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    The killings continued, and the new Imperial Guard troops on both sides of the Yellow River fell into the slaughter of the Western Sichuan Army.  However, on the right bank of the Yellow River, a metal storm composed of cannonballs and bullets harvested lives wantonly.  On the left bank of the Yellow River, the cavalry of the Western Sichuan Army were just harvesting lives with their sabers.  The latter method is undoubtedly more bloody, but it is also more popular among soldiers.  Especially those former Ma Jiajun soldiers, what they like most is not to use guns and cannons to destroy the enemy, but to enjoy the feeling of the high-speed sprint of the war horse, and the saber in the hand can easily cut off the enemy's head.

    The battle has reached this point, and there is no doubt that the new imperial guard army is unable to recover.  They had already lost this time. Except for a very small number of people who were able to escape, the rest were either killed directly or had to surrender.

    In the Yellow River, dozens of small boats are still drifting down the river, and Fengshan has no intention of reaching the other side of the Yellow River.  The army was defeated like a mountain!  In this situation, even if he rushed to the other side of the river, there would be nothing he could do to save the situation.  In this battle, the new imperial guard army lost, and even the last of their underwear was lost.  This army has received all kinds of attention from the beginning. It has the best weapons, the highest military pay, and the most famous instructors.  As a result, they failed so easily, which was really shocking!

    "Your Majesty, I am sorry for you, I have failed to live up to your hopes!" Fengshan stood on the bow of the ship and roared, his voice full of sorrow.  He pulled out the command knife with a swipe and was about to wipe it on his neck.

    However, fortunately, the guards on both sides had quick eyesight and quick hands, and hugged him tightly.

    "General, you won't have to worry about the green hills without firewood. Only by keeping a useful body can you continue to serve the imperial court!" the guards persuaded him bitterly.  There is no doubt that the defeat of the new imperial guard army has shaken Fengshan's confidence.

    After a long time of persuasion by the guards, Fengshan gave up his will to die.

    "The bandits in western Sichuan, I, Fengshan, are at odds with you. One day, I will wipe out all of you!" Fengshan swore through gritted teeth.

    Unlike Fengshan¡¯s resentment, the Western Sichuan Army was beaming with joy.  An army of 100,000 people was unexpectedly wiped out so easily. This was the biggest victory since the war began!

    "Chief of Staff, the victory has been decided! The New Guards Army is helpless. Is this the New Guards Army, which is known as the number one in the Qing Dynasty? It is really vulnerable!" Commander of the Second Cavalry Corps of the Western Sichuan Army  Zhao Bowen laughed.  This battle not only allowed him and his troops to achieve great feats, but also completely eliminated the strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.  The war probably won't last long.  If the Manchus did not want to be overthrown, they should start thinking about how to end the war.

    "Now the new guards have lost their fighting spirit. Order the troops to stop attacking! We accept their surrender. Although these people are all bannermen, they are also very good workers! This time Western Sichuan has captured such a vast area  A lot of construction will definitely begin on the site. These soldiers will be the best workers!" Cai Yun said with a smile.  He was also very happy to achieve such a big victory.  However, the most important contribution to the victory this time must be attributed to Wang Yuze.  If Wang Yuze hadn't led his army to attack the capital, the new imperial guard army would not have rushed back to the capital from Xi'an in such a hurry, and the Western Sichuan Army would not have had this perfect opportunity.

    "Surrender without killing! Surrender without killing!" Zhao Bowen immediately gave the order. Suddenly, the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army who were rushing to kill had to stop killing and shouted one after another.

    The new Imperial Guard Army had already been killed by the Western Sichuan Army. Now the Western Sichuan Army has stopped killing and wants to recruit them.  What else could they say?  Without saying a word, everyone threw away their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

    The same is true for the new Imperial Guard troops on the other side of the river. They have been ravaged by the ferocious firepower of the Western Sichuan Army for several hours, and they have already lost any fighting spirit.  Now the Western Sichuan Army wants them to surrender. In order to survive, everyone has rationally put down their weapons.

    By dusk, the battle was all over.  The Western Sichuan Army began to clean up the battlefield.  For safety reasons, all the prisoners of war on the other side were also escorted over.  After counting, it was found that the number of captured new guardsmen reached more than 60,000.  More than 20,000 to 30,000 people were killed by the Western Sichuan Army.  However, those who took advantage of the chaos to escape or disappeared were only a few thousand and less than 10,000.  Many of them jumped into the rolling Yellow River. Except for a few who were good at water and managed to escape, the rest basically drowned in the river.  A few days later, a large number of dead bodies wearing the uniforms of the new imperial guards appeared in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.  The losses of the Western Sichuan Army were very small, not counting minor injuries, and only a few hundred people were seriously injured and killed.  It can be said to be an extremely rare victory.

      Those who actually fled in an organized manner were the new batch of guardsmen who were crossing the river when the Western Sichuan Army launched the attack.  However, their number was only a thousand. When they returned to the capital, they could no longer affect the overall situation. The war was almost over.

