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Chapter 1479 The cutest person

On the last day of 1937, in the northwest of French Annam, there was a spectacular spectacle of thousands of troops and horses sweeping away to the southeast. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the sky, warplanes are like locusts, overwhelming the sky, flying towards the southeast in a steady stream, on the ground, with the Yunnan-Burma railway and highway as the center, the forward has reached Hanoi and even Haiphong, and the tails of the two wings are still dragging on the Sino-Angolan border. The mountain division of the Southern Yunnan Military Region, the armed police division of the Ministry of Public Security, the Democracy Movement Corps of the General Political Department, and the supply vehicles and pack horse brigades of the Logistics Department rushed forward like a rolling torrent along every road into Annam.

The Jinjiang River, the Ming River, the Heishui River, the Ma River, and all the places where the rivers and highways meet, all the pontoon bridges were laid by the engineering troops, allowing people to pass.

The mountainous and sparsely populated mountainous area in the northwest of Annam is sparsely populated, and a large amount of mountainous land is waiting to be reclaimed, and there is no problem of land annexation. However, wherever there are villages, a working group and a squad of armed police fighters will be left behind to compile household registers, measure land, help villagers establish village committees, elect village cadres, and form grassroots militia organizations. After all this is done, the working group will report to the local county government, and the government will decide whether the working group will continue to report south to the democracy movement corps or participate in the work on the spot to enrich the local government administrative organs.

The armed police fighters would stay with the radio until the local government was established and the county and township governments sent cadres stationed in the villages to formally form effective rule over the villages.

During this period, the armed police soldiers will help the villagers to build roads and bridges along the way, dredge water conservancy, renovate houses, train militia, and the necessary materials will be uniformly dispatched by the logistics department of the armed police force, with the aim of strengthening the relationship between the police and the people and laying a good foundation for future work. If there are bandits and bandits in the mountains, they will report to their superiors through the radio, mobilize troops to suppress bandits, and stabilize the social order in the area.

After all the work was completed, the armed police force reported to the county government, formally established the county public security bureau and township police station, and became a member of the glorious people's police. After a period of familiarity, the armed police soldiers have basically understood the local customs and conditions, as well as the natural environment, and other conditions, and they have taken up the role of police officers, so as to facilitate local work.

Different from the mountainous areas, after entering the Red River Plain area, the population becomes dense, and ethnic disputes, religious disputes, land property rights, grievances between villages, and between towns suddenly become complicated.

Seeing the arrival of the An Jiajun, these bullies ordered the gate of the village to be closed, and all the villagers were loaded with guns and ammunition, pouring up the high walls to protect themselves, hoping to gain the right of autonomy under the rule of the French.

In view of this situation, the officers and men of the 1st and 2nd Divisions in the mountainous areas of southern Yunnan, who were tasked with pacifying the localities, decided to capture the thieves and capture the king first, and first attack these guys who sat in the well and watched the sky and did not know the current affairs.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the two divisions were divided into regiments, battalions, and companies from the north and south lines of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, and launched a large-scale sweep of these large and small estates.

This local tyrant's Zhuangzi is located two kilometers northwest of Yilu City, and there are about thousands of Zhuangding guarding. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the 5th Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division launched an attack on it. In the course of prior reconnaissance, it was discovered that the enemy's outer trench could not pass through, but the deputy commander of the fifth battalion blindly outflanked the enemy in disregard of practical difficulties, and waited until the battalion headquarters led the first, third, and fourth companies into the outer trench, only to find that the outer trench was four meters deep and six meters wide, and the bottom was filled with black bubbling poisonous water.

