Introduction:1900165438+10 On 6 October, Eight-Nation Alliance established a so-called military court to try political envoys Ding Yong, leaders Wei Kuiheng and Wang Zhankui, and publicly beheaded them on charges of "killing westerners with vertical fists and setting fire to houses". As the person in charge of the trial, Gershley telephoned the British Ambassador to China, Sa Yi Dao, and said, "Because the subjects of Britain, Belgium and the United States were killed in Baoding, the punishment in Baoding is as follows: Governor Ding Yong, Wei Shoukuiheng and Wang Zhankui were beheaded on the 6th of this month. The competent government department fined 6.5438+0.02 million yuan, and the corner of the tower or wall was damaged, leaving a gap in the southeast wall near the murder scene. The trial was presided over by an international committee; This action was approved by Count Wadsey. " Boxers killed foreigners and burned churches, which led to the beheading of local parents by Eight-Nation Alliance. This is a dark day in the history of China.

"God helps boxing, the Boxer Rebellion, because there are ghosts in the Central Plains." 1900 is a year of the development of the boxer movement, with a bit of mystery and a strong Qilu style. On July 13 this year, Eight-Nation Alliance launched a general attack on Tianjin with artillery. According to records, "when the shells land, they will emit green gas, inhale into the nostrils, and die unconsciously." The next day, when the city fell, the invading army boarded the city wall and saw many Qing troops "pointing their guns at the city wall", glaring as if shooting. When I looked closer, I realized that they were poisoned by green gas and were dead, but they didn't fall down because they were standing against the wall. Under the city wall, there are traces of European shelling everywhere: houses are pierced by shells, and roofs, walls and fences are covered by stray bullets. What is hateful is that one of these invaders is the "China Legion", which the British call the "Hua Yong Camp". This is a mercenary, composed of more than 300 refugees from China, who took orders from British officers in Ahava from 65438 to 0899. 13 July and 14 June, this "China Legion", in the name of the "British First Legion", was incorporated into the sequence of British combat troops, "courageously" helped the allied forces capture Tianjin, and then went straight to Beijing. In order to "commend" their "great achievements", the British army also designed a group emblem with the pattern of Tianjin Gate. The soldiers in the regiment wore hats and collars with shame and pride. 1902, Britain specially selected 12 soldiers from them to attend the coronation ceremony of King Edward of England.

Allies who were extremely happy in the war did not forget to enrich themselves. Knowing that it was impossible to stop the robbery, the allied leader let the soldiers rob at will. After the allied forces entered the Forbidden City, the copper pot used for storing water in the palace was scraped off by the invaders with bayonets because of its gold-plated appearance. Today, the traces on the copper cans are still clearly visible. Compared with British soldiers chasing chickens and ducks, Americans are looking for gold ingots, while Japanese seem to be silent, elegant and quiet robbers. They are always interested in all classical and colorful works of art. Faced with an ancient painting that is easy to copy, Japanese soldiers always get together to discuss how elegant and precious it is, guessing that the painter has been dead for at least 300 years. When the officer comes in, the soldiers will show the officer photos. The officer said thoughtfully, "This is a good painting." So the soldier asked the officer to take it away.

Cixi almost committed suicide by jumping off a building.

The sleepy Empress Dowager Cixi never knew what real diplomacy was. She sent troops to besiege the embassy to vent her personal hatred and give the allies a good reason to enter Beijing. She was at a loss when the allied artillery was placed on the edge of the Beijing wall. She summoned the military minister five times a day. When Li Bingheng, the satrap of Tongzhou, heard of this incident, he wept bitterly in the hall and asked his ministers, "Are mother and son safe? Tell me about it! " But at this moment, no minister can speak, and everyone can only care about them in surprise. On the day before the fall of the city, Cixi summoned nine ministers from six departments of the university. Everyone broke up and no one called. Guns rumbled outside, and stray bullets fell from Magpie Hutong, Tiananmen Square and West Chang 'an Gate. Cixi had to say to Zalan: "This matter is over, but you have to leave. Can you still protect me? " Lan knew that there were no soldiers and dared not promise.

In the early morning of 15th, Zalan flew into the palace and told Cixi that Eight-Nation Alliance had captured the East Gate. Cixi seemed to think that the sky was falling and had to commit suicide by diving. Zalan tugged at her clothes and said, "You'd better avoid it first and then make plans." Empress dowager cixi couldn't stand her usual majesty any longer, so she quickly changed into a peasant woman's dress that she had no time to comb her hair and forgot to bring her hairpin. However, she didn't forget to root out those who opposed her. Before leaving, she called Zhen, Guangxu's favorite concubine, to Yihexuan, and asked eunuch Li and others to push her into the well of Zhenshunmen and drown her. After this incident, Cixi boarded a bus full of orders and fled to the west with Guangxu and his party, which is the so-called "Westward Journey".

After Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing, in the face of the incompetent Qing government, they threw their hatred of the Boxer Rebellion at local officials in Tianjin and set up a so-called military court, which triggered a shocking incident in which Eight-Nation Alliance killed officials in China.