Chapter 859: Coma
"This old woman is still ready to dream of the Zhongxing Empire? Even if all countries sit idly by and let Britain win, Britain will continue to decline! The General Political Commissar who put his arm around Valya said confidently, "The time of Britain has passed, and during the Suez Canal War, Britain couldn't do it, and now they still can't." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Margaret Thatcher could slow down Britain's decline a little in the short term, but in the long run, Britain's decline in finance, which is dependent on the financial industry, will be more irreversible. The wife in her arms was as comfortable as a kitten, and Valya had been indulging in her husband's arms, squinting her eyes and muttering, "Yingmei is a powerful enemy, but my husband is even stronger." ”
"That's right!" Serov stood up and put on his hat, and suddenly pulled Valya into his arms and kissed her the red lips. Britain may investigate the reasons for the destruction of the destroyer Sheffield and the Vulcan bomber, but now, the most important thing for the entire Soviet Union is this year's October Revolution Day.
Let Komsomol Pravda write some commentary on the naval battle of the Falklands, on the issue of local provisions on the Falklands. The Argentine Army really did not expect Britain to really fight, but the Falklands were not even guaranteed basic military rations. After all, it is a large island, and the worst result, there are hundreds of thousands of sheep on it that can be eaten by the Argentine Army.
"Even if the result is worse, there are millions of people in Argentina who are ready to fight to the death against the British! And the people of Latin America as a whole, we will stand with the Argentines. Chilean President Allende said something that the Soviet Union was embarrassed to say and did his best to fight the British to the end.
Chile is eager for Britain to wipe out Argentina's military strength, knowing that Argentina is still preparing for war with Chile.
"Chile gave Argentina a batch of MiG-23 fighters? What's wrong? Is Britain ready for us to intervene? Foreign Minister Gromyko dismissed the wishful thinking of British journalists and said meaningfully, "For a long time, the reputation of the Soviet Union in Latin America has been discredited, with the connivance of certain powers. In this war between Britain and Argentina, the Soviet Union could never prevent Chile from helping its brother countries in Latin America because of British pressure. Otherwise, the Soviet Union would be no different from imperialism on an expedition of 10,000 kilometers, and the few friendly countries in Latin America would have spurned the Soviet Union. ”
"Britain still wants to interfere in the actions of the Soviet Union, why should they?" In the Kremlin, Defense Minister Marshal Ustinov also repeated the question, which is simply unreasonable.
"Maybe the United States is tempting, but Reagan was very fond of this kind of trick. He knew that Chile was a pro-Soviet country and that the United States had no influence in Chile! Serov, who was smoking a cigarette, made a no-responsibility guess, and the head of the secret service looked suspicious at everything.
"Well, tomorrow is the October Revolution Day, and nothing is more important to us than tomorrow!" Andropov's face was stern, he was not interested in the dog-eat-dog drama, and he did not care who won or lost.
The other members also nodded, and only Gromyko, Serov, and Ustinov were very concerned about the Falklands war. In fact, if it were not for Gromyko being the Minister of Foreign Affairs, only the KGB and the Ministry of Defense would have been interested in the war.
The fighting in the South Atlantic has been silent for the time being. Although there is still a little contact in the air from time to time, it is somewhat rare to shoot down planes. Also in Moscow, November seems to have been colder than usual, and for some of those with weak institutions, it will be a harsh test.
On the morning of November 7, Brezhnev woke up very early, and he was silent, surrounded by Andropov and Chernenko, neatly dressed and put on a bearskin hat, and the whole process, the tall Brezhnev was very quiet, and on such a great day, he needed to make himself visible to everyone in the Soviet Union.
It is no wonder that Brezhnev was plagued by heart disease, leukemia, jaw cancer, emphysema, and circulatory diseases, especially when he stepped onto the review stand. In the first half of the year, Brezhnev suffered another stroke and has not recovered since.
But when Brezhnev stood on the rostrum and looked at the crowd below, his waist suddenly straightened, and his eyes, which had been dull, flashed a hint of light, and for a moment, he returned to his original healthy appearance. But under the invasion of the cold wind, this state soon disappeared, and it became more sluggish.
