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The two thousand French troops half a mile away were in a commotion, and Lieutenant General Nacker shouted, "Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle quickly..."
Zhang Haoran wanted to persuade them, but it was too late. The gunshots and the war broke out in an instant that no one expected. At this time, it was no longer the time to reason.
Gao Er and Yin and 50 of his personal soldiers were beaten to pieces in an instant, and nearly 200 marines rushed to the two coffins with incredible speed;
The coffins contain the remains of the fallen comrades, and the coffins are wrapped with the golden dragon flag of the Royal Navy. These cannot be desecrated and must be defended with the life of every naval soldier.
Three firing arrays were quickly formed. The two thousand French cavalry on the opposite side rushed over shouting. The sound of hooves was like rain, the shouts were like thunder, and the yellow dust rolled like waves. The Seine River in the north was also dizzy and the waves were surging.
"Hit him!" Fang Ge roared.
Bursts of gunfire followed. Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang! Bullets whizzed away, hitting the French army's charging battle formation like raindrops. Tall war horses burst into bloody holes, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and they fell to the ground with the French soldiers on their backs. Amidst the sad cries, the fallen war horses rolled endlessly due to the huge inertia;
Some of the French soldiers on horseback were thrown into the air, while others were crushed under their horses. Screams, howls, and the sounds of huge collisions were intertwined. The scene was extremely tragic.
This was just the beginning, and even more brutal blows were to follow. In the Qin army's formation, dazzling flames rose up, like meteors across the sky. The dark sky seemed to be ignited in an instant. The scene was like the gods spitting out rage, which hit the French cavalry formation fiercely.
Boom! Boom! Boom... ... ..
Boom! Boom! Boom... ... ..
Twenty or thirty huge fireballs exploded on the ground one after another, with a sound that echoed through the sky, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, and the violent shock waves stirred and collided. Tearing, one horse after another, one French soldier after another, as if torn into pieces by countless giant hands, broken arms, flying livers, dancing and interweaving in the flames... ... ...
.With the rising smoke and dust, the sky and the earth were dark, as if the gates of hell had suddenly opened. Countless ghosts rushed out, whirling in the French army, opening their bloody mouths and wantonly devouring all life... .
Gore, who was still screaming, was stunned by the extremely tragic scene. His hands and feet were cold and stiff. There was only one thought in his mind: God! This is not war, this is not war, this is a massacre... ... A ruthless massacre!
Two thousand French cavalrymen were charging like a tide. They were so imposing, but they were blown to pieces by the merciless bombing. They were like charging into hell. Balls of fire rushed up, tearing their bodies apart and devouring them... .
"Keep going!" Fang Ge was like a cold-blooded god of death, as if he would not stop until all the French troops on the opposite side were slaughtered.
Following his orders, brilliant flames once again streaked across the sky and fiercely penetrated into the French cavalry formation. Sweeping like a raging storm...
The poor French army, before their muskets could reach the Qin army, had already been repeatedly ravaged and slaughtered. One horse after another fell to the ground in the flames, the smoke and dust were everywhere, the screams were like waves, and the torn bodies were scattered all over the ground;
The piled corpses and huge bullet holes caused the French cavalrymen who followed to fall down one after another, making waves of crashing sounds...
Gore recovered from his shock and immediately ran to Zhang Haoran, saying quickly: "Your Excellency Ambassador, this is a misunderstanding! This is a misunderstanding, quickly order your soldiers to stop..."
After the translator translated Gore's words, Zhang Haoran said in a deep voice: "The war has begun."
"No, no, no... Your Excellency the Ambassador, this is just a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."
"Then may I ask your Excellency, what kind of misunderstanding could allow your general to desecrate the remains of our martyred soldiers?"
"This... Your Excellency, this is just General Gallin's own reckless behavior. He does not represent France. Now he has been punished as he deserves. On behalf of France, I would like to express my deepest apologies to Your Excellency. Please ask your soldiers to stop and not let the misunderstanding between the two sides deepen."
"I may disappoint you, Your Excellency. In a state of war, I have no right to issue any orders to them."
