On this day, 125 years ago, May 19, 1900 (April 21, 1900 in the lunar calendar), the great powers requested to lead troops into Beijing to protect the embassy. On May 19, French Archbishop Fan Guoliang sent a letter to Bi Sheng, asking for French armed men to be stationed in Beitang to "protect us and all our things" because of the rapid development of the Boxers in the capital and Zhili. On the 26th, missions from various countries in Beijing held a meeting to discuss Fan Guoliang's letter and the political situation in China. They decided to note a note to the Qing government and strongly demanded the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion. On the 21st, Grogan, Chief Minister of the Diplomatic Mission and Spanish Minister to China, submitted a note to the General Administration: "I have the honor to inform Your Highness and Your Excellency of the original resolution passed by envoys of various countries stationed in Beijing yesterday." In accordance with the exhortation issued to suppress Yihe Boxing, the diplomatic delegation put forward the following requirements: 1. Anyone who participates in the practice of the boxing club, creates riots on the streets, or continues to post, print or distribute posts threatening foreigners will be arrested; 2. The owners and guardians of the temple characters or places where the Yihe Boxing rally will be arrested; anyone who co-plans criminal activities with Yihe Boxing will be punished as Yihe Boxing. 3. Any official responsible for taking repressive measures commits dereliction of duty or conniving at thugs shall be punished. 4. All chief criminals who attempt to kill, set fire, or commit murder for money shall be executed. 5. Anyone who helps and guides Yihe Boxing in the current riots will be executed. 6. Publish these measures in Beijing, Zhili and other northern provinces so that everyone can know.' The diplomatic mission also asked me to inform Your Highness and Your Excellency that they await a satisfactory answer to this request as soon as possible. On the 28th, ministers from various countries stationed in China gathered again and decided to mobilize guards to protect embassies of various countries. Ge Luogan wrote a note to the General Administration of Justice and asked the Qing court to "provide transportation convenience" for the transfer of troops to Beijing. On the 29th, the General Administration of Commerce responded to notes from ministers of various countries and refused to allow foreign troops to come to Beijing. Yulu ordered that "sailors sent by US warships to Beijing to protect the embassy are not allowed to be loaded into Beijing on railways and trains." On the same day, the envoys of Britain, France, Russia and the United States approached the General Administration of Justice and claimed: "In view of the serious situation and the unreliability of China's army, envoys from various countries must immediately dispatch guards to protect the lives of Europeans in Beijing. If they grant convenience, the number of guards will be small, but if they refuse convenience, the number will inevitably increase. In the latter situation, it may have serious consequences for the China government." At the same time, ministers from various countries sent telegrams ordering the fleets of various countries outside Dagu Kou to send troops into Beijing. At 12 noon, 20 Japanese troops took a train from Tanggu to Tianjin; at 5 p.m., 120 American troops took a boat from Dagu to Tianjin to prepare for entering Beijing. Du Silan, Consul General of France in Tianjin, told Yulu in person: "The fact that various countries sent troops to Beijing this time is not that it is difficult for China, but it is for their own protection." "The soldiers have all arrived in Tianjin today. Regardless of whether the General Administration approves or not, they are scheduled to go to the capital tomorrow." On the 31st, in desperation, the Qing court agreed to send troops from various countries to Beijing to protect the museum, but required each museum to have a rate of 20 to 30 people. The General Administration of China called Yu Luyun: "Foreign soldiers guarding the museum are allowed to be transported by train, but the number of people must not be too large, which will hinder diplomatic relations." At 7 o'clock that night, a total of 356 troops from Britain, Russia, Japan, France, the United States, Italy and other countries arrived in Beijing from Tianjin. According to Yulu's telegram to the General Administration,"There are three British officers and seventy-two soldiers, seven American officers and fifty-six soldiers, three Italian officers and thirty-nine soldiers, two Japanese officers and twenty-four soldiers, three French officers and seventy-two soldiers, and four Russian officers and seventy-one soldiers, totaling 22 military officers and 334 soldiers from various countries, all carrying firearms." The current situation map drawn by a patriot represents Tsar Russia, the tiger represents Britain, the intestine represents Germany, the frog represents France, the sun represents Japan, and the eagle represents the United States.