Master Yuan, start!

As a result of being distracted, no matter how skilled the French artillery was or how fast their operations were, they could not maintain accuracy while bombarding with 180-degree movements back and forth.

Moreover, the number of shells piled next to the cannons was decreasing.

Seeing that the National Revolutionary Army continued to launch attacks from the north and south, soldiers reporting on the battle situation appeared more and more frequently in the French camp.

Nissen sat anxiously in the command post, his thick beard shaking uncontrollably. He didn't understand why he ended up in his current situation.

Obviously, I didn't do anything wrong?

Thinking of this, Nissen roared:

"Boom! All artillery fire directed southward, fire hard! We must wipe out those Chinese who attacked us with these artillery shells!"

"But," the adjutant hesitated for a moment and then said, "But, there aren't many shells left. Do we really need to increase firepower in such a short time? This will quickly deplete our ammunition reserves.

Furthermore, if we bombard the south, the Chinese in the north will surely take advantage and attack."

"Damn, damn, damn Chinese!" Neeson was extremely angry, but now he could only be furious.

At this moment, an artilleryman with a bloody face ran into the command post, looking nervous:

"Your Excellency General!"

"What's the matter?" the adjutant hurried forward and asked.

"Captain Renault of the Raphael Artillery Regiment, he died!"

He didn't say anything, but just waved his hand and asked the artilleryman who came to report the news to retreat.

Then, he asked Nissen to take off the tall cylindrical military cap on his head, put it on the table, and look at it carefully.

“If this were a town, or a position with complete defensive facilities, I could bring the French soldiers and hold out here for at least half a month until reinforcements from the south arrive.

It’s a pity that this is just an open space at the foot of the mountain. Once the ammunition is exhausted, it can’t withstand a siege at all.”

After mumbling to himself for a while, Jean Nissen gently wiped the medal representing his rank on the brim of his hat, and then said to his adjutant:

"Go, take my hat, and surrender to the Chinese"

"But, but!" Seeing this, the adjutant hurriedly wanted to say something else.

However, Jeanniesen just waved his hand and did not respond.

Seeing him close his eyes and stop talking, the adjutant looked at Jeanison deeply, then picked up his hat and walked out.

On the battlefield, the French artillery was the first to stop firing.

Just when the National Revolutionary Army was struggling to advance and was confused, the French adjutant, holding a Berthier M1890 carbine in his left hand, with Major General Jeannissen's hat on the gun tip, and waving a white flag found from somewhere in his right hand, slowly walked to the front of the National Revolutionary Army.

Seeing this scene, Wang Zhanyuan put down his binoculars and grinned at Zhang Huaizhi and Tian Zhongyu beside him:

"Look, comrades! This is the surrender I want!"

Chapter 436 Let’s Open the Champagne First

The white flag was raised high, and there was complete silence. The French artillery regiment between Zhenliang had cannons that were ahead of their time, but now they could only become fish at the mercy of others.

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Just after French Major General Nissen asked his adjutant to come forward and surrender to the National Revolutionary Army, the remaining Tokyo Skirmishers outside the French position also laid down their arms.

The situation in the camp changed rapidly.

Originally, the Tokyo Skirmishers and some French troops were defending outside, while the vast majority of the French troops were in the central safe area.

But after surrendering, the French inside immediately threw their guns and weapons on the ground, then raised their hands high and walked out of the camp.

During this period, the Tokyo Skirmishers, who were defending the outer perimeter, were dejected and stared blankly at the former "French Lord" walking out, their eyes full of surprise.

The direct command of the Tokyo Skirmishers was the Indochina Governor-General's Office, not Major General Jean Nissen.

Before this expedition, the Indochina Governor-General's Office ordered the Tokyo Skirmishers to follow the French Legion and fight until only the last man was left.

A considerable number of Vietnamese in the skirmisher group were ready to fight to the death.

However, it is obvious that the French army, who clamored to "fight until the last man is left", did not think so.

Who could have thought that the servant still wanted to fight, but the master surrendered first?

It can only be said that there is still a huge difference in thinking between East Asia, which was influenced by Confucian culture, and Europe, which was influenced by the Renaissance and the Reformation.

The French had no psychological burden about surrendering.

On the contrary, these Vietnamese vassal troops, even though they became running dogs of the French, still had some simple East Asian values ​​of "eating the emperor's food and repaying the emperor's kindness" in their hearts.

But now, values ​​don’t matter.

A gust of sea wind blew, and the wooden pole on which the French flag was placed suddenly broke in the middle, making a crackling sound.

The upper part of the wood, along with the national flag, fell down and fell into the dust, leaving only the broken lower part of the flagpole.

...

The Vietnam War came to a temporary end.

At this time, inside the Jiangning City's anti-French combat command headquarters, the scene was completely different.

Ming Ye was sorting out the telegram documents. Since Yuan Xiangcheng had already decided to go to Guangzhou or even the front line in Qinzhou, Guangxi, he could only help prepare some documents and letters.

As the National Revolutionary Army's business grew, and the affairs of the Republican government and the Social Revolutionary Party became increasingly complex, Mingye felt that it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to handle all these tasks alone.

After the founding of the Republic, Ming Ye felt that his abilities were no longer sufficient to stay with Yuan Shikai. He resigned from Yuan Shikai and wanted to return to his hometown in Korea to open a trading company and spend the rest of his life in peace.

