Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 62
After the navy occupied the military port, Dong Liang's troops were all in place.Guan Xuqing didn't know that the French cabinet had collapsed at this time, and the country was already in chaos.

Just take it for granted not to give the French more time, when they are not slowing down.The capital has ordered a storm!

"Nanwei" and "Nanwu", two small gunboats with only 700 tons, are deceptive at sea, but they become giants in the river.No solid fortifications can stop his 140mm Armstrong front-loading gun, and the fortifications will be finished with one shot.

What's more, the two gunboats were also equipped with breech-loading rapid-fire guns and machine guns, and the two gunboats fought in the Red River.After hitting all the firepower, they stormed to the south bank, and the French couldn't lift their heads.Only the artillery of the French army can still speak, and all other firepower is silent.

Under the cover of the powerful artillery fire of the warship, Lu Yiwei's department took the lead in boarding the boat to cross the river.Since they took on the task of roundabout encirclement, all ships were given over to them, only three round trips.All the soldiers of Lu Yiwei's department were sent there first.

The French army on the other side retreated southward after the naval port was occupied, knowing that they had lost the protection of the warship.It is very difficult to hold the position on the south bank of the Red River.After Lu Yiwei's department rushed over, it was empty, and there were only a small number of Vietnamese vassal soldiers left behind.The Continental French Army had already retreated south.

The French Army is also ranked number one in Europe. If they can't even see such an obvious strategic purpose of the Qing Army, it would be too insulting to their reputation.

After the entire army successfully landed on the south bank, it was discovered that only 7000 Vietnamese vassal troops were defending.Its more than 4 local main forces have disappeared, and now it seems that all the previous tactical arrangements have become waste paper.

The sudden evaporation of the enemy made Liu Mingchuan not sure what was wrong. The original tactical arrangements were sent to the Ministry of War in telegrams, and the Ministry of War sent them to the emperor, who personally approved them and implemented them.

But now, the whereabouts of the enemy are unknown.The large area of ​​Vietnamese land in the south did not know where to attack. The scattered attack was afraid of encountering the main force of the French army, and the attack was carried out step by step, and it was afraid of delaying time. After the arrival of the French reinforcement warships, this best opportunity was missed.

"Report, the front spies report. A large number of French troops were found in Hucheng Fortress." A signal soldier reported back.

"Bring the map." Liu Mingchuan roared loudly.

Fort Hu Thanh is the earliest place where the French invaded and occupied Vietnam. After more than ten years of construction by the French, the fortifications are very strong. A naval infantry brigade of the French Pacific Fleet has been stationed here for a long time. Equipped with a variety of artillery, cross control the entire fortress.

Its fortress is surrounded by mountains on three sides and can only be entered from the front.Did the French hide here, waiting for reinforcements from warships?
In fact, the French army here is as unaware of the downfall of the French domestic cabinet as the Qing army, and now France is in chaos.The opposition parties are working hard to govern, and the ruling party has ignored the world affairs because of Feijour's resignation, and has long forgotten about the tens of thousands of troops in Vietnam.

"Xiao Lu, you see, this battle is all about time. We must take him down before the arrival of the French reinforcement fleet." Dong Liang looked at the map and said.

Lu Yiwei frowned and said: "Although this place is close to the port, the fortress is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It happened to be surrounded by mountains. Our warship's firing line was blocked and we couldn't attack the fortress. I'm sure the main force of the French army must be hiding in the Here it is."

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and attack." Liu Mingchuan's fiery temper came up again.

"Don't worry, it doesn't matter whether the main force of the French army is inside or not. This fortress is still going to be attacked, but if it is not inside, it will undoubtedly delay our time, so we should divide our forces and attack this time." Dong Liang said calmly. Said.

"Well, Brother Liu and I will attack here. The Black Banner Army continues to attack the cities in the northwest, and General Dong extends to the southwest. When we break through here, no matter where the French army goes, they will fall into our encirclement." Lu Yiwei said.

"Okay.", "That's it.", "That's great."

It was unanimously approved by all of you, and the troops moved to the pre-designated location in an orderly manner.

"Little Lu, this place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the front entrance is so small. Can't our [-] troops launch a strong attack at the same time?" Liu Ming said.

