At the end of February, after redeploying the troops, Mile decided to use a small amount of troops to defend Shanxi based on the characteristics of the heavy troops on the front and the empty sides of the Beining defenders to prevent the Qing army from the Western Front, and concentrated 12,000 main forces to attack Beining.

This time, the French army finally placed the target of the battle on the Qing army.

On March 3, 1884 (February 6, the tenth year of Guangxu), the French army set out from Hanoi. On March 8, the French army began to attack Fulang, and on the 12th, the entire line attacked Beining.

According to the information obtained before, Beining has gathered a large number of Chinese troops, and it is said that there are more than 50 battalions and 30,000 people. With the strength of the French army, even with the support of superior artillery fire, it is estimated that it will have to pay a huge price to take over Beining. After all, the lessons of the battle in Shanxi are not far away, and Beining is a city with stricter defense and strong military strength than Shanxi, so we naturally have to be fully prepared.

Mile's plan was to first attract the attention of the defenders with a frontal feint, and the main force attacked the Beining commanding heights to rush the ball. After succeeding, he set up guns at the commanding heights, bombarded the entire city, and destroyed the Beining defenders' physical and psychological defense lines. Then the two brigades surrounded each other and defeated the Beining defenders in one go.

Please note that it is to defeat rather than annihilate.

Mile believed that with his more than 10,000 troops, he could not annihilate twice their Chinese army. Therefore, his goal was to defeat the enemy, and it would be best to force the other party to withdraw from Tonkin, even if the combat goal was achieved.

However, what Mile didn't expect was that the battle process in Beining was simply so touching.

Everything was as arranged before the war. Mile personally supervised the frontal feint attack of the First Brigade, and Major General Nigri led the Second Brigade to attack the Labao Dam on the rear road of Beining.

The troops responsible for the defense of the Qing army's frontal areas collapsed only after the French army launched a charge. The commanding heights that had arranged five battalions to defend also fell into the opponent on the afternoon of the 12th. At the same time, the Labao Dam, the Beining rear road, which was defending nine battalions, was also captured by the French army, further collapsed the morale of the defenders.

After obtaining the planned commanding heights, the legal person immediately pulled the cannon up the mountain and shot down from a high point to bombard the entire city of Beining. With just three rounds of firepower preparations, the French infantry even started to attack, and the soldiers and civilians of the entire Beining City began to flee one after another.

Poor Xu Yanxu tried his best to transport the materials, and they had no time to transfer or destroy them, and all fell into the bag of the French army. After more than a year of operation in the Qing Dynasty, Beining, which was guarded by more than 24,000 people in the 58th Battalion, fell so easily.

In this battle, only 5 French troops were killed!

The victory came so relaxed and pleasant that General Mile decided to pursue the victory.

Just two days after capturing Beining, on March 14, the French troops of two brigades were ordered to continue advancing to northern Vietnam along with the retreating Qing army's escape route.

The French army was unstoppable, and the Yunnan Army, the Guangxi Army and the Guangdong Army had no intention of fighting. Two days later, Lang Jia, the Qing army's arms hoarding center in Vietnam, was occupied by the 2nd Brigade of Nigri.

Two more days later, Poliye's 1st Brigade captured Taiyuan. On the same day, the 2nd Brigade of Nigri approached Lang Son. The war hit the Chinese border and Tokyo collapsed.

The more than 20,000 Qing troops retreated from Beining collapsed all the way under the pursuit of Polyer and Negri light troops, and most of them disappeared. A few people fled back to Langsang and Zhennan Pass, and were only in shock and stopped.

The news of the great defeat of Beining reached the imperial city. Emperor Guangxu, who had already been talking about the boastful Li Hongjia and others, immediately summoned Yihuan and Li Hongzhang, and issued a direct order to "scan the house and dismiss the house and ask for questions". Admiral Huang Guilan committed suicide by defeating the army and did not ask; Taoist Zhao Wo beheaded in front of the battle and confiscated the property.

After punishing the two "culprits", the little emperor still felt unrestrained, so he turned his attention to the "clear flow" athletes who had been talking big.

But how can we slap these "Qingliu" who can only slap them, but Zaitian was very worried.

Provoking the censors to participate in the censors may have little effect. Not to mention that most of the censors are standing in the "Qingliu" party, even if not, these "Qingliu" are known for their verbal provocation and are good at controlling public opinion. It is probably difficult to achieve their wishes by relying on a few censors in their own hands.

After thinking about it, Zaitian decided to make a fuss about public opinion now.

When Dongsichun came to the teahouse, the Eight Banners who were drinking tea were not affected by the Vietnam War. They still carried the cages and birds as usual every day. They should fight crickets and listen to the little songs. However, the fun in the teahouse was always less than the enthusiasm of last summer.

Bao Siye, who has always made a living by making a living by talking, has not been very smooth recently. The war situation in Vietnam has collapsed. Although it has not affected the men in the capital drinking and playing cards on the spot, the relatives and nobles in the palace are in a bad mood, but everyone sees it. In this situation, naturally everyone is not in the mood to listen to his vernacular. Do you think his life can be better?

But life still has to be lived, right? On this day, Master Bao Si went to the teahouse to "work" as usual. As soon as he entered the door, he was stopped by Dr. Tea.

"Oh, Fourth Master, you are here."

