Chapter 80 Iron Ambition

"teacher!"

A heart-wrenching sadness came from a distance.

He had just arrived at the West Mountain and was about to meet the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Commander of the National Defense Army, and Marshal Mu Tie, who had just arrived at the West Mountain and was about to meet the emperor's heart. He finally broke out when he witnessed his teacher's tragic death.

For this mentor, this leader who came here with them and led them to establish a country and unify their territory, and his relatives who are both teachers, friends and fathers, Mu Tie was loved, moved, jealousy and even hatred. He had his own ideals, he had ambitions, he had hopes, he wanted to sit in that position, he wanted to change this country as he pleased, he longed to conquer the world and become the greatest head of state in history.

He endured for decades and was dormant for decades. He had been waiting for the old man to die or unable to manage politics. He had been preparing for that day!

But when he witnessed this tragedy with his own eyes and watched his teacher die so miserably, Mu Tie's sadness and anger were still unstoppable. He roared and rushed over, but was pulled tightly by several pairs of big hands. He turned around and yelled with red eyes: "Let me go! If you dare to stop me again, go to the spot..."

"Marson!" Ding Zhongyu said hurriedly, "The situation is unknown! Whether it was a rebellion of the Imperial Guards, and how many rebellions there are, no one knows! If you have another one, this country will be over!"

He yelled at the accompanying guards: "Protect the marshal! If something goes wrong, I want your head!"

He saluted apologetically to the struggling Marshal, turned around and strode towards the scene with determination.

The sun shone beside him, covering the Yingrui's body with a layer of golden halo.

"You rebels! You have defiled the honor of the Emperor* people!" Ding Zhongyu strode to the confused guards, roaring like thunder, "You actually dare to assassinate Your Majesty!"

The soldiers of the Imperial Guard had no intention of refuting. They had fallen into complete confusion and the emperor, and the emperor was assassinated under their noses!

Several officers and non-commissioned officers who had just arrived at the emperor to rescue him gave up their efforts dejectedly. A second lieutenant hugged the emperor's body and suddenly let out a roar of extremely miserable and desperate tragic. Crying sounded throughout the audience at this moment. A large number of soldiers stared at this scene blankly, as if they didn't believe what they saw in their eyes.

After a while, with more and more roars and cries, they suddenly realized that the founding monarch had left. These soldiers who were still passionate and passionate, suddenly began to tear their collars frantically, and fell to the ground, crying in great pain and despair.

The emperor is dead, what's the point of the Imperial Guard?

At this moment, the soul that maintained this army suddenly disappeared with the fall of that body.

Ding Zhongyu came to the emperor and pulled away several sad guard officers, hugged the emperor's upper body in his arms, looked at the unrecognizable face, and watched the red and white splashing on the military uniform. He closed his eyes in pain and let out an extremely sad and angry roar: "Your Majesty!"

Meng Qiyu, the battalion commander of the Hanoi camp, was as confused as if he was stepping in the clouds, and came to Ding Zhongyu with a slight pace. He knelt down in a daze, and kowtowed heavily to the extremely miserable body, one by one, and the blood on his forehead dripping dripping.

Gradually, the soldiers who were crying followed the battalion commander, and even the soldiers of the Honghe Camp who gathered after hearing the news fell to the ground without exception, kowtowed, muttering, tears flowed with dripping, blood on their foreheads flowing together.

The huge Hanoi camp military flag had fallen to the ground. The strong flag bearer knelt on the ground like a walking corpse, choking and kowtowing, as if saying goodbye to the Supreme Commander.

Ding Zhongyu hugged the emperor's body and slowly stood up. He raised his head and let out a sad roar like a wolf howl towards the sun.

I don't know how long it took, Ding Zhongyu wiped his eyes, lowered his head, and said viciously to the at a loss of time: "This is a yin plot. This is definitely a yin plot, the purpose is to assassinate the emperor and subvert the imperial regime! In this matter, even the personal guards of the Imperial Guards and the General Intelligence Bureau were brought in. The rebellion party's intentions are not xiǎo! I'm afraid there are Japanese and Russians behind it!"

