Walking out of the compound, Yang Xiaolin received a news that surprised him a little, Zhang Zhidong died.

Lord Zhang Zhidong, who was loyal to the Qing Dynasty, fainted after being locked up by Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Zuolin didn't expect that Zhang Zhidong's body was actually running out of oil, and the reason why he came to Liaodong to watch the battle this time was to see how Zaitao, the young prince, was doing, and whether he could take over as the pillar of the Qing Dynasty.

Zhang Zhidong was very satisfied with the results of watching. Zaitao may still be young and sometimes not very steady, but the march and war can still be said in the past, the most important thing is that Zaitao is loved among the soldiers of the army, all of which makes Lord Zhang feel that the Qing Dynasty is very hopeful.

But this hope was destroyed so quickly by Yang Dagui in such a cruel way. The Qing army, which was full of courage and high spirits, was killed by others before they even figured out what was going on.

Master Zhang couldn't accept this fact, and after running all the way, he couldn't stop, and he vomited blood and died not long after he was in prison.

Yang Xiaolin was also a little disappointed when he heard this, he still had a little respect for Zhang Zhidong, and he didn't think of pulling this Manchu old minister out to wear a flail to show the public.

But if you die, you will die, Yang Xiaolin knows that Zhang Zhidong's death is definitely a heavy blow to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The current Manchu Qing is counting on two people to support her, one is the Lafayette who is lying on the bed in Beijing and gasping, as long as she lives for a day, the interior of the Manchu Qing will not be chaotic. There is also Zhang Zhidong, Zhang Zhidong maintains the loyalty of Liangguang to the imperial court.

Now as soon as Zhang Zhidong died, one of the two pillars that supported the Manchu Qing Dynasty fell. They're really almost finished.

A grim smile appeared on Yang Xiaolin's face: "Zhang Lao Wu, find someone to make a coffin and transport Master Zhang's body back to Beijing, and make a big show along the way, so that everyone knows that Zhang Zhidong is dead and was killed by us in the Northeast." ”

Zhang Zuolin immediately understood what Yang Xiaolin meant: "Yes, don't worry, commander." I'll do that. ”

"Can your troops go into battle right now?"

"Commander my own troops can be put into battle at any time, but the rest of the Qing army troops are difficult to say, and it may take some effort."

Yang Xiaolin nodded after hearing this. Zhang Zuolin said the actual situation, he said to Zhang Zuolin at this time: "You send those troops under you first, and then you and Zhang Dewu stay in Fengtian to help me reorganize these Qing troops." There are also those scattered Qing troops outside the city, I will give you half a month, and after half a month, you will take the integrated haode troops into battle for the second echelon, is there any difficulty? ”

Zhang Zuolin didn't speak after hearing this, beating the Japanese was something he had always wanted to do. He also knew that it was absolutely impossible for Yang Xiaolin to fight the Japanese as easily as cleaning up Zaitao, in the final analysis, many of the soldiers and generals under Zaitao were not willing to fight with Yang at all, but the Japanese were different, it was really life and death.

Yang Xiaolin continued: "Although Zhang Dewu is a person with outstanding ability, I still hope to have you in charge in Fengtian, and the follow-up troops of the Qing army are coming soon." I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it, so I'm relieved to have you. ”

Zhang Zuolin didn't say anything more: "Okay, let me Jin Han take the team with you tomorrow, and I will stay in Fengtian." Commander, when will you go? ”

Yang Xiaolin's face showed a very confident expression: "I believe that tomorrow morning I will go straight to Songyuan and receive the news of the annihilation of the Manchu army." Knowing that after the Manchu Qing was finished, he would definitely stop in Benxi to make tactical adjustments. I'm not going to give him a chance to adjust his tactics! ”

The sudden rout of the Manchu army of more than 100,000 was really unexpected by everyone, and when Beijing received the news, those Manchu nobles couldn't believe it was true for a while! In the past, they might have been accustomed to such results. …,

But in the past few years, Zaitao has given them surprises and hopes, and they don't expect Zaitao to beat Yang and fight ghosts, so they think about how bad these hundreds of thousands of people are. can also carry out a certain tactical cooperation with the Japanese, with the Japanese here, Yang Da Ghost who digs their ancestral grave must not die well.

But this night, they once again tasted the humiliation that those foreign adults had given them. The Manchu troops lost again, still with more people and fewer people, but they still lost so happily.

These Manchu nobles are panicking one by one as if the end is coming, and it is good for the foreign adults to beat themselves, it is a matter of asking for some silver, but what Yang beats the ghost wants is his own country!

What to do? What to do!

At a critical moment, the wise and martial Lafayette in the Forbidden City stood up again with her already old body, wanting to save the eternal foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

After Lafayette heard the news, the first thing he did was to summon Yuan Shikai into the palace.

"Yuan Shikai, how has the mourning family treated you all these years?"

