In the Vietnamese royal palace, Frank looked at the photo in his hand, and then looked at the corpse on the ground, although Nguyen Phuc Zhao's face was a little distorted because of fear and pain, but it was still able to correspond to the photo, he nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the woman holding the child next to him, and immediately walked over with a cruel smile, which made Her Royal Highness the princess scream in fear again.

At this moment, suddenly there was a dense explosion of gunfire and grenades outside, and then a soldier ran in and saluted: "Report to the major, reinforcements from the Vietnamese have arrived." ”

Frank waved his pistol and said, "Retreat immediately!" ”

Then he spat at Ruan Phuc Zhao on the ground and said viciously: "This is the end of betraying the French Republic!" ”

After speaking, he fired a shot at the princess, of course, this shot definitely missed the target, but at this time, the gunfire had reached the door of the main hall, and naturally there was no time to replenish the gun, and soon these brutal French troops withdrew from the palace, and the Chinese soldiers who came to rescue the king Xià retreated while fighting, left the royal city in a chaos, and then went into a dark alley, and changed into civilian clothes again in a courtyard next to it, all the clothes on their bodies were burned, and the weapons were packed in a centralized box, This will be sent away by others, and as for these mercenaries, they will return to JY Company under the cover of night, and then leave Hue after a while, so they don't need to worry about these things if they have a perfect plan.

Just when Frank withdrew from the palace, Chen Hu appeared next to Ruan Phuc Zhao's body with a group of Chinese soldiers who fought bloody battles to retreat the enemy, and he was full of boos for this misfortune, but what else can happen next, anyway, the king is dead and it is impossible to come back to life, it is nothing more than two sentences of self-blame, and then gather the surviving clans in the palace, this country cannot be without a king for a day, although His Majesty is dead. But isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still there?

Although he is younger, just two months old, there is no doubt about His Majesty's bloodline, and there is no need for any research, so he will set up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to inherit the throne, and then continue to lead the cause of resistance to France to avenge his father, there are only three active ones left in the clan, and the others are either dead or seriously injured and dying, and the original few Vietnamese soldiers in this palace are also dead, and the remaining group of surviving palace maids and eunuchs will definitely not be able to provide them with the right to speak. The goods in front of him were covered in blood, and he was still carrying a bloody saber in his hand, who would dare to object, he said that let a two-month-old baby be the king, anyway, this king is also a high-risk occupation, maybe one day he will either be shot to death or thrown into the desert to eat sand, and no one will fight for it, so Vietnam will change its king.

At this time, Colonel Philippe and his French troops were also at a dead end, and they were now being attacked by the Vietnamese. Of course, including the fake and the real ones chasing and beating in the back together, by now those Vietnamese soldiers who were originally watching have seen the situation clearly, and the French are finished. Although the situation in the royal palace was not very good, it was at least worth the bet, and these people also joined the ranks of the Reservoir Dogs after seeing their compatriots from the royal city chasing the French army.

"Major. Major, on behalf of the French Army, I ask you for your help in quelling the rebellion. Major Philip panicked and ran headlong into the Chinese Protector Army, who had just entered the city. He said as if he were grasping at a life-saving straw and holding the hand of the leading officer.

"I'm sorry, Colonel, but our country will remain neutral in the conflict between your country and the Vietnamese, so we can't intervene in your fighting." The major saluted and said very sternly.

Colonel Philip looked at the Vietnamese who were getting closer and closer, their submachine guns were spewing flames, his soldiers were being shot like dogs, those painful moans tormented his nerves, the colonel, who was nearly sixty years old, pleaded bitterly: "Major, you can't watch us be killed by them!" ”

"This—" The major looked ahead with an embarrassed expression, the French soldiers were falling in pieces under the guns of the Vietnamese, and there were even Vietnamese stabbing the surrendered French soldiers with bayonets, and the corpses were scattered all over the ground behind them, which looked quite pitiful indeed.

"So be it! If you ask us to help mediate the war in the name of the French government, I can try to persuade them to stop attacking you, but only for a while, and if they don't agree, I can't do anything, and you can't attack them either. He sighed pathetically and said.

Colonel Philippe had no other mind at this time, saving his life was the most important, he had been appointed as the temporary acting governor of Annan before he came, and it can be said that he was now the highest governor of the French government in Annam, and he immediately wrote a formal letter in this capacity, inviting the Chinese Overseas Chinese Protector Army to help mediate the conflict between the French and Vietnamese troops in Hue.