The emperor, empress, and Deng Qian are all dead.

The emperor's personal guard Zhou Long was seriously injured and fainted.

Two criminals Jiang Wenda died on the spot in the explosion and often conquered the poison and committed suicide.

The battalion commander of the Honghe Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Meng Qiyu, who was in charge of the guards of the Zhonghua Palace, nodded in confusion, and his eyes gradually gathered.

"All officers and soldiers below the Hanoi Battalion Commander shall be detained on the spot, and the Honghe Camp shall be responsible!" Ding Zhongyu's expression had recovered from calmness. He said sternly, "Those who act recklessly will be killed without mercy!"

Meng Qiyu's heart was numb and nodded.

The other party was the adjutant of Marshal Mu Tie, representing the deputy commander of the empire's land armed forces. The emperor is dead, and the respected Mu Tie is undoubtedly the supreme commander!

"The enemy must have a party! The murder of the emperor is probably a signal of their rebellion! I must control the telegram room, otherwise the rebellion in Beijing will be out of control!" Ding Zhongyu shouted angrily, waved to the distance, and Mu Tie and his group came over.

Meng Qiyu looked at the respected marshal, the emperor's most trusted student, and fell to the ground with a soft voice.

"Meng Qiyu, you are a waste." Mu Tie's face was full of tears. He kicked Meng Qiyu over, waved his horse whip, and started to fight, "Your Majesty was actually assassinated under your nose! You, waste, waste! I'm going to kill you!"

Mu Tiechou used his pistol to pull out the safety and pressed it against Meng Qiyu's head.

"Marson!" Ding Zhongyu hurriedly grabbed the angry Marshal, "Things have happened! To stabilize the situation, it depends on Battalion Commander Meng! He is loyal to His Majesty!"

"You have been suspended." The marshal said coldly to Meng Qiyu, "The Imperial Guard has rebelled! I must save this country! The Xishan base will be taken over by the General Staff of the Army!"

He turned around and shouted: "Zhao Chengbang!"

A burly, bearded lieutenant colonel stood attentively and saluted: "Yes!"

"Immediately, please call the best bookstore and call it by hand~ Guanxishan base, prohibit anyone from going out, blocking the telegraph room and telephone room, and those who act rashly will be killed without mercy!"

He wrote a few lines of words on the documents taken out by the orderly soldiers, and gave them to Zhao Chengbang: "This is my handwritten! I will leave a company for you. Honghe Camp and the First Special Guard Battalion are now in charge. Do you understand?"

Mu Tieyin's cold eyes swept over the Imperial Guard officer present. No one dared to look at the famous cold-faced killer god, and all lowered their heads respectfully.

Mu Tie snorted coldly and whispered to Ding Zhongyu: "Follow me."

His cold eyes swept over Ding Zhongyu and walked towards the command center building without looking back.

Ding Zhongyu looked back and followed.

The big mén slammed shut.

The silent National Defense Army soldiers blocked the entrance with full arms, and looked at the helpless imperial guards vigilantly, with contempt and some kind of pleasure in their eyes.

Mu Tie stared at Ding Zhongyu expressionlessly, and suddenly kicked Ding Zhongyu in the stomach. The colonel of Yingrui was kicked backwards and fell out. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but he struggled without saying a word and stood up straight.

Mu Tie took out his pistol, chou looked out of the magazine, returned to the magazine full of bullets, opened the security, came to Ding Zhongyu, raised his hand and poked the muzzle in front of Ding Zhongyu, and spoke coldly: "Is it you?"

Ding Zhongyu's heels were together: "Report to the marshal, it's not me."

"Who aren't you?" Mu Tie stared at his most trusted student, his tone was biting cold, "That Jiang Wenda is from the Tieyi Division, it seems that you knew him at that time. If it weren't for you, how could he assassinate the emperor!"

