Sun Tzu said: In the past, those who were good at fighting were invincible first, waiting for the enemy to be victorious. The invincibility lies with oneself, but the victory lies with the enemy. Therefore, those who are good at fighting can be invincible, and cannot make the enemy victorious. Therefore, it is said:
Victory can be known, but cannot be done.
Those who are invincible are defensive; those who are victorious are offensive. If the defense is insufficient, the attack will be more than enough. Those who are good at defending are hidden under the nine earths, and those who are good at attacking are active above the nine heavens, so they can protect themselves and achieve complete victory.—
————Excerpts from "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu
Saigon is the central city of French Indochina, located in the Mekong Delta region, and is currently the largest city in Vietnam.
In the Governor's Palace, the new Governor Pierre Salo was reading a telegram with a puzzled expression on his face.
The failure of the North Vietnam War caused France to lose face in front of other powerful countries. The powerful colonial army was actually defeated by a small Chinese warlord? The former colonial governor Henri Jacques could not help but return home sadly due to his poor command, and the successor to the governor was an internal member of the French Liberal Party.
Important figure Pierre Salo.
In this world, it is not only the United States that has fierce partisanship, but the French are not inferior at all in this regard. The domestic party strength in France can be roughly divided into two major parties, namely the French Republican Party and the French Liberal Party.
Henry Jacques, who belonged to the Republican Party, made mistakes in the NATO war. Their old enemies, the Liberals, immediately seized the opportunity and took advantage of the situation to replace the governor of French Indochina with the Liberal Pierre Sarault.
During the handover of work, Henri Jacques once solemnly warned his successor Pierre not to underestimate the Hainan Army. The North Vietnam War was not as simple as it seemed. But this did not attract Pierre's attention, because
The struggle between the two factions intensified as the congressional election approached, and according to Pierre's later mocking statement, the timid Henri Jacques was frightened by the Hainan Army!
Since taking over the job of colonial governor, Pierre has never given up the idea of finding revenge on the Hainan Army. If the Hainan Army can be defeated, it will prove that the failure of the North Vietnam War was due to the incompetence of Henri Jacques' leadership and restore France's success in the war.
The face lost in the North Vietnam War is likely to allow the Liberal Party to gain more popular support, thus affecting the Liberal Party's dominant position as the next French president.
Moreover, Pierre is actually an extremely ambitious man. He is not satisfied with his current position. The position of governor of the French colonies is not yet in his eyes, and his real goal is to become the leader of the Liberal Party and dominate the French political arena.
. Therefore, his purpose in coming to French Indochina was to accumulate enough capital for his future entry into politics.
In order to prove himself, Pierre has been preparing for "revenge" since he took office. He has also carefully studied the development history of the Hainan Army. It is undeniable that the rise of the Hainan Army is legendary, and he gradually figured out the details of the Hainan Army.
Pierre had to slow down his "avenge" plan. But these blows did not make Pierre give up. Just like a hunter, he was waiting for this opportunity.
And now, it is precisely the opportunity that Pierre has been waiting for for a long time.
The two garrison divisions stationed by the Hainan Army in North Vietnam were suddenly mobilized to move north. At first, he thought it was a trick planned by the Hainan Army and did not dare to act rashly. However, after confirming it again, Pierre keenly noticed that this was a once-in-a-lifetime situation.
Look at the opportunity.
The Hainan Army's sudden deployment of North Vietnamese garrison divisions at this time of year shows that they should be at a disadvantage in the domestic battle, so they can only deploy troops from other places. At this time, the North Vietnam area is left empty of troops, and the remaining ones are those to maintain public order.
Pierre looked down upon the Vietnamese servant army, which was composed entirely of Vietnamese monkeys.
Since it was an opportunity, Pierre certainly would not give up. After confirming that the North Vietnamese garrison division of the Hainan Army had left, he immediately ordered the colonial army to attack and move northward by land and water.
In order to ensure that the Hainan Army was really out of strength, the first attack prepared by Pierre was actually just a test. After all, France now only has a total of 30,000 troops in Indochina, and some of them are still servants.
Since it is a test attack, it depends on the reaction of the Hainan Army! If the Hainan Army reacts violently and launches a large-scale attack on Indochina, Pierre will temporarily stop the attack, introduce a scapegoat to take the blame, and continue to wait for the opportunity.
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Of course, if the reaction of Hainan Army troops was not so strong, he would not be merciful.
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On the night of September 11th, an infantry regiment from French Indochina attacked a North Vietnamese Army camp in Thanh Hoa. Because the defenders were not prepared, the camp fell on the spot, and the number of Vietnamese soldiers killed and captured reached 300.
This incident was reported to the Hainan Army Command Headquarters by agents from the Hainan Army Military Intelligence Section two hours after the incident.
"Haha! It seems the fish are about to bite the bait!" Chief of General Staff Ge Changming said with a smile after seeing the contents of the telegram.
Hearing this, Li Weidong also nodded and said: "The Frenchman is determined to be evil, so of course he can only be plotted by you!"
The two were discussing the plan when Gao Yi brought a new telegram: "General! This is a telegram just sent by the North Vietnamese government asking for help!!"
