Chapter 401: Cloudy Poland
Bao Zixuan didn't stop much in Berlin and went directly to Poland by car. In fact, not only him, but all the rich people basically have this itinerary, and they don't want to stay in East Germany for too long, this is the place with the most spies in the world, and no one wants to get into trouble.
The Republic of Poland, abbreviated as Poland, is a democratic republic of 16 provinces located in Central Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Belarus to the east, Lithuania and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the northeast, Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, and the Baltic Sea to the north.
Poland established the Kingdom of Poland at the end of the 10th century. In 1569, it merged with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to form the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, becoming one of the great powers in Europe. The decline began in the second half of the 18th century. and the three partitions of Poland by Russia and Austria. During the Napoleonic Wars, it was briefly restored with the support of France and established the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, it was again divided by the Russian Pau. After World War I, independence was restored and a bourgeois republic was formed. But soon it was divided between the Soviet Union and Germany in World War II. The Polish People's Republic was established after the war. In 1980, a general strike broke out in Solidarity, and in 1989 a presidential and parliamentary system was introduced, and in the same year it was renamed the Republic of Poland. It joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2003.
In recent years, Poland's position in the European Union and in the international arena has been increasing day by day. Especially in the early years of the 21st century, Poland has become an indispensable part of the Western camp.
Speaking of Poland is sympathetic and ridiculous. They were the first to be destroyed in World War II, and after the victory, the Soviet Union occupied their territory and did not return it, and the final result was that Poland ran to occupy a piece of German territory, that is, East Prussia, which was also the destination of Bao Zixuan's trip.
The car was driving on the streets of Warsaw, and Bao Zixuan looked at the Poles on the street at this time, and his face was very solemn. It is also that no matter who puts their fate in God and other nations, they will not feel safe. The Soviet side came with more than 500,000 troops at once, and this is no joke, if Poland is really used as a springboard to march into Europe, then Poland is doomed to be destroyed at once. This is the sorrow of surviving between the great powers, whoever wants to attack whom, you have to be cleaned up first.
In fact, the Soviet Union organized military exercises in Poland for another purpose, that is, to show the leadership of the Solidarity strike, which had just broken out, how strong the Soviet Union was, and if you wanted to clean you up, you can be honest with me.
There has long been a tendency to think that the collective upheaval in Eastern Europe in 1989 was a prelude to the collapse of the Soviet empire, but the seeds of the crisis were planted a decade earlier.
At that time, the Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union, Ustinov, demanded that troops be sent to intervene, believing that it was necessary to ensure Poland's position as an important link between the Soviet forces in Germany and the Soviet Union. Ustinov's subordinates, headed by the commander-in-chief of the combined arms of the Warsaw Pact, Marshal Viktor Kulikov, several times offered to "save" Poland at any cost: without Poland, the Warsaw Pact would be meaningless.
However, this proposal was opposed by Supreme Leader Leonid Brezhnev, and Andropov strongly supported the general secretary's decision this time. Both of them were in their seventies and eighties, and Brezhnev in particular had lost the decisiveness and courage he had in the past, which cost the Soviet Union control of Poland in the future.
After seeing that the intervention was vetoed, Ustinov, who was unwilling to lose control of Poland in this way, submitted a report on military exercises to the Central Committee of the CPSU, and placed the location of the exercises in Poland in order to suppress anti-Soviet sentiment in Poland.
The exercise did work very well, not only for Poland, but also for the whole world to be frightened by the Soviet Union's military might, and at least for a long time the Poles were at ease. Later, the Soviet Union invested more than $4 billion in economic aid in Poland, trying to do both, but in the end it was unsuccessful. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union, Poland had a presidential system, and at that time the Soviet Union was already in a state of devastation, and it was impossible to estimate other countries.
At present, the domestic economy continues to decline, and the anti-Soviet sentiment of the Polish people continues to rise. Now that the Soviets are still going to conduct such large-scale military exercises in their homeland, you can imagine the mood of the Poles at this time.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand the mood of the Poles at this time, they yearn for democracy and freedom, but they must agree to the Soviet side. At the beginning of the year, the Soviets marched in with 500,000 troops, which is estimated to be more destructive than the Germans in those years.
Bao Zixuan drove all the way to their residence, Belverde Palace. The palace served as the official residence of Marshal Joseph Pilsudski in 1945-1952. But now the mission is the director's department of the West-81 military exercises. It can be seen that the Soviets were domineering, and they occupied the official residence of the father of the nation for their own use.
The Soviets were more interesting this time, and they requisitioned the palace for temporary use. It is not only used as the director's department of the exercise, but also as the residence of the rich people who observe the military exercise. Bao Zixuan was led by a Soviet officer to his residence. It can be said that the treatment of Bao Zixuan this time is unprecedented, leaving the second best room to him.
The Soviet side has been comprehensively considered in several aspects, the first is that Bao Zixuan is the first non-military personnel who wants to come over to observe the military exercise, and the idea of buying tickets also originated from him, which can be regarded as providing a new idea for the Soviet side.
The second is because his remarks at the Xiangjiang airport made the Soviets very happy, and Bao Zixuan has a huge influence around the world. His words changed to some people's views of the Soviet Union to a certain extent.
The third reason is that among all the entrepreneurs who cooperated with the Soviet Union, Bao Zixuan and his Heiyun Group had the largest trade volume, and they never deliberately lowered prices, and they were the most reliable partners of the Soviet Union's foreign trade.
Based on the above points, the Soviets gave him the second-best room here, and it was only right that he deserved it. The best room was where Defense Minister Ustinov was to stay, and no one dared to argue with him for anything.
When I got to the room, I saw that there were two small rooms in addition to the master bedroom inside, which was probably where the bodyguards and servants lived. It seems that the Soviets were quite thoughtful, knowing that the people who came were either rich or noble, and that they would definitely bring servants and bodyguards.
In fact, what Bao Zixuan didn't know was that he was the only one who could bring two bodyguards. As for the fact that everyone else could only follow one retinue, it can be seen that the Soviets were really interested in him.
At this time, I saw a girl who looked like a maid come up and said in Russian: "Hello! Sir, I am your servant Andalina Robert, you can tell me anything you need." ”
Following the voice, Bao Zixuan saw the girl talking to him, which was a typical Eastern European beauty. Judging by his appearance, he should be Polish, but being able to speak Russian fluently proves that his knowledge should not be bad. However, Bao Zixuan is also worried about the identity of the other party, in case something happens to the swallow, it will be difficult to get rid of it in the future.
But seeing the other party's expression smiling, it probably didn't look like a swallow. Otherwise, the words and actions would not have been so blunt, and it would have been more like being forced.
In fact, Bao Zixuan guessed very accurately, but they were not forced. Most of them are forced by life, and after knowing that many rich people will buy tickets to watch the military exercise, they temporarily recruited a group of beautiful women for training.
When observing military exercises, no one will bring their girlfriends or wives over. Not to mention the danger, everyone will still think it is weird.
Although it is a military exercise, the rich crowd is no better than the soldiers. They come here to enjoy themselves, and they are most perfect when they are satisfied both visually and physically. This is why many high-quality girls are recruited on a temporary basis, in addition to their daily salary. They value tips and what's going on, and it's better to be able to find someone to take them out of here. At this time, the whole of Poland was cloudy, and no one wanted to stay here.
At this time, Poland was a country that looked calm, but everyone knew that war could break out at any time. Everyone was watching, as if the eyes of the world were focused on this, but this was not a good thing for the Poles.
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