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    "Young Marshal, Chief of Staff, if not, let me, Old Zhao, take care of the attack on the capital!" Zhao Bowen said, rubbing his hands.  Attack the capital!  Directly attacking the capital of the Qing Dynasty, if this succeeds, it will be an event that will last forever!  Therefore, since Cai Yun cares about Wang Yuze's identity and does not agree with him to go, of course Zhao Bowen will not let go of this opportunity.

    "Don't even think about it!" Wang Yuze rejected Zhao Bowen flatly.  This is the method he came up with. How could Zhao Bowen be allowed to pick this peach?

    "Uh!" Zhao Bowen could only touch his nose, smiled awkwardly, and said nothing more.

    "Uncle Cai, don't worry! I have a complete plan. There will definitely be no danger. Now the new Manchu Guards Army has marched to Shaanxi, and there are only a hundred thousand old soldiers left around the capital. Those  The old soldiers are not very good at defending the city, let alone taking the initiative to attack us. The strength of the two brigades is enough for me to easily approach the capital city and retreat smoothly!" Wang Yuze persuaded again.  If Cai Yun did not agree, it would be impossible for him to lead his army to attack the capital.

    "Yu Ze, do you still want to use two brigades to defeat the capital? The defense of the capital is much stronger than the Xi'an city in front of you. Those Eight Banners veteran soldiers have no problem guarding the city.  ." Cai Yun said.

    "Uncle Cai, I didn't think about capturing the capital in this battle. I just wanted to speed up the process of the war. Although we have gained obvious advantages on all fronts, we must completely defeat them.  It will take a lot of time to defeat the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Moreover, during this period, the great powers may intervene at any time. If our army can appear in the capital, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the government and the public. At that time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will definitely send reinforcements  Rescue the capital. And the only reinforcements they can mobilize now seem to be the new imperial guard army rushing to Xi'an. It is two thousand miles from Xi'an to the capital! Let the new imperial guard army go from the capital to Xi'an, and then they will  We have to rush back to the capital from Xi'an immediately. Even if the new imperial guard army is an elite division, it is enough to turn them into a tired force. By then, we can gather several brigades of cavalry and eat them up in one fell swoop. By then,  It's time to decide the overall situation!" Wang Yuze expressed his thoughts.

    "That's right! The new Imperial Guard Army is the last mobile force of the Qing Dynasty. As long as we eat this army, the Qing Dynasty will be completely finished!" Zhao Bowen also said excitedly.  Although he cannot lead his army to attack the capital, it would not be unfair if he could participate in the battle to annihilate the new imperial guard army!

    "This plan is good, but I have to ask the commander-in-chief for permission!" Cai Yun was a little relaxed, but he still didn't want to let Wang Yuze take risks.  If something unexpected happens, he can't bear the responsibility!

    "Uncle Cai, it takes several days to go back and forth from Xi'an to Chengdu! The telegraph line is not set up. By the time my father replies, the day lilies are already cold! Don't worry, I will be fine!"  Wang Yuze said quickly.

    Cai Yun hesitated for a while, but in the end, Wang Yuze had no choice but to agree to Wang Yuze's request.

    "Yuze, but you have to promise me that if nothing can be done, you will lead your army to retreat immediately. In addition, you cannot risk passing through the capital. Your safety is the most important." Cai Yun said solemnly.

    "Don't worry, Uncle Cai, I promise you, I will definitely take care of the overall situation!" Wang Yuze promised.  He knew Cai Yun was doing this for his own good.  Besides, he had already died once, and he didn't want to die a second time. He wouldn't make fun of his own life.

    Next, Wang Yuze quickly gathered his troops and started preparing to set off.  This time, the two brigades that attacked the capital with him were the 10th Brigade and the 13th Brigade of the Second Cavalry Army. The two brigades totaled more than 17,000 people. In order to ensure speed, Wang Yuze specifically requested that one person and two people  Horse configuration.  In the past, the Western Sichuan Army would not have been able to produce so many war horses.  However, after annexing Qinghai and Gansu, and taking over a large number of horses and horse farms from the Ma Jiajun, the Western Sichuan Army will no longer be in shortage of horse resources.

    The generals of the 10th and 13th Brigades were excited and excited after learning that Wang Yuze would lead them to attack the capital for thousands of miles.  Everyone knows that although this is a bit dangerous, if it succeeds, it will be a great achievement!

    In the afternoon, Wang Yuze led his army to set off.  They will go north from Xi'an, pass through Tongchuan and Yan'an, leave the desert from Yulin, go east along the Gobi, pass through Suiyuan and Chahar, enter Zhili from Zhangjiakou, and march to the capital.  The entire journey was more than three thousand miles. Fortunately, these areas were empty of Manchu troops, otherwise they would have spent more time on the road.  Even so, Wang Yuze also requested thatArriving at the capital within two weeks kept the attack as sudden as possible.

