Chapter 236 Shelling the Embassy (1)
Han Rongjun ordered only to understand, not to be expressed in words. At this point, Zhao Guanhou had already understood the superior's thoughts in his heart, and he had a strategy. He also said: "There is another thing to report to the lower level, and he is also a good news."
"Tell me."
"Returning to the central hall, the military supplies of our Wuwei Rear Army need to be transferred. I want to... raise hundreds of large trucks to be kept by a dedicated person, and no one can use them. Once foreign soldiers approach the capital, these large trucks will use them to transfer materials."
Han Rong's face, which was already like yellow wax, seemed to have become worse. After a while of breathing violently, he said: "The situation... has really reached this point? We will not mention the Flying Tiger Regiment in Tianjin. Can't we stop the foreign soldiers when training and the front army?"
"If there is only the training army and the front army, things may have a turning point, but now with the Flying Tiger Regiment... Beizhi can't speak. Cao Futian was in Tianjin, and took the Flying Tiger Regiment out to hunt and kill the soldiers of the front army, and avenged the Langfang Station. The soldiers and civilians were both enemies and could not tolerate each other. There were also many soldiers in the front army practicing boxing, and Ma Yulun, who was practicing the army, also had a rift with Zhang Decheng. Zhang Decheng went to the military camp, pointed fingers and interfered in too much military affairs, and they were hindering each other. According to Beizhi's opinion, once the foreign soldiers are sufficient and the troops are allocated, it will be difficult for Tianjin to save them. Beizhi also wants to ask you a leave, go back to Tianjin, pick up some relatives and friends, and go to the army to protect them."
"The matter of asking for leave is not allowed for the time being. I will talk about it first. As for the cart, I will find a way to answer it within two or three days. Your reminder is good, and there should be rewards." Han Rong picked up a pen and ink from the table and wrote a warrant, stamped his own seal, and then took an arrow to Zhao Guanhou. With this set of procedures, he could withdraw money, grain and materials from the military grain station, without any obstacles.
When Zhao Guanhou left, Fuzi turned out from behind and brought a medicine bowl to Han Rong. When Han Rong had used the medicine, Fuzi asked: "Ama, he said he was preparing a big cart. Why did this mean something evil? There were a total of six battalions of soldiers, and he used hundreds of big carts? What are he pulling?"
"Silly girl, what he said was a secret message, not a reference to himself, but a reminder to prepare a cart for the two palaces. Once there is a loss in Tianjin, foreigners will be able to move straight into the capital. Just like when the garden was burned, the two palaces still had to run. This time, they would probably not be able to run to Rehe. There is no cart in the palace. If you walk in a hurry and you have nothing to do, you will be blind. Now you get a cart and start loading things, and it will be too late to leave."
Fuzi was shocked, "Ama, didn't you say that the Wuwei Right Army is very capable of fighting? Why do we still have to leave after they enter Beijing?"
"No matter how hard he can fight, he can only fight the eighth battalions in front and back, and he can't withstand so many foreigners. Besides, I want the right army of Wuwei to enter Beijing, not to fight the foreigners, but to suppress Dong Wuxing. If they hadn't entered the city, I would see that our mansion would not be able to be kept, and sooner or later I would have to ask the rear army to rob it. I will find a way to find a car, not only to prepare cars for the two palaces, but also to prepare a few of our own houses. There are so many things that we can't be cheaper for foreigners. Go and call the chief supervisor, and I have something to say to him."
Shortly after Zhao Guanhou took the order and left the Han Mansion, he joined the two battalions of soldiers under his command. After the troops entered the city, they received a message from Gao Jinzhong, and then met people from the fast gun mail, so they knew where to go. Cao Zhongkun and other troops were rushing here from Nanyuan, while Zhao Guanhou led his troops straight to the arsenal of the Wuwei Central Army to support silver and grain.
Outside the arsenal, there were already people who were surrounded by hundreds of people, and the carts were parked randomly. Most of them were flying tiger regiments wrapped in red scarves, and some were shirtless and armed guards carrying ghost-headed swords.
These people have always been arrogant and are not polite to the military officers, pushing and swearing.
"Hurry! Open the warehouse quickly. The man is trying his best to avoid the purity behind you. Is there any reason to do this? Now there is no gun in front of you, no food, how can you fight?"
The grain stations that control military supplies are all of them, and they are also alternate Taoist officers at the youngest. However, the atmosphere in the capital is now chaotic, and the officials cannot suppress the chaotic army. Fortunately, there are dozens of guards behind them, and the doors of the warehouse are strong, and the Thai-Western locks on them are not easy to destroy, otherwise these people must be robbed.
They shook their heads desperately, "Several, please listen to me. There is really no warrant from the central hall, and you can't pay any money or food at all. It's useless for you to take the arrows from the residence. The prince is in charge of the Tiger God Camp, not our Wuwei Army. This is the warehouse of the Wuwei Army, not the warehouse of the Tiger God Camp, you have come to the wrong place."
