Chapter 143: Geopolitical Tragedy
(1st Update)
The reconciling between the Soviet Union and China has caused unease in another socialist country, Vietnam, which has been following in the footsteps of the Soviet Union in the general direction. As a member of the Soviet camp, the head of the Vietnamese government, Du Mei, who was at odds with the Chinese side, was a little panicked after seeing the recent friendly relations between China and the Soviet Union. He decided to personally visit Moscow and seek Yanayev's help.
The Vietnamese are still very confident, because for China, it is the most suitable ally for the strategic needs of the Soviet Union, and today when the socialist camp in Europe is constantly being encroached upon, Vietnam is also one of the few countries in Asia that has achieved fruitful results in addition to China and North Korea. If even these small socialist countries no longer support the Soviet Union, then the Soviet Union is the real end.
However, when the news of Du May's visit was placed on Yanayev's table, he threw it into the trash can without looking at it, and whispered a curse to the nasty Vietnamese monkey.
Pavlov frowned a little, the attitude of the general secretary was very obvious, he did not like the Vietnamese. But in diplomacy, such an attitude is not friendly enough, after all, the other side is still an ally of socialism. Pavlov said, "General Secretary Yanayev, it's one thing that you don't like Vietnam, but such an attitude will also chill other allies." ”
"Tell me, Comrade Pavlov. Maintaining friendly relations with China, and constantly spending money to fund an idiot who can't hold up the wall, which one do you think I should choose? Yanayev asked. He is tired of the fact that there is no bottomless pit of assistance from the so-called allies.
"But after all, it is also an ally of socialism, if you do it. Will it chill their hearts? Pavlov asked Yanayev rhetorically.
"Chilling?" Yanayev said. "Why don't we chill when we have a bunch of waste? They themselves do not develop the economy. Every single one of them knew that they were asking me for financial assistance, for weapons assistance. In the end, it is only worthy of peaceful evolution. Of course, I am not referring to the communist countries in Eastern Europe, I am saying that the countries that have evolved peacefully are all rubbish. ”
"It's already a shame that I'm able to meet Du May, and if he dares to ask for military aid, I'll get him out of the Kremlin in minutes." The Soviet Union had a strong military strength and comprehensive national strength, and of course he dared to say this to Vietnam.
"Don't even think about threatening me with NATO, for I don't have the strength and qualifications to be respected by the Soviet Union." Yanayev said eloquently.
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When Dume arrives at Moscow International Airport. found that it was actually Soviet Prime Minister Pavlov who greeted him, and this unruly reception made him suddenly feel a little uneasy, and it stands to reason that Yanayev should be in charge of the reception. Later, Pavlov explained to him that Yanayev was infected with a cold today and was not fit to go out, so he asked General Secretary Dume to forgive him.
"I see, Prime Minister Pavlov, please convey to General Secretary Yanayev on my behalf, I sincerely hope that he will be able to recover his health." Mr. Dumay asked his assistant to translate his words into Russian to convey his greetings of concern.
"I'm afraid you'll have to tell General Secretary Yanayev yourself, because he's waiting for you in the Kremlin right now." Pavlov's expression was a little sly. But it was quickly covered up by him.
Du Mei's eyes lit up and said with a smile. "It would be best if I could meet General Secretary Yanayev in person."
Yanayev was indeed waiting for Dume in the parliament hall, so when the other party came in, he was the first to get up and walk towards Dumay, and the two top state leaders smiled and shook hands in front of the camera, but if you don't look closely, Yanayev still has a hint of disdain in his eyes that is well concealed.
At the beginning of the meeting, Du May first reiterated the historical friendship between the Soviet Union and Vietnam, from the beginning of the Vietnam War of Resistance against France to the later War of Resistance against the United States, the Soviet Union gave Vietnam selfless help. And Yanayev didn't say anything, just nodded with a smile and let the other person continue.
