MTL - Big Time 1958-Chapter 976 detour
"Wait a minute, the Soviet Union has set up such a big stand, I believe it will not be easy. We must continue to suppress oil prices, and let the oil prices drop to a point that all oil-producing countries except Saudi Arabia cannot accept. The Soviet Union must In turn, replenish these allies with more money, and the Soviet Union will not be able to sustain it." Reagan decided to wait for the opportunity to see it.
The Soviet Union must have weaknesses. Reagan was convinced of this. He just signed the INF treaty, and he couldn't turn his face right away.
Now the United States seems to have just finished a big move. It always takes a certain amount of time to slow down, and skills also need a cooling time. The same is true for countries, but according to different national strengths, so the time is long or short.
In any case, the determination to destroy the Soviet Union remains unchanged, and the Soviet Union must not have time to absorb the allies that have not been established as a country.
Moscow, a city of great significance in the world, has entered late autumn. People in this city have already added clothes, of course, young and beautiful girls are the exception. The Soviet girls have very high frost resistance properties. Not to mention late autumn, even in the middle of winter, there is no shortage of black silk on the streets. sister walking around...
Serov has been sitting in Lubyanka Square these days. Every time he comes to a more important moment, he still feels that this place is more suitable for him. There seems to be an atmosphere in the KGB headquarters that can calm him down, but the Kremlin does not have such an atmosphere.
Now there are two options, the first is to defend the counterattack, wait for Reagan to make a shot and then succeed in the counterattack, which is more certain. Another is to take the initiative, of course, the latter risk is greater. Risk is always proportional to benefit, which is perfectly normal.
However, the trigger conditions for defensive counterattacks are very difficult, and if you just wait for the possible result, the opportunity will disappear. Taking the initiative to attack may lead Reagan out. The reason for this is that even if Reagan was so hostile to the Soviet Union, he would not be able to jump out and directly confront it. That is, Gorbachev's Soviet Union was already weak, and Reagan and even Bush did not directly confront the Soviet Union. confrontation.
Blindly waiting for Reagan to come to die, the final result is that Reagan will spend this term, so the Soviet Union must take the initiative to provoke the United States about some things, otherwise Reagan will only disgust the Soviet Union and attack the Soviet Union's allies.
"It seems that we still have to use offensive defense." Serov, who has been closing his eyes and resting, slowly opened his eyes. Reagan has now consumed a lot of the potential of the United States. Because of policy issues, the US stock market crash will definitely break out. All that is needed now is to get KGB and Soviet money out of the US stock market. Of course, this process should be slow, and you can't startle the snake.
The U.S. stock market crash and the oil price drop, both conditions are met. The objective conditions have been met. What the Soviet Union has to do now is to take action at the right time, relying on the powerful military power of the Soviet Union. This military power is accumulated over a period of decades.
"Comrade Zweigon, you can get in touch with it." Shelov picked up the phone and said to General Zweigon, the head of the Central Liaison Department of the Soviet Union, that things should not be too obvious. Excuse.
A week later, Amin, the general secretary of the Afghan People's Democratic Party, visited the Soviet Union. It is normal for the relationship between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan, not to mention that many countries believe that Afghanistan is a puppet state of the Soviet Union.
Because of this, Amin's visit to the Soviet Union did not attract the attention of European and American newspapers. In the splendid Kremlin Palace, Serov looked at the Afghan leader who he supported and laughed happily...
"We have been under a lot of pressure, from Iran, Iraq, the People's Party, and the Communist Party. They complained that our team, the United States, was too weak. But the courage is getting smaller and smaller!" Shelov spoke to Amin indifferently, while pouring a glass of wine for the other party.
"Since General Secretary Serov said it without concealment, it can only explain one thing. You haven't changed, and you are trying to find a way." Amin happily took the glass of wine, he didn't mind drinking a little. I also believe that Serov would not call him all the way, but came here specifically to kill him.
"So this matter, the solution needs to be a little roundabout. I can't directly arm Iraq and Iran, which will cause the United States to treat the Gulf countries equally, although even so, I also believe that Iraq and Iran are stronger than each other's armed forces. , but this kind of thing can be avoided if it can be avoided, isn't it?" Sherov let out a long sigh and said quietly, "The solution lies in a country with a low sense of existence. Afghanistan and Iran share a common border. is the best option.”
