We shouldn't forget the countries that the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, but I think we shouldn't forget that when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, a state of non-nation was a state of national life. The Qing government at that time was not able to restrain domestic extreme nationalism. Whether it is the Boxer Regiment or many domestic officials, they are very blind, even superstitious at the time. The weapons of the Eight-Power Allied Forces can be rendered useless through filth pollution, and then destroy the Eight-Power Allied Forces in one fell swoop.
After entering Beijing, the Boxers besieged the residences of various countries in China. Not to mention that it was then and now, this can also be regarded as a war provocation. Because the diplomatic missions and ministers in China are threatened, it directly means that they will declare war on this country. This is an international practice, but at that time, the Qing government had been integrated into the world since 1840 for more than 60 years and still did not know such international practice.
Let’s talk about the Eight-Nation Alliance. It was not planned at the beginning. After the eight countries landed in Tianjin like a mob, they marched all the way to Beijing. Don't tell me how the Eight-Power Allied Forces marched. They stop and go, or quarrel with each other over who should get the share, or fight because they should elect an officer to lead the coordination of the armies of eight countries. Even the camps between each other are not together. On the surface, they agreed to march together the next day, and they often started marching toward Beijing one after another in the early morning. For fear of being late and failing to sign the corresponding treaty with the Qing government, I will suffer. Japan thought it was getting up very early. It started walking towards Beijing at 5:00 in the morning. After walking for more than an hour, I saw the British army in front. The Russians were still in front. The marching
did not encounter effective government resistance. During the march, the constraints between each other were already in a mess. Although not long after, they encountered resistance from the troops and Boxers sent by the Qing government. If you really understand the history, you will find that it is the regular army of the Qing government that can really obstruct the Eight-Nation Alliance. The Boxer Regiment was just playing around, invulnerable, and then went to the battlefield with a gun and ran a large area, but it disrupted the formation of the Qing army.
After the Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing, I don’t think I need to say more about the basic attitude of the people towards the Eight-Nation Alliance. We eat pot of pulp to welcome the king. I am not saying that the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers are kings, because the Allied Forces of the Eight Nations have committed heinous crimes against the people in Beijing. It is not because the Qing government is so bad for the people in Beijing. In fact, after the Qing government allowed the Boxers to enter Beijing, people from the countryside like the Boxers sneered at the many changes in the city, treating everything they hadn’t seen as foreign monsters, beating, smashing, looting, and taking the opportunity to rob the people in Beijing. property.
The government at the time did not care at all. I live in fear and fear every day, but when the Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing, the people believed that this was hope, and at least the Eight-Nation Alliance would not target themselves. In order to occupy Beijing, it will further consolidate the security and defense order in Beijing, which is more beneficial to itself than the boxers and the indifferent Qing government. As for the eight-nation coalition's looting of the royal garden and various treasures, what did it have to do with them? Their wealth had already been beaten, smashed, looted and burned by the Boxers. I had nowhere to complain, and the Qing government finally suffered revenge. Some people lead the way for the Eight-Nation Alliance. Some people mingled among the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and they also grabbed many of the emperor's belongings and were proud of the chaotic society at that time.
