Big Time 1958
v1 Chapter 685: Carnation Revolution
"Did GLONASS launch successfully?" Serov took the telegram with doubts, which was somewhat wrong. The first satellite of GLONASS was indeed launched in the past few days, but Morrigin is the director of the First General Bureau, and he should not be the one to report to himself.
"The Portuguese garrison in Africa is unstable?" Reading the above information, Serov said to himself with a twitch of eyebrows.
"Yes, our overseas working group in Lisbon has also received some unusual news. It seems that some kind of movement is brewing." General Morrigin, director of the First General Bureau, whispered, "We have some guesses, but we can't be sure. It's not as predicted, and if it is, it's absolutely great news for us."
"Is it true, don't delay our plan. No one can stop us, first give the information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they can't make a mistake." Serov ordered after reading, "Tell Zinev, in Kharto. Mu's African command post is to be completed soon, time is running out, understand?"
General Morrigin stood at attention and immediately left the office, and Serov was left in the entire office. If the photos of Dzerzhinsky behind him were counted, there were two. Portugal will change soon, but the Soviet Union cannot take advantage of it. Salazar, who was alongside Franco, put all the Central Committee members of the Portuguese Communist Party in prison. The sentences of these Central Committee members add up to more than 300 years. In other words, the Soviet Union is fundamentally Unable to use the Portuguese Communist Party to help him, he had to wait for the outbreak of the Carnation Revolution, which was a matter of the Soviet Foreign Ministry.
Compared to the beacon fires in Southeast Asia, the rest of the world seems to be calm at this time. The optical cables laid by the Soviet Union have reached Cairo and Damascus. Based on these two cities, they will spread to the Middle East and North Africa in the future. There are actually only a few population clusters in the world, and even fewer valuable ones, most of which are concentrated in Eurasia. Whoever controls the Eurasian continent is the most powerful country in the world, and the Soviet Union's offensive strategy is correct.
However, using only military force is actually not easy to achieve the goal, Serov is going to use another method. On the Internet, the Soviet Union and the United States are in no particular order, but the United States is the first to complete domestic use in history. In 1974, this kind of sign was not yet obvious. The Americans did not know the great power of this thing, and the Soviet Union did not know it. Only Serov led the KGB to advance at all costs with security orders.
In simple terms, it is to use two things, one is mobile phone communication, and the other is computer network. These two things are used to control the information receiving sources of backward countries, and preconceivedly let the third world receive information from the Soviet Union. Forming a habit will kill the traditional American hegemony of public opinion.
In the future, Xi Biao got the support of almost all the traditional media, and created a lot of momentum for himself, creating an imperial appearance, but in the end, he lost the election and lost to Chairman Chuan. It is because white Americans on social media do not eat this, what is so politically correct, a group of people who take care of old blacks, old Mexicans, and peaceful believers, and white people finally use their votes to educate the Democratic Party.
Serov believes that the political structure of the Soviet Union cannot be said to be stronger than that of the United States, but there are definitely some comparisons. The poor promotion has a lot to do with the hegemony of public opinion in Europe and the United States. The difference between the Internet and the original media and newspapers is that ordinary people can discuss with each other on the Internet, not the original media that you can only accept what the media says.
If the geography of the Soviet Union itself is weak, it is definitely a disaster, and the enemy can come in from all directions. But if the Soviet Union itself is very strong, this is a very suitable environment for attacking, and the Soviet Union can get it in hot spots in the world. Population agglomeration, the Arab region of the Middle East and North Africa, the Soviet Union maintained good relations, India followed the Soviet Union’s lead, China and the Soviet Union were nominal allies, although indifferent, if progress was made in Southeast Asia and Africa, the world’s population and resources influenced by the Soviet Union It will surpass the United States. This is still a calculation that counts the entire Americas as the power of the United States.
This change is decisive. As long as the Soviet Union has 70% of the power of the United States, it can use its geographical advantage to compete with the United States back and forth in the world, not to mention that the current Soviet Union is stronger than in history.
The laying of the GLONASS satellite and the submarine optical cable is the preparation in this regard. This time, it will not only weaken the authority of American public opinion, but also suppress the other side. When the Soviet Union has established Internet and communication bases in most of the world's population, The world has changed, and now the Soviet Union has succeeded in Afghanistan. In the Middle East, the laying of optical cables is also completed because the distance is not far away, and it will take longer time around India and Indonesia. These projects cost the KGB a lot of intelligence money, but they are definitely worth it.
