Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

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Said that Prince Hui Mianyu, with Zhou Peizu and Baojun, hurried all the way to the county.Come to negotiate with the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms.In order to show his sincerity, he also specially brought the personal and accompanying persons of the detained consuls of the three countries.Wen Gemeli was considered polite, and met him personally, and arranged a dinner.But when they were negotiating the next day, they changed their countenance, glared, slapped the table and stared, as if they were going to eat people.

Mian Yu tried to argue a few words with the other party, and just started impassionedly, but Wen Gemeli wanted to walk away and taught the soldiers to set up guns.If it weren't for the commanders of the French and American armies to persuade them desperately, they would have killed them if they spoke.Of the three representatives sent by the Qing government, except for Bao Yun who was relatively young, the other two were older than the other. How could they stand up to such a shock? Zhou Peizu even rolled his eyes and pulled away immediately.

With so much intimidation and coaxing, the three representatives prepared a lot of wonderful dialogue in advance, but it was useless, and it became the meat of the chopping board, and they had to obey.For all the demands made by foreigners, there is no room for bargaining at all.In this way, the entire negotiation process was one-sided. The court not only wanted to immediately and unconditionally release the detained consuls of various countries, but also to supplement food, gunpowder, and supplies for the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms. Regarding compensation for military expenses and revision of the treaty, the Qing government also made separate written guarantees. , Choose a date for formal negotiations.

As for the deployment of troops to deal with Nayan Xinduo's rebels, the coalition forces have no reason not to agree.Firstly, there are a lot of military expenses to be taken, secondly, the Qing government is so docile and obedient, and thirdly, anyway, they are all Chinese, and it doesn't matter who they are beating.

Even if the agreement is basically reached.Although the foreign devils' conditions were too harsh, and they were a bit useless, but they finally relieved the capital's emergency, Mian Yu and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.Seeing that the three of them were well-behaved, Wen Gemeli was very satisfied, hosted a banquet for the three of them, and stayed in the camp that night.But what I never expected was that the next day was still dark.A group of soldiers with live ammunition surrounded the barracks.Pulled the three of them out of bed.Wen Gemeli's head was covered with a white cloth.He also came in person, and he was furious as soon as he met. If his subordinates hadn't hugged him tightly, he would have chopped these three hapless guys alive.

Mian Yu, Zhou Peizu, and Bao Jun were so frightened that they almost peed their pants, listening to the foreign devils yelling non-stop, but they didn't know what to say.And this time, the commanders of the French and American armies.Instead of coming out to intercede, he ordered the soldiers to cut off the ears of the three of them.

The three of them were in so much pain that Zhou Peizu fell ill again and almost hiccupped.After all, I couldn't understand, what happened to Mr. Yang, if he said he turned his face, he turned his face?He was hung up and beaten for a long time until it was daylight.Only then did the translator come forward.Let go of Mian Yu, and shouted in Chinese: "Go back and report to your emperor. Be ready to fight to the death! The imperial army will definitely hit the Golden Luan Hall, and let you braided pigs all surrender at the foot of the empire!"

Bao Yun said in his heart: How can I say this, I'm going to beat my head to death, this is it?Surviving a catastrophe, how could he care about Mian Yu and Zhou Peizu, and ran away scrambling.And the two poor old men have already been tossed to the point of falling apart, screaming like pigs being slaughtered, and they are probably going to finish the game.

The three of them couldn't figure it out no matter what. They had a good talk yesterday. They agreed to all the reasonable and unreasonable conditions, what should be agreed, and what should not be agreed. Why did they take a 180-degree turn today? ?Of course, if they saw the commander of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces at this time, they would probably understand.Wen Gemeili, as well as the two commanders of France and the United States, were like them at this time, with a bald head and missing ears!

This is of course Xiao Ran calling people into trouble.If you want to force the imperial court to move the capital, you must rely on the power of the foreign devils, otherwise they will not let them land from Dongping Port swaggeringly.That night Monk Minghua and Ma Chao took their skilled brothers and sneaked into the camp of foreign devils, and cut off the ears of the three commanders without saying a word.Then they pretended to hijack them, and when they left the camp, they were deliberately discovered by the sentries, and after a simple resistance, they left the hostages and retreated.The items left at the scene, in addition to the unique Turghut waist knife with the number of the forbidden palace, which was unique to the imperial guards, also "accidentally" dropped an imperial waist card.

