Battle of the Third Reich

Historically, the French colonial government adopted a compromise policy, which led to the entrance of the wolf. The so-called military inspection team of the Japanese government was stationed in the Haiphong port, the starting point of the Yunnan-Burma road. All the French military installations and relevant information of the units fell into the hands of the Japanese military. △↗, that is, because of the facts of the French colonial government and the army, the Japanese military had enough confidence to make a decision to enter the northern part of Indochina by force.

However, the situation is now different from history. The Betan government, which was supported by the German head of state, became extremely tough. Not only did it reject the Japanese army’s request to cut off the railway traffic between Yunnan and Vietnam, but it also rejected the Japanese army’s entry into the inspection team. Carut, who made the compromise decision, arrested the five-star general and put him in a gunboat on the Mekong River.

The Japanese army failed to obtain military intelligence from French Indochina as historically. Although intelligence agencies at all levels in Japan have increased their intelligence collection efforts, the French have also increased their vigilance accordingly. The French cannot possibly notice the abnormal movement of the Fifth Division and the detachment in late August. The new Governor and his staff have already seen the maliciousness and ambition of the Japanese from these evidences.

Jean De Gu has never been an indecisive person. After taking office, his first job was to increase troops to the north of French Indochina. This time he brought a French army with a full infantry division, all of which had participated in actual combat. The elite veterans also brought a batch of new army equipment and air force fighters. As a result, only one infantry battalion was left in the north as a training unit, and the rest were sent to Beiqi by train.

The French army has been busy redeploying troops in the north during this time, especially strengthening the defense in Haiphong, Hanoi and Lang Son areas. These transfers were made in secret under the strict secrecy of the colonial government. The Japanese military and political parties were kept in the dark until now, and they knew nothing about the military changes on the French Indochina border. The Morimoto Brigade launched this reckless raid only with extremely rough intelligence support.

When the Okubo squadron encountered the a3 stronghold, the operation actually showed signs of failure, but the kind of gambler psychology that is common in the Japanese Army led them to continue to attack with daring. Maybe if you rush again, you will win, and you will become an empire hero who conquers Tongdeng. These ideas are like unstoppable decoys hovering in the minds of Japanese officers and soldiers. The desire for honor and victory stuns the minds of most Japanese officers and soldiers inside the Morimoto team at this time.

The a3 stronghold of the French army is actually a military camp with a solid wall defense. The area is not large, but the internal ammunition depot, munitions depot, granary, barracks, medical clinic, and various facilities are all available. A tall watchtower is also built on the side wall near the highway, with steel plates on the wall head. Anti-shield machine gun nest and rifle perforation. From a purely defensive perspective, this stronghold can cope with the attack of ordinary light weapon infantry. The French originally did not plan to build a fortress on land. Just to deal with the bandits in the mountains and the independent guerrillas along the border.

The main task of this stronghold on weekdays is to provide support and support to the garrisons in the surrounding bunkers and outposts. In addition to hoarding a large amount of materials and ammunition supplies, a company-level army garrison is usually stationed. Lieutenant Domière had two complete infantry platoons in his hands at this time. He had just received the full salary for the month. The morale of the soldiers was currently booming. The weapons and ammunition reserves were sufficient. The food in the warehouse was sufficient for these soldiers. In the first half of the year, as long as the enemy did not use heavy equipment, he was fully confident to defend this line of defense.

Okubo Squadron was shot back into the Artemisia annua by a burst of guns. Because his sight was blocked by the surrounding Artemisia annua, Guan Zuo at all levels could only call out to regroup his men. The chaotic Japanese calls became proof in the French that the Japanese had failed. The French soldiers on the surrounding wall shot harder at the wormwood bushes. Rifles and machine-gun shells swept across the verdant hillsides, causing a cloud of dust, broken branches and broken grass.

A French stronghold, not shown on the map, appeared on the highway. Okubo Squadron was blocked by the other party's violent fire. The troops were in chaos and were regrouping, requesting the support of the brigade. The summoner reported breathlessly to Morimoto about the bad news. Afterwards, the ordinary soldier who survived the **** battle recalled that when Daisuke Morimoto listened to the news, his face turned red as if he had drunk the laurel crown.

Morimoto's house has felt that the development of the situation is somewhat different from his expectations. Perhaps he underestimated the resistance of the French colonial army, and also underestimated the strength of the other party's armed forces. This is a mistake that the commander should not make, but he not only made it. And already let his troops fall into it.

However, with Morimoto Nakasa's character, he will never admit that he made a mistake. He told himself that this must be the reason for the commander's unwillingness to attack. Okubo usually behaved like a tough guy. He never thought that the key moment was so unbearable. He should have seen this guy was a waste.

"Captain Hasegawa. Take your squadron to support Okubo immediately. In addition, the second machine gun squad and the infantry artillery squad are under your command. We must break through the French defense line as soon as possible." Morimoto ordered the Hasegawa who had just returned from the mountain Order.

