However, the calm is temporary.
At 3: 21 p.m. on the third day, Li Mingang received a piece of paper from Mr. Lin Jia, and there was a deafening noise in his ear. On the right side of the corridor, a piece of dust was rolled up and the rubble was blown up everywhere.
The sudden explosion stunned Li Min.
A lieutenant of the Prime Minister’s Guard ran over and pulled Wu Tingyan out of the office. While pulling him to the basement, he eagerly said, "The artillery attack on the Pingchuan faction was just a 6 mm mortar!"
Wu Tingyan was not afraid to shake his hand and asked, "Is anyone injured?"
"It’s too dangerous here without Mr. Prime Minister and Mr. Min. Go to the basement!"
You don’t stand a dangerous wall. Li Min doesn’t want to die here. He doesn’t hesitate to pull him into the basement. Soon, the secret messenger arrived and tried to call and ask about the outside situation.
"The radio station is exchanging fire and sending troops to Pingchuan with one battalion less!"
"The second county police station is exchanging fire and has just repelled the first wave of attacks from Pingchuan!"
"Clash in Catina Street * * Sacrifice one person"
"The shelling of the headquarters of the US * * advisory group did not cause casualties, which should be a mistake."
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It’s really scary for Li Wenyuan not to move. In just five minutes, 20 shells landed in more than a dozen places in the independent palace city, and the government was caught off guard by crossfire at the same time.
Wu Tingyan calmly took the words and spoke to the front-line officers one by one. At the same time, he ordered Li Yuzhen, the general staff, to transfer reinforcements outside the city.
The coup is not a dinner party. Maybe people will die without knowing to cut off the line first.
Li Min slowed down and felt that Li Wenyuan was not atmospheric enough. He picked up a message and asked about the situation in Pingdong Industrial Village on the embankment. It was confirmed that no Chinese were injured by accident and Pingdong Industrial Village was not attacked for the time being. He smiled back and said, "Don’t be nervous, everyone. There is a battalion of foreigners’ police brigade near us. It is not so easy to come in to reinforce Li Wenyuan."
Facts have proved that an unjust war cannot be supported by the people.
Less than half an hour after the fighting started, enthusiastic citizens called to report to the Prime Minister’s Office on every move of the Pingchuan troops, which way, how many soldiers were carrying what weapons and which direction they were attacking, and the names of the Pingchuan officers were specific.
They did something wrong with the same kindness, and Wu Tingyan was in distress because several busy orders could not be sent out.
Li Mingang asked Lin Jiasheng and others to set up several departments of the industrial investment company and come outside to have a familiar "report!"
"Come in"
Touy marched into the basement and gave a standard French military salute to Wu Tingyan. "Report to Premier Yan that the foreigner police brigade has come to reinforce and ask the Prime Minister to order."
Wu Tingyan arrived so soon and nodded with satisfaction, pointing to a guard officer who accompanied him in and said, "The situation outside is not clear for the time being. You should cooperate with the guard to station in the Independence Palace first."
"Yes!"
Wu Tingyan looked back at the map for a while and mused, "The Fifth Infantry Division will arrive before 9 pm now, and when they and its reinforcements arrive, they will be able to send Pingchuan an inside and outside attack."
Judging from the situation of Dinh Nhu Ngo and enthusiastic citizens, there are troops from Pingchuan who are attacking now, and warlords from other sects are still on the sidelines. Where are tens of thousands of opponents? Normally, they are suicidal.
However, the current situation is very abnormal. There are more than 30,000 French troops stationed in Saigon, and there are more than 4 tanks and armored vehicles. As Li Min expected, several battalions stationed outside the city just met with roadblocks set up by the French army.
Lansdale braved the bullets and rushed to Independence Palace Road to see a long line of trucks full of * * and an intersection was stopped by the French army. In fact, the French army blocked almost all intersections, and * * could not enter the urban area, but the troops could be blocked.
When he arrived, Li Yuzhen just got the casualty figures.
Li Min took Wen Nian and said, "By the end of ten minutes ago, * * had killed six people and injured 34 people, killing and injuring more than three rebels. According to statistics, the fighting was not very fierce and the civilian casualties should not be great."
There are still star guns outside, and from time to time, one or two shells fall into the Independence Palace, but it is not as fierce as it used to be.
Wu Tingyan said with a straight face as he called Lansdale to sit down. "The school’s current Prime Minister’s Office has been shelled, but the Pingchuan faction has shown no signs of launching a surface attack for the time being. I have already called senior officers of * * and they all promised to support the government.
I will never hand over the government to the Pingchuan Sect, which is determined to eradicate this rebellion with great public indignation, but the French army blocked the main roads in and out of the city and reinforcements could not enter the city. I have protested to the French side and I don’t know what the attitude of the US government is on this issue. "
Everyone would be angry if the French took sides and supported the Pingchuan faction.
Lansdale could understand his feelings and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, the United States will support you. I will report everything that happened here to the ambassador and Washington as soon as possible."
After Li Min translated Wu Tingyan, he asked, "According to the news from the United States, President Eisenhower has decided to abandon my government and support Li Wenyuan’s’ United Front of National Forces’ according to the opinions of General Collins. Is it true that he wants to form a Coalition government?"
He has a group of high-ranking friends in Washington, DC, and he knew that the news could not be kept from him.
Lansdale secretly scolded 1, vaguely saying, "Mr. Prime Minister, General Collins did tell me before returning to China to report on his work that if the Prime Minister is not at ease, I can go to Taiwan and Washington to see if the policy has changed, but now it is midnight in the United States and it will take several hours to get news."
