Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muhafu yokupedzisira yezana remakore rechi19, mapoka evarwi vokuChina aizivikanwa se"mapoka emureza" akaparadza nzvimbo huru dzokuchamhembe kweLaos. Vapanduki nevapambi, mapoka emireza akanga achitiza kudzvinyirirwa kwevapanduki veTaiping
muChina. Tonkin (zvino kuchamhembe kweVietnam) yakatanga kupindirwa, apo zvikamu zve"Black Flags" uye zvinokwikwidza "Yellow Flags" zvakayambuka muganhu weChina-Vietnam muna 1865 ndokuisa zvigaro munzvimbo dzakakwirira dzeRed River Valley.