Volume 5 The Central South Storm Chapter 23 Where to go
Slee not only has a strategic vision, but also a very precise grasp of the situation.
When Pang Hung Long proposed sanctions against Vietnam at the United Nations, Vu Thanh Minh made an appointment to meet Nguyen Luong Ngoc again. After asking the U.S. ambassador for his reply, Wu San was visibly hesitant.
The military strength displayed by the Republic on the first day far exceeded Wu Sanming's expectations.
In just one hour, nearly a third of the Vietnamese troops entering Laos were wiped out, and the remaining combat units were also facing annihilation.
What worries Vu Sanming the most is not the fighting in Laos, but whether the Republic will send troops to overthrow the Vietnamese regime.
In that border war at the end of the 70s of the last century, the republic, with almost no use of air power, broke through the defense line of the Vietnamese army with only the army and almost stormed Hanoi. With the current military strength of the Republic, the capture of Hanoi will be an easy task.
The performance of the Republic in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War and the East China Sea War is enough to show that the Republic will not take Vietnam seriously.
As long as the Republic wishes, it can send troops to attack Hanoi at any time, overthrow the Vietnamese government headed by Vo Thanh Minh, and establish a pro-Chinese regime.
Seven years ago, Wu Sanming considered this possibility.
For this reason, Wu Sanming not only let his children secretly go to the United States, but also did his best to transfer the wealth accumulated by the "martial family" abroad.
For Wu Sanming. If Vietnam is defeated. The only way out is to go into exile.
Exile is nothing. The question is. There is no chance to leave Vietnam.
Because there are still large sums of property that have not been transferred. So Vu Sanming did not leave Vietnam after the outbreak of the war. The battle on the first day is not over yet. Wu Sanming was preparing for exile.
The second time I met Ruan Liangyu. Vu Sanming was looking for a reason to leave Vietnam.
Pang Hung Long went to the United Nations to complain about Vietnam. It became the best reason for Vu Sanming to leave Vietnam. No matter what. Vietnam will definitely send a leader-level official to the United Nations to make a "counter-accusation". In general. It was up to Nguyen Luong Ngoc to represent Viet Nam at the United Nations. But Wu Sanming thinks that Ruan Liangyu's level is not enough. It was decided to go to the UN in person.
When he was ready to have someone arrange a special plane. The situation has changed.
The US chargΓ© d'affaires officials who stayed at the Hanoi embassy sent a message that the US Government had promised to provide Vietnam with a batch of weapons and equipment, and would hand over 150 F-166 fighters and 6 E-2C early warning planes to Vietnam within 24~h hours, and asked Vietnam to arrange for the receiving personnel to take the US diplomatic plane to Singapore before 22 o'clock.
For Wu Sanming, this is not a stimulant, but a sedative.
As long as it can regain air supremacy, it can prevent the Republic from launching a ground offensive. 150 fighters and 6 AWACS aircraft can play a very important role in the battle to seize air supremacy, and can even turn the tide of the war.
After receiving the news, Wu Sanming immediately made arrangements for the Air Force to arrange personnel to go to the US Embassy as soon as possible.
Subsequently, Vu Thanh Minh summoned the senior generals of the Vietnamese army and held an operational meeting at his hiding place.
Before the meeting began, American diplomats sent an extremely important piece of information.
There is a gap of 150 kilometers wide in the encirclement of the Republican ** team in Laos, and if the Vietnamese army can enter Laos from this gap, it will be able to rescue the besieged 10,000 troops.
There is only one problem, the gap is in the northern region of Laos, and the war is likely to reach the territory of the Republic.
At this time, Wu Sanming hesitated.
As a military-turned-president of the country, Wu Sanming is well aware of how important the opportunity is in front of him.
Trapped in Laos are Vietnam's most elite army units, which, if annihilated, would reduce Vietnam's defense forces by more than half. At that time, in addition to the air defense of key areas, all the work of the Vietnamese army revolved around rescuing the besieged troops, and the army even proposed a combat plan to launch ground imports to China and disperse Chinese forces.
Wu Sanming did not completely lose his mind, and attacking China could only make Vietnam finish as quickly as possible.
At the meeting, the high-ranking generals of the army all supported the use of the Republican ** team's defense loopholes, sending reinforcements from Laizhou, entering the upper reaches of the Nam Kham River in the northernmost part of Laos, occupying Veshari, cutting off the only ground passage for the squadron to enter Laos, and assisting the besieged army to break through.
When it came to specific battle plans, the Army came up with a ready-made battle plan.
Mobilize 3 infantry divisions and 1 armored division in Laizhou to assault westward and capture Veshari as fast as possible. The infantry division fortified the border area between China and Laos to prevent the squadron from entering Laos; The armored division moved south as fast as it could, capturing Muang Sai and Luang Prabang, forcing the squadron to retreat westward.
According to the army, if it fights well, it can also encircle and annihilate the Chinese ground forces that have entered the territory of Laos.
Wu Sanming was not easily "fooled".
This solution looks good, but the risks are very high.
The first is whether 3 infantry divisions and 1 armored division can tear through the defense line of the squadron. In the absence of air supremacy, ground forces advance in the mountains and are easily hunted by fighters.