Ding Zhongyu took off his military cap and held it in his hand, raised his head and looked at the marshal without retreating: "Jiang Wenda is our comrade, that's right. But I didn't inform him to start. I know the importance. Now is not the time to attack the emperor, otherwise the national war will be dangerous. Teacher! You have to believe me, I don't know what's going on in this matter. But it is definitely not the order I gave."

Mu Tie stared at him for a while, then asked coldly: "What's going on with the agent in that place? Isn't that Xiao Feng's confidant? It's also the Iron Guard?"

"I don't know that person." Ding Zhongyu shook his head, "The Iron Guards shouldn't have this person. I don't know why he assassinated the emperor."

Mu Tie gritted his teeth and his face turned pale.

"Teacher, no matter what, things have happened." Ding Zhongyu was silent for a moment and said, "No matter who was planning behind the scenes, the emperor was dead! The other party must be rushing to usurp the throne and seize power! At this time, inside and outside are trapped and facing national wars, and the country cannot withstand trouble! For the sake of this, you can only act decisively, establish a martial law headquarters, implement military control over Beijing, and liquidate the rebels, and eliminate this rebellion in the bud!"

"If we act now, maybe many people will think it was ours!" Mu Tie shook his head, "The military police, the police department, the navy, and especially the Imperial Guards! If these forces fight against us together, even if all the forces of the National Defense Force in Beijing are activated, they will not be able to win!"

"This was done by the Japanese." Ding Zhongyu said frankly, "I looked at the scene. Jiang Wenda's pistol was made by Colonel Tomosaka Naijo of the Japanese Army. It was unique. The bullets with cyanide were definitely Japanese. I have seen them several times when I was in the General Office of the Military Intelligence Department. The assistant director of the General Office of the General Office and the Director of the Second Division have confirmed that they have colluded with Japan and Russia. The assassin in the General Office of the General Office of the General Office of the General Office should also be related to the Japanese. So this matter, when it comes to heaven, is also the Japanese colluding with the domestic rebel party to make luàn. You are quelling the rebellion for the country, and this heart can be seen!"

Mu Tie looked at him coldly, with various thoughts surging in his heart, but he was just silent.

"Teacher! This is the best time! As you said, Lu finally ran out by himself!" A ray of movement appeared on Ding Zhongyu's face, "Now, the situation is in hunluàn. We have blocked the news of His Majesty's assassination, but we cannot cut off contact for a long time! The contact with Xishan is interrupted, and there will inevitably be suspicion in Beijing! Although I don't know who is doing it, I think the rebels in Beijing, and even the rebels in other places are waiting for the news of the successful assassination to be rebelled. Now it's time to go!"

Mu Tie's face twitched slightly, his pupils gradually contracted, and he looked at his proud disciple intently.

"As long as you take action first, establish a martial law command, and the National Defense Force enters Beijing, you will occupy the rightful position to suppress the rebellion! You are the hero who saves the country!" Ding Zhongyu said, "The Imperial Guard has rebelled, and it is a rebel army, and it must be purged on the spot! We have already had many comrades in the Imperial Guard through personnel exchange and development. Now, take action, seize the emperor's confidant officers, and then send the National Defense Forces team to purify them. It is legitimate! The emperor passed away, you are the supreme commander of the Imperial Army!"

"The key now is to declare martial law as soon as possible. The Iron Division and the Second Division of the National Defense Forces enter Beijing, control the Palace of China and the Cabinet, and the Congress, and isolate the navy!" Ding Zhongyu continued to analyze calmly, "I am not at ease with the navy in this matter! The emperor's sudden death, and the only one who can compete with you, whether it is prestige or strength, is only Xu Shuai of the navy! If this matter is really related to him, or there are some people in the navy, you must act as soon as possible, otherwise the country will be in danger! The navy, if it is too close to foreigners, I am afraid that it is full of fallacies and evil sayings about civil rights and democracy, they cannot bear the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation!"

