The arrival of the artillery company saved the Black Flag Army, which was about to collapse.

Originally, the artillery company had a total of 8 Grusen guns, but one of them was damaged in the last battle and has not been repaired. There were 7 doors left, and when they were transferred, they were in a hurry, and another one fell into the ditch.

Zuihou6 door pulled over, panicked, and hurriedly bombarded, frightening the French army behind, and the soldiers who had jumped into the trench in front could not withstand the many soldiers under the black flag, and were driven back.

But Liu Yongfu knew that if the French army rushed over, these 6 guns would not be able to withstand it.

While shouting to motivate his subordinates, he asked Zhang Shentai to take the guard company and detour to the rear of the French army to attract the attention of the other party and reduce the pressure on the front.

The French troops on the opposite side calmed down and found that the Black Flag Army did not have many artillery pieces, so they reorganized themselves and prepared to charge. According to the situation of the battle just now, Colonel Bishuo thought that if there was another such blow, the Chinese would flee.

The two sides fired again, but the shooting level of the French soldiers was much more accurate, and after a few rounds, the firepower of the Black Flag Army was suppressed again, and it seemed that it was about to rush up again, at this time, there was a burst of dense gunfire on the flank of the French army, and it was Zhang Shentai who carried out a sneak attack with the guard company.

The sneak attack of this company did not cause much damage to the French army, but it unexpectedly affected the situation of the battle.

The commander of the French army, Bo Slip, had always stubbornly believed that his group was falling into the encirclement of the Chinese, and the gunfire on the flanks strengthened his thoughts.

He finally made up his mind and ordered his troops to retreat back to Tokyo (Hanoi).

Then, Bo Slip withdrew directly with the reserve troops, and Bi Shuo, who was preparing to attack in front, felt that this order was really incredible, but he was unwilling to disobey the order to fight independently, and soon the French army was all withdrawn, which made Liu Yongfu and others surprised and relieved, and breathed a sigh of relief.

was attacking the middle column of Pang Zhenyun's division of the Black Flag Army, and then received an order from Bo Slip, so he abandoned the attack and withdrew to Tokyo.

The most unfortunate was the left column, which had successfully occupied the Huaide Mansion, but did not receive any notice, and waited until the evening stupidly, only to know that he was left behind by the lone army, so he had to abandon the Huaide Mansion and retreat.

Wave Slip felt that he had given the order, and there was no need to wait for the troops to regroup. But his act of withdrawing alone still made the other officers very angry.

After returning to Tokyo, the casualties were counted, 74 dead and 93 wounded. Although Bo Hua himself considered this battle to be a "successful reconnaissance", He Luoyan, who had already contradicted Bo Hua, said in his report to the French Naval Colony that "the attack on Huaide was a shameful failure" and appended the opinions of some officers, mainly in the following points:

Failure to fully understand the opponent's deployment before attacking; Mistakenly let the gunboat bombard the opponent's battery, causing unnecessary damage; Improper use of artillery in combat; Especially when retreating, regardless of the middle and right lanes, he actually fled alone.

Under these circumstances, the French government decided that Slippery was no longer fit to be commander-in-chief of the Tokyo Expeditionary Force, and on 25 September, the French authorities ordered Slippery to be repatriated to the country, with Guba as commander-in-chief of the army.

By this time he had returned to Tokyo from Hue, and after taking up his post, he quickly assembled his recuperating troops, and at the same time received a battalion of Algerian Zuaf foreign soldiers, which had just arrived, and this force was composed mainly of North African Muslim Zuaf soldiers, and was the most outstanding light infantry unit of the nineteenth century, even superior to that of the French soldiers.

Based on intelligence, Guba assessed the situation: Chinese troops had begun to move into Shanxi and drove a large number of Vietnamese locals to build fortifications. So the conclusion was that the Black Flag Army in Huaide Province had to be defeated as soon as possible and quickly advanced to Shanxi, which would have great significance for disrupting the Chinese army's defenses.

He decided to quickly organize his troops and once again attack the Black Flag Army. However, in the event of a frontal assault on Waide House, the Black Flag Army's complex and solid positions would cause heavy casualties to the French army, which they could not afford until the arrival of reinforcements from home.

Based on this, Guba formulated a new jihua.

On the other hand, after recovering Huaide Province, the Black Flag Army quickly repaired the damaged fortifications of Huaide Province and sent the wounded to Shanxi at the same time.

There were hundreds more casualties in this battle, and now the main regiment of the Black Flag Army has been reduced by a third, and the ammunition consumption is also very large.