"That's true. Our domestic security environment is very poor, and we need a large number of military aid to stabilize the domestic rebellion!" Amin immediately understood Serov's overtones, and wanted to support the two Iraqi side by side, Afghanistan is very important , so he directly agreed, and on the pretext that there were too many domestic rebellions, the weapons given to Iraq and Iran were first stored in Afghanistan.
"If you are the leader of a big country, it's really an incredible thing." Shelov took the glass and touched the glass in Amin's hand, making a crisp sound.
"Haha!" Amin laughed without saying a word. The situation in Afghanistan is actually good. Revolts of course exist, but they are completely controlled by the Afghan government forces. The support of China is far stronger than in the 1950s and 1960s. Although compared with Iraq and Iran, the oil-producing countries, there is a world of difference from before, and it is far from what later generations Serov understood.
Kabul is lit up all night. It is no worse than any city in the world in terms of urban construction. As the capital of a country, there is no problem at all. The modern public transportation system spreads all over the city, the students wear Western-style clothes, and the communication between young boys and girls is relatively free. Of course, in order to respect tradition, even in Kabul, women have to cover their hair.
Afghans value education as a great force for equality. If you get good grades in the school, you will have the opportunity to enter the university and study in the Soviet Union. Equal education has sacred value.
The People's Democratic Party government has supervised and implemented various rural development projects, used jeeps to send nurses to remote villages, and vaccinated villagers against diseases such as cholera. This movement to eradicate disease existed in the Soviet Union, China in the 1950s, and many existing socialist countries. Factories exist in large quantities, and various facilities are also under construction. In this matter, Amin very much took Stalin as an example and pushed forward various reforms tough.
In the process of advancing the five-year plan, the Afghan security department, under the guidance of the KGB, has been continuously eliminating forces that dare to resist. Some of them are armed gangs, public enemies of the people, foreign spies, and the existence of the Soviet Union. All of them are in Afghanistan, and they are refurbished. , With this kind of leader and the KGB's team of foreign advisers, Afghanistan is now in a much stronger environment than India.
India, which has annexed Pakistan, has obvious indigestion. Even if the internal friction can finally be settled, I don’t know how long it will take.
Shelov's detour this time, Amin understood and began to cooperate with the Soviet Union's grand strategy. So far, the Soviet Union has been very supportive of Afghanistan. On the contrary, many rebels in Afghanistan and India are supported by Reagan. The situation in Afghanistan is better, and the situation in India is much worse. In this situation, Amin has no reason not to cooperate with the Soviet Union. The United States is the common enemy of the two countries.
Amin, who returned to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, seemed very happy. He appeared in front of the TV arrogantly, and spoke to the whole country with pride, "A small group of people's enemies, with imperialist money, want to take our It is absolutely impossible for the motherland to go back to the Middle Ages. Behind us are the most powerful armed forces in the world, your conspiracy will never succeed, and the armed gangs entrenched in various places will eventually be wiped out."
From the first day of the speech, on the three roads connecting the Soviet Union, military vehicles and tanks came from the Soviet Union every day and were received by the Afghan People's Army. This scene was known to the people of Afghanistan through television. Many people have been talking about it, and knowing Amin's confidence, the general secretary's visit to Moscow this time must have received a lot of military assistance, and he is ready to completely extinguish the rebellion in some places.
Just one question? Didn't hear on TV how serious the rebellion was, why so much military aid was needed?
Like some foreign radio stations said, the general secretary must be blocking the news, well, it must be so…
Amin, the general secretary of the Afghan People's Democratic Party, declared war on the local armed forces with great fanfare.
Amin also has his own considerations. In fact, the construction of Afghanistan has achieved preliminary results, and some problems have indeed appeared. Taking Stalin as an example, Amin began to think about the next problem, which is to completely complete the transformation of Afghanistan. This kind of transformation is definitely not smooth, and the warm things will not happen again. In other words, Amin believed that the conditions in Afghanistan were similar to those in the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
Since the environment is similar, Amin, who takes Stalin as his idol, feels that one thing must be done to get rid of all obstacles. This happened in the Soviet Union, a big purge! While accepting Soviet military aid and helping the Soviet Union complete its grand strategy, Amin is also preparing to complete changes covering the entire society of Afghanistan.
