Chapter 1725: The Great Power Chess Game (Second Update, please subscribe)
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It was noon, the next day after the Kremlin’s welcome banquet. The reason it was noon was because everyone was drunk at the banquet!
Brezhnev was full of passion. He hugged Li Yian enthusiastically and even kissed him hard. This is the characteristic of the Russians.
Even Li Yian ended up drinking too much.
Although he was not hangover, he still slept until noon. Before he could even have lunch, the door was knocked open. It was not someone else who came, but the burly handsome man.
"Li! Let's go out together!"
Brezhnev said in high spirits:
"I'll take you to get to know Moscow!"
After saying that, he didn't even give Li Yian the chance to refuse, so he "draged" him out of the room, and then the two walked out of the hotel together. When he walked out of the hotel, Li Yian looked at the BMW700 in surprise.
"Are you riding this one?"
"Yes, my friend! I'll take you with me!"
After saying that, Brezhnev pulled Li Yian into the car, then stepped on the accelerator, and drove violently.
After getting on the bus, Li Yian finally understood why everyone recorded how Brezhnev loved his car. He did not love his car, he enjoyed the fun of driving.
In the woven traffic flow in Moscow, Brezhnev directly drove the vehicle to 80 kilometers per hour!
Seeing this scene, Li Yian, who was sitting in the co-pilot, was nervous. Only then did the old genius know that the co-pilot was the most dangerous, especially when the steering wheel was in the hands of others, and this place was still in the city.
Seeing the car breaking through 100 kilometers per hour, Li Yian said:
"Drive slowly, drive slowly, this is the city."
Brezhnev ignored him and just stepped on the accelerator. There was only this car in the central lane, and the car of the guard who was left behind. Of course, behind him was the Soviet KGB car, the Soviet car they drove, and Li Yian's special service was following closely behind the car.
While he was driving the car, Li Yian looked at the car carefully. The interior was black velvet and the dashboard was engraved with inscriptions written in Russian:
"In the best memory, the best wishes."
He drove out of Moscow all the way, and then he said to Li Yian:
"Li, now you believe in my skills!"
Li Yian nodded and praised:
"You are indeed an experienced driver with superb skills."
Then they rushed along a narrow road outside Moscow.
Before, he was driving at high speed without barriers on Moscow Avenue after the clearance. Now, after the car drove outside the city, Li Yian couldn't help but imagine what would happen if a car suddenly appeared at the corner of this one-way road?
But this seems unlikely, followed by a bright signpost on a very steep downhill turn with the icon on it being a sharp turn.
Normal people will slow down here and pay attention to safety.
As it approached the downhill, Brezhnev drove at a speed of more than 80 kilometers per hour.
Li Yian leaned forward and said:
"Slow down!"
God knows that no anti-collision airbag has been invented yet!
But he ignored it, and the tires screamed as he reached the corner and stepped on the brakes...
After the trip, Brezhnev told Li Yian:
"This is a very good car, even if it performs well here, you have indeed made the best cars in the world, better than those in the United States, Germany, and Italy."
"You are such an amazing veteran driver."
Li Yian replied:
"I absolutely cannot turn here at your speed."
Diplomacy is not always an easy art, compliments are inevitable.
"You know, I was a worker, I learned to drive a car on the battlefield. At that time, the German planes were bombing. I drove the car by myself, avoiding the German bombing between the craters and bullets. If you have been on the battlefield, you should understand all this..."
When listening to Brezhnov telling his experience on the battlefield, Li Yian nodded from time to time. These people have experienced World War II and war. Of course, they have some common languages. Only those who have been on the battlefield can understand such common language.
In this way, the car kept driving in the forest outside Moscow, and to his surprise, the road conditions were far better than he thought.
Although it is a forest road, it is indeed well paved asphalt road, which is somewhat unexpected.
After all, according to the information obtained before, the Soviet highway infrastructure construction was very backward, but the current highway subverted the previous information.
Maybe it's a dedicated road.
When the car drove to the river, Brezhnov stopped the car with unsatisfactory satisfaction and got out. It was spring now, and the river was covered with green grass.
Brezhnov walked out of the car and walked towards the river, while Li Yian followed behind him.
When he arrived by the river, he turned his head, his eyes still shining with excitement.
"Li, thank you for bringing this gift. It is not only a car, but also a symbol of friendship."
"It's good that you like it." Li Yian responded with a smile.
"I hope it will bring you more happiness."
"Happy, this is indeed a very rare happiness..."
Brezhnov nodded, he thought for a while, and said:
"Li, do you have anything you need me to do?"
Brezhnov said directly:
"Or, what I need to help! We all know that at this time we always need to discuss something."
Is this Russian-style directness?
Standing beside Brezhnov, Li Yian's eyes fell on his face and looked at the water birds passing by the river from time to time. He thought for a moment and then said:
"Hanoi!"
"Hanoi?"
Brezhnev said.
"Are you going to make us give up our support for them?"
Brezhnev said, shaking his head.
"You have to know that Hanoi's biggest supporter is not us, the resources we provide are limited, and his real supporter is another country, and even if we stop supporting them, it doesn't make any sense.
