Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 334: Promotion on the Front Line (Part )
Fan Dingchun glanced at the steel knife in his hand, then raised his head and looked towards the direction of Hanoi City.

He clenched the steel knife in his hand, quickly prepared himself mentally, and then shouted loudly.

"Kill!"

"Take down Hanoi and the Tang Dynasty will win!"

His voice was very loud, and the moment the voice rang out, many people looked over at him.

After shouting, Fan Dingchun and several of his comrades lifted a ladder and led the charge towards Hanoi City.

Led by Fan Dingchun, the soldiers of the advance camp rushed towards Hanoi City like a tide.

"Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Attack Hanoi and become a Tang person!"

"..."

At the Tang army position behind the soldiers of the advance camp, Liu Yongfu put down the telescope in his hand.

Said to the soldiers around him.

"Remember the man who just led the charge. If he can come back alive later, promote him to be the centurion of the advance battalion."

"It just so happens that the advance camp needs a group of Vietnamese officers to assist in management."

The advance camp was mainly composed of Vietnamese prisoners of war, and its composition was quite complex.

In order to maintain stability, it is not enough to just send Tang army soldiers to manage the place, but also necessary to select a group of people from the prisoners of war to assist in management.

This is done to provide a promotion channel for the Vietnamese soldiers in the advance camp so that they will not cause trouble and can work harder for the Tang Dynasty.

As for who should be selected to be military officers?
Of course, we will choose whoever performs better and is more loyal to the Tang Dynasty!
Fan Dingchun was luckier, as his voice just now caught Liu Yongfu's eye.

This means that as long as he can survive the next siege, he will definitely be promoted.

Fireline promotion!

Promoting a prisoner of war to assist one's own officers in managing prisoners of war does not even need to be reported to the General Staff.

Liu Yongfu can decide it himself!
……

Fan Dingchun, who didn't know that his fate had quietly changed, continued to rush forward.

Behind him were the surging soldiers of the advance camp.

boom! Boom boom!

The sound of shelling sounded.

The Tang army's artillery fired this time to cover the advance battalion's siege of the city.

Although the advance battalion was cannon fodder, the Tang army would not do things too directly. As long as they went to attack the city, there would certainly be no shortage of necessary firepower cover.

Although the density of firepower cover was not as high as that of the Tang army's own siege, it was definitely there.

Several clouds of smoke rose from the Tang army's artillery positions, and shells whizzed towards the top of Hanoi City.

With a bang, a cannonball hit the city wall.

In an instant, flames swept across and explosions occurred.

A large hole was blown out on the rammed earth wall of Hanoi, and sand and dust spread at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The remaining shells all fell in the city of Hanoi. Amid the explosions, several houses were reduced to ruins.

The moment the cannon sounded, Fan Dingchun felt as if he had received a shot of adrenaline and felt as if his whole body was burning.

"kill!"

"Kill!"

"Long live the Tang Dynasty!"

Amid shouts and screams, they charged forward.

boom! Boom boom!

A few puffs of smoke rose from the top of the city wall, and artillery shells whizzed towards the advancing advance camp.

Several shells blasted into the crowd, leaving behind a pile of broken limbs and arms.

Blood and flesh flying everywhere!
The killing effect of solid shells on dense arrays is quite amazing.

After a few artillery fire, the charge momentum of the Tang army's advance camp obviously slowed down.

"quick!"

"Keep reloading and firing!"

"Target those Vietnamese traitors outside the city who have betrayed their ancestors, and beat them hard!"

Henan Governor Lin Weijia walked on the city wall and shouted at the gunners to reload.

He had already discovered that the troops coming to attack the city were not the Tang army, but the Yue army.

Because the uniforms worn by the enemy troops outside the city were actually the Vietnamese army's own uniforms, not the uniform gray-black uniforms of the Tang army.

The only difference between the enemy troops outside the city and the Vietnamese troops defending the city was that the advance battalion outside the city tied a piece of white cloth on their arms to distinguish themselves.

In other aspects, they are exactly the same!
This is not surprising, after all, they were all Vietnamese soldiers an hour ago...

The Vietnamese gunners were busy loading the guns.

Clean the barrel, pour in gunpowder, insert the shell, and then adjust the muzzle angle according to the instructions of the Western instructor.

Although those Western instructors were already roaring loudly and even operating the guns themselves, this could not change the fact that the Vietnamese gunners were poorly trained and had clumsy movements.

The speed of reloading and aiming cannot be fast enough!

With a loud bang, an explosive bomb fired by the Tang army's artillery landed not far from a city defense cannon.

Seeing this scene, the Western instructor felt a pain in his heart.

"Oh, shit, God..."

But before he could finish his words, he was engulfed by the rapidly spreading shock wave.

In the blink of an eye, the entire battery was destroyed.

The flames produced by the explosion of gunpowder directly covered an area of ​​dozens of meters in radius.

Lin Weijia, who was patrolling on the top of the city wall, was knocked to the ground by the sudden shock wave. His head hit the city wall, leaving a big gash and blood gushing out.

There was still a buzzing sound in Lin Weijia's ears, his eyes were darkening, and his legs and feet were weak.

If it weren't for the personal soldiers and generals around him who supported him, Lin Weijia would have almost collapsed to the ground.

However, Lin Weijia was not intimidated by the Tang army's artillery fire. With blood all over his face, he continued to shout loudly.

"Fire!"

"The city defense artillery keeps firing!"

"Musketeers, reload quickly and get ready to fire!"

boom! Boom boom!

The cannons on the top of Hanoi City started firing again. Several shells whizzed into the crowd of the advance camp.

