He Meng led the 6th Regiment and arrived at Beiguang at midnight. "Commander Lu, order the troops to build peripheral fortifications in the north of the city!" "Didn't we hold the city?" Lu Changlin was confused. "Commander Lu, we have now changed our outfits and are fully capable of field operations. In addition, defending the city is too harmful to the common people, and it is easy to cause innocent casualties, so our fortifications are located outside the city. ”

In the dark night, the soldiers sweated like rain to build fortifications. "Damn, this little shovel is really evil, light and easy to use." A soldier muttered as he stood waist-deep in a trench. "This little hoe is also very easy to use, and it is not a lot of effort at all!" A soldier is digging a manhole in a trench. "Hey, I should call you a pickaxe!" "You're the old man!" The two soldiers began to fight with each other. "Don't make a noise, the combat staff will come to inspect your trenches in a while, and you will be punished if you don't qualify!" The platoon commander reprimanded loudly, and the soldiers stopped squeaking.

Three hours later, the trenches were connected and field fortifications were built, and the officers trained by the military academy were all familiar with the road, and they were all specially trained. "Report to the deputy brigade commander, the field fortifications have been constructed, and they are basically qualified after inspection!" An operational staff officer came to report it. He Meng said: "Let the soldiers hurry up and rest, and let's go to the command post to have a look." ”

On the way, the regiment commander Lu Changlin said: "Deputy brigade commander, what if the French army comes and finds us blocking and bypassing Beiguang?" He Meng said with a smile: "You see that there are rice fields on both sides of the road, and the French army has a large number of light and heavy artillery pieces, and it is impossible to fight in a roundabout way, so they can only attack and advance head-on, which is the characteristic of modern warfare." Lu Changlin suddenly realized: "It seems that I can't cultivate at home, and I haven't fully understood the characteristics of modern warfare." "The commander-in-chief once said that learning war in war is something that cannot be obtained in textbooks, especially since the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, which requires us to have the ability to adapt to changes and accumulate experience."

He Meng is not wrong, the situation on the battlefield is indeed unpredictable. He led his troops to wait in Beiguang, but the blocking operation was not completed. On a dark and windy night, a force marched from east to west. The queue kept coming out with the password of "speed up, follow-up". At this time, Leng Yifei and Khalid rode war horses and walked side by side in the queue.

Leng Yifei led the 4th Regiment to change its outfit in Ha Long, and after a few days of familiarizing himself with weapons, he received the news that He Meng had sent someone to report the occupation of Haiphong Port. He knew that the commander-in-chief had led his troops to land in Qinghua, and he was not good at anything as for the changes in the future, but according to the planned overall operation, Leng Yifei must intercept the French army in Liangshan in Beiguang. Because of the competition with this French army, Leng Yifei and all the officers and men of the 4th Regiment were full of confidence.

But Leng Yifei didn't expect that the situation on the battlefield had changed greatly. After He Meng led his troops to capture Haiphong, he then waved his troops to Hanoi, which had already changed hands. Unexpectedly, He Meng led his troops to wait in Beiguang. "It's still 3 hours until dawn, how far is it from the North Light?" Leng Yifei asked in the dark. "Brigade commander, this place is still 20 kilometers away from Beiguang, if nothing else, you can reach it after dawn." Khalid replied.

"At the moment, we don't know anything about the whole battle situation, so we rushed to Beiguang one minute earlier to grasp the initiative and ordered the troops to speed up the march." Leng Yifei finished speaking, his legs were forced, urging the war horse to rush forward. Khalid shouted an order for his troops to speed up, and then with a flick of the reins, he also picked up. The troops have passed the test of war and are now equipped with new weapons, and the soldiers are more energetic in their brand-new uniforms, as if they have been strengthened. In particular, the soldiers cut off the humiliating braids that pressed on their heads, and their whole mental outlook was completely renewed.

In the east, the belly of the fish was white, and French troops appeared on the winding road. War horses and French soldiers walking on foot in parallel, especially horse-drawn artillery and all sorts of light and heavy, raised a puff of smoke on the road. After a night of marching, the French soldiers were quite tired. Colonel Liesabel of the Chinese army was very depressed on his horse, and yesterday evening he received a report from the commander Rivelly that Hanoi was besieged by an unknown army, and the situation was critical, so he quickly led his troops to retreat and reinforce.

At first, Colonel Sabel could hardly believe his eyes when he received the order, and he took the letterhead in his hand and read it several times before believing it. The commander rushed to call for help, which meant that Hanoi was indeed in danger. The situation suddenly became so bad, and he couldn't help but think of the mysterious army that blocked him twice in a row in Beiguang, and a shadow appeared in his heart. Therefore, there was no longer any hesitation, and immediately set off with troops and horses.

"Colonel, the troops are very tired after a night of marching, shall we take a rest!" A subordinate suggested. "How far is it from the North Light?" Sabel asked. "Probably 5 kilometers to go!" The subordinate replied. Sabel groaned, "Order the troops to rest for an hour, eat something, and then quickly pass through the North Light." With the sound of trumpets, the French soldiers stopped advancing. After a continuous march, the French soldiers were very tired, they sat on the ground on the road, some soldiers lay on the ground and quickly fell asleep, and some soldiers took out a few bites of food and lay down on the ground.

"Report to the brigade commander, the spearhead has discovered the French troops!" An officer rushed in front of him to report it. Leng Yifei immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing, and after a while he and Khalid came to the front. "Brigadier Commander! It was the French troops, who were undoubtedly resting on the road. An officer in front of him continued to report. At the foot is the rice field, which is about 500 meters away from the road, Leng Yifei took out a telescope to observe.

