The four people in the room sat down under Wang Haitao and looked at Wang Haitao with expectant eyes. Wang Haitao unhurriedly took out a map and spread it on the table. This is a map that Wang Haitao used when he went to Myanmar two years ago, and Wang Haitao found it again. The eyes of the four people all looked at this map, they were all familiar with the map, and they didn't look at it less when they went to Burma, but Wang Haitao took out this map at this time, and the four of them couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Wang Haitao's gourd.

Wang Haitao opened his mouth at this time and said: "The four of you are all old men who have followed me from the beginning, and I naturally believe in you. Now all I want to say is something that needs to be kept secret, just know what you know, and don't just spread it out. The four of them replied at the same time: "Commander, please rest assured, we will never leak a word, otherwise we will be willing to be dealt with by military law!"

Wang Haitao nodded and continued: "In my opinion, the defeat of little Japan is not far off, and after driving all little Japan out of China, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party will have a struggle for China's power, and there may be a big war. That's when we have to make a choice. You know me, and I will never be soft on little Japan, but I will never want to turn my guns on my compatriots. In this way, we will be in a difficult situation.

We may not be able to deal with us with all our strength until the two parties win or lose, but once the two parties are divided, we must make a choice, either to put down all our guns and redo the common people, or to be co-opted by the government and become one of them. But neither is something I'm willing to do. I'd rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the ox. So I'm going to find a way out for myself and for those who are willing to follow me. After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to put my foothold here. ”

As he spoke, Wang Haitao pointed to the Golden Triangle region on the map where Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand meet. The four of them first stared at the map for a while, and then Tang Renxin looked at Wang Haitao and asked, "Commander, why did you choose this place to stand?" Wang Haitao immediately replied: "The reason why I chose this place is that this is the junction of the three countries, and no country will attach too much importance to it; Third, the transportation here is inconvenient, and the terrain is complex, which is convenient for hiding our armed forces.

It is also important to note that no matter which country is around this country, after the Japanese occupation is over, there will not be a strong military force in the short term, and we can do whatever it takes to have any scruples. I also have the idea that by driving out the Japanese troops on the ground in Laos, I can indirectly control the Lao government, so as to achieve the goal of gaining a foothold abroad.

These are long-term goals that we need to achieve step by step. So now that the Viet Cong is coming to the door, we must not help them shed blood and sweat in vain. My idea is that it is okay to help them, but the Viet Cong will have to pay a price, and my goal is Haiphong Port. If we actually control the port of Haiphong, then foreign aid can be continuously replenished by this port, which will also allow us to have no worries about the future, and thus greatly increase our strength. ”

Wang Haitao said so much in one breath, then stopped and picked up the teacup. The four of them looked at each other, stared at the map for a while, all digesting what Wang Haitao said, and at the same time shocked by Wang Haitao's whimsical thoughts. The room fell silent for a while, and after a while, Tang Renxin asked, "Commander, what should we do now?"

Wang Haitao put down the teacup and said calmly: "Now, the first step is naturally to negotiate with the Viet Cong, we can support their weapons and ammunition, we can help them train their troops, and we can also send troops to help them drive the Japanese army out of Vietnam, but Haiphong Port must be leased to us, and I will station a brigade of troops in Haiphong Port to guard Haiphong Port." ”

Tang Renxin asked again: "Commander, what if the Viet Cong does not agree?" Wang Haitao sneered and replied: "How can there be a free lunch in the world? If you don't agree, then they will deal with little Japan themselves, we can directly send troops to Laos, drive out the Japanese army in Laos first, and indirectly control the Lao government." Tang Renli took over the conversation at this time and said: "I support the commander's idea, instead of throwing himself on the side of the country and the Communist Party, and seeing people with their faces and tails between their faces, it is better to break out and fight the world." With the strength at our disposal, this is not difficult to do. ”

Tangshan Leopard also said: "Brother Renli is right, I also support the commander's idea. Little Japan can occupy Vietnam with one or two divisions, and it will not be a problem for our divisions to occupy the whole of Vietnam, let alone a port of Haiphong? If you want me to say that you don't care about the Viet Cong, just drive away Vietnam's little Japan, and we will be done with Vietnam!"

Wang Haitao said with a smile: "Things are not as easy as you say, we are also outsiders to Vietnam or Laos, and if we occupy it directly, we will be invaders like Little Japan, I don't want to get to the point where Qianfu is pointing." Tangshan Leopard scratched his head helplessly and said: "I can't figure out these things, but I will do whatever you say, Commander, as long as you follow the Commander, you are right." ”

After returning to their respective rooms, Tang Renxin and Tang Renli couldn't sleep, Tang Renxin was thinking about how to arrange the troops in his hand in case he was going to send troops to Vietnam, which troops should be sent to fight, how to guard the left here, the 90th Division and the 211th Division would come back soon, how to replenish the troops, and so on.