Zhang Haoran was not talking nonsense. Although he was the ambassador of the European Mission, he had no right to command the war. Of course, if the war situation was unfavorable, he had the right to suggest Fang Ge to cease fire.
But now the battle situation is very favorable to the Qin army. At least so far, it is still a one-sided massacre. Although the French army has 2,000 people, all of them are cavalry, they cannot break through the blockade of rockets and bullets. They were beaten to death and wounded, and the whole place was in chaos.
This might be a good opportunity. Although the reputation of the Qin Dynasty had spread to Europe before, it was still very far away, and most Europeans had only heard about it from hearsay. As the saying goes, seeing is believing. If Fang Ge could kill these two thousand French cavalry in one fell swoop, it would shock the whole of Europe, and even terrify them.
Not only will this not increase the difficulty of Zhang Haoran's diplomatic work in Europe, on the contrary, he believes that this war will be more beneficial to his diplomatic work, and he can even gain more negotiating initiative with the attitude of a winner.
If that was the case, why did he ask Fang Ge and the others to stop
This fierce battle lasted less than a cup of tea, and two thousand French cavalry were completely defeated by the Qin army's ruthless artillery fire.
After leaving behind hundreds of bodies, the remaining French troops fled in panic. Fang Ge and his men were all infantry, and once the enemy escaped from the range of the artillery fire, they could only watch helplessly.
As soon as the gunfire subsided, Fang Ge immediately shouted, "Retreat! Retreat to Seine Bay immediately, quickly!"
Deputy Envoy Zheng Jie asked in astonishment: "Commander Fang, why... why... "
Fang Ge interrupted him and said, "Master Zheng, don't forget that this is France. Master Zheng, quickly organize everyone to retreat to the seaside immediately. We will be safe only if we get on the ship. Otherwise, if we are trapped by the enemy, we will be isolated and helpless. There is no hope for us. Hurry! Hurry!"
The war came too suddenly and ended too quickly. Zheng Jie had no time to carefully consider the consequences of this matter. His first reaction was that after defeating the French army, he might get more bargaining chips.
After hearing Fang Ge's roar, I finally realized that no matter how many chips I have, I have to be able to use them.
Not only did they kill a French general, but they also defeated 2,000 French troops outside the French capital. Only God knows whether France can swallow this humiliation.
Nearly two hundred diplomats, think tank scholars, and scientific and technological personnel, under the protection of Fang Ge and his team, hurriedly returned to the Seine Bay along the original route.
At the same time, Fang Ge had the captured horses handed over to Nong Xiaowu, and told him: "Even if the horses are dead, you must rush back to the warship before the enemy and inform General Pang Ning to prepare for the battle and the response. In addition, I suggest that General Pang Ning send someone to contact Britain and Portugal to ask these two countries for support. Go quickly!"
"Yes!" Nong Xiaowu responded loudly, and he jumped on his horse with a few of his men and galloped away.
Fang Ge has prepared for the worst this time. If France turns against them and wants to destroy them, then he will use all possible forces to fight France.
"Come here, tie up that French guy and keep a close eye on him. Don't let him escape!"
“Yes!”
It's better to go all out. Gore is the French Foreign Minister after all. If we are trapped by the French army along the way, the French Foreign Minister will be a good hostage.
Even Zhang Haoran had no objection to this. He said that the saying "first courtesy, then force" was no longer applicable now, so he would just use force first and then courtesy.
There was no need to be polite along the way. They robbed whatever they could, including food, livestock, and especially horses and carriages.
Because among the nearly 200 civilian staff, many were weak and could not even lift a chicken. They would be out of breath after jogging for a cup of tea. Fang Ge was so anxious that he seemed to be on fire.
On the other hand, the news that Gao Yiner was killed and two thousand French cavalry were defeated with heavy casualties reached Paris, causing an uproar throughout France.
Upon hearing this terrible news, Queen Mother Anna could not help but fly into a rage: "These damn Qin people actually dared to run to the outskirts of Paris to make trouble. Oh, God, they have insulted France. This is unforgivable..."
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