"Although the military police have the old dog Cen Chunxuan, he is not the direct descendant of the old town, and he is halfway through the army. He has never recognized his relatives over the years. The military law has long been complaining about him! The military police are veterans of the National Defense Forces and the Imperial Guards. Many military officers are from the Iron First Division and the Second Division, and are your students. I believe that many of them are actually deeply dissatisfied with the corruption and weakness of the country over the years. They are all our comrades, and at least they sympathize with us!" Ding Zhongyu's words hit Mu Tie's heart like a heavy hammer, making the heart that has become harder and harder in years of patience and dormancy, and gradually began to feel a little throbbing.

"Since the mobile police of the police department can produce a righteous man like Xiao Meng, it means that many people are also dissatisfied with politics! As long as we take action, purify politics, eliminate the banner of rebels, and point the finger at the corrupt parliamentarians, black-hearted officials, greedy chaebols, and traitors who compromise and give in to the outside world, these people will definitely become our firm comrades!"

Mu Tie's heart finally moved.

He knew that what Ding Zhongyu said made sense.

In this empire, the image of a soldier has become synonymous with purity and patriotism after so many years of subtle influence, and has become the hope of many people in this country. The emperor is the soul of this country and the pillar of the people in this country. Now that he has fallen, the masses will instinctively look for another hero and a new hope. This is the essence of human beings, and it is also a deep-rooted complex for ordinary Chinese people: the complex of wise rulers, heroes, and great men.

At this time, as long as he Mu Tie can stand up, act firmly, and show his iron fist and strength, he will likely replace the emperor and become the most popular of this empire.

What's more, his prestige is second only to the emperor, and his power is second only to the emperor.

Now that the emperor is gone, who can stabilize this country except him?

This is responsibility, this is obligation, this is opportunity, this is God's will.

"The king is not the king, and the minister is not the minister. At first, the danger will be difficult and the final victory will be determined. The black rabbit walks into the green dragon. It is impossible to say..." Ding Zhongyu recited this prophecy like a spell. The language seemed to have some magic power. "Teacher, this is undoubtedly you! Only you can help the young master stabilize the country, and only you can turn the tide and sweep away the demon atmosphere! Since it is God's will, you cannot disobey! An eighteen-year-old child who has just grown up does not have the ability to win this national war and is not qualified to command this country! Only you can save this nation from danger!"

"That young man is still yelling that soldiers are not allowed to interfere in politics. It's so naive and ridiculous." Ding Zhongyu shook his head, "The thousand-year slave education has caused the martial spirits in the blood of this nation to disappear! Only soldiers who have been baptized by military education and war are the hope of this country! Only these soldiers are the purest, most patriotic, and most unsatisfied power. Only they can completely wash away the century-old national humiliation of this country, rewrite the pattern of the world with cannons and bayonets, and build a real Han Heaven!"

"Marson, please don't hesitate anymore! This country and this nation are sliding towards the abyss step by step. The emperor is dead and the country is in danger. We soldiers must stand up and save the danger! Now, it is the nation calling you, the people calling you, and it is the Chinese ancestors in our blood who show their sabers to call you, cut off all the darkness and injustice in this world, eliminate those rotten scum, and let this nation defiled by the blood of foreign races regain vitality and vitality!"

Mu Tie looked at him and finally nodded slowly. Ding Zhongyu's heart was overwhelmed by a burst of ecstasy.

"Although the teacher trusts me, he has also laid a lot of chess pieces. My troops in the Gyeonggi are too few. If I face the Imperial Guards head-on, the gendarmerie and mobile police have no chance of winning. We don't really have many other troops of the Central Front Army. The heads of the front army in the north have been focused on being trained by the teachers over the years, and I have vaguely restrained me!" Mu Tie said, snorting coldly, "But now that the teacher has passed away, it is natural for me to inherit his career. At this time, the National Defense Forces cannot have a second voice! Directly issue orders to the troops in the name of me, the General Staff, and the Martial Law Command. The time to test the National Defense Forces!"

Ding Zhongyu's heels were all together and his expression was solemn.

