"And what's the order?" Sakhatowsky's problem refers to the question of the sequence of offensives in Southeast Asia and Africa, of course, he would like to start at the same time, but this is practically impossible. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoSudan and Indonesia are not the same mold, the objective conditions are not the same at all, and there will definitely be problems of priority.

"I have my own considerations on this issue, but I still need some data to back it up. In terms of national strength and importance, we should start with Indonesia and nail the US army force to Southeast Asia. In this case, I will first consult with Andropov, head of the Liaison Department of the Central Committee and secretary of the Central Committee, and Ustinov, deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers. Serov said to his two assistants, and then left the Lubyanka to find Andropov and Ustinov.

If you want to know the extent of the Soviet Union's weapons and equipment, no one in the Soviet Union knows better than Ustinov, and if you want to use your brains in exporting the revolution, whether out of respect or cooperation, you must let Andropov know about it.

Although Serov was the General Political Commissar of State Security, he could not draw up a comprehensive plan without the opinions of these two men. Otherwise, it is equivalent to falling into the pit. In 1966, because of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union did find itself weak, so it was making plans to catch up with the United States, especially militarily.

Under Ustinov's auspices, the Soviet Union set a rate for the entry of various weapons into the ranks, producing 3,000 tanks, 4,000 armored vehicles, 400 intercontinental ballistic missiles, and 30,000 to 50,000 ground-to-air missiles per year. There are 2,000 helicopter gunships, 200 military transport planes for the Airborne Forces, 10 submarines, 10 main surface ships, and 50 light combat vessels.

If you don't count ICBMs, so many armaments are produced every year, you can find an intuitive comparison, which is about the entire Chinese military power in the sixties, maybe the specific data are different, but in general. In other words, the weapons and equipment produced by the Soviet Union can arm a China every year.

With production on this scale, it is easy to arm a few small countries, and there is no need to work overtime at all. Moreover, the Soviet Union was far from exerting its full strength, and of course the United States did not use its full strength to engage in military confrontation. Serov understands this very well, in fact, if the United States and the Soviet Union produce arms according to the war system, this figure will increase several times.

The advantage of the USSR was that the state system was more suitable for such a confrontation, and the conditions of the United States itself were stronger than those of the USSR. This is true both in terms of the cost of production materials and the climate, but the United States spends a lot of money because of the original intention of the major arms companies to pursue profits, so the same things American weapons are always much more expensive than those of the Soviet Union, nuclear submarines, fighter jets, and other high-priced goods are understandable, but an assault rifle and a military jeep are also several times more expensive, which is a bit too much to say.

"I want to expand the conflict in Southeast Asia so that the United States can be involved, and there is a lot of anti-American rhetoric in Indonesia at the moment, which can definitely be used from the popular point of view. Moreover, according to the domino theory of the United States, once they withdraw from Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia will become our sphere of influence, so I will give them a evidence of the domino theory and strengthen public opinion about the war from within the United States. Serov explained his ideas to Andropov and Ustinov, he needed the support of two people, so it was better to convince them now.

"Expand the scale of the war in Southeast Asia, get the United States to devote more military power, and strengthen the fighting public opinion in the United States?" Andropov thought for a moment and said, "Will the United States expand the scale of the war?" I think it's unlikely, at most, Malaysia will be stationed to prevent Indonesian infiltration, and an attack on Indonesia will not be agreed. ”

More than a year after the war began, although the pro-war faction in the United States suppressed the anti-war voice, the anti-war voice never disappeared. While the United States was waging the Vietnam War, it was unlikely that it would go to war with Indonesia, and at most it would be to protect Malaysia, and even to protect Malaysia would have to withstand the attack of public opinion.

"Without the United States, is there not the United Kingdom? Britain is the protector of Malaysia, the so-called six-nation joint defense, the United States is fighting in Vietnam, Australia's population is limited, and Singapore's ammunition can destroy it, in fact, the so-called joint defense is only capable of two countries, one is Malaysia to defend the country, and the other is the weakening Britain. If the war between Indonesia and Malaysia began, Britain would certainly not be able to sit idly by. In this way, Indonesia can be used to weaken British power and return the island to its rightful place. "Comrades, we must understand that Indonesia has a population of more than 100 million, and more people represent greater national affordability, so don't look at Malaysia as having more money per capita, but in fact, it is Malaysia that suffers from the war, because Indonesia has a stronger ......."

Once the war begins, one of the most useless indicators is the chicken fart per capita, no matter how rich you are, you will be a proletarian with a single artillery, and at this time there will be more proletarians than whoever it is. Indonesia has a population of more than 100 million, and Malaysia has a population of just over 10 million.

Even economically, Indonesia is strong, Malaysia is stronger per capita than Indonesia, and Indonesia, with a total population of more than 100 million, has a much higher bearing capacity than Malaysia, so Malaysia itself is absolutely unbearable, and if it is poor, maybe a revolution will break out.

