Just as these reporters speculated, the poor performance of the French aroused the minds of the Vietnamese who were originally waiting to watch, especially those soldiers who had weapons in their hands and whose homes were elsewhere. Obviously, this was a good opportunity to make a fortune.
, the French businessmen who usually bossed them around have now become unprotected lambs, exuding an alluring smell like their property... Following a Vietnamese officer who had a grudge against the grain merchant Hollande,
He led dozens of his soldiers into his home and committed a series of atrocities, even setting fire to the entire business. More and more Vietnamese began to join the carnival, and even the more courageous civilians joined in the looting?
, the entire Hue fell into hell.
Not only the French, but expatriates from other countries have also become victims in this chaos. Fortunately, these foreigners have weapons in their hands, and there are many people who have organized to protect themselves, especially the Chinese expatriates, who quickly received them for free from Bofors Company
They have acquired weapons and armed themselves to protect their families and property. There are even some well-intentioned people who have provided protection for expatriates from other countries. While the fighting was fierce at Chang Duc Gate in the Royal City, small-scale sporadic fighting was also happening all over Hue City.
Start.
The French are now actually unable to protect the city. After understanding this, the consuls of various countries stationed in Hue sent telegrams asking their governments to find a way. Of course, it would be too late to mobilize troops, and the nearest one would have to be thousands of miles away.
Ah! In this case, the Chinese ** team that is rushing to protect the overseas Chinese has become the only choice. More than a dozen countries including Britain, Germany, Italy and Austria jointly asked China for help, asking the Chinese escort force to speed up and arrive in Hue as soon as possible.
, the situation here is out of control.
The Chinese government is naturally very willing to help. His Majesty the Emperor, who has been paying close attention to the situation in Hue, personally ordered a battalion of the overseas Chinese protection force that was rushing to Hue to rush to Hue as quickly as possible to ensure that friends from all over the world in Hue
safety of life and property. Of course, this also includes protecting those French expatriates.
Governor Dume is in trouble now. Since the French army cannot guarantee the order of Hue, he has no reason to reject the request of the whole of Europe. He can only urge Colonel Philip to quickly capture the royal city before the Chinese enter the city.
First, Nguyen Phuc Chao was controlled, and then Ruan Phuc Chao was asked to expel the Chinese as the King of Vietnam. But at this time, Colonel Philip was really at his wits end. One-third of his men had been killed or wounded in the fight, and the defensive firepower on the opposite side showed no sign of weakening.
If we continue to fight like this, let alone capture the royal city, I'm afraid it will be his turn to run away in the end. Besides, it's already night, and after almost a whole day of fighting, the soldiers can be said to be exhausted physically and mentally, and their morale has been low.
When you reach your limit, how do you fight in such a state?
Especially due to the unanimous protests from the consuls of various countries and the pleas of the overseas Chinese, he had to dedicate a battalion to protect the overseas residents, which left less power for attack.
Just when Colonel Philip was helplessly studying a new battle plan again and preparing to launch a new attack. Chen Hu on the fort looked at his watch and winked at an officer next to him. The officer immediately raised his flashlight knowingly.
A signal was sent in the direction of jy company, and the mercenaries, who were already fully armed and waiting for orders, immediately poured out of their hiding places and went straight to Xianrenmen on the east side of the royal city.
Although the situation in the city is now in chaos, the rioters and mobs have no guts to provoke such a large group of French troops. The mercenaries led by the veteran mercenary leader of Umbrella Company, French-Indian mixed-race Frank, wear full French Army vests and swagger.
They went to Xianrenmen and dispersed a group of thugs who were besieging a British trading house. Then they told the grateful British that they were launching an attack from Xianrenmen under the orders of Colonel Philip. Their identities did not attract any attention.
There is no doubt that although many of this brave French army are not purely white, this is not abnormal at all. The French garrison in Vietnam originally had a large number of soldiers recruited from the colonies, and there were many mixed-race soldiers.
Frank's team arrived at Xianrenmen unimpeded. Because the French army's attack direction had always been Zhangdemen, there was only one company of Chinese soldiers and a dozen Vietnamese soldiers on guard here. The French suddenly appeared on the moat.
The commander of the Vietnamese soldiers was so frightened that he screamed, but as soon as he turned around, he stabbed his heart with a dagger.
This close confidant of Ruan Fuzhao looked at the familiar smiling face in front of him in astonishment. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but then his throat was choked with blood. He just uttered a series of weird syllables and fell to the ground with his eyes open.
On the fort, when he fell, the soldiers under him also fell to the swords of his comrades beside him.
The Chinese company commander who had just killed the Vietnamese commander and Frank, who had once been his instructor on the other side of the moat, nodded, and then screamed: "The enemy is attacking, prepare to fight, fire quickly!"
