Chapter 674: Chess Pieces
It was only at this time that the representative of Region T in the United States reacted, Lamitage was patiently listening to his own speech, but he didn't understand at all, looking at the back of the American grandfather who was far away, this middle-aged fat man who looked a little obscene, suddenly burst into muscles, clenched his palms into fists, and died with his teeth, staring at the blue sky of Washington, and secretly vowed:
"In any case, we must shave out the T regional dialect in English, at least we can't let the American grandfather misunderstand, well, remember, it must be realized"
Lamitage doesn't have the heart to care about the thoughts and thoughts of a small representative of the T region to the United States, even the entire T region can't be put in his heart, because at this moment, Lamitage has a longer-term plan in mind, a grander idea, and he believes that if this goal is achieved, the United States will become a unique superpower in the world, and he will inevitably become a great man who will go down in history.
It's just that it's not easy to realize this plan, after all, the strength of the opponent is too strong, and the resources that have reached a strategic balance on their hands alone will obviously not work, and if you want to break this balance, you must find a variable that is enough to change the pattern, and the variable locked by Lamitage is none other than China on the other side of the Pacific Ocean!
For this reason, he has tried more than once to completely pull China into the Western camp, and he did not hesitate to give up his political ~~~ political stance of hating the Red ~~~ color regime for many years, and acquiesced in the Congress to the pro-China Charlie Wilson and the financier Blomberg behind it, campaigned and lobbied for China, and even turned a blind eye to the export of certain military technologies.
All this is to let China see the earnest sincerity of the United States, but to Ramitage's disappointment, the China that she has worked so hard to pursue is like a beautiful and shy girl who is also cold and ruthless
As a result, Lamitage was furious, and immediately used his power in Congress to suppress Charlie Wilson, so that the pro-China faction in Congress had no effect at all.
At the same time, he used his influence to exert pressure on the Reagan administration to urge President Reagan to begin to formally implement the "Relations with Area T Act" passed during the Carter administration, and on this basis, he reached a huge arms sales agreement with the T region, which has always included F-16A\B fighter planes
Although at the beginning, China's reaction was extremely fierce, and the protest memorandums submitted through diplomatic channels one after another, and even prepared for the severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries for a period of time, but later, China's high-level leaders still euphemistically expressed their hope to continue to maintain good diplomatic relations with the United States, and after that, the Sino-Vietnamese Battle of Gaoshan broke out, the Soviet Union showed signs of intervention, China fought back, and tensions between China and the Soviet Union have been at this point
Although China has not explained through any channel that this is a strategic choice to cooperate with the United States, in Lamitage's eyes, China's series of moves are exactly in line with his vision, at least indicating an attitude, that is, between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, China is closer to the United States
This is a real attitude, not a big empty talk spoken by diplomats when the upper lip touches the lower lip, so Lamitage is very satisfied, because he can finally earn the cunning rabbit of China in his hands, so Lamitich, who was sitting in the car, looked at the handwritten letter from the leader of the T region handed over by the representative of the T region in the United States, and smiled coldly:
"The T region is really a good place, at least it is close enough to China's brain, as long as he moves it a little, he can touch China's most sensitive nerve!"
"So it's a good pawn!" Baker, the U.S. security adviser sitting next to him, echoed, "but it also depends on whose hands it uses!"
Beck's blow to the untraceable sycophants made Lamitage very useful, but the joy that was aroused was fleeting, and then his eyes lit up, and he said meaningfully:
"The T region is still too small, if you want to use chess pieces, it is still China that is enough!"
Baker didn't speak, as Lamitage single-handedly supported and successfully became one of the key members of the Reagan administration, Baker is well aware that the friend, mentor, and even benefactor of the congressional boss around him has a long-term vision that others can't match, although he is often behind the scenes,
It is not obvious, but as long as he is willing, but with a slight movement of his finger, the whole of Washington and even the United States will tremble, because the power hidden behind him is so great that even the self who has followed him for decades cannot fully know, only that he is playing a game of chess, a very big game of chess, so Baker did not answer, just listened quietly.
