Chapter 156: Siege of Yanjing [Second Update]
At the end of the battle, the Han army completely defeated the French army at the cost of several wounded, and not a single French army escaped. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Han army captured a total of forty-three French soldiers, most of whom were lightly wounded, and only three lucky French soldiers were not injured at all.
In the face of the strong firepower of the Han army, it is a miracle that there are French soldiers who are not injured.
The fate of the forty-three captured French soldiers had already been decided, and they were used as coolies to build roads.
Although the Han army wiped out all the French troops of a regiment, it also consumed a lot of ammunition, and the value of the property seized from the battlefield was less than one-fifth of the price of the ammunition used.
The Han army wiped out a regiment of the French army, and Sun Ran, the commander of the Xuanwu Legion, was worried that the French army would attack again in retaliation, and immediately ordered part of the army to move closer to the front post, knowing that this time the French army would send a regiment of troops, and the next time the French army attacked again, at least more than 5,000 troops would be sent.
Thankfully, the French Indochina Commonwealth of France. The army's weaponry and tactics were relatively backward, and the Han army could win more with less.
But after that, the battle between the Han army and the French army will not be like this time, the Han army can completely annihilate the French army with zero deaths, this battle is mainly caused by the French commander Lieutenant Colonel Olivier, even if the French army is bad, it can also bring some casualties to the Han army.
Nearly three days later, the French side finally got the news that the 1,400 French troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Olivier had been annihilated, and Lieutenant General Kirsi was furious and immediately mobilized his troops to prepare to attack Yunnan, but it would take time for the French army to gather troops, and it would take time to transport various supplies, so it would not be possible to attack Yunan in a short time.
The Xuanwu Legion received news from the south and knew that the French army was about to make a big move, and Sun Ran also ordered to mobilize some troops from elsewhere to prepare for another war with the French army.
Once this battle is lost, Yunan will fall into the hands of the French, but Sun Ran believes that the Xuanwu Legion will definitely defeat the French and protect Yunan's safety.
Turning his gaze to Yanjing, where a battle for national fortune was about to take place.
When the Qing court learned that the Beiyang Navy rebelled and took refuge in the "short-haired thief", the Qing court felt as if the sky was about to fall, and now they only had a very small chance, that is, the first town of the Beiyang Army could capture Shanhaiguan, and the Qing court could withdraw to the northeast by land.
The Manchu ministers automatically forgot that there were only 7,000 people left in the first town of the Beiyang Army, which was sent to attack Shanhaiguan, and a large part of them were poor ordinary people who could not even use rifles.
However, at this time, the Qing court could only pin its hopes on the first town of the Beiyang Army, which was the last hope of the Qing court.
However, what the Qing court didn't know was that as soon as the first town of the Beiyang Army set off, people kept fleeing, and the remaining officers couldn't stop it at all, and when they reached a fifth of the way, there were only more than 3,000 people left in the first town of the Beiyang Army, including the banner people who really had some courage to dare to fight the Han army, and the poor people who were so afraid that they didn't dare to escape.
How can such an army defeat the Han army stationed in Shanhaiguan, I am afraid that when they reach Shanhaiguan, it would be good if there were 1,000 people left in this army, and even the remaining officers have completely given up, and no longer order their subordinates to hurry up and "hurry", but "swaying around" as if watching a play.
The first town of the Beiyang Army did not attack Shanhaiguan, but the Qing army in Jinzhou gathered more than 1,000 people and launched an attack on Shanhaiguan, which was directly defeated by the Han army led by Dong Xiangfu.
The Qing court waited anxiously in Yanjing, even if Yanjing was in chaos, no one cared, and what they were thinking about now was how to escape with their lives, whether to find a way to escape to the northeast, or to take refuge in the "short-haired thief".
Of course, there is still a hint of expectation in their hearts, expecting that the first town of the Beiyang Army will be able to capture Shanhaiguan.
However, the Qing court did not wait for the news that the first town of the Beiyang Army had captured Shanhaiguan, and the "short-haired thieves" had already arrived in the city.
Zhao Gang, the commander of the Vermilion Bird Legion, personally led a brigade of the First Division and troops directly under the division, as well as Xiao Yao's Eighth Division, to Yanjing.
The Qing court's northward march to Shanhaiguan was blocked, the eastern sea route was also blocked by the Beiyang Navy, and the west and south were the Suzaku Legion attacking the city, and the Qing court had no way to advance or retreat, so it could only stay in Yanjing.
Now the Han army is approaching the city and surrounding Yanjing, and the Qing court has no way to escape.
Several Manchu ministers made suggestions to Guangxu and Cixi: They could surrender to the "short-haired thief", and maybe they could save their lives.
Hearing this, Cixi felt dizzy, as if she was going to faint, and when she was a little sober, she didn't care who said it, and directly ordered someone to pull it out and cut off her head, Cixi knew that once she surrendered, everyone else could live, but the Manchu royal family would die, so Cixi would not surrender, and would rather have the jade burned.
At this time, Weng Tonggong and some Han ministers who were loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty stood up, and they told Guangxu and Cixi that they would defend Yanjing to the death, as long as they could hold it for a month or two, the British would come, and then the British would directly send the navy to break through the blockade of the Beiyang Navy and send troops to land in Tianjin, and the siege of Yanjing would soon be resolved, and the world would still be Qing Dynasty.
Cixi reluctantly showed a smile, and sighed in her heart: At this most critical time, the banner people have to surrender to the "short-haired thieves", but these Han ministers are still loyal to the Qing Dynasty and give advice to the Qing Dynasty.
Cixi made up his mind that as long as the Qing Dynasty could survive this crisis, he would definitely reward these Han ministers.
Subsequently, Cixi issued an order to let Weng Tongyi and other Han ministers take charge of military power, and send troops to protect Yanjing.
However, Cixi also forgot one thing, Weng Tongyi, these Han ministers who were still in Yanjing, could only be called Wenchen, but they did not have the ability to command the army, if they were allowed to command the Qing army in Yanjing, the Han army would only capture Yanjing faster.
Other Han ministers can surrender to the "short-haired thief", and a small number of Han ministers such as Weng Tonggong will never surrender to the "short-haired thief", because Weng Tonggong knows that no matter whether he surrenders or not, he will be dead, you must know that he was the one who exposed that the Yan family was going to rebel, so the Qing court was ready to exterminate the Yan family, but I didn't expect the Yan family to really rebel, and now it has captured most of the country, and even Yan Kyoto is surrounded by the Han army on all sides.
If Weng Tonggong knew that there would be today's situation, he would definitely not expose the Yan rebellion and regret not being at the beginning.
Now there is only one way in front of Weng Tongyi, that is, to hold Yanjing, as long as the British come over, this country will still be in the Qing Dynasty, and he Weng Tongyi is still an important minister of the Qing Dynasty, and he will even go further.
However, all this is based on the premise of holding Yanjing, once Yanjing is attacked by the "short-haired thieves" before the British arrive, there will be nothing. (To be continued.) )