Chapter 31: Conclusion (Part 2)

The interlaced rain of bullets made the palace walls of Jingfu Palace into a pot of porridge, and the unique crisp sound of the golden hook rifle sounded everywhere. The bullets hit the palace walls, and red patent skins and bricks splashed and peeled off. The fire and smoke rising from all over enveloped the entire place.

What came from all over were the moans of the wounded, and the screams and wails of the dying people. The remaining brothers of the First Battalion of the Imperial Guards were in the center of this firepower, relying on all the terrain and land that could be used to shoot and resist.

The most important pressure comes from the main force of the Japanese brigade forced out of the palace. They use firepower, and the closer they press, the more fierce they press. In addition, the ammunition is sufficient, the dense firepower makes the imperial guards almost unable to raise their heads at the gate of the palace.

Zhang Xuzhou held a Type 88 rifle with a calm face, gritted his teeth and fired the guns. The bullets fell around him, splashing countless smoke and dust, but he leaned against the palace walls and still did not do anything. Beside him, there were brothers who were dead or injured everywhere, and they were still intact. None of them gave up their resistance, and they were still shooting like him, pulling the wounded who were knocked over. Hebei Nanyang accents screamed and scolded one after another. Everyone seemed to have already sacrificed their lives. Just like theirs, they died here!

The First Battalion of the Imperial Guards was almost completely lightweight, and they were not even carrying backpacks. Even if they were there, they were still left in the streets and alleys and were trapped in a fire. The bullets carried by each person were limited to two cowhide bullet boxes on his waist, totaling 60 rounds. They rushed over and swirled forward and backward, and these bullets had already been fired.

In a blink of an eye, several officers and soldiers who were standing in front and fighting back against the large copper jar that was receiving water next to the heavy bridge square fired all their last bullets, looked at each other, turned around and ran back. Then, the firepower of the rifles that were still firing everywhere fell silent, and the soldiers made various shouts of unknown significance, all shrinking backwards.

The Japanese army had been blocked by fire. Seeing the bullets on the other side, all the Japanese officers and soldiers cheered! Hundreds of Japanese troops flashed out from hidden places everywhere, and under the command of the officers, they stood up and pushed forward carefully. The officers behind the team gave another command, and the soldiers pulled out long bayonets from the bayonet sheath at their waists and put them on their guns. They had almost stopped shooting, and the bullets on the opposite side were already sparse. From slow to fast, they slowly accelerated their advancement. It seemed that the Japanese army was preparing to return the Imperial Guards to a single blade to attack!

After finishing the last bullet in the bullet bay, Zhang Xuzhou touched the six-wheeled pistol hanging on his chest. But he only touched a broken rope, and the bullet had cut the rope at some point. He looked around, and the more soldiers and officers gathered at the gate of the palace were also looking at him. Zhang Xuzhou smiled and flattened the rifle that had been bent with a bayonet. The rain of bullets from the two wings behind still penetrated the fireworks all over the sky, and the sound of bullets hitting the body from time to time, and then a brother fell down softly without humming.

The broken and bent bayonets were installed with rifles again. I don’t know who took the lead, and then everyone started shouting, just like the determination and resoluteness when they launched the attack just now.

"The Imperial Guard, take bayonets! The Imperial Guard, take bayonets!"

Zhang Xuzhou shouted to the sky: "Mr. Xu, Li Junmen, Chu Junmen, see you again in the next life!"

The air around was tightened, and the Japanese army on the opposite side changed from stairs to fast steps, and they were about to approach!

An officer next to Zhang Xuzhou suddenly pulled Zhang Xuzhou: "Biaotong, listen!"

Zhang Xuzhou shook his head, his ears were still full of gunfire. He was about to scold him, but a sound of copper sounds suddenly sounded and then disappeared. He thought he had heard it wrong, and he was pricking his ears and was ready to distinguish. Suddenly, from behind him, in the place where the fire was blocked, there was a sound of accustomed shouting and killing, and there was a moment of copper sound that could hit the bullets in people's hearts.

This is obviously different from the sound of the rifle firing. The powerful sounds are connected, sweeping the whole world like heavy rain. Instantly, the gunshots of the Japanese troops who surrounded them completely overwhelmed them!

It was the sound of Maxim's machine gun! The machine gun team that belonged to them, and perhaps the reinforcements sent by Chu Wanli, finally caught up!

