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Chapter 1059 Despair

The previous chapter should be Chapter 1069: A Hundred Years of Avenge (). The chapter name is wrong, but it does not affect reading.

Time: September 9, the Sino-Japanese War of 18, the day after the Battle of Dadonggou, in the evening.

Location: In the Jinmen area, in the backyard of the Zhili Governor's Yamen.

When Dr. Xue, who was summoned from the Forbidden City in an emergency, took a young apprentice with him, they walked out of Li Zhongtang's bedroom quietly.

Yang Shixiang, Sheng Huaixuan, Zhang Shiheng and other officials from Beiyang rushed forward.

Everyone started asking questions in a variety of ways. There may be some differences in their opinions, but what everyone wanted to express was basically the same.

To put it all together, it’s probably:

I would like to ask Dr. Xue, how is Li Zhongtang's health in Beiyang? How long will it take for him to wake up? And whether you can handle things after waking up, etc.

Facing these officials with admiral, commander-in-chief, prefect and other official positions in front of them, all of them in Daqing are at least four-rank officials.

In terms of his own rank, Dr. Xue, who was only a sixth-grade official, suddenly became big.

It took a while before the leaders such as Yang Shixiang and Sheng Huaixuan reacted, but everyone was asking questions in a mess and couldn't find anything.

But remember that I have prescribed a prescription to soothe the nerves, and you must let Master Zhongtang drink it for a period of time; more importantly, you must rest for a period of time in the future, and you must not continue to work hard.

Then his face suddenly changed, and he was so angry that he spit out a mouthful of old blood and fainted immediately.

And then, it led to the scene at the beginning?

Of course not, Li Zhongtang is an extremely determined person.

Seeing this, Imperial Physician Xue bowed to the people around him who were much higher than him in terms of power, official position, or rank.

After the First World War, a large number of Huai army generals including Zuo Baogui were killed, and various ordnance and supplies were seized in countless quantities.

After staying up all night, I was exhausted, but I finally came up with some ideas.

All the above means that the Huai army has basically lost its combat effectiveness, and Chaodao, Daqing's only vassal state, has fallen into the hands of the island country.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Daqing is now facing a disaster for the huge influence it ultimately brought.

Coupled with the advantage of having a defensive line, the Huai Army is the most adept at the combat environment of "building a stronghold and fighting stupidly".

It was only during the period when Li Zhongtang fainted that they came to their senses more clearly:

This Lord of Zhongtang is so crucial to them and to the whole of Beiyang.

After hearing such news at first, everyone in Daqing didn't believe it at all.

Specifically, what they encountered was this...

Gradually, as time continued to pass, Li Zhongtang and others gradually felt that something was wrong.

After listening to the words of Dr. Cai, who was considered a master of the Da Qing Dynasty, all the bureaucrats in Beiyang were relieved that Li Zhongtang would wake up soon.

But no matter how bad things are, Li Zhongtang still has more than 20,000 people in Pingchao City, equipped with a large number of Western-style fast guns and cannons.

For example, immediately set up a defense line along the Yalu River to try to keep the little devils out of the Northeast.

Moreover, the organization was in chaos, morale was completely lost, and weapons, equipment, etc. were almost completely lost.

There was no reaction from Ye Zhichao in Pingchao City.

After all, there are more than 20,000 pigs. If the little devil wants to catch them all, it will take some time, right?

What I didn't expect was that in the next few hours, no matter how hard the telecommunications room of the Zhili Governor's Palace tried to use the telegraph machine to make contact.

After taking a short rest and drinking some ginseng tea to replenish his energy, Li Zhongtang summoned all his staff and discussed countermeasures overnight.

After more than ten years of peace, the Huai army under Li Zhongtang has long ceased to fight fiercely against the bandits.

On the contrary, Yinfa and other great powers gradually confirmed the authenticity of the news released by the island country through the offices they set up in Chaodao.

really! Nowadays, many sensible people in Daqing can understand a little bit.

We really have to ask Li Zhongtang, the backbone of Beiyang, to come up with a charter.

After fainting, he was quickly woken up by his men pinching him; then, stimulated by a series of bad news, he burst out the cruelty in his heart.

