For many people in occupied or war zones, they are more concerned about the present life. What is happening outside, they are mostly indifferent. Not to mention another war of aggression and counter-aggression thousands of miles away.

Ordinary people can not care, but for many countries and governments, they cannot but care. The gradually expanding European battlefield has already made the heads of state of many countries feel that World War II has really begun.

The choice of neutrality or the choice of the ally has become a matter that must be considered by all parties. On the Asian side, Fuso's alliance with Germany has become a fact known to all countries. The Allies, on their part, are also in dire need of allies in Asia.

At least in Hu Biao's opinion, Britain, France and other countries that borrowed money from Fusang earlier will probably feel very angry when they see Fusang standing on the German side! To use a Chinese saying, it is really a loss for the wife and a soldier.

The Germans captured Franco-Lance, forcing the current Franco-Ransi government into exile in England. Without waiting for Britain and France to work out corresponding countermeasures, Fuso's side, under the instigation and temptation of its allies, could not wait to send troops to Indochina to seize the colony.

Such an act is undoubtedly a provocation against the Allies. The problem was that even if the Allies jumped on their feet, they still didn't have the ability to restrain Fuso. After all, it is difficult to protect itself at the moment, so what about the colonies that are thousands of miles away?

But no one expected that Luis, as the governor of Haiphong City, resolutely refused to surrender to Fuso, but ordered the troops to counterattack. Not to mention the heavy damage to the fleet sent by the Japanese army, it also wiped out a large number of landing troops.

When the news broke, the Franco-Ransi government, which was in exile in England, also seemed extremely happy. Naturally, he also praised Louis as the dispatched governor, and soon called Indochina to promote Louis to take charge of Indochina's affairs.

In addition to Louis, the governor, Major Peake was promoted to brigadier general. Receiving a telegram of commendation from the government-in-exile, Brigadier General Louis and Peake, as well as many of the officials who had been promoted, were undoubtedly extremely happy.

It's just that for Luis and Pique, they know very well who they really need to thank for the good news reported to the government. Fortunately, White Bear Vic was very generous, and bluntly said that this was a mutually beneficial thing for both parties.

Only Fuso, on the other hand, was extremely angry when he received the telegram sent back by the naval fleet. In their view, a colonial regime that does not even have a country dares to confront them in Asia, which is undoubtedly a challenge to their hegemony.

As Hu Biao and Lei Xiong expected, the Japanese army, who had suffered a lot in the evening of the previous day, called a large number of fighters early the next morning. The silent city of Haiphong was bombed in turns, but no infantry was sent to land.

It's not that they don't want to send, but they don't have troops to send. The infantry brigades that came with the fleet were originally temporarily drawn from the troops stationed on Qiong Island. If troops are transferred from Qiongdao, the situation on Qiongdao may also change.

Thinking that the infantry wing drawn from Longzhou was less than a day's journey away from Haiphong City, the Japanese army decided to bomb Haiphong City in turn first, and then cover the land attack troops, so as to encircle Haiphong City.

But no one expected that just when the Japanese army was expecting to occupy Haiphong City the next day, the Japanese land troops who were advancing all the way were ambushed by a large number of elite troops in the evening. Just two hours later, the vanguard declared annihilation.

What was even more shocking to the Japanese army was that the main force of the Japanese army, which had just left the pass in southern Guinan, soon received a telegram from the rear garrison asking for help, and the county town where they were stationed was attacked by a large number of elite troops.

The main force of the Japanese army, which had been out of the customs for a day, saw that it was sent for help at almost the same time, and the commander of the infantry brigade who led the team was also shocked: "Baga! There must be a conspiracy in this, and they planned it all in advance! ”

"General, what now? Do you need to return to the army? ”

"Do you think we're going back now? Order the troops, deploy them on the spot, we should be in trouble tonight. In any case, it is necessary to hold out until dawn. Wait for daybreak, and immediately ask the Air Force for tactical guidance! ”

"Hey!"

When Lei Xiong led the main forces of the two regiments of the 2nd Division to launch a siege on the vanguard infantry wing of the Japanese army, the 1st Division of Qin Tianyou, which had already completed the assembly in Longzhou City, immediately launched an attack on the Japanese army in Longzhou City.

In the face of the sudden fierce attack, the Japanese troops who had been stationed in Longzhou City for a period of time were also caught off guard. The Japanese troops guarding the city gate did not even have time to close the city gate, and they were successfully defeated by the commandos of the first division.

There are only half a brigade of little devils left in the city, and half of the brigade of two devils recruited from the colony, and they can't resist at all in the face of the elite of the first division that has entered the city. After losing and retreating, the Japanese army soon sent a telegram asking for help.

It's just that the Japanese garrison officers stationed in Longzhou know very well that they are afraid that they will not be able to wait for reinforcements. The nearest reinforcements to them will take half a day to arrive. When the reinforcements come, it is estimated that they will have to collect their corpses.

At the same time, Hu Biao, who had already returned to Yongfu City, said extremely calmly: "Send a report to Chief Bai and tell him that he can do it!" In addition, you can also tell him that the guerrillas of our unit in Guinan will also cooperate with the attack and harassment, so that they can advance with confidence! ”

"Yes, wolfhead!"