The shouts of killing reached the climax of the flames behind them from the beginning. In addition to gunfire, there were also the sound of hand-to-hand collisions and physical interactions. In a blink of an eye, several figures appeared on the other end of the fire, holding wooden sticks, brooms, and even rifles in their hands, and slapped the surrounding fires desperately, and drove a road out of the fire. When the fire was still pressing, there were already figures from a brigade of people, braved the rain of bullets that had been turned from the wings to the clamping of the bullets!

There were two teams of people in the crowd, each team, some carried tripods, some carried thick water-cooled sleeves, some carried ammunition boxes, and some carried guns. It was the secret weapon Maxim machine gun that Chu Wanli and Zhang Xuzhou and others worked hard to bring!

After all, people are not iron-killed. When Zhang Xuzhou and his light infantry were trying hard to penetrate the in, these machine gun shooters with dozens of kilograms of weight were behind. They were not protected by infantry and moved forward slowly. These are Lord Xu's treasures. What should I do if I lose them in the chaos? It was not until Chu Wanli decided on the situation everywhere and pulled most of the infantry who could still control around him to reinforce. When encountering these machine guns that were carefully advancing to Jingfu Palace, they protected the place where the sound of killing sounds was the most violent.

There was already flames everywhere, and Zhang Xuzhou and the others had already killed a few in and out, and it was already the most desperate time!

The Japanese army surrounded Zhang Xuzhou and others and there were only a few dozen soldiers behind him. They blindly shot and blocked the direction of Jingfu Palace through the fire. The attack suddenly came from behind, and two machine guns were arranged to help. They collapsed immediately. Hearing the sound of gradually quieting down from Jingfu Palace, the second battalion officer in the team led the team turned red and ordered the soldiers to set off a road in the fire!

Zhang Xuzhou and the others watched their brothers rush through the fire. The rain of bullets shot from both wings made many people weak and fell into the fire. But the people behind them continued to surge. Turning back to look at the Jingfu Palace, the Japanese brigade seemed to feel the crisis and accelerated the charge. As long as Zhang Xuzhou and the others could be pushed out of the palace gate and defended according to the wall, even if the superior imperial guards attacked, they could still defend for a while. At that time, how did Kawakami arrange King Lee and Queen Min?

Zhang Xuzhou's eyes were red, and he bit his cheek bones, and he had to lead the team to pounce on him with one move. Even with flesh and blood, he would block them for a moment! His body suddenly paused, and was hugged from behind. He also practiced his legs from a wrestling field and threw them on the ground with a loud bang. He roared and turned over on the ground to fight against the enemy who didn't know how it came out from behind, but he saw that it was a team official. He grabbed Zhang Xuzhou's rifle empty-handed and smiled at him: "Biaotong, four seasons and eight festivals, remember to burn some for us to enjoy!"

As he said that, he didn't say he would say anything, so he took the lead and rushed forward. Beside Zhang Xuzhou, officers and soldiers kept pushing down their robes, snatching the rifles with bayonets in their hands, and following the officer's figure, rushing forward without hesitation!

The small team rushed into the Japanese storm-forming formation head-on in the rain of bullets. Everyone shouted to stab the Japanese storm left and right. The formation of the Japanese army was chaotic, and people were constantly stabbed down. They were still holding their legs on the ground and dragging them to advance. The Japanese army's rear team rushed up and formed a group of enemies with these warriors!

Zhang Xuzhou was lying on the ground, gritting his teeth and about to stand up. The footsteps behind him rang out, and several figures suddenly lay beside him. Each soldier was panting like a cow, putting a tripod, erecting a gun, loading a water-cooled sleeve, and putting a bullet!

After paying a huge price for casualties, the two Maxim machine guns finally caught up!

Another officer fell to Zhang Xuzhou. It was Li Xing, the brother-in-law of Xu Yifan, who was affiliated with the Second Battalion. He was also ragged in military uniform and covered in blood. He looked at the crowds of people on the opposite side, and saw that the fewer and fewer warriors of the Imperial Guard were still fighting desperately, and his hands were raised in the air, but he could not give the order to shoot!

Zhang Xuzhoutong slapped the ground with a slap, and his voice rang out like thunder: "Let's fire!"

Several squats there looked at each other, gritted their teeth and pushed down the launcher. Maxim's machine gun was swaying wildly, with the bullet belt shaking, and the hot shell kept throwing out. The gunshot sound was deafening, and two flames licked towards the dense crowd like whips!

