Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 717 Weeping Hanoi

The forward commander came to report soon; "Report to the commander, the forward force encountered an enemy interception in Qidaowan. At least one regiment is armed with elite troops equipped with muskets, and there are two heavy machine guns to suppress the fire. It is temporarily unable to pass. "

   "What the hell?" Lieutenant General Leo Fernandez was shocked.

  Qidaowan is not far from Beixi Camp, only about 3 kilometers away. It can be reached in half an hour by a fast march. Why did the enemy appear here?

  I’m politely speaking, a 5-10 km radius should be the area under the direct control of Beixi Camp. There is a large number of enemy troops here. Could it be...

  Thinking of this possibility," Lieutenant General Leo Fernandez felt incredible. In addition to the French soldiers, there are 25,000 North Vietnamese servants on the front.

  Because of the enemy’s obstruction, Lieutenant General Leo Fernandez could not get the first-hand combat situation on the front line, but because of his rich experience, he could foresee that the situation of Beixi Daying was not good, so his face sank and ordered;

   "Order the forward troops to break through the enemy's block with all their strength. If necessary, they can use artillery to remove stubborn targets, go out to Beixi Camp as soon as possible to meet, find out the enemy's situation, and report quickly."

   "Yes, Your Excellency General."

The legal 75mm field gun originated from the artillery technology authorization of the Azure Weapon Company. The gun weighs 2,300 pounds and is equipped with two large steel wheels. It is towed by two strong mules in the North Vietnam area and an artillery in the French infantry regiment. Companies, each with 4 artillery.

  This kind of firepower configuration is stronger than in the original history. It is due to the early proliferation of barrel artillery technology, which triggers the butterfly effect.

  This will directly lead to more tragic battles in the European battlefield in the future. This is a later story, not to mention.

  The French troops in the march came to a halt because they encountered obstacles in front of them. They scattered under the shade of the roadside trees to rest. They took out the water bottle and ate some dry food that they carried with them. Some soldiers even took out Australian cigarettes to enjoy them.

  In today's South Asia, a dazzling array of Australian cigarette brands flood the market and gradually become a generally accepted consumer product.

High-end cigarettes include "Phoenix", "Red River Valley" and "Big Golden Dragon". Mid-range cigarettes include "Seven Stars", "Baiyun", "Oceania", "Reston" and "Double Happiness". "Maca", "Escape", "Labor", "Big Iron Tower", "Qingdao", "Wanlijiang" and so on, as many as dozens of brands.

  The income of these French soldiers is good, and they can afford mid-range "Reston" and "Double Happiness" brands of cigarettes. These mid-range cigarettes are usually bought at their own expense, and the army sends cheap and inferior goods.

Cigarettes of the Ocean Kingdom are not only sold in South Asia, but also popular throughout Europe and overseas colonies. The British Army has designated "Phoenix", "Baiyun", "Double Happiness" and "Reston" and other brands of medium and high-end cigarettes as military supplies. Procurement and supply of subordinate troops.

  This is because the tobacco plantation in Ocean Kingdom has become large-scale, and the cigarette industry has a large scale, many brands, and fierce competition, which has formed a virtuous atmosphere of competition, which has made the tobacco industry bigger and bigger and sold at home and abroad.

  The important growing areas of the tobacco industry in the Great Ocean Kingdom are the Jinshui River Basin and Borneo. This area has a large area of ​​fertile land suitable for the development of the tobacco industry and is blessed with natural conditions.

Tobacco is a temperature-loving plant, the most suitable growth environment is 25 degrees Celsius to 31 degrees Celsius, and tobacco needs strong sunshine, fertile land, need a lot of precipitation in the early stage, a slight reduction in the middle period, the soil water holding capacity is between 60% and 70%. Decrease later.

  This kind of demand is fully in line with the geographical conditions of Borneo and Shangri-La Island, which are close to the equator. Seedlings are cultivated for one to one and a half months before the end of the rainy season each year. After the rainy season, the tobacco will thrive and welcome the bright sunshine.

  I’m polite to say that the conditions for the development of the tobacco industry to grow the Ocean Kingdom are unique and no one can compare.

Lieutenant General Leo Fernandez rolled over and dismounted, walked to the chair set up by the orderly under the shade of the tree, sat down, took out a package of special gold leaf version of the "Big Golden Dragon" from his pocket, and drew a light on himself. , Looked deeply at the front of the sound of gunfire and meditated.

  God testified, it didn’t feel good to him.

  Smoking helps to refresh your mind. Your General likes to come to one when thinking about problems. Over time, he becomes dependent, and he cannot do without cigarettes.

