Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 59 The Battle of Crossing the River
While Zuo Zongtang was leading the naval fleet to actively attack the Honghe military port, the Qing army in northern Vietnam was also actively preparing for the battle of crossing the river.At this time, a total of 11 troops from Lu Yiwei's Department, Liu Mingchuan's Department, and the Black Banner Army had assembled on the north bank of the Red River.The Black Banner Army has expanded to 3 people in this year, enjoying the same treatment as the Qing Army, whether it is weapons and equipment, or military food and salaries.This moved Liu Yongfu quite a bit. When Liu Mingchuan told Liu Yongfu that the imperial court would supplement the Black Banner Army at first, he didn't believe it at all. He already knew what the decaying imperial court looked like.

But then he saw the horse-drawn horse-drawn horse-drawn muskets and ammunition, as well as the Gatling machine guns one after another, and Liu Yongfu was completely dumbfounded.

He picked up the Mauser and Gatling and looked at it again and again. Even after fighting the French for so many years, he has not seized many such good guns, let alone the Gatling machine gun.Later, there were still small steel cannons dragging behind the carriage, and he was completely stunned. Has this really changed?

Over the years, the Black Banner Army has suffered so much because of backward weapons, and how many people have died.With these guns, it is finally possible to avenge those dead brothers.Liu Yongfu suddenly felt the feeling of dying for his confidant.

However, most of the soldiers of the Black Banner Army are composed of ordinary people.No formal training, poor military skills.Ammunition consumption is often the highest, but the damage to the French army is not as great as Liu Mingchuan's troops.

At Liu Yongfu's own request, the imperial court dispatched training officers to assist the training of the Black Banner Army.When new recruits from China were added to Liu Mingchuan's and Black Flag Army's headquarters, Liu Yongfu was also the first to select them.

So at this time, Liu Yongfu was already dead set on the court or the little emperor.

In the comprehensive counterattack after the Dongling victory, Lu Yiwei's troops outflanked and outflanked, and the mobility of his troops made Liu Yongfu speechless.Later, I heard that it was all caused by the little emperor letting the troops train and run, and he worshiped the emperor to a certain level.

In addition, when the Black Banner Army joined Liu Mingchuan's head-on assault, they also saw the completely different combat effectiveness of the Qing Army. Really nothing.When to attack, when to retreat, and when to provide artillery support, there are rules and regulations. Even the courage that the Black Banner Army is proud of is not lost at all. After a few battles, the Black Banner Army has the least victory.

If it was said that he cared about the Qing army when he cooperated with the Qing army against the enemy at the beginning, he is now pestering Liu Mingchuan and Lu Yiwei like a student, asking questions about this and that, not about visiting and training.He always borrowed the political commissar of the Qing Army to teach his Black Banner Army.

Now the three troops are preparing for the battle of crossing the river on the north bank of the Red River. For this coordinated operation, the three main persons in charge will meet, and the location is set at Liu Mingchuan's headquarters.In order not to let people gossip, Liu Yongfu set off with his entourage early in the morning before dawn, and finally arrived before noon.

After checking Liu Yongfu's badge, the soldiers at the gate of the camp immediately saluted with guns.His eyes are full of respect. The Black Banner Army has been victorious in Vietnam for decades. These days, the political commissars are telling his stories every day. I didn’t expect to see a real person today. I can brag when I go back!
Of course Liu Yongfu didn't know what the soldiers at the camp gate were thinking, he had already been attracted by the training on the field.Training in different types of arms and subjects is really a ban, and Liu Yongfu is simply dumbfounded when he advances and retreats.

What is multi-arms cooperative operations, what is group charge after artillery cover, and what is division, encirclement and annihilation one by one.He has experienced this advanced training mode today.

After watching a group of people over there run with heavy loads, they formed a circle and listened to the political commissar telling stories.Out of curiosity, he also walked over.The scholar-like man in the crowd was talking about the burning of the Old Summer Palace by the British and French allied forces. The scholar was very eloquent, and all the soldiers around him were impassioned when he talked about it. Later, even Liu Yongfu couldn't help being immersed in it.

"Damn it, the French devils are too bullying. This time, we must let them spit out all the things that robbed us."

"That's right, it wasn't 20 years ago in the Qing Dynasty, and this time I was called a little devil, and there was no return."

The scholar-like officer waved his hand to signal for everyone to calm down.

"The little devil will definitely be beaten, and he will be beaten severely. The emperor has already made it clear that he will not cut an inch of land and will not pay a tael of silver. This time we will fight the French to the end. Either he or I will die. But when you are fighting, you must not be reckless, you must listen to the commander. We will not make unnecessary sacrifices."

"Well, Political Commissar Sun is right. A brother in our class, Wang Huan, refused to listen to the class leader and told him to lie down. He was killed by a bomb. Several of us lying down were fine."

Everyone nodded after hearing this. At this time, a strong man said to Political Commissar Sun: "Political Commissar, my mother has sent a letter. Tell me to work hard. She is already cured. Thanks to you for asking my sister-in-law to take her to the doctor last time, otherwise I Mother really confessed that my father left early, and it was my mother who brought me up. I can't speak, but I remember your kindness in my heart. Just a word, as long as I use my place in the future, Political commissar, if you say something, I will do it even if I die."

