Chapter 115: Emergency Plan
The Chinese Youth Association is a young Chinese organization under "dual leadership".
Ostensibly spontaneous and free-roaming, it was in fact a peripheral organization of Ngo Dinh Ngai's People's Workers' Party. The real leading organization, the "Yuehua Literature and Art Research Association", is relatively hidden, and Qian Xinlin, Gu Changgeng and others rarely participate in the public activities of the Chinese Youth Association.
Li Weimin hides even deeper, like other shareholders of the industrial investment company, he only has the title of "honorary director", and if he had not organized the evacuation of North Vietnamese refugees and organized various public welfare charities and churches and other social groups to raise funds overseas, there would have been no intersection under normal circumstances.
Today, breaking the routine and urgently convening a meeting of the chairmen and vice presidents and directors of the Huaqing Association and the chairmen of the branches of the West Dike, there must be a big event.
Qian Xinlin did not dare to delay for a moment, and after informing several student leaders one by one, he rushed to the third floor of the Bank of East Asia with Gu Changgeng, Gui Qingshan, Wan Qitai, and other core members of the "Yuehua Literature and Art Research Association".
After reporting everything that happened today, Li Weimin explained: "Although it was very hasty for Ngo Dinh Diem to reject Le Van Yuan, there is a reason for doing so. In his own words, if he compromises with Le Van Yuan, then in the eyes of the people he has neither honor nor courage, and he will lose the support of the people.
He has a certain understanding of the situation and thinks that the Pingchuan faction is not terrible, but what is terrible is that the warlords of other sects are involved with the Pingchuan faction. Therefore, in the next period of time, Ngo Dinh Ngai should focus on uniting and winning over other warlords and isolating Le Van Yuan, and I will arrange the overseas Chinese on the embankment, especially the Chinese Youth Association. ”
This means that the next meeting was requested by Ngo Dinh Diem and the brothers Ngo Dinh Ngai, and there was no "overstepping authority" and his true relationship with the Chinese Youth Association would not be exposed.
Qian Xinlin nodded slightly. He said to himself: "The people of the Pingchuan faction are too angry. It has to be addressed. But it can't be solved that way. He was too anxious, he should boil frogs in warm water, reorganize the police and army first, and then clean up Li Wenyuan after the overall situation has been decided. ”
"He is such a person, he thinks that with God forbid, it will be as easy to solve Le Van Yuan as it is to solve Nguyen Van Xin."
Gu Changgeng groaned: "As soon as his decrees are promulgated, Li Wenyuan will definitely jump over the wall in a hurry. ”
"So we have to prepare early."
They waited while discussing, and the young people who participated in the meeting came one after another. At the official beginning of the meeting, a set of response plans had been discussed.
Qian Xinlin reported the situation, and the students were surprised.
Gu Changgeng analyzed the situation and said in a frustrated voice: "Students, war is cruel, and once the war is rekindled, it will inevitably affect more than one million compatriots living on the embankment and in the urban area. Life is precious, and no one wants to see innocent compatriots injured or even killed. But that's not something we can control, the only thing we can do is control the losses as much as possible.
What to do, Mr. Li will explain next.
What I'm going to say is. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those of us living in South Vietnam! The warlords of the Pingchuan faction have done all kinds of evil and have bad deeds, and if Li Wenyuan dares to risk the disapproval of the world to provoke a war. The citizens of Saigon will not support it, and the people of South Vietnam will not support it, and the fate can be imagined.
If we can resolve the nationality issue of our compatriots before the war resumes, and at the same time support the government at a critical moment, then we will be able to stand with the locals, and we can naturally and rightfully win our rightful rights, such as winning a few seats in the future Congress......"
If you want to participate in politics, you must first have citizenship, and if you want to have a seat in the National Assembly, you must have more Vietnamese Chinese, and the Chinese must have contributed to the country.
Waiting for this opportunity, He Tianming asked excitedly: "Mr. Qian, Mr. Gu, Mr. Li, what should we do next, is it to mobilize members to actively join the army to eliminate the warlords, or to raise funds for the government and help the government publicize?" ”
Li Weimin took over the conversation and said step by step: "Ladies and gentlemen, if the Chinese want to fight for their due rights, they must actively engage in politics or join the army, but not now. Our next work can be summed up in five ways: first, as Mr. Gu just said, we should intensify propaganda and mobilization, and strive to solve the nationality issue of Xidi compatriots before the war resumes;
The second is to make full use of the tense atmosphere before the start of the war and the series of decrees that the government will soon issue concerning foreigners, and mobilize as many people as possible to live in the industrial villages and resettlement sites in the south; The third is to set up a war emergency response team to formulate emergency plans for personnel evacuation, rescue and refuge, and immediately carry out evacuation and rescue actions once the war breaks out;
Fourth, observation points were set up near the Pingchuan army station and the police stations of various counties to secretly monitor their every move, and the security team of the Industrial Investment Company and the Fifth Infantry Division would dispatch experienced officers and newspaper personnel to cooperate with them to provide intelligence to the government forces in the suppression of the rebellion.
Finally, it is necessary to complete the asset restructuring of the five gangs before the war resumes, and raise funds from various sources to help the compatriots who may be affected. After all, shells and bullets do not have a long eye, and no one can guarantee whether any compatriots will be injured or even killed by mistake, and the government is very difficult, and we must do the aftermath work ourselves. ”
Qian Xinlin said: "Set up several groups, and the next work will be carried out around these five aspects. ”
As a chairman, you must lead by example.
