Chapter 1358 A reminder from a friend (third update, please subscribe)
“NBC…”
Looking at the colleague in front of him who was about to succeed him, Alexander said:
“NBC has never been a follower of the United States, nor is it willing to be a follower of the Americans. They have their own self-esteem, which is the fundamental reason why they will conflict with the United States.
So, we have Reasons to believe that NBC is likely to become our partner in the near future! ”
This was exactly what he had achieved after working here for many years, so Alexander wanted to remind his successors of this. In order to avoid him making misjudgments in future work, after all, the work they are engaged in is extremely sensitive.
“Our partners, how is this possible!”
Polyakov said almost without thinking:
“There is almost nothing between us and them. Any common language!”
Faced with Polyakov’s rebuttal, Alexander said:
"No, my friend, if you get to know this place, you will find that we have more in common with them than with any other country. When you get to know this place, I think you will also agree. One point of view!”
“How is this possible? No matter how good this country is, it is the same as the United Kingdom and the United States that we want to defeat and bury!”
Alexander ignored the rebuttal of his colleagues, but quietly walked to the window, looked out the window, and said:
"So, you need to understand this place first, take your time, don't rush. You have plenty. It’s time to get to know this place.”
Then, Alexander looked out the window. In the eight years since he came to this country, he has gone from being unfamiliar to being familiar with it, from being hostile to now having some kind of affection in his heart.
Sometimes people really do change.
After a long time, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander said:
“A special partnership, that is also a partnership!”
It’s a pity that he has no chance to see this day. Three days later, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander left Chang'an by plane. At Chang'an Airport, not only his colleagues from his country were seeing him off, but also an NBC officer. Li Wei, who worked in the military's foreign affairs department, knew Alexander because of his work. , and become friends with.
Looking at his friend who was about to leave NBC, Li Wei said emotionally:
"Alexander, I hope one day we can get together again."
"I believe there will be that day! Next time, we will get together in Moscow!"
After that, the two of them They hugged each other, but when they seemed to be leaving, Alexander whispered in his friend's ear:
"Li, we will help you solve the trouble you have there..."
>What?
When he was about to leave, Li Wei was stunned by the sudden message. He looked at his friend with some confusion. They both knew each other's identity.
They are all intelligence officers. What does a seemingly insignificant piece of information actually reveal?
Trouble?
What trouble?
"Well, goodbye, my friend!"
It was obviously impossible for Alexander to answer his question, so he just waved his hand and walked towards the customs channel. Only Li Wei, who was full of questions, was left behind.
More than an hour later, in the office of the Military Intelligence Bureau, after listening to the report of his subordinates, Sima Yun said:
"It seems that this is a gift from Alexander."
"Yes, General, I believe this is not a pretense. This should be said to be a gift from him."
Listening to Li Wei's answer, Sima Yun did not speak. After thinking for a while, , he said:
"It seems that the Russians are preparing to intervene in the Congo!"
As an intelligence officer for many years, Sima Yun came up with the answer immediately.
“What!”
Li Wei said in surprise:
“Sir, the Soviets are involved in the Congo? Now? If they do this, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the Americans. , This will definitely lead to the easing of relations between us and the United States, and thus contribute to the end of the Congo crisis..."
Frowning, Li Wei continued:
"Is this what Alexander calls a gift? When did they get so good?"
"It's not that they got better, but because they saw The opportunity, the opportunity... This is their opportunity to get involved in the Congo. What is the biggest characteristic of the Russians? "
"Greedy!"
Li Wei said it almost without thinking. After hearing these two words, he said:
"This is their biggest characteristic!"
"Yes, because of greed, they will never miss any opportunity. In many cases, they will not even weigh the pros and cons. Greedy desires will control Their rationality. "
This is evident in Eastern Europe. On the one hand, they want Eastern Europe to become their ally and a buffer between themselves and Western Europe and Germany.
On the other side, after occupying Eastern Europe, they are eager for the land and wealth there.
What were they doing there?
Not only did they tear down almost everything they could. It also forced Eastern European countries to cede large tracts of land.
After doing all this, they thought they could turn Eastern Europe into their close allies. When the Russians realized that they could not achieve this wish, they chose a more straightforward method - killing the elites of Eastern European countries and then supporting puppets to come to power.
Everything is actually rooted in one core - greed!
Greed has long been engraved in the bones of the Russians. Now when they see opportunities in Africa, how could they miss them?
