Big Time 1958

Hoxha and Shehu have always had great vigilance against Tito's Yugoslavia. Hoxha will not forget that he was almost shot by Tito back then. That was the closest Hoxha was to death, even better than when he faced the guerrillas. The Germans were closer, until Yugoslavia was expelled from the Communist Intelligence Service, Albania was behaving like a satellite state of Yugoslavia, and Tito always wanted to use an iron fist on the Albanian party to force his entire country to join Yugoslavia. Hoxha and Shehu kept tapping the Albanians' deep-rooted fear of Yugoslavia, which made Albania independent.

   It was Stalin's transformation of Yugoslavia at that time that allowed Albania to exist to this day, avoided annexation by Yugoslavia, and at the same time saved Hoxha from Yugoslavia's death list. So Hoxha was dissatisfied with the post-Stalin Soviet leadership, believing that their evaluation of Stalin was unfair.

  The relationship between Albania and the Soviet Union has obviously turned cold in recent years, but as long as there is a chance, Hoxha still wants to use the influence of the Soviet Union to make Yugoslavia around him not act rashly. Take advantage of every opportunity.

   Serov fully understands this mentality. The small countries next to the Soviet Union are afraid of the Soviet Union, and even China has some of this mentality, while the small countries next to China are afraid of China, and the Soviet Union also has this fear in their hearts. It is not surprising that Hoxha almost died at the hands of Yugoslavia because of his independence.

   Hoxha wanted to use the Soviet Union, Serov was not angry at all, and being able to be used by others is also a value in itself. The most terrible thing for a country is not to use it, but to ignore it. No matter how much a country struggles, other countries don't see it. This is the saddest thing. Of course, this statement is limited to big countries.

"Thank you, Comrade Hoxha, for your understanding. Although our two countries are a little unhappy, we are still comrades in the same camp. We should understand each other's values. The Soviet Union will not force the relationship between Albania and Yugoslavia. We must obey the Soviet Union. We also hope that Comrade Hoxha understands the distress of the Soviet Union, we really hope that the entire allied countries will be in harmony, but there will always be some problems when we get along!" After receiving Hoxha's approval, Serov expressed his thanks again.

   At this time, the Albanian army was the same as China. All officers had no rank. This small country was full of Chinese consultants in various industries, including the army of course. The Albanian People's Army cannot be considered strong. China will help the Albanian People's Army to build its army. There will definitely be a group of pro-China leaders. However, once the relationship between the two countries deteriorates, these people will definitely be cleaned up mercilessly. The purge of pro-Yugoslav cadres in the 1940s and the purge of pro-Soviet cadres in the 1950s is a lesson from the past.

In exchange for an internship, Serov provided 3,000 Alpha telephone systems in the name of the KGB as an aid to the Albanian security services. After meeting the number one and two figures in this small country, the Soviet KGB delegation completed its official mission. The rest of the time is spent visiting the country's economic construction.

"There is no economic construction in this country. His economic construction has always been waiting for assistance and working under the guidance of foreign consultants. It used to be Yugoslavia, then it was the Soviet Union, and now it is China." Serov told Kadepov next to him. said the general.

  General Kadypov, as the chief of the secret police general bureau, came to Albania to train as a reserve cadre, all from the approved list of the general bureau. In terms of responsibilities, it is indeed the secret police general bureau that is most suitable for this task.

"Do we need to collect news about China's construction assistance here?" General Kadypov asked in a low voice, asking for instructions to the top Soviet security cadres. When given the chance, KGB cadres would never forget their own duties. Work.

Shelov was silent for a moment, looked at the construction site in the distance and shook his head and said, "There is no need to estimate the collection of intelligence, as long as we stay here for a while, we will naturally see everything we need to see. After all, this is only a small country of less than 30,000 square kilometers. As long as we are good at observing, there is no secret in front of us at all. As for China's aid in construction, it has nothing to do with us."

  Revolutionary aid is a special phenomenon of the world communist movement. There are two reasons for this: First, in order to get rid of the isolation situation, the Soviet Union devoted itself to assisting and exporting the revolution at the beginning of its establishment; the two, from theory to practice, were based on class, and naturally they also had detachment from the state and cosmopolitan nationality. So it becomes a brotherhood that transcends the state and the nation. Therefore, a series of aid programs that are impossible in capitalist countries have been released in the hands of the Soviet Union and China.

