A day of fierce fighting broke out, Bai Sheng led the first regiment to stop the French here. The water source is a high hill running north-south, and this area is hilly terrain, and the complex terrain is not good for both attack and defense. The commander of the French army, Riviley, led his troops to the water source, but they encountered a stubborn resistance from Bai Sheng's troops. When the two armies met and the battle broke out, Bai Sheng's trenches and field fortifications had not yet been built. Therefore, Bai Sheng continued to build defensive fortifications while blocking the battle.

Commander Rivery found that there was a blocking force at the water source, and immediately understood that the other party had completely guessed his intentions, but there was no way but to break through the defense line and quickly advance to Beiguang. Unbeknownst to Riverly, just this morning, Sabel's unit had been devastated at Beiguang until the entire army was annihilated. Desperate for survival, Riverly had no choice but to order the French to attack.

The first time he faced a field battle, it can also be said to be an encounter battle, and the brigade commander Bai Sheng, including all the officers and soldiers, lacked actual combat experience, especially under the fire of the French army, and paid a great price. In the face of the death of their comrades-in-arms, the officers and men aroused a strong desire to fight, and the level of training, cohesion, and discipline were reflected in adversity. Although the fortifications were not well built, the soldiers took advantage of the favorable terrain to thwart the French attack.

At first, the French army played completely according to the textbook style, and after the artillery bombardment, the infantry attacked in a dense formation. The French army was completely echelon-shaped, oppressive field warfare, approaching step by step. However, the French army did not expect the melee power of grenades against the originator, causing the French offensive echelon to collapse, and both attacks failed. Commander Riveley saw this situation in the telescope, truly understood the combat effectiveness of the other side, and felt that the quality of the opponent's troops was not below his own.

Therefore, Riverley decided to change his style of play, focusing on attacking on all fronts, and breaking the previous way of attacking, with the aim of breaking through the opponent's defense. In a position, the French soldiers attacked with their lives, and the defending soldiers bravely jumped out, which instantly facilitated the French army to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Don't look at the army is tall, but fighting bayonets is not an opponent at all. Faced with a bloody assassination, the French soldiers left behind a large number of corpses and retreated in a few rounds.

At dusk, the French army was no longer able to attack, and Bai Sheng was inspecting the defensive position in the smoke of gunpowder. A large number of troops came from the east, Bai Sheng was startled when he heard this, and soon he knew that it was a friendly army coming up. "Brother White!" "Brother Leng!" The two brothers hugged each other affectionately. "What, the French army in Liangshan has been solved?" Bai Sheng asked suspiciously. "Solved, a beautiful encounter, Commander-in-Chief?" Leng Yifei asked lightly.

Bai Sheng said: "The commander-in-chief led the main force to outflank in the south, and it is estimated that it will arrive in Area A tomorrow morning." Leng Yifei groaned and said, "It's too late to report to the commander-in-chief, how about I immediately lead the team back to the north to outflank?" "Great, Lin Xiongbu has already arrived from Taiyuan, and you will join forces in one place and start a siege in the north and west directions." There was no time to reminisce, taking advantage of the night, Leng Yi Fei Fei non-stop led his troops to the north to outflank.

At dawn, Deng Zixuan led a large group of men and horses and an artillery team to reach Area A in the south of the water source. Deng Zixuan had just jumped off his horse, and a flying horse arrived: "Report to the commander-in-chief, Brigade Commander Bai, they have successfully blocked the French army." Yesterday evening, Leng Yifei, commander of the 2nd Brigade, led reinforcements and outflanked them in the north. Brigadier Leng told you that they had wiped out the enemy in Liangshan in Beiguang cleanly and completely. When the crowd heard this, they cheered and hugged each other to celebrate the victory.

Deng Zixuan was overjoyed and said: "Go back and tell Brigade Commander Bai and Brigade Commander Leng that the attack on the whole line will be launched at 8 o'clock!" In fact, Deng Zixuan was not worried about the French army fleeing to the north, the north is a mountainous area, and if the French army fled to the northern mountainous area, it would undoubtedly enter a place of death. In the west, Lin Xiongbu blocked it, and surrounded three queyi, which was the battle designated by Deng Zixuan. Now that Leng Yifei has joined, a complete encirclement operation has unexpectedly been formed, and Deng Zixuan naturally issued an order to attack on all fronts.

After daybreak, Rivery sat inside the tent and looked like dust. The adjutant came in and reported: "Your Excellency, a large number of troops have appeared in our south, north, and west, and we have been surrounded by regiments. The troops have been ordered to defend in place,. Riverley didn't say a word, just waved his hand to let his men out. At this moment, the mood of defeat permeated the entire French battalion.

At 7:30, Deng Zixuan gave the order to start the shelling, and then the artillery fire began to roar, and the roar of the shells, as well as the whistling sound and explosion, formed a chorus of death. The commander of the French army, Riveley, stood in the camp, and when he saw the soldiers being blown apart and fleeing in disarray, he closed his eyes in pain and ordered surrender.

