Chapter 649 Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union
"The visit was not very fruitful, but the Americans took the initiative to ease relations and the Chinese accepted it. There was no practical progress. This is not only China's unilateral claim, but I also judged it this way. It is basically impossible to make China bow its head now. If it were possible, we would have done it long ago. Selov grinned and said without caring, "Nixon's visit has some results, but basically no results."
"Well, but Nixon came to the Soviet Union to reduce the scale of strategy and weapons with us. This is what we need. At least on the surface, we still have to deceive them." Brezhnev smiled slightly, "You have to make an attitude. Before you come back, many committee members thought you would object."
Brezhnev showed obvious closeness, put one hand on Selov's shoulder and asked, "Is Injira Gandhi ready to annex Bangladesh? It laid a solid foundation for us, but Pakistan's homeland is the only question. When do you want to do it? If we unite China, will it be a little higher?"
"China will not agree. Not only can it not tell China, but it must keep the secrets strictly and express its disregard for South Asia. Our killing of Pakistan not only means that the Eurasian continent has been cut off in half, but also means that China is already surrounded by pro-Soviet countries, and China will not be unable to see it." Selov lowered his head and sighed, "They certainly don't want to see this happen."
For any major country, this is a geopolitical disaster. Think about what happened to the Soviet Union in Mexico to the south and Canada to the north. That is the super-large Cuban missile crisis, and there is no other way out except for the world war.
"If possible, we should also express our kindness to China. Our military exchanges have been interrupted for ten years." Selov pressed the cigarette butts and wiped out all the cigarettes. "This is also relatively necessary. I think it can restore military exchanges between the two armies."
"Comrade Ustinov believes that the unreserved aid to China did not bring goodwill from the other party. On the contrary, it caused us a lot of trouble. Is it a bit of a risk?" Brezhnev was not willing to agree to this suggestion.
"General Secretary, what I am talking about is the exchange between the Red Navy and the People's Navy." Serov shouted, standing in front of the Asian map, "The Chinese navy is strong, but we are not the ones who are most angry. The countries that are scared are Japan and South Korea. There is also the island in southeast China that is really not enough to send them a Sverdlov-class cruiser. In the Red Navy's manufacturing plan, these ships with the second five-year plan after the war are really unable to keep up with our development, but except in several countries, Sverdlov-class cruisers can be used as flagships in any country, and the same is true in China. If the maritime power is strong in Asia, these countries will not hinder us. Anyway, the maritime power belongs to the Americans."
If the Chinese army is too strong, it will become a problem for the Soviet Union, but if the navy is too strong, it will be a problem for the Americans. If China is willing, Selov believes that the Red Navy can even give away the drawings of the Kirov battlecruiser for free, and the Soviet Union can provide whatever the Chinese Navy wants. A powerful Chinese Navy is definitely not an enemy of the Soviet Red Navy.
It is not without benefits that China is jointly blocked. It can be seen from the development of China's tanks that with the unilateral support of the Soviet Union, China was unable to develop new tanks for a long time after five pairs of heavy-bearing wheels. After all, the Soviet Union's things belonged to the Soviet Union, and that was not China. Without getting rid of its dependence on Soviet technology, China's military industry will never be independent. China has not communicated with me for ten years now. Although no new things appear, some technical reserves are accumulating.
It has been almost ten years since the lockdown, and Selov feels that the Sharingan of the China-** Industrial Enterprise is almost ready to be trained.
"It sounds good, but it seems that it is really the case. What is the next job? I just returned from India, what are the plans?" Brezhnev sat down with a smile, looking very familiar. If it hadn't been removed from his post a month ago by taking advantage of the visit of Leningrad's first secretary Torskykov, a month ago, Selov would have believed it.
Now the first secretary of Leningrad is Romanov Grigory Vasilyevich. Brezhnev may not have thought that this person actually had a good private relationship with Selov and was not an apparent neutral. In other words, Brezhnev took advantage of the visit of Torskykov to remove the other party from his post and replaced Selepin's friend, but replaced Selov's friend.
Torskykov was arranged to be an ambassador in China. This would be better if he had his own friends to be an ambassador in China, and it would be easier for Selov to regulate his relationship with China.
