Eradicate the warlords, the hearts of the people.

After dealing with the Binh Chuan faction, Ngo Dinh Diem immediately appointed Lieutenant Colonel Yang Van as commander and Nguyen Ngoc Shu as political adviser, and led six battalions to Can Tho overnight.

The clean-up campaign was mainly political and psychological warfare, and the national rural cadre task force worked closely with each other to first shout and at the same time try to establish good relations with the local peasants and mobilize citizens and peasants to support the government before bombarding the positions of the good education.

The Nationalist army had heavy weapons and overwhelming firepower, and the Hokkaido army soon collapsed.

Chen Wenshuai surrendered to the government, and Li Guangrong fled to the countryside and was successfully ensnared by Yang Wenming a few days later.

Lansdale had a close relationship with Le Quang Quang and believed that Le Quang Quang should be brought to the side of the government in order to use Hoa Hao Christians to fight against the Viet Minh. Ngo Dinh Yen did not agree, saying that Le Quang Ang was a bandit with several blood debts.

In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Le Quang Vinh was not taken to Saigon at all, and was tried by a military court formed by Yang Minh Minh on the spot, sentenced to death, and beheaded and executed in Can Tho city.

With Le Quang in a different position, the warlords who affected the political stability of South Vietnam were basically eliminated.

Ngo Dinh Diem was in full swing and gained unprecedented support, and his support was no less than that of Chairman Chiang at the time of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.

Especially the Viet Minh, the warlords are like a bunch of clowns in comparison.

The immediate crisis has been lifted, and the potential crisis is even more terrifying.

Li Weimin did not celebrate like other government supporters, let alone share in the fruits of victory as politicians and officers of the national army.

After arranging the aftermath of the embankment on behalf of the government and attending Nguyen Gao Qi's wedding, he resigned from his official and unofficial positions in the "Refugee Committee", the "Aliens Management Committee" and the Vietnamese Red Cross in a very high-profile manner, and held a cocktail party at the Burj Al Arab. I would like to thank the officials of the Prime Minister's Office, ministers, officers of the General Staff, the Red Cross and the Church for their continued support.

Retired after success, resigned from the government to start business, develop industry, and promote the economy.

Although Ngo Dinh Yen and Ngo Dinh Ngai were reluctant to let him leave like this, he was determined, and what he did next was just as important. In the end, he agreed to this plea and personally attended the reception to thank him for all he had done for the country and its people.

Jiang Chao, Li Daxiong and others set off first yesterday, and today they took a plane to Phu Quoc Island to Sang Pingxiang and Lin Jiasheng.

"Can't figure it out?"

If you want to have an identity, if you want a status, if you want to have the support of Ngo Dinh Diem and the Americans, if you want power, you can do more if you stay in Saigon.

Now that he has resigned from all those who can resign, he has become a flat-headed commoner, even if the parliament is convened in two months. Elected members of parliament cannot be compared with high-ranking cabinet members.

Sang Pingxiang really couldn't figure it out, so he nodded regretfully.

The people who stayed around were all key training objects, Li Weimin patted his arm, and said seductively: "Pingxiang, you only see the good situation, but you don't see the hidden crisis under the good situation. The warlords are solved, and the opposition is still there. The Vietminh is still there. And the government has not thought well enough to solve the problem of warlords. Leave too many hidden dangers. ”

"Mr. Li, are you saying that Fan Gongji, Ruan Chengfeng, and Chen Wenshuai will rebel in the future?"

"I'm not talking about them, I'm talking about the big picture. If Ngo Dinh Diem can accept the opinion and give some power appropriately to reunite the sectarian warlords except the Binh Chuan faction, then he will be able to control the countryside through the Cao Dai Sect and the Hoa Hao Sect. There are only a few people in South Vietnam. If more than 2 million Cao Dai followers and more than 3 million Hoa Hao followers support the government, plus nearly 2 million Catholics and more than 1 million Chinese, the country's political foundation will be stable, and it will not be so easy for the Vietminh to stir up trouble.

As a result, he chose to use force, destroying much of the rural social fabric while sweeping away the warlords. Sectarian warlords at the time. Although opposed to the government, even more opposed to the Vietminh. Now that the sectarian warlords are gone, the countryside is scattered and chaotic, and the government cannot control it for a while, it is tantamount to giving the Viet Minh an opportunity to take advantage of. ”

Li Weimin took a deep breath and continued: "The government has also been inconsiderate on how to deal with the surrendered sectarian army. If you don't have the financial resources to support so many troops, you will simply disband, and ordinary soldiers may return to their hometowns to work as farmers, but what about those officers who have lost power? As a result, it is conceivable that as soon as the Vietminh are wooed, they will not hesitate to take up arms against the government again.

In fact, what worries me the most is that their brothers are too stubborn, can't listen to different opinions, and insist on going their own way. I couldn't listen to it before, and now I can't listen to it, and I won't compromise with the opposition. If we don't take precautions and make some preparations, and follow them all the way to the dark, then we will definitely be unlucky together. ”

"Mr. Li, since you already know this, why do you still help them?"

