Because of the relationship between equipment and training, the Qing army has always been pressed and beaten by the French army, and even if it won some battles, the losses of the Qing army were greater than those of the French army. Therefore, Feng Zicai's operational thinking is to protect customs and restore forgiveness, and take defense and counterattack as the foundation. The Qing Dynasty had been weak for too long, and the foreign war had been weak for too long, even with the reinforcements of the 31st Division, Feng Zicai did not have the confidence to take the initiative to attack.

The Manchurian Army's reconnaissance airship constantly reported the latest movements of the French army to Feng Zicai, but General Feng, who had completed the assignment, did not give new instructions. In addition to visiting various departments every day to boost morale, the old general sharpened his sword in the military tent. Zheng Yong, who often visited the old general to discuss the military situation, had the illusion that Feng Zicai was not sharpening a knife, but sharpening his own soul. The old general seems to want to cultivate his temperament by sharpening his sword, to calm down the restlessness in his heart, and at the same time to strengthen some confidence in the tempering.

Zheng Yong didn't want to disturb Feng Zicai to sharpen his knife, so he squatted in the camp on his uphill slope every day. Lao Feng is also really interesting, the position of the 31st Division seems to be a front line, but in fact it is still under the protection of the Cui Army, because there are still a large part of the Cui Army batteries and fortresses in front of the 31st Division. Old Feng was afraid that the precious troops lent to him by Guo Xing'a would be injured, but Zheng Yong was depressed, he was here to make contributions, and he was not a battlefield observer, Feng Zicai took such good care, where did he go to find his own stage! And He Huan, who had fought hard with him for a long time, was also on the front line in Guangxi, so Zheng Yong naturally wanted to win a strong victory.

"Division, the aviation reconnaissance airship is in a hurry, the French brigade has turned, and the combat intention seems to have changed!" When Zheng Yong was bored and stunned at the map, Chief of Staff Yu Siqiang sent today's latest information.

"The French have turned, where have they gone?" Zheng Yong was shocked, all of Feng Zicai's deployments revolved around Zhennan Pass, if the French army did not go to Zhennan Pass, it would be a big trouble.

"The French turned to the right flank of our army and seemed to move in the direction of the Koubo. If the French army takes the buckle, they can go back to the north side of the Zhennan Pass through the seal and the herding horse. "Yu Siqiang is the chief of staff, and his judgment of the military situation is still very accurate, and Nigri, who feels that his troops are insufficient, is indeed this plan.

After Zheng Yong informed Feng Zicai of his latest information, General Feng urgently dispatched Fang Youshen's Hunan army to Kubo to support, and set up a second line of defense at Jiangfeng. It is difficult for the French army on the first line of the buckle wave to deploy, the sneak attack is okay, but the strong attack is definitely not suitable. After some temptation, the French army could only withdraw their troops gloomily, and when they were prepared, they couldn't bite at all. However, Nigri still did not accurately attack Zhennanguan, his troops were insufficient, and he didn't care about fighting the Qing army, but against the Manchurian army, he still had some bottom in his heart, and he had to think of some new ways to come out.

"The old military gate, the division seat, the aviation telegraph, the French army sent scouts in the direction of Longzhou through the small road, and surveyed the terrain in detail along the way, and it seems that they intend to enter the pass to attack Longzhou! Moreover, this morning, the main force of the French army has left Wenyuan and is moving in the direction of Longzhou. When Yu Siqiang reported the military situation again, Zheng Yong was in a relationship with Lao Feng La.

"This airship is indeed a fetish! With this thing, the enemy's every move is in full view, and it is convenient to march and fight! Feng Zicai was very happy, praised the role of the airship, of course, there was also an element of envy in it, he really wanted to pass on a word through Zheng Yong, Guoxing A-Neng supported him to collect two more airships.

"Old Junmen, the French army intends to attack Longzhou, how do you think our army should respond?" Zheng Yong didn't take Feng Zicai's stubble, the Manchurian Army already has a large number of very advanced aircraft, and airships are already an outdated thing, but whether this thing can be given to Feng Zicai is not something that Zheng Yong is suitable to participate in.

"Hmmm! Just wait! Feng Zicai looked like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, and seemed indifferent to the intentions of the French army.

Feng Zicai didn't want to move, but Zheng Yong wanted to move, and he put forward many ideas for the movement of the French army, and also put forward the idea of the 31st Division taking the initiative to intercept the French army several times. Feng Zicai praised Zheng Yong's enthusiasm, but he just didn't nod, and Zheng Yong, who was helpless, could only give up his persistence.

"Spread Wang Xiaoqi!" As soon as Zheng Yong left, Lao Feng, who had always wanted to be like Maitreya Buddha, immediately came to his senses.

The two movements of the French army were just to detour to the flank of the Qing army, and taking the initiative to disrupt the deployment of the French army was of course the best option. However, letting the 31st Division do this work, Lao Feng was still a little worried, for fear of losing the troops of outsiders. His own army had just been re-equipped, and it was time to pull it out for training. The Huaijun Wang Xiaoqi's department, which has always been more respectful to him, is also a usable soldier. This kind of hard bones, Lao Feng will definitely gnaw on himself, and in the future, he will have the job of eating meat, and then hand it over to the 31st Division to deal with.

