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    Chapter 569

    Entering the city

    The Shanxi merchants of this era, and the famous Shanxi merchants in later generations, were not as radical and adventurous as people imagined. They spent more energy on managing existing relationships. Therefore, when the Hongjun rose, they  There was no response at all. They just tried to shrink the business of Jinbang banks in Jiangsu and Zhejiang as much as possible, just like their history of shrinking Wuhan business immediately after the rise of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. As a result, the entire Wuhan business could not get any money at all for fifty years.  With strong financial support, it was not until the opening of the Beijing-Hankong Railway that Wuhan restored its original commercial status.

    Therefore, when the Ningbo Clan became loyal to the Hong Army, the Jin Clan merchants still operated their bank accounts in North China, and even made the decision to continuously shrink their business scope and capital to avoid the war. They have never had anything to do with the Hong Army, and  Now when the troops are approaching the city, they have become the most active, running around for Ren Zhu and the Hong Army.

    Now Ren Zhu is talking with several Shanxi businessmen about how to receive them after entering Beijing: "To be honest with you, I am just a temporarily elected commander-in-chief of the former enemy. I do not have much authority, but His Majesty has explained that before Beijing  The war is about complete military and political victory. I have a way to do it militarily, but politically I can only rely on you"

    When these Shanxi businessmen heard this, they were very proud. They quickly mentioned the maintenance methods after the Hong Army entered the city, at least to maintain the original order temporarily, and also revealed some of the situation in Beijing: "  The Green Camp soldiers have no intention of fighting and defending, and there are hundreds of Manchus escaping from the city every day, and Lord Xianfeng the pseudo-emperor Xianfeng is now seriously ill and unable to govern. The city is leaderless, each with its own ideas"

    "What kind of proposition?"

    Although the Qing Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, they still controlled thousands of miles of territory outside the Pass.  Ren Zhu had to pay attention to it, and an infantry regiment from the First Division could arrive with heavy artillery today. There was no need to resort to an empty city strategy now.  You must know that in the past few days, he only had six or seven thousand infantry and cavalry in his hands. If he had enough to defend, he would not be able to attack. If the Qing troops in the city were to mobilize in full force, they might be able to escape countless defeated troops.

    "Some people advocated retreating to Rehe and spending the summer in Chengde. In the third year of Xianfeng, Mao Mao moved northward. They also had such plans at that time." These Shanxi businessmen can be said to have a good understanding of the inside story of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.  They continued: "Some people advocate retreating to the outside of the pass. They say that outside the pass is the place where the Qing Dynasty thrives. It has the best foundation, and now it can take advantage of the Russian army. Even if it cannot take over the inside of the pass, at least it can establish a foundation outside the pass.  One Manchukuo"

    They sighed at such a suggestion: "Bullshit. We are Chinese people, how can we coexist with a group of Manchu barbarians!"

    But just a few months ago, these Shanxi merchants were brothers with the "barbarians" they called, and they didn't know how close they were. But now the situation is very different.  Ren Zhu repeatedly praised their righteous deeds: "It's very good, very good. I, Emperor Zhenyuan, have sent an army of 260,000 to the north. When the soldiers arrive, all the pure demons in Beijing will be reduced to powder, and the pure demons can be wiped out.  You all should take the lead"

    He continued: "The rebel troops are approaching the city, but you still refuse to leave. Very good, very good!"

    In fact, Ren Zhu greatly underestimated the conservativeness of these Jin gang merchants. When the Hongjun cavalry had just passed Baoding Prefecture, these Shanxi merchants had all retreated to their shops in Beijing, and some shopkeepers and clerks had already brought their account books and money.  Yin returned to his hometown in Shanxi in advance, but they did not expect that the progress of the Shanxi detachment would be so rapid. When they first arrived at their hometown in Shanxi to prepare for refuge, the vanguard of the Shanxi detachment had already arrived.

    Under such circumstances, these Shanxi merchants came to the conclusion that the outcome of the world was decided and they should bet on Liu Juehu. They returned to Beijing in the midst of the war and became more active: "Ren Brigade  Commander, please rest assured that if we want to attack the city, we can act as the vanguard. If nothing else, it should be no problem to summon hundreds of people in the city!"

    "Yes, not only do we have contact with the escort agency, but we also know many of the camp officers in Green Camp!"

    "If there is really going to be an uprising, all the shopkeepers in our store can go into battle, and we have prepared a batch of knives and guns for the purpose of uprising!"

    "For the officers and soldiers guarding the city, we also have a way!"

    They have been operating in Beijing for many years. Although the history of the ticket shop started in the early years of Daoguang, the business of the ticket shop was transformed from the older paint shops. Some of these paint shops have been operating in Beijing for seventy or eighty years.  Therefore, they can be said to be the real local snakes in Beijing, who want people and guns.

    Ren Zhu was also very happy that they were so knowledgeable. He had no idea how to open the fortified city of Beijing. After all, he was from the Nian Army before and had never conquered a state city. His military experience in the Hong Army was also limited.  He gallops on horseback and circumvents the fortified city without fighting.

    ?Naturally, everyone was talking very enthusiastically. Although traffic inside and outside Beijing was cut off, and even the oxcarts delivering water to the palace were stopped, Shanxi businessmen naturally had a way, and Ren Zhu quickly came up with an idea.