After looking at this "late" telegram, Li Weidong threw it on the table with disdain and said: "You really know how to exaggerate! Do you really think I don't know anything?"
What does it mean that the French suddenly launched a large-scale attack, the frontline troops were defeated, and the situation was critical? It's a trivial matter, but how can we cry out like this? Li Weidong didn't know what to say to these Vietnamese who couldn't hold up the wall.
"General! Necessary comfort is still necessary! You can't chill the heart of the 'slave', right?" Ge Changming tried to persuade him, but his words were even more 'vicious'.
Of course, Li Weidong also knew not to be too direct, so he simply said to Gao Yi: "Call Ruan Wen back! Let him hold on for a while, and then say that the supporting troops will arrive soon!"
Of course, the support force Li Weidong mentioned was purely to appease Ruan Wen. As for the real rescue force, it will definitely not set off now. Before the fish really bites the hook, the line should be set in advance to avoid scaring the fish away.
Already?
"Then we'll see how the French take action, and then we'll take the right medicine!" Ge Changming saw the problem thoroughly.
Just like two chess players playing chess, the person with the upper hand may not be the final winner. A person who knows does not confuse. A truly wise person will understand everything as soon as he gets it in hand and will not be confused. And obviously
, Pierre is obviously not a 'wise man', because he was confused by the appearance arranged by Li Weidong.
Two days later, the Hainan Army did not issue any statement regarding the military conflict that occurred on the southern front, nor did it make any military mobilization in any form. The situation was stable, and I wished that such an incident had never happened.
And because Li Weidong deliberately delayed the dispatch of troops, Pierre really thought that the Hainan Army had no troops to mobilize, so Pierre gradually became bolder.
After making up his mind, Pierre ordered the French Far East Navy to dispatch, covering half of the infantry division's troop transports, depart from Da Nang, and go north along the coast for a surprise attack in an attempt to capture Hanoi City, the current seat of the North Vietnamese government, in an attempt to dismantle the force established with the support of the Hainan Army.
regime of the Republic of North Vietnam.
On the land route, Pierre assembled two divisions and attacked the North Vietnamese Army's defensive front on the southern front with the cover of a small number of tanks and aircraft, trying to gain control of the "bridge". As we all know, because of the obstacles of the mountains,
, Vietnam’s waist is relatively long and narrow, looking like the middle of a bridge, and this road is also a must-win.
After receiving the news that the French colonial army had dispatched its navy, Li Weidong was still very surprised. He couldn't help but sigh, he is indeed one of the old powers! The French Far East Fleet was destroyed by the Hainan Army not long ago. Although there are still some warships left, they are still
Unexpectedly, France has now formed a fleet of considerable strength.
"Now that the French guys have gotten in, let's start collecting them!" Li Weidong said teasingly.
Hearing this, Ge Changming, the chief of staff next to him, also laughed. Unexpectedly, he used a very simple "lure the snake out of the hole" trick to trick the French Governor Pierre.
——————————[Collection plan starts]——————————
The South China Sea and the waters near the Paracel Islands.
Groups of seabirds stayed on the beach to peck at marine microorganisms, and white waves crashed onto the black rocks, turning into foam and flowing back into the sea.
Suddenly, small black dots appeared in the distance between the sea and the sky. As the distance gradually narrowed, it became clear that they were actually majestic warships, driving rapidly on the sea, cutting through the wind and waves.
Facing these 'behemoths', the seabirds that were originally playing on the rocks were frightened and flew away, hovering in the sky to observe these uninvited guests.
Hainan Army Navy Fleet Commander Zhao Yujian stood by the bridge, looking at the coastline in the distance, with a smile on his face. It seems that time has not been missed! It’s time to fix these dishonest French guys this time!
This time the Hainan Navy dispatched a medium-sized aircraft carrier "Longteng", plus two cruisers and four destroyers, plus miscellaneous aircraft carriers, frigates and supply ships, the total force has reached the level of thirteen warships, which can be regarded as
I am very interested in France's newly established Far East Fleet.
"Commander! Our military radar has discovered the enemy target, and preliminary confirmation has been carried out! According to the current speed, it is twelve nautical miles away from me, and we will meet each other soon!" A naval officer with the rank of major major came out.
Go to Zhao Yujian's side and report.
Hearing this, the smile on Zhao Yujian's face became thicker. He immediately put down the telescope, walked to the map, pointed to a location and asked: "Is the French Far East Fleet here?"
"Yes, sir!" the major officer replied with certainty.
"Very good, order the aircraft carrier to start taking off fighter planes, and other warships to prepare for action! Today we are going to completely bury the remaining Far East Fleet into the bottom of the sea! Only our navy can exist in the South China Sea!" He is about to fight against his defeated general again,
Zhao Yujian sneered, and then ordered loudly.
As the order was issued, the naval fleet immediately began preparations for combat. Naval fighter jets continued to take off from the plywood of the aircraft carrier Longteng. The entire fleet's fleet also changed from endurance queue to combat queue, and a strong atmosphere of war filled the air for a while.