After receiving Chen Congyun's order, Wan Shusheng, Cao Yi and others really killed each prefecture and county like wolves and tigers, asking for people, money, and food. According to such a domineering requirement, the prefecture and counties have already resisted vigorously, right? However, I heard that they were sent by Chen Congyun, and the prefecture and county did not say anything. They asked for food and money, and asked for people to train without a group training. They posted a notice. Chen Congyun wanted to recruit soldiers, but they were manly and manly, so they followed Lord Shen to defend their homes and the country.

This time, a few prefectures and counties around Vietnam were approaching, and a bucket of cold water was really put into the boiling oil pan, but it was frying. The name of Chen Congyun had been spreading all these days. The rumored Chen Congyun was eight feet tall and had a waist of eight feet. He could summon the wind and rain when he stood at the head of Zhennanguan.

When Chen Congyun heard that he was recruiting soldiers to beat the Frenchman, the young man shouted, "Don't throw his mother! Go and kill the Frenchman with Lord Shen." They all carried dry food in their arms and machetes in their hands to sign up for the army.

On March 3, Wan Shusheng brought back a strong young man with fifty carts of food and a 10,000 taels of silver notes. Chen Congyun could still accept it and praised Wan Shusheng for his ability to do things.

However, when Cao Yi and Hu Yu brought back two thousand people, one hundred and fifty carts of grain, and they were still smiling and delivering 50,000 silver notes, Chen Congyun was a little nervous. When Jiang Zonghan came back with 1,200 people and forty carts of grain, 30,000 silver notes, Chen Congyun couldn't sit still.

"Are you fucking rebellion? I asked you to recruit soldiers and horses, but I didn't let you rob and pull the strong men." Chen Congyun stood at the gate of the camp, jumped straight into anger, pointed at the noses of several people and scolded.

After a few people explained with a smile, Chen Congyun realized the true nature of the problem. If it weren't for the few people who had severely controlled the number of people, each person would have brought back at least two thousand people. As for the food and silver notes, they were donated by the people and gentry at that time, and also collected by the prefectures and counties.

"Sir, I've been a low-ranking vocational officer for so long. I've seen such a scene for the first time. I heard that Lord Shen asked for money, grain and soldiers, and the people were carrying the shoulders and shoulders. People in the villages got up early in the morning to deliver military vegetation to the adults. Grandma! I'm worth it when I have such a time in my life!" Wan Shusheng said, his voice choked.

"Yes, if the county magistrate had not tried his best to dissuade him, Bei Zhiguang could have brought back a hundred carts." Cao Yicai said, his expression was also very touched.

Chen Congyun was naturally very moved, but, while moved, he said frowningly: "Grandma, I only have six battalions under my command. You guys have brought back nearly 5,000 people, and the boy Li Yaozu has not come back. How do you ask me to explain to the court? I don't want to have a private military service and a charge of ill-gotten conspiracy."

"Sir, you can call the Lord Zhongtang to explain the situation and let the Lord Zhongtang tell you about it. The temporary organization must be completed and the people will be kept for the time being, and then the formal organization will be completed." Wan Shusheng is worthy of being a veteran, so he stepped forward to give Chen Congyun an idea.

"This is a good idea." Chen Congyun nodded repeatedly, suddenly remembered something, pointed at Wan Shusheng and said, "By the way, you are not my subordinate, right? You can lead your troops back to Shanghai tomorrow."

Wan Shusheng became anxious when he heard this, and grabbed Chen Congyun's hand and said, "Sir, you can't break the bridge across the river. I am still thinking about you to report to you, so I will keep the officers and soldiers of my battalion following you."

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Although more than half of the new recruits were originally trained in various places, fighting swords and guns, and practicing the entire team. Unfortunately, these people are still far from the army in Shen Congyun's mind.

On March 3, the western front of Boli also lifted the siege of Xuan Guang. Cen Yuying led his troops to retreat to the neighbouring Yao, Qingbo and Muma Mountains to garrison the mountainous areas, and his intention to go east to Hanoi was vain.

Poli also heard of the defeat on the Eastern Front, so he ordered the First Brigade of the Far Eastern Army to guard Xuan Guang, and the remaining troops reinforced Nicolli. At the same time, after the French fleet was repeatedly setbacked in Taiwan, he turned to attack Zhenhai. Zhejiang Admiral Ouyang Li was on guard and defeated the French fleet many times when he saw the order. Later, Guba's flagship was also hit, Guba was seriously injured. The French fleet retreated to Penghu, and Guba died in Penghu on June 11. This is what he said later.

At the same time, secret negotiations between the Qing government and the French government through the personal representative of the General Taxation Department, Kim Dengan, were intensifying.

On the 3rd, the court saints gave Chen Congyun the title of general and temporarily led Yang Yuke's troops to fight against the law. Chen Congyun had outstanding military achievements and rewarded 10,000 taels of silver. The others were rewarded after the war.

After the Saint Essay, Chen Congyun was officially promoted to the position of general and reported to the court that there were many people who volunteered to join the army and were willing to serve the people. Please stay in the army for a while and wait for the war to be dismissed.

