"The little devil will definitely be beaten, and he will be beaten severely. The emperor has already made it clear that he will not cut an inch of land and will not pay a tael of silver. This time we will fight the French to the end. Either he or I will die. But when you are fighting, you must not be reckless, you must listen to the commander. We will not make unnecessary sacrifices."

"Well, Political Commissar Sun is right. A brother in our class, Wang Huan, refused to listen to the class leader and told him to lie down. He was killed by a bomb. Several of us lying down were fine."

Everyone nodded after hearing this. At this time, a strong man said to Political Commissar Sun: "Political Commissar, my mother has sent a letter. Tell me to work hard. She is already cured. Thanks to you for asking my sister-in-law to take her to the doctor last time, otherwise I Mother really confessed that my father left early, and it was my mother who brought me up. I can't speak, but I remember your kindness in my heart. Just a word, as long as I use my place in the future, Political commissar, if you say something, I will do it even if I die."

At this time, Liu Yongfu really felt what it means to love soldiers like sons, and help soldiers solve their difficulties at home.Soldiers can exert 100% of their energy without any scruples on the battlefield.The system of this Great Qing Army is really perfect. At this time, how much he hopes that his Black Banner Army is also a part of the Great Qing Army.

"Yongfu, you made it easier for me to find you. I heard that you have already come, why don't you come to the headquarters." Liu Mingchuan's loud voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Liu Yongfu turned around and said with a smile: "Just passing by here, I watched the training. I am very moved..."

Liu Mingchuan went on to say: "I knew you were here, and when you come to my place, you will definitely come to observe the training. By the way, didn't the emperor assign you a training officer. Why do you still come to steal the teacher?"

"My Black Banner Army has never been organized by the Qing Army. Although the weapons and equipment are the same as yours. But you see, the imperial court did not send a political commissar to our army, and although it assigned training officers, it did not have training equipment like yours." Liu Yongfu He said with a dark face.

"Don't talk about being raised like a little mother, wait until the French are defeated. I will go up to the emperor to ask for your credit for your Black Banner Army, and join my department. Haha." Liu Mingchuan joked.

Liu Yongfu said seriously: "I am willing to be a battalion commander, but I am afraid that the imperial court will think that my Black Banner Army is a rebel army. They will not accept us."

"Don't think about it, Xiaolu has been waiting for a long time. Go ahead, the imperial court has sent a telegram. Another 5 reinforcements will be sent here, and General Dong Liang's troops are already on the way. It is estimated that they will arrive in Guangxi tomorrow. After the navy captured the Honghe military port, we crossed the river directly to seize Nanjun and besieged the French army in Nanxincheng."

"It will arrive tomorrow? Isn't General Dong guarding Zhili?" Liu Yongfu was surprised by the mobility of the troops.

"The train from Tianjin to Guangdong has already been connected. It only takes one day and one night for the troops to go from Shandong to Guangdong. We set off yesterday, and we will arrive in Guangdong today, and we will arrive in Guangxi tomorrow. I think we can have a drink with General Dong here tomorrow night. "Liu Mingchuan explained.

"..."

Liu Mingchuan didn't wait for Liu Yongfu to speak, and pulled him into the headquarters.

Lu Yiwei was one of the first batch of young generals who went to study in Germany. He acted cautiously and carefully.At this time, the marching route and several strategic places that the troops should capture are being drawn on the map.

Seeing the two generals coming in, he quickly stopped what he was doing, and went up to them: "I have long heard that General Liu, the commander of the Black Banner Army, is brave and invincible. Today, I saw that he was really extraordinary. I am polite to Lu Yiwei."

"Don't be so pedantic. Yongfu, Xiao Lu is our top student at Lu University. After graduation, he went to study in the West. There is a set of military theory, and the homework on paper is my No. 1 in the Qing Dynasty." Liu Mingchuan introduced.

"It turned out to be General Lu Yiwei. During the last counterattack, I saw that your department's roundabout and outflanking tactics were very ingenious, and the troop transfer was extremely fast. Its combat effectiveness is also extraordinary. Yongfu admires it." Liu Yongfu said excitedly.

