After Luo Yue led the People's Army to Zhuozhou City, he quickly restored the order of Zhuozhou City. After knowing that there was a remnant army of the Eight-Nation Alliance nearby, Luo Yue immediately led the People's Army to clear it out.

Although the number of this US military was large, there were not many ammunitions. On average, each soldier had less than 10 bullets. Heavy weapons were abandoned when he fled Beijing. Although most of the People's Army were recruits, they were well-equipped, because they were sufficient bullets. Moreover, Luo Yue's first battalion had just returned from the Battle of Shanhaiguan, holding the power of victory, and his morale was strong. There were also fire support escort formations, three guns, and six machine guns. In this small battlefield, he had an absolute advantage. Therefore, when the two sides fought, the US military was naturally no match. As a result, the outer positions arranged by the US military were quickly broken through by the People's Army and were all besieged in the village. In the end, he could only shoot a white flag and surrender to the People's Army. After this battle, about 20 enemy troops were killed, more than 90 people were captured, and less than 10 people were killed in the battle.

Although the US military has surrendered, it does not mean that they can save their lives. First, they surrendered only when they were in a desperate situation on the battlefield, but voluntarily surrendered is two different things; second, the US military has lived in this area for nearly a month, and must have done a lot of bad things during this period, and they will never forgive such people. Therefore, after the battle, Luo Yue asked the villagers to come out to defend, testify against the US military officers and soldiers with bad behavior, and sent the 43 officers identified by the villagers to shoot the soldiers on the spot before taking the remaining prisoners back to Zhuozhou City. He also began to clean up other Boxer Rebellion and bandits.

Just then, Li Hongzhang received a telegram from the Qing court in Shanghai, knowing that the Qing court had appointed him as the minister of military affairs. As long as the court returned to Beijing, he could take over the military affairs, take charge of the affairs of the government, and return to the peak of power in the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, taking over the military affairs was fulfilled by Li Hongzhang's wish, because the title of Li Zhongtang was finally worthy of his reputation, so Li Hongzhang was in a great mood.

Actually, what is really worried about in Cixi? Li Hongzhang is like a pattern on his palm. He knows clearly. Isn’t the old lady just worried about her power? Of course, from Li Hongzhang’s heart, he doesn’t want overseas Chinese to interfere with the current situation in the court. To be precise, he doesn’t want overseas Chinese to support Guangxu and seize power from Cixi. This is not to say that Li Hongzhang supports Cixi. In fact, strictly speaking, between Cixi and Guangxu, Li Hongzhang belongs to a neutral faction. Although Li Hongzhang has a high position and a powerful position, he is essentially a local official.

, it can avoid many troubles in the court, and there is no need to choose a side stand. It is just that Cixi is obviously powerful, so she seems to be a little more inclined to Cixi. However, after the Wuxu Coup, Li Hongzhang strongly opposed Cixi's destruction of Guangxu. Although if overseas Chinese really support Guangxu, it can indeed change the strength comparison between emperors and empresses, and even help the emperor take over power, this will definitely cause another great turmoil. The Qing Dynasty now cannot withstand such demolition, but needs to stabilize as soon as possible and return to normal.

Based on his understanding of his contact with overseas Chinese, Li Hongzhang did not want to mix with the slightest matters between mother and son. It doesn’t matter who is in power in the Great Purity Kingdom. As long as Shandong is assigned to them, they can live and work in peace and develop their own power. Since overseas Chinese do not want to mix with the government, there is no need for Cixi to worry. It is precisely because Li Hongzhang has this basic idea in his heart that he dared to take the opportunity to put pressure on the Qing court and gain the greatest benefits for himself at this time.

Now that the court has met Li Hongzhang's requirements, Li Hongzhang can no longer pretend to be confused, so he immediately sent Zhang Peilun from Shanhaiguan and Li Jingfang to Beijing immediately to welcome the imperial envoy sent by the court, and to coordinate the overseas Chinese and imperial envoys, because this is Li Hongzhang's biggest capital at present, which is the contact between the imperial envoys and overseas Chinese, so you can't be careless at this time. Li Hongzhang himself first went to the Shanghai office to visit Li Sanjie and communicated with each other. He also used Li Sanjie's mouth to convey his attitude to overseas Chinese, and then set off for Tianjin. Before the imperial envoys arrived in Tianjin, he would negotiate all the conditions with overseas Chinese.

After Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun arrived in Beijing, they met with Li Songchen first and explained their purpose. So Li Songchen also left the two in Beijing. The two calculated the time, and the imperial envoys were about to arrive, so they rushed to Zhuozhou to welcome the imperial envoy. Just then, the People's Army destroyed the largest remaining Eight-Nation Alliance, and there was no major military operation for the time being. Therefore, Luo Yue pulled out a company from his camp and added a cavalry squad to protect them to wait at the Yishui Ferry Crossing.

