Chapter 1301 The critical moment (first update, please subscribe)
Time is passing and the end is approaching.
The doomsday hour hand is turning "click-click".
Although Kennedy has not yet issued a national address to inform Americans of the "Cuban Missile Crisis", well-informed people have already fled the United States by plane.
For a time, air tickets to Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and other countries soared and were even sold out. For this reason, many wealthy people even chartered flights to "safe areas" to take refuge. In order to avoid panic , the Federal Aviation Administration even directly intervened in this "charter" behavior.
In the end only some had private jets and left the United States on private jets. But not everyone has a private jet that can fly long distances. Naturally, they tried to "sway people" through various channels and tried to leave on other people's private planes through their connections.
It is precisely because of this that wealthy people realize the importance of private jets for the first time. For a time, "Gulfstream" aircraft from all over the world were flying to the United States. There were only a few dozen of them, but they successfully transported the core figures of the consortium out of danger.
While Mellon, Rockefeller and others were taking Gulfstream planes to low-risk areas for refuge, people in Southeast Asia were also preparing for the end of the world.
Only, from a public level, Nanyang is preparing for typhoons.
On October 17, the Nanyang Ministry of Emergency Affairs issued a notice. In order to avoid natural disasters like this year’s Typhoon Wendai, and to ensure the safety of citizens, all localities are required to reserve emergency supplies and call on the public to build backyards. Shelters are used to avoid typhoons and emergencies. Shelter construction manuals are also distributed to the public.
Although no one knew what happened, some people with a sensitive sense of smell still smelled something different.
"They must be planning something!"
In the Soviet Embassy in Chang'an, KGB intelligence officer Alexander repeatedly studied the notice from the Ministry of Emergency Affairs.
Even as a Soviet intelligence agent, Alexander did not know what happened in Cuba. In fact, except for the high-level officials of the United States and Western countries who know about this incident, the outside world knows nothing about it. Even now, Soviet Russian officials are still "deceiving." In the past few months, Soviet Russia has denied in public that it has any offensive weapons in Cuba.
Foreign Minister Gromyko lied to President Kennedy in person on October 18, claiming that Cuba had no offensive weapons, even though his trip was in response to U.S. doubts.
The deployment of intermediate-range missiles in Cuba was itself a covert operation, and because of this, intelligence officers like Alexander certainly knew nothing about it.
But the intuition of the intelligence officer still made Alexander realize that something must have happened!
“What are they planning?”
Alexander stared at the board on the wall.
On October 3, the Nanyang Army canceled its vacation!
On October 5, Nanyang launched an invasion of Iraq.
……
On October 17, the Ministry of Emergency Affairs issued a notice.
On the same day, the "Emergency Shelter Tax Refund Announcement" was announced.
On October 19, the Ministry of Emergency Management sold "emergency shelter components" to the private sector at the purchase price through designated sellers.
On October 20, a conflict occurred on the roof of the world.
...When all the news comes together, what does it become?
It has become something full of doubts.
"What do they want to do? Are they preparing for war?"
At this moment, someone walked in, it was Captain Korowski. As soon as he entered the confidential office, He said to Alexander:
"Lieutenant Colonel, we have just received news that Nanyang has launched a reconnaissance satellite ahead of schedule!"
When Korowski emphasized the words "launched ahead of schedule" in the report, he emphasized:
“This is a new type of reconnaissance satellite. It is the latest SAR radar imaging satellite. It is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar. Although this satellite is experimental, it is used in actual combat. The satellite’s The accuracy is very high..."
Because he has known about the existence of this satellite for a long time, Alexander is not curious. Nanyang is far ahead in many technical fields, and synthetic apertures are still being tested in Soviet Russia. When the radar was invented, the Nanyang people not only used this kind of radar on airplanes, but now they are even the first country in the world to send it into space.
"Oh? Launch early..."
Alexander wrote down this incident on the whiteboard again.
"On October 21, the new reconnaissance satellite was launched ahead of schedule..."
After writing this string of words, Alexander said to himself:
" Okay, everything is pointing in one direction—a big event is happening!”
“What big event?”
Korowski said in confusion:
“Didn’t you just invade Iraq?”
