Chapter 66

On July 11, the Green Camp set off for three days of rest and set off to Langshan. The marched all the way, without saying anything, passed Pingxiang and entered Vietnam. In the weather in early July, the climate in Vietnam was humid and hot. It was obviously sunny, but the scenery in the distance seemed to be shrouded in a cloud of fog, which made the soldiers from the north who had just arrived in Guidi feel unbearable. "Admiral, brothers are all tired, why don't you take a break?"

The person who spoke was Xiu Gang. During the Sino-Russian War, he was the head of the Fifth Battalion of Zhang Yunlan. When he attacked the Stretiansk Fortress in the first battle, he led the way and made outstanding achievements. After the war, he was promoted to the rank of deputy general. He was also one of Zhang Yunlan's generals. "Bah" Zhang Yunlan smiled and turned around and spat, "You are still riding on the horse, and you are also yelling to me to be tired? What should you do with those brothers?"

"Don't goose feel sorry for the brothers?" Xiu Gang didn't care and smiled and fought with him.

Zhang Yunlan immediately raised his telescope to see that Hu Damáo's team had already emerged, and muttered and cursed in his heart, "I will be the most popular person?"

"I am in a humble position."

"Send the order, rest. Let the brothers eat their fill and march and set off again."

The personal soldier on the side is Dong Fuxiang, whose name is Xingwu. He is Huihui. He is from Guyuan, Gansu. He has been poor since childhood and has lived in a difficult life. As Zhang Yunlan was training troops in Shanxi, he also signed up to join the army. Seeing that he looked so innocent, Zhang Yunlan kept him by his side and became the personal guard. After many years of decline, he has become the captain of the personal guard.

The troops rested on the spot, sat down in groups of three or three, and relaxed in this rare time. Zhang Yunlan brought all the Sichuan soldiers, most of whom were not tall and could endure hardships. However, this time, it took only five days to travel between Pingxiang, where the two countries had a journey of 1,800 miles, which was enough to make Zhang Yunlan proud of it.

"Military Gate," the genius general Ye Zhichao put the kettle beside him and asked, "Brothers all say that this time, the Lord will still listen to Lord Hu's restraint. Is it true?"

"Don't listen to the people below." Zhang Yunlan glared at him, "Control your business."

Zhichao didn't dare to say much, retracted his head and muttered to himself, "What, when will it be his turn to lead the entire army? If it weren't for the Empress..."

Zhang Yunlan raised his hand and gave him a neck slip, "Old Ye, tell your brothers about the nonsense, and prepare to set off."

The soldiers stood up randomly, and the team gradually moved. They pulled out a messy and irregular curve between the grassy mountains and forests in Vietnam and walked south. It was not until they were still forty-five miles away from Lang San that they saw Hu Damáo's troops sitting on the ground and eating, "I have met the military master."

"Is it Gongting?" Zhang Yunlan raised his horse whip and asked Nie Shicheng to get up, "Where is Lao Hu?"

"My military gate is waiting for the adults." Nie Shicheng was less than 30 years old and was born with a clean and beautiful face. He said with a smile, "I said that when the adults come, please go ahead for a while...c/o/mPiaotian Silk Network is updated very fast) to discuss the situation together."

"Old Hu is really the conversation of the imperial officials, huh? Is that okay?" Zhang Yunlan spat, "cào egg"

Nie Shicheng didn't dare to say much, and smiled and led the way in front. When he turned around the grass in front, he could see Hu Damáo standing by the roadside and bowing to him, "Mr. Zhang?"

"Old Hu, how about it?" Zhang Yunlan asked, "It's almost dark now, so why not just rest here for a night and go up the mountain tomorrow?"

"Mosquitoes are raging here, I think it's better to climb the mountain at night. If you don't mention it, what kind of villain named Han Fuqiang, can you keep him alive for one more day?" Hu Damáo pointed to the surrounding scenery with his hand, "Besides, if you pass Lang Son, you're even the enemy in front of you. It's not easy for brothers to spend the night in such a place where the wind is getting tighter, so the lord won't feel at ease, right?"

"Anyway, everything will be followed by you."

Hu Damáo frowned, Zhang Yunlan's words were full of complaints. He had to take them seriously, and it would be difficult for many years of military charisma to fall apart for this war. "Then, please send an order."

So they led their troops to climb the mountain overnight. Fortunately, they had sent people to the mountain to spread the news in advance, so they would not cause any unnecessary panic.

