This tactic can be said to have achieved a key point for the Far East's victory in the South Asian War. Both in terms of morale and the hearts of various countries, the Far East defeated the many with a small number. It used superior firepower to adopt an active combat method, which countered France's initially passive attitude.
In line with the waiting policy, during the Battle of Phnom Penh, the French army established a total of three defensive positions in the northern area of Phnom Penh.
The first position is a forward position, with a total length of 55 kilometers, located in the east and southeast of Phnom Penh; the second position is 33 kilometers long, about 18 kilometers from the center of Phnom Penh; the third position is close to Phnom Penh,
The total length is only 10 kilometers,
Among the three positions in the Phnom Penh area established by the French colonial army, the first position was insufficient in terms of depth and flank protection, and was easily exposed. Moreover, the entire fortification construction plan was not completed, and it was impossible to stop the Far East.
Legion's attack.
And all because Robert, the commander-in-chief of the French colonial army, underestimated the enemy too much. He always thought that France would definitely win in the face of four times the force of the Far East. Therefore, he did not take it seriously when it came to the construction of defensive positions, which was how he indulged his subordinates.
, the deployments in the Far East and France at that time were not very similar.
According to the artillery shooting distance of the Far East ships parked in the Mekong River, it extended to the second line of defense at most. Therefore, after the war began, France began to enter various positions according to the previous plan. At that time, it deployed three corps, with the southern group on the right wing, and the French commander.
There are 2 reorganized armies, about 100,000 people; the left wing is the Eastern Group, with 3 corps of about 150,000 people. Robert personally commands 4 reorganized armies with 200,000 people in the center, and the rest is 1 army as a reserve.
Secondly, Rowan and Angkor each stationed an army to control the rear positions, and each used 40 to 50% of their troops as reserve forces. In this way, there were not many French colonial troops actually put into the battlefield, and
The deployment of the Far East Army is obviously different. It directly puts all its troops into the battlefield without leaving any reserve team. However, it is still at a disadvantage in terms of total strength, but it can assemble the main force. On any front on either flank of the French army, it can
This resulted in a military advantage.
The main plan of the French colonial army was to encircle and annihilate the Far East. Therefore, the 3rd Army of the 8th Field Army attacked from the front to contain the main French troupe. At the same time, the newly formed 1st and 2nd garrison armies attacked from the east and west respectively.
Attacking the French army's left and right wing positions in a roundabout way, mainly with the right wing as the main attack direction. This was a bold plan to surround the majority with a small number, and at the same time, launch extended artillery fire at the appropriate time.
The final battle situation can be imagined. Naturally, the Far East won the victory. However, the Far East Army also sacrificed more than 40,000 people. The battle of Phnom Penh lasted for three days. The new 1st Army of the Far East carried out the attack on the Eastern Group of the French colonial army.
A powerful roundabout attack with two wings, the purpose is
It attracted all the attention of the French army to the left wing, and finally succeeded in forcing Robert to transfer all his reserves to the left wing, thus weakening its right wing. Finally, the new 2nd Army of the Far East and the 3rd Army of the 8th Field Army were formed.
, the two armies attacked the French right wing at the same time.
And successfully inflicted heavy losses, which also created a favorable situation for the subsequent victory. In the Battle of Phnom Penh, the battle on the left wing was fierce from the beginning. Soon after, the newly formed First Army in the Far East took the initiative to expose its flanks, and after suffering some losses, it took an immediate retreat.
, while the French colonial army
The commander-in-chief immediately ordered the left wing to pursue a full-frontal pursuit. However, just as the 150,000 French colonial troops on the left left their positions and began to pursue the full-frontal pursuit, more than 100 Far East warships anchored on the Mekong River began firing their artillery for the first time, which lasted for two hours.
of shelling.
Suddenly, the left wing position of the Phnom Penh battle was a sea of fire. Countless French colonial soldiers had no time to lie down and were directly hit by successive artillery shells. More were directly blown away, 122 mm, 155 mm, 202 mm, 3000
The main artillery caliber of a ton-class ship is smaller than that of a 3-ton ship
The caliber of 0.5 mm is actually nothing at all, but 100 warships, more than 1,900 artillery pieces, and a two-hour attack fired a full 680,000 shells. In this way, the left wing of the Battle of Phnom Penh was under an hour of artillery fire.
Four-fifths of the 150,000 French colonial troops were lost.
As soon as the artillery fire stopped, the newly formed First Army in the Far East immediately came back to fight back. The continuous artillery fire made French commander Robert understand one thing, but at this time he knew that it was impossible to change the fact that had become a fact. Then he
He personally led the center corps to support the left wing.
The previously planned battle plan could not be changed because of Robert's center corps. Therefore, in order to provide assistance to the newly formed First Army in the Far East, the new Second Army on the right wing immediately implemented a two-wing detour. To this end, the newly formed Second Army
It also drove a wedge into the French army's position deployment, and the Far East began to enter a stalemate with France.
In the Battle of Phnom Penh, France still had reinforcements, but there were none in the Far East. There were only warships on the Mekong River. However, after the first bombardment, the warships on the Mekong River had been exposed. So after the success of World War I, all the warships began to move along the Mekong River.
Entering the South China Sea, that is to say, the rest of the Battle of Phnom Penh only relied on the newly formed First and Second Armies and the Third Army of the Eighth Field Army. At this time, the French colonial army still had 500,000 troops in Phnom Penh.
The reserves of the three armies were quickly ordered by Robert to immediately go into battle. In order to avoid the French edge while looking for fighters, the 3rd Far East Army took the initiative to change its direction of action, turned to the west, and began to covertly maneuver to the side of the right wing.
, a sudden bayonet-to-bayonet hand-to-hand combat repelled a supporting legion, and the situation on the right turned to the Far East's advantage. As a result, the situation in the Far East was expanding, and the results and fighter planes continued to increase.
The newly formed 1st and 2nd armies also began to cooperate with the attack, covering the left wing leading to the French army, and using the nearest shortcut to go deep into the Phnom Penh area. The purpose was to create an illusion for France that the Far East was going to bypass it.
Phnom Penh, going deep into Rowan and Angkor areas.
In the event of a breakthrough, the French commander Robert immediately ordered the entire line to withdraw to the second position. However, just as France ordered the withdrawal to the second position, the artillery deployed in the Far East began to pour again, and a large number of French colonial troops did not
They died in mutual attacks, but they all died on the way to retreat. At the same time, the two reserve forces deployed by France were also ambushed by the left and right armies of the Far East.
All the forces in the Far East were deployed, while France's forces were only deployed less than 40%. In the Far East Army's shooting style of shooting in the east and west, France was like a follower, only waiting for the Far East to attack, but all this
Mainly because the Far East Intelligence Group's intelligence on France's troop deployment also caused the failure of the French colonial army's plan to encircle and annihilate the Far East.
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