"Sixty-five years ago, the Great October Revolution ushered in a new page for Russia. From that time, the great Motherland, the cradle of all peoples, our Soviet Union, began to appear in the world with a completely new attitude. Brezhnev stared closely at the speech, intermittently braving the cold wind, and addressed all the soldiers, the masses and the guests attending the October Revolution Festival.
In a matter of minutes, Brezhnev read a brief speech and celebrated the start of the march, which in the Brezhnev era had looming over the United States and was making progress on all fronts. There has never been such a strong period in the history of Russia, and although many people are tired of the fact that the general secretary is still sticking to the rules year after year, it is not uncommon to see people holding portraits of Lenin and Brezhnev in the oily procession.
Brezhnev was like a sculpture, silently watching the people express their love for him. It was precisely because he wanted to see this kind of scene that in 1973 he gave an order to extend the review on Red Square for two hours.
As one phalanx after another walked in front of him, Brezhnev's face was serious, showing the respect of the chairman of the State Defense Committee for the soldiers, and he did his best to wave at each phalanx. Even though the general secretary already felt that his whole body was numb, and even his smile became a little stiff, he still wanted to show his side as a warrior during the Great Patriotic War.
It's just that Brezhnev on the viewing platform is older than the phalanx of soldiers walking below. In the cold wind, Brezhnev stood motionless for three hours, and only after the military parade was completed, did he step down from the viewing platform with the support of two young officers and surrounded by many members of the Central Presidium.
"General Secretary, it's okay!" Chernenko, secretary of the Central Committee, asked with great concern, Brezhnev's age is already very old, which everyone knows, and as a comrade-in-arms for a long time, Chernenko is even more concerned.
"It's fine!" Brezhnev, who was being propped up, paused for two seconds before replying, "Go back to the Kremlin." ”
After the parade on Red Square, there was also a drinking party, at which Brezhnev, as general secretary, was customarily read a toast, although now he could not drink even a glass of wine. In the eyes of all the members of the Presidium of the Central Committee and the heads of state of the Warsaw Pact, Brezhnev made a toast in the posture of the host, and the general secretary at this time seemed to have recovered from the cold wind on Red Square and once again became familiar to the people, except that there were more pauses where they should not have stopped, and the pronunciation was more ambiguous.
This did not cause concern to anyone, because Brezhnev himself was not good at words, and his language skills deteriorated even more in old age, except for Serov. After the general secretary's toast was read, Andropov and Chernenko raised their glasses, and Serov, who held his wife's arm, did the same, expressing his blessings for the October Revolution and the body of General Secretary Brezhnev.
"Thank you!" With some difficulty, Brezhnev picked up the glass, took a symbolic sip, and greeted all the guests attending the reception to celebrate the official start of the reception. People clinked glasses with their comrades, and some foreign guests who attended the reception also greeted each other and connected on this occasion.
"Valya, come with me!" With a wine glass in one hand and his wife's arm in the other, Serov is the top floor of the Kremlin Auditorium, a 900-square-meter banquet hall that gathers dignitaries from all over the world. Andropov and Chernenko were very busy, and Brezhnev stayed for a while before leaving the banquet hall to go to rest, and happened to meet Serov and his wife, who were far away from the banquet center.
"General Secretary, pay attention to rest!" Serov bowed his head slightly and greeted General Secretary Brezhnev with a moderate attitude.
"Thanks, Yura!" Brezhnev's smile was equally gentle, and he wanted to say more, but he felt a kind of tiredness hit him, so he just nodded at Valya and left the banquet hall.
Looking at Brezhnev's back, a hint of relief appeared on Serov's face, which was clearly captured by the woman next to him, and whispered, "Your expression just now seemed to be relieved, I thought you were different from others." ”
"He is the general secretary, how can I be different from others in the face of this position." Serov, tilting his head, chuckled and returned to the center of the banquet, where Serov felt bored and left with his wife after a while.
Brezhnev, who was helped back to the Kremlin to rest, was examined by Nina, and then lay on the bed groggily, Brezhnev lying on the bed, playing his life experience like a movie in front of him, the whole person was half-asleep and half-awake, but his eyelids had never been so heavy.
Four hours later, when Nina came in again, Brezhnev was in a coma. Nina was taken aback and immediately notified the other members who had attended the banquet, and Serov received the report as soon as possible and rushed directly to the Kremlin.
"Rescue the general secretary immediately, let's not mess up ourselves!" Andropov commanded calmly.