Big Time 1958

"Hanoi seems to be preparing for an offensive. The losses of the Tet Offensive have been replenished. The United States is withdrawing its army to avoid confrontation with North Vietnam on the ground." U.S. troops were driven out of Vietnam."

"Get out?" Sheloff smiled coldly, brought a little dish to his own child, and said to himself, "It's so good to let the Americans fall into this quagmire. To be honest, the Americans have been in Vietnam for the past few years, isn't it? Did you cause us a lot of trouble? We have to find a way to keep the Americans from leaving, anyway, we didn’t die in the Soviet Union, what are we afraid of?”

These words made several KGB controllers laugh. This feeling is that they, the KGB cadres, know best. They are the ones who are on the front line and compete with Americans at any time. No one is more qualified to say these words than them. .

"However, some news from China disappoints me. They are all over the aid of our Soviet Union, and some remarks are very irritating. They think they can develop very well without our aid. This is really infuriating!" Gong turned to another topic.

This topic is the last thing Serov wants to talk about, but since his assistant said it, he always has to answer, "If it is now, the Chinese are right. They can already stand on their own, how to adjust and this country We also need to rely on ourselves, that is to say, to complete our own strategy and use the United States to establish its own advantages in the quagmire. There will be no problems in the future, this country cannot be touched for the time being, and we have no way to start.

"As long as we are strong, other countries will make the right choice. If we always pin our hopes on our allies, it means that our own strength is not strong enough. No country is willing to be controlled, but if we say that we are not strong enough. From another point of view, it is not completely impossible." Shelov said, taking out the caviar and saying, "The specialties of the Caspian Sea, let's try it, tell you, ordinary people can't eat it, it's all export earnings. Forex."

"Hey, as you said before, the most suitable allies for us are capitalist countries. Any country with the same political institution as us is naturally difficult to penetrate. Yugoslavia is like this, many countries are like this, and many countries in Eastern Europe are like this. People are also dissatisfied with us." The First Vice-President Bobkov sighed, "Now that I think about it, it's true..."

"It can't be said that we do need a group of important countries to adopt the same system as us. This can help us resist some potential threats, such as religion in the Middle East. But some places are too far away from us, I prefer the system of democratic elections. , they can easily let us find opportunities for infiltration." Shelov said calmly, "Those African countries can implement any system, and religious countries far away from us don't care."

"The GDR, Czechoslovakia, Poland, the dissatisfaction of these countries with us is that their life is not as easy as that of Britain, France and Germany. As long as we defeat the United States, these dissatisfaction will disappear on their own. When we ignore them, they will themselves propaganda and the Soviet Union is unbreakable. Friendship." Sheloff poured a spoonful of caviar into his son's mouth and said, "Isn't it, son?"

   "Sniff out and eradicate the traitors..." The younger son shouted the slogan in a decent manner, causing a group of spies to laugh unscrupulously.

"Pay attention to the movements of Cambodia and Laos. The secret passage from North Vietnam to the south is within the borders of the two countries. Be careful that the United States uses its brains in this regard." Shelov said it and then kept silent. This matter is more complicated. At this stage, Laos and Cambodia They are both kingdoms, and he has no plans for how to treat these two countries. If these two countries change color, the question is whether Vietnam, which has been acting as the big brother in front of the two communist parties, will have unrealistic ambitions.

  If the Soviet Union supported Vietnam, it would definitely be hostile to China and throw China away for Vietnam? What a joke, anyway, China and Vietnam are at war, the Soviet Union is absolutely impossible to save Vietnam, the Far East is only a secondary direction of the Soviet Union, there is no war there at all, but I have been watching Vietnam being madly beaten by China, where to put the Soviet Union's face ? If faced with this situation, Cambodia and Laos might as well have always been kingdoms. But the Kingdom of Laos is also pro-American, and the relationship between countries is really complicated.

   "I know, I will pay attention to the movements of the two countries." Zweigon nodded seriously, thinking that the United States might actually make a move and cut off the transportation line for weapons in Vietnam.

   In this war, North Vietnam will definitely win. Against an opponent like Nguyen Van Thao, there is no reason for North Vietnam to win. At the time of the final battle between the two sides, South Vietnam had more than one million troops armed with the United States, while its opponent, North Vietnam, had less than 400,000 troops. However, Nguyen Van Thao inherited the traditions of many American allies, such as Peanut Rice, Syngman Rhee, and Lon Nol. With the superb techniques of micro-manipulation masters, they succeeded in defeating more and losing less, and lost their country. Victory is nothing to worry about, just lie down and wait to win.

