"At first, we thought, did this group of Chinese people come from Bac Ninh? Then we thought it was impossible! Thang Long and Bac Ninh are extremely guarded against each other. If Bac Ninh has such a large-scale troop mobilization, Thang Long "How could you be unaware of anything?" "The defenders of Beining were all "Xuan Army". Before the Battle of Beining, there were about 8,500 people. Zuo Yu's Chinese army of 5,000 or 6,000 people alone was Among them, the "Xuan Army" with three to four thousand people accounts for almost half of the Beining garrison! " "Besides, Shanxi is also in our hands! What if this group of Chinese really came to Beining? Maybe they hid it from Shenglong and then from Shanxi, and appeared like ghosts between Shanxi and Xuanguang, cutting off our return? " "Theyare not just a few, but dozens of them? Thousands of people!" "Soon, we found that the faces of this Chinese army looked more and more familiar." "God! They turned out to be'familiar people'! Theywere the Chinese troops originally stationed in Shanxi. Ah!¡± ¡°We are confused again!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t the Chinese troops in Shanxi go to that place after they withdrew?¡± ¡°At the beginning of the year, Zheng Gonghe told us that after withdrawing from Shanxi, the Vietnamese The Chinese parted ways, the former withdrew to Xuanguang, and the latter to Taiyuan. Later, he said that the Chinese unit stopped halfway, and not long after, it turned right and headed east, probably toward Beijiang. " "Bac Giang is located in the northeast of Bac Ninh, one of the important towns on Bei Qi East Road. From south to north, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, and Lang Son together form a three-level cascade defense system. " "At that time, we believed that the Chinese were about. Think about it this way: Originally, Shanxi and Bac Ninh were each other's horns. Since Shanxi was lost, they became each other's horns. It became Shanxi and Thanglong. The French could attack Bac Ninh from both directions of Shanxi and Thanglong; if the French attacked Bac Ninh again , Beining's strategic situation will become very unfavorable, and the possibility of being lost will greatly increase. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the defense of Beijiang, the second level of the cascade defense system. " "That is to say, the Shanxi defenders originally retreated to Taiyuan. Halfway through, we received an order to reinforce Beijiang, so we turned right and headed east. " "After that, the information from Chunshui Society seemed to indirectly confirm our judgment that the Chinese strength in Taiyuan was still about 2,500, and nothing happened. "Of course, at that time, the reinforcements from Lang Son had not yet arrived in Taiyuan or had not set off at all." "So, we went north with confidence." "Fuck!" Didn't go to Beijiang! Or, they just made a gesture of turning right and turning eastward, and then quietly turned around after walking a few steps! " "These days, this group of Chinese people should have been lurking between Xuanguang, Taiyuan, and Shanxi! Somewhere, like a hunting tiger, patiently waiting for the prey and the opportunity to come! " "Looking at the map, the center of the triangle formed by Xuanguang, Taiyuan, and Shanxi is the stretching mountain range of Sandao Mountain. When the cat got up, it really couldn¡¯t see anyone! " "well! " "No matter what, the matter has come to this, what should we do? " "In addition to attacking! Rush over! It seems there is no other way? ". "However, General Arnault did not do this. " "When we attacked Shanxi, we knew the opponent's combat effectiveness. Our military strength was intact, with artillery and navy, and we had a strong frontal attack. There was nothing we could do about Yuna's opponent, let alone now? " "Currently, we have neither artillery nor navy, and only 40% of the infantry is left! " "Moreover, I am exhausted and frightened. " "Oh, by the way, the cavalry is gone too. " "It is certain that at present, a frontal attack has no possibility of breaking through the blockade. It will only increase losses in vain and further damage the already extremely low morale. " "Then, is it possible to 'surprise' Zuo Yu's somewhere like the surprise attack in the south of Shanxi City? " "Well, Zuoyu is a small place, much smaller than Shanxi. You can see from north to south at a glance, and from east to west at another glance. In a hurry, you really can't find anything to find a 'surprise attack'. flaw. " "But we can't just sit there and wait!" Not