The second is that it is difficult for the division's strength to hold a front hundreds of kilometers long, and if the squadron launches a counterattack, it is very likely to cut off the logistics support line of the reinforcements.
And the question is whether China will expand the scale of the war because of this.
He served as Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnamese Army before becoming the President of the People's Republic of China: worse than the generals of the Vietnamese Army.
The squadron adopted a new tactic of using airborne troops and air assault units as the main offensive force, joint air strike forces, and ground armored assault forces as auxiliary forces.
In Wu Sanming's opinion, abandoning the ground forces on the territory of Laos is the most ideal option.
It's just that Vu Thanh Minh can't do this, for the simple reason that if he decides to abandon the ground forces that entered Laos, the Vietnamese army will "give up" to him.
Without the support of the army, Wu Sanming is nothing, not even an ordinary civilian.
In the end, Wu Sanming had to make concessions, proposing to send troops to rescue the trapped troops after obtaining US assistance and regaining some air supremacy.
After the combat meeting, Wu Sanming went to the next hiding place.
Subsequently, he summoned Nguyen Liangyu again.
When he saw Wu Sanming, through the look of the president, Ruan Liangyu knew that Wu Sanming had just made a very important decision.
"Make diplomatic arrangements as soon as possible." Wu Sanming sighed, "Whether it is military or diplomatic, we cannot lose to China." Pang Xinglong's actions at the United Nations have had a very bad impact on our country's reputation, and we must fight back diplomatically. β
"Diplomacy is very important, but ......"
"I know what you mean, think I shouldn't leave Vietnam at this time." Wu Sanming smiled faintly and said, "Have you ever thought about how much encouragement it will have on the morale of our country's military morale if I appear on the rostrum of the United Nations and accuse the world of China's aggression and call on the whole world to jointly resist China?" β
Ruan Liangyu frowned slightly.
When Vo Thanh Minh offered to go to the United Nations in person, Nguyen Luong Ngoc no longer believed the president's nonsense that he would fight Vietnam to the end. Vu Sanming had only one idea, that is, to leave Vietnam before the squadron invaded Hanoi, take the tens of billions of national property swept away, and enjoy a paradise-like life in the United States with his children. As for how much suffering the 80 million Vietnamese people will suffer, Vu Sanming certainly did not think about it.
Nguyen Liangyu even doubted whether Wu Sanming was a spy for the United States.
Although this idea is ridiculous, Wu Sanming's actions made Ruan Liangyu have to worry.
"What, is there a problem?"
Ruan Liangyu was taken aback and said, "No problem, I will arrange it as soon as possible." It's just that the situation is tense now, and I'm afraid it will take more time. β
Wu Sanming nodded and said, "You're right, the current situation is indeed tense. That's why I want to go to the United Nations as soon as possible, so that our voice can be heard all over the world and let everyone know that China is invading Vietnam, killing our people and destroying our homes. Only in this way can the world be convinced that we are not only on the side of justice, but we will fight until the last moment! β
After thinking about it quickly, Ruan Liangyu said tentatively: "Perhaps, we should make a diplomatic statement in advance. β
"Diplomatic declaration?" Wu Sanming frowned slightly, and said, "No, we can't make a diplomatic statement for the time being, we want to give China a surprise attack and let China know our means." β
Hearing this, Ruan Liangyu was completely desperate for Wu Sanming.
Give China a surprise attack? When Pang Hungh Long appeared at the United Nations, he thought that Vietnam would adopt the same strategy.
Not to mention that Vu Sam Minh personally went to the United Nations to protest, even if Vietnam immediately announced a general mobilization, China would not be the slightest surprised.
Wu Sanming did this, just because he didn't want to expose his whereabouts and avoid being "beheaded".
"If there are no other problems, you arrange the relevant matters as soon as possible."
Ruan Liangyu took a long breath and said, "No problem, I will arrange the relevant work as soon as possible, how can I contact me then?" β
Wu Sanming was slightly delayed and said, "Contact my guard captain, and he will tell you my itinerary." β
"But ......," Ruan Liangyu said after a slight delay, "in that case, I'm afraid we won't be able to arrange a plane to take you to the United Nations." β
"You mean ......"
"Tonight, the Chinese Air Force will bomb the international airports in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and then we will have to arrange for a small plane to take you to a neighboring country and then transfer to another plane to the United Nations. Each step is very tight, and the interval should not be too long, otherwise there is a high risk of revealing the whereabouts. β
Wu Sanming nodded. "In this case, you make arrangements first, and I'll ask the captain of the guard to tell you the itinerary when the time comes."
Ruan Liangyu nodded, and then got up to say goodbye.
Leaving Wu Sanming's hiding place, Ruan Liangyu went directly to the hiding place arranged for him by the capital garrison.
The sun was sinking in the west, the night was coming, and Ruan Liangyu's steps were very heavy. Wu Sanming not only betrayed the country, but also betrayed the nation.
In the face of the disaster, where should Vietnam go from here?
Damn it**
It's the last day of the month, brothers, there are tickets to smash! (To be continued)
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