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    Emperor Guangxu was also caught in a dilemma. No matter what Xu Gengshen or Weng Tonghe said, they were correct, but he had to make his own decision on how to choose.  In the past few years, although he has been in charge, the major affairs of the court are still firmly in the hands of Cixi. If the soldiers of the Eight Banners who support Cixi are transferred to Xi'an, Emperor Guangxu believes that he will definitely be able to control the new imperial guard army.  .  Once he took control of the military, he could take power away from Cixi in a leisurely manner.

    However, if you do this, the disadvantages are also obvious.  Emperor Guangxu knew very well how much combat power those Eight Banners soldiers who only knew how to walk dogs and fight cocks had left. Letting them go to Xi'an would be a complete disaster.  Moreover, it may also cause the already eroded occupation of the front line to completely collapse.  If that is the case, I am afraid that the final result will be exactly what Xu Gengshen said. The Western Sichuan Army will march straight in and directly attack the capital city. The country and the country of the Qing Dynasty for more than two hundred years will be destroyed in one fell swoop.  If the new imperial guard army is sent to Xi'an, even if it cannot reverse the situation of the war, it can at least avoid further deterioration of the situation.  But in this case, he would have lost a good opportunity to gain power.  Maybe I will never have such an opportunity again in this life.  Therefore, Emperor Guangxu had a very difficult choice.

    "What should we do? Do we want power or the country?" Emperor Guangxu asked himself.

    "Your Majesty, please make a decision quickly! It is more than two thousand miles from the capital to Xi'an. Even if the new army of the Imperial Guard marches at full strength, it will probably take more than half a month. Can the defenders of Xi'an City hold on?  It's hard to tell in half a month. If Xi'an cannot hold on, the consequences will be disastrous!" Xu Gengshen urged.  The new army of the Imperial Guard is infantry. Although there are more mules and horses, the long-distance march is not very fast because of the heavy baggage.  Therefore, Emperor Guangxu had to make a decision early.

    "Your Majesty, think twice before you act!" Weng Tonghe also advised.  As Emperor Guangxu's teacher, he was very clear about Emperor Guangxu's thoughts. He also knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as he could seize power, in the end, even if he negotiated peace with the Western Sichuan Army, no matter how high the price was, it would be completely worth it.  Yes!  This is far better than being a puppet emperor.

    The military ministers were also divided into two groups, supporting Xu Gengshen and Weng Tonghe's views respectively, and they had a big quarrel.  The entire Jinluan Palace was as lively as a vegetable market.  Emperor Guangxu frowned, but didn't say anything. Now he couldn't even make a decision, let alone others.

    "Your Majesty, once the troops from Western Sichuan arrive in the capital, everything will be over! You are still young at night, and the emperor will be needed for the resurgence of the Qing Dynasty in the future!" Xu Gengshen said again.

    Emperor Guangxu was shocked. He understood what Xu Gengshen meant.  He is only twenty years old this year, while Empress Dowager Cixi is already fifty-six years old.  Even if she outlives her, Empress Dowager Cixi is no match for him!  There is no rush at all when it comes to fighting for power. Even if this opportunity is missed, the power will naturally belong to him when Empress Dowager Cixi dies.  But if he is defeated this time and the Western Sichuan army comes to the capital and overthrows the Qing Dynasty, then he will become the king of subjugation, and it will be completely useless to try to fight for power.

    After thinking about this, Emperor Guangxu immediately made a choice.

    "Shut up! As high-ranking members of the imperial court, how can you behave so noisily and loudly? Xu Gengshen obeys his orders. You immediately go to the new imperial guard army to declare my will. One hundred thousand new imperial guard troops must set off immediately.  , march to Xi'an, resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army, and try our best to win victory!" Emperor Guangxu ordered loudly.

    "Your Majesty is wise! Our new army of imperial guards will surely win the battle!" Xu Gengshen immediately flattered him.  The other ministers saw that the matter had come to this point and had no choice but to shout that the emperor was wise and stop arguing.  Only Weng Tonghe was a little disappointed. He knew that after losing this opportunity, if Emperor Guangxu wanted to seize power, it would be difficult to have such an opportunity again.  As an emperor's master, he did not want his disciple to be just a puppet emperor.

    The New Guards Army has 100,000 people, all equipped with weapons imported from Britain, including Lee-Metford rifles, Maxim heavy machine guns, 105mm light howitzers, etc.  In terms of equipment, it can be said that no one can compare with it in the Qing army, not even the Zhili New Army and the Hubei New Army.  The soldiers of the new imperial guard army all came from the Eight Banners of Manchu, Mongolian and Han Dynasties and were loyal to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.  The commander-in-chief of the new imperial guard army is Fengshan, a famous general among the Manchus. Although he is only thirty-one years old this year, he has done everything very well since he was ordered to form the new army by Emperor Guangxu, and he is already quite talented as a general.

    After receiving the order from Emperor Guangxu, the new imperial guard army immediately set off for Xi'an.  However, the journey was long and it would take at least ten days for them to reach Xi'an from the capital.  In order to allow the defenders of Xi'an to hold on for ten days, Emperor Guangxu evenZhi personally ordered Zhu Hongzhang, Wei Guangtao, Zhu Shijun and Zhao Wenkai, asking them to hold on until reinforcements arrived.  As long as they succeed, they will all be heroes of the Qing Dynasty, and it will be no problem to be promoted to a higher position.  If they fail, then they will wait to be punished by the nine tribes!  Such an order forced Zhu Hongzhang and others to fight tooth and nail to defend Xi'an, which caused great trouble to the Western Sichuan Army.

