Although the Japanese army still occupies half of China, Wang Haitao believes that the Japanese army is already strong, and it is only a matter of time before the Chinese army launches a full-scale counterattack. However, the current international situation is also completely different from history, and the German army, under the command of Hitler, has changed the historical situation of defeating the Soviet Union, and is approaching Moscow with a strong army, and there is a great tendency to capture Moscow.

Because it did not form an alliance with Japan, although the United States was influenced by Britain and declared war on Germany, it still had no objection to Germany's aid to China, and at the same time, its own aid to China was constantly sent to the Chinese interior. The life of the Nationalist troops was also much better than in history, and they were able to receive not only assistance from the United States, but also covert support from the German side. It's just that the Soviet Union's aid is much less than in history.

The Communist Party's troops were also much stronger than they were in history, and now they had established a wider base area in Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi, and other places, and were also capable of engaging the Japanese army on frontal battlefields. Wang Haitao was in such a more favorable situation than in history, and he also hoped to command the 90th Army to defeat the Japanese army on the frontal battlefield and personally achieve victory in the War of Resistance against Japan.

However, Wang Haitao also clearly knows that now the veteran has assigned his 90th Army to the side of the Communist Party and will no longer trust himself, and although the Communist Party welcomes the joining of his own army, a large part of the upper-level leaders still do not trust themselves very much, and it is impossible for them to fully trust themselves. Besides, if his 90th Army wants to join the Communist Party, not to mention how many of these troops under his command can really follow him more than he wills, even if they all surrender, these nearly 100,000 troops will be a huge pressure on the Communist Party.

Once the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was achieved, China's thinking that one mountain could not tolerate two tigers since ancient times would definitely lead to a war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Let yourself aim the muzzle of the gun at your former comrades-in-arms, whether you can execute the order mercilessly, this is also a very serious problem, Wang Haitao asked himself if he was not so ruthless. As a result, the situation of the 90th Army was very awkward.

Sitting in the office, Wang Haitao thought about a lot of things, seeing that Wang Haitao was pondering, some of the officers who came to report the situation were blocked by the guards at the door, but fortunately, there were not many urgent matters that Wang Haitao needed to make decisions in person, and the division commanders under him dealt with them by themselves in general. It wasn't until the arrival of Tang Xiaoshan, the commander of the reconnaissance brigade, that he was let in by the guards at the door.

Tang Xiaoshan's crisp report interrupted Wang Haitao's contemplation, and Wang Haitao saw that it was Tang Xiaoshan standing at the desk. Wang Haitao glanced at Tang Xiaoshan and said, "It's Xiaoshan who is here, sit down and say something." Tang Xiaoshan did not sit down, stood there and said: "Report to the military seat, my reconnaissance team has sent information that the headquarters of the 16th Army of the Japanese Army and the Japanese troops who have withdrawn from Hanoi City have all retreated to the south, and the expected target is Nam Dinh City, a hundred kilometers south of Hanoi City. ”

Wang Haitao thought for a moment and asked, "How many troops does the Japanese army have?" Tang Xiaoshan replied: "According to the report of the reconnaissance unit, the infantry of the Japanese army withdrawn is still mainly the 38th Division, with about 12,000 people, of which more than half are auxiliary arms such as baggage troops and engineers; the rest have some troops directly under the headquarters of the 16 th Army, with a total strength of about 15,000 infantry, about 30 artillery pieces, 16 combat vehicles of two tank squadrons, and a military police brigade. In addition, the 24th Brigade of the Japanese Army's Independent Mixed Infantry is also rushing to Nanding City, and it is expected that the third will rush to Nanding City. ”

Wang Haitao thought for a while and said: "In the battle of attacking Hanoi, our army also used all its strength, all units have losses, and the most important thing is that the consumption of ammunition is too serious, most of the artillery only has one base number of shells left, and it can no longer support a large-scale battle. Tang Xiaoshan also agreed with Wang Haitao's idea, so the order for the whole army to rest in Hanoi was conveyed by Wang Haitao.

Wang Haitao's troops temporarily rested in Hanoi City and stopped the pursuit of the Japanese army to Nanding, which also made Commander Imamura Jun breathe a sigh of relief, and only after more than 10,000 soldiers of the 24th Brigade and Regiment arrived in Nanding City did Commander Imamura Jun completely relax and think that he could counterattack Hanoi City, strive to defeat the Chinese army, and recapture Hanoi City. However, such an idea was unanimously opposed by Chief of Staff Seisaburo Okazaki and Lieutenant General Tadayoshi Sano.

Chief of Staff Okazaki and Lieutenant General Tadayoshi Sano both said that now that the vitality of the 16th Army was greatly damaged, Commander Imamura Jun should ask the Southern Army Command for more reinforcements, and only with sufficient troops and various weapons, ammunition, and military supplies could the 16th Army recover its vitality and fight to the death with the Chinese army that had invaded Vietnam. Regarding the attitude of the two, Commander Imamura can only agree.

