Chapter 1297: Help your brothers (third update, please subscribe)
Weekend time is a time for people to relax and enjoy life.
It was just after 11 o'clock in the evening. Margaret had just finished watching "Dr. No" in the screening room with her family and wanted to have some fun, such as riding on a rocket or something. But the sudden ringing of the phone interrupted her thoughts.
"Hello..."
Picking up the phone, Li Yian said calmly.
"Your Excellency, there is a call from the White House in Washington. President Kennedy hopes to have a conversation with you in person."
Listening to the voice from the other end of the phone, Li Yi'an's hand holding the phone trembled because it was too loud. Too excited!
Then, he took a deep breath and said,
"I know, I'll go to the office right now."
"What's wrong? Dear!"
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Although she was a little dissatisfied, Margaret still guessed that something must have happened, otherwise, she would not have gone to the office at this time.
“Did something happen?”
“Who knows, we’ll find out when we go there.”
Li Yian reached out and touched his wife’s cheek, now in the In such a big event, although we know that there was no misfire in the other world, who knows?
“I’ll be back in a moment.”
After leaving his wife, Li Yian felt calm inside, not because he already knew what happened.
But because he knows that now... is at a critical moment. At this time, what is needed is to face it calmly.
Soon, Kennedy called.
Just as he guessed, it was Cuba, where the Soviets deployed missiles.
"Your Excellency, now the free world needs Nanyang to stand up and take responsibility."
"Mr. President, please believe that Nanyang will always stand on the side of the free world."
Of course, this freedom is the kind defined by Nanyang freedom. Freedom, of course, must be interpreted freely.
"Your Excellency, the threat the United States is facing now is unprecedented. In order to better deter the Russians and avoid the occurrence of a nuclear war, the Pentagon believes that if your country's "Yongchang-class" destroyers can join the blockade operation , that will undoubtedly fundamentally change the balance of power, and the Tomahawk missile can destroy all nuclear bombs as soon as the crisis escalates, thus avoiding further deterioration of the situation. Therefore, can you send a fleet to participate in the blockade? "< br>
Facing Kennedy's request, Li Yian paused for a moment and said:
"Although our fleet is still needed in the Persian Gulf, we can send two Yongchang-class ships. After all, as we all know, the Soviet Union They cannot listen to the logic of reason, but they are very sensitive to the logic of force. Forced deterrence is the fundamental prerequisite to force them to make concessions. At this time, the free world should unite!"
A burst of thanks immediately sounded on the other end of the phone, and after thanking him, Kennedy knew that everything has a price, so he asked:
"Sir, thank you for your understanding, is there anything you need me to do? ?”
“Mr. President, we all know that this confrontation originated in Italy and Turkey's deployment of ballistic missiles made the Soviet Union feel threatened, causing the Soviet Union to take the risk of deploying ballistic missiles in Cuba to counterattack, and Nanyang was also involved in the incident. We are building missile bases in the Middle East. "
What to build. , that's just an excuse - do mobile medium-range missiles need to build bases?
Yes, no, we need a daily base. We don’t need what kind of launch silo or launch site. If necessary, just use a heavy transport aircraft to transport it there by air, including the vehicle and the missile.
The reason why I mention it like this is to ask for benefits.
"As a party involved in the conflict, it is necessary for us to strengthen our armaments, such as the air force. We only have light fighter jets. In order to better fight against the Soviet Union, we need more F4s. If a war breaks out, we will send troops from the Middle East Help the Allies! Mr. President! "
An F4 costs millions of dollars!
If you don’t take advantage of this moment to ask for benefits, when else!
"I understand, Your Majesty, your request will be met!"
For the sake of the free world...Nanyang is once again working hard.
But at this time, the Nanyang people were still sleeping.
It’s not that Li Yi’an is a big fan, but because... about that American guy, let the Americans be anxious first, and the Nanyang people should have another good night’s rest. Of course, except for the military, it is still necessary to notify the military to prepare and prepare a response plan.
But in fact, Li Yi'an couldn't sleep. Perhaps because of excitement or excitement, she and Margaret exchanged a few rockets. In the end, she couldn't bear the challenge and had to recruit Hepburn to help.
So everyone once again had an in-depth discussion on rocket launch teaching.
In times of missile crisis, studying rocket launches... there's nothing wrong with that!
What?
Li Yian is eagerly looking forward to the outbreak of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It is an absolute lie. No one cherishes peace more than him. How could he be the kind of person who is afraid of the world being unstable?
He is not excited now, but nervous.
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When Xiang Chenglin woke up in bed on Monday, he glanced at the woman next to him. Although she was from Saigon, she was not Chen Lichun. After all, she was the sister-in-law of the President of South Vietnam. His wife was a well-known movie star in Saigon. The two were together. They met at a banquet and returned to Chang'an after their marriage. In the past few years, he has been working in the secretary's office of the official residence, providing some information about Saigon and other matters. After driving to Daming Palace in the early morning, even though he had just arrived at the parking lot, he felt that the atmosphere was different from the past.
There are some military Warrior off-road vehicles parked in the parking lot, as well as some vehicles from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments. Today is not a meeting day. Everyone must be here for something. occur.
“What happened?”
