At the critical moment, Wu Ting came back to power, and Comrade Polezhne, who was good at political struggle, was keenly aware of something unusual.
Don't look at Wu Ting's orders in the face of danger, but in the end the defeated army only had 100,000 people in its hands.
However, in order to maintain the situation in Chenla, Hanoi will never give up lightly and will definitely continue to provide reinforcements, at least returning to the previous level of nearly 200,000 troops.
At that time, we will see if Wu Ting can withstand it.
As for whether he can withstand it, Polezhne thinks there is absolutely no problem.
This answer is not based on military, but on political considerations.
This war is far from over yet. Under this premise, Nanyang Weihe's troops won in one battle and drove the Vietnamese army out of Chenla. In fact, there is no benefit.
How will it end then?
If the Vietnamese army withdraws from Chenla, should they pursue it or not?
If there is no pursuit, the war will end immediately, which is not in the interests of Huaguo strategically.
Once the pursuit enters Yueguo, the nature of the war will change from counterattack to aggression, and no one can predict what will happen when the Vietnamese army reaches its homeland.
After all, America had just stumbled before.
Based on the above, Polezhne judged that with the emergence of Wu Ting, this battle will come to an end.
This is not good news for SpeedLink.
In particular, the shooting down of the MiG-25 became the focus of Western media reports.
On the other hand, in Kuching.
Du Fei was not too surprised when he received the news that Wu Ting came out again.
Yue Guo only has two or three people who can fight such a large group battle. Putting aside other factors, the most suitable one is Wu Ting.
Moreover, the Vietnamese army lost this battle too quickly, and it looked like they would be defeated like a mountain.
If the coalition forces take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely annihilate the Vietnamese army in Chenla, it will be a real disaster.
At this time, the man in Hanoi had to abandon his factionalism and decisively re-activate the martial arts court.
And once Wu Ting gets the military power again, will he let it go?
In fact, the last time he saw Wu Ting in the capital, Du Fei could vaguely see Wu Ting's unwillingness.
Although on the surface he is still respected in Yueguo, his actual weight has dropped from No. 2 and No. 3 to about No. 10.
This kind of gap is unacceptable to anyone.
So after the last meeting, Du Fei was thinking about whether he could make a fuss about this.
What he didn't expect was that the plan didn't change quickly.
Before he could think about it, Wu Ting had already seized the opportunity and took over the task at the critical moment to clean up the mess.
Du Fei was very happy to hear it.
With his status and character in the military court, Du Fei didn't expect him to do anything too outrageous, but it was not difficult to hold on to his military power and maintain his self-respect.
However, in order to achieve this effect, Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng must be willing to cooperate.
Just like in the Qing Dynasty, why did Li Hefei be raised so high?
Is it true that no one in the court except Li Hefei can deal with foreigners?
In fact, it’s not that it doesn’t exist, but that foreigners don’t recognize it.
Why do foreigners recognize Li Hefei instead of others?
There is no love without reason in this world, and there is no hate without reason.
Why do foreigners recognize Li Hefei? Because they can get more benefits.
In the same way, Du Fei wants Wu Ting to be firmly established in Zhenla.
As long as Wu Ting holds on to military power, Hanoi will never be able to rest assured.
Having made up his mind, Du Fei immediately ordered a plane to prepare for Chenla.
The next day, Du Fei's men had arrived at Lin Tiansheng's command post.
"Lao Du, why are you here on the front line when you are not at home?" Lin Tiansheng complained while shaking hands.
Yesterday I received the news that Du Fei was coming, and he was opposed to it at first.
Although there is no danger in theory, don't be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the unexpected.
If something unexpected happened, he and Du Fei would be together, and Nanyang's current good situation would be in danger.
Du Fei smiled and patted the back of Lin Tiansheng's hand: "Old Lin, when it comes to safety, what place is safer than your headquarters?"
Lin Tiansheng was helpless, he came anyway and didn't say anything more.
After the two of them entered the headquarters, they asked Du Fei the purpose of his visit.
Du Fei said bluntly: "I plan to meet Wu Ting again this time..."
Then Ba La Ba La expressed some thoughts in his mind, and finally said: "If it can be done as we expected, it would be best if the North and the South of Vietnam can form their own affairs again. Even if it cannot, the next best thing is to intensify the struggle between Li and Wu.
."