After receiving the telegram from Hu Biao, Bai Chongxi, who had already assembled the three main divisions, said excitedly: "Okay! Finally waited for this telegram! Order the troops, immediately launch a fierce attack on the Japanese position, make every effort to regain the lost territory, and drive the little devils out of Guinan! ”

"Yes, General!"

With Bai Chongxi's order, the three main divisions assembled by the Gui army, under the cover of powerful artillery fire, launched a fierce attack on the defensive positions built by the Japanese army. Behind the Japanese position, there were also artillery and gunfire from time to time.

Because there is still a little distance between the defensive positions built by the Japanese army and the county towns occupied by the Japanese army in the rear. Hearing the sound of gunfire ahead, the defenders of the city were about to go for reinforcements, only to find that they were under strong resistance.

Without strong reinforcements from the rear, no matter how tenacious the Japanese troops stationed on the front line were, the little devils could not support it for long in the face of the all-out attack of the three elite divisions. For this counterattack, Bai Chongxi has also made careful preparations!

"General, there is a battle report from the front line, and the reinforcements sent by the Japanese army are being blocked halfway, and it is expected that it will be even later to reach the forward position of the Japanese army. In the current situation, is it necessary to urge the troops at the front and intensify the offensive! ”

"Yes! Now the little devil reinforcements can't come up for a while, if you don't seize the opportunity to complete the breakthrough, wait for the little devil reinforcements to come up, and then think about the little devil's defense line suddenly, I'm afraid that you will have to pay a greater price! Hit, hit hard, at all costs! ”

"Yes, General!"

Knowing that the Japanese reinforcements were blocked, Bai Chongxi also sighed and said: "Brother Hu is really talking!" If we don't make a breakthrough soon, we'll be laughing at. Break through the Japanese defense line, and the battle behind will be easy to fight. ”

As Bai Chongxi had predicted, the 1st Division launched a surprise attack on the Japanese army from the southern side of the border. The 2nd Division was responsible for encircling and annihilating the main force of the Japanese army entering Indochina, while the rest of the guerrillas were blooming on all sides to attack and harass the Japanese garrisons stationed in various places.

For a while, the smoke of Haiphong City had not yet dissipated, and Guinan was fighting vigorously again. Even more troublesome for the Japanese army was that the Qiongdao guerrilla column, which had been dormant for a while, also began to attack everywhere to harass the Japanese troops stationed on Qiongdao.

The iron ore mines, which the Japanese army had previously focused on fortifying, were also subjected to heavy artillery bombardment by guerrilla columns. When nearby Japanese reinforcements arrived, the laborers and prisoners of war who were imprisoned in the mine were also rescued by the guerrilla column, and the mine was seriously damaged.

The sudden chain reaction caught the Japanese army a little off guard. The Japanese fleet, which was originally on standby outside Haiphong City, had to temporarily return to Yangcheng and urgently send a batch of reinforcements temporarily transferred from Guangdong Province to Qiongdao.

By the time Japanese reinforcements arrived, the guerrilla columns that had attacked many mines and Japanese garrisons had returned safely to their base areas in the mountains. Seeing the rescued laborers and prisoners of war, the leaders of the column were extremely happy.

"Good! After this battle, we can expand at least two main regiments! ”

"Yes! Earlier, I thought that with our strength alone, it might not be easy to sneak up on the mines heavily defended by the little devils. Unexpectedly, the little devil is on the side of the mine, and most of the defenders dispatched are two devils, and their combat effectiveness is very weak! ”

"That's not to be underestimated! If it weren't for Mr. Hu's support of weapons and equipment, do you think we would have been able to break through the defense line of the mine's defenders with our previous equipment alone? This time, it was just a surprise to the little devil.

With the urine nature of the little devils, they will definitely retaliate like crazy next. Inform the guerrillas everywhere and pay close attention to the little devil's every move. In addition, the rescued miners were properly resettled, and young people who were willing to join the team were selected to form a new army. ”

"Yes, Captain!"

Although the Japanese army had occupied Qiongdao for a while, Hu Biao's contact with the Qiongdao Column had never been broken. Even after the Eighth Route Army learned the news, it deliberately dispatched capable forces to Qiongdao to guide and cooperate with the work.

With the backbone of the military sent by the General Headquarters and the equipment and materials sent by Hu Biao every once in a while, the guerrilla column developed rapidly. In particular, after listening to Hu Biao's suggestion, the guerrilla column also attached great importance to military training.

Compared with the past, when there are weapons and soldiers, they rush out to find trouble with the little devils. More time, the guerrillas hid in the dense forest for training. When they receive a combat mission, they will send the main force out to ambush the supply of the little devils or sweep the team.

This completely unruly attack method also caused a headache for the Japanese army. Although several large-scale sweeps and encirclements were organized, the results were still not obvious. And this time, the guerrilla column attacked with all its might, and the little devils suffered heavy losses.

It takes a long time for the mines to be destroyed, the prisoners of war who have been rescued, and then to be captured from other places. There is also iron ore that is being mined, and it will definitely not be able to continue to supply the smelter in the short term!