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Chapter 1582 Hot Yam (First update, please subscribe)
When he woke up again, although he had a splitting headache, Zhang Haoran was completely stunned after seeing clearly the environment he was in.

where is this?
This is not a hostel or a hotel, but a bamboo house. This simple bamboo house has no decoration at all. There is not only him in the house, but also other people.

These people were dressed in rags, but they all looked terrified.

"where is this place?"

"How did I get here?"

Zhang Haoran asked nervously.

Perhaps because he was worried that these people did not understand Mandarin, he asked again in English.

But at this time, someone next to him answered in somewhat stiff Mandarin.

“This is the guerrilla camp.”

"Guerrillas?"

Zhang Haoran was stunned by what he saw through the gap in the bamboo house. There were fully armed guerrillas everywhere outside.

They were chattering in Vietnamese which no one could understand.

"Damn it... How did I end up in this place?"

He was eating rice noodles and singing songs when he was kidnapped by the guerrillas.

What the hell happened?
Faced with the sudden change, Zhang Haoran nervously shouted loudly towards the door.

"Come here, come here, I am from the Sea, not an American, nor a Saigon person..."

Soon Zhang Haoran's shouting attracted the attention of others. Someone outside the door asked:
"Are you from the sea?"

"Yes, I am from SEA, please let me go quickly."

Things have changed.

As the leader of the guerrillas, Ruan Weiguo was completely stunned when he learned that the kidnapped doctor was actually a foreigner and a SEA man.

"Can you confirm his identity?"

"He just said that, but he didn't have a passport."

"Then let's wait a little longer. Maybe he's just talking."

Although there was no evidence yet, after more than ten hours, Ruan Weiguo no longer had any doubts.

Because an insider in Saigon told them that they had kidnapped a SES tourist.

The higher authorities were very angry about this, because, as we all know, SEA is very protective of its own people. In the eyes of the higher authorities, this kidnapping is likely to give SEA an excuse to intervene in Saigon affairs.

"How to do?"

Just when Ruan Weiguo felt that he had touched a hot potato, he received another instruction from the other side.

"We can't let them go. We must use this opportunity to negotiate with SEA. They have always refused to talk to us. Now that the matter is settled, we must use this favorable opportunity to force them to recognize us."

Wu Mingfei was a representative from the city, and of course the recognition he referred to was not from the Southern Liberation Front, but from Hanoi.

They hope to use this opportunity to have a direct dialogue with Chang'an.

Ruan Weiguo said in response to the instructions from his superiors.

"They are all a bunch of extremely reactionary guys. Does it matter whether they admit it or not?"

"We have to win over all the countries we can, including them of course."

Wu Mingfei looked at Ruan Weiguo and said:

"This was Hanoi's decision. Although this incident was unexpected, Hanoi saw it as an opportunity to have a direct dialogue with them."

Faced with his superior's decision, Ruan Weiguo had no choice but to obey. While obeying, he asked:
"So what about this person? What should I do with him?"

"Have a good treat, and don't make any mistakes. He is our bargaining chip."

Chips!

Sometimes, those who think they have the bargaining chips in their hands don’t know at all that what they have in their hands are never bargaining chips, but hot yams. Even with Hanoi, they take it for granted that as long as they hold the bargaining chips in their hands, they can force Chang'an to negotiate with them.

In just two or three days, Hanoi, Chang'an and other places were involved, and the first major country to be involved was the Soviet Union.

Almost immediately after returning to Chang'an, Li Guo met with the Soviet representative in Chang'an and directly asked them to release the people.

"Maksimovich, you must immediately ask them to release the person first. Other issues can only be negotiated after the person is released."

Maksimovich, the representative in Chang'an, responded to this request:
"Mr. Secretary General, you should know that Hanoi is an independent country. Although we have a certain influence on them, we cannot order them to do anything.

Of course, we are happy to mediate and coordinate direct dialogue between the two sides. I believe that Hanoi will definitely be very happy to act as a mediator to resolve this issue."

Maksimovich's answer was already within Li Guoren's expectations, and Li Guoren responded directly to the answer.

"Mr. Representative, you have to understand that nothing is more important to us than protecting our citizens. We cannot make any compromise on this issue, nor can we be blackmailed by any party on this issue."

When talking about blackmail, Li Guoren deliberately emphasized his tone and even waved his hands vigorously.

"Any party that has this intention will pay the price for their actions. If they release the people now, we are willing to believe that this is just a misunderstanding and not an attack against us." Staring at Maksimovich, Li Guoren said in a serious tone:

“If someone tries to make a fuss about the safety of citizens, then it is hard for us to believe that this was a simple accident.