Seeing the appearance of the French army on the highway in groups of three, staggering around, Leng Yifei was secretly surprised. It seems that the French army was not on guard, especially the French artillery did not take off its armor and quietly stopped on the road. Don't attack at this time, wait for when. Leng Yifei put down the binoculars and said: "When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, and I decided to take advantage of the unsuspecting French army to attack." The 1st Battalion was ordered to make a detour back to the north side of the road, and then beat the road as hard as possible. The 2nd and 3rd battalions attacked head-on. ”

The order was given, and the 1st Battalion, led by Khalid, quickly made a detour in the direction of the road. About half an hour later. Leng Yifei ordered the troops on standby to enter the rice fields. The soldiers took off their shoes, hung them around their necks, and went into the rice fields. The soldiers were hunched over their waists with rifles, using a foot-high rice paddy as a cover, and quietly approached the road. They were still 200 meters from the road when French soldiers spotted them. Now that the battle was exposed, the dense gunfire rang out suddenly, and the soldiers accelerated their attack.

"Report to the Colonel, have you spotted enemy troops in the rice fields to the east?" As soon as Colonel Sabel received the report, he was subjected to heavy fire from the rain of bullets from the opposite side, and the French soldiers who were in a daze were shot one after another. Sabel was taken aback and ordered the troops into battle. Sabel found through the telescope that the enemy was attacking in a skirmish line, and that he was shooting and attacking forward. Especially when he saw the neat uniforms on the opposite side and the gunshots he had never heard, Sabel was stunned.

"Immediately start shelling!" Sabel was fairly sober. "Report to the colonel, the other side is obviously well-trained, it is an army that we have never seen, especially since the rifle of the other side is not a Remington, nor is it a rifle that we produce." A chattering adjutant next to him was suddenly shot in the head and fell to the side and died. Sabel was startled, knowing that the other party's shot was accurate. The French artillery risked the danger and quickly took off its gun jacket and grinned and prepared to open fire.

As soon as the French artillery fired a salvo, Khalid led his troops to kill from the road to the north. A sudden slaughter of men and horses on the north side of the road, a dense rain of bullets, the French soldiers were knocked down, and then the grenades opened the way, and the French troops on the north side of the road quickly collapsed, and they began to flee south. The fleeing French troops overwhelmed the French artillery positions. Defeated, Sabel was forced to flee south along the road with his soldiers. There were rice paddies on both sides of the road, and the French officers and soldiers could only run and fight back on the road.

Dense gunfire suddenly broke out in front, and soon there were artillery and grenade explosions. "It must be the brigade commander who led his troops to encounter the French army, and I order all officers and men to immediately attack and advance along the road." The soldiers were ordered to pick out the trenches one after another and swarmed along the road. The soldiers marched less than 2 or 2 kilometers before they were met by the French, and a fierce battle broke out instantly.

Later, there was an interception in front of the pursuers, and Sabel became a turtle in the urn, and it was difficult to escape with wings. The road was too narrow, and the French army was stuck in the middle and could not move. Leng Yifei came to the road, "Report to the brigade commander, the 6th regiment led by Deputy Brigade Commander He is blocking the French army in front." The French were stuck in the middle, but they were stubborn. We rushed a few times and suffered heavy casualties. Captain Khalid reported.

"Damn, didn't the French artillery stay, bombard it immediately!" Leng Yifei commanded loudly. With the heavy shelling, the French army was suddenly in chaos. Many soldiers could not bear it and jumped into the rice fields to escape. The French soldiers wore heavy leather shoes and were tall, and the muddy rice fields made it difficult for them to walk. French soldiers were almost fixed targets in the rice fields. Soon the French troops who entered the rice fields simply dropped their rifles, stayed where they were, and surrendered with their hands raised.

The main force led by Sabel was squeezed into smaller and smaller space, especially under the blow of artillery fire, and suffered heavy casualties. Sabel didn't expect that the other party would be able to skillfully use his cannon, and his mental defense line completely collapsed, and then he ordered to surrender. Soon after, the two units unexpectedly met on the road, and the soldiers hugged each other to celebrate the victory. "Report to the brigade commander, my subordinates didn't expect this to be the end!" He Meng raised his hand in salute.

Leng Yifei held He Meng's hand and said happily: "A perfect victory, let's talk about the situation in Hanoi, what is the commander-in-chief leading the main force doing?" I'm so anxious" He Meng explained in detail the situation of Hanoi's change of hands, and said: "The commander-in-chief asked my troops to quickly go north to assist you in dealing with this French army, and I didn't expect to solve the battle easily." The Kung Fu soldier escorted French Colonel Sabel to the front.

Sabel looked at the fierce army in front of him, and his heart was completely shocked at the same time. This guy raised his hand and saluted and asked, "May I ask Your Excellency, what kind of team are you?" Leng Yifei and He Meng couldn't understand French at all. He Meng looked at the other party's confused expression, and pointed to the north and himself, meaning that we came from there. Sabel was even more shocked when he heard this, stumped that the Qing Dynasty had such a strong army? He immediately guessed the fate of Commander Riverly.

Seeing Sabel being escorted away in frustration, He Meng continued: "The commander-in-chief led his troops to take Hanoi, and the French commander fled. It is estimated that the commander of the French army has joined up with the French army in Taiyuan, and the commander-in-chief of our troops from Beiguang has also led his troops to attack, but the situation is now unknown. Leng Yifei groaned and said: "You lead a battalion to escort the French prisoners and wounded back to Hanoi, and I will lead the team to quickly support the commander-in-chief to the west, and we must eat all the French troops cleanly and completely." ”