Vietnam was colonized by France for so many years, and the government power was all in the hands of French officials, and the royal family of the Nguyen Dynasty was long used as a symbol of the puppet of the colonial regime. Bao Da was deeply affected by the political pattern of the times, and he never held real political power in so many years of his reign.

In the early days of the Republic of China, the abdicated Qing Dynasty had some old and young remnants, and they still dreamed of restoration.

Before the collapse of his Nguyen Dynasty, he did not have the power of the Qing Dynasty, but also caught up with the trend of national independence and the abolition of the monarchy, and after the collapse, he was pushed out as a puppet again and again, and he had little influence among the people, and he could not even find a few old Ruan Dynasty ministers who supported him.

As soon as the "chaotic life" came out, the whole city was in an uproar.

If the Pingchuan faction really takes power, the underworld forces will be strengthened from now on, and they will be even more emboldened.

Public opinion was overwhelmingly in favor of the government, with professors, students, workers, and citizens marching in the streets, and many students were indignantly suggesting that the government should depose Baoda and abolish the constitutional monarchy.

Even Nguyen San, a member of the royal family and general manager of the industrial investment company Vung Tau Industrial Village, immediately issued an initiative to support the government and not admit the inconsequential death.

After reading today's newspaper one by one, Li Weimin couldn't help laughing and said: "The last hole card did not have an effect, but aroused more opposition, cocooned himself, moved a stone to hit his own feet, if he dragged on and did not do it, he would have no chance." ”

The situation has developed to this point, and it can be said that the victory is in hand.

Wu Tingyan pondered for a moment, leaned on the edge of the table and said with a mocking smile: "Our American friends are talking nonsense with their eyes open, thinking that we are about to finish. Li Wenyuan will not move, let them find a replacement, and then give them a surprise when they are selected. ”

"Mr. Yan, they don't talk nonsense with their eyes open, they talk nonsense with their eyes closed. As far as I know. During this time, only the colonel dared to come out to inquire about the news, and the others were all hiding in the embassy or the military advisory group, and the information obtained was almost entirely from the French. ”

"What did the French tell them?"

"The French said that the morale of the Nationalist army was low, the morale of the Pingchuan army was high, and the overwhelming superiority of the army was that the government was in danger. The regime could change hands at any time, so much so that Professor Fisher sent a telegram to President Henry every day asking if we were still alive. ”

Wu Tingyan was made to laugh, and was about to say something, when a secretary walked in quickly and reported: "Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Min, Pingchuan has been dispatched!" ”

This is definitely the most transparent armed coup in history.

The government has the support of the citizens, especially the Chinese Youth Association, and the secret intelligence organization of the People's Workers' Party set up by Ngo Dinh Yao and Chen Jinxuan, and every move of the Binh Sichuan faction is under the control of the government.

Li Van Yuan had the French Expeditionary Force to provide intelligence support, and tens of thousands of French troops were stationed at the intersections of the city. There are also reconnaissance planes of the French Air Force in the sky, and every move of the national army is also under the control of Li Wenyuan.

After so many days of talking about fighting, fighting and fighting, all the preparations that should be made have been made.

Saigon is so big, the roads and waterways extend in all directions, not to mention that the citizens have to eat, rice, vegetables, chickens, ducks, fish, coal, and other necessities of life, and it is impossible for the French army to completely blockade them. In the past 20 days, at least six battalions have entered the city. It does not include the Ministry of Chung Myung Se who realized that he had to take concrete action to support the government when he noticed that something was wrong.

The Independence Palace is no longer the "egg" that broke last time. In addition to the Prime Minister's Guard, the 1st Squadron of the Foreigners' Police Brigade, there was a reinforced battalion, and the backyard meadow was now turned into an artillery position.

Victory was in sight, and Li Weimin didn't want to die before his ambition was rewarded, so he immediately proposed: "Mr. Yan, let's go to the basement and let the officers and soldiers fight wholeheartedly." ”

This time is not the last time. There is no need to sit in the office to stabilize the morale of the military.

Wu Tingyan picked up his glasses and readily agreed: "Let's go, I hope Li Wenyuan won't let us down this time." ”

Meanwhile, Lansdale was on his way to Independence Palace when the car pulled to an intersection. Suddenly there was a "da-da-da" machine-gun fire on the side of the street.

"The Pingchuan faction has launched an attack, hide quickly!"

He immediately stepped on the brakes and pulled the interpreter out of the car to find a place to hide, and during rush hour, cyclists pushed their carts to the side of the road.

Suddenly, tongues of fire erupted from the roadside buildings, and bullets flew in the air.

Not far away is the Fourth County Police Department building, at least one battalion of Pingchuan soldiers are attacking the building, the building has been prepared, with a variety of weapons to shoot at the black rebels, the sound of gunfire explosions is deafening, Lansdale can clearly see a piece of Pingchuan soldiers shot and fell to the ground.

Unable to take the first attack, an officer of the Pingchuan faction became angry, raised his pistol to execute a retreating soldier, and led the men himself while shouting. The national army held cover in the building, and there were almost no casualties in the first return fire, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became, and they returned fire with more fierce firepower.

The officers of the Hirakawa faction, who took the lead, were blown down by a grenade at the gate of the police station.

