Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 238 Bloody suppression! The capital is a river of blood!
The Eight Banners Elites still haven't changed at all.

At that time at Baliqiao, the Mongolian cavalry was like this, charging forward with their heads down and relying on a bloody courage.

It seems that as long as you are brave and charge desperately, you can prove that you are a qualified soldier.

But in fact, this is not even brave.

Keeping your head down and rushing forward is actually another kind of laziness.

In fact, Su Yi at this time was very willing to put himself in the shoes of these Eight Banners soldiers.

Prince Yi Pei of Dun said that in the past two years, they have learned their shame, become brave, trained hard, and have changed.

Su Yi was disdainful after hearing it just now, but if he thought about it carefully, maybe many Eight Banners soldiers really thought this way.

There was even a time when they really sweated hard and even bled.

He even suffered a bloody head injury during training.

This group of Eight Banners soldiers certainly bear the unshirkable responsibility for this country's backwardness and decadence.

This group of Eight Banners soldiers were too clumsy and had no plan to deal with them.

After the entire army of fifty Eight Banners elite cavalry was wiped out, the remaining fifty Eight Banners elite infantry were completely stunned.

After entering the shooting range.

I sweated and bled, and then I rested with peace of mind, feeling that I had worked hard.

But the biggest responsibility is, of course, that of the leader. If you cannot find a way out, you will lead them around in the quagmire.

So-called innovation is of no use if it does not address fundamental issues.

How to fight this? You're lying on the ground, can we hit you?

Yi Pei yelled again: "You guys also get down, get down."

In just a few moments, he was knocked down.

Never experienced it?
Before the emergence of breech-loading repeating rifles, it was basically impossible to crawl forward and fight.

The entire formation began to become chaotic. Some people retreated and some rushed forward.

Look at the rise of the footbath. How tragic and cruel was the Russo-Japanese War?

As for Su Yi's new army, after everyone loaded their bullets, the ten people were divided into two parts.

Prince Dun couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Return to the defense."

It’s useless if you don’t fight the hardest battle.

Old ideas and old thinking are not the responsibility of one family or one family.

Su Yi closed her eyes and didn't want to see anything at all.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Although it is not glorious, winning is more important.

Next, Su Yi's two elite teams crept forward directly to the two wings of the Eight Banners soldiers.

But that's more of a headless shame effect, a three-minute hit.

Su Yi didn't feel any joy of victory, only felt waves of sadness.

After this whole life's roar, the leading general led the remaining fifty infantrymen back behind the low wall, intending to stand still and defend.

You, ten of you, are going to divide your forces into two wings to outflank us?

what? !

From the left and right wings, they began to outflank the fifty Eight Banners soldiers.

Even the entire country has a responsibility.

Suddenly I didn’t know whether I should move forward or retreat.

Especially after the so-called great victory at Zhennanguan, I felt that I had defeated the French and felt that I was very strong and could rest for a while.

Looking at the war horses scattered in all directions and the corpses on the ground.

Then the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 completely tore the underpants of the entire country and nation into pieces.

If you don't completely destroy your past, reshape your soul, and complete the bloody transformation from the core to the body, it's useless.

The so-called effort is from the inside out.

The fifty Eight Banners soldiers began to raise their guns and take aim, and started shooting as soon as they entered the shooting range.

However, before they entered the shooting range, Su Yi's new army had already begun to lie on the ground and crawl forward.

The emergence of Su's continuous ball gun can make this tactic appear.

Everyone was stunned.

Just like the Qing court in history, after the British and French allied forces captured the city of Beijing, they seemed to realize their shame and became brave. They wanted to reform and develop the Westernization Movement, and they also carried out it with great vigor, creating the so-called Tongzhi ZTE.

The two teams began to fire.

Moreover, this temporary venue didn’t even have a place to hide.

Immediately, the remaining Eight Banners soldiers also began to lie down.

It is indeed difficult to hit when lying on the ground.

However, as soon as this group of Eight Banners soldiers lay down, Su Yi's new army got up and charged directly towards the group of Eight Banners soldiers lying on the ground.

"Bang, bang, bang..." This group of Eight Banners soldiers opened fire in panic.

But the hit rate was so bad, basically no hits.

"boom!"

With bad luck, a soldier from Su Yi's new army was hit directly in the stomach, and his whole body trembled violently.

