Chapter 243: Involuntary (2)

Guo Jingchu said: "Most of the 73rd Division are former Guangxi soldiers, this is their hometown, if you don't listen to the orders of the theater, the military spirit is not too stable, I suggest that the 77th Division go south into Longzhou, part of the 73rd Division form a detachment into Nanning, and the other troops go to Longzhou, so we telegraph to Commander Zhang, the troops are ready to be fed, and they need to delay some time, and he can't do anything." ”

Guo Jingchu's method was to delay time, so as not to make the New Ninth Army passive, after all, most of the officers and men of the division were in China, and once they became rebels, the consequences might be dissipated. Liu Yuanshan was more steady, nodded and said, "Is that a discussion with Miss?" ”

Guo Jingchu said: "I have telegraphed to Miss, and she agrees to ensure that part of the troops will go to Longzhou first, and let me make my own decisions about the rest." ”

Since the young lady agreed, the two of them didn't say anything. Guo Jingchu said: "In this way, Yuanshan and I will command the 73rd Division to go to Nanning, and Lai Changwen and Li Wenxiu will command the 77th Division to go to Longzhou to adjust the number of troops and soldiers, and the Guangxi soldiers will try their best to be incorporated into the 73rd Division, and the rest will be assigned to the 77th Division. ”

"Yes" The three of them hurriedly stood up and began to prepare, just when Guo Jingchu was busy with preparations, the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, under the command of Commander An Tengjili, sat the headquarters in Qinzhou, and the troops were divided into three routes, and the middle road was under the command of Major General Sakamoto Shun of the 21st Brigade Regiment, attacking along the road from Qinzhou to Nanning.

On the left was the Taiwan Brigade, commanded by the brigade commander, Major General Yuichi Shiota, to attack directly to Xining and Hujiang, and to attack Nanning from the east in a roundabout way. The Right Route Army, commanded by the commander of the 9th Brigade and Major General Chuan Yuanqi, attacked the Shangsi area, and attacked Quanfu Du from the west to Nanning in a roundabout way.

The 21st Army directly under the machine artillery brigade, the 11th, 15th, and 52nd squadrons of armored fighting vehicles, respectively, were assigned to three offensive units, and each direction was equipped with a mountain artillery wing and a mortar brigade, and with the assistance of three squadrons of the 21st Independent Flying Group of the Air Force, they launched a fierce attack on Nanning.

According to the situation on the battlefield in China, Japan has decided to attack Southeast Asia, so the Chinese Dispatch Army Command has been established in China to command all Japanese armies in China to fight in a unified manner, so that it can be convenient for unified command.

The Japanese forces on the Chinese battlefield were greatly adjusted, but Senior General Nishio Shouzo, who had just become the commander of the Chinese Dispatch Army, received a report that the Snow Fox Corps had entered northern Vietnam, controlled the roads in northern Vietnam, and continuously transported war materials to China through the port of Haiphong.

The Japanese side protested through the ambassador to France, but in the face of German pressure, France agreed to close the border, but refused to allow Japanese troops to enter northern Vietnam, and only promised Japan that they would clear the Snow Fox Brigade and close the border by themselves.

Nishio Shouzo and the chief of staff discussed and decided that they could not wait for the French, since the base camp did not agree to start a war with the British, American and French at this time, and the Japanese army was not allowed to enter northern Vietnam, then attack into China, and block the cut off passage from Nanning, and at the same time completely control the Xiguang area.

For this reason, the Chinese Dispatch Army Command ordered Lieutenant General An Tengjili of the Japanese 21st Army in Haikou to command the 5th Division and the Taiwan Brigade to land at Qinzhou Bay to attack Nanning with the cooperation of the navy.

Therefore, when Xue Ru stabilized the passage in northern Vietnam and prepared to transport the materials from Haiphong Port back to China, An Tengji commanded the 5th Division and the Taiwan Brigade to land at the North Port of Fangcheng Port, and only the 175th Division of the 46th Army and the 1st and 2nd Independent Regiments were stationed here.

Lieutenant General An Tengjili set up the military headquarters in Qinzhou to command a division and a brigade to attack Nanning in three directions, and Guangxi did not have many troops, only the 31st Army and the 46th Army under the jurisdiction of the 16th Group Army, six divisions and four independent regiments, with a total strength of more than 70,000 people, and the garrisons were scattered, so it was difficult to concentrate the troops in a short time, and they could not stop the Japanese attack at all.

Chiang Kai-shek knew about Xue Ru's entry into Vietnam, because the Snow Fox Intelligence Office had always been in contact with the military commanders, and the two sides shared intelligence, and the liaison officer was Xi Muchong. How could Chiang Kai-shek not know that when the French protested, the Nationalist Government also issued a telegram, and Xue Ru's personal actions had nothing to do with the Nationalist Government, and he would not support Xue Ru's actions.

