Liu Yongfu had been a sailor in his early years. He was familiar with the sea and had been taught by a famous teacher. He was a leader of the peasant army. However, due to the internal contradictions of the peasant army, he entered Annan after the Qing army's encirclement and suppression failed in the uprising.
In Annan, he had also created many miracles of defeating the strong and defeating the French army. In the Battle of Hanoi, the 3,000 Black Flag Army defeated 1,800 French soldiers and won the paper bridge victory.
However, even though they had the advantage in numbers, their weapons were not on the same level. It was unprecedented for them to achieve such a huge victory.
This time, their 8,000-man army was stationed in Shanxi. The French army had come prepared, and it did not seem to be as easy as before.
In the western part of Annan, Liu Yongfu and some of his generals were inspecting their positions.
"Big brother, is there any news from the Qing army? This time, the French had sent a total of 20,000 people! It will be very difficult for us to defend!“
Huang Shouzhong said to Liu Yongfu. Although the King of Annan had already given them official titles, they were still used to calling him that.
" Governor Xu Yanxu of Guangxi sees us as rebels. Governor Huang Guilan has a certain reputation, but her courage has become much smaller in recent years. She doesn't dare to send troops to help defend. The French also saw this and attacked us first!“
Liu Yongfu shook his head helplessly.
"None of those bastards are good. Only Governor Cen Yuying of Yungui sent a few hundred guns over. The rest were all taken away by Xu Yanxu! Don't they know that it'll be hard for them to defend even if we lose?“
Liang Junxiu threw the straw in his hand onto the ground and stomped on it as if it was Xu Yanxu.
"Forget it! It was better to rely on himself! Who knew what would happen if the new army came!“
Liu Yongfu looked at the relatively calm continent in the distance and felt a little uneasy.
"Forget it! Declaring war, declaring war! I thought that our Qing Kingdom had become more capable! That way, we won't have to rebel. "In the end, all the people sent are useless. I think the new army is the same. It's fine as long as they don't come and drag us down.“
Liang Junxiu said angrily.
"The French are here!“
"Wolf Smoke! He was really French!“
"There's a warship! Motherf * cker!“
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This time, the French army went hand in hand on land and water. There were a total of three brigades. The main force of the country was one brigade, and the vassal soldiers of Annan and Algeria, as well as mercenaries from various countries, formed two mixed brigades.
The treatment they enjoyed was also different. Their weapons, equipment, and ammunition were all different.
And behind the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Gu Ba, was the most elite French native force with the most advanced weapons. There were about 7500 of them, and they were the last to make their move.
There were light cruisers sailing along the Red River, responsible for fire suppression, allowing the French cannon fodder to safely board.
"Commander! Why did we choose to gnaw at the hardest bone? Although North Tranquility has more than 20,000 Qing soldiers, their combat strength is definitely inferior to the Black Flag Army. We can destroy them first!“
Lieutenant Colonel Wilson asked from behind Gu Ba. He still had a lingering fear of Liu Yongfu's troops, who had been labeled as black devils by the French army.
"Wilson, you have to know that I can only mobilize about 50,000 troops this time. The rest will have to be stationed in various places.
The Qing army is like a bunch of trash. We can take them down at any time we want to attack. However, this black devil is our biggest problem. If we attack the Qing army first, they will join forces with other troops to attack us from behind. The consequences will be unimaginable.“
Gu Ba smiled as he looked at the young lieutenant colonel and said seriously,
"General, you are wise. If we attack Shanxi, those Qing people will not come to save us. If we attack Beining, we will have to face the Black Devils and the Qing army. However, aren't those Qing troops afraid of the Emperor's punishment?"“
Wei Erxun asked in confusion.
"You don't understand China. There's a saying here that goes,'Generals who are outside will not accept the orders of the ruler.' As long as they don't lose their territory, there will always be a way to make it up to them. Unfortunately, I'm only giving them a chance this time!“
Gu Ba shook his head and looked at the troops that had begun to log in. His arrangement was enough to deal with any situation. Even if the Qing army reacted and sent reinforcements, those useless people would not be able to break through the defense line he had set up.
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When the French navy arrived at the Shansi Fortress, the cruisers began to bombard the fortress and suppress the Black Flag garrison.
The civilian ships quickly docked, and the French soldiers began to board. Although the French soldiers who landed suffered a lot of losses. Under the threat of the French local army, the Algeria and Annan troops slowly approached the fortress and began to attack crazily, wanting to take down the first stronghold.
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