Chapter 145 Flexibility Struggle

"But?" Stalin put down the documents in his hand, glanced at the waiting Beria and asked, "Comrade Beria, what is the target's secrecy level?"

"In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, apart from myself, only the first-level political commissar, General Merkulov, knows." Beria quickly replied, "The level of secrecy is still quite high, and the underground workers next to the target are all directly Contacting the first-level political commissar directly, there is absolutely no possibility of exposure.”

"Don't say anything absolutely." For some reason, Stalin had reservations about the statement that there was absolutely no possibility of exposure, which made Beria suddenly fearful.

For example, if someone who is a senior security cadre is not trusted by the highest level, it is quite a terrible thing. Could it be that Stalin is already tired of General Merkulov, the first-level political commissar? Or do you have distrust of the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs?

When Beria was thinking a lot, Stalin said with ease, "In this way we can determine a very important thing and change the way of fighting. In this devastating war, the only country that stays out of it is The United States, Britain and France have all been hit hard to varying degrees, and these countries in Europe are in urgent need of colonial blood transfusions, and the biggest problem they face is reconstruction, which is the same as our Soviets."

"Comrade Stalin's views on this matter are consistent with the intelligence feedback." Beria agreed unconditionally, "We have received news that the military forces of France and the Netherlands have returned to Asia, trying to restore colonial rule in Southeast Asia. There is no apparent opposition from the United States."

"Then the attitude of our Soviet Union is to oppose it openly!" Stalin expressed his attitude concisely.

"Then, Comrade Stalin, what level of support and assistance is appropriate?" Beria immediately asked after hearing this, and the right to decide this kind of matter is still in the hands of Stalin himself.

"Give all moral support, except for help and assistance." Stalin said with a chuckle, "Solidarity is free, but fighting the Americans requires cost. We have to go further and ask the Americans to divide and occupy Japan. Of course The Americans will not agree, but we just want to mention that Hokkaido will be separated from Japan forever, and the Japanese will never see Hokkaido again? It’s like they can’t see their own ears.”

Of course Stalin knew? Americans with nuclear bombs in their hands are defiant, but the good news is that Britain, France, and European colonial countries seem not to want to get involved in this troubled water.

Isn't Europe and the United States of one mind? Is there any benefit? This is of course, at least in a short period of time, Europe will not follow the United States to launch World War III.

The topic of World War III? In 1945, it was not a taboo topic at all. Many people believed that a world war would break out sooner or later? There were many such voices in the Soviet Union.

In fact, even Stalin himself is not completely at ease about the current situation in Europe, thinking that the possibility of a world war may exist, especially after the United States holds nuclear bombs, this threat is more intuitive.

That's why Zhukov invited Eisenhower to visit Moscow in his own name? To take a friendly attitude to ease the relationship between the two parties? Eisenhower has just left.

Eisenhower was invited to the Soviet Union. Accompanied by Zhukov, he watched the opening ceremony with the Soviet commander-in-chief in Moscow’s Red Square. Facing the cheering crowd, the two embraced and waved. Everyone believed that the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union close.

In their spare time, the two talked for a long time, from the battle of Leningrad to the battle of Moscow? And from the African battlefield to the Normandy landing, they understood and respected each other more. To their great delight? During Eisenhower's visit? Japan surrendered. For a battle-hardened veteran? It can be said to be successful.

"At an appropriate time, Comrade Zhukov can pay a return visit to the United States. Didn't Eisenhower invite him?" Stalin said calmly, "The dispute with the United States on the Japanese issue and Comrade Zhukov's return visit are not in conflict. Struggle, but also pay attention to methods."

Under the premise of retaining the interests of Eastern Europe, Stalin felt that he could adopt a moderate attitude towards Western European countries. Because not only Western European countries need to be rebuilt, but the Soviet Union also needs to be rebuilt.

Even like the Soviet Union’s invasion that Western European countries were worried about, the Soviet Union was also afraid of the outbreak of World War III and a joint invasion by the United States, Britain and France. Since Germany launched a sneak attack on the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union has distrusted these imperialists.

Now these imperialist countries are equally untrustworthy, but can be divided and disintegrated. Delay the unification of these imperialist countries.

On the other hand, in Eastern Europe, Stalin believed that an offensive and defensive strategy could be adopted, using the Korean peninsula as a bargaining chip to strive for Japan's interests as much as possible, so that the United States would admit that the Soviet Union's occupation of Hokkaido was only a minimum goal.

