Saigon seems to have no secrets to speak of, and such a major event as the armed takeover of the industrial investment company and the comprehensive takeover of the Chinese area on the embankment is well known.

From three o'clock in the afternoon to now, Yang Wenming has received more than 20 phone calls, all from old subordinates, asking which side they should stand on.

knew that Wu Tingjiao could not tolerate sand in his eyes, and sooner or later he would turn his face with Li Weimin, who had shared hardships with their brothers. I just didn't expect it to come so quickly, and I didn't expect such drastic measures to be used.

Different from Ruan Zhengshi and Wang Wendong's young Zhuang officers, who did not know the height of the sky, not only did they have the support of the US government behind them, and they controlled the 5th Infantry Division, which had strong combat effectiveness, and a large security force, but they also had money and influence.

At least one-fifth of the junior officers of the National Army are from the industrial village security team; At least one-third of the mid-level officers are "family members" of industrial investment companies or enterprises in various industrial villages; Almost all of the generals and officials hold shares of industrial investment enterprises, and almost all of them have purchased industrial investment bonds or have deposits in banks in East Asia, Saigon, Overseas Chinese, and Nanyang.

Moreover, almost all government and military expenditures, with the exception of US aid, come from industrial investment companies and embankment business districts.

Yang Wenming's first thought was that Wu Tingyao was crazy, otherwise he would never have done such a stupid thing. After thinking about it carefully, I found that the infighting between the Wu brothers and Li Weimin was not an opportunity to solve the current chaos.

Because by doing so, they will certainly anger the United States.

Once the United States loses its support, those few people in the Independence Palace are nothing, and the Department of Industry and Investment does not have the conditions to compete for the highest power, as long as there is enough high-ranking military support, it can do a great job.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Personally drove to the General Staff. Prepare to test the tone of Chen Shanqian, Nguyen Khanh, Le Van Ji and others. And then make further plans.

In fact, it has been proved that the influence of the "industrial investment system" is amazing.

Chief of Staff Nguyen Khanh, who had staunchly supported Nguyen Dinh Diem in the "Double 11" coup, was undecided, and even the military governor and mayor, who was trusted by the Wu brothers, could not make up his mind to order the troops to block the main communication routes leading to the embankment. Chen Shanqian is definitely an old fox, sitting in the corner without saying a word and not expressing any opinions.

The most uncontrollable was Colonel Hu Jinquan, commander of the Navy, who had just called the Independence Palace to urge the Independence Palace to retract its order, and now he had called the US military advisory group. I implore the Americans to intervene.

Yang Wenming coughed dryly twice, and asked lightly: "Everyone, is there any movement on the embankment and Vung Tau?" ”

Nguyen Thanh disagreed with him as a military adviser to the president in name only, but now he was a grasshopper on a rope and must unite to tide over the difficulties together, he glanced at Chen Shanqian and introduced in a low voice: "The police departments of the fifth and sixth districts have declared martial law in front of the Ministry of the Interior in the name of searching for fugitives. Weapons and ammunition were distributed to the police of the Public Security Police, the Traffic Police and the Fire Department, the main roads were blocked, and the evacuation of citizens from strategic points such as the Pétain Bridge was organized.

Two hours ago. Binh Dong Industrial Village and Vung Tau Industrial Village issued mobilization orders in the name of national defense exercises, canceling the leave of officers and soldiers of the security forces. Reservists are recruited to form a reserve force. Relatives of the staff officers who work in the industrial village say that two infantry regiments, an artillery regiment and an armored battalion have been formed. ”

A school official said coldly: "A bunch of rabble, does it work?" ”

Because of his business, Navy Commander Hu Jinquan has a close relationship with the Industrial Investment Company and knows a lot about the construction of reserve forces in various industrial villages, and he said mockingly: "The officers of the security team have either retired from the Fifth Division or graduated from the Reserve Officer Training Corps of Phu Quoc University of Technology, and their training intensity is higher than that of the paratrooper brigade and the Marine Division.

Although the reservists only train for one month a year, the intensity of their training is not low at all, and they conduct exercises from time to time. They used up at least five times as many bullets and shells as the national army. The equipment is sufficient, medical aid, disability arrangements, and the bereavement pension system are comprehensive, and the morale is higher than that of the national army. ”

The officer gasped, looked at the map and asked suspiciously: "Pingdong Industrial Village can pull up a division in such a short time, so can the eleven industrial villages and the Phu Quoc Special Zone form three armies in a short period of time?" ”

"Not only three armies!"

Ruan Thanh hugged his arms and said expressionlessly: "The security team of the Phu Quoc Special Administrative Region was originally a reinforced division, in addition to the Ha Zhu Border Division, the Highway Patrol Team, the Water Patrol Corps and tens of thousands of militia self-defense forces, perhaps even the detective teams of the six lower provinces are on their side. ”

"It's so big quietly, no wonder the Independence Palace wants to do it."

"It's late."

