Chapter 473 Making a fortune
The North Vietnamese army captured cities and strongholds along the way, conquering Nha Trang on April 4 and occupying Cam Ranh Bay on April 1.

On April 4, the Battle of Chunlu was launched.

Xuan Loc is only 80 kilometers away from Saigon. The 18th Division, the last elite force of South Vietnam, defends here. If Xuan Loc is lost, South Vietnam will be irreversibly defeated.

Saigon had gone crazy. North Vietnamese fighter planes could circle over Saigon with just a flick of the throttle.

Although it was impossible to launch effective bombing on Saigon, which still had a large number of fighter jets, the appearance of North Vietnamese fighter jets greatly undermined the morale of South Vietnam.

Blackwater Security had enough gasoline, and the South Vietnamese military and political authorities did not dare to rob the Americans, so they could fly several flights at night, with transport planes directly transporting people at one thousand US dollars per person, without cheating anyone.

Even with such a ticket price, not everyone can afford it. People who don’t have connections don’t even know that there are flights available to fly out at night!

They didn't even care where the plane flew, as long as it left South Vietnam.

Every transport plane was packed full.

Wenders couldn't help but sigh that there were so many rich people in this country.

A plane can carry two to three hundred people, and each trip costs two or three hundred thousand US dollars.

Blackwater earned millions of dollars in one night.

They would transport the money on the last flight every night. The Sarawak base is now heavily guarded. If the place was not large enough, it would be overcrowded.

From Sarawak Port, a cargo ship departs for Los Angeles every day, and the ticket price is also US$100, with no cheating for anyone.

A lot cheaper, isn't it?
But the ship has to sail across the Pacific Ocean for 15-20 days before reaching Los Angeles.

The prices of food and drinks, haha!

It is absolutely guaranteed that 90% of people will be in debt when they arrive in Los Angeles!
Blackwater mercenaries will not let you starve to death. As long as you sign the debt and arrive in Los Angeles, you can work to pay off the debt.

On April 4, Kissinger urgently summoned Soviet Ambassador Brenin. He not only hoped that the Soviet Union could "take care" of the situation in Vietnam, but also expressed a hope for North Vietnam: "Don't attack the US military's evacuation planes, or simply wait until the Americans withdraw before attacking."

The Soviets quickly replied to them: "The North Vietnamese army will launch a general offensive on Saigon within two weeks, and the war in Vietnam will be completely over before the rainy season arrives."

Heishui and Wang Yuanchao did not know this news, but it did not prevent Heishui from continuing its transportation operations at night.

After receiving the news of the Soviet Union's "denial", on April 4, the US Congress agreed to allocate $18 million to evacuate Americans in South Vietnam and those "refugees" selected by them (mainly Vietnamese relatives of South Vietnamese high-level officials and US troops).

On the same day, the U.S. Navy assembled a huge fleet consisting of 26 warships, including aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, off the coast of Saigon - the 76th Task Force, equipped with a large number of helicopters ready to respond to the arrival of the "final moment" at any time.

The aircraft carrier that was docked at the Sarawak dock for supplies is now staying here obediently, as the road back to Saigon is blocked by the US military.

On April 4, in order to speed up the evacuation, the U.S. Embassy simplified the approval process (mainly for Vietnamese relatives of U.S. soldiers), and the number of evacuees began to surge, with more and more people fleeing Saigon on U.S. military C-19 and C-141 transport planes.

People with connections leave during the day, and people without connections leave at night.

Blackwater pilots are the most skilled ones, and they are the ones who are willing to put their heads on the line in order to make money.

People who come during the day go to the Philippines, and people who come at night can only go to Sarawak.

On April 4, North Vietnam captured Xuan Loc, and on April 20, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu announced his resignation.

Blackwater became even more unscrupulous. They directly flew a transport plane with a plane full of people or supplies to the Sarawak base. It took two planes to go there and only one plane to come back.

It started to engulf the plane.

Anyway, they have the documents of debt repayment from the South Vietnamese government, which are all "legal" procedures. No matter who they are, they are all "legal" assets of Blackwater.

Nguyen Van Thieu can hardly protect himself, how can he take care of this matter?
In the early morning of April 4, Saigon's Tan Son Nhat Airport came under intensive artillery fire. A 29mm rocket hit a C-122, killing Corporal Charles McMahon and Private First Class Darwin Gage, who were on guard duty, and became the last two American soldiers killed in the Vietnam War.

Wenders was shocked. The North Vietnamese were so brave!

Fortunately, they only fly at night, as they cannot compete with the US military during the day. After all, they are just mercenaries.

After an on-site inspection confirmed that the airport was no longer usable, Washington issued an emergency order to start Operation Frequent Wind. The U.S. military radio station then broadcast the codeword "White Christmas" and began a large-scale helicopter evacuation operation. As for the South Vietnamese "refugees" in Saigon Airport who had originally planned to evacuate by fixed-wing aircraft, they were ruthlessly abandoned.

The airport was abandoned.

Heishui immediately started to get busy, taking out the stored building materials and repairing the road outside the airport.

The North Vietnamese rockets were indeed accurate, and the airport was in a terrible state, but the roads outside could be simply repaired, allowing the planes at the airport to be moved out, and the end farthest from the airport could still be used for takeoff.

After working all day, it was really only the people from Blackwater who were busy. Most of the refugees who had been waiting here had run away. They surrounded the embassy, ​​where there were evacuation helicopters.

At night, transport planes carrying the last people stranded at the airport took off one after another and headed for the Blackwater base in Sarawak.