"Recently, we have seen that your country has signed some arms sales agreements with China, but you also know that we have long had territorial disputes with some neighboring countries, especially the big countries, so we hope that the Soviet Union can provide another military aid." Du Mei said cheekily, and even Yanayev, who was sitting opposite, was secretly amazed at the shamelessness of the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
"Oh, that's right. What are you going to do if we don't provide military aid? Yanayev asked with a smile, and he likes to slowly test the opponent's bottom line to see how many bargaining cards there are in his hand.
Seeing that the other party was indifferent, Dumay said with a threatening meaning, "If this is the case, then it is a pity, General Secretary Yanayev, we do not know how long we can follow the declining communist international movement." You know, there are not many communist countries left now, does the USSR want the last ally to be lost as well? ”
"Is this a threat?" Yanayev continued.
"No, it's just my advice."
Yanayev shook his head, it seemed that the other party was just a little angry, he looked at Du Mei calmly, like a fool with disdain, "The Soviet Union doesn't pay attention to ideology now, you know?" Whether it is a communist country or a capitalist country, as long as the two sides have common interests, we are allies, understand? ”
Du Mei was a little speechless for a while, this is the big brother himself denying that the ideological struggle is no longer the primary task, is the socialist camp really going to change?
"It's like we have arms sales with China, because both sides have the same interests, so we can come together. There has never been pure friendship between countries before, only interests. I hope you, as a small country, can understand this. ”
This time, Yanayev completely denied even the revolutionary friendship between the Soviet Union and Vietnam, just like a nobleman who has taken off the mask of hypocrisy, revealing the evil temperament that the five hooligans should have.
"You don't have to threaten me in any hurry. To put it bluntly, now I can betray you for the interests of China and the Soviet Union, believe it or not? I still have a whole bunch of destroyers and frigates in my arsenal, and if you sell a few of them, I don't believe that the Vietnamese Navy can be unscrupulous in the Spratly Islands? ”
If it really offends the Soviet Union and increases the intensity of the other side's arms sales to China, then Vietnam will completely lose its sovereignty over the South China Sea issue.......
"So now, Comrade Du Mei, are you still qualified to bargain with me?" Yanayev crossed his legs and said nonchalantly, "One thing a small country needs to understand is to know its own weight. Don't follow the nonsense of the leader of a certain country in North Africa, what the actions of the Chechens are just, our USSR is a dictator, etc. He also offended all those who should not be offended. Don't say I didn't expect it, but his final lesson was very painful. Could it be that Comrade Du Mei also wants to follow in his footsteps? ”
"Don't dare, don't dare." Hearing this kind of weighty threat, Du Mei was already in a cold sweat, and he thought that he could blackmail the Soviet Union in exchange for benefits, but now he realized that he had no weight at all to bargain with Yanayev.
"By the way, I'm very happy with that attitude." Yanayev said, "Since they are all guests, I can't embarrass you. There is no military aid, but there is no arms sales. We have been selling some T72 tanks lately, and if you are interested, we will sell them to you at the right price. ”
Hearing this, Du Mei also came to his heart, the last batch of tanks bought during the disarmament of the Soviet Far East were second-hand goods of the regular Russian army, and the quality was much better than the foreign trade version of the T72. This time, if we can buy another batch of originals at a favorable price, it can greatly enhance the strength of the Vietnamese armored division.
"Is it the regular version?" Du Mei rubbed his hands and asked excitedly.
Yanayev did not hesitate to pour cold water on his head, "No, it's our foreign trade version." But in terms of price, you can get better. ”
Looking at the loss on Du Mei's face, Yanayev shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "It's okay, if you don't think you need it, I won't force it." After all, there are still people waiting to buy my destroyers, frigates, don't you say? Of course, you can also go to Western countries to buy armaments, and they will be very happy. But General Secretary Dumay, I will definitely let you know what is called the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the late twentieth century. ”
Yanayev's intimidation is downplayed, as if he were saying something inconsequential. (To be continued.) )