He glanced down. Adrenaline was soaring at this moment, but he didn't know it hurt.

Seeing blood pouring from the wound in his stomach, the soldier gritted his teeth and continued to rush forward.

Minor injuries will not leave the line of fire.

When fighting against the British and French forces in the capital, more brothers were much more seriously injured than this and still persisted in fighting.

"Surrender, raise your gun!"

"Surrender, raise your gun!"

Ten people surrounded more than thirty people on both sides.

Some of the thirty or so Eight Banners soldiers raised their guns at a loss.

"Don't surrender, don't surrender, fight with them, fight with them!" someone suddenly shouted.

Suddenly, the Eight Banners soldiers, whose blood was rising, lowered their raised hands and prepared to step forward to fight.

However, the guns in their hands were out of bullets.

There were no bullets, but there were bayonets, so they waved their bayonets and rushed forward crazily.

The elite of Su Yi's new army immediately took the initiative to change their formation.

Two three-man teams and one four-man combat team.

The four-person team protected the injured brother behind them.

Then, keep aiming and firing.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

At such a close distance, it was even more of a one-sided massacre.

After just a few moments.

Most of the thirty-odd Eight Banners soldiers had fallen.

Su Yi's new army hesitated for a moment, but it only lasted less than a second. When they saw that the opponent would not surrender, they continued to fire.

then……

The battle is over.

All the Eight Banners infantrymen fell down and lay on the ground wailing.

Because after the victory was completely secured, Su Yi's new army had already avoided the key points, only making the opponent lose their mobility.

From start to finish.

The entire battle probably lasted less than half an hour.

One hundred Eight Banners new troops were almost completely destroyed.

One person from Su Yi's new army was injured.

There was a deathly silence.

They thought they would lose, but they never thought they would lose so ugly.

Even Su Yi didn't expect that the individual standards of this group of Eight Banners elites were actually good.

But I didn't expect it to be so unorganized.

Either they were at a loss, they would shoot randomly, or they would just keep their heads down and charge wildly.

All the Eight Banners ministers present were stunned.

The Queen Mother of the two palaces felt cold all over her body and her face was pale.

"Eight Banners Soldiers, are they...so unbearable?" After a long while, Yehenala said.

There was almost no one around to answer.

"Rong Lu, are the Eight Banners soldiers so unbearable?" the Queen Mother asked again.

Ronglu said: "Empress Dowager, times have changed, and the way of fighting has also changed. But the Eight Banners army still fights with the old thinking, so that's why there is such a situation."

The Queen Mother asked: "What about your new Tianjin army?"

Ronglu said: "The Tianjin New Army's tactical level is not bad. But its toughness and willpower are far behind."

The Queen Mother said: "Then where does this resilience and willpower come from?"

Ronglu said: "When fighting, fight the hardest and most brutal battles, and you will gradually develop your skills."

The Queen Mother asked: "Su Yi, which battle is the core of your army?"

Su Yi said: "The battle to defend the Old Summer Palace, to defend the imperial palace."

The Queen Mother said: "How were your casualties in that battle?"

Su Yi thought for a while and said: "Probably nearly twice as many as the British and French forces. My army... suffered most of its casualties."

The Queen Mother said: "The casualties are... so heavy?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

"The Queen Mother, the foreigners will never give up on me. Their army is so powerful, and they have millions of troops."

"You see, these ten of us are so powerful, but... Britain, France, Russia and other countries have such a powerful army, more than a million."

"The last time the British and French coalition forces broke through the capital, it was earth-shattering for us, but it was nothing to mention for Britain and France. The power they used was only a drop in the bucket."

"If there is no military reform at this time, I am afraid that the country will be destroyed in the future."

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In Nanyuan Campus, the results of the actual combat drill spread throughout the capital like a storm.

Prince Dun Yipi, who was present at the scene, was completely wilted.

Many Eight Banners ministers really considered this issue for the first time.

In the past, everyone could not turn around. They only thought that abolishing the Eight Banners Army would subvert the foundation of the Qing Dynasty and have ulterior motives.

But now everyone has another question in their minds.

If Su Yi was Dong Zhuo and Su Yi was Cao Cao, he probably wished that the Eight Banners Army was so weak.

It's better to stay weak like this.

Why did he promote military reforms, and he made it clear that the first batch of the newly-built Imperial Army would be half-mast men.