As soon as he finished speaking, the military officer was slapped in the face. An officer of the Wuwei Jun who had wrapped himself in Baotou said, "Let me go! I am not a member of the Wuwei Army? Why can't I lead the military officer? No matter how big the central hall is, it can be better than the prince? The eldest prince is the son of the prince. The prince wrote a warrant, why can't he pay money and grain from the warehouse? This is the official warehouse of the Great Jin Dynasty. The people of the Great Jin Dynasty can get money and grain from the court if they fight foreigners for the court. What are the tiger god camps at this time? Wuwei Army? You said, are you a traitor?"
When several senior brothers from the Flying Tiger Group heard the word traitor, they were excited and shouted: "That's right, he is a traitor! I think these military officers are not good people, they are all erectile gangsters who collude with foreigners. They cut them down, and they all cut them down!"
The officers and soldiers in charge of the escort were, on the one hand, but most of them were bannermen. They pretended to be successful. They really started fighting with the rear army and the Flying Tiger Regiment, and felt guilty. No one came to protect their commanders. At this moment, two gunshots suddenly rang out from behind, which scared the troops and the rear army.
When he looked in the voice, he saw Zhao Guanhou walking first, holding a revolver in his hand, and smoking was still coming out of his muzzle. "I am a second-rank general who is actually appointed as the right army of Wuwei, and he will go to Beijing to serve the king under the order of the Empress Dowager! You are going to kill the imperial officials and rob the official treasury. Are you going to rebel? Come!"
He held the gun with one hand and took out Han Rong's order with the other hand, "The Grand Order of the Central Hall is here, and I will arrest these rioters and chop them up!"
Han Rong's military order was no longer restricted at this time, and it would be difficult to suppress the riots unless he came in person. However, Zhao Guanhou followed the soldiers of two battalions, and there were cannons in the distance. These people knew at first sight that they were invited to bombard the embassy's artillery team. This man was famous, well-equipped, and cruel. He would never be vague when he said that he was killing people.
Therefore, the killing order was made. The infantry soldiers of the battalion raised their rifles and rushed to catch people. As soon as the group members who were behind raised their swords, gunfires immediately sounded, and more than a dozen flying tiger people fell to the ground. The remaining soldiers immediately scattered. The soldiers of the battalion chased each other, and together with the rear army and the group members, more than fifty people were captured. Zhao Guanhou waved casually, "All of them were chopped up, hung up my head, I want to see who dares to grab the warehouse in the future!"
Those who manage the warehouse and grain stations are alive, and they are grateful to Zhao Guanhou. He just glanced at the handwriting, folded it in his sleeve, and ordered people to open the warehouse door. "You can just pull these things in the warehouse. If you don't, you will have to lose it anyway. These riots and soldiers are lawless. They come every day, you can't arrive every time, and sooner or later, and you have to ask them to steal all the warehouses. Instead of doing this, it's better for us to take them away first."
There were 100,000 taels of official silver brought from the Ministry of Revenue warehouse, which was originally used to reward, and 5,000 stones of grain for military food. In addition, there were guns, artillery shells, 500 boxes of bullets left by hand, and dozens of boxes of unopened rifles. The management of the Wuwei Army was chaotic, and the fist chaos was apart, everything was abandoned. Some of these materials were not even known to Han Rong himself. Several grain platforms originally wanted to rely on the mountains to make a fortune, but they did not want to meet a group of people who did not follow the rules, so they almost lost their heads. They simply did a favor and let the Right Army extract them at will.
When the regiments and the rear army came to ask for military pay and food, they brought a lot of big trucks, and were killed by Zhao Guanhou's soldiers. All the big trucks were captured. At this time, they just loaded these materials and left. Shortly after they left, several grain stations took the remaining materials in the warehouse and then ordered people to lock the door. Anyway, they could push the crime to the Wuwei Houjun and the Flying Tiger Regiment, so they would naturally make a fortune from it.
The silver that Zhao Guanhou brought away was paid and rewarded to the soldiers, but there was still a lot of money and food left. If you have money and food, the troops would have morale. The large group of people lined up and marched towards Dongjiaomin Lane. When they walked halfway, they met Dong Wuxing from the Wuwei Army.
The man was born out of the grassroots. He was originally a refugee general who took advantage of the chaos during the great famine in Shaanxi and Gansu. Later, he was recruited and surrendered to Zuo Jigao's subordinates. Because of his military achievements, he recommended him all the way. Now he has become an admiral army. He has the most military troops in his hands and is extremely fierce in combat. This time he attacked Dongjiaominxiang, and his troops were the main force.
He was over fifty years old, but he was not old at all. He was stout, mighty, and his eyes were covered with bloodshot. The more than 100 guards under him were all strong men with big faces, holding rifles and carrying ghost-headed swords behind him.
These rifles are the most advanced weapons for the rear army. They are not equipped with personal soldiers of the main generals, but they are still somewhat inferior to the equipment of the rear army of the Wuwei Guard.
