Big Time 1958
v1 Chapter 698: persuade Le Duan
"Comrade Gromyko has been annoyed by Kissinger many times recently, and now he is very short-tempered." Andropov also seldom teased. It has always been the United States that caused trouble for the Soviet Union, and now the situation has finally changed. It made them very happy, and even the liaison minister of the Central Committee, who has always been very serious, rarely opened a joke.
"Comrade Gromyko always speaks according to the wording of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If I say it, I will definitely say it." Serov pondered for a while and took the role of a diplomat, and said with justice, "In fact, Mr. Kissinger can understand. The four-yearly U.S. general election, on earth, is the election of the Soviet Union and the United States to represent their respective values, and the world is now in the process of elections, and the United States’ defeat can only prove that their values are unpopular.”
"Haha..." Ustinov covered his forehead and shook his head with a smile, "If you had stayed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yura, you would have long since become the most unpopular cadre in the Soviet Union."
"I'm as unpopular in their eyes now." Sheloff leaned back on the chair as if he had no bones, and said with a Hawking look, "Our struggle with the Americans is a life-and-death struggle, not to mention that we are evenly matched now, even if The strength of the United States is far less than that of the Soviet Union. It is only half of ours. If I want to kill this country, it is impossible to reconcile. Whether they are hostile to us or admit defeat and accept our ideas, this is the case.”
"Yes, the United States is our biggest enemy, both now and in the future. When necessary in the future, we can reuse Cuba. Unfortunately, the power in South America is still a little smaller." Andropov also Shizuo nodded, agreeing with Serov's opinion. Ustinov also nodded in agreement with the two.
The feeling of seeing each other as an enemy will not go away like this. Even if the Soviet Union disintegrates in the future, the United States will press forward step by step to kill Russia as completely as possible, even if Russia completely admits defeat, even if Yeltsin expresses the idea of integrating into the American system , the United States is all seen as invisible, this thing called the Cold War mentality in Serov's time.
If you think about it carefully, of course, the United States can do this. After all, there are only a few powerful countries, and one can weaken one. Serov understands it very well, because the high-level Soviet Union also thinks the same way. Don't let me win, if I win, I'll do the same. The reason why the Soviet Union did this is very simple, it is the same as the thinking of the Americans.
And the Soviet Union has even more reason to do so, the United States is the country with the best geographical environment in the world. Not to mention that the Soviet Union in the frigid zone is far behind, not even China in the temperate zone. China is very close to the Soviet Union. Once there is a movement, the Soviet Union will respond quickly, while the United States is too far away from the Soviet Union. If the Soviet Union is not careful, the United States will regain its strength.
The Soviet Union will let the United States concede defeat and slowly regain its strength? It is impossible at all, so even if the United States is defeated in the Cold War, the Soviet Union will find a way to use most of its strength to contain the United States. If the chain is accidentally broken, the United States has become the enemy of the Soviet Union again.
"Let's not talk about what happened after we won, now there is one thing we must hurry to do. The Chilean Navy launched a coup last month, but it was foiled, and the Red Navy played a huge role in this counter-coup. However, the military of Chile is still an unstable factor, and we have to find a way to intervene.” Ustinov mentioned the matter and asked, “I have invited Chilean officers to Moscow for further study, and preparations are slow. Slowly replace the Chilean officer class and give Comrade Allende a helping hand, what do you think?"
Historically, when Allende came to power, if the U.S.-backed military immediately suppressed the Chilean people, it would undoubtedly provoke a wave of armed struggle among the people, which the U.S. did not want to see and could not deal with. So they agreed with Allende to come to power under certain conditions. They asked Allende not to move the traditional Chilean forces. Allende agreed. They asked Allende not to arm the Chilean workers and peasants, and Allende also agreed. Comrade Allende may be too naive, or he may think that things will take time, but after Allende came to power, the Chilean people felt that everything was going well. After the revolutionary wave began to ebb, the army suddenly launched a coup with the support of the United States.
"Very well, we can only use this method. According to our survey, President Allende's approval rate is 46%, which is still a little short. As long as we reach a relative majority, we can find a way to put Chile If it becomes a socialist country, elections are possible, the Communist Party and the Socialist Party hold elections, and no matter who wins, they can follow the socialist line, what do you think?” This idea has been in Serov’s mind for a long time, and the Soviet system was forcibly established. The danger is very high. If the Red Navy wants to say that it can fully protect a Latin American country, the Red Navy may not have the confidence to say this.
