Three pm.

A soldier from the Black Flag Army quickly ran to Pang Zhenyun and whispered a few words. Then, Pang Zhenyun came to Liu Shaoqing with excitement on his face and said, "Young Master, they are indeed here, there are many people."

Liu Shaoqing smiled slightly.

Although the French army took Shanxi as they wished, they suffered a considerable loss in the previous battle. Courbet's men were naval officers and officers transferred from North Africa and France. These officers who were used to being arrogant in the colonies would definitely not be willing to do so. Liu Shaoqing calculated that they would definitely pursue them, so as early as last night, Han Zaixun and Pang Zhenyun had arranged for the two troops to leave the city and set up an ambush here.

The location is arranged on the way to Shanxi. This place is close to the main road. Except for the large woods on the hillside where you are hiding, most of them are rice fields in the south. At that time, the French army has nowhere to hide and can only become their own targets.

Rows of troops appeared in the telescope one after another.

"About a company of Vietnamese indigenous infantry, as the vanguard, were both guides and sandbags, and foreign devils were still as treacherous as ever. Well, then there was a Phnom Penh Infantry Company and an Azuf Infantry Company with two Hatchikas. This is an infantry battalion composed of foreign corps."

Put down the telescope and raise his hand to call a soldier, saying, "Go ahead and tell the generals of the company, and let them focus on the attack on the Azuf infantry."

The personal soldiers left, and Liu Shaoqing raised his telescope again. "Three white infantry companies are equipped with M1878. It seems that this is the Marine Battalion, each company has two Hatch Casses and two Green cannons... Oh, behind this, there are two gun companies. This foreigner really thinks that by fierce firepower, I can win me? Joke, this is not Zhili, it is Tokichi! I will teach you a lesson today."

He put down his telescope and ordered his personal soldiers to say, "Notify the transport brigade here, let them be prepared!"

On the road, Simoyong, who was riding an ocean horse, was a little unhappy and urged his subordinates to speed up the marching speed. Judging from the traces left, the large army of the Black Flag Army should have been away for not long. Now it is still a little time before dark. He hopes to catch up as soon as possible. Even if he just pulls down a tail, it will not be a waste of time.

Just as Liu Shaoqing guessed, the French army suffered a great loss this time at the city of Shanxi. Many officers believed that this was because Courbet was just a major general, not a major general in the army. They believed that Courbet's playing style was too conservative, especially last night and early this morning, and the Chinese army should not be allowed to withdraw safely.

Therefore, Simoyong took the initiative to fight, intending to pursue and eat up the Chinese who had lost their fighting spirit, and at the same time, he could make the record better this time. For this reason, he brought a battalion of foreign corps commanded by Major Dunnier and a landing battalion commanded by Major Regas. In addition, to prevent it, he also brought two artillery companies, including a company's forty-mm mountain cannon and a company's sixty-five-mm line cannon, commander Major Laguer.

But those Chinese are simply rabbits. They can still run so fast with a large number of wounded soldiers. After chasing their troops for a day, they can only follow behind and eat dirt. However, it seems that their physical strength has reached their limit. Judging from the traces left on the road, their troops are getting closer and closer to the enemy. Simoyong believes that they will be able to catch up with the enemy in an hour.

The French army was eager to chase the enemy, no one paid attention to the tombs on the roadside, even though there seemed to be more of these tombs, even if some of them were piled up with stones.

Looking at the French army who had already entered the ambush circle, Liu Shaoqing decisively ordered: "Light!"

A few bird calls came from the woods on the hillside to the right, which made Simoyong recall the days when he was hunting in South America. Tonkin was filled with mountains and dense forests, and probably there were many wild animals. After the battle, it would be better to find some time to invite three or five friends to hunt, if...

'boom……'

Liu Shaoqing buried ten earthen explosives bags on the roadside in advance, one every twenty meters, and it was piled with gravel to increase lethality. In order to confuse the enemy, he also asked some earthen bags on the roadside to pretend to be tombs. The leads for detonating explosives were hidden in the bamboo tube, while the bamboo tubes that were hollowed out in advance were buried underground, one after another, extending to the hillside dozens of meters away.

Han Zaixun and Pang Zhenyun's troops are hidden here.

A few bird calls are signals agreed upon in advance. The soldiers who get the signal will immediately ignite the fuse and detonate the explosives.