Secretly, the military commander informed Xue Ru to transport more than 100,000 tons of goods from Haiphong Port into Nanning as soon as possible. Originally, the transportation had already begun, but the Japanese were even more desperate and sent troops to attack Nanning, didn't this disrupt their own arrangements?

Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly ordered Bai Chongxi to take over the post of director of the Guangxi camp and command the troops of the Fourth Theater to block the Japanese army. At the same time, troops were transferred from the Third and Ninth Theaters for reinforcement. However, it was too late to rush into the air, and the Japanese troops were advancing to approach Nanning, and Xue Ru's transportation plan had to be stopped.

It is to understand these deeply, Xue Rucai sent a telegram ordering the New Ninth Army to enter Longzhou to stand by, for the Japanese army of a division and a brigade, Xue Ru, who has a military strength, really doesn't care, and can finally teach the devil a hard lesson. Every time there was a battle with the devil, Xue Ru could only use his brain to think of a way, the difference between the strength and the Japanese army was too far, but this time it was different, the two integrated divisions of the New Ninth Army controlled by Snow Fox were combat effectiveness.

In the Heyang Headquarters, Xue Ru looked at Guo Jingchu's telegram in his hand, he didn't know what to say, he knew that France would not be able to protect itself in a few months, but the people of this era didn't know. The Nationalist Government did not dare to risk war with France, so it did not dare to make too many moves.

As for the transfer of the New Ninth Army to Nanning, Xue Ru would not agree. Zhang Fakui's tactics are the same, blocking, blocking. Guo Jingchu did not want to openly disobey the order, so he entered Nanning with part of the 73rd Division, and part of the 77th Division and part of the 73rd Division into Longzhou.

Xue Ru sighed, she had to accept the reality that this was the case. Nanning does not lose Xue Ru or that principle, and does not fight for the gains and losses of one city and one place, the main thing is to eliminate the living force of the devil. The 5th Division is gone, and I see what to use to defend Nanning. With the idea. Xue Ru put down the telegram and said, "Inform Zhang Donglin and Dai Zong to come to me." ”

The two of them hurriedly came over, Zhang Donglin knew that the young lady had never interfered in local affairs, and there must be something to do with him today, so he hurriedly came over. Xue Ru asked, "Dai Zong, is there any news from Qiao Han?" ”

Dai Zong shook his head: "Not yet, but it seems that the French army has stopped its operations from all over the world." ”

Xue Ru nodded and said, "I'm going to Longzhou for a while, and I'll leave the matter here to you." Zhang Donglin and Sun Zheng were in charge of the local administration, and Dai Zong and Qiao Han were in charge of the military affairs. Once the Nanning Highway is opened to traffic, the materials will be transported back, and Zhang Donglin will take a lot of trouble to organize the transportation force. ”

Zhang Donglin nodded: "Miss, don't worry, I have studied with the people in the autonomous region to set up a transportation company to increase the number of transportation." ”

Dai Zong said: "Miss should also be careful, the Japanese army is more than 40,000 people, and there are naval and air forces, and the New Ninth Army only has more than 20,000 people." ”

Xue Ru nodded to reassure them, and immediately left Heyang and went to Longzhou to join Lai Changwen and Li Wenxiu. Just as Xue Ru was leaving Heyang, Qiao Han's special combat team was playing majestic from Hanoi.

General Bardon could not have dreamed of such a bold military operation, and he got all his troops around the snow fox and surrounded the snow fox corps, in order to destroy the snow fox in one fell swoop, so there were not many troops in Hanoi, only one regiment of troops, more than 2,000 people.

There were also gendarmes and police, the French ruled Vietnam for decades, the Nguyen dynasty could not control the north at all, here the French regarded themselves as masters, and the Vietnamese also recognized French rule. With the exception of the Viet Cong, who were revolutionizing under the influence of the Soviet Union, society was calm, so Hanoi did not need much troops.

According to the plan formulated, the special operations brigade of more than 1,000 people was divided into several batches and infiltrated from the city gate of Hanoi, and the French army in Vietnam was not all Westerners, most of them were local Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotians, and it was not difficult for Snow Fox to forge documents to enter Hanoi. Qiao Han took several days and there was no news, that is, it was not easy for him to get weapons into the city, and it took a lot of time, more than 1,000 people in three days to carry weapons into Hanoi.

Barden received a report that the Annan Division had reached Hedong, less than 100 kilometers from Hanoi, and that it would have two more days to complete the strategic encirclement of the Ha Duong area, and he proudly showed Cadol that this time the Snow Fox would be eliminated. What a Snow Fox brigade, the same defeat in front of the French army.

