Ho Chi Minh is also worthy of being a character who has experienced various scenes, and after thinking for a while, he smiled and said: "General Wang is a cheerful person at first glance, General Wang said it clearly, what do you want?" Seeing Ho Chi Minh kick the ball back, Wang Haitao also smiled. In fact, after reading Zhou Enlai's handwritten letter, Wang Haitao was also thinking about this issue.

What do you want from Ho Chi Minh? You don't need money, and you will certainly not cede the territory to Ho Chi Minh if you want it, so can you occupy a port in the form of a lease as a way for yourself to retreat in the future? Now Ho Chi Minh's forces are still relatively weak, and he should be unable to deal with the Japanese, and this is a good opportunity for bargaining.

So Wang Haitao replied with a smile: "Chairman Hu, since you say that I am a cheerful person, I will not hide it from Chairman Hu, although I and my 90th Army, although it is still the establishment of the Central Army, but because I have secretly helped the CCP, so now Lao Jiang wants to get rid of me quickly, from the perspective of this Japanese invasion of Guangxi, it is clear that it is aimed at my 90th Army, but there are so many troops around, there is no support army to help, this is enough to explain the problem." ”

When Wang Haitao said this, Ho Chi Minh also nodded and said: "General Wang, since the Japanese army began to invade Guangxi, we have been secretly observing, and we are also very strange why the 90th Army has been fighting alone from beginning to end, and the surrounding Chinese troops seem to be watching and seeing. ”

Wang Haitao smiled and continued: "Yes, that is, the strength of my 90th Army is strong, otherwise I will really hate this Guangxi." Now that Chairman Hu understands my situation, I will make it clear that money means little to me, and what I want now is to leave a way out for the 100,000 brothers of my 90th Army. There will always be a day when we defeat little Japan and drive little Japan out of China, but when that day comes, Lao Chiang will definitely turn his gun against me. Although I am not afraid of Lao Jiang, it is not something I am willing to do in the same house. ”

When Wang Haitao said this, Ho Chi Minh also understood Wang Haitao's thoughts, and Ho Chi Minh said with a smile: "If General Wang is willing to join us, Hu will welcome him, not to mention anything else, I can still agree to General Wang for the post of commander-in-chief of the Independent Army." Wang Haitao shook his head and said, "Chairman Hu mistook me, I, Wang Haitao, was born a Chinese, and died a Chinese ghost, and it is impossible to invest in you." ”

Now Ho Chi Minh's face was a little unpleasant, and he asked, "What does Wang Haitao's deputy bottom want to get?" Wang Haitao glanced at Ho Chi Minh and said lightly: "I want to lease Haiphong Port for a period of 100 years." If President Hu can agree, I will not only help you arm and train the army, but also send troops to help you defeat Little Japan and establish an independent state. How?"

Wang Haitao's words were like a thunderclap, which made Ho Chi Minh stand up in surprise, and Ho Chi Minh looked at Wang Haitao for a while before slowly sitting down. Wang Haitao didn't look at Ho Chi Minh, but picked up the teacup and gently took a few sips of tea. There was silence in the reception room. As for the two entourages brought by Ho Chi Minh, there was no room for them to speak, so they could only stare at the two with wide eyes.

After a long while, Ho Chi Minh smiled bitterly and said to Wang Haitao: "Wang Haitao has given Hu a problem! The purpose of our Vietnam Independence League is to obtain Vietnam's independence and reunification, and Wang Haitao asked to lease Haiphong Port, and if I accept it today, it will completely violate the purpose of our alliance, and Hu will never agree to such a request." ”

Wang Haitao smiled and said: "Chairman Hu, if all my troops are withdrawn to the country, then the Japanese army will definitely reoccupy the lost cities, and at that time Chairman Hu thinks that with your strength, can you recapture these cities from the Japanese army? Besides, I do not represent China, and I am only renting a place to settle down in my own name, so how can I go against the purpose of your independence and reunification?"

Wang Haitao's words softened Ho Chi Minh's face a little, and after thinking for a while, Ho Chi Minh said: "General Wang, this matter is very important, and I still need to discuss it with the comrades in the party, so that I will visit again in five days, and I will give General Wang an answer at that time." Wang Haitao also knows that this matter cannot be negotiated in a sentence or two, and it will even take three or five negotiations to determine, so he is not in a hurry.

Wang Haitao still smiled and said to Ho Chi Minh: "Okay, our army will rest in Hanoi City for a while, and I will wait for President Hu's good news." After sending off Ho Chi Minh, Wang Haitao didn't take this matter too seriously, after all, Haiphong Port was still in the hands of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army had a huge maritime advantage, and now Haiphong Port is difficult to attack, even if it is captured, it is also difficult to defend.

In the next few days, Wang Haitao's troops rested in Hanoi City, and the logistics office also sorted out and put the captured booty into categories according to Wang Haitao's request. The Japanese army retreated in a hurry, leaving a large amount of military supplies in the city, and Wang Haitao also searched a large number of Vietnamese silver dollars and a lot of gold and silver ingots from the treasury of the former Japanese army headquarters.