To Lansdale's great confusion, the Nationalist army, which was far less numerous than the Pingchuan faction, actually began to launch a counter-charge, and the little men rushed out of the building with a roar and rushed towards the battalion of the Pingchuan faction.

In the face of the national army rushing out to strafe, the army of the Pingchuan faction collapsed, and hundreds of soldiers scattered and fled, and guns and green berets representing the Pingchuan faction were still all over the streets.

The fact that this battalion is vulnerable does not mean that the same is true for other battalions.

After all, the Fourth District Police Station is not a particularly important target, and if Li Wenyuan wants to achieve his goal, he will definitely send the sharpest troops to attack the Independence Palace.

The soldiers of the national army rushed along the road to pursue the Pingchuan faction and rout. They passed by, and Lansdale got up, dusted off, jumped into the jeep, and sped away in the direction of the Prime Minister's Office.

When they arrived at the Independence Palace, the artillery of the National Army stationed at the Prime Minister's Office was engaged in an artillery battle with the Hirakawa faction.

One after another, shells smashed from the back garden to the location of the Pingchuan artillery, and the Pingchuan artillery shells also fell on the grass in front of the Independence Palace from time to time, and shrapnel flew sideways, blowing up patches of turf.

Under the cover of several soldiers, he ran to the building with the interpreter in a familiar car.

As soon as he rushed into the hall, a mortar shell hit the outer wall of Ngo Dinh Diem's bedroom, shattering the glass of the first-floor window, and the smoke billowed out, and he hurried into the basement.

"Good...... Good...... Well done, annihilate this rebel army in one fell swoop! ”

Li Weimin was receiving a call from the General Staff, Ngo Dinh Diem was calling the front command to cheer him up, and the secretaries were not as flustered as when the Binh Chuan faction first launched an attack, but they were constantly marking something on the map like an operational staff officer.

Ngo Dinh Diem had a stomach for the U.S. government, and had no opinion on Lansdale, who would run over every time he encountered danger, and put down the phone and introduced: "Colonel, the Binh Chuan faction has broken the cease-fire agreement and launched an attack throughout the city, but the national army is fighting and morale is high. ”

"Mr. Prime Minister, I have seen this, a company stationed in the police station of the fourth county defeated a battalion of the Pingchuan faction army, which is very heroic."

When the time for the showdown came, Ngo Dinh Diem lit a cigarette and said lightly: "Five minutes ago, the leader of the Cao Dai sect, Pham Gong Ji, reaffirmed his support for the government and, in accordance with the order issued by the Chief of the General Staff, led his troops to launch an attack on the recent Binh Tram rebels; Also five minutes ago, four battalions of the Hirakawa faction announced their acceptance of government reorganization, and another six battalions were ready to lay down their arms. Therefore, the situation has now improved considerably, and the various national armies are launching a counteroffensive against the other Pingchuan faction troops who have resisted stubbornly. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a whistling sound of cannonballs passing through the air.

105 howitzers, the national army threw in heavy weapons, Lansdale realized that the government was winning, and said excitedly: "Mr. Prime Minister, I need to go back to the embassy immediately and report everything that is happening to Washington." ”

The Pingchuan faction had a total of 16 battalions, 10 of which were co-opted by Dinh Dinh Ce and 3 from the exchange of fire to now, and only 3 battalions were left in the hands of Li Wenyuan, and the government had an absolute advantage and a very rich army.

Li Weimin turned around and smiled: "Secretary Liliu, please inform Captain Xia Gui and ask him to lead a platoon to escort the colonel back." ”

Victory was approaching, Huang Liliu had never been so excited as at this moment, and hurriedly responded: "Okay." ”

On the way back to the embassy, groups of soldiers of the national army attacked and advanced along the roads in the direction of the embankment, with a momentum like a rainbow and invincible. The explosion of shells from the 105 howitzer could be heard, and several black plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the sky from the direction of the embankment.

Walking into the embassy, a senior staff member was about to send a telegram to Washington, and Lansdale took it and looked at it, and it was written that the government troops of Ngo Dinh Diem were demoralized, and the troops of the Binh Chuan faction were demoralized and were winning.

Another senior staff member was even more glad to say: "Colonel, I'm glad you're still alive, we just got news from the French, they say that you personally led the government army to attack the Pingchuan faction and have been killed." ”

"Gentlemen, why don't you go up to the top of the building to have a look?"

Lansdale was so impressed that he threw down the telegram and said, "Ngo Dinh Diem has won, please send an urgent telegram to Washington immediately in my name to tell them that Ngo Dinh Diem is in control." ”

"Really?" An embassy clerk was suspicious of the letter, took out a telegram received in the morning, and asked: "If it is true, what should we do with this telegram?" ”

At 6 p.m. EST, the State Department sent a telegram to the U.S. embassies in Vietnam and France on the presidential order, saying that the U.S. government agreed to remove Diem and agree to form a coalition government in South Vietnam.

Realizing that the news would make a big joke once it spread, Lansdale immediately ran to the typewriter and typed a 20-page telegram as fast as he could, analyzing the current situation in South Vietnam and showing that Ngo Dinh Diem's army was winning.

………………………… (To be continued......)

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