The reinforcements from Hanoi consisted of 5 dissatisfied infantry regiments with a total strength of about 6,600. This is already the largest support force that Lieutenant General Leo Fernandez can assemble. There are only a few engineering troops, military police and logistics forces left in Hanoi. The troops were almost completely empty.

   Approaching noon

  I have smoked four or five cigarettes. More than two hours have passed. The battle ahead is still going on fiercely, and the sound of guns is endless.

  Lieutenant General Leo Fernández was already impatient. The report from the front always frustrated offensive and offensive. There are already two French infantry regiments taking turns in the battle and they can’t open the situation. This makes him very strange?

  What kind of infantry regiment in Vietnam can have such combat effectiveness?

  This is incredible. You must know that Lieutenant General Leo Fernandez is an army unit drawn from the Suez Canal area. The combat effectiveness is quite good, only slightly inferior to the elite corps stationed in the mainland.

  To deal with a small aboriginal kingdom, is it still easy to catch it?

  Lieutenant General Leo Fernandez was really good, but his two infantry regiments were not dealing with the Vietnam regiment, but the new army's entire infantry and first division.

at this time

  General Li Shuanzhu’s headquarters has moved forward to the vicinity of Qidaowan. At the moment, he is dining in the headquarters, and he talks with Lieutenant General Fan Tongzhang and Major General Gu Zhilin, the commander of the First Division, about the current situation in a relaxed manner.

  "General Gu Zhilin, after eating, I need your first division to deliberately show weakness and let the enemy go straight in. The second and third divisions behind have been set up. We need to eliminate the French here."

  The commander of the First Division, Major General Gu Zhilin quickly threw down the bowl in his hand, stood up and saluted and replied; "Report to the commander, humble and resolutely complete the task."

   "Well, sit down and continue eating." Major General Li Shuanzhu held the chopsticks in his hand and pressed it down, asking him to finish the meal before talking, and then turned his head to face. Lieutenant General Fan Tongzhang asked, "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, how is the arrangement of the troops in the rear?"

  After breaking through the position of the first line, the Vietnamese army rushed all the way, and the descending army from the rear was thrown to the eleventh division that followed, and the education was reorganized.

The   Eleventh Division was adapted from the original Green Camp. It is an auxiliary division. There are also twelve divisions with the same status. Each division has 5,000 posts and only undertakes second-line security tasks. In fact, it has never been fully staffed.

  The two divisions are commanded by Lieutenant General Fan Tongzhang, Chief of Staff of the Army. They follow the frontline offensive forces and are responsible for guarding prisoners along the way, occupying the area, and sweeping away the remnants of the enemy. Formation of descendants is also one of the tasks.

Lieutenant Fan Tongzhang put his chopsticks down, took out his handkerchief and wiped his mouth and said; "Commander, please rest assured, we will select all the officers from the prisoners and shoot them out. Choose one of the young and strong editors to list five thousand-man teams. , Planning to supplement the black flag army with three, one for the first division and one for the other two divisions, so that there are more than 6,000 prisoners left. Considering that the next step is to occupy Hanoi and Southern Province, more troops will be needed when the site is larger. After asking for instructions His Majesty agreed to expand the 11th and 12th divisions to 6,000 and fill in the missing parts. This way, it will be able to absorb more than 3,700 people. The rest will be sent for labor, repairing bridges and paving roads with the army, transporting logistical materials, and also It's a good use of everything."

   "Have all the Black Flag Army gathered back?"

  "It's already seven or eighty-eight. In this battle, the Black Flag Army has been fighting bravely, and it has been reduced by nearly a quarter. Let's take the lead!"

"The Chief of Staff is right. The training equipment of the new army is very good. I lack this courage. So I am going to use this group of French army to hone the three divisions of the new army. Exhausted." At this point, Li Shuanzhu smiled contentedly and continued; "The first division withstood the three-hour onslaught in the initial period, and now it's time for the second division to perform."

He took out his pocket watch and took a look. Finally, God asked me to say firmly; "I don’t believe that these Frenchmen are warriors of iron. We will concentrate all our forces to launch a full-line counterattack and repel the incoming enemy in one fell swoop.

  After nightfall

  I’m going to stand on the streets of Hanoi and see the whole city crying. "

  What he said was that all the generals in the audience boiled with emotion, stood up and saluted, and replied; "The humble ranks swear to the death and dare not make mistakes."

   "Okay, let's go back and arrange combat."

   "Yes, Commander Commander."

  Li Shuanzhu was nominally the head of the senior military delegation, but in fact he was the commander-in-chief of the entire campaign. Although his rank was only a major general, it was the rank of the Ocean Kingdom, which was almost topped in Vietnam. Lieutenant General Fan Tongzhang, Chief of Staff of the Vietnamese Army, had to lay hands on him.