Therefore, this small actual combat exercise really made a huge difference.

Let everyone wake up completely.

The military has reached a point where it cannot do anything without reform.

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At this time, 20,000 to 38,000 bannermen outside the palace are still surrounding here, waiting for the results of Nanyuan Campus.

Prince Dun Yigui appeared in front of everyone riding a fast horse.

Immediately, countless people rushed up and said, "Prince Dun, how are you? How are you?"

Yi Pei walked up to the high platform that had been built, looked at the dense crowd, and said slowly: "The elite of the One Hundred and Eight Banners fought against ten people, and the entire army was destroyed."

For a moment, the whole place was in an uproar.

Countless people turned pale.

This, how is this possible?

A hundred people can't beat ten others?

And the whole army was destroyed?
After a long while, someone asked: "Prince Dun, what are the casualties of Su Yi's army?"

Prince Dun Yi said: "I hurt someone."

There were countless people present, but they could only feel the burning pain on their faces.

What a shame.

Even doubt life.

Is our Eight Banners Army already so bad?
When we train regularly, we think it’s okay, quite majestic, and very hardworking.

Yi Pei waved his hand and said: "Let's go, let's go!"

Someone shouted: "Prince Dun, then...will the Eight Banners Army be disbanded?"

Yi Pei also fell into confusion and said: "Listen to the imperial court and the empress dowagers of the two palaces."

Then, he left on his own and returned to his Prince Dun's Mansion.

Today's battle had a great impact on him. He didn't want to talk or think now. He just wanted to go home and be alone.

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next day!

Only half of the Eight Banners soldiers surrounding the palace remained.

For the first time, the imperial court truly began to discuss whether to disband the Eight Banners Army.

The scope was very small, with only a dozen people participating, all of whom were important officials of the imperial court.

The Queen Mother of the two palaces mostly just listened and did not express much opinions.

Yehenala said: "I will set the tone, and then everyone will speak freely, say everything in their hearts, and explain the truth thoroughly."

"Even if there is a quarrel, it doesn't matter at all."

"At least everyone knows it's not for personal grudges, but for the sake of this country."

Next, the center of the imperial court fell into a fierce debate.

Sure enough, the more we debate, the clearer it becomes.

Of course, it’s not that right and wrong are becoming clearer, but that the position is becoming clearer.

Duan Hua said: "Mr. Su, I would like to ask, will the dismantling of the Eight Banners Army have an effect on the hearts of the people in the world, that is, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty will be lost?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

Duan Hua said: "Then let me ask, just as you said, all the 100,000 people in the Eight Banners' capital camp will be abolished directly, and then the best will be selected. If there are not enough people, they will be selected from the lower-level bannermen. The training will be If the 30,000 to 40,000 new Imperial Army troops are trained exactly as you did, will they be able to develop a strong army?"

Su Yi said: "Barely enough."

Duan Hua said: "Then the Imperial Army that is organized and trained should still use its original name, isn't it okay? It's still called the Zhenghuang Banner Army, the Bordered Yellow Banner Cavalry, etc., isn't it possible? What name it is called, will it affect its combat effectiveness? ?”

Duan Hua's words expressed everyone's feelings.

If you, Su Yi, talk about military reform, then we will change it.

You said you want to train the Army according to your method, then we will follow your instructions.

However, the name does not need to be changed.

The Imperial CSKA is still called the Eight Banners Army, isn't it allowed?
Then, everyone looked at Su Yi.

There were sixteen ministers, eleven bannermen, and five Han people present.

Su Yi said slowly: "No."

Prince Gong said: "Why not?"

Su Yi said: "Because the population base of the banner people is not enough."

"We need at least three and a half million CSKA in the future. Prince Gong and Prince Zheng. Can we select so many elite men from the bannermen?"

There's definitely no way to choose.

Seng Gelinqin said: "If there are not enough bannermen, we will pick them from the Mongols."

Zaiyuan said: "If it's not enough, just pick them from the Han people and raise their flags. Anyway, there are already Eight Banners Han troops in the Eight Banners."

"No!" Su Yi said firmly.

Sushun's face twitched slightly and he said, "Give us a reason."

Su Yi said: "Manchus and Han are at odds!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts trembled.

This is a soul topic that no one dares to touch.

The conflict between Manchu and Han became more and more serious.