Lu Yiwei just wanted to be polite when he heard Liu Mingchuan yelling beside him: "Are you two disgusting? Xiao Lu, quickly bring the map and analyze it for us. How should we fight the battle of crossing the river?"

Lu Yiwei nodded, and took out a map full of various direct and curved lines from behind him and said: "After the navy controls the military port, the gunboats will carry out a devastating blow to the river fortifications on the south bank in the Red River." Said Pointing to a straight line drawn, he continued: "Our troops crossed the Red River in the west and detoured from northwest to southwest, and brother Liu's detoured from northeast to southeast. General Dong went straight into Nanjun City, and the Black Banner Army was in the middle to support the various ministries. The order in the emperor's telegram was to encircle the French army, not wipe them out. I presume that the emperor meant to use the French army's tens of thousands of besieged troops in Vietnam as a bargaining chip when negotiating with the French in the future. , let France pay the ransom.”

After finishing speaking, the other two stared at the map as if their eyes were shining.If this is the case, the whole of Vietnam will be under control.

"Xiao Lu, isn't this encirclement too big? The French army will obediently let us besiege in Nanxin City? It's close to the sea. The Qing Dynasty now holds the command of the sea. If we really want us to encircle them there , but we don’t need to do anything, if the Navy’s warships fire two cannons, they will all be finished. With the tens of thousands of French soldiers fighting against beasts, and concentrating on a certain point to break through, are we sure we can tie the bags firmly?” Liu Mingchuan said. asked worriedly.

"With our current strength, it is difficult to do so, so the emperor dispatched General Dong's troops. As long as Nanjun is occupied, the French army will have no chance to break through from Nanxin City. As long as they cross the river, the troops in the northwest A few fortresses can defend the French army's breakthrough. Brother Liu's troops outflanked the French army's rear, and the legal person must be afraid of being attacked on both sides and retreat to Nanjun. Said: "Where can the French army go?"

"Only Nanxincheng." The two said in unison.

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and joyous laughter erupted from the entire headquarters...

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The Lion Awakens Chapter 60 Battle in the Military Port

On the other side, the Nanyang Navy finally appeared on the sea [-] miles away from the Honghe Military Port.The French observers at the high tower observation station in the military port have discovered this navy from the Qing Dynasty.

"Report to General Billy, the Qing army fleet is found in the northeast. There are more than ten warships. They are heading towards us at full speed."

Billy's face was quite ugly, and his features were almost twisted together.He was already preparing to retreat, but suddenly received an order from the motherland.Stand by!

"Tell the ships to pull anchor and get ready for battle," Billy ordered immediately.

There was a long cry of urgent sailing in the naval port, and sailors from all ships boarded the ship one after another.The "squeak, squeak" sound of iron chains colliding when the anchor was pulled out filled the entire military port.Under the command of the flagship "Tour", the ships slowly left the small military port.Set up a formation outside the military port, waiting for the attack of the Daqingshui Division.

The rear deck of the ironclad ship "Aisuo" that was hit in the previous Yellow Sea War has not been repaired yet, and it also went to sea to fight with a big hole in it.

In addition, the three cruisers "Dour", "Lu Xin" and "Niko" also suffered damage to varying degrees.But Billy, as an excellent soldier, has always been obedient to orders.Since the great republic needs him to stand firm here, he will definitely fight here to the last moment.

But God was always joking with Billy.The formation of his fleet outside the military port seemed to be in vain, and the Daqingshui Division did not sail into the narrow Beibu Gulf at all.

"General, the Qing warship stopped outside the Beibu Gulf. It seems that they want to block the Beibu Gulf and cut off our supply line." The adjutant beside him said anxiously.

Billy nodded helplessly, and said out of control: "If, from the very beginning, we treated the Qing Dynasty as an enemy like Germany, maybe we would not have the situation we are in today. Those members of the country always think that the Eastern The Qing army is a monkey army of the yellow race. It only takes a few thousand Republican troops to wipe out tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of them, but this is not the case at all. Only those who have personally experienced the battle here know that the gap between them and us is almost there is none left."