Chen Shanqian stood up, lit a cigarette and said: "Just one 5th division needs two divisions to contain it, the enemy is now, what to fight with others, why fight with others." ”

The short colonel has always looked at the industrial village security team as unpleasant, and has always wanted to include the industrial village security team in the command sequence of the staff department, so he will not consider the overall situation, let alone the consequences of starting a war, and said coldly: "The army is nationalized, our division is famous, do they really dare to be rebels?" ”

Another major couldn't help but add: "Our troops are too scattered, they will not be able to assemble for a while and a half, and they cannot be easily assembled, and some forces may not be superior, but we have an air force, and if necessary, we can send the air force to bomb." ”

What are the jokes about the "pride of the sky" trained by the Americans, who can be called the natural allies of the "industrial investment system", counting on the air force to drop bombs on the heads of the security teams in the industrial villages?

Yang Wenming was completely convinced, as if he hadn't heard anything, and then asked: "Where are Li Weimin and Chen Shiguo now, and is there any movement over there in Can Tho?" ”

Nguyen Thanh touched his nose, sat down across from him and said, "Li Weimin is in Can Tho, and I just called Gao Wenyuan, Ngo Quang Chang, and Du Gao Zhi, and the mobilization order has been issued in Can Tho Industrial Village and Binh Dong Industrial Village, and the highway patrol team has been stationed near the headquarters of the Fourth Tactical District.

Chen Shiguo was in Vung Tau and called the garrisons near the industrial villages one by one. From what we have learned, as long as the US ambassador makes a public statement, regardless of whether the Independence Palace orders directly or through the General Staff, the military operation against the industrial investment company is likely to end without a hitch and is likely to be aborted in an extremely comical way. ”

Ngo Dinh Ng's crazy actions have given everyone a choice question: either support the government or support the "industrial investment system".

The United States has always been dissatisfied with the Wu brothers, and will undoubtedly support Li Weimin, Chen Shiguo, Wu Andong and other "people who do the right thing", so the risk of supporting the government is far greater than supporting the "industrial investment system", both in the immediate and in the long run.

Just when Yang Wenming was about to say what he thought, Chen Shanqian suddenly said: "Everyone, Wu Tingjiao is crazy, Li Weimin is not crazy, I feel that there is little chance of a conflict, and the possibility of a big fight is very small, don't worry, wait and wait, maybe there will be a turnaround soon." ”

Li Wenji asked eagerly: "General Qian, can you make it clearer?" ”

"Quite simply, fighting a war will not only kill people, but will also affect the development of industrial villages. As a last resort, neither Li Weimin nor the Americans would send so many workers to the front. ”

The consequences of the war are very serious, once the United States stops aiding, and once the industrial investment company and the embankment business district no longer bear part of the military expenses, the national army will collapse without a fight in a few days. Because money is not everything, but no money is everything.

Hu Jinquan, who has always supported Ngo Dinh Diem, did not want the two sides to go to war, and said worriedly: "The key initiative is in the Independence Palace, not in Can Tho." ”

Chen Shanqian smiled and said confidently: "For other things, the president may let Dinh Diem be in charge." But when it comes to industrial investment companies and Li Weimin, the president will definitely have his own considerations. ”

As he expected, no matter how much Ngo Dinh Yau and Ngo Dinh Yao persuaded him, no matter how many times he had made up his mind before, at the critical moment, Ngo Dinh Yen was stunned and did not agree to take military action.

He read Li Weimin's handwritten letter again, asked Chen Jinxuan about the movements of the "Industrial Investment Department", took off his glasses and said: "If Weimin really opposes me, I will not only issue mobilization orders to Binh Dong Industrial Village and Can Tho Industrial Village, let alone in the name of exercise." ”

"But he still gave the mobilization order."

"He wants to protect himself, he wants to give an explanation to the people below, and he can't do anything without a move. I could tell he was trying to exercise as much restraint as possible. Tingyao, let the troops withdraw, don't make mistakes again and again. ”

"Third brother!"

There is only one opportunity, and if you miss it, it will be more difficult to solve the industrial investment company in the future.

Although Wu Tingyan clearly understood that Li Weimin would not hand over power easily, he still shook his head and said, "Don't say it, that's it." In addition, help me send a telegram to the people, or ask my younger sibling to go there in person, and tell him that I am going to inspect the six provinces, to inspect the special zone of Phu Quoc, and to see every day. ”

Wu Tingli blurted out: "It's too dangerous, I don't agree." ”

Li Weimin can only play the emotional card, and now, the relationship between the two sides can only be mended in this way, Wu Tingyan said casually: "Second brother, there are many people who want to assassinate me, but they will never include Weimin." Not only do I have to inspect it, but I also have to ask the industrial estate security team to take care of the security. ”

Seeing that his brother and younger brother wanted to speak and stopped, Wu Tingyan had to continue: "So far, haven't you seen it? If the people really have any ideas, they can use their connections, influence, and even money to win over the national army, and use the television stations, radio stations, and newspapers controlled by the industrial investment company to create public opinion. But he didn't, but wanted to de-escalate the situation, to maintain the status quo, and not to give North Vietnam and other opposition an opportunity. ”

"Is that all?"

"The priority is to settle North Vietnam, to deal with the opposition within it. As for the industrial investment company and the people, we will talk about it later. (To be continued.) )