Battle of the Third Reich

On September 25, Haiphong, the largest port in northern French Indochina, ushered in the dawn of a new day after a heavy light rain. Just after eight o'clock in the morning, a whole regiment of French Army infantry lined up into the port area, and then the main roads were tightly blocked.

These troops from the French mainland were heavily armed, and the spurs on the rifle sparkled in the sun. Dock workers and shipping company employees who were busy loading, unloading and moving goods were a little confused, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became dignified and tense.

The commander of this new infantry regiment is the 48-year-old army colonel Droi, a legal officer who is determined and rigid and respects tradition. Originally, he commanded an engineering battalion during the war, but was dumped by German infantry while building fortifications near Maywell. In the case of fighting alone, he directed a group of engineering soldiers to insist on the position for two days, and eventually died. Too heavy and the bombs were exhausted, so he could only order his subordinates to lay down their weapons to stop their resistance.

In view of his personal bravery in combat, at that time, only Lieutenant Colonel Droix was placed on the list of the first batch of prisoners of war requested by the French, because the French army at this time extremely lacked capable commanders, so he not only Without being punished, the Army also specifically honored him and promoted his rank.

He then led an infantry regiment in the Alps and Italy for a few weeks, fiercely beating the black shirt across the line of defense, and finally let out all the grievances accumulated in the previous period.

In addition to facing the fierce and warlike German Army still has little confidence, but Colonel Druix believes that as long as he is given enough training time, his men can meet the challenges of any European country. When the Ministry of Army considered sending a group of troops to French Indochina, the dazzling Druid regiment was immediately selected by Betan. Although the overseas service was hard but the welfare was good, and the soldiers and officers’ resumes would also be It looks much better. This is a shortcut for promotion recognized by most people. It only takes three years to serve abroad. After returning home, Droix will properly carry a star.

"This is an order issued by the governor's office, and everyone must strictly enforce it. Searching according to the number on this form, you cannot miss any batch of prohibited goods. Anyone who tries to block will be arrested and handed over to the gendarmerie for strict interrogation." Colonel Droix rode his tall chestnut French horse, and the short leather whip in his hand lightly hit the knee.

"Yes, Colonel." The three battalions commanded the whip salute to the colonel, and then drove the mount towards the area where each team was responsible.

"Some people seem to have found something and are searching every warehouse." The warehouse of Nishigo Co., Ltd., in the northwest corner of Minato City, has now become a mess. The local head of the branch, Kangxiong Hojo, happened to summon the Haiphong each day. Representatives of the Japanese business community’s diaspora group met, and the sudden attack by the French Army had to make them suspect that it was an action against them.

"Beggshaw (Animal)! Someone must have informed the Chinese. I have said that some people have stayed in foreign countries for a long time, and they will definitely be fooled by the decay of Western thoughts. These non-nationals cannot be trusted and shameless treasoners." Lieutenant Koizumi, the intelligence chief of the Japanese Army’s South Branch Dispatch Command, scolded in a huff. He was stealthily crossing the border and sneaking into Haiphong. He was responsible for important tasks and missions. Once the French found out his truth Identity, has the full power to shoot him on the spot for espionage.

"Koi-kun, please calm down. It may not be a whistleblower. Moreover, this is just a private gathering of some Japanese expatriates, and it does not violate the colonial regulations. I think the French action may not be directed against us, otherwise how will it be warehouse by warehouse? Shouldn’t the search be directly surrounded here?” Hojo Kangxiong’s expression was so calm that his words sounded reasonable and immediately calmed Xiaojing’s emotions.

"Zhujun, everyone calm down, don't panic, listen to me say a few words." Hojo shouted loudly. Hearing the call of the convener, the venue that was in a panic gradually quieted down.

"I'm sorry, this time it caused you trouble." Hojo first bowed and apologized to the expatriates in the venue. Out of inertia, many of the people in the venue even bowed and gave back.

"If you trust me, please don’t panic. The things outside may not be related to this meeting. We don’t want to mess with ourselves. Now please listen to my command. Before the French search here, we have Enough time to prepare."