Ten explosions were almost indecisive, and it sounded like a sound in my ears, so it seemed particularly deafening. Even the Black Flag Army, a hundred meters away, had already pressed its ears and opened its mouth in advance, was still shocked by the explosion.

But no matter what, they are much better than French soldiers who directly withstood the power of the explosion.

The gravel that was blown up was trajectorylessly covering a radius of more than ten meters. The French army marched in infantry companies, and each infantry company marched in three columns in platoons. The team of one battalion was only about three hundred meters away, and ten piles of explosives almost covered the entire landing battalion.

The closer you are to the center of the explosion, the more powerful the gravel will be, and those who are hit will die immediately. Those who are far away will suffer minor injuries, but even those who are not injured will be shocked by the violent explosion at this time, and the Black Flag Army that is blocking the hillside cannot effectively fight back.

At the same time, the battle between two other ambush positions, one in front and one behind, also started. Because there was no need to consider the impact of the explosion shock wave, Wu Fengdian and Lianmei set the hidden points of the troops closer to the main road. They dug trenches in the forest in advance, and the soldiers were hidden in the trenches without even showing their heads. Vietnam's dense shrubs and vines provided them with good cover, and even the indigenous infantry and Phnom Penh infantry did not find the danger of being close at hand.

The explosion signal also reached Huang Shouzhong's ears. With such a loud bang, it was hard to hear it. Huang Shouzhong's troops, who returned to the army to cover up the troops, quickly joined forces with Lian Mei and Zhu Bingqing, and surrounded more than 600 foreign infantry in front of him. According to Liu Shaoqing's order, Lian Mei first raised her gun to greet Azufu infantry, who was still in a confused state. The dense shotgun instantly destroyed the strongest combat power of this foreign regiment. The remaining Phnom Penh Infantry Company and Vietnamese Infantry Company were much easier to fight.

The battle on Wu Fengdian's side also went smoothly. Only one platoon of the two artillery companies was equipped with long spears, and the other soldiers were equipped with self-defense short spears. In the shooting at more than 30 meters apart, the advantage of the fast firing speed of the short spear was completely meaningless because the accuracy was too poor. How could the infantry of that platoon stop four hundred wolves and tigers?

The order was given by Liu Yongfu, but the idea was given by Liu Shaoqing. This time, the Black Flag Army invested more than 2,000 troops in four sections. Unless Courbet distributed half of the troops to pursue, that would be a waste!

Shocked by the explosion, the Black Flag Army brigade three miles away.

After Tang Jiong fled overnight with his own personal barracks, the remaining soldiers of the Yunnan Army like Wu Dan were thrown to the Black Flag Army. Following the Black Flag Army had no psychological burden for soldiers like Wu Dan, because they had already firmly believed that the Black Flag Army would be invincible, and even if they were on the way to escape Shanxi, this belief did not fade.

Hearing the explosion coming from behind, Wu Dan called out a familiar Black Flag Army. "Brother, what's wrong with it behind?"

The Black Flag Army had counterattacked the Fusha Village position with Wu Dan, and was Liu Wenqian's personal military camp. At this time, he curled his lips and said, "The foreign devils are following us. The generals are destroying them now, so let's collect some interest from Shanxi first."

Wu Dan had no doubt about the soldier's words and nodded, "We don't know anything like them, they dare to chase him? That's really a matter of seeking death."

While speaking, he sighed at the same time how Liuzi gave up the Black Flag Army's thick thighs and ran away with the governor? In his opinion, on the battlefield, it was not the one with the higher officials who were the thick legs, but who could beat who was thicker.

After leaving Shanxi with the Black Flag Army, Tang Jingsong said goodbye to Liu Yongfu in Xuanguang. Afterwards, Tang Jingsong led his remnants of the Guangdong Army and the abandoned part of the Yunnan Army to return to Liangshan through Taiyuan and settle the score with Xu Yanxu.

As for Liu Yongfu, he brought the remaining soldiers back to Baosheng's nest in the old street.

In Tang Jingsong's view, since Liu Yongfu was able to launch such a beautiful ambush during the retreat, it means that the morale and combat effectiveness of the Black Flag Army are still strong. It is obvious that the culprits of the fall of Shanxi are not the ones who have not sent reinforcements and Tang Jiong who escaped in the face!