  International obligations are common in socialist countries. It is a bit like the meaning of support from all sides. Up to now, Albania's largest donor country is still the Soviet Union. Of course, if the close relationship between Albania and China is maintained, the aid will sooner or later surpass that of the Soviet Union.

China's foreign aid at this time is still repaying the image debt of the Sino-Indian war. Before this era, I don't know how much impact the Sino-Indian war has had on China. The impact is that the countries supporting China are only single digits, while India There are nearly 100 countries behind them. Unprecedented diplomatic isolation is the foundation of foreign aid. There may be some brotherhood, but not much.

For example, for the aid to Pakistan, Serov does not believe that Pakistan has anything to do with the socialist movement. The aid to Pakistan is to contain India. There are some things about internationalism, but it is definitely not the main reason. The countries that China aids are definitely There is value in it.

   Coming to Albania in this era, Serov could see signs of receiving China in just a few days, went to a store, sold a pack of cigarettes, opened it and smelled it and knew that it was tobacco produced in China. Because of the relationship between production place, environment and technology, tobacco in various countries rarely has the same taste. For the taste of Chinese cigarettes, Serov is probably the most familiar Soviet person.

"Since you came out today, how many Chinese have you met?" Serov, who was skillfully holding a cigarette and biting his filter, asked his assistants, "If you have blurred memories even within a day, I suggest You retire from the KGB!"

   This year, according to history, the Soviet Union will invade Czechoslovakia, and it is also the best year for China-Albania relations. Normally, China's aid will reach its peak. Even if it doesn't reach its peak now, it's almost there. In a few years, China will completely replace the influence of the Soviet Union, in fact, it is almost the same now.

   "There are more than 100 people, which is quite a lot in one morning. These people are all Chinese advisers. Sure enough, anti-Soviet countries like to get together." General Kadypov commented coldly.

Um! The taste is good. Serov, who took a puff of domestic cigarettes, was very intoxicated and said calmly, "I heard that there are more than 70 construction aid projects underway at this time, so we can see a little bit of the Chinese people when we walk. It's not surprising. More than a decade ago, we did the same to China, but there are so many Chinese people that the situation we see today is impossible."

   "Will Albania become a trump card for China, specifically to deal with us, they are a member of the Warsaw Pact." General Kadepov raised his own question.

"No, Hoxha won't let this happen." If Serov remembered correctly, when the pro-Chinese officer class appeared in the Albanian People's Army, Hoxha shot and killed the Minister of Defense Baluku, and at the same time put China and China together. Thousands of military officers who have been close to each other have been dismissed. "Even the relationship with us is cut off. Do you think Hoxha would not dare to come a second time?"

At that time, the connection between Albania and the Soviet Union was all-round. Tens of thousands of students studied in the Soviet Union, including the officers of the Albanian People's Army were also trained in the Soviet Union. The influence of the Soviet Union penetrated into all aspects of Albania, and when it broke with the Soviet Union, the Albanian Labour Party also There was a heated debate, and later China apparently did not have this treatment. To speak of a blow, Albania's economy will definitely be hit, and there should be no other impact.

  The Chinese advisors are different from the Soviet advisors. The Chinese people that Serov and the others see today are in a hurry, and they have not seen any contact with the Albanians. This kind of character will definitely not affect ordinary people. For ordinary people, these Chinese are technicians who return to China after the work is done. ,

In the evening, when Serov was thinking about whether to attack the Albanian girl at the front desk, a telegram saved the girl's innocence, and the first deputy chairman of the KGB, Sakhartowski, generated electricity, "There is a change in the French bank, we have monitored the futures. In the market, it seems that the capital of French banks has entered it.”

"Let that little girl find a good man to marry!" Serov muttered, picked up the phone and called his assistant in and ordered, "Tomorrow, General Kadypov will continue to stay and inspect and return to the country as planned, don't interfere with Albania. Let’s go back to Moscow first.” To observe this ever-changing capital war, of course, it’s best to stay in one’s own base camp, where there is no Albania in front of the village and no store in the back, and there is no intelligence source, so you can’t see anything.

France is a natural challenger. He sees that because the United States is in the quagmire of the Vietnam War, the government deficit and trade deficit are getting bigger and bigger, and the dollar is being unchecked. s attack. He made very careful preparations for this plan. Now that the United States cannot take action against the Vietnamese Spring Festival offensive, it is the best time to launch it. (To be continued~^~)