“Iraq?”
Alexander sneered:
“Not at all It’s just not worth mentioning. I can guarantee that something big is going to happen!”
"But, it could also be a typhoon!"
Korowski said:
"The notice from the Ministry of Emergency Affairs made it very clear that in order to avoid losses caused by typhoons, August 30 Typhoon No. 10 "Wendai" swept through most areas near Eastern Hong Kong Island, causing extensive damage and casualties. When Typhoon Wendai passed through Hong Kong Island, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 10 was issued for 144 hours, which is six months. Within days, tens of thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands were made homeless, leaving behind a tragic devastation and inestimable losses. Just over a month has passed. They have learned from this experience and asked for the establishment of a Shelter is understandable.”
In Koroski’s view, this is a completely normal reaction.
"Lieutenant Colonel, this is the tropics, an area prone to typhoons. This year's Wendai caused so much damage, how could they not learn a lesson?"
"You are right, but..."
While agreeing, Alexander asked:
"But since you came to Nanyang, how many times have they issued typhoon warnings? ?”
The lieutenant colonel’s question stunned Korowski and said:
“This... seems to be released every year.”
"You are right, they issue typhoon warnings every year, but if you pay attention, almost all areas in the South China Sea are located on the periphery of typhoons. Typhoons are either generated in the South China Sea and then go north, or they are generated in the Western Pacific , and then goes all the way north through the Philippines. In contrast, Nanyang almost never encounters strong typhoons. At most, it only brings some heavy rainfall from the periphery of the typhoon. Do you know what this place was called in the past? "
< br>Without waiting for Kolowski to answer, Alexander said:
"The land under the wind! It means that there are almost no strong typhoons here. I know, can they not know?" In an instant, Kolowski He became mute.
“Maybe, maybe it’s just a lesson learned...who knows?”
"Captain, remember, in the intelligence industry, there are never coincidences. If there is a coincidence, it must be an accident! Just like the Great Patriotic War, if we had noticed it at the time, maybe..."
The words paused for a moment, and a flash of pain flashed in Alexander's eyes. He had experienced the Patriotic War. If their agents in Germany had reported abnormal things to Moscow in advance, the Patriotic War would still have been Will so many people die?
It is precisely because of this that Alexander does not believe in coincidences. After thinking for a while, he added:
"I will prepare an analysis report today and send it to Moscow to remind Moscow that there must be something wrong with such a change!"
< br>Sometimes, this is the intuition of intelligence personnel. As for what will happen, no one knows, but Moscow must be reported to Moscow for the first time before something abnormal appears.
"Yes, I understand, Lieutenant Colonel!"
A few hours later, just as the courier from the Soviet Embassy was driving to the airport and preparing to return to Moscow, a courier from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs entered After arriving at the Daming Palace, a few minutes later, in the office, looking at the documents sent by the messenger, Li Yian was silent for a while, and then said to Zhang Zheyuan:
"There is a fight over there in the snowy area."
“There’s a fight over there in the snowy mountains.”
“This,...”
After hearing the news, Zhang Zheyuan was stunned for a while, and then said:
"This, this is too sudden! How could it happen at this time? Will it worsen further?"
< br>"It should be just a conflict, the situation is not as serious as you think!"
Li Yian said.
In fact, whether it is the crisis in Cuba or the conflict on the border, they are related to each other to a certain extent.
This is strategic timing!
When the whole world is attracted by the crisis in Cuba, no one will pay attention there anymore, so that they can solve the immediate problem without any scruples. This kind of strategic timing is really important. Breathtaking.
As for Nanyang, it is entirely possible to connect Cuba with the snow-capped mountains, and create a strategic illusion of a general offensive by the Soviet and Eastern groups through public opinion.
This will definitely bring an unprecedented impact to the so-called "free world", and people will feel more than just the fear caused by nuclear weapons. They will also face the fear of occupation.
Of course, the impact of this kind of public opinion will also bring another effect-that is, Asan will definitely receive a large amount of assistance. It is estimated that Nehru will be overjoyed by then.
Although Nanyang can also benefit from this operation, generally speaking, it will benefit more people and less. Li Yian obviously will not do such a thing.
