Northeast of Hanoi, Bac Ninh.

It's a humble town on the territory of the Vietnamese. Maybe Duan Shou and Huang Yao, the two governors, have never heard of this. The best inn in town, cages of chickens and ducks are constantly being transported into the backyard, and next to the well in the backyard, on the open shelf, two peeled buffaloes are dripping with blood.

Liu Xian led the guard brigade to be stationed in this town, and more than 500 people made the whole town lively, and this inn was his foothold.

The Admiral of the Celestial Empire is much higher than the Admiral and Governor of Vietnam itself. Before Liu Xian came to Guangxi, when the governor of Guangxi was still Feng Zicai, every time he sent troops to Vietnam, he was directly called by the governor. At that time, a big man like Weng Yiqian, the envoy of the suppression, was not qualified to listen to orders under Feng Zicai's account. Even the general soldiers of a town like Xie Jigui can be on an equal footing with governors such as Wu Zhongping and Duan Shou, but they are slightly inferior to Huang Jiyan. It is not clear how lofty Liu Xian's identity is in the eyes of the Vietnamese natives.

These gentry of Beining Town, they can't even climb the official level of Beijiang Mansion on weekdays, Liu Xian came down, a once-in-a-lifetime good opportunity, how could they not stutter? They don't want Liu Xian to really remember them, but as long as they do the things that greet the great officials of the Celestial Empire, the officials above will naturally be able to look at them a few times, and this is enough.

"Your Excellency. You are really clever, the fleet of the French is coming to fight the Vietnamese. I don't know if Haiphong has been taken, but at two or three o'clock in the afternoon, four gunboats carrying hundreds of French soldiers went directly to the outside of Hanoi. drove Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army out of the New Army camp. Fan Debiao had been wandering outside the town with his rangers, and he was lucky enough to find a family fleeing from the north bank of the Dun River. So I learned the most exact news about the direction of Hanoi.

Liu Xian smiled slightly and instructed Fan Debiao to bring the head of the family to culture. Running north so early, it seems that he is also a clever person. Oh no, it's not just clever, it's rich.

It's a big deal. Although he didn't show his wealth in front of Liu Xian, the person who was dressed differently and accompanied him to see Liu Xian was a professional bodyguard. It can only be said that his family has a lot of money, otherwise he can't afford to hire a professional person.

When asked, this wealthy family of the same clan as Huang Yao was a rice merchant. This time I went north, not to Hebei, Quang Ninh and other provinces, but to go directly to Guangxi. This man's house is on the edge of the Dun River, which is the confluence of the Dun River and the Red River, and he has witnessed the power of French gunboats and French soldiers.

It also really proves that Liu Xian is another 'prescient'. However, whether the French army has already taken the coastal defense, he really does not know.

Huo Guangcheng had some regrets, after all, whether Haiphong City was lost or not had a heavy impact on the battle of Hanoi. Here, Liu Xian also knew that in a short time, a group of defeated Vietnamese troops who had lost their coastal defenses would collide with the Qin army. On the virtual map, Liu Xian clearly saw a group of defeated soldiers, heading towards the small town of Beining upright.

Liu Xian then sent Fan Debiao to lead people to Hanoi to reconnoiter in order to find out the situation. Then Qin Jun let go of his belly and ate and drank in the town. It was dark, but the garrison team was still not sleepy. Then, the Vietnamese defeated army that Liu Xian had been waiting for for a long time rushed to the town. The leader is Huang Yao!

"Shame on the heavenly soldiers, shame, shame!"

Vietnamese officials speak Chinese, just like North Korea, and their official language is Chinese characters. Huang Yao's speech has a flavor of Guangzhou official dialect, and Liu Xian still understands it.

This is the second time he has met Huang Yao. The last time was when Haiphong was repairing the fort, Huang Yao went to Liuzhou in civilian clothes and asked to see Liu Xian. The twenty-four cannons and the corresponding cement silver are still short of thirteen thousand taels and have not yet been settled.

"The fire of Fayi is fierce, and the ironclad ship is indestructible. The defeat of coastal defense is not due to the lack of efforts of adults, but also to be relieved. ”

Huang Yao talked about the battle of Haiphong, and in less than two hours, he lost all the forts and cities. Huo Guangcheng and Cao Huailiang all looked disdainful, and Liu Xian was relieved by Huang Yao. Such an important Vietnamese minister can win over one by one, and Vietnam is not Liu Xian's territory, what kind of heart does he have to work hard for the 'safety' of the Nguyen Dynasty.

"Just an hour before your arrival, our rangers met a rice merchant who had taken refuge in the north on the bank of the Dun River. From his mouth, Liu already knew that the Masu, the Turkish Scimitar, the Carbine, and the Javelin, and the four French Axe-class iron-hulled gunboats, carrying hundreds of French marines, had been killed outside the city of Hanoi. ”

According to his account, Fa Yi was arrogant, relying on the advantage of gunboats, and at the beginning of his arrival, he drove away Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army and occupied the new army camp himself. I want to sneak attack at night, Lord Huang is willing to lead elite soldiers to help me? ”

If you buy well, you have to buy it to the end, just like sending the Buddha to the West. If Liu Xian wants to win over Huang Yao, then give Huang Yao a chance to wash away his reputation and get his military exploits. Liu Xian wanted to attack the French army at night, and by the way, he pulled Huang Yao.

Just like those governors who lead the troops in the country, the ability to really fight a war is not very strong, but the ability to figure out the meaning of words and people's minds is one race over another. Huang Yao understood the meaning of the word 'elite soldier', and immediately agreed, with a sense of gratitude on his face for Liu Xian.

The time turned to 10 o'clock in the night, and the garrison brigade and Huang Yaojia took more than 20 personal guards to ride out of Bac Ninh. From Bac Ninh to the bank of the Dun River in the north of Hanoi, the distance is only more than 30 miles. Duan Shou filmed three waves of people in a row to report to Hongji for help, but unfortunately he was not in trouble with the small town of Bac Ninh.

The Qin army that attacked at night did not carry artillery, except for the Henry rifle + Colt revolver in his hand, it was a row of grenades carried by each person's waist. If this kind of firepower were only against about 200 French marines, it would be guaranteed to be captured. But against four iron-hulled gunboats, bullets and grenades were very weak.

Liu Xian's killer tonight is Cao Huailiang's Rockets. It was a new type of rocket that changed the explosives from black powder to TNT, and the weight increased from thirteen pounds to more than twenty pounds.

The TNT, which is packed with ten pounds, once exploded, is more powerful than a cannonball.

Liu Xian can only make TNT as a factory in the 'real yàn room', which cannot be mass-produced yet, so the precious range and quantity of this new type of rocket can also be predicted. Good steel must be used on the cutting edge!

The interior of the river is located in the Red River Delta, and there are many rivers, so it is not a good place to use soldiers. The French should have won the victory in their own hands, and did not destroy the bridges on several important rivers such as the Dun River and the Red River...... R1152