Lyle and the Dynasty's Edge Chapter 36

With the telegram from Empress Dowager Cecily in his pocket, Lyle Li finally left Guangzhou and came to Shanghai. When he stepped on the dock, he couldn't help but glance at the British flag on the cruise ship. It turned out that when the cruise ship sailed out of Guangzhou Bay, the Governor of Hong Kong sent two warships to squeeze the cruise ship from the left and right, forcing it to sail to Hong Kong, in order to detain Lyle Li and force him to create a South China. But he suddenly left and gave Lyle Li a break. What was the reason for this? Lyle Li was searching for the answer to this mystery...

What shattered his theory was that a group of officials, including Sheng Xuanhuai, came forward and entered the yamen, where they solved the mystery amidst the cheers of congratulations. It turns out that Cecily has two more telegrams waiting here: one is to reinstate Lyle Li as governor-general of Zhili and minister of Beiyang; the other is to appoint Lyle Li as minister with plenipotentiary powers for peace negotiations. He smiled smugly. Does the UK want to detain the peace minister to use it to suppress South China? Of course not! He quickly made his conclusion: "The Eight-Power Allied Forces can invade China, but they cannot divide China!"

Unfortunately, the congratulations were followed by a string of bad news! Resolutely wanted to eat the incense ashes and die, but King Duan took over the Shenhu Camp and formed the Shenhu Camp with the people he raised. This group of wealthy people thought they were tigers, ran rampant in the streets, and actually hacked the German Minister Linde to death on the street! The Eight-Power Allied Forces seized on this and quickly landed at Dagukou. 

Nolan Nie led 30 battalions to block a line of defense. First, they were evenly matched, and then Nolan Nie was hit by a cannonball while supervising the battle. The defense line without its commander quickly collapsed! The Japanese troops stripped off their uniforms from the dead Qing soldiers and formed a death squad. They sneaked into the city under the cover of darkness. The gunfire caused the defenders to collapse without a fight, and Tianjin fell! The East Bureau of Tianjin Machinery was also bombed, and the workers and factory buildings perished together! Song Qing and Marvin Ma used 60 battalions to block another line of defense in Beicang, Tianjin, and fight to the death. 

The Eight-Nation Allied Forces made several fierce attacks and were repulsed several times. The British army actually fired the newly invented poison gas bombs, causing heavy casualties to the Qing army, and the defense line collapsed again! The Governor of Zhili blocked the third line of defense in Yangcun. His troops were outnumbered and he was naturally defeated again. The news got heavier and heavier, and in the end he came to a heavier conclusion: "I'm afraid the capital won't be able to defend it!" Then they all looked at Lyle Li, as if he might still be able to keep the capital!