The bullets rushed over like locusts, and the Japanese and imperial guards who were still fighting each other, all the blood mists of all sizes emerged from the front row, and they trembled as if struck by lightning. The two flames still refused to give up and plowed deep into the crowd. As the way came, blood mists splattered everywhere, and two alleys made of human flesh and blood were opened in the dense formation of the Japanese army!

The screams sounded unstoppable. The power of the machine gun showed great lethality in this open terrain during the first use of the Imperial Guard!

Li Xing turned to look at Zhang Xuzhou, and the iron-killing man was already in tears. The brigade of officers and soldiers rushed from behind kept coming, and they all looked at the amazing scene of the unilateral massacre of the machine guns.

The Japanese army, who had the advantage just now, were crushed, torn, and defeated! Zhang Xuzhou jumped up, grabbed a rifle, and shouted: "Snatch this fucking palace! Don't even want a living Japanese! The Imperial Guard, advance!"

The Seoul Water and Telegraph Room was quiet.

Everyone's eyes turned, and even Chu Wanli, who had never been very fond of being active and was still talking and laughing at Ronglu's gun, widened his eyes.

Who else can stand at the door besides Xu Yifan?

He was wearing a military uniform, and was covered with mud and water. Behind him were all the Goshhas. Everyone looked extremely tired and haggard. Xu Yifan was the same, but he was in good spirits, just looking at Ronglu and smiling.

Xu Yifan actually came from Pyongyang too?

"Fortunately, I'm here..." Xu Yifan murmured in his heart, but he still smiled like a flower on his face: "Mr. Rong, shouldn't come?"

Rong Lu looked at him blankly, unable to react for a moment, and he was still holding a pistol in his hand, not knowing what to say.

Xu Yifan smiled and bowed to him, waved back: "Come here, serve Lord Rong to rest. The soldiers in Seoul are in chaos. Lord Rong is an important official in the court. What's wrong with something?"

Behind him, the Goshiha and others won a sudden victory. Pu Yang took four Goshihas up. Ronglu turned his gun and pointed at Xu Yifan with his face ashen: "What do you mean by Xu? Do you want to rebel? Do you actually want to use me as the imperial envoy?"

Xu Yifan spread his hands and said, "No price, Lord Rong. Be careful of getting angry. We are all polite officials sent by the court to North Korea. We are responsible for the situation of the vassal states......Where were you when the riots of the Eastern Xueers Party in North Korea? Where were you? The storm in Seoul was turbulent, where were you? When the imperial envoy of the Fengen Commission was burned and the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom was swept to the floor with a decent amount, where were you? I can't fight you with this lawsuit, so I have to detain you. Let's fight this lawsuit with the court!"

He smiled, and the Ronglu members who were crowded around the door were stunned, even Ronglu's Goshha was stunned. As a deputy envoy who had been defeated and a Han officer, Xu Yifan actually dared to detain Ronglu, which was the full force. He was so brave that he was extremely domineering! This person was so arrogant that he was so arrogant!

Xu Yifan was also determined. Whoever wanted to block the road he was going to have to kick it away! Now this opportunity is fine if Ronglu dies, but Ronglu is still there. It is also the best time for him to overthrow Ronglu! He rushed over 800 miles, in order to control the overall situation in North Korea and make this vassal state obey his will for a period of time!

Pu Yang and the others froze there, Ronglu's fingers were on the trigger. If they stepped forward and Ronglu shot Xu Yifan, it would be a big deal. Ronglu's personal soldier Ge Shiha also reacted and roared to squeeze in, and some were still pulling guns. Chu Wanli, who was standing by the side and watching coldly, suddenly shouted loudly. The soldiers of the imperial guards in the yard and room all raised their guns, rushed up to serve one by one, and took off all their guns. The bannermen's entourage had long been scared to death, and their hands were raised high.

"Hey, buddy, it's not our man's business. You guys are busy, you guys are busy!"

"We can't tell us about the two adults...... We are here. Look, we didn't move, but we guys didn't move!"

Ronglu stood there with his gun, his face turning from blue to red, and he was still trembling slightly. He had been deliberately dealing with Xu Yifan, but it was the situation when it came to an end!

Why do you always think that when you want to win, you always let this kid get the upper hand? Now he controls the North Korean discourse power and he has the final say on what he says about the court. As long as he can calm down the North Korean rebellion... His honor and fortune are not impossible. After all, the Northeast Pingfu country is still more important than him!