Tang Jingsong, who returned to Liangshan, cursed after seeing Xu Yanxu, but Xu Yanxu was also very aggrieved. Because Mr. Xu did arrange reinforcements - two battalions of Gui Army Green Camp soldiers.

However, when the soldiers who were asking for help arrived in Beining, Lord Xu was not on the front line, but in Lang Son. The two commanders of Beining were busy fighting the Cold War, and no one was willing to take the responsibility to send troops to him, so they needed to ask Mr. Xu, who was far away in Lang Son. This time, seven days passed.

When the Gui army officers and soldiers who received the general order from Lord Xu heard about the situation in Shanxi, they dared to go to die? They began to passively slacken. They walked for five days, which they could have been able to reach in two days. After they arrived, Shanxi just returned to France. The Gui army, who did not have to fight with the French, happily took two days to return to Beining.

Tang Jingsong didn't care about this. In short, he had completely attributed the responsibility for the fall of Shanxi to Tang Jiong and Xu Yanxu. He was also preparing to study hard after returning to Beijing. If he didn't participate, they would not be finished!

For nothing else, just because these two people almost threw Lord Tang's life in Shanxi, this revenge must be avenged.

Liu Yongfu, who returned to Baosheng's nest, met Cen Yuying, who was leading his troops soon after.

The Yunnan Army went from Yunnan to Tokichi and went down the Yuan River along the Yuan River was of course the most convenient way. When entering Tokichi from Yuan River, the first stop was the Old Street. Liu Yongfu heard that Du Cen, who had supported the Black Flag Army for a long time, came in person and hurried forward to meet twenty miles.

"What? Tang Jiong actually escaped at the last moment and took away the main force of the 400 Yunnan Army?"

When Liu Yongfu learned that Shanxi was lost, Governor Cen was also furious. You must know that he had worked hard and brought twenty battalions to support him, but before he could reach the place, Shanxi was lost.

Grandma, if he didn't participate in his death, how could he be worthy of his journey? Not only Tang Jiong, but Governor Cen also hated Xu Yanxu. If Xu Yanxu sent a large army to support him in time, Tang Jiong would not have escaped, and Shanxi would definitely be able to hold on for a while. When his army arrived, wouldn't it be as solid as a god?

But no matter how much he scolded, the mission still had to do it. Cen Yuying calmed down and began to incite Liu Yongfu to recover Shanxi.

"General Liu still has thousands of soldiers in his hands. Even if the general doesn't have any other ideas, you have to consider the food and drink of these thousands of soldiers? What's more, there are their families, and the food rations for tens of thousands of people are not a small amount. Xinghua is mostly mountainous jungle and lacks arable land. When the generals were few, they could barely survive. Now if they rely solely on this place, it would be difficult to maintain it, right?"

"Yes, I know that the general is still holding provinces such as Sun Kwang, Dien Bien Phu, and there is still some savings, but the general should also understand that if the French gain a foothold in Tonkin, will there be a general's foothold in the future? Now the Vietnamese court has clearly stated that it will drive the general out of Vietnam. At that time, the French and Vietnam will join forces to erode the general step by step. How long can the general last?"

Looking at Liu Yongfu's face, Cen Yuying continued to advise: "General, don't count on me either. I came here from Yunnan, with high mountains and dense forests, and difficult supply, otherwise I would not have arrived after the general retreated. Therefore, the general can only ensure that the general has a long-term foothold in Tonkin by taking advantage of the opportunity that the French have not yet established a stable foothold and the Vietnamese are still hesitating in their hearts, and once again establishing confidence in the hearts of Vietnamese soldiers and people."

"As for the military strength, I should help you. This governor brought 10,000 Yunnan troops this time. As long as the general is willing to take back Shanxi, he can give it to the general for command. What does the general want?"

Liu Yongfu knew that what Cen Yuying said was very reasonable.

Today is no longer as good as before. When I first came to protect the victory, there were only a few hundred people. After several years of hard work, it has only grown to more than 2,000 people. If it weren't for Xuan Guang later, the two provinces of Shanxi would have never achieved the current situation. But if he lost the support of the Qing court and Vietnam, it would be a fantasy to stop the French by himself.

Moreover, judging from Cen Yuying's appearance, if he did not take back Shanxi, the Qing court's support would not only not be expected, but if the French army really attacked in the future, he might not even have a way out.
Chapter completed!