Chapter 371: Start with Sikkim
In later generations, the Kingdom of Sikkim was annexed, and India became the only independent country to succeed in annexing after World War II, but in 1962, this small kingdom on the roof of the world still existed, and it was not destroyed by India. Of course, in fact, India's control over Sikkim is relatively tight.
Sikkim is known as the "Hilltop Kingdom", and the red border around the flag symbolizes that the country is surrounded by majestic and rolling Himalayas. The Dharma wheel is a sacred object of Buddhism, which not only indicates that Sikkim is a country that believes in Buddhism, but also symbolizes the prosperity and progress of all things in the world. Buddhism was not a reason for Serov to have a good impression of this small kingdom, he was an atheist, and the reason for Serov's appreciation of the value of Sikkim was the importance of this small kingdom.
The strategic position is a difficult thing to say, but for China and India, this small kingdom is very important. This small country can become a fragile balancer. Because Sikkim is located right in the middle of the Siliguri corridor, it is this important position that makes India determined to annex Sikkim.
In order to change the disadvantage of being cut off at any time, India began to prepare for the annexation of Sikkim because of the fragile connection between India mainland and northeastern India, all connections had to be carried out through the Siliguri corridor. But now? The entire seven northeastern states of India have been occupied, and India's desire to annex Sikkim can only serve as a psychological comfort.
But now the Kingdom of Sikkim is still valuable, Serov, who spread out the map of the Sino-Indian border, stretched out his hand to point out the location of Sikkim, looked at the American and Soviet officers present, and said in English and Russian, "You are all soldiers, I believe you can understand at a glance what is the importance of Sikkim?" ”
Serov, of course, did not allow him to begin to introduce the key points that should be involved to the US and Soviet officers present, and let a Soviet man talk endlessly about how to behave, and the proud US military officers were of course unconvinced, but they could only be unconvinced. Don't look at Serov as a security cadre, but he has a military rank, the rank of general, so when he speaks, these American and Soviet colonel-level officers present must listen, because this is an international practice. If the commander-in-chief of a small African country is a general, even if he only has 20,000 or 30,000 troops under his command, Serov must first salute when he sees the other party and call him a commander.
However, there are generally not many countries with a higher military rank than the Soviet Union, maybe China in this era can, but other countries cannot.
After Serov finished speaking, all the American and Soviet officers present nodded approvingly, this is not because of how professional Serov is, how superb strategic vision he has, but the importance of Sikkim does not need to be found with a professional eye at all, it can be said that as long as an ordinary person holds a map, he knows how important Sikkim is, especially during the war between India and China.
So when it comes to Sikkim, Serov is very confident, as if he knows strategy very well, but in fact it is not the case at all, just like when he says that one plus one equals two, he is also so confident.
"Okay, let's talk about your opinions! Whether it is my comrades or my enemies, this time we have a common purpose, which is to stop the continuation of the conflict and prevent the armies of the two countries from continuing the war within the framework of the United Nations. Serov opened his eyes and told nonsense, completely forgetting how he had threatened war at the UN General Assembly just a month earlier.
But it doesn't matter, the Soviet Union, as Serov's homeland, can allow Serov to make more mistakes, just like the Americans. The stronger the nation, the more room there is for us as individuals to make mistakes. It's so realistic, if a citizen of the USSR wants to marry an Arab wife, it's easy. It is normal that Chinese often cannot afford the courtesy of their own women, and often retreat to find Southeast Asian wives.
"General Serov, then for the arrangement of this operation, I hope you have a fair attitude to make arrangements!" The United States has mobilized about 2,000 marines and 500 air force pilots, while the Soviet Union has brought in an airborne brigade of 6,000 people.
Because Serov's military rank is relatively high, considering the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union that they want each other to die immediately. The Americans are really afraid, Serov used the military to manage the right to speak, and the Americans were pitted, as we all know, the Americans have little confidence in facing the Soviet Union and China on land, this time facing the Chinese, the collaborators turned out to be Soviets, and they have no confidence.
It's just a shame for me, big sister, shouldn't the American GIs come to me, fight and conquer? Why do you have an expression of wanting to see God at any time this time? Heavenly conscience, as an internationalist, Serov has no intention of pitting the United States this time, and the United States will not be able to invest too much military force on this roof of the world, since it will not invest too much, so what's the point of pitting it? Or Vietnam is more suitable as a graveyard for imperialism. Therefore, the worries of these American officers are unwarranted and hurt Serov's feelings as an internationalist.
