Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 342: Block (top)

On September 25th, Haiphong, the largest port in northern French Indochina, ushered in the dawn of a new day after a heavy rain. Just after eight o'clock in the morning, a whole regiment of French infantrymen lined up into the port area, and then all intersections were tightly sealed off.

These troops from the French mainland are fully armed, and the stings of their rifles are shining in the sun. The dock workers and shipping company staff who were busy loading and unloading goods were a little confused, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became solemn and tense.

The commander of this new infantry regiment is the 48-year-old Colonel Droy, a French officer with a firm personality and respect for tradition. He originally commanded an engineering battalion during the war, but when he was building a fortification near Maywell, the German infantry made dumplings. In the case of fighting alone, he commanded a group of engineering soldiers to stay on the ground for two days, eventually casualties. Being too heavy and running out of ammunition and food, he could only order his subordinates to lay down their weapons and stop resisting.

In view of his personal bravery in battle, Droy, who was only a lieutenant colonel at the time, was included in the first batch of prisoners of war requesting the German release by the French side, because the French army was extremely lack of capable commanders at this time. So instead of being punished, the Army also specially rewarded him with honors and was promoted to the rank.

Then he led an infantry regiment to deal with Italy in the Alps for several weeks, and severely beat the black-shirts on the opposite side of the defense line, finally venting all the grievances accumulated a while ago.

Except for facing the fierce and combative German army, there is still not much confidence, but Colonel Druy believes that as long as he is given enough training time, his men can meet the challenges of any country in Europe. When the Ministry of War was considering dispatching a group of troops to French Indochina, the outstanding Drewa regiment was immediately selected by Petain himself. Although the overseas service was hard, the welfare was sufficient, and the resumes of soldiers and officers also It looks much better. This is a shortcut to promotion recognized by most people. It only takes three years of service overseas. After returning to China, Drewtuto will carry a star.

"This is an order issued by the Governor’s Mansion, which must be strictly enforced by everyone. The search is carried out according to the number on this form, and any batch of prohibited goods cannot be missed. Anyone who tries to block will be arrested and handed over to the military police strictly. Interrogation." Colonel Drouy rode his tall chestnut French horse, his short leather riding whip lightly tapping his knee.

"Yes, colonel." The three battalion commanders saluted the colonel with whips, and then drove the mounts toward the area where their teams were responsible.

"The people of Tsukuni seem to have discovered something, and they are searching warehouses one by one." The warehouse of Nihon Saigo Co., Ltd. in the northwest corner of the Minato area has now become a mess. The local branch director Yasuo Hojo happened to convene that day. After a meeting of representatives of the diaspora groups of Japanese trading companies in Haiphong, the sudden attack by the French army had to make them suspect that this was an action against them.

"Qigxiao (beast)! Someone must have informed the people of the country. I said that some people who have stayed in foreign countries for a long time will definitely be deceived by the decadent thoughts of the West. These non-nationals cannot be trusted and shamelessly treason. A thief." Second Lieutenant Saburo Oi, the intelligence staff of the Japanese Army’s Southern Branch Dispatching Army Command, yelled in frustration. This time he sneaked across the border into coastal defense with a concealed identity. He was charged with important tasks and missions. Once he was found out by the French His true identity has the power to shoot him on the spot for espionage.

"Oi-kun, please calm down, it may not be a whistleblower. Moreover, this is just a private gathering of some Japanese expatriates, and it does not violate the laws of the colony. I think the actions of the French may not be directed against us. Shouldn't the search for the warehouse directly surround this place?" Hojo Yasuo was extremely calm, and his words sounded reasonable, and he immediately calmed Oi's emotions.

"Masters, calm down everyone, don't panic, listen to me say a few words." Hojo shouted. Hearing the call from the convener, the panic-stricken venue gradually quieted down.

"I'm sorry, this time I have caused you trouble." Hojo bowed and apologized to the expatriates in the venue. Out of inertia, many of the people present also bowed and bowed quickly.

"If you trust me, please don’t panic. Things outside may not have anything to do with my waiting for this gathering. Let’s not mess around by ourselves. Now please listen to my instructions, before the French find this place. , We have enough time to prepare."