The three foreign devil generals lost their ears in such a bewildering manner, and couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment. They all agreed that the negotiation was a trick by the Qing government to paralyze their own side, assassinate the commander secretly, and make the coalition forces chaos without fighting.It's really despicable, how could the three generals be willing to give up, and immediately led the army, rushing to the capital to kill them aggressively.

The peace talks failed, and seeing that the capital was in danger, the emperor had no choice but to run away.Immediately out of Yi, Shengjia toured the south of the Yangtze River, and at the same time mobilized the Senggelinqin Department of Shanxi,

The Yan Department, together with the troops from Henan and Shandong, rushed into King Qin of Jing to fight with him.However, due to the long distance and the lack of time, the capital city of Beijing will probably not be able to defend this time.

Everyone was in a state of anxiety. The last time the British and French allied forces attacked Beijing, there was always room for peace talks, which could turn hostility into friendship, but this time there was no chance to even pray for peace.Therefore, Yi did not dare to stay in the capital, but went to Jiangnan with Sheng Jia.The court officials, those who were assigned to the entourage were secretly glad, while the rest who were left to guard the capital couldn't help but frown and sigh.

At this time of panic, Xiao Ran sent someone to send a memorial, requesting to stay in the capital, vowing to live and die together in the capital.The generous statement on the memorial made people read with enthusiasm. It is strange to say that he Xiao Ran was just an eunuch in the inner court, but those officials who stayed behind, even the people in the capital, were originally panic-stricken, as if they were in imminent disaster. Hearing that Eunuch Xiao was also staying, he immediately settled down, as if he had a backbone.

On April [-]th, the holy driver Qiluan, still guarded by his own army, left Beijing and marched towards Jiangning.At the same time, the Nayan Xinduo troops stationed in Chifeng also broke through the defense line of the local green battalion and went all the way to the Chengde Palace.More than half of the original Chengde garrison had been transferred to Zeng Guofan to stop the foreign devils, and the rest of the troops were completely vulnerable, and they were defeated after a symbolic resistance.

Over there, Zeng Guofan lost to the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, and the withdrawn troops were collected in one place, and there were still more than 4 troops. In addition to the reinforcements from the Xuanhua area, the Green Battalion troops, a total of nearly [-] people.It was impossible to stop the foreign devils, and seeing that Shengjia had also started his southern tour, he had to organize his troops and turn to Chengde.In the past few days, this battle has been a mess, and the long-simmering resentment is expected to be vented on the Nayan rebels.Unexpectedly, Nayan Xinduo didn't seem to intend to give him this chance. The rebel army captured Chengde, and retreated after a short rest. When Zeng Guofan led the army to arrive, he couldn't help being surprised. Did not see.Even though Zeng Guofan had fought all his life, he couldn't guess what kind of medicine Nayan Xinduo was selling in this gourd. He was in doubt, and then he heard news from a hundred miles to the north that he had discovered the rebels and was attacking them with great fanfare. Longhua County.

When Zeng Guofan finally arrived with his army, he almost turned his nose out of anger, only to see the blue sky and white sun in Longhua County, where is there a shadow of a rebel?The guard of Longhua was also extremely depressed at this time, and reported to Zeng Guofan that the rebels were still attacking the city violently the day before, and it seemed that the posture was endless.

Na Yanxin seized this guy, instead of attacking the capital, he was tossing around here, what the hell was he doing?When Zeng Guofan was wondering, a battle report came from the East Road suddenly, and the shadow of the rebel army was found.

ah!Zeng Guofan suddenly realized: The rebels are setting up a suspicious formation, and their purpose is to hold me back!But what are these guys going to do?When they arrived in Chengde, they stopped moving forward. Don't they want to attack the capital at all? ... Even the old and cunning Zeng Guofan couldn't figure this out.

Besides, Wengemeli is eager for revenge, and the land battle has been going smoothly in the past few days, so it is inevitable to forget about it.The two groups of soldiers and horses merged into one, and one route crossed the Qingshui River, conquered Tongzhou, and then sent to Beijing.According to Wengemeli's estimate, it would take at most two days to reach the city of Beijing, but what he didn't expect was that such a short distance would be extremely difficult. The defeated firearms camp on the North Road , pierced straight like a sharp knife, and the combat power suddenly became extremely fierce. It took more than ten days for the coalition forces to advance to the Nianzi Mountain area.Moreover, the opponent's blocking is called ruthless, and the marksmanship is called accurate. Almost every step forward has to pay a heavy price.The troops went to Nianzishan to rest and reorganize, and counting the reduction in combat personnel, more than 2000 of the troops of more than [-] people went!

