Chapter 294 Beijing

At around 4 a.m., Yuan Shikai had a nightmare. After waking up, he tossed and turned, and it was difficult to fall asleep again.

I was idle and he was thinking about how to get out of the cage of Beijing City. The sound of cannons in Fengtai Town came from afar.

Yuan Shikai was stunned at first, thinking that he had hallucinations. Then the sound of cannons began to sound continuously. Yuan Shikai listened for a while, and suddenly felt refreshed. He ignored the young concubine sleeping beside him, quickly got up, put on his clothes, and walked out of the house.

Yuan Shikai's eldest son Yuan Keding and second son Yuan Kewen have already rushed outside Yuan Shikai's room first.

Seeing Yuan Shikai come out, Yuan Kewen said excitedly: "Father, the sound of cannons came from Fengtai Camp. It seems that things have changed."

"Don't worry, take a look first." Yuan Shikai said lightly, and under the protection of the two guards, he quickly walked to a loft with a better perspective.

Soon, an escort ran down from the attic and reported to Yuan Shikai: "Master Zhongtang, the sound of artillery in Fengtai Town is endless, and fire is everywhere. Obviously, someone is raiding the Fengtai camp."

Yuan Shikai said to himself: "Four directions of Beijing City, Fengtai Camp has the strongest military strength. Who has been brave enough to touch this hard stone? Also, how can there be hostile forces in Fengtai Town appear?"

Yuan Keding continued: "Father, maybe the Boxer Rebellion has resurrected and has come to take revenge. Then come."

Yuan Shikai shook his head and said disappointedly: "Kiding, when will you be smart? Not to mention that the Boxers have been almost destroyed, it is their peak period. Can these mobs get so many cannons? Besides, even if there are so many cannons, they will not fiddle with them."

Yuan Keding smiled awkwardly and said respectfully: "Father, I'm just kidding, then do you think, who would be so cruel to attack Fengtai Camp?"

Yuan Shikai smiled bitterly and said, "The matter started to be hasty. For a moment, I can't think of the direction of the good thing that was done by anyone. Liangbi just led the army to Baoding to suppress the bandits, so he shouldn't have such a thing."

"Haha" the second son Yuan Kewen smiled and said, "Father, no matter who he is, as long as he has the ability to compete with the garrison of Fengtai Camp, and no matter how he wins and loses, you will have the opportunity to come out again, right?"

"This is," Yuan Shikai said confidently: "No matter who it is, as long as you lead your army to your father, you will definitely be able to pacify it. However, this time, you will learn to be smarter and not completely wipe them out. Otherwise, you will be bound in this Beijing city again."

Yuan Shikai was looking forward to returning to the mountain to take charge of military power. A few screams came from not far from the attic. Accompanied by the screams, the gunshots also rang intermittently.

Several of Yuan Shikai's guards hurriedly pulled out their guns and protected Yuan Shikai and his son tightly.

Although Yuan Shikai had long been used to this "assassination" operation, the situation was very different tonight, and Yuan Shikai felt very bad.

Soon, about twenty Yuan Mansion guards holding rifles retreated to the attic. They relied on favorable terrain to keep firing at the invading enemy, temporarily blocking the enemy's offensive.

However, the joint actions of the Yuan Mansion guards also pointed out where Yuan Shikai was. The invading enemy quickly mobilized people and surrounded the attic. For a moment, gunfire sounded loudly and screams rang out from time to time.

Yuan Shikai said to his two sons anxiously: "Kiding and Kewen, the forces that attack Fengtai camp and attack us may be the same force. The other party had planned and prepared momentum, and our situation was extremely dangerous. Being a father is their main goal. When there is a chance, you two must escape first if you have the chance."

Yuan Keding and Yuan Kewen certainly refused to agree. The father and son were arguing, and the enemy's gunshot suddenly stopped. After a while, a loud voice sounded: "Is Yuan Shikai Yuan Zhongtang inside?" It was the voice of Zheng Tiehao, commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army Special Forces.

Yuan Shikai killed countless people throughout his life. The situation was critical at this time. Of course, he would not be timid and responded loudly: "Yuan is here, I wonder who you are? What's the point of finding Yuan?"

Zheng Tiehao replied loudly: "We are soldiers of the Imperial Army. Emperor Guangxu has been rescued safely by us. I would like to invite Yuan Zhongtang to come and talk to Long Live."

"What?" Yuan Shikai and his son and the guards were shocked when they heard that Emperor Guangxu had escaped from the cage.

In order to stabilize people's hearts, Yuan Kewen hurriedly shouted: "Don't listen to his nonsense. Long live the empress is locked on the isolated island of Yingtai by Lord Lafayette. It is hard to fly, and it is impossible for them to rescue him."

Zheng Tiehao laughed loudly and said, "Yuan Zhongtang, I will give you 5 minutes to consider. If you don't come out to surrender in 5 minutes, we will be polite. We will not be responsible for any casualties and injuries at that time. You can do it yourself."

Speaking of this, Zheng Tiehao said to the three special forces around him: "Brothers, show them our methods."

The three special forces agreed, each took out a grenade from his waist, pulled out the fuse, and threw it into a pile of conspicuous stones outside the attic.

Only a few loud bangs were heard, and three grenades exploded in the pile of stones one after another. Suddenly, small stones splashed and black smoke floated up. Several close-knit guards of Yuan Mansion screamed after being hit.

"Yuan Zhongtang, I heard that you are a person who knows the current affairs. There is not much time, so I hope you make a decision early." With the power of the grenade, Zheng Tiehao's loud threatening tone sounded particularly harsh.

"Grenade, the other party is really prepared." Yuan Shikai was indeed knowledgeable and recognized what was in front of him.

Yuan Keding was timid and saw the power of the grenade for the first time. He was shocked and said tremblingly: "Father, what should we do? It has become hasty. The guards carry not many bullets and are about to finish the shot."

"Emperor Guangxu, it is very likely that they have really been rescued by them." Yuan Shikai said lonely. Recalling the sound of cannons in Fengtai Camp and his precarious situation, Yuan Shikai believed Zheng Tiehao's words by 80%.

The second son Yuan Kewen said viciously: "** is in Guangxu's hands, but there is no way out. We will fight with them."

Yuan Shikai calmed down at this time, walked out from the lurking place and shouted loudly: "Brothers outside, Yuan is willing to surrender, you come in and get people."

As he said that, Yuan Shikai ordered the guards around him again: "Brothers, let's put down your guns and believe Yuan, we will all be fine."
Chapter completed!