It was quiet all night in Vietnam.

The Anglo-French forces continued to dig fortifications, and the Chinese army did not stop.

Early the next morning, a large group of H-2s and hundreds of H-1s were all dispatched, divided into five echelons, and kept bombing the entire British and French positions.

The H-1 was the earliest biplane bomber, with a small bomb load and a small range. In addition to foreign trade, the remaining H-1 has basically become a test flight for new pilots. In this bombing mission, many new pilots came out to practice their skills, and in the face of the British and French garrisons without anti-aircraft artillery fire, such an opportunity for actual combat should not be missed.

This time it was not only the forward defense camps that were bombed, the bombers' missions covered all the British and French garrisons. The whistling of shells from the British and French garrisons did not stop for a moment throughout the day. The casualties of the soldiers were not very large, but they seriously delayed the construction of the entire fortification. The planes are bombing, and naturally they can't start work. Huang Bai didn't have a good mind to let the British and French troops arrange fortifications safely, and it was better to say a little bit if he didn't want to expose the performance of the aircraft at night, how could he let it go during the day.

Huang Bai took advantage of the time of the day today to start transferring the troops to the station, and the Praetorian Guard plus the reserve units of the other two corps had already been drawn since last night. The engineering unit brought a lot of large machinery this time, which was specially responsible for the work of opening roads. The main reason is to allow the artillery and armored troops to pass, and the path cleared yesterday has been urgently widened a lot. However, the troop garrison did not advance much, only five kilometers beyond the border. The artillery in this place can just reach the opponent's second line of defense, and the supply problem of the forward troops can be better solved. It's just that Huang Bai has some regrets that the tank still can't participate in the battle, and every advance takes time and effort, and it's really not worth it. It is too inconvenient to walk on a jungle road with a tank of at least twenty or thirty tons. But fortunately, the armored vehicles are no longer in any problem, and as soon as the attack begins, they can immediately enter the battle.

It took a full day for the station to move forward, and on the third day, 1 September, the entire station was completely transferred. Artillery positions were also constructed, and a large road was opened from the original station, although it was only a dirt road, but it was enough for the logistics troops.

In front of the defensive positions of the Anglo-French army, the Janissaries also built fortifications in one night. The defensive positions of the two armies were less than two kilometers apart, and human figures could be faintly seen.

As soon as it was dawn, the artillery positions that had been built began to go crazy again. Yesterday it was stopped for a day because of the transfer of artillery, and seeing the bombers coming and going, the artillerymen's hands were already itchy. This time, all the artillery fire was concentrated, and it was a fierce blow aimed at the forward position.

The trenches that had been urgently repaired last night began to collapse again, and the British, French, and Indian soldiers were used to it. Especially the Indian soldiers, who were at the forefront, at this time their morale was already infinitely low. If it weren't for the fact that there were still British ** officials in charge, I'm afraid that some people would have started to be deserters by now. From the first shelling to the present, an Indian division that has been staying in the forward position has suffered more than half of the casualties at this time. If it is a tailwind battle, the Indian troops can burst out with 200% combat effectiveness, and if it is a headwind battle, it is known how much combat strength they have that day.

When the shelling began, the Indian soldiers were very clever and took refuge in the anti-artillery holes. Although many of the anti-artillery holes collapsed due to direct hits of the shells, many of them survived. They can only pray in their hearts to Lord Brahma (the creator god in the hearts of Indians) for the blessing of the cannonballs. However, the shelling did not last long, only half an hour. This really didn't make them get used to it, and when the soldiers walked out of the anti-artillery hole, they saw that the soldiers of the Chinese army had already approached them.

The shrill sirens recalled, signaling the beginning of a large-scale offensive by the Chinese army. Under the orders of the British officer, six or seven thousand Indian soldiers took up their weapons and returned to the trenches. By this time, the first trench was already in jeopardy, the shelling was over, and under the cover of armored vehicles, the soldiers of the Chinese Defense Forces had advanced to a distance of two hundred meters from the trench. Light and heavy fire points have also begun to be built, and by the time the Indian soldiers were about to counterattack, mortar shells and bazookas had already been fired repeatedly. The heavy machine guns that had just been brought out had already been removed before they could fire.

The infantry hiding in the trenches were also beaten by light and heavy machine guns, and hundreds of armored vehicles, many of which were flamethrowers, advanced at a constant pace. Of course, there are some grenade vehicles equipped with grenade launchers. This time, the tanks of the armored division could not participate, which made the whole armored division very depressed. An automatic air defense regiment subordinate to the armored division sent out its self-propelled anti-aircraft machine gun, which has the territory of armored vehicles, and was designed with land support in mind, and the anti-aircraft machine gun can be adjusted to high-altitude and flat-level dual-use. More than a dozen such anti-aircraft armored vehicles were at the forefront, and one of the quadruple 20mm cannons on top of it had been adjusted to flat-fire. The soldiers operating this anti-aircraft machine gun fired non-stop at the coalition defensive positions.

