I don't know, I'm shocked when I calculate it.

The Old Kingdom of Vietnam is a South Asian country with a narrow geographical length, about 1,600 kilometers from north to south, and the coastline along the South China Sea is 3,260 kilometers long. The country has a typical dumbbell shape, with a large terrain from south to north, with a narrow and slender middle, and only 40 to 50 kilometers at the narrowest point.

After this battle

The original territory of Yue State has greatly expanded, with a halved area, totaling about 177,000 square kilometers.

Starting from the junction between the Qing Dynasty and Vietnam, we arrive south at Lishui County, Guangping Province. The distance between the two places is 880 kilometers, all of which belong to the territory of the Vietnamese country, greatly increasing the security depth of the royal capital Hanoi.

However, nearly 330 kilometers south of the country of Vietnam belongs to a narrow zone, with the widest width of no more than 85 kilometers and the narrowest point is only 48.7 kilometers, which is within Lishui County.

In addition, the rivers and lakes in Lishui County are crisscrossing, and there are only two limited Nishi Roads that can pass through the area. Therefore, a solid defensive position is set up here to make it an insurmountable fortress on the borders of the two countries. It is the most cost-effective defense plan.

The entire Old Vietnam Kingdom had a geographical area of ​​330,000 square kilometers. The Vietnamese Kingdom occupied half of the Tonkin and Central Vietnam areas, with a total area of ​​about 177,000 square kilometers. It divided the entire Old Vietnam Kingdom into two, and initially realized the strategic attempt to divide and conquer it.

As the first defense line, Lishui County is close to the bay. The temporary dock is docked with cargo ships from the Ocean Kingdom, continuously transporting cement, steel bars and various construction tools to the ashore. Under the command of German engineers from the Ocean Kingdom, the defense position is rapidly formed.

At this time, opposite Lishui County, Yongning County and Xianghua County, a French colony under Guangzhi Province, had only one regiment of French Expeditionary Forces stationed, with a total force of more than 1,400. Facing the fully armed Second Division of the New Army and the auxiliary troops, a total of tens of thousands of troops, there was no way to defend the enemy. He could only watch the formation of the reinforced concrete defensive fortress.

In Hengshan, more than 70 kilometers behind Lishui County (north), more than 20,000 laborers are building a second permanent defense line. Relying on the barriers of steep mountains, this defense line will focus on building castle fortresses, artillery and heavy machine guns fortresses, and become an insurmountable line of defense.

Hengshan is located at the junction of Guangping Province and Guangzhi Province. The mountains are steep and continuous and extending to the bay. It is not only a natural dividing line between the two provinces, but also an alpine barrier covering about 170 kilometers. It extends westward to the endless primitive tropical jungle of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

This is the junction of the two countries selected by General Li Shuanzhu, and we cannot continue to advance southward.

According to the current weak national strength of the Vietnam Kingdom, it is impossible to occupy the old Vietnam Kingdom in an all-round way, and it will not be too chewed.

The entire narrow area of ​​Central Qia is composed of five provinces, including Ng'an Province, Ha Ting Province, Guangping Province, Guangzhi Province and Hue Province. The total length is more than 670 kilometers, the narrowest point is only 48.7 kilometers, and the widest point is Hue Province, which is about 100 kilometers.

The Vietnamese country occupies the three northern provinces of Central Vietnam. From north to south, they are lined up from north to south, namely Nie'an Province, Ha-jing Province and Guangping Province. Lishui County is the southernmost tip of Guangping Province. It is also the narrowest place in the country. It is very conducive to defense because of the vertical and horizontal waters.

Therefore, the first defense line is set here.

If you continue to go south, the narrow terrain will quickly widen. After crossing Hue Province to the south, you will enter the wide and flat Mekong Plain, and the defense pressure will rise sharply.

Although the Vietnamese country occupied half of its territory, its population increased by less than one million. The total population under its command increased from more than 2.3 million to about 3.2 million, accounting for one-third of the entire Old Vietnam Kingdom.

This is because the essence of the Old Vietnam Kingdom was always the Mekong Plain in Nanqi, which has a large population, fertile land, and a long farming history and traditional culture.

Saigon, Hue, Da Nang and other areas are traditional densely populated areas and are also the center of the French colonial ruling of the Indochina Peninsula. The French regard it as a forbidden body and will never allow anyone to get involved.

If anyone dares to do this, then he will never stop.

Therefore, General Li Shuanzhu wisely ordered the army to stop in Lishui County, instead of taking advantage of the victory and fighting to Nanqi, which really angered the French, and the Kingdom of Yue would undoubtedly die.

The first batch of French reinforcements from the Suez Canal District, a large army of 3,600 arrived in Hue on April 19, 1896, and a boat of about 1,100 people arrived in Saigon, which was warmly welcomed by the local French people.

At this time

Diplomatic mediation led by Britain and the Kingdom of the Ocean is already in full swing, and Germany, Tsarist Russia and the United States are also involved and formal consultations are held in Saigon.

To be honest, now is not a good time for international diplomatic mediation.

Because at this time, the relationship between Britain and the German Empire deteriorated sharply due to the Jansen Expedition, which all originated from a telegram from Emperor William II of Germany.

In 1895, Dr. Jansen, a senior employee of the British colonial South African Mining Company, led 500 South African police officers and several machine guns to attempt to expedition to Transvaal and overthrow the Paul Kruger regime of Transvaal.

