Master Yuan, start!

The yellow smoke that exploded provided a clear coordinate location for subsequent artillery bombardments, allowing shells to pour down here continuously.

Seeing that the soldiers defending the city could not raise their heads under the bombardment of artillery, hundreds of French soldiers took advantage of this opportunity and continued to approach Zhennan Pass under the cover of their own artillery.

After seeing this scene, Chen Guangyuan understood for the first time what real artillery and a real artillery battle were.

In comparison, the artillery tactics used by the National Revolutionary Army seemed to be a generation behind.

"This, this, why is it different from what the German instructors said? They didn't teach us this!"

Chen Guangyuan didn't understand why the French army, which was described as vulnerable by the German instructors, was now so fierce.

In fact, by the late 19th century, the way armies fought was evolving.

The instructor Chen Guangyuan mentioned was a German instructor during the training at Xiaozhan, a Prussian veteran who participated in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871.

It is true that Prussia defeated the French back then, but 20 years later, the fighting style in this German instructor's mind was already behind the times.

Seeing the French soldiers getting closer and closer, Chen Guangyuan knew very well that if they launched a charge within a hundred steps of him, it would be troublesome!

Just when Chen Guangyuan was hesitating whether to organize manpower and launch a counterattack.

He suddenly saw Liu Yongfu and his soldiers carrying two strange-looking guns to the top of the parapet.

Amid the "da da da" sound of gunfire, the French soldiers were forced to hide behind cover by the dense firepower and dared not move forward!

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"That is..." Chen Guangyuan looked at it carefully and rubbed his eyes before he was sure what it was.

"Green Rapid Cannon!"

The Gatling Gun was the first machine gun that the Chinese came into contact with, much earlier than the Maxim machine gun that Yuan Shikai purchased in Korea.

The word "Green" actually refers to Gatling, which is the Gatling machine gun that was born during the American Civil War.

Li Hongzhang purchased 1874 of these guns from the United States as early as 50. Later, when he was the governor of Lingnan, he ordered the Lingnan Machinery Bureau to copy 16 of them and distribute them to important towns and cities.

Qinzhou City was divided into two parts.

However, the Huai Army had no intention of using this thing when defending the city. It was finally discovered in the warehouse by the Black Flag Independent Brigade and brought to Zhennan Pass.

Compared with the simpler-to-operate Maxim machine gun, the Gatling gun has strong firepower, but its operation is too complicated.

Unlike the improved Gatling machine gun of later generations, the current Gatling gun is still an old-fashioned hand-cranked machine gun.

The so-called "hand-cranked machine gun" is like the hand-cranked window of an old car.

A machine gunner is required to grab the handle behind the barrel and turn it hard. The main shaft drives the barrel, bolt and other parts to rotate with the barrel. Bullets fall from the loader one by one into the extraction slot, eventually striking the primer and firing the bullet.

If the shooter were to complete this series of actions, it would be impossible to aim effectively.

So in addition to this, the Green Cannon also requires another person to calibrate the shooting angle.

Add to that the two external assisting loaders, and one machine gun requires 4-5 people to serve, which is extremely troublesome.

Therefore, after the invention of single-barreled machine guns represented by the Maxim machine gun, the Gatling gun was gradually eliminated.

However, although the Gatling gun is much inferior to the Maxim gun, it can still fire 350 bullets per minute. The 7.62mm caliber bullets are extremely powerful. As long as they hit the limbs, people will immediately lose their combat capability.

However, it is obvious that the Black Flag Independent Brigade is unlikely to use this type of firearm.

After the initial fire suppression, the French soldiers quickly reacted.

They crawled on the ground, letting the bullets whizz past them, and when the Green cannons on the city wall were reloaded, they took advantage of the time and advanced quickly.

After firing thousands of bullets, only three French soldiers were hit!

"Brigade Commander Liu, you can't fight like this!!!"

Seeing this, Chen Guangyuan rushed forward and told them that machine guns had to fire at multiple angles to maximize damage, and that they couldn't keep firing indiscriminately, otherwise the bullets would be used up quickly.

"These two Gatling guns can't be placed together. They need to be spread out to create crossfire!"

"Don't keep firing. Assist the gunner with the telescope. Only shoot when someone shows up. Don't waste bullets!"

Under guidance, the Green Cannon finally played a correct suppressive role instead of just suppressing the enemy temporarily.

Seeing that the firepower in Zhennan Pass seemed to be sufficient, after several tentative charges, the French left behind dozens of corpses and slowly retreated down the mountain.

As night fell, Chen Guangyuan slumped on the wall, looking at the afterglow of the setting sun in the west, a wry smile on his face.

There are still at least 5 days until the reinforcements arrive. Can we hold on during these 5 days?

Chapter 429 Vietnamese Socialist Revolutionary Party

The fighting in front of Zhennan Pass was fierce, and at the same time, the land of Vietnam was in turmoil.

The Emperor of Da Nan fled!

The French envoy in Guangzhou declared war!

Fierce battle between China and France at Zhennan Pass!

Starting from the "disappearance" of Emperor Thanh Thai, the previously stagnant anti-French situation in Vietnam gradually began to ripple.

Various long-dormant anti-French forces in Vietnam gradually began to come to the fore, and the trend of reform, centered in Hue, began to spread to the north and south of Vietnam.

One underground newspaper and propaganda leaflet after another caused countless waves among the people. As if they saw hope, a large number of people with lofty ideals who had been working hard for the restoration of Vietnam rushed to Guangzhou to seek help from the new Celestial Empire.

After the news of the fierce battle at Zhennan Pass spread, many passionate Vietnamese youths left their books and ran to Tonkin, Vietnam, wanting to join the National Revolutionary Army just to overthrow the French who were oppressing them.