When Lafayette spoke, his words were not very clear, but Yuan Shikai heard it very clearly: "Back to Lafayette, these years Lafayette can be said to have maintained the slave in every way, if it weren't for you, the slave would probably have fallen to the ground now." ”

Cixi coughed lightly twice, she was busy covering her mouth with a handkerchief, and when the phlegm came out, Cixi saw a bloody ball on the handkerchief. She quietly put away the handkerchief: "Listening to what you say, it seems that you are very dissatisfied with some people, right?" ”

Yuan Shikai kowtowed busily: "The slave doesn't dare, the slave doesn't dare." ”

Cixi's eyes closed slightly: "Okay, you should be dissatisfied." Their boys have really gone a little too far over the years. No matter what, no one dares to touch you if the mourning family is alive, right? ”

Yuan Shikai's eyes looked at Cixi's skirt: "The slave knows that Lafayette is good to the slave, and if Lafayette has an order, the slave will go to the soup and die." ”

Cixi hummed softly, and then there was no sound, and after a while, she said: "Zaitao has lost, the army of more than 100,000 is gone, Tie Liang has been caught, and Master Zhang is also dead." ”

Yuan Shikai replied softly: "The slave knows." ”

Cixi sighed: "I can be said to be in danger of dying in the Qing Dynasty now, and Liangbi came to tell me just now." He went to Duan Qirui and asked Duan Qirui to lead his troops to garrison Jinzhou to prevent Yang from threatening Beijing. But Duan Qirui said that without military pay, the army could not move. ”

Lao Yuan's eyes rolled for a moment, this was not what Duan Qirui said, it was he who asked Duan Qirui to say it. Zaifeng had already come to find Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shikai said at the time. I can't control Duan Qirui now, Tie Liang is responsible for the affairs of the army, and let Zaifeng go to Tie Liang.

Zaifeng was angry with him and half dead. Is this going to the Northeast to find Tieliang?

It's okay to say this, but in front of Cixi, it's best not to say it. Lao Yuan understood very well in his heart: "Go back to the Queen Mother." That Duan Qirui was originally a martial artist and didn't know anything about it. The minion was in the small station at the beginning, just to see that he was okay to fight, so he reused him. Who knew that he was so ignorant now! The queen mother can rest assured that the slave still has a little affection for him, and let the slave scold him, and let him know the severity. ”

Cixi's eyes opened slightly, and she glanced at Yuan Shikai: "Hmm." In this way, Tie Liang will not be able to come back for a while, and the War Department must always have someone to support him, you are the one who led the soldiers. Stop fishing, come out and maintain the situation for the time being, who told me that the situation is not good now. ”

Yuan Shikai's head hit the ground again: "Follow the Queen Mother's order!" The queen mother can rest assured, the slave will inevitably be smeared with liver and brains to repay the queen mother's kindness! ”

Cixi didn't say anything more. With a gentle wave of his hand, "Go down." ”

"Wow."

As soon as Yuan Shikai's figure receded, Cixi immediately coughed violently, and her whole face turned purple. Behind the screen next to her, a woman who was almost forty years old immediately jumped out with Zaifeng, and the woman walked up to Cixi and gently stroked her back. …,

When she saw Cixi coughing up a large pile of blood, the tears on the woman's face rolled down from her eyes: "Lafayette, it's all useless for us." Can't share Lafayette's worries. ”

Zaifeng knelt down busily: "Lafayette, you have to take care of the dragon body!" ”

Cixi's face was a little pale after coughing up blood, but she could breathe: "Hey! How did this situation get to where it is today? The mourning family is worried, if the mourning family leaves, will you be able to hold up the situation? ”

Zaifeng hurriedly said: "It's useless to be a slave, please punish Lafayette." ”

Cixi waved her hand weakly: "Forget it, don't say who is right and who is wrong now, Zaifeng, now only our own heart can get through this level in front of us." When Taizu started, there were only a few dozen people, so can Weishenme have today's situation? It's because we're all in one! Got it? ”

Zaifeng responded: "Understood." ”

Cixi really felt very tired, and after sitting for so long, her body could no longer support it. When she was about to fall asleep, Zaifeng suddenly said: "Lafayette, I am afraid it is inappropriate for you to let Yuan Shikai enter the War Department, this guy has wolf ambitions, we finally eliminated the military power in his hands, and now let him lead the troops, I'm afraid ...... In the future, it will be a big disaster. ”

Cixi snorted coldly: "Of course I know!" But now can you mobilize the Beiyang Army? ”

Zaifeng was speechless, and Cixi waved her hand: "Go down." ”

After Lao Yuan returned home, he began to hahadaxiao as soon as he entered the door, and there was a hint of pride and a hint of rampant in that laughter.

Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun and other Beiyang generals were all in his room, and when they saw Yuan Shikai coming in, they hurriedly greeted him: "Governor, how is the matter?" ”

The words were asked by Cao Kun, but the eyes of the others were looking at Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai smiled very proudly: "How is it?" In the future, you will call me chief, understand? From now on, you will be my subordinates, and I can command you openly! ”

Everyone immediately understood the meaning of this, and everyone laughed for a while, but Yuan Shikai looked at Mr. Na Li: "Sir, everything is as Mr. expected, I don't know if the timing of what Mr. said at the beginning has arrived?" ”

Mr. Li bowed to him: "Lord Yuan, during the time you just entered the palace, the British and the French have come to look for you, and their meaning is very clear, now the Manchu Qing can no longer support it, they hope that you can stand up and preside over the situation immediately, and don't give Yang any chance." At the same time, Sheng Huaixuan also came, and he also meant this. I think with domestic and foreign support, the time should come. ”

A smug smile appeared on Lao Yuan's face, and Mr. Li continued: "My lord, I see that you can integrate the troops in the south as soon as you accept the War Department, and then do it before Yang fights the ghosts and the Japanese divide the victory and defeat, then a great thing can be accomplished." ”

Yuan Shikai shook his head lightly this time, and did not listen to Mr. Na Li's opinion: "No! And according to the previous Jihua, let's fight with Yang Fighting Ghosts. To be a man, we must be trustworthy. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )