Tao Donglai had already met with Yan Chujie and Qian Tiandun beforehand, and already had a common position on sending troops to intervene in the civil war in Annam, so he proposed and promoted the plan of "armed intervention" at the discussion meeting. (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable dìng) (.)

As far as the military and police department is concerned, it has been waiting for such an opportunity to use troops abroad for a long time. It has been half a year since the militia was established, but it has never had the opportunity to fight in real combat, and it has always been able to only play the role of maintaining law and order, and it is more like an internal security force in terms of function. Perhaps other departments think that it is more comfortable to live a calm life, but the Military Police Department is quite anxious about this state of affairs, and if there is no war to fight, the importance of the Military Police Department cannot be highlighted, and there is no sufficient reason for expanding the army, upgrading armaments, or increasing the budget. Moreover, the officers who crossed the country are all holding back their strength to become famous generals in history, and they have not used troops externally, so when will they be able to counterattack...... What's more, the goal in everyone's hearts is not only to be located in this piece of land in East Asia, but the vision of globalization from later generations has long since swelled their ambitions beyond Asia, not across several continents, and to establish the most powerful regime in the history of mankind.

Of course, if you want to push this continent flat in the future with strong ships and cannons, you must first fight the first battle at present. If this battle is won, it is easy to say that everyone will have a light on their faces, and the Executive Committee's policy toward Vietnam will continue to be implemented. However, if something goes wrong and loses, not only will the situation in Annam be worrisome, but the development plan of the entire crossing group will probably have to be heavily adjusted, and the ambitious military strategists of the Military Police Department will no longer want to raise their heads in front of civilian officials and lose to monkey soldiers.

After the end of the seminar, the military police department immediately began to enter a state of high-speed operation, except for some technical personnel who still need to stick to their posts in the production units, almost all members of the military staff were notified as soon as possible and entered a state of readiness.

Instead of attending the subsequent meeting of the Military and Police Department, Qian Tiandun took Meng He to the large database, where he needed to obtain detailed information on the Vietnamese coast in the database, especially the satellite map of the warring area. This is very important for calculating range, arranging troops, and developing battle plans. Although the Military Police Department has not yet decided on the specific choice of commander, as the top military commander of the crossing group in North Vietnam, Qian Tien Dun will definitely participate in this military operation. What's more, he also wanted to bring the special operations company that he had personally trained for two months to the battlefield and truly accept a tempering of blood and fire.

Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie's biggest headache now is not things like formulating battle plans, but the mobilization and arrangement of existing troops. Tao Donglai claimed at the previous discussion that the Military Police Department could mobilize a reinforced battalion to participate in the war, but in fact there were still some "small" problems.

In terms of the current troop strength, Tao Donglai's statement is indeed not lying, and the troops under the Military Police Department can indeed make up a reinforced battalion, but the problem is that these soldiers are stationed in various places, and there is even a squad of troops in the Guangzhou Garrison Office in Guangzhou, and not all of them can be mobilized to participate in this military operation.

The outposts, including Tiandu, Yulinjiao, Luhuitou, Tielugang and other places, are responsible for the safety early warning task in the base camp area, and they must leave enough personnel on duty. Some of Tian Du's important units, such as the military industry department that produces guns and ammunition, must also have armed personnel on duty. The barracks area, the port area, and the No. 1 base in Shengli Harbor must maintain a certain amount of armed strength for a long time. The only way to resolve this contradiction is to let the cadets of the barracks enter the internship period in advance and go directly to their posts.

The danger of doing so is indeed very high, which is equivalent to pulling out three-quarters of the entire force and sending it overseas, leaving behind all the recruits who have not even completed the training course. The military police department's biggest reliance on security issues is probably a batch of firearms and ammunition brought with it during the crossing, which is enough to arm the crossing people. In addition, the people who have received military training for a period of time, that is, the militia in the true sense, are also expected to be reused during the period of the army's departure and take on some of the tasks of maintaining law and order.

Due to the single industry in the local area, the source of the naturalized people is relatively unified, and the management is relatively easy, and hundreds of grassroots people who have received basic military training can be immediately transformed into militia units to maintain local law and order as long as they are equipped with armaments. After the discussion meeting, Qian Tiandun had already urged Gu Kai to immediately contact the Heitu Port Management Committee to inform the Executive Committee of the decision, and to organize the militia as much as possible to prepare to hand over local security affairs with the local garrison troops.

And Gu Kai also shouldered another task, that is, to figure out with Schneider how to take this opportunity to knock on North Vietnam again. When a group of people from the Military Police Department blew their beards and glared at the battle plan, Gu Kai and Schneider also sat together and began to discuss how to maximize the interests of the crossing group through this war.

The living quarters in Base 1 are still dominated by prefabricated houses, initially for four to six people, but later many people have moved to other places for work reasons, so the accommodation conditions have also been greatly improved, at least now Schneider has returned to Shengli Port from Guangzhou, and has been able to enjoy the treatment of cadres living in single rooms. However, since most of Schneider's personal belongings have been moved to Guangzhou, the furnishings of this temporary residence are also very simple, with a **, a wardrobe, a writing desk and two chairs all local goods produced by the Victory Port Carpentry Workshop.