Therefore, almost everyone in the government and opposition parties in Daqing recognized one thing: if a force like the Huai Army is placed in Pingchao City, it can last for some time.

When this finally reached Li Zhongtang's ears, the 71-year-old man immediately yelled:

'Ye Shuqing, this thief is incompetent and has misled me about important events in Beiyang~'

At the Pingchao City defense line, only about half of the Huai army, which originally numbered more than 20,000 people, fled to the northeast via land in embarrassment.

It can’t be more emotionally exciting, especially since such tragic and joyful things can’t happen~”

The island nation's official government officially announced that the island nation's First Army, commanded by Shanxian Youpeng, had completely captured Pingchao City after more than ten hours of hard fighting.

So Lord Nakatō, this illness is very troublesome.

To know! In the past few days, there have been too many and too serious things that happened, and the turning point in the process was also too big.

Although Li Zhongtang used to take good care of his body, he is still an old man in his seventies after all. Since ancient times, seventy years have been rare, and the most taboo thing is to experience great emotions such as great sadness or joy in a short period of time.

He smiled bitterly and said: "My lords, please be patient and don't make any noise.

After my acupuncture treatment, I should be able to wake up in a short while.

It seems that Chaodao, the last vassal state of Daqing, can no longer be expected to be preserved or lost in the future; but Northeast, the land of Longxing in Daqing, must not have any trouble.

Then, they realized something: Even if Li Zhongtang was fine, he couldn't handle the matter under the current circumstances. So what should we do in the face of the current huge crisis?

For a moment, I was very upset.

He believed that the little devils and thieves were so powerful that they could not defeat Daqing's powerful army head-on, so they just wanted to use such rumors to disturb the people of Daqing.

From a scholar to this stage, I have experienced many ups and downs in my life, and my mind has been tempered to a stone. How could I be completely defeated so easily.

After a while of shouting and cursing, everyone closed their mouths one after another.

The night of the 15th, three days ago.

Otherwise, the capital city, an important place, would have been completely exposed to the devil's butcher's knife.

For the troops used to build the defense line, on the one hand, they planned to collect the defeated troops who had retreated from Chaodao; they planned to use rewards from high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and also to form a supervising team.

Let these broken soldiers stand firmly on the edge of the Yalu River, and they are not allowed to retreat even half a step under any circumstances.

On the other hand, the court was requested to immediately use the first town of the Daqing New Army, the Eight Banners who stayed in the northeast, and the Boxers who were said to be invulnerable to guns and swords.

Set off immediately to set up defenses on the front line of the Yalu River.

In addition, haven't Daqing provinces in the past organized and trained several battalions equipped with new foreign guns and battalion leaders with stronger combat effectiveness than the Green Battalions?

Don't hide it. When Daqing encounters such a huge crisis, we must all move across the Yalu River this time.

In addition, we need to seize the time and continue to train more battalion heads.

The necessary weapons were quickly purchased from the foreigners. No matter how high the price the foreign devils asked or how much money they had to spend, they accepted it.

In short, under the huge crisis faced by Daqing, all combat forces must be mobilized, and the Japanese must not be defeated across the Yalu River.

Of course, if this crisis can be resolved without fighting the Japanese, that would naturally be the best outcome.

So early in the morning, Li Zhongtang, who was obviously exhausted, after hurriedly washing up, he cheered up and went to visit the ministers of many great powers in person.

In the final analysis, the biggest hope for Li Zhongtang, his Beiyang group, and even the entire Daqing court to deal with this crisis lies in the mediation of the great powers.

Damn it! There are indeed some great powers who have abused them thousands of times, and they treat them as if they were in first love.

I hope that with the mediation of the great powers, after the Japs occupy Chao Island, Daqing will pay as little money as possible and settle the matter.

To put it bluntly, it was Mr. Li Zhongtang, the famous paper maker, who planned to use another piece of paper to seal the big hole that had just been broken in the Daqing house.

It's good to be able to block the wind temporarily. As for when the house collapses, I can't control that much.

It's a pity that the situation seems to be too bad this time, and there is no chance to paste a piece of paper.

