Sometimes fighting really depends on luck!

I don't know whether the foreign soldiers who fled back exaggerated China's military strength, or whether the French generals heard from the intensive gunfire that this Chinese army was different from the ones they encountered before, and were worried about rashly sending

The cavalry went out to set up an ambush during the battle. They summoned more than a thousand infantry to cover the slowly approaching artillery. As soon as they entered the firing range, they ordered the artillery to set up their posture and bombard the deserted village. Then they sent the infantry to attack head-on and the cavalry to attack.

Outflanked by two wings.

Just when they were occupying the village with great fanfare, Han Xiufeng, together with Wang Hedong and other soldiers who had just caught up with the brigade, withdrew five French corpses and a French soldier who had been shot several times in the leg.

By a small river inside and outside.

Six hundred people fought against a French squad of more than a dozen people. Not only did several people escape, but they even ran in such a mess as if they had lost the battle. But everyone was still very happy and excited. After all, this is almost like pulling out a tooth from a tiger's mouth, not to mention

I have hurt a brother here.

Han Xiufeng knew that if he angered the foreigners, the foreigners would definitely take revenge and might even launch an invasion of the capital. Thinking of the emperor's situation, he did not dare to delay for a moment. After meeting up with Ronglu, he rushed to the Old Summer Palace without stopping.

When we returned to the Old Summer Palace after a long circuit, the sun had already set, and we saw that the palace entrance was full of large cars. The eunuchs of the inner court and the envoys of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, under the command of Bao Jun and Wen Feng, the ministers in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were escorting the emperor out for inspection.

All the necessary items were carried from the Old Summer Palace to the car.

Han Xiufeng was exhausted. As soon as he got off his horse, Bao Jun came up to him and said, "My brother Han, you are finally back. In order to call you back to escort you, I have sent several groups of people to Tongzhou!"

"I'm late, please forgive me!"

"It'll be great if you can get back in time. Let the brothers prepare quickly. The carriages are all ready. The emperor, the queen, the concubine and the little prince will be out soon."

"Your Majesty plans to visit Mulan?"

Mentioning this, Baojun quickly pulled Han Xiufeng aside and said with a grimace: "Because of this incident, there was a whole day of commotion in the court. Zhou Zupei and others reported that the emperor wanted to command the Sixth Division to attack the ugly British, French and foreigners. It can be seen that the emperor

Sheng Ming intended to appease the world, but now Tongzhou is not the Chanzhou of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the court does not have the virtuous appearance of Kou Zhun. The emperor wants to carry out the act of controlling relatives, so it is not a perfect strategy, and it must not be tried lightly. "

"Is the emperor going to fight in person?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

Baojun looked back behind him, and then whispered in his ear: "That's what I said, but now I can only say this. The emperor asked them to circulate the excerpt of Seng Gelinqin's invitation to 'Visit Mulan', and it exploded."

After taking the pot, everyone cried bitterly and asked the emperor not to go on patrol."

"But we can't ignore the emperor's safety!"

"They have their own reasons. They say that the capital city has tall and strong walls, a moat outside, and elite soldiers inside. If the capital city is not enough to defend against the British and Buddhist barbarians, then the plains and fields around Rehe are even more defenseless. They also say that the Western barbarians are both defenseless.

If we can reach Tianjin from the sea and attack the capital from Tianjin, it will not be difficult to pursue us further to Rehe." Baojun paused, then said with a bitter face: "They also said that once the emperor leaves the capital, the people's hearts will definitely be scattered."

Han Xiufeng asked: "What do the princes say?"

"Not only Zhou Zupei, Pan Zuyin, Wen Xiang, Xu Qiguang and others implored the emperor not to go on patrol, they even disrespectfully asked the emperor, if he abandons the capital and runs away, why should he treat his ancestors and how can he show his favor to his subjects? Lian Chunjun Wang Yixuan, Dun Prince Yiwei, Gong

Prince Yi Xin and other princes all hugged the emperor’s legs and cried bitterly, admonishing him hard.”

"What did the emperor say?"