"Hi, of course we believe in Hojo-sama."

"Let’s talk, what shall we do."

"Xi Xi, I have to trust Mr. Hojo for everything." At this time, the representatives of the overseas Chinese had regarded Hojo as the backbone, and hurriedly responded.

"Oi-kun, there is a dark room under the floor of the warehouse office. It was originally used to store important materials. Go there to hide, and I will let you out when the matter is over." Hojo then turned his head to face the two One of the men said: "Send Xiaojing-kun into the dark room, and carefully arrange the scene after closing the door."

"Ha!" The two subordinates, both of veterans, answered cleanly.

"Next, take out all the wine and cans stored in the warehouse. I want to invite everyone to eat and drink." Hojo clapped his hands and greeted loudly.

"This batch of goods belonged to Dayuan Company, and the other two batches belonged to Shenghe Company." The staff of the warehouse management office ran with small steps behind the army commander.

"All the seals are affixed, and these goods are not allowed to leave the warehouse without the order of the Garrison Command." The Captain of the French Army led a few soldiers to a pile of cargo boxes.

"Pry it open," the officer ordered, pointing to a box.

The two soldiers put on their rifles, took a crowbar from the side of the cargo pile, and went forward to pry open the wooden box.

"Wow, it's brandy? It's made in France." The captain stepped forward and picked up a bottle of brandy from a wooden box covered with straw and checked the trademark.

"Napoleon..." the captain showed the bottle to his men.

"You guys, take these two boxes and take them away."

"This is not good, Captain." The management staff reminded him.

"This is physical evidence, we need to take it back for inspection." The captain replied, lifting his chin.

"We have searched more than half of the warehouse and found a large number of goods that do not match the customs declaration materials. Among them are furniture, glass products, fabrics and hardware products, as well as various luxury goods, a large number of alcohol and cigarettes. In one warehouse, we found 50,000 pieces of American soap. We also found a hundred boxes of Italian embroidered lace in another warehouse." A battalion commander excitedly reported to Colonel Drouy.

"Some of these **** criminals are going to be out of luck." The colonel sneered and took the "sample" he was handing over.

"There must be dirty bribery and underground transactions involved, but this is not our responsibility. We only need to complete the work assigned to us by the superior, and I believe everyone understands what I mean." Throwing it to the adjutant, the colonel looked at the port area in front of him with his back and his hands arrogantly.

"The port called. The French are really moving this time. They must let their boss know about this immediately." Liu Hanxuan, the manager of Shenghe's Haiphong office, hurriedly opened the office file cabinet. There were piles of business papers and receipts inside.

"These things can't fall into the hands of the French. Find an enamel basin. All must be burned." Liu Hanxuan ordered loudly to the beautiful secretary.

"But the manager..."

"No but! How much benefit the French guy Furiai has eaten from Lao Tzu, he did not expect to start so cruel. The boss is also too greedy, I heard that this time he also offended the Germans. I think behind the Germans Fooling around, even if we fight the Nantianmen in this lawsuit, the boss will not win. Now we must dispose of this pile of things, and we can’t leave others with a handle.” Manager Liu kept getting rid of the file cabinet. The bills and account books were moved out, and later they were simply pulled directly to the floor.

"Then what should we do? After we go back, the above will not let us go." The female secretary said worriedly.

"What are you afraid of? Lao Tzu has worked for the Confucian family for so many years, and it's time to think about it. To tell you the truth, the last time the American shipments were paid, the balance payment has never been settled. I withdrew the money from the bank yesterday. When the accounts here are burned, it will be a mess. I've figured it out. Let's go to Borneo for a while, and then find a way to Europe. Now that there is no war in Europe, there are business opportunities everywhere. Based on my ability, are you afraid that I won't be able to make a name?" Liu Hanxuan replied with a grim expression.

"I can only rely on you, you can't take me down." The female secretary had a pitiful expression.

"Don't worry, everything has me." Liu Hanxuan stepped forward to caress the female secretary's face, comforting with a firm expression.