"Hi, of course we believe in Master Hojo."

"Speak, what should we do."

"Xie Xi, everything is under the care of Master Hojo." The representatives of the expatriate had already regarded Hojo as the backbone of the heart, and they quickly responded with a lip.

"Xiao Jingjun, there is a dark room under the floor of the warehouse office. It was originally used to store important materials. You go there to hide for a while, and I will let you out when the matter is over." Hojo then turned around and said to the two men To: "Take Xiaojing Jun into the dark room, and carefully arrange the scene after closing the door."

"Ha!" Both men were veterans, and answered neatly.

"Next, take all the wine and cans stored in the warehouse. I want to invite everyone to eat and drink." Hojo greeted loudly with a clap.

"The goods are from Dayuan Company, and the other two are from Shenghe Company." The staff of the warehouse management department followed the army company commander and ran quickly.

"All the seals are affixed. Without the order of the garrison command, these goods must not leave the warehouse." The French army captain ran to the pile of boxes with several soldiers.

"Pry it open." The officer pointed to a box and ordered it.

The two soldiers carried their rifles on their backs, took a crowbar from the side of the pile, and stepped forward to open the wooden box.

"Wow, is it brandy? Or made in France." The captain picked up a bottle of brandy from the wooden box covered with straw and checked the trademark.

Captain "Napoleon" showed it to his men with the bottle.

"You few, take these two boxes and take them away."

"This is not good, Captain." The management staff reminded.

"This is material evidence, we have to take it back for inspection." The captain answered with his chin raised.

"We have searched more than half of the warehouse and found a lot of goods that do not match the customs declaration materials. Among them are furniture, glass products, fabrics and hardware, as well as various luxury goods, a large number of wine and cigarettes, just in a warehouse We found 50,000 pieces of American soap. We also found a hundred boxes of embroidered lace made in Italy in another warehouse." A battalion commander reported excitedly to Colonel Droix.

"Some of these **** criminals are going to have bad luck." The colonel sneered and took over the "sample" handed over by his men.

"Dirty bribes and underground transactions must be involved, but this is not ours. We only need to complete the work handed over to us by superiors. I believe everyone understands what I mean." The bottle in the hand was thrown away The adjutant, the colonel looked at the port area in front of him proudly.

"The port called and the French were real this time, and they must let the boss know about this matter immediately." Liu Hanxuan, the manager of Shenghe Company's Haiphong office, hurriedly opened the file cabinet in the office and hugged it out of it A stack of business documents and documents.

"These things can't fall into the hands of the French, go find an enamel basin, all of them must be burned." Liu Hanxuan ordered to the beautiful secretary aloud.

"But the manager"

"No, but! How much benefit did the Frenchman eat from Laozi? I didn't expect it to be so ruthless. The boss is too greedy. I heard that it offended the Germans this time. I think the Germans are doing tricks. Even if we reach Nantianmen in this case, the boss cannot win. Now we have to dispose of this pile of things, and we can’t leave any more handles for others.” Manager Liu kept moving the bills from the file cabinet Come out, and then simply pull directly to the floor.

"Then what should we do, we won't let us go above when we go back." the female secretary said with a worried expression.

"I'm afraid of anything. Lao Tzu has been working for them for so many years before and after Kong Jia'an, and it's time to consider for themselves. To tell you the truth, the last batch of American goods, the last payment has never been settled, I just yesterday Take the money out of the bank. When the accounts here are burned, it is a bad ass. I have thought about it, we will go to Borneo to avoid it for a while, and then find a way to go to Europe, now in Europe Without fighting, there are business opportunities everywhere. Based on my own skills, are you afraid that you won't be able to make a name for yourself?" Liu Hanxuan replied fiercely.

"I can only rely on you. You can't bear me." The female secretary's expression looked pitiful.

"Relax, everything has me." Liu Hanxuan stepped forward and stroked the face of the female secretary, with a firm expression of comfort.