In fact, Americans have not had much presence in North Korea at this time, because North Korea has been under the colonial rule of the Japanese before, so it is naturally impossible to have the presence of American influence, and the Americans will not be able to send a large number of military forces to North Korea for a while. Power is projected to the Korean peninsula, but the Soviets are different. They already have a large number of troops in Siberia, and they can send their troops south to invest their power at any time.

In fact, the Soviet Union did deploy military forces in North Korea earlier than the United States.

If there is no nuclear bomb, the Soviet Union, which has already entered the Korean peninsula, can completely kick the United States out.

But with the nuclear bomb, it is different. Compared with the attitude of the United States before the nuclear bomb exploded, it is a sky and a ground, explaining what it means to turn the face faster than the book.

Stalin even rejoiced that at the Potsdam Conference, he accepted the black box operation initiated by the United Kingdom. If it has been too late to reach an agreement, the United States, which now holds a nuclear bomb, will definitely find opportunities to humiliate the Soviet Union endlessly.

On the issue of Japan and the Korean peninsula, Stalin had already predicted that he would be pressured by the United States. This time is definitely not the warm feeling when the world war was not over, but full of gunpowder.

Japan and the Korean peninsula are different. The Soviet Union can follow the previous agreement to allow the peninsula south of the 38th parallel to be surrendered by the United States, because the Korean peninsula is part of the mainland. Even if the Americans are allowed in, the ground power will occupy an overwhelming advantage. The Soviet Union should not be afraid.

But Hokkaido is different. Compared with the weak Soviet Red Navy, the U.S. Navy is simply an army from the future. If the United States can be made to recognize the Soviet Union's factual occupation in exchange for the Soviet Union's advantage over the US military on the Korean Peninsula, it doesn't look like a bad result.

Theoretically, Stalin is not prepared to give up anywhere, but before the Soviet Union's nuclear bomb is successfully developed, he must now swallow his breath to a certain extent, and even prepare to comply with the withdrawal of troops in Iran, instead of intimidating Pahlavi with words and force to maintain imperial Russia. A tacit understanding of the period and the partition of Britain on it.

The current Soviet Union should adopt a moderate attitude towards Britain and France. Even if it is to cause trouble, it cannot do it in Europe. Instead, it uses the cards in its hands to confront the United States on Japan and the Korean Peninsula in the Far East, where Britain and France have no vital interests.

As for the black-box operation agreement at the Potsdam Conference, all of them were recognized, and a clear timetable for troop withdrawal was given, and the United Kingdom and the United States, especially the United Kingdom, were kept in touch to ensure the transparency of troop withdrawal.

"Nuclear bombs are weapons like the US and the Soviet Union. Our nuclear bomb project must be launched as soon as possible, so as to change the current psychological weakness and let the Americans lower their voices when talking to us." Stalin looked very serious. Looking at Beria said.

Beria was the person in charge of the Soviet Union's nuclear program. As early as during the Moscow Defense War, Beria had accumulated a thick stack of atomic energy intelligence. The spies in all directions of the United Kingdom and the United States have sent back news that in the next two years, it is very likely that the British nuclear bomb will be researched.

According to Soviet intelligence, Britain would be the first to develop a nuclear bomb, but no one expected that the British nuclear bomb program was terminated and incorporated into the Manhattan Project.

As the People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union, Beria held detailed information on nuclear bomb research in Britain and the United States, but Stalin was not interested in nuclear bomb research during the war, which made Beria unable to conduct research.

A loud noise from the other side of the ocean awakened Stalin, and the two nuclear bombs that exploded in Japan later made Stalin realize how serious the consequences of misjudgment can be.

If the British hadn't always blackmailed the Soviet Union with American nuclear weapons for their own benefit, the Soviet Union would have lost more once the United States started to carry out real blackmail.

"The project has been advancing steadily, and we must calm down the United States as soon as possible." Beria gave a solemn guarantee.

"Tell Comrade Molotov, set a time to send a delegation to visit Western European countries. France and the United Kingdom are important destinations." Stalin nodded, and began to express his goodwill towards Britain and France, "Let the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe Accompanying, conducting interviews in the form of artistic exchange, this is more simple."

The city of Bonn in the British-occupied area is a model of reconstruction in the eyes of the media of the British Empire. As an important member of the Trade Council, he worked tirelessly to deal with European liaison officers.

The loyal civil servant of the empire is now being corrupted by the dragoons. If he hadn't always maintained his original intention, Alan Wilson would not have persisted until now.

But there are only a handful of times when you live a good life. Alan Wilson is a principled person, and he is very particular about the spirit of contract. He will not deceive girls with just a few cigarettes like other foreigners in Germany. He still wants the two sisters to live in a worry-free life before leaving.