    He decided to send an elite reinforced platoon to sneak into the city of Beijing. Each person in this reinforced platoon was equipped with two revolvers, and then brought in some Mini rifles. Such firepower equipment suddenly launched an attack in the city. It can indeed be said to be very gorgeous, absolutely  It can give the Qing army a fatal blow.

    He originally wanted to transfer such a reinforced platoon from his 4th Cavalry Brigade and let these businessmen find a way to bring it back, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it would be more appropriate to hand it to the 1st Division. You must know that the combat units of the 1st Division are not  Knowing how many fierce battles they had gone through, and the equipment they had on hand, the Fourth Cavalry Brigade alone could not piece together so much equipment.

    But when this suggestion was discussed with the cadres of the First Division, the First Division was not only very interested, but they also quickly greatly expanded the scale of this infiltration operation. From the original platoon of more than 60 people to a strengthened platoon,  The operation has turned into a large-scale operation involving more than 200 reinforced companies, and as long as the infiltration troops seize the breakthrough, two reinforced battalions of the First Division will immediately go into battle, completely opening the breakthrough to the Forbidden City. If everything goes well, the entire Hong Kong  All troops outside the city will participate in this operation.

    Ren Zhu had to admire that this was the First Division, the most elite unit of the entire Hong Army. Even though the scale had expanded several times, the planning was extremely sophisticated, and the assault company they selected was definitely professional.  , if he hadn¡¯t known in advance that this was a reconnaissance company, Ren Zhu would have really thought they were a group of refugees fleeing to Beijing from Baoding Prefecture.

    Not to mention that they have already prepared a plan on how to organize firepower, how to open a breakthrough, how to deploy follow-up troops after opening a breakthrough, and even have a perfect plan for how to withdraw if the infiltration operation is frustrated.

    However, Ren Zhu was still very unconvinced and said: "It was our Fourth Cavalry Brigade that broke through the Marco Polo Bridge. It should be our Fourth Cavalry Brigade that was really the first to invade the Forbidden City."

    The First Division also had its own arrogance. He replied: "Commander Ren, let's see our true skills on the battlefield"

    Both combat units planned to compete. Ren Zhu even carefully selected a well-organized company from the entire brigade, preparing to rush straight into the Forbidden City as soon as a gap was opened. As for a reinforced company that sneaked into the battle,  Even with the help of Shanxi merchants and some green camp officers who had connections with Shanxi merchants, the Hong Army did not dare to infiltrate all at once. Instead, they adopted the method of letting Shanxi merchants lead the way and infiltrating in batches one by one.

    Therefore, Ren Zhu also felt a little anxious. He knew that the plan made by the First Division was very sophisticated, but the plan was always only a paper plan, and would eventually be tested during implementation. As long as one of the five waves of lurking assault companies was revealed,  There was a flaw, and then the whole battle happened unexpectedly.

    On the other hand, the officers of the First Division were very calm. Ren Zhuqiang said happily: "How is it?"

    ¡°The first wave has just entered the city, don¡¯t be anxious!¡±

    "How can we not be anxious? What if something goes wrong?" Ren Zhu replied: "That's what I'm worried about."

    The officer sent by the First Division smiled: "If there is an accident, then fight in!"

    Sure enough, there is still that kind of pride unique to the Dragon Spear Battalion. If the main force of the First Infantry Regiment, the famous Dragon Spear Regiment, had not arrived near Beijing, Ren Zhu might have been frightened into a cold sweat, because he replied: "This is not  What a small county town, this is Beijing city!"

    "Yes! It's Beijing City!" The answer from the First Division made him angry: "Another stepping stone on the journey of honor for our First Division."

    But the other party quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, our Dragon Spear Battalion has had both glory and setbacks in its history, but we never retreat, and we will never abandon a comrade! If the city walls of Beijing will be filled with  The remains of the martyrs are what we are using our blood to pave the way for the entire army."

    This is the fighting spirit of the Dragon Spear Battalion!

    Ren Zhu suddenly felt his blood boiling at this moment. Even the fierce fighting at Marco Polo Bridge did not give him such an understanding of sacrifice. The Fourth Cavalry Brigade was a very new unit, but Ren Zhu hoped that this cavalry brigade could have such a  Sacrifice and courage, he even thought about what he should do.

    I heard that the senior officers of the 1st Division have gone to the extent of ignoring enemy bullets. Should I, the brigade commander, also go in with an assault company and kill them ruthlessly? But at this time, there are two people outside.  The infantry rushed over, and the rapid footsteps made everyone nervous.

    Did something unexpected happen during the assault company¡¯s infiltration operation?

    Soon we got accurate news from the mouths of these two scouts: "Emperor Xian has ascended to heaven, the group is leaderless, and the leader of the Green Camp?The Han army flags are all determined to open the city, and the Mongolian Eight Banners agree. The Manchu Eight Banners, which has the largest number of people, have different opinions. Some are neutral and some are extremely stubborn. But now the city gate has been opened to welcome the Hong Army's envoys entering the city.  Already out of town!  "

    But a piece of bad news also came: "The Russian forward soldiers have arrived in Jinzhou and are now heading towards Shanhaiguan!"

    (To be continued)

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