Under the attention of many interested people, Li Zhongtang did not gain anything after running around for a day; the attitude of the great powers towards his request was quite strange.

In addition to saying "stay tuned", no one was willing to come forward for mediation.

For this reason, during the two days of the 16th and 17th, the entire Daqing fell into great uneasiness. Someone in the court shouted that they would fight to the death with the Japs and organize the children of the Hunan Army to fight against the Japs.

But someone soon started to disprove it, saying that during the battle with the legal entity in Annan ten years ago, it was not like a new Hunan Army was not formed; and then? Proof is of no use at all.

Some elites organized themselves and were frantically impeaching Li Zhongtang.

He thought that he had spent so much money from the court and occupied several provinces to collect gold, but the Huai army he raised was so unusable that he wanted to kill him to thank the people.

Among the people, especially in the capital city, people are talking about whether even the Japanese soldiers are going to fight their way into the capital city.

The prices of rice, flour, grains and oils on the market have begun to rise uncontrollably.

There are even some wealthy people who have begun to take their possessions and families and flee the capital city, which may soon be in chaos.

For a time, all kinds of weird things and remarks in Daqing are constantly developing...

The above situation lasted until the 17th, that is, around 8 o'clock last night, when the Zhili Governor's Mansion suddenly received a message from the Beiyang Fleet.

While Admiral Ding was still in a coma, this was in an attached message jointly signed by Liu Buchan, Lin Yongsheng, Deng Shichang and other supervisors.

It introduces in detail how a shocking naval battle was fought with the help of three warships from Xuan Ge Camp.

They not only sank eight battleships of the Little Japanese Combined Fleet, but also captured four battleships including the flagship, Matsushima, Naniwa, Itsukushima, and Hashidate.

This is tantamount to great good news that all decent assets of the island nation's navy have been eliminated.

It was just when a person in charge of the telecommunications office of the Zhili Governor's Mansion excitedly went to deliver it to Li Zhongtang in person with such a message, which in his eyes was definitely a joy.

Even at that time, I was still imagining that Master Zhongtang, who was overjoyed, would reward me with something.

After all, in his opinion, although the Beiyang Fleet was greatly involved in the rebellion of Xuange Camp, it ultimately defeated the little Japanese fleet.

In this way, the little devil's army in Chaodao became a lone army, and after a long time, it would only end in defeat and destruction.

After this battle, the Beiyang family still controlled the most powerful navy in Daqing, and they still had a good army in hand.

Even if the Daqing court couldn't stand them anymore, they would not be able to take any practical action to punish them. Instead, they would work harder to win them over.

However, when Li Zhongtang received the telegram, he only read it hastily.

Faced with the news that the army under his command had suffered a disastrous defeat on Chaoshima Island, this old man who could still cheer up and run around suddenly turned red on his pale face.

He yelled: "No! I'm Daqing, I'm Beiyang in danger~"

Then, after spitting out a large mouthful of old blood, he collapsed on the chair.

When the servants and subordinates around him stepped forward to check in panic, they found that the soul of Beiyang had fainted and fainted.

Pushing, pinching, etc. can't wake him up at all.

In the following time, not only many famous doctors from Jinmen City were invited, but also doctors from the foreign devils were invited to see him. Li Zhongtang was still unconscious.

Finally, now, even Doctor Xue, who has the best medical skills in the capital city, has been invited.

After some treatment, the scene at the beginning finally appeared...

Just when Yang Shixiang, Sheng Huaixuan, Zhang Shiheng and others were very upset because of what Dr.

After looking around at everyone, he said to Yang Shixiang: "Mr. Yang, Mr. Shanda, I want you two to go in quickly in the middle hall."

After hearing this, Yang Shixiang, Li Zhongtang's first staff member.

There was also Sheng Huaixuan, Beiyang's money bag. The two of them didn't dare to delay at all and walked in quickly.

Soon after, he saw Li Zhongtang, who had woken up but was extremely weak, half lying on the bed and looking out the window in a trance.

After Yang Shixiang waited for the two of them to say hello, he turned to look over and slowly asked in a very small voice:

"During the time I was unconscious, how was the situation developing outside?"

