Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 713 The husband is not very ambitious.

  Ocean Kingdom’s telegram responded quickly and arrived the next morning.

  There is only one sentence in the message;

  My husband is not very ambitious.

  Gu Zhiwen repeatedly chewed the inner meaning, his face couldn't help showing a deep shame, and then he appeared unwilling; am I being ridiculed?

After being deeply stimulated, he sighed and commanded to the left and right; "Call the Supreme Military Conference, invite General Li of the Military Observer Group to attend and tell him...I have a decision."

   "Yes, Your Majesty."

  Two days later

  Saigon

This is a South Asian city full of French romance. The urban architecture contains a strong French Paris style. Chinese people wearing melon hats can be seen everywhere, as well as white women and gentlemen wearing French skirts. Different style.

According to the pre-determined plan, the Vietnamese diplomatic representative Chu Feng took two documents to the Saigon Governor’s Mansion. After passing the report from the concierge, he met Mr. Anthony Martial, the commissioner in charge of foreign affairs at the Saigon Governor’s Mansion. , On behalf of Vietnam, handed in two documents.

  The above document is an official letter protesting the French army’s crossing of the border. He has submitted more than 10 copies of such an official letter in a few months, and there is basically no response.

  The document placed below is the official document of Vietnam’s official declaration of war.

  At this time when he was leaving work, Mr. Anthony Martial had already put on the clothes, put on his hat, and prepared to go out with his cane.

Seeing Chu Feng at this time, he visibly frowned, took a look at the title of the document, and threw it on the table casually, expressing contempt with this inadvertent gesture; "Well, Mr. Chu, your mission is complete. , I have another date with Miss Perth, so I won’t leave you much."

   "Mr. Anthony Martial, I protest this attitude of you."

"I can really feel your dissatisfaction, Mr. Chu, but who cares?" Anthony Martial shrugged helplessly. He took out his gold pocket watch and looked at it, saying as if I was in a hurry. ; "Let us be realistic. You can suggest to your little kingdom government that you don’t need to send these junk files in the future. It will take up your time and our precious place. This is really a waste. the behavior of."

  After speaking, he walked out and closed the office door.

  Faced with the arrogant faces of the French colonists, Chu Feng made a look on his face that he dared not speak, he followed out aggrieved, but he felt ecstatic in his heart.

  The declaration of war has been delivered. Anthony Martial will not return to the office if he closes and leaves at this moment, which means that the declaration of war will at least stay in his office until tomorrow morning.

  Then the suddenness of the war can be achieved, and there is no need to take follow-up actions to delay the transmission of information.

  Chu Feng chose this time period to come and deliver the declaration of war is very particular. At the end of the day, the French in the colonial governor’s mansion are standard party animals, and they are not in the mood to deal with official letters.

  At this time, it’s not long before the Telegraph Office gets off work. The Telegraph Office does not open its doors at night. If there is no reason to break the sky, we will wait until we go to work tomorrow.

  With the cooperation of secret agents of the Political Situation Bureau of the Ocean Kingdom, even if the Governor’s Mansion sends a report urgently at this moment, the equipment of the Telegraph Bureau will fail.

  Of course, things are surprisingly smooth now, and none of these backhands are needed.

  Come to the street

  Chu Feng breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he was about to vomit out all the contempt and suffocation he had suffered for a long time.

  As a newly reborn kingdom, the State of Yue has not been officially recognized by the Saigon Governor’s Mansion, let alone the French government. Therefore, Chu Feng was not treated as an official diplomat, and he yelled at every turn. The feeling of humiliation was unforgettable.

  Now war is finally about to begin. No matter whether it succeeds or not, the country of Vietnam will surely receive the face of the French colonists and the respect it deserves. This is the greatest consolation for a diplomat.

  Looking at the people coming and going on the street, Chu Feng felt his nose sour, and his heart was really mixed.

  His gaze silently turned to the north, praying sincerely for the progress of the war that will erupt to fulfill his wish...

  The next morning

  On the outskirts of Hanoi

  The fully armed soldiers carry food bags that can be used for two days, sneak into the attack position in the dark, waiting for the dawn.

  In the headquarters on the hill behind

  The light of the kerosene lamp was completely covered. The officers in the command headquarters were surrounding the map, following the command and arrangement of Major General Li Shuanzhu, and then led out one by one and rushed to their troops.

   Soon, most of the officers who had been full in the headquarters left, and only a few high-level generals remained, including Li Ping, governor of Guangxi, and Duan Qirui, governor of Guangdong.

   Duan Qirui walked to the side with a smile and said to Major General Li Shuanzhu; "Brother Shuanzhu, how sure are you in this battle?"

   "If you don't expect it, you should be sure about it."

   "Oh, confidence is satisfied."

   "Brother Duan, this is not because I am confident, but the French left a big flaw. As long as the attacking troops resolutely execute the order, it will not be difficult to break the enemy."

  Duan Qirui knew what he meant. The French originally cautiously deployed troops, but gave the Yue country a great opportunity to defeat each one.

