"How is that possible? How is this possible? In the study room of the Xinjiang governors, the hands of the Xinjiang governor Pan Xiaosu who were clenching the telegram were trembling. The information sent by Chang Geng is too clear that one of the three corps has been prepared, while the other is already on standby in Baoji Chencang, and there is even more information that the corps named Wu Peifu has crossed the Yellow River, and passed Tongguan and Huayin, and will be able to reach Xi'an in the near future.

"I have long warned you, don't play clever with Liaodong, you just don't listen, now it's good, Liaodong more than 100,000 horses are approaching, and we only have less than 80,000 troops." Chang Geng did not comfort Pan Xiaosu, but sat on a chair and held his waist knife and began to complain.

As early as after Yuan Shikai put pressure on Xinjiang and released a signal of peace and hunger, Pan Xiaosu felt that the opportunity had come, and what he had heard in Xinjiang over the years was that the imperial court was suppressed by Liaodong and had no power to fight back. Therefore, he felt that this was an opportunity, so he discussed with Chang Geng and used this matter to win back face for the imperial court. ‘

However, Chang Gung did not agree to this matter at all. After all, he still remembers the affairs of Outer Mongolia clearly, the strength of the Liaodong Army, Pan Xiaosu has not seen it, but Chang Geng knows it clearly.

Therefore, after repeatedly telling Pan Xiaosu not to play with the Liaodong Army, he returned to General Yili's mansion, but less than a month after he went back, he heard that Yuan Shikai had been arrested. After receiving this news, he immediately sent reconnaissance cavalry to the border of Outer Mongolia and Shaanxi to inquire about the news, and sure enough, in less than three days, he received news from all over the country, and after learning of this situation, he immediately rushed to Urumqi. Came to inform the news.

"Now, what are we going to do now?" Putting the situation on the table, Pan Xiaosu raised his head and asked Chang Geng, who was sitting in the chair, with a nervous expression.

Hey, the guy who has more than enough success and more than failure, once it comes to the accident, he has no sense of proportion, shook his head slightly, Chang Geng stood up from the chair and glanced at Pan Xiaosu: "Now, we can only ask the court to send reinforcements." ”

"Good, good. I immediately went to generate electricity, immediately went to generate electricity. Trembling, Pan Xiaosu got up from his chair and walked to the telegraph office in the distance.

Chengdu Mansion, because there were too many yamen relocated from Beijing, and the telegraph office was not taken much seriously in the imperial court, so it was arranged in Longquanyi.

Inside the telegraph office, the staff is carefully tapping the buttons in their hands.

After a quick slip of paper was typed out, the telegraph director walked out at once.

"Xinjiang emergency telegram, immediately send to the military aircraft." After quickly explaining to a soldier next to him, the soldier immediately put the telegram in his letter bag, immediately ran to the horse shed next to him, and then led a black horse and turned around and walked out of the telegraph office.

"Spread out, spread quickly, Xinjiang 800 miles of expedited documents to be delivered to the military aircraft department." From the moment the soldier entered the city of Chengdu, he shouted all the way, drove the people on the street to both sides, and then ran forward quickly.

The Military Aircraft Department, because today is the surrounding, and now the imperial court has been in line with the European countries of the world, and Saturdays and Sundays are not at work, so Zhang Zhidong did not go to the Military Aircraft Department today, but stayed at home, ready to rest for a day.

Knock knock knock nervously and hurriedly, woke up Zhang Zhidong, who was taking a lunch break, frowned, Zhang Zhidong turned around and walked out, opened the door, and he saw his housekeeper standing in front of him with an anxious face, and behind the housekeeper, it was actually Songpan.

Is there something wrong, Zhang Zhidong saw Songpan's face, obviously anxious.

After letting the two of them into the room, Zhang Zhidong let people serve tea, and then turned his head to Songpan: "What's wrong?" ”

"Zhang Zhongtang, something is wrong, this is an urgent telegram from Xinjiang that the Telegraph Bureau just received."

Emergency? With a snap, Zhang Zhidong took the telegram from Song Pangang's raised hand.

"Pan Xiaosu urgently telegraphed that the 120,000 troops of the three corps in Liaodong are being assembled, and it is estimated that they will attack Xinjiang and even Gansu in the near future, so he hopes that the imperial court can send reinforcements quickly."

Reinforcements, where are the reinforcements from the imperial court now, and the troops of the imperial court are now concentrated in the area of Jianmen Pass, and the Liaodong Army is being opposed, and now where are the reinforcements coming from to support Xinjiang.

"Do we have any reinforcements to send? Taking a deep breath, Zhang Zhidong placed the telegram on the table.

This one? Songpan swallowed. He didn't know how to answer, after all, now, the imperial court really can't find reinforcements, even if there is, then when he goes to Xinjiang, I'm afraid there will be no daylily.

"What do you mean?" Songpan lowered his head and thought for a moment, looking at Zhang Zhidong who was standing there.

"Block this telegram, no one is allowed to report this matter, he Pan Xiaosu did it himself, let him deal with it himself, we can't do anything about it."

When Zhang Zhidong said this, his mood was very heavy, no one hoped that something would happen in Xinjiang, but now, the imperial court has been greatly injured, and against Japan, the troops of two towns in the southwest region have been re-recruited, but everyone knows that the weapons and equipment of those two towns are not as strong as a division in Liaodong, almost half of the rifle, plus half of the broadsword and spear, not to mention, these two towns have not received any training at all.

"Hey, this damn Pan Xiaosu, let him do it." Sighing slightly, Songpan slammed his hand on the table to the side with a fist.

"Steward, immediately send someone to the telegraph office, and tell the personnel who received this information today and all those who know, who dares to say half a word and destroy the nine clans."

Seeing that the housekeeper was going out, Zhang Zhidong added again: "Tell the telegraph office that the information of Xinjiang will not be accepted." ”

Zhang Zhidong's sentence can be regarded as completely abandoning Xinjiang, and even the entire northwest.

In Urumqi, the sunset at dusk hangs quietly in the western sky. In the study, Pan Xiaosu kept walking around the study, and it had been two days, and it had been two days since he sent a rescue telegram to the imperial court, and there was no call back at all. “

Knock, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house, thinking that it was an intelligence officer who walked in, Pan Xiaosu walked out in a few steps, only to see that it was not the telegraph office personnel who came in, but Chang Geng.

"How? Did the court reply to it? Pan Xiaosu asked a few steps closer before Chang Geng sat down.

Hey, Chang Geng sighed helplessly, looking at Pan Xiaosu who had been silent.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Pan Xiaosu asked again suspiciously.

"I'm afraid the court has given up on us."

With a plop, Pan Xiaosu sat on the ground with his ass, he didn't believe it, it was true