"The next step is Chile. In Chile, the situation in Chile is not only a problem, but it is the traditional backyard of the United States. After President Allende came to power, Chile was blocked by the United States. Chile encountered some problems in countries like ours, that is, the treatment has increased, prices have not risen, and deflation has occurred. My enemy, the CIA, will not miss this opportunity, but Chile is too far from the Soviet Union, and I cannot reach out to it." Selov also replied in embarrassment.
"Chile? Nixon wants to take action against Chile. Yes, this possibility is very high. We cannot overestimate the moral standards of imperialism. Your idea is right." Brezhnev was shocked. He attached great importance to Chile. The Soviet Union itself lacked friends in South America. So far, only Cuba is an ally of the Soviet Union. After Allend came to power, his policies were very pro-Soviet, and he was also valued by the Soviet Union.
"There is a problem with Chile's reform, and the reactionary forces are still strong. So, in addition to the European regions where our Soviet army can be powerful, those stakeholders dare not take action, except in Europe, where there should be armed revolution." Selov shrugged. "If we allow Allende to solve this problem by ourselves, Chile's separate power will definitely not be able to solve it." Even countries like the Soviet Union need market existence, let alone countries like Chile that are affected by the United States.
Socialists, who accounted for the majority in parliament, gradually introduced socialist measures, but the real economic power was still in the hands of the old ruling class. They could use economic power to stop the entire factory and create unemployment, force prices to rise through speculation and hoarding, and transfer money abroad to create balance of payments panic, and launch a news war to push all the faults on the socialist cabinet.
The Allende government of Chile faced greater damage initiated by large enterprises. On two occasions, the entire factory was closed due to the strike of the boss, speculators allowed prices to fly kites, merchants hoarded goods, and people lined up for daily necessities.
"Can you avoid this problem?" Brezhnev could not bear the consequences of losing Chile. The reason why Brezhnev quickly changed his easing policy in history has a lot to do with the coup of Allende, Chile.
Selov shook his head slightly and said with a weak look, "I am just a department leader. It is impossible to solve the problem in Chile. The only person who can calm down Chilean society is you, Comrade Brezhnev, you are the general secretary of the Soviet Union."
Although these words are somewhat suspicious of flattery, this is the fact. Did the KGB go to America to fight against the United States? This is impossible. Only the Soviet Union provided large-scale aid to Chile, and only Brezhnev could do this.
Almost in an instant, something called international responsibility suddenly appeared in Brezhnev's heart. The main reason was that the messing stick who had always pointed at the international situation showed that there was no way. Only the General Secretary, he could do it, which made the General Secretary feel that the Soviet Union was not able to do it. Shelov had no choice, and in the end he had to rely on me...
Brezhnev, who had this idea, thought for a moment and looked mysterious and said, "Are we going to think about it? This year, the World Congress and Workers' Party will be held in Chile."
Selov looked very shocked. He now felt that the General Secretary was still a cruel person. This would allow him to go to Chile blatantly and attract attention worldwide. For the generals in Chile, this was a tsunami-like pressure. Finally, he said, "I believe that except for a very small number of people, few people dared to coup."
"Let's release the wind first, but not to mention it being held in Chile. According to convention, such conferences are always held in Moscow. If the wind first is released, many countries will not think of Chile." Brezhnev said confidently, "Let's prepare to welcome Nixon first. When he leaves, we will go to Chile. You and me, Comrade Kirirenko and Shurik are in charge of their work."
"I welcome Nixon, okay!" Selov saluted a military salute and expressed that he obeyed the General Secretary's arrangements.
"No... you misunderstood what I mean. We must be considerate diplomatic etiquette. But in private, when you and Nixon are only two people, you can show your attitude. It has nothing to do with the country and me." Brezhnev still remembers the kitchen debate when Nixon was vice president more than ten years ago. At that time, Selov, who was in charge of the defense work, had a stunning performance. He humiliated the United States from the perspective of people's livelihood.
At the end of May, when Nixon's special plane arrived in Moscow, all members of the Central Presidium such as Brezhnev, Kirilenko, Selov and other members of the Central Presidium appeared to greet them at the airport. Looking at Nixon who got off the special plane, Selov was thinking about the time of the Watergate incident, whether it was this year or next year? (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!