And on the other hand, we need them to fight there, fight the Americans. ”
This is not because Brezhnev confesses, but because everyone knows the answer.
"I know, of course I can understand."
Li Yian nodded and said.
"But we must understand that a Hanoi that has completed unification is likely to be another country of light."
"Land of Light?"
Brezhnov frowned. Although it was just a word, there was a strong sense of dissatisfaction in his tone. "We all saw very clearly that the Land of Light, which was wandering between the two major powers, never really paid attention to the ideas of Moscow or the other side. They had their own independent ideas and willingness.
The same is true in Hanoi. ”
Li Yian and Brezhnov said while walking by the river.
"Once Hanoi completes unification, they will definitely take advantage of the conflicts between major powers like the Kingdom of Light to fight for their own interests. At that time, Moscow will find it difficult to control their ideas and decisions."
With the lessons of the predecessor of the Kingdom of Light, Brezhnev naturally agreed with what Li Yian said.
"I agree with you, but we cannot play a decisive role, and we need him now."
"I know, but who knows in the future?"
Li Yian looked at Brezhnev and said.
"The anti-war calls in the United States are becoming increasingly fierce. If nothing unexpected happens, the armistice is likely to become the main topic of this year's US presidential election, that is, the United States is likely to withdraw its troops from Vietnam in the next few years."
Brezhnov nodded and said.
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"It's true that this is possible."
"If the United States withdraws its troops, it will be difficult for Saigon to withstand Hanoi's offensive, and Hanoi will likely complete national reunification by then."
Li Yian said bluntly.
"This is the most direct threat for us."
Stopped, Li Yian looked at Brezhnev and said in an extremely serious tone.
"You know me. I will definitely solve this threat by then. Whether there is any other country involved,"
Faced with such a reminder, Brezhnov did not give an answer immediately. Of course, he knew the guy in front of him.
This guy never ignores the threats around him.
"By the way, you will intervene in Saigon after the Americans withdraw. But have you ever considered how could you win if the United States didn't win there?"
"We are different from Americans."
Shaking his head, Li Yian said:
"Either don't fight or just give your all. There is no restraint when fighting."
"Will you fight to Hanoi?"
Li Yian did not answer, after all, someone would help him hit Hanoi.
"All I want is to protect Saigon, just like the current peninsula. I don't have any interest in Hanoi."
After thinking for a while, Brezhnov said
"So what do you need?"
"After the withdrawal of the United States, I need you to remain neutral on the issue of Hanoi unification."
What is neutrality, that is, it means not supporting, that is, it means not endorsing the monkey.
This will prevent future conflicts with the Soviet Union.
This is not because he is afraid of conflict with the Soviet Union, but because the country in front of him is standing at the peak of history at that time.
If the two sides do not reach a consensus and act rashly, there is a possibility of a conflict between the two, which is exactly what Li Yian doesn't want to see, because he doesn't want to stand up for the United States to resist the pressure from the Soviet Union.
Brezhnev walked forward silently without saying a word.
After walking for a while, he said:
"So how can you give us what?"
"Please!"
Li Yian directly spoke two words.
"Guaranteed? What guarantee?"
Breshinev looked at Li Yian with some curiosity.
"I promise not to interfere in internal affairs between the Warsaw Pact countries, except Hungary."
This guarantee made Brezhnev's heart tremble and he looked at the other person in surprise.
Why does this guy say that?
Could it be that he has seen the Kremlin’s dissatisfaction with Czechoslovakia?
Could it be that he has his own spy in the Kremlin?
"We have diplomats there."
Li Yian did not give him any room for speculation.
"We know what they are doing and what the Kremlin thinks, but it doesn't matter."
Shaking his head, Li Yian continued.
"I only care about Hungary and only limited to Hungary, which is my guarantee."
Faced with such as this assurance, Brezhnev fell into silence.
He did not give an answer as soon as possible. In fact, the Kremlin has been discussing how to solve the problem of Czechoslovakia.
The problem...they are worried that it will be another Hungary.
Although after the Hungarian incident ended, a verbal consensus was reached between Li Yian and Nikita.
But it is well known that all agreements are used to tear them down, and now Nikita is no longer the master of the Kremlin.
Are there any objections to the oral agreement between them?
And now this guarantee is for him Brezhnev, which means that with this guarantee, they can do whatever they want in Czechoslovakia.
"I can understand your concern for your own safety, after all, we also care about our own safety very much."
Brezhnev said to Li Yian.
"Well, I think we can reach this tacit understanding and take into account our interests at the best possible level within the scope of each other's safety."
In this way, the fate of the two countries has been decided. In fact, this is the cruelest and most real side of the world. On the world stage, the interests of small countries are always bargaining chips for big countries.
They are destined to be sacrificed and betrayed. No matter when the world develops, no matter how hypocrisy is, people cannot change this most basic fact.
Then they chatted a lot, and they kept talking until their stomachs were beating the drums, and then they could sit by the river and have lunch.
Lunch is very simple, it is a Russian picnic with bread jam and other things.
While having lunch, Brezhnev looked at Li Yian and did he have any other requests?
"I hope to meet Nikita before leaving the Soviet Union. After all, we are friends."
(This chapter ends)