"Would you like a drink?" Schneider took out two glasses and a porcelain bottle from the desk drawer like a trick: "This is the Zhejiang Huadiao I brought back from Guangzhou, although I personally don't like the taste of rice wine, but fortunately, the degree is relatively low, not as easy to get drunk as soju." ”

"All I need is a little bit. Gu Kai nodded and sat down in the chair: "Ressa doesn't really like it when I go back drunk outside." ”

"Looks like Ressa has disciplined you well. Schneider smiled and handed the wine glass to Gu Kai: "When are you going to hold the wedding wine?"

Gu Kai shook his head and said, "There are no plans yet, let it be!"

"Looks like you're going to wait for Ressa to propose to you. Schneider took a sip of wine, put down the glass and picked up the notepad: "Okay, let's hurry up and get down to business, so that you can go back early to sign in for your wife." ”

"Although there was no detailed discussion at the discussion meeting just now about what kind of conditions we should set for North Vietnam, I think that according to the past practice of the Executive Committee, it can be briefly divided into two aspects: political conditions and economic conditions. Schneider said eloquently: "I was very impressed by the harvest of the last time Mr. Tao went to North Vietnam to negotiate, not only easily made a lot of money from North Vietnam, but also achieved a lot of political goals, which also made me realize the difference between businessmen and politicians in terms of ideology." In the past, our work in the Guangzhou Office was to focus too much on economic benefits and ignore the purpose of government...... Off topic, Lawyer Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Kai obviously had already considered this issue for a certain extent, and when he heard this, he responded: "The conditions we put forward to North Vietnam must be combined with the goal we want to achieve by military means. Since the Executive Committee believes that the best outcome is to maintain the balance of power between the two sides with short-term, small-scale military strikes, then we must first show our difficulties to the North Vietnamese, so that they must not think that our use of military means is a normal situation, that we can call for assistance at any time, and that we cannot continue to fight in Annam for a long time, and of course they should not want to see such a situation. ”

"No person in power likes to have a strong military within their borders, even if it's an ally. Schneider agreed with Gu Kai's statement: "Of course, our intention to intervene with armed force is to show force, but it will also attract the fear of the North Vietnamese authorities, after all, the weapons we use are much more advanced than those sold to them." ”

Gu Kai nodded and said: "It's not a bad thing to be jealous, this can make them feel awe-inspiring and not be disgusted." Speaking of political conditions, I think the first thing is for the North Vietnamese regime to recognize the legality of our people's trade and residence in Annam, and if it can, it is better to have extraterritoriality. ”

The so-called extraterritoriality is the immunity of foreign citizens from the jurisdiction of the place where the crime was committed, which in later generations is basically a kind of oppression of a strong country against a weak country, for example, the US GIs enjoy extraterritoriality in the places where they are stationed in Japan, and Okinawa has been making a fuss about this every year, because the US GIs will not bear legal responsibility after committing a crime in the local area, and they can leave after patting their butts. At present, in the Heitu Port area, which is occupied by North Vietnam in the name of the concession, the authority of the people in the area is one level higher than the extraterritoriality, and the laws and regulations are implemented according to the standards promulgated by the Haihan Executive Committee, and they directly take the judicial power into their own hands.

In addition to the port of Black Soil, the Tu Son Peninsula was basically the same, and the peninsula part was under the jurisdiction of the Crossing Group, while the mainland part was under the control of North Vietnam. For example, when the North Vietnamese military handed over the Migrants from the Tu Son Peninsula to the Cross-Crossing Group and entered the temporary refugee camp on the Tu Son Peninsula, these people were no longer protected by the North Vietnamese regime, and the power of life and death was controlled by the Cross-Crossing Group.

Of course, these two places are relatively special circumstances, and for security reasons, the crossing group has so far not sent envoys or merchants to the interior of North Vietnam, including its capital city of Thang Long. If the salt imported into North Vietnam is not counted, then the influence of the Crossing Group on North Vietnam will only stay at the level of the military, which is obviously not in line with the Executive Committee's principle of "controlling the hearts and minds of the people". In the long run, the Executive Committee wanted a spontaneous mass surrender of the North Vietnamese people, not forced immigration in exchange for benefits. In order to exert influence among the North Vietnamese people, it was necessary to send personnel to the interior of the country and extend the power enjoyed within the "concession" to the outside.

If extraterritoriality can be obtained, then the safety of these people entering the North Vietnam region will be better guaranteed, and the crossing group will also get a larger product sales market, Gu Kai's idea is undoubtedly very targeted. Of course, Gu Kai still has unspoken subtext, that is, extraterritoriality will leave a back door for the future crossing group to intervene in Annan's domestic affairs, so as to facilitate some special departments to act in their country.

