Volume 5 Zhongnan Storm Chapter 23 Where to Go
Sley not only has a strategic vision, but also has a very accurate grasp of the situation.
When Pang Xinglong proposed sanctions against Vietnam by the United Nations, Wu Sanming met with Ruan Liangyu again. After asking the US ambassador's reply, Wu San was obviously very hesitant.
The military strength of the Republic on the first day far exceeded Wu Sanming's expectations.
In just one hour, nearly one-third of the Vietnamese troops entering Laos were wiped out, and the remaining combat troops were also facing a catastrophe.
What Wu Sanming is most worried about is not the battle in Laos, but whether the Republic will send troops to overthrow the Vietnamese regime.
In the border war in the late 1970s, the Republic had almost no air force to use its power, and broke through the defense line of the Vietnamese army with the army alone and almost attacked Hanoi. With the current military force of the Republic, it would be easy to capture Hanoi.
The Republic's performance in the Fourth India-Pakistan War and the East China Sea War is enough to show that the Republic will not take Vietnam seriously.
As long as the Republic is willing, it can send troops to invade Hanoi at any time, overthrow the Vietnamese government headed by Wu Sanming, and establish a pro-China regime.
7 years ago, Wu Sanming considered this possibility.
To this end, Wu Sanming not only let his children go to the United States secretly, but also did his best to transfer the wealth accumulated by the "Wu family" abroad.
For Wu Sanming, if Vietnam is defeated, the only way out is to go into exile overseas.
Exile is nothing. The question is whether there is a chance to leave Vietnam.
Because there was still a large amount of property not being transferred, Wu Sanming did not leave Vietnam after the war broke out. The battle in the first world was not over. Wu Sanming was preparing for exile.
When he met Ruan Liangyu for the second time, Wu Sanming was looking for a reason to leave Vietnam.
Pang Xinglong went to the United Nations to accuse Vietnam. It became the best reason for Wu Sanming to leave Vietnam. No matter what, Vietnam would definitely send a leader-level official to the United Nations for "anti-accusation". Generally speaking, Ruan Liangyu should represent Vietnam to the United Nations. However, Wu Sanming believed that Ruan Liangyu's level was not enough and decided to go to the United Nations in person.
When he was about to ask someone to arrange a special plane, the situation changed.
The US agency official who stayed at the Hanoi Embassy sent a message that the US government has agreed to provide Vietnam with a batch of weapons and equipment, and will transfer 150 F-166 fighter jets and 6 E-2c early warning aircraft to Vietnam within 24 to hours, requiring Vietnam to arrange receiving personnel to take American diplomatic planes to Singapore before 22 o'clock.
For Wu Sanming, this is not a stimulant, but a sedative.
As long as the air supremacy can be regained, the Republic can be prevented from launching a ground attack. The 150 fighter jets and 6 early warning aircraft can play a very important role in the battle to seize air supremacy, and can even turn the situation around.
After receiving the news, Wu Sanming immediately made arrangements to ask the Air Force to arrange personnel to go to the US Embassy as soon as possible.
Subsequently, Wu Sanming summoned senior generals of the Vietnamese army to hold a combat meeting at his hiding place.
Before the meeting began, American diplomats sent an extremely important piece of information.
The Republican team has a 150-kilometer-wide gap in the encirclement of the old territory. If the Vietnamese army can enter the old territory from this gap, it can rescue the besieged 10,000 troops.
There is only one problem, the gap is in northern Laos, and the war is likely to burn into the territory of the Republic.
Now, Wu Sanming hesitated.
As the president of the country who was born as a soldier, Wu Sanming knew very well how important the opportunity in front of him was.
Trapped in Laos is Vietnam's most elite army unit. If it is annihilated, Vietnam's national defense force will be reduced by more than half. At that time, except for the air defense of key areas, all the work of the Vietnamese army revolved around rescuing besieged troops. The army even proposed a combat plan to launch ground imports to China and disperse Chinese troops.
Wu Sanming did not completely lose his mind and attacked China, so he could only let Vietnam do as much as possible.
At the meeting, senior military generals supported the use of the defense loopholes of the Republic's ** team, dispatched reinforcements to set out from Laizhou, enter the upper reaches of the Nankang River at the northernmost end of Laos, occupy Vesari, cut off the only ground passage for the Central ** team to enter Laos, and assist the besieged troops in breaking through.
When mentioning the specific combat plan, the Army came up with a ready-made combat plan.
Mobilized three infantry divisions and one armored division from Laizhou to assault westward and occupied Weishari as fast as possible. The infantry division set up defenses in the Sino-Laos border area to prevent the Sino-Laos team from entering the Laos; the armored division moved south at the fastest speed to capture Mengsai and Luang Prabang, forcing the Sino-Laos team to retreat westward.
According to the Army, if the fight is done well, it can also encircle and annihilate the Chinese ground forces entering Laos.