In the current situation, the Manchus have the final say in the central government, but the Han people mostly have the final say in the local areas.

Prince Gong said: "You... do you want to blur the boundaries between Manchu and Han?"

Now, both queens are beginning to fear this topic.

The dismantling of the Eight Banners Army is already an extremely deep-seated reform.

The Manchu-Han system is the institutional soul of this country.

Marriage between Manchu and Mongolia to control the Han people.

This is the basic national policy of the Qing court.

Su Yi said: "Yes."

Everyone trembled slightly and thought to themselves.

You...you are awesome.

You dare to say this, you are awesome.

The ears of several Han ministers present were ringing.

Regardless of whether it was Zhou Zupei, Jiao Youying, Tian Yugong or others, there was a roar in their heads.

Tian Yugong has been following Su Yi for a long time, and he probably knows a thing or two about his inner policies, but he feels that these are the deepest thoughts and cannot be told to the public.

However, Su Yi admitted it openly.

Yi tremblingly said: "Su Yi, you... you are also a bannerman, you are also a clan member, and you are also a descendant of the ancestors."

Su Yi said slowly: "Prince Gong, in the face of major changes unseen in a century, if you want to strengthen this country, is it enough to rely on the strength of the Manchus and Mongols? Of course it is not enough, so there was the rise of Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army."

Duan Hua said: "Master Su Yi, you also know Zeng Guofan. Now he has almost 200,000 troops. He just doesn't want to attack Anqing. He is not of the same mind as us."

After saying this, Duan Hua couldn't help but regret.

There were still too many people present, and if his words spread, it would cause an uproar.

But in anger, he couldn't help but speak out.

Su Yi said: "First cut down the Eight Banners Beijing Camp, then cut down the local Eight Banners, then cut down the local Green Camp, then cut down the local regiment training, of course including the Hunan Army."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's scalp went numb again.

This is an army of more than one million people.

Su Yi said: "While cutting, train the army at the same time. After practicing one part, cut another part."

Seng Gelinqin said: "Xiang Su, if you move so violently, aren't you afraid that before you can develop a new army, the world will be in chaos and fall apart?"

Then, Seng Gelinqin bowed and said: "The Queen Mother, I suggest that the Eight Banners military camp be reduced by one-third first. Then we will train 30,000 people in the new Imperial Army and see the effect."

"And the new Imperial Army that has been trained will still bear the name of the Eight Banners."

"Without the Eight Banners, there would be no Qing Dynasty."

Then, more than a dozen people present came out one after another and said: "I second the proposal!"

"My slave seconded the motion!"

"My slave seconded the motion!"

Among the dozen or so people present, all agreed.

Except for Su Yi, Tian Yugong and Ronglu.

Yehenala said: "Ronglu, what do you think?"

Ronglu said: "I am neutral."

Tian Yugong said: "I support Prime Minister Su."

Thirteen to two on the field.

Prince Gong Yi said: "To inform the Queen Mother, the new Imperial Army will still be named after the Eight Banners. In this way, the Eight Banners will be honored, the Eight Banners Army's backlash will not be so violent, and the difficulty of military reform will be greatly reduced."

The empress dowagers of the two palaces couldn't help but look at Su Yi, obviously trying to get him to nod.

"So this kind of drastic reform needs to be more stable. It doesn't matter if the actions are big, but the slogans should be as small as possible." Sushun said: "The louder the slogans, the harder it will be to move forward."

Suddenly, Prince Dun Yi Pei said: "Master Su Yi, I want to ask. During the Nanyuan military drill, the ten men in your army have such strong combat effectiveness. Is it related to the weapons?" After calming down, Yi Pei finally came up with the idea. this key point.

Su Yi said: "Yes, it has a huge relationship with the new rifle."

Yi Pei said: "So, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army is not as weak as imagined. Your new army is not as strong as expected. It relies largely on new rifles, right?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

Prince Dun Yi said: "So, as long as the Eight Banners Army undergoes brand-new training and is equipped with these new rifles, it will become stronger, right? Why do they have to take such drastic measures, abolish all of them, and not even retain their names?"

Su Yi said: "Prince Dun, speak freely. What you want to say can be said as clearly as possible."

Prince Dun Yi said: "So, you are relying on the benefits of new weapons. You are also opportunistic and caught us off guard, aren't you?"

