Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 47 Sudden Attack
Due to the breakdown of the negotiations, the defense of the two cities of Beining and Shanxi by the Qing Dynasty was impeccable.The French army suddenly changed its offensive route, bypassing Shanxi from Zhennanguan and going straight to the Qing Dynasty, in an attempt to detour to the two cities and attack back and forth.The commander-in-chief of the in-depth troops this time is an excellent officer named Nigel who just graduated from the Army Academy.

At this time, Lu Yiwei's troops have also entered Vietnam one after another, and there are not many troops in Kunming and Guangxi provinces.If the enemy is allowed to detour back to Guangxi, it will directly cut off the food, grass and armaments of the two troops in Vietnam.On the one hand, there was too little time to transfer troops from neighboring provinces. When the reinforcements arrived, 10 people in Vietnam would have starved to death.If the Vietnamese troops return to Guangxi, it will undoubtedly give the frontal French army a chance to attack.

Zhennan Pass can only be seen in the two mountains. The Daqing Mountain in the east is more than [-] meters high and slopes to the south.Further south is Ma'anshan, which extends to the east of Zhennan Pass.Fengwei Mountain in the west is more than [-] meters high, and it also slopes southward until it reaches Longmen Pass.Then it extends to the west of Zhennan Pass through a large rocky mountain. The valley to the south of the pass is more than two miles wide, and there are several small rocky mountains at the southern end of the valley.

Because it is not clear how many enemies have penetrated in, and the Zhennan Pass is filled with fog, the thick layer of fog cannot penetrate even sunlight.The visibility on the mountain was only about five meters, and Lu Yiwei did not dare to let the troops advance too fast.For fear of encountering a large force of the French army, this kind of encounter is the most difficult to fight without preparation.Especially having obtained in-depth information from the French army, he walked forward step by step carefully.

At this time, a veteran in military uniform said to Lu Yiwei: "The army gate, the mountain is covered with fog. It is not clear how many troops the French army has come and whether they have heavy weapons. I think the army gate still leads the main force to distribute on Daqing Mountain. This is the only way for the French army to pass. I will lead my troops to Zhennanguan and continue to advance.”

The one who spoke was veteran Feng Zicai, originally recommended by Zuo Zongtang as a general candidate for the Qing Army.But Guan Xuqing felt that Feng Zicai was too old and had not received formal military school education.In addition, Feng Zi is Zuo Zongtang's direct subordinate.Although history proves that Zuo Zongtang has no intention of rebellion, Guan Xuqing is changing history.How could it be possible to hand over all the military power to one person?
Lu Yiwei frowned and looked at Daqingshan, looking west towards the vast expanse of whiteness.Can't see anything but fog!Turning his head to Feng Zicai, he said, "Feng Biaotong, take our troops and continue forward. If you encounter the French army, you can pretend to be defeated and retreat into this mountain. This general is here to meet you!"

"Accept orders." Feng Zi made a standard military salute.

According to the terrain conditions, Lu Yiwei selected favorable terrain near Daqing Mountain to build a defensive position, and ordered the troops to build a long wall of earth and stone near Daqing Mountain, spanning between the east and west ridges, and dig a four-foot-wide deep moat outside the wall. Li sticks.And built many fortresses on the East and West Ridges to form a more perfect mountain defense position system.

Due to the thick fog, the construction of the position proceeded quite slowly.Lu Yiwei watched Feng Zicai's troops slowly advance towards Zhennan Pass, feeling a little worried in his heart.Although Feng Zicai is older, he is still as impulsive as a young man.In the case of the French army, getting him back is as difficult as getting him out of a brothel with a lot of money in his pocket.Therefore, Lu Yiwei still decided to focus on stability and build a relatively stable defense system first.

Near noon, the fog finally gradually dispersed.The French army had already sneaked to the foot of Zhennan Pass, and Nigel said to the adjutant Tony next to him: "Man, look at the Qing army is trash. I really don't know how General Guba commanded it, and he couldn't break through them The last line of defense. Zhennanguan is the hub of the entire mountain, we occupy here, we can advance or retreat, attack or defend.”

Tony frowned slightly, "Colonel Nigel, don't you think it's too quiet here? I suspect they have discovered our plan. After all, we entered Dashan from the side of Shanxi they controlled, and such a large force transferred them Impossible not to know."

After hearing this, Nigel laughed and said, "Tony, so what if they find out? It is an indisputable fact that Zhennan Pass is under our feet now. In addition, the troops of the Qing Dynasty will only deal with their unarmed people. Against the elite infantry of the Republic, they can only surrender."

Tony wanted to say something else, but saw that Nigel was so confident and that he had indeed occupied Zhennan Pass and stopped talking.

Nigel observed the terrain and saw a lot of dust floating in areas such as Dongling and Dabao, the peak of Daqing Mountain.It is estimated that a large number of Qing troops were ambushed there and built a defensive position, otherwise such a large amount of dust would not have been floating for no reason.

He decided to attack in two ways, with the main force advancing along the East Ridge.The other road advances along the Guanqian Valley, trying to go directly to the rear of Shanxi City after the main force has captured the main peak of Daqing Mountain.Surround the Qing army behind Shanxi City, divide and annihilate them.In addition, thousands of troops were sent to guard the southeast highlands of Zhennanguan to keep abreast of the situation in Shanxi City.

The French army's in-depth troops this time consisted of an integrated brigade and a mixed brigade composed of Vietnamese.There were a total of 1.5 people, and the ones advancing towards Dongling were composed of an integrated brigade in France, their main force.

At this time, Feng Zicai had already received a report from the spies ahead, and the French army occupied Zhennan Pass.The Zhengbing detoured to the back of Shanxi City in two groups, and one group of troops attacked the peak of Daqing Mountain.Another group of people came towards him.There are more than 7000 people, and they carry heavy weapons.

Due to the heavy fog, Feng Zicai was already furious that he did not win this strategic location before the French army.At this time, knowing that more than 7000 French troops are running towards me, how can I not fight to the end?

Immediately ordered: "Hua'er, you take the troops of the base camp to go around behind the devils and take their heavy weapons."

Feng Xianghua is Feng Zicai's second son and a battalion commander under Feng Zicai.At this time, ordering his son to cut off the back of the French army is also to give his son a chance to make contributions.

"Understood. But father, Lu Junmen let us meet the French army. We will lure them to Daqingshan as soon as we make contact. An ambush has already been set up there."

Feng Xianghua said.

"Go as soon as I tell you to go, you know what a fart. Lu Lumen ordered this because they were worried about our safety. Look at this mountain. Even if you are a god, you can't figure out how the French army will go. If you want to defend them all. Don't Let’s say 5 people, even if we give 20 people, we won’t be able to prevent water leaks. Now that the devil has broken into our arms, we still don’t fight. That’s not so sorry for the opportunity that God gave us.” Feng Zicai said excitedly.

"Yes, Father. I'm going right away"

"Be careful, the foreign devils must be very careful to protect the cannon. If you don't take the devil's cannon, then you will be bombarded by them here. Don't come back and call me dad." Feng Zicai Said fieryly.

(End of this chapter)