During dinner, Qin's father opened a bottle of Moutai and drank with Xie Dahong.
Listening to the two people talking, Xie Wan realized that Qin's father took Xie Dahong to visit many leaders in the afternoon.
Xie Dahong had both military merits and qualifications, but he had only been promoted to the rank of deputy division commander in all these years. On the one hand, it was because he lacked luck, and on the other hand, it was the result of him hiding in the southwest to avoid the impact of the movement and disappearing from the sight of the top leaders.
This trip seemed to have rekindled Xie Dahong's ambition, and he was ready to lead his troops into battle and fight for another three hundred rounds.
The two old soldiers began to sigh as they drank, saying that there were no wars to fight now, which was a good thing but also lonely.
Xie Wan felt that he had an obligation to remind the two of them, so he said, "I heard that things have been a bit unsettled on the Sino-Vietnamese border recently. It seems that the Vietnamese army has pushed down the boundary markers, and they have also proposed a motion to purify the border area. Dad, I don't think you will be able to live in peace for much longer."
In order to distinguish his father-in-law from his biological father, Xie Wan invented a friendly way of addressing them in front of the two of them, one calling them "Dad" and the other "Dad". The two old men seemed very satisfied.
Father Qin was in charge of the battle plan. He was alert when he heard this and said, "Xiao Wan, our department has received intelligence about the boundary marker, but when was the proposal to purify the border area that you mentioned made? Why doesn't our department have any intelligence about this?"
Xie Wan was stunned. Did he get the time wrong?
She remembered that Sino-Vietnamese relations began to deteriorate sharply in 1977. The most notable change was that Vietnam passed the resolution to purify the border areas and began to expel overseas Chinese on a large scale.
Maybe I got the month wrong.
Xie Wan hurriedly tried to make up for it, “Didn’t I come into contact with a lot of Western media in southern Tibet some time ago?
I heard this from a Western journalist. Maybe it hasn't been made public yet.
Those Western journalists all have their own connections and relationships, and they may have heard about it from high-level Vietnamese officials.”
Father Qin became serious and frowned, saying, "This is no small matter. You guys eat first. I'll make a phone call."
Father Qin went to the study and didn't come out until a long time later.
Lou Qingyue complained: "Just eat well, can't you do anything after you finish eating?"
Father Qin dotes on his wife very much. He was not angry when Lou Qingyue said that. He sat back at the dining table and said to Xie Wan, "I'll ask someone to check. Xiao Wan, you have been on special duty and seem to know a lot about the international situation. Tell Dad what you think. Why do you think there is a possibility that we will fight with Vietnam?"
Xie Wan knew about the war that started in 1979, but she only had a general idea of how it started.
If you ask her about the deeper reasons, she can't come up with one.
I had no choice but to fool him: "I just think that our relationship with the Soviet Union is just like that now. Vietnam is now pro-Russian. There are undemarcated areas on our border. Maybe we will fight, right?"
Qin's father shook his head. "In the past twenty years, our aid to Vietnam has reached more than 20 billion yuan, including 2.138 million guns, more than 70,000 artillery pieces, 872 tanks and armored vehicles, and even more than 170 aircraft, not to mention cars, bullets, artillery shells, and explosives. It can be said that without us, they would not be able to drive the Americans out of the Indochina Peninsula.
They have no productive forces of their own and rely on our assistance for military supplies. What can they use to fight us?"
A feeling of sadness suddenly arose in Xie Wan's heart.
We Chinese people are too kind and broad-minded...
Xie Wan said: "Dad, don't forget the story of the farmer and the snake. Some ungrateful people are used to living on charity. Once there is a greater temptation, they will immediately turn around and bite their old master."
Xie Wan didn't dare to say too much (she was afraid that if she told true stories, it would not pass the review). She could only fulfill her responsibility to remind people, but she could not change the course of history.
Xie Dahong had actually finished his meal, and was just accompanying Qin's father in his drunken state.
The old man was particularly energetic today. He slapped the table and said, "Fighting is a good thing. According to my temper, we should fight to Jinou Cape and turn Annan into our Annan County again. Otherwise, those monkeys will ask for supplies every now and then. We don't even have anything to eat, so why should we give them bags of rice? "
Xie Wan nodded, "Dad, Dad, I applied to go to Hong Kong City this time, in fact, one of my considerations was the situation there.
It only takes two and a half hours from Hong Kong to Saigon. If Dad can help our Hong Kong Special Operations Office get instructions to pay attention to Hanoi, if the enemy takes any action, we will definitely be able to get the intelligence first."
Qin's father still believed in his daughter-in-law very much. When he told the leader that the ships and missiles of the East China Sea Fleet were brought back by his daughter-in-law, the leader was shocked and kept praising his daughter-in-law for her ability.
After dinner, when everyone was sitting and drinking tea, Xie Wan finally had time to ask about Chu Jiangnan's situation.
Qin's father told her not to worry, the Chu family had their own way and nothing serious would happen.
Moreover, the reason why Chu Jiangnan was placed under quarantine and investigation did not seem to have much to do with Xie Wan. It was mainly because there were some mistakes in an operation they conducted in the Middle East last year, and someone caught them with evidence.
Early the next morning, Xie Wan changed into a hastily modified military uniform and followed Qin's father to the lake.
She really never thought that there would be a day when she would be able to walk into the lake. This was something she had never dared to even think about in her previous life.
For the first time, Xie Wan walked limply because he was excited.
When Xie Wan saw the old man who led China's economic take-off, she was choked up and couldn't speak. It was the old man who smiled and comforted her:
"The youngest major in our army, I thought she was a tiger girl, but I didn't expect she was actually a little girl?"
A joke immediately made the atmosphere relaxed.
The old man is very busy at work now, and he met with Xie Wan because Qin's father was his old subordinate, and the conversation lasted only ten minutes.
The old man asked Xie Wan: "If you go to Hong Kong City for a special office, what do you plan to focus on?"
Xie Wan's brain twitched, and he blurted out: "...to escort economic development!"
The old man was delighted and praised: "You are a very thoughtful child! You have a broad perspective and a good sense of economics. Are you interested in working in the economic department?"
Xie Wan was terrified. Why did she just yell out the slogan for the future?
I'm going to die!
Fortunately, the old man did not make a fuss with Xie Wan. Perhaps he had already thought of those four words thousands of times in his mind.
The old man asked again about the three ships and missiles that Xie Wan had brought back from the country, then nodded and praised, "You are a brave and resourceful child. Work hard, and the future world will be yours."
When Xie Wan walked out of the lake, he was still in a daze.
After getting in the car, he asked Qin's father: "Dad, did I say anything wrong?"
Father Qin smiled and said, "How come you have so many new words, kid? But you said them very well. I think the old leader seems very happy."
Two days later, Xie Wan's official appointment came down.
But what made Xie Wan a little unhappy was that Xu Bing failed to serve as the action team leader. The officially appointed action team leader was the second-generation leader who almost replaced her position as director.
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