Su Yi said slowly: "Prince Dun, did this new weapon fall from the sky? Isn't it considered part of the combat effectiveness?"

Prince Dun Yi said: "Just buy it from foreigners. Didn't you buy this new weapon from foreigners?"

Su Yi stared at his face and said slowly: "This new rifle is designed by me."

His voice was calm and low.

Everyone was shocked, was it...did you design it?

"I designed it." Su Yi's voice suddenly rose and he said, "This new continuous rifle was designed by me. It is the most advanced weapon in the world and can change the entire battle situation. It is an epoch-making weapon."

"But... I can't produce it. I can only hand it over to the British arsenal for production. I have to buy it back for thirty pounds."

"I still have many ideas for new weapons in my mind, but I don't dare to take them out."

"Why don't you take it out? Because I'm afraid that when the foreigners come out, they will turn around and attack us with these weapons."

"We can't make it ourselves."

"Why can't we build it? Ask your brains..."

"Because in your minds, you only have the Eight Banners and these outdated things."

"You keep saying that the new Imperial Army will still be called the Eight Banners, isn't it allowed?"

"Of course not. I just want to ask, how many years can a soldier serve? Seven or eight years is amazing."

"What about the new recruits? Since they are crowned under the Eight Banners, they must still be selected from among the bannermen, right?"

"If you want to build a powerful Imperial Army, you must absorb the power of hundreds of millions of people, and you can no longer call it the Eight Banners."

"If you want to conquer the hearts of the people in the world and use all the people's power, you still can't bear the name of the Eight Banners."

"Otherwise, the selected soldiers will only become worse and worse, leaving several trillions of manpower unused, sticking to the name of the Eight Banners, and enclosing the territory to consolidate itself?"

Prince Dun Yipei pointed at Su Yi and said angrily: "Su Yi, you are also a bannerman. What do you mean by getting worse and worse? In your mind, are the bannermen so miserable?"

"Yes, it's so unbearable!" Su Yi roared angrily: "Everyone has turned into a loser!"

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The highest-level meeting on military reform broke up unhappily.

Moreover, it is already difficult to break through this issue.

Neither side would give in.

Then, a new argument arose.

The battle at Nanyuan Campus was not at all due to the incompetence of the Eight Banners Army, nor was it because of Su Yi's new army being too powerful, but because of the new rifles.

What kind of ability is it to rely entirely on the benefits of new weapons?
If you have the ability, give these new rifles to our Eight Banners Army. We will all hold the same weapons and try to fight again.

This feeling is all too familiar.

A complete failure, a humiliating failure, made this group of people wake up a little, feel ashamed, and want to cheer up a little.

But soon, they will find reasons to fail.

Then, lie down again.

no patience.

Following the defeat on the Nanyuan battlefield, half of the Eight Banners soldiers felt humiliated and ashamed to continue the riot, so they retreated.

But... half of them stayed.

Continue to surround the palace.

It is clear that the struggle has entered a new stage.

These more than 10,000 people became new chess pieces and new tools for many Eight Banners ministers to put pressure on Su Yi.

Then, after Prince Dun went deep into this group of people, he got two clear conditions.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces once again summoned more than a dozen central ministers for discussion.

"The Queen Mother, there are more than 10,000 Eight Banners soldiers outside who have put forward two conditions to Master Su Yi."

"The first condition is that the Eight Banners Beijing Camp can be abolished, but at least half of them must enter the new Imperial Army, and the positions of generals and officers cannot be reduced. Moreover, the newly trained Imperial Army must still bear the name of the Eight Banners."

"The second condition is that the demobilized Eight Banners soldiers must be paid a one-time payment of five years."

"If Lord Su Yi doesn't agree, let's have another duel."

"But this time, either Sir Su Yi's new army will use the original old weapons, or the Eight Banners soldiers will be given brand new continuous rifles."

Haha, is this a condition for more than 10,000 soldiers, or is it a condition for you, the nobles of the Qing Dynasty?

It's just that it's not easy for you to confront me directly, so let's speak out through the more than 10,000 people.

Su Yi said slowly: "Empress Dowager, have you seen it? As I said, once you start bargaining for any reform, once you start to give in, you will retreat step by step. With all your efforts, only the only one who can finally implement it is Three points of effort.”