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Amidst this fanatical atmosphere throughout Vietnam, Nguyen Sinh Huy finished his teaching task for the day in a school in Nantan County, Yingshan Prefecture, Vy An Province in northern Vietnam.

"Today is the last day of lectures. The teaching is over. You don't need to come again tomorrow.

When you return home, you can ask your parents to find someone else to teach you."

After saying this, Ruan Shenghui left the school and hurried home without waiting for the students to stop him.

Today, a close friend whom he hadn't seen for many years came to visit him. Ruan Shenghui felt indescribable excitement and wanted to meet this close friend as soon as possible.

More than ten years ago, after the signing of the Second Treaty of Hue, Vietnam officially became a French colony.

Nguyen Shenghui was still a young Confucian scholar at that time. After seeing the country fall, he responded to the call initiated by Emperor Xianyi and rose up in resistance.

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He joined the student army of his classmate and fellow townsman Phan Boi Chau and participated in the vigorous "Loyalty Movement" that set off a vigorous movement in Vietnam.

However, Emperor Hamyi was later arrested and several leaders of the uprising were captured and killed one after another. The movement to support the king fell into a low ebb. In addition, Phan Boi Chau's whereabouts were unknown, which made him somewhat disheartened.

In the end, he had no choice but to face reality and choose to live in seclusion in the countryside and become a teacher.

During these years, Nguyen Sinh Huy married and had two sons and one daughter, the eldest son Nguyen Sinh Qian and the second son Nguyen Sinh Cong.

In a parallel universe, his second son later inherited his anti-French legacy, and used various names such as Nguyen Bi Thanh and Nguyen Aiguo, traveling between China and Southeast Asia to seek Vietnamese independence.

Of course, this person also has another most famous name, Ho Chi Minh!

However, Nguyen Sinh Huy was not aware of what was happening in these parallel universes. At that time, Ho Chi Minh was just an 8-year-old boy.

If the timeline did not change, Ruan Shenghui would most likely still make a living by teaching in the countryside as he did in the original time and space, while instilling his anti-French ambitions into his three children.

But a few days ago, when Nguyen Sinh Huy heard that Emperor Thanh Thai had disappeared from Hue, the nerve of unwillingness in his heart began to beat again.

Just at this time, Phan Boi Chau, who had not been seen for many years, returned to V'an County. Not only did he come to visit, he also brought the news that Emperor Thanh Thai was in China and that China and France were about to go to war.

After knowing that Emperor Thanh Thai had fled to fight against the French and was not missing, Nguyen Sinh Huy was completely unable to suppress his inner passion for restoring his country.

He decided to give up his identity as a teacher, put down his pen again and pick up weapons!

Having just returned from school, Ruan Shenghui wasted no time and immediately got to the point: "Brother Chaonan, Pan Peizhu, where are we going to start our rebellion this time?"

"Where to go?" Phan Boi Chau looked towards the north and said with longing: "Now our emperor has fled north to China and asked the Celestial Empire for help to recover the Great South.

The French were furious and dispatched an expeditionary force and a detachment to attack Zhennan Pass, determined to invade China and force China to hand over the Emperor of the Great South.

The outcome of the war in the north is still unclear, but the National Revolutionary Army must be having a hard time.

As disciples of Confucius and believers of Confucianism, how can we allow the evil Western cults to insult our great Chinese culture and education?

Moreover, the Celestial Empire's help alone is not enough; we must quickly instigate an uprising in Hanoi to alleviate the French offensive at Zhennan Pass."

"Chinese" Ruan Shenghui heard this and said with some concern: "Can they be trusted?"

"Whether it's believable or not, what does it matter?

In the current situation in Da Nan, do we have any other help besides the Chinese?"

Seeing that Ruan Shenghui did not seem to believe what he said, Pan Peizhu asked:

"Brother Ruan, I went to Shanghai and Jiangning a few days ago and saw Yuan Shikai, the man who overthrew the Tartars. I wonder what a great man he was.

But Brother Ruan, do you know what impressed me most in the Celestial Empire besides Yuan Shikai?

"What is it?"

"It is the Socialist Revolutionary Party that is everywhere, the Socialist Revolutionary Party that has united a large number of people of noble character and lofty ideals!" Phan Boi Chau exclaimed.

"Brother Ruan, do you know why Yuan Shikai was able to command hundreds of thousands of troops and why he made the National Revolutionary Army an elite force that has fought hundreds of battles?

The blame lies with that political party!

Expel the Tartars, restore China, respect Confucianism and ancestors, and establish a republic!

With a party and a purpose, we can draw all the elites in the world who are willing to serve the country into the same front and use the strengths of all schools of thought for our own benefit.

Brother Ruan, I was thinking, if the Chinese patriots can establish the Socialist Revolutionary Party and raise the National Revolutionary Army, why can't we, the scholars in Da Nan, do the same?

After returning to China, my senior Nguyen Thien Thu and I also established the Vietnam Socialist Revolutionary Party in Hanoi, following the example of China.

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Although it has been established for less than half a year, there are already tens of thousands of participants!

Today, anti-French movements have become sporadic across the country, and the Chinese started the first fire at Zhennan Pass.

It is up to us, the people of Danan, to ignite it completely and let the fire spread all over the land!"

Pan Peizhu's voice was a little hoarse after his impassioned speech.

Phan Boi Chau of the original time and space also witnessed the power of China's Xinhai Revolution. He founded the Vietnam Restoration Society and the Vietnamese KMT in Vietnam. He can be said to be the first person to cross the river by feeling the way of the Chinese revolution.

However, later the genuine KMT carried out a purge and degenerated, and this monkey version of the KMT gradually declined and was purged in return by the Vietnamese Communist Party led by Ho Chi Minh, and the organization disbanded.