    In the next few days, the Western Sichuan Army launched another fierce attack on Xi'an. However, the defenders were very tenacious. In addition, Xi'an City has high walls and thick walls, and there is no shortage of artillery and heavy machine guns. The Western Sichuan Army hit a wall.  Several times.  Although it also caused very heavy losses to the Qing army, its own losses were not small either.  Over the past few days, the casualties of the Western Sichuan Army have exceeded a thousand.  This is a loss that the Western Sichuan Army has never suffered since the annexation of the Ma Jiajun.

    The Western Sichuan Army on the eastern and southern fronts have made greater progress.  During the Battle of Jingmen, the Qing army was defeated again under the attack of the teaching division of the Western Sichuan Army and the new 9th Division, as well as the 1st Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army and the new 3rd Division of the Western Sichuan Army that joined the battlefield from the northwest.  However, Zhang Zhidong seized the opportunity and led the main force of the Qing army, more than 100,000 new troops and tens of thousands of Green Camp troops, to escape back to Wuhan before the Western Sichuan Army's encirclement was formed.  Although the Western Sichuan Army annihilated many Green Camp troops, the main force of the Hubei Qing Army still remained.  The large forces of the Western Sichuan Army also marched towards Wuhan under the leadership of Chief of Staff Xiong Wu.

    On the southern front, the Western Sichuan Army has successfully occupied Guiyang, and its troops are pointing directly at Kunming. The occupation of Kunming is just around the corner.  Wang Wenshao, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, was also undecided at this moment, not knowing whether to defend Kunming or flee eastward to Guangxi.

    "Young Marshal, Chief of Staff, we have been besieging Xi'an for several days, but there has been no progress so far. The morale of the troops has been greatly affected! How about we launch a general attack tomorrow! No matter how many casualties we pay,  We will definitely be able to capture Xi'an!" Zhao Bowen found Wang Yuze and Cai Yun and asked him to fight.

    Wang Yuze shook his head: "Commander Liu Zhiye has led the main force of the First Cavalry Army to occupy Tongguan. The Qing army in Xi'an has become a turtle in the urn, and they are bound to lose. In addition, the progress on the eastern and southern battlefields is very fast.  Big, there is no need for us to pay unnecessary casualties. When the battle situation becomes clear, I believe that the defenders of Xi'an will take the initiative to make a choice."

    "Yes, Bowen, fighting requires not only courage, but also patience. Since Xi'an is not easy to attack and we don't have any siege weapons, we might as well wait for the defenders of Xi'an to make their own choice, whether they will break through or not.  Surrender. Anyway, it will be very beneficial to us!" Cai Yun also said.

    "Young Marshal, Chief of Staff. I received the news from the headquarters. The Qing Army's new army of 100,000 imperial guards set out from the capital five days ago and headed straight for Shaanxi. The headquarters reminded us to pay more attention!" Wu Huiyao took it.  Reported with a piece of information.

    "Okay! Why are the defenders in Xi'an so calm? It turns out they know reinforcements are coming!" Wang Yuze suddenly realized.

    "One hundred thousand new imperial guards, known as the most powerful army of the Qing army! I think we can concentrate our forces and fight a field battle with these one hundred thousand new imperial guards to see who is more powerful. One hundred thousand forbidden troops  Although Wei Xinjun has more people, it is definitely much easier to fight than Xi'an!" Cai Yun also said.

    "Young Marshal, Chief of Staff. Give the order! Our Second Cavalry Army guarantees to defeat the Qing army's new army of 100,000 imperial guards!" Zhao Bowen also became more energetic and asked for battle again.

    "A fight is for sure. But how to fight requires long-term planning." Cai Yun did not immediately agree to Zhao Bowen's request to fight.

    "Uncle Cai, Commander Zhao. I suddenly had an idea, I don't know if it will work!" Wang Yuze said suddenly.

    "What do you think?" Cai Yun asked.  During this period of time, Wang Yuze has grown rapidly and has many wonderful ideas, which makes him very impressed.  If Wang Yuze had not inherited the great cause of western Sichuan, he would very likely have become an outstanding military strategist in the future.

    "The main defenders of the capital are the New Imperial Guard Army and the Eight Banners soldiers. Now that the Imperial Guard New Army is heading straight to Shaanxi, the only ones left to defend the New Army are the Eight Banners old soldiers. This is an excellent opportunity for us.  Opportunity!" A smile appeared on Wang Yuze's face, and ambition shone in his eyes.

    "You want to launch a long-distance sneak attack on the capital?" Cai Yun was shocked. Wang Yuze's plan was undoubtedly too bold.

    "Yes! Just give me two brigades of troops, go out from Yulin, pass through Suiyuan and Chahar, and attack the capital in one fell swoop!" Wang Yuze said excitedly.

    "No, it's too dangerous!" Cai Yun flatly refused.

    "Uncle Cai, there won't be any danger. The Qing army is extremely empty now. If I set out with two brigades of cavalry, there will be no danger. As long as I can successfully reach the capital, the Qing army will definitely be defeated.  Shock, we can take this opportunity to defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop.?" Wang Yuze insisted. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to (this site) to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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