The army also held very primitive bows and arrows and swords to resist the Tenglong army.
In addition, they were caught off guard.
The soldiers here still have a strong sense of loyalty to the king.
But no matter how hard they resisted, they were no match for the Tenglong Army.
The two divisions of the Tenth Army were progressing very smoothly, with a large number of Khmer Imperial soldiers killed and a small number surrendering.
It took five days for the Tenglong Army to pay dozens of casualties and successfully capture four cities in the east of the Khmer Empire.
The Khmer Empire lost more than 100,000 troops in this battle.
Just like the British and French allied forces attacking the Qing Dynasty more than ten years ago.
The monk king's army of more than 100,000 people desperately resisted the British and French forces.
Charge with cavalry.
It's just that the British and French forces at that time were not even the slightest bit worse than the current Tenglong Army.
Under the intensive firepower of the Tenglong Army, the attack of the Khmer Kingdom troops seemed so weak.
Feng Zicai and Jiang Zhongwen successfully met in Kampong Cham City.
The two armies launched a fierce attack on the city of Kampong Cham.
Kampong Cham City consists of two parts, one to the west of the Mekong River and one to the east.
After the entire territory in the east was lost, King Norodom Angkor of the Khmer Empire in Phnom Penh finally received the news that all their cities on the east side of the Mekong River had been occupied by the Tenglong Army.
The news shocked and frightened him.
What should he do? He immediately sent someone to contact the French commander in the Nguyen Dynasty, French State Army General Alliles, and King Chulalongkorn of Luo to ask for help from the two countries.
Aliles also received the news that the Tenglong Army was not a martial artist and suddenly attacked them from the north while their attention was focused on the northeast.
Aliles did not have many military deployments in the north because he had never taken the people of the Khmer Kingdom seriously. He believed that the soldiers of the Khmer Kingdom were not as effective as the Nguyen Army.
Feng Zicai led the Tenth Army to conquer Kampong Cham City and then successively captured the cities of Prey Veng and Svay Rieng.
Ariles was shocked when he got the news.
If the Tenglong Army marches straight in from the north, their northeastern army will be made dumplings by the Tenglong Army.
Ariles immediately sent a message to Charles, ordering them to quickly abandon the northeastern city and join them in Long'an.
After receiving the telegram, Charles quickly led his army to retreat.
But how could the Ninth Army let them escape so easily.
They were clinging to the French army behind them.
Feng Zicai led the Tenth Army to attack Long'an, preparing to cut off the French army's way south.
Ariles personally led his men to defend Long'an, leaving a passage for the troops in the northeast to retreat.
Feng Zicai saw that the French army's resistance was so strong, it would be difficult for them to take Long'an as soon as possible.
Feng Zicai asked Jiang Zhongwen to lead a division of Kampong Cham into the French-controlled area.
Here the French troops are also retreating.
Jiang Zhongwen and others attacked very smoothly. After the French army and Ruan army retreated, they joined forces with the Shire tribe.
Charles's troops numbered 50,000, which was also their absolute main force in the Nguyen Dynasty.
They also face the Tenglong Army's attack from the northeast and due north.
Under the attack of the two armies, the Charr troops once again lost their armor.
Thirty thousand coalition troops were lost, but about 10,000 French troops and about 10,000 French non-military troops remained.
The number of 20,000 people continued to decrease, and finally 15,000 troops met at Long'an and Aliles.
Ariles only had 20,000 soldiers, 10,000 French troops and 10,000 Nguyen troops.
Long'an is about to fall under the strong attack of Tenglong Army.
Ariles had to order another retreat, and they were to retreat to the west of the Mekong River.
Finally, he successfully escaped from the Teng Long Army with 20,000 soldiers and came to the other side of the Mekong River, stationed in An Giang Province.
Of these 20,000 people, there are 10,000 French troops, 5,000 Ruan troops, and 5,000 French non-military troops.
Ariles was disheveled and felt very uncomfortable looking at the only 20,000 troops left.
Now it is only a matter of time before they lose the Nguyen Dynasty colony.
He also had to face a very real problem, what to do next?
It is definitely impossible to continue to defend now. The entire Ruan Dynasty has been ruined by them.
The next step was to retreat to France or find new colonies to resist.
At this moment, Aliles suddenly received a letter asking for help from the King of the Khmer Empire, Norodom Angkor.
After thinking again and again, he made up his mind.
"Ciel."
"I'm here, Commander. What orders do you have?"
"Now we have two choices. One is to take a boat back to France immediately. You and I will both be the losers in this battle."
"The other one is that we enter the Khmer Empire, unite the soldiers of the Khmer Kingdom and the soldiers of the Luo Empire, and continue to fight against the Tenglong Army."
Ciel was lost in thought.
He originally had a bright future. He came to the Ruan Dynasty just to get gold. He hoped to be promoted through this gold-plating.
As a result, the Ruan Dynasty was defeated again and again, and now only a few small cities in the Ruan Dynasty are still under their control.
His family had found many opportunities for him and wanted to transfer him back to the country.
Ciel is a person who cares about saving face. He believes that he cannot rely solely on his family, but must rely on his own strength.
As a result, their French army suffered successive defeats.
Now he is also very confused. Looking at his own family, he can still keep his position if he returns now, and there may be no hope of promotion.
If he doesn't go back, if he can defeat the Tenglong Army, he will probably be promoted when he returns to China in the future.
After clarifying the stakes.
"Commander, I listen to you. If you retreat, I will retreat."
"You go to the Khmer Kingdom, and I will follow the commander to the Khmer Kingdom."
"Okay, then let's go to the Khmer Kingdom."
Jacques Leblanc said to their commander: "Your Majesty Commander, if we retreat, what will Nguyen Phuc Thi and the others do?"
Aliles was also lost in thought.
Nguyen Phuc Thi is only one person, but his family is a large group of people.
They only have 20,000 soldiers, how can they still control the nobles of the Ruan Dynasty.
If all the members of the Ruan dynasty are killed, there will still be 5,000 Ruan troops among their 20,000 soldiers, and they will not be able to control these people later.
"While taking Ruan Phuc away, the others will stay. I have other plans."
Charles asked: "Your Majesty Commander, are we completely giving up the territory of the Nguyen Dynasty?"
"Honorable General Charles, if we don't give up now, will the Tenglong Army just give up?"
"We in France have already deployed hundreds of thousands of soldiers on this battlefield, and the Khmer Kingdom is our only retreat at the moment."
"Okay, Commander, when are we going to retreat?"
"I will immediately send a message to the commander to withdraw today. Once the Tenglong Army crosses the river, we will not be able to retreat."
"Commander, what should our navy do?"
"The navy retreated to the ports of the Khmer Kingdom to establish new military ports and abandon the Cochinchina fleet."
"yes."
As soon as Alliles' order was issued, the French army began a new round of retreat.
Except for Nguyen Phuc Thi, all the others in the Nguyen dynasty were abandoned by Aliles.
They took away Nguyen Phu Thi and took control of the remaining 5,000 Nguyen troops.
Before leaving, they arrested young men in various cities. As long as the men were over twelve years old and those under sixty years old, they were arrested.
The most prosperous cities in the south of the Nguyen Dynasty were completely destroyed by the French army.
