Night falls quietly, the stars are dotted, and the evening breeze carries a faint salty smell.
Outside the Vietnam Coast Guard Port, the Hainan Army's Third Division's offensive has stopped since news of the negotiations came from Hanoi.
Although the Hainan Army's 3rd Division was only a feint attack force and its attack on Haiphong City was not very strong, the French army was still struggling to cope with the irregular shelling every day and the skirmishing charges at any time.
When the gunfire of the Hainan Army besieging the city ceased, the more than 4,000 French troops in the city finally breathed a sigh of relief. Living under such pressure every day, one can imagine the mental state of the French troops.
However, as a seaport city, Haiphong City had to be besieged on both land and sea if it wanted to be blockaded. If it was just blockaded on land, it would not be able to trap the French troops who could escape by boat at any time from the sea.
Moreover, the injured warships of the Hainan Army are also being repaired at the base, making it impossible to completely block the supply lines of Haiphong City from the sea.
Therefore, Li Weidong did not order the Hainan Army to storm Haiphong City. Zhang Qihong, commander of the Third Division, also pretended to attack Haiphong City step by step. The soldiers became more adapted to the battlefield environment.
Hai Phong Military Port Pier. Ever since he was suspended from his job by the Governor's Office on unfounded charges, Jacques has often come to the pier to watch the sea.
The sea breeze was blowing, and the sweeping waves hit the coast, and also scattered Jacques's hair. More than ten years of exposure to the wind and sun at sea made him look older than his peers. The white hair mixed with his blond hair seemed like
Wordlessly telling that he is no longer young.
Although Jacques was only suspended this time, he did not need to be reviewed, so he is likely to live on a pension in the future.
Although it is very good, for him, an old sailor who has spent half his life on the sea, the sea he loves is the best destination for him.
Jacques stared at the empty military port in front of him, and his eyes seemed to see the Far East Fleet that he was once very familiar with.
He served as the commander of the French Far East Fleet for seven years. His proudest fleet was parked here, and he led them to frighten the colonies in Southeast Asia.
But unlike before the war, the originally busy and majestic warships have disappeared. Only a few old coal-fired ships remain in the slightly empty port.
The powerful fleet he once led also became old and worn out like him, and finally disappeared under the gunfire of the Hainan Army.
He also understands the Hainan Army's undeclared war, because the Far East Fleet is the biggest threat to the Hainan Army. The purpose of war is to fight for victory, and the means used are secondary.
He knew his own affairs, and he knew very well the strength of the French army. Excluding the indigenous soldiers, there were less than 50,000 National Army troops stationed in Vietnam. They were scattered throughout Vietnam, and there were not many at all.
And when he learned that the Far East Fleet had been completely destroyed, he knew that the outcome of this war was already clear. Without a powerful navy, the French army was like a tiger that had lost its teeth and had no ability to attack.
The sea breeze in autumn and winter brought a hint of coolness, which made Jacques wake up from his memories, and his eyes still changed back to the slightly desolate harbor.
Suddenly he became a little curious about the place on Hainan Island. In that magical place, the Hainan Army rose at a speed that was overwhelming.
The first appearance of the Hainan Army made the Japanese grind their teeth and surprised those military strategists who had vowed to do so.
This was the first time that the Hainan Army came into people's sight. They thought that young Li Weidong was just a puppet who had withdrawn from the behind-the-scenes, and they secretly suspected who was supporting the Hainan Army.
Unfortunately, when the Hainan Army made its second appearance, French Vietnam became the touchstone for the Hainan Army.
This time, the Hainan Army rushed into the North Vietnamese land at an unprecedented speed, overwhelming the French troops in northern Vietnam and burning the flames of war to the gates of Hanoi.
This time, people can see the exponential expansion speed of the Hainan Army. The mysterious commander of the Hainan Army has entered the international stage.
Jacques had a very profound impression of the young commander-in-chief of the Hainan Army. Although he was still a little immature in some places, he could not see an aura in Li Weidong, which was as dazzling as the rising sun.
"Commander, we should go back!" Philip came behind Jacques and said.
As a trainee officer on the flagship battleship France, he should have accompanied the demise of the Far East Fleet, died in battle or been captured.
But he was very unlucky. During the Hainan Army's first air raid, he was very unlucky to be injured. A shell exploded far away from him, but luckily the shell shrapnel did not hit him, but the air wave blew him into the air.
Across the sea.
After being rescued, he lay in the hospital for half a month, and all he got was the news that the Far East Fleet had been wiped out. Later, with nowhere to go, he had to continue to follow the former commander Jacques.
"Don't call me Commander, the Far East Fleet no longer exists!" Jacques sighed in despair.
Then, Jacques put his hat on his head, turned around decisively, and planned to leave this place that made him sigh.
Suddenly Jacques heard the footsteps and said to Philip: "I have free time, I want to go to various places! Philip, what about you? If I go back to China, I can write a letter to my old classmate and ask him to drop you in
Get on the ship!"
"No need for this! I'd better continue to follow the Commander!" Perhaps because of the experience of Jacques being dismissed, Philip also lost confidence in the country.
There are two flowers in bloom, one on each side.
The next day, at the Governor-General's Palace in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, after two days of difficult negotiations, the two sides initially reached an agreement on the negotiation conditions.
When the drafted negotiation document was signed by representatives of both sides, it marked the end of the NATO war that had lasted for three months.
After the negotiation ended, Governor Frith held a grand banquet in his banquet hall. Frith and Zhang Qishan wanted to have a good talk.
Although the final result of the negotiation is that the territories currently occupied by both parties, Hongji, Maoxi, and Beijiang, are used as the dividing line, and the area north of the dividing line is the area actually controlled by the Hainan Army.
The Hainan Army immediately stopped the offensive of troops in various regions and promised not to cross the demarcation line to invade South Vietnam under any pretext. The Governor-General's Office symbolically compensated the Hainan Army 500,000 francs for military expenses.
The French Governor-General of Vietnam must recognize the independence of North Vietnam. Although this is different from the recognition of the Republic of North Vietnam that Li Weidong had wanted, it will not affect anything.
Anyway, the Republic of North Vietnam is just an excessive product, and Li Weidong will definitely incorporate North Vietnam into the actual territory of the Hainan Army in the future.
Because the Hainan Army is the dominant party, the French Governor-General must accept additional conditions in the agreement. For example, the previously mentioned reduction of tax rates for merchants under the Nanyang Trading Company and allowing Hainan merchants to operate mining operations in Vietnam.
In private, Freese also reached a secret agreement with the Hainan Army. In order to get the Hainan Army to agree to release the captured French officers and soldiers, Freese spent a lot of money and took the wealth he had collected from Vietnam over the years.
come out.
For a price of 2.7 million, let the Hainan Army secretly release those captured by the French army, and make concessions on the condition that the Governor-General's Office recognize the establishment of the Republic of North Vietnam.