Since Huang Guilan and Zhao Wo led the defeated soldiers to flee back to Lang Son, the two of them were in a hurry to commit suicide. Huang Guilan was old and used a box of foreigners and died in the middle of the night. Zhao Wo was a little more miserable. Although he was a civil servant, his body was strong and his foreigners did not have much effect, which made him suffer from unbearable abdominal pain, but he could not die.

There were personal soldiers and family members in Langshan City. How could he see him so sad? He hurriedly asked for a doctor. After some diagnosis and treatment, he actually saved his life. Then he was afraid that he would seek short-sightedness again, so he kept his care for twelve hours every day - in fact it was unnecessary. After a pain, Zhao Wo's desire to die was greatly reduced and he had no courage to make another second attempt.

However, in Langshan City, I don’t know how severe the imperial edict would be for this defeat. Even Zhao Wo and Xu Yanxu were restless at night, and their souls were in a state of peace. They were just waiting for the angels who were carrying the edict to convey the emperor’s will. Half a month later, they lost a lot of weight. After waiting for a few days, the edict was sent to him. Xu Yanxu and Tang Jiong were removed from all official positions, and the governor’s guard was handed over to Zhao Wo, and escorted back to the capital to question the crime.

Xu Yanxu arrested the city of Langshan City, Zhao Wo managed the military and political affairs, and wanted to fight several battles with the sages before Hu Damáo and Zhang Yunlan and others arrived. If they could win a small victory or win the Sacred Heart, but after this defeat, the Qing army in the Green Camp had already been scared out of fear. Zhao Wo's military order could not be implemented at all. Any general in charge of the army just blindly avoided and never dared to face-to-face conflicts with the French. Fortunately, the French may not dare to really kill and anger the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the two sides have always maintained a situation of no contact with each other since this month.

This time, Hu Damáo sent someone to the city to communicate with him. Zhao Wo was shocked, "Are you finally here? It's so good to send an order, follow my official out of the city to welcome the heavenly army."

When Hu Damáo and others arrived at the gate of Liangshan City, it was already dark. The torches at the gate were burning vigorously, making the surroundings bright. A man standing outside the gate was wearing an official uniform and a peacock dress. If you don’t ask, it was Zhao Wo. "The post of Hu Damáo (Zhang Yunlan), see the master." Hu Damáo and Zhang Yunlan are both admirals in the same province, and the second rank of military rank is higher than Zhao Wo's. However, military generals are not worth much and still have to be controlled by each other.

"I dare not, I dare not." Zhao Wo stepped forward and helped him for a moment. "The two admirals are famous generals in a hundred battles. This time, I will go thousands of miles to help. I want to express my gratitude to the officials and the people of the city on their behalf."

"My lord is too much. Mr. Hu and Mr. Zhang are here because they are ordered by the emperor. How can they talk about the word "kindness"?" Hu Damáo smiled honestly and said, "But in the future, if we are offended by a rough man, please forgive me."

Zhao Wo naturally said a few polite words, "Where, where?" He said, "Two generals, please follow me to the city, right?"

When he entered the city, the welcoming banquet he had originally prepared was temporarily rejected by Hu Damáo, "Mr. Zhao, how is the progress of the Sino-French war now?"

"On the ninth day of this month, the French army had captured Nanding and the troops were aimed directly at Laizhou." Zhao Wo sighed and said, "Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army, Hui Shuai, Lord Tang Weiqing, etc., were trapped in Baosheng and Wolf Armor. Yunnan Admiral Feng Zicai sent troops to rescue several times, and they all fought back for the other party. This was the battle report that came before the end of June. Since July, there has been no news."

Hu Damáo and Zhang Yunlan exchanged glances with each other and nodded secretly. The two of them had been fighting for many years, but based on the situation mentioned by Zhao Wo, they knew the degree of the Sino-French war. Compared with the news from Chen to the imperial court, the news was even more serious. Even Cen Yuying was trapped outside the country and could not escape? At present, this matter should be the top priority, "We understand."

Zhang Yunlan asked, "Mr. Zhao, how long is it to go to the Langjia line?"

"This is going south, about seventy miles."

"So close?" Hu Damáo was stunned. "Has the lord never assigned reinforcements to go south to respond?"

"This,..." Zhao Wo was helpless, so he naturally sent a lot of people, but when he went to Langjia, there was a Wenyuan City between them, which had been occupied by the French army, and the Qing soldiers could not pass - or it would be better to say that they dare not pass. When they heard the gunshots, they turned around and ran away, and sent three consecutive troops southwards, all of which were fought back.