"Of course the emperor doesn't want to go on patrol, but now that we don't go on patrol, what better way can we do? So he asked Prince Dun what to do if the Yi people came to Beijing instead of going to Bijerehe. Prince Dun didn't have any good strategy, so he said If something unexpected happens, you will die." Baojun turned around and looked around, then whispered in his ear: "I heard that Concubine Yi also advised the emperor not to avoid Rehe, but he was scolded by the emperor."

"So the emperor has made up his mind to go on tour?"

"It has been decided. Not only did we order us to prepare quickly, but we also ordered the soldiers from Jilin and Heilongjiang who were transferred earlier. If they have entered Shanhaiguan, Chunyou, the commander of Rehe, will quickly inform the soldiers and order them to go to Rehe to escort them. , there is no need to go to Tongzhou anymore. As for the Rehe Palace and all supplies, Chunyou, the governor of Rehe, ordered the palace manager and local officials to make proper preparations."

"What should I do in Jingli?"

"Prince Gong and Wen Xiang were ordered to stay behind, and they were ordered to act expediently and have full authority to handle the affairs of the government."

Just as he was talking, hundreds of guards poured out of the palace gate.

Han Xiufeng realized that the emperor had come out, and hurriedly followed Baojun and Wenfeng to greet him.

As a result, the emperor did not come out, but was driven out on a footcarry carried by more than a dozen eunuchs. Prince Zheng Duanhua, Prince Yi Zaiyuan, Hubu Shangshu Sushun, etc., led the ministers of the bodyguard and several imperial ministers. Guards on both sides.

Han Xiufeng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Han Xiufeng, the minister of the Imperial Palace, would like to express my sincere greetings!"

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Xianfeng would never abandon the country and the country and avoid Rehe. He was in a trance because he was ashamed of his ancestors. When he saw Han Xiufeng kneeling by the palace gate, he thought he had made a mistake. He was stunned for a while before leaning over. Question: "Ai Qing is back?"

"My escort arrived too late. I deserve death for my crime!"

"Everyone is back?"

"Your Majesty, all 632 troops from Heying and Nanyuan Majiamen have returned."

Xianfeng calmed down, looked up at the soldiers of Heying who were guarding in the distance, and asked bravely: "Ai Qing met the barbarians and started a war with them?"

"Back to the emperor, I arrived five or six miles away from the Bali Bridge. I didn't see the Monk King or Lord Shengbao. I only encountered a large number of defeated troops fleeing in all directions. I saw a large group of barbarian soldiers heading towards the capital, and I didn't dare to let them approach the capital. , he made an immediate decision and set up his position to intercept us. We fought fiercely for nearly two hours, killing and wounding seventy or eighty barbarian soldiers, and captured one alive!"

Finally hearing some good news, Xianfeng couldn't help but ask: "Where are the captured Yi soldiers?"

Han Xiufeng knew that even if he avoided Rehe, he still needed morale. He immediately got up and turned around and said: "Ronglu, Yongxiang, and Wang Hedong listened to the order and brought the captured Yi soldiers over and carried the bodies of the captured Yi soldiers." come over!"

"Slave obeys!"

Following Han Xiufeng's order, Ronglu led his men to bring over the living Yi soldiers, and the corpses of the dead Yi soldiers were also carried over. The seized foreign guns were only six, but they were spread out one by one. There were more than forty foreign guns arranged neatly. Anyway, they were all foreign guns, and no one could tell which ones were captured and which ones belonged to the officers and soldiers of Heying.

It wouldn't feel good if I didn't show these gains, but when this was revealed, Sushun and others were immediately shocked. After all, all they had seen before were reports, and they only knew "many people were killed and injured" and "many people were killed and injured again." Nothing could be more shocking than seeing it with your own eyes.

They all say that if you are alive, you want to see people, and if you are dead, you want to see the body.

