The Black Flag Army outside the city had all retreated into the city. After arranging the guards, Liu Yongfu instructed everyone to seize the time to rest. Tomorrow was bound to be a fierce battle.
The next day, the French army only began to attack at four o'clock in the afternoon. It seemed that they had suffered a lot yesterday.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!
The cannons of the French army and the cannons of the cruisers kept firing at the walls of the West Mountain.
The city wall was already riddled with holes and finally collapsed at five o'clock. The Black Flag Army relied on the houses in the city and resisted with sandbags.
Using his familiarity with the terrain, he kept shooting at them. He even suddenly jumped out and slashed a few times before disappearing inexplicably.
"Are these people really monkeys? The army was a loach! Their shadows could be seen everywhere!“
Colonel Willis of the French Army looked at the fallen soldiers beside him with a headache.
"Colonel, we can't go on like this. The losses are too great!“
His adjutant said with heartache. This was a real French army. Now, a battalion had only advanced 300 meters, and more than 200 people had already died.
Even if they won, the parliament would not be able to bear the consequences under the pressure of the people.
"Stop advancing! Defend on the spot!“
"Tell the commander about the situation here and bring the artillery up! Let's see how they hide after we flatten this place!“
Willis thought for a moment and gave the order to stop advancing. He had to be alive to enjoy the credit.
"Yes! Colonel!“
The adjutant immediately ran back…
In fact, they didn't need to say anything to realize the situation here. All the heavy firepower that was convenient for movement had been transferred to the front line.
The Hackzaks machine guns, three-inch cannons, and four-inch cannons began to roar. Large areas of buildings were set ablaze, and many of the Shinozaki-kun who were hiding were either killed by the flames or harvested by the shrapnel.
"Inform everyone to retreat! He would rush out when the sky turned dark!“
Liu Yongfu saw that the French army was slowly taking over Xishan City, and he shook his head and gave up completely.
"Damn the Qing army! The French army has been dragged into this state by us. At least half of them would stay!“
Huang Shouzhong cursed angrily.
"Forget it! This time, the French were different from the past. They definitely had a backup plan!“
Liu Yongfu sighed. He now had a new opinion of the French commander, but if the Qing army came to help, at least Shanxi would not fall.
Under the strong push of the French army.
The Black Flag Army relied on the buildings in the city to resist tenaciously. Fortunately, because the French attacked relatively late, the sky quickly darkened and the battle lasted until night.
The Black Flag Army retreated from Shanxi under the cover of the night. Shanxi fell, and Beining was completely isolated.
three days later
The French army began to move. They mobilized 30,000 soldiers and gathered near the Red River. Their goal was obvious. It was the important town of Beining that the Qing army was guarding.
From Gu Ba's point of view, Bei Ning's defense seemed to be tight, but they only focused on the inevitable defense and neglected the rear. Moreover, he despised the combat strength of the Qing army and did not use all the troops at hand.
After a simple reorganization of the new colony troops from Guangdong and Jiangsu, her husband crossed the Red River that night and headed for Beining along the main road.
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"Lord Governor! This time, the French actually came directly from the front! I'll teach them a lesson this time!“
Huang Guilan said to Xu Yanxu as she laughed.
"We only need to drive away the French. Don't take the initiative to attack. If the French suffer a big loss, they will definitely send more troops!" It would be troublesome after that!“
Zhao Wo saw Huang Guilan's smug look and was afraid that he would go out and fight with the French, so he quickly dissuaded him.
"Guilan! We naturally know how heroic you are, but we have already done a great service by guarding North Tranquility. Don't cause any more trouble!“
Xu Yanxu laughed, but in his heart, he cursed this boorish man for not knowing how to appreciate favors.
"I understand!"
Huang Guilan said nonchalantly. She then ordered the rear and left and right wings to move to the two sides of the road.
At the same time, it strengthened the defense of North Tranquility City.
That night, Xu Yanxu sneaked away after returning to Guangxi to supervise the military affairs. Zhao Wo originally wanted to leave, but as the commander of the Right Army, he would be charged with desertion if he left. In the end, he still stayed.
In the direction of the Xin River, the Qing army and the French army launched a fierce battle. The French army had strong firepower, but the Qing army relied on the terrain advantage, and the front line was always in a state of anxiety.
At this moment, Gu Ba did not continue to increase his troops. He had placed Brigadier General Boriya in a frontal attack to attract the attention of the North Tranquility garrison. He led 10,000 French troops to the north by boat and took a detour around the rear of the Qing army, preparing to seize the high point of the back mountain of Beining.
Two days later, the French army suddenly appeared in Surging Ball!
The soldiers guarding the mountain resisted tenaciously, but they were unable to stop the huge number of French troops. Two hours later, the Surging Ball was lost and the fort was occupied.
The artillery shells rained down on North Tranquil City. The officials of South Tranquil City were the first to open the city gates and escape.
Huang Guilan, who was outside the city, saw that the situation was hopeless and knew that she couldn't escape the blame. She drew her sword and committed suicide. The commander gave up on commanding and led his troops to escape. The Gui Army instantly scattered.
Once North Tranquility was lost, the entire southwest border was exposed to the French army…
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