At three o'clock in the morning, the sky was a little gray just now, but it was when people were sleeping soundly.

A strong white light flashed, more dazzling than the sun and more deafening than the thunder. The big explosion exploded violently under Mengzi City with a "boom". The earth trembled violently in the explosion sound, and the Qing army in the explosion area was shocked to death, and those who were slightly away also lost their vision and hearing in an instant.

The thick smoke rose up, and the city wall burst from the inside out, and the broken bricks and rocks and the dust inside rose into the air, like a monster suddenly emerged from the belly of the city wall and roared into the air.

Then, smoke and dust covered the wall tightly and could not see anything. But this was no longer important. The wall was blown up and the attack began with the sound of drums.

Under the command of the officers, teams of revolutionary troops shouted and ran forward and charged. The sound of "boom, boom, boom..." sounded from the positions of the revolutionary troops outside the city. One by one, a large or small artillery shell passed by the heads of the charging soldiers and flew towards the city wall filled with smoke and dust. After a while, flashes burst out one after another, and explosions burst out one after another, stirring up more smoke and dust.

"Run, kill!"

There were the same shouts in front, back, left and right, and Nie was no exception. Undoubtedly, such shouts could make people more excited and more fanatical. Without any hesitation, he followed his comrades into the thin smoke and dust just now.

In the choking smell of gunpowder, mixed with the cry of the injured, and his feet were stumbled. Nie narrowed his eyes and tried to move forward in the broken bricks and gravels. Finally, the eyes suddenly lit up and the area filled with smoke and dust had already rushed out.

Although it was still as blurred as fine fog, his vision was basically unhindered. He saw the Qing soldiers, and it seemed that he had not woken up from the confusion. He also saw his comrades in front of him, and a group of bullets were shooting at the enemy.

"Come with me on the second row!" The familiar chief's voice roared.

Ni'o gathered with his comrades in the sound and rushed towards the city. He opened fire and shot and stabbed the bayonet. Although it was only the second time he participated in the battle, Ni'o was not very afraid. The Qing soldiers who were chasing and fleeing in a panic and losing their fighting spirit were obviously psychologically advantageous.

As a Miao man, Nie didn't understand what revolution was, but he had to eat and pay for joining the army. He also took out the personal control of the chieftain. Moreover, the patrol officers who were usually like wolves and tigers were all finished, which made Nie feel particularly happy.

As a soldier, he ate food. Although Nio's thoughts remained at this level for the time being, it did not hinder his understanding of some of the Revolutionary Army's rewards and punishments and aftermath methods.

The awarding of medals is an important reward system for the army. It plays an important role in inspiring the ambition and sense of honor of officers and soldiers, enhancing morale, consolidating and improving the combat effectiveness of the troops, and has always been valued by various ** teams.

The Revolutionary Army gradually established this system, and stamped medals were very convenient to manufacture and were constantly awarded to meritorious personnel in the battle. I believe that this new thing will cause a lot of shock to the officers and soldiers.

Don’t talk about being a marquis, and one general succeeds to his death. These two sentences reveal a common phenomenon in feudal society. The general’s military achievements are exchanged for the lives of thousands of people.

The wind gradually rises, and the autumn water is wrinkled, and it also blows the album of history. It turns forward page after page, with bones covering the wilderness and blood flowing into a river. How many successful generals have not been built by stepping on the bodies of millions of soldiers and the people? In history, there are only the generals' great achievements, and who can remember those ordinary soldiers who bleed and sacrificed their lives and abandoned their children?

Imitating the methods of the foreign team, the Revolutionary Army has gradually changed these bad habits in the army. From the time when the new recruits joined the army, the information required to be written as detailed as possible. If they die, they are not namesake soldiers. Instead, they will be engraved on stone tablets, archived in texts, and will be enshrined in the tombs of martyrs in the future.

Leaving a name on paper is something that a soldier or the people dare not dream of. But it is slowly becoming a reality. Although it cannot keep up with the traces of history, it can make future generations feel proud and proud, and add luster to the faces of relatives and relatives, which is undoubtedly tens of millions of times better than dying in a deserted edict in a deserted manner.

Although the aftermath and pension consume a lot of financial and material resources, it is something that modern army must have. If the soldiers cannot be distracted, how can they show more heroic fighting spirit? Can they rely on looting and burning? The Revolutionary Army is the Revolutionary Army, not a "beast army" unit.

"Kill!" Ni'o roared and stabbed the bayonet into the back of a escaping Qing soldier. Amid the enemy's screams, he pulled the bayonet back, and as the blood splattered, he felt even more excited.

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The city was broken like this, less than half an hour? Starting from the West City, the banner of emergency had reached the South City. The bells in the city were loudly ringing, and one sound was as tight as one, and anyone could hear the panic in the bell. It can be imagined that the Qing soldiers who rang the bells were panicked, and they must have been sweating profusely, ringing the bells wildly, sending alarms to the whole city.

The flags swinging wildly, the sound of panic and rapid bells, the Qing army officers and soldiers who were so shocked and panicked that they could not speak, were defeated by the fierce defeat of the revolutionary army, and Meng Zi fell into chaos.