Ramitage glanced at Baker with appreciation, he liked Baker's self-consciousness and caution, so he took out a fine Cuban cigar and gestured to Baker, after being politely refused, Lamitage lit it on his own, and then rolled down the window, happily highlighting a thick puff of smoke:
"The chess pieces are good, but it is not easy to hold firmly in the hand, although the card in the T region can be played, but after all, it is not a long-term solution, and it takes a lot of effort to control it like Japan, but China's attitude this time is indeed a good start, so we must control China, control China at all costs, and let him become our ally, partner and pioneer"
"Don't worry, sir, as early as last year I drafted a long-term plan on stepping up the penetration of China in various fields, I believe that once implemented, China's economy will inevitably become our vassal, and the proud military industry will also be reduced to the United States parts factory without accident, within ten years, China will inevitably become the next Japan, by that time, the Soviet Union will be completely sealed in the cold north, and the collapse will inevitably befall the lovely polar bear!"
"Well, please tell my old friend, Ronald Reagan, that Congress will give him the green light!"
Ramitage nodded with satisfaction, neither agreeing nor opposing, but the meaning expressed between the words was overflowing, that is, let Baker do it, Baker naturally understood, because he knew that Ramitage's words could be described as true, and the will of the uncrowned king of Washington represented the will of the superpower of the United States
The black, elongated Lincoln sped along Columbia Avenue in Washington, D.C., toward the gloomy distance
It is not only Washington that is also shrouded in gloom, but also Moscow, thousands of miles away, but compared to the intrigue of the United States, the faint haze over the Kremlin is the real gloom
"This is your decision? Marshal Sokolov? Why don't you speak, you look me in the eye and answer me!"
In the spacious Kremlin Office No. 2, the first deputy secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union ~~~~, the No. 2 person of the Soviet Party and the state, ********** stared coldly at the Soviet Defense Minister and Marshal Sokolov who was sitting down, and on his bookish face, there was a rare uncontrollable anger, and a pair of clear big eyes were covered by an imperceptible color;
Looking at Marshal Sokolov in front of him, and the Soviet marshals and generals behind him, the young Soviet leader was indescribably disappointed and annoyed, he never expected that the Ministry of Defense would be so bold and actually bypass the political ~~~ governance ~~~~ bureau and himself, and directly issue military orders against Vietnam;
Regardless of the serious consequences it provoked and China's fierce reaction, but as far as the whole process and system are concerned, the marshals and generals in front of them did not take themselves into account at all, at best, they only regarded themselves as chess pieces, and took them out to show off when needed, so that their ambitions seemed more justified, and every time they thought of this section, **********they felt extremely ashamed, as if they had been wheeled by a hundred big Han ~~~~The treacherous, the shame is incomprehensible, so he is fed up, he is angry, and he begins to fight back
"Answer my question!"
The violent roar tore ********** polite face to the point of hideousness, and frightened Marshal Sokolov, looking at ********** in disbelief, and associated with the gentle and elegant scholar in his memory, who had a good temper and had nothing to say, and couldn't help but feel a little chill in his heart,
But even so, Marshal Sokolov was not afraid, if it was Chernenko standing in front of him, maybe he would still be afraid of three points, but now in front of him is **********, even if he has become the number two person in the Soviet Union, and when Chernenko has been bedridden for a long time, he has further become the de facto master of the Kremlin.
However, Marshal Sokolov is still not afraid, because ********** is **********, as the well-known spokesperson of the Soviet high-level "stake" and "smile", he is just a pawn in the hands of Soviet hardliners, since he is a pawn, even if he climbs high, he is still a pawn, because of this, Marshal Sokolov just smiled slightly, and explained in a flat tone:
"This is the decision that is most in the national interests of the Soviet Union!" (To be continued.) )