However, Yuan Xiangcheng persuaded Mingye to stop. After the conversation, Yuan Xiangcheng found that Mingye was indeed not good at handling miscellaneous party and government affairs, so he expressed his intention to set up a special department to handle government affairs, party affairs, and military affairs for him.

To Yilin B. Liu Yi; si3 Lu Zhong U: Yu Mingye, continue to be the person in charge of security and intelligence work.

However, Yuan Shikai first went to Wuhan at the invitation of Li Hongzhang, then declared war on the Huai Army, and then rushed to Guangzhou to witness the French consul's declaration of war with his own eyes.

After traveling back and forth between the north and the south, the establishment of a new department was never realized.

Therefore, Mingye, in addition to being the captain of the guard, still undertakes some of the functions of a confidential secretary.

Everyone in the command center was waiting anxiously.

Ming Ye was packing documents at the door, while the senior Social Revolutionary Party members in the room were staring intently at the deductions of the General Staff on the sand table not far away, and were worried about this pincer attack.

After all, the main French forces had not yet arrived at the front line, and the temptation of the artillery regiment being isolated in front of Zhennan Pass was too great.

If this artillery unit could be taken down, the resistance faced by the National Revolutionary Army in future battles would be greatly reduced. Therefore, the Central Military Commission ordered Wang Zhanyuan to lead the 7th Division of the Jiangnan Military Region to move rapidly south to launch a pincer attack.

However, since ancient times, when fighting a war, one cannot only consider victory but also consider defeat.

In addition to Wang Zhanyuan's troops rushing to the front line, the Central Military Commission also sent the 13th and 15th Divisions of the Central Plains Military Region and the 17th, 18th and 19th Divisions of the Jiangnan Military Region to the south along the official road.

The advance of 5 troops rushed to the Sino-Vietnamese border as a remedial measure to prevent Wang Zhanyuan's troops from being encircled.

In addition to these 5th divisions, troops from the North China Military Region and the Northeast Military Region have also arrived at the Incheon, Lushun, Niuzhuang Yingkou, Tianjin, and Yantai docks, ready to go and able to take ships south at any time.

Even the Chu army in the northwest, under Yuan Shikai's strong order, sent an army from Gansu south to Guangxi to obey orders.

But to be honest, no one can say for sure whether these troops went there to consolidate the results of the battle or to recover the losses.

After 5 simulations, the National Revolutionary Army won 2 and lost 3.

The reason for each failure was that Zhennan Pass was breached in advance, giving the French artillery more space to maneuver.

Yuan Xiangcheng waved his hand and decided not to continue the deduction, letting the staff go down and rest for a while.

After the staff officers left, the room fell into silence again.

Just when everyone was getting anxious, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the combat command room, attracting everyone's attention.

Seeing the person coming, Ming Ye blurted out: "Is this Zhennan Pass?"

"That's right!" The signalman nodded excitedly, and then walked towards the large sand table in the room.

"Reporting to the President, in the telegram from Division Commander Wang Zhanyuan, yesterday the Black Flag Independent Brigade and the 7th Division of the National Revolutionary Army launched a general attack on the French troops in front of Zhennan Pass. The attack lasted 11 hours and killed over 3000 French and Vietnamese Dongjin Skirmishers.

The remaining French artillery and Vietnamese vassal troops surrendered under the leadership of French Major General Jean Nissen.

Zhennan Pass and Lang Son are now in the hands of our National Revolutionary Army..."

"Great!"

"A great victory, a great victory!"

Before the signalman finished reading all the telegrams, everyone in the command room cheered!

Even Xu Shichang, who was always known for his calmness, began breathing unusually quickly.

"Send a telegram, send a telegram to the whole country. No matter what, let the people of the world know this good news as soon as possible!" Yuan Xiangcheng quickly gave instructions:

"Also, have the major general's hat sent to Guangzhou. Have reporters take a picture of it and publish it in the newspapers as soon as possible!"

After saying these words, Yuan Xiangcheng walked out of the command room and decided to head south to Guangzhou immediately.

Shortly after he boarded the ship, news of the Battle of Zhenliang gradually spread outward.

...

The first to receive the news were the British, who had always been extremely concerned about the situation in France's Indochina colony.

"what?"

"is this real?"

That afternoon, several exclamations were heard from the Shanghai embassy district, and the British Minister to China, Sir Claude MacDonald, was quite surprised.

He had thought that the Chinese would win, but he didn't expect them to win so quickly.

After all, there have always been critics in Europe who say that the French’s two previous failures in China were not real failures.

The excuse these people use is that the Chinese have never faced a pure French army in a fair fight.

The result of the Zhenliang Battle can be said to have given these European critics a loud slap in the face.

As for the news that the Chinese army killed prisoners in this battle, he quickly ignored it.

Killing prisoners without knowing the details is a very taboo thing among European countries. If it gets out, it will inevitably cause controversy.

However, that also depends on who E8sansan is.

Although it sounds unfair, it is the truth.

White people are considered as members of the civilized world. The death of 10 yellow monkeys will not have the same impact as the death of one white man.

On the contrary, the British hoped that the Chinese would kill more French vassal troops to clear some obstacles for their future colonization of Vietnam.