"Xu Geng, what did the trash on the front line do? How could the Western Sichuan Army appear on the periphery of the capital? How did they come?" Emperor Guangxu was furious. The Ministry of War was going to send reinforcements to the front line. Okay, he transferred the 100,000 most elite new guard army to the imperial guards. However, in this blink of an eye, the western Sichuan rebels had already reached the capital. Could it be that the generals leading the troops on the front line were all useless?

"Return to the emperor. According to the statement of the Xuanhua garrison, these western Sichuan troops came in from outside the mouth. It must be that they had hidden their traces all the way, so they did not find their traces!" Xu Geng said with a sweat on his head. As the Minister of War, the western Sichuan troops have now reached the capital, and he has a great responsibility. Once Emperor Guangxu wants to take the man to the tank, he is undoubtedly the best candidate.

"Hmph! Come from outside? What should we do now?" Emperor Guangxu was furious. Could it be that this time, he had to be beaten to the capital like the late emperor and then abandon the city and flee? Emperor Guangxu swore that he would never do such a thing.

"Emperor, the city has ordered the Eight Banners soldiers outside the city to enter the city. Now the gate of the capital has been closed. With the defense of the capital, it will definitely ensure that the capital is safe and sound. According to the information we have obtained, there are less than 20,000 troops coming to the western Sichuan Army. They cannot break through the capital!" Xu Geng promised.

"Mr. Xu is so full of words! Didn't Mr. Xu say that after the 100,000 new guards arrived at the front line, they could stabilize the situation? How is it now? The Western Sichuan Army has arrived at the capital. Emperor, I beg the emperor to ask General Fengshan to lead his army back to the rescue immediately. The capital is important!" Weng Tonghe immediately responded.

"Your Majesty, no! With the 100,000 Eight Banners soldiers, it is enough to guard the capital. The new guard army has just arrived in Xi'an. If they are allowed to return now, it will not only cause Xi'an to fall, but also cause the new guard army to fall into danger!" Xu Gengshen immediately retorted.

"Your Majesty, the capital is important! Once the Western Sichuan Army attacks the capital, even if we can defend it, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the world! Not to mention anything else, the morale of the front-line army will be greatly affected. Therefore, now withdrawing the new guard army in the Imperial Guard will retain strength for the Qing Dynasty to the greatest extent!" Weng Tonghe said in a deep voice. At the same time, he also gave Emperor Guangxu a look. He and Emperor Guangxu have been very familiar with him after being a teacher and student for so long. Now, the failure of the Qing Dynasty is confirmed. But after the failure, how to ensure the status of Emperor Guangxu depends on whether the new guard army can return to the capital safely. If the new guard army loses again, Emperor Guangxu will inevitably become a puppet in the hands of Empress Dowager Cixi again.

Emperor Guangxu understood Weng Tonghe's meaning, but he was still a little sad. He originally thought that he could use a million troops to wipe out western Sichuan and re-determine the Qing Dynasty, but in the end, it was still empty! Now western Sichuan is coming in a fierce manner, and he must do his best to protect the interests of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, he had to protect his own power. As for western Sichuan, it would be fine to give them some benefits. If western Sichuan disagree, then ask foreigners to come forward. Emperor Guangxu believed that foreigners would not want to see the Qing Dynasty overthrowed by western Sichuan.

"The person who comes, immediately send an order to Fengshan, asking him to lead his army back to the capital immediately. Within ten days, he must rush back to the capital to fight against the western Sichuan Army. In addition, he ordered all the troops in the capital to work with the admirals of the Nine Gates to guard the death penalty together, and must defend the capital!" Emperor Guangxu ordered.

"Your Majesty, you must not!" Xu Geng shouted. He had a bad premonition. If the new guards who had just arrived in Xi'an returned immediately, they might have encountered unexpected problems. By then, the Qing Dynasty will be over.

"Retreat the court!" Emperor Guangxu ignored Xu Geng's body and left directly.

"Let's go, Lord Xu, the emperor has left!" Weng Tonghe smiled and looked at Xu Geng quietly.

"Oh! The Qing Dynasty is probably over!" Xu Geng shook his head and left the palace dejectedly.

At the same time, Empress Dowager Cixi also learned that the Western Sichuan Army was about to arrive in the capital. In her Chuxiu Palace, Prince Li Shiduo, who had been dismissed, was kneeling in front of her.

"Empress Dowager! The Qing Dynasty is about to end! Look at what the emperor did? Now the bandits in western Sichuan are about to come!" Shi Duo said with tears in his eyes.

"Okay, okay! If you don't say that the Western Sichuan Army has only less than 20,000 people. With these 20,000 people, you can't capture the capital!" said Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Empress Dowager! These 20,000 people are just the vanguard of the Western Sichuan Army! Once the front line is defeated, the Western Sichuan Army will launch a large-scale attack! The emperor is still too young and too impatient to do things. If it were the Empress Dowager, how could such a thing happen?" Shiduo said again. He was the Empress Dowager Cixi's man, and only when Empress Dowager Cixi takes power again can he be restored. Therefore, taking this opportunity, he tried every means to instigate Empress Dowager Cixi to come out again and take control of the power of the court. At that time, he will naturally be able to rise.

