On October 2, 1950, Colonel Sakton, who was holding on to Gaoping, received an order from Kabonje to throw away his heavy equipment and lead his army out of Gaoping at midnight to meet the reinforcements of Lebari. In the French army, Sakton was a master of war, and he understood that no one could deceive this little trick of the command, and he connected General Alisandri with a wireless telephone.
The general asked, "How about you evacuate along Route 4?" I know that it is dangerous to do so on the basis of circumstances. ”
The Colonel replied, "It's crazy to do that." I know the country and my strength, and if this plan is carried out, the troops who come to meet must arrive at Nanneng, 28 kilometers south of Gaoyang, on time to join me. Within this distance I am still confident, no matter how far away it is. ”
The general said, "Well, I agree, and I order you to retreat to Nanneng." ”
On October 3, Sarkton blew up excess ammunition and led 1,600 French troops, bringing with them the governor of Gaoping Province and officials at all levels of Baoda, as well as civilians willing to flee together, a total of more than 3,000 people, abandoned Gaoping and slowly headed south along Route 4.
The 174th Regiment of the Vietnamese Army had been waiting for a long time, preparing to block Sak Dong, various local troops and guerrillas attacked Sak Dong from all directions, on the evening of October 4, Sak Dong came to the north of Dong Xi, was blocked by the 174th Regiment, Sak Dong understood that if he continued along Route 4 it would be a dead end, he ordered the burning of cars and cannons, left the road and went west into the deep mountains and dense forests, ready to bypass Dong Xi and meet Le Ba Ri.
On the evening of October 5, Wu Yuanjia ordered the 308th Division to suspend the attack and stand still. He called Chen Geng, who was worried that the two enemy forces were about to meet, the strength was strengthening, the Gudu Mountain was rugged and difficult to travel, and the soldiers had been fighting for four consecutive days, very tired, and it was difficult to completely annihilate the enemy, so he suggested that the troops be withdrawn.
Since the start of the border war, the various performances of the Vietnamese army have made Chen Geng very annoyed, he did not expect that at the critical moment, Wu Yuanjia also retreated, Chen Geng was angry, and immediately replied: "If such a battle is not fought again, there will be no more battles to fight." After a slight pause, he added, "If such a battle is not fought, I will roll up the covers and leave." Chen Geng also told Wu Yuanjia that at this critical moment, the shaking of the headquarters would bury the great opportunity for victory in the campaign.
When the battle had to continue, Chen Geng put down the phone and immediately wrote a handwritten text message to Ho Chi Minh, suggesting that Ho Chi Minh himself encourage the soldiers in the front to continue to fight, must divide and annihilate the two enemy forces, and telegraph the situation to the Central Military Commission of the CPC. Chen Geng called the Chinese advisers of the Vietnamese regiments to learn from them about the situation of the Vietnamese troops, and found that the casualties of the Vietnamese army were not large, and the soldiers were brave and tenacious, and they could persist in fighting, mainly because there was a problem with the fighting style of the cadres.
Ho Chi Minh quickly replied: "We are very touched by your opinion, and I have ordered them to do so." Gu Dushan's gunshots only then re-rang out. Mao Zedong also quickly called back, agreeing with Chen Geng's opinion, Ho Chi Minh's telegram and Chairman Mao's telegram were quickly transmitted to the battalion-level combat units of the Vietnamese army, and the morale of the Vietnamese army soared, and they bravely rushed to the enemy. The French army was gradually defeated, and the remnants of Lebaj retreated into the narrow mountains.
When Saktung arrived in Nanneng, he received two telegrams, only to learn that Lebari was besieged south of Dongxi, and the command ordered him to rush to the aid of Lebari, and after entering the jungle, Sakdong fought and walked, approaching Lebari on the evening of October 6. At this time, LeBah ri was suddenly seriously ill and could not stand steadily, and at 3 a.m. on October 7, Le Ba Ri launched a final attack on the east direction of Sak, but was unsuccessful, and had to retreat into a limestone cave and was surrounded by 130 battalions of the Vietnamese army. At dawn, the Vietnamese army attacked, and Le Ba Ri held out until after the afternoon, abandoning resistance and leading the general staff to surrender.