On January 2, 1896, the Jensen armed forces were surrounded by South African police forces in Kugsdorp. Except for 134 people who were shot dead, the rest, including Jensen, were all captured. This was the Jensen Expedition that caused a lot of controversy in 1896 and was the focus of the current international community.

After hearing the news of the victory of the Transvaal Republic, Emperor William II was very happy for the defeat of Britain, and immediately sent a congratulatory message to King Kruger;

"Without the help of any friendly force, you and your people will fight back the invading militants who have damaged the peace. I would like to express my sincerest congratulations. You have maintained the peace of the country and defended the independence of the country."

Before the telegram reached Transvaal, the British intercepted it through the submarine cable they controlled.

They believed that the so-called "friendly force" in William II's telegram was undoubtedly demonstrating to Britain and showing goodwill to Transvaal, which made the world overlord the British Empire feel deeply offensive and insulted, and therefore was extremely angry.

The Times published an article saying, "England will never retreat in the face of threats, and will never be insulted and surrendered!"

The British people immediately developed a fierce "anti-German sentiment". German shops in London were smashed into windows, and German sailors were frequently attacked in British ports, and even speaking German on the streets would be attacked.

Since then, Britain has changed its compromise attitude towards Germany and has taken suppression measures around the world. German Emperor William II is not a good temper. The booming German economy has given him enough confidence to confront Britain, and both sides have no choice.

The conflict between Britain and Germany gradually intensified, and eventually fell into a shipbuilding competition, winning over allies as imaginary enemies, causing the situation in Europe to further deteriorate. This is a later story.

In a luxurious French manor in Saigon

The Ocean Kingdom participated in diplomatic mediation by Earl Zhu Wei, the Minister of the Colonial Department. This is a property of the Normandy Commercial Bank of the Indochina Peninsula. Geng Xiangtian, the person in charge, is also his old subordinate, so Earl Zhu Wei was arranged to live in the manor with the best conditions.

In the French cool garden in the garden, Count Zhu Wei was having afternoon tea with Sir McKennan, the diplomatic commissioner of the Governor's Office of the British Straits Colony. Speaking of the ongoing international diplomatic mediation, Sir McKennan said without hesitation; "His honorable Lord, the Governor's Office of the Straits Colony does not hold any position on this. To be honest, the affairs of South Africa are already annoying enough for us. There are also the abominable Germans who jumped out to intervene, which seriously affected the balance policy of the European continent. Who cares about the French going to die at this time?"

"I can understand England's anger. The problem is that the war on the Indochina Peninsula must be resolved. Vietnam has more than 6,300 French prisoners, and they want to exchange for a large sum of money."

"I suggest that you do not rush to negotiate before you get the official promise of France, and delay it again and again. Anyway, the French are in a hurry."

"Thank you for your righteous words, Sir McKennan, well... I think Yueguo should have something to say to you personally."

"Well, I have a good impression of Vietnam. I have a good impression of any country that can cause trouble for France. The Governor's Office of the Straits is willing to develop bilateral relations with Vietnam, strengthen economic and trade exchanges, and let the French go to hell, and the damn German guys."

"Hahaha...well, I feel deeply."

Earl Zhu Wei was in charge of the Normandy Import and Export Company for 20 years and was familiar with the intrigue between European and American countries.

The main job of the British in daily life is to criticize the French, mock the French, and sarcastically the French, and have been enjoying it for years. Now they have to add Germans, and the French are the same.

For these old things, Earl Zhu Wei has no intention of commenting on who is right and who is wrong. What he cares about is the position of various countries towards Yue, which is the most important thing.

From the hierarchy and attitude of the British diplomatic representatives, it can be seen that they were happy to see the difficulties encountered by the French Indochina Peninsula colonies, which was obviously a great benefit.

Tsarist Russia and the French are allies, but considering that Tsarist Russians have always ignored other people's feelings and treat allies the same. Moreover, His Highness, the Crown Prince of the Ocean King, is attending the wedding of Nicholas II in St. Petersburg, it is difficult to expect Tsarist Russia to publicly support French positions on the Indochina Peninsula, because this will offend the Ocean Kingdom.

After last year's Sino-Japanese War, Russia, France and Germany intervened, and made Fusang expose the interests of the three northeastern provinces. The French strongly supported their ally Tsarist Russia on this issue, but did not receive any reward from Tsarist Russia on the Taiwan issue.

Finally, the Ocean Kingdom, France and Germany intervened, and made Fusang spit out Taiwan.

When I think of this, the senior figures in the military and political circles of Fusang State felt bleeding. None of these powerful countries could afford to offend them. Who were injured by Mao?

Return to the topic

Through recent contacts, Earl Zhu Wei has roughly felt a clear mind.

Britain, Russia, Germany and other countries have a neutral position and are a bit of a joke on the French. The Indochina Peninsula was not originally included in the treaty of the French-Russian alliance, and Tsarist Russia has no obligation to stand up for the French.

However, the Americans danced happily, and their positions were obviously on the side of the French, accusing the Ocean Kingdom of seeking hegemony in the Western Pacific and supporting regional rebel forces (referring to the Vietnamese countries) to subvert the current international order, and really put a big hat on it.

To be honest, these Citimenda Chinese people made Earl Zhu Wei feel disgusted and had a worse impression of them.

It has the potential of a new shit stirrer!
Chapter completed!