Andropov waved his hand weakly and said: "Go and do your work, I guess I ...... I'm dying. It's up to you from now on, and you don't want us to have a sad scene in the Soviet Union. If I were Chinese, I would also find ways to drag the USSR into the Afghan quagmire, so that the USSR will slowly weaken and slowly lose its vitality, which is not surprising. ”

Andropov's face turned pale and his breathing became very short because of what he had said.

Gorbachev hurriedly turned around and wanted to call the secretary outside to inform the doctor, but Andropov shook his hand and said, "It's okay." I know my physical condition, I just need to take a break and I'll be fine. ……，”

He pointed to the metal wire connected to his body, and continued: "I have so many probes and instruments connected to my body, and there are doctors who have been watching them, and they will take the initiative to come if it is really dangerous." I've already told them not to come in and disturb my conversation with you until the moment of crisis. ......, I hope that when you become leaders, the anti-corruption and efficiency efforts we are carrying out now will continue, and we will not give up halfway. ”

Gorbachev knew that the old man's time was extremely precious, and if the doctor was called, he didn't know how long it would take for them to speak. So, instead of having the doctor be informed, he continued what Andropov had just said: "You have a long-term vision, your instructions are very good, I will definitely bring them back and let the comrades think, the two actions of opposing corruption and improving efficiency are timely and necessary, and will be of great benefit to raising the confidence of the people and improving the capacity of our government, and we will definitely persist in it for a long time."

Comrade Andropov, rest assured, I am sure that we, the USSR, will always remain strong. The Soviet army will definitely turn the corner in Afghanistan this time, and the temporary defeat will be rewarded with an even greater victory. This is the first time that we have restarted cooperation with China against the United States, and I don't think it is possible for them to set a trap to frame us. Will definitely do everything in their power to help us. Although there may not be many troops that can break through in the end, it will not wipe them all out. ”

In fact, Gorbachev disagreed with Andropov's opinions, for example, Andropov pinned too much on the external environment to solve the difficulties facing the Soviet Union, pinned on the ability to take advantage of the contradictions between China and the United States, and tried to use the confrontation between China and the United States to win a respite, so as to reduce the international burden on his shoulders and let the Soviet Union move forward lightly.

In his heart, Gorbachev believed that the main contradiction of the Soviet Union at present was not external, and it was not confrontation with the United States that caused the current predicament, but at most one of the reasons. The main reason was that there was an internal problem, that it was too corrupt and bureaucratic internally, and that a selfish aristocratic clique appeared, and that the Soviet Union had lost its past vitality. If you want to change, you have to start from within. It is necessary to carry out major surgery and make major changes in the system, instead of just carrying out so-called anti-corruption actions and engaging in activities to improve efficiency, as is the case now, which is a palliative but not a cure.

However, he did not dare to refute this terminally ill old man. Don't look at him who is about to die, and he will die soon. But this old man named Andropov is the most powerful man in the current Soviet Union, and as his heir, he follows him closely after all and must win his favor. If he offends him, he is unwilling to let himself be in the position, and his most efforts will be in vain.

If there really is any different idea, there is really a different way of doing it from this old man. Nor should it be said at this time, let alone done. He can't be provoked.

Therefore, Gorbachev spoke along with Andropov, and when there was a violation of his inner thoughts, he changed the topic, replacing the strategic issues of the conversation between the two with the tactical problem of the current shape of the Afghan battlefield, and replacing those sensitive issues with the topic of the Chinese.

I don't know if Andropov was taken away by Gorbachev because of his illness, because of his advanced age, his thinking was not as agile as in the past, and he couldn't keep up with Gorbachev's train of thought, or because he knew that he didn't have much time in the world, although he found that Gorbachev avoided the important but still acquiesced to him doing so, anyway, Andropov smiled with satisfaction after listening to Gorbachev's words, and told Gorbachev to go back and work hard and think about how to lead the Soviet Union forward in the future.

While Andropov, Gorbachev, and other high-level leaders were working hard to preserve the honor and face of the Soviet Union, the atmosphere at the KGB headquarters was solemn, and Ye Liqin, who had been specially invited, was also full of iron, holding a stack of reports in his hand and pondering.