"General, shall we go out and fight them decisively?" the adjutant continued to ask.

Billy turned his head and asked mockingly: "Dear Colonel Looney, how sure do you think our current fleet can defeat the opposing Qing fleet?"

Adjutant Looney hesitated to speak, and lowered his head in disappointment.Yes, today's fleet with hundreds of holes in the lead mine is not an opponent of the Qing Navy at all.What's more, the opponent has set up a formation outside the Beibu Gulf, just waiting for you to come out.

"General, telegram!" A soldier ran over quickly.

Billy took the telegram, feeling so affectionate and serious that he was almost on the verge of collapse.After reading it, he cursed angrily: "Send a semaphore, the standard speed of all fleets is 8 knots, the target is southeast, and retreat to India."

"General, the Qing army's navy is outside the Beibu Gulf. Didn't you just say that you couldn't go out and fight them?" the adjutant asked confusedly.

Billy said desperately: "I don't want to go out either, but I just received a telegram. The four giants purchased by the Qing Dynasty in Germany have returned to Tianjin, and they also bought a cruiser just like ours. Made in Germany The two ships that came out actually gave up one to the Qing Dynasty. They are already on their way here."

"What? Is this true? Those hateful Germans. That's an unethical practice!" Looney also roared crazily.

Billy said helplessly: "What's the use of talking about it now? We have to break out of the encirclement before the arrival of those five terrifying warships, otherwise we really won't be able to escape."

On the other side, Zuo Zongtang was on the deck of "Eternal Victory", watching the chaotic dispatch of the French army in the military port.Leaving the port slowly, I was overjoyed in my heart.It seems that the French have no fighting spirit.

"Marshal, the French warships are coming to us. There are only 4 ships. It seems that the cruiser Gary, which was seriously injured last time, can no longer be launched."

"Haha, God help me too. Order: All warships enter the bay and entangle them. Nanji, Nanxiang, Nanyong, Nanmin, Nanwei, Nanwu, and six ships entangle each other for an hour. Even if you are sunk within two hours, you can’t retreat. Triumph to sink the injured Aisel, and the remaining ships follow me to destroy the two sick cruisers.”

"twitter."

"General, the Qing army fleet has come in." A soldier ran to report.

"Dour sailed into the sea, and they have no warships to catch up with. If I were their commander, I would rush in and fight. It seems that they still don't want to let any of our warships go..." Billy Close your eyes and pray for God's blessing.

A melee is about to take place!

The Lion Awakens Chapter 61 Battle in the Military Port ([-])

The Beibu Gulf is like a spoon linking the Red River Naval Port and the sea to the southeast. The meeting of the two fleets can be described as extremely chaotic.No matter how fast the "Dour" is, unless you want to hit the enemy ship and die together.Otherwise, it would be impossible to break through the encirclement of the six warships of the Qing army.

"Triumph" did not have any temptations against "Esso", and directly attacked the main gun against the main gun.The two sides were originally brothers from a shipyard, and now they are facing each other on the battlefield.

However, under the cover of several gunboats, "Long Victory" was still able to handle the two cruisers with ease.The secondary guns on the left and right side strings dealt a huge blow to the two cruisers at the same time, and several gunboats also bombarded the cruiser "Lu Xin" violently under the cover of the flagship's powerful power.

The more than 30 artillery pieces equipped by the "Dour" cruiser focused on the surrounding gunboats. The gunboats "Nanyong" and "Nanmin" produced by the Jiangnan shipyard have only a thin layer of steel plate, and the inside is made of wood. of.It was impossible to resist the bombing of the 160mm, 190mm, and 240mm armor-piercing projectiles of "Dour". After several consecutive rounds of violent bombing, the two gunboats "Nanyong" and "Nanmin" were already on fire.

However, the two armored cruisers "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" could barely support the bombing of "Douer", and their main guns also counterattacked "Douer" from time to time.Their main task is to entangle the opponent's flagship, wait for their own flagship to deal with the French cruiser, and then come and take "Tour."

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