The group of people left Xi'an and entered Beijing. There were more than 80 troops accompanying them, and more than 50 vehicles of various vehicles, including various rewards and 16 large trucks of labor items.

The troops headed eastward, left Xi'an and entered the boundary of Shanxi from Tongguan, then demolished them to the northeast and arrived at Taiyuan Prefecture; then traveled eastward through Niangziguan and entered the boundary of Zhili, then demolished them to the northeast, and passed through Zhengding and Baoding, and reached the Yishui River. It is about 90 kilometers away from Beijing, and it can also be said to have reached the edge of Beijing.

At the Yishui Ferry Crossing, the outpost Xiang Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao reported that there was an army stationed by the ferry crossing. The two were also shocked. Although they had encountered bandits and robbers several times along the way, they saw that their team of men were not only large in number, but also equipped with rifles, and they all retreated. But this time they encountered them at the ferry crossing, and there was a fierce battle.

At this moment, the three cavalry rushed from the ferry, and they saw that there were only three of them. Therefore, although the Qing army raised their guns, they did not shoot, but just shouted from afar and asked about the identity of the visitor.

The three riders stopped about a hundred meters away from the Qing army. The knight on the horse shouted: "Are you an imperial envoy from the court? Are you going to Tianjin to recruit overseas Chinese?"

The commander of the Qing army was Zhang Zhongqi, who was Ronglu's general. After hearing the call, he responded loudly: "Yes, we are the army of the court, escorting two imperial envoys to Tianjin to recruit overseas Chinese. Who are you?"

After hearing this, the three knights said, "We are soldiers of the People's Army Cavalry Camp. We have been waiting for you at the Yishui River Ferry." As they said that, all three of them dismounted, leaving one person in place, and the other two came to the two imperial envoys in front of them and said in person.

Prince Qing, Zhao Shuqiao was quite happy when he heard this. He did not expect that overseas Chinese would actually go so far to greet him. No matter what the overseas Chinese were doing, they still gave enough face to the court on a large scale. Although the soldier only greeted them with a raise of his hand, not the Qing court's thunder, the two did not plan these details. So Prince Qing asked the two cavalry questions again. It turned out that one of the two cavalry was named Meng Kuan, who is now a squad leader of the cavalry barracks. There is now a company of the People's Army, a cavalry squad at the Yishui Ferry, and there are two people Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang.

After hearing Meng Kuan's words, Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao were also overjoyed. They knew Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang. Although they had no close friends, they were finally acquaintances. It would be easier to talk to if they had an acquaintance. Therefore, Prince Qing took out two ingots of 10 taels of silver from his skin and said, "This silver is what I would like to give you two."

If it was a Qing army, we should immediately salute thousands of people, say "Thank you for your reward" and then take the money. Knowing that neither of them had any movement, Meng Kuan said: "Our People's Army has discipline and cannot accept money and gifts privately, so we cannot accept this money. Please come with us and hold the guns in order to avoid misunderstandings."

After saying that, the two saluted again and turned around and left. Prince Qing was also very embarrassed. He originally wanted to curse "I don't know how to be polite", but after thinking about it, he still laughed dryly and said, "This overseas Chinese army is a bit unique."

Zhao Shuqiao hurriedly smoothed out the situation and said, "The prince saved 20 taels of silver and was still called for being righteous and generous. If he had known this was the case, the subordinates should have given out a few taels of silver."

Prince Qing laughed. At this time, the three knights of the People's Army had already boarded the horse and walked slowly in front of him. Prince Qing also hurriedly ordered the army to follow, thinking about talking about it after seeing Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang.

After walking a short distance, I saw a few more riders running towards me. However, this time Prince Qing could see clearly that it was Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang. They came to Prince Qing's horse and dismounted and bowed. Li Jingfang said, "Prince, Zhao Zhongtang, I haven't seen each other for several years, and it has always been good."

Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao also dismounted and returned the gift. Prince Qing said, "It's okay, it's okay, I suffered a lot of shock. However, after encountering this great disaster, it would be a blessing to not die. We are nothing, but fortunately, the empress dowager and the emperor are all fine."

Li Jingfang said: "The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are both blessed people. How can something happen easily? The prince will naturally be blessed with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. If he survives this disaster, he will definitely be blessed."

Prince Qing laughed and said, "Is Shaoquan okay to lend you auspicious words? Empress Dowager, the emperor has been thinking about Shaoquan."

Li Jingfang said: "Mrs. Duo Meng is concerned about the emperor and the prince is concerned. My father is still strong, but he is not lucky. He only hopes that the court will stabilize this time and the two palaces will return to the capital. My father can retire and return home with confidence."

Prince Qing said: "What are you saying? Now our Daqing Kingdom is still the Optimus Prime Minister, and it is also necessary to have Shaoquan work hard for a few more years."

