40. A Little Star (2)
Hearing the Empress Dowager Cixi say this, obviously very satisfied with Liu Yongfu, Li Lianying bowed her head slightly, "Please the will of the Western Holy Master, do you want to send someone over to help?" ”
"Other people are not easy to help, after all, the military aircraft department said that it is forbidden to open border provocations, I want to let Zeng Guoquan go out, and I am embarrassed, then let the Xuanli Department help, in the end, they are all Chinese, and they can't let the people of foreign devils get cheap." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
"The Xuanli Department has manpower in Haiphong Harbor, and it is probably not possible to raid the French warships, but it must be possible to organize the Vietnamese in the port to make trouble."
"That's good, just ask someone to get it." Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes were full of joy, "I really can't wait to know the outcome of this war." ”
Boom~
The storm was mixed with thunder and lightning pouring down, the white rain line continued to hang in the air, the French team continued to advance in the heavy rain, although the French advocated romance and were a little lazy, but the military quality could still be perceived at this time, although many people shouted cursed weather words loudly, the route of the march was not deviated at all.
Li Weili was wrapped in an oilcloth, the rain continued to drip along the brim of his hat, he rode on a horse, looking around vigilantly with indifferent eyes, and the deputy commander Wei Wei shouted at Li Weili, because the rain and thunder were too loud, so Wei Wei Wei had no need to shout, "General! My God, it's raining so hard, let the soldiers find a place to rest! ”
Li Weili shook his head, "You can't stop and rest, we haven't arrived at the designated place yet, if we take a break halfway but can't reach the destination at the specified time, then the soldiers won't be able to get enough time to rest, and the combat effect on the Black Flag Army will be reduced," he shouted loudly to the soldiers marching in the mud, "Our invincible French soldiers, who have crossed the deserts of Africa, the waves of the Red Sea, and the rainforests of India, will they be afraid of this little wind and rain!" ”
"No!" The soldiers shouted, "Never!" ”
Willy Lee's encouragement worked, but in half a day he arrived at a small village thirty miles away from the southern slope, the French drove all the Vietnamese villagers into a few houses, asked people to take care of them, and finally had hot water and clean shelters, everyone let out a long breath, Willy Lee arranged the guards, discussed with Willis, and decided to stay here to wait for news from the Chinese.
In the second half of the night, a soldier of the Black Flag Army arrived here, and Li Weili thought that they had just found him, and the herald was humble and bowed, "so that the general of your country will know that tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, the two of us will have a decisive battle on the southern slope." After speaking, he didn't wait for Li Weili to speak, turned his head and walked straight away.
"Very well," said Willy Lee, turning to lie down and turning to Wevis, "Dear Wevis, sleep, tomorrow is the best time to bring our great name back to Paris!" ”
On the second day, there was nothing to say about lighting a fire and cooking, and today's weather was obviously very face-saving, the sky was high and cloudy, although it was a little hot, but it was better than yesterday's violent storm, and the scouts sent by the French expeditionary force came back to pray, "The southern slope is very calm there, and the Chinese have set out there, and there is no sign of an ambush." ”
"These people are looking for their own death," Li Willy laughed, "You must know that if the Black Flag Army wants to sneak attack, we are still afraid of them, and now they want to fight us head-on on the plains openly, then they don't want to play their strengths, these people, are farmers from the countryside, they don't have any vision at all, they rely on these farmers who have never received formal military training, plus a little old and backward weapons, they don't need to fight us head-on." Marching according to the previous plan, I need to give these self-righteous Chinese a ruthless and unforgettable lesson this time! ”
The French neatly formed a half-moon formation, they quickly took out the artillery, the black muzzle of the gun was aimed at the camp of the Black Flag Army, and now both sides were still outside the safe distance of their respective ranges, Yang Zhuen put down the binoculars in his hand, and with a wave of his hand, the camp of the Black Flag Army slowly approached cautiously towards the front.
On the south slope, the flags danced fiercely, the two sides were vigilant and prepared to add ammunition, the bullets were loaded, and the weapons were drawn, Li Weili put down his glasses, and calmly opened his mouth to give orders, "It seems that the main force of the Black Flag Army is here, they have no other way to defeat us, they can only try to gamble with a decisive battle, the facts will teach them a lesson, this is a pipe dream, artillery, open fire!" ”
The artilleryman obeyed the order, took a small bunch of torches and lit the fire letter on a small squatting artillery, the fire letter made a slight sound, boom, and fired angrily towards the position of the Black Flag Army, but did not hit, but only landed twenty meters from the vanguard of the Black Flag Army.
The Black Flag Army shouted, kill!
Yang Zhuen waved his hand, "Fire!" The musketeers rush forward! I'm going to give the devil a good look today! ”
"Report! The military master, General Yang is already engaged with the French on the southern slope! ”
"Okay," Liu Yongfu stood up, "Next, let's see if our Black Flag Army can withstand the French!" ”
"Why did the Admiral let General Yang and them withstand for an hour?" Tang Jingsong asked suspiciously, "If you can't defeat it, I'm afraid that you will know the result if you fight for half an hour." ”
Liu Yongfu didn't continue to play chess, and pushed the chessboard, "If our side breaks up as soon as we fight, then the French must know that we are cheating, and then they will be more vigilant about our next behavior, but if we insist on retreating for an hour, then they will not be able to have a clear understanding of the strategy we are implementing." ”
"But why did you send the vast majority of the Black Flag Army to General Yang?" Tang Jingsong continued to ask, "If it's a feint, you only need a partial division. ”
"If there are fewer people, the French will not take the bait," Liu Yongfu said, "I only send the vast majority of the brothers up, the French will think that we have not left a backhand, and I put all the muskets and cannons you brought there, Lord Tang, in the hope that the French will bite off a large piece of meat, so that they will be distressed, they will be annoyed and angry, and they will want to annihilate the Black Flag Army!" ”
"I understand, my lord is really tall," Tang Jingsong heard this, and the questions in his heart had been answered, and he was suddenly relieved a lot, "This chess is not over yet, Lord Admiral will play again." ”
"Brother Tang, I'm already in a mess at this time," Liu Yongfu smiled bitterly, "I'm worried about the affairs of Nanpo, and I really can't go down anymore." ”
"I haven't sent troops before, but I can pretend to be calm, and now that so many brothers are fighting to the death against the French on the southern slope, how can I pretend to be calm here? To tell the truth, I'm anxious about something, but I can't show it in front of the brothers below, there are just you and me in this Guandi Temple, and I won't hide it from you, I'm really worried. ”
Liu Yongfu let out a long breath, "I'm worried that the brothers will suffer too many casualties, I'm worried that the French won't take the bait, and I'm worried that if I still can't win against the French, how will I deal with myself in the future?" (To be continued.) )