Anyway, the two plots that the Qing army was best at performing were staged again after the actual and psychological defense line of the city wall was destroyed.

In less than three hours, the revolutionary army had occupied the entire city. Except for a Qing army who fled out of the north gate, the rest were wiped out. The fleeing Qing army generals were intercepted by the Dragon Detachment, and there was no possibility of escaping.

Mengzi Customs is the first in Yunnan history. It set up a Zhengguan outside the east gate of the county town, and a branch gate was set up in Manhuang. It set up a branch gate outside the west gate of the county town, Hekou, and Xinjie. Mabai (now Maguan County, Wenshan Prefecture) in the southeast of Mengzi was placed under the jurisdiction of Mengzi. Zhengguan has an office, two offices of the Inspection and Department. The Customs Taxation Department is both held by European and American foreigners, and has the power to collect, exempt, receive, and disburse taxes for the import and export of Zhengguan and sub-custody.

The Revolutionary Army did not attack the French consulate in Mengzi, but was not polite to Mengzi Customs. No matter what European and American foreigners you are, you are not affiliated with the General Taxation Department of Customs appointed by the Qing court, and the customs belong to the enemy's property.

Tens of thousands of taels of tariff silver were a considerable wealth for the Revolutionary Army, but it was not all that captured Mengzi City. The Mengziguan Road, who fled to the French consulate, transferred some in advance just in case.

Although the French consulate only has a dozen French soldiers guarding it, it is inappropriate to attack by force. The revolutionary army cannot give the outside world the impression of a Boxer-like mob, but should be a civilized, organized, and led regular army.

French military officer René Abel frowned and watched hundreds of revolutionary soldiers build barricades and erect the consular palace covering an area of ​​more than 500 square meters. Rene Abel knew in his heart that the revolutionary army did not want to openly violate international law, but he was not afraid of the French, or foreigners. However, the revolutionary army adopted more sophisticated and mature approaches to force the French to make choices.

The Revolutionary Army did not even send anyone to negotiate. It was all a matter of knowing it. If the French did not take the initiative, they would be besieged here! As for the length of time, who knows? After thinking hard for a long time, René Abel seemed to have made a decision and sent an envoy to contact the Revolutionary Army.

"Don't worry, we are not robbers, but a dignified revolutionary army." At the foreign company of Gross in Mengzi, Zong Shaohua was gently preaching the policy to the Greek merchant Gross, "We will buy goods from foreign companies at the price and will not give you a little less silver. Moreover, if you intend to establish long-term business transactions, our revolutionary army is also welcome."

The Gross Foreign Company was opened by Greeks in Mengzi to achieve the purpose of trading. The foreign company initially specialized in hardware and equipment and daily necessities; later it set up a main store in Haiphong, Vietnam, and branches in Mengzi and Kunming. Imported hardware, department stores, canned food, exported beans and vegetables, etc.

The future blockade is inevitable. Establishing an additional channel for material supply will give you more support. The revolutionary military government has long had a constitution for this, and it is obviously a good idea to use the foreign merchant nature and mentality of making money, and to use their convenient conditions.

Ge Lushi originally wanted to show off the stinking airs of foreigners, but he saw that the revolutionary army had completely different mental outlooks from officers to soldiers, and there was no such fearless and flattering expression or expression as the Qing soldiers. The merchant's sleekness immediately made him realize how to face it, as long as it was not a Boxer-like mob. As long as it was not angered, the foreigner's identity could still serve as a talisman.

"No problem, I will sell all these goods to Guijun at the cost price." Ge Lushi keenly heard the meaning of Zong Shaohua's words and asked uncertainly: "As for long-term commercial transactions? I don't know what your army needs? As long as it is not prohibited materials."

"If you can transport prohibited materials in, you can still make a lot of money!" Zong Shaohua smiled slightly and said, "We need grain, cloth, medicine, cotton, and other daily necessities. As for your kindness, we appreciate it and express our gratitude. But the first transaction cannot make you lose. Therefore, there is no need for the cost price, and we will still pay according to the price."

"Thank you very much. I hope our business dealings will go smoothly in the future." Ge Lu Shi bowed slightly, his face changing. I don't know if he was thinking about making a lot of money in the future, or if he wanted to close the store and leave this place of failure.

After Zong Shaohua finished the arrangement, he turned around and came out, and was about to meet the soldiers who came to report.

"Meng Ziguandao increases political refuge?" Zong Shaohua frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Yes, the French can allow him to take refuge in political refuge. But he embezzled the country's tax bank and must be handed over. Otherwise, the revolutionary army will be besieged to the end."

Before the Southwest Uprising, Chen Wenqiang and others considered the interference of the French in Vietnam. To fight, the French army in North Vietnam was definitely not an opponent of the Revolutionary Army, and there were too few people! But the big fight deviated from the purpose of the uprising, and allowing the French to collude with the Qing court was very unfavorable to the Revolutionary Army.
Chapter completed!