare monkeys. Didn't Su Yi take advantage of the conflict with Tianjin Green Camp to kill 500 people to establish his authority?"

Of course Dexing'a understood what Weng Tongshu meant.

Let someone from the Yangzhou New Army come out to stab them, kill some to establish their authority, and replace them with their own people.

What's more important is to drag Su Yi into the water and force these people to confess. Are these people who stabbed Su Yi instigated by Su Yi to try to resist the order? Or even attempt mutiny?

Dexing Adao: "The New Army has actually mutinied. What if it turns into a mutiny?"

Weng Tongshu said: "So, from the beginning, we have to run errands with the bottom line that they may rebel. So we first find Tuoming'a to ease the relationship, and dispatch the main force of the Jiangbei camp to suppress the momentum."

"Then, immediately summon Wang Shiqing, read out the emperor's decree, and order the new army to load the weapons on the ship first, not in the name of disarming, but in the name of mobilizing them for military operations, and not to tell them where they are going."

"After handing over the firearms, we will read out the decree to the entire army, saying that we will go north to Tianjin to fight against the foreign barbarians and suppress them with great justice."

"If they don't react strongly at this time, then we can single out all Su Yi's direct descendants in the army, transfer them to idle posts, promote them openly and covertly, and replace them with our own people. It would be best if they don't resist. Once they resist, we will immediately Please kill him with Shang Fang’s sword.”

"Be calm and decisive. Of course, we must try to avoid mutiny, but we must not be timid because of this. We should cut through the knot with a sharp knife and find all Su Yi's direct descendants in the new army and replace them instantly. Only in this way can peace be achieved."

"Master Dexing'a, without this new army, Su Yi is like a tiger without teeth. I borrowed 5,000 troops from the Jiangnan Camp to use it."

"In political struggle, either you die or I live."

"Indecisiveness leads to disaster."

"For the emperor, it is necessary to distinguish whether Su Yi is loyal or traitorous, but for us, there is no need at all. We have only one goal, to kill him and make him stink!"

Dexing Adao: "Master Weng, don't forget that when he was in the New Army, Su Yi drove Boyan away through mutiny. How do you think he will deal with you this time you go to Jiujiang?"

Weng Tongshu laughed loudly and said: "I have studied this person's fighting methods for a long time, and I have figured it out. He is best at leveraging strength. But I will not give him this chance. I will go with five thousand soldiers and horses. After arriving in Jiujiang, there is only one thing to do."

"Complain, complain, complain!"

"I will not fight for power with Su Yi, nor will I fight on the surface."

"I just keep telling the emperor secretly, one report every three days, and one report every five days."

"On the surface, I was polite and respectful to him. He wanted to fight me or drive me away, but he couldn't find a reason."

Dexing A was immediately impressed.

Weng Tongshu finally grasped the main thread. The emperor asked him to intervene in the factory's affairs and asked him to fight for power with Su Yi.

But Weng Tongshu would not do this, so he would fall into Su Yi's area of ​​expertise.

He just keeps his eyes open and looks for mistakes in these factories.

Looking for Su Yi’s political mistakes.

It’s best to have dissent. If you don’t have dissent, you have to find 180 dissent.

There was already a rift between Su Yi and the emperor, and it would take at least a few months for the two sides to break up.

In Weng Tongshu's view, cooperation with foreigners should be indispensable for Su Yi to set up a factory.

The problem here is huge.

At this time, the imperial court and foreign barbarians were fighting.

You, Su Yi, are betraying your country by colluding with foreigners.

As the prefect of Jiujiang, Weng Tongshu had more say internally.

He was confident and sure that within a few months, he would be able to completely ruin Su Yi.

At that time, the emperor issued an imperial edict.

Su Yi was dismissed.

It's all over.

I have to say that Weng Tongshu is indeed good at fighting.

If you really follow what he does, you will really succeed.

Because the cooperation between Su Yi and foreigners was deeper than he imagined.

That's a huge political stain at this particular moment.

He would never make the mistake Boyan made.

He would not make the same mistakes Zhaolin made.

Xu Jie was able to overthrow Yan Song at that time, and Weng Tongshu was even more able to overthrow Su Yi.

Dexing Adao: "Do you think Su Yi will jump over the wall in a hurry?"

Weng Tong wrote: "How to jump over the wall? Rebellion? In Yangzhou, let the new army mutiny? In Jiujiang, put me under house arrest?"

"Now that the Qing Dynasty is fighting against the foreign barbarians, if he dares to do this, his reputation will be ruined."

that's it!

The imperial fleet sailed in the canal in an optimistic atmosphere.

Night is falling!

This is no man's land.

Both sides of the canal are deserted.

Suddenly, someone saw someone walking quietly on the shore.

Follow the fleet.

There are them on both sides.

Still holding a torch.

Someone reported this to Weng Tongshu. When Weng Tongshu read it, he was slightly shocked.

Is this the local government coming to flatter you and let people light up both sides of the canal?

There are more and more people on both sides of the canal.

More and more, all lit up with torches.

He stared at the imperial fleet with an indifferent expression.

The whole atmosphere was extremely weird. Dexing Adao: "Speed ​​up, speed up, speed up..."

But after a moment!

The fleet could no longer move forward.

Because, on the river ahead, there is an iron chain bridge.

Next!

The front suddenly lights up.

