Dubre didn't plan to continue fighting today.
Can their remaining 3,000 men capture the opposite position?
The answer is obviously impossible.
Dubre had his orders passed on, and four thousand more French troops were sent from Cochin China.
The Nguyen Dynasty will also send another 10,000 Nguyen troops to fight.
Dubre was really angry this time. The total of them and the British army before was only 16,000. This time he added reinforcements and the current strength totaled more than 17,000.
He didn't believe that more than 17,000 people could not hold a small position.
Especially in this battle just now, they had clearly rushed into the opposite position.
But he was still repulsed by the opponent.
They are all those damn reinforcements from the Tenglong Army.
If only they could move faster and the reinforcements on the other side could move slower.
Xie Pengfei watched as all the soldiers on the opposite side retreated from the battlefield.
He did not order a pursuit. Even if they had a thousand reinforcements, the one thousand reinforcements would rush all the way and consume a lot of physical strength.
As soon as he arrived on the battlefield, he immediately jumped into the battle.
The soldiers of the three battalions of the Second Regiment suffered heavy casualties. Of the full strength of more than a thousand people, there were still about 800 soldiers left to fight, with nearly half of the casualties.
The other soldiers were either seriously injured or dead.
Xie Pengfei sat down on the ground tiredly.
Gasping for air.
Some of the others were lying on the ground tiredly.
After taking a few breaths.
Xie Pengfei immediately ordered: "Brothers, stop sitting, cheer up, and bandage the slightly injured brothers."
"In addition, the brothers who died in the battle will be cremated first, and then they will be sent home with honor."
All the soldiers moved. The enemy soldiers were cremated directly, and the ashes of our own people were collected after being cremated.
The French also sent men unarmed onto the battlefield to collect their fallen soldiers.
As soon as the battle ended, militiamen and doctors sent the seriously injured soldiers for treatment.
Xie Pengfei asked people to count the number of people.
Then call Army Commander Jiang Zhongwen.
Gan Hong was waiting for news of this battle at the headquarters of the Tenth Army.
They had received news from Nan Madu earlier, and Nan Madu had now entered a war of attrition.
The battle is not fierce. The reinforcements led by Li Lei are rushing towards Nan Madu and are about to reach the position. However, the three regiments on their side are far away and it will take some time to reach Nan Madu.
Now we finally have the news of the Battle of the Bayou.
"Commander, I am Xie Pengfei, commander of the Third Division."
"Xie Pengfei, I'm Jiang Zhongwen. How are you doing there? Hold on, the commander has sent you a brigade of reinforcements."
"Commander, hold on. Damn it, this French guy is so ruthless, forcing Ruan Jun to take the lead."
"I really don't take Ruan Jun as a human being. Both our heavy machine guns and light machine guns misfired."
"The French still forced the Nguyen army to attack."
"We were forced into hand-to-hand combat by them."
"Fortunately, the reinforcements from the Second Regiment and the Third Regiment arrived in time, otherwise I might not have been able to get through the call to the commander."
"Our army suffered 653 casualties in today's battle, including 319 dead and 334 seriously injured."
Gan Hong on the opposite side was also shocked. He didn't expect the Frenchman and Ruan Jun to fight so fiercely.
This is how much profit drives them to work so hard.
Gan Hong took the phone.
"Hey, I'm Gan Hong. I already know the casualties of your army. The strength of your second regiment has been halved. You can't fight anymore. Stand down and change guard with the first or third regiment."
"I will ask the reserve forces to complete the establishment for you."
"Commander, I asked the brothers of the second regiment. They will not retreat. The brothers will avenge the other brothers who died."
"Our army suffered heavy casualties this time, but the enemy on the other side did not fare well. We destroyed more than 4,000 and nearly 5,000 coalition forces from both countries in this battle."
"Eight thousand people came from the other side, and only about three thousand are left."
"It looks like they have retreated far away. They are setting up camp and are not continuing to attack."
