If the atmosphere in the room was quite harmonious, then as Ho Chi Minh's words fell, the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became a little stiff, and Katarina's already not very enthusiastic expression became cold.

From the beginning to the end, Katarina was opposed to working with Ho Chi Minh because in the eyes of Katarina and others, Ho Chi Minh was indeed not a good candidate.

First of all, Ho Chi Minh is not yet famous, and he does not have much strength in Vietnam. On the other hand, the Secret Service Bureau has developed a lot of power in Vietnam, and there are many resistance organizations that are ostensibly organized by the Vietnamese themselves, but in fact they are led and commanded by the Special Affairs Bureau, and even the leaders of these organizations are sent by the Special Affairs Bureau, just to get the identity of a Vietnamese―――――― in such a troubled era, it is very simple to arrange several identities for people, so there is no need to worry about being discovered, and even the subordinates of these people do not know their identities.

And these people also did a very good job in Vietnam, with the support they received from the country, and soon established many large-scale resistance organizations in Vietnam, and they also cooperated with each other, not long ago, three of the resistance groups even cooperated to knock out a French stronghold on the Vietnam-Thailand border, and solved all the French garrisons inside―――――― in the process of fighting, these resistance organizations did not reveal their true identities at all, even the truth that they were supported by China.

After all, the relationship between China and France is still very good at the moment, and many things also need the cooperation of the French, if they are exposed. Inevitably, some of the gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, in order to ensure that the secret is not leaked, the Special Affairs Bureau has built an arsenal specializing in the production of legal equipment in a deep mountain near the Sino-Vietnamese border. All the equipment was sent to Vietnam after it was worn.

The members of the Secret Service in Vietnam also claimed to their subordinates that they had bought all the equipment from the French―――――― and the obvious traces of 'second-hand' on the equipment, as well as the standard French equipment, also proved this, and this was also to prevent the resistance from being reported to the French by moles.

If the equipment is all French, and the source of the equipment is 'French'. At the very least, the French can be mistaken into believing that it is the private behavior of some profiteers, rather than China behind the scenes, and for this reason, the Special Affairs Bureau has even done a lot of misleading behavior against the French. And the French were indeed affected. Thinking that there was an officer or profiteer who was secretly selling weapons to the resistance, the French also launched an investigation for this purpose, and finally found a few ―――――― incidentally, which were specially developed by the Special Bureau. The purpose is to provide cover for the source of the weapon.

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It is thanks to the excellent performance of the Special Bureau in Vietnam. That's why Caterina felt that if she really needed to choose a leader, she could choose one of these people, and there was no need to choose the young man in front of her, who was neither famous nor powerful, and who might not even be known by many people before today. Why did Yan Shao have to choose such a young man, and he had just said so much to him as soon as they met, Katerina really didn't understand.

It's just that this is Yan Shao's decision after all, so even if he doesn't understand it very well. But Caterina could only help him on the sidelines, after all. Yan Shao is the most important thing. But even so, Katerina still couldn't give Ho Chi Minh any good looks.

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The Special Affairs Bureau does have a strong power in Vietnam, of course, Yan Shao will definitely not tell Ho Chi Minh about this, after all, the name of the white-eyed wolf in Vietnam in later generations is too big. Although Yan Shao was sure that even if Vietnam became independent, he would be able to control the whole of Vietnam, but if he turned the dark chess into a bright piece, the effect would not be very good.

Moreover, Ho Chi Minh's vigilance against China, Yan Shao has also been informed by the Guò Special Affairs Bureau, so it has become a matter of course to hide a hand in private.

As for why you chose him...

It is not a simple matter to free Vietnam from French colonization, but a capable leader is necessary first. The problem is that at the moment Yan Shao's main focus is on the 'westward expansion strategy', and most of his manpower is also focused on this matter, and he really can't find a suitable person to lead Vietnam's independence.

The leaders of the resistance groups are just qualified soldiers...

Of course, we all know that many times the barrel of a gun is much stronger than the barrel of a pen, but when liberating a country, the importance of the barrel of the pen is not necessarily much worse than that of a gun. It can even be said that the two are indispensable, and Ho Chi Minh is the pen...

On the other hand, the power of the Special Affairs Bureau is too great at the moment, although Yan Shao trusts Caterina very much, but in his position, some means of balance and suppression are indispensable. And if according to Katerina's opinion, choose someone from a special bureau to support and make him the leader of Vietnam, then the power of the special bureau may be a little uncontrollable, Yan Shao must consider this, after all, he doesn't want a Jinyiwei or Dongchang-like organization to pop up in the country at all.