At this time, the second company had already approached the enemy's Zhuangzi, and found that the opponent was shaking and fleeing, so the deputy battalion commander sent a platoon of officers and soldiers to pursue him, preparing to follow the enemy and break into Zhuangzi. However, Yilu belongs to the basin terrain between the mountains, the terrain is extremely complicated, and the trenches are also very strangely built, and the soldiers actually chased in the wrong direction, and were counterattacked by the enemy's strong firepower, and had no choice but to retreat. Subsequently, the deputy battalion commander sent another platoon to attack the other side of Zhuangzi, but again the enemy counterattacked and was forced to retreat.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, night fell, just when the main force of the fifth battalion was in a dilemma in the outer trenches, the enemy entangled heavy troops, concentrated dozens of wooden earthen cannons, and launched a counterattack against our army, and the fifth battalion repelled the enemy's attack three times in a row, but due to the unfamiliar terrain and scattered troops, the non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level suffered heavy casualties, the determination of the fifth battalion commander was shaken, and the troops were in great confusion, and as a result, not only did not complete the task, but suffered more than 90 casualties.

Seeing the defeat of the 5th Battalion, the commander of the 2nd Regiment became anxious, and in order to accomplish the set combat mission, at 7:30 p.m. that night, he mobilized the officers and men of the three battalions who had just returned from victorious operations in other places to launch an attack on the enemy.

Major General Tian Daonan, commander of the 1st Division, summed up the defeat of the 2nd Regiment in this way when he reviewed Lieutenant General Jiao Guangxu, commander of the Southern Yunnan Mountain Army, and Lieutenant General Dai Zhengliang, commander of the Military Region:

The commander of the 2nd Regiment believed that the enemy's equipment was very inferior and his combat effectiveness was poor, so he did not pay enough attention to the mobilization and ideological preparation of the troops before the war, and there was a serious idea of underestimating the enemy, and blindly believed from top to bottom that there was no problem in fighting such an enemy. Then there was the regiment's improper use of troops, poor organization of battles, lack of in-depth command; The third is that the regiment did not pay attention to understanding and studying the actual situation, especially the complicated situation of the enemy's fortifications, and the regiment fought from beginning to end, and it was not clear how many enemies there were in the Zhuangzi on the opposite side and what the firing points were, and blindly attacked, resulting in excessive casualties and successive setbacks.

By midnight, the estates of the local tyrants and inferior gentry in the western periphery of the Honghe Plain had been basically wiped out, more than 7,000 illegal armed forces had been wiped out, more than 80,000 civilians had been rescued, and the main leaders had been arrested.

The next day, it was New Year's Day, but the officers and men of the 1st and 2nd Divisions, which had opened the way for the follow-up armed police force and the Democracy Movement Corps, did not rest and embarked on the journey again.

In order to redeem the impact of yesterday's defeat, the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Mountain Division in Southern Yunnan concentrated the strength of five battalions and launched another attack on the Tuhao Manor two kilometers northwest of Yilu City. However, due to the urgency of the attack, the 4th and 5th battalions did not encircle tightly during the attack, and failed to cut off the enemy's retreat, causing all the enemies in the two forts to flee.

Subsequently, the 2nd Regiment successfully erected a wooden bridge over the enemy's poisoned water trench with the use of sappers to launch an attack on the enemy's Zhuangzi, but at this time, three new firing points appeared on the enemy's left flank ridge, and the 2nd Regiment suffered more than 250 casualties, and the attack was thwarted.

At this point, due to the unfavorable continuous attack of the regiment, Major General Tian Daonan, commander of the 1st Division, had no choice but to order it to temporarily suspend operations and conduct a serious review in order to facilitate the continuation of operations in the future.

After a day of fierce fighting, the 1st and 2nd Divisions of Southern Yunnan and the 15th Motorized Infantry Division of the Fifth Group Army advanced the battle line to the Tuojiang River, Yuechi and Yong'an on the north bank of the Red River. For example, the 2nd Battalion of the 10th Regiment of the 2nd Division, in the battle of attacking a local tyrant manor in Fushou, the defending enemy was only more than 500 people, and our army used two infantry companies, plus the fire support of the division's artillery regiment, it can be said that it had an absolute advantage, and in the end, although most of the enemy was annihilated, our army also suffered more than 60 casualties; When the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division attacked a local tyrant manor in Yuechi, it first used the artillery battalion directly under the regiment and the mortars of each company to cover the enemy's defensive line for half an hour, destroying most of the fortifications and leaving the opponent with almost no place to stand.