The sound between the sound of gunfire and artillery came and went for a while, and the high rate of fire and the lethality were the characteristics of the anti-aircraft machine gun, especially to attack the infantry, and the lethality was absolutely terrifying. If you touch it, you die, and even if you don't die, you are crippled. Wherever it is hit, there is a big pit. Two bullets can break a person's waist into two sections, hit the limbs, and break them when they touch.

Coupled with the fire support of light and heavy machine guns erected on the side, a kilometer-long defensive line, an average of ten meters of armored vehicles was advancing, and bullets were flying everywhere along the trench line. Not to mention the fact that under the precision fire of the Wehrmacht soldiers, the Indian soldiers had no chance to shoot at all.

Gan Molin, who was watching the battle from behind, couldn't stand it anymore, and he knew that if it continued like this, it would not take more than a day for his defensive position to collapse directly. Especially when the armored vehicle approached fifty meters, the flamethrower began to wield. Fire dragons flew out of the jets of the armored vehicles and flew in the trenches, igniting Indian soldiers one by one. India's military uniform itself is very distinctive, especially the military hat wrapped in strips of cloth, which is the main object of flame care. Many of the Indian soldiers could not stand the flames and rushed out of the trenches, and soon died under the guns. But it is better that you do not suffer from the burning of the flames.

The flamethrower's shot left Ganmalin with no choice. An order was quickly delivered, and dozens of artillery pieces that had been hidden in the snow were pulled out. These artillery pieces were artillery units directly under the five divisions, and there were originally more than a hundred of them, which were destroyed a lot in the shelling. These guns were small caliber guns of less than 100 millimeters, which was the last artillery force of the forward defensive camp.

It's just that when these cannons were just laid out, they were already seen by scouts hiding in the trees in the distance. With a high-magnification telescope, scouts can hide from a distance. Huang Bai has been waiting for these things to appear, and it has been shown that this Anglo-French army has a lot of heavy artillery, so he attaches great importance to the monitoring of the Anglo-French army. He didn't want his soldiers to be bombarded too, if such a situation happened, he would die of guilt if he didn't need Chen Shao to repair him.

Now it finally has an effect, a report from the scouts was received, and at the same time the coordinates of the opposing artillery. Huang Bai immediately called Fang Jiwei, and the muzzle of the heavy artillery division began to quickly turn around, adjusting to the coordinates given by the scouts according to the various shooting elements that had been marked. The heavy artillery division did not hesitate, and almost three hundred heavy guns began the first round of firing.

At this time, Gammel was standing on the highest hill of the defensive position, which was the command post of the front and the refuge where Gammelin had been staying. With a telescope in hand, he looked at the cannon being pulled out of a door, and Gan Molin didn't know what it was like. The French ** team, which is known for its powerful artillery fire, also dared not use artillery at will one day because of fear, and sadness was inevitable. At this time, Ganmalin really wanted to turn this place into the Maginot Line, if this was the Maginot Line, Ganmalin was very confident that he would not be afraid of facing a million-strong Chinese army. Ideas are always ideas, but it's a pity that this is the jungle of Southeast Asia.

Gan Molin glanced at the defensive position again, and by this time the Chinese army had already attacked the first line of defense. And the clearing of the trenches has been carried out, many Indian soldiers have become prisoners, and the British ** officers who resisted have been quickly resolved. However, the armored car units could not advance for the time being, because for the time being it was impossible to pass through the first trench, all of which were more than three meters wide, and not shallow, and the armored vehicles could not pass at all. It is only possible to take a temporary break.

Seeing that the Chinese army's attack was blocked, Gan Molin felt a little proud in his heart, this was his idea, and seeing that it finally formed an obstacle for the Chinese army. When Gan Molin was proud, he also breathed a slight sigh of relief. He now has a feeling that the heavens are beginning to help him, the armored vehicles of the Chinese army have stopped, and when his artillery makes another surprise attack, he can give the other party a feast of steel. The smile that had not been seen in a long time appeared on his face again, before the corners of his mouth could recover. The sound of heavy artillery that was too familiar to be familiar to the Ganmalin roared again, and the cannonballs streaked across the sky and landed behind the mountain where the Ganmalin was located, with a deafening explosion.

Gan Molin's heart sank, and his originally smiling face was shocked and sad, angry and other expressions were exchanged with each other. He didn't even need to look at it to know that the artillery he had been reluctant to use was finished, and he originally hoped to give the Chinese army a taste of artillery fire, but now all this has become empty talk. At this time, even regret is useless, and there is no regret medicine to sell in the world.

The shelling ended at the notice of the scouts, and the end of the shelling also meant that the artillery that had just been pulled out by the British and French troops had been completely buried under the fire.

(To be continued)