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The killing continued, and the new Imperial Guard troops on both sides of the Yellow River fell into the slaughter of the Western Sichuan Army. However, on the right bank of the Yellow River, a metal storm composed of cannonballs and bullets harvested lives wantonly. On the left bank of the Yellow River, the Western Sichuan Army's
The cavalry just used the sabers in their hands to harvest lives. The latter method is undoubtedly more bloody, but it is also more popular among soldiers. Especially those former Ma Jiajun soldiers, what they like most is not to use guns and cannons to destroy the enemy, but to destroy the enemy with guns and cannons.
It is to enjoy the feeling of the war horse sprinting at high speed, and the saber in the hand easily cutting off the enemy's head.
The battle has reached this point. There is no doubt that the new army of the Imperial Guard has no way to save the day. They have lost this time. Except for a very few people who can escape, the rest are either killed directly or only
surrender.
In the Yellow River, dozens of small boats are still drifting along the river. Fengshan has no idea of reaching the other side of the Yellow River. He is defeated like a mountain! In this situation, even if he rushed to the other side of the river, he would not be able to make a difference.
In this battle, the new army of the Imperial Guard lost. They lost even their last pants. This army has received all kinds of attention from the beginning. It has the best weapons and the highest military pay.
The instructors who trained are also the most famous. As a result, they failed so easily, which is really shocking!
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for letting you live up to your hopes!" Fengshan stood on the bow of the ship and roared, his voice full of sorrow. He pulled out the command knife with a swipe and was about to wipe it on his own neck.
However, fortunately, the guards on both sides had quick eyesight and quick hands, and hugged him tightly.
"General, there is no need to worry about leaving green mountains without firewood. Only by keeping a useful body can you continue to serve the imperial court!" the guards persuaded them bitterly. There is no doubt that this defeat of the new imperial guard army
, has already made Fengshan's confidence waver in his eyes.
After a long period of persuasion by the guards, Fengshan gave up his will to die.
"The rebels in western Sichuan, I, Fengshan, are at odds with you. One day, I will wipe out all of you!" Fengshan swore through gritted teeth.
Different from Fengshan's resentment, the Western Sichuan Army was beaming with joy. An army of 100,000 people was unexpectedly wiped out so easily. This was the biggest victory since the war began!
"Chief of Staff, the victory has been decided! The New Guards Army is helpless. Is this the New Guards Army, which is known as the number one in the Qing Dynasty? It is really vulnerable!" Commander of the Second Cavalry Corps of the Western Sichuan Army
Zhao Bowen laughed and said. This battle not only allowed him and his troops to achieve great achievements, but also completely eliminated the strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The war should not last long. If the Manchu Qing Dynasty does not want to be overthrown
If so, we should start thinking about how to end the war.
"Now that the new imperial guards have lost their fighting spirit, order the troops to stop attacking! We accept their surrender. Although these people are all bannermen, they are also very good workers! This time Western Sichuan has captured such a vast territory
A lot of construction will definitely begin on the site. These surrendered troops will be the best laborers!" Cai Yun said with a smile. He was also very happy to achieve such a big victory. However, the reason why he was able to achieve such a big victory this time
The main credit for the victory must be attributed to Wang Yuze. If Wang Yuze hadn't led his army to attack the capital, the new imperial guard army would not have rushed back to the capital from Xi'an in such a hurry, and the Western Sichuan Army would not have had this
Excellent opportunity.
"Surrender without killing! Surrender without killing!" Zhao Bowen immediately issued the order. Immediately, the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army who were rushing to kill had to stop killing and shouted one after another.
The new army of the Imperial Guard had already been scared out of their wits by the Western Sichuan Army. Now the Western Sichuan Army stopped killing and wanted to recruit them. What else could they say? Without saying a word, everyone threw away their weapons and knelt down.
surrender.
The same is true for the new imperial guards on the other side of the river. They have been ravaged by the ferocious firepower of the Western Sichuan Army for several hours, and they have lost any fighting spirit. Now the Western Sichuan Army wants them to surrender. In order to survive, everyone has given up rationally.
The weapon in his hand.
By dusk, the fighting was all over. The Western Sichuan Army began to clean the battlefield. For safety reasons, all the prisoners of war on the other side of the river were escorted over. After counting, it was found that the number of captured New Guards troops reached more than 60,000.
The Western Sichuan Army killed more than 20,000 to 30,000 people. However, those who took advantage of the chaos to escape or disappeared were only a few thousand and less than 10,000. Among them, many jumped into the rolling Yellow River.
Except for the few who had good water ability and managed to escape, the rest basically drowned in the river. A few days later, a large number of dead bodies wearing the uniforms of the New Guards Army appeared in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. The losses of the Western Sichuan Army
It was very small. Not counting those who were slightly injured, only a few hundred people were seriously injured or killed. It can be said to be an extremely rare victory.
Those who actually fled in an organized manner were the new batch of guards who were crossing the river when the Western Sichuan Army launched the attack. However, their number was only a thousand people. When they returned to the capital, they were no longer able to affect the overall situation.