"Commander-in-chief, a white chess piece has risen in the French camp!" A sharp-eyed combat staff officer shouted. "Stop shelling!" Deng Zixuan ordered. The cannon stopped speaking, and the battlefield fell silent. Deng Zixuan saw in the telescope that on the smoky French position, a white chess piece was very eye-catching. When the smoke cleared, the French soldiers spontaneously put their rifles together, and then walked out of the position to line up.

"Order to stop the attack and accept the surrender of the French army!" After Deng Zixuan finished speaking, the soldiers jumped up and formed a straggler formation and surrounded each other in all directions. An hour later, Rivelli and Deng Zixuan stood face to face, Riveley held a command knife and pistol in his hand, and Deng Zixuan raised his hand to salute. Riverley stepped forward and handed the pistol command knife to Deng Zixuan, and then gave a military salute. Deng Zixuan casually handed the command knife and pistol to the combat staff officer beside him.

"I am the commander of the French Expeditionary Force in Annam, Riviley, as a loser, I have the right to know where your army came from, please grant my wish!" Riverley actually asked in fluent English. Deng Zixuan smiled: "Since you know English, let's talk in English." My name is Deng Zixuan, and he is the commander-in-chief of the Qing National Army. General Riverly, you are not wronged in your defeat, and when you lead your troops north, I will have my eyes on you. To tell you the truth, I led my troops to land in Thanh Hoa, and you were doomed to failure. ”

Riverley seemed to be in a much better mood, and the other party came completely prepared, which showed that the defeat was not his fault. Deng Zixuan continued: "General Riverly, as a soldier, I don't want to judge what you have done, I hope the general will warn his subordinates to abide by our rules, we will treat prisoners preferentially, and provide safety guarantees." "General Deng, please rest assured, as the vanquished, we have an unshirkable responsibility." "I ask the medical officer of your ministry to serve me! In addition, I will ensure that the wounded soldiers of your army are treated well. "Obey!" Riverley bowed.

French officers, i.e. soldiers, were taken into custody, and the battlefield suddenly became a sea of celebration of victory. Many cadets were familiar with each other, and they hugged each other, tears in each other's eyes, and heartfelt complaints to each other. "Report to the commander-in-chief, Leng Yifei will report to you!" Deng Zixuan warmly shook Leng Yifei's hand and said, "Fortunately, Brother Leng, you did a good job." Today we meet again, which is not only a moment of victory but also the beginning of a new journey, and the next step we will face storms. ”

Then, under the recommendation of Leng Yifei, Deng Zixuan shook hands with the officers of the 2nd Brigade one by one. When shaking hands with Lin Xiong, Deng Zixuan said cordially: "Head Lin, I have heard of you, you are good." Lin Xiong was a little dizzy with excitement and said: "Commander-in-chief, I look forward to seeing you day and night, Lin will never change his mind to follow the commander-in-chief." Then Deng Zixuan announced the convening of a meeting of officers above the regimental level.

The officers above the regimental level in the big tent were seated, and Deng Zixuan stood in front of the military map and said: "Through our contest with the French army, we not only annihilated the enemy of the French army in the north in one fell swoop, but also tested our combat ability. After the end of this battle, the French army was no longer able to go north, and our next target would be the ・・・・・・ of the Manchu court. ”

After drinking the celebration wine at noon, the 1st and 2nd brigades will be separated. Under a big tree with lush foliage, Leng Yifei said goodbye to Bai Sheng. The two of them were flushed, still in excitement. "Brother Leng, the commander-in-chief asked your troops to pull to the front line of Tingli, Liangshan, and Pingjia, in fact, it is to deal with Feng Zicai, although the commander-in-chief did not say it explicitly, but everyone knows it, but the commander-in-chief is very small, in my opinion, he simply waved his troops north to take Zhennan Pass, and took the opportunity to unveil the pole and rise up how happy." Bai Sheng was a little anxious.

"Brother Bai, the commander-in-chief has a soft spot for Feng Zicai, and I am afraid that I hope Feng Zicai will be used by me. If Feng Zicai is in line, it will be easy for us to plot Guangxi. In addition, the commander-in-chief is very concerned about reputation, an excuse for rebellion, this is especially important. The Commander-in-Chief has an insight into some things that you can't think of. "Brother Leng is right, let's not be hypocritical."

Leng Yifei said: "Lin Xiongbu is going to Xialong to change clothes, and after completing the change, he will be pulled to Tingli to standby." I led the 4th Regiment Khalid Division to Liangshan, and Lu Changlin's 6th Regiment to Pingjia. Now the difficulty is that there is a battalion of the Gui Army in Liangshan, and I am worried that it will be difficult to deal with the friction. "The commander-in-chief means improvisation, what do you have to worry about?" Bai Sheng was surprised. "I'm worried that once the solution is resolved by force, it will affect the commander's overall strategy, so let's take one step at a time, right?"

In the afternoon of the same day, Leng Yifei bid farewell to Deng Zixuan and led his troops north, and the officers and soldiers of Deng Zixuan and Bai Sheng's 1st Brigade escorted the French prisoners to Hanoi.