When the French troops withdrew from the Catholic area, the Catholic village militia threw grenades at the French Expeditionary Force. After the Geneva Treaty was announced, some Catholic students in Hanoi stormed the arsenal to grab weapons and ammunition to go to war with the French and the Vietminh.

In contrast, the "mutiny" of the Fifth Infantry Division without firing a single shot and wounding a single person was really nothing, and besides, it was not a matter of the new government, and Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Diem did not pay attention to it at all, and even gloated a little.

The occupation of the airport was a small matter, and there were not many planes taking off and landing at night anyway, but the impact of this series of emergencies was very great and bad, and if the situation was not brought under control in time, God knows whether the people of Hanoi and Haiphong would attack the French army like them.

The headquarters of the expeditionary force was in chaos, and the generals of the army, navy, and air force were in a mess.

Neither can we shoot at our comrades-in-arms who have been fighting side by side for seven years, nor can we allow the situation to deteriorate further, let alone bear the notorious reputation of not being moral, and thus affect the international reputation of France, so we can only urgently ask Paris.

Because of the time difference, it was daytime in Paris.

As Vietnamese Defense Minister Le Ngoc Chin speculated, they also did not want to abandon the Nong people who had been supporting the expeditionary force, but they were powerless and could not help with this. Prime Minister Francis could not push it any further, and he did not dare to delay, so he urgently summoned the US ambassador to France.

The CIA has a station in Hanoi, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Special Economic and Technical Mission are stationed in Hanoi, the emergency occurred --- Hanoi airport, and there are at least 400 American technicians who provide ground support services for the French Air Force.

After Li Weimin and Ngo Dinh Diem finished talking, they returned to the headquarters of the Laogang Industrial Investment Company under the escort of the Prime Minister's Guard, and the White House was discussing whether the United States would help North Vietnamese civilians evacuate to South Vietnam.

He didn't know any of this, let alone what the senior US officials would discuss, but he only knew that a few bigwigs in the Nong District had taken matters into their own hands, completely disrupted the plan, and completely lost control of the situation.

"Cousin, Huang Duqing is still here with us in the morning, why did he go to Hanoi in the afternoon to make trouble?"

As soon as I entered the door, I asked this, my eyebrows were locked, and I knew that I was very unhappy at a glance.

Ruan Mingxiu sighed secretly, and while accompanying him upstairs, he explained: "General Huang is very familiar with the French army, and there are many friends in the expeditionary force. ”

"Is there any news from Huang Yasheng and Zhang Yinggui?"

"I just inquired, the French army did not embarrass them, they ate and drank well, and persuaded them to mobilize General Huang Duqing and Runwei to withdraw from Hanoi Airport and Haiphong No. 4 Pier."

Li Weimin pondered for a moment, and said expressionlessly: "Cousin, when they come out, help me convey a word, this is the first and last time." ”

Ruan Mingxiu shook his head and said, "After they come out, they will be disarmed and returned to the field, and there will be no second time." ”

The situation was completely out of control, it was useless to be anxious, and he couldn't help if he wanted to, Li Weimin didn't say anything more, said hello to his long-awaited fiancée, pushed open the door and went back to his room to take a shower and rest.

……

On the second day of the company's official operation, Professor Anderson arrived very early.

Seeing that Mr. Chairman was not in the office, he ran up to the fourth floor in one breath, rushed into the room and said excitedly: "Li, good news!" Your Nong friends have inadvertently contributed to an unprecedented humanitarian operation, get up, we should celebrate! ”

These days he was as tired as a dog, and he couldn't even sleep, Li Weimin sat up, yawned and asked, "What action?" ”

"Last night, the Yan government and the French government simultaneously asked Washington for help, hoping that the US government would help transport northern refugees to South Vietnam, and Washington believed that the large number of North Vietnamese who fled south was a vote against the Vietminh with their feet, and that helping those refugees was a counterattack to the aggressive offensive of the Soviet and Russian camps, and decided to help."

What was to be expected was only four or five days earlier than later history.

Li Weimin pretended to be happy and asked: "How to help, provide funds or send the navy?" ”

With so many refugees in danger and the United States willing to help, Professor Anderson was proud of himself as an American, and said with a smug smile: "Washington has decided that the 90th Task Force of the Seventh Fleet will be responsible for maritime transportation operations, in addition to providing ships to undertake the task of transporting refugees, and at the same time providing tents, food, clothing, daily necessities, and medical services until the refugees are resettled in the South."

Codenamed 'Freedom Trail', the entire rescue operation is coordinated by the Foreign Operations Agency (FOA), and the land operation is led by the Agency for International Development Mission in Vietnam, the Special Economic and Technical Mission, and the U.S. Military Advisory Group in Vietnam, which will have an office in Hanoi's coastal defense.

When I left, the FOA had ordered the 2,000 tents in the US military's inventory in Japanese warehouses to be urgently shipped to Vietnam. The chairman of the Military Advisory Group, General O'Daniel, did not think it was enough, and just issued an urgent order for another 5,000 tops. ”

"Freedom Trail, what a good name."

"True to the name, by the way, the Nong army and people have been included in the evacuation plan, but they need to wait for a while. When I departed, I was informed that only doctors and nurses were now given priority in evacuation so that they could report early to the medical teams in Toulon (Da Nang), Vung Tau and Saigon to prepare for the arrival of the refugees. ”

The Yankees have a clear eye for what they do, and they have to set a standard procedure first.

Just wait for a while, as long as you can get on the boat, Li Weimin finally breathed a sigh of relief, put on his vest and asked with interest: "Professor, the embassy informed you, does this mean that MSU will participate in the operation?" ”

Anderson smiled mysteriously: "To evacuate south and resettle dozens or even millions of refugees, the government needs the extensive participation of churches and social institutions, not only MSU, but also NCWC (American Catholic Welfare Association), CRS (American Catholic War Relief Society), and CARE (American Global Cooperative).

As a member of the new government's refugee committee, which coordinates the actions of Vietnam, the United States and France, you have a new job to coordinate with our churches and social institutions on behalf of the government. ”

Li Weimin was happy, and asked curiously: "Why me?" ”

"I'm just as curious."

As he was talking, Nguyen Minh Xiu knocked on the door and motioned for him to go next door to answer the phone.

The content of the call from Wu Tingjiao was similar to that introduced by Professor Anderson, and the "Road to Freedom" was definitely good news for him, and his tone was irrepressibly excited.

"Minmin, I know you're busy, but the level of English spoken here in the Prime Minister's Office is not enough, and the level is enough that they can't speak English, and they have never dealt with Americans. Anyway, the industrial investment company has to accept refugees, and you have to help resettle the Nongren, work hard, and communicate with them. ”

The communication is fake, and it is true to try to get more money for charity.

Li Weimin "reluctantly" agreed: "Okay, I'll ask the secretary to rearrange the schedule and contact them as soon as possible." ”