At 17:00 p.m. on the same day, the French army on hill 477 was also annihilated, and Sak Dong and his staff, as well as the governor of Gao Binh Province under the Bao Da government, were taken prisoner by the Vietnamese army. It was later learned that the two main Forces of the French Army were only more than a kilometer apart when they were closest, but in the end they did not escape the fate of annihilation. The French lost more than 5,000 troops in this battle, and the Vietnamese army won a great victory in the border battle.
The French commander-in-chief, Kabonje Quan, issued a series of retreat orders against the situation in northern Vietnam, which had seriously deteriorated.
On 10 October, the French withdrew from Taiyuan and Qixi. On 13 October, the French withdrew from Natzen. On 16 October, the French withdrew from Tongdeng. On October 17, the French withdrew from Lang Son, and then from Lupyeong and Anju. On 3 November, the French withdrew from Lao Cai and Sabah and retreated to Lai State.
The French army fled wildly, abandoning the border between Vietnam and North Vietnam, and the communication line between Vietnam and Guangxi in Vietnam and China was unimpeded. Ho Chi Minh, who has endured many storms and rich experience, was also overjoyed by the great victory in the border campaign, and personally drafted a telegram to report the battle situation to the Central Committee of the Central Committee and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and expressed his gratitude. Ho Chi Minh also sent someone to send Chen Geng a few bottles of French champagne, and personally wrote a tang poem to give to Chen Geng: champagne and wine luminous cup, want to drink pipa immediately urge. Drunkenly lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled, and the enemy soldiers let one person go back.
The only regret was that Chen Geng asked the 308th Division not to be afraid of fatigue and turn around and surround Qixi, because the Vietnamese army was too excited at that time, it could not gather the troops for a while, and watched the French army in Qixi flee.
On October 8, Ho Chi Minh rushed to Visit Chen Geng at The Layout Pass, and the two had a long conversation. Chen Geng hoped that the Vietnamese army would conscientiously sum up the experience and lessons of this campaign, overcome the shortcomings exposed in future battles, and suggested promoting a group of soldiers who had shown bravery and command ability in combat as cadres. ”
When Ho Chi Minh asked how to express his views on the Chinese advisory group, Chen Geng's opinion was: Agree to give appropriate encouragement to the advisory group, please handle it as appropriate, so as to encourage it to work hard, better unite with Vietnamese cadres, jointly defeat the Aggression of French imperialism, and pay attention not to public propaganda.
The Turkish advisers defeated the powerful foreigners, the Vietnamese army changed its view of the Chinese advisers from top to bottom, most of the people who had doubts began to agree (at least some diehards did not dare to be angry), and the relationship between the Vietnamese cadres and the Chinese advisers improved as a whole, and the relationship was much more harmonious.
Just after the victory, Niu Yutang, a Chinese adviser of the 130th Battalion, was infected with malaria and fell ill, and the battalion commander visited Niu Yutang several times a day in a hurry, and he ordered the soldiers to find chicken stew soup for Niu Yutang to eat, but Niu Yutang had a high fever and poor medical conditions on the front line, and the advisory group decided to send Niu Yutang to China for treatment.
Before leaving, the battalion commander cried very badly, after the first battle, the two fought side by side in a trench, already considered to be brothers in life and death, Niu Yutang also moved the truth, and gave the battalion commander the small white horse he rode from China to Vietnam.
The little white horse was led over, and it looked at the old master who was sick and the new master who was standing tightly on the side, and hissed with his head held high, and the echoed between the mountains for a long time.
At this time, the situation in Korea deteriorated, Kim Il Sung asked China for help, on October 19, the Chinese volunteer army entered Korea, on October 29, Chen Geng sent a telegram to the CENTRAL Committee of the Communist Party of China, with the consent of Ho Chi Minh, and planned to return to Beijing to report on his work, on October 30, Mao Zedong replied to the telegram and agreed to Chen Geng's return, on November 1, Chen Geng bid farewell to Wu Yuanjia and Chen Dengning, who had come to send them off, and soon he went to the Korean battlefield, and the Chinese advisory group led by Wei Guoqing continued to stay in Vietnam and guide the Vietnamese army to resist the French army until victory.