What's more, this operation also has a risk - it may cause the "Cuban Missile Crisis" to deviate from its original trajectory and slip into an unpredictable situation.
"But Your Excellency, this time is very sensitive. Now the Soviet Union is in Cuba, and now something is happening here in Asia. Could it be that they are cooperating with each other?"
Not even Li Yian To fan the flames, Zhang Zheyuan himself came to a conclusion, which is a normal analysis.
“This is a great opportunity, an opportunity to solve the border problem, it’s just a matter of taking advantage of it.”
"But this time is too sensitive. Will it cause misunderstandings from all parties? As the number two in the Soviet-Russian camp, how come they behave more strongly than Soviet Russia?"
Zhang Zheyuan's brows furrowed Although they said so, there was more worry in their words. After all, this misunderstanding may cause many things.
For example, further tensions in Asia may even cause too many unknown factors.
"Haha, Zheyuan, this is international politics, you still need to study harder! In the confrontation between the camps, the boss will often be closely watched by the opponent, while the second boss will have more freedom."
Li Yian said with a smile.
"So sometimes the second child will be more aggressive than the eldest child... That's what we are like. If the United States hadn't blocked the gun in front, the Soviet Russians would have broken up with us long ago!"
Actually, it's still true. What is different is that the relationship between Nanyang and the United States is completely different from the relationship between the major powers and the Soviet Union.
During the Cold War, the relationship between the major powers and the Soviet Union was more of struggle than cooperation.
Because of this, it even dared to secretly trick Soviet Russia.
As for the later two countries gradually drifting apart, the reasons will not be elaborated, but one thing is certain, this is also the reason why the United States believes that Eastern Europe is more aggressive than Soviet Russia, so compared to Europe's containment and Asia's containment policies are direct and real.
Of course, in the end, the United States was directly dragged into the pit. If the United States had not been strong enough and had a strong foundation to prevent it from being dragged to death, it would have allowed Soviet Russia to launch a global offensive and suppress it for ten years. If not for the Soviet Union itself later Falling into a trap, I went to Afghanistan to show off my muscles, and was dragged into the trap by the United States of America. Like the United States, it has been trapped for ten years. If all the blood is directly drained, it may be disintegrated in the end. Instead, it’s the United States.
“But if you show off your muscles, you will show off your muscles. Just prove that you are not easy to mess with. You will never fall into a pit.”
For his office director, Li Yixun’s teachings They are still very attentive. After all, they are all very reliable team members, so they said:
"Disputes with big countries cannot be eliminated by means other than war. If you don't make up your mind, Then don’t choose war and be aggressive. Our aggression towards the Soviet Union is more often reflected in differences in interests. The struggle is only for interests and for better cooperation.”
Li Yian was definitely not joking when he spoke, but was very serious. For Soviet Russia, a country that was extremely difficult to offend and believed in force, humiliation would be counterproductive. If the table was really turned upside down, would the food still be eaten?
Set in the extremely special environment of the Cold War, the United States was still very brave. For Cuba, they were determined to launch hundreds of intercontinental missiles and drop thousands of atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs to completely destroy hundreds of cities in Soviet Russia as the price of the war. This extreme threat forced the Soviet Union to make concessions.
Why are they so brave?
To put it bluntly, it’s because I have never experienced the hardships of war!
Thankfully, Kennedy is now the rich boy who only wants to dance and have fun. If it were anyone else, only God knows what choice he would make.
Maybe my brain is hot and I will come up with a final solution.
Just like Johnson, once he came to power, he responded to a certain big country and further contained the big country.
Although in the end, the Americans finally suffered the hardships of the war and made them understand a truth - to build muscles is to build muscles, to bully others is to bully others, and never fall in love with war.
In this way, the glory of the Gulf War and the victories in Kosovo and other places were achieved, but they were not the same. When Afghanistan and Iraq came, they got carried away and buried themselves in the pit again!
But no matter what. All in all, in fact, the general direction of the Cold War started with the Cuban Missile Crisis. It can be said that this crisis directly determined the Cold War.
Thinking about the changes in the world in the next twenty years, Li Yian said:
"So, don't worry, nothing will happen over there..."
(End of this chapter)