"We have seized the branches and offices of several companies based in Tokyo (Hanoi), such as Guangji, Xiangji, Hengyuan and Dayuan, and found a large number of accounts and official documents. The taxation bureau and the accounting department of the municipal government Calculations and reviews are underway. We have also frozen the bank accounts established by these companies in French Indochina, and arrested several heads in Haiphong. This is a simultaneous strike across the territory, and it is said that the harvest in Saigon is even more Rich." First Secretary Linton, carrying a saucer, handed the black tea to Admiral Jean Degu, the Governor of the French Indochina Federation.

"Very well, President Betten sent the telegram personally and asked us to do our best to this matter. I believe the result of this operation will be satisfactory to Berlin. I know what you want to say, Mr. Linton, this is a In a world of power, people who are not used to it can only be eliminated by this world. Don’t worry about the reaction of the Chinese, don’t forget, we are now standing behind a huge European Union.” Jean Degu picked up the table In the sugar bowl, a small piece of sugar was picked up with a delicate clip and put into a tea cup.

"Two German submarines sailed into Saigon Port this morning, and the Saigon City Government organized the citizens to welcome them."

"I have read the report. The next stop they are going to Haiphong, so that they are starting to prepare there. They must make the ceremony grand and lively. Although I don’t know what the Germans were thinking about, there are these two submarines. In that case, the warships of Japanese monkeys might become more peaceful."Jean Degu picked up the tea cup and tasted the black tea.

"All of you have been arrested. I suspect that you are engaged in illegal gatherings here." Major Francois stood in the warehouse of Nishigo Co., Ltd. with a holster on his hands, and covered his white gloves with his other hand. With a snort, the smell in this warehouse is really unpleasant.

"Sir, we are all law-abiding citizens, we just find a free time to have dinner here." Hojo came up with a red bottle in his face, standing in front of the major and pointed to the messy meeting place. . A group of Japanese expatriates sat on the floor drunkenly, full of empty wine bottles and empty tins, and some roasted half-baked salted fish and seafood.

"It really looks like a dinner. These stupid Japanese monkeys are only now at 9:30 in the morning." Francois turned and said to the adjutant.

"I think these people are suspicious. Although I don't know the customs of the Japanese, it is obviously not the time to eat." The adjutant replied.

"Take them all away and submit them to the military police for review one by one." After the last cross-border incident, the French's vigilance against the Japanese became very high, and they usually raised their noses and raised their eyes. Now they encounter this obvious Some suspicious scenes, of course, need to dig deeper into the roots, even if they are caught wrong, what can the Japanese do?

As a result, Hojo's self-righteous plan fell through, and all the Japanese nationals and employees of the trading company were dragged onto the truck and taken away.

"The **** drunks, instead of me, I will shut them down for seventy-two hours and then interrogate them slowly." The major walked out of the warehouse with his nose covered, and he resented the gendarmerie who came to take over. The official said.

"The identities of these people are very suspicious, and I suspect that there is a Japanese spy." The captain of the gendarmerie nodded his head with his face covered.

Just as the two French officials stood outside the warehouse and chatted happily, Sister Xiaojing was anxiously hiding in a small cement chamber under the office floor, waiting for Hojo to come back to inform him of the safety.

This is a secret room of only six square meters in size, with a brick-concrete structure. Hojo used a lot of heart here. There are lighting lamps in the secret room. Several crates are stacked in one corner. Look at the label. The 38-type rifle has a few boxes of ammunition on the side, and a dozen bayonets and samurai swords are placed beside the wall.

This is a very common weapon deployment site. According to the information I read before Koi came, there are more than a dozen similar settlements in Haiphong. The weapons stored are enough to arm all the local Japanese expatriates. A part of them armed the Vietnamese people who were dissatisfied with the French colonists.

"Xie Xi, Hojo Jun's maintenance work is very good." Xiaojing took a samurai sword and pulled it out to look at the blade.

"Kunoyalu, this group of nasty Gu people is really troublesome. How come Hojo doesn't come back now." After collecting the knife and sheathing, Koi sat holding the samurai sword cross-legged against the wall and waited with anticipation. Returning to Hojo.

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