Chapter 64 Section 64

The attack on the embassy area was the responsibility of the Gan army, and the destruction of the Xishiku was the responsibility of the Boxers.But the spells were ineffective, and there were many casualties. Fortitude first returned the short clothes and waist knives, and went to supervise the battle in person. Later, because he couldn't bear the disgusting corpse smell, he retreated in spite of the difficulties.However, every day when I went to Prince Zhuang's Mansion to inquire about news, the eldest brother always said indifferently: "There are too many things in the town! On the top floor of the church, there are countless naked women who broke through the spell! "

"That said, the Xishiku Church cannot be captured?" "Then there is such a thing!" The senior brother still said nonchalantly: "It breaks very quickly!" As soon as the word "very" was uttered, the elder brother's expression suddenly changed, his eyes straightened, his lips were tightly closed, his eyes slowly closed, his mind wandered too far away. After a long while, senior brother Fang opened his eyes, slowly shook his head and said, "Not good, very bad! There are traitors in Tiger God Camp!" The Hushen camp is already Zaiyi's subordinate soldiers, and there are traitors among them, isn't it shocking?However, the senior brother's tone was not like guessing words.

"Then who is it?" "You can't say it now. This is also a secret, don't let it out, and you will find out when the time comes." See you the next day.A cannon commander in the Hushen camp, named Akdan and styled Jiechen, was originally a religious member. He rushed forward for the Boxers, tied his arms, and cut him in front of the formation.According to the Boxer Regiment, Akdan had colluded with foreigners from the Xishiku Church and turned the cannon to prepare to bombard his own people, so he was beheaded by military law. "This is outrageous!" Zhao Shuqiao said to Gang Yi: "The defection should naturally be done by military law, but the Boxers can't be allowed to enforce the law of the Tiger God Camp. Moreover, Yichang is a second-rank official, and he was killed without interrogation. If it is decided, it will also hurt the imperial court system."

Resolute and silent.After a long time, he sighed and said, "It's hard to get off a tiger." "Zhongtang should mention it to King Duan, we have to find a way to restrain him!" "Restraint? It's easier said than done. Now the east city is ruled by the Gan army, and the west city is the world of the Boxers. If we go on, I'm afraid that even Da Nei will be hard to clean." Gritting his teeth firmly, he made a gesture of breaking the boat: "There is nothing else to say now, only Only by going to the end of a road can we get ahead.” "How to break the law?" Zhao Shuqiao felt that there was a sentence stuck in her throat, no matter whether it was pleasant or not, she had to spit it out: "Even if the embassy is flattened and the Xishiku Church is burned down, so what? Can it prevent foreigners from landing at Dagukou?"

"Take them back when you go ashore. Tianjin will definitely be able to hold it, and it doesn't matter if you can hold Tianjin." Zhao Shuqiao couldn't continue.Only hope that Ma Yukun and Nie Shicheng can hold Tianjin. With the title of Admiral of Zhejiang Province, Ma Yukun, who temporarily led the Wuwei Left Army, arrived in Tianjin from Jinzhou on the third day of June.He brought along the Seventh Battalion of the Horse Infantry Army, stationed in the east of the river, and only lived in vacant houses. All locked or occupied rooms were not allowed to enter, and soldiers were not allowed to wander casually on the street.People in Tianjin have suffered from the brutal harassment of the Boxers for a long time. When they saw such an army with military discipline, they were heartfeltly moved, so they applauded Ma Yukun, and people everywhere said: "Foreigners are only afraid of Ma Sanyuan. There is no way to go." Ma Sanyuan is Ma Yukun, and his alias is Shanyuan.

On this day, Zhang Decheng and Cao Futian issued a notice saying, "On the third day of the third day of the Lunar New Year, we will join forces with foreigners. From Xinglong Street to Laolongtou, all the shops of the residents must be cleared, otherwise there may be trouble. "This area is on the east bank of the Haihe River, west of the railway, and is the concession of various countries. At this time, the people of Tianjin did not dare not believe in the Boxers, and did not dare not be afraid, so when they saw the notice, they closed their doors without exception, starting from the East Tianxian Tea Garden in Jintangqiao, the west bank of the Yanhe River, and the shops and houses at the Laolongtou Railway Station. door, dodge the dodge.But Ma Yukun's team was also stationed in this area, so they naturally ignored the notice. Instead, many soldiers deliberately chose high places or places with a wide view to watch from the sidelines.

But what I saw was the strict vigilance of the foreign soldiers in the distance. Until dusk and sunset, there was no attack from the Boxer Regiment.But early the next morning there were rumors and explanations. According to the Boxers, the southeast wind was bad for the army, and everyone was asked to face the southeast, burn incense and pray, and turn the east wind to the northwest, which would be the time to defeat the foreigners. Someone told this to Ma Yukun, and he laughed after hearing it, "Today, on the fourth day of June, the southeast wind will turn to the northwest wind, and it will take at least two or three months." He said, "Don't believe his nonsense. Do your own thing."

