From the night to the early morning of the 26th, the upheaval in Vietnam also caused the U.S. government to "".

After receiving the report from CIA Director Treduy, Frederick ordered the US representative to the United Nations to delay the voting process in the Security Council, and on the other hand, convened Secretary of State Leslie, National Security Adviser Stockton, Secretary of Defense Berkeley, and other officials and staff to discuss countermeasures.

Frederick was well aware of the consequences of the civil strife in Vietnam.

At this time, the U.S. policy of dealing with the "Laos War" and the imminent "Sino-Vietnamese War" was of paramount importance.

"The situation in Hanoi is not very clear." Treduy first introduced the situation, "From the information that has been obtained, Vu Sam Minh tried to leave Vietnam on a special plane, and then Ninh Binh Air Base was bombed, and Vu Sam Minh returned to Hanoi. Although it appears to be a bombing campaign against an air base, we have every reason to believe that China has obtained accurate information and is preparing to carry out a 'decapitation operation' against Wu Sanming. ”

"Wu Sanming is alive?"

Tredui nodded at Stockton and said, "This is the strangest place. The Chinese Air Force blew up most of the airport's vital facilities, destroyed all the planes parked at the airport, but did not bomb the hangar where Wu Sanming was located. If it was a 'decapitation operation', the first thing that should be bombed was the hangar where Wu Sanming was located. ”

"Maybe the bomb went wrong." Berkeley interjected.

"It's almost non-existent." Tredui shook his head with a smile, "The first to be bombed was Wu Sanming's plane, using a laser-guided bomb. The anti-aircraft guns near the airbase did not fire, indicating that there were no Chinese ground fighters in the air. Therefore, there must have been special forces in charge of providing guidance for the bombing. There is no reason why a business jet parked less than a kilometer away from the hangar can be accurately hit. ”

"Who else was there?" Leslie asked a very crucial question.

"Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Luong Ngoc."

"Ruan Liangyu?" Leslie frowned slightly. Said. "Maybe. Ruan Liangyu is the key reason why Wu Sanming was not killed. ”

Frederick immediately looked over to the Secretary of State. Several others also cast inquiring glances at Leslie.

"We all know that. Wu Sanming has been crowding out Ruan Liangyu. A few years ago, Ruan Liangyu was expelled from the decision-making level. Leslie thought for a moment. Said. "It's different from Wu Sanming. Nguyen Luong Ngoc is a civilian official. The attitude towards China has always been relatively mild. He advocates improving relations with China. Take advantage of China's industrial restructuring to attract Chinese capital. Promote Vietnam's economic development. Fundamentally. Nguyen Luong Ngoc and Vu Sam Minh have completely different political views. ”

Frederick nodded. said: "Therefore. China wants to support Nguyen Luong Ngoy? ”

Leslie nodded. "We might as well change the angle. From the standpoint of China, consider Zhao Rundong's possible local policy. Let Hindaeon return to power. This is only the first step for China to deal with the Indochina Peninsula issue. In order to achieve the goal of long-term peace and stability. Cho Yun Dong will certainly try to eliminate the Vietnamese threat. The best way to do this is to overthrow the current regime in Vietnam. Support a Vietnamese leader who is more popular with the people to form a pro-China regime. Needless to say. Nguyen Luong Ngoc, who is good at economic work and has a gentle attitude towards the outside world, is the best candidate. ”

"Does Zhao Rundong have the courage? He is not Ji Youguo. ”

Hearing Berkeley's words, Leslie smiled faintly and said, "Zhao Rundong is indeed not Ji Youguo, but let's not forget Zhao Rundong's identity."

Before becoming the head of China, he was the Minister of Defense, and before that, he was a general of the Chinese Army, from the same army as Peng Maobang, the chief of the Chinese General Staff. He has been friends with Ji Youguo for decades, and even if he is not Ji Youguo, he will be influenced by Ji Youguo. In recent years, Zhao Rundong's foreign policy has indeed been soft, and the focus has been on the domestic market. On the surface, Zhao Rundong is indeed not as tough as Ji Youguo. From another perspective, we can see that Ji Youguo's purpose in showing a tough line on foreign issues is to consolidate political power, establish prestige, and promote reform. As the head of state, Zhao Rundong is familiar with Ji Youguo's basic policy, and he will not be much weaker than Ji Youguo on foreign issues. ”

Berkeley did not argue with Leslie.

"In other words, Zhao Rundong will take this opportunity to send troops to Vietnam?"

"No questions." Leslie sighed and said, "According to the situation that has been mastered, the troops that have fought are loyal to Wu Sanming and Li Mingjie respectively. Both were born in the military and have roots in the army. After this scuffle, even if Wu Sanming can get rid of Li Mingjie, it will hurt his vitality. Until now, we do not know the whereabouts of Nguyen Luong Ngoc. One possibility has to be considered, that is, Nguyen Liangyu has been controlled by China. ”

"How is that possible?" Stockton looked surprised.

"Otherwise, how can you explain that Ruan Liangyu has not appeared so far?"

