The telegram from the Ocean Kingdom replied quickly, and arrived the next morning.

There was only one sentence in the message;

The husband is not ambitious, why is he good?

Gu Zhiwen chewed the deep meaning in his heart repeatedly, and his face couldn't help showing a thick look of shame, and then he looked unwilling; Am I being ridiculed?

Deeply stimulated, he let out a long sigh and commanded to the left and right; "Convene the Supreme Military Council, invite General Lee of the Military Observer Group to attend, and tell him...... I've made up my mind. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Two days later

Saigon

This is a South Asian city full of French romance, the urban architecture contains a strong Parisian style, you can see Chinese people wearing melon skin hats everywhere, as well as white women and gentlemen wearing French skirts, which together constitute a unique style of the city.

According to the pre-determined plan, Chu Feng, the diplomatic representative of the Vietnamese country, came to the Saigon Governor's Mansion with two documents, and after the porter passed the report, he was familiar with Mr. Anthony Martial, the commissioner in charge of foreign affairs of the Saigon Governor's Office, and handed over the two documents on behalf of the Vietnamese country.

One of the documents on it was an official letter protesting the French army's crossing of the border, which he had submitted more than 10 copies in a few months, and which had largely gone unanswered.

The document placed below is an official document of the official declaration of war by the Vietnamese country.

At this time, it was time to leave work, and Mr. Anthony Martial was already dressed, hatted, and walked with a cane ready to go out.

Seeing Chu Feng at this time, he frowned obviously, took the document and looked at the title, and threw it on the table casually, expressing contempt with this casual action; "Okay, Mr. Chu, your task is complete, I still have a date with Miss Perth, so I won't keep you more."

"Mr. Anthony Martial, I protest against this attitude of yours."

"I can indeed feel your displeasure, Mr. Chu, but who cares?" Anthony Martial shrugged helplessly, he took out his gold pocket watch and looked at it, and said as if I was in a hurry; "Let's be realistic, you can suggest to your little kingdom government that you don't need to send these junk files in the future, it will take up your time and our precious place, which is really a wasteful behavior."

With that, he walked out and closed the door to his office.

Facing the arrogant face of the French colonialists, Chu Feng made a look of anger on his face, and walked out aggrievedly, but there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart.

The declaration of war has been delivered, and Anthony Martial will not return to the office after closing the door and leaving at this moment, meaning that the declaration of war will be in his office until at least tomorrow morning.

Then, the suddenness of the war can be achieved, and there is no need to delay the transmission of information by taking follow-up actions.

Chu Feng was very particular about choosing this time period to come over and deliver the declaration of war, it was at the end of the day's work, and the French in the Colonial Doge's Mansion were standard party animals, and they were not in the mood to deal with official letters at all.

At this time, it was not long before the telegraph office went to work, and the telegraph office would not be open at night, and if there was no reason to break the sky, everything would be said tomorrow.

There are rumors that the mysterious agents of the Ocean Kingdom's political intelligence bureau cooperated, and even if the governor's palace rushed to send a report at this moment, the equipment of the telegraph bureau would malfunction.

Of course, things are surprisingly smooth now, and these back-ups are useless.

Come out on the street

Chu Feng breathed a long sigh of relief in a happy mood, as if he wanted to spit out all the contempt and grievances he had suffered for a long time.

As a newly born kingdom, Yue was not officially recognized by the Saigon Governor's Office, let alone the French government, so Chu Feng was not treated as an official diplomat, and he was always shouting and drinking, and the feeling of humiliation was unforgettable.

Now that the war is finally about to start, whether it succeeds or not, the Vietnamese country will definitely be taken seriously by the French colonizers and will be treated with due respect, which is the greatest consolation for a diplomat.

Looking at the crowd of people coming and going on the street, Chu Feng felt that his nose was sour, and his heart was really mixed.

His eyes looked silently to the north, praying earnestly that the course of the war that was about to break out would be fulfilled......

In the early hours of the next morning

on the outer positions of Hanoi

Heavily armed soldiers, carrying bags of food that would last for two days, crept into attack positions in the darkness of the night, waiting for dawn to come.

In the headquarters on the hill in the rear

The light of the kerosene lamps was tightly covered, and the officers in the headquarters were surrounding the map, obeying the command arrangements of Major General Li Lianzhu, and then one by one they took orders out and rushed to their own troops.

Soon, most of the officers in the headquarters who were originally full left, and only a few high-level generals remained, including Li Ping, the governor of Guangxi, and Duan Qirui, the governor of Guangdong.

Duan Qirui stepped aside with a smile on his face and said to Major General Li Xuanzhu; "Brother Zhuzhu, how sure are you of this battle?"

"If nothing else, there should be eight points of certainty."

"Oh, the faith is satisfied."

"Brother Duan, it's not that I'm confident, but the French have left a big flaw, as long as the attacking troops resolutely and decisively carry out the order, it will not be difficult to break the enemy."