That night, Lao Feng took advantage of the main force of the French army to lean towards Longzhou, personally led the five battalions of the Cui Army and the five battalions of Wang Xiaoqi's Huai army, and quietly touched Wenyuan, which was occupied by the French army. The French army always thought that they were the attackers, and the Qing army could only shrink back to protect itself, and never expected that the Qing army would dare to take the initiative to attack, and they were caught off guard all of a sudden. Lao Feng also saw the power of the new weapons, the dense firepower pressed the French army to no longer be able to raise its head, and the accurate artillery was also very powerful. After three hours of fighting between the two sides, all seven French batteries on the periphery of Wenyuan were destroyed by the Qing army, and the outer defense line basically collapsed.

"Xiangrong, lead the troops to break through from the middle road, we want to recover Wenyuan in one fell swoop and cut off the back road of the French army!" The war was going well, and Feng Zicai was overjoyed, and if Wenden could be recaptured, Negri's French army would be lost and become a lone army wandering in the wilderness.

"Father, rest assured!" Feng Zicai's third son, Feng Xiangrong, is also a general, and there is never a time when he is ambiguous in war, although he is with his father all the year round, but he also has his own set of means for commanding troops to fight.

After Feng Xiangrong left his father, he immediately summoned several brave generals such as Huang Fucheng, the general of the Cui Army, and temporarily formed a death squad to prepare to launch an assault on Wenyuan City. Not only is the Heisei rifle suitable for the size of Asians, but it also has a long range, high accuracy, and low recoil, and the relatively short soldiers of the Cuijun Army will love this new baby. And the Heisei rifle has another advantage, the bayonet is 1.7 meters tall and almost as tall as a person, it is a red tassel gun! Huang Fucheng and others picked up the big knife, and the soldiers got on the bayonets, and everyone complemented each other.

"Feng Lao Junmen! Old Army Gate! Feng Xiangrong was just about to attack, when a small group of cavalry riding tall horses suddenly rushed over from the rear, and the people on the horse kept shouting Feng Zicai.

"Yu Shenza!" The cavalry of the squad ran to the cut, and Feng Zicai saw it clearly before he saw the lights, and the person who hurriedly ran was actually Yu Siqiang, the chief of staff of the 31st Division.

"Old Junmen, the main force of the French army has learned that Wen Yuan has been attacked and has returned to help, they are not far away, and they will be able to arrive soon! The other divisions held their positions and did not attack, and our troops were located on the ridge and their movement was limited, and most of the main forces could not arrive except for two battalions of infantry that delayed the French army. I'm afraid that the old army's plan to recover Wenyuan will not work, and it is best to withdraw the army as soon as possible. Yu Siqiang was also angry, and Feng Zicai, an old child, was too annoying, sneaking up to hit Wen Yuan by himself, but he didn't even say hello. This is good, the French army returned to help, and the 31st Division could not cooperate with the battle at all, and the great opportunity was missed in vain. And Feng Zicai and they must retreat, otherwise the French army will come back to help, and Feng Zicai will have to be made dumplings.

"Uh...... Well, thank you very much! Feng Zicai was a little embarrassed, in order to protect the 31st Division, he didn't tell Zheng Yong and the others at all, and he almost played out of the bag, and he had to help Zheng Yong and them, and Lao Feng's old face was inevitably red.

Of course, Lao Feng's blush, in addition to being embarrassed, was mainly angry. When the French army came to help, the 31st Division squatting on the top of the hill could respond, and the Qing troops everywhere did not react at all, which was really angry with Lao Feng. Lao Feng didn't say hello to the 31st Division before he set off, and the other departments were all ventilated, these bastards actually only took care of the house, they could really be angry to death. However, it is not all to blame the Qing army, Lao Feng himself is also responsible. Because he did not estimate that after changing weapons and equipment, the combat power would be so great, Lao Feng's initial plan was just to harass Wen Yuan, and he would withdraw after two blows, and the orders received by the Qing troops in various departments were also to hold their positions. Unexpectedly, as soon as Lao Feng made a move, Wen Yuan was in danger, and the attack turned into a siege, which led to the next thing.

A great opportunity was in front of him, but he was not well prepared, so Feng Zicai could only reluctantly retreat and let go of a good opportunity to treat Nigri like a dead end. As soon as the Qing army withdrew, the Manchurian army did not have to do the difficult maneuvers of 1,200 people who delayed the enemy ten times, and the two infantry battalions also retreated to Zhennan Pass after burying some surprises on the road that the French army had to pass. The French army was forced to go to the ground formation once, and they all retreated to Wenyuan.

Although the Qing army failed to take Wenyuan, Lao Feng's initiative to attack still disrupted Nigri's combat deployment. Whenever Negri looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, he would lament heartily: "The Manchurian airships have been watching us overhead, and there is no secret in the actions of our army. ”。

Nigri also ordered his soldiers to shoot intensively at the sky, and he also aimed his guns at the sky, but the generational gap is the generational gap, and this is a chasm that Nigri cannot cross. The French army lacked experience in shooting at air targets, and could not lock on to air targets at all, and the density of firepower was far from enough. And even if Nigri drove the airship away for the time being, it wouldn't be long before the airship would come back. At the same time, higher in the sky, there were two high-altitude reconnaissance planes of the Manchurian Air Force that kept staring at the French army, something that the French army could not even see.

Nigri, who had no choice but to give up winning by surprise, the Manchurians had mastered all his movements, and he couldn't be surprised. Nigri concentrated all his forces, totaling 12,000 French troops, 3,000 foreign mercenaries, and 14,000 Vietnamese puppet troops, a total of 29,000 troops, and launched a frontal general attack directly on the Qing army at Zhennanguan.