The news that the French had brutally almost annihilated the Vietnamese royal family had been greatly exaggerated by reporters from various countries, and had begun to spread around the world the next morning when the main force of the Chinese overseas Chinese escort troops entered Hue City.
I have to say that this is a heavy blow to the image of the French people, which they have always prided themselves on as the birthplace of freedom and democracy. Although the great powers have destroyed countless countries, they have not done much such bad behavior. In most cases, they do not want to resist themselves.
All the little monarchs were exiled, and even if they were killed, they would have to be borrowed from others, and they would not kill all members of the family, but the French were genocidal this time, especially Her Majesty the Princess, who was interviewed by People's Radio reporters on the spot.
Blood and tears complained that they did not even spare women, children and babies. If the guards had not arrived, even the crown prince who was less than two months old would have been shot dead by them.
This is indeed too much, especially in the eyes of those with a strong sense of justice. This can be said to be a heinous crime.
"I simply can't believe that such atrocities were committed by noble people whom I have always respected. Oh my god, are they a group of beasts? In an era that has already entered civilization, there are actually organized groups.
The massacre of women and children, the genocide of a royal family, and the perpetrator turned out to be the French Republic, which had given birth to such beacons of human civilization as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Hugo. This simply gave people a feeling that the world was collapsing.
The Chinese in Vietnam have the same language and race, and the Yue nationality itself is a branch of the Han nationality, just like brothers. From the bottom of my heart, I also treat the King of Vietnam as a brother. Although due to the treaty you signed with the previous dynasty, I will protect this country.
I have given up my duty as brothers to you, because I think the French Republic is the origin of modern liberal civilization. There is no difference between you protecting Vietnam and me protecting my own brothers, but look what you have done?
You actually killed him and almost killed his only descendant. This is something I absolutely cannot tolerate.
Your Excellency, Minister. As the Emperor of China, I am here to inform you and inform the French Republic that China will no longer recognize France’s suzerainty over Vietnam. As for the status of Vietnam in the future, it will be decided by the Vietnamese royal family and people themselves. But from this moment on, under my
In my eyes, Vietnam is a corrupt country." Emperor Yang yelled angrily at Bi Sheng in the palace in Beijing.
"Your Majesty!" Bi Sheng wanted to say something more, but when he saw Yang Feng waved his hand and said impatiently: "Your Excellency, Minister, I am not asking you to debate, I am asking you to formally inform you of my decision.
Okay, let’s see the guests off!”
After saying this, the guy showed off his imperial majesty and left Bi Sheng.
Bi Sheng was left dumbfounded. He never expected this result. In fact, he was not very clear about what happened in Vietnam. Although the telegram sent by Du Mei claimed that the French army in Hue definitely did not attack
After entering the royal city, they were actually defeated by the Vietnamese army and retreated to the north of the city. The intervention of the Chinese Overseas Chinese Protectorate prevented the entire army from being annihilated. But for such an evil deed with huge impact, I am afraid that even if Du Mei did it, he would not do it now.
Admittedly, Bi Sheng knew this well. Both the survivors of the Vietnamese royal palace and the British businessmen who encountered that army clearly pointed out that it was definitely the French army. The bullet hit by Nguyen Phuc Chiu was also a Lebel rifle. This kind of rifle is not used in Asia except the French Army.
In the army, almost no one uses them. Even French expatriates in Vietnam like to use Chinese-made Bofors rifles.
Little did he know that those guns were shipped from South America.
Every aspect of the evidence points to the French army, and it is completely reasonable for the French army to attack the Vietnamese army from behind because they cannot break through the Vietnamese army's defense line from the front. The French army suffered over a thousand casualties in the front. It is also normal for those angry soldiers to enter the palace and start a killing spree.
, to be honest, at this time even Bi Sheng was almost certain that it was one of his own people who did it.
"Your Excellency, Minister, I have to say that your team has indeed gone too far this time. You probably don't know the origins of Vietnam and our country very well. The current Yue people themselves migrated from China in ancient times and have been eliminated for thousands of years.
For most of the time, it was part of our country, and for the rest of the time, it was a vassal king conferred by our emperor. Therefore, His Majesty’s feelings for Vietnam are the same as for North Korea, although because of the treaty of 1885, he did not have any feelings for your Majesty.
He interfered in the country's relations with Vietnam, but his feelings towards Vietnam have not changed. What you did really hurt his heart." Yuan Shikai next to him sighed with emotion.
"Your Excellency, Chief Attendant, Governor Du Mei has confirmed to me that the death of the King of Vietnam has absolutely nothing to do with my army." Bi Sheng said hurriedly.
"Mr. Minister, it is meaningless for you to say this. All witnesses and physical evidence clearly prove that it was the work of your team. Are the Vietnamese Princess and the survivors in the entire palace telling lies? Those who encountered your team
The British in the * team are also telling lies? When something is done, you have to admit it. This is the attitude that a big country should have." Yuan Shikai said with some disdain.
