Judging from the territory map of the Qing Dynasty at that time, the best way to enter the Qing Dynasty from Vietnam is the Red River, and to enter the Red River, you must pass through the Beiqi passage in the north. Li Ningyu was fortified in such a geographical location. Although it took three days
The time was long or short. Originally, Li Ningyu thought that after the Black Flag Army Liu Yongfu failed in the battle, he would immediately retreat towards his garrison, but after Li Ningyu waited a few days, he came first.
The person who came to him was not Liu Yongfu, but the French army who came all the way from Vietnam.
However, the number of French troops in front of him was really small. There were about 300 people in two squads. There were no mountain cannons, only rifles. Looking at the two vanguard squads that seemed to be just marching side by side, Li Ningyu immediately whispered to the iron soldiers beside him:
"Give a coded signal. Once the French army enters the predetermined location, they will immediately start attacking. The first, second, and third platoons will be responsible for blocking and attracting enemy firepower. The fourth, fifth, and sixth platoons will launch hand-to-hand ground attacks 5 minutes after the attack!".
"Yes!" After listening to Li Ningyu's order, the iron soldiers immediately lurked towards the grass behind them. Then a faint trace of red smoke floated over a valley in the Beiqi Passage. After seeing such a signal,
, the camp soldiers who had been ambushing in the Beiqi Valley for a long time began to prepare for battle.
In 1886, France took the lead in using smokeless propellant as rifle propellant in the 1886 rifle. Smokeless propellant greatly increased the muzzle velocity and effective range of the rifle warhead. Countries around the world are flocking to smokeless propellant technology, and Germany also needs it as soon as possible.
After replacing the smokeless propellant rifle, a military committee passed a military committee in 1888 to combine the smokeless propellant and Mannlicher magazine with the advanced technologies of rifles from other countries, thus giving birth to the well-known 1888
Type "Commission Rifle".
The current French army still uses older rifles, but their bullet capacity is 5 rounds, and Li Ningyu's battalions still use single-shot rifles. Fortunately, this battle has several advantages. First: favorable terrain
, shooting from a high position; second: double-echelon attack formation, outflanking front and rear; third: a group of soldiers with high morale, like wolves and tigers; fourth: absolutely overwhelming in numbers.
At this time, after Li Ningyu finished giving the order, Zhang Jun, who was also behind the rock, interrupted and said: "Master, please let me join the battle later. This is a fight against foreign soldiers. Master, you have to let me kill them."
A few foreign heads, young master...".
But when Zhang Jun kept trying to persuade Li Ningyu, Li Ningyu cursed in a low voice: "Get out of here, don't do this! I told you before you said you wanted to stay, you will do other things in the future.
, there’s no point in being anxious now!”.
After hearing what Li Ningyu said, Zhang Jun immediately retracted, and then just took out his rifle and attacked from a distance. Seeing Zhang Jun being scolded by him, Li Ningyu smiled in his heart and thought: "This
This guy is already a sniper material, why should I let you waste it in vain? Use your gun properly at a high place!"
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound in the distance. Although the sound was not very loud, it seemed that someone just stepped on a stone, but such a sound was enough to make the French army stop, and at this time I was also startled.
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"Who is it?" After hearing the sound, the French soldiers in the front row immediately shouted in French. At this time, all the soldiers in the ambush at the heights had loaded their rifles and bullets, and seemed to be ready to fight at any time.
After the French troops shouted and fired a few random shots, the commander of their team seemed to have some kind of answer, and then they were about to start retreating towards the original route. Seeing this situation, I felt nervous.
I mentioned it, but having learned three languages in the military school, I still knew from the echoes in the valley that the French military was only temporarily retreating, not really retreating.
When the French army slowly retreated, Li Ningyu immediately called the iron soldiers and said: "The French are just retreating temporarily and will come again later. Let everyone wait!".
"What? The young master won't fight?" Upon hearing Li Ningyu's words, Tie Bing immediately asked, but then Li Ningyu glared at him and said: "Execute the order!".
"Yes!" He still obeyed Li Ningyu's order 100%, and then another cloud of green gas appeared in the valley.
The duck they got seemed to be about to fly away. The soldiers who were originally ambushing on both sides couldn't hold it any longer, but they were all suppressed by the eyes of their platoon leader and squad leader, and the next soldier who provoked the French army retreated.
, being crowded around by his comrades on the side, he almost wanted to commit suicide.
This group of French soldiers did not leave too far, but retreated 500 meters. Then they began to set up pots to cook. Because Li Ningyu was located high in the valley, the sun began to set gradually, and groups of bonfires appeared.
The tempting aroma came, and at this time, the camp soldiers hiding in the nearby grass were very hungry.
The soldiers who seemed not to care at all about what was happening in front of them were all lying on the ground obediently, not daring to move, because their squad leader had just told them that the French army would be coming soon.
After cleaning them up, eat the canned food directly.
About an hour later, the French soldiers finished their dinner, and then they turned the bonfire into a torch, and they became a living target, because in the originally dark night, the light was the target for shooting.
The 300 French troops still seemed a little uneasy. Slowly, they began to approach. At this time, everyone's nerves were tense. Then, 100 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters, and 10 meters later, the 300 French troops completely entered the ambush site.
, suddenly heard a loud noise.
The one who made the sound at this time was Li Ningyu. After Li Ningyu shouted: "Fight me!", the sound of rifle shooting was heard one after another, and then the first battle between Li Ningyu and the battalion to stop the French army began.
here we go.
Although the number of people on both sides of this battle was not too large, the scene was very fierce and spectacular. Bullets from both the enemy and ours were flying randomly for a while, but the French army was obviously shooting indiscriminately without any target.
The French army also fired indiscriminately. After a shooting that lasted for 20 minutes, many small trees in the valley were cut off and leaves and bark were scattered everywhere.
At first, the French army seemed unable to see clearly our specific position, but they soon realized and immediately began to identify the direction of the gunfire and fire back.
However, it was already too late at this time, because the hand-to-hand combat team composed of 240 battalion soldiers began to attack, and the side occupying the commanding heights also began an all-out attack, firing from both directions at the front and rear of the French army at the same time, forming a pincer attack
The situation was such that the French army was in chaos.
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