"Prince Dun, it was agreed before that the Nanyuan Duel did not decide whether to disband the Eight Banners Army. However, it decided one thing. That is, if my new army wins, all Eight Banners soldiers will evacuate unconditionally. Evacuate.”

"Now three days have passed, and there are still more than 10,000 people surrounding the palace, and they still want to bargain."

"If I follow what you said and your habits, after the real military reform, will it be like this, changing orders day by day, retreating step by step, compromising step by step, and weighing step by step?"

Su Yi's voice was still calm, and he left Sanxitang directly and came outside the palace.

He clearly saw that all the Eight Banners soldiers who had a sense of honor and a sense of shame had left, and the more than 10,000 people left were all old fools.

A bad temper is hard to change.

The Eight Banners ministers behind these hoped that more than 10,000 people would surround the palace and put pressure on Su Yi, forcing Su Yi to compromise.

Military reforms can be carried out, but they must be based on their ideas.

The new Imperial Army is still mostly selected from among the bannermen. After training, it will still be named the Eight Banners.

Even for these Eight Banners ministers, they felt that this was a huge compromise and concession, and it was for the sake of the country.

On the surface, this is totally fine.

But Su Yi can foresee that if such a new military reform policy is really passed.

In the end, it will definitely be a pot of uncooked rice. The final result will still be different, and it will still be the old Army in its bones.

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Outside the palace.

Looking at the dark crowd in front of me, there are countless people.

Su Yi looked up at the sky, feeling the scorching sun scorching her heart.

I desperately avoided resorting to the most violent means, but I tried my best.

Sure enough, there is no bloodless reform in this world.

Su Yi took an iron trumpet and was about to speak.

Suddenly, someone below yelled: "Sir Su Yi, what kind of skills do you have with your new rifles? Give us these new rifles and we can have another fight?"

"Yeah, let's fight again."

"One more fight."

"Master Su Yi, if you want to completely abolish the Eight Banners, what's wrong with the new army taking the name of the Eight Banners?"

"You still say you are not Dong Zhuo, and you also say you are not Cao Cao?"

"You lick the Han people's buttocks like this, and you have disgraced our banner people. Do you think Zeng Guofan and others will ignore you?"

Su Yi ignored these words and said slowly: "I'll give you two days, before twelve o'clock at noon the day after tomorrow, which is when the sun is at its strongest."

"If you don't evacuate and you continue to surround the palace, I will order a suppression."

"I'll give the order to shoot!"

"Don't say you didn't predict what you said!"

After Su Yi finished speaking, he turned and left.

Then, the more than 10,000 Eight Banners soldiers outside the palace completely exploded.

What? Want to shoot?
To suppress?
There are more than 10,000 of us, how dare you kill us all?
"Don't worry, everyone, he doesn't dare, Su Yi doesn't dare."

"If he had dared to shoot, he would have shot him long ago. Why should he wait until now?"

"If he dares to shoot without the will of the Queen Mother of the two palaces and the will of the imperial court, it is treason."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. If he threatens us, it means we are about to win. He wants to scare us off."

"Young and old men, don't be cowardly! Our ancestors are watching us in the sky. We are not doing this for ourselves, we are doing it for the country and the country of the Qing Dynasty."

"Yes, anyone who is a coward has no eggs and is a son of a bitch. Su Yi, a treacherous minister and traitor, wants to completely destroy the Eight Banners, unless he steps on our corpses."

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The entire capital suddenly fell into an atmosphere of terror.

Everyone is paying attention to one thing: whether Su Yi's 6,000 new troops in Tianjin have entered Beijing.

Once he starts to enter Beijing, I'm afraid he will suppress them with force.

Since these 6,000 people did not enter the capital, this forceful suppression was probably an act of intimidation.

As a result, Feige in Tianjin sent a message that Su Yi's 6,000 new troops were still in the military depot and had not entered Beijing.

The thoughts of many Eight Banners ministers suddenly became extremely complicated.

On the one hand, they were very afraid that Su Yi would actually carry out a forceful suppression, which would lead to countless casualties and the situation in the capital would fall into a very terrible situation.

On the other hand, they hoped that Su Yi would really suppress it.

In this way, Su Yi would be completely on the opposite side of all the bannermen.

Even if he wants to be Cao Cao in the future, no one will dare to follow him.

After the queen mothers of the two palaces heard about it, they immediately sent people to summon Su Yi to the palace for an audience.