"Going to visit? The Middle East, can't we go to someone else?" Serov, who was holding Valya, was very reluctant. The security in the Middle East was not very good. If he went to Europe to visit, he would be able to support him.
"Didn't you lay the submarine optical cable? They think it's easier for me to do this job." Valia, who was sitting on her husband's lap, swayed around her husband's neck, and suddenly lowered her head and kissed the man's forehead, "Ekatie said. Comrade Linna wants to nominate me as Minister of Education, what do you think?"
Ekaterina? Valya is definitely not talking about herself, and Serov's head is not stupid. She knows that his wife is talking about Fortseva, the Minister of Culture, the most powerful woman in the Soviet Union during the Khrushchev period, and now she is just an ordinary department cadre. , living up to the power of a member of the Central Presidium back then, but as a veteran Central Committee member, no one dares to say that she has no energy, especially this woman has a good personal relationship with many Ukrainian cadres.
Ukraine's position in the Soviet Union can be said to be second only to Russia, and not even worse than Russia politically. Ukrainian is the official language of the Soviet Union, not a local language, which is not difficult if Ukrainians support it.
"Based on your relationship with Fortseva, does this feel like an appointment?" Serov looked at his wife and said cautiously. When Valya was working in the Moscow Municipal Party Committee, it was Force, the first secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee. Baby's confidential secretary.
"Then do you agree, or don't you agree? If you don't speak, you should support me." Valiya raised her chest, two very oppressive **** on her chest, pressed against her man's face, condescendingly look at her husband from the perspective of God.
Your Majesty, you make me feel a lot of pressure. Serov, who was under the oppression, nodded hastily. He didn't propose the proposal. The big deal is that he does not attend the meeting of the Central Presidium Committee.
Valya's visit to the Middle East has something to do with the Soviet Union's strategy. The use of communications and computer networks to promote and expand influence is what he, the political commissar, paid attention to. In this sense, her Majesty Catherine III went abroad. The visit was indeed helping him, and he really couldn't object.
On the day of the visit, Serov took a car to the airport to say goodbye to his wife in a military coat. The question of why he didn't drive has been said many times, he would drive a tank, because the tank is not afraid of collision. When I really drive a car, I have a phobia, so I never learned it.
As the airport of the capital of a superpower, Moscow Airport is very busy. Wearing the most recognizable blue big-brimmed hat of the Soviet Union, Serov followed behind Valya, constantly staring at the precautions. It caused frequent glances from people passing by, but he left immediately. The joke that the general political commissar was afraid of his wife was circulating throughout the Soviet Union, and everyone knew what was going on.
This situation is similar in reverse. Generally, women send their men to the battlefield. It is rare for him to reverse this situation, which is why he always receives attention. Recently, I have become myself again. Do you want to bring Yelena back? Valya is not at home anyway. Valya's last stop is China, and she will transfer to Irkutsk from there to return to the Soviet Union.
"Don't worry, father, we will take good care of mother." A group of security personnel arranged by the KGB stood nearby, and a young second lieutenant whispered comfortably.
"Of course I'm relieved, I've already said hello to the internal affairs ministries of those countries." Serov, the number one receiver in the Soviet Union, felt a little pained when he heard the word father, and thought that he still had 60,000 to 70,000 children he had never met. , even more painful. "Take care of your mother, I don't have to worry here."
After more than ten minutes, Serov, who was standing on the tower, watched the plane take off, looked at the wind direction tester running to the side, and asked with a cold face, "Our pilot, can't we consider the conditions, it was clearly a crosswind just now. "Then shouted to the crew with the walkie-talkie, "Please pay attention to my safety, no alcohol is allowed on this trip..."
For Lisbon, the country is as peaceful as ever, as it has been for more than three decades, and the Portuguese have become accustomed to this kind of life, completely forgetting that Salazar, who established this system, has been dead for four years.
On this day, a large number of soldiers suddenly appeared on the streets of Lisbon. Unlike usual, these soldiers had bunches of red carnations on their bodies while holding guns. The soldiers chanted slogans calling for Cardano to step down. Three-quarters of Portugal's army fought in the colonies, and the native army was not much. It was these few troops that quickly took control of the capital. In the process, the citizens of Lisbon joined in one after another and launched a protest march under the protection of the army, demanding an end to the 40-year fascist system.
The coup fighters quickly took control of the country, a large number of prisoners of the Portuguese Communist Party were released, Marcelo das Neves Alves Cardano was exiled to Madeira, a new government was established in an instant, quickly The development took everyone by surprise, including the Soviet Union. (To be continued~^~)