1May, 90015th, Dongtang was attacked by the Boxer for the first time. "16, this morning, it was reported that the church outside Donghua Gate caught fire and many parishioners were led north. This is the first time that the Boxer Rebellion has entered Beijing." (Yang Dian patent "Gengzi Memorabilia"). "17, the Boxer Rebellion burned down churches, hospitals, lecture halls, etc., such as eight-faced grass and double flagpoles ... all the men, women and children who served the religion were depressed and could not escape. They hid in an English house in Dongjiaominxiang, and all their property was earned by bandits. " (Zhong Fang's Note on Gengzi). The Boxer burned churches and hunted down parishioners, with the obvious goal of "destroying the foreign countries". However, the Qing army was more violent in the chaos, and it cut a butcher's knife at all residents and people, which was even crazier than "bandits". Zhong Fang's account: "Dongdan archway, Toutiao, Ertiao, Santiao, Wangfujing, T-Street, Donghuamen Huangchenggen, He Xia Gongfu, Tianshuijing, Ruanfu and other large and small hutongs, regardless of wealth, shops, households, palaces and houses, were looted and harassed by armed forces from all walks of life in Wu and Wei. Those who were robbed halfway because they moved to other places; There are refugees and family assets are robbed; There are victims and robbers shot by Wu Weijun; Some killed men and women because loyal ministers entered the hospital; Bandits pretend to be brave soldiers and rob people; Some escaped from the hospital because they were taught by' two Russian children', some were chased into the hospital by the Brave Corps, and all were burned; Because' Ermao' entered the hospital, he killed the good man who wanted to hide in the nest first. Some shopkeepers dare not open the door because of protecting goods, and their shops are burned; Carrying goods and escaping, robbed and killed by bandits. Some family members even committed suicide ... In short, looting, bandits took the opportunity to rob Lu, and the streets were full of men crying and women crying, looking for children and finding women, which was terrible. " This vivid narrative is unbearable to read. It truly recorded the tragic scene in Wangfujing area at that time.
With the connivance of Cixi, a large number of Boxers poured into Beijing. /kloc-in June of 0/5, the Boxer Rebellion began to besiege Xishiku Church (Xitang). On June 16, the Boxer Rebellion burned down the old Deji Western Pharmacy in Dashilan, and the fire destroyed a large area outside Qianmen and Qianmen Tower. On 20th, German envoy Cleander was killed by the Qing army ... 14 August, Eight-Nation Alliance launched a general attack on the North Army. /kloc-in August of 0/5, Cixi and Guangxu fled and Beijing fell. Innocent people became sacrificial lambs, and Beijing was caught in a bloody fire. Allied commander Wadesi himself confessed: "After the Allied forces occupied Beijing, the chartered troops robbed openly for three days, and then they even robbed privately." "Many things happened during the robbery, such as raping women, being cruel, killing people at will, and setting fire for no reason." "As for women, every time they see the enemy approaching, they need to lock up their children first and then take their own lives. This has happened many times." This is what the executioner can't help but leak after a big discount. The truth is far more than that.