Bi Sheng was also speechless.
Not only was he speechless, but the French government was also speechless under the denunciation of public opinion throughout Europe and even its own country. This place cannot be cleaned. Although Dumei swore that the French army was definitely not responsible, just saying
It’s useless. All the evidence proves that the French army did it. The whole world is convinced that the French army did it. Even within the French government, most people believe that it was the French army. How can we clean this place?
It will become a joke if you continue to wash it. If communication was not developed in the past, this kind of thing would be done, just like it was done in Madagascar. But now if you do it here, the whole world will know it in less than an hour. There is no such thing.
There is room for maneuver, and the development of science and technology is sometimes not very good.
Although in theory, Nguyen Phuc Chiu's rebellion against France could indeed be killed, and even the king had no reason to be blamed by others, but if it harmed women and children, it was definitely an atrocity, and what was reasonable became unreasonable.
Du Mei, who was forced to panic, suggested that the princess or should now ask the princess and the survivors to go to the French prison camp to identify. If the murderer was found, he would admit it. However, this suggestion was obviously unreliable. The Vietnamese said,
There are less than a thousand people left in your regiment, and more than two-thirds of them are dead and even set on fire. If the murderer is among the dead, how can we possibly identify him?
This is indeed very reasonable. After the war, the city was full of corpses of French soldiers. Naturally, it was impossible to keep them to attract the plague. They hired people to carry them outside the city and set them on fire. Besides, those dead French soldiers also needed to go home. It was also impossible to bring a bunch of corpses with them.
The rotten and smelly meat must be burned into ashes before it is returned. At this time, it has been put in a box and it is really impossible to identify it.
Because the officer leading the team was a major, Colonel Philip simply sent all the surviving majors to the palace for Her Majesty the Princess to identify. In addition, he also found the photos of the dead majors and brought them with them, and then the reporters and consuls from various countries took the photos.
Notarization, the results have not yet been identified. As soon as the little king saw the French uniforms, he was so frightened that he cried and couldn't be coaxed. In the words of a reporter, His Majesty the King's reaction is the best proof.
Next, Colonel Philip proposed to seal off the whole city of Hue and search, maybe he could find traces of the gang of thugs pretending to be the French army, but the Vietnamese army had no objection to this. As a result, they spent the whole afternoon in a hurry.
The thugs were completely imaginary. They did not know that Frank and his gang were released before dawn by the Chinese soldiers who controlled the city gate, and then boarded a merchant ship on the Xiang River. At this time, they were already transferred to a Chinese landing ship at sea.
Of course, it is also impossible for these people to be released back to America. A shipwreck can solve the problem, which is nothing more than the loss of a landing ship.
The French people's daring and inappropriate behavior has once again been despised by all countries, especially in the media of countries such as Germany and Italy. In connection with the poor performance of the French army on the battlefield, it has been vilified as being unable to defeat men and can only
The scumbags who slaughtered women and children have even been highly criticized in France for the government. The French, who have always prided themselves on their image, can be said to have received a slap in the face this time.
Just as all parties were investigating the Hue tragedy, a French brigade army came from Saigon for reinforcements and finally arrived. However, the Chinese overseas Chinese troops who controlled the city gate refused their request to enter the city, and this was confirmed in
The consuls of various countries in Hue unanimously agreed that the French army had to station outside the city.
At the same time, the French Far East Fleet, which set sail from Cam Ranh Bay, also arrived, including the first-class battleships Carnot and Messina, both with a displacement of 11,000 tons and a speed of 18 knots. They were equipped with 305 and 305 ships respectively.
270 mm main gun, three Alger-class and one Friant-class protected cruisers, and six diesel-engine high-speed destroyers. They seem to be powerful, but they are not impressive compared to the Chinese fleet that is also patrolling off Da Nang.
, so Du Mei gave them the order not to fire first under any circumstances. The two sides looked at each other warily on the sea.
Just as the French Far East Fleet arrived, Chinese Foreign Minister Zhang Quan officially issued a public statement in Beijing. In view of the atrocities committed by the French army in Vietnam, the Chinese government no longer recognized the 1885 Sino-French New Treaty regarding the transfer of suzerainty over Vietnam to
France's terms no longer recognize France's right to protect Vietnam, and recognize the previous declaration of war by the King of Vietnam against France as valid, making France and Vietnam equal belligerents.
"So will China intervene in the Franco-Vietnam War?" After the press conference, a reporter asked Zhang Quan.
"I can't tell you this for sure, but China and Vietnam share the same language and race and are brotherly countries. If the Vietnamese people need help, I think as brothers we have the obligation to provide them with all possible help." Zhang Quanyi said righteously. (Unfinished)