Three hundred and fiftieth chapters are very pleasing
At 16:00 on February 27, 1881, Li Weiye personally issued a combat order and directed the French army to launch an attack on Hanoi City. At 17:20 in the evening, the French army defeated the Annan army defending the city. Then, with the cooperation of believers in the city, they took advantage of the momentum to attack Hanoi.
They entered the city and seized control of Hanoi City.
The news that Li Weiye had captured Hanoi City by force spread back to Saigon. The governor of Cochin China, Lu Mei, panicked for a while and kept saying: "Oops! Oops!"
However, he quickly reacted and believed that Li Weiye's occupation of Hanoi City had created a fait accompli, and he could push the situation along, thereby forcing the Annan government to recognize the fact that the French army occupied the northern region.
After figuring out the key points, Lu Mei immediately forwarded a telegram to the French government: "On February 27, Hanoi City, the most important city in the northern part of Annan, was captured by our army. Li Weiye is leading the army to maintain order in the city. The French Republic will protect the Annan government.
be more thoroughly implemented."
Lu Mei fully recognized Li Weiye's military action, and decided to dispatch 300 Marines and 1,000 Annan indigenous soldiers from southern Annan to support Li Weiye, taking advantage of the fact that the Annan people had not yet had time to dispatch troops to deal with the French invasion.
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Bac Ninh, Ha Tay, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh, Lang Son and other northern provinces were all occupied and annexed to achieve the pre-colonial plan.
The city of Hanoi was captured, and the news that Huang Yao, the governor of Hanoi, committed suicide and died for his country spread quickly. Huang Zuoyan and others, who shouldered the heavy military responsibility in northern Annam, were extremely indignant at Li Weiye's barbaric act of killing officials and seizing the city. They went to the Annan government to ask for a war: "Li Weiye used two
A Frenchman was humiliated as an excuse, so he sent a large number of armored ships and soldiers gathered outside the city of Hanoi. Huang Yao, the governor of Hanoi, fulfilled his duties loyally and resolutely refused the excessive demands of the French. Seeing that the threat was not fulfilled, the French did not abide by the three-day deadline. Suddenly,
Attacked Hanoi City, and conspired to instruct believers in the city to cooperate and destroy,
As a result, Governor Huang found it difficult to become independent and eventually died to serve the country!"
It is well known that the French want to invade the country. Seeing what Li Weiye did, the whole country was not limited to Beiqi. The country could only assemble a hundred thousand troops and defeat the French and barbarians in one battle. Only then could the country promote peace and maintain the country.
The independence of the country’s sovereignty and the stability of the people!
I have received the favor of the emperor and am responsible for the peace and security of the people in the northern provinces. I am willing to command the 50,000 troops in the Beiban area to fight against the French and foreigners and avenge the previous humiliation. "...
The Annan government has not yet reached a unified opinion on whether to mobilize national forces to fight the French to the death. However, in accordance with the request for assistance from the Governor of Hanoi, the Nanyang Army Headquarters, which had just arrived in the area under the jurisdiction of Hanoi Province, received news that the city of Hanoi had been captured and the Governor of Hanoi died in the battle.
information.
"Governor Mei, the city of Hanoi has been destroyed. Annan's reinforcements are afraid of the military threat from the French and do not dare to rush to Hanoi to join our army. Do we want to change the original battle plan?"
Li Wencai, the new commander of the Nanyang Army, asked.
"Lu Zhiping, how far is Li Yasheng from our army?"
"Lu Zhiping's team has just entered Hanoi Province from Tai Nguyen Province, which is about 50 kilometers away from our army."
"Order them to speed up and arrive at Shangqingfang to join our army before this evening. Before that, our army will temporarily stop outside Hanoi City to wait and see the reaction of the French."
"I understand."......
"Your Excellency, Commander, the main force of the Chinese army has arrived outside the city."
"How many people did they come?"
"There are more than 4,000 people, which is more than we expected last time."
"Do they have a call-up to attack?"
"No, they stopped at Shangqingfang. The troops are setting up camp there. My subordinates speculate that they should be waiting for other reinforcements."
"The reinforcements from the Annamites have been repulsed by us. Where can we find reinforcements to join them?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, I would like to apply to lead the Marine Corps out of the city to fight and drive them out of Hanoi Province!"
Marine Corps Commander Koragadek took the initiative to ask for a battle.
"We should send out troops to teach the stupid Easterners a lesson."
After the victory, Li Weiye was very excited and said confidently, "This is the first time we are facing the Chinese army in Quang Ninh Province. We don't need elite Marines. Let's let Major Wei lead 700 black soldiers and 500 Annan indigenous soldiers to teach the Chinese army a lesson."
Look!"
"Don't worry, Commander, I will let those backward Eastern monkeys see the power of the French army!"
