The French commanded the army to rush to Lang Son in a steady stream, and the French also used eight planes to continuously bomb the Vietnamese army. This time the Vietnamese could not resist it at all, and were completely defeated, leaving a large number of enemy troops on Lang Son.
The corpses and many injured soldiers were too late to retreat, so they had no choice but to let the French capture them!
Under the desperate protection of the guards, Ruan Aiguo, Wu Chunsheng and others finally escaped to China again and managed to save their lives. By this time, Lu Rongting had already withdrawn with the Chinese advisory group, and China had already seen clearly.
Due to the temperament of Ruan Aiguo and others, it is a good thing for them to suffer some setbacks. Moreover, Qiao Yu is also prepared to make Vietnam a trap, allowing the French to continue to bleed and slowly weaken France!
In addition, the war in Vietnam can also affect the situation in Europe, so Qiao Yu will not let the war end so quickly. However, Ruan Aiguo and others are shocked at this time. Not long ago, they had more than 10,000 soldiers and were about to attack.
They went to Lang Son, an important town in Vietnam. At this time, they had less than 5,000 people at hand. What was even worse was that these people were frightened and no longer had the courage to fight!
Wu Chunsheng was also a little dizzy at this time. He rushed directly to Lu Rongting and shouted loudly: "Is this what you Chinese want to see? We are finished. You imperialist countries don't have a good thing. At the critical moment
Cutting off our supply of artillery shells at all times just wants us to die, right?" Wu Chunsheng's voice got louder as he spoke, and he stretched out his hands as if he wanted to fight Lu Rongting. At this time, Lu Rongting's son Lu Yuguang couldn't stand it for a long time.
He suddenly raised his leg and kicked Wu Chunsheng right in the chest.
"Who do you think you are? You dare to yell at my father? You are just a dog. If you dare to bite your master, you will die!" Lu Yuguang was young and energetic. He had already escaped with his pistol, and the cold gun
His mouth happened to be facing Wu Chunsheng. At this time, Ruan Aiguo hurried over and apologized to Lu Rongting repeatedly.
Ruan Aiguo is not a fool. Now they have just suffered a disastrous defeat. If China abandons them again, it will really be over.
"Advisor, please don't listen to Wu Chunsheng's nonsense. He lost his mind because of his defeat. We know we were wrong, and we ask for your forgiveness, advisor!"
"Excuse me? Mr. Ruan, do you know where your mistake was?"
"This?" Ruan Aiguo was also at a loss for words at this time. They were indeed wrong. Their mistake was wishful thinking and believed that China would sincerely help them. At the critical moment of the attack, the Chinese stopped the supply of artillery shells, causing their offensive to completely fail.
I can’t even say this!
"Humph, Mr. Ruan, your biggest mistake is to overestimate your capabilities. France has been under colonial rule in Vietnam for decades and has a deep foundation. Can you easily shake it? In addition, do you know that the Paris Peace Conference and the Washington Conference have just ended, and the world
The situation has been easing. Now that you are challenging France, you are actually challenging the entire international order. Naturally, you will encounter a strong backlash. Instead of reflecting on your recklessness, you think that China wants to take advantage of you. There is still such a thing in the world.
Is this a ridiculous thing?" Lu Rongting said while pointing at Ruan Aiguo's nose.
"China has provided you with bases, food, arms, and instructors, helped you build an army, and supported you in regaining your territory. In the eyes of you white-eyed wolves, does China have an ulterior motive? Is China's contribution justified?
,Don’t you need to be grateful?”
Faced with Lu Rongting's question, Ruan Aiguo didn't know how to answer at this time. After all, he was not as shameless as Wu Chunsheng, and he was very clear about China's help. Especially he understood that if he wanted to liberate Vietnam, he would never be able to do without.
The most reliable way to obtain help from China is to counterattack Vietnam from mainland China, so he must bow his head in front of the Chinese.
"Mr. Advisor, we have realized our mistake. I will do my best to rectify the thinking of the troops and let them feel China's help. But now that we have just failed, I am worried that people will be separated and our career will be over!"
Lu Rongting snorted slightly, "Mr. Ruan, as long as there are still people, it will not be over. The Lang Son area is too sensitive. I suggest you change your direction and focus on Gaoping and Bao Lok. Try to establish a
Consolidate the base area, gradually develop and strengthen the strength, don’t try to eat a fat man in one go!”
In fact, what Lu Rongting was talking about at this time was his first plan. Ruan Aiguo thought that this plan was too slow at first. Now that they have suffered heavy losses, they have to agree to this plan.
"Consultant, everything is done as you said, but now the casualties are very serious. What do you think we should do?"
"Soldiers are more skilled than more numerous. If you are still confused, I am afraid that even a hundred thousand troops will be destroyed. If you are smart enough, these troops are enough!"
After experiencing a major setback, Ruan Aiguo and others now obeyed Lu Rongting's words and retreated into China with the remaining troops. Of course, they would not retreat so easily. The Chinese troops also launched a large-scale manhunt operation in a decent manner, and captured a lot of people.
Nearly two thousand Vietnamese were handed over to the French!
