Faced with such a huge contrast, Lieutenant General Louis's eyes were almost glaring out. Such a strange firepower configuration made his brain unable to turn around for a moment. According to his firepower, the Gaul army would need at least one division's strength to achieve such a firepower density, and the narrow infantry position in front of him could obviously not let go of so many people.

Such a strange situation made him much more careful. Lieutenant General Louis immediately ordered the artillery to continue shooting, covering the entire front line of the Hualan Army with dense shells, and at the same time grouped the Siamese Army into companies and launched an attack from all directions.

Lieutenant General Louis bullied the Hualan people on the other side with few troops, and wanted to make it difficult for the opponent to deal with attacks from all directions, and was eventually broken through the defense line. However, with the well-connected traffic trench, the paratroopers quickly adjusted their deployment, and they fought against enemies from all directions in squads.

We were born surrounded, which is the creed that the paratroopers were told since they joined the army. They had no intention of fearing such an attack from all directions. Everyone flexibly attacked the enemy with their positions. The firepower of a squad was enough to suppress the opponent's company. In such light weapons, the Hualan army undoubtedly had a great advantage, making it impossible for the Siam army to cross the line.

Lieutenant General Louis was so angry that his veins jumped straight, but he had no choice but to fight the war on the front line. Although the Siamese army was crowded, there was a generation gap between the weapons of both sides and could not capture the other's position at all. It can be said that as long as the Hualan army still had sufficient bullets, they would not want to move forward again.

Just when the war broke out in Vientiane, Hualan State officially submitted a diplomatic note to Siam. It claimed that the other side ignored international axioms and declared the war. This was a great contempt and insult to Hualan State. In order to safeguard international axioms and national rights and interests, Hualan State hereby declared war on Siam. From May 2, 1940, the two sides entered a formal state of war.

Hualan Kingdom did not even have a gesture and directly declared that the two sides had entered a state of war, which shows the degree of anger of its government. However, within the international scope, no one can relate to Hualan Kingdom's behavior with violation of international axioms. Siam was wrong first, and Hualan Kingdom was able to submit a letter of state to declare war, which was already very in line with the rules.

One hour after submitting the declaration of war, the 13th Army of the Hualan Army in Kokang Province, led by the commander Yang Biao, suddenly divided into two groups, one along the Binhe River to attack Chiang Mai, and the other main force suddenly crossed the Bilao Mountains to attack Tunburi.

80% of the troops in Siam were gathered in Vientiane to launch an attack, and the domestic troops were extremely empty, especially in various parts of the north. A city only had thirty or fifty officers and soldiers. How could such a little force resist the Hualan National Defense Forces that launched an attack in regiments?

The northern part of Siam was soon annexed by the Hualan Army. The 78th Infantry Division cooperated with the Kokang Second Garrison Army to divide the troops and occupy all the places. Soon, Chiang Mai, Qingman, Dengchai, Phitsanulok and other cities all changed hands, and the Siam army even lacked the power to resist.

The war in the south is much more difficult than taking Zhucheng in the north. Most of the troops stationed in the Siamese Army were near the capital. After discovering that the Hualan National Defense Forces launched an attack, most of them were transferred to Thonburi to prevent the opponent's attack. Under the leadership of the commander of Gaul, the Siamese Army excavated a large number of fortifications in Thonburi and pushed the artillery stored in the capital to the front line. This time the Siamese people were going to fight to the death.

Yang Biao looked at the Gauls' designs in the telescope, which seemed to be quite tight, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. After systematic study at the Army University and years of military career, Yang Biao was no longer the man who only fought head-on in the battle. Now he is nearly 40 years old, and he is in his year of fighting and has extremely rich combat experience.

At first glance, Yang Biao knew that the opponent must have insufficient troops, otherwise he would not have opened up such a large depth, but the width of the front defense was not enough. In dealing with such a position, strong attacks and fierce attacks were just a way to do the best. He needed to use skill to break his strength and teach the Gauls and Siamese people a good lesson.

The Kokang Artillery Division quickly set off its own artillery positions, 155 mm and 203 mm caliber artillery, aiming at the Siamese positions in the distance. The black light on the muzzle was shining, as if it was a wild beast that chose people to eat.

With Yang Biao's order, hundreds of cannons on the position fired together, and countless large-caliber shells drifted through the curved trajectory and fell on the Siamese positions one after another. Under the command of the Gallic officers, the Siamese soldiers hid in the anti-aircraft artillery holes and waited for the end of the shelling.

However, such a large-caliber artillery attack is definitely not something that ordinary anti-aircraft holes can withstand. When the shells hit the top of the anti-aircraft hole, they will penetrate directly into the hole and blow all the Siamese soldiers and Gaul officers there to death. Even the anti-aircraft holes that were not directly hit were shaking, and the dust kept falling down, causing the officers and soldiers to cough.

Those who dared to lie on the ground or lean against the wall were equally miserable. They either shattered their internal organs by the shock wave or their spine. Under such large caliber shells, such large density and such long-term shelling, even the Gallic officers who had been through the battle formation changed in a long time. All they could do now was squat in the anti-cannon hole, with their mouths wide open and covered their ears, and at the same time, they silently prayed in their hearts that God, Mary, would save me.

The shelling lasted for half an hour. When the Hualan Army's shelling ended, all the people on the Siamese position were deaf. Although such deafness was only temporary, if the officers wanted to issue an order, they had to shout in the ears of the soldiers. The extremely angry Gallic officers kicked and beat the Siamese soldiers to the position, intending to resist the ensuing infantry charge. However, after waiting for ten minutes, a new round of artillery was waiting.

Yang Biao had no intention of ordering the infantry to charge. The reason why he stopped the artillery for ten minutes was just because the barrel was overheated and needed to cool down. The Hualan Army has always been a big deal, with too many shells as if they were not worth it. The officers never had to calculate the consumption of ammunition, so they fought very easily.

The continuous shelling made the Gaul officers and Siamese soldiers almost crazy, but they were powerful and useless. Several Gaul officers who tried to seize the initiative through counter-charge and eliminate enemy artillery led their subordinates to launch a charge, but were wiped out by the other party with dense bomb rain.
Chapter completed!