"We now have two battalions of troops to support us, and we are not afraid of the coalition forces of the two countries on the opposite side."
Gan Hong was silent for a while. The opponent suffered a huge defeat and did not retreat.
"Xie Pengfei, don't be stubborn with me. Hurry up and exchange the second regiment with the first regiment. The first regiment's defense area is relatively safer."
"I guess there's still a big battle at the river mouth. You guarded the river mouth for me."
"A brigade to support you set off from Kaihua Mansion. I require them to arrive on the battlefield within two days to support your army."
"I will find ways to support your brigade from other armies."
"At the time of introduction, you had nearly ten thousand people. With one goal, I blocked all the Frenchmen from the outside."
"The French are not allowed to step into the Tenglong Army's territory."
"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission."
After Xie Pengfei hung up the phone, he asked the Third Battalion of the First Regiment and the Third Battalion of the Third Regiment to build fortifications.
Everyone in the second regiment withdrew from the battlefield and took turns with the first regiment.
After the first battalion and the second battalion of the first regiment were notified, they began to prepare for the exchange with the second regiment.
The leader of the first regiment has already learned that the second regiment has been fighting fiercely this time and has lost more than half of its troops.
The commander of the first regiment ordered to prepare hot water and food for the second regiment.
Allow them to have a good rest after arriving at a group camp.
The two regiments took advantage of the night to change the guard.
The Third Regiment and the Third Battalion have not left yet, and they will wait until a brigade of armed police from Kaihua Prefecture comes to support them.
Then they can return to their base.
Xie Pengfei led a group to continue fighting.
Xie Pengfei understood the commander's concerns. The Frenchman was obviously waiting for reinforcements.
Dubre was not honest last night and sent 500 Frenchmen to take a detour overnight to prepare for a sneak attack on the Tenglong Army's flank.
As a result, they entered a minefield. Not only did the Frenchman's sneak attack fail, but they also alerted the enemy and lost many soldiers.
When Du Bo Lei learned that the Tenglong Army had deployed a large number of mines on both sides, he cursed angrily.
Instead, the Tenglong Army laughed.
There are not many applications for landmines now, let alone deminers.
Xie Pengfei was not worried at all that the Frenchman could pass through this minefield.
In addition, they also placed hidden sentries in the minefields.
Li Lei also arrived at Nanmadu with two battalions. Ran Weihao did not suffer many casualties on Nanmadu.
The main reason was that Francis did not order the entire army to charge like Dubre.
Apart from the initial casualties, the damage to the British and Feifei soldiers was not serious.
The soldiers of Feibian Country are still working as foreigners.
Before attacking, worship the Buddha first, then move sideways and hide from corners.
Halfway through the charge, he started to retreat again.
Ran Weihao was also happy and at ease.
The enemy was not in a hurry, and neither was he. If he persisted for a while and waited for Deputy Commander Li Lei to arrive, the soldiers of their five battalions would no longer be afraid of a strong attack from the opposite side.
In addition, they were also supported by a brigade of soldiers from Lin'an Prefecture.
If Lin'an Prefecture wants to reach Nanmadu, the distance is two miles from Kaihua Prefecture to Hekou.
The brigade marched all the way, and their commander's order was to arrive within three days.
With nearly five thousand people and a large amount of luggage, this was a test for them.
Especially now that transportation is inconvenient, many fortress roads have not yet been repaired.
The car is still under construction in the car factory and only some parts are being built in large quantities.
Li Lei arrived at Nanmadu in the early hours of the evening.
After arriving at Nanmadu, we inquired about the casualties.
The Second Brigade and Second Regiment suffered 183 casualties in one day, mainly casualties caused by artillery shells from the opposite side.
The British and Flying Cake soldiers on the opposite side suffered more than 2,000 casualties.
The main reason was that the two waves of attacks at the beginning caused heavy casualties.