Shao Youlian also reported to the command the plight of the Black Flag Army, although it repelled the French army continuously, but the casualties were heavy, the ammunition was desperately short, and it was in urgent need of replenishment.

The command quickly responded: it commended the brave fighting of the officers and men of the Black Flag Army, and promised to transfer troops from Shanxi in the rear to reinforce the Black Flag Army.

Shao Youlian then also went to Shanxi to supervise the execution of the order.

At this time in Shanxi, two regiments of the 6th Division had arrived in the predetermined area and began to build a defensive system.

According to the order of the command, in addition to retaining the minimum ammunition, the rest of the ammunition, plus the 6 57mm guns that had just been delivered, were replenished to the Black Flag Army. Here is Ding Yuntong's foresight, the Chinese army weapons in the previous life were miscellaneous brands, even if there were high-end goods such as the "Remington" breech repeating rifle, but the models were huge and complex, and they could not complement each other at all, which greatly affected the combat effectiveness.

At the same time, in terms of troops, one battalion was transferred from each of these two regiments, which was also under Liu Yongfu's control. Of course, for political reasons, the newly transferred troops also changed into black clothes and black pants of the Black Flag Army. In this way, in a few days, the total strength of the main regiment of the Black Flag Army reached more than two thousand people and four battalions.

The main and deputy battalion commanders are: the first battalion is Pang Zhenyun and Hu Kunshan; the second battalion is Huang Shouzhong and Lian Mei; The three battalions are Wu Fengdian and Zhu Bingqing; The fourth battalion is Li Tang and Liu Rongmei.

A new artillery battery was formed with the addition of 6 new guns, and with the addition of the original artillery battery, a total of 13 guns were formed. The company commanders were Han Zaixun and Liu Yongfu's son Liu Chengliang.

The commander of the guard company is still Zhang Shentai.

The auxiliary troops were organized into five companies, and the company commanders were Liu Wenqian, Liu Qiliang, Ye Chenglin, Wang Yuzhi, and Deng Yulin.

The entire force was strengthened, and after the French retreated, the defense system was quickly refurbished. This gave Liu Yongfu more confidence and held on to Huaide Mansion until November.

In the early morning of September 29, Liu Yongfu was woken up by an urgent report, and the French army in Tokyo (Hanoi) was once again mobilized. This surprised Liu Yongfu, it had not been long since the last battle, and he didn't expect the French to be so impatient.

Liu Yongfu immediately ordered the troops to assemble and prepare for battle.

Early in the morning, the French began to attack the first line of defense, and this time the French were clearly prepared, preferring to slow down the attack and insist on waiting for the artillery to come up and bombard the Black Flag fortifications, including two 80mm cannon 1877 cannons.

Under the ferocious fire of the French army, the first line of defense was quickly broken through, and by noon, the French army once again attacked Huaide Province, and the concentration of troops made the Black Flag Army have no chance to take advantage of it, and can only concentrate its forces to resist head-on.

Liu Yongfu placed two artillery batteries behind the defensive position and ordered not to open fire for the time being, but to rely on rifles and fortifications to block the French army.

The fire of the French light mountain guns and the 37mm machine guns of the Haqikes made the Black Flag soldiers hide in the trenches and do not dare to stick their heads out. The two heavy cannons were stuck in the mud again.

Soon the French launched their first charge, but were quickly beaten back by the Black Flag Army. But then the hellish fire of the Habekaith machine guns poured down again, and the Black Flag had to retreat into the trench again.

The French took advantage of the situation to charge again, this time the Algerian Zuaf soldiers under the command of Major Jono, these North African natives in Little Red Riding Hoods, bloomers, and daggers at their waists, with devilish courage, quickly rushed into the trenches.

Under the fierce impact of the enemy, the Black Flag Army had to retreat, seeing that the other party came out of the trench and continued to pounce, Liu Yongfu ordered to "open fire", and the 13 Grusen cannons that had been gathering momentum for a long time "boomed" together and let out an angry roar.

A platoon of artillery bombed these African warriors back into the trench, and the follow-up Black Flag soldiers took the opportunity to attack the trench and drive out all the frightened Zuaf soldiers.

The two sides engaged in a tug-of-war, and Liu Yongfu divided the four battalions into two groups and took turns to defend, and the fierce battle continued until the afternoon.

Liu Yongfu looked at it and felt that there was hope to drag the French army here, as long as it persisted, the French army would have to retreat.

Just thinking about it, Deng Yulin, who served as a vigilance communicator, ran over in a hurry, shouting as he ran: "Oh no, Tuanza!" Danfeng is lost, Huang Zuoyan's army on the flank has collapsed, and we are about to be surrounded! ”