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At 2:17 in the afternoon, Major Wei led more than 700 black soldiers and 500 Annan soldiers to Shangqingfang, and immediately sent an Annan translator who knew Chinese to challenge the Nanyang Army.
"Governor May, the French are calling for battle."
Li Wencai stood in front of the camp gate, observing the situation on the other side.
"700 black indigenous soldiers and 500 Annan soldiers. The French underestimated the Nanyang Army."
Mei Dongxing looked at the French troops lined up outside the camp and said with a smile, "Does General Li have the confidence to give the French a long memory and let them know that our Nanyang Army troops are not like the Annan Army, even composed of some black indigenous people?"
Even the savage army can't defeat it."
"Governor Mei is also a man who knows soldiers. After observing the fighting power of the black army and the Annan natives opposite, he will know that it is just an illusion. With the elite of our Nanyang Army, if we can't even defeat those weak troops, wouldn't it be a legacy if it spread to the mainland?
Smiling generously?"
"Oh, how can I see General Li?"
"Governor Mei, please look." Li Wencai raised his right hand slightly, pointed in the direction of the French, and explained, "The troops commanded by the French include black and Annan indigenous troops. The two armies do not understand each other and have different customs. According to the correct battlefield layout,
The French should have deployed Annan troops on the front line and black indigenous troops on the second line. However, the French across from us deployed both Annan troops and blacks on the first line and did not reserve second-line troops or reserve troops for support.
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This is a taboo for military strategists. If the front-line troops fail in battle, without the support of the second-line troops and reserve troops, a small defeat will turn into a major rout. How can the French be invincible with such a layout?"
"The French must have become accustomed to being arrogant in the Annan region and underestimated the Nanyang Army, so they even dealt with the most basic battlefield military layout hastily."
Mei Dongxing nodded, relaxed and said, "The French are arrogant and arrogant. Instead of just being a tortoise in Hanoi, they took the initiative to send troops to call for battle. Since the French are here, we can't brush off their good intentions."
General Lee, you are responsible for dealing with the French servant troops outside the camp. Now, you can order the soldiers of the Nanyang Army to attack and meet the black indigenous and Annan troops on the opposite side."
"Yes, I will make arrangements right away."......
Half an hour later, Li Wencai personally led more than 1,500 soldiers of the Nanyang Army out of the camp, formed a formation of skirmishers, and advanced steadily towards the opposite side.
"Lieutenant Lakasha, lead your men to attack and kill the yellow-skinned monkeys on the opposite side!"
Dr. Wei, riding on a tall horse, issued combat orders to a black cavalry officer.
"As you command, my Major."
A black cavalry officer wearing a blue French Republican uniform, a white military cap, and a dark face pulled out his saber and shouted in French with an African accent, "Brave Congolese soldiers, show your courage,
Kill every yellow-skinned monkey in front of you, kill their men, burn their houses, rob their beautiful women, and let them live in hell forever fearing the sword of the Congolese warriors!
Warriors, move forward!”
After a straightforward and arrogant instigation, more than a hundred black cavalry jumped out of the formation and accelerated toward the direction of the Nanyang Army!
"Stop, line up, infantry forward, machine gun and artillery batteries ready!"
Li Wencai rode his horse in the center of the army, watching the black cavalry troops getting closer and closer.
"Fire the musket!"
"Bang bang bang..." A burst of white smoke came out, and more than thirty black cavalrymen who were charging in front fell instantly.
The muskets fired alternately, and the black cavalry and the horses under them were constantly shot and fell to the ground. The small battlefield was filled with the painful wails of the black cavalry and the neighing of the horses.
"Major, the cavalry company has lost more than sixty people, and Lieutenant Lakasha has not yet charged into the Chinese army's formation."
"Stupid African natives!" Medical Major Wei cursed fiercely and said angrily, "Order all troops to launch a charge, follow the cavalry company, and defeat the Chinese army on the opposite side!"
"Yes, Major!"......
As the order was issued, the remaining black indigenous soldiers and Annan's servant troops all mobilized and launched a full-scale attack on the Nanyang Army along the route taken by the cavalry company during the charge.
"General, the French army has moved."
"Very good, order the cavalry troops to outflank the two flanks, the infantry to retreat, and hand over the front line to the machine gun and artillery troops. The artillery batteries will calibrate their positions and be ready to fire at any time!"
Li Wencai carefully observed the changes in the battlefield situation. When he saw that most of the French black cavalry company had been lost and only about forty black cavalry were left, charging to about 70 meters from the front line, he decisively issued the combat order "Machine gun fire!"
"Click, click, click", the Gatling hand-cranked machine gun mounted on the carriage made a crisp firing sound, and orange-yellow bullet casings fell from the magazine and scattered on the ground.
The tall war horses and strong black cavalry fell one by one like harvested wheat in front of the bullets composed of Gatling hand-cranked machine guns. Within two minutes, all the remaining 40 or so black cavalry fell.