In return, if the United States steps into the quagmire of the Vietnam War in the future, Serov will definitely sell his kidney to help Vietnam, let them know what kind of occasion is worthy of his action, and let the Americans know what Sino-Soviet cooperation is.
Unless the Americans brought in a general from the mainland, the operation would have to be done at Serov's behalf. If you think that Serov has dictatorial tendencies, it doesn't matter, it can be democratically elected, the Soviet airborne brigade has 6,000 people, and the US Marine Corps regiment has only more than 2,000 people, or the Soviet Union wins.
"General, shall we parachute in?" Colonel Yegrove asked with a resolute expression.
"Shall we walk along? Because the terrain over there is more complicated, let the Indian Ministry of Defense arrange specific things for us! Serov directly rejected Colonel Yegrove's suggestion, the reason why he landed in a big city like New Delhi was entirely to impress the Indians, and specially chose the bungalow area of New Delhi as the airborne location, but even now, there are still dozens of airborne troops recuperating in hospitals.
Urban parachuting is a very dangerous thing. But for the sake of the show, Serov also admitted it, which does not mean that he will do it again on the roof of the vast and sparsely populated world, and no one can see the show there, and the gains outweigh the losses.
"Our purpose is to go to the Kingdom of Sikkim, and the specific supplies will be arranged by the Indian Ministry of Defence, of course, if you think your country can solve this problem, you may be able to go back and ask your own commander." "If there is no problem, we will set out tomorrow to try to end this war before Thanksgiving in the United States," Serov concluded. Let's go down and get ready......"
Hearing Serov's words, several American officers shuddered, end this war before Thanksgiving? Why does this sound so unlucky? Of course they don't know, Serov said this on purpose. Use MacArthur's famous words to humiliate these self-esteemed Yankees.
"I really hope that Americans are not suitable for the highland climate, because of the lack of oxygen." With this fragmentary thought, Serov ended the meeting of American and Soviet officers, which was a preliminary meeting for American and Soviet troops to move together.
Of course, he is not for any fairness and justice, you must know that the Soviet soldiers are much more numerous than the American soldiers, he can completely use a regiment to act with the American Marines, and then let the remaining Soviet soldiers do other things, in fact he is preparing to do so.
Compared with this kind of bad thing, there is a more good occasion waiting for him, the location is in the Soviet embassy, the Soviet embassy because of the more work, and has always been valued by the Soviet security services, so it is generally relatively large, it is not difficult to find a place to hold a meeting, but the sound insulation is not very good, simply this is a condition that can be overcome.
Serov, who was lazily leaning back in his chair in the conference room, was looking at the plan brought by his anti-anti-counter workers, worthy of being a veteran anti-anti-anti-worker and the direct executor of the Great Purge, thinking more than he was a rookie.
"Yes, the old comrades are very experienced, and what they said is very right! The situation at home and abroad is different, and my earlier view did ignore the objective conditions in India. Serov, who flipped through the documents a few times, apologized directly to these old men who could be his father at this age. The Great Purge of the Soviet Union was possible because of the full operation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the results of hundreds of thousands of Ministry of Internal Affairs workers, and even this took several years. India does not have this condition, and Serov brought 300 anti-rebel workers, including more than 100 recruits, which is too small for the entire northeast of India.
"So what we mean is that there's no need for that kind of outright repression, it's just a little bit of emotion, a very small number of people who are eliminated, a panic that allows the Indian mainland to flee the Northeast." An old man with the rank of colonel said with a serious face.
"Well, go ahead and do it! I believe in your abilities! After doing the preliminary research, I will tell you when it will start, and where will it be? Start with Sikkim first......" Serov waved his hand lightly, feeling that it was not a big deal.
"So how many places are there in this operation?" Another old man asked from the side.
"It's just a small act! Don't take it so seriously! Serov tilted his neck and thought for a moment, "The quota is set at 10,000, each of you has a quota of 300 people, how can you act under the noses of the Americans, this will test the ability of you old comrades?" ”
"It's a trifle!" Several of the old men at the front glanced at each other and said confidently. Who said that the rebellion must be purged in person? In essence, it is just a purge of Indian power, which can be started with the help of the hands of the local people, as for the reason, is the reason for national awakening noble enough? (To be continued.) )