  No way, suzerain!

  The Yue country now has two suzerain states. A nominal suzerain state, Qing Dynasty, has given Yue a legal status, and a de facto suzerain state, Ocean Kingdom, supports all aspects of Vietnam’s survival in the Indo-China Peninsula.

  This situation is a bit like the former Ryukyu Kingdom, where one waitress and two husbands.

  It's just that the current Ryukyu Kingdom has embraced its new thighs, and only followed the Ocean Kingdom in a determined manner. It dismissed Daqing and Fusang. Daqing didn't care about it, but he had no choice but to smoke the Qiqiao of Fusang.

  No way, Fusang is now afraid of the Ocean Kingdom from the bottom of its heart, knowing that he can’t afford to provoke others at all. Not only does it harden himself in the background, but also has strong strength, so stay away!

  With such a high authority, General Li Shuanzhu, he only knew that the bloodbath in Hanoi was the order of the upper peak, and it was impossible to guess which peak.

  Looking at this kind of brutal form, it looks a bit like our majesty. This reminds Major General Li Chuanzhu of Sydney, Melbourne... ahem, silence, silence.

  The reason is nothing more than the following:

First, the Kingdom of Vietnam is an ancient South Asian country with thousands of years of history. It has its own unique heritage culture (based on Confucianism, similar to Lingnan culture), ethnic characteristics and customs. These unique South Asian characteristics are inherited in Hanoi. These ancient kings in Hue are especially strong, which is different from the Central Plains culture.

  This has produced a large number of extremely stubborn bureaucrats, scholars and landlords. They are the spreaders and backbone of the Vietnamese culture, and they are also the organizers and leaders of potential resistance. They must be eliminated.

   Once all successes are accomplished, what about a country?

  Hanoi, as the city of Gyeonggi in Vietnam, will inevitably be the capital of Hanoi in the future. No ruler of any kingdom is willing to sit on the crater, and it is imperative to carry out a great purge.

  After this move

  A large number of people will be relocated from Guangdong, Guangdong and Guangxi. The same culture and customs of the Chinese can be integrated without barriers to lay the foundation of the new kingdom. Why not!

  Secondly, as a small South Asian country with more than 2 million people, Vietnam is a completely agricultural society with low productivity. The huge army of 50,000 people can be described as military and military, and it will inevitably last forever.

  The scale is reduced to one tenth, which is about five or six thousand people.

  The former Vietnamese garrison was funded by the Manchu and Qing court. In fact, the Government of Guangdong and Guangxi paid for the garrison expenses. With a strong population of tens of millions of people in Guangdong and Guangxi, this military expenditure was just a drizzle!

  Now that Gu Zhiwen established the country independently, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi no longer has any reason to pay for him and needs independent financing.

   Therefore, looting a city with a deep accumulation has become a tempting choice.

  Vietnam has no money, but the generations of officials in Hanoi, big landlords and merchants, have money. Is it still a matter of looting millions of taels of silver?

   Third, the officers and soldiers who have experienced **** battles need to vent and also need gold and silver goods as rewards. What if there is no money?

  Grab, kill.

  Nine hours later

  Countless soldiers rushed into Hanoi with crazily bloodshot eyes. Gunshots and cries continued in the city. The entire city fell under the attack of the Vietnamese army, trembling on the ground, groaning amid gunfire and fireworks.

  As expected, the reinforcements of the French army were ecstatic after the breakthrough, and stepped into the remaining traps of Major General Li Shuanzhu. It can be said that the arrogance in the bones of the French has led to a tragedy of failure.

There is nothing left to say. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Vietnamese army launched a full-line attack. The French reinforcements collapsed instantly under the attack of several times the enemy. At this time, their vanguard troops had already watched. When I arrived at Beixi Camp, I also saw the French army in Beixi Camp.

  It's just that all the French troops at this time became prisoners, helplessly watching the reinforcements step into the heavy encirclement.

  Almost dusk, the French reinforcements had been wiped out, and only two or three big cats and kittens ran out.

under these circumstances

  Hanoi has opened its doors, waiting for the new owner to settle in.

  As soon as I thought of this, the entire army of the Yue country was excited. The exhaustion after the continuous wars had already been thrown out of the sky. After a rest, I had a good meal, and the starry night went straight to Hanoi.

  The Niu Bi blown by Li Shuanzhu has been fulfilled. Not only the whole Hanoi is crying under his feet, but red blood and tears are flowing.

  If you don’t seal the knife for three days, you won’t advance one hour.

  (End of this chapter)