Qin Nanjian accompanied American officials to visit the Iron and Steel Company, while Li Weimin and Chen Shiguo, Liu Jiachang, Wu Andong and others took a bus along an inconspicuous small highway, turned left and right, and came to a heavily guarded cave.↑,

This is the only coal mine on the island. It has been mined for nearly five years. The Phu Quoc Island Power Plant and the Iron and Steel Company own power plants, all of which use the coal here.

What most people don’t know is that this place is part of the national defense project, and mining coal is purely a cover-up.

There is a radar station and a communication center on the top of the mountain. There are two anti-aircraft artillery squadrons of the Special Administrative Region Security Team in the southern and northern parts of the mountain. Once a war occurs, reserve personnel will be dispatched to immediately expand into two air defense regiments, and will be organized into an air defense brigade with anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, searchlights and high-altitude balloons, including air defense equipment such as anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, searchlights and high-altitude balloons.

The mountains in the southern part of the mountain range were almost hollowed out, including ammunition depots, oil depots, equipment depots... one by one, the roads in the woods were well connected, leading to the airport to the south, to the east to the Dongyang Pier to the north, to the heavy industry area, there was an independent power supply, water supply and communication system, and even a cave depot that could accommodate 120 fighter jets.

The iron gate opened wide, and the convoy slowly drove in, and drove to an underground parking lot about 70 meters below the communication center.

Although Chen Shiguo came for the first time, he was the main participant and developer of the national defense plan. He held the car door and asked solemnly: "It's almost the same here, how are the opposite?"

Ruan Zhiren greeted Chen Runwei, the captain of the reserve officer training team who came out to greet, Ruan Mingxiu, assistant president of Phu Quoc Island University who was responsible for the logistics of the plan, Gu Jianhua, deputy director of the security department of the Industrial Investment Company and the special zone security captain, and others. While accompanying him to the command center, he whispered: "The civil defense project started last year. It will not be put into use until the end of the year at the earliest."

How could Li Weimin not know what he was worried about? He said confidently: "North Vietnam will not be able to fight for a while, and even if it comes, it will not be such a powerful air force. Compared with air defense, coastal defense is much more important."

Compared with other factions that only have people and guns, not only are some people with guns, but also have so many industries with "industrial investment systems" that are more crisis-like.

This is the same as barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes.

The Department of Engineering Investment has too many concerns when wearing shoes. So no matter how dissatisfied with the Ng Diem brothers, a group of senior executives of the Yue-sen company, including Chen Shiguo, do not want to get involved directly, nor do they want the situation in Saigon to be in a mess.

North Vietnam had already started war, but it did not launch a full-scale attack, and adopted their more expert guerrilla warfare and adopted the strategy of surrounding cities in the countryside.

If the government does not take effective measures, the liberated areas of the Vietnam League will continue to develop to three industrial villages adjacent to the cities of Pingtung, Vung Tau and Da Nang. The North Vietnamese People's Army and the Vietnam League local troops will burn the war to the lower six provinces.

Chen Shiguo became more and more worried the more he thought about it. He said expressionlessly: "When North Vietnamese fighter jets attack Phu Quoc Island, this country will be over."

The command center was first opened, and more than a dozen staff officers of the Preparatory Officer Training Team were busy in a huge sand table in the next combat room. The telephone ringtones and radio ticking sounds of the telecommunications room on the left were ringing one after another, and even the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

Li Weimin sat at the conference table and glanced at his watch: "Captain Wei, let me introduce the situation."

"yes!"

The reserve officer training team is not a **. The officers are composed of "old men" who have served in the French Expeditionary Force, Vietnam and the Republic of China, as well as the members of the Vietnam Youth League and the Chinese Youth League that were recruited later.

"Old people" like Chen Runwei are generally referred to as their military ranks when they retire.

"Newcomers" like Li Guangshen, the Intelligence Director of the Officer Training Team, are commensurate with the ranks of reserve officers that the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff do not recognize.

The Industrial Village Security Team is also an industrial village policeman. He does not grant reserve military ranks, and all use police ranks. Although the ranks of South Vietnam are no different from military ranks, they are not recognized, and even police officers affiliated with the Ministry of Interior do not recognize them.

Looking at the entire "industrial investment department", there is only one official officer, Ruan Zhiren, the head of the security department.

This was awarded a few years ago when the joint command was established to ensure the security of the next six provinces. At that time, a brigade general was wanted to be in line with the commander of the Fourth Tactical Zone. As a result, the Ministry of Defense strongly opposed it and only gave it to a lieutenant colonel in the army.

Whether they give or not, whether they admit it or not is important. What is important is that they have their own system. No one takes it seriously. They don’t have to look at their eyes. They even look down on those guys who fight for power from the bottom of their hearts.

**What's going on inside is horrible.

Chen Runwei took a deep breath and opened the folder to report: "Four days ago, the Republic Youth League embankment headquarters received news that the paratrooper brigade was planning a coup aimed at overthrowing President Diem. According to the intelligence cooperation agreement reached last year, they informed us as soon as possible.