As for the Chinese government and Xue Ru's acting, what does not recognize identity, Bardon and Cadoll fully understand. Chiang Kai-shek just couldn't explicitly support Xue Ru's Snow Fox to enter Vietnam. The French army destroyed them, and China could only watch, let the Chinese suffer their own losses! You can't send troops to help, you can only suffer dumb losses.

The thought of Baldon made him laugh, as if he saw the hope of victory. Besides, the Japanese attacked Nanning on a large scale, and the Chinese had no chance to help the snow fox, and they had nowhere to escape.

What Snow Fox tactics are surprising and treacherous, Bardon didn't see it, and that's all he saw. Just when he and Cadol were toasting each other, who knew that Qiao Han had commanded his special operations team to launch an operation in Hanoi City.

In a palace courtyard where the former prince lived in Hanoi, a large number of * and ** were arranged around the back garden, and machine guns were all around, and there were constantly people who were brought in here, and they were encircled in the middle, looking at the muzzles and ** around them and trembling in horror. Most of them were French businessmen and some administrative officials, and there were quite a few Vietnamese figures.

Who are these people who are capturing them? They didn't know at all, they just knew that they had suddenly barged into the house, packed up the guards and caught them here.

What are these people going to do? kidnapping and blackmail, but these people don't mention any conditions, which makes many people feel uncertain. Seeing that it was almost over, Qiao Han asked, "Who else is there in Yongcai?" ”

Guo Yongcai said: "According to the list provided by the intelligence department, the basic arrests have been arrested, and now only the people from the Governor's Mansion and the headquarters are missing, but the French army headquarters has a regiment of troops, which is not easy to handle?" ”

Qiao Han said: "It's okay, you bring someone to get Cadol here, and I'll take someone to get Balden." ”

The two men took the people to the Governor's Palace and the headquarters of the Vietnamese Army.

There was no suspense in the Governor's Palace, because there were not many protective forces, only a guard force of 100 people, and Guo Yongcai did not plan to sneak in, so he surrounded the Governor's Mansion with more than 400 people and began to attack.

Cadol also thinks that he can sit back and relax, after all, tens of thousands of troops surrounded the snow foxes in Heyang, and when there were gunshots outside, he thought that it was those guerrillas who rebelled against the French again! Bardon was scolded for his incompetence, and even a few small partisans could not be eliminated.

But after a short time, he felt that something was wrong, and before he could send someone to figure it out, what he saw was the muzzle of the black hole. Cadol became a prisoner, and his family was taken into the compound. When he saw the surroundings, Cadoer's first impression was that he had been kidnapped. But when did there ever be bandits of such power around Hanoi? Or is it the same, after these people were locked up here, no one asked them a word, and they were all terrified and couldn't understand why?

According to Qiao Han's words, if they fight alone, the French army is indeed rubbish, they are only very brave when there are many people who can win, and it is really nothing when they are hard to fight, and sure enough, more than 500 people attacked the headquarters protected by a regiment and did not stop Qiao Han from attacking.

Qiao Han's goal was not to eliminate the French army, but to Balden, so he didn't have time to run, because he couldn't think of anyone daring to kidnap him. How is it possible to kidnap a commander of tens of thousands of troops? When he remembered to retreat, it was too late, and he was caught by Qiao Han and them, and Baldon became a prisoner.

Looking at the French officer with yellow hair and blue eyes in front of him, Qiao Han said, "General Balden, do you know me?" This is back in my hands, you should have a good taste and avenge the brother of the Snow Wolf Cottage. ”

Baldon was not Cadol, he didn't understand Chinese, seeing that he didn't understand, Qiao Han didn't want to say any more, and shouted to his subordinates: "Wang Yan, take him out, tell those French soldiers, and if you attack again, you will shoot their commander." Colonel Max, the commander of the French guard regiment who was still attacking with the army outside, looked at the commander and chief of staff Baxha, who were escorted out with a gun to his head, and hurriedly ordered the attack to be stopped.

Balden couldn't figure out what Qiao Han was going to do, and he didn't understand what they were saying, Qiao Han said to the translator next to him: "Tell the French army that we just have something to talk to General Balden, let them retreat, otherwise I will kill their commander and chief of staff first." ”

So Max had no choice at that time, his soldiers were not suffering many casualties, but the commander and chief of staff fell into the hands of others, and he did not dare to move. It didn't take long for Bardon to figure it out, which made him even more strange, what did Qiao Han want to talk to him about?

The rat trap made Max dare not attack, Qiao Han escorted some of Baldon's people to this compound, and when he saw the people imprisoned here, Balden's face turned even paler, and Cadol was there. Qiao Han brought Cador and Barden into a room and said, "Sit down, let's have a good talk." ”