After listening to the two of them introducing the causes and consequences of the whole matter, Prince Zhuang and Zhao Shuqiao felt uncomfortable. They thought that overseas Chinese were coming to Zhuozhou to welcome their ranks. They knew that they were here to clear out the remaining members of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and welcoming them was just by the way. Judging from the attitudes of the cavalry, they did not take themselves as the imperial envoy seriously.

However, Prince Zhuang and Zhao Shuqiao also understood in their hearts that this time they went to Tianjin was not to put up some officials of the Celestial Court or the imperial envoy, but to respect the overseas Chinese and behave with their tails. It can be said that the fate of the Qing Dynasty is now in the hands of overseas Chinese. If you are under the low eaves, you can't bow your head! Therefore, you can only endure this breath.

At this time, Zhang Peilun said: "Prince, Zhao Zhongtang, the boat is ready, let's get on the boat and cross the river first and then talk about it."

Prince Qing nodded and suddenly asked again: "Youqiao, I just rewarded the soldiers who reported it, but they did not accept it. You are familiar with overseas Chinese and don't know what the rules they are doing. I'm good at paying attention to it."

When Zhang Peilun heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "The prince doesn't know that overseas Chinese have very strict military governance. Any soldiers who take advantage of the people's property and collect a penny should be punished by military law and will never be forgiven. Therefore, the prince just keeps doing business with them without any regulations and regulations. There is no need to mention the rewards of money, except for the rewards from the court."

Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao looked at each other and showed incredible expressions. They knew that when the Hunan Army and the Huai Army formed an army, they also ordered soldiers to loot the people, but they were so strict that they were not allowed to collect the rewards for the soldiers. This was something that had never happened before. Isn’t the people coming to join the army just to have a full meal? It would be fine if they were not allowed to loot, but they were not allowed to collect the rewards. Isn’t this a cut off the way for people and money? It seems that overseas Chinese governing the army is very different from the Qing Dynasty. However, Prince Qing felt a little relieved. It seems that the two cavalrymen did not intend to reduce their face, but the military discipline was so so. Fortunately, they met Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang here. They knew the behavior of overseas Chinese, so they could make less mistakes.

So the group came to the ferry and took turns to cross the river. Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao also paid attention to the observation that although the number of overseas Chinese troops was not large, they were all full of energy and were full of movement, so they naturally showed a demeanor that the two of them could not say. Although the number of soldiers they brought him was more, they always felt that they were shorter than the other party. In fact, this was because this company was not only a long-standing baptism, but also had a series of victories in battles with various countries, and their spirits were naturally different.

After the group of people crossed the Yishui River, they arrived at Zhuozhou City that day. Luo Yue welcomed them into the city and held a banquet to receive them. Li Jingfang secretly told Prince Qing that Zhao Shuqiao that this battalion commander Luo should not be underestimated. Although he is not old, he is a tiger general among overseas Chinese and has great military achievements. Therefore, although his official position is not high and he is about to be in charge of the *** country and the commander, Qin Zheng, the second-ranked overseas Chinese, plans to betroth his daughter to him, and he will definitely be an important figure among overseas Chinese in the future.

When the two heard this, they were shocked. Although the commander was not considered a high-ranking official in the Qing court, it was very rare for a 24- or 5-year-old young man to reach this point. Of course, those eight banners, who rely on their ancestors, were not allowed to have a hardcore crop. And from this point of view, Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang really had a good relationship with overseas Chinese, and even knew these private marriages.

Of course, the two of them were more respectful to Luo Yue. Even Luo Yue was embarrassed. Although Luo Yue was not a big shot in the Qing court, after all, these two people were middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old. Of course, they could not stand it. However, after more than half a year of training, Luo Yue had a lot of understanding in human relationships and could deal with such occasions. Of course, he knew that these two people were not respectful to him, but respecting the powerful force behind him. However, Luo Yue would not be arrogant because of this, and was still very apologetic and arrogant.

Zhuozhou is not a big place, and it has suffered from changes and has poor living conditions. Therefore, the food for entertaining the two imperial envoys is naturally not better. Luo Yue also expressed his politeness to the two. However, Prince Qing and Zhao Shuqiao could not see any embarrassment on their faces, and kept saying that this was much better than when they fled from Beijing. Now that the National Bureau is in danger, it is not easy to be able to eat such food. Of course, this is the truth. He praised Luo Yue and the People's Army again, which also made Luo Yue quite admire him. It seems that some officials in China and abroad are indeed consistent. They talk to others and talk to ghosts. This has been mastered to perfection.
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