Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 35 Attacking Shanxi
On the road leading to Shanxi on the south bank of the Red River, Guba, the commander-in-chief of the French Army, was riding on a horse.Behind him is an expeditionary force of 5000 soldiers.Accompanied by a large number of menacing civilians and more than 1000 ammunition vehicles.

Because the configuration of the French expeditionary force is divided into three parts, the local army, the vassal soldiers of Vietnam and Algeria, and the rogue thugs and mercenaries of various countries.

The treatment they enjoy is also different.The weapons and equipment and ammunition supply are all different.And the team behind Guba is the most elite French native army.Two brigades were reorganized, and each brigade consisted of three infantry regiments, artillery battalions, cavalry battalions, engineering companies, and telecommunications troops.The number is 7500 people.

At this time, he saw that the adjutant beside him was frowning all the time.He smiled and asked, "Jack, what are you thinking about frowning?"

Colonel Jack immediately raised his head when he heard the words: "General, I'm thinking about a question. According to intelligence, the defense of the Qing army in Beining is quite good, which is the same as the ideal defense imagined by the teachers of our Army Academy. What should we do to protect Shanxi? The attack is also very good, and our attack on Shanxi is not too hasty."

There was a smile on Gu Ba's face: "Jack, you can see this. It means that you are an excellent commander, but you are not a commander who is good at thinking about opponents. Do you know that the black devil stationed in Shanxi is the leader of the Qing Dynasty? The rogue rebels, more than ten years ago, they wanted to overthrow the rule of the Qing Dynasty. Now we are attacking Shanxi, and the corrupt Qing Dynasty will stand by. Thank you for helping them eliminate the rebels. Once Shanxi falls into our hands, the Qing Dynasty in Beining will The current defense of the army has become a decoration. The Qing army in the mountains will become the target of our artillery, and the troops in Beining City will also be in chaos at that time."

Colonel Jack expressed his admiration for Guba at this time: "General, I am so proud to be your adjutant! It is indeed very important to understand the enemy's psychology. And the general has done an exceptional job."

Gu Ba smiled and shook his head: "You should be proud of our Republic. We will achieve another brilliant success for the Republic."

The [-]-year-old French expeditionary force was divided into two teams, land and water, and set off from Hanoi.The target was directed at the Fusha Fortress in the northeast of Shanxi City and the Ti'an position in the north of the city, in an attempt to detour from the right wing to the west of the city and cut off the connection between Shanxi and Beining.And captured Shanxi in one fell swoop.

Its deployment is: the first team, with 5000 warships from the Far East Fleet and 10000 troop carriers, carrying [-] troops, went westward along the Red River; The case advanced to Shanxi.

However, the French did not expect that there were 20 Qing troops stationed 10000 kilometers north of Shanxi City.The north side of Shanxi City is impenetrable, and Liu Mingchuan's unintentional insertion of willows, which was originally planned to take over the defense of Shanxi City after clearing up the suspicion, has become the key to the outcome of the war.

The 4 French vassals outside Beining City stared at Liu Mingchuan, making him careless of Shanxi City to the west.

At this time, Liu Mingchuan was on the tower looking at the endless camps of the French army in the distance.A communication soldier ran to him and knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to Liu Junmen, and Wang Biaotong outside the city reported that the French fleet went up the Red River to the west to bombard Shanxi City, and a large number of troops were preparing to land in the east of the city in an attempt to cut off the communication with the city. Our contact. Wang Biaotong asked whether to play."

Liu Mingchuan only arranged such a force outside the city, and the other party was covered by gunboats, and all the troops rushed up and became living targets.Unless we can be entangled with the French army in a short period of time, if we switch from mobile warfare to position station, then our army's position will definitely become the target of bombardment by French warships.If that is the case, then 5000 troops will be lost in vain.But if there is no fight and the French calmly form a siege on Shanxi City, it will only be a matter of time before the city is broken, and Shanxi will be lost.Beining became an isolated city, with mountains in the north.Shanxi City to the west.East sea.With [-] vassals in the south, it was a luxury to break through from any point, and even retreating into the mountains would risk being bombed by French artillery.At this time, Liu Ming's fax is in trouble, what should be done!

On Shanxi City, the seven-star black flag of the Black Banner Army was fluttering in the wind, hunting.Liu Yongfu, the commander of the Black Banner Army under Zhanqi, was looking at the river embankment in the distance, where there was the Fusha Fortress of the Black Banner Army, which would be the best place for the French to land.There is no port there, French warships can't come in, only troop carriers can come in, and the gunboats have a long range.Even if it stops on the sea a few nautical miles away, it can still accurately attack the fort of Fusha Fortress and the guard positions of the Black Banner Army.

The first shot in the Sino-Vietnamese war will be fired here!
Suddenly, I saw smoke rising from the fortress. "Brother, look. The smoke is up, and the French are coming." The general beside him said with a smile.

"Ready to fight"

"Light the torch and put all the bullets in there."

"Boom boom boom boom" Liu Yongfu ordered to fire the guns in the future, and the gunboat on the sea fired the shells first.The fort on the position and the soldiers of the Black Banner Army were blown up into the sky.However, the French troop carrier was not blocked much, and it successfully landed at the Fusha Fortress.

As soon as the French landed, the gunboat fire ceased.The French army who landed took the Fusha position carefully built by Liu Yongfu as their own position, and set up a Hotchkiss machine gun. The flames ejected from the machine gun took away a large number of soldiers from the Black Banner Army's position outside the city.They lie forever in this foreign land.

Due to the disparity in equipment, the positions outside the city fell one after another.But the Black Banner Army fought bravely, and the French army paid the price of blood for every step forward.

After several hours of fierce fighting, the east of Shanxi City was basically occupied by the French.There are still sporadic battles locally, but they can't change the overall situation.The backward weapons of the Black Banner Army often jammed and exploded in battle.

Liu Yongfu saw clearly from the city wall that the Fusha Fortress was easily destroyed by the fire of the French warship, and all the brothers on the embankment were killed in battle.My heart is very sad.He had expected this situation a long time ago. After the French landed, they turned from east to north and cut off their retreat in one fell swoop. He had expected this a long time ago.He had known for a long time that the embankment could not be defended at all, but he still took the lives of so many brothers.Just to get the attention of the French.This blood debt will have to be repaid sooner or later.Liu Yongfu stood quietly with fists in both hands, looking towards Beining City in the east.

(End of this chapter)