"Hmph! Shiduo, can you, a slave, say these words? How the emperor acts has his own reasons." Empress Dowager Cixi said with a calm face. Even if the emperor did something wrong, he is still the master. How can these slaves blame him at will?

"Ah! Queen Mother, I realized that I was wrong!" Shi Duo quickly kowtowed and admitted his mistake.

"Okay, you go back! If things are not done, the Ai family will not watch the Qing Dynasty ruined!" said Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Yes, I'm going to leave!" Shiduo was overjoyed. He knew that this was equivalent to Cixi's statement. As long as Cixi took power again, he would be the majestic Prince Li again.

On the evening of July 4, the entire capital was in panic. The streets were already martial law and people were strictly prohibited from taking to the streets. The prices of various food and daily necessities soared. However, the Qing court seemed to have not paid attention to this issue at all.

When the morning sun shone on the entire capital, a "rumbling" sound of thunder came from the west of Guang'anmen Square in the capital. The rising smoke and dust covered the sky and the sun, and the Qing soldiers guarding the city all turned pale. They all knew that this was the impact of the large-scale cavalry rush. The Western Sichuan Army had already arrived, and it was right in front of them.

"Come, come and report to the Lord. The Western Sichuan Army has arrived!" The general guarding the city did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered people to report the news. Now, Prince Su, the commander of the Eight Banners of Fengtai, Prince Su Aisin Jueluo Shanqi.

"Wang Wei, do you think we are the people who can conquer the capital?" Wang Yuze rode on the war horse, looking at the towering and tall city walls of the capital, and asked. Although he had been to Beijing more than once in his previous life, Beijing in later generations had no tall city walls. Although the tall city walls could not hide the weakness of the Qing Dynasty, it seems that it is still very majestic and spectacular now.

"Ah! Young Master, we only have such a few people. It should be unrealistic to capture the capital!" Wang Wei was startled and quickly persuaded him. He thought Wang Yuze really had the intention to capture Beijing.

"Don't worry, I'm just talking, I won't do anything random!" Wang Yuze said. Despite this, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It would be great if he could do his best to completely destroy the Qing Dynasty! However, this battle seemed impossible, and he had to continue waiting for the opportunity. Three years later, it should be the opportunity for western Sichuan to replace the Qing Dynasty.

Soon, the Western Sichuan Army arrived at the capital city, and the vanguard troops were less than two kilometers away from the capital. This location was within the range of the cannons placed on the capital city wall. However, unexpectedly, the Qing army did not fire the artillery.

However, the arrival of the Western Sichuan Army caused a tension among the Qing army on the city wall. The Eight Banners who were defending the Guang'anmen Square were nervously watching the movements of the Western Sichuan Army outside the city. Some of them were holding rifles, while others were bows and arrows, big swords and spears. Compared with the New Guards, their equipment was simply varied. This is no wonder that Xu Gengshi was extremely unbelieving in their combat effectiveness.

After a while, there was a commotion on the city wall. It turned out that it was Xu Geng, the Minister of War, and Prince Su Aisin Gioro Shanqi, who brought people to the city wall. After receiving the news, the two of them naturally did not dare to neglect them. Although there were few soldiers in the Western Sichuan Army, no one could guarantee whether they would attack the city. If the city gate was lost, the two of them would be to blame.

"Is there any way to blow up the city wall or gate of the capital?" Wang Yuze asked. At this time, the brigade commander of the 10th Brigade, Zhaxi Dorji, and the brigade commander of the 13th Brigade, Ma Zhengyuan, had already arrived at Wang Yuze. Both of them had very identities, especially Ma Zhengyuan, who was already in his fifty people, but they never thought that they would lead their troops to the capital one day.

"Young marshal, don't think about the city wall. With our current **, we can't blow it up at all. The western wall of the capital is 10.3 meters high on the outside, 10.1 meters high on the inside, 11.5 meters wide on the top, and 14.8 meters thick on the base. Unless there are large-caliber siege cannons firing armor-piercing shells, we can do nothing to the thick city wall! But the city gate may be able to blow it up. But there are more than 100,000 Qing troops inside, and there are still many Qing troops coming. We may not be able to capture the entire capital even if we blow up the city gate!" said Zhaxi Duoji. Their strength is too weak. If the entire Second Cavalry Army comes together, we can try it.

"Young Marshal, we can try it. As long as the city gate is blown up, my 13th Brigade will be sure to rush in!" Ma Zhengyuan was eager to try.

"Don't worry about whether you want to attack the city. Let the artillery test the defense of the capital first!" Wang Yuze said.

Soon, the two brigades, a total of 64 Type 82 infantry artillery, were ready outside Guang'anmen Gate of the capital, and were ready to use artillery shells to announce the arrival of the Western Sichuan Army.

"fire!"

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