  The total strength of the French Expeditionary Force stationed around Hanoi reached 16,540, but not all of them were deployed in the first-line positions, but were mainly deployed in the second and third-line positions.

Most of the first-line positions are North Vietnamese servants, with a total of about 20,000 people. The proportion of muskets is not more than 30%. The other soldiers still use cold weapons. About one regiment of the French army is on the front line, mainly for supervision. The North Vietnamese servants fought.

About 4.5 kilometers behind the confrontation between the two armies, there is a Beixi large camp, named because it is located on the north side of the stream. The French stationed a 13th mixed brigade and two infantry regiments of the foreign corps here, with a total strength of about There are more than 7,200 people and a North Vietnamese servant army of nearly 5,000 people, which is used as the main force of the second line.

  If there is a change in the first-line position, you can support it at any time.

Most of the remaining French troops are stationed on the outskirts of Hanoi, some in the northern suburbs, some in the eastern suburbs, and some in the city. They are basically scattered in units of infantry regiments, with more than 1,500 and less. There are 1,200,300 people in the country, and the total number is about 6,500.

  The remaining are some auxiliary arms such as engineers and military police, about 700 or 800 people, all stationed in downtown Hanoi.

  The original deployment of troops like this is okay, and there is only one premise; that is, the Yue country stays on the defensive line honestly, and does not take the initiative to launch a full offensive later.

  In the eyes of the proud French, Yue is just a trembling little quail. How dare to attack the French army?

  There is absolutely no such possibility!

  The poor performance of the Qing state in the Sino-Japanese War of Jiawu further deepened the one-sided impression of the French expeditionary force, selectively ignoring the possibility of active offensive by the Yue.

   still dare to offend the French army and give them a courage?

"Hahaha..." Duan Qirui smiled badly. He is a real ruthless character. He doesn't have the slightest fear of the French. On the contrary, he licked his lips with bloodthirsty and said; "Brother Shuan Zhu, you just explained "Hunt and fight hard, do everything possible to eliminate evil" These eight words have won my heart!"

"Don’t be guilty of brother Duan, I can see that these white people are all bullying and fearful of hardship. You can only respect you if you hurt them, and if you are scared, they will respect you. It’s troublesome. I'll pester you like dogskin plaster forever." Li Shuanzhu was also refreshed to face the big brother, without concealing his thoughts, and continued; Go home early after the fight, isn’t it okay for my wife and children to get hot on the bed? Why suffer here, it will be dying of heat in two months."

"Hahahaha... Well said, catching these foreign devils is just a beating, and hitting him until he is afraid, so that there is no future trouble. These white people have no good things. They are either thieves or robbers, or he always thinks about your home. The courtyard." Duan Qirui raised his head to the sky and laughed.

  This analogy made Li Ping, the admiral of Guangxi, who was always steady beside him, also laughed loudly; "Hahaha...Master Duan, if the French people hear you say this to them, they will definitely be mad."

   "Hmph, these ghosts are just going on rampage with strong boats and cannons. My Ocean Kingdom is also advanced in weapons, and it's not inferior to him."

   "Master Duan, you are now an official of the Qing Dynasty!"

   "That is also a temporary matter. Your Majesty has already ordered that you and I can only take good care of these two broad areas. The rest of the Manchu Dynasty is not our business. This big ship is so bad that we can't ask."

   "Hahaha... This is reasonable."

  Laughter infected Li Shuanzhu, and he opened his mouth and laughed, his heart full of pride.

Take a look at the Manchu Qing court, which was regarded as fat by the great powers. Under the coercion, he gave and asked for things and suffered humiliation. In his heart he developed a deep sense of pride in the Ocean Kingdom. This powerful kingdom that rose in the South Pacific had Own a piece of hard work.

  Being able to follow the wise monarch to create a worldly great cause, and lay a dream big home for the Chinese, this sense of accomplishment cannot be erased in any case.

   Came to Vietnam to replicate his previous successes and beat the greedy white ghosts. Li Shuanzhu was very proud and proud of this. All these are the glory brought by the powerful kingdom, which made him deeply fascinated.

   "Report to the chief, the second division will set up a position as soon as all members enter, and all members can attack at any time. Please instruct."

   "Stand by on the spot, wait for the offensive signal to initiate an attack."

   "Yes, sir."

  "Report to the chief, the Black Flag Army will set up a position immediately after all entering. The officers and soldiers are enthusiastic about fighting, please give instructions."

   "Stand by on the spot, wait for the offensive signal to initiate an attack."

   "Yes, sir."

   "Report to the chief, the first division will set up a position when all of them enter..."

  After a while

  The troops entered and set up positions one after another. Li Shuanzhu walked outside the headquarters and saw that the sky was already bright. He took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was almost 5:55, so he decisively issued an order;

   "Order the artillery to enter the 5-minute countdown, fire the guns on time at 6:00 to cover the target, and focus the fire for 10 minutes without error."

   "Yes, sir."

   "Order the troops to prepare for the attack. The sound of the artillery is the command to attack. After 5 minutes of the shelling, all the staff attacked and hit me fiercely."

   "Yes, sir."

  (End of this chapter)