The border between China and France seems to have returned to calm again, but both sides know in their hearts that there will be a war sooner or later. The Vietnamese are China's armed guide. Through the brief battle in Lang Son, the Chinese have already seen the details of the French army.
, as an excellent army, the French army still has combat effectiveness, but it has fallen behind in terms of equipment and tactical thinking. Especially as a colonial army, France does not have that kind of dedication!
As long as China is willing, as long as 50,000 troops are enough to break through the French defense line and even capture Hanoi, but the time is not yet ripe now, so they can only rely on the Vietnamese to continuously weaken France in the foreground!
France quickly extinguished the Vietnamese attack, which undoubtedly proved that France is still a powerful country. After the news reached Paris, the franc appreciated rapidly, and French national debts were also popular. There were also reports of criticism of the French in newspapers.
Explicit praise, saying that this is the well-deserved No. 1 Army in the world, the franc has reached new highs, and has appreciated by nearly 20% in the past ten days!
Moreover, thanks to the rapid victory of the Vietnam War, the French found their confidence again. At this time, the German reparations issue also reached a critical moment. Although the Germans were also making reparations according to the plan, the Germans adopted a policy, which was to implement
The purpose is to prove that the reparation plan cannot be implemented!
To put it bluntly, they have made it clear that they do not want to pay reparations honestly, and the German mark has also begun to depreciate crazily. It is even crazier than it was just after the First World War. The mark is likely to become a blank slate, and the German people have been completely devalued.
Inflation has emptied the last bit of money out of your wallet!
In fact, Germany's compensation is not paid in marks, but in real money, silver, or foreign exchange such as US dollars. Otherwise, wouldn't Germany be able to pay the compensation by just printing a few pieces of paper? Would the great powers be so stupid? Therefore, Germany
Playing with inflation like this is of no use in reparations!
But the reason why Germany did this is because it still has unique considerations. Germany has made up its mind to destroy the German economy first. At this point, if France continues to force Germany, Germany will only have revolution. By then, Germany will
Like Russia, which has turned red, France has lost more than it has gained.
You must know that Russia overthrew the Czar, and the country that suffered the most was France. Before World War I, France was Russia's big creditor. Once the majority party came to power, it immediately refused to take on all debt issues. Suddenly the French suffered heavy losses. This is also
The reason for France’s current economic difficulties
The method Germany is using now is to first push itself into a corner, and then rely on domestic dissatisfaction with France to transfer all its anger to France. After successfully kidnapping the German people, Germany behaves like a dead pig and is not afraid of boiling water.
Hot attitude, if you have the ability, come and get the money. If you don’t, I will completely refuse the compensation!
France was extremely resentful of Germany's rogue behavior, and through the Vietnam campaign, the French also discovered one thing, that is, war and finance are closely related. As long as the war is won, it will be able to show its strength, and capital will
Taking the initiative to flow into a powerful country to seek security, France is preparing to use Germany to once again demonstrate the majesty of France.
On January 11, 1923, France and Belgium formed a coalition, and a total of 100,000 people marched into the Ruhr area, the industrial center of Germany. Within a few days, France successively occupied Essen, Gelsenkirchen, and Dortmund.
Bochum and other places.
Germany had been disarmed at this time and allowed the French to come and go. The French army was not polite and took all these industrial centers in their hands. France began to transport the coal and coke produced in the Ruhr area back to France.
This is used to repay the loan.
Seeing their precious resources being taken away by France, Germany was not without any means. They chose passive resistance. All government personnel refused to carry out the orders of the French occupying forces. Railway workers and mine workers all stopped working.
The Ruhr area suddenly became quiet, and all the workers relied on subsidies from the German government. Although the French occupied the Ruhr area at this time, they had to mobilize workers from the country, relying on them to transport coke.
Come on, if you think about it, the cost of recruiting workers and maintaining the occupying army in France actually exceeds Coke's profits.
This suddenly pushed France into a very embarrassing position, and through this move, Germany also proved to the world that they did not have any force, and France asked them for whatever they wanted. At this time, the United States and Britain changed their tune and began to criticize France.
, financial capital is also constantly selling francs and shorting French national debt. Now both France and Germany are forced to a dead end. Now it depends on which of the two countries has better endurance.
In fact, Germany's losses are still greater. After all, the Ruhr area is the heart of their industry. Now that the heart has stopped beating, how can Germany maintain it? After the German leaders thought about it, Germany must find a way to persuade the great powers to help them get rid of this.
situation.
After thinking about it, veteran Sekter remembered the strange riot by the Vietnamese that had just ended. This riot happened suddenly without any warning, and then ended quickly. It also happened on the Sino-Vietnamese border. Sekter was sure that
It is said that this is the action taken by China behind the scenes. If China can launch such an action again now, France's energy will definitely be involved in the Far East. At that time, the pressure on Germany will naturally be less, so that Germany can quickly
back to normal!
Sekt told Prime Minister Cournot of his idea, and Cournot immediately agreed to the idea. He immediately asked Sekt to send a telegram to the Chinese side. However, Cournot also had a doubt in his mind: What should he use to impress the Chinese?