"Comrade Andropov, Comrade Ustinov, nearly half of Malaysia's population is Chinese, and Chinese rarely join the army, so it seems that the disadvantage of Malaysia's population will increase." Serov smiled slightly at this time, "So it is easy for Indonesia to suppress Malaysia, and at the same time involve the British, so as to achieve our goal of weakening the United States and Britain at the same time." ”

What could have made the Soviet Union happier than using the Vietnam War to weaken the United States, Indonesia's crushing of Malaysia to weaken Britain, and two adversaries at the same time?

"It's good to weaken the two enemies of the United States and Britain at the same time." Ustinov nodded in agreement, Serov's words simply spoke to his heart, although he was not a commander, but a military engineer. But when it came to defeating the United States, he was tougher than any commander-turned-general.

The strategic forces deployed by the Soviet Union were mainly aimed at the United States, but the Soviet Union's military forces to protect its interests were worldwide. Serov, Andropov, and Ustinov shared the same idea, and this was also recognized by the Soviet military, which believed that Western Europe must always be vigilant because of its geographical proximity to the Soviet Union, the potential aggressiveness of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the fact that it had been a source of threat and aggression for two centuries. Therefore, the Soviet Union believed that it was necessary to maintain a nuclear force capable of attacking the whole of Europe and to build up a consistently strong conventional force to counter or stop the threat of a large-scale conventional war against the Soviet Union in Western Europe.

Western Europe is the most important, it does not mean that other directions are not important, and the Soviet Union considered the geographical location of the Middle East to be extremely important; Control of the region's shipping lanes and oil was an important and decisive hand in controlling Europe, Africa and much of Asia. By controlling oil in the Middle East, the Soviet Union could interrupt or threaten to interrupt oil supplies to the West, thereby exerting pressure on Europe, Japan, and the United States. Su's foreign policy was based on the assumption that nuclear war could be fought in a controlled manner: that the well-prepared side would win. Therefore, nuclear war is not completely incomprehensible to be considered as a mode of war, and if conditions permit, launching a nuclear war in the form of a surprise attack must be within the scope of consideration.

"The aggressive movement in the direction of Southeast Asia is to disguise our main direction of attack, Europe and the Middle East." Serov stood up and said, "For military assistance in the direction of Southeast Asia, we are not just talking. We all understand that for every ruble we throw into it, the United States will have to spend ten dollars more in response. This is beneficial to us, and given this exchange ratio, it is imperative to expand the conflict in Southeast Asia, and my plan is to start first in Indonesia, and then try to move south to Africa in Sudan six months later, with two directions to go on the offensive and test the reaction of the Americans. ”

"Go on!" Ustinov thought for a moment and gestured, and at the same time as he signaled, Ustinov also deduced in his mind, especially the situation after Indonesia's move. To be honest, Southeast Asia was not the most important place for the Soviet Union, and in fact it was not for the United States, but the Soviet Union and the United States did it for this not the most important place this time.

"The reason why the operations in Indonesia and Sudan are half a year apart is that I want to see if the United States still has military power to invest in Sudan, if not, it proves that the United States' military power has indeed been involved in Southeast Asia, and we can consider the Middle East issue!" Serov said, "When the time comes, the countries of the world will understand who is the real number one power, and when the image of the Soviet Union is firmly linked to the number one power, the attitude of most small countries, except for the staunch allies of the United States, can be expected." ”

"Kosygin may not agree, but he should not object, I will persuade Comrade Brezhnev." Ustinov thought about it for a while and thought it would be okay to give it a try.

"Then I'll persuade Shelepin!" Serov patted his chest and reassured. Andropov thought for a moment and said, "I, in my capacity as secretary of the Central Committee, proposed this possibility to the first secretary, and then Comrade Brezhnev and Comrade Sherepin could express their approval in due course." ”

After exchanging views, the three agreed to the idea, and each persuaded the members of the Presidium of the Central Committee, with whom he had good relations, and then Khrushchev approved that in June the Soviet Union and Indonesia would sign a national defense and security treaty, and on the basis of economic assistance, at the same time replace the original American-style equipment with Soviet-style weapons. At the same time, President Sukarno welcomed the creation of a standing army similar to that of the Warsaw Pact countries, and intensified preparations for war in Indonesia.

"In fact, this is our tentative local attack, for 20 years, the Americans have been blockading us, this time our tentative counterattack in Southeast Asia, after testing out the reality of the United States, it is a full-scale counteroffensive, this time in Southeast Asia is only a preliminary preparation." At the second meeting, Serov said along with Andropov and Ustinov.

"So we need China, we are not familiar with the local waters, and we need some Chinese channels to transport our supplies to Indonesia." Andropov nodded and said, "It is estimated that Indonesia will have the strength to attack Malaysia in the second half of the year." (To be continued.) )