Regarding Pan Dingxin's affairs, the Shengyu did not specifically say that he was still committed to making meritorious contributions. On the 4th, various Qing troops gathered at Zhennan Pass, and the total strength of the Qing army was as high as 80 battalions. Feng Zicai proposed a counterattack, but Pan Dingxin's troops agreed. When the dispute was over, Wang Xiaoqi proposed that Feng Zicai be the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, and all the generals agreed.

Pan Dingxin's defeated general had nothing to say, and he winked Chen Congyun. Chen Congyun did not see him in front of him and did not say a word. Finally, Feng Zicai passed the matter as commander-in-chief and established the next strategic goal of counterattacking Wenyuan and overcoming Liangshan.

On the 4th night, Chen Congyun Qing entered Pan Dingxin's residence.

"Zi Gui, why didn't you speak at that time?" Pan Dingxin complained in a frustration. Chen Congyun smiled gloomyly and whispered: "Shuai Pan, I didn't speak at that time, for your own good. Think about it, the court of responsibility for the defeat of Liangshan is always on your head. Now Feng Zicai wants to fight Liangshan, why should he stop him? After the defeat, you will be fine. It is Feng Zicai's business."

Pan Dingxin suddenly realized and agreed.

After returning from Pan Dingxin, before Chen Congyun's butt was sitting on the chair, Feng Zicai led Wang Xiaoqi to the door. When he entered the door, he shouted: "Shen Zigui, come and give me some advice. Zhang Xiangshuai had long said that you, Shen Zigui, have a very strategic vision, how should you fight? If I want me to listen to your opinions."

Chen Congyun bowed and smiled, "How to fight? The old general is confident. There are only 4,000 remaining French soldiers on the opposite side, so I can still talk to you? However, I have some idea, but I want to ask the old general to agree."

"Speak quickly and keep it aside." Wang Xiaoqi smiled and took Chen Congyun's words.

Chen Congyun then smiled and said, "The main force of the French army on the Eastern Front is mainly on the Liangshan line. After overcoming Liangshan, Hanoi can take advantage of his hand. Yun Cong thought that this battle aimed at annihilation of the French army's Eastern Front troops, so that the old general's ability can be demonstrated."

"Stop flattering, tell me what you think." Feng Zicai smiled and scolded.

"Haha, that's it. Although the troops in our country have 5,000 people, most of them are new troops. They have poor combat experience, especially in fighting tough battles. I think so below. Most of them are local Guangxi children, who are good at walking in the mountains. Therefore, I specially asked the veteran general to be cleared. After the soldiers of this group took a small path to Liangshan. When the front started, they suddenly rushed out. One group went straight to Hanoi, threatening the Hanoi reinforcements to be unable to rescue. The main force led the enemy's rear and caught him off guard. He bought the dumplings of 4,000 people from Nicoli."

After hearing this, Feng Zicai laughed and said, "I knew that this time it would not be in vain. You guy has something in your stomach."

On March 16, Poli also telegraphed Nicolli that he was negotiating with the Chinese that the front line of Liangshan in Wenyuan must not be lost. At the same time, he also asked Nicolli to counterattack. It is best to find an opportunity to annihilate a certain number of Chinese troops and then go to Zhennan Pass in one fell swoop.

Nicolli called back: "This is a very adventurous game. It is recommended that Wenyuan abandon the front line and concentrate his troops to defend Liangshan." Poli also called back and emphasized: "Absolutely not possible!"

Nicolli had no choice but to divide his troops into two lines, with 1,500 people guarding Wenyuan and the main force guarding Liangshan.

On March 21, Chen Congyun led his troops to move forward in seclusion while the night was dark. At the same time, Wang Xiaoqi led his troops to attack Wenyuan's outpost at night, killing hundreds of enemies and once entered the middle of the street. The French army organized a counterattack in a hurry, but did not notice the movements of Chen Congyun's troops.

Nicolli realized that Feng Zicai might have to fight back, and without waiting for reinforcements on the Western Front to arrive, he decided to gather 3,000 people to raid Zhennan Pass.

On the morning of the 23rd, heavy fog was covered. At around 10 a.m., the French army suddenly appeared before the Qing army's positions. Although Feng Zicai's army was crowded, their equipment was backward. Although everyone fought bravely to fight the enemy, the equipment gap was too big, and the high ground on both sides fell one after another. In the moment of crisis, Feng Zicai ordered Su Yuanchun's army to reinforce, and Wang Debang's army attacked the enemy's back.

At the critical moment, Feng Zicai personally went to the front line and shouted: "Where does the French army meet the Guangdong people when they enter the pass? How can they make a living?" After walking in a short shirt with one sword, he took the lead in breaking into the enemy's army and repelled the French attacks continuously, Su Yuanchun and Chen Jia led his troops to reinforce in time, and Fang Yousheng then arrived. Several troops joined forces and the two armies fought for a day, and the battle was fierce.

On that day, Wang Debang led his troops to attack the enemy's rear and cut off the French military's food route.

On the 24th, Nicolli reported his luck and attacked Zhennan Pass again. Under the cover of cannons, he attacked the Qing army's positions fiercely.
Chapter completed!