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Chapter 267 Filling the hole!  Fill the hole!

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    "The Annan War" is narrated by Henri Daniel, combat staff officer at the First Far East Army Headquarters, with the rank of captain.  "After we gathered our troops and counted the number of people, we took heavy steps before taking a breath. The Chinese artillery carriage has arrived at the east bank of the river. We have no more 'breathing' time." "I don't want to ask you any more.  It describes our miserable situation We are soaked, covered with blood, mud, and gun smoke From the generals to the privates, everyone is like this You can imagine for yourself!" "Where to go next?  "There are two opinions." "Some people think that Xuanguang City is strong, and we should rely on the fortified city to hold on and wait for help." "This 'aid' certainly does not refer to the 'aid' from the European mainland. In the year of the monkey, the water is not far away.  Quench your thirst! It refers to the 'reinforcement' from Thang Long. "We have troops in Thang Long, including the 35th Regiment, the 59th Regiment, and the 47th Regiment.  These are the main forces in the Battle of Bac Ninh. They stayed in Thang Long to recuperate after the battle. They should have recovered and can return to the battle. " "But we no longer have artillery. "  "Although the city wall of Xuyen Quang is thick, no one can guarantee whether it can block the Chinese cannons. We will be able to hold on until the reinforcements arrive?" "Even if the reinforcements arrive, we still don't have the cannons!"  "Oh, of course, the reinforcements will bring cannons. However, when we went north, we had already taken away most of the cannons. There were only fifteen left in Thang Long. This number is only about that of the Chinese  Uh, one-seventh? One-ninth? One-tenth? " "The comparison of numbers is too big!" "It's useless even if the numbers are similar!  "They can hit us, but we can't hit them!" "At that time, we were sincerely afraid of the Chinese's new artillery." "Also, if we stay in Thang Long.  If the troops rush out to support Tuyuan Quang in the north, then Thang Long will inevitably be empty. If the Chinese in Bac Ninh take the opportunity to attack Thang Long, what will happen? " "The idea of ??holding on and waiting for reinforcements has been denied. After reaching Tuyuan Quang, our army will not enter the city. It is not clear.  In one breath, we went south along the river. " "We have to withdraw to the point where the combined fleet gunboats can reach. Only naval guns can compete with the Chinese new artillery. " "That is to say, at least, we have to withdraw.  Only in Yuechi can we truly stop and 'breathe' calmly. " "Large and medium-sized ships cannot sail in the river section north of Yuechi. At the beginning, we 'divided our forces on water and land' in Yuechi. Therefore, most of the combined fleet,  They all stayed in Yuechi. " "Ruan Jingxiang and Shanniang took the lead. Their mission was to raise enough boats to go north. Our experience told us that if you can take a boat on the journey from Xuanguang to Yuechi, don't risk your legs.  "Walk!" "All the civilian ships we took when heading north have been dispersed. I originally thought that our army would march from east to west, singing all the way, and maybe we would invade China. In all likelihood, these ships would no longer be needed!  Yes, therefore, after arriving in Xuanguang, we were naturally dismissed on the spot; no one expected that we would go back home so quickly!  " "So, we must raise new ships.  " "The center of Chun Shui Society's sphere of influence is in Thang Long, Shanxi, and Tuyuan Quang, which is considered the northern edge of its sphere of influence. Therefore, to raise ships this time, we must rely on our new allies, Mr. Huang Zuoyan and General Zheng Gonghe.  " "I don't know why, but the return journey is much faster than the incoming journey?  But thirty-six hours later, Xuanguang City was in sight.  " "Okay, I admit that the so-called 'return' is actually a pursuit of soldiers following behind, so it's not fast!  " "Also, now, we no longer have the 'drag' of cannons.  " "While we were rejoicing that we were about to escape, Ruan Jingxiang and Shan Niang brought bad news. Lord Huang Zuoyan and General Zheng Gonghe refused to raise ships for us.  " "Not only that, Mr. Huang also issued a strict order in the name of the "Beiqi Economic Envoy". All merchants and civilians in the jurisdiction are not allowed to supply ships to the Fulangsha people. Anyone who violates the order will be punished immediately!  "    "What?  !  " "Mr. Ruan Jingxiang said with a wry smile that he was vague about the outcome of the Battle of Shan Duong, but it was of no use. Tuyuan Quang had already learned the details of the Battle of Shan Duong from other channels.  " "The officers became angry and demanded that Xuan Guang be attacked immediately and those who betrayed their trust be given the severest punishment!  " "General Arnault refused.  " "This is a rational and correct decision.  ¡±   "If the military strength is intact, for example, when the water and land merged just now, we are confident enough to capture this 'fortified city' whose defenders are all Vietnamese within one day; but, now" "Alas!"  ¡°What¡¯s more important is that now, the Chinese have crossed the Wu Sen River and are chasing after them!¡± ¡°We don¡¯t have time to struggle with the Vietnamese here in Tuyen Quang!¡± ¡°In fact, if you think about it carefully, the Vietnamese  Huang Zuoyan, Zheng Gonghe's alliance with us is not unexpected, it can even be said to be reasonable. They were originally afraid of our military power and believed that the "Chinese Empire" could not break their siege, so they had to turn to France.  Under the imperial command; but at present, are they still afraid of our military power? Do they still think that the "Celestial Empire" can't break their siege?  As mentioned before, we no longer have the 'drag' of artillery. We are both walking on our own legs. Going south should be much faster than going north. " "On the contrary, the Chinese have the 'drag' of artillery, so we are walking on our own legs.  , ten times, they can't catch up with us!" "What if the Chinese take a boat?" "Don't be afraid!" "The large and medium-sized ships of the combined fleet are stranded in Yuechi, but  , there are four of them with smaller tonnage and shallow draft, so they can continue to go north; and the so-called demobilization mentioned above refers to civilian ships, not our own ships. At present, these four small-tonnage ships have not returned south yet.  "These four ships are small in tonnage and the caliber of the artillery on board is small. They are used to support the army and fight against the large number of new artillery of the Chinese. However, they are naturally out of reach; however, they are rampant on the water.  , threatening civilian ships, but the Chinese are more than enough. Even if they take a boat, they can only take a civilian ship! " "General Arnault ordered that all the seriously injured people be transferred to these four ships, and after they were sent to Duanxiong and transferred to civilian ships,  Then go back up the river and support the main force. "" Duanxiong is the northernmost stronghold of Chunshui Society in Beiqi. If the number of ships is not large, we can take charge of it. " "This arrangement is mainly because of our severely wounded soldiers.  There are so many of them that if they go overland with the main force, the marching speed will be greatly slowed down; and among them, those who are particularly seriously injured will probably not be able to survive even Duanxiong, not to mention crossing the pond. " "Of course, that's the case.  As a result, for a short period of time, the main force lost the support of the four small-tonnage "gunboats", which are not really gunboats. However, if the Chinese go south by boat, they will  With a large number of troops, it will take a certain amount of time to raise enough ships. If we calculate, our 'gunboats' can travel between Tuyuan Quang and Tuan Hung in time. " "Some people say that except for the seriously wounded, important personnel will be there.  For example, General, you should also take a boat. " "The tonnage of the four 'gunboats' is very small. After the seriously wounded people boarded the ship, they were packed everywhere. However, they could still fit a few 'important personnel'.  .  " "This suggestion was flatly rejected by General Arnault. He said, 'I must stay with my soldiers!  ¡¯¡± ¡°The person who made this suggestion probably thought that he was also an ¡®important person¡¯. If General Arnault accepted his ¡®good intention¡¯, maybe he himself could follow him on the ship?  General Arnault refused, so he had no choice but to shut up in despair.  " "As for this man's last name, I won't say it!  Otherwise, it will ¡®ruin¡¯ other people¡¯s reputations!  snort!  " "That's it, we started going south along the river.  " "After walking for a long time, I just reached Zuo Yu and couldn't walk anymore.  " "We were stopped.  " "At the beginning, after capturing Zuo Yu, we did not send troops to stay because there was no need; after the battle of Shan Duang, although Huang Zuoyan betrayed his faith, we believed that the limit of the Vietnamese's actions was not to provide help to our army, but to actively intercept or even attack.  Our army is unimaginable, so we have no psychological preparation for being intercepted in Zuoyu.  " " Our judgment of the Vietnamese did not deviate much. The ones who intercepted us were not Vietnamese, but Chinese.  " "This Chinese army has a total of five to six thousand people, among which there are at least three to four thousand people of the "Xuan Army".  " "We were all confused.  " " God!  Where did these Chinese people come from?  !  ".
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