But Su Yi had already entered the military camp, saying that he was concerned about military affairs, but please rest assured that the Queen Mother of the two palaces would completely solve the problem within two days and eliminate the crisis of the palace being sieged.

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Time passes minute by minute.

The most violent situation is getting closer and closer.

This is still the case here at the Yangtze River Estuary in Shanghai.

The confrontation between the foreign combined fleet and Su Yi's Yangtze River Fleet has lasted for more than two and a half months.

The risk of war is getting higher and higher.

Now, it has been more than two days since the month agreed by Su Yi and Bruce.

However, the order from London still did not arrive.

Minister Bruce already felt that he could not hold on any longer.

The French Minister, the Russian Minister, and the American Minister pressed him every day.

"Sir Bruce, you keep saying every day that there will be new orders coming from London. Where are the orders? I absolutely do not believe that London will harm the majesty of the British Empire for Su Yi."

"You said you would give us a month before, but we have given you more than a month. Now it has been several days, and you are still delaying. Your brother, Count Elgin, is not as weak as you."

"I really want to know what benefits Su Yi gave you in order to bribe you, so that you would not hesitate to sell out the interests of the British Empire." Chief Taxation Department Li Tai said: "Mr. Minister, if this is really the case, then we will Very disappointed. There is no problem in seeking personal gain, but if you harm the interests of the empire, London will not let you go."

Suddenly, the Russian minister said: "Sir Bruce, I solemnly tell you. We can't delay it any longer, so even without you, we, the American fleet, and the French fleet will still choose to open fire."

"This is a sacred treaty signed. Our fleet must enter the Yangtze River."

Minister Bruce couldn't help but look at the French Minister.

The French minister said: "If I continue to be weak, His Majesty the Emperor will not let me go."

Bruce looked at the American minister and said: "Your country is undergoing a civil war. Do you still want to ignite a war thousands of miles away?"

American Minister Hua Ruohan said: "What we are engaged in is not a civil war, but the suppression of rebellion. In addition, the entire United States' position on the Qing side is completely consistent. The domestic war will not affect our decision-making on the Qing side at all."

In the combined fleet, the Russian ships are the smallest and almost symbolic.

However, Russia has the strongest fighting spirit.

Because everyone knew Su Yi's position. He wanted to deny the Aihun Treaty and not recognize the ceded lands.

Therefore, the Russians felt that they must use war to make Su Yi realize the reality and teach him a harsh lesson.

Not only do we want you to recognize the Qing-Russia-Beijing Treaty, we also want to take the opportunity to take away more of your Qing territory.

If you want to slap Su Yi hard on the face, incompetent toughness is useless and will only bring more humiliating consequences.

However, Russia was unwilling to launch a war against the Qing Dynasty alone, as it would easily fall into strategic passivity, so it did everything possible to drag Britain, France, and the United States into the water.

Once a war breaks out at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the Russian army in Heilongjiang will continue to move south, and at the same time fight against the Qing army in the far north, seizing a larger area of ​​land in the shortest possible time.

Five or six hundred thousand square kilometers cannot satisfy their appetite at all.

At least one million square kilometers.

Therefore, the Russian Minister has issued a secret order. At noon tomorrow, regardless of whether Minister Bruce agrees or not, the Russian warships will be the first to open fire.

Now the entire Yangtze River Estuary is covered with war clouds, and as long as there is a spark, it will explode.

Therefore, as long as the Russian ships open fire, the war will break out.

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Nine o'clock the next morning.

A fleet of ships suddenly rushed into everyone's sight, with the flag of the British Empire hanging on it.

After more than a month of sailing, Basxali finally returned to Shanghai from London.

The British Minister Bruce breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it.

finally come.

If he doesn't come again, he really won't be able to hold on anymore.

Far away, Basharli stood on the bow of the ship, waving the flag desperately.

At the same time, the flag bearers on the battleship mast also waved flags desperately.

"The Queen has an order not to start a war!"

Ba Xiali knew that the period of his appearance was the most dangerous moment, so he did not wait for the meeting and took out London's order, waving flags from a distance.

On the Combined Fleet side, many people held telescopes and saw the semaphore.

When the commander on the Russian ship saw this scene, he secretly felt bad.

I wonder what deal Su Yi made with the British? Did he really wait for the order from London?
can not be like this!

War must break out, and we must take the opportunity to drag several countries into the water.

