In Hue, the capital of the French Annan Protectorate, and in the Royal City on the banks of the Xiong River, King Nguyen Phuc Chao was pacing restlessly in the Qian Thanh Hall deep in the palace. Today will be an extremely important day for this king who is just in his early twenties. One day, after today, he will no longer be a puppet in the hands of France, but will straighten his chest and face his subjects, ruling the world like a real king.
After some hard arguments, the great emperor in the north had changed his original goal and agreed to restore the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Vietnam after expelling the French. His request was only to restore the tribute system as in the past. , and the Chinese navy and army have the right to garrison troops in Vietnam. In addition, under the guidance of China, Vietnam's political system was changed to a constitutional monarchy.
Although Vietnam still has not achieved real independence in this way, it is very different from being a colony of the French now. Vietnam has been divided into three parts. Beiqi with Hanoi as the center is the Indochinese Federation. The capital was managed by the French Governor-General, and the southern part was directly transformed into the French Colony of Cochin. All that was left to him was the Annan Protectorate, and the French Imperial Envoy of Zhongqi had the final say here. The Imperial Envoy's Palace was in Hue City. , as for him, the king, if one day he looked displeased, he would lead his troops into the royal city, arrest him, and throw him into some barren place of exile. Emperor Xianyi is still squatting in Algeria, Africa!
It is said that he is currently studying Impressionist painting. You can imagine how twisted his mind has been through torture. He does not want to let the French find a small house in Africa to live in captivity and study Impressionism someday. What he wants is something like Emperor Jialong established a real empire just like Emperor Gialong. Back then, Emperor Gialong invited the French to help restore the country, and now he invites the Chinese to help restore the country. The nature is exactly the same. As for the garrison, that is what he wants, but he has never imagined it. If one's own army can protect the country, it is no big deal if the monarchy is established. His Majesty the King, who is deeply educated in new ideas, is not opposed to this system.
There he was daydreaming about the future with great ambition! A trusted eunuch hurriedly walked in.
"Have all the Chinese entered the city?" Ruan Fuzhao asked immediately when he saw him coming in.
"Your Majesty, a thousand Chinese soldiers have all disguised themselves and entered the city in batches. They are collecting weapons from the Bofors Company's warehouse." The eunuch said with a happy face.
"When are they going to take action?" Ruan Fuchiao said with satisfaction. There is nothing surprising about this. These Chinese people are unarmed and can sneak into the city without anyone's help.
"The general at the head said that once a fight breaks out, it is easy to cause a lot of accidental injuries, so in order to ensure the safety of the clan, they hope that your majesty will call all the clan members to the palace first, so that they don't have to worry about anything during the fight." Eunuch. said.
"They are really interested. In this case, I will give a banquet in the palace tonight and call all the clans in the city." Ruan Fuzhao said casually. In fact, he didn't care too much about whether those clans died or not. Sometimes He wished these people would die cleanly, but since they were so kind, he had to give them face.
Just when Nguyen Phuc Chao summoned all the royal family members in Hue City and prepared to hold a royal family banquet at the royal palace, in the warehouse of Bofors Company not far from the royal city, Chen Hu, the colonel commander of the 7th Division of the Chinese Army, was leading a thousand of his men The soldiers were armed. They took a landing ship from Yazhou Military Port and landed on a remote coast in northern Hue. Then, under the leadership of the Vietnamese in charge, they spent two days one after another as Vietnamese or Chinese businessmen. city.
Before this, Bofors Company had already accumulated a large amount of arms in the city. This company can be said to be the largest arms dealer in the world. It has branches all over the world, not to mention Hue, it is in Saigon, a French colony.
They all have their own warehouses, and they stockpile weapons and ammunition for more than a thousand people. Even if the French knew about it, they would not think there was anything abnormal. In fact, most French immigrants also like to buy weapons from the Bofors Company. Bofors
Sri Lankan rapid-fire rifles and automatic pistols. Far more popular than the French Lebel.
Not only are rifles and pistols stocked here, but there are even machine guns, submachine guns and mortars, enough to arm a regiment. In order to strengthen the firepower, two 150-heavy mortars were also specially smuggled in.
One thousand people quickly completed their arming, and then began to change clothes. Their identities here needed to be Vietnamese soldiers. These military uniforms were authentic Vietnamese military uniforms provided by Ruan Fuzhao. After changing clothes, Chen Hu put on a big hat and looked at himself.
It's a bit funny, but they can't take action yet and have to wait until after dark. There are more than a dozen local Chinese in this team. Next, under the guidance of these people, they will start to determine the action plan by comparing it with the layout map of Hue City.