After Hanoi City was occupied by Wang Haitao, as the logistics troops continuously transported weapons, ammunition, and all kinds of military resources, except for the number of soldiers, which had not been replenished, all other aspects had been replenished, and the 211th Division suffered the least losses, and basically regained its combat effectiveness, only the 93rd Division suffered greater losses, and now the 277th Brigade in Hanoi City is only two regiments.

While Wang Haitao's troops were resting in Hanoi, an important figure personally came to Wang Haitao's office and asked to see him. This person is the president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in history, President Ho Chi Minh, who became the father of the nation. When Wang Haitao heard the guard's report in his office that there was a person outside the headquarters claiming to be Ho Chi Minh asking to see him, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Wang Haitao, who reacted immediately, couldn't help but get up in person and came to the headquarters to greet this important figure who has left a name in history. As soon as he walked out of the headquarters, Wang Haitao saw a thin man in his forties and fifties standing outside the headquarters and accompanied by two capable people.

This person looked at Wang Haitao who was walking towards him with a smile on his face, and said in Chinese with a Guangxi dialect: "You must be the famous General Wang Haitao, commander of the 90th Army, right? As a traverser, how could Wang Haitao not know the name of Ho Chi Minh, and he did not dare to hold it up at this time, so he was busy clasping his fists and saluting and said: "You are Ho Chi Minh, chairman of the Vietnam Independence League, Chairman Hu? ”

Ho Chi Minh also praised: "What a famous anti-Japanese general, today Hu is really better than seeing him for a long time! General Wang, please!" After Wang Haitao let Ho Chi Minh into the reception room and sat down, the guards brought tea and retreated. Wang Haitao asked: "Chairman Hu has a lot of opportunities, I don't know what to see and teach me when I come to my small military headquarters today?" Ho Chi Minh smiled and took out a letter from his bosom and said: "General Wang, don't blame Hu for coming abruptly, here is a letter written by Comrade Zhou Enlai of the Communist Party of China, asking me to forward it to General Wang." ”

Wang Haitao took the letter, opened it in front of Ho Chi Minh and read it. This letter was indeed written by Zhou Enlai to himself, in which Zhou Enlai first cared about Wang Haitao's situation, and then expressed concern about Wang Haitao's invasion of Vietnam with his army. The letter also explained that Ho Chi Minh was an old friend of the CPC and an old comrade-in-arms whom he respected, and that now Comrade Ho Chi Minh was struggling for Vietnam's independence, and hoped that Wang Haitao would try his best to help Comrade Ho Chi Minh if he was able.

After reading the letter, Wang Haitao thought about it. Zhou Enlai is one of the great people he respects very much, with Zhou Enlai's handwritten letter, he will help Ho Chi Minh no matter what, but I don't know what Ho Chi Minh will ask for himself, no matter what, first listen to what Ho Chi Minh will ask of him, and then decide whether to help him with all his might!

Thinking of this, Wang Haitao put away the letter and said to Ho Chi Minh: "Chairman Hu, although I am still a general of the Chinese Kuomintang, Mr. Zhou Enlai is a person I respect very much, with Mr. Zhou Enlai's letter, I will help Chairman Hu as much as possible, but I don't know what kind of help Chairman Hu needs from me?" Wang Haitao's words made Ho Chi Minh also excited, and said repeatedly: "Then Hu Mou thanked General Wang first." ”

Wang Haitao said with a smile: "Chairman Hu is not busy thanking you first, let's talk about how you need me to help you." Ho Chi Minh calmed down and said: "That's the case, Hu Mou has been fighting for Vietnam's independence all his life, before thinking about driving out the French, and now the Japanese army has occupied our homeland, burning, killing and looting in Vietnam, doing all kinds of evil, the purpose of our Vietnam Independence League is to drive out all invaders and restore Vietnam's independence and democracy."

Don't hide it from General Wang, although there are nearly 20,000 troops under our Vietnam Independence League, one is the lack of weapons and ammunition, and the other is the lack of systematic training, and there is no general in our alliance who can lead troops to defeat the Japanese army like Wang Haitao, so I hope that General Wang can help me train these troops, and it would be great if he could help us with some weapons and ammunition. ”

After listening to Ho Chi Minh's request, Wang Haitao did not feel much embarrassed. After these battles, the captured Japanese-style equipment of the troops was piled up, and their own troops did not look down on these weapons and equipment at all, and used them to arm the army under Ho Chi Minh, let alone 20,000 people, even if it was doubled, it would not be a problem. As for helping to train them, it will be easier, and if you train them like training recruits, you will be able to train a team with a certain combat effectiveness in three or five months, and after a few actual battles, it will be a strong army. But what can I get after helping Ho Chi Minh myself?

Thinking of this, Wang Haitao smiled and said to Ho Chi Minh: "President Hu, what you have asked me for is not difficult, but what can I get for my help?" Wang Haitao's words made Ho Chi Minh stunned. Yes, not everyone can do selfless help, and if the other party gives this, what can he give the other party in return? This question stumped Ho Chi Minh.