Duan Qirui knew what he meant, the French had been cautious in the allocation of troops, but they gave Yue a great opportunity to break through.

The total strength of the French Expeditionary Force stationed around Hanoi reached 16,540, but it was not all deployed in the first line positions, but mainly in the second and third lines.

Most of the front-line positions were North Vietnamese servant troops, with a total of about 20,000 people, and the proportion of muskets was no more than 30%, and the other soldiers were still using cold weapons, and the French army had about one regiment of troops on the front line, mainly supervising the North Vietnamese servant army to fight.

About 4.5 kilometers behind the confrontation between the two armies, there is a large camp of Nord Stream, named because it is located north of the stream, where the French stationed a 13th mixed brigade and two infantry regiments of the Foreign Legion, with a total strength of about 7,200 people, as well as nearly 5,000 North Vietnamese servants, which were used as the main force of the second line.

If there is any change in the front-line position, support can be provided at any time.

Most of the remaining French troops were stationed in the suburbs of Hanoi, some in the northern suburbs, some in the eastern suburbs, and some in the city, basically scattered in infantry regiments, ranging from 1,500 to 1,200 or 300 at the most, adding up to about 6,500 troops.

The rest are some sappers, gendarmes and other auxiliary arms, about seven or eight hundred people, all stationed in the city of Hanoi.

Originally, such a troop configuration was no problem, and there was only one premise; , that is, the Yue Kingdom honestly stayed in the defensive line and did not take the initiative to launch an all-out attack in the back.

In the eyes of the proud French, Yue Guo was just a trembling little quail, how dare he take the initiative to attack the French army?

That's not possible!

The Qing state's clumsy performance in the First Sino-Japanese War deepened the one-sided impression of the French expeditionary force, and selectively ignored the possibility of the Yue State taking the initiative to attack.

And dare to offend the French army and give them a guts?

"Hehehe......" Duan Qirui smiled maliciously, he was a real ruthless character, and he didn't have the slightest fear of the French, but licked his lips a little bloodthirsty and said; Brother Zhuzhu, the 8 words you just explained "chase and fight hard, eliminate evil" won my heart! ”

"Don't hide it from Brother Duan, I can see it, these white people are all bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, you only hurt them, they will respect you, if they don't hurt or itch, then it's troublesome, dogskin plaster pesters you endlessly." Li Xuanzhu was also refreshed in the face of Big Brother, and did not hide his thoughts in his heart, and continued; "I don't want to delay the errand of this military expedition for two or three years, go home early after the fight, isn't it good for my wife and children to have a hot kang head? Why suffer here, in two months it will be hot to death. ”

"Hahahaha...... That's right, if you catch these foreign devils, you will be beaten until he is afraid, so that there will be no trouble, these white people do not have a good thing, either thieves or robbers, or he will always worry about your yard. Duan Qirui looked up to the sky and laughed.

His analogy made Li Ping, the always steady governor of Guangxi, laugh out loud; "Hahaha...... Lord Duan, if the French heard you say that, they would definitely be mad. ”

"Hmph, these ghosts are just running rampant with their ships and guns, and my Ocean Kingdom is also well armed, and it is not inferior to him by half a point."

"Lord Duan, you are now an official of the Qing Dynasty!"

"That's also a temporary matter, Your Majesty has already commanded, you and I just need to take care of these two vast places, the rest of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is none of our business, this big ship is rotten, we can't ask."

"Hahaha...... There is a point in that. ”

The laughter infected Li Xuanzhu, and he also cracked his mouth and laughed, his heart full of pride.

Looking at the Manchu court, which was regarded as fat meat by the foreign powers, under duress and humiliation, he developed a strong sense of pride in the ocean kingdom, a powerful kingdom that rose in the South Pacific and had its own share of blood and sweat.

To be able to follow the wise monarch to create an immortal cause and build a dream home for the Chinese people cannot be erased in any way.

He was deeply fascinated by the fact that he had come to the country of Yue to replicate his past successes and to fight the greedy white ghosts, all of which were brought by the glory of the mighty kingdom.

"Report to the commander, all the 2nd Division will enter the position and can attack at any time, please instruct."

"Stand by and wait for the offensive signal to launch and attack."

"Yes, sir."

"Report to the commander, all the Black Flag Army has entered the immediate position, and the officers and soldiers are enthusiastic about fighting, please instruct."

"Stand by and wait for the offensive signal to launch and attack."

"Yes, sir."

"Report to the commander, the whole division will set up a position when it enters......"

Half an hour later

The troops entered the immediate position one after another, Li Xuanzhu walked outside the headquarters, saw that the sky was already numb, took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, the time was almost 5:55, so he decisively issued an order;

"Order the artillery unit to enter a 5-minute countdown, fire artillery on time at 6:00 to cover the target, and concentrate fire to bombard for 10 minutes, without error."

"Yes, sir."

"Order all units to prepare for an attack, the sound of artillery is an order to attack, after 5 minutes of shelling, all the troops will attack, give me a hard blow."

"Yes, sir."