Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 261: Invasion (4)

In history, the French colonial government adopted a compromise policy, which led to the introduction of wolves. The Japanese government’s so-called military monitoring team was stationed in Haiphong Port, the starting point of the Burma Highway. Zhennanguan and Tongdeng also dispatched Japanese observation teams, which led to The relevant intelligence of French military installations and units in these areas has all fallen into the hands of the Japanese military. It was because of the fact that the French colonial government and the army had been found out, the Japanese military had enough confidence to make the decision to enter northern Indochina by force.

But now the situation is different from the past. The Petain government, supported by the German head of state, has become extremely tough. It not only rejected the Japanese army’s request to cut off the Yunnan-Vietnam railway traffic, but also rejected the entry of the Japanese inspection team. He also arrested Karut, who had made a compromise decision, and put the five-star general in a gunboat on the Mekong River.

The Japanese army failed to obtain military intelligence from French Indochina as it did in history. Although Japanese intelligence agencies at all levels have increased their intelligence gathering efforts, the French have also increased their guard accordingly. It is impossible for the French side to notice the abnormal movement of the Fifth Division and the Detachment Fleet in late August. The new governor and his staff have already seen from the evidence the maliciousness and ambition of the Japanese.

Jean Degou has never been an indecisive person. After taking office, his first job was to increase troops to northern French Indochina. This time he brought a French army with one infantry division, all of them The elite veterans who participated in the actual combat also brought a number of new army equipment and air force fighters. As a result, only one infantry battalion was left as a training force in the north, and the rest were sent to Beiqi by train.

The French army has been busy redeploying troops in the north during this period, especially strengthening the defenses of Haiphong, Hanoi and Lang Son areas. These transfers were carried out in secret under the strict secrecy of the colonial government. The Japanese military and political parties were still kept in the dark until this moment, and they knew nothing about the military changes on the French Indochina border. The Morimoto Brigade launched this reckless raid with only extremely crude intelligence support.

When Okubo Squadron encountered the A3 stronghold, the operation actually showed signs of failure, but the gambler psychology common in the Japanese army caused them to bite the bullet and continue to attack. Maybe he will win if he rushes again, and he will become the empire hero who conquered Tongdeng. These thoughts hovered in the minds of Japanese officers and soldiers like irresistible decoys. The desire for honor and victory overwhelmed the minds of most Japanese officers and soldiers in the Morimoto brigade at this time.

The A3 stronghold of the French army is actually a garrison camp surrounded by a solid wall. The area is small, but the internal ammunition depot, munitions depot, granary, barracks, medical clinic, and various facilities are all available. A tall observation tower was built on the side wall close to the road with steel plates on the wall. Anti-shield machine gun nest and rifle perforation. From a purely defensive point of view, this stronghold can cope with the offensive of ordinary light-armed infantry. The French were not planning to build any land fortresses. Just to deal with the bandits in the mountains and the independent guerrillas along the border.

The main task of this stronghold on weekdays is to provide support and security to the surrounding bunker and outpost garrisons. In addition to hoarding a large amount of materials and ammunition supplies, it also stationed a company-level army garrison. Lieutenant Domière still has two complete infantry platoons in his hand at this time. He has just received the full salary of the month. The morale of the soldiers is currently booming. The reserves of weapons and ammunition are sufficient. The food in the warehouse is sufficient for these soldiers. In the first half of the year, as long as the enemy does not use heavy equipment, he has full confidence in defending this line of defense.

The Okubo squadron was shot back into the Artemisia clump with a burst of random guns. As the sight was blocked by the surrounding wormwood, officials at all levels could only call out loudly to regroup their subordinates. The chaotic Japanese voices became a testament to the French that the Japanese had been defeated. The French soldiers on the fence of the stronghold fired more vigorously at the wormwood bushes. Rifles and machine-gun shells swept across the verdant hillside, causing a patch of dust, broken branches and broken leaves in the way they passed.

A French stronghold appeared on the road that was not marked on the map. Okubo Squadron was blocked by fierce fire from the opponent. The troops were in chaos and were regrouping, requesting support from the brigade. Ling Ling reported the bad news to Morimoto out of breath. Afterwards, the ordinary soldier who had survived the **** battle recalled that after hearing the news, Morimoto's face turned red, as if he had drunk too much laurel crown.

Takuji Morimoto felt that the development of the situation was a little different from what he had expected. Perhaps he underestimated the resistance of the French colonial army, and also underestimated the strength of the opponent's armed forces. This is the last mistake a commander should make, but not only did he make it. He has already plunged his troops into it.

However, with Morimoto's character, he will never admit that he made a mistake. He told himself that this must be because the commander's will to attack was not firm. Okubo seemed to be a tough guy. He never thought that he would behave so unbearably at a critical moment. He should have seen that this guy turned out to be a waste.

"Captain Hasegawa. Immediately take your squadron to support Okubo. In addition, the second machine gun team and the infantry artillery team will be under your command. We must break through the French defense line as soon as possible." Morimoto faced the person who had just returned from the mountain. Hasegawa gave the order.