Needless to say, these were all ill-gotten gains looted by the Japanese army, and Wang Haitao did not think of generously returning them to Ho Chi Minh, so he naturally used them as military expenses. With the transmission of information in Longzhou City, Wang Haitao learned that the entire Chongzuo area is now under the control of the 90th Army, the Japanese 14th Army is still cowering in Qinzhou City, and the Fourth Army in Guangxi wants to pick up the cheap and sends troops to attack the Japanese army in Qinzhou, but on the contrary, he was taught a lesson by the Japanese army, and now he is honest, and he does not dare to stretch his head again in Nanning.

Tang Renxin also sent a telegram to Wang Haitao, reporting that Wang Haitao's independent division in Longzhou City was now fully replenished, and that the new soldiers had also undergone preliminary training, and asked Wang Haitao if he wanted to send troops to reinforce Hanoi City. Wang Haitao's 90 th Army has four regular divisions, one supplementary division, and four directly subordinate brigades, with a full strength of more than 100,000 troops.

At present, only the 211th Division is the main force in Hanoi, and the strength is less than 15,000 people. Heavy artillery brigades suffered small losses, while armored brigades suffered significant losses. With the current troops, it is not easy to hold the line from Lang Son to Hanoi, and it is a little powerless to attack the Japanese army in Vietnam again. Wang Haitao was not arrogant enough to think about driving all the Japanese troops out of Vietnam, so Wang Haitao called Tang Renxin back, asking Tang Renxin to continue to control the Zhenzuo area and not worry about his own situation.

Five days passed in a hurry, and early that morning, Ho Chi Minh and Pham Van Dong, another important figure of the Vietnam Independence League, came to the headquarters of the 90th Army in Hanoi to ask to see Wang Haitao. Wang Haitao introduced the two people into the reception room, and after introducing each other to each other, everyone sat down. Wang Haitao didn't say much nonsense, and asked straight to the point: "Chairman Hu, how did I ask you to discuss?"

After listening to Wang Haitao's words, Ho Chi Minh smiled and said: "General Wang is really fast-talking, then I won't go around the corner, after our Vietnam Independence League will discuss and accept General Wang's request in principle, but we also have a few conditions, I hope General Wang can agree to us." Wang Haitao also knows that things are not so easy, and the Viet Cong will not give up an important port city in vain.

Wang Haitao smiled calmly and asked, "I don't know what the conditions are?" Ho Chi Minh replied: "First, General Wang wants to help us drive out all the invaders on the territory of Vietnam and help us establish an independent state. Second, the port and city of Haiphong could not be ceded to General Wang in the name of lend-lease, but in the name of General Wang's great contribution to the independence of Vietnam, the port and city of Haiphong were handed over to General Wang. Third, once General Wang leaves Vietnam and does not return, or dies, the state will take back the management of the port and city of Haiphong. Fourth, during the period when General Wang was in charge of Haiphong Port, he could not set up a formed army and could not possess heavy weapons, but he could have a convoy of 2,000 men, and the convoy could be equipped with light weapons. ”

After hearing these conditions of Ho Chi Minh, Wang Haitao smiled and asked: "Do you think I will agree to these conditions put forward by President Hu? I and my soldiers will use our lives to help you build an independent state, and then get the right to manage Haiphong Port without any guarantees, and you can only have an escort force of 2,000 people? Can this mere 2,000 people and not have any heavy weapons guarantee my safety?"

Wang Haitao's questioning made Ho Chi Minh open his mouth, but he couldn't say anything. At this time, Pham Van Dong opened his mouth and said: "General Wang, I am also thunderous about your achievements, but you must be Chinese, if you occupy Haiphong Port for autonomy, then even if we build the country, how can we explain to the Vietnamese people? But if General Wang joins us, everything will be different, Chairman Hu also proposed, and we also unanimously agreed that as long as General Wang joins us, the post of commander-in-chief of the Independent Army must be General Wang. ”

Wang Haitao replied: "Thank you Chairman Hu for your kindness, it is impossible for me to join you, I made this very clear to Chairman Hu last time. If we can't talk and there is nothing, I will soon lead my troops back to China, and I will hand over the captured cities to Chairman Hu, and for the sake of Mr. Zhou Enlai's handwritten letter, I will give Chairman Hu a batch of captured Japanese-style weapons. We can still get along as friends in the future. ”

Xiang Zhiming saw that Wang Haitao was resolute, and it was not easy to persuade him more, so they could only thank Wang Haitao for his gift first, and then ask Wang Haitao when he would return to China. When Wang Haitao saw such a scene, he replied that he would lead his troops to withdraw to Guangxi in ten days. At this time, Ho Chi Minh's eyes flashed with a hint of excitement.

After Ho Chi Minh and the others were sent away, Wang Haitao returned to his office and sat behind his desk in deep thought. Now the way out for the more than 100,000 people of the 90th Army is in their own thoughts, and it is impossible for him and Lao Chiang to go to the same road again, but it seems that it is not so simple to throw themselves into the CCP's side, and to occupy Vietnam is to confront Vietnamese people like Ho Chi Minh, it seems that it is difficult to do, where to go, Wang Haitao has no idea in his heart!