to mention that the pursuers are approaching step by step, even the blocking tiger on the opposite side may rise up and launch an attack at any time! " "But General Arnault decided to wait! " "What are you waiting for? " "Waiting for the boat. " "General Arnault ordered: first, to build fortifications along the river; second, to build a dozen simple trestles in advance;??, two groups of messengers were sent out. One group took the water route. Of course, there was no big ship and could only take a small sampan. The other group took the land route and risked sneaking across the Chinese blockade. The destination of both was the same, Duanxiong. "The mission we have is the same." "First, notify the four 'gunboats' to immediately return to Zuo Yu's aid as soon as the seriously injured people disembark; second, order Shanniang to raise as many ships as possible, rush back to Zuo Yu, and rush to transport troops . " "Original arrangement: After the seriously injured arrived in Duanxiong on the "gunboat", although the number of civilian ships required to transfer to civilian ships was not too many, Shan Niang had to personally supervise and coordinate. Therefore, she has rushed to Duanxiong with the "gunboat". But Mr. Ruan Jingxiang stayed in Zuoyu and stayed with the large army. " "Some people may ask: When I went to Tuyuan Quang to raise ships, Ruan and Shan went together; when I went to Tuan Hung to raise ships, why was it that the beautiful lady walked alone? " "Well" "Mr. Ruan is a "consultant"! In this case, it is natural to stay in the army 'to prepare advisors'! " "But when I went to Xuanguang to raise ships, wasn't Ruan a 'consultant'? " "Uh" "Okay, I admit, separating Ruan and Shan is more or less a bit like using Ruan as a 'hostage'!" " "This is alas! There is nothing we can do about it! " "Because of Huang Zuoyan and Zheng Gonghe's breach of trust, at that time, we could no longer unconditionally trust the Vietnamese. The situation was so bad. If Mr. Ruan Jingxiang and Miss Shan Niang also lost their confidence in the French Empire, they would also'Breach of trust 'Where's it? " "At times like this, don't dare to be careless and make a wrong move! " "In addition, General Arnault's secret order contains this sentence: If the ship is really tight, the seriously injured can be temporarily kept in Duanxiong and not transported to Yuechi. " "To be honest, this is equivalent to giving up the seriously injured. " "Of course you can accuse the decision of being ruthless, but the situation at that time was bad and resources were tight. If it was really impossible to cover everything and a choice had to be made" "Oh! I have said it before: General Arnault has to consider not only the survival of a certain unit, but also the survival of the entire First Army in the Far East and the outcome of the entire France-China war! " "In any case, General Arnault's decision to choose defense rather than attack was correct. Afterwards, we learned that this decision also surprised the Chinese people in Zuo Yu. They made preparations mainly to resist our army's attack. , and did not make immediate preparations to attack our army. " "We also learned that this Chinese force is also equipped with the kind of rapid-fire weapon named after its inventor. If our army takes the initiative to attack by force, there will be nothing but heavy casualties. " "Well, all we can do now is wait every minute, it's like a year! " "The straight-line distance from Duanxiong to Tuyuan Quang is only 23 kilometers; to Zuoyu, it is less than 20 kilometers. Of course, the river is winding and the actual distance is much more than this. However, if everything is normal, no matter what, tomorrow morning, the four 'Gunboat' should return to Tuan Hsiung. " "At that time, the pursuers should have not arrived or had just arrived; and even if they had arrived before that, they would not have been able to launch an attack in the dark; the most important thing is that at that time, no matter what, the Chinese The artillery must not have arrived yet. As we all know, General Arnault is known for his good defense in using troops. Without artillery, the Chinese would not be able to capture our position even if they attack with more troops than in a short time. " "Calculate the time, Shan Niang should be able to get back to Zuo Yu with the boats she raised before the Chinese cannons arrive! " "We wonder how many ships she can raise? However, no matter what, a considerable part of the living force can be rescued, let¡¯s think about it later! " "God bless France! ¡± *