He could still suppress Chu Wanli with his power. No one dared to treat those soldiers and officers of the Imperial Guards against him. However, Xu Yifan appeared in a elusive way. With his status and the special situation in Seoul, he should not rely on the official power to snatch the Imperial Guards!

What if.........? What if... shoot yourself? Kill this guy to death? Isn't it a chance to survive?

His breathing became heavier and heavier, his palms were covered in sweat, and his fingers slowly pressed down on the trigger.

Xu Yifan stared at his eyes and said coldly: "Mr. Rong, do you want to kill me? After this shot, everyone really scattered. The Imperial Guards naturally scattered, and North Korea is now full of war. I'm afraid you can't even get out of Seoul! You have to know that Seoul, and even the entire North Korea, the Dinghai Dinghai Needle, representing the Qing Dynasty, is me, Xu Yifan!

……………You just admit defeat in this game. You are full and you still have a chance to turn the tables in the future. You may not be able to compete with me Xu Yifan in the future…………………………….”

Ronglu's expression continued to change, and his fingers clenched on the trigger were light and heavy, but his teeth were bitten tightly.

At this moment, a figure behind Xu Yifan moved, and a gray shadow flashed out. He bullied Ronglu like lightning. He clenched his fist with his right hand, stretched out his thumb from his fingers, and hit the numb tendons at the bottom of Ronglu's wrist. This time, he felt like he was struck by lightning, and Ronglu immediately threw away the gun. The gray shadow took the gun with one hand and pushed Ronglu five or six steps away with the other!

The figure stood still, and the man was dressed in a gray cloth gown. He looked respectful and his eyebrows were always locked. It was Zhang Yu.

Xu Yifan let out a sigh of relief in his heart, jokingly, and came to Seoul. In addition to the long spear and short guns of the Imperial Guards, there was also a great master like Zhang Yu to follow him to ensure that he was safe, right? Now he felt sweating behind his back. Before he could speak, Pu Yang and the others had already rushed over. Several Geshiha served Rong Lu and held his arm. Pu Yang also turned around and looked at Zhang Yu. He had suffered a loss under Zhang Yu, and whispered: "Good guys, the spirit of Xingyiquan has changed! How many years has it taken?"

Rong Lu didn't struggle, but just looked at Xu Yifan and calmed down. He said lightly: "Since that's the case, Rong also accepted it. Lord Xu, you are talking now, I hope you can leave some room for it, so we will meet again in the future..."

Xu Yifan took the six-wheeled pistol handed over by Zhang Yu, fiddled with it for a while, and said with a smile: "Of course. Lord Rong, we will see you in the country in the future. Brothers will work hard to pacify North Korea. You should treat me to midnight snack..." After that, he waved to Chu Wanli and took him outside the yard.

In the yard, Ronglu's personal soldiers were all held down by the Imperial Guards, and their faces were all gone. The husband of a bird was still sobbing and crying. Xu Yifan didn't look at them, turned to look towards Jingfu Palace, frowned and heard the guns on the other side, and said without looking back: "I don't know what's going on in Xuzhou..."

Chu Wanli spread his hands: "I have sent out all my soldiers. This matter is the beginning and end of Xuzhou. We can only wait for news."

Xu Yifan thought for a while, shrugged his shoulders, and greeted the room loudly: "Pu Yang! Choose twenty people to go to Jingfu Palace and report the situation there at any time!" Pu Yang responded loudly, and Xu Yifan turned around and whispered: "Even if it was a little troublesome, I can still mobilize troops to fight again. It's amazing to kill Jingfu Palace and the Japanese Embassy. As long as you can find a person named Li, are you afraid that you can't help the Korean royal family?"

Chu Wanli laughed lowly: "Sir, what he said..." He looked at Xu Yifan. Xu Yifan was covered in mud and water, and his legs were shaking slightly while standing on the ground. He knew how hard it was to come along. Although he came with Goshha on a light horse, the time for departure was not much later than their long-range raid, and the same was true for the hard work.

"Sir, why are you here? The chaos in Pyongyang has settled?"

Xu Yifan smiled, and then he showed a little fatigue. These days, he has been working hard for several days, but in the bad weather, he can't stand it. Not to mention that the current situation in Seoul is still in chaos!

"……………Yun Zong is a method of Pili, and he wiped out Qu Ke early. The fucking Japanese ronin! Who is fiddling with Seoul, but still doesn't understand who is fiddling with? How could I not come and take charge of such a situation? It happened that I met Rong Lu... Wanli, what would you do if I didn't come?"

