What the French want to do in Hue City, the newly appointed Prime Minister of the French Third Republic, Ben Hammyin, knows best, and when he gave the order for the North African Fleet, France's only maritime force in the South China Sea, to go north, which was questioned by cabinet members, Ben Hamin gave the following explanation. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yes, as you said, the damage to the naval forces of the Chinese side is not clear now, but according to the previous combat methods of the Chinese, they like to paralyze our strength by showing weakness, so as to suddenly overturn us with a huge momentary advantage, and the Admiralty and I judge that the losses of the Chinese Nanyang Naval Division are not too large, and in this case, the North African Fleet cannot occupy any advantageous position here."

"But why continue to let the North African fleet go north?" The Minister of the Interior raised his doubts, "Now that the Chinese have an advantage in naval power in the South China Sea, I don't think it's appropriate to take an egg and touch a stone." ”

"I don't need them to fight, but I want the North African Fleet to play the role of escort and assistance," Ben Hamin shook his head, "We need a sure victory, not a greater and doomed adventure, and it seems to me that another battle on the surface is a very risky attempt, and we do not need a risky attempt now, and I must tell you very clearly that the duty of the parliament to us is to bring the war in Vietnam to a smooth end, and to get back the dignity that France deserves, I am sure you know that we will continue to govern. ”

"But we will not be able to restore our former dignity, with all due respect," said the new foreign minister helplessly, "and we have been under great pressure from the successive defeats of the army and navy, and in the meantime, there has been a little restlessness in the African colonies, and this is still in the absence of a major defeat in coastal defense, and now the competition between countries in the world is becoming more and more fierce, and the defeat in Vietnam will inevitably affect the diplomatic relations of France." ”

"So we can only try to minimize losses and maintain the original interests," Benshamin said, "so we can't rush now, according to the telegram from the Beiqi front, the food logistics there are still sufficient to a certain extent, so we can't rush to the front line to prevent the Chinese from digging traps there and wanting to attack our reinforcements." ”

This order seems to be contrary to the previous order of the North African Fleet to quickly go north, as long as the North African Fleet goes to the north, this must be received, the bull's head is not the horse's mouth, several cabinet members look at each other, the new Prime Minister seems to have some problems with logic, fortunately, Ben Shaming explained clearly in a timely manner, "Although I am from the army, I know that all affairs should not exist independently, and we must look at each other, militarily, we must achieve a victory to save face and end the war, but in other aspects, Especially in diplomacy, we can also take measures, which is why I let the North African fleet go north, but not to the front! ”

"There is a saying from the Chinese, I agree with it very much," Ben Shaming's eyes were bright and firm, "that is, if we want not to suffer from the enemy, we must properly handle all the problems behind ourselves, this is from a military work of China for 2,000 years, so we must make all our actions and actions in Vietnam legal and effective, so that our lost morale and international support will definitely return!" ”

Only the foreign minister, who clearly understood Ben Shaming's plan, nodded and explained to the cabinet members, "It's time for the Vietnamese royal family, who turned their backs on the proud French in Hue, to pay their price." ”

In March in Hue City, the rainy season has begun, the rain is pouring down, the rain is not falling at all, but there is a huge bucket in the sky, the rain is poured down without hesitation, the rain curtain composed of rain forms a blurred scene in the air, the whole Hue City has been selected into a gray situation, the white uniforms of the French soldiers, and the lit torches, the roaring cannons, mercilessly pierced the quiet capital under the rainstorm.

The French almost bloodless entered the royal city of Hue, under the guns of the French, the Vietnamese soldiers defending the city had no resistance at all, but it was half an hour, under the attack of the French army of 7,000 people, the royal city of Hue fell, outside the Qiancheng Palace, the French troops who braved the heavy rain and lit torches stood calmly, and the lights in the Qiancheng Palace were also brilliant.

The most majestic and solemn singing and dancing in Su Ri has become a mess at this time, and many eunuchs and guards have died in the hall, which is loyal to the royal family, in the face of the attack of the French, heroically sacrificed their lives, but this stupid behavior does not play any role, sitting on the royal couch trembling Emperor Nguyen Phuc Ho, the leader of the French army turned his back to the sixteen-year-old young king, did not do anything, just stood and waited, but did not know what was waiting for.

There were many people outside, and after a while, the soaking concubine, no, at this time it should be called the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother was pulled into the Qiancheng Hall by several French soldiers, saw the blood stains and corpses all over the ground, and then saw the Jianfu Emperor trembling on the royal couch, screamed, broke free from the French army's hijacking, threw herself on the throne, and hugged Emperor Jianfu, "Emperor," her face showed a very anxious look, sweat, rain and tears on her white and greasy skin were intertwined, "The French didn't do anything to you, right?" She nervously checked Emperor Jianfu's body, and the words she said trembled, "These Frenchmen, so bold!" Dare to invade the palace ban! ”

Emperor Jianfu has not paid attention to this adoptive mother for a long time, because the concubine interferes in political affairs more, and the cabinet chief assistant of the foreign dynasty Ruan Wenxiang is not clear, and there are many rumors, Emperor Jianfu can tolerate the interference of the concubine in political affairs, speaking of which, there is no woman in any dynasty and generation to interfere in political affairs, but he must not bear the green head of the ancestors and ancestors, and he is about to deal with Ruan Wenxiang ruthlessly during this time, so he has ignored the concubine for a long time, but today seeing the concubine so worried about himself, his heart softened again, and he was very moved," Mother don't worry, the French haven't done anything to me yet. ”

The concubine struggled to her feet, facing the French people underground, and shouted, "What are you going to do!" Daring! She said hoarsely to the French commander-in-chief, "This is the royal palace of Vietnam!" ”

PS: The author said hoarsely, "Bold! What about my monthly pass? (To be continued.) )