Lin Tiansheng listened, but frowned from time to time, and said in deep thought: "This...I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to work. Wu Ting's belief is still very firm. Do you want him to..." Lin Tiansheng shook his head slowly: "It's difficult~
"
Du Fei said indifferently: "He may not be able to do it personally, but what about his subordinates? In the past two years, since he was relieved of military power, the people like him have been affected a lot. This time, he finally has a chance to turn over. I don't believe those people can't."
idea."
"Are you wearing a yellow robe?" Lin Tiansheng raised his eyebrows.
"Not really." Du Fei smiled: "Anyway, no matter what the outcome is, it will only bring benefits to us and no harm."
Lin Tiansheng also agreed with this. According to his original plan, the results of this battle have exceeded expectations.
Lin Tiansheng did not expect that this battle could produce such an effect. Facing the deep penetration, the Vietnamese army was completely unsuitable.
Lin Tiansheng originally wanted to eat one bite at a time, eliminate the enemy's effective forces steadily and slowly, and then slowly advance the front eastward.
Unexpectedly, the defense line on the opposite side was directly penetrated.
In the plan, the roundabout "big swings" on both sides were to strike east and west, attracting the enemy's attention from the south, while from the north they would advance lightly, bypassing the enemy's flanks, and penetrate directly into the vital points behind.
Who would have thought that not only the battle in the north was successful, but also the feint attack in the south was successful!
What started as a left fist turned into a big hug, encompassing hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese troops.
In the end, before the encirclement was completed, only 110,000 Vietnamese troops escaped, which was more than average.
Of the more than 85,000 people left, more than 30,000 were annihilated immediately, and the remaining nearly 50,000 were divided into three encirclement circles.
…
Dozens of kilometers away, the remaining soldiers re-established a defensive line, but their morale was low and they had long lost their original arrogance.
A village located next to the rainforest, where the new command post is temporarily placed.
Ever since the fiasco that day, it had been raining in Chenla, as is tropical weather.
The muddy road made the people who retreated look very embarrassed. They lost most of their luggage, and they were soaked by the heavy rain, which made their morale low.
Fortunately, the Nanyang Weihe troops had to slow down their pursuit due to the weather.
"Report!" An officer in his early forties wearing a raincoat jogged over and stood at attention to salute.
Wu Ting said "hmm" and was silent for a moment before asking: "How is the situation?"
The officer said with a sad look on his face: "It's very bad. We have lost most of our heavy weapons and there is insufficient ammunition... If we can't replenish it as soon as possible, we will definitely not be able to stop the enemy's attack."
Wu Ting was not surprised. He knew this situation well, but he was not too worried.
After completing the division and encirclement of the front line, Lin Tiansheng obviously did not have a particularly strong desire to pursue, otherwise he would not have been able to bring so many people out under those circumstances.
If Lin Tiansheng had separated out a few small troops at that time, the scale did not need to be large, just a few thousand people, he would have been able to bite them all the time, making it impossible for him to build a new line of defense calmly.
With Lin Tiansheng's ability, it was impossible not to have expected that there was only one reason why he didn't do that, which was to let them go.
At this time, the officer stopped talking.
Wu Ting retracted his thoughts and took a look: "What? What are you saying to me that you are still hesitating about?"
The officer stood up quickly, said "yes", and then took out a letter from his raincoat: "Commander, someone asked me to bring you a letter."
Wu Ting frowned, glanced at the envelope and was stunned.
It reads: Senior Wu Ting wishes you the best, and junior Du Fei wishes you the best.
Wu Ting did not expect that Du Fei would write to him at this time. What does this mean?
…
Two days later, the sky cleared after the rain, and the scorching sun scorched the ground, quickly evaporating the water left on the ground from the previous days' rain, creating an uncomfortable sauna day.
A small town near the coast in southern Chenla.
Du Fei was sitting under the parasol, drinking an ice-cold Coke that he had just taken out of his portable space. He was shirtless and wearing big pants, with his plastic slippers thrown aside, and his bare feet were stepping on the delicate sand.
Looking towards the sea from here, you can clearly see the two cruisers Kuching and Pontianak.
At this time, a convoy drove up from the dirt road to the north of the town. The convoy was blocked outside the town. The trucks full of soldiers were blocked outside. Only a Willys Jeep drove in and arrived at where Du Fei was.
This beach.
Wu Ting got out of the car in casual clothes and walked along a path alone.
Du Fei heard the sound of the car and glanced back. When he was about to arrive, he stood up and took a few steps towards him: "Senior Wu, you're welcome~"
Wu Ting showed no expression, just nodded and shook hands with Du Fei.
The two of them came under the parasol. There was no one around but them.