"Immediately call the First Division and the Second Division to announce martial law orders, and implement military control in Beijing according to the established plan and control all important goals." Mu Tie said coldly, "Immine the General Staff and send the Guard Brigade out and control the Chinese Palace first! Cut off internal and external contacts, and at the same time, control the Prime Minister's Office, the Parliament Headquarters and the Police Department as quickly as possible! Send a special team to bring my order to the comrades of the Imperial Guards, control the troops, and purify them on the spot."

"Order the 100th Regiment of the 33rd Division stationed in Tianjin to control the Tianjin Railway Station immediately! Telegram the 32nd Division of the National Defense Force stationed in Tangshan, the 7th Division of Saiyinsanda, and the Fifth Cavalry Division stationed in Luanzhou, immediately assemble at the station, control the railway, and prepare the carriage. The 32nd Division is newly expanded, and they will send regular officers and soldiers to form a basic detachment, abandon the baggage, bring only the necessary ammunition and dry food, and enter Beijing as soon as possible. If you encounter a naval blockade in Tianjin, take a detour!"

"The 16th Army and the comrades in the Liaodong Garrison Army should also say hello and hide the arrangements of the mobilization. Our actions are to be lightning-rushing! Order the main forces of the 108th and 33rd Divisions stationed in Qinhuangdao and Tanggu to closely monitor the Marines, and send forward detachments to move closer to Beijing immediately! In addition, order the Third Regiment of the Second Division to guard the east to defend the Marines from Tianjin and Tongzhou to enter Beijing! The 111th Division of the Border Defense in Lushun and the Weihai troops should also take action immediately to prevent any abnormal movements in the Marines!"

"Those fronts, the Northern Front Army contacted the inside line to confirm Yue Ying's attitude. The Northeast Front Army and the Northwest Front Army should not contact rashly, but wait for me to decide the overall situation." Mu Tie continued, "Their headquarters are surrounded by the Imperial Guards, so I'm afraid we can't count too much. Just contact us directly with the strongest control troops and enter Beijing immediately. There are a few key points..."

Ding Zhongyu remembered it like lightning in his mind, and then repeated it word by word. Mu Tie nodded with satisfaction: "Leave it here for xiǎo Zhao, you should take people to the General Intelligence Bureau immediately, arrest Qin Guang for me, and cut off the General Intelligence Bureau from Beijing!"

Mu Tie sneered: "I think the General Intelligence Bureau is not a solid piece. If Ge Shaojie and Zhang Chun die, there are probably others! That Xiao Feng is about to die, and his confidants are probably not a pure minister. When they arrest them, they understand who is going to assassinate the emperor!"

"I'll hang up the phone to Ma Ning now," Mu Tie said, "Let him bring the Eagle Wolf team here. The Wolf team will follow you and copy the General Intelligence Bureau's nest first!"

He looked at Ding Zhongyu's god and reminded him: "Don't really have fire with the navy now! You have to remember that the national war is coming soon! The navy is an important force of the country. If it can be preserved, it must be preserved!"

"Teacher, the Navy has only five or six battalions in the city, as long as we move quickly..." Ding Zhongyu's tone was a little unrestrained.

"Don't look at Xu Shuai." Mu Tie said without doubt, "I have been with him since he was a low-key person, and he also has some mother-in-law and mother, but as long as he makes up his mind, he will be more cruel than anyone else's! Such a person, as long as he has a glimmer of hope, don't let him become your enemy! He is surrounded by strong defense, the Marines' troops in Beijing are well-equipped and well-trained. Tianjin is also stationed in the First Landing Division, Lushun, and Weihaiwei, all in the hands of the navy! Their fleet can go north at any time, and once the fight is not solved in a short time, many people will have a different embrace! What we want is momentum and deterrence! As long as we firmly occupy the upper hand, many intermediate forces will turn backwards, and our momentum will become more and more obvious! When the troops in the north enter Beijing, we will take the initiative!"

Ding Zhongyu's eyes flashed, but he nodded seriously.
To be continued...