The next moment, gunfire suddenly fired from the fort and outside the city, and various types of firearms in the hands of both sides began to ring lively. Of course, bullets were flying into the sky, and there were even explosions of grenades being thrown out randomly.
As if a fierce battle was taking place, a group of mercenaries quickly rushed across the moat, bypassed the fort and rushed to the city gate dozens of meters away, and then began to pile explosives.
The sudden sound of gunfire at Xianren Gate confused Colonel Philip.
"Go and see what's going on!" He shouted to an officer beside him. Before the officer could move, he saw a sudden chaos on the fort opposite, and other defenders in the direction of Peace Arch and Meridian Gate.
He was obviously running for reinforcements. The sight of torches and flashlights moving brightly was very eye-catching in the dark night. No matter how slow his reaction was at this time, Colonel Philip knew that something big was going on over there. Although he couldn't guess what the big thing was, he would soon
It's obviously a good thing for yourself.
"Colonel, the Chinese have entered the city!" Before he could react to the situation at Xianrenmen, an officer hurried over and said breathlessly.
"How many people?" Colonel Philip shouted hurriedly, startled by the speed of the Chinese.
"A battalion, riding a strange kind of truck." The officer said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a huge fire ball suddenly explode in the distance in the direction of Xianren Gate, followed by a deafening explosion, and even the ground under his feet could clearly feel the shaking.
Colonel Philip looked at the flames that reflected the red night sky in astonishment. In the light of the fire, he could vaguely see the huge rocks that were blown away. Then he realized that it was the location of the Xianren Gate.
"Quick, forget about the Chinese, go to Xianrenmen immediately!" He pushed away the officer in front of him and shouted to his soldiers. No matter who did it, this is the best opportunity. The French soldiers hurried along
He ran down the street towards Xianren Gate. However, at this moment, the two almost forgotten heavy mortars in the royal city suddenly opened fire. Huge shells weighing more than 20 kilograms roared and hit the middle of the French army.
The terrifying power of the explosion instantly shattered them into pieces.
"Burn all the artillery shells, make preparations, and go out of the city to launch a counterattack!" Chen Hu shouted from the fort. He had endured these French people for a day, and now he had a chance to vent. Although he was in Zhangdemen
There were only 600 men, but at the level of the French army, 600 men were enough for an attack. In fact, he felt that his 600 men could defeat 6,000 of them. The soldiers who were originally lying in the bunker ran down the fort towards the city gate.
direction, while the two heavy mortars kept pouring shells at the French army. The shock wave of the explosion in the crowded streets brought shrapnel and gravel and harvested lives wantonly. The poor French soldiers were bleeding.
Struggling in the fire.
At this time, the mercenaries who blew up the Xianren Gate had already rushed into the royal city. As for the Chinese soldiers on the Dongguan Fort, they naturally pretended to resist and led them to the palace, followed by the mercenaries.
They also used explosives to blow open the outer wall of the palace and rushed in. After entering the palace, these people immediately transformed into butchers. They almost killed everyone they saw, especially the men. They even didn't spare any eunuchs who couldn't figure out whether they were men.
Kill him, and the whole palace will become a river of blood.
Ruan Fucichao, who had just been dreaming that he would dominate the world, was stunned at this time. The transition from heaven to hell was too abrupt and cruel. Before he even woke up, the French army entered the palace.
"What's going on? What's going on? Where are the Chinese? How did the French get in? Aren't they still guarding the front?" His Majesty the King cried helplessly, but unfortunately no one cared to pay attention to him now.
Everyone in the entire palace was running for their lives, but it was obvious that they couldn't escape. The entire royal city was only a few hundred meters wide, and there was no place to hide. More than two hundred mercenaries were setting fire, killing, and even taking weapons.
Grenades were thrown everywhere, and the Chinese soldiers who came to the rescue were shooting over their heads from a distance.
When Nguyen Phuc Chao was in hell inside the city, Colonel Philippe was also in hell outside. Under the terrifying 150-heavy mortar attack, his French army collapsed, especially after the defenders of the city broke out.
, these people completely lost the courage to fight, and they swarmed westward along the streets trying to escape from this terrible city. No matter how Colonel Philip blocked or even whipped him, no one dared to go back and fight. As for attacking the palace, it was even more difficult.
What a joke.
The equipment of the Vietnamese army that rushed out of the city was ridiculously good, especially the large number of submachine guns. These weapons were unstoppable weapons on the narrow streets. The soldiers who were chasing the French army didn't even bother to hide, and just fired at them.
Rows of people lined up on the street with submachine guns and fired, and the dense bullets beat the French soldiers to death and covered the street with corpses. (To be continued...)