Brilliant Sword: Fighting against the Xixi System One Hundred Thousand Japanese Army

Lu Feng had already thought carefully about the matter of de Gaulle recruiting the Vichy French soldiers.

This is one thing where the pros outweigh the cons.

The terrain in Southeast Asia is not suitable for large-scale mechanized operations carried out by large corps.

The climate and environment are very different from those in China. Mosquitoes, snakes and ants are big problems.

The most important thing is that it was already February 42 after the Guizhou Campaign was launched.

The fighting must end before the rainy season in 42, otherwise the battle to recover Lingnan Prefecture will be delayed for another year.

Based on the above things, Lu Feng agreed: "Mr. de Gaulle, then I will trouble you."

De Gaulle originally wanted to shake hands with Lu Feng and leave, but seeing Lu Feng holding a roll of sausage, he simply nodded and said goodbye.

Quanzhou is the gateway to Guilin. Once Quanzhou is lost, the northern part of Guizhou will be safe to defend.

However, the devils were so generous that they let the French army guard Quanzhou.

In the state of the French army in World War II, if you dare to ask him to guard key fortresses, this kind of behavior is killing people on the battlefield.

The vanguard responsible for attacking Quanzhou is the vanguard of the 7th Army.

Since the Huaxia army had never confronted the French army before, there was no concrete comparison of the combat effectiveness of the French army, and it could only be imagined.

In Zhang Dabiao's group army headquarters, all commanders and fighters are busy.

Holding the table with his hands, Zhang Dabiao looked at the interspersed curves outlined on the map and the enemy's fortifications and asked, "Old Xing, what do you expect the French army's combat effectiveness to be like?"

Xing Zhiguo is Li Yunlong's old comrade-in-arms, when he was on the grass.

Now Li Yunlong has gone to the navy as the commander-in-chief.

Zhao Gang was the political commissar of the 1st Army Group, that is, Lu Feng's deputy.

Zhang Dabiao was the acting commander of the 7th Army, and Xing Zhiguo was the deputy commander and political commissar.

Xing Zhiguo was also in a bit of a dilemma. How about the fighting power of the French army? The specific situation is not clear: "At the meeting, Lao Lu said that the fighting power of the French army is about the same as that of the puppet army, and it will not be stronger than the devil's garrison..."

Lu Feng's judgment was also reasonable. The only people in this world who didn't fight because of the rain were the puppet soldiers in the history of wars in East Asia.

Speaking of the second half, Xing Zhiguo's voice became weaker and weaker.

If the fighting power of the real French army is really only about the same as that of the puppet army, then the whole state is almost as good as recovered.

Zhang Dabiao thought for a while: "Although the commander said so, I think we should take it seriously and fight them as the devil's first-class troops."

Xing Zhiguo agreed with Zhang Dabiao's plan.

Zhang Dabiao continued: "According to the report of the reconnaissance force, the current situation on the battlefield is like this."

"In Zhushan Township and Wenqiao Township in the northeast of Quanzhou, there is a regiment of the Vichy French Army stationed respectively."

"There is still a regiment stationed by the Xiangjiang River."

"A total of the strength of a division."

In fact, there is a term in translation that Zhang Dabiao doesn't understand, half brigade.

"There is also a division of troops stationed in Dao County in the southeast."

"The last division is stationed in the city of Jeonju, and the military headquarters is also in the city."

"Our combat plan is to take the brigade on the edge of the Xiangjiang River first, and then determine the next step of the combat plan based on the battle damage assessment report."

At this time, no one in the 7th Army had ever fought against the Vichy French army.

If it was the moment when the devil's gun fired, commanders and fighters at all levels would be able to judge the battle of this group of devils.

But the Vichy French army is not good, and the troops I met for the first time felt that it was better to be cautious.

Under such operational guidelines, it was decided to use two divisions to annihilate one division of the Vichy French Army.

"The 168th and 169th regiments are responsible for annihilating the French troops stationed in Zhushan Town."

"The 170th and 171st regiments are responsible for annihilating the French troops stationed in Wenqiao Town."

"The 172nd and 173rd regiments are responsible for going around the rear, cutting off the way for the French army to retreat to Quanzhou, and blocking the reinforcements of the French army in the direction of Quanzhou."

After the order was given, the troops began to advance.

At this time, de Gaulle also arrived at the headquarters of the 7th Army.

The translator immediately conveyed De Gaulle's request and Lu Feng's order to Zhang Dabiao.

It is not uncommon for this kind of thing to happen before. Military observers and reporters have followed the troops to the front line.

And de Gaulle is already a very familiar ally of the Huaxia Army.

Zhang Dabiao directly ordered that if de Gaulle was willing to go to that unit, let him follow.

De Gaulle decisively chose to follow the 172nd and 173rd regiments, interspersed to the rear of the French division to intercept deserters.

De Gaulle obviously knew the French army and also the Chinese army.

In de Gaulle's view, it would be considered a great success for the French army division to hold its ground for a day.

But de Gaulle still obviously overestimated the French army.

When the 168th and 169th regiments were about to start firepower preparations, a soldier from the observation post hurried over to report: "Report! Commander, the enemy seems to be burning something, and the smoke column is very high."

The head of the 168th regiment was shocked, because on the battlefield, let alone a column of smoke, even open flames are almost strictly prohibited.

The head of the 168th regiment quickly picked up the binoculars and looked towards the place where the plume of smoke was rising.

It was found that there was a lot of smoke rising from behind the French positions, and it went straight into the sky.

The political commissar on the side put down the binoculars and said, "This is really strange. What are these foreign devils doing?"

The head of the 168th regiment put down his binoculars and bowed his head in thought for a moment, then his pupils trembled suddenly: "No! These foreign devils are going to run away!"

"They're burning documents, let the first company rush up, and the mortar is in charge of covering."

"Quick! Go and deliver the order!"

The correspondent quickly replied: "Yes!"

When he received the order to charge immediately, the commander of the Sharp Knife Company was still a little confused. He charged before he was ready for artillery fire?

Although I was a little puzzled and didn't know what happened, but it was not uncommon to charge without artillery preparation.

Under the cover of the mortar, the commander of the Sharp Knife Company rushed towards the French position with the soldiers.

As soon as he charged, the commander of the Sharp Knife Company knew what was going on.

Not a single shot was fired from the French positions.

There is only one possibility, the enemy has run away before they can attack.

The commander of the sharp knife company asked the soldiers to plant the red flag on the position, and then led the troops to move forward until they caught up with the French troops.

When the head of the 168th regiment rushed up with the follow-up troops, he took a deep breath when he saw the captured position.

Because the position is extremely strong, the bunker stretches for more than four kilometers, and there are several barbed wire fences and abandoned tanks in front of the position.

If there is really a strong attack, it will be an extremely difficult battle.

Fortunately, however, it was the French army that I encountered.