When the 7th Army occupied Singapore and the 8th Army occupied Thailand, the 4th Army, which was originally stationed in South Kalimantan Province, successfully occupied Saigon, but with a single charge of mercenaries, it broke the local French garrison, stormed the city, and captured the French officers and soldiers in Saigon, all public officials, businessmen and their families. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The assets of the French were quickly seized, and all banks, shops, houses, factories, etc. were confiscated.

Leaving behind a defense division and 1,000 cavalry, occupy the area around Saigon and clear the remnants of the French.

The remaining officers and men of the 4th Army advanced all the way north, and due to the small number of French troops stationed in southern Vietnam and Cambodia, the 4th Army moved north to quickly occupy Cambodia and Laos.

On September 2, the 4th Army occupied Phnom Penh, annihilated the small local French garrison, captured the local French administrators, and was warmly welcomed by the local people.

On September 3, King Sisova of Cambodia announced his abdication.

Zhang Wei was very pleased that the Cambodian king was so knowledgeable, and asked the Cambodian royal family members to be escorted to Shangjing, and immediately announced that Sisova enjoyed the first-class earl treatment of the Xia Empire, gave him a mansion in Shangjing, and set aside 3,000 acres of fertile land in Bandung for his family members to live and cultivate, and gave them the treatment of citizens of the Xia Empire.

Sisova was satisfied with his choice to abdicate voluntarily, not only saved the lives of his family, but also enjoyed preferential treatment in the Xia Empire, and was able to be a free person, much better than being a puppet imprisoned by France.

Sisova expressed his gratitude to the officers and soldiers of the Xia Empire for saving them from the tyrannical rule of France, and hoped that the Xia Empire would treat the locals well and let them live a good life.

At this time, the people of the Indochina Peninsula were very simple and had great respect for the Celestial Empire, especially for the Han regime.

At that time, the population of the entire French Indochina colony was about 13 million, of which more than a quarter were Chinese, and the number of people living in Cambodia would not exceed 2 million.

In addition, the king of Cambodia is so knowledgeable, so Zhang Wei decided that it would not be difficult for them to let them live quietly in the Xia Empire.

The 4th Army left a defense division and 1,000 cavalry to garrison Phnom Penh, while the remaining officers and soldiers continued north to the Lao region.

The headquarters of the 4th Army was finally located in the city of Savannakhet, and the cavalry and mercenaries continued northward to occupy the entire territory of Laos, and finally the cavalry was stationed in Vientiane.

In the early morning of August 30, the Marine Division landed at Da Nang and quickly moved north to occupy Hue, so that the French army was cut off from the center, and the north and south could not echo.

In Hue, he captured the French envoy of Zhongqi and attacked the Forbidden City, imprisoned the 11th emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam, Nguyen Phuc Hoang, and arrested the Ministry of Punishment Shangshu Zun Ng Xin, the Ministry of Officials Shangshu Nguyen Youbai, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Huang Kun, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Li Zhen, the Ministry of Household Shangshu Gao Xuan Yu and the royal family Ancheng Wang, and all other members of the royal family were detained.

On the morning of August 29, the 36th Army led mercenaries and Zhao Erfeng's garrison into Vietnam from Zhennanguan, Guangxi.

At that time, the French Governor's Office was located in Hanoi, with a total of 54,000 troops stationed in Vietnam, as well as about 60,000 colonial servants, and the main forces were deployed in Hanoi, Haiphong, Saigon and other places.

Zhao Chuangong, the governor of southern Xinjiang, ordered the cavalry to be in front, and the mercenaries of the two brigades were separated from the left and right flanks, and marched quickly to Hanoi; Behind was the Praetorian Guard and Wehrmacht.

It is only a little more than 160 kilometers from Zhennan Pass to Hanoi.

On the afternoon of the 31st, the cavalry division rushed to the north of the river and sent reconnaissance cavalry to monitor the movements of the French army throughout Hanoi and make contact with the spies in the city.

On the morning of the 1st, the mercenaries arrived in Hanoi and, after a short rest, launched an attack on Hanoi in the afternoon.

Due to the hasty attack and inadequate preparations, the mercenaries retreated in disarray after being shelled by the French troops stationed in Hanoi.

The mercenaries originally wanted to take the lead, but they didn't expect the French artillery fire to be so powerful, so they lost their troops and lost their generals, and regretted that they should not have listened to the advice of the cavalry division commander.

At noon on the 2nd, the Janissaries arrived in Hanoi and engaged in an artillery battle with the French troops stationed in Hanoi, whether it was the rate of fire or the firing range, the French artillery was no match for the Janissaries artillery, and soon, the French artillery was suppressed and gradually blown up.

Having lost the advantage of artillery, the French governor ordered the French army to withdraw to Hanoi, fortify the city, and prepare for leisure.

At this time, there were not only 30,000 French troops stationed in Hanoi, but also nearly 20,000 French businessmen, government officials and their families; There are also 30,000 servants and some police.

If the French army in Hanoi was eliminated and the French governor was captured, the entire French Indochina campaign would be over.

The Janissaries did not attack blindly, but together with the mercenaries, they surrounded the city of Hanoi and waited for the arrival of the large army.

On the 3rd, Zhao Liangong, the governor of southern Xinjiang, arrived in the northern suburbs of Hanoi, and after learning about the enemy's situation, he first ordered the cavalry division and one brigade of mercenaries to go to Haiphong City to assist the South China Sea Fleet in annihilating the French troops stationed in Haiphong.