As a result, the personal soldiers were even more angry and could shoot at any time. Seeing their murderous aura, Huo Qiu quickly waved his hand, and Zhao Guanhou's front army quickly changed from four forward columns to two horizontal columns, and his rifles were also taken in his hands, and it was obvious that they could enter the firing state at any time.
When Zhao Guanhou saw the big flag of Dong, he knew the identity of the visitor, but he didn't get off the horse. He only bowed on the horse, "Dong Junmen? It's so inconvenient to be with his lower robes and jackets, so I won't give you a big gift. Why, what kind of military affairs do you have?"
Dong Wuxing looked at Zhao Guanhou for a while, and his eyes ejaculated with anger and hatred. The rear army was quite similar to the Huai Army. Although most of its troops were recruiting bandits, robbers, and rioting people, they were regarded as brothers after being organized into an army. They were united with kindness and trusted each other to live and die.
Except for the Hunan Army's own system, other troops were more united, and killing one person would shock the entire army. When the former Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to punish the soldiers of the rear army who killed Uesugi Bin, Dong Wuxing said bluntly that killing one person would lead to mutiny in the entire army and blocking Yi Zhisheng back.
Today, more than a dozen soldiers and generals of the rear army were killed by the Right Army in one breath. How could he bear this breath? When the enemy met, he was determined to fight the army and kill Zhao Guanhou and let out this anger on the spot.
However, the Zhao army's strength is not less than that of the latter army, and Dong Wuxing is an old army, so it can be seen that these two battalions of soldiers are not comparable to those of the Central Army of the Wuwei Army. The formation is neat and well-trained. At this time, the formation of infantry in the front row was almost the same as that of the foreign soldiers. If you were to fight, your own people would be fired first by the platoon.
After all, the equipment is inferior to that of others. Look at the guns of his own soldiers, they are not as good as those equipped by a cannon battalion of Zhao Guanhou. Dong Wuxing is even more angry and his tone is very cold, "I dare not be accused of it. You are Zhao Guanhou? The imperial court transferred you to Beijing to let you set up cannons and attack foreigners. Why did you kill my people? Could it be that Dong's military law must be implemented by you?"
"Military, you can't say that. Your people are causing trouble in the military supplies and want to rob the warehouse. Is there any central government in this way? The last general is in charge of the central government's military order, and must not only bombard the embassy, but also pursuing military discipline. If the troops do whatever they want, what is the difference between them and robbers? Can such soldiers win battles?"
Dong Wuxing was born into a robber, which was his taboo. Zhao Guanhou mentioned it on purpose, which was clearly a relief to his old background. His purple face sank and was about to take off, but looking at the firepower and troops of the Right Army, he had to suppress his anger and said, "I will manage my people myself. If you kill my soldiers, you won't forget it. In front of the Zhongtang and the Prince, you are waiting for the lawsuit! Now, waiting for you in front of you, I want to see how capable you are in your cannon bidding system and can be ruthlessly able to surpass foreigners."
Since the declaration of war was issued, the Wuwei Rear Army and the Feihu Regiment launched a fierce attack on Beitang and Dongjiaominxiang. Among them, the Wuwei Regiment Army was the main force to attack the embassy, while the main force of the Feihu Regiment was a monk and a Taoist, and the Gangli-Lie supervised the army to attack Beitang.
The Wuwei rear army was personally supervised by Dong Wuxing, and took out the battles to fight in the northwest. They rushed through the mine formation and turned all the embassies of the Habsburg, the Netherlands, Belgium and the Sardinian kingdoms into ashes. During the attack, the mansion of the Grand Secretary Xu Tong, who had given the handwritten couplets to the Flying Tiger Regiment, was not favorable. They also turned into ashes in the flames, and all their wealth was seized.
However, the embassies of various countries became a line of defense, and with the tall and strong courtyard walls of the Su Palace, the rear army, which lacked heavy equipment, could only die. The guards of various countries narrowed the defense line, which was conducive to defense. They attacked for several days, but the rear army was killed and injured, but did not make any progress. Even if the Hanlin Academy was burned and opened a path, it was still futile.
The cannons of the central army were urged several times by Dong Wuxing, and with the orders from King Duan, they were finally taken to the Wuwei rear army. However, this cannon was foreign cannons, and no one in the rear army had learned the Westernization. When they were engaged in Beiyang, there were no one from them. The tiger god camp and the Shenji camp were all killed and excluded because they believed in foreign religions or had friendships with foreigners. There were cannons, but no one could control them. When they fired the cannons, they blasted two cannons on the spot, killing and injuring more than 100 people. Since then, no one dared to use cannons again.
When Zhao Guanhou's troops arrived at Dongjiaomin Lane, the cannons had been pushed out of the warehouse and the shell boxes were piled on one side. The soldiers of the Hou army were holding their eyes and looking at their group. Obviously, if Zhao Guanhou's troops could not operate these cannons well, perhaps these Hou army would take action against them. At least the good guns in the hands of the two battalions of men had been envious of these Hou army for a long time.
Chapter completed!