A few black cavalrymen who were lucky enough to be thrown away because their horses were shot, and fell to the ground before they had time to rejoice, were overwhelmed by the soldiers of the Nanyang Legion who were charging forward quickly...
At 16:07 in the afternoon, the first battle between the Han and French armies ended with the complete annihilation of the French servant army.
On the side of the French colonial army, among the more than 60 white officers and soldiers, including Major Wei, the commander of the black regiment, 39 were captured and more than 20 were killed in battle, while the black indigenous army and the Annan army, which totaled more than 1,100 people,
More than 700 people were captured, and more than 400 people died or were killed.
Outside the small town of Shangqingfang in the afternoon, two thousand local Chinese and Annan people, after hearing the news that the Nanyang Army had annihilated more than 1,200 French troops, boldly went to the fighting area between the two sides to assist the Nanyang Army in breaking up the battlefield.
By the way, after completing tasks such as burying dead soldiers and transporting captured combat supplies, he received part of the captured grain and horse meat from the logistics officers of the Nanyang Army as reward.
Horse meat is sour, hard, and unpalatable. The regular army of the Han Dynasty had rich food and looked down upon horse meat. Therefore, dead horses captured on the battlefield were usually given to the local Chinese and Annan people who supported the Nanyang Legion for consumption.
After the French colonial forces penetrated into northern Annan, because important sources of fiscal revenue such as customs fell under the control of the French, Annan's central government's revenue dropped sharply. In order to maintain its huge military power and ruling institutions, the Annan government chose to increase the exploitation of its people. Every household
The people of Annan are burdened with heavy taxes and corvee pressure. If they encounter a bad harvest year, their families will be destroyed. Excessive internal oppression has led to the peasant uprising in northern Annan becoming more and more intense. The lives of ordinary Annan people have also changed.
It is becoming more and more miserable. In order to survive in troubled times, a large number of families choose to marry their daughters to the mainland of Han in South America every year, and then use the betrothal gifts paid by Han to maintain their basic living needs.
The chaotic situation in the Annan region has exacerbated the suffering of the local people. However, for the Han State, the deteriorating situation in the Annan region has brought much-needed women of working age to the Han State.
Since the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the imbalance of the gender ratio between men and women has been a major constraint affecting the population and economic development of Han Dynasty. With tens of thousands of Annan women of working age marrying into the country every year, the imbalance of the gender ratio between men and women has been greatly alleviated.
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From the beginning of 1869 to the beginning of 1881, according to statistics from the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the government, Annan sent a total of about 510,000 women of working age to the mainland in twelve years. Except for some of them, some were Chinese women stranded in Annan, and most of them were Annan locals.
female.
Although the appearance of Annan women is a bit darker, their overall image is not much different from that of the Chinese. Because Annan women are hardworking and obedient, many Chinese people who have just immigrated to Han regard marrying Annan women as their first choice.
The large influx of Annan women has greatly contributed to the growth of the local population. Among the new babies born every year, the proportion of Annan family combinations ranks third, second only to pure Chinese family combinations and Chinese.
The combination of white families exceeds the combination of female and Chinese families in North Korea, Japan, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and other regions.
The Annan area is an important importing place for foreign female immigrants from the Han country. Although it faces threats from the French and Manchu governments, the Han government has not evacuated the area. It is precisely based on this consideration that the Han country is rich in products and food.
The price is low, and Mei Dongxing does not mind buying the hearts and minds of Annan people with some supplies to facilitate the continued immigration of Annan women of working age. However, with the large-scale immigration in more than ten years, the number of native Annan women of working age has also declined to a certain extent.
If it were not for the loss of a large number of young and middle-aged men due to wars and disasters every year, Han's targeted immigration operation would not be as smooth as it is now.
After inspecting the battlefield, Mei Dongxing and Li Wencai walked toward the camp.
"Among the prisoners we captured, there were 407 black people. What should we do with these people?"
Li Wencai asked smoothly.
"Where in Africa do these black people come from?"
"More than 70% of them are from the French Congo. Several officers who have served in the Congo colony have knowledge of the French Congolese black army, so they are definitely from the French Congo."
"The black army, relying on the French as its backer, burned, killed, and looted in the Annan area. They committed all kinds of evil. The Annan people hated them to the core. It is useless to keep such people. Tomorrow, we will inform the Annan government and people in the surrounding areas that the Nanyang Army will act on behalf of the Annan people."
Uphold justice and publicly execute these captured black people after trial to commemorate Annan who died tragically at their hands, and the Chinese people will avenge them!"
"Not killing them is not enough to make the people angry. It is also time to let them know that this is not Africa. Even the Annan region, which has been influenced by Chinese civilization, is not a place where they can do whatever they want. There are so many local people who spend money to trust people and want to marry someone from Annan.
When my daughter-in-law comes home, she cannot be ruined by African savages like them."