On the road leading to Shanxi on the south bank of the Red River, the commander-in-chief of the French army rode on a horse. Behind him were fifteen thousand soldiers of the expeditionary force. He was accompanied by a large number of coercive minmen and more than a thousand ammunition trucks.

Since the configuration of the French expeditionary force was divided into three parts, the native army, the vassal soldiers of Vietnam and Algeria, and the rogue thugs and mercenaries of various countries.

The treatment they enjoy is also different. Armament and ammunition supplies are all different. And the one behind Lone is the most elite French mainland troops. Two brigades were reorganized, each consisting of three infantry regiments, artillery battalions, cavalry battalions, engineer companies, telecommunications troops, and other units. The number of people is 7,500.

At this time, he saw that the adjutant beside him had been frowning. He smiled and asked, "Jack, what are you frowning about?" ”

Hearing this, Colonel Jack hurriedly raised his head: "General, I'm thinking about a question. According to the intelligence, the defense of the Qing troops in Bac Ninh was quite excellent, and it was the same as the ideal defense in the imagination of our teachers at the Army Academy. We have also done a good job of protecting Shanxi, and we are not too hasty in attacking Shanxi this time. ”

A smile appeared on Lone's face, "Jack, you can see that. It shows that you are an excellent commander, but you are not a commander who is good at thinking about your opponents, do you know that the black devils stationed in Shanxi are the rogue rebels of the Qing State, and more than ten years ago, they wanted to overthrow the rule of the Qing government. Now that we are attacking Shanxi, the Qing government will stand by and watch. Thanks to us for helping them eliminate the rebels, once Shanxi falls into our hands, then the Qing army in Bac Ninh will now become an ornament. The Qing army in the mountains will become the target of our artillery, and the troops in the city of Bac Ninh will also be in chaos at that time. ”

Colonel Jack threw himself to the five bodies of Gu Ba's admiration at this time: "General, I am proud to be your adjutant!" It is indeed very important to understand the psychology of the enemy. And the general did an exceptionally good job. ”

Guba smiled and shook his head: "You should be proud of our republic." We will once again achieve brilliant success for the republic. ”

The 15,000 predecessors of the French Expeditionary Force, divided into two teams, set off from Hanoi. The target was directly aimed at the Fusha fortress in the northeast of Shanxi City and the shore position in the north of the city, in an attempt to detour to the west of the city from the right flank and cut off the connection between Shanxi and Bac Ninh. And capture Shanxi in one fell swoop.

Its deployment was as follows: The first team, with 15 warships of the Far East Fleet and 10 troop carriers, carrying 5,000 troops, traced the Red River to the west; The second team of 10,000 people advanced by land to Danfeng, and advanced to Shanxi along the southern case of the Red River.

However, the French did not expect that 20 kilometers north of Shanxi City, a total of 10,000 people of the Qing army were stationed in two standards. The north side of Shanxi City is impregnable, and Liu Mingchuan's unintentional insertion of willows, the troops who were originally prepared to take over Shanxi City after releasing their previous suspicions have become the key to deciding the outcome of the war.

The 40,000 French vassals outside the city of Bac Ninh were eyeing Liu Mingchuan, so that he had no intention of taking care of Shanxi City in the west.

At this time, Liu Mingchuan was on the city tower looking at the endless tents of the French ** team in the distance. A signal soldier ran to him and knelt down on one knee and said: "Enlighten Liu Junmen, Wang Biaotong outside the city has reported: The French fleet has traced the Red River west to bombard Shanxi City, and a large number of army forces are preparing to land in the east of the city in an attempt to cut off contact with us." Wang Biaotong asked whether to fight. ”

Liu Mingchuan only arranged such a force outside the city, and the other side was covered by gunboats, and the troops rushed up and became live targets. Unless they can be entangled with the French army in a short period of time, if they are converted from a movement war to a positional station, then our army's position will definitely become the target of shelling by the French ** ships. If that were the case, it would have been a loss of 5,000 men and horses. However, if it is not fought, the French calmly form a siege of Shanxi City, then it is only a matter of time before the city is broken, and Shanxi will be lost. Bac Ninh became an isolated city with mountains to the north. Shanxi City to the west. The sea to the east. With 40,000 vassals in the south, it became a luxury to break through from any point of siege, and even retreating into the mountains had to risk being bombarded by French artillery. At this time, Liu Ming's fax is difficult, what should I do!

Embracing Shanxi City, the seven-star black flag of the Black Flag Army was fluttering in the wind, hunting sound. Liu Yongfu, the commander of the Black Flag Army under the battle flag, was looking out at the river embankment in the distance, where there was the Fusha Fortress of the Black Flag Army, which would be the best place for the French to land. There was no port there, French warships could not sail in, only troop transports could sail in, and gunboats had a long range. Even if it stops on the sea a few nautical miles away, it can still accurately attack the fort of Fusha Fortress and the defensive position of the Black Flag Army.

This is where the first shot of the Sino-Vietnamese War will be fired!

Suddenly, I saw wolf smoke rising from the fortress. "Big brother, look. The wolf smoke is rising, and the French are coming. The general beside him said.

"Ready for battle"

"Light the torches and fill them all in for me."

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"Boom...... Boom" Liu Yongfu also gave the order to open fire, and the gunboats on the sea fired the shells first. The batteries on the position and the soldiers of the Black Flag Army were blown up into the sky. The French troop carriers did not encounter much resistance and successfully landed at the fortress of Fusha.

As soon as the French landed, the gunboat fire stopped. The French troops who landed took Liu Yongfu's carefully built Fusha position as their own position, and set up the Hatch Kais machine gun, and the tongue of fire sprayed by the machine gun took away a large number of soldiers on the positions outside the city of the Black Flag Army. They lay on this foreign land forever.

Due to the disparity in equipment, the positions outside the city were lost one after another. But the Black Flag Army fought bravely, and the French ** team also paid the price of blood for every step forward.

After several hours of fierce fighting, the east of Shanxi City was largely occupied by the French. There are still sporadic battles in some places, but they can't change the overall situation. The backward weapons of the Black Flag Army often jammed and exploded in battle.

Liu Yongfu saw it really in the city, and the Fusha Fortress was easily extinguished by the French ** ship, and all the brothers on the river embankment were killed. My heart is very sad. He had long expected this situation, and he had long expected the French to make a detour from east to north after landing, cutting off their own retreat in one fell swoop. He had long known that the riverbank could not be defended, but he still took the lives of so many brothers. Just to attract the attention of the French. Sooner or later, this blood debt will have to be repaid. Liu Yongfu clenched his hands into fists and stood quietly, looking at Beining City in the east.