The two palaces were all dumbfounded, Monk Greenqin died, the Mongolian cavalry was hit hard, and there was almost nothing from the north of Henan to the capital, there was only a barrier in Baoding Mansion, whether it was Handan or Hengshui, it was a small state capital, there was no army stationed at all, where could the attack of the Twist Army be delayed? I'm afraid that in less than half a month, the battle line can be advanced to Baoding City, which directly threatens the safety of the capital!

Ci'an's face turned pale, and he said urgently: "Sixth Master, what should I do now?" The twist bandits are about to attack, then they will arrive in Baoding, and after Baoding, they will directly besiege the capital! ”

Yixin shook his head and replied: "It's too late, if the minister doesn't go south to Shandong, and wants Zuo Guigui to march into Jiangsu and Zhejiang, then he can also drop Zuo Guigui and go west, but when the minister is on the way back to Beijing, Zuo Guigui has already led the army south, together with the three towns and Lian Jun, and now I'm afraid that I will soon enter the territory of Jiangsu, and it will be too late to let Zuo Guigui come back to help......"

But isn't it, Yixin returned to Beijing from Jinan, it took nine days, now forget it, Zuo Guigui has been moving for more than seven days, seven days, enough time for Zuo Guigui to advance the troops to Lunan, even if he sends seven hundred miles to expedit, it will take three or four days to catch up with Zuo Guigui, Zuo Guigui is leading the army north, and it will take more than half a month, together, it will be a month smaller!

Cixi and Ci'an sat on the chair in a daze, silent for a long time, and Yixin was also full of heaviness, what should I do? Now just with the remnants of the Mongolian cavalry defeated, plus more than 3,000 people in Baoding Town, it is impossible to withstand tens of thousands of bandit cavalry! The difference in strength is too great, unless Guo Ye comes to command, there is still a glimmer of hope!

Guo Ye!

Cixi thought of Guo Ye's name, her heart moved, her brows relaxed, and she shouted: "Sixth, spread the news of the martyrdom of the monk to the United States, the fastest speed!" ”

Yixin was stunned for a moment, and Wen Xiang on the side shouted: "Yes, lord, now we must spread the news of the martyrdom of the monk to the United States as soon as possible, although Guo Ye is arrogant, but he is the most affectionate, he is the monk who pulled him up, the monk treats him as his own, and he is more concerned than his son and nephew, now that the monk has died tragically, Guo Ye will definitely not sit idly by!" ”

Yixin suddenly realized, if there is one person in the Qing Dynasty who has the greatest influence on Guo Ye, it is definitely Monk Greenqin, the two of them have forgotten their friendship for the year, without the support of Monk Greenqin, where is the current Guo Ye? When was Guo Ye unlucky, it wasn't for the strong help of Monk Greenqin that he was able to save the day?

"Queen Mother, now that Jinan has just built a telegram from Jinan to Shanghai, we can expedite it by 700 miles, so that the Shandong Governor Yamen can send the news to Shanghai or Hong Kong as soon as possible, so that I am afraid that it will not take five days for the news to reach the United States!"

Yixin exclaimed, "It's just that even if Guo Ye can be recalled, it will take at least a month for Guo Ye to arrive in China, and we have to hold on to this month no matter what......"

Wen Xiang said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, there is no other way now, you can only rely on Baoding Town, Wang Huanzhang is a fierce general trained by Guo Ye, resourceful, the firearms battalion in Beijing is under his command, Wang Huanzhang defeated the Twist Army, it may be a little difficult, but with the Mongolian cavalry, the Twist Bandits are blocked south of Baoding Mansion, and they can still hold out for a while!" ”

Yixin nodded and said, "The two queen mothers, please use Governor Wang Huanzhang to directly subordinate all the Qing troops south of Baoding to resist the attack of the Twist Army!" ”

Cixi frowned and asked, "Sixth Master, if I'm not mistaken, this Wang Huanzhang is just a chief soldier, right?" Let him control the armies of the various tribes under his command, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to suppress them......"

Yixin's expression was stunned, and he replied: "Queen Mother, then we will give him an order to add some titles, as long as the twisted bandits can be defeated or blocked south of Baoding Mansion, then what does it matter if you give him a commander?" When it is extraordinary, you have to use extraordinary methods to get out of the way! ”

Cixi nodded and said, "Okay, let's see what title you give him?" ”

"Queen Mother, now that he is the chief soldier, he will only be given the position of admiral or governor, the position of governor is civilian, the position of power is too heavy, Wang Huanzhang's qualifications are too shallow, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public, it is better to give him the position of admiral, and now He Qimou, because the relationship between the monk and the king is very close to the generals under Guo Ye, He Qimou assists from the side, and he is not afraid of not being able to suppress others!"

Cao Yuying replied.

"Well, Lord Cao, then immediately draft an order, immediately send someone to Baoding Mansion, appoint Wang Huanzhang as the governor of Zhili, control the green battalions of all departments in Zhili, and work with He Qi to encircle and suppress the army!"

Cao Yuying can't take care of a lot now, where to find the Hanlin edict, write it yourself, soon, the holy decree will be set by you, the queen mother of the two palaces stamped the seal, and sent it to Baoding Mansion on a fast horse.

Not only Baoding Mansion, but Yixin also sent a 700-mile urgent dignitary to Jinan Mansion and ordered Guo Songtao to immediately send the news to the United States by telegram!

Baoding Mansion, now Wang Huanzhang has also obtained information, the forward of the Twist Army has entered Hengshui, take Hengshui and then march north, that is Baoding Mansion, the entire Twist Army dispatched tens of thousands of people this time, just the forward troops, the strength has reached more than 10,000 people, all the cavalry, think about the troops will enter Baoding Mansion in a few days, Wang Huanzhang is also a little nervous, although he has thousands of elites, he is not afraid of the twisting army, but, what if, in case the boat capsizes in the gutter, it will be troublesome.

Wang Huanzhang's mind is the most calm and delicate, otherwise Guo Ye would not have entrusted the firearms battalion and Baoding Town to Wang Huanzhang's hands successively.

Wang Huanzhang immediately convened the leaders of all the families to discuss the meeting, and the deputy generals Long Tao, He Tengjiao, the staff general Luo Shuyan and the commanders of the battalions all came to the Yamen of the General Army.

"Brothers, I just got an urgent report, the monk king encountered the poisonous hand of the twist bandits in Henan, unfortunately martyred, and now the twist bandit soldiers have entered Zhili, straight to Hengshui, tens of thousands of cavalry, I am afraid that Hengshui will not be able to hold even a day, and it will fall, we have to prepare early!"

Wang Huanzhang said in a deep voice.

Several people were shocked when they heard this, and immediately a wave of grief surged up.

He Tengjiao said fiercely: "Junmen, we all mixed up with Brother Ye, who in the world doesn't know that Brother Ye has received the great favor of the monk king?" The other officials are all bastards, rice buckets, and do all kinds of evil, but the monk king is a good prince who loves soldiers and the people, not for anything else, just for Brother Ye, this time we must also take the twist bandit to take revenge! ”

Wang Huanzhang nodded and replied: "The matter of revenge, we need to think about it in the long run, and now there is one thing that must not be delayed, that is, Brother Qimou is still in the Hengshui area, and she must rush to help, otherwise, she will be alone and helpless, and she will definitely be killed by the bandits!" ”

(To be continued.) )