After obtaining this information, Director Shin immediately led people to Sai Kung to investigate. After three days of secret investigation, it was found that the information was true. The current commander of the Paratrooper Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Ruan Zhengshi, Deputy Brigade Commander Lieutenant Colonel Wang Wendong, and Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Ruan Zhaohong were secretly preparing. If nothing unexpected happens, they will lead their troops to attack the Presidential Palace, State Radio and General Staff in another 7 hours."

The information is provided by Gui Qingshan.

They were established early and had sufficient funds. They did not focus on military intelligence like the Intelligence Department of the Preparatory Officer Training Team. They mainly deal with the Vietnam League, the government and the ***. It is not surprising that they can grasp this situation.

However, the "Industrial Investment Department" not only has Chinese people, but also Vietnamese people, and needs to be kept strictly confidential.

Therefore, senior executives of Yue people, including Chen Shiguo and Wu Andong, directly believed that they were a secret Chinese intelligence organization established by Wu Tingjie on the embankment.

Ruan Zhiren knew that something big was going to happen, but she didn't know that such a big thing would happen, so she immediately took a breath.

Chen Shiguo wanted to calm down and asked in a low voice: "Captain Wei, has the embankment headquarters of the Republic Youth League reported to Wu Ting-jeong?"

"From the Spring Festival to now, more and more people are dissatisfied with the president and the government. Information about coups and assassinations is flying all over the world, and there is a new version almost every day. They only receive an ambiguous message and do not take it seriously without the resources to verify it."

It doesn't take it seriously, it doesn't report.

It involves so many powerful officers, and it is normal not to dare to talk nonsense about catching things.

Li Weimin coughed twice and asked knowingly: "Where are you, have you informed Mr. Wang?"

Chen Runwei looked back at several colleagues in the training team and said awkwardly: "Chairman, we have just confirmed that the paratrooper brigade is going to launch a coup. I don't know if there are any higher-level participation. The US ambassador and the chairman of the military advisory group came to Phu Quoc Island at this time, so...so..."

Ng Diem has been suspicious in the past two years, and it’s not enough to distrust Yang Wenming, but even Li Yuzhen and Chen Shanqian didn’t believe it. They just removed Chen Shanqian’s Chief of Staff some time ago, allowing Ruan Qing, who had no prestige, to take office.

So many senior officers were dissatisfied. Who knew whether the upcoming coup was planned by Yang Wenming, Li Yuzhen, Chen Shanqian and others, and who knew whether more troops were involved. And as he said, the US ambassador and the chairman of the military advisory group came to Phu Quoc Island at this time. God knows whether those coup officers have received support from the Americans.

Ng Diem was unpopular, and if it was notified immediately, it would mean that the "Engineering Investment Department" was on the opposite side of the coup officer.

This bet cannot be suppressed randomly. The reserve officer training team puts the interests of the Industrial Investment Company above the Wu brothers, and did nothing wrong.

Chen Shiguo remained silent, smoking while weighing the pros and cons. Wu Andong's face turned pale, not knowing whether to inform him immediately or pretend to be nothing. Liu Jiachang held his chin and thoughtfully, but Ruan Zhiren wanted to speak but stopped.

They are all idealists, so they joined the Industrial Investment Company and spared no effort to develop several industrial villages into what they are now.

Because they are idealists, they are not dissatisfied with the Wu brothers at all, but for the future of the country and industrial village plans, they have to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Others can't stand it and can't sit still, so they want to launch a coup.

It is not that easy to maintain the status quo, and a choice must be made.

If you ask to report to the Ng Diem brothers immediately, it means being unconscience-oriented, supporting Ng Diem to engage in dictatorship, and preparing to go the same way as the Ng brothers; if you clearly state that you don’t know anything, it means that you have no human touch. After all, the “working investment department” was developed with the support of the Ng brothers.

They were in a dilemma, Li Weimin was very relieved, and was silent for about three minutes, then looked up and said, "Aren, what do you say, there are no outsiders here."

Ruan Zhiren gritted his teeth and stood up and said, "Chairman, President Yan... President Yan cannot die!"

He said that Diem cannot die, but did not say that Diem cannot be overthrown.

In other words, the Industrial Investment Company may not be involved in the coup, but to ensure the safety of Ng Diem, it is necessary to give the Wu brothers a way out, even if they are sent to exile abroad.

Even his attitude is so clear. Li Weimin has a closer relationship with the Wu family. How can he not express his opinion: "Aren is right, President Yan cannot die, we must make some corresponding preparations. If he cannot control the situation, we must find ways to rescue people."

Chen Shiguo didn't want him to be emotional and snatched off Xiangyan and said, "Chairman, it's nothing if he really knows nothing. The key is that we now know that a coup is about to happen. If the coup is successful and we rescue President Yan, how can we deal with the new government in the future? If the coup fails and President Yan knows that we know in advance, how should we face the president?"

Wu Andong asked bluntly: "If the coup is successful, we will also successfully rescue President Yan. Should we take him to Phu Quoc Island or send him abroad?"

It's really a dilemma.

If the coup fails, if everything that happened today is leaked in the future and is likely to be leaked, it means turning against Ng Diem; if the coup succeeds, turning against Ng Diem again means turning against Ng Diem;
Chapter completed!