The most hateful thing is that the bullets of these guys from the firearms battalion seem to have eyes, and they aim at the legs when they hit people.In this way, special manpower must be assigned to take care of the wounded soldiers, and the combat effectiveness of the downsizing has nearly doubled.Of course Wengemeli knew that the new rifles of the Qing Dynasty could shoot with precision, but the accuracy was so exaggerated, isn't it a little too perverted?

If he knew that Xiao Ran was just trying to hold back the coalition forces temporarily so that Mei could lead the little emperor further, and that less than half of the troops in the Firearms Battalion had been invested, he would probably die of depression.

On the Nianzi Mountain of the moon, the grass grows and the warbler flies.The undulating mountains stretch continuously, lush and full of vitality.At dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun lightly falls, as if dyed a layer of gold on the lush greenery, just like gold-plated emeralds, it is too beautiful to behold.

"It's so beautiful!..."

Standing on the top of the mountain, with long eyes, taking a panoramic view of this magnificent yet majestic mountain and river, Xiao Ran couldn't help but let out a sigh.The fragrance of wild flowers blows in the evening wind, mixed with the smell of grass and soil, inhaled through the nose and mouth, and reaches the chest, which makes the whole body feel refreshed.

His eyes slowly retracted, crossed a mountain ridge, and fell into a wide valley.A plank road winds through it, like a sleeping crouching dragon, quietly dormant among the majestic green mountains.

Tonight, this place will become a huge cemetery.Xiao Ran couldn't help frowning. He wasn't afraid of blood and cruelty. In fact, after personally experiencing the battlefield, he had gradually adapted to face it calmly.It's just a little unpleasant to watch this beautiful valley be stained with the blood and corpses of foreign devils.

But thinking that after a while, those corpses would turn into fertilizers sent by foreigners traveling across the ocean and traveling thousands of miles away to moisten this piece of fertile soil in China, and Xiao Ran's mood immediately became extremely happy again.

"Sanggong, why are you sighing and laughing all the time?"

Behind him, Lin Qing'er said strangely.Nayan Ziqing interjected from the side: "Little Sanzi has always been like this, and it's not like you don't know about it. He, who knows what he's thinking about all day long!"

The two girls accompanied Xueyao to Shandong to pay respects to the grave, and they had already returned.It happened to be with Xiao Ran.Xiao Ran turned his head and looked at the pair of beauties in pink under the setting sun, each of them was more beautiful than the other.With a smile, he stretched out his arms to embrace the two of them in his arms. They were really beauties, hugging left and right.Ziqing hurriedly thumped him lightly, and said angrily: "I'm going to die, it's broad daylight. I'm not afraid of being seen by others!"

Jiao Didi looked like she wanted to refuse but also welcome.Don't be charming.Looking at a certain part of Xiao Ran's body, he couldn't help but want to move again.He lowered his head, kissed deeply on the two picturesque faces, and said: "Two little girls, my husband is thinking about what to do with you two tonight!"

The two girls were so ashamed that they turned around and escaped from Xiao Ran's clutches. Lin Qing'er said: "There is no one in shape! There is going to be a war soon, so think about what is serious first!"

Xiao Ran laughed loudly and said, "What's there to think about? Thousands of foreign devils. It's a piece of cake at most, and it can be resolved in less than half an hour. Well, what about the war after the war? You two..."

"Bah, you are so beautiful!" The two women said in unison, their faces blushing at the same time.Lin Qing'er suddenly remembered something, and said, "Master, this battle is over, shall we go back to the capital?"

"Not yet. There are still a bunch of warships of foreign devils making noise in the bay. The route is blocked, so that Chinese ships can't go to sea. We have to kill them first!" Xiao Ran shook his fist vigorously, and then said again. "Why, are you homesick?"

Lin Qing'er hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile, "Yes, it's been a while since I left, and I miss Bang'er and Shuang'er."

Xiao Ran was slightly taken aback, Lin Qing'er's expression always seemed a little unnatural.Xiao Ran is a person who doesn't like to be close to him, but still hides his temper. He held her pair of catkins and said, "Qing'er, is there something you are hiding from your husband? It doesn't matter. If you have anything to say, just tell me Said, I don't want our family to be so divided."

Lin Qing'er quickly explained: "What kind of birth, how can there be..." Zi Qing also said aside: "Yes, sister, just say what you have to say, and there are no outsiders."

Lin Qing'er bit her lower lip, and said, "Actually... In fact, I was just passing on a message for others. The day before yesterday when I came from the capital, that is, the day before Empress Dowager Ci'an got up, the Empress Dowager came to me specially, and let me tell you... ..."