    The news that the Western Sichuan Army had won the victory at Hukou was quickly sent back to Chengdu.  Soon, the Manchu Qing Dynasty also knew the news.  At this point in the war, although many Manchu agents in Chengdu were exposed, a very small number of them successfully lurked.  But in order to send this news back to the capital, they once again lost many outstanding spies, causing the Manchu Qing's intelligence network in Chengdu to be almost completely lost.

    After the Western Sichuan Army won the victory at Hukou, major changes also occurred on the battlefield in Hubei.  Xiong Wu defeated the Western Sichuan Army and won the Battle of Wuhan.  The Western Sichuan Army wiped out nearly 100,000 enemies in total and suffered more than 20,000 losses.  Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, led tens of thousands of remnant troops to retreat eastward to Anhui.  A few days later, the entire Hubei fell into the hands of the Western Sichuan Army.

    After the news of the annihilation of the new imperial guard army reached the capital, the entire Manchu Qing court felt as if the sky had collapsed and was gloomy.  After Emperor Guangxu received the news in the court, he fainted on the spot and almost died.  After the imperial doctor's full rescue efforts, he finally survived, but he became seriously ill.

    The New Imperial Guard Army was Emperor Guangxu¡¯s last hope, but now the New Imperial Guard Army was annihilated by the Western Sichuan Army, which suddenly dashed all Emperor Guangxu¡¯s hopes.  Coupled with the rotten battle situation, he suddenly couldn't survive it.

    When Emperor Guangxu became ill, the Manchu Qing Dynasty suddenly fell into chaos without a leader.  The rear party, headed by the deposed Prince Shiduo, immediately clamored for Empress Dowager Cixi to return to listen to politics behind the curtain and take control of the Qing Dynasty.  However, the imperial party headed by Weng Tonghe disagreed life and death, and the two parties launched a fierce struggle.  However, what the Imperial Party relies on most is the New Guards Army. Now that the New Guards Army has been completely wiped out by the Western Sichuan Army, they naturally have no confidence to speak.  On the contrary, although the Eight Banners soldiers who supported the Empress Dowager Cixi were weak in combat, they did not suffer much losses in this war.  Everyone already knew that the court was going to change again, it was just a matter of time.

    The Forbidden City, in the Chuxiu Palace.  The Empress Dowager Cixi was sitting on the sofa, in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.  In the entire hall, except for the eunuch chief Li Lianying who was accompanying the Empress Dowager Cixi, there was no one else.

    "Xiao Lizi, what do you think the Ai family should do now?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked.

    "Lafayette, I don't know. However, I heard that no one can deal with the current situation in the Qing Dynasty except Lafayette!" Li Lianying replied.

    "Alas! Emperor! I don't know what he did. A good country in the Qing Dynasty was reduced to what it is now!" Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head and sighed.

    At this time, a young eunuch came in and reported: "Old Buddha, Prince Li wants to see you!"

    Cixi nodded, and the confusion in her eyes gradually dissipated.

    "Xuan!" Li Lianying said.

    Soon, Shi Duo walked in under the leadership of the young eunuch.

    "Slave Shiduo joins Lafayette!" Shiduo knelt on the ground.

    "Didn't I ask you to shut yourself up at home and think about your mistakes? Why did you come to Ai's house again?" Cixi asked expressionlessly.

    "Lafayette, I really can't calm down! The new army of the Imperial Guard has been completely wiped out by the bandits in western Sichuan. Adding in the troops lost on the front line, our Qing Dynasty has lost millions of troops in this battle! Now!  , the Qing Dynasty has no more soldiers to fight with!" Shi Duo said with a stern voice.

    "The army has been defeated. What can the Ai family do?" Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at Shi Duo and then said.

    "Lafayette! It's not terrible to lose the battle! What's terrible is that the emperor has no intention to solve the current crisis! If the war continues, the Qing Dynasty will be over! Please also ask Lafayette to come forward, take control of the overall situation, and save the world.  The Qing Dynasty is like water and fire!" Shi Duo said loudly.

    "Does the Ai family have to come forward? The Ai family has only enjoyed a few years of peace and quiet!" Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head, seeming a little unwilling.

    "Old Buddha, there is really no other way! If you don't come forward, the Qing Dynasty will definitely be over!" Shi Duo said quickly,

    "Okay. It's not that the Ai family is greedy for power, it's just that they can't help it. We can't just watch the country built by the ancestors of the Aixinjueluo family be thrown away like this!" Cixi said.

    Immediately, Shi Duo's face was filled with joy.  Cixi is back in power, and his restoration of power is just around the corner!

    That night, the lights in the Forbidden City were brightly lit, and all the guards looked like they were facing an enemy.  In the middle of the night, there were even shouts of killing.  However, just a moment laterCalm was restored.  Afterwards, a group of Eight Banners soldiers followed Prince Su Shanqi into the palace and replaced some of the guards in the palace.  Emperor Guangxu moved from Yangxin Hall to Yingtai, the reason was to take good care of his health!

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