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The Chinese lost the Boxer Rebellion due to their own indecisiveness as much as the western nations battlefield prowess. Especially noteworthy is the siege of the legation quarter, where the Chinese could have easily overrun the westerners but didn't.

But what if Empress Cixi decided they would go all-out against the westerners, instead of what happened in OTL? How would such a war go? It's at least certain the Legation Quarter wouldn't get out alive.
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