Regardless of wars in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, generals are very wary of rout.

It's not because there may be spies among these people. The spies matter is actually easy to solve.

It's because the impact of a defeated army on morale is immeasurable. Morale is something that is invisible and intangible, illusory but does exist.

What most generals did was to kill them as deserters or isolate them.

These defeated soldiers in Hanoi City were imprisoned as soon as they fled into the city.

But the news of Ruan Dengkai's defeat still spread in the city.

This is an army of 20,000.

Ruan Denggai vowed and stated that he would lead this army to Guilin.

But just a short time after leaving, he was defeated, and he was defeated so completely.

There were only a few hundred people in the defeated army who escaped back, out of 20,000 people.

Now the city is completely in a state of chaos.

Aren't the North Gate and West Gate empty?

Then run away.

But before they could escape, Wang Su led his troops to kill them.

At night, the northwest wind blew through the walls of Hanoi City. Ruan Ping'an shivered. The eunuch's blood was low and he was a little afraid of the cold.

But today he was cold, not because of the cold wind, but because of his state of mind.

It was quiet outside the city, without even any fireworks. The enemy seemed to have disappeared.

What exactly is the problem?

Ruan Pingan was aware of the danger, but he didn't know where it came from.

He ordered people to strengthen patrols on the top of the city. All the strong people were not allowed to go down to the city to rest.

Bonfires were even lit outside the city.

He even personally guarded the city wall.

The one with the least defensive pressure on the entire city is West City.

Because the enemy outside the West City had just arrived and had not had time to deploy.

Ruan Pingan only arranged some civilians there, and a small number of officers and soldiers were actually responsible for guarding those civilians.

At this time, it was quiet on the top of Xicheng City, and all the people were squatting quietly behind the female wall to rest.

The officers and soldiers sat together drinking and bragging.

This wine is actually a filial piety to a leader of the people.

The wind is so cold at night, it doesn't matter if you drink some wine to warm yourself up, as long as you don't get drunk and delay things.

Because they were surrounded by civilians, these officers and soldiers who usually had no status seemed to feel that their status had suddenly been raised, and they gradually developed a sense of superiority.

But these people fell to the ground and fell unconscious while drinking.

This wine must be too strong.

"Open the city gate and welcome the escort into the city. Let's join the Chinese people and live a good life..." In the crowd, a stout man raised his arms and shouted, and the men around him immediately stood up and responded.

In fact, not all minzhuang are controlled by the Renaissance, but these people don't know what to do.

Everyone knows the news of Ruan Denggai's defeat. This is the time when the six gods have no master.

The west door opened with a creak.

There were too many people in the impromptu uprising, and the few officers and soldiers could not resist at all.

Liu Yongfu is still sitting as his team leader.

Although he made great achievements, he had to wait until after the war to express his achievements.

What's more, the escort had no casualties at all, and there was no empty space for him.

Their detachment was the first army to arrive outside the west gate.

However, the detachment commander did not arrange for them to dig trenches, but asked them to seize the time to rest.

At the same time, the cooking class also cooked a relatively sumptuous dinner for everyone.

They defeated Ruan Dengkai's 20,000-strong army and seized a lot of supplies.

The Vietnamese used cattle and elephants to carry supplies. During the battle, the cattle were killed and injured many times, and they were made into beef jerky and carried with them.

After eating and drinking, they rested not far outside the city.

The escort did not seem to be worried at all that the Annamites would come out of the city and attack them.

But when it was late at night, the officers passed down the order from level to level, asking all the ministries to assemble and stand by outside the west gate.

Liu Yongfu is keenly aware of the arrangements of his superiors.

They didn't even prepare a ladder and gathered outside the city gate. Wasn't this just preparing to enter the city directly?

Sure enough, the sound of fighting came from the top of the city.

Not long after, orders came from above to enter the city.

The entire detachment formed a squadron into four columns and rushed into the city as quickly as possible.

They did not encounter any resistance, and the Annan people still stood inside the city gate to welcome them.

Each squadron is assigned a guide to enable them to accurately find their targets.

The city of Hanoi was very large, no smaller than the city of Annan and Hue at that time.

Therefore, there are many strategic targets in the city.

The treasury, government offices, and military camps are all key places to capture.

Liu Yongfu led his team to the front. They were ordered to occupy a warehouse.

The street layout in Hanoi is very similar to that of some cities in Guangdong and Guangxi.

Liu Yongfu feels very familiar. Although he is not a senior, he has very rich experience and has been to many places.

He has been to basically all the small towns in northern Annam. Hanoi is obviously the largest he has ever seen.

They turned a street corner and suddenly ran into a group of Annan soldiers.

Ruan Pingan immediately sent troops to support him after discovering the incident in Xicheng.

The military uniform of Shengjie Army consists of leather armor on the upper body and a white robe underneath. It looks energetic and capable.

It was dark at night, and both sides realized that the other was the enemy, but they were still stunned for a moment.

"Bang bang bang..." The escort shot first, or in other words, the escort's gun was faster.

Because the escorts use flash cap guns, the firing speed is faster.

The Annan Army on the opposite side also fired. However, because they were half a beat too late, the Annan Army in the front row missed the shot at the moment they fell.

However, the Annan army in the rear row still hit the escort army.

Only then did Liu Yongfu feel the cruelty of war.

Several of the comrades beside him fell instantly.

Everyone is equal before bullets.

"Kill!" Liu Yongfu was indeed a lucky star. Although he was standing at the front, he was not hit by the enemy.

There is no time to reload bullets at this time.

Liu Yongfu roared, drew his gun and charged forward.

With just one quick step, he rushed to an Annan man and thrust his bayonet into his chest.

At this time, a new advantage of the Guards emerged. That is, the Guards' muskets were equipped with bayonets.

At this time, in some places where firearms were relatively backward, flintlock guns did not have bayonets.

Just like the Annan people, the same is true for the Manchu muskets.

Some of the Annamese musketeers used their guns as clubs, while others drew their own swords.

But the guards had already started killing everyone.

Liu Yongfu found that this Annan people with neat and uniform uniforms were indeed different. They were very skilled in fighting together.

As expected of the troops from the Beijing camp, most of Liu Yongfu and the others were just recruits who had been training for a few months.

Had it not been for the advantage of their own advanced weapons, Liu Yongfu and the others were in a squadron with hundreds of people, while the opponent only had dozens of people.

The battle finally ended. Liu Yongfu's squadron suffered dozens of casualties and finally eliminated all the opponents.

The price was quite high, even the squadron leader was seriously injured.

In order to ensure the completion of the mission, the squadron leader used his last strength to appoint Liu Yongfu as acting squadron leader and lead the remaining soldiers of the entire squadron to move forward to complete the mission.
To be continued...