At this time, Liu Yongfu really felt what it means to love soldiers like sons, and help soldiers solve their difficulties at home.Soldiers can exert 100% of their energy without any scruples on the battlefield.The system of this Great Qing Army is really perfect. At this time, how much he hopes that his Black Banner Army is also a part of the Great Qing Army.

"Yongfu, you made it easier for me to find you. I heard that you have already come, why don't you come to the headquarters." Liu Mingchuan's loud voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Liu Yongfu turned around and said with a smile: "Just passing by here, I watched the training. I am very moved."

Liu Mingchuan went on to say: "I knew you were here, and you will definitely come to observe the training when you come to my place. By the way, didn't the emperor assign you a training officer. Why do you still come to steal the teacher?"

"My Black Banner Army has never been organized by the Qing Army. Although the weapons and equipment are the same as yours. But you see, the imperial court did not send a political commissar to our army, and although it assigned training officers, it did not have training equipment like yours." Liu Yongfu He said with a dark face.

"Don't talk about being raised like a little mother, wait until the French are defeated. I will go up to the emperor to ask for your credit for your Black Banner Army, and join my department. Haha." Liu Mingchuan joked.

Liu Yongfu said seriously: "I am willing to be a battalion commander, but I am afraid that the imperial court will think that my Black Banner Army is a rebel army. They will not accept us."

"Don't think about it, Xiaolu has been waiting for a long time. Go ahead, the imperial court has sent a telegram. Another 5 reinforcements will be sent here, and General Dong Liang's troops are already on the way. It is estimated that they will arrive in Guangxi tomorrow. After the navy captured the Honghe military port, we crossed the river directly to seize Nanjun and besieged the French army in Nanxincheng."

"It will arrive tomorrow? Isn't General Dong guarding Zhili?" Liu Yongfu was surprised by the mobility of the troops.

"The train from Tianjin to Guangdong has already been connected. It only takes one day and one night for the troops to go from Shandong to Guangdong. We set off yesterday, and we will arrive in Guangdong today, and we will arrive in Guangxi tomorrow. I think we can have a drink with General Dong here tomorrow night. "Liu Mingchuan explained.

Liu Mingchuan didn't wait for Liu Yongfu to speak, and pulled him into the headquarters.

Lu Yiwei was one of the first batch of young generals who went to study in Germany. He acted cautiously and carefully.At this time, the marching route and several strategic places that the troops should capture are being drawn on the map.

Seeing the two generals coming in, he quickly stopped what he was doing, and went up to them: "I have long heard that General Liu, the commander of the Black Banner Army, is brave and invincible. Today, I saw that he was really extraordinary. I am polite to Lu Yiwei."

"Don't be so pedantic. Yongfu, Xiao Lu is our top student at Lu University. After graduation, he went to study in the West. There is a set of military theory, and the homework on paper is my No. 1 in the Qing Dynasty." Liu Mingchuan introduced.

"It turned out to be General Lu Yiwei. During the last counterattack, I saw that your department's roundabout and outflanking tactics were very ingenious, and the troop transfer was extremely fast. Its combat effectiveness is also extraordinary. Yongfu admires it." Liu Yongfu said excitedly.

Lu Yiwei just wanted to be polite when he heard Liu Mingchuan yelling beside him: "Are you two disgusting? Xiao Lu, quickly bring the map and analyze it for us. How should we fight the battle of crossing the river?"

Lu Yiwei nodded, and took out a map full of various direct and curved lines from behind him and said: "After the navy controls the military port, the gunboats will carry out a devastating blow to the river fortifications on the south bank in the Red River." Said Pointing to a straight line drawn, he continued: "Our troops crossed the Red River in the west and detoured from northwest to southwest, and brother Liu's detoured from northeast to southeast. General Dong went straight into Nanjun City, and the Black Banner Army was in the middle to support the various ministries. The order in the emperor's telegram was to encircle the French army, not wipe them out. I presume that the emperor meant to use the French army's tens of thousands of besieged troops in Vietnam as a bargaining chip when negotiating with the French in the future. , let France pay the ransom.”

After finishing speaking, the other two stared at the map as if their eyes were shining.If this is the case, the whole of Vietnam will be under control.

"Xiao Lu, isn't this encirclement too big? The French army will obediently let us besiege in Nanxin City? It's close to the sea. The Qing Dynasty now holds the command of the sea. If we really want us to encircle them there , but we don’t need to do anything, if the Navy’s warships fire two cannons, they will all be finished. With the tens of thousands of French soldiers fighting against beasts, and concentrating on a certain point to break through, are we sure we can tie the bags firmly?” Liu Mingchuan said. asked worriedly.

"With our current strength, it is difficult to do so, so the emperor dispatched General Dong's troops. As long as Nanjun is occupied, the French army will have no chance to break through from Nanxin City. As long as they cross the river, the troops in the northwest Several fortresses can defend the French army's breakthrough. Brother Liu's troops outflanked the French army's rear, and the French must be afraid of being attacked on both sides and retreat to Nanjun. "Where else can the French go?"

"Only Nanxincheng." The two said in unison.

The three looked at each other and smiled, and joyful laughter came from the entire headquarters.

(End of this chapter)