Winning the greatest victory at the minimum cost is the foundation of the Anjia Army, the operational principle repeatedly emphasized by the Syrian Non-commissioned Officer School, and the glorious tradition of all units of the Anjia Army. The two division commanders of the First and Second Divisions had no choice but to make a profound review of the actual situation to the higher departments:

Due to the lack of actual combat experience, the troops lacked experience in attacking fortifications, and the offensive formation was too dense, and they were not good at blocking the enemy's firepower points; The concept of underestimating the enemy is serious, and the preparation for attack is not strict, and the preparation process is not familiar with it, and the inspection is not thorough; During the offensive operations, the enemy failed to completely annihilate several times, mainly because the enemy's trenches were connected vertically and horizontally, and there were hidden secret passages as their retreat routes, and our troops could not completely judge the enemy's retreat before preparing for the attack, so after the attack was launched, the enemy stubbornly resisted and retreated. Our unit will correct its mistakes in a timely manner in future battles.

Because this series of failures in tackling tough problems was very typical, the South Yunnan Military Region submitted the review of the two division commanders, Tian Daonan and Wei Changhui, to the General Staff Headquarters.

After reading it, An Yi felt that it was very representative, so he personally approved:

Tian and Wei (all aspects of the army transferred to all group armies and divisions):

I have seen your review and agree with your analysis of the reasons for the heavy casualties in the battle when you entered the Annam operation, and we can prove from your combat lessons that anyone who is not familiar with the series of methods summed up by our army since the founding of the army in 26 years will suffer losses when it starts a war, and will suffer heavy casualties and small victories. Therefore, I hope that you will grasp the several main tactics that have been emphasized by the Syrian Noncommissioned Officers School for many years in light of this lesson, and conduct concrete and adequate education, so that commanders at all levels can understand them, so that they can save themselves and strike at the enemy when facing a more powerful enemy in the future. An Yi.

An Yi's reply caused a shock in the whole army, and all armies, group armies, and divisions organized generals and colonels at all levels to study overnight. In particular, the No. 1 and No. 2 Mountain Divisions of the Southern Yunnan Military Region went down to the company to look at the terrain with the soldiers, check the preparations, raise difficulties, and devise solutions; many cadets who had graduated from noncommissioned officer schools serving at the division headquarters and regimental headquarters taught the soldiers hand-in-hand how to equip firepower, how to blockade the enemy, how to renovate fortifications, and so on; the casualties in the battle were indeed reduced exponentially, and by the end of January, the entire Honghe Plain and the Langshan area in the north had been completely calmed down, and the total number of casualties in the encirclement and suppression of the bully manor did not exceed three digits.

The formation of a new political regime is not only about defeating hostile forces and separatist forces, but also about winning the hearts and minds of the people as soon as possible on the basis of maintaining stability, so as to prevent isolation or even hostility from the people.

Therefore, after entering the plains with intricate relationships, it is no longer possible to rush to determine land property rights and clarify responsibilities and form local governments as soon as possible, as in the mountainous areas of the northwest. At this stage, due to the fact that the follow-up armed police force and the democracy movement corps were not in place, apart from the establishment of a military control committee, the army not only did not distribute land, but also did not share floating wealth, grain, or warehouses to help the poor, and was not allowed to arrest, beat, or kill people except for those armed elements who refused to cooperate, and worked hard to develop production.

Factories, farms, and plantations run by the French shall be properly protected, and those who violate or sabotage shall be reported to the higher authorities and the Military Control Commission for punishment, and the troops shall not act without authorization. Local officials appointed by the French colonial government, who do not resist cooperating with us, are to be ordered to act for us in accordance with our policy.