Having said this, she paused for a while, and Ziqing said anxiously: "Tell me what, just say it."

Xiao Ran frowned, and said, "She wants me to find Lan'er, right?"

Lin Qing'er said: "Yes. The queen mother said..."

Xiao Ran interrupted her with a wave of his hand, and said: "Needless to say, I can guess what she said. Let me think about it again."

In fact, Lin Qing'er wanted to tell him that there was nothing else to think about this kind of thing, but she was naturally silent, sighed lightly, and said nothing more.Nayan Ziqing was curious, but seeing that Xiao Ran was a little unhappy, she didn't dare to ask further questions.The three fell silent for a while, each thinking about their own thoughts, standing quietly in the sunset.

"Report to your lord!" A burly but agile figure jumped up from the back of the mountain, stretched and slid on the protruding rocks, and soon came to Xiao Ran, clasped his fists and said: "My lord, the mines have been buried, brothers all It's already in place, should Brother Sheng and the others withdraw now and let the foreign devils come over?"

"Monk, are you in a hurry?" Xiao Ran smiled and patted him on the shoulder.Monk Hua scratched his scalp, grinned and said, "Can you

what?It's been a long time. ***, every time I see foreign devils swaying at me, I feel itchy palms!Damn it, today I can finally let our brothers have sex, if you want me to say that adults don't need to engage in such a big battle, give the monk a small team, and you will beat them to the ground..."

Xiao Ran just asked a question, and he talked a lot like a cannonball, and suddenly realized that he had lost his composure, so he stopped talking embarrassingly.Lin Qing'er and Nayan Ziqing couldn't help laughing at his embarrassment.

Xiao Ran also smiled and said: "Okay! Since this is the case, let's fight a hearty battle tonight! Monk, order Ji Habu to take his Oroqen tribe to cover Cheng Tong's artillery team and lie in ambush on the right side of the mountain ridge As long as the enemy enters the pocket, immediately pinch their retreat; order Jing Shou, prepare to launch the balloon into the sky at any time, and the cannon sounds as a sign, I want to see him use high-explosive aerial bombs to flatten the valley; order Duan Xingnian, lead a sniper to guard Taniguchi for me. If you dare to let go of a foreign devil, I will only ask him; order Sheng Zuo to alternately cover and retreat. You must calculate the time and speed of retreat until it is completely dark. , Let the enemy enter the pocket again!"

"Understood!" Monk Hua exclaimed excitedly, turned around and left like a whirlwind.Xiao Ran said to Lin Qinger and Nayan Ziqing: "Let's go, let's go down too."

Lin Qing'er said: "Master, what the Queen Mother told you..."

Xiao Ran waved his hand and said impatiently: "Let's talk!"

The setting sun finally sank into the horizon gradually, and the sound of rumbling guns was getting closer and closer.Sheng Zuo and his brothers were fighting against the enemy without any haste, and when it was completely dark, they successfully led the enemy into his pocket.

The advance speed of the coalition forces was very slow. On the one hand, it was blocked, and on the other hand, a large number of wounded also affected the march of the troops.Unaccustomed to fighting at night, seeing that it was getting dark and the enemy retreated again, they swarmed to the valley to set up camp.

As soon as the gunfire stopped, the entire valley was completely silent, unusually quiet.It happened to be the beginning of May at this time, only a thin crescent moon was exposed in the sky, and nothing could be seen in the pitch black valley.The foreign devils lit the torches, and those who were walking in front suddenly noticed something black poked in the middle of the plank road. They braved up and took a closer look. It turned out to be a scarecrow, wearing the military uniform of a British soldier, but with a ragged strip around his neck. A quilt, and a woman's headscarf around her head.The soldier who opened the way was the British devil, and he was furious, drew his knife and slashed at him.

Boom!A loud noise shattered the silence of the valley, and in the light of the fire, several foreign devils flew into the sky.And this explosion was like firing a trumpet, only the sound of booming could be heard endlessly, clusters of dazzling flames shot up from the ground one after another, and the buried mines were detonated in series.As the terrified howls resounded through the valley, groups of foreign devils fell down in the flames.

The coalition soldiers in the dark were stunned by the sudden explosion, screaming and rushing to both sides.The brothers who were ambushing on the mountain ridges on both sides had been waiting anxiously, pulled away the melon grenades and thermite bombs, and threw them down like rain.Broken shrapnel flew vertically and horizontally, piercing the air quickly, making a hissing sound.And the miserable wailing of countless foreign devils obviously overwhelmed this sound.