"Congo is just a part of the Russians' African plan. They will definitely implement operations there..." Sima Yun thought for a while and then said:
"But no matter what they do there, it won't have much impact on the local situation. Now our control of Katanga is basically a foregone conclusion. As for other areas of Congo, it's not important, it's just the tropical rainforest. That's all..."
The entire valuable area of Congo, the Katanga region, is extremely rich in mineral resources.
The Colbezi mine owned by the United Mining Company of Katanga is the largest uranium mine in the world. The uranium used in the atomic bombs of World War II was produced in Katanga. For NBC, it is the largest uranium mine in the world. Nuclear power plants need uranium mines in this area to generate electricity. After all, NBC itself does not have uranium mines.
Not only that, the local area also has the best transportation system in the entire Congo. There are not only railway lines connecting various mines to various transfer points in Portuguese Angola and Northern Rhodesia, but also a road network.
The Katanga region is very rich in copper, cobalt and a large amount of uranium. Therefore, for NBC, Katanga is far more important than Congo.
As for the minerals belonging to the United Mining Company, there is no problem. Nationalization... What Nanyang objects to is just other people's nationalization of Nanyang's assets, but it does not object to them nationalizing the assets of other countries.
As for whether the Belgian government and army can safeguard their interests by then, that is their business.
“And from the perspective of our interests, a chaotic Congo is more in our interests, well...”
After thinking about it, Sima Yun said.
“We can have appropriate communication with them and some cooperation if necessary. After all, Congo is still very big and all we need is Katanga.”
In fact, it was the Cold War.
There was never any distinction between good and evil in the Cold War.
For the sake of profit, everyone can cooperate with any party at any time, including the enemy.
Cooperating with the Soviet Union is no big deal. And it's also extremely normal.
In many cases this cooperation is carried out secretly, just like NBC smuggling some supplies to the Soviet Union through underground channels. In addition to obtaining commercial benefits, there is also an idea that hopes to strengthen the Soviet Union power, allowing it to serve as a shield and buy NBC time to develop.
"Big Brother, is it really that good?"
After receiving the intelligence submitted by the Military Intelligence Bureau, Li Yi'an frowned. Out of his understanding of "Big Brother", he could not I believe that this big brother will draw chestnuts from the fire for NBC.
As we all know, most of the time, it is Big Brother's nature to take advantage of others' danger.
People will change, but their nature will not!
“Their goals may not be limited to the Congo!”
Li Yi'an looked at Sima Yun in front of him. He is the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Among NBC's intelligence agencies, in addition to the Secret Intelligence Service and Hydra, there are also the military's Military Intelligence Bureau and the Naval Intelligence Service. These intelligence agencies jointly Constitutes NBC's official intelligence network.
However, the official intelligence network has its shortcomings. For example, the most typical one is that it does not pay much attention to non-hotspot areas.
After thinking for a while, Li Yian said.
"In this way, you should contact the company, especially International Grain and International Mining. Their work in Africa is more in-depth, and pay attention to the movements of the Russians."
In addition to the official In addition to the intelligence network, NBC companies have also established intelligence systems, of which North Borneo Company and large companies such as Universal, Golden Harvest, and International Grain are representative. In order to revitalize overseas trade, these companies have established a global intelligence collection system.
Different from official intelligence agencies, the corporate intelligence network has long formed a global intelligence network due to trade needs. Sometimes, the speed and accuracy of the intelligence they obtain even exceeds the official intelligence network, especially in non-hotspot areas. in this way.
So, in this case, cooperation with enterprises is the best choice. Those companies will also proactively provide military, political and other information to the officials.
Considering the current situation, asking them for help is the best option to obtain further information.
“I understand.”
Sima Yun nodded, thought for a moment, and then said:
"Your Excellency, I think that if the Soviets take action in other parts of Africa, it is likely to be in East Africa."
"Oh?"
Li Yian raised his eyebrows lightly and asked:
“Why is this?”
“Food!”
Sima Yun said directly:
"Food! For the Soviet Union, the food of East Africa is more important than anything else."
Indeed, for the Soviet Union, the food of Ethiopia is extremely important, especially when the Soviet Union's own grain production is reduced. in the past few years. NBC's various intelligence agencies have been paying attention to this information, so he made such a judgment.
But Li Yian shook his head and said:
"Food is very important, but you don't know them. For them, there are things more important than food and money. I believe, They will definitely do something there.”
(End of this chapter)