How could He Tianming arrange the most dangerous work to others, the first to raise his hand said: "I am in charge of the emergency team." ”
Jiang Wenshui reacted, hurriedly put down the pen and paper and said, "I am in charge of the intelligence team and cooperate with the national army to suppress the rebellion." ”
The two most visible jobs were all robbed by them, and Vice Chairman Mei Yongguo could only smile bitterly: "Mr. Li, Mr. Qian, I am responsible for mobilizing compatriots to naturalize and guiding them to live in industrial villages and southern resettlement sites." ”
Li Weimin does not understand the situation and will not easily express his opinions on the specific work arrangements.
Qian Xinlin was most familiar with them and knew the situation best, so he named them one by one: "Yongguo, Dabin, Yuankang, Yu Yuan...... A few of you can't participate, we can't just care about the present and the future, and finally pass the interview and written test to win the opportunity to study in the United States, we must cherish it. And in addition to studying, you should also set up an international student association to organize and unite Chinese and Vietnamese students. ”
Students stay in such a dangerous place and do such a dangerous job, but they have to go to the United States to study. Mei Yongguo has mixed flavors. It's very unpleasant. muttered, "I knew I wouldn't take the exam if I knew so." ”
"The division of labor is different. Don't have emotions. ”
Qian Xinlin smiled and said meaningfully: "You are the first batch, when you return from your studies, Tianming and Wenshui will go out for further study." Everyone has to go out to open their eyes and exercise in various positions. ”
The students who went abroad to raise funds with the "beggar group" really opened their eyes this time.
He Tianming subconsciously looked back and couldn't help asking, "Wen Shui, why didn't you notify Youcai?" ”
Only then did everyone notice that Su Youcai was not there, and Li Weimin coughed twice. explained casually: "Xiao Su has an urgent matter to go to Cambodia, it seems to be a relative's business, it is estimated that he will not be able to come back in a short time, he told me before leaving, please apologize to everyone on his behalf." ”
It's okay in the morning, it's okay in the evening, but there's something going on at this time.
Besides, what can happen is that the Pingchuan faction is about to rebel, and the war is about to spread to hundreds of thousands of compatriots on the embankment. The enthusiastic young students did not know why, and directly believed that Su Youcai was not qualified to continue to serve as a director of the Chinese Youth Association.
It's a big deal, and it's just a small episode.
The next two hours or so. Several groups were set up one after another, and the members of each group were determined. After arranging the funds required by each group, and just after sending them away, Zhang Yinggui, Miao Xiang, Zhong Lianbo, Han Shuo, Chen Runwei and other Nong generals arrived in civilian clothes.
With prioritization, family business meetings can only be postponed.
Welcoming everyone into the conference room, Qian Xinlin reported the situation again, Gu Changgeng didn't need to analyze the situation, Li Weimin said straight to the point: "Everyone, I estimate that Li Wenyuan will make a move soon, it should be to seek the support of the French army and Baoda, and then win over other sect warlords, in case of fighting, the French army may intervene." ”
Zhang Yinggui asked, "Will the sectarian warlords support him?" ”
"Fan Gongji, Li Guangrong and Ruan Duwu are not fools, can they not see the situation clearly? It is estimated that if the Pingchuan faction has the upper hand, Wu Tingyan will not be able to withstand it, and will jump out to get a piece of the pie; If Diem has the upper hand, he will not hesitate to beat the water dogs with the national army. ”
Li Weimin paused and continued: "The problem now is that not only are the military orders not unified, but most of the troops have to take over or garrison the areas once occupied by the Viet Minh, don't look at the hundreds of thousands of national troops, the real number of people that Ngo Dinh Diem can mobilize at a critical moment will not exceed 5,000 people. The defense area of the 5th Infantry Division is not far from Saigon, and Ngo Dinh Diem will definitely transfer you back to quell the rebellion. ”
I fought with the Japanese army, fought with the Vietminh, and a dozen years later.
In Miao Xiang's view, although the Pingchuan faction had 16 battalions and a total strength of four or five times that of the Fifth Division, it was a rabble and vulnerable to attack. But the sword and gun have no eyes, if it really fights, it will kill people, and a consensus was reached before the Geneva Agreement was announced, and the children of the Nong people do not need to be cannon fodder for Wu Tingyan.
He snuffed out his cigarette butt and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Li, do you say we fight or not?" ”
"As I said earlier, the French may interfere, and we can take advantage of this by first changing guards with Trung Minh Seh, and then taking over the defense area and scattering troops in the name of purging the Viet Minh, so that it will take time to assemble. If the French block the road to Saigon and the embankment, you will actively defend it; If the French sit idly by, then delay as long as possible in the name of gathering troops. ”
Zhang Yinggui muttered: "Mr. Li, it is in our interest to avoid casualties, what if Wu Tingyan can't withstand it?" If he is overthrown or even killed, and someone else comes to power, he may not be as good as him to treat the Chinese, not to mention that your relationship with him is well known. ”
His fears did have some point.
Li Weimin weighed it up, raised his head and said: "Then we will make a two-handed plan, like the last arrest operation, first mobilize a part of the troops to secretly enter the city, and wait and see what happens." If he really can't stand it, he will catch Li Wenyuan off guard and buy him a little time; If he had the upper hand and could withstand it, he would retreat silently. ”
"What about us?" Han Shuo asked.
"The foreign police brigade can't hide, and it can only be used at critical moments, but how to act can make a fuss. As soon as Li Wenyuan made a move, you immediately reinforced the Independence Palace and fortified it outside the Independence Palace. (To be continued......)
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