"We have seized the branches and offices of Guangji, Xiangji, Hengyuan, and Dayuan in Tokyo (Hanoi), and found a large number of accounts and official documents, the tax bureau and the city government The accounting department is conducting calculations and reviews. We have also frozen the bank accounts established by these companies in French Indochina, and arrested several persons in charge in Haiphong. This is a simultaneous strike across the country, reportedly in Saigon. The harvest is even richer.” First-class Secretary of State Linton held the saucer and handed the black tea to Admiral Jean Degu, the governor of the French Indochina Federation.

"Very well, President Petain personally sent a telegram requesting that we must do our utmost on this matter. I believe that the results of this operation will satisfy the Berlin side. I know what you want to say, Mr. Linton This is a world of power, and those who don’t adapt to it can only be eliminated by this world. Don’t worry about the reaction of the Chinese, don’t forget, we are now standing behind the huge European Union." Jean Degu picked up On the sugar bowl on the table, a piece of sugar cube was picked up with delicate tongs and put into the tea cup.

"Two German submarines sailed into Saigon Port this morning, and the Saigon City Government organized citizens to welcome them."

"I have read the report. The next stop is that they are going to Haiphong, so that they can also start preparing. The ceremony must be made more grandiose and lively. Although I don’t know what the Germans are doing, they have this If the two submarines are there, the Japanese monkey warships may become more peaceful." Jean Degu picked up the teacup and tasted the black tea.

"You people have all been arrested. I suspect that you are engaged in an illegal assembly here." Major Francois stood in the warehouse of Saigo Co., Ltd. holding the holster in his hand, holding his in the other hand. The white gloves covered his nose and mouth. The smell in this warehouse was really unpleasant.

"Sir, we are all law-abiding diasporas, just find a free time to have dinner here." Hojo walked up with a red wine bottle, standing in front of the major, pointing to the mess Speaking of the venue. A group of Japanese expats sat on the ground drunkly, filled with emptied wine bottles and empty tins, and some grilled half-rare salted fish and seafood.

"It does look like a dinner party, these stupid Japanese monkeys, it's only half past nine in the morning." Francois turned his head and said to the adjutant.

"I think these people are suspicious. Although I don't know the Japanese customs, it's obviously not time to eat." The adjutant replied.

"Take them all away and hand them over to the military police for review one by one." After the last cross-border incident, the French became very vigilant towards the Japanese. They usually raised their noses and eyes, but now they encounter Of course, it is necessary to dig into the root cause of this kind of obviously suspicious scene, even if it is caught by mistake, what can the Japanese do.

As a result, Hojo's self-confident plan failed, and all the Japanese nationals and employees of the trading company present were dragged onto a truck and taken away.

"This group of **** drunks, it's me. I will shut them down for 72 hours, and then slowly interrogate them." The major went out of the warehouse with his nose in his hand, and he came to take over angrily. Said the chief officer of the military police.

"The identities of these people are very suspicious, and I suspect that there are Japanese spies hidden in them." The military police captain nodded his face tacitly.

While two French officers were standing outside the warehouse and chatting happily, Lieutenant Oi was anxiously hiding in the small concrete chamber under the office floor, waiting for Hojo to come back to tell him about his safety~IndoMTL.com~This is A secret room only six square meters in size, with a brick-and-concrete structure. Hojo has used a lot of heart here. The secret room is filled with electric lights for lighting, and there are several crates stacked in one corner. Look at the label, it should be three or eight. There are a few boxes of ammunition on the side of the rifle, and a dozen bayonets and a few katanas are on the wall.

This is a very common weapon deployment site. According to the information that Xiaojing has read before, there are more than a dozen similar deployment sites in Haiphong. The weapons stored are sufficient to arm all the Japanese expats in the area, even It can also spare a part of the armed Vietnamese people who are dissatisfied with the French colonists.

"Xishi, Hojo-kun has done a good job of maintenance." Oi took a samurai sword in his hand and pulled it out to look at the blade.

"Kunoya Lu, this group of nasty Tsukuni people is really troublesome, how come Hojo-kun hasn't come back yet." After retracting the sword, Oi simply held the samurai sword and sat cross-legged against the wall, full of heart. Waiting expectantly for Hojo's return.

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