The Morimoto brigade must break through the French army at this time. In that case, no matter what the outcome of this incident will be, at least he can explain to the superiors of the military department. If in the end the brigade can’t break down even a French stronghold, and the imperial power of the Japanese army is compromised, Morimoto will have to cut his belly to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor. He may also deprive his military status and honor, leaving a lifetime infamy, the first half of his life. All efforts will be lost.

Afterwards, what made the Japanese Army feel incomprehensible was that Morimoto was clearly aware of the stakes, but still stubbornly refused to launch a desperate all-out assault. Some people thought that it might be at this time that Morimoto was fighting to break through the French defense line. Xia Tongdeng still has illusions, so at this time, he still retains a complete twelfth squadron as a reserve team for subsequent attacks. However, this arrangement of Morimoto Nakasa eventually caused the destruction of Morimoto's brigade, which was delayed for a long time.

The artillery squad attached to Morimoto squadron has just set up a launch position, assembled two infantry artillery, and is ready to support Kato Squadron’s bombardment of Machine Gun Fort No. 1, but while the artillery is still calculating the firing rate, Suddenly came the command of Captain Morimoto to transfer positions. They were carrying two famous 92 infantry guns, and because they had abandoned their workhorses, they were all carried by soldiers. The two infantry artillery squads came here already on the verge of exhaustion. But the military order is like a mountain, the artillery can only bite the bullet, disassemble the assembled artillery, and then carry these heavy components along with the Hasegawa Brigade climbing towards the other side of the mountain.

The situation of the ammunition unit of the artillery squad is not much better. Poor, these twenty ammunition soldiers have just been panting at this time. Each of these soldiers is carrying a 30 kg iron ammunition box. There are five shells in the box. This infantry artillery team carried a total of 100 rounds of 70mm artillery shells, of which 70% were ordinary grenades. The rest are some incendiary bombs and smoke bombs.

There is another reason why Morimoto ordered the infantry artillery squad to move, that is, the No. 1 machine gun is obviously unable to support it, and there is no need to waste precious artillery shells on the target that is about to fall. At this time, Kato Squadron finally made significant progress. The machine gun position on the commanding heights suppressed the perforation shooting of the second floor of the bunker. Three teams of the machine gun squadron of the group joined the attack on the No. 1 machine gun, six and ninety two. The precise shooting of the heavy machine gun brought great pressure to the French shooters in the bunker.

After all, the number of defenders in a bunker is limited, and with a squad of Nguyen Phuc U, there are only 28 soldiers in it. More than half of them are of Vietnamese descent. Thanks to French education and training, coupled with adequate welfare and salary, the will to fight is as firm as French soldiers.

Japanese infantry shooting has always been the top priority in training. There are many excellent shooters in the Morimoto Brigade. When the Japanese adjusted their tactics and began to suppress shooting on the bunker, the defenders in the No. 1 machine gun were casualties. It started to rise straight, and soon all the shooters of the machine guns of the first layer were injured.

Severe casualties did not affect the morale of the soldiers. The sacrifices of friends from the same hometown aroused the vigor of several Vietnamese soldiers. The problem is that although they can continue to fight, the weapons in their hands are somewhat unsustainable. All machine guns have a problem that cannot be avoided, that is, the problem of barrel overheating soon after continuous shooting. At this time, the only way to lower the temperature of the barrel or simply replace the barrel, while the French-designed machine gun, the barrel replacement has always been the most troublesome.

In the end, the No. 1 machine gun can only reduce the firepower intensity, reduce the long burst, and switch to short burst and single shot. After discovering that the shooting frequency of the defenders had dropped, the Japanese immediately took the opportunity to carry out several assaults. Although they were finally repelled by the French with rifles and grenades, the Japanese had already seen that the defenders were only at the end of the crossbow, and the Japanese could smell the victory. Breath.

At the same time, Okubo Squadron, supported by the Infantry Artillery Squadron and the 10th Squadron, launched the first assault. The soldiers of the Okubo Squadron were ashamed of their previous performance. They felt that if they could not wash away this shame, they would not be able to raise their heads in front of the brigade comrades in the future, so the soldiers of the two squadrons, under the leadership of the lower non-commissioned officers, launched A round of unorganized brainless pigs. Unexpectedly, the French who had never seen this kind of tactics were caught off guard, and these soldiers rushed to the wall of the stronghold ~ IndoMTL.com ~ occupied a periphery. In the trenches, there was a confrontation with the French army, and the grenadiers and machine guns in the team quickly suppressed the French army on the wall.

For a while, the battle situation turned out to be beneficial to the Japanese army. The officers of the Morimoto brigade finally breathed a sigh of relief. In their opinion, the most dangerous moment has passed. As long as they add more force, the Morimoto brigade will be able to break through the French defense and win the same city. They are destined to stay in history. name.

But what these Japanese officers didn't know was that a huge convoy from Gaoping was approaching at a rapid pace along Highway 4 towards Tongdengcheng. At this moment, it was less than five kilometers away from the firefighting site between Japan and France.

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