In fact, there is no good plan. Just divide the troops into two groups. Use a small force to control the royal city first. The main force will attack the French Imperial Envoy's Mansion in Zhongqi. After getting rid of the French troops there, they will go to the royal city and then hold on.
The Royal City is waiting for the French army coming from Da Nang to attack. As for the outer city of Hue, it can be left to the Vietnamese themselves. They only need to ensure that they hold on in the Royal City until reinforcements arrive.
At the same time that this force began to arm itself, a group of about two hundred white mercenaries was also arming themselves in the warehouse of JY Company in the city. These mercenaries transferred from the Umbrella Company in the United States were all Confederate soldiers.
Most of them can speak French. These people are armed with French army standard weapons. Even their clothes have been changed into French army. Their mission is to attack the royal city. Of course, the French army in Da Nang must arrive, and
After launching an attack on the royal city.
At Yazhou and Zhennanguan hundreds of kilometers away, the 7th and 11th Divisions of the Chinese Army were standing ready. An infantry regiment of the 7th Division had even begun to board the landing ship. They needed to wait for the Consul General in Hue.
Although sending a request to protect overseas Chinese is just a procedure, this procedure is indispensable.
All parties are waiting, waiting for the night to fall.
The Supreme Emperor of the Annan Kingdom in Hue City, the Imperial Envoy of Zhongqi or the Annan Resident Chief Vieira still knew nothing about the hidden crisis in his territory. He just smiled at His Majesty the King's family banquet, and as night fell, he also
He boarded his beloved Qilin car and prepared to go on a date with a beautiful lady. As the actual ruler of this city, he was always very popular with the ladies and ladies from China.
"Paul, go faster, don't keep Miss Pierre waiting." Vieira was grooming his carefully groomed mustache and urging his driver. The latest Kirin car was speeding on the street, with its front end
The fluttering French flag made pedestrians on the street avoid it. Just as they turned around an alley, His Excellency the Imperial Envoy suddenly called out.
The speeding car came to a halt with a screeching brake.
"Who is your commander, and where are you going?" Vieira stepped out of the car, assumed the majesty of the emperor, and said with a straight face to hundreds of Vietnamese soldiers who were about to get into an alley.
As a result, the soldiers all looked at him, and no one answered.
"Asshole, didn't you hear my question?" Vieira, whose authority was challenged, shouted majestically. Then he saw a soldier on the opposite side lying in the ear of a man who looked like an officer and said a few words, and then the officer
A smile appeared on his face, and then he waved to a dozen soldiers who immediately gathered around with rifles with bayonets. Only then did the Imperial Envoy realize that something was wrong. The equipment of these soldiers was so good that even the French army under his command could not compare with it.
, especially when two more trucks drove up from behind, and they actually contained two large-caliber mortars.
"Assholes, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?" He and the driver Paul panicked and tried to pull out the pistols they were wearing, and at the same time they shouted angrily. Unfortunately, before they could pull out the pistols, more than a dozen bayonets were inserted into them at the same time.
Their bodies, Avila stared at the soldiers in front of him with dead eyes. Only then did he realize that these people looked different from the Vietnamese. Unfortunately, his throat was choked with blood and he could not speak a word.
The surrounding Vietnamese were stunned by this scene. They all looked stupidly at His Excellency the Imperial Envoy, who was originally out of reach like a god above them. Now he was kicked to the ground like a dead dog, and then twitched dying.
Chen Hu looked at Vieira on the ground with contempt, then took a paper tube from a soldier and shouted loudly: "It is His Majesty's decree to expel the French thieves. From now on, the safety of life and property of all French people will no longer be affected."
Legal protection!"
It was a pity that the Vietnamese could not understand what he meant, and they all looked at it in astonishment. The guide next to him quickly took the paper tube from him and shouted: "Your Majesty's decree is that from now on, you can kill French people and rob France."
Human things, playing with French women, we are at war with France."
His words had an obvious effect. As soon as he finished shouting, all the Vietnamese immediately dispersed and were frightened away.
At this time, the Vietnamese people did not have any thoughts of loyalty to the king and patriotism. Even when they rebelled against the French, it was because they could not afford to eat. It was definitely not because they had any feelings for His Majesty the King. Before this, the King would not do such a thing.
It's not that it has happened before, but in the end, hundreds of French soldiers came into the palace, took them out, and threw them into exile. In this case, who would dare to interfere with it?
Chen Hu and Chen Hu looked at each other in embarrassment. They did not expect that the courage of the Vietnamese had been worn away so completely, but fortunately they did not count on them. Then the team rushed towards the French Army's station. At the same time,
Another detachment also entered the royal city with the support of the guards, and the Vietnam War officially kicked off. (To be continued...)