    After Wang Yuze led his army to set off, the Western Sichuan Army stopped its attack on Xi'an and adopted the tactic of surrounding but not attacking.  This actually made the defenders of Xi'an breathe a sigh of relief.  Although they had repelled the attacks of the Western Sichuan Army several times in previous battles, their own casualties were not small, and Xi'an City's artillery suffered serious losses.  Even if those 105mm light howitzers are protected by turrets, they cannot withstand the rounds of shelling by the Western Sichuan Army!  Up to now, one-third of the cannons on the top of Xi'an City have been lost. If the battle continues, it will not be long before all the cannons in Xi'an will be damaged.  The Western Sichuan Army's tactic of encircling without attacking just echoed the requirements of the Xi'an defenders.  Anyway, for them, as long as they hold Xi'an until reinforcements arrive, it will be a great achievement!

    On the other two fronts, the Western Sichuan Army has also made considerable progress.  On the eastern front, hundreds of thousands of troops led by the chief of staff have arrived in Wuhan.  Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, is leading hundreds of thousands of Hubei Zhili New Army troops to make the final resistance with the help of the fortified city.  The two sides once engaged in a fierce artillery battle, and the battle was very tragic.

    Progress on the southern front was even greater.  Just before the Western Sichuan Army arrived in Kunming, Wang Wenshao, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, led tens of thousands of defeated soldiers to withdraw from Kunming and fled eastward to Guangdong and Guangxi.  The Western Sichuan Army has sent troops to capture various parts of Yunnan and is making preparations to see if it can attack Guangxi.  If Guangxi is captured, Western Sichuan will gain the coveted seaport.  Western Sichuan has longed for an outlet to the sea for decades.  If it can obtain access to the sea, the foreign trade of the Western Sichuan Army will no longer be threatened by the Qing court. At the same time, Western Sichuan will also develop its own navy instead of an inland fleet with only troublesome frigates and gunboats.  Wang Xiao has sent many talents to the West to study the navy in the past few years. Once the military port and warships are built, they will be able to return to serve in their country.  However, taking Guangxi will inevitably lead to conflict with the French.  How to deal with this problem depends on the next development of the situation.

    On July 3, which was already the fifth day after setting off from Xi'an, Wang Yuze led his army through the grassland along the Gobi and arrived at Zhangjiakou.  However, in order not to attract the attention of the Qing court, the army was always in the wild.  Even the herdsmen they met were temporarily detained in order to prevent the news from leaking out.

    "Master, Zhangjiakou is ahead of us. After passing Zhangjiakou, passing through Xuanhua, Huailai and Changping, you can reach the capital city directly. However, this area is densely populated, so it will be difficult for us to hide our whereabouts!" Wang Wei said in Wang Yuze's eyes  The side said.  Wang Wei has been training under Cai Yun for a while, and now he seems more mature.

    "It doesn't matter, Zhangjiakou is less than 400 miles away from the capital. We will be able to arrive at the capital by the morning of the day after tomorrow at the latest. In such a short time, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties will not be able to mobilize their troops. Besides, they have no troops to mobilize at all! Order the troops and rest  We will continue setting off in an hour and camp after passing Zhangjiakou!" Wang Yuze ordered.

    After several days of traveling, even on horseback, the soldiers were very tired.  In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, Wang Yuze did not plan to march in a hurry during the last two days, which could be regarded as allowing the soldiers to conserve enough physical strength.

    On July 4, Wang Yuze led his army through Xuanhua.  Xuanhua's defenders were shocked when they discovered Wang Yuze's army.  On the one hand, they closed the city gate tightly, and on the other hand, they immediately reported to the capital.  Fortunately, Wang Yuze's army only passed through Xuanhua, and the soldiers did not attack the city, which made the Xuanhua defenders breathe a sigh of relief.  Seeing the large number of cavalry passing by outside Xuanhua City, their scalps were numb with shock.  When they saw that the cavalry of the Western Sichuan Army was heading toward the capital, their faces turned even paler.

    The capital, as the ruling center of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, is currently at war with Western Sichuan, but the capital is still very prosperous, with a large flow of people, and has not been affected by the war at all.  However, at noon on July 4, with the urgent telegram sent from Xuanhua, the entire capital was in a state of panic.  The troops stationed outside the city moved into the city.  The seven outer gates of the capital were all closed tightly, and no entry or exit was allowed.  At the same time, rumors were also spreading rapidly among the people, saying that the frontline army had been defeated and the Western Sichuan Army was about to come over, making the ordinary people panic all day long.  If the city gate hadn't been closed tightly, maybe all the ordinary people with childcare and caretakers would have run away.

    This is true among the people, and even more so in the court.  After receiving an urgent telegram from the Xuanhua garrison, the people from the telegraph office broke into the Jinluan Palace regardless of the ongoing court meeting at the moment.  Suddenly, the government and the public were shocked, and all the ministers panicked.  Originally, they thought that although the battle situation on the front line was corrupt, it was still thousands of miles away from the capital!  Who would have thought that the Western Sichuan Army is already close at hand!

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