"It's worthy of playing the law, and you can actually think of this trick!" Schneider praised heartily. Although Schneider is no stranger to the concept of extraterritoriality, if Gu Kai hadn't put it forward, he probably wouldn't have associated legal authority with political conditions at all. Of course, without Gu Kai's too much explanation, Schneider could also think that this kind of extraterritoriality demand must be one-way, and if the North Vietnamese regime sent people to Victory Port, it would definitely not enjoy the same treatment.

"If we want to expand rapidly, we can only take the road of power government, and extraterritoriality is only a diplomatic means to achieve this goal. Gu Kai looked at this very indifferently.

Since Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck explicitly put forward the principle of "might is right" in 1862, almost all subsequent modern wars have pursued such foreign policies in international relations. Of course, in order to make the means of interfering in other countries appear more civilized, most of them have added flowery packaging such as "democracy", "freedom", and "human rights".

It is probably impossible for the group to achieve global domination in their lifetime, but at least they must lay a good foundation for future generations. And the only way for a regime to have global influence in a few decades is to adopt the strategy of power government.

"But what if the North Vietnamese don't agree to our request?" Schneider asked, "perhaps they will think that the war has not deteriorated to the point where we need to send troops to help." ”

"Then it depends on whether the people in the military police department are ruthless or not. Gu Kai muttered: "The gang of people in the Military Police Department regard the North Vietnamese puppet army they trained as treasures, what combat effectiveness is not enough, what marching distance is too long, and what unsatisfactory combat results will affect subsequent military purchases...... There are so many reasons, and in my opinion, they just don't want this army to be used as cannon fodder to fill the pits! If this army is crippled and destroyed, and the North Vietnamese regime has nothing to rely on, then it will naturally agree to our conditions. ”

"It's no wonder that it is said that these trainees are all North Vietnamese elites drawn by the Zheng family, and the soldiers should be pretty good. It is estimated that the Military Police Department has also put a lot of effort into it, after all, their idea is to train a group of North Vietnamese generals who are close to us, in order to be able to indirectly control the North Vietnamese military in the future. Now they want to take these seedlings to fill the pit, of course, they are not very willing. Schneider also knew some of the inside story, and helped the military and police to argue twice: "Besides, if it is really worrying about the combat effectiveness on the battlefield, it may indeed affect the follow-up arms sales." ”

"I think it's the opposite. Gu Kai disagreed: "Even if their training level is limited, but they can defeat their army head-on, except for cavalry, there are probably only troops that use muskets." Now that South Vietnam has formed firearms units, North Vietnam can only increase the number of firearms units if it wants to continue to compete with South Vietnam. ”

Perhaps speaking a little dryly, Gu Kai poured the wine in the cup into his mouth, and then said: "We should build a military and police department, if North Vietnam does not agree to the conditions we put forward, then then let the puppet army of North Vietnam go first, and our own troops will be in formation." ”

"People in the military police department may not listen to us. Schneider is not a newcomer either, and he is relatively familiar with the style of the military police department.

In his opinion, at least half of the members of the military and police department were ambitious guys, including Yu Yao and Xiao Liang, who were sent to Guangzhou, and they did not even set foot on the territory of Guangzhou, so they hurriedly listed the Pearl River Estuary as a "strategic target," and in their spare time, they were doing all kinds of tactical deductions, as if they wanted to swallow the entire Pearl River Estuary. Fortunately, the current strength of the military police department is too small, and if it is two or three times more on the existing basis, it is estimated that these two guys will have already clamored to build a military station on the island at the mouth of the Pearl River.

"Whether we listen to us or not depends on how much benefit we can bring. Don't always say it alone, Mr. Shi, tell me what you think!" After Gu Kai went out to be a leader for a few months, he seemed to have more confidence and assertiveness than before, of course, this is at the work level, and there is no progress in the personal aspect.

Schneider picked up the wine bottle and poured it for Gu Kai, and said, "I mainly think about it from an economic point of view. Since the reason for our troops to send troops was to help the North Vietnamese regime put down the rebellion, it was only natural for us to reach out to the North Vietnamese and ask for money. I also inquired with Mr. Tao about the current level of militia training funds, which is about three yuan per person per month, and the artillery will be higher, plus the consumption of supplies and military salaries issued to them in peacetime, it takes about ten to twelve yuan a month to raise a militia, and the wartime cost is estimated to be about three times this figure. ”

Gu Kai sighed and said, "It's so expensive! It's not weapons and equipment this year, and it's not a small number!"

Schneider nodded and said: "It is precisely because military spending is expensive, and if you win a war, you may not be able to return to your original cost, so you have never launched a military operation against the outside world! I thought about it for a while, and I would probably use this cost price to expand ten times as the combat expenses required from North Vietnam, what do you think?"

Gu Kai shook his hand and almost dropped the wine glass on the ground, thinking that Schneider would take the opportunity to knock on the bamboo, but he never expected him to knock so hard!