Chapter 1345: Making an Attack in the East and Attacking in the West

"Commander of the Rhine Army, do you know him?" Alan Wilson grabbed his wife's little hand and played with it, asking if she was a member of the Mountbatten family.

"His son, Little Sterfield, is in the Swire Group." Pamela Mountbatten did not hesitate at all, as if all these intricate connections were in her mind, "What do you want me to do?"

"Just tell him that we have no intention of provoking the Soviet Union. No more." Alan Wilson muttered with a disgusted look on his face, "I don't know that they want to go to war the next day when they encounter a weak country. They regard it as a ladder to make achievements. It's really When it comes to the Soviet heavy equipment group, the army is far more dovish than the members of the House of Commons who are talking nonsense."

The NATO military would not have the courage to confront the Soviet Union, but the military would not only have the courage to use the Soviet Union to ask for military expenditures, but it would also be very bold.

"We in Britain really depend on you." Pamela Mountbatten rolled her eyes. Her husband seemed to have never looked down on anyone. Anyway, she didn't expect it for a while.

It's a pity that Alan Wilson didn't hear any sarcasm, but felt that what he said was right, and he puffed up his chest like the poorest patriot in the East End of London.

"Actually, as long as the Americans support it, this exercise is quite optimistic." Pamela Mountbatten expressed optimism. She is well aware of the importance of the United States on European issues.

"Are we confronting the Soviet Union at sea?" Alan Wilson tilted his neck and asked, "If not, what is the use of the United States? Standing together is just one more corpse."

It would be better not to display active service in the United States to embarrass Patton. In his eyes, the U.S. Army is not as reliable as the British Army. As for the reliable British Army, anyway, the Rhine Army said that it can last for three days, and the garrison can also play a supporting role. The key is whether the Federal Republic of Germany can do it.

Alan Wilson hopes that the German army will go. This military exercise is mainly to see whether the German army can play the role of cannon fodder... er, the mainstay.

As for the scale of NATO military exercises, they cannot be compared with the Warsaw Pact. Although he once led a large-scale military exercise in the Arab world a few years ago, if many visual animals in Europe are satisfied with doing this, then It is really provoking the Warsaw Pact at this juncture. NATO military exercises can mobilize 100,000 people, which is considered a big move.

In the next two days, the British Ministry of Defense frequently received inquiries from troops in West Berlin. This is understandable. If West Berlin was surrounded by enemies, any strategic misjudgment would disappear in the blink of an eye. Magins calmed the local British troops with normal military exercises, and then complained like Alan Wilson, "I am now very doubtful about NATO's combat effectiveness in a real fight."

"Isn't it better than the American soldiers who only know how to hang out with female soldiers in the woods?" Alan Wilson responded with a smile, "This is normal. There is no risk in bullying the third world. Who wants the real doomsday to come? The first to die are not those on the front line. Troops? We have no hidden intentions, and we also hope that the Soviet Union will not misjudge."

In the office of Chairman Lubyanka in Moscow, there was a knock on the door. Andropov said please come in, and then a major officer in military uniform walked in and said, "Chairman."

"Alekseyev, are you back from Warsaw?" Andropov nodded and said, "Sit down, do you have anything to report?"

"Judging from the current situation, pressure may not work anymore. The upper echelons of Poland must be dealt with simply, otherwise they will not know how powerful they are. I don't quite understand why they have not taken action. The country should not be unaware of Poland's importance, the place where the Warsaw Pact was signed, it would be an insult to the very purpose of the Soviet Union for Poland to deviate from scientific socialism.”

"The Kremlin should try not to use military means. We hope that the Poles can understand our concern. By the way, your mother, Comrade Fortseva, also views it this way." Andropov smiled and said , "Of course this may also be related to your appointment at the Embassy in Warsaw."

"My mother's opinion may not be right." Alexeyev couldn't help but murmured in a low voice after hearing this, "From my perspective on the Poles,

They may not understand our good intentions. Those people in the Polish government-in-exile should have been killed in the first place. I can clearly feel that they are still influential and are a destabilizing factor in Poland. They may have hooked up with the Americans a long time ago. "

He is indeed an excellent student. If Alan Wilson were here, he would definitely praise this young man who had met him more than once, and of course he would charge US dollars. Or did he personally plan it with the Americans? The importance of Poland to the Warsaw Pact was only known to the Soviets? Can’t you see the free world as your opponent?

He still felt that it would be better for the Soviet Union to strike hard at Poland, and it was better to emerge with the theory of sovereignty, otherwise a certain big country might not be able to act as a rebel. Please forgive me for describing it this way, but it is actually like this in the eyes of the United States. I gave you a hand, otherwise you would have been dealt with by the Soviet Union.