France’s interference in the United States is vacillating, and now it is considering giving up support.
Wu Tingyan has never been so angry as she is today, but clearly losing the support of the United States will be over. She strongly suppressed her anger and easily said, "Thank you, it’s dangerous here. The school needs to stay here and get shot with us." To be continued, if you like this film, you are welcome to vote for recommended votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Please read the mobile phone to be continued.
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Chapter one hundred and twenty Who has the advantage
Zheng Shi, Ruan Chengfeng and other warlords who have just joined the government are unreliable. When Ruan Wenxin was driven away, the French South Vietnam still had an influence that cannot be underestimated, and its morale was unstable.
When the opportunity to be a hero is not always there are guns fading away. Li Min decided to take the opportunity of sending Lansdale back to the US Embassy to cheer up the officers and men stationed at various intersections and important facilities on behalf of Wu Tingyan, and visit the injured soldiers and the Koo citizens who were accidentally injured.
Several cabinet ministers have become pussies, and they can’t even connect.
Dinh Nhu Ngo can’t win over other sectarian warlords if he wants to receive information. Many soldiers don’t know him at ordinary times. Now, a heavyweight must go out to cheer up and stabilize the morale. Although one hundred people were worried, Wu Tingyan finally agreed.
The right wall of Independence Palace was hit by several shells, and the grass at the gate was bombed in a mess.
The morale of the officers and men of the First Squadron of the Prime Minister’s Guard and the Foreign Police Brigade was high. The Chief Guard and Touy commanded to race against time to build fortifications. Just now, the artillery attack did not cause much casualties. One guard soldier was hit by shrapnel in his thigh and bandaged him in several secret halls.
"You are very competent, brave and good."
Li Min patted the wounded man’s arm, got up and stared at the captain of the guard and Touy with a serious face. "I’ll go out to find out the situation and come back to the Independence Palace before dark at the latest. I must make sure that the Prime Minister is safe."
"Yes!"
The battle is still going on. There are still star guns outside. It is very dangerous to go out now. Touy saluted his arm and winked at the deputy district chief. With a wave of his hand, several Nong policemen immediately picked up submachine guns and followed him to the outside.
Climbing the jeep, Lansdale held the steering wheel and said, "Li, I support the Prime Minister."
He wants to be Wu Tingyan’s most trusted friend, but his government is considering giving up Wu Tingyan.
Soldiers don’t speak much on the issue of commanding their bounden duty and speaking lightly. Li Min knew that he was very unhappy. He picked up a carbine from the back row and unloaded the magazine. He said meaningfully, "I am convinced that the same is true of the Prime Minister."
According to reliable sources, President Eisenhower finally adopted General Collins’ suggestion despite Secretary of State Dulles’ efforts.
Lansdale said apologetically, "I’m sorry?"
"What? I’m sorry. It’s none of your business. No matter what happens in the future, you are my best friend with the Prime Minister."
It may be true that Lansdale once again showed great fear and didn’t go directly back to the embassy with his jeep with the stars and stripes to send Li Min to the intersection and important facilities.
Saigon Terrace is a two-story French building. The fighting has just ended, and the white walls are more intense than other places. I don’t know if the fighting capacity of the troops sent by Hirakawa is low or if * * bravely stationed here, a combo retreated and Hirakawa sent a battalion.
The corresponding arrangements have been made during the Spring Festival, and the Huaqing Association will be responsible for the embankment and the Youth Association will be responsible for the urban area.
The students of the Youth League have risked their lives to send food, and the medical students are helping a doctor to treat the wounded.
After seeing the body of the sacrificed soldier, Li Min said solemnly, "He is a hero. When the Pingchuan warlord is destroyed, we must hold a grand funeral for him and take care of his family."
The short company commander wiped the sweat and whispered, "Mr. Min is not married in North Vietnam, his hometown in Brother Five, and his parents don’t know if he has withdrawn."
"Is there an address?"
"Ruan Jingtao is his fellow countryman."
"Give me the address. The Haiphong refugee camp has not been evacuated from the north. There is still a glimmer of hope for us. The government must try its best to help him evacuate his family."
After all these years of fighting, who cares about ordinary soldiers?
Deeply moved, the company commander immediately raised his hand and saluted, "Yes!"
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One place, one place, after watching it, it’s getting dark. When the United States is about to go to work, Lansdale will report back to the embassy what happened here. He wants to tell senior officials in Washington that Vietnam’s morale is high and the Hirakawa warlords are unpopular, trying to make one last effort.
He didn’t have time to continue escorting Li Min, just as Li Min didn’t have time to go to the embassy with him and exchanged notes. He rushed to the headquarters of the Bank of East Asia in Catina Street without stopping.
The Bank of East Asia has branches or branches in many countries and regions around the world with flags of Vietnam, the United States, Britain, France and other countries planted at their doors. Around them are either western embassies or foreign journalists’ couch hotels. Even the president of the bank is an American, and Li Wenyuan dared not attack here.
"Lee, you just the prime minister’s office? Is Mr. Prime Minister all right? "
The first time I experienced the war, President Henry was worried. Li Min shook his hand and smiled. "It’s okay, Mr. Prime Minister. The situation is still under control."
Henry knew he had something important to do, pointing to the stairs and saying, "Your friend’s meeting room on the third floor should go quickly."
"thank you"
In the conference room of Yuehua Insurance Company, there are more than a dozen words lined up like a war commander’s desk. The words in this building are almost ringing, and the boys of Huaqing Club are busy surrounding the city map and words.