When Shinichiro Shimada led Xiongfeng to fight bloody battles with the Langya and Unity Brigade in the jungle under the night rain, the French led by Jean Deku and Roland were not idle either. Nearly a thousand escorts were mobilized and they moved to the location of Roland's apartment. The street was completely blocked, and a fortification was built on both sides of the street, and two Maxim heavy machine guns were set up. These were all completed under the command of Jean Degou. These are quite familiar. When he actually chose to go to war with the military group led by Ambos, he completely replaced Roland's position and became the de facto leader of this French group.
The French acted cautiously, but Yotafu Kobayashi disapproved of this. He comforted Roland, Hermes and others from time to time, telling them: "Don't worry, Xiongfeng is the most elite armed force in the Japanese Imperial Army. It is up to them to take action. Even with the protection of the Xuebing Army, there is no way to escape."
Early the next morning, the sound of gunfire suddenly came from the south gate. The French were immediately alerted. Many people screamed and sat up from the bed, scaring the wives beside them half to death. It was clear that the car and horse were fighting, and they were worried that they would be attacked. In retaliation of the soldiers, almost all the French people from Roland's faction moved their families to Roland's apartment. They didn't know what happened. Many of them ran into the hall without any shoes on and saw Jean Degou, Roland and Xiao Lin sitting there quietly. After that, my mood calmed down a little bit.
Rang Deju, Roland and Kobayashi Yotafu had gotten up half an hour ago, and Rang Deju had arranged a secret sentry outside the military camp of the 1st Mountain Division. When Huang Haifu started to assemble the troops, the secret sentry sent a message back to Rang Deju. After receiving the news, Jean Deku could no longer sleep. He invited Roland and Kobayashi Yotafu to get up. The three of them had a heated discussion. They all thought that the sudden dispatch of the Xuebing Army might be because Ang Bos and the others could not withstand the island. Tabe's offensive was to ask for help from the Xuebing Army. As for why Ambois didn't just send the French army over, it was because he thought he was outmatched.
"The Chinese have been transferred away, which is an opportunity for us. Roland, let's take a few people to talk about how to surrender the first division and the second division." Jean Deju suggested, and moved the two methods first. The strategist controls the mind in his hands,
Roland was not familiar with the people in the army and was hesitating to make a decision. Kobayashi Yotafu clapped his hands and shouted "Hello" repeatedly. He repeatedly agreed with Tokuyu's proposal and thought it was a good idea. He thought this was a way to draw out the firepower. If we really control these two French military divisions, even if one of the three Angpos survives, they will lose the chance to make a comeback.
Roland trusted Xiao Lin more than Rang Deju. After listening to Xiaolin's words, he was about to agree to Rang Deju's proposal when suddenly there was the sound of gunfire from the south gate.
That was the fierce battle between Huang Haifu's 1st Mountain Division and the two teams left behind. Kobayashi was unaware of Shimada's arrangement. They heard the fierce sound of gunfire and thought that the war had spread to the vicinity of Hanoi. Xiao Lin then suggested not to act rashly and wait until Xiongfeng gets back the news.
Huang Haifu used the cannon in anger, and the sound created was naturally not weak, which confused Deju. At the same time, many French people ran into the hall in a panic, so Deju decided to stabilize the morale of the army. Let’s wait and talk first,
He persuaded the others to go back with kind words. He, Roland, and Xiao Lin continued to sit in the hall and wait for news. After waiting for half an hour, no good news came. Xiao Lin also felt uneasy. He suggested that the Deku Sect I went to the south gate to check the situation, and tentatively sent a telegram to Shimada to inquire about the progress.
Shimada carried a telegraph machine, but at this time, the telegraph machine, together with the French car, became the captured items of the 1st Mountain Division. When Kobayashi's telegram was sent out, it was like a mud cow sinking into the sea.
A quarter of an hour after the telegram was sent, there was still no reply from Shimada. Kobayashi couldn't stand it at first. He stood up and walked around, comforting himself and saying: "Maybe the battle is too fierce, Shimada-kun doesn't have time to pay attention."
It's a good thing that he didn't act so coquettishly. Once he made such a gesture, Deju's uneasiness became more intense. At this moment, the people Deju sent to the south gate came back, and the two Frenchmen were covered in mud and water. , after entering the hall, he threw himself on the ground and gasped, "Oh no, there are so many corpses of Xiongfeng. The scene is too horrible to look at, it's too horrible to look at."
In the hall, more than a dozen French people had gathered one after another. They had been frightened by the sound of gunfire and had just calmed down. When they heard these words, many people's expressions changed greatly and they immediately gathered around, talking all around. Asked: "What happened?" "Why are there so many corpses of Xiongfeng? Did the Japanese fail?"...
Jean Degou and Xiao Lin looked at each other, and both saw ominous omens in each other's eyes. The former walked quickly towards the two Frenchmen, ordered the others to get out of the way, and then said: "Why are you in such a panic? Get up and go first." Wash up." Then, he led the two people out of the hall and into an empty room. After entering the room, he closed the door and asked sternly: "What's going on? Speak slowly."
The tragic death of Xiongfeng who was killed at the South Gate is unimaginable to the French who have not fought in a long time. Seventy-eight out of sixty or seventy Xiongfeng were killed by heavy artillery at close range. Cutting off hands and feet, disembowelling people and disemboweling them is a common sight, and it is not uncommon for them to be turned into minced meat and smeared all over the floor.
The two Frenchmen told the scene they saw tremblingly, and one of Degou's confidants finally added: "Sir, the Chinese are too cruel. I think we should escape quickly. If we stay here, we will be captured." They caught me, I'm worried."
"Okay, stop talking. Don't say anything like this that shakes the morale of the army. You guys should wash up and go have breakfast. I will find a way to do the rest." He comforted them and asked Deju to return to the hall.
At this time, the hall was already noisy.
The so-called plantation interest groups have never been an unbreakable group. When their lives are not in danger, they may still be in the same boat and work together. However, now, when the shadow of death is hanging over them, many The people immediately retreated,
"I have said before that Angpos and the others have troops on their hands. Once they are angered, there is no guarantee that they will not fight to the death. Now it's better. Angpos is forced to panic, and he starts to fight desperately..."
"Send a representative to negotiate with them. After all, we are all French, so we should still have to discuss it."
"The negotiation is about surrender. Then go and surrender. Bring your home's land deed, and by the way, your wife and your daughter. Let them clean themselves up."
"Riquil, you shameless guy, how could you say such a thing."
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"Master Rang Deju is here, everyone listen to him." When someone saw Rang Deju, they immediately shouted loudly as if they had seen a savior,
The hall fell silent immediately. Everyone looked at Rang Deju, who slowly walked to Roland, glanced at everyone and said, "Gentlemen, you are all gentlemen. Please pay attention to your words and deeds. Things are still going well." It's not the worst, everything is still possible. Whatever you are arguing about here, just go back to your seats and sit down, listen to me..."