Chapter 181 Rome Olympics
Before the Olympics began, an unusual atmosphere had appeared in the entire city of Rome. In a sense, the strange atmosphere shrouded in Rome was facilitated by Selov. With the strong discipline of the KGB as a guarantee, Selov strictly ordered all the KGB departments except the First General Administration to watch the competition, except for the First General Administration, to wear the KGB dark blue summer uniforms and cannot hide the identity of the KGB staff.
On August 20, five days before the opening of the Rome Olympics, all personnel from various KGB offices in the Soviet Union received a unified order and all of them appeared in the city of Rome! In just a moment, more than 3,000 KGB staff members wearing dark blue military uniforms, leather shoes, blue-framed large-brimmed hats, and sharp swords and shield signs appeared on their arms. Suddenly, a group of Soviet KGB staff members appeared on the streets of Rome, which made the originally very lively Olympics appear with a glimmer of scenery.
"This must have been created by the Vice President of the KGB in Rome. Only that madman ignored the Olympic occasion and used his power to demonstrate to us. Well, I have to say that his goal has been achieved!" Rah Thomas gritted his teeth and cursed the winner of life in the same city. Why didn't he die early? It was a threat to the United States and the Soviet Union. Now Rah Thomas has intuitively felt this threat. Thousands of KGBs wandered around Rome without any scruples. In a sense, they were indeed tourists, but he was just unhappy!
What annoyed Rah Thomas the most was that these people were not hot? Although they were in summer uniforms, the KGB's uniforms were designed according to the Soviet climate, and the summers in the Soviet Union were much cooler than here! How could he understand the importance of discipline in a combat group? Selov ordered everyone to wear winter uniforms, and no one dared not to listen.
"I openly let the KGB wear military uniforms. On the one hand, I tell people from China that the KGB is still by your side, and on the other hand, it shows our strength and makes imperialism worry about it! Who will be afraid of us? The enemy will point fingers at our actions. What clothes we wear are in charge of those imperialism. Who cares about the group of guys who die sooner or later? Who cares about what they think?" Selov is also wearing KGB general dress, wearing winter military uniforms in winter. As for other clothes, it is not a short time before. But there are not many occasions to wear.
As an Armenian among the Soviet Union's top leaders, Migoyang has a very good relationship with Bagramiyang and has a good understanding of Selov's reputation. This young man likes to treat the enemy in a head-on manner because he wins every time. He is highly valued by Xie Lieping, a young cadre in the Soviet Union, who is now in the limelight. This time Migoyang has some understanding of this young cadre, and his arrogance is even more excessive than that of KGB chairman Xie Lieping.
"Shelof, do you think you have your job in this Olympics too!?" Migoyang is a kind and kind old man. In fact, Migoyang generally doesn't do such provocation!
"This Olympics will be an early test for the Soviet Union to defeat the United States. Millions of TV users in Europe will witness this! The comrades in China just need to sprinkle salt on the Americans at that time!" Serov smiled and determined to attach the peaceful event to the name of politics. This is not the first time, nor is it the last time.
Migoyang looked at the adventurous little guy and asked, "What if we lose on the gold medal list?"
"I am fully responsible and willing to accept any punishment!" Serov immediately interfered. If the Soviet Union and the United States gold medal list were very close in history, the chances of a gutter capsize were very high! But in history, the Soviet Union defeated the United States in the Rome Olympics, and the United States would not even take medicine if it wanted to turn the tables. Moreover, Italy can be considered half of the Soviet Union's home court.
More than 3,000 Soviet soldiers suddenly appeared in Rome. Although it caused a surprise, it did not receive much attention in the context of the Olympics. Many Roman newspapers are predicting the results of this year's Italy. The consensus is that it ranks third!
At this time, a bad report was needed, and this report soon appeared at the right time. A Roman newspaper predicted that the US-Soviet battle would still occur in this Olympics, and analyzed the entire event. The conclusion was that the US delegation defeated the Soviet delegation slightly. Starting from this newspaper, the entire public opinion began to turn to what kind of sparks the United States and the Soviet Union would collide in this Olympics. There were remarks that predicted that the United States would be the first, and there were also remarks that predicted that the Soviet Union would be the first, which seemed quite reasonable, and all had reasonable evidence and convincing.
This gimmick attracted Italy's attention. Some people said seriously that the Soviet KGB had ordered the Soviet delegation to defeat the US delegation, and some people said that the United States already had companies to sign contracts with this US Olympic champion, and the rewards were quite generous.
The serious expressions of the KGB personnel appearing on the streets of Italy were also photographed as evidence of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States. Before the Olympics began, the competition between the Soviet Union and the United States was exaggerated to be extremely authentic!
"Without competition, we can't talk about competition with the Americans. We win, they lose! It's that simple!" Selov said calmly to the group of reporters interviewed in Italy, and then comforted the Soviet athletes behind him indifferently, "Let's relax and the girls, you can definitely win if you win. It depends on yours..."
Selov's cold face and provocative remarks became the topic of discussion on the streets of Rome the next day. Many Italians sold a newspaper because of curiosity, stared at the photos in the newspaper for a long time, and suddenly realized that this was not the Soviet ambassador to Italy a few years ago? Selov blocked the American ambassador in the streets of Italy, asking about the position of the United States in the Korean War, debating the politics, economy and military of both sides! Many people in Rome still had an impression of him...
"The United States is not afraid of any level of competition. General Selov should say these words after the game ends!" Selov's remarks were quickly refuted by the US Ambassador to Italy Rah Thomas.
"Didn't the American CBS have bought the broadcasting rights? I believe that their $400,000 will definitely convey the news of American failure to the country, just like the U2 reconnaissance plane was shot down!" Selov smiled and threw salt into the Americans' hearts without hesitation. Why did it fall? The Soviet missiles were so advanced? When it came to the U2 reconnaissance plane, Rah Thomas had a day off! He did not have a quarrel with the Soviet Union for the time being.
Before the opening of the conference on the afternoon of August 25, most athletes gathered in St. Peter's Square to receive the blessings of Pope John XIII. In order to express that it was different from his predecessors who had always been hostile to the Soviet Union, Selov also led athletes from the socialist camp to St. Peter's Square to receive blessings later.
When athletes from the socialist camp appeared, St. Peter's Square immediately caused a commotion, and many people did not understand why these atheists appeared here! Pope John XIII also saw this scene. He knew that through the national flag, he knew that this was an athlete team from Eastern European countries, and immediately expressed his friendship with the athletes of the Soviet group! Unlike the dead Pius XII, John XIII came to power and faced the fact that the entire Italy had been controlled by socialists.
The predecessor Pius XII firmly opposed socialism, and the end result was that Italian socialists were unprecedentedly disgusted with religion. Pius XII always supported the Catholic Democratic Party and did not cooperate with the Communist Party. The end result was that the Italian people became increasingly polarized in their beliefs. Until Pius XII passed away and John XIII came to power, he began to face the difficult situation where half of Italy's people were no longer convinced of religion.
This time, the Soviet Union led Eastern European countries to appear in St. Peter's Square, which made John XXIII very happy. Since he came to power, he faced an increasingly hostile environment between the United States and the Soviet Union, especially in the international situation that began this year. He already felt that the former Pope's policies had a huge problem, and this time it might be a good start to ease.
"This Olympics under Rome is a grand event of human peace. No matter which country the athletes present belong to? The Vatican wishes them good results!" John XIII said emotionally.
"Did this pope make some wrong judgment because of our kindness?" Shelov snorted at Valia, "We have transformed the country into an atheist. Will we change it back? Even if it is changed back, our country's Orthodox Church is obviously not the same as them. The hatred between both sides is not shallower than the hatred between us and the Turks..."
John XIII's words caused two completely unmoving reactions. On the one hand, they were warm applause from other countries, and on the other hand, the athletes of the Soviet group stood attentively, and only people slapped their palms symbolically! But it was absolutely not a hot topic. John XIII felt this obvious difference first.
The cardinal next to him whispered, "The person who leads the general's dress is Selov, the vice chairman of the Soviet KGB! The religions in the Soviet Union are also under the influence of this person!"
"We should meet this young man who controls religion when he has the opportunity!" John XXIII waved to the athletes present, and ordered the cardinal beside him, "We should create such an opportunity..."
Chapter completed!