Morimoto Brigade must break through the French army at this time, no matter what the outcome of this incident will be, at least he will be able to explain to the superior of the military department. If in the end the brigade couldn’t even beat a French stronghold and damaged the military power of the Japanese Imperial Army, Morimoto had to cut his belly to thank His Majesty the Emperor, maybe he would also be deprived of his military status and honor, leaving a lifetime of infamy, the first half of his life All efforts will be paid to running water.

What made the Japanese Army incomprehensible afterwards was that Morimoto clearly knew the stakes, but still stubbornly refused to launch a desperate assault. Some people think that at this time, Morimoto Nakasa may break the French defense line and win the same. There are still fantasies, so at this time, he still retains a complete twelfth squadron as a reserve team for subsequent attacks. However, this arrangement of Morimoto Nakasa finally caused the destruction of Morimoto's brigade and was delayed for a long time.

The artillery squad attached to the Morimoto Brigade had just set up a launching position, assembled two infantry guns, and prepared to support Kato Squadron to launch artillery bombardment on the No. 1 machine gun fort, but it was suddenly heard when the artillery were still calculating the shooting elements. The command of Captain Morimoto's transfer position. They carried two famous 92 infantry artillery, and because they abandoned the pack horses, they all depended on the soldiers to carry them. The two infantry artillery squads have been here already on the verge of exhaustion. But the military order was like a mountain, the artillery had to stubbornly disassemble the assembled artillery, and then carry these heavy components along with Hasegawa Brigade to the other side of the mountain.

The ammunition unit attached to the artillery squad was not much better. Pity the 20 ammunition soldiers had just breathed out at this time. Each of these soldiers was carrying a metal ammunition box weighing 30 kilograms. It is equipped with five shells. This infantry artillery squad carried a total of 100 rounds of 70mm shells, 70% of which were ordinary grenades. The rest are some incendiary bombs and smoke bombs.

Morimoto ordered the infantry artillery squad to move, and one of the reasons was that the No. 1 machine gun fort was clearly unable to support it. There was no need to waste precious shells on this target that would soon fall. At this time, Kato Squadron finally made obvious progress. The machine gun position at the commanding height suppressed the shooting of the second floor perforation of the bunker. The three teams of the machine gun squadron joined the attack on the No. 1 machine gun fort. The precise firing of the heavy machine gun brought great pressure to the French shooter in the bunker.

After all, the number of defenders in a bunker is limited, and with Ruan Fuyou's class, there are only 28 soldiers. More than half of them are of Vietnamese descent. Thanks to the education and training of the French, coupled with adequate welfare and salary, the will to fight is as firm as that of the French soldiers.

Japanese infantry shooting has always been a top priority in training. There are many excellent shooters in the Morimoto team. When the Japanese army adjusted its tactics and began to suppress the bunker, the casualties of the defenders in the No. 1 machine gun fort began to rise linearly. Soon, a layer of machine gun shooters were all injured, and one of the machine gun shooters has changed for two rounds.

The serious casualties did not affect the morale of the soldiers. Instead, the sacrifice of friends from the same country inspired the blood of several Vietnamese soldiers. The problem is that although they can continue to fight, the weapons in their hands are somewhat unsustainable. All machine guns have a problem that cannot be avoided, that is, the problem of overheating the barrel soon after continuous shooting. At this time, there is only a way to lower the temperature of the barrel, or to simply replace the barrel. For French-designed machine guns, it is always the most troublesome to replace the barrel.

In the end, the No. 1 Machine Gun Fort could only reduce the firepower and reduce the long burst, and was replaced by short shots and single shots. After discovering that the shooting frequency of the defender had decreased, the Japanese immediately took the opportunity to carry out several assaults. Although they were finally repelled by the French army with rifles and grenades, the Japanese had already seen that the defender was just the end of the crossbow, and the Japanese could already hear the victory. Breath.

At the same time, Okubo Squadron, supported by the Infantry Artillery Squadron and the Tenth Squadron, launched its first assault. The soldiers of the Okubo squadron felt ashamed of their previous performance. They felt that if they could not wash away this shame, they would not be able to raise their heads in front of the comrades in the brigade. A round of no-brained brainlessness, but what I did not expect was that the French who had never seen this kind of tactics were caught by surprise, and even let these soldiers rush to the stronghold wall, occupying a peripheral trench, and the law The army launched a crossfire, and the sling barrels and machine guns quickly suppressed the French on the wall.

For a time, the war situation began to shift towards the benefits of the Japanese army. The officers of the Morimoto team finally breathed a sigh of relief. In their opinion, the most dangerous moment had passed. With just one more effort, the Morimoto team would definitely be able to break through the French defense and win the same as the city, they were destined to stay name.

But what these Japanese officers did not know was that a huge convoy from Gaoping was approaching along the highway No. 4 towards the same city, which was less than five kilometers away from the exchange of fire between Japan and France.

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