Miller nodded, put down the paper in his hand, his face was not as good at enriching his expressions as several of his predecessors, very calm, he had participated in the Battle of Sedang, and he was very unsightly about the war situation in Vietnam, but he knew one thing, you must not despise your enemy at any time, this is what the former Napoleonic Emperor often said, he made clear China's point of view, which had long been predicted in the letter he wrote to the governor just now, "The Chinese only want to maintain a stable situation on the north bank of the Red River, There is no idea of going to war with us at the moment. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"But General, Bac Ninh City is very close to our station, and their actions will be known immediately, whether we touch the Maritime Armed Forces or the Army." The attendant offered his opinion, "I'm afraid they'll be ready to fight us in time." ”

"It doesn't matter, our actions are not blitzkrieg, they must be known, but I have never worried that the Chinese know that we have sent troops," Miller put on white gloves and said indifferently, "We need to create an atmosphere of fear, I now have more than 10,000 soldiers at my disposal, such force is a sure victory situation anywhere in Vietnam, thousands of people in Bac Ninh, against us, no matter how prepared they are, it is impossible for our high-quality French soldiers to fail, this is not my arrogance, this is inevitable." ”

Miller ended the topic and walked towards the door, and the attendant hurriedly reported, "The merchants from Saigon are waiting outside to see the general. ”

Mi Le is a relatively pure soldier, not very good at collusion between military and businessmen, of course, he doesn't know how to be the right minions of capitalists, he didn't want to see at all, but these businessmen were recommended by the governor of Saigon in a letter, Shangguan's face, still need to be given, he patiently went to the door, a few businessmen wearing tuxedos with bowler hats, holding civilized sticks saw Mi Le, arrogantly nodded slightly, even if it was a salute, "Your Excellency General, I must ask, Please be sure to teach the Chinese a timely lesson on the ownership of the mines on the north bank of the Red River, so that our French flag is planted on the hills of Beiqi to ensure that the interests of our merchants will not be infringed upon. ”

Several businessmen are very arrogant, obviously feel that they are very dependent, although Miller is a soldier, but the position of the Privy Council still needs to be approved by the council, the parliament is now completely controlled by these capitalists, although Miller does not want to take the political road, but the military appropriation and the promotion of his own position, neither point can let the interests of these businessmen be damaged, he nodded, and said gently, "Please rest assured, gentlemen, our soldiers of the French Republic came to Thang Long Mansion to protect our interests, Ensure that any of our interests are not infringed upon by the Chinese. ”

"Very good, Your Excellency General, the mines in Beiqi are related to the prosperity of our coal and iron industry, and they must not be taken away by the Chinese." When the merchants saw Miller so good, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, "We are willing to provide all the support we can, which is why His Excellency the Governor of Saigon asked us to come to the north. ”

In a moment, the military and merchants naturally formed an extremely friendly cooperation, and the Vietnamese natives of Thang Long Province were forced to organize and participate in the celebration of the army led by Mi Le, and the Vietnamese wished that these foreign devils were all killed by Grandpa Liu of the Black Flag Army, but seeing that the army was neat and very majestic, and the soldiers left behind were still fierce artillery, the black muzzle made people shudder.

After Mile took over as commander of the expeditionary force, he divided the French army into two brigades, commanded by the deputy commander-in-chief, Poliya and Nigri II, and commanded the Beiqi River Defense Fleet with Morleboyo in command. In accordance with the original combat policy, Mi Le stationed a force in Shanxi to contain the Qing army in Xinghua; The main forces were concentrated in Hanoi and Hai Duong in order to attack Bac Ninh in a big way.

On November 3, the ninth year of Guangxu, the French army began to operate. Mile and Pori also led the 1st Brigade from Hanoi, crossed the Red River that night, and threatened to advance along the road from Gia Lim Phor to Bac Ninh.

Su Yuanchun and Jiang Qi sat in the tent together, and when they heard the scout's announcement, Su Yuanchun's face changed slightly, he lowered his head and thought slightly, "If the French army really comes, Lord Jiang, what are we going to do?" ”

"Naturally, it is to hold on," Jiang Qi said simply, "Although the two Futai lords are not on the front line of Bac Ninh and Xinghua, they are supervising the army in the back," the corners of Jiang Qi's mouth twitched unnaturally, what kind of overseer is hiding behind...... "The requirements for us are very strict, and now that the legal person is attacking, we just want to stick to Bac Ninh, and then look for an opportunity to counterattack." ”

"That's the reason," Su Yuanchun took out a letter from his arms with a wry smile, "Lord Xu Yanxu of Xu Futai personally sent a handwritten secret letter from Langshan, and repeatedly asked that there must be no disputes with legal persons, and Beiqi must ease its attitude here in order to provide room for maneuver in the DPRK and China." ”