"Maybe ......," Stockton said after a pause, "maybe he was eliminated by Wu Sanming, or he was secretly controlled by Li Mingjie." ”

Leslie smiled coldly and said, "First of all, Wu Sanming and Li Mingjie are fighting, which shows that the object of Wu Sanming's suspicion is Li Mingjie. In this case, Wu Sanming should not only not get rid of Ruan Liangyu,

Use Ruan Liangyu to deal with Li Mingjie. Secondly, the fact that the troops loyal to Dawn had much fewer troops but were not defeated in the battle shows that Dawn Jamie had long been prepared; If Li Mingjie controls Ruan Liangyu, he should not get rid of Ruan Liangyu, but should use Ruan Liangyu to deal with Wu Sanming.

In any case, as long as Nguyen Luong Ngoc is still in Vietnam, he should immediately come forward and declare one side as prime minister as a traitor to the country, instead of remaining silent. ”

"In other words, it was Li Mingjie who betrayed Wu Sanming, not Ruan Liangyu?"

"It's hard to say, we have very limited information." Leslie sighed and said to the president, "There is only one thing that is certain, Li Mingjie has long wanted to replace Wu Sanming, and he has never found a chance. As for whether Li Mingjie cooperated with China and revealed Wu Sanming's travel plans, we can't speculate out of thin air. In fact, regardless of the relationship between Vu Thanh Minh and Le Minh Giet, as long as Nguyen Luong Ngoc is controlled by China, the situation in Vietnam will be very unfavorable to us. ”

Frederick nodded and said, "If that's the case, we have to adjust the policy." ”

"Judging from the current situation, Wu Sanming and Li Mingjie are fighting infighting, and the biggest winner is China." Leslie pushed down the glasses on the bridge of his nose, "Even if Nguyen Luong Ngoc is not controlled, China can send troops to Vietnam on the grounds of 'protecting the people'." If China takes control of Nguyen Luong Ngo, it can send troops to Vietnam on the grounds that the Vietnamese prime minister invited the counterinsurgency. In the case of Vu Sanming and Lai Minh Jie fighting to the death, it is impossible for the Vietnamese army to be unanimous with the outside world. As long as the squadron escorts Nguyen Luong Ngoc back to Hanoi, the rebellion will end and a pro-Chinese government will emerge in Vietnam. ”

"We can't abandon Vietnam because of that." Berkeley is clearly not very supportive of Leslie.

"The question is, on what grounds do we send troops to Vietnam?" Leslie smiled and shook his head, "Even if there is a reason, we can send troops to Vietnam, because we can't mobilize enough ground forces to compete with the Chinese army in the short term." Except to contact Wu Sanming as soon as possible and ask him to make peace with Li Mingjie, we can only try to drag out the pace of China's dispatch of troops to Vietnam. ”

"How do you drag it?" Stockton immediately asked.

"It's very simple, make a fuss about the South China Sea and the Spratlys."

"You mean......" Stockton looked at the president with a sneak startle.

Frederick also knew what Leslie meant, and said: "The problem is that the Philippine navy is too weak and is not an opponent of China at all. ”

"In addition to the Philippines, there are Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Of course, Brunei does not have decent military strength and can not be considered. Indonesia and China only have territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and the contradictions are not too big. If Malaysia can be encouraged to take a tough stance on the South China Sea, it will distract China. ”

Frederick nodded, then pondered.

"Malaysia has been asking us for fighter jets such as the F/A-18E/F and F-35, and as long as we relax on arms sales, Malaysia's attitude will change."

Leslie looked at Stockton and said, "Just agreeing to arms sales is not enough to confront Malaysia against China, we have to support Malaysia in other areas." ”

"For example......"

"Trade, for example." Leslie pushed his glasses again, "There are hundreds of Malaysian goods in the trade sanctions list submitted by Congress, we can veto the sanctions list, remove Malaysian goods, and then submit them to Congress for consideration." If possible, it would be advisable to send a presidential envoy to Kuala Lumpur to make Malaysia clear. ”

Frederick nodded. "So, you pack up and leave tonight."

"Me?" Leslie was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go to Kuala Lumpur tonight." ”

"Also, on the issue of sanctions against Vietnam, should we vote no?"

"There's no need for that." Leslie shook her head and said, "The evidence that China has come up with is very favorable, and almost all the members of the Security Council will vote in favor." If we insist on opposing it, it will only lead China to adopt a tougher policy. With the current situation, it is very difficult for us to change the situation in Vietnam and prevent China from taking control of Vietnam. That being the case, we should abstain from voting. Sanctions are easy, and it will not be easy to end them in the future. ”

Frederick's brow jumped a few times, and then he laughed.

"If nothing else, I'll take my leave." Leslie stood up, "If you can, you should ask Mr. Stockton to go to Manila as the president's special envoy to stabilize the Philippines." ”

Frederick glanced at the national security adviser.

"No problem, I'll go back and prepare right away."

At that end of the meeting, after Leslie and Stockton had left, Frederick called the UN representative and asked him to abstain from voting.

At this point, there has been a major shift in U.S. policy.

That evening, Leslie and Stockton left Washington. Subsequently, Premier Pang Xinglong of the Republic set off for Beijing. (To be continued)

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