For a long time, a senior KGB official said: "I think our special detachment was indeed surrounded by local resistance groups, and they only met by chance, not because someone leaked secrets, let alone because the Chinese leaked information to the resistance groups." Because I can't find a reason for the Chinese to do this. ”

Another high-ranking official looked at Ye Liqin, who was still silent, and also said: "But this is too coincidental, it is not a place where resistance groups often go, the time is night, and there are resistance groups supported by Chinese on the periphery, even if our people do not find them coming, the resistance groups supported by Chinese should be able to find out, right?" ”

Ye Liqin finally raised his head, glanced at the leader of the KGB, and asked, "Do you have any special personnel in the squad we sent this time?" Who is particularly interesting to the Chinese? Or people who have a special grudge against China and have been lurking in China to carry out missions? ”

The KGB glanced at his subordinates, and when he saw that the subordinates screened by the responsible personnel shook their heads gently, they replied to Ye Liqin: "No." Although they are all the best of our special combat team, and the agents in them are not bad, none of them are outstanding in their kind. They really don't deserve the Chinese to be so careful about this, and the special combat members in it naturally did not go abroad to China, although two of the agents have been out, but they are all internships, and they went to China in the name of diplomats, but they did nothing, and there was no place to offend the Chinese. Besides, our list is agreed upon internally, and it is impossible for the Chinese to know. ”

Ye Liqin asked again: "What about Lisboa?" He was named by the Chinese, whether they were interested in him. ”

The head of the KGB, who was in charge of personnel, remarked, with certainty: "No! Lisboa is still only a low-level agent, and although he has worked in East Germany for many years, he is engaged in ordinary intelligence collation work. Despite his abilities, he didn't go out on any heavy missions, only analyzing information from other agents inside. Moreover, at present, he is studying at our secret service school, and he is a character who temporarily stands aside and is temporarily cultivated, and he has neither mastered the secret of the heavy dà nor is he in charge of the heavy dà project, and the root should not be the object of attention of the Chinese. It is not worth it for them to deal with him so carefully and at the risk of offending our Soviet Union. ”

Ye Liqin asked, "Why do they know about the existence of Lisboa, and why did they name him?" ”

The KGB leadership said: "After our investigation, this is purely a coincidence. The Chinese diplomat who was involved in the negotiations with us happened to meet Lisboa on a summer bathing site in Moscow last year, and both of them had good swimming skills and about the same speed, far ahead of the others, so they met each other. The other party thinks that Lisboa speaks and does things simply, and is a very worthy friend, so he inadvertently recommended him this time. According to our analysis, the reason why he proposed to let Lisboa participate in the negotiations this time is a common way for Chinese to help their friends, that is, they hope that he will make a contribution in this operation. ”

Ye Liqin nodded and said, "If we met last year, it means that this matter is really not any intention of the Chinese." Indeed, it can be attributed to the fact that they met the Resistance by chance, and thus the battle took place. Are they all wiped out? It's also unlucky. The Chinese will not laugh at us, saying that we are too incompetent, and even arranging the path and providing convenience cannot reach the designated position and complete the designated task. ”

Although the Soviets were cautious, and although they guessed all kinds of situations for the team that had lost contact, they had to drink Guo Zhuocheng's footwashing water in the end, because they did not know that the reborn Guo Zhuocheng had long noticed the figures who would have a positive impact on Russia in the future, and had arranged for people to come into contact with these figures several years ago.

For Gorbachev, Yeliqin and other high-ranking officials, it is very difficult for Chinese intelligence personnel to get in touch, it can be said that there is no progress in the base, but for those little people who are not famous now, there are not so many problems, and a lot of progress has been made, among which Lisboa has been familiar with Chinese intelligence officers, and has established a certain personal relationship, but it is not used to collect intelligence, it is just pure eating, drinking, and playing, and pure private communication, so that the suspicious KGB does not think that China is plotting against them. I don't think the Chinese have any bad intentions.

The head of the KGB also said: "We can only say that they are really unlucky. However, I do not believe that they will be annihilated, unless the other side is outnumbered and prepared, and has set up a heavy ambush around it, otherwise our men will definitely break through and escape for the most part. Although our special forces may not be able to compete with the Chinese special forces who are at the forefront in this regard, they are still much stronger than the rabble of the resistance groups.

Since the two sides are in hasty contact, then it is impossible for all of us to die, and perhaps, they can easily destroy each other. The reason why they haven't been in contact with us for so long is only because their communication equipment has been damaged in the battle, or because they are trying to keep the radio silent, fearing that there are other enemies around, and of course, it is possible that the person who operated the radio equipment was killed in the battle, and there was no one to replace him for a while. ”

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