Densely packed warships lined up.

The dark muzzle of the gun.

Hundreds of soldiers raised their foreign guns and took aim.

Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu were all horrified and out of their minds.

"Back, back, back..."

Then, the imperial fleet desperately tried to change direction and evacuate backwards!

but……

An iron lock was slowly lifted up.

Two strong men fixed the iron lock on the stone stacks on both sides of the canal in front of them.

then……

A fire lit up behind.

Several battleships appeared.

Several artillery pieces had their gun jackets lifted.

Hundreds of soldiers raised their foreign guns.

Dexing'a, Weng and Tongshu's minds were completely blank at this time.

This...who is this?

"May I ask which hero from this route can come out and talk about it?"

"We love making friends the most. If you have any conditions, just ask!"

"Thirty thousand taels of silver, fifty thousand taels, one hundred thousand taels..."

Dehing Ah kept raising prices.

Only Weng Tongshu felt his heart sinking.

My limbs began to feel cold.

Because the other party's momentum was too terrifying.

very quiet.

However, the murderous intent is overwhelming.

"Do it!" A voice sounded faintly in the dark night.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Several artillery pieces opened fire.

Aiming at Dexing'a, Weng Tongshu's big ship.

Such a close distance.

A completely devastating blow!

There were violent explosions.

One after another, the water transport ships were completely torn apart.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Countless rockets and countless oil tanks hit the imperial fleet.

The fire is soaring!

Light up the entire night sky.

Soldiers on the boats up and down the river, and on the banks on both sides, kept aiming and firing.

Aim and fire!

A total one-sided massacre.

There is no password.

There was no shouting.

There was even no sound from the ambush side.

On Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu's side, there were bursts of howling ghosts and wolves.

Screaming, screaming.

Under this kind of massacre, the imperial guards were completely useless.

He jumped into the water desperately to escape.

Suddenly, the entire canal surface was like boiling dumplings.

They swam desperately upstream and downstream, towards both sides of the bank.

However, no matter which direction you go, it's a dead end.

They are all dead ends.

Upstream and downstream, there are iron chains across the river, not to mention.

Under the iron chain, there are dense fishing nets, and they are very strong fishing nets, layered on top of each other.

People can't get through it at all, and it's impossible to cut it off with a knife.

You are either submerged in the water and cannot show your head.

Once exposed, they will be killed.

This is not the sea, this is a canal, and it is the narrowest section, so cramped.

Those who desperately swam to both sides of the Taiwan Strait were even more desperate.

The troops on both sides of the bank were lined up neatly.

If one appears, kill one.

To show one's head in the water is death, and to not show one's head is also death.

That's it...

Killing, killing.

Not to mention that this is a remote and uninhabited place, even if there are people.

Don't dare to get close.

An hour later!

On the river, it was quiet.

Everyone died.

There was no way he could survive. He would suffocate himself to death if he hid under the water.

Then, the iron lock was released.

A small boat swam by.

Arriving on the largest imperial envoy's ship, we entered the cabin.

Dexing'a was squatting and shivering.

And Weng Tongshu, sitting upright, writing something, seemed very quiet at this time.

Hearing someone coming in, Weng Tong wrote: "Su Yi's people?"

Lin Li said: "Commander, I want to see you one last time."

Dexing'a collapsed immediately and shouted loudly: "Su Yi? Really Su Yi? How courageous is he? This is treason, this is treason."

And Weng Tong wrote: "Can you let me finish writing this letter?"

When he said this, he still did not look back and continued writing.

But the next second!

Two soldiers stepped forward and slammed the butts of their rifles.

He immediately knocked Weng Tongshu to the ground, and a big blood bag appeared on his head.

Then, without saying a word, he arrested Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu.

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A quarter of an hour later!

Onboard Su Yi's flagship.

Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu were escorted in.

"Su Yi, is it really you, is it really you?"

"You are crazy, you are completely crazy, do you know what you are doing? You dare to rob and kill the imperial envoy, you are treason, you are treason!"

Dexing'a really couldn't believe his eyes. Is there anyone else in this world who would do such a thing?

The world of the Qing Dynasty is bright and clear.

A governor of Jiangxi dares to rob and kill an imperial envoy.

Su Yi held a dagger and slowly came to Dexing'a.

Dexing'a began to tremble all over, and when Su Yi was still three steps away from him, his whole body collapsed completely.

Kneel down directly.

"Master Su Yi, Brother Su, spare me, spare my life!"

"I am willing to be loyal to you, I am willing to surrender to you, and spare my life."

"Brother Su Yi, I shouldn't go against you. I'm worse than a pig or a dog. I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

Dexing'a kowtowed desperately.

Su Yi covered his mouth, aimed at his heart, and stabbed him with a knife.

The deputy governor, the imperial envoy, shuddered violently for several times, blood gushed out from his mouth, and he died completely.

Then, Su Yi looked at Weng Tongshu.

"Since ancient times, no one has ever died, so he has to keep something... ah..."

Before Weng Tongshu finished speaking, he let out a miserable howl.

Su Yi stabbed his chest with a sharp knife.

"Master Weng, it's time now, so stop pretending."

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Note: I went out to do errands after sleeping for five hours today. I didn’t come back until after eight o’clock in the evening. I didn’t dare to ask for leave in the morning, so the word count in this chapter is shorter.

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