Wu Sanming was not easily "scamdled".
This plan looks beautiful, but the risks are very high.
First of all, can the three infantry divisions and one armored division tear apart the defense line of the Chinese team? Without air supremacy, ground troops advance in the mountains and can easily become the targets of hunting fighter jets.
Secondly, the division's troops are difficult to defend the front line of hundreds of kilometers. If the Chinese team launches a counterattack, it is very likely to cut off the logistics support line of the reinforcements.
Finally, will China expand the scale of the war because of this?
He was able to serve as the chief of staff of the Vietnam Army before becoming President of the country: he was inferior to the generals of the Vietnamese army.
The Chinese team adopted the new tactics of the ground this time, not the previous army tactics, but the airborne troops and air assault forces as the main offensive forces, combined with air strike forces, and the ground armored assault forces as the auxiliary forces. Not only does the offensive force be rapid, the strike force is also incomparable to the traditional army.
In Wu Sanming's view, giving up the ground troops in Laos is the most ideal choice.
But Wu Sanming couldn't do this, the reason is very simple. If he decides to give up the ground troops entering Laos, the Vietnamese army will "give up" him.
Without the support of the army, Wu Sanming was nothing, and even ordinary civilians could not compare with them.
At the end of the discussion, Wu Sanming had to make concessions and proposed to send troops to rescue the trapped troops after receiving US aid and regaining some air supremacy.
After the combat meeting, Wu Sanming went to the next hiding place.
Then, he summoned Ruan Liangyu again.
When he met Wu Sanming, through the expression 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 breathed a sigh of relief, "We cannot lose to China whether it is military or diplomatic. 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."
“Diplomatic activities are very important, but…”
"I know what you mean and think I shouldn't leave Vietnam at this time." Wu Sanming smiled faintly and said, "Have you ever thought about how much encouragement will it have to our military morale if I appear on the podium of the United Nations and sue China for its aggressive behavior and call on the whole world to boycott my country?"
Ruan Liangyu frowned slightly.
When Wu Sanming proposed to go to the United Nations in person, Ruan Liangyu no longer believed in the nonsense of the President's fight for Vietnam to the end. Wu Sanming had only one idea, that is, to leave Vietnam before the Chinese team invaded Hanoi, and enjoyed a paradise life with his children in the United States with the tens of billions of national property he swept away. As for how much suffering the 80 million Vietnamese people would suffer, Wu Sanming must have never considered it.
Ruan Liangyu even doubted whether Wu Sanming was an American spy.
Although this idea is ridiculous, Wu Sanming's actions forced Ruan Liangyu to worry about it.
"What, is there any problem?"
Ruan Liangyu was shocked and said, "No problem, I will make arrangements as soon as possible. But the situation is very tense now, and I'm afraid it will take more time."
Wu Sanming nodded and said, "You are right. The current situation is indeed very tense. It is precisely because I want to go to the United Nations as soon as possible to let our voice spread throughout the world, so that everyone knows that China is invading Vietnam, killing our people, and destroying our homeland. Only in this way can the whole world believe that we are not only the righteous side, but we will also fight to the last moment!"
After thinking quickly, Ruan Liangyu said tentatively: "Perhaps we should issue a diplomatic statement in advance."
"Diplomatic Statement?" Wu Sanming frowned slightly and said, "No, we cannot issue a diplomatic statement for the time being. We want to give China a sudden attack to let China know our means."
Hearing this, Ruan Liangyu was completely desperate about Wu Sanming.
Sudden attack on China? When Pang Xinglong appeared at the United Nations, he considered that Vietnam would adopt the same strategy.
Not to mention that Wu Sanming went to the United Nations to protest in person, even if Vietnam immediately announced a general mobilization for the whole nation, China would not be surprised at all.
Wu Sanming did this just because he didn't want to expose his whereabouts and avoid being "beheaded".
"If there is no other problem, you can 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 to contact us then?"
Wu Sanming was slightly late and said, "Contact my guard captain, he will tell you my itinerary."
"But..." Ruan Liangyu said a little late, "If this is the case, I'm afraid we won't be able to arrange a plane to take you to the United Nations."
"You mean..."
"Tonight, the Chinese Air Force will bomb the international airports in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. At that time, we can only arrange small planes to take you to a neighboring country and then transfer to the United Nations. Each step is very compact, and the interval cannot be too long, otherwise it is very likely to be exposed."
Wu Sanming nodded. "This way, you make arrangements first. I will ask the captain of the guard to tell you the itinerary."
Ruan Liangyu nodded and then stood 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 troops.
The sun sets in the west and night is approaching. Ruan Liangyu's pace is very heavy. Wu Sanming not only betrayed the country, but also the nation.
In the face of disaster, where should Vietnam go?
damn it**
It’s the last day of October, brothers, if you have any tickets, you’ll lose it! (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!