Therefore, it is inevitable to choose a person like Ho Chi Minh, who was born and raised, or at least has nothing to do with the Special Affairs Bureau.

But what Katerina and others may not know is that Yan Shao is not necessarily much less wary of Ho Chi Minh than Ho Chi Minh is of China.

Historically, China's influence on Vietnam is very deep, but after the independence of Vietnam in 1945, Ho Chi Minh, who has a high level of Chinese literacy, ordered the abolition of Vietnamese Chinese characters in order to eradicate illiteracy, and replaced them with the invention of church missionaries in the 17th century, and the French colonial government promoted the "Chinese characters" of Roman pinyin――――――. But whether it is actually aimed at removing China's influence on Vietnam is unclear.

Fortunately, China now has a lot of influence in Vietnam. If Ho Chi Minh was disobedient, Yan Shao could have used a gun to drive the pen down―――――― most of the time, the gun was still much more useful than the pen.

Just the words of Ho Chi Minh now. But it suddenly made the atmosphere in the room awkward.

Bowing his head and groaning for a while, Yan Shao thought about it and looked at Ho Chi Minh Dao. "You guys take a rest first, I still have some things to take care of, I'll see you when I have time..."

And at the same time. As if out of nowhere, those staff members appeared beside Ho Chi Minh and others and asked them to leave the embassy.

This scene. To the surprise of Ho Chi Minh and his companions, they did not understand why they were like this, and Ho Chi Minh regretted it even more, feeling that he knew that he should not have asked such a question. Why do you want to ask?

Wait until they are on their way back to their lodgings. The companions complained in unison. thought that Ho Chi Minh's words just now annoyed Yan Shao, so they were kicked out.

Fortunately, Ho Chi Minh's reputation among these people is not small, and he is the leader among these people, so soon a companion asked softly on the side. "Did you find anything when you just asked?"

Hearing this, those who were still complaining also pricked up their ears.

Despite complaining, they still admire Ho Chi Minh, if Ho Chi Minh really made any discoveries. That...

On the other hand, Ho Chi Minh is still young after all. It's just a young man who is almost 30 years old, and he must feel a little uncomfortable after being complained by his peers for so long, but now when he heard his companions ask, he felt that he finally had a chance to explain, and he hurriedly explained.

"If you think about it, the American who proposed Wilson's Fourteen Points is not willing to help us, why are the Chinese so enthusiastic, is there no reason for this?"

"Yes," said one of the people next to him. After all, we have the same skin color and experience with the Chinese, and it is normal for them to sympathize with us, and China has been a brother in the Far East for more than a thousand years. In the past, this brother was sick and couldn't help, but now that his illness has healed, and his body is much healthier than before, wouldn't it be normal for him to come forward to help..."

"Yes, and our Vietnam is closely connected to the border with China, and now Vietnam is occupied by France, if one day China and France clash, then the southern part of China will not be directly threatened, even if it is against this, the Chinese have reason to help us get rid of the control of the French."

The words of these two people were quickly approved by everyone.

Not to mention how unreliable the concept of 'brother' is, his southern part is actually a French colony, and this alone does have a reason for Yan Shao to help.

However, listening to the words of his companions, Ho Chi Minh shook his head and smiled bitterly. "The problem is that I'm worried, don't drive out the French, and welcome the Chinese..."

Hearing Ho Chi Minh say this, several of his companions were shocked, and soon a person stopped Ho Chi Minh and asked. "What do you mean, do you know something?"

"yes!"

"I don't know anything," Ho Chi Minh shook his head. Just think about it, what exactly was Vietnam before we were ruled by France? ”

"This..."

At first, these people didn't understand what Ho Chi Minh meant, but soon they understood ――――――that Vietnam was a vassal state of China before it was colonized by France, and this status lasted for almost a thousand years...

Seeing that his companions seemed to understand a little, Ho Chi Minh nodded and continued.

"It can be seen from China's annexation of Russian territory this time that the Chinese's ambitions will definitely not be smaller than the French, and if we use the help of the Chinese to drive the French away, and instead introduce the Chinese into Vietnam, wouldn't that lead the wolf into the house?"

Speaking of this, Ho Chi Minh's face showed deep worry. "You have to understand that because of history, China's influence on Vietnam is very great, and it is definitely not comparable to France, and it is especially important that China is very close to Vietnam, if China has been maintained in a very strong form. We may be able to drive out the French, but we will never be able to drive out the Chinese, so the cost must be negotiated. Otherwise, we would rather do it ourselves, and absolutely not rely on the power of the Chinese..."

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After listening to Ho Chi Minh's words, his companions suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, and they also agreed with Ho Chi Minh's judgment.

