Shen Wanqing said: "But Liu Yi is still very attached to me, she should be able to come to our side in the future."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, and Shen Wanqing said, "Let's go to the underground base, where you are needed to lead the overall situation."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether I go or not. Our troops have already started to attack. Do I still need to personally command the troops fighting against the Qing court?"

The two came to the underground headquarters while talking. Zhang Hua brought Lin Yuan to yesterday's room, and said to Lin Yuan, "Let me tell you about the battle situation and all aspects of the situation. Let me first talk about the Seventh Division in Zhangjiakou. An hour after your attack order was issued, Zhangjiakou was conquered, and all the defenders surrendered, but a Qing army blew up the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway when it retreated to Beijing."

Lin Yuan immediately asked, "Is the damage serious? When is it expected to be repaired?"

Zhang Hua said: "It was not mentioned in the battle report. It is estimated that the damage is relatively serious. The Seventh Division is now approaching Beijing by road and cross-country transportation."

Lin Yuan then asked, "What about the third division in Shanhaiguan?"

Zhang Hua said: "Because we instigated Xiong Tiesheng, Shanhaiguan was taken down without a single shot, but the railway was also damaged, and they were also coming by road, but a strange thing happened in Shanhaiguan, that is : Guard Xiong Tiesheng's whereabouts are unknown!"

Lin Yuan frowned and said, "Strange, where can Xiong Tiesheng go?"

Zhang Hua said: "The intelligence says they are actively looking for it."

Lin Yuan asked: "Then what is the Qing government's attitude towards our attack? Are they going to stick to Beijing or abandon it?"

Zhang Hua frowned and said, "It's neither a defense nor an abandonment."

Lin Yuan asked in surprise: "What does this mean?"

Zhang Hua said: "If we stick to it, we must strengthen the city wall and mobilize troops. Although the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion in the capital have no fighting power, they must be mobilized. But now they have not been mobilized at all. Yuan Shikai's troops are still stationed outside the capital. No defensive moves."

Lin Yuan said: "Sure enough, it doesn't look like sticking to it, so it doesn't look like abandoning it?"

Zhang Hua said: "Beijing is the imperial city of the Qing court. If you want to abandon it, the emperor and Empress Dowager Cixi will flee. I sent people to guard the gates of Beijing when the attack was ordered last night. Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi If you want to escape, you can’t be like the ordinary people who are fleeing, put a carriage on their backs, and leave with a roll of gold and silver. They will definitely have a lot of ceremonial guards, and they will definitely not escape our eyes.”

Lin Yuan frowned and said, "If you don't defend and don't give up, what does the Qing government want to do?" Zhang Hua shook his head and remained silent, and Lin Yuan then asked, "What about the capital? Do the common people know about my troops?" Want to enter the capital?"

Zhang Hua said: "I know, but they didn't flee on a large scale, and they didn't panic, because your personal prestige is still very high."

Lin Yuan asked, "What about the senior officials?"

Zhang Hua said: "Before dispatching troops, the political commissar of Korea specially chose the slogan for the troops to march, that is, 'Qing Jun's side', 'Qing Jun's side', do you understand what it means? It means that there are treacherous officials around the emperor, and we must eliminate them. Many people are scared and are preparing to flee."

Lin Yuan said: "It's a good thing that they escaped and the Qing court's functional institutions can no longer operate. What about the gun battle last night? What did the Qing court say? How did the common people talk about it?"

Zhang Hua said: "The Qing court didn't have any official explanation, and the people's discussion is all guessing that the gunshots last night were made by your troops when they were rescuing you."

Lin Yuan said: "Then the Qing court didn't post a notice to arrest me?"

Zhang Hua said: "It's really not true. The Qing court didn't do anything related to you, as if you didn't exist at all!"

Lin Yuan thought about it for a while but couldn't figure out the reason, and said slowly: "No! The Qing court wanted to kill me last night, and they also knew that I escaped from the underground sewer, so they should catch me in the whole city ah!"

Zhang Hua shrugged his shoulders and said, "Strange, isn't it?"

At this moment, Shen Wanqing, who had been listening all the time, said, "I thought of a possible explanation?"

Lin Yuan immediately said: "Tell me!"

Shen Wanqing said: "Your matter must pass through the highest level of the Qing court. Now they have no response to your matter. Maybe it is because Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi are no longer in the capital, so no one is directing."

Zhang Hua said firmly: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Our people have been watching all the gates of Beijing. How could we not know that Guangxu and Cixi are going to escape!"

Lin Yuan said: "Old Zhang, you have always thought that Emperor Guangxu withdrew from the capital after we launched an all-out attack. I don't know if you have thought about it. Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi probably died last night before they ordered me to be killed." , has already withdrawn from the capital!"

Zhang Hua said: "That's not right, how could no one know about such a big scene?"

Lin Yuan said: "In our time, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked Beijing, Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Xi'an, Shaanxi in a hurry. That time they left in such a hurry that they were in a panic on the road! So they may also flee in a hurry this time. Also, our inherent impression may not be very accurate, just like we thought it was impossible for the Empress Dowager Cixi to deceive Guan'er, but the fact is: Guan'er was really deceived, so this time we may also be deceived !"

Zhang Hua hesitated, and Lin Yuan said: "Actually, it's very simple to know whether Emperor Guangxu is in the capital. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has to send someone to buy things, right? Just ask them?"

Zhang Hua said: "Our informant hasn't sent back the information yet, I'll go and ask for it later."

Lin Yuan said: "Actually, we have a simpler solution. Did Emperor Guangxu go to court today?"

Zhang Hua shook his head and said: "We have no way of knowing, because today is a routine rest, there is no morning morning."

Lin Yuan said: "Then we can only rely on the informant, let your informant make more inquiries." Zhang Hua agreed, and at this time someone came to Lin Yuan: "The knife you want has been found."

Lin Yuan asked, "You found it so soon?"

The subordinate said: "The knife is too conspicuous, the prison guards found it at a glance, we discussed it with a prison chief named Ma Laohei, and he gave us the knife."

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "It stands to reason that Hojo Liuyi turned against the water, and Xiao Dezhang should have brought her knife back to the Qing court. Why did she leave without paying attention?" Lin Yuan asked his subordinates to give him the knife Come on, his subordinates delivered it quickly. Lin Yuan took out the long knife and looked it over carefully. He saw the word "Liu Yi" engraved on it, and there was a gap left on the blade when he cut the iron chain. He knew that this was Liu Yi. Saber.

Shen Wanqing said, "Shall we return the knife to Liu Yi now?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Now is not the time, wait for a while."

Shen Wanqing smiled and said, "In my opinion, now is the time!"

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