[397] Total Annihilation of Three Groups It has to be said that the two telegrams before and after, especially the Chairman's telegram, gave Uncle Ho endless confidence. General Chen took the chairman's telegram and informed the commanders at all levels of the Military Advisory Group: "Comrades, work hard! No battle approved by Chairman M is invincible!" Ho Chi Minh made a decision on the spot and shouted the slogan "Decisive battle and decisive victory" . ¡°Launch a general offensive immediately! Capture the besieged Colonel Leba¡¯s troops at all costs!¡± Ho Chi Minh sent a message to all units. Ho Chi Minh¡¯s telegram was transmitted to various command units, and Chairman M¡¯s telegram supporting the annihilation of the enemy in Shegu was also conveyed. The Vietnamese army, which had been looking at the portrait of Chairman M for a long time, and admired the leader of the Communist Party of Asia, was immediately boosted in morale. The Viet Minh troops finally withstood hunger, fatigue and casualties and held on to their positions. The time for the general attack has finally arrived! Various Viet Minh troops concentrated all their light and heavy machine guns and ammunition, and poured into Colonel Leba's position in Shegu. Seeing fighting breaking out on all sides, Major Wangre, Colonel Leba's staff officer, could no longer hold on: "Colonel! There are Vietnamese everywhere! They are rushing out from all the woods we can see! We We must push them back at all costs!" Colonel Leba shouted hoarsely, "Don't worry about those sons of bitches! Retreat! We must retreat to Qixi! In this son-of-a-bitch valley!¡± People who have never been on a battlefield have a hard time understanding why everything on that complicated battlefield is constantly being stirred up like kneading noodles. The strict combat examples in textbooks are very different. When the smoke begins to fill the air, the actual combat process begins to become disorderly and chaotic. The enemy's reaction always makes inexperienced commanders suddenly at a loss. Even experienced commanders can become exhausted. The art of war requires the richest imagination, but it also requires the most determined character as its foundation. The endless changes in the battlefield constantly squeeze the commander's correct judgment and determination. Therefore, the Vietnamese army, which lacks the basic qualities for large-scale operations, is about to fall off the chain again. The cadres of the 308th Division reported to Vo Nguyen Giap that the French army was fighting and retreating, and began to break out of the dense forest where the surrounding troops were weak. The terrain of She Valley was complex and there were no roads. Is it possible to stop the pursuit? So Vo Nguyen Giapactually ordered the 308th Division to suspend the pursuit! Standby! Vo Nguyen Giap reported to Chen Geng through the field telephone line that had just been connected: "We have been fighting for almost 4 days! The soldiers are very tired. It seems that they cannot completely wipe out the enemy. Should we withdraw the troops? I have ordered the 308th Division Chen Geng stopped chasing the enemy's breakout troops and stood by in the original encirclement position. Chen Geng was furious: "We will never fight another battle like this!" There is no battle to fight! " General Chen is a typical Confucian general, but even a clay figure has a native surname. He showed an excitement rare in many years and shouted on the phone: "If this kind of battle is not fought, I will pack up and leave. Got it! " Perhaps aware of his excitement, General Chen tried his best to even out his breathing and said restrainedly: "Vo Nguyen Giap, at such a critical moment, if the headquarters wavers, it will ruin the great opportunity to win the battle! " After saying that, General Chen made a loud bang and hung up the phone. After much deliberation, General Chen was still not sure whether Vo Nguyen Giap would continue to fight to the end. As a last resort, he had to send a telegram to Ho Chi Minh again. After hearing the news, Ho Chi Minh immediately became tough. Vo Nguyen Giap's 308th Division was not allowed to rest for a moment, and they continued to catch up and encircle and encroach on the French breakout troops! General Chen kept contacting our army's advisers at the front in the headquarters to ask Wang Yanquan, the adviser of the 308th Division, about the current situation. Answer: "I can fight!" The casualties of the 308th Division are not large, only more than 300 people. At present, they are mainly due to fatigue, and there are also complaints from those student cadres who have an improper fighting style and complain constantly about being tired. The soldiers are very brave and tenacious. " Zhang Zhishan, the consultant of the 174th Regiment who had just eliminated the First Parachute Battalion of the Foreign Legion, reported: "If we can fight, the 174th Regiment can go into battle at any time. ¡± Hao Shizhong, consultant of the 209th Regiment, reported: ¡°There is no problem at all and we can continue the fight. " After General Chen heard this, there was no smile on his face, because he realized how serious the current problems of the Vietnamese army are. This is a problem deep in the soul and a problem of style! ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Colonel Leba The exhausted judges fled along the narrow path in the valley. The French troops in the dense forest around them could hear gunshots everywhere. From time to time, Viet Minh troops rushed over the mountain and rushed into the path. Fugitive French troopsPerform a containment attack. By the early morning of the next day, the Bayard battle group led by Colonel Leba was finally completely wiped out, and Colonel Leba himself was captured. Hearing the reports of victory one after another, General Chen was not moved by the victory in front of him, and quickly ordered the transfer of troops to launch a siege on Colonel Sakdon's troops heading south. From the moment Colonel Sacdon entered the mountain, he was greatly harassed and delayed along the way. He was never able to get close to Colonel Leba's "Bayard Battle Group". At this time, he was being intercepted by the Vietnamese Reading Battalion deployed by General Chen. In the dense forest on Highland 477. When the eastern part of Sac had just joined the hundreds of defeated soldiers from the "Bayard Battle Group", they were attacked by the Vietnamese army, which had been pursuing the defeated soldiers and had high morale. Colonel Sakdon went all the way south, living in the jungle in the wild, miserable, and being harassed by endless raids by militia troops every day. He was exhausted at this moment. At this time, the Vietnamese army, which was taking advantage of the victory, suddenly collapsed after a fierce attack. Colonel Sakdon had no choice but to order the entire army to disperse into platoon-level teams and break out with only one goal - "withdraw to Qixi". The result was even more tragic. When such a headless army fought in the deep mountains and forests for a day and a night, Colonel Sacdon was captured alive! After learning the news that the Leba Army and the Sacdon Army had been annihilated one after another, General Revos, the commander-in-chief of the French Indochinese Expeditionary Force, almost fainted in the Hanoi headquarters. The next person who received a blow was Colonel Ben, who brought 800 French troops north from Qixi for reinforcements. The Vietnamese army came with the momentum of consecutive victories, and their morale at this moment had reached a boiling point. After they drove together more than 200 remnant soldiers who fled to Qixi and Colonel Ben's 800 reinforcements, they used General Chen's cowhide They used sugar tactics to surround them tightly, and then launched an all-out assault like peeling an onion against the frightened lone army. After these consecutive days of great victories, the Vietnamese army, while feeling proud and proud, truly understood what the art of command is and what great tactics are. From top to bottom, everyone in the Vietnamese army praised Chinese General Chen Geng's brown sugar tactics, even though many of them had never eaten brown sugar Colonel Ben's lone army, together with the exhausted remnants, did not even resist for a day Come on, they were all wiped out on Highway 4 and the surrounding mountains and forests. The news was sent back to the headquarters. General Chen looked at the battle report, curled his lips slightly, and ordered like pushing a domino: "The French army has lost all its troops in North Vietnam, and they can no longer maintain the defense line on Highway 4! I Ordered all troops to go south along Highway 4 and set up ambushes on the escape routes of the strongholds in Qixi, Tongdeng, Liangshan and Mongjie. Lay ambush layer upon layer to block the attack. All strongholds on the defense line of Highway 4 would soon be completely abandoned and move towards the coastal areas. The fleeing French troops shouted in admiration: "Yes! Chief!"