Indeed, if the French were driven away, they attracted the Chinese. That just got a bad day. So there are some things that do need to be discussed, it's just...

"Without the help of the Chinese, how long will it take us to drive out the French?" Look at Ho Chi Minh. One of them asked, confused.

Hearing his words, Ho Chi Minh frowned slightly, because even he did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to win the independence of Vietnam in a short time.

Then someone spoke. "There's no need to worry too much, maybe that Yan Shao just now was just scaring us. If we can get the support of the international community. The international community will certainly support our actions..."

Looking at the somewhat optimistic companion, Ho Chi Minh shook his head, not wanting to say something to discourage him.

If there was still a trace of fantasy in Ho Chi Minh's heart before meeting Yan Shao, then after experiencing Wilson's 'courtesy' and Yan Shao's serious explanation, Ho Chi Minh no longer dared to have such illusions.

"Let's wait and see, maybe the conditions of the Chinese may not be as harsh as we think..."

Just that being said. But in fact, even Ho Chi Minh himself has no bottom in his heart.

After returning to his accommodation, Ho Chi Minh sat on the edge of the bed and thought about it seriously. What should he do if China does make more demanding demands? Is it gritting teeth and nodding? In exchange for the help of the Chinese, or reject the 'kindness' of the Chinese and find a way to drive out the French themselves ...

It is difficult to say that the former will not turn into a wolf in the end, after all, China's threat to Vietnam is not comparable to that of France, but what about the latter...

Without China's support, how many years would it take to overthrow French rule? And even if they had driven out the French, wouldn't China have done anything to Vietnam? It is not impossible for them to have just driven out the French on the front foot, and the Chinese on the back foot to invade Vietnam for some spurious reason, and Ho Chi Minh cannot fail to consider it―――――― although he is only an unknown person now, and he is not even qualified to do such consideration.

"Perhaps, you can find a country that is not a great threat to Vietnam, but at the same time is willing to provide assistance to Vietnam..."Thinking so, Ho Chi Minh began to sift through his mind, and initially Ho Chi Minh thought of Thailand, because in Southeast Asia, there is only such a country that has not been invaded by foreign powers, and still has a certain strength.

It's just that...

Today's Thailand is not just surviving in the cracks, and there is no extra energy left to help Vietnam. What's more, it is not certain that they will be willing to offend France for the sake of Vietnam, after all, he has survived and maintained an independent posture entirely because Britain and France need a buffer zone between the two colonies, not because they are not capable of swallowing Thailand...

If it provokes the wrath of France in order to help Vietnam, it will definitely be more than worth the loss for Thailand.

"Thailand is definitely not going to be able to, and even if we can get some support from them, I'm afraid the number will be very limited. So since Thailand can't do it, Japan..."

Thinking of a country that also had the name of a great power and was not as threatening Vietnam as China, Ho Chi Minh's eyes seemed to widen slightly. It's just that thinking of Japan is a problem, but how to get in touch with Japan is another problem, after all, the Japanese have little contact with Ho Chi Minh, and even with Yan Shao's courtesy, Ho Chi Minh doesn't really feel like a big man. Even if Ho Chi Minh visits in person, it is difficult to say whether the other party will be willing to see him...

Thinking of this, Ho Chi Minh's expression became a little depressed again.

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door outside Ho Chi Minh's room...

"Who?" Listening to the knock at the door, Hu Zhi was obviously a little strange, because his companions must have already slept, and he was the only one, who was almost early in the morning and didn't sleep because he was thinking about something.

It's just that Ho Chi Minh's answer, as strange as it may be, seems a little careless.

But then, a voice outside the door caused Ho Chi Minh to stand up from the edge of the bed.

"It's Mr. Hu, we are on the orders of the president, and we specially invite you to come over..."

"The president? Is it President Yan? ”

"Yes," the voice outside the door admitted calmly, much to Ho Chi Minh's surprise. However, he pushed the door open and soon saw two men in black suits standing in front of him.

"Who are you?" Looking at the two people in front of him, a hint of curiosity flashed in Ho Chi Minh's eyes.

"We are the people around the president." Glancing at each other, one of them spoke. "The president is waiting for you, please come with us..."

"Okay..."Ho Chi Minh didn't feel that he had anything to make the other party plot, so he was also pushed, and although he was a little apprehensive, he put on his coat and followed the two out of the room. It's just that when he was leaving, Ho Chi Minh asked a little puzzled. "By the way, what about my companions? Why didn't you see them? ”

"Because Mr. President only wants to see you alone," said the man in black who walked into the car with Ho Chi Minh and was sitting in the passenger seat. (To be continued......)