"I plan to hold the first global exercise in six months. Preparations have already begun. It is expected that the Northern Fleet, the Pacific Fleet, the Baltic Fleet, and the Black Sea Fleet will mobilize 15 nuclear submarines, 84 surface ships, and more than 20 navies. Aviation Corps!" Marshal Gorshkov said confidently at the meeting of the Ministry of Defense.

  The maritime power of a country is the sum of various material means reasonably combined to ensure scientific and economic development of the world's oceans and to defend national interests. It determines the ability of countries to exploit the military and economic potential of the oceans for their own purposes. There are reasons to think of national maritime power as a system. This system is characterized not only by the various connections between its various components, but also by its inseparable wholeness with its surroundings. It is interdependent with the ocean in order to function and express its integrity. The roles of the various components that make up maritime power are not fixed. is determined by specific historical conditions. However, in the presence of mutually hostile social systems, the navy has always been in the first place.

"We now have a force capable of not only stopping the imperialist aggression, but also, if necessary, giving the aggressor a blow from which it cannot recover. Our fleet can not only crush the attack of the invader, but also be able to operate in the open ocean and deep into the enemy's territory. It has given a devastating blow to the enemy in different regions. Therefore, various factors show that the Red Navy has become a global force, and we must exercise this force, otherwise we will not find some problems." Marshal Gorshkov looked around. Look for support and say, "The meaning is very important."

"Yes, I am very much looking forward to this day. I believe that the first secretary, the second secretary and the chairman of the Council of Ministers will also support it." Shelov stood up and said, "Then let me report to the Central Presidium." In fact, this It should be done by the Minister of Defense, but Serov is a member of the Central Presidium, so he who has not grown up in the eyes of these old men usually does this work.

The Soviet Union in 1969 was Brezhnev's first year in power. For the first secretary, the answer he handed over was very good. The economic growth rate of the Soviet Union was still over 10 percent. He maintained the unity of Shelepin and Kosygin. The Soviet Troika ran very effectively in the first year, and it can be said that his position as the first secretary has been firmly established.

   However, at the end of the year, Brezhnev, together with Kosygin, dismissed Sherepin as the second secretary. The right to organize was lost from Shelepin, who was nominally devoted to the affairs of the Supreme Presidium.

"Old secretary, you have too many part-time jobs. This time it was Kosygin's proposal that made you lose your position as second secretary. Should we think of a way?" Shelov came to Shelepin's house, and the two discussed it. Got this problem. In fact, the organizational power of the second secretary has no huge impact on Shelepin and Shelov, at least not for a short period of time. But I will think of other people, such as Yegolychev and the others. They are only members of the Central Committee. Once Brezhnev has all the power to organize, many people can be dismissed.

"Time is our greatest help, but you are right, I do hold too many positions concurrently, which can easily arouse some people's vigilance, so I wonder if I should give up the position of chairman of the Party and State Supervision Commission." Shelepin also thought of this question, but this answer was not what Shelov wanted. Once this position is resigned, it is equivalent to giving up his strongest field.

"No, Kosygin's proposal this time proves that he is dissatisfied with the old secretary always participating in government work, so even if we focus on the areas we are good at, it can't be in the government. If you have to shrink your power, put the minister The position of the vice-chairman of the meeting is to be relinquished. In fact, there is no need to do so. It is possible to propose Semichasny as the vice-chairman of the Council of Ministers, so that this post is still in our hands, and Brezhnev will agree to it, and he does not want the entire government. It's all Kosygin's words." Yegolychev also felt that something was wrong, and Brezhnev's smiling face had already aroused his vigilance.

"Yeah, let Semichasny participate in the government's work, we focus on the field of supervision and security, so that we will not be held accountable, the field of security and supervision are all our people, and Brezhnev is also It’s not easy to start.” Shelov thought for a while and agreed with Yegolychev’s words, the contraction force can introduce the force surface, which is very important for Shelepin.

   At the meeting of the Central Presidium at the beginning of the year, Shelepin proposed that Semichasny be the vice-chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union on the grounds that he held too many positions. (To be continued~^~)