He then ordered the Janissaries to clear the fortifications of the outer France with mountain artillery, and then engage in street battles with the French army, he believed that the French army must not be the opponent of the mercenaries, besides, the equipment of the French army was far from that of the Janissaries, and in the street battles, with mortars, light machine guns and semi-automatic rifles, they would definitely be able to completely annihilate the French army at a small cost, and preserve the city of Hanoi as intact as possible.

The French governor had long known that Hue and Saigon were occupied by the Xia Empire, and that Cambodia and Laos would certainly not be able to stop the Xia Empire's army from attacking, and that the entire French Indochina colony was finished.

The Strait of Malacca has been blocked by the Xia Empire, whose troops have landed on the Malay Peninsula and British Burma, and now the allies of the British are unable to protect themselves, and there is certainly no extra force to support them.

Outside Haiphong City is the Nanyang Fleet of the Xia Empire, and the Lanfang-class battle cruisers and destroyers are constantly patrolling, and now he can't escape.

If the French Republic can send troops to rescue them, not to mention that the Strait of Malacca will not be able to go all the way, it will take more than a month, and he will definitely not be able to hold out when the army of the Republic arrives with such a small number of troops.

He decided to fight a few battles with the Xia Empire first, and if he was lucky enough to win or hurt the Xia Empire's army, he would then negotiate with the Xia Empire in order to fight for greater benefits.

On the morning of the 4th, after breakfast, Zhao Liangong ordered the troops to start the attack.

Two defense divisions began to attack from the east and north, the Janissaries division was responsible for the west, the mercenaries were responsible for the south, and four divisions with more than 60,000 officers and soldiers blocked the siege of Hanoi.

Looking at so many Xia Empire troops outside the city, the governor felt trembling in his heart, not to mention the ordinary officers and soldiers guarding the city.

In order to strengthen the strength of the mercenary artillery, Zhao Liangong specially transferred 1 75mm mountain artillery company and 10 60 mortars from the Praetorian Guard Division.

Supported by strong artillery fire, the mercenary commander decided to seek revenge on the French and took the lead in the siege.

The artillery knocked out the firing points on the outskirts of the French city in the distance, and then the mercenaries began to attack in a straggler formation, followed by mortar squads to accompany the group.

The mercenary's marksmanship is indeed accurate, as long as it is at a distance of meters, the French army dares to show its head, and it will definitely be shot in the head by the mercenary.

The cracked brains frightened the French officers and soldiers, and they no longer dared to observe casually, the officers and soldiers of the Xia Empire were really perverted, they could still be hit by guns at such a distance, and they were silently praying in their hearts not to be targeted by the sharpshooters of the Xia Empire.

The mercenaries were going well, and they were very happy, but they were not stupid, as long as they encountered a French fire point on the way to the charge, they immediately lay down and called in the mortar squad for fire support.

The mortar squad was about 300 meters behind the mercenaries, and they were basically on call, and those machine-gun fire points hiding in the houses along the street could not escape the mortar fire as long as they were exposed.

Sometimes, when encountering French troops hiding in houses or behind walls, the mercenaries would also call in mortars to strike them; The first shell usually blows the roof off, and the subsequent successive shells will accurately fall into the house, dealing a devastating blow to the French troops hiding in the house.

Mortars are curved artillery, light and flexible, which is very suitable for striking targets behind shelter and showing their skills in street fighting; In the city of Hanoi, the French army did not build permanent fortifications, otherwise the mortars would not have been so powerful.

The explosive power of each shell of the mortar is not very large, it is enough to deal with the infantry, and its rate of fire is fast, as long as it is targeted, it is difficult to have time to transfer. With the help of mortars, the French troops were constantly beaten back.

The Wehrmacht in the east and north of the city was mainly defensive, as long as the French army was not allowed to break through, and the focus of the attack was on the mercenaries in the south of the city and the Janissaries in the west of the city.

The mercenaries in the south of the city fought impressively, and the Praetorian Guards in the west of the city were not inferior, and the Janissaries were better equipped, each squad was equipped with light machine guns, as well as Garand semi-automatic rifles, the firepower was very intensive, and the mortars of the platoon and company were coordinated, and the French army was bitter.

By noon, the French army had killed more than 1,000 people, not to mention the number of wounded, which made the French governor's heart cold, there was no way to fight this war, and if these excellent guys continued to fight, they would definitely stay in this land, if even the government officials, businessmen and family members were counted, there were nearly 100,000 French in the entire colony, if the loss of these 100,000 people was a huge loss for France, with a population of less than 40 million, then he would be a sinner for France.

After weighing the pros and cons, the governor decided to surrender to the Xia imperial army, that is, to lose the colony and be punished, but also to protect the safe return of these French to France.

The governor hired a Chinese guide and interpreter from the city, and led his delegates to walk out slowly with a white flag.

The Chinese guide shouted repeatedly as he walked: "Don't shoot, the French have decided to surrender, I'm Chinese, don't shoot!" “

The guide couldn't stop shaking the white flag in his hand as he walked.

Zhao Liangong learned that the French governor had asked for surrender on the condition that he would treat the French soldiers and the French throughout the colony well, and agreed to the French request without hesitation; I thought to myself that if I gave them a stutter, I would treat them well, and even if I stuttered, I would have to exchange it for labor in the future.

Hanoi was occupied, the Governor surrendered, and the French troops in Haiphong announced their surrender at the request of the Governor.

In less than 10 days, the entire colony of French Indochina became the territory of the Xia Empire, and all the French became prisoners of the Xia Empire. (To be continued.) )

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