Of all the transport aircraft, Blackwater only managed to snatch 3 C141s, 6 C130 Hercules, and 15 Reindeer transport aircraft.
We couldn't take more away. The rest were either destroyed or trapped and couldn't be driven out. It was such a pity.

Wenders led the Blackwater's rearguard troops and followed the transport planes to the Sarawak base. Sam took the South Vietnamese pilots and flew helicopters from various places to the open sea under the cover of night.

The US fleet gathered in Vung Tau, off the coast of Saigon, to pick up the evacuated military and civilians from Saigon.

The cargo ship arranged by Wang Yuanchao was near the "Kunlun Islands" 160 kilometers south of the US military.

If the helicopter is fully fueled and not overloaded, it will have no problem flying more than 200 kilometers to reach its destination.

What's more, there is Sam, the boss of Blackwater Security, and the elite pilots of Blackwater Security, the Chinook, which is something that ordinary people cannot control. Wang Yuanchao demanded that everyone who could take it away could take it away.

The U.S. military responded with helicopters sent by the U.S. military itself and helicopters that could be directly dispatched from Saigon Airport. The supplies that Sam took away were scattered and hidden in various places around Saigon in advance. At this time, they could gather together at a notice, carrying the last supplies that could be taken away and flying to the open sea.

This is what flying clubs are all about, Blackwater keeps an eye on the positions of each aircraft.

The U.S. military took the lion's share, and Blackwater followed behind with a sizable profit.

When Uncle Huo heard the "buzzing" sound, he was very excited.

He still assembled seven empty container ships flying the British flag and arrived near the Kunlun Islands in South Vietnam in advance.

The container ship has a wide deck. Under the lights, helicopters land one after another, big and small, and park on several cargo ships.

The ship is not full and cannot be fully occupied, as there are already sufficient cargo ships prepared.

The pilots on two ships were transferred to other ships by small boats. Suddenly, many workers came out of the ships and began to put the helicopters in order in a well-trained manner and took out the covers prepared in advance to cover them. If you don't know, you will definitely think it is a container.

In the second half of the night, the two packed cargo ships split into two groups, bypassed the US military's maritime cluster from a distance, increased their speed, and headed north to the Pearl River Estuary.

Other huge ships continued southwards towards Sarawak. These were the spoils of the Black Water.

Near the Kunlun Islands, only the aircraft carrier that could not return was still there. It needed to wait for the aircraft that might fly over from behind. In addition, Wang Yuanchao and Uncle Huo were also on this ship.

This ship is flying the American flag and is located south of Saigon, so it is very safe!
"You are really brave, boy."

Wang Yuanchao said modestly:

"Without Uncle Huo's support, we wouldn't be able to transport so many planes. I've also made a lot of money myself."

Indeed, those who went south were the ones who made money for Wang Yuanchao.

Before, Wang Yuanchao earned more, including transport planes, fighter jets, tanks, etc., but there is no need to tell Uncle Huo about these.

Oh, there are two F5s in each of the two cabins. Those were all bought by Wang Yuanchao personally. After all, those planes are already Blackwater's spoils, aren't they?

Public is public, private is private.

As for the two helicopters that were taken away, no money was charged. After all, they had contributed. Without these cargo ships flying the British flag, Blackwater would not have been able to find a partner who could keep it confidential and transport so many helicopters.

The mainland never relies on others, and those who can prepare will definitely prepare more.

Wang Yuanchao never doubted that the other party would refuse.

If they really refuse, Blackwater will have to make the war profit alone.

Uncle Huo shook his head and said:
"I am old, but even though I am old, Hong Kong still has a patriotic boy like you, so I feel relieved!"

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"We should never forget our roots. This is the long-cherished wish of our children!"

Uncle Huo sighed:

"But there are so many traitors. You spend lavishly in Hong Kong and keep helping the British promote their culture. I thought you were a big traitor!"

Wang Yuanchao said:

"If you want to punish traitors, you must be more of a traitor than they are.

You see, I promote football culture and spend a lot of money, which makes the governor and the citizens happy, but what is the truth? In my football school, all I learn is Mandarin!
My newspaper also speaks Mandarin.

For my film company, I also require Mandarin, except for the music which can be in Cantonese.

My TV station..."

"You also have a TV station?" Uncle Huo was surprised.

Wang Yuanchao smiled awkwardly and said quickly:

"Asia Television is my TV station. But I bought it from a company in the United States. You are the first person in Hong Kong to know about this, except for the person involved!

Because I felt that Uncle Six, how should I put it, was a little weak in the knees, so I didn’t want to continue to help TVB, so I bought Rediffusion myself.”

Uncle Huo smiled and said:
"He is a charity king!"

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"But his employees don't like him, hahaha! Charity is not the purpose of a business. The purpose of a business is to make money and lead employees to common prosperity. If you can't lead employees to common prosperity and only do charity, the boss wins reputation but is cursed by employees behind his back. Isn't it a win-lose situation? It's even."

Uncle Huo didn't laugh, he was obviously lost in thought, and said:
“Sometimes, we still have to focus on big things.”

Wang Yuanchao said:

"I understand, I understand. I was just talking about Uncle Shao!"

Uncle Huo pointed at Wang Yuanchao and said nothing.

Before daybreak, three more helicopters arrived, all Hueys.

Then the aircraft carrier began to move south.

After arriving in Sarawak, Uncle Huo will fly to Hong Kong, and Wang Yuanchao will go to the Blackwater base to meet up with everyone and take a look at how much fortune Blackwater has made in this war.

(End of this chapter)