My Italian

Zhennan Pass was built very early. More than 2,000 years ago, the Han Dynasty set up a pass here. It was initially named "Yongji Pass", and later renamed "Jieshou Pass" and "Danan Pass".

In the first year of Ming Hongwu (1368), it was rebuilt into a two-story gatehouse in order to consolidate southern Xinjiang. It was later renamed Zhennanguan. In the following time, Zhennan Pass has always been the most important pass in Vietnam and Guangxi.

But now there is only a pile of broken walls left in Zhennan Pass, because the French occupied the place and burned the pass. Now the Qing army is stationed in the pass in front of the pass, and its commander is the veteran Feng Zicai.

As for this person's experience, there is no need to say much. He was born in heaven and earth and would be engaged in anti-Qing Dynasty. He was subsequently ordered to be ordered and participated in the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion. Later, he was promoted to the prefect of Guangxi and suppressed various anti-Qing movements. Only two years ago, I returned to my hometown, ready to spend the rest of my life in peace.

Later, because Zeng Guoquan was transferred to Liangjiang (because Zuo Zongtang rushed to serve as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang), Zhang Shusheng, who was temporarily acting as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, invited the veteran to come out again. Although Zhang Zhidong later took over as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he still trusted him.

But speaking of it, Feng Zicai and his troops were stationed in the area of ​​Zhennanguan, and he was a little helpless. Because he had a lot of disputes with Pan Dingxin, the governor of Guangxi, mainly because the governor of Guangxi had different ideas from him.

This Master Pan kept insisting that all the ministries should not go into battle at will, and regarded the French army as the army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and wanted to set up a strong fortress to fight the deadly battle.

However, Feng Zicai believes that today is different from the past, the French are much more powerful than those rebels, and such a style of play can't work at all.

Therefore, the two had a dispute, and Pan Dingxin was a civil official and a provincial governor. Feng Zicai was originally just a provincial admiral, but now he is a veteran who has come out of the mountain again. Therefore, the relationship between the rest of the ministries can be imagined.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhidong, the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, trusted him. No, half of the newly arrived Italian firearms were shipped to him.

"General Feng, there are a thousand Italian quick guns, eight quick cannons, six electric cannons, a thousand cannonballs, and 400,000 rounds of various bullets. This is the list, please click."

The officer in charge of escorting reported to Feng Zicai the weapons shipped from Guangzhou and presented a list.

"Thanks to my brother for bringing the weapons, and the children feel a lot more at ease."

Because Feng Zicai was born in the Heaven and Earth Society, some habits have not changed until now, such as calling his soldiers Erlang.

However, this was not the main reason for Feng Zicai to talk to him. I saw that he pulled the official and glanced at Cosenz and the others who were dressed in similar clothes as him, but looked wrong.

"Brother, why are you bringing foreigners here?"

Facing Feng Zicai's question, the official showed an inscrutable smile. "This is the same Italian as on the second ship Zhijing. This is to help us."

"But I look awkward."

Old General Feng was obviously a little uncomfortable with the presence of Italians in his barracks.

"Old General, these people are specially transferred by the Taiwanese Master. If nothing else, do you know how to use the electric cannon? And these people can help you when using the fast cannon."

The official's words made Feng Zicai feel much better. But he thought of a question and quickly asked. "How do you say they are under my command?"

The official said after thinking about it. "Forget it, but they are mainly responsible for operating the electric cannons. In addition, the master of the station has issued a strict order, prohibiting them from being used as infantry."

Obviously, Governor Zhang is also afraid that some people will use these foreign soldiers as consumables.

"Don't worry, how dare I, Lao Feng, go against the orders of the Taiwanese lord."

After sending the official from Guangzhou, Feng Zicai recruited his eldest son.

"Renqing, arrange these foreign soldiers so that no one will notice."

Obviously, Feng Zicai is also a person who understands the military and intends to conceal the fact that he has obtained a batch of ordnance.

"Father, leave this to me."

Then Feng Xiangrong, the eldest son, rushed over with several personal soldiers.

"Everyone, please come with me."

Feng Xiangrong didn't know what to call him, so he simply called out a more Jianghu-like name. Of course, Cosenz and others would definitely not understand these words, let alone Feng Xiangrong with a strong Guangxi accent.

But it doesn't matter. Isn't there an interpreter? This made Cosenz and the others follow Feng Xiangrong's footsteps to be taken to a separate barracks area. During this period, Feng Xiangrong basically gave them the best treatment in the barracks.

After settling these Italians, Feng Xiangrong returned to his father.

"Father, the foreign soldiers have been arranged properly."

Facing his son's report, Feng Zicai withdrew his gaze towards the map. "Understood, Renqing."

"Father is still worried about the French?"

Feng Xiangrong saw that Feng Zicai was still looking at the map, and he knew his father Mo Ruzi, and immediately guessed what his father was thinking.

"How can you not worry about that?"

Facing his son, Feng Zicai did not hesitate to express his thoughts. "At present, the legal person has 3,000 troops in Lang Son and Wen Yuan, of which there are 2,000 French soldiers and 1,000 Vietnamese auxiliary soldiers. On the other hand, we have no more than 5,000 soldiers in Zhennan Pass. Less than half of them use guns. Although we have geography, we have a huge disparity in strength, and there is no chance of winning if we don’t take risks.”

Taking risks with soldiers means taking risks, and taking risks is not a good way to take risks.

Feng Zicai has been fighting for so many years, how could he not know the risks involved. Although there are guns sent by the system, they are still not as sharp as the guns of the legal person, so head-to-head is not within his consideration.

But now he has an idea, he is going to use the aggressive method to induce the legal person to attack, so he is ready to touch the bottom of the legal person himself.

"Renqing, you go and call the second child, I have an idea."

"Okay, father."

"Remember to keep quiet about this."

"Please rest assured, father, I am not a three-year-old Mengtong~www.NovelMTL.com~ know the importance."

For the next two days, Feng Zicai did not move, but the 500 soldiers he brought from his hometown quietly prepared torches, kerosene and other objects that travel at night.

On the third day, after talking with General Feng Lao and his deputy Wang Xiaoqi, he secretly led his two sons and 500 hometown soldiers to Wenyuan. Taking advantage of the night, Feng Zicai, led by the local Li people, came to the French camp.

Then, under his command, 500 disciples attacked the French camp and shot and killed 32 Vietnamese servants and three French soldiers. He also set fire to the camp, burning down thirty-one camp tents. The sudden attack of the Qing army made Nigri, the commander of the French army, the second brigade commander of the Beiqi Expedition, extremely angry.

Then he decided to teach the Qing army a profound lesson. For this reason, he reported to his superior, Colonel Boliye, and asked the colonel to allow him to sweep the Qing army in the area of ​​Zhennanguan.

Due to the lame performance of the Qing army before, Colonel Pori also agreed to his request and sent a battalion to support Nigri in order to be safe.

Nigri, who was supported, collected supplies and waited for an ammunition supply before he brought 2,000 French soldiers and 1,000 Vietnamese servants to Zhennanguan.