However, the Tang army's charge continued.

This was because those soldiers from the advance camp who attempted to turn around and flee were shot dead by the Tang army's supervisory team before they could take a few steps.

The order to withdraw has not been given, let alone the artillery fire ahead, even if there are knives coming, we cannot retreat even a single step.

The Tang army has always had strict military discipline, and the supervision team will show no mercy when facing the real Tang army, not to mention that now they are just supervising a group of prisoners of war.

I won't feel guilty even if I kill them all!
Finally, the advance battalion rushed to the outskirts of Hanoi despite the gunfire of the Vietnamese troops defending the city.

With a clang, the ladder was placed on the city wall.

Fan Dingchun gritted his teeth, held up a shield and a steel knife in his mouth, and climbed up the ladder.

But before he had climbed a few steps, he saw a row of black gun muzzles extending from the top of the city wall, aiming at the people below and pulling the trigger.

Snapped! Bang bang!

The crisp sound of gunfire rang out.

The soldiers of the advance camp who gathered under the city had blood bursting out of their bodies, and they fell to the ground, covering their wounds.

Fan Dingchun was lucky and was not shot.

However, before he could continue climbing, he felt a darkness in front of his eyes, and a rolling log covered with iron spikes was thrown down from the top of the city wall.

Fan Dingchun subconsciously used his shield to block it, but he was still knocked off the ladder and fell to the ground with a thud.

The fall made his mind go into a mess.

While his consciousness was blurred, Fan Dingchun heard a shrill sound of a bugle behind him.

Immediately, he felt himself being lifted up, and then he completely lost consciousness.

When he woke up again, he was already lying in a tent.

I opened my eyes and saw the white tent roof in front of me.

The tent was filled with a pungent smell of alcohol, and his head was throbbing with pain.

Seeing Fan Dingchun waking up, a Tang army officer beside him said with a smile.

"Awake? Fan Dingchun, right?"

"Can you speak Chinese?"

Fan Dingchun calmed himself down, nodded subconsciously, and spoke haltingly.

"I know... I know a little bit!"

"I live... on the border. I used to do business in the Qing Dynasty. I have to speak Chinese."

Although Fan Dingchun's Chinese has a distinct accent, it is still understandable.

The Tang army officer patted him on the shoulder and said.

"The Qing Dynasty is about to fall, and now it is the Tang Dynasty."

"Remember this and don't say the wrong thing next time."

After saying that, the Tang army officer continued.

"Oh, I have good news for you."

"Since you, Fan Dingchun, performed bravely in today's battle and were the first to climb the mountain, the brigade commander was very pleased and promoted you to centurion of the advance battalion, commanding a hundred soldiers of the advance battalion."

"From today on, you are the centurion!"

When Fan Dingchun heard this, he was stunned where he stood.

There was only one thought in my mind: I got promoted. I actually got promoted!!

You know, he had been in the Vietnamese army for several years, but he was still just a private.

But now?

It’s only been a short time since he defected to the Tang Dynasty, and he’s already become an official!

Still a centurion!
This is really incredible!
After taking several deep breaths, Fan Dingchun finally reacted and spoke hurriedly.

"Thank you for your reward, my humble servant, thank you for your reward."

"From now on, I will follow the orders of the commander-in-chief and go through fire and water for the Tang Dynasty and the commander-in-chief."

"If I can't do it, let me go to hell after I die, and I won't have a good death!"

The Tang army officer who came to deliver the message just smiled and said.

"Have a good rest!"

"There will be times in the future when you can be of use to me."

After saying this, the Tang army officer left the wounded soldiers' camp, leaving Fan Dingchun alone, excited.

Although generally speaking, the Tang army would not waste limited medical resources on cannon fodder in the advance camp.

But Fan Dingchun, as the cannon fodder that Liu Yongfu personally instructed to be promoted, is naturally different from ordinary cannon fodder.

Under the current premise that medical resources are not tight, it is natural to help him treat his injuries.

……

Hanoi City, inside the government office!
Lin Weijia, the governor of Vietnam's Ha Ninh, with his head wrapped in bloody gauze, was at this time writing an urgent report asking for help from the court.

[I, the Governor of Hening, Lin Weijia, risked my life to report: The northern troops are coming across the sea, their force is very urgent, their front is very sharp, our army is no match for them, Shouyu, Taiping, Nam Dinh, Xing'an and other important towns have fallen one after another, and the northern troops have reached Henei.]

[In the whole city of Hanoi, there are no more than 10,000 soldiers and no more than 100 generals. The army is in turmoil and the war is going on. It is difficult for the guilty officials to maintain the war.]

[I hope the emperor and the court will send reinforcements to Hanoi as soon as possible, otherwise Hanoi will be in danger, and northern Vietnam will be in danger...]

【——The guilty minister Lin Weijia bows a hundred times and reports this to me. 】

The Tang army is approaching and the war in Henei is becoming critical.

The only thing Lin Weijia can do now is to ask for help from the court, hoping that the court can send troops to support as soon as possible.

Although in today's battle, the Vietnamese army temporarily defended Hanoi.

But Lin Weijia knew that it was because the Tang army did not use all their strength to attack the city, but only sent cannon fodder to test the city defenses.

Otherwise, whether Hanoi can be defended is still an unknown.

If the Tang army really wanted to attack the city with all its strength, those who came should not be the surrendered Yue traitors, but the Tang army's main force.

Just as Lin Weijia was worried, someone knocked on his study door.

Soon, the voice of Hening Governor Pan Qingjian was heard outside the door.

"Governor, I have something important to report..."

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