"Yes, the firepower of the fortress is quite reasonable, and the cross-covering is also quite organized. No matter how many people rush up, it will be useless, and they will all become targets." Lu Yiwei said politely.

"Then what should we do?" Liu Mingchuan asked anxiously.

Lu Yiwei thought for a while and said: "How about this, I will gather all the artillery of our department and give it to you. Add yours to form [-] artillery battalions. It is still the old way, the artillery covers, and the infantry charges."

"Twenty artillery battalions, that's enough for them to drink a pot." Liu Mingchuan stood there blankly, imagining the artillery power of the twenty artillery battalions.

Liu Mingchuan's department was responsible for the frontal attack, and Lu Yiwei's department entered the mountain from the left, and went around behind the fort to occupy several important strongholds entering the mountain from the fort.Otherwise, the fortress was breached in front, and the French fled into the mountains.Such a big mountain, really can not find their tens of thousands of troops ah.

Liu Mingchuan, who was attacking frontally, summoned all the officials to assign tasks.

Liu Mingchuan finally decided to let Zhang Linhu lead a team to attack in the middle, while Lin Feng and Li Cheng feinted on the left and right.The rest of the marks protect the two wings and guard the enemies on the left and right.

Liu Mingchuan just wanted to test the firepower in the fortress.Look how many French people there are!
"Junmen, why do you let me watch the show with a team of people? I don't accept it."

The person who spoke was a man named Wang Feng, who was brave in battle and Zuo Zongtang's favorite general back then.Following Liu Mingchuan and Zuo Zongtang to recover the veterans in Xinjiang.Because he is brave in battle, but careless.Once he dropped his gun, and if the gun dropped, he would be beheaded.Anxious Wang Feng sneaked into the enemy's position at night, killed 13 enemy soldiers with a machete, and finally got the front-loading rapid-fire gun equipped by the Qing army at that time.After returning to my camp, I fell asleep peacefully.Afterwards, people gave him the nickname: Crazy Wang.

Liu Mingchuan didn't speak yet, only to hear Wang Feng continue to say: "Junmen, why let Zhang Linhu take the main attack? Most of his troops are recruits, and the combat power is not enough. Let me go, and let them guard both sides. It's okay. "

Because they were surrounded by Beining City in the previous period, Zhang Linhu's standard troops went out of the city to fight back several times; but they retreated several times, causing quite a lot of casualties.There are also more new recruits.This time, Wang Linhu, who was full of breath, wanted to show a good performance, but when he heard Wang Feng say this suddenly, he couldn't sit still.

"Fuck you madman, thanks to the fact that I saved your life in Yili back then, you dared to take my main attack. Are you worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth?"

Wang Feng was taken aback by Zhang Linhu's sudden yelling, and after listening to his words, he lowered his head and said in a pleading voice: "Junmen, why don't you let me make a feint, anyway, just don't let me watch from the side. "

"Crazy Wang, let you play a feint? You crazy feint can also give me a main attack! Go away, go and stay aside. Keep the left wing for me honestly. If a French devil comes over, I will twist it off. Your head." Liu Mingchuan cursed.

Zhang Linhu patted Wang Feng's shoulder with a smile at this moment and said, "Madman, let your brother's gun shine, maybe I will leave some French devils for you, and then don't misfire. Hahaha." Saying that Zhang Linhu laughed and left, Wang Feng angrily scolded Zhang Linhu for being a villain.

The entire force of the French army has indeed retreated to the Hucheng Fortress, so the Black Banner Army and Dong Liang's offensive in the remaining cities went very smoothly.

And Liu Mingchuan's 20 artillery battalions are really not an easy job to build. The 75mm and 90mm camp artillery are okay, but the 120mm and 150mm heavy artillery are not so easy to get off the ship. When they landed before, they only transported troops. , no heavy weapons were transported.After all, if it is detonated by French artillery shells, the loss will be great.

Now that they are being transported one by one, it takes a lot of time.

Liu Mingchuan stared at the map, "Are all the signs ready?"

"Go back to the general, everything is fine."

"When will the artillery battalion be ready?"

"It may take another day. The brothers below are building the artillery barracks overnight, calibrating the artillery elements, and there are still a few heavy artillery pieces that have not been installed."

"Give me half a day at most, mother, I'm going to attack tonight. Maybe the French warships are already on the way and dare to come over."

"twitter."

(End of this chapter)