"No matter how you maneuver," although Jiang Qi is steady, he is also a soldier in the end, and a soldier is naturally the main battle faction, "It can't be that everyone else has come to the door, and you still have to endure it?" ”

"That's right, it's just, hey," Su Yuanchun sighed and said, "He is the deputy director of regimental training, and he will mobilize all the grain and grass," this year, civilian officials managing logistics is the biggest deterrent to military generals, "If we don't listen to the command, I'm afraid that we won't be able to command the soldiers under our hands." ”

Guangxi Governor Xu Yanxu is Su Yuanchun's serious boss, although in terms of rank, the commander of the first rank is higher than the governor of the second rank, but the status of civilian officials is higher than that of military attachés, this is an indisputable fact, not to mention that the Military Aircraft Department specially ordered the governors of Yunnan and Guangxi provinces to enter Vietnam, which is to determine the commander-in-chief status of the two in the military activities of Beiqi, as for Zeng Guoquan? I'm sorry, his temperament is too irritable, if he fights with the legal person without saying a word, it will not be beneficial to the country, and the governor of the first product will come to the small state of the lower country, and it is really not decent.

"It's not up to them to decide on this matter," Jiang Qi said calmly, "The intention of Lord Dutai can't be disobeyed," Su Yuanchun immediately relieved his heart when he heard such words, he is the old department of the Hunan Army, how can he pay attention to the governor of a literati, the serious boss is Zeng Guoquan, but Zeng Guoquan specified that Jiang Qi should lead the regimental training, if Jiang Qi and the two governors are in the same stream, Su Yuanchun alone will not be able to act, "The regimental training into Vietnam, we must fight well, if we weaken the Black Flag Army and others, where will we put our face?" ”

This is from the point of view of face, but everyone knows, whether Su Yuanchun or Jiang Qi understands, this time to put the French right, what is fighting is not a matter of face, there is face, but also the need to be the inside, the interests of the sub, the first is of course to maintain the sovereignty of Vietnam, Vietnam will not lose, the two Guangxi are stable, and the second, it is naturally for money, Su Yuanchun and others do not need to be told by others, they entered Vietnam from Zhennan Pass, the original high prices on the market suddenly fell, and the panicked Liangguang suddenly calmed down, Not to mention those factories of Foshan public households, the two Guang regiments practiced into Vietnam, the price of coal and iron suddenly fell by one percent, after reoccupying the coal and iron mines on the north bank, the price of coal and iron fell to the original level, and the guild issued a notice, and so on after the situation stabilized, the price will fall further, even cheaper than before, a reporter from the "Liangguang Business Daily" with a pen name called "Pearl River Swordsman" published an article, "Check the land of Vietnam, the land is fertile, the rice is three crops a year, and now there are many factories in the country, and the land of Liangguang, Originally, there were many mountains and few fields, but now the factory occupies a lot of fertile land, and there are many varieties such as tea and mulberry trees for export, and the price of rice in Liangguang has more than doubled in ten years. ”

"Vietnam has a giant wood forest, ten people hug the wood, very common in Vietnam, now the country in the construction of a lot of things, although more use of ash cement, but the giant wood is rare, can be the hall of the palace and other pillars of the material....... "Finally, the swordsman also said very well, the day 1 to the top of the country will naturally not do to suck the blood of the Vietnamese people to enrich themselves, "Vietnam has always been barren, do you know that it is not due to the lack of economy, traffic restrictions? In recent years, the use of the economy has been well known to the world, mining, logging, rice planting, and Vietnamese fruits, all of which need to be purchased with money, so that the Vietnamese people get their money, and can benefit the farmers, and the Chinese get what they have, which can be described as a win-win situation. ”

This article was reprinted on the third page of the Daqing Daily, which caused some sensation, and the two admirals also knew about it.

"What you say is reasonable," Su Yuanchun raised his eyebrows, "These Frenchmen were beaten all over the ground by the Black Flag Army, but I don't believe it, our Liangguang regiment training will be weaker than the soldiers brought out by Liu Yongfu," Su Yuanchun is really a little envious and jealous that Liu Yongfu actually has such a battle to fight, and he has fought so wonderfully, everyone in the world knows his heroic reputation, as a general, the most important thing is prestige, he also has the idea of comparing his achievements with the Black Flag Army, since it has been decided, then no nonsense, Su Yuanchun got up," Thang Long Mansion is just around the corner, and the position is ready, so I'll go and gather all the troops and horses. ”

Jiang Qi nodded, but he still had some regrets, and said with a sigh, "It's a pity that the Yungui regiment is training there, we can't talk, otherwise they will take advantage of the French attack on Bac Ninh, sneak attack on Shenglong Mansion, two flanking attacks, even if they can't take Shenglong Mansion, make them panic, and they can't say that they will be able to leave some French soldiers." (To be continued.) )