Hu Xueyan was complacent, "silk, silk, tea, these things, not allowed foreigners to have the final say, but now the silk business, do this first, the Ministry of Internal Affairs I found a good way, three weaving, Jiangning, Suzhou weaving has already had the intention, next year out of a few loads of silk made inside, let me take it out to buy for foreigners to test the water, the money earned five or five cents, when the Queen Mother Xisheng went to Europa, gave a few ordinary silk to the foreigners, I heard that it caused a sensation in Europe, someone specifically took this silk to sell tickets, For people to visit, make a fortune, if the silk is weaved, there is no need to take out the use, just make it inside, so that their tongues can be flashed, and then there will be an auction in Shanghai, the one with the highest price will get, no one will not take the bait. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"What's more, I'm also worried about the country, I naturally can't go to war on the battlefield, but let the French people make less money, this is one of the ways to serve the country." He was talking about an extremely broad prospect, and the messenger brought in a newspaper and dedicated it to Hu Xueyan, "Master, this is today's Liangguang Business Daily." ”

There has been no newspaper in Shanghai, which has to be said to be a pity, so I want to know the news of the center, read the daily newspaper in Beijing, these days, because Guangzhou is close to the front line, the news of the war in Vietnam is quite timely, people in Shanghai, have been popular to look at the two Guangzhou business newspapers, Guangzhou side of the third watch, has been the newspaper sent out by clipper, but to Shanghai, it is already the early morning of the fourth day, the news has long become old news, just talk is better than nothing, can barely see, used to understand the situation in Guangzhou, Guangdong, Vietnam. Hu Xueyan took the newspaper, spread it out and looked at it, his eyes were slightly condensed, and the smoke in the pipe in the corner of his mouth suddenly stopped emitting, "The main force of the French army has arrived at Langshan!" ”

The two sides of Lang Son Fortress are absolutely different scenery, the north side is the mountains and mountains, the jungle is dense, the lush North Vietnam Highlands, Lang Son Son Fortress is surrounded by mountains such as Kuma Mountain, Bawai Mountain and a series of highlands, the terrain is very precipitous, it looks condescendingly at the red river plain with rice fields in the south and dense water network, if you want to use troops in North Vietnam, Lang Son is the key to the place. Hold it, and the enemy can be blocked in the mountains of northern Vietnam; Take it, and then take the river and take Hanoi. Since ancient times, the Central Plains Dynasty took Jiaozhi in the south, and here is the place where it must pass, and then it can be determined. This was the case in the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and the friendly wars in the future.

The French forward, the dead Nigri, in the eyes of the French commander, is definitely a hateful thing that can be pulled out and shot again and is difficult to solve, this stupid thing, because his resistance is insufficient, causing the soldiers of the Cui army to mix into the French forward soldiers who fled in the rout, taking advantage of the night to enter the unstable Lang Son City, overnight, Lang Son City changed hands again, fell back into the hands of the Chinese, I don't know what's going on, there are many Vietnamese locals who led the way in Lang Son City, With the Cui army to attack the French garrison, but also set fire to create chaos in the city, in the night the French army was caught off guard, can only organize the team and withdraw from Langshan, the loss of soldiers is not much, the artillery of the rear army did not put into Langshan, just lost a little ammunition, but this breath is unbearable, thousands of defenses, still did not prevent the Chinese conspiracy! Miller's resentment in his heart can be imagined, especially when he knows about the changes in the country, before the reinforcements from North Africa have arrived in Malacca, the cabinet in Paris has been resigned by a vote of no confidence in the parliament because of the fiasco of Zhennanguan! Mi Le was on the front line, and he believed that even if there was an order to transfer or dismiss, it would not happen immediately, but he could imagine how many people hated to send him, the initiator, to hell.

Thinking of this, Miller shuddered, the politicians' methods of making people bad, needless to say, it is very clear that he must not go to dry and hot North Africa to eat sand like the unlucky ambassador to the Qing Dynasty, if he wants to choose, he would rather stay in the humid but not short of water Vietnam. His Excellency Prime Minister Jouferi said that he would fall, and then he would have to make amends and win another great victory to preserve his future before the Privy Council and the War Office issued a punishment for him.

The Chinese have occupied this city of shame for three days, many of the remnants of the Chinese army scattered in the northern area have been defeated, and they have dared to come to Langshan City one after another, and the French commander Miller did not try to stop it at all, the first one they all detoured into the mountains and forests, entered Langshan City from the north, and could not intercept, and there is another reason, that is, Miller is fed up with the sneak attacks and rogue tactics of the Chinese, and he is ready to have a regular decisive battle with the Chinese here, then the more Chinese who come to send the dead, the better, The more you are able to let your anger go to bed.

Thinking of this, Miller made a firm face and told his adjutant, "I need to count all the soldiers who are combat-ready, as well as our logistical support, weapons, equipment, arms and ammunition. Right now!"

The data came up at once, not including the servants, there were 8,943 soldiers recruited by the French from North Africa and the French mainland, plus about 3,000 Vietnamese Saigon servants, a total of about 13,000 people here, and about 5,600 soldiers stationed in the area from Thang Long Province to Haiphong Port, which was the passage to ensure the supply line, so these people were left, so 13,000 people were enough to deal with the battle of Lang Son.

Miller's calm arrangement tactics, within three days, the Chinese have never left Langshan City, they seem to have made up their minds, it is a little dangerous to hold this terrain, but the city is broken and small, he does not intervene at all, any flesh and blood, under the attack of artillery, has no effect at all, Langshan City has been taken once, and then it must be, and it will inevitably return to the hands of France.

"Your Excellency," the generals withdrew one after another, his adjutant very cautious, and privately expressed his opinion, "Wouldn't it be too hasty for us to start a decisive battle like this?" You know, the North African fleet is already on its way with our reinforcements, and if we want to fight a more secure war, I personally suggest that if they come here and have a better advantage in terms of troops, we will have a better chance of defeating the Chinese - of course, I don't mean that there is no chance of victory now! ”

"We're too late," Miller shook his head, "intelligence says that the regular army of the Chinese is about to reach the border with Vietnam, don't despise those German-trained troops!" We must get ahead of them and occupy the stronghold of Lang Son! (To be continued.) )