As soon as he entered the secretary’s office, Xiang Chenglin asked the colleague next to him:
"The United States!"
The colleague whispered:
"The Soviets deployed missiles in Cuba!"
Although it was just a simple sentence, the diplomat's intuition It still makes Xiang Chenglin realize that this is really about the direction of the world.
Xiang Chenglin didn’t know the specific situation, but he was vaguely aware that this was a big event!
However, as a commissioner, he was not qualified to participate in the meeting. The meeting had been held for almost half an hour in the conference room of Daming Palace.
"...So Cuba is under the eyes of the Americans, and we cannot interfere too much."
Li Guoren said,
"What is certain now is that, The problem is caused by the US missiles in Italy and Turkey, and maybe part of us - after all, we have deployed missiles in the Middle East in accordance with the agreement with the United States."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sundelin said. Said:
"The difference between what Director General Li said is that although we deploy missiles in the Middle East, although it has something to do with the United States, the direct reason is for ourselves. When we deploy missiles in the Middle East, we only need to deploy "Artisan" to cover most targets, including Moscow. This is only in Musandam. If deployed in Iraq, it can cover the entire Eastern Soviet region!"
Although it is the world's first mobile medium-range missile, it uses a lot of new technologies "Carpenter" The range of the missile is not short - the range of 3,300 kilometers is enough to threaten most areas of the Soviet Union, and the military is still improving it further. It is expected that the range of the new missile will exceed 5,000 kilometers.
Compared with intercontinental missiles that require tens of millions to build silos to launch, mobile medium-range missiles do not require expensive silos for their range. If deployed to the Middle East, it only takes ten minutes to defeat Moscow. When the important cities in the Soviet Union are blown into ruins, this is simply a magical weapon that can destroy people and entire families!
Especially with the "liberation" of Iraq, the military has planned to build a military base in the mountains of northern Iraq and deploy medium-range missiles aimed directly at the Baltic Sea.
Medium-range missiles are enough to deal with the Soviet Union. As for intercontinental missiles... the United States may not be friends over there!
There is still a certain demand for this in Nanyang.
Since medium-range missiles can hit the Soviet Union, why use expensive intercontinental missiles?
Li Yian interrupted directly:
"Let’s talk about the United States first! As for us, we haven’t deployed it yet!"
In the future, medium-range missiles will definitely be required Deployed, but that is in the future. Anyway, there are mobile launch vehicles, so they can be deployed flexibly no matter how you want.
"Based on the current military strength, there is no doubt that the United States has an absolute advantage over the Soviet Union."
Chief of Staff Zhao Mingqin said:
"The only problem is the Cuban missile crisis , will it cause a war, and the key to whether it will cause a war is whether the Soviet Union will withdraw its missiles? "How could they surrender in the world?" "Why not? We can't really throw atomic bombs at each other!"
The words "throwing atomic bombs" at each other silenced everyone. Although geographically speaking, Nanyang is quite safe - basically all nuclear countries have to throw intercontinental missiles if they want to bomb Nanyang. But in the whole world except Nanyang, Only the United States and the Soviet Union have intercontinental missiles. They are not enough to bomb each other, so naturally they cannot take care of Southeast Asia.
But even so, no one is willing to throw nuclear bombs at each other!
“But what if the Soviet Union doesn’t give in?”
What if the Soviet Union doesn’t give in?
Don’t say that they don’t know, in fact, Li Yian doesn’t know either. Although the big event is coming as promised, only God knows if the world has changed like this, will they really break up with each other? The "Cuban Missile Crisis" was only the last step away from a misfire.
If it weren't for the domestic hardliners suppressed by Kennedy and Khrushchev, especially the former, according to later decrypted information, the CIA and the military deliberately concealed the White House from the beginning of the "Cuban Missile Crisis". This issue allows the White House to face up to the threat and adopt a preemptive strategy to directly solve the Cuban problem.
What was the U.S. military’s speculation at that time?
The Soviet Union "may not" fight a losing nuclear war with the United States for Cuba, but they obviously forgot that there are tens of thousands of Soviet troops in Cuba, how could they allow the United States to invade? ?
Besides, the hard-liners in the Soviet military will not take any action. In short, there are too many accidental factors in Cuba.
Once any unexpected deviation occurs, it is estimated that they will really fight in Cuba. If that happens, it will be really over.
Even though Li Yi'an chose Stud several times, in fact, he was playing blackmail. He only dared to play this way because he knew the opponent's trump card.
But what about Cuba?
Now that history has changed like this, will the problems in Cuba further intensify?
Li Yian is not clear. One thing that is certain is that to a large extent, the Soviet Union is not willing to fight. As for the group of capitalists in the United States, they are not willing to suffer the atomic bomb!
In other words, peace is still very promising.
Later, Li Yian said:
"For the sake of world peace, we should work hard on diplomacy, and what is the purpose of the Soviets. Of course, all this depends on the latest news from the United States. The situation is unknown now, so it is naturally impossible to Determine how to respond. You can only..."
After a pause, Li Yian glanced out the window, and then said after a moment:
"One step at a time! You must ensure that you have a certain degree of deterrence and ensure that no one dares to act rashly!”
(End of this chapter)