Several corpses of barbarian soldiers were placed in front of him. Xianfeng's aggrieved mood suddenly improved a lot. He choked with tears and said: "Okay, this battle was well fought! I will reward Han Xiufeng, the minister of Taipu Temple, with the second rank." , be given the title of Minister of the Ministry of War! Any officer who has made great achievements in killing thieves will be given the title of "Secretary Guard!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" As soon as Han Xiufeng finished his words and was about to kneel down to thank him, he saw Prince Gong coming out, pointing at him and asking: "Master Han, since you waited for the victory, why didn't you take advantage of the victory to pursue it and attack the Western Yi in one go?

retreat?"

Han Xiufeng secretly wondered if you were stupid. Labor and Capital only had 600 soldiers, while Xiyi had tens of thousands of troops. They not only had artillery but also cavalry. Even if Labor and Capital used all their troops, they still couldn't repel the British and French armies, let alone

He had to rush back to escort him. Just when he didn't know how to explain, Sushun came out and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Han Xiufeng has come back just in time. I have asked Han Xiufeng to lead the soldiers of Heying and Nanyuan to escort him."

"That's right."

To Xianfeng and Sushun's surprise, Han Xiufeng actually bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I boldly request that Zhili Alternate Dao Ronglu lead the Nanyuan Majiamen Army to escort you. I will lead the soldiers of Heying to rest here first."

It will take half a day until the holy driver has left the capital five or sixty miles before setting off."

Xianfeng was stunned, thinking that Baojun had said before that Han Si planned to lead his troops to the rear, and then thinking that Heying Bingyong had not only fought with foreigners, but also traveled hundreds of miles day and night. He really needed to rest before going out to fight again.

, agreed in one breath: "It's accurate."

Thinking that Han Si had just said that foreigners were attacking the capital, Sushun was worried about the long night and dreams, so he quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, it's time to get up."

"Let's get going," Xianfeng nodded slightly, thought about it and then said: "Baojun, take another ten thousand taels from the internal funds and give them to Taipusi Qing to reward the meritorious soldiers."

"Slave obeys the order!"

…

The emperor left as soon as he said so. Under the protection of Sushun and others, he left with hundreds of carts.

Prince Gong Yi?, Prince Chun Yixuan, Prince Dun Yi and Wen Xiang and other princes and ministers who were ordered to stay in the capital to handle the affairs of the imperial family, all burst into tears.

Walk.

Han Xiufeng could understand their feelings at this moment, and even sympathized with their situation. After all, no one knew how the foreigners would treat them next. He didn't take a deep breath and walked in front of everyone until he watched the last cart go.

He first bowed and saluted, and then said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the emperor's orders are on my side. Xiufeng must lead his troops and set off tomorrow morning at the latest."

"Let's go, whoever can leave, whoever wants to leave, let's go. I am the prince of the Qing Dynasty. Even if I die, I will die in the capital!"

The Prince of Chunjun, Yixuan, felt more and more uncomfortable as he thought about it. He couldn't help cursing: "Han, don't pretend to be a good person, and don't think about taking care of my sixth brother who wants to withdraw money. The emperor took away everything he could. It doesn't matter what we want."

!”

"My lord, I have misunderstood. This official is not concerned about Mr. Six's plan to withdraw money, but he wants to recommend someone to Mr. Six."

"Who?" Prince Gong asked subconsciously.

"The British missionary Bao Er," Han Xiufeng glanced at Wen Xiang who was standing behind them, and said meaningfully: "The prince has full authority to handle the bureau, and there must be someone around him who can talk to the Yi chieftain. Bao Er not only

Since I can talk to the barbarian chiefs of the two countries and recognize Mr. Wen, I think he is the most suitable candidate."

What Prince Gong was most worried about was not being able to talk to foreigners, so he couldn't help but ask: "Where is that Western missionary?"

"Your Highness, I have ordered Nanyuan doctor Wang Qianli to send Baoer to the Chongqing Guild Hall."

"It's rare that Mr. Han can think of this. I have recorded this favor."

"Your Majesty, your words are serious. This is a matter within the official's scope. I have to lead my troops to set off early tomorrow morning, but the soldiers have been exhausted after running around for a day, so I will take them to rest first."

"Go and get busy."
Chapter completed!