() After clearing the mines, the Taiwan Navy still used the old method. First, heavy patrols slowly approached the port and anchored outside the shore gun range. Then, fast destroyers entered the shore gun range and used naval guns to attack shore targets and lure them.
Those concealed shore batteries fired, and then the heavy patrols behind them named them one by one.
Although the coast defense gun has high accuracy, since it cannot move, it has only one fate after encountering a naval gun with a farther range than it, and it will be hit sooner or later.
This artillery battle lasted from noon to evening. The shore guns in the port had been basically destroyed, and the gun barrels of the three heavy cruisers were almost disabled. As the sky became darker, both sides withdrew their troops, except for the port.
Outside some torpedo boats still patrolling the channel, the port that had been noisy all day gained a brief calm.
Early the next morning, the Taiwan Navy continued the same steps as yesterday. However, no matter how tempted the destroyers were, the remaining shore guns no longer dared to fire. In order to ensure the safety of the troop carrier, several torpedo boats first rushed into the port.
By bringing in another destroyer, however, no matter whether these ships were allowed to sail or anchor in the port, there was no movement in the port except for a few destroyed French warships that were still burning.
Captain Guo Qiwei on the Asia was still not at ease, so he commanded his cruiser to slowly sail into Haiphong Port, made a circle inside, and finally anchored on the pier on the left to make sure there was no shelling.
After that, the troop transport ships outside the port were notified to come in first and dock behind the cruiser. In this way, even if there was a bombardment, the cruiser would be hit first and the troop transport ship would not be damaged.
When the troop carrier cautiously stopped in the tall figure of the Asia, the soldiers of the Army's Second Division on the ship immediately set up five temporary gangways from the ship's side, rushed to the dock as quickly as possible, and headed straight to the port in platoon units.
The two sides and hinterland began to attack and advance.
After knowing that more than 3,000 people on the first troop carrier were safely ashore, a telegram came from the vanguard. No French or Vietnamese troops could be found within 1 kilometer of the entire Haiphong Port, and most of them
The residents have also disappeared.
Hearing that the port was safe, the remaining four troop carriers and four cargo ships sailed to the predetermined dock one after another and began to unload the loaded infantry and their equipment in an orderly manner. According to the prior arrangement, the army soldiers disembarked after a battalion was accepted.
A battalion of equipment, and then quickly move towards the designated attack area.
At noon on the 23rd, the commander of Taiwan's Second Division sent a message to the General Staff Headquarters and successfully occupied Haiphong Port. All personnel and equipment landed safely. Now the 108th Regiment and the 109th Regiment are heading towards Hebei along the road and railway, and are expected to arrive in 4 hours.
, arrived at the suburbs of Hanoi.
After the Taiwan Navy launched an artillery bombardment on Haiphong Port, the French Governor of Indochina, Albert Sarault, already knew that Haiphong Port could not be defended. Since his Far East Fleet had been basically wiped out, there was no one left to threaten the Taiwan landing force.
As for the means, as for the shore artillery, the only difference was that they would be finished earlier or they would be finished later. Sharo did not expect them to perform any miracles.
When the artillery battle progressed into the afternoon, Salo learned about the battle situation in Haiphong Port through telegrams, and immediately ordered that, except for a small number of artillery units to continue firing, all French and Vietnamese troops were to retreat to Hanoi, and
He himself began to pack up some documents and belongings in the Governor's Palace and prepared to move them to Laos.
That night, after both sides stopped shelling, the remaining French artillerymen also ran along the road towards Hanoi. The residents of Haiphong City had already left Haiphong City with their families when the shelling started in the morning.
, some went to nearby villages to seek refuge with relatives and friends, while others fled to Hanoi City to temporarily escape the war.
Although the French army and the Vietnamese army were not very effective in fighting, their retreat speed ranked among the top in the world. When the 108th and 109th regiments advanced along the road, they found some ordinary people who could not walk along the way.
In addition, basically no French and Vietnamese soldiers who were left behind were found.
Just when the 108th and 109th Regiments arrived at the outskirts of Hanoi and prepared to conduct a test attack, Taiwan's warning of invading the French colony of Indochina finally spread back to France, and was quickly learned by the British.
On the same day, the consul of the French Consulate in Taiwan went to Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protest and question the Taiwan government, and demanded that Taiwan's troops withdraw from Vietnamese territory immediately.
Naturally, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs would not agree to these requests. Instead, in accordance with the pre-discussed procedures, the order signed by Taiwan President Liu Fu was shown to the consul.
In this order titled "Restoring Chinese Sovereignty and Recovering Vietnam's Former Territories", Liu Fu pointed out that Vietnam has been part of Chinese territory since the Qin Dynasty. It was not until the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty that Vietnam was recognized as a sovereign territory.
As a vassal state, Vietnam has always fulfilled its obligations to its suzerain country. However, due to the French's use of force, Vietnam was taken away from China. However, as a Chinese and a Chinese government, Taiwan has the right to reclaim these rights from France.
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When the French consul saw this nonsense order, he became furious. While accusing Taiwan of having no right to interfere with the agreement between France and the Qing government, he threatened that France and France's allies would declare war on Taiwan if they did not withdraw their troops.
Taiwan's Foreign Minister refuted the French consul's accusation, and the reason for the refutation was nothing more than historical: This land used to belong to our family, but later you snatched it from one of our family members, and we did not
You don’t recognize the agreement you made with that person, so now we’re trying to get it back. This is very reasonable.
Regarding the threat from the French consul, the Foreign Minister looked even more contemptuous. He directly told the French consul that if the Allies declared war on Taiwan, Taiwan would sell 50 to 100 submarines to the German Navy and join the Allied camp; if France
If someone declares war with Taiwan alone, then Taiwan has nothing to be unhappy about, so let's fight. Whoever wins the war, Vietnam will belong to him.
Writing this, the author wants to make a few remarks. As for the issue of colonial ownership, the author has always believed that who got it from whom, and there is no historical origin. For example, several states in the southwestern United States were snatched from Mexico.
came over, but Mexico has never mentioned this matter to the United States. Why? He didn’t dare. The United States
People are too strong. If you don't accept it, then I will take away the rest of your place. The United Nations is a p. It is just an organization where big countries unite to bully small countries. So, don't always keep your mouth shut.
It is said that wherever it belongs, it should belong to someone else. There is no such thing as "should". Whoever grabs it belongs to whom. If you have the ability, just go and grab it.
The French got the final answer from Taiwan, which was that they would not withdraw their troops or return the occupied territories in Indochina, but they would carry out random activities. If you dare to call people, I will call them too, and we will fight in groups.
At this time, France was in a difficult period. Due to insufficient preparations before the war, even with the help of the British army, it was very difficult to block the German attack. If it weren't for the Russians, they would have been more powerful, dragging them back with countless casualties on the Eastern Front.
If the German army is contained, then even if the British army is added, the French will not be able to stop the Germans.
Now, I am fighting to death in Europe, but my colony in the Far East has been robbed by a small Taiwan, and not only was it robbed, but it was robbed with confidence, without any embarrassment, and without even making excuses.
, replied directly, "You snatched it too. Now that I like it, I will snatch it from you. It's up to you to do whatever you want."