So Ma Yukun ordered the construction of fortifications, piled up several forts with soil, installed small cannons, set up cannons to measure distances, and was not in a hurry to fight. But there are different legends in the market, saying how Ma Yukun won the battle.The Boxers were dwarfed by comparison and their prestige was greatly damaged. Zhang Decheng felt very uncomfortable and decided to visit Ma Yukun to try to save face. The admiral was a general of the first rank, but Zhang Decheng was not a small man. He sat in the big green woolen sedan chair sent by Yulu to Ma Yukun's platform, and posted posts first. He didn't get out of the sedan chair until Ma Yukun came out to greet him.

"Sanyuan," Zhang Decheng yelled loudly, like an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, "you arrived that day, why didn't you come to see me? You and I are both guests in Tianjin. Customer.' You didn't come to see me first, it's your fault!" Ma Yukun was stunned for a moment, feeling a little angry in his heart, since he had never met this person before, why did he speak like this?Ben was about to put down his face and reprimand him, but then he changed his mind, he was trying to get close on purpose to save face for himself.Although this person is not good enough, there are many boxers under him who do not know the heights of the heavens and the earth, and they have not accomplished enough and failed more than others. I have offended him, so we must prevent him from making trouble at critical moments.In order to avoid worries, I have to wrong myself.

So, with a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm going to ask Teacher Zhang for advice, and I don't want to trouble you. Please sit inside and discuss how to defeat the enemy." "Yeah! It's not to discuss a plan to defeat the enemy, I'm not here yet!" After finishing speaking, Ma Yukun couldn't ignore it, and Zhang Decheng swaggered like the so-called "you and I walk hand in hand" on the stage, Like walking on a stage, he led Ma Yukun and walked inside. After sitting down, there were a few pleasantries, and when the conversation got to the point, Zhang Decheng naturally boasted.What he said was absurd, but his spirit was bold, and Ma Yukun couldn't help but raise such a thought in his heart: "This kid, does he really have a trick?"

"Sanyuan," Zhang Decheng changed the subject: "It's not that I'm stopping you from being happy. I saw that the gun positions you installed are useless! As for guns, you are no match for foreigners. There are many foreign guns, and they are accurate. All the important places were hit by the shells coming from Zizhulin. You will have to destroy these emplacements sooner or later, it’s a waste of time!” "Then, Mr. Zhang, if you don't use cannonballs, what do you use?" So Ma Yukun asked Zhang Decheng to do something in a joking tone and shut down the foreigners' cannons.There had been a saying for a long time that the boxer's magic could burst the barrel of the gun, or close the muzzle, making it useless. Ma Yukun didn't believe it, and made such a difficult problem on purpose to make fun of it. Unexpectedly, Zhang Decheng said without shame, "Okay!" He patted his chest and agreed: "I will shut down the foreigner's cannon for six hours." "You can hold foreigners' guns and shut them down for six hours," Ma Yukun said immediately, "I can wipe out the foreigners." "It's a deal!" Zhang Decheng stood up abruptly, "Leave me here." Ma Yukun laughed it off, and still only took care of his own defense, and got in touch with Nie Shicheng, who was stationed in the southern suburb of Balitai, while guarding against sneak attacks by the Boxers, and at the same time, he was constantly fighting with the coalition forces of various countries in the Zizhu Forest.One night passed, and the promise of joking with Zhang Decheng was thrown out of the blue. How could Zhang Decheng send someone to question Ma Yukun, but he has wiped out all the foreigners? "That's right!" Ma Yukun replied, "I said that. But then Teacher Zhang must stop the foreigner's cannon first!" "Yes. Teacher Zhang has silenced the foreigners' guns." "when?" "last night." Ma Yukun was stunned.I was very angry in my heart, but I couldn't argue with the visitor.Zhang Decheng took credit for the fact that the coalition forces ceased fighting at night and did not fire. Isn't that a coincidence? "Fuck you!" Ma Yukun sent people away: "You use these bluffing tricks to make fun of me!" The visitors left in embarrassment, Ma Yukun was still angry, and wanted to see Governor Yulu and expose the Boxer's deception.Someone from left and right advised him, saying that Yulu had been trapped in the Boxer's "Ecstasy" and could not turn back. Several reports showed how loyal and miraculous the Boxers were, and how did they kill tens of thousands of foreigners?Moreover, Zhang Decheng and Cao Futian were also protected as "worthy of great use".These two people come and go freely in the governor's office, and Yulu is worshiped like a god. Under such circumstances, let me ask, what is the use of giving advice? Ma Yukun, who came from outside the pass, was surprised to hear these words, and at the same time, he couldn't help being discouraged, and whispered to himself in despair: "Tianjin can't be kept!"