The blocking line arranged on the border of western Guizhou was completely broken overnight, and the commander of the French coalition army behind Daman Road also truly understood that the strength of this East China army that controlled Longhua was not as vulnerable as they imagined. What worried him even more was that the rupture of Guixi's defensive front meant that the blocking line arranged on the Caiyun border was in danger.

The gunfire that resounded on the border line in the middle of the night last night returned to calm after dawn, and it was understood that the next step would be the French coalition army and the East China army, in this lush tropical jungle area, to start a desperate fight. In the end, whoever can seize more military strategic points will be able to achieve victory in this hand-to-hand encounter.

On the one hand, the French army asked the commander in Indochina to send several more subsidiary divisions composed of Indochinese to urgently fill the various fronts of the French army. In addition, they also asked the country to pull the eagle people on the warship as much as possible. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the forces of the French coalition forces in Daman Road to resist the East China Army, which has planes on it and a large army on it.

Once Dammam Dao, a strategic colony, is lost, the colonial policy of the French Union in Asia will be dealt a major blow. Especially in recent years, in order to assimilate the people of Daman Road, they have also built a large number of transportation facilities on the border between Daman Road and Indochina. If Dammam is occupied, even their current largest colony, Indochina, will be affected.

While busy rescuing the country, the commander of the French coalition army in Daman Road also desperately dispatched troops. He went to the strategic points on the border of western Guizhou and Caiyun to set up defenses, trying to delay the offensive speed of the East China Army as much as possible. As long as the commanders who have an understanding of the operations of this army know that the East China Army has always been known for its speed in warfare.

It's all in, and it's not so easy to guard against it!

Just as the defensive position on the border of western Guizhou was broken, the French coalition forces immediately sent a reinforced regiment of troops, ready to set up a blocking position on the Liangshan line, which was closest to western Guangxi. What they didn't expect was that at this time, they thought of the reinforced regiment of the French coalition army deployed in Liangshan. But he was unexpectedly attacked suddenly.

Looking at yesterday's logistics and supply convoys, all the traffic arteries that were normal became potholes overnight. The French scouts who were in charge of the reconnaissance also felt a little incredible. Just when they thought that the Liangshan Pass in front of them had been occupied, they took out their binoculars and searched carefully, and even shot into the bushes and grass on the mountain, but they did not find any movement.

Soon they fed back the information to the commander of the French Union Regiment who led the team in the rear, and learned that the road less than a mile away from the Liangshan Pass had been destroyed, and the commander of the group felt that this was most likely the work of some guerrilla units of the East China Army. It's just that they do. Presumably, it was the East China Army that suffered in the end. At least this road, for them at the moment, the restrictions are no longer of much use.

After all, the fighting at the front was over last night, and they had already received orders. No need to go to the front to rescue. It is only necessary to take the Liangshan Pass and build fortifications here. Delay the offensive speed of the East China Army as much as possible. Buy time for the deployment of large forces in the rear.

Just as this reinforced regiment of the French coalition army began to get out of the car one after another, leading the team to prepare to go to the Liangshan Pass that circled around the road in front of these potholed roads. Just now, in the French army scouts using gunfire reconnaissance, the lurking sentry soldier who was very unlucky to be shot in the arm was already in the other party's departure at this moment. Transferred to the trenches for bandaging by hygienists.

Looking at the depressed expression of the soldiers, the main commander of the mountain division who was stationed here in advance said with great relief: "The kid is good, he can still grit his teeth and keep silent when he is hit by a bullet." Didn't expose our goals. When the division commander and them come, I will give you a credit for the boy, and now you can recuperate here. Did you hear me clearly? ”

Hearing that he could be credited, the soldier who felt bad luck just now and was injured in one arm without firing a shot also said excitedly: "Commander Xiexie, but can you let me continue to participate in the battle, you see that this arm is bandaged." Still no problem, I ask to join this fight. ”

Seeing that the soldier seemed to be eager to fight, he had just bandaged his injured arm and deliberately waved it a few times. The head of the regiment didn't speak, but the hygienist who bandaged him said unhappily: "Okay, don't hold on." Although the bullet made a bullet hole in your arm, it injured your right hand.

If you don't stay honest, your arm will be almost useless by the end of this battle. Do you want to be a hero for a while, or do you honestly heal your injuries and wait for the next battle? Don't worry, didn't the head of the regiment say it? There are a lot of foreign devils in this battle, so you don't have to worry about the battle, isn't it, the regiment leader? ”

Looking at these sanitary soldiers and wounded soldiers sitting in the trenches, the regiment commander smiled and said, "Yes, you kid will listen to the sanitary staff and stay here honestly." This battle is a bit of a fight, and there is no rush for a while. You must know that in the recovery of Daman Road this time, our mountain division is the vanguard force.