"It was only yesterday that the government actually resettled 330,000 refugees and built more than 15,000 temporary homes with the help of the United States and the international community. If they are not helped, what will happen to those fellow Nongs who have not yet been properly resettled? ”

Li Weimin asked rhetorically, and continued: "Besides, even if they are unlucky, it will take a process and a period of time." During this period of time, we can do many things that no one else can do as prime ministers, such as developing industrial village security teams and resettlement militias, or finding ways to resettle. ”

Lin Jiasheng couldn't help but laugh and said: "Xiao Sang, don't be brainless, as long as Wu Tingyan trusts, what difference does it make if the chairman is not an official?" ”

Saigon will then become a land of right and wrong, and only by jumping out of Saigon can we do more.

Sang Pingxiang understood as if he had been empowered, and asked excitedly: "Mr. Li, then what should we do next?" ”

"To develop industry, to increase the population, to form and train the security forces of the industrial villages and the militias of the settlements, to unite the Catholic villages in and near the industrial villages, and to introduce the reserve system." This is what we are all about, and only by doing all of this well can we cope with the changing situation in the future.

From now on, we will work hard and strive for a great change every year and three years. When the south develops and has its own forces, even if the Fifth Infantry Division is abolished, there is no need to worry. From this point of view, the Fifth Infantry Division is for them to see, and it is reserved for them to be withdrawn or reorganized in the future. ”

"The embankment doesn't matter anymore?"

"So close to the city. If you manage too much, others will have ideas, so it's not that you don't care, but that you don't care. ”

Speaking of this, Li Weimin remembered one thing: "It is not all bad for us to arrange the defense area of the Fifth Infantry Division in the disputed area, after all, it is close to Phnom Penh. The next step is to make that side one of the most important branches of the CYD. In the future, compatriots who are really inconvenient to resettle will all be sent over there. Anyway, since the government has made this decision, it is ready for a diplomatic lawsuit. ”

The Fifth Infantry Division's defense area was used as a base camp for accepting and resettling overseas Chinese in Laos and northern Cambodia, and the "Vietnamese Chinese Literature and Art Research Association" held a meeting to study it.

Sang Pingxiang blurted out: "Mr. Qian plans to go over to the town in person, but there is a big gap in funds." ”

Li Weimin weighed it and said lightly: "The funds are not a problem, you can send electricity to Mr. Qian after getting off the plane." Please don't worry about the money. ”

……

Saigon was too far away, and the construction of Phu Quoc industrial village was hardly affected by the Binh Chuan faction warlord coup.

The old runway of the airport is still in use, and after half a year of overtime, the construction of the new runway is nearing completion. Cement-poured, wide and long, can take off and land jumbo jets or freighters when activated.

When the new runway is put into use, the old runway will be widened and renovated.

Hangars on both sides, ammunition depots and oil depots in the cave on the right. A radar station is under construction on the top of the hill, which in the future will become a large dual-use airport.

The executives and staff of the Phu Quoc Industrial Estate branch of the industrial investment company are too busy. There was no time to greet it. Prisoners and drug rehabilitation personnel were all sent by prison guards and security guards to repair roads, and Huang Duqing, the prison director and director of drug rehabilitation, became the most idle person on the island.

The people on the island have all been checked for political backgrounds, except for the security guards and prison guards, no one is allowed to possess guns, and the security on the island can no longer be safe, and even the guards do not need to be brought, and one drives a jeep to pick them up.

"Mr. Lee. I heard that Lao Zhang is going to hand over power? ”

Li Weimin looked around, took a few breaths of fresh air in a row, and said with a smile: "There is only one major general left in the national army, can you not hand him over?" ”

Huang Duqing laughed and said, "It's right, people in their fifties." If you don't go home to take your grandchildren, what is it to always be greedy for power. ”

"You can think about it."

"I'm not thinking about it, it's that I'm not convinced by seeing him lead the troops."

"It's a pity that he's going to be a member of Congress next, so he can't come over and accompany you to fish for turtles."

Huang Duqing turned to look at the pilot of the national army who had just gotten off the plane, leaned into his ear and asked, "Mr. Li, is Wu Tingyan going to abolish Baoda?" ”

Li Weimin climbed the jeep, held on to the windshield and said: "I have torn my face, there is no room for relaxation, it should be eight or nine and ten." Actually, I'm not worried about this, but I'm worried about the abolition of Baoda. He is now having a good day, and he will definitely start purging the Vietminh elements after the abolition of Bao Da. Industrial villages will be disturbed, and the resettlement sites may be affected by pond fish, so it is necessary to prepare in advance. ”

The Viet Minhists who remained in South Vietnam would not sit idly by, and North Vietnam would not sit idly by.

Thinking that the Viet Minh would definitely carry out assassination and sabotage, Huang Duqing muttered: "There is nothing here on Phu Quoc Island, the key is those resettlement sites. ”

"I asked for a batch of old guns and bullets from the US military advisory group, and I seized a batch when I was collecting Le Van Yuan, but they could not be transported south, and they had to be used to arm the police stations of districts 5, 6 and 7, as well as the security teams of Binh Dong and Vung Tau industrial villages."

"What then?"

"You can't directly manage Dinh Yen and Die Diem, because they are also lacking now. General Huang, you have many French friends, I would like to ask you to go to Saigon to think of a way. ”

The French army had a lot of surplus supplies, Huang Duqing reacted, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I do know a lot of French officers, but I can't solve the problem by talking plainly." ”

Li Weimin smiled: "I won't let you go empty-handed, $500,000, is it enough?" ”

There are 500,000 US dollars to deal with, and those bold French logistics officers can let you empty several large warehouses, Huang Duqing smiled confidently: "Enough, I'll send them a telegram first, and I'll leave after contacting." (To be continued......)