"Minister, China's negotiation documents have been delivered!" After the secretary put the documents down, he backed out.
"What a fast efficiency!" Li Ciyin sighed and took the document.
"What, such a request!" Li Ciyin only saw half of China's request. He let go of his hand and the document fell to the ground. He looked ahead with dull eyes.
Bai Xiaopeng picked up the documents scattered on the ground with trembling hands, read two pages, then his feet went weak and he collapsed on the ground.
China appointed Ren Xiaoyao, deputy frontline commander, as the negotiator and went to Laos to negotiate with the Vietnamese.
But after a day of contact, news of Ren Xiaoyao soon spread back to China. The negotiating conditions were unacceptable to the Vietnamese, and the negotiations froze.
After the news reached the front line, Zhou Weiguo sighed and said: "Hey! We can't do anything about politics and diplomacy, but since the Vietnamese want to fight, then let's fight and use war to promote peace. There is nothing we can do about it!
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Soon, Zhan Bisheng walked in with a haggard look on his face.
He is more than ten years older than Zhou Weiguo, and the pressure on him is greater, which really tests his perseverance.
"Lao Zhan, sit down, do you know the news about the negotiations with Vietnam?" Zhou Weiguo glanced at the security staff and asked him to help Zhan Bisheng make a cup of strong tea.
"I saw it, I don't know what the Vietnamese are thinking!" Zhan Bi won, but he was still a little happy. Anyway, he would be happy if he could beat him. If Vietnam really surrendered, it would not be fun.
"We have to fight, but we have to change our strategy!" Zhou Weiguo touched his forehead, which was his habitual action when thinking about problems.
The security staff promptly projected the war situation map on the screen and acted as a temporary commentator, briefly explaining the war situation.
"If you want to fight, you have to be more ruthless, otherwise Vietnam will not know our determination and will not help the negotiations!" Zhan Bisheng is indeed thoughtful about the overall situation, but it lacks one thing.
"Be ruthless, but not too ruthless, and we must also show our sincerity in cooperation. This must be done. We want to show them that as long as they are willing to cooperate with us, they can cooperate, and we are also capable of helping them!
"Zhou Weiguo added this point.
"Okay, let's take a look at the battle situation first!" Seeing that the battle must be won, Zhou Weiguo had nothing to say, and Zhou Weiguo signaled Dong Zhenhua to zoom in on the map and focus on Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
"Which army is to the east?" Zhou Weiguo pointed to a red arrow east of Hanoi.
"There are two divisions and one brigade of the Marine Corps, and two divisions and one or three brigades of the 38th Army." The security staff immediately explained.
"Are you preparing for coastal defense?" Zhou Weiguo frowned.
"According to the plan, we should attack Haiphong and cut off Hanoi's connection with the outside world. The nearest unit is only more than 20 kilometers away from Haiphong." As the commander-in-chief of the front line, Zhan Bisheng coordinates the actions of the ground troops, and he knows these things clearly.
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"Twenty kilometers away!?" Zhou Weiguo was a little doubtful and hesitant.
"Commander Zhou, do you want to mobilize the army to attack Hanoi?" Zhan Bisheng saw Zhou Weiguo's doubts. To be honest, he was not willing to send all the troops to Hanoi.
"How is the situation of the Vietnamese troops in Haiphong?" Zhou Weiguo did not answer hastily, but first asked about the deployment of the Vietnamese.
"The Vietnamese garrison in Haiphong has two armies, about 50,000 people, all of whom are Vietnam's elite troops. There are also hundreds of thousands of civilians." the security staff explained.
Maybe the army is not afraid of the Vietnamese army, but it has to face the Vietnamese. This is how the Americans were defeated back then.
Although the Chinese army is more brave, the people's war was initiated by China. If Vietnam fell into the vast ocean of people's war, wouldn't it be a big joke?
"At least 50,000 civilians have received weapons, and more light weapons are being distributed." The security staff said very cautiously, but in fact he was very worried.
"Then there are only 200,000 people in Haiphong?" Zhan Bisheng secretly made up his mind. If he really wants to hurt Vietnam, urban warfare cannot be avoided. It is better to practice well here, which will be of great benefit to the subsequent war.
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Zhou Weiguo laughed, and he also thought about this: "When will the siege of Haiphong be completed?"
"If we concentrate our forces, it will take about three days. If we divide our forces to attack Hanoi, it will take more time!" The estimate of victory is a bit conservative. After all, it is you who do the work. If you are too tight, there will be no way out.
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"Three days? That's too long! I only give you two days. You must completely surround the coastal defense. You can use the main force of the air force and the main force of long-range artillery. If necessary, you can dispatch a reserve force from the direction of Hanoi, but you must
Is it possible to surround Haiphong within two days?" Zhou Weiguo frowned and asked.
"This... guarantees the completion of the mission! Are you planning to fight the first urban battle here?" Zhan Bisheng weighed it again and made sure there was no problem.
"Haha, you will know this when the time comes. If you can, don't fight. Try not to fight. Our current equipment is not suitable for urban warfare. Even if we have to fight, let's blow it up first. But after the siege is completed, if another bullet flows in
If you get into the hands of the Vietnamese army in coastal defense, I will question you!" Zhou Weiguo couldn't make up his mind, he didn't want to make fun of the soldiers, so he said.
"Don't worry, this is no problem. I just want the commander to do more work with the Prime Minister. We have very little ammunition in reserve. We are about to launch a large-scale bombing. I'm afraid the production of ammunition cannot keep up with consumption, and there will be more bombings later.
Hanoi, that requires a lot more ammunition!" Zhan Bisheng took the opportunity to make a small blow.
"Haha, don't worry, I still know the ammunition situation. Even if you blow up the coastal defenses, we have enough ammunition now. And now it seems that, if nothing unexpected, this should be our last large-scale attack in Vietnam
The battle has begun. No matter how tough the Vietnamese are, they will soften with this fierce punch!" Zhou Weiguo would not be fooled like this.
Zhan Bisheng nodded and asked for nothing more. Although the relationship between Zhou Weiguo and Wang Yilin was extraordinary, Zhou Weiguo had also been in charge of logistics before. It was really difficult to deceive him on these matters.
"Okay, let's continue talking about the situation in the other direction!" Zhou Weiguo put down the east side. This is just one direction.
"The West Route Army has arrived at Yuechi. If we go down the river, we can reach the outskirts of Hanoi in two days..." the guard staff said.
"What is the deployment status of the Vietnamese troops in this direction?" Zhou Weiguo interrupted the guard staff.
"On this line, Vietnam has deployed more than 200,000 troops. This is the last line of defense at the west gate of their Hanoi defense line. The troops are deployed very densely. They are all regular Vietnamese troops. The attack is not easy!" Zhan Bisheng answered.