Chapter Forty-Nine: Shocking the World V
On November 2, Eastern time, Soviet Ambassador to the United States Pan Vikov was urgently summoned to the US State Department.
"Dear Mr. Secretary, I am very pleased to see you!" Pan Vikov greeted US Secretary of State Acheson very professionally.
US Secretary of State Acheson did not greet the other side politely as usual, but ignored Pan Vikov's greetings. He said straight to the point: "Mr. Ambassador, I have summoned you urgently today to ask you to explain the attack that occurred in the east and west bays of the DPRK on the night of November 1, Tokyo time."
"It's a pity! Mr. Secretary, I don't know what you're talking about? What happened to the East and West Gulf of North Korea that you were talking about? Panvikov replied with an innocent face.
Acheson looked at the Soviet ambassador's contrived expression and said angrily: "Don't act with me!" You have shamelessly attacked, united [***] aircraft carrier fleet. Inflicted huge casualties on the American [***] people and huge losses on the national property of the United States! Your submarine attacked us in a very despicable way, which is a naked act of war. On behalf of the American political axe, I would like to lodge the strongest protest against the shameless behavior of you, the Soviet political axe! The gravest warning is that you are fully responsible for all the consequences of your hysterical acts of war.
"I beg your pardon, Mr. Secretary, I cannot accept your protests, and I can endure your attacks on me personally, on my character. But I can't stand your unfounded accusations against our Soviet political axe, you say that we Soviet attacked you, how can you prove all this you say. This kind of international joke is not to be made. I can't understand the war clamor of your American political axe. All along, we, the Soviet government, have strictly abided by the Yalta agreements and have never sent a single soldier to the DPRK. There has been no attack on the United [***]. Not to mention your country's aircraft carrier fleet. Please try not to challenge the limits of patience of our great Soviet Socialist Federative Republic. The situation in the DPRK today is completely caused by a series of serious consequences caused by the wrong policy of your US political axe" The two men completely lost the demeanor of their former diplomats and quarreled with each other.
Soon, the quarrel between the Soviet ambassador to the United States, Panvikov, and the US Secretary of State, Acheson, was placed on the Kremlin's office Stalin's desk. Stalin smoked his pipe while looking at the telegram of the Soviet ambassador to the United States, Pan Vikov, and sank two aircraft carrier fleets at once. Who would be so crazy? Who can do that?
China, no! When pigs fly!
He puffed on smoke and shook his head. This group of peasants who came out of the ravine in China has nothing but a stubborn will, a fighting spirit that is not afraid of death, and countless so-called war strategies. If they have the ability to do so. He did not doubt that the Chinese could make such a move. But it's a pity that they only have ** earth artillery now, and the most advanced weapons in their hands are all weapons that we have recently bought from us and eliminated from World War II. Not to mention sinking two aircraft carrier fleets, even if they put two small sampans in the east and west bays of North Korea, they can't sink it.
Stalin was lost in thought, his pipe in hand, smoking incessantly, and moving back and forth in his huge office.
Could it be that the United States is looking for an excuse to start World War III? If that's the case, you're in trouble. We weren't ready at all. World War II was just five years after it ended. Is a new war about to start again? We must not be careless in the slightest, and we should immediately order the troops in Europe to be put into combat readiness, and we must not allow the United States to launch a surprise attack on the Soviet Union as Germany did in the past. We have to prepare for a world war. It is necessary to vigorously strengthen the production of atomic bombs of various yields. Let the Politburo discuss it right away. Stalin's brain was running at high speed
He told the secretary to immediately bring in the head of the USSR Ministry of State Security Abakumov, the head of the Main Directorate of Foreign Intelligence Savchenko and the head of the Sixth Directorate Sergei Zev, and at the same time to inform the enlarged meeting of the Politburo to be held in the evening.
The Main Directorate of Foreign Intelligence of the Soviet Union, also known as the First Main Directorate, was the foreign intelligence and reconnaissance department of the Soviet Union, the predecessor of the KGB, whose function was to exercise leadership over the spy agencies stationed abroad, conduct intelligence reconnaissance from the Soviet Union, and guide the work of the first-line detachments of the state security organs in their regions.
The Sixth Directorate is the counter-espionage intelligence and reconnaissance department responsible for various defense industry targets and certain scientific research centers.