As soon as the troops entered the cities of An Bai, Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, Viet Chi, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Duc Thanh, and Nguyen, they set up military control committees and garrison headquarters, and the most important task they grasped was to prevent the troops from violating the alien policy, not to search the residences of the French, not to live in French houses, churches, and schools, not to inspect and interrogate the French people walking to and fro, and to strictly protect the personal and property safety of all law-abiding French and foreigners from any other country, just like Syria.

The Chinese nation is originally an inclusive nation, and since the Han, Tang, Song and Ming dynasties in history can tolerate all ethnic groups in the world, as future generations, we will naturally not overkill. At present, the number of permanent foreigners in the area under the jurisdiction of the Anjia Army (Mongolia + Lao Nanchang + Southwest), including Belarusians, Jews and Russians, as well as experts and scholars from all over the world, has exceeded 2 million. Not necessarily, the French, who had roots all over Annam, chose to join the newly established Chinese regime and become legal citizens of this country.

As a result of the correct implementation of the policies and disciplines formulated by the headquarters of the Anjia Army, the troops entering Annan gradually gained the trust of the people of all ethnic groups, and many touching scenes appeared:

In Hanoi, more than a dozen Kinh students had a very good impression of the soldiers of the An Jia Army, who had committed no crime in Qiu, so they bought candy, put it in two red condolence bags, and specially sent it to the garrison headquarters to give it to the two soldiers who were on duty at the gate. The two warriors refused with a smile, but the enthusiastic Jing students must be sent, throw them down and run. The two soldiers wanted to chase, and were afraid of leaving their posts and violating the code of duty, so they explained the condolence bags one by one, and after half a month, the two condolence bags were still on the sentry, motionless, and the Jing students were very moved after seeing it, and spread this story everywhere.

After Han Hao's 12th Motorized Infantry Division was stationed in Haiphong, one of the platoons was assigned to serve as a guard at the hydropower company's water plant, and except for the seven sentries, the rest of the commanders and fighters were sleeping in the open under the corner behind the factory. The factory director, engineers, and all the workers, half of whom were of the Jing nationality and half of whom were of the Chinese nationality, were very moved by this situation, and in order to express their gratitude, they set up five tables of wine and food in the Sichuan restaurant in the city, and invited the soldiers to a banquet, but the commanders and fighters politely refused.

The workers asked if the soldiers had fought in the morning when they entered the Red River Plain, and then captured Hanoi, rested a little, and immediately marched to Haiphong City, and after entering the city, they were assigned tasks, and they had not eaten until now, so they asked movingly:

"All the way south to Hanoi more than 200 kilometers, and then to Haiphong, another more than 50 kilometers, 20 hours of turn, aren't you hungry?" Keeping in mind that every soldier is a propagandist and has the stipulation that the policy of settling down with the army is propagandized, the fighters replied earnestly:

"We are here for the cause of national liberation, not to increase everyone's burden, and your life is not rich, so we cannot spend your money." In this way, please let it go again and again, seven times in a row, but the soldiers still did not go, and the Beijing Chinese workers of the whole factory were amazed.

The soldiers of the other platoon were stationed in a bank run by the French, and because of the frequent movement of troops, the logistics could not keep up for a while, so everyone used salt grains as a dish. Seeing this, a few left-behind staff of the Jing Bank went to the street to buy salted duck eggs and invited them to eat, but the soldiers refused to eat them again and again, and still happily ate a bite of rice and tasted a little salt.

It is precisely these seemingly ordinary little things that have quietly changed the impression of the people of all ethnic groups and even the French on An Jiajun, gradually recognized and accepted An Jiajun from the heart, and truly regarded An Jiajun as their own relatives, laying a solid foundation for the establishment of political power at all levels in the next step.