, the war is almost over.
The news that the Western Sichuan Army had achieved a great victory at Hukou was quickly sent back to Chengdu. Soon, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties also knew the news. At this point in the war, although a lot of the Manchu and Qing agents in Chengdu were exposed, there were also extremely
A few succeeded in lurking. But in order to send the news back to the capital, they once again lost many outstanding spies, causing the Manchu Qing's intelligence network in Chengdu to be almost completely lost.
After the Western Sichuan Army won the victory at Hukou, major changes also occurred on the Hubei battlefield. Xiong Wu defeated the Western Sichuan Army and won the Wuhan Battle. The Western Sichuan Army wiped out nearly 100,000 enemies in total and suffered more than 20,000 losses. Governor of Huguang
Zhang Zhidong led tens of thousands of remaining troops to retreat eastward to Anhui. A few days later, the entire Hubei Province fell into the hands of the Western Sichuan Army.
After the news of the annihilation of the Imperial Guards' new army reached the capital, the entire Manchu Qing court felt as if the sky had collapsed and was filled with gloom and gloom. After Emperor Guangxu received the news in the court, he fainted on the spot and almost died.
After the imperial doctor's full rescue efforts, he finally came back to life, but he became seriously ill.
The new imperial guard army was Emperor Guangxu's last hope, but now the new imperial guard army was annihilated by the Western Sichuan Army. All of Emperor Guangxu's hopes were dashed. Coupled with the rotten battle situation, he suddenly couldn't hold on.
It's past.
When Emperor Guangxu fell ill, the Manchu Qing Dynasty suddenly fell into leaderless chaos. The rear party, led by the dismissed Prince Shiduo, immediately clamored for Empress Dowager Cixi to return to listen to the government behind the curtain and take control of the Qing Dynasty. However, with
The Imperial Party headed by Weng Tonghe disagreed life and death, and the two parties launched a fierce struggle. However, the Imperial Party relied most on the New Guards Army. Now that the New Guards Army was completely wiped out by the Western Sichuan Army, they spoke naturally.
There was no confidence left. On the contrary, although the Eight Banners soldiers who supported the Empress Dowager Cixi were weak in combat, they did not suffer much losses in this war. Everyone already knew that the court was going to change again. This was just
It's just a matter of time.
In the Forbidden City, in the Chuxiu Palace, the Empress Dowager Cixi was sitting on a couch, so stunned that she didn't know what she was thinking. In the entire hall, except for the eunuch chief Li Lianying who was accompanying the Empress Dowager Cixi, there was no one else.
"Xiao Lizi, what do you think the Ai family should do now?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked.
"Lafayette, I don't know. However, I heard that no one can handle the current situation in the Qing Dynasty except Lafayette!" Li Lianying replied.
"Oh! Emperor! I don't know what he did. The great Qing Dynasty was reduced to what it is now!" Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head and sighed.
At this time, a young eunuch came in and reported: "Old Buddha, Prince Li wants to see you!"
Cixi nodded, and the confusion in her eyes gradually dissipated.
"Xuan!" Li Lianying said.
Soon, Shi Duo walked in under the leadership of the young eunuch.
"Slave Shiduo joins Lafayette!" Shiduo fell to his knees.
"Didn't I ask you to shut up at home and think about your mistakes? Why did you come to Ai's house again?" Cixi asked expressionlessly.
"Lafayette, I really can't calm down! The new army of the Imperial Guard has been completely wiped out by the bandits in western Sichuan. Together with the troops lost on the front line, our Qing Dynasty has lost millions of troops in this battle! Now!
, The Qing Dynasty no longer has any soldiers left to fight!" Shi Duo said with a stern voice.
"The army has been defeated. What can the Aijia do?" Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at Shi Duo and then said.
"Lafayette! It's not terrible to lose the battle! What's terrible is that the emperor has no intention to solve the current crisis! If the war continues, the Qing Dynasty will be over! Please also ask Lafayette to come forward, take control of the overall situation, and save the world.
The great Qing Dynasty is like water and fire!" Shi Duo said loudly.
"Does the Ai family have to come forward? The Ai family has only enjoyed a few years of peace and quiet!" Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head, seeming a little reluctant.
"Old Buddha, there is really no way out! If you don't come forward, the Qing Dynasty will definitely be over!" Shi Duo said quickly,
"Okay. It's not that the Ai family is greedy for power, it's just that they can't help it. We can't just watch the country built by the ancestors of the Aisin Gioro family be thrown away like this!" Cixi said.
Suddenly, Shi Duo's face was filled with joy. Cixi was back in power, and his restoration of power was just around the corner!
That night, the lights in the Forbidden City were brightly lit, and all the guards looked like they were facing a formidable enemy. In the middle of the night, there were even shouts of killing. However, calm was restored after just a moment. After that, a group of Eight Banners soldiers followed Prince Su Shanqi.
Entering the palace, he replaced some of the guards in the palace. Emperor Guangxu moved from Yangxin Hall to Yingtai, the reason was to recuperate!
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