2On February 27, 1881, the main troops of the Nanyang Regiment arrived in Bac Ninh Province, and the vanguard troops marched to Qingfang, less than 20 kilometers away from Hanoi City.

"Lord Commander, our soldiers found the Chinese army's scouts outside the city. They should be called by the Annan government to come to support the reinforcements in Hanoi."

In the barracks outside Gaocheng, Marine Corps Commander Major Garadek reported the latest military intelligence to Li Weiye.

"How many troops do they have?"

"The vanguard has about 200 people, most of them are equipped with muskets, and only more than 40 are equipped with old-style Dresser rifles."

Kyarardek added, "My staff speculates that this unit should be the main force in the Chinese army. In the Annan region, ordinary Annan army and Chinese armed forces do not have such a high proportion of rifle equipment."

"His Excellency sent a telegram yesterday. Guangning and Langshan provinces dispatched more than 3,000 armed personnel to support the Hanoi garrison. The provinces of Henan Province, such as Hexi and Xing'an, which are close to Hanoi in the northern part of Annan, have also sent orders under the order of the Central Government of Annan. Rushed to Hanoi, the security forces we left outside the city have already engaged in fire with seven local Annan armed forces, but none of these seven local Annan armed forces are opponents of the Republic ’s soldiers. I just sent sixty soldiers and destroyed them. With 400 of them, the Annan who was lucky enough to survive did not dare to continue fighting with the Republican army and has withdrawn from Hanoi. "

Since marching into northern Annan, Li Weiye has only led less than 500 white soldiers and more than 1,000 indigenous soldiers in Annan. However, he regards Annan officers with a population of 40,000 to 50,000 as grass. The new 81 Chinese website updates the fastest computer end: https: //

On the way to Hanoi, everyone who encounters the obstacles of the Annan army has failed. There are no defeated cases. They will win every battle. They will be defeated in the city. The military literacy will be mediocre. The dual factor of commander position allowed Li Weiye to assume the post of the highest French military commander in northern Annan, because the French army easily won the victory in the battle with the local army in Annan in the early stage, making military literacy inherent.

Li Weiye, who was not very high, gradually fostered pride and disregard for his enemies, and soon abandoned the cautious approach when he first entered the northern region.

He believes that the information on the heroic warfare of the Chinese army is inconsistent with the facts. The Nanyang Army stationed in Guangning and Langshan provinces for ten years. During the period, there was no case of fighting with the French white army. According to Li Weiye's speculation, if the overall combat effectiveness of the Nanyang Army was true As fierce as the French intelligence personnel boasted, how could they be forced by the republic's army step by step and endure concessions, which is not at all common sense.

Indulged in the self-confidence established by Annan ’s military victory, Li Weiye was not worried that the reinforcement of the Chinese army would hinder military operations in northern Annan.

"Gentlemen, I am very disappointed with the intelligence work of the Republic in the Annan area. The Republican government allocates a large amount of money every year to invest in intelligence investigation in Cochin Chin. For those Annan indigenous and Chinese refugees who can be recruited for a few francs, they do n’t understand anything. They just reported to the governor of Jiaozhichi according to the rumors they heard halfway that the Chinese army had advanced rifles and artillery. They The fighting will of the fighting force is very tenacious and it is a powerful armed force. The colonial government should not easily provoke them ...

Hey, but actually?

According to what we really observed during the march, those armed with the Annan Army and the Chinese refugees were similar in appearance to the Guangning and Langshan garrisons. They only had a few, dozens of old firearms and rusty iron cannons. They are just a group of black people who are composed of rogue hooligans. They are not an army at all! "First issued https: // https: //

"Yes, Commander. I think the Chinese army actually has dozens of smooth cannons stuck at the level of casting technology in the eighteenth century, and seven or eight hundred old-fashioned Dresser rifles secretly purchased from overseas. They The artillery and rifles were purchased from overseas. The lack of artillery shells and rifle bullets simply cannot support the ammunition consumption of a modern war. As proud soldiers of the French Republic, we do not need to worry too much about a backward refugee army. Threat. "

Kolagardek stayed in Annan longer than Li Weiye, and his three-year service experience in the Annan region made him despise the combat effectiveness of the Eastern Army more than Li Weiye.

"Lord Commander, let's order. I am willing to lead 300 brave young men in France to advance in the direction of Bac Ninh Province and eliminate the Chinese army supporting Hanoi City!"

"Major, wait patiently for a while. After we occupy Hanoi, we will have the opportunity to fight the Chinese army."

Li Weiye did not agree with the other's aggressive proposal, explaining that "Although the Chinese army is not as powerful as the exaggerated outside, but the South American and Han countries can occupy the La Plata area, then the second-class Chinese army they control in northern Annan and the Annan government Compared with the army, the combat effectiveness should be stronger.

总 The total number of Chinese troops supporting Hanoi Province is more than 3,000, and only 300 soldiers are brought to fight with them. After winning, I am afraid that dozens of brave French boys will also be lost. For us, the price paid has already exceeded the rewards achieved by defeating the Chinese army. Not worth our adventure. ".........

To appease the same ambitious Major Koragardek who wanted to establish a feat in Annan, Li Weiye was about to return to his room to rest and prepare for the final reply of Hanoi City tomorrow. At this time, his soldiers reported to him an important Intelligence.

"Reporter Commander, Father Edmont wants to see you."

"Please come in."

先生 "Mr. Colonel, the savage Annan is arresting devotees who are loyal to the Lord in the city of Hanoi. May you look at the grace of God ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ to save those poor believers!"

"Did not the citizens of the French Republic have been evacuated to the church outside the city? Is there anyone in Hanoi who has not been notified of the evacuation?"

"No, the citizens of the Republic have been evacuated to the church, but those Annans who were baptized are still in the city because they were persecuted by the Annan army!"

"Sorry, Father, they are not citizens of the Republic, and our army has no obligation to protect them."

那些 "Those people are also the people of the Lord. They have made a great contribution to the cause of the French Republic in Annan. When their lives are threatened, the army of the Republic should not stand by and watch the tragedy happen."

The priest eagerly said, "Protecting them is to protect France ’s interests in Annan. Some believers who have escaped have told me that the Governor of Hanoi is determined to reject your final disc. Should not be deceived by the slyness of the Annan, wasting a precious day outside Hanoi city! "

"Are you sure that what you just said is reliable?"

"Yes, I personally held a baptismal ceremony for that believer, and he has been secretly providing information to the Governor's Mansion of Cochin Chin."

"Fr. Edmont, I believe your word, an hour later, the Republic Army will launch an attack on Hanoi City on time. Before that, please also contact the believers stranded in the city and ask them to cooperate when the Republic Army siege the city Our offense. "

"God bless, I will pass the words of the colonel to them."

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