Now, the official residence is very angry, His Excellency is very angry, and His Excellency asked me to deal with this matter properly immediately, so we are meeting now. I hope you can convey our request to Hanoi. We will not have any dialogue or negotiation before releasing the person. He has only one choice, which is to release the person immediately. "

In response to such a serious warning, Maksimovich said to the Changan representative who had just taken office a few months ago:

"Mr. Representative, you are simply forcing me to do something that is out of my control. You should understand that Hanoi is Hanoi and the Southern Liberation Front is the Southern Liberation Front. They are two independent places that are not subordinate to each other.

Of course, as brothers and comrades, Hanoi does have a certain influence on the South, but…"

Before Maksimovich could finish his words, Li Guoren interrupted him directly and said:

"Maksimovich, I must tell you formally... You don't need to use the same rhetoric against the Americans against us. We are different from the Americans, and you are well aware of this. There have been some unpleasant things between us in the past because of this.

I believe you and your colleagues are well aware of this.”

The reason why Li Guoren emphasized that this was a rhetoric was because in the past they often used similar words to deny that the Southern Liberation Front was a branch of Hanoi, and constantly emphasized that it was an independent organization, thereby distancing themselves from that side.

That is the "internal song title", which is the output.

Everyone knows what's going on, but they try to distance themselves from it completely through such rhetoric.

Faced with such a reminder, Maksimovich's mood became a little complicated. He was silent for a while and said:
"I can only convey your request to Hanoi, but we have no way to influence them to do anything. They are an independent country."

"Thank you, Mr. Representative. We just need to let them know our attitude."

In response to Li Guoren's words, Maksimovich asked before leaving.

"Attitude? What are you going to do if they don't let them go?"

In response to Maksimovich's question, Li Guoren asked back.

"Mr. Representative, we recently launched an aircraft carrier and also built a very advanced fighter jet. I believe you should know all this. So what do you think is the purpose of us building aircraft carriers and advanced fighter jets?"

Faced with such a question, Maksimovich remained silent.

Li Guoren's answer couldn't be clearer. They build aircraft carriers and manufacture advanced fighter jets not as decorations, nor to defeat a certain country.

The fundamental reason they have an army is to protect their people. When someone wants to harm their people, then the army will speak up next.

If someone else had said this, Maksimovich might even have ignored it, but facing Li Guoren's warning, he understood that this was not a warning.

After looking at the other party and thinking for a while, he said:
"We will convey your attitude to them."

"Thank you!"

After Maksimovich left the office, Li Guoren picked up the phone on the table and called the official residence. After the call was connected, he reported.

"Your Excellency, I have conveyed our attitude very clearly to Maksimovich. I believe Hanoi will understand the seriousness of the situation."

"Okay, I know."

Li Yian nodded and said:

"It's not enough for them to just understand the seriousness of the situation."

Li Guoren was shocked. He knew that the Excellency was really angry this time.

"Sir, what do you mean?"

"We must make them, no, make everyone understand that they cannot touch our people under any circumstances!"

Li Yian said in a cold tone.

"Su Wu of the Han Dynasty said to Wei Lu: Nanyue killed the Han envoy and massacred it into nine counties; the King of Wan killed the Han envoy and hung his head on the northern gate; Cao County killed the Han envoy and was immediately executed; only Pagan was not killed?
Although they did not kidnap our diplomats this time, they actually dared to touch our people. Who gave them such courage? "

When talking about courage, Li Yian suppressed a certain anger in his heart.

"So, even if they release the people, we have to teach them a profound lesson. We have to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, and we have to let the whole world and everyone understand one thing - no matter at any time or under any circumstances, they cannot touch our people."

Then Li Yian emphasized:
"We need to make them, make sure everyone understands this."

Listening to your decision, Li Guoren nodded and said.

"Sir, the next step is to dispatch the army."

"The army, of course, must be dispatched."

Li Yian nodded and said to the other end of the phone:
"Our aircraft carriers are not just for show. We spent so much money to build so many advanced weapons. What are they used for? Isn't it to protect our people?
Is there any doubt about this? "

There is certainly no doubt about this.

The reason why so many advanced weapons and so much military expenditure are made is certainly not to show off in front of others. It is to use them when necessary, and to use those weapons to destroy some targets, and then say to others - you see, this is the real purpose of weapons.

Just like now, when citizens are kidnapped overseas, it is time to let those foreigners experience what modern weapons are.

After thinking for a while, Li Yian said
"Send our fleet over there and ask them to release the people. Of course, after they release the people, we will also strike them.

Revenge! We must make them understand what the bottom line is that cannot be crossed!"

(End of this chapter)