"That's it." The major looked at the hand Chinese jiàn and nodded with satisfaction, by this time his soldiers had stepped forward to stop the Vietnamese soldiers from attacking the French army, but their actions were also strongly protested by the Vietnamese, who considered it to be an act of neutrality and obvious protection for the French, who refused to accept the mediation of the Chinese army.

"Major, the behavior of your army is simply inexplicable, this is our war with the French, is the Chinese government ready to ignore the neutrality law? Or are you preparing to declare war on Vietnam. The Vietnamese commander said in a loud voice.

He thought about it and said to the Vietnamese commander in front of him and the anxious Colonel Philip: "Two, it's better to do this, it's not good for anyone to continue this war, peace is the most important thing, even if there is a contradiction between you, you should negotiate to resolve it." In order to avoid further clashes between the two sides, simply divide the garrison, the Vietnamese army is stationed in the south of the city with the royal city as the core, and the French army is stationed in the north of the city, and the two sides use the river in the city as the boundary, neither side is allowed to provoke a new war, and the Chinese army will be responsible for supervising your ceasefire. ”

Colonel Philip had no opinion, and if he continued to fight, he would either be completely wiped out or completely driven out of Hue, and the divisional garrison was undoubtedly the best compared to these two endings, but the Vietnamese commander was obviously not happy, and he thought that this was still favoring the French.

"Major, the French army coming by train from Saigon will arrive tomorrow afternoon at the most, and our King Qin's army will definitely not be able to reach at that time, and your plan is obviously to protect the French and not make people feel just." The commander said righteously.

"And what does Your Excellency General mean?" The major said.

"Quite simply, we can allow the French to be stationed in the north of the city, but the gates of the outer city of Hue must be garrisoned by your army, and you must promise not to allow any army other than your army to enter Hue without the permission of our king, as the consuls of all countries testify." Wang Zifeng, a major of the Seventh Division of the Chinese Army, said to his brother-in-law seriously.

The Major couldn't help but smile and asked Colonel Philip: "Colonel, what do you see"!

What else does Colonel Philip have to say now? He is just a lamb to the slaughter, if he does not agree then the Chinese soldiers will withdraw, he and his men will have only a dead end, just now there was a chance to run, now there is no chance to run, just when the problem is discussed, the Vietnamese have already put the machine gun on the next upstairs.

Since he also agreed, it would be easy to do, invited consuls and reporters from various countries, and the two sides signed a ceasefire agreement in a nearby residential building, the French army was stationed in the north of the city, the Vietnamese army was stationed in the south of the city, and the gates of the outer city were stationed by Chinese, and without the permission of the Vietnamese king, the troops of any country other than China were not allowed to enter the city, and at the same time, any party taking the initiative to provoke a conflict would be regarded as a provocation to China.

It should be said that this result was very welcomed by the consuls of other countries, which means that no matter how the Vietnamese and the French fight in the future, peace in Hue can be guaranteed first, and no one cares about what this result means for the French.

These consuls and reporters were praising the contribution of the Chinese Protector Army to peace, and suddenly a eunuch came to them under the escort of Vietnamese soldiers, and told them that His Majesty the king had summoned them, and that something important was announced, and these guys hurriedly followed him and ran to the palace.

As a result, as soon as he entered the palace, a thick bloody atmosphere immediately rushed to his face, and it could be said that the slaughterhouse was full of dead corpses, not only the Vietnamese soldiers, but also the Vietnamese clan, the eunuchs in the palace, and even some palace maids did not let go.

"Oh my God, did there just happen a massacre here?" A reporter couldn't help but exclaim.

"Mr. Reporter, this is exactly what I want to tell you, but before I can do so, I need to introduce you to our new king." A middle-aged man wearing a southern military uniform said with a sad face.

"What, General Ruan, has His Majesty been killed?" The Chinese Consul General in Hue shouted at Chen Hu in surprise.

"Yes, Your Excellency Consul, the French army not only brutally slaughtered more than 400 unarmed old and weak women and children in the royal palace, but also killed our king, His Majesty, and with the unanimous consent of the members of the clan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has now succeeded to the throne." Chen Hu continued to say bitterly.

"The king, the crown prince? General, you're not talking about the crown prince who was born just over a month ago, are you? The British consul said stunned.

"Your Excellency, although this is a bit hasty, the legitimacy of the royal family cannot be abolished, although His Majesty is young, as the heir of the previous king, he can only inherit the throne." Chen Hu said. (To be continued......)