April 13, 1941.
Tay Ha village, Dien Bien province, northwestern Vietnam.
Xihe Village is located north of the Chinese territory and south of Badain Jaran. It is a remote and sparsely populated village.
However, because it is surrounded by mountains and deep, bottomless canyons, it is also known as "Dragon-Slaying Valley".
Duanlong Valley is located at a high altitude and is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. As a result, it is regarded as an ominous place by the local people, who believe that it will affect the feng shui and even bring disasters. Therefore, it is rarely visited by people.
At this moment, a LaFever V15T light military truck slowly drove along the rugged and bumpy mountain road. Countless Vietnamese people were building roads along the way, raising large clouds of dust and dirt.
Lin Feng closed his eyes to rest, holding a cigarette between his fingers, occasionally exhaling a few puffs of smoke, looking relaxed.
Chen Sanyuan, standing beside him, was holding a document and reporting his work in a low voice.
"Commander Zhu of the Air Force has replied. Currently, Dien Bien Phu is the only small airport in the entire Dien Bien province. Therefore, Commander Zhu has decided that after the army captures Dien Bien Phu, the Air Force Headquarters will be established in Dien Bien Phu, and the Air Force establishment ceremony will be held there."
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng opened his eyes and nodded. "Yes, approved. Please continue..."
"The intelligence department has reported that Nakamura Akito, commander of the Japanese 5th Division, arrived in Saigon last night and convened a meeting with the commanders of the 9th and 21st Brigades to discuss the attack."
"At the same time, the Japanese Imperial Headquarters plans to transfer the 44th Division, 55th Division, 72nd Division, 34th Brigade, 49th Brigade, 53rd Brigade, 4th Tank Division, and 37th Air Wing from the main island to Indochina."
"Hehe." Lin Feng chuckled. "It seems the Japanese headquarters is getting restless. Are they planning to launch an attack on the entire Southeast Asia ahead of schedule?"
“That should be correct.” Chen Sanyuan nodded. “According to intelligence from frontline reconnaissance personnel, Japan has contacted the Pétain government of Vichy France, demanding control of the entire Indochina region on the grounds that Vichy France funded the National League for Democracy’s F-series weapons!”
"These bastards really dare to dream!"
Lin Feng sneered, "They just like to take advantage of people's misfortunes, and they think they've done it perfectly."
After a pause, Lin Feng continued, "So, what about the navy? What's going on?"
"Yes," Chen Sanyuan said in a low voice, his face full of worry. "Naval Commander Yang, along with the naval officers, has been blocking the headquarters every day, asking you when you will equip their navy with ships?"
"No."
Lin Feng refused without hesitation, saying, "Tell them to wait."
Chen Sanyuan smiled wryly, but he could understand. After all, at this stage, the army and air force were the focus of the National League Army's development, while the navy was secondary, since they didn't even have a port of call.
"Is there anything else?"
"No more for now."
Lin Feng nodded. "Then I have something to tell you."
After saying that, Lin Feng stubbed out the cigarette he was holding and turned his head away.
Chen Sanyuan quickly took out his notebook and pen, got into position, and waited to hear the order.
Lin Feng stared at the vast mountains and fields ahead and said in a deep voice, "After the army takes Dien Bien province, have the diplomacy send a declaration of war to Japan, Vichy France, the Hans, and the cooks!"
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What the heck?!
Is war being declared on the land of cherry blossoms, Vichy France, Hans, and the cook?
Chen Sanyuan was dumbfounded.
You have to understand that the Nationalist Army isn't a national government, but rather a resistance organization similar to a guerrilla force. To wage a full-scale war against Japan and Vichy France? Are you crazy?
Not only was Chen Sanyuan stunned, but the driver and the guard in the passenger seat were also dumbfounded, and they all turned to look at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng ignored the three of them and stared intently at Chen Sanyuan.
After staring for a full five minutes, Lin Feng finally looked away and said calmly, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Chen Sanyuan shuddered and quickly straightened his back: "No, absolutely no difficulty whatsoever, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction and then instructed, "Make the declaration of war sound impressive. Focus on Hans. Doesn't he boast that he's the world's leading military power? Let's call him a paper tiger! If he's so tough, he can send a few divisions to Indochina for a proper fight!"
"If possible, kill some of Hans's men and make a scene."
Chen Sanyuan: ......
driver:......
Guard: ......
This was the most outrageous thing the three of them had ever heard in their lives.
After Lin Feng finished speaking, he closed his eyes to rest, ignoring the strange expressions on the three people's faces.
Chen Sanyuan gritted his teeth and picked up his notebook to write it down.
………
Half an hour later, the convoy arrived at its destination—the Dragon Valley Armory Base.
The Dragon Valley Armory is located in the mountains of Duanlong Valley. It consists of hundreds of natural caves, each connected by a winding tunnel, forming a huge natural armory that stores various firearms, ammunition, bombs, tanks and other supplies.
The plan for the Longgu Armory Base was initiated as soon as Laizhou City was captured.
The initial preparatory work was overseen by Shen He, the commander of the Imperial Guard Division. Enticed by the large yellow croaker, hundreds of thousands of local residents enthusiastically participated in the construction.
In just over two months, the Longgu Armory Base has completed about 60% of its construction, which is a very fast pace.
Lin Feng got off the truck and stood at the main gate of the base.
At the entrance of the base, Shen He and Wang Yunfei, the head of the logistics department, were craning their necks to look around.
Upon seeing Lin Feng, the two men excitedly stepped forward, snapped to attention, and saluted: "Welcome, Commander-in-Chief, to guide our work."
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