After the two instinctively glanced at each other, Yang Shixiang finally answered in a relaxed tone with a smile on his face:

"Master Zhongtang, please feel free to rest and recover. The situation outside is quite good now.

Besides, the imperial court still has Lafayette, Guangxu and a group of military ministers to handle state affairs. If the sky cannot fall, you can rest peacefully and rest. "

Yang Shixiang's above statement is naturally all nonsense.

I just thought of Doctor Xue's advice and said some words to reassure Li Zhongtang, hoping to let this old man rest in peace.

However, Li Zhongtang was too familiar with Daqing and the imperial court, so how could the above statements fool him.

Perhaps it was the bad news and sudden changes in the past two days that caused a bad mood.

Even the result of almost dying has made Li Zhongtang feel so stimulated that his whole mood has undergone a huge change.

So after hearing the words, with a sneer on his face, he said something treasonous in front of a group of completely trustworthy subordinates.

If it had been spoken by someone else, the nine clans might have been wiped out several times:

"Lafayette? This old Manchu woman has a natural talent for playing with the hearts of people in officialdom, balancing and controlling the power of all parties in the court.

But when it comes to knowledge, she is just a woman from a deep palace who knows nothing about the world's situation.

Lord Guangxu? Among all the emperors of the Qing dynasty, this one was the most useless. He could only make plans in his mind and shout with his mouth. If he really wanted to do anything, he would not dare to do anything.

As for those military ministers, since Guiziliu was squeezed out by Lafayette from the military aircraft department, every one of them is a useless snack who only knows how to nod.

So, relying on the above people, can we deal with the current chaos?

Tell me, what happened outside during the time I fainted? Don't worry, I, Li Zhongtang, have never encountered any situation in my life, and I can withstand it. "

Faced with such shocking statements, Yang Shixiang and Sheng Huaixuan were both a little dumbfounded.

It seemed that the continuous blows from this incident were too great for the Lord of the Central Hall, and his temperament changed drastically.

After a slight hesitation, Sheng Huaixuan finally spoke of the latest situation with a wry smile:

"The other conditions are not bad, although except for Eastern Guangdong Province, the governors of all provinces have expressed uneasiness in the territory, and several battalions under their command are unable to mobilize the new army to deploy defenses on the Yalu River.

The imperial court and the Ministry of Revenue said that it was natural to organize and train the new army; but there was no shortage of ordnance and pay.

However, the island country's First Army is still staying in Pingchao City. There is no sign of plans to enter the Northeast for the time being, so the Northeast does not need to worry for a while.

The key trouble is that the ministers of Yin and France have officially stated.

In the future, it will help the island countries transport various supplies such as ordnance, food and grass; although it has been repeatedly emphasized that this is purely a commercial issue.

But it has been shown that they intend to let go and help the island country. In this war, they annex Daqing, at least to annex the Northeast. According to my opinion, they plan to use the little devils to guard Xuangeying and Maozi.

It was also because of Yinfa's stance that the great powers such as Uncle Sam's family only expressed neutrality on this matter.

Only Maozi protested against the Japs' actions, but their little navy was still in Europe, and their army had not been able to mobilize thousands of miles through the Siberian wasteland.

So the little devil didn't take such a protest seriously at all. "

Sheng Huaixuan's voice finally fell, and Yang Shixiang started to say with emotion: "God doesn't open his eyes!

After the news that the combined fleet was completely destroyed was sent back, there was a wailing sound throughout the island country; several high-ranking naval officials committed suicide to apologize, and the people even saw that a great chaos was about to occur.

But at this time, Yinfa expressed his stance, which revived their morale.

Now there is news that the Little Devils are now forming the Second Infantry Army; they have organized all the remaining standing divisions in the country into them.

It is planned to let Yinfa help transport it to Chaoshima and continue to expand the scale of the ground war. "

When Sheng Huaixuan talked about the above content with Yang Shixiang, his face was full of indescribable bitterness and despair.

Just like the mood of all discerning people in Daqing today:

Despair, extreme despair. In the past, the foreign devils who could not defeat the West were now being beaten by the little Japanese devils.

There is also a huge doubt in my heart: What happened to this Daqing, and what should they do...

(End of this chapter)