Jean Balfour, commander of the 9th Battalion of the French Lancers, was really going crazy...

As a French commander who joined the Wharton Armored Battle Group, he, like all French officers and soldiers, came to North Korea with a sense of solidarity with the United States, and did not really come to fight the Chinese and North Korean troops on the opposite side.

This can be seen from the equipment they carried. They did not bring any of the equipment that Britain and the United States provided to aid France. All they used were old goods from before World War II. Even some of the artillery and firearms were discarded from World War I.

,The French have very good reasons for this:

We were occupied by Germany during World War II and suffered heavy losses. Being able to use this equipment to assist our allies is already an effort. If you don't want to, fine, just ask the American boss to send us back by plane and ship.

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When encountering a country like France that is very adaptable to the situation, the United States has no good solution. It cannot really let the French go, otherwise the reputation of the United Nations Army will be weakened. After all, France is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

country, it is still very helpful to the United States politically.

So the Americans could only persuade the French to stay, and transferred a batch of surplus materials from the World War II era from the arsenal in Japan to re-equip the French troops entering North Korea. What is the M1 "Garand"?

Semi-automatic rifles, "Bazooka" rocket launchers, and 105mm howitzers were all thrown into the French army;

The French army who entered the war in Korea suddenly burst into laughter. Unexpectedly, they were so coquettish and stunned that they exchanged shotguns for guns. This deal was a great deal, especially when the French armored forces destroyed all the dozens of "Renault" mk3 light tanks.

Replaced by the superior performance "Sherman" mk4.

You must know that only the two most elite armored divisions in France are equipped with this thing. There are no more than 300 vehicles in full. The others are either just empty shelves staring at the armor name, or like the 9th Battalion of the Lancers, using World War II

The old guys in the past had no choice. France was impoverished after two world wars. Even if their Gallic chickens still held their proud necks straight, it was absolutely impossible for their thin bodies to lay a few eggs.

Less than a week after the 9th Battalion of the Lancers entered South Korea, the Americans sent over 50 "Sherman" mk4 tanks with a wave of their hand. Such a generous gesture immediately moved the French.

, so the U.S. Army’s request for the 9th Battalion of the Lancers to join the Wharton Armored Battle Group was half-heartedly agreed to.

After all, it’s better to take advantage of others’ shortcomings than to take advantage of others’ shortcomings!

However, after participating in the war, the French were not prepared to sacrifice their lives like the British. It’s a joke. We French came to Korea just to support and earn aid from the Americans. It’s interesting enough to send troops to the front line. What else do you think?

Let us fight against the volunteers who are like tigers and wolves, and there is no way out.

Based on this, Lieutenant Colonel Jean Balfour, commander of the 9th Battalion of the Lancers, either opposed or passively resisted Wharton's series of offensive orders.

, Isn’t it okay for me to go back to France?

Although Lieutenant Colonel Wharton was angry about this, he had nothing to do. He couldn't fight for his authority and not fight to the death with the French. In that case, would the battle still be fought? Do he still need to prove himself?

After much deliberation, Lieutenant Colonel Wharton endured it and moved the 9th Battalion of the French Lancers far to the north of the encirclement, letting them guard a few less dangerous passages.

Lieutenant Colonel Jean Balfour is still very satisfied with this arrangement. Although he really hopes that his troops will be arranged to the rear, since he comes to the front line, he has to show off, otherwise France, one of the five major countries of the Security Council, will not be

Are you considered a coward?

What's more, they were arranged to seal the passage to the north of the encirclement. It seemed possible to face the front line of the Chinese army heading south for rescue. But the problem was that when the US military launched a full-scale counterattack, the Chinese army had no time to escape. Unexpectedly, the eastern front was almost completely wiped out.

Not even a single division of the Chinese army came to rescue them. How could they have the energy to manage such a company-level combat unit?

Even if they retreat 10,000 steps and the Chinese army really comes over, how can those infantrymen with poor mobility resist the fifty "Sherman" mk4 tanks in their hands that are in peak condition? After all, the Chinese army is not

They all have so many anti-tank weapons like a heavy fire company being surrounded.

With only rifles, grenades and explosive packs, it is impossible to break through its steel defense line. Unless China uses armored troops, the problem is that China's only two armored regiments only have more than a hundred vehicles, so they can only hide.

Used as a mobile turret behind the infantry.

If these can be called armored forces, then France during World War II would not have to be defeated and could directly sweep across Europe!

Because of this, Lieutenant Colonel Jean Balfour felt that the move to the northern part of the encirclement was just a near-miss military walk, so when he arrived at the designated location, he did not do too much defense, but took out his treasured military equipment.

With champagne and French army officers under their command, they started a cheerful party.

However, just when they were in high spirits, artillery shells hit their position, followed by bursts of engine roar, and before Lieutenant Colonel Jean Balfour could react, the roaring anti-tank ammunition began.

The "Sherman" mk4 tanks that had just been launched by the French army began to be called out again and again.

Immediately, deafening explosions, the screams of the wounded French soldiers, and the frightened cries of the fleeing soldiers, accompanied by columns of raging smoke, suddenly rose in the French camp...

At this moment, Lieutenant Colonel Jean Balfour was simply stunned. He never expected that the Chinese army would dare to come to rescue the siege, let alone that they would actually use armored troops. However, after a brief shock, Lieutenant Colonel Jean Balfour

Calm was quickly restored, and more than twenty "Sherman" mk4 tanks were immediately organized to prepare for an armored counter-assault.

However, when he adjusted his troops and prepared to thunderously attack the invading Chinese armored forces, five taels of strange-looking tanks suddenly ran out of the Chinese tank group. Lieutenant Colonel Jean Balfour could only vaguely see that something was wrong.

After seeing the shadow of the T-3485 tank, I felt that these tanks were like demons rushing out of hell, so sharp that they were terrifying.

Their bullets were so accurate that they fired so fast that before Lieutenant Colonel Jean Balfour's tank unit even opened fire, more than half of it was knocked out by this strange Chinese tank. By the time he reacted, they had already cut a bloody trail.

He galloped towards the heavy fire company in the encirclement.

Seeing this, what else could Lieutenant Colonel Jean Balfour do? Rush forward and kill him? He could only grab the command intercom, call the command post, and shout at Wharton: "The Chinese army's tanks are too powerful, we can't even
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