Can't wait until twelve o'clock noon.

The commander of the Russian ship made the most difficult choice, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Fire, fire, fire..."

The officer next to him trembled: "Colonel, the time has not come yet. We are the weakest among the combined fleet."

"Fire, fire!" the Russian commander said: "This is the last chance, fire immediately and start a war!"

"Yes!"

With an order.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The Russian warship opened fire directly.

The shells drew an arc and roared towards Su Yi's Yangtze River Fleet.

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

The commander of the Yangtze River Fleet, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Xu Youren, was slightly surprised.

Is this... is this war really going to break out?
Can the country afford such a war?
However, he quickly made his choice.

"All fleets, don't attack British ships, don't attack American ships, don't attack French ships!"

"Specialized in attacking Russian ships!"

"Fire, fire!"

Following Xu Youren's order, several main warships of the Yangtze River Fleet aimed at the Russian warships in the combined fleet.

Fire hard!
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at the same time!

The capital has also entered its final moments.

Su Yi's six thousand new troops in Tianjin never entered Beijing.

However, the 16,000-strong Southern Seven Provinces Alliance led by Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai began to be on full alert.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Su Yi's three thousand new troops marched towards the palace in neat steps.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Three thousand new troops appeared outside the palace.

Arranged neatly.

"sit down!"

Following the order, three thousand new troops sat down in order.

Then, wait quietly.

The 17,000 or 8,000 people who surrounded the palace were frightened at first, and then saw that the army sent by Su Yi turned out to be only 3,000 people.

If you want to suppress it, shouldn't you send out more than 10,000 troops?

Next, some of the more than 10,000 Eight Banners soldiers began to curse.

Su Yi's three thousand new troops did not reply.

The more than 10,000 Eight Banners soldiers began to throw stones, but Su Yi and the 3,000 new troops still showed no reaction.

During the whole process, Su Yi didn't even show up.

But the whole atmosphere seemed extremely suffocating.

The strange thing is that there is no order from the palace.

Just let time pass by.

Eleven o'clock in the morning.

Among the more than ten thousand Eight Banners soldiers, some finally couldn't bear the fear and began to run away.

More and more people are running away.

The new troops on Su Yi's side did not stop him and still sat quietly.

At this time, it is still a time for both sides to compete in will.

Many Eight Banners ministers were unwilling to make concessions in military reforms and continued to encourage these Eight Banners soldiers to sit around in front of the palace.

They felt that once Su Yi opened fire, he would become the enemy of all the bannermen. When you want to go further in the future, you will encounter many difficulties.

But for Su Yi, this most violent method is not bad.

He wants to serve his country first, and then himself. And in the future, when he ascends to a great position, he will rely on the prestige of the whole country, not your Manchu clan and surname.

Although this most violent situation will fall into violent turmoil, the road to reform can also be more thorough.

Time continues to pass.

There are still five minutes until twelve o'clock noon.

At this time, there were only about ten thousand people in front of the palace, and the rest ran away.

But these ten thousand people are the most generous Eight Banners soldiers. At this time, their minds are filled with the words of those big shots and the respectful teachings of their elders.

"Su Yi will never dare to open fire. He has always pursued justice. If he fires, the justice he insisted on before will be completely destroyed."

"Once he opens fire on the bannermen, who will support him in the future? For his political ambitions, he will never open fire."

"Once you persist to the end, you will be the heroes of the Eight Banners, and everyone will be rewarded."

"Half of the settlement fee will be given first, and the other half will be given after the work is completed."

five four three two one!

time up!
Su Yi came forward and said slowly: "You surrounded the palace, disturbed the empress dowagers of the two palaces, and disturbed the emperor. It is a heinous crime!"

"Fire!"

Following Su Yi's order.

Three thousand new troops stood up directly and raised their rifles.

Fire hard!
Still lining up to be shot.

Three thousand new troops, three-stage shooting.

Keep moving, keep firing.

In extreme horror, the last group of Eight Banners soldiers fell down and died in rows.

Su Yi's three thousand new troops simply crushed them and moved forward indomitably.

The entire open space in front of the palace suddenly flowed into a river of blood, with corpses strewn all over the ground.

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Note: I am finally about 20 minutes early today. Can you continue to give me your benefactor’s monthly ticket? Keep up the good work and thank you all.

(End of this chapter)