The anti-Qing movement began with the looting of the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Chapter 243 urging the emperor to ascend the throne

The thunderous sound of galloping hooves rang out, and the earth trembled. Thousands of cavalry appeared all around, surrounding the group.

The enormous formation terrified the women in the carriage, who screamed in panic. The Qing cavalry were also thrown into disarray!

Zhang Shishou stood on the stage, a smug look on his face. Last time, Empress Dowager Cixi had escaped through Juyong Pass, so he assumed she wouldn't be going this way this time.

I never expected that this old hag would be so stubborn and give me such a great credit.

"Fight your way out and escort the Empress Dowager and His Majesty away!" The Qing army leader suddenly turned his horse around, raised his saber, and shouted.

"Kill!" shouted the Qing cavalry.

The Qing troops turned their horses around, slowly gathered together, and began to charge backwards!

"Kill!" The 1st Cavalry Division also sent out a regiment of cavalry to charge forward.

Neither side used rifles; instead, they brandished sabers and charged at each other.

The thunderous clatter of thousands of hooves echoed across the land. Two cavalry units clashed violently.

Howls, shouts of battle, and the clash of sabers filled the air.

The duel between cavalry was very quick; in the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, the two sides would pass each other.

The battlefield was littered with corpses and wounded soldiers. The warhorse, having lost its master, lay listlessly sniffing at the ground, but sadly, its master could no longer get up!

The Qing cavalry had about two or three hundred men left, while the 1st Cavalry Division had also lost over a hundred men.

The regimental commander brandished his blood-stained saber and cast an admiring glance at the other man.

These Qing cavalrymen were both brave and skilled in martial arts. It was a pity they had never been on the battlefield before.

The Qing cavalry leader turned to look at his remaining brothers. Only these few scattered individuals were left, and a pang of pain shot through his heart. But then, gritting his teeth, he shouted;

"Are we still able to fight?"

"Yes, yes!" the surviving Qing cavalry shouted, brandishing their swords!

"Alright! Brothers, let's show them the last vestige of courage of our Great Qing!"

"Kill!" The Qing army launched another attack, and the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Regiment was equally determined, charging towards the enemy at the same time.

Moments later, the last Qing cavalryman fell! The battlefield finally fell silent.

"They were all warriors! It's a pity they followed the wrong people. Give them a proper burial!" Zhang Shishou exhaled a breath of turbid air and gave his instructions.

Inside the carriage, Empress Dowager Cixi, who witnessed everything, suddenly coughed up blood and fainted.

"Empress Dowager! Your Majesty!" Li Lianying and the palace maids shouted in unison.

The carriage caravan, having lost the protection of its cavalry, had no choice but to surrender. The numb-faced Emperor Guangxu was first placed under strict confinement, while Empress Dowager Cixi remained unconscious. Zhang Shishou hurriedly sent someone to fetch a doctor.

The other palace maids, eunuchs, and officials who followed were also imprisoned separately.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, we have annihilated Empress Dowager Cixi's guards. We have captured Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu alive!" Zhang Shishou turned and reported.

At the camp outside the capital, Shen Lian received Zhang Shishou's telegram and nodded in satisfaction. He then casually handed the telegram to Wang Kaiyun.

"Mr. Wang, now that Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu have been captured, what should we do next?"

"A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day! Your Highness, please ascend the throne immediately and establish your rule over the world!" Wang Kaiyun knelt down with a thud and shouted loudly.

"Oh! Mr. Wang, please get up quickly!" Shen Lian hurriedly reached out to help Wang Kaiyun up.

"Your Highness, please ascend the throne immediately and establish your rule over the world!" All the officials and officers present knelt down and shouted in unison.

"Hey! Isn't this a bit too fast!" Although Shen Lian had always thought this day would come, this was happening way too soon!