Zhao Shuqiao also said: "Yes, if this Gengjie Kingdom Rebellion, if it weren't for Li Zhongtang, the country's situation would still be like. Li Zhongtang devoted himself to the Qing Dynasty and died. How could he return home easily?"

Zhang Peilun said: "This is not a place to speak. Please ask the prince and Zhao Zhongtang to cross the river. We will rest in Zhuozhou City for a night tonight. It just so happens that the People's Army will escort a group of prisoners to Beijing tomorrow. We can go out with them and have some care on the way."

Prince Qing was stunned and said, "What prisoner?"

Li Jingfang explained: "The prince didn't know that two days ago, the People's Army wiped out a remnant army of the Eight-Nation Alliance near Zhuozhou, captured hundreds of prisoners, and tomorrow they would escort the prisoners back to Beijing."

It turned out that after the People's Army captured Beijing, many remaining Eight-Nation Alliances fled from Beijing and fell into the surrounding areas of Beijing. The People's Army, on the one hand, lacked troops, and on the other hand, after occupying Beijing, it had to deal with the Russian army's advance southward and attacked Beijing's several main forces, the First, Second, and Fifth Regiments, were all transferred to the Shanhaiguan battlefield to fight against the Russian army. Only the Sixth Regiment, Eighth Regiment, and Sixth Regiment left behind in Beijing, had certain practical experience. The Eighth Regiment had just been established, so naturally there was no sufficient strength to clean up the remaining Eight-Nation Alliance around Beijing. Therefore, during the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the People's Army mainly ensured the safety of Beijing. Anyway, the remaining Eight-Nation Alliances could not threaten Beijing.

In addition, recruit soldiers in Beijing to expand the scale of the army. The cavalry company trained in Tianjin was also transferred to Beijing, one to assist in the protection of Beijing; the other hand, because a batch of war horses were acquired in Beijing, it was just a good opportunity to expand the scale of the cavalry company.

After defeating the Russian army at Shanhaiguan, the first regiment was transferred back to Beijing to guard the army. During this period, more than 9,000 people had been recruited in Beijing to sign up for the People's Army, and 18 reserve battalions were prepared for training, and the cavalry company was officially expanded into a cavalry battalion. In addition, in the battle of Shanhaiguan, a large number of Russian-made weapons were seized, and the first batch of weapons and ammunition purchased from Zhang Zhidong were all delivered. Therefore, now we are fully capable of clearing out the remaining Eight-Nation Alliance in Beijing. We can also take advantage of the opportunity to clear out the Eight-Nation Alliance and robbers, so that the new recruits who are training can get some opportunities for training.

During the Boxer Rebellion, the entire Zhili region was in chaos and bandits were full of troubles. After the failure of the Boxer Rebellion, many Boxer Rebellion fled from Beijing. Some continued to operate in the Zhili region under the banner of the Boxer Rebellion; some even joined the bandits and robbers. This was not surprising, because the Boxer Rebellion was originally mixed with all kinds of people, and the Jianghu Gangs accounted for a considerable part, and the Jianghu Gangs often had thousands of connections with the bandits and robbers. Although the Eight-Nation Alliance also carried out a slight suppression of these Boxer Rebellion's remaining troops after the Eight-Nation Alliance captured Beijing, with the emergence of overseas Chinese, the Eight-Nation Alliance did not have the energy to clear out these Boxer Rebellion's remaining troops, which gave them a chance to breathe, and now it has gradually become a little climate.

Of course, no matter the remaining troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance or the Boxer Rebellion, bandits and robbers dare not invade Beijing, but they all act in the surrounding areas of Beijing to disrupt local order. Now the situation in Beijing has been restored to stability, and time travelers are also starting to restore Beijing's economy, so the Zhili area must be rectified. After all, economic activities require a stable social environment.

Zhang Zhengjie, the commander of the First Regiment, ordered the separation of the three combat battalions of the First Regiment, each battalion led three reserve battalions and a cavalry platoon, respectively, stationed in the northwest, west and southwest directions of Beijing. The area where Luo Yue was responsible was the southwest direction of Beijing. Luo Yue led his army to Zhuozhou, the gateway to southwest Beijing, where there was a very powerful remnant of the Eight-Nation Alliance.

It turned out that the remaining troops of this Eight-Nation Alliance fled from Beijing when the city of Beijing was broken. The entire US army had passed a thousand people. After escaping from Beijing, they collected soldiers from some other countries, with a total of 12oo people and brought two translators. Major General Chafe, the chief general of the US military, believed that countries would not sit idly by and watch Beijing be captured by overseas Chinese, and would definitely organize new troops to reinforce Beijing. Therefore, they just need to hide outside Beijing for a while and come out after the reinforcements arrived.

Since they also took the translator, after leaving Beijing, they hid all the way southwest and found a village near Zhuozhou to hide, which was about 70 kilometers away from Beijing, and overseas Chinese would definitely not be able to find it. At the same time, several surrounding villages were forced to contribute food to them to maintain the life of the entire army.
Chapter completed!