"Drink a bottle of Coke to cool down~" Du Fei pointed to the Coke with frost hanging on the table.
Wu Ting was not polite. He picked it up and bit off the cap of the bottle. He drank half the bottle in one breath, then burped loudly and looked at the warship on the sea: "Is that your warship?"
Du Fei introduced with a smile: "The one on the left is the Kuching, and the bigger one on the right is the Pontianak."
Wu Ting looked at it and was silent for a few seconds: "The big ship and the big cannon are so good~"
It is not difficult to hear the envy in his voice, but it is a pity that Yue Guo will never own such a giant ship.
Du Fei said modestly: "They are all refitted old ships, just used for show."
Wu Ting shook his head, not thinking about the yes or no, and went directly to the topic: "What do you want to learn from me this time?"
Du Fei didn't talk nonsense and said with a smile: "I don't dare to take it seriously. I just want to discuss something with seniors that is good for you and me."
Wu Ting raised his eyebrows: "Is it good for both of us?"
Du Fei nodded: "It's all good!"
…
Ten minutes later, after listening to Du Fei's words, Wu Ting frowned and thought.
Finally, he sighed and said: "Alas~ This battle has reached this level, is there any need to continue?"
Du Fei said meaningfully: "If the war ceases now, you will have to go back and sit on the bench later."
Wu Ting shook his head: "That's not important. I have been fighting for my life for decades, and countless comrades around me have died one after another. I am lucky that my old bones are still alive. The rest... is not important.
"
Du Fei heard what he said was free and easy. Although it may not be entirely true, it can be regarded as half truth and half false.
Wu Ting continued: "We have been fighting for decades, and it's time to take a break. We have lost too much blood."
Du Fei chuckled for a lifetime, leaned on the recliner and said: "Who's to blame? This is your own choice. You drove away America. You guys had a chance, but you didn't seize it."
Wu Ting sighed: "Yes~ At that time, including me, everyone was dazzled by the victory. I really thought that I was invincible."
Du Fei said: "I told you when we first met that there is no regret medicine in this world. Now it's too late to regret it. At this point, how can you stop? What about the money you owe SMU? And those MiG-
25, it shouldn’t be for free~”
Wu Ting was silent.
Du Fei continued: "It's not that easy to get money from Sulian. Every ruble is money to buy your life. If you don't want to give up your life, you have to pay back the money first. Why did we tighten our belts and have to pay off the debt in the first place? This is
reason."
Why doesn't Wu Ting understand that the problem is that Huaguo tightened his belt and was still able to put it on, but they couldn't put it on even if they broke their spine~
Wu Ting had so much time to rest, he could only settle for the next best thing, hoping to reduce the intensity of the war in Chenla, and the other was the more than 50,000 people who were surrounded.
Wu Ting hopes to put these people back.
Du Fei smiled half-heartedly and said: "Senior, it's not impossible to release those people. As long as you declare your separation from Hanoi and establish a new government in Saigon, I can make the decision and release them immediately. Not only will they be released, but they will also be given equipment. All the things you discarded will be given to you."
How about paying it back in full?"
Wu Ting refused without thinking: "This is impossible!"
Du Fei had no hope and just asked for a high price: "In this case, there is no other way."
Wu Ting took out a letter and said: "This is my handwritten letter. You send someone to deliver it to Ruan Dajiang. He has been following me since he was a child."
Although Wu Ting was previously deprived of military power, countless people have been promoted in the army over the years and it is impossible to clean them up.
Even in order to appease people's hearts, Hanoi has to promote and win over some of them.
This is the case for Ruan Dajiang, who was previously the commander of the Third Army under Huang Wen and was surrounded by Lin Tiansheng.
Regarding these three encirclements, Lin Tiansheng was in no hurry to move.
With the advantage of artillery fire, these surrounded Vietnamese troops were already turtles in the urn, and Lin Tiansheng did not want to lose more troops just to chew these three bones.
Simply surround them first, starve the Vietnamese soldiers who have lost their baggage, and force them to put down their weapons.
Now having this letter from Wu Ting can save a lot of trouble.
Wu Ting's idea is actually easy to understand. He wants to protect these tens of thousands of people, and it is best to protect them as an organized organization, rather than being beaten to the point of losing their energy.
Only by protecting them first can we have the opportunity to find ways to get these people back later.
…
After taking out the letter, Wu Ting left in a car. He came and went in a hurry in less than an hour.
No one in the outside world would have thought that this commander who had just taken over the Vietnamese army would leave the army and come here to secretly meet Du Fei.