The emergence of the theory of limited sovereignty also allows the free world to criticize the Soviet Union. Although the European countries where the US military is stationed do not actually have sovereignty, the free world can pretend to have it. Countries with electoral systems naturally have such a mechanism. People who don't like it can Find a way to make him step down through a scandal, and even more stubborn people can assassinate him.

Unlike the countries under the Soviet system, they could either work as followers with peace of mind, or they could be stubborn and fight against the Soviet Union. This has always been a problem for the Soviet bloc. Not to mention anything else, Yugoslavia, which has always listened to the propaganda but not the propaganda, and Romania, which has been competing with the Soviet Union, have made the Soviet Union very embarrassed, let alone a certain big country.

If Poland looked at a few examples and thought that you can do it and I can do it, it would completely destroy the Soviet Union's geopolitical structure.

In terms of importance, Poland must be attacked. Poland is far more important than Czechoslovakia. It cannot be compared in terms of land area or population.

If something can be done in Poland, no matter what the final result is, Moscow will be in a hurry. This is a sure-profit deal. And this is more worthy of action than the United States, which was disgraced by the North Vietnamese spring offensive.

This problem was being discussed in the Kremlin at this time. It must be said that before Brezhnev's stroke, he was worthy of being evaluated as being in his prime, and he was not as sluggish as he was later.

But at this time, as the number one figure in the Soviet Union, his iconic thick eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and a trace of impatience flashed across his face, indicating that the most powerful figure in the Soviet Union was in a bad mood. Even if he replaced KGB Chairman Xie He was not so hesitant when he was in Michas.

"The beginning of economic reforms has led to all this happening now." Suslov could no longer look at Brezhnev in silence and said, "Bourgeois restoration in Poland must be terminated immediately. We Things that go against the overall interests of Poland cannot be allowed to happen. We were still soft on those who were in the Polish government-in-exile, and we did not expect that they would continue to maintain their influence and that their existence would lead to instability in Poland."

In fact, at that time, the Soviet Union dealt with the exiled government personnel who returned to Poland, but it was impossible to do anything without leaving any traces.

With Khrushchev coming to power, the social environment became more relaxed, and these members of the exile government who returned to Poland began to play their true roles as key people again.

Although these people are not as numerous as when they first came back, they have an aura around them, and the Polish government cannot do anything to these people.

"Comrade Kosygin's reforms are still worthy of recognition." At this time, Brezhnev was not as conservative as he was in the 1970s, and was still willing to say a few words for Kosygin's reforms. "Poland's problem is naturally To solve it, this year's problems will definitely not become next year's problems, but not now, immediately, if we can wait for a time, it would be the best."

"The timing?" Suslov frowned, "Can the timing come by doing nothing? We have to solve the problem, not avoid it."

"Of course this is not to avoid the issue. As for Lubyanka, Comrade Andropov has obtained intelligence from the British side. Regarding the recent situation in France, the British intelligence department has come up with a pessimistic view. They discovered Trotsky in France. We are certainly not the same people as the Trotskyists, but the Americans and the British don’t think so. To them they are both threats. This thing can be manipulated.”

Brezhnev said slowly in a normal tone, "When Britain and the United States were both attracted to France, we were making detailed plans to solve the problem and make it a fait accompli before the enemy could react. , that’s it.”

Faced with Suslov's tough attitude, Brezhnev still showed his mature and prudent side. Although it was very pleasant to directly start military operations, how to act was also a problem.

Once the operation begins, the Soviet Union will definitely be criticized by other countries. As the number one figure in the Soviet Union, he must prepare for such accusations. Other countries will accuse him of Brezhnev, not the gray bishop in front of him.

"And on the Vietnam issue, we still have to support Vietnam's spring offensive. Give more weapons to make the Americans suffer greater losses and draw the attention of the United States." Brezhnev saw Suslov. He was shaken and said in a tone that left no room for doubt, "We must be resolute in our actions, but we must consider everything in detail."

In this spring offensive, General Westmoreland did not hesitate to push the Korean army to the front line, and then began to rescue the besieged US military bases everywhere. The huge US helicopter group played an important role in the entire sky over South Vietnam. He believed that this time A large number of casualties will cause the North Vietnamese army to completely lose its combat effectiveness.

Pushing the South Korean army up, in a sense, also plays a role in attracting the main force of North Vietnam. General Westmoreland discussed this issue with some generals from the Korean War. The army of a certain big country likes to break through from South Korean positions. In this case, the United States South Korean troops can also be used as bait to attract the appearance of North Vietnamese troops.