"Commander-in-Chief, we can't wipe them out! If we wipe out the people, our National League Army will completely lose the hearts and minds of the people in Vietnam."
Shen Chunhua panicked, "At that time, let alone fighting, the entire north might be thrown into chaos!"
“Yes, Commander-in-Chief, please reconsider. We can talk to the Japanese first and see their conditions. It would be best if they could release those civilians. If we really can’t reach an agreement, then we can make further plans,” said a Vietnamese staff officer.
"No, you are wrong. We must raze them to the ground."
Lin Feng shook his head and said decisively, "I know many of you disagree with my order, but think about it, if we fail to capture Hanoi today, the Japanese will retaliate sooner or later!"
"When we launch another attack at that time, we will still face this problem."
"Are we just supposed to take a beating and not fight back?"
"If it were you, would you just sit and wait to die?"
"Well……"
The generals fell silent.
The Chinese generals were alright, since they were abroad and it wasn't ordinary Chinese people who died.
The Vietnamese general hesitated.
The Commander-in-Chief is right. If we fail to capture Hanoi this time, the Japanese will inevitably launch a counterattack. Moreover, the next time they attack Hanoi, they will face the same problem as today.
Such wars would never end.
Since death is inevitable, why not fight a glorious battle?
Seeing everyone silent, Lin Feng continued, "If we take Hanoi, the whole of Vietnam will be liberated, our country will be established, and the people will be able to live and work in peace. If we don't take it, the Vietnamese people will suffer and continue to be slaves of the Japanese."
“As a Vietnamese and as the commander-in-chief of the National League for Democracy’s army, I absolutely will not allow this to happen.”
Liu Qingshan and Shen Chunhua remained silent for a long time before nodding in agreement.
Then, Lin Feng glanced at the Vietnamese general in front of him and said, “Perhaps in the future, the people will curse me. Don’t worry, I will bear the infamy alone. You just need to stay at your posts and protect the motherland and the people.”
"No, we'll stand with the Commander-in-Chief!"
"We'll bear the infamy together."
"Yes, we'll bear it together!"
"We swear to live and die with the National League Army!!"
"We swear to live and die with the National League Army!!"
The Vietnamese generals roared in unison, their blood seemingly burning.
Lin Feng smiled and nodded, then turned and left.
Only Liu Qingshan and Shen Chunhua seemed to understand something.
"Old Liu, you said the general..." Shen Chunhua had just opened her mouth to speak when Liu Qingshan gently waved his hand.
Liu Qingshan knew that Shen Chunhua must have already guessed the Commander-in-Chief's intentions.
"Old Shen, it's just a matter between you and me, and the brothers in the North China Field Army know."
"Yes!" Shen Chunhua nodded heavily.
At that moment, Yamashita Tomoyuki waited anxiously in the city, only to receive devastating news.
The people Nakamura Akito sent to negotiate were all killed!
"Baka!"
Yamashita Tomoyuki flew into a rage, then slammed his fist on the table, "Bang!"
The wooden table shattered with a crash, and the tea set on it fell to the ground.
"Baka yaru! Baka yaru!"
"Do they intend to abandon their own people?"
"impossible!!!"
Yamashita Tomoyuki always believed that these Vietnamese people would never harm their own people. How could they be more cruel than the invading army of Japan?
Unfortunately, as it turned out, he was wrong again.
From the very beginning, we made mistakes at every step, until we were completely wrong, and now we've completely collapsed!
……………………
At 8 p.m., the artillery position of the National League Army outside the city.
The units involved in this artillery bombardment included:
(1) 12th Artillery Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division.
(2) 16th Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division.
(3) 20th Artillery Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division.
(4) 24th Artillery Regiment of the 5th Infantry Division.
(5) The 25th Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 26th Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 27th Heavy Artillery Regiment, and the 28th Heavy Artillery Regiment of the 6th Artillery Division.
The number of artillery pieces of all types exceeds one thousand!
The fleet included 320 M1931 81mm mortars, 140 M1897 75mm field guns, 120 Schneider M1922 75mm field guns, 223 Schneider M1913 105mm howitzers, 196 Schneider M29 105mm howitzers, and 120 Schneider M1917/28 155mm howitzers.
This may be the most powerful artillery array ever seen in Indochina.
Of course, that's not the worst part.
Lin Feng transferred three heavy bomber regiments from the Air Force.
The 4th, 8th, and 12th Heavy Bomber Regiments comprised a total of 492 NC.223.4 heavy bombers.
With that kind of firepower, even three Hanoi cities would be razed to the ground!
8:15.
Thousands of cannons were raised high.
"Prepare--!"
"Target: Enemy position, coordinates XXX-YYY!"
"Calibrate the artillery parameters to ensure accuracy!!"
"Once all artillery units are ready, report: 'Ready!'"
"Attention all personnel, proceed to standby!"
"12th Artillery Regiment—Aiming complete!"
"16th Artillery Regiment—Aiming complete!"
"20th Artillery Regiment—Aiming complete!"
"24th Artillery Regiment—Aiming complete!"
"6th Artillery Division—Aiming complete!"
"First wave, three, two, one—fire!"
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