For more than a year, under the impact of the backlog of products from the Soviet camp, Chilean enterprises have closed down one after another. Anyway, these capitalists have disrupted the market due to speculation. As a result, these private enterprises in Chile deliberately disrupted production. The state enterprises of the Soviet Union finally entered the battle. Under the coordination of several socialist countries, the resistance of those enterprises in Chile was easily defeated. After they went bankrupt one after another, the Soviet Union gave Chile financial assistance and turned these enterprises into state enterprises.
This kind of behavior by the Soviet Union is just a change of pattern for free aid, a stupid thing that no other country would do. But a socialist country like the Soviet Union could do it. The Soviet Union would rather give up its economic interests in order to gain a firm foothold in Latin America.
"It is also a very courageous thing for the United States to dare to provide assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo at this time. Ford is now being watched by the Democratic Party in everything he does, and life is not easy. Whatever he says is wrong, and the Democratic Party can attack whether the Democratic Republic of the Congo wins or loses. Him." Andropov shrugged in sympathy for the current president. With both the House and Senate in the hands of Democrats, Ford can hardly make any decisions.
"The DRC goes down with Ford, and no one can change it." Serov sat in the Kremlin for a while, which had the effect of clocking in to work. After meeting with other members of the Central Presidium, he left the Kremlin.
The KGB has a lot of things to do at the same time. Zinev finally returned from Khartoum, completed his mission in Africa, and reported on the entire military operation in Sudan. As with Zweigon, Serov gave Zinev a break, then approved some travel allowances, and arranged for people to take over the sultan.
The opportunity soon came, because the Thai Communist Party's armed forces became more and more powerful, the Prime Minister of Thailand was overthrown by the military, and 200,000 students and citizens were shot at Thammasat University when they demonstrated against the military coup, and were then accused by the military of being a The Communist Party, forced to flee the city and into the mountains, really defected to the Communist Party of Thailand.
The Socialist Party of Thailand, composed of intellectuals, also established a united front with the Communist Party of Thailand, and the new forces that came in like a tidal wave for a while boosted the momentum of the Communist Party of Thailand. Overseas support, domestic popularity, academic staff, and student support, all of which should be available. The Communist Party of Thailand in this era has both civil and military capabilities, and its wings are newly added.
Thailand must be dealt with within two years, China will not be able to help the Soviet Union for long. Two years later, the Soviet Union will stop when it gets help from China. Serov, who knows the history, immediately visited Hanoi in secret and met with the communist leaders of Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Many famous communist parties in Southeast Asia in the 1970s were all in just a few days. Year was cleaned up. If the Soviet Union did not take over, it would be impossible for these communist forces to overthrow these countries.
"I hope Vietnam will not forget its responsibilities. The liberation of Southeast Asia is a responsibility entrusted to you by history. It is selfish to only consider your own domestic problems. Now the road is ahead. It depends on whether the comrades in Hanoi can take this step bravely. Shelov shouted hoarsely. "Many Westerners say that you Vietnamese are the Prussians of the East. You can defeat France and the United States by relying on this spirit. Now that Vietnam has been liberated, a million troops who can fight well should have more advantages." Use, as long as you give the Communist Party of Thailand a little support, it is enough to end the royal family in Thailand and add a brother country."
The Vietnam War for more than ten years has left Vietnam with an army that can fight well. If it is not used, it would be a pity to stand in the Soviet Union's perspective. For this, Serov brought enough benefits, such as 50 million rubles and 50 million US dollars to help Vietnam, as long as Vietnam sends a little army to settle Thailand.
The Soviet Union did not have any extra military force, otherwise it would have rolled up its sleeves and rushed forward. North Korea is too slick, and now it can only let Vietnam take the role of Cuba and charge in Southeast Asia.
"We understand the expectations of the Soviet Union, but we have just liberated the South Vietnamese part, and it seems a little risky to send troops now." Le Duan hesitated, "Are we going to finish the transformation of the south first and deal with the problems in Thailand?"
"No, we are more willing to see more fraternal countries. We believe that the Vietnamese army that can recruit and fight well will not be a problem to deal with Thailand. Our consideration is to move in and out quickly, that is, the model of Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo." said, "With the support of our Soviet Union, are you afraid that your transformation of South Vietnam will fail?"
"Okay, we agree." Le Duan hesitated and agreed. The next day, the Vietnamese Party News continued to criticize Thailand's shooting of students, saying that Thailand's behavior was unreasonable and directly called the king of Thailand Thailand. Kerensky.
At the same time, Le Duan began to try to persuade other members of the Central Committee. A week later, he assured Serov that the Vietnamese army would attack Thailand after three months of preparation and help the Communist Party of Thailand to overthrow the current regime. (To be continued~^~)