Coupled with the fact that this area is high and densely forested, we will definitely not worry about not fighting. So, listen to the hygienist to take good care of your injuries, and when the hygienist says that you can go to the battlefield, I will approve you to join the battle sequence. That's okay, right? ”

Hearing that he could continue to go to the battlefield after recovering from his injuries, this somewhat unlucky but lucky soldier didn't say much. Honestly staying in the rear of the infirmary to recuperate from their wounds, watching the other brothers, already waiting for this reinforced French army regiment, entered their ambush circle and opened fire.

After visiting the wounded soldiers, the regiment commander came to the command room on the hill and looked at the French troops who were constantly advancing and preparing to go up the mountain in batches. He asked the chief of staff beside him, "Lao Zhang, is the first battalion in place?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhang said with a smile: "It's already in place, and those boys were a little unhappy when they received the order to block the back road." I think that if we fight on our side, I am afraid that there will not be much to fight on their side! Before these foreign devils arrived in front of our ambush position, a battalion had already copied behind them, tied up their pockets and waited for your orders. ”

For these soldiers under him, they are all belligerent, and they all like to fight tough battles, and the main regiment commander also feels that with such subordinates, he is indeed handy in commanding. The only thing that is a little unpleasant is that when you fight a tough battle, you don't have to worry about no one, on the contrary, when you clean up the battlefield and fight to block the attack, there will be many people who complain that the good meat is eaten by others.

It seems that everyone in the whole army knows that the officers and men of their army will fight fewer and fewer battles this time, so they cherish the few actual battles they have at present. Although almost all of their mountain divisions are elite mountain troops composed of veterans, the more veterans are more belligerent, and the more they hope to make more meritorious contributions on the battlefield and kill more enemies.

As the commander of the main force saw it, this reinforced regiment of the French coalition army began to carry supplies and prepare to go up the mountain. Looking at the French coalition troops who were still pushing and pulling some equipment, they didn't expect that in this seemingly calm mountain forest, there was actually an elite main force of the East China Army that was almost equal to them.

said to the chief of staff beside him: "Let the mortar battalion open the meat for these foreign devils first!" The rest of the troops began to attack, aiming to end the battle within half an hour. In addition, I ordered a battalion to tie up its pockets and not let go of a single foreign devil, otherwise I will let them all withdraw from the combat sequence. ”

The chief of staff knew that as long as the reinforced regiment that had left Liangshan City was completely annihilated, the garrison of Liangshan City in front would not realize that this transportation artery had been controlled by them. As long as the army behind arrives and the soldiers come to the city, the recovery of Liangshan City, which is the closest to Guixi in Daman Road, will be just around the corner.

You must know that they also received a telegram from their division commander Tie Berlin just now, that is, tonight's dinner, and they must rush to Liangshan City to eat. This means that whether they fight well or badly in this battle will directly affect the operational arrangements of the mountain divisions. It is not easy to get the urgent vanguard in the vanguard army, how can they have the high hopes of Iron Berlin for them if they don't fight this battle?

With the order of General Zhang issued by Chief of Staff Zhang, the mortar battalion, which had already adjusted the shelling parameters, was under the orders of its battalion commander. Began to throw mortar shells into the barrel after the gun flag fell.

The French officers and soldiers who were staying on the road below soon heard the sound of tom tom in the mountain pass ahead. Just when they felt what this sound was, looking at the mortar shells that were being thrown down, many experienced officers and soldiers immediately shouted: "There is an ambush, shells, dodge!" ”

Together, these voices made the reinforced regiments of the French coalition army, which had just been in good order on the entire road, suddenly turn into a nest of headless flies, looking for shelters to hide from the shelling. And as these shells fell, there was a loud bang in the ranks of the French coalition troops on the road, and the sound of life-threatening gunfire also sounded on the mountain forest where they had just felt silent.

Even many sharp-eyed French soldiers found that the mountains and forests that looked like green grass just now. Less than a few dozen meters away from them, suddenly fell in patches of branches. And as the branches fell, the guns that could spew their lethal bullets replaced the branches that seemed almost dangerous.

Such an army was lying in ambush here, and they didn't even notice it. The concealment ability of this army also really embarrassed the officers and soldiers of the French Union who saw this scene.

The commander of the French Union who led the team looked at the soldiers who were constantly lying in pools of blood, and finally knew that they had been ambushed, and this Liangshan Pass must have been occupied by someone sometime yesterday. This also means that without this strategic fortress, Liangshan City in the rear will become like a flat river, under the front of the East China Army.

Just when he felt that he should bring this information back to Liangshan City and began to order the troops to retreat and break through, he found that they had just withdrawn not long ago. Once again, they were tightly sealed and attacked, and with a few hurried trumpets sounded, they looked at the colorful warriors who kept jumping out of the grass and trees.

These officers and soldiers of the French coalition army finally understood why they couldn't find out about the existence of these Longhua troops. All of this is because the color of their military uniforms is almost integrated with this mountain forest. It's completely hard to spot if you don't get closer! (To be continued......)