Gunshots were heard in Gongning City, and fires soared into the sky. You can see the night sky reflected by the fire tens of miles away. The Northwest Army Camp, which is only ten miles away from Gongning City, naturally would not be unaware of it. As soon as you notice something strange in Gongning City, the camp sounded the military call for emergency gathering. However, the order received by the troops after the emergency gathering was to stand by on time, and then the following was gone.

On the roof of the headquarters building, Tang Bingcan looked at Gongning City without saying a word, and didn't know what he was thinking. Chief of Staff Qiu Qing Huang Xin couldn't bear it and sighed softly: "This war will destroy at least half of Gongning City, which is decades of hard work..."

Tang Bingcan said, "Judging from the density of gunfire, the attack was fierce, I was afraid that the casualties would not be small, so let the military hospital prepare accordingly."

"It's not that I'm getting angry, I'll just do it?" Qiu Qinghuang was a little worried. If the casualties were too big, it would be a waste of money. The railway traffic has been cut off, and all medicines and medical supplies cannot be replenished in time. If it consumes too much, he will inevitably feel a little heartbroken.

"Zhu Shanhai is not stupid. If he succeeds easily, he might become suspicious." Tang Bingcan said slowly: "He is the protagonist in this drama in Northwest, so he can't let him give up in advance."

Qiu Qinghuang said: "If we don't reinforce, will he be suspicious?"

"Who said we won't help?" Tang Bingcan said as he fired the lighter and looked at his watch, and said slowly: "Wait a little longer, wait for the agreed signal, and send two more groups to the East Gate to pick up the meeting."

Speaking of this, he smiled, "The matter started with a hasty situation, the situation was unclear, and it was a night battle. Rampant intervention could easily lead to greater melee. It is reasonable to keep the troops in motion to wait and see. Moreover, from the overall situation in the northwest, there are strong enemies outside, so it is not appropriate to have large-scale internal strife. Are these reasons enough?"

As soon as the phone rings, Zuo Zongtang quickly picked up the microphone and heard Ci'an's quite urgent voice coming from the microphone, "How is the battle situation? Can you contact Tang Bingcan? Can he send troops to help?"

"Returning to the Empress Dowager, she was reborn. The incident happened in a hurry. Despite desperate resistance, she was still defeated. The chaos army had occupied the Ximen. The Xiaoximen and the Nanmen were constantly pouring in, and many key points were lost. The telephone line with the military region had been cut off and could not be contacted. There was no sign of Tang Bingcan sending troops to reinforce."

On the other end of the phone, Ci'an, who had been trying to calm down, was finally a little panicked, "What should I do?"

"If Tang Bingcan does not send troops to rescue, he will only evacuate Gongning. I beg me to pray that the Empress Dowager will order the Imperial Guard to break through the wall from the east. I swear to respond to the death and escort the Empress Dowager to evacuate Gongning..."

Ci'an held the microphone blankly for a while and was speechless. Tang Bingcan held his troops and sat down to watch Gong Ning's chaos. What was his intention? Zuo Zongtang's Supervisor Camp was basically crippled after this battle. What was the outcome of breaking out and waiting for her mother and mother? The only difference is whether it fell into Zhu Shanhai or Feng Renxuan's hands.

For a moment, she was in a state of confusion, and Zuo Zongtang's anxious voice came from the microphone, "The situation is urgent, I hope the Empress Dowager will make a decision quickly..."

Soon, Ci'an calmed down. If she had to make a choice between Zhu Shanhai and Feng Renxuan, she would rather choose Zhu Shanhai. After all, Zhu Shanhai is a man of people. Besides, if you break out, anything can happen. She can't let the emperor take risks. She made up her mind and said in a deep voice: "I believe that Tang Bingcan will not sit idly by, and I will be determined to stand by and wait for help!"

After a while of silence in the microphone, Zuo Zongtang's slightly hoarse voice came, "Even if I am heartbroken, I will try my best to rescue me. I beg me to pray that the Empress Dowager will always remember one thing, whether it is the court or Yuan Qi, they will try their best to rescue me..."

Before he finished speaking, there was no sound in the microphone, and it was obvious that the telephone line was broken again.

The gunshots in Gongning City lasted for more than an hour before gradually becoming sparse and gradually faded away. When it was dawn, Zuo Zongtang had already gathered his remaining troops into the military region.

In the conference room, Qiu Qinghuang presented a cup of hot tea and asked with concern: "Is the loss big?"

After fighting in the middle of the night, Zuo Zongtang was still in good spirits. He glanced at him and said, "The casualties were more than 2,000, and the weapons and ammunition stored in the city were completely lost. Do you think the losses are huge?"

Tang Bingcan smiled and said, "There is such a serious loss to the master of the Ministry, so we can evacuate naturally."

Zuo Zongtang said: "Are you ready?"

"I'm not prepared, afraid of seeing the flaws." Tang Bingcan said: "However, if I lend Zhu Shanhai a hundred courage, he would not dare to attack us. I could evacuate calmly."

After hearing this, Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but sigh. With this evacuation, Zhu Shanhai completely controlled the entire Xinjiang, which was enough to compete with Feng Renxuan. Because he controlled Ci'an and Niang, he had to nominally overwhelm Feng Renxuan. However, in this way, he would also face the attack of the imperial army from the mainland.

After a while of silence, he said, "If Britain and Russia do not send troops to provide assistance, we will lose more than we can."

"Planning is up to people, and success is up to heaven." Tang Bingcan said disrespectfully: "Zhu Shanhai has become a climate, but he is facing a situation of being attacked from both sides. He is mostly trying to lobby Britain and Russia to send troops to provide assistance, it depends on the reaction of the two countries."

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Looking at the telegram in his hand, Yi Zhengxing slowly frowned his thick eyebrows. After pondering for a while, he spoke slowly: "Will the Empress Dowager and the Emperor fall into Gongning? Will the future troubles be buried?"

"What are the consequences?" Yi Zhizu asked in a relaxed tone.

After hesitating, Yi Zhengxing said: "After all, the emperor is the supreme leader of the Qing Dynasty. If he signs a treaty of humiliation with Britain and Russia under the pressure of Zhu Shanhai, our country will be in a very passive situation..."

After hearing this, Yi Zhizu said unconsciously: "There is no passive, at most it can be done to decree or even be more radical..."

Yi Zhengxing was stunned and then realized that if the Empress Dowager and the Emperor really dared to sign a treaty with Britain, Russia and other countries that would damage national sovereignty or interests, they would have abolished Emperor Guangxu. No, it would not be as simple as abolishing the establishment. It should have been used as an excuse to directly destroy the Qing Dynasty and change the dynasty.

In other words, the empress dowager fell into the hands of Gong Ning and Zhu Shanhai this time, which was a premeditated one. This is a big pit!

Zhao Liewen, who was sitting in the lower head, then thought carefully: "The emperor may not know the depth of the matter when he was young, but Empress Dowager Ci'an has always taken into consideration the overall situation and after going through changes, he may not be so confused..."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "It's just a step of chess, there's no need to be deliberately entangled." After a pause, he continued, "The situation in the northwest is no longer necessary to be deliberately blocked, and major newspapers report it in time."
Chapter completed!