Tang Renli is thinking about a mess of logistics, now there is not much money, if you send troops to Vietnam again, how to ensure the logistics supply, sent back to seize a lot of materials, but now the most lacking is all kinds of raw materials, oil for cars, and chemical raw materials for making * . How should these things be supplemented? The commander will not ask too much about these matters, and he will have to solve them all on his own.

Early the next morning, Wang Haitao decided to rush back to Longzhou, Tang Renxin, Tang Renli and Li Yuanhong returned to Longzhou with Wang Haitao, while Tangshan Leopard stayed in Chongzuo City to prepare to meet the troops behind. According to Wang Haitao's arrangement, the troops behind first stopped at Zhengzuo to rest, and there were not so many troops stationed there in Longzhou at once. So Wang Haitao and his entourage of four rushed to Longzhou City with a company of guards.

The highway from Zhengzuo to Longzhou has been repaired many times, and it has been very easy to walk, Wang Haitao and they all rushed by car, and they had rushed to the outside of Longzhou City just at noon. This time, Wang Haitao went out for more than two months, and Longzhou City was much more prosperous than before leaving. The soldiers on duty at the gate of the city saw that it was Wang Haitao sitting in the car, and they hurriedly stood up and saluted. Wang Haitao didn't get out of the car, but only returned to the car and entered the city through the city gate.

After entering the city, the flow of people immediately became denser, and the speed of the car slowed down, Wang Haitao sat in the car, looked at the pedestrians on both sides of the street, and felt obvious changes. Wang Haitao is still satisfied with the changes in Longzhou City, which also shows that Tang Renxin has also done a good job in civil affairs. The car came to the original barracks, and now the headquarters of the 91st Group Army is also located in the barracks.

This was Wang Haitao's decision, and Wang Haitao did not want to make the headquarters too luxurious, so he ordered a vacant lot to be enclosed in a corner of the barracks and build a building. Tang Renli's order to Wang Haitao was resolutely implemented, so during this time, he rushed to work day and night, and finally built the three-story main building ten days ago. I've been busy decorating this building for the past few days.

The sentry at the gate of the barracks had already received a call from the city gate, and knew that the commander and deputy commander had already entered the city by car, so the sentry posts of a squad had already lined up at the gate to greet Wang Haitao and them, and Zhao Changwu and others, who remained at the headquarters, were also rushing to the gate of the camp. After the car entered the camp gate, it stopped, Wang Haitao and the others got out of the car one after another, and the officers and soldiers in the camp all gathered around excitedly when they saw Wang Haitao, and they were busy saluting and greeting.

Wang Haitao didn't know how to put up any shelf, but at this time, he and the officers and soldiers who surrounded him were chattering with each other, and from time to time he called out the name of a certain officer, which made the officer excited for a while. Seeing that there were more and more officers and soldiers surrounding him, Li Yuanhong could only come forward to ask the officers and soldiers to make way out, and under Li Yuanhong's command, the officers and soldiers surrounding Wang Haitao lined up in two rows and welcomed Wang Haitao's return.

Zhao Zhongwu also rushed over with some officers, and as soon as he met Wang Haitao, everyone stood up and saluted at the same time, and after Wang Haitao returned to the military salute, he stretched out his right hand and shook Zhao Zhongwu's big hand together. After a few simple words, Wang Haitao walked towards the new headquarters building accompanied by everyone. Although the layout of the building is almost the same, it is still a little more simple than the headquarters of other group armies.

Wang Haitao didn't care about this, and he didn't plan to stay in Longzhou all the time, and when he entered his office, Wang Haitao sat down on the high-backed chair behind the desk, and looked at this office of his own with satisfaction. Zhao Zhongwu asked Wang Haitao: "Commander, it's noon, you rushed all the way over, do you want to have lunch first and then rest for a while?"

Wang Haitao also felt that he was hungry, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to lunch together, and after lunch, Zhongwu will go and inform the Viet Cong people to come to the office to meet me." Zhao Zhongwu knew Wang Haitao's temper, and the things he arranged were going to be done immediately. So Zhao Zhongwu agreed, and then sent someone to inform the Viet Cong.

Wang Haitao's current identity naturally does not go to the same queue as the soldiers, and when he arrives in the canteen, he also has a special room and a meal made separately to be delivered. There was still something to do in the afternoon, Wang Haitao did not drink at lunch, and returned to the office after a full meal. Both Tang Nhsin and Tang Nhin Lie were left in Wang Haitao's office, ready to talk to the Viet Cong later.

Wang Haitao didn't have to wait long before a guard came in to report that the Viet Cong people had arrived. Wang Haitao asked the guards to lead the people to the conference room, and after a while, he stood up and said to Tang Renxin and Tang Renli: "Let's go, go and meet the people sent by the Viet Cong." After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the door. The conference room was also on the third floor, Wang Haitao and the others soon came to the door of the conference room, and the guards at the door saluted Wang Haitao and pushed open the door of the conference room.