They soon arrived at Stalin's office. Stalin showed them a telegram of the conversation between Panvikov and Acheson. Asked them for their opinion on the matter. Minister of State Security Abakumov believes that this is completely nonsense by the United States, a fabricated incident out of thin air. It is entirely possible that the United States is preparing public opinion for a world war . And the head of the Main Directorate of Foreign Intelligence Savchenko and the head of the Sixth Directorate Sergei Zhenv believe that all this needs to be proved by further intelligence. It is too early to draw such conclusions. Stalin ordered them to find out the truth of the matter. It is necessary to further strengthen intelligence work on the preparations for launching a world war against Europe and the United States. The Sixth Bureau should strengthen intelligence work on China's national defense objectives and certain scientific research institutions. And severely criticized them for their unfavorable work. There is still no plausible explanation for China's shooting down of a US reconnaissance plane last month.
At the Politburo meeting, there was great concern that the United States would launch a new world war, especially a nuclear war with atomic bombs as weapons. Everyone believes that under no circumstances can the Korean War lead the flames of war to the Soviet Union and Europe, cause the Third World War, and destroy the world political structure formed after World War II. Now China has sent troops to Korea and the results have completely exceeded their expectations, but the more this happens, the more cautious the Soviet Union must be, must not move again, and must not provoke the United States in a hurry, and can only wait for the so-called attack on the US aircraft carrier to become clear before it can make a realistic response. However, we are the same on strengthening Europe's defenses, and we must make every effort to prepare for war in Europe, and we must not suffer losses in Europe. Stalin said that it would be better for us to interfere less in Asian affairs, and we should make it clear to the Chinese that a world war should be waged in Europe, with our Soviet Union as the main thing. We pick the beams. In the world war in Asia, the Chinese were the main ones, and they took the lead, and the Soviet Union could only provide some guns and material support.
Foreign Minister Vyshinsky said: The last time the Chinese Premier came to the Soviet Union and asked us to send an air force to support us, how could we explain it to the Chinese comrades?"
Stalin looked at Vyshinsky with dissatisfaction and said: "Didn't I tell them last time that our air force is not ready and needs to be postponed." "But this is a postponement," Stalin rudely interrupted Vyshinsky and asked, "Isn't my word clear?" For Asian affairs, we still have less interference, and the war in Asia is mainly fought by the Chinese, and they are the main ones, and we only provide material support. Don't you understand?"
The protests in the United States did make Stalin hesitate. The United States has now re-invited Eisenhower, a retired five-star general who commanded the largest combat operation of the US military, to France as the supreme commander of the NATO armed forces. What does this mean? There is only one explanation, and that is to strengthen the military leadership of NATO and prepare for a new world war. He believes that as long as Asia fights, Europe will also fight, and World War III is a nuclear war with atomic bombs as weapons! And the United States made an aircraft carrier attack out of nothing this time. It is obvious that it is a pretext for provocation war. Facing a new world war. The USSR was in direct confrontation with the US military. There really is no bottom in his heart.
Stalin said to the members of the Politburo: We must be prepared. The troops stationed in Europe should be ordered to be put into combat readiness and ready for a new world war. To work overtime to produce atomic bombs and long-range bombers.
Foreign Minister Vyshinsky asked again: "Comrade Stalin, should we ask the Chinese comrades about the so-called attack on the US aircraft carrier fleet and hear their reactions?"
Stalin replied: "Do you think the Chinese know more than we know?" Is it that they know that you can tell you? If we want to know the truth, we can only find out on our own, but we still have to communicate with them about the world war, and we should remind them of the danger of a new world war and understand their attitude towards the third world war."
The chairman of the Supreme Council of the National Economy of the USSR said: "Should we accelerate assistance to China? so that they can take on their responsibilities in Asia as soon as possible."
Stalin said: "If China does not come up with a new procurement plan, we should proceed with the original plan, and we will do what we can in the aid of China. Aid is to be done, but it is paid, and it has to be kept in one hand. It can't be too advanced." Stalin banged his pipe on the ashtray and reminded his comrades: "Don't underestimate these Chinese peasants, don't underestimate their abilities. Otherwise, it will cost you a lot. The United States is the best example of this. More than 100,000 people equipped with equipment worth more than a billion dollars, and in just a few days, they were beaten by the Chinese. The Chinese only give him twenty years of peaceful development time, and they will create a spectacle. They are hard-working, and their 5,000-year-old culture has given birth to countless wisdom and stratagems, so we should be careful with them.