Hu Damáo found it strange. Over the past decade, the Green Camp New Army system has been implemented throughout the country. Although Huang Guilan is not from the Guangwu New Army, she is also a soldier. How could she raise such a group of stupid pigs under her command? But she was just a newcomer and asked without mercy, and temporarily kept this matter in her heart, "Mr. Zhang, what do you think?"

"There is not so much to say. Let's kill Langjia first and rescue Lord Cen and the others." Zhang Yunlan said loudly, "Tomorrow I will take the Langs out early in the morning, and it will be seventy miles away, and it will be one day. At the latest, I will bring the people back the day after tomorrow."

Hu Damáo smiled bitterly at it. Zhang Yunlan called him the most arrogant. Not only did he do this, but his soldiers were also very proud. He didn't even care about the Shenji Camp in Beijing and Guangwu Camp in Tianjin, let alone the French army that defeated him back then? "Mr. Zhang, be cautious." He turned to Zhao Wo, "Do you know how many French troops are garrisoned on Wenyuan and Langjia's front line?"

"I know, the French commander named Nigri, and his subordinates had a total of 3,900 expeditionary troops led by Tonkin. After several battles, the number of people was unknown, but there were about 3,400 or 500 people."

“How about equipment?”

This sentence stopped Zhao Wo. He was a civil servant and did not understand the facts of the equipment used in the army. He found the army that had escaped from the former enemy with Huang Guilan. He asked. The other party used a breech fast gun. Since this weapon appeared on the Sino-Russian battlefield, its fierce firepower and extreme fire speed have been paid attention to by military strategists of all countries. In addition to China, Britain, France, Russia and other countries have begun to develop their own new fast guns. However, they have never had face-to-face contact in formal battles. I still don’t know how effective and lethal it is.

Others include 8 pounds, 12 pounds of artillery and mountain cannons in units of each battalion. They were accurately shot and had great lethality. When the two armies were fighting, they caused considerable damage to the Qing army. With the Qing army's bows and arrows, they were no match for others at all. "Bows and arrows?" Hu Damáo and Zhang Yunlan were shocked, "Is bows and arrows still used as a way to attack the enemy in the Green Camp army? Didn't the Green Camp have fast guns?"

"There are, but most of the soldiers in this province are illiterate. One is that they are not used to using fast guns. The other is that the weather is wet, and the guns are prone to rust and damage. Thirdly... When the soldiers used fast guns, they all had fire and injured them by accident. Therefore, the brothers were afraid of this thing. When they arrived on the battlefield, they thought that bows and arrows were more useful."

"Bastard" Zhang Yunlan was furious, "The court has made a law, and the emperor's will has been changed as long as you want. What kind of discipline does this become?"

The military officer scolded him so much that he didn't dare to retaliate, but his dissatisfaction was written on his face: **Mother, I am not your subordinate, can you scold him?

Hu Damáo waved his hand to ask him to retreat, and discussed with Zhang Yunlan and Zhao Wo, "Huasuhi was trapped in Lang Jia for nearly a month, only to fear that the food and bullets would be exhausted. This matter should not be delayed for a long time - if it is really captured by the French, how can I face my Qing Dynasty? Why not follow Lord Zhang and set off immediately tomorrow morning and rescue the person first."

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate?" Zhao Wo said, "The emperor's decree is made clear. If you take July 23rd as the deadline, do it in advance and will you not cause trouble?"

"I don't care about so much now." Hu Damáo glared at him and cursed in his heart: If you report the situation on the front line truthfully, how could I make a decision at the moment, take the lead in moving to the Astronomy Network, and order people to return to the provincial capital immediately, and send telegrams to Beijing, and then take action here. In short, it is the first priority not to let the governor of a country fall into the hands of the legal person."

After saying this, Zhang Yunlan punched her shoulder hard, "I'll just say that this is the man who came out of my Guangwu New Army. You have to kill him if you should. What do you think of such some or nothing?"

"Brother Zhang, the French army refuses by danger, and Brother Zhang should not be careless." Hu Damáo told him very carefully, "When Lang Jia is going to save people, you must not fight with the French army. If you want to fight them, you will have opportunities in the future and don't be in a hurry to do this moment."

"Okay, I'm not the child who led the army on the first day, so I still need you to teach me?" Zhang Yunlan stood up, "I've been running for a day and I'll be here. If you have anything to do, I'll talk about it after I bring someone to bring Lord Cen and the others back." @ws
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