Chu Wanli smiled and gestured on his neck with his hand, but said nothing. Xu Yifan frowned: "There are so many escorts..."

Chu Wanli still laughed, and he didn't say much if he was beaten to death. Xu Yifan looked at him. Don't look at the smiley fox. He was cruel and ruthless in his different ways than Li Yunzong...

He patted Chu Wanli's shoulder, walked to the entourage, stood in front of them with his waist, glanced at them, and looked at them. Seoul is still making a lot of gunfire. The Qing Dynasty will be pointing at the Lord Xu who holds heavy troops in the future. Not to mention that he had just taken down his immediate superior, and these precious nobles, who are so delicate and expensive, are also in his hands! It is not worth it to be so angry with these two hundred and fifteen.

Xu Yifan snorted and spoke: "The Seoul incident has changed. You entourages should know what the crime is! You should know that the imperial envoy is now in vain! It is not easy for you to flatter this mission, and it is not easy for you to survive until now! We don't say anything false. I will send a telegram to the court Beiyang immediately, telling the situation here, and we must do our best to quell the chaos! If you want to save your life and save your mission, please follow us and sign your signature..."

Before he could say something threatening, the flag-man agreed repeatedly: "Mr. Xu, I didn't say this! Whatever you said is what!"

Xu Yifan smiled with satisfaction, turned around and walked into the telegraph room, and then walked to the door, but his legs suddenly became weak, and Goshha supported him behind him. But he pushed them away and looked at Jingfu Palace. There was already fireworks soaring into the sky.

"Xuzhou, Xuzhou, I can prepare all the things that come later for you. It's up to you, it's up to you! Leave more seeds for me!"

The rain of bullets overwhelmed the Japanese army's main force in the Gyeongbokgung Palace.

The two Maxim machine guns were spitting out like two angry dragons, and the Japanese army was full of flesh and blood. No matter how tenacious the light infantry was, under the dense automatic firepower, they had the fate of being massacred and crushed!

No matter how strict the training is, it cannot be supported by this firepower. Another layer of corpses was laid in the Gyeongbokgung Palace. In the past two days, this Korean palace was filled with blood from many Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese!

The Japanese army collapsed, and the defeated generals fled to the inner hall desperately. Zhang Xuzhou limped and rushed into the interior with more and more new reinforcements from the Imperial Guards. Maxim raised the gun with his machine gun, and the bullets drew an arc, crossing their heads and shooting.

Under the rain of bullets, there were still bayonets on the corpses all over the ground!

The Japanese army fled in a hurry, and just rushed into Sanqiaoyuan, the inner hall, and ran towards Kawakami Caoliu. His face turned pale, as if he didn't understand why the situation turned over, and loudly ordered the soldiers to resist on the spot, and turned their heads and ran back to Jiaotai Hall with the guards. At this time, King Li and Queen Min could not stay for the Qing people!

No matter how smart Kawakami is, his thinking still has a straight line of thinking with Japanese national habits. He did not expect that even if Queen Lee was killed, Xu Yifan could still build another royal family. Or he didn't care about thinking deeply. The situation turned over and fell from a high place. Killing King Lee and Queen Min seemed to be a final vent!

He rushed into the Jiaotai Hall, and his horse boots knocked heavily on the wooden floor. In the Jiaotai Hall, Queen Li was still sitting in their seats. In addition to seven or eight Japanese guards, they were Park Yongxiao and his dozen of his confidants. Sugimura sat next to King Li, as if he was trying to persuade them to come just now. When he heard the movement outside, he raised his head and looked at Kawakami who was about to speak. Kawakami raised his hand: "Sumamura, we must return to the embassy immediately!"

Sugimura stood up blankly, but Kawakami stood in front of King Lee and Queen Min. The North Korean royal couple just looked at them with expressionless faces. Kawakami also closed his feet together and bowed to them with a graceful manner: "Two Your Highnesses, it seems that the new government will end regretfully......The two Your Highnesses will sacrifice their lives to resist the tyranny of the Qing people......Your Highness, I feel very regretful..."

He raised his hand wearing white gloves and signaled slightly. Seven or eight Japanese guards immediately raised their guns. King Lee grabbed Queen Min's hand, closed his eyes and did not speak. Queen Min's expression remained unmoved, just looking at Park Yonghyo.

Park Yongxiao stood there with a pale face and suddenly whistled. The confidants around him also took out their pistols and pointed at Kawausugi Village and the Japanese soldiers!
To be continued...