Seeing that the teakeeper dared to stop him, Bao Si burst out with evil fire. "How can I stop me from letting me enter the door, are you afraid that I should pay for your tea money?"

When Dr. Tea saw that Bao Si was about to turn against him, he quickly called him, saying, "How dare you, the young man? The young man is passing on messages on behalf of others. There are a few masters waiting for the fourth master in the elegant seat upstairs."

Bao Si then stopped his anger and was about to raise his foot upstairs. His eyes rolled and called Dr. Cha to ask, "You said someone is waiting for me, who is it?"

Dr. Tea smiled and said, "I don't know, but one of them seems to be the follower next to the little official who came to our teahouse last summer."

This tea doctor is begging for food all day long and has the most accurate view of people. No matter who they are, as long as they enter this teahouse once, he will definitely be able to recognize him when he comes to the next time.

Bao Si heard that it was the big head who was slaughtered last time and knew that he was not an enemy who collected debts, so he was relieved and boldly raised his foot upstairs, walking and judging what these people came to do to him?

As soon as he entered the gate of the Yashi, Bao Si looked at the old man sitting at the table.

Isn’t this the old family member who accompanied the noble man last time? Haha, he is indeed an acquaintance.

"Oh, it turns out that it's your old man. Bao Si is here late. Please forgive me...I'm sorry..."

The so-called third-rank official of the prime minister's rank last time, although the young master who was the last time could not be the prime minister, he probably was the prince of a family. This old man could be with the prince, so he might be a manager. Besides, he gave 100 taels of silver last time, and it would not be an exaggeration to be so humble to such a large customer.

The old man also saw Bao Si who was pushing the door in, and then smiled and said, "Oh, it's the Fourth Master here, haha, please sit down..."

The last time I met, the old man was just talking in the young master's ear. This was the first time Bao Si heard him speak, but with such a sharp voice, could he be a eunuch?

Bao Si never meant to be ignorant of eunuchs. On the contrary, being able to follow such a young man would be a eunuch, which further means that the young man was definitely not from an ordinary family, because only a prince, a prince, or a belle can be used in a mansion. And those generals who worship the benefactors, generals of the state, or those who are the ones who are the ones who are not in this position.

As the saying goes, the water rises and the identity of the father-in-law in front of him cannot be underestimated!

Baosi is a person who has been in the market for a long time. His mind is much faster than that of ordinary people. In a flash, he thought about it inside and outside. He immediately leaned over with a smile, "Oh, look at what you said, in front of you, there is no seat for a villain. The young one is just standing by and serving him."

The old eunuch was ********** Li Lianying. Seeing Bao Si so smart, he couldn't help laughing twice, "Monkey, look, you're smart. But it's good that what our family wants you to do is really a clever one."

When Bao Si saw that he had an errand, he immediately slapped his chest. "Don't worry, if you have anything to cover my Bao Si, you will be satisfied."

Li Lianying glanced at him, "That's good. Let me tell you the truth, boy, your blessings have come. A noble man wants to praise you and explain an errand. If you do it well, you will be prosperous and prosperous in the future and you will not have to worry about food and drink. But if you fail, hum..."

Bao Si was almost drooling, and immediately showed his loyalty to the sky and earth, and his chest was almost slapped out his heart.

But after listening to the old eunuch's words, Bao Si's heart really jumped out.

Damn, it turns out that whoever is the person trying to calculate!

Yi?, Li Hongzao, Baofeng, Weng Tonghe, these are all military ministers, one person below and tens of millions above, so they have to plot against them...

Bao Si felt that his life was probably in danger. He suddenly felt weak and he knelt on the ground, crying, "Master, look, the little one is just a civilian, such a big thing... You also know that those people pinch the little one to death is like pinching a bed bug, the little one..."

Li Lianying sneered, "The Fourth Master understands people. You have something right. If we crush you to death, it is like crushing a bed bug. However, our family is not afraid to tell you that this matter has been told to you today, so you have only one way to go. If done well, our family can not only protect you from death, but also protect you a prosperous future. But if it is not done well, haha..."

As he said that, with a look, the older guard behind him took a step forward, stretched out a hand to pinch the corner of the table. With a "click", the corner of the table was immediately broken down!

Bao Si was sweating coldly on his head, his whole body was trembling, and he could only keep kowtowing.

Li Lianying then got up, took out a silver note from her sleeve bag and threw it in front of Baosi, and said, "Our family will come to you in a few days. You can spend this little money first. Don't let yourself down, haha..."

After saying that, he took the guard to open the door and left. The remaining Baosi lay on the floor like a pile of mud. It took him a long time to recover. He stretched out his trembling hands and picked up the silver note, I'll go! Two hundred taels!

April 3, two days before Qingming Festival.

Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem that was well written: It rained heavily during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road were about to break their souls. I asked where the restaurant was, and the shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village from afar. This Qingming Festival was called the "Cold Food Festival" in ancient times. Although it was a day to visit the grave to worship ancestors, this solar term was also a good day for grass to grow, belle and birds to bloom, and peaches and plums to bloom. Naturally, it was also a good time for literati and poets to drink for a walk.

On this day, Zhang Huakui, the son of the governor of Huguang, Zhang Shusheng, invited three or five close friends to Badada places to burn incense and worship Buddha, so as to seek peace for the family. At the same time, he also went outings and enjoyed flowers and poetry and wine.
Chapter completed!