The situation of the Soviet military and the Egyptian people being close to each other must be carried out in the mainstream of relations between the Soviet Union and Egypt today. [Ran^Text^Library] However, as a spy, regardless of whether the relations between the Soviet Union and any country were good or bad, Serov, as a member of the KGB, had only one job, and that was to develop the Soviet intelligence network in the local area, and strive to ensure that there were no secrets in the local area in front of the Soviets. This is true regardless of whether the country is a friend or foe.

A year later, the Soviet Union has established its foothold in two locations in Egypt, namely Aswan and Alexandria in upper and lower Egypt, one south and one north along the Nile River valley. The Aswan military base serves as the fulcrum of the armed forces, and Alexandria serves as the center of the Middle East intelligence network, and the plan is still in progress, at least for now.

"Yuri, I can't believe that person was you just now, when did you study the Eastern Sect, those Copts seem to have left a good impression on you!" It was no longer as hot as noon on Alexandria Street in the evening, and Colonel Igor and Serov, who had returned to the old Soviet Union, had just come out of the local church.

"What's this, read more books and always have a common language with these people! I don't believe in religion, but I can pretend to believe in it, right? Serov took Lukani's hand indifferently and said with a smile, "But first of all, there must be a good translator!" ”

Colonel Igor nodded knowingly, but felt that something was wrong, and asked, "But didn't you come to Egypt to export democratic ideas?" Why is it that among those Copts just now, it seems that all they are talking about is liberal thought? ”

In fact, when Colonel Igor was still in the church, he felt that Serov was completely different from the last time he was in Egypt. If it weren't for the military uniform of the Soviet KGB, people would have thought that the American ambassador was giving a speech to the Egyptian people, but the Copts in the cathedral kept applauding, and the words that made Igor's mouth always hold back again, and now there are only a few of them left, and they immediately ask their doubts, don't really vomit in your heart.

"Because I'm dealing with the Copts, I can't talk about democracy!" Serov had thought that Colonel Igor had been in Egypt for a year, and that he might grow a little better, but now it seems that he was thinking too much. Colonel Igor was more of a commander of the Red Army, and did not seem to have much potential in terms of the head of the secret service.

Egyptian Arabs make up the absolute majority, and Copts are a minority. It is useless to talk about democracy in front of the Copts, they are small in number and absolutely elect Arabs who account for an absolute majority, not to mention that the Egyptian Arabs have one less chance to intervene if they want to believe in love with the Copts and the Soviet Union, and they must mention the spirit of liberalism more in front of the Copts, at least not let the Copts and Arabs get too harmonious and have different propaganda attitudes towards different ethnic groups. In the end, it was all in the interests of the USSR. Colonel Igor explained all these problems, and several of them were about to return to the consulate.

"General. You seem to be a step up and down the sleeve than you did a year ago! "Colonel Igor did not know whether to praise or exclaim.

"Of course, another year has passed? I learned a lot of new things! The few kindnesses that have been given are almost exhausted! Serov touched his clean chin and said. Anyway, I'm about to turn 30, so I have to improve a little bit! ”

Serov, who had just calmed down, began to pretend again, and he was the only one in the KGB, a thirty-year-old major general. Colonel Igor is a few years older than Serov, if he is a little bit better, he will be the head of the Main Directorate, is it a bit too much to be the head of the Main Directorate at the age of thirty? At least now Colonel Igor has no interest in continuing the conversation, and the only thing he wants is to hurry back to the barracks and sleep.

The Soviet Union nominally had no garrison in Egypt, only a military advisory group, and as an important city in Egypt, Alexandria was also a military advisory group, but the people here were all internal affairs troops of the KGB, not Red Army soldiers like the Sinai Peninsula.

The barracks of the internal affairs troops are not large, after all, this is not the little brother of Eastern Europe, although the Soviet Union is very willing to expand its influence in Egypt, but it is still necessary to restrain it if it is not justified.

"Does every unit in the Egyptian Army now have our advisers? What level has the consultant reached now? Serov, who had just arrived in Egypt, had no choice but to turn to Colonel Igor, who was about to become an Arab.

"Yes, all advisers have already been devolved to the division level, and we are considering decentralizing the advisers again to the regimental level! We've basically taken control of the Egyptian Army since then! Colonel Igor nodded and said.

"This can only be said to have established influence in the Egyptian Army, and it is too early to say that it is controlled by the Egyptian Army!" Serov said rather insidiously, "Without the relationship of interests, the Egyptian Army will not become a whole!" If you want to control the Egyptian Army, there is no way, and we must do a few things, that is, to build the Egyptian Army into an overall interest group, so that they can become a privileged class out of the Egyptian people, and the biggest help of such a privileged class is the support of our Soviet Union, so that we can say that we control the Egyptian Army, and now we can only say that we have influence on the Egyptian Army......"

Colonel Igor thought about it for a while and had to admit that what Serov said made sense, but this is not something that the two of them can do with their mouths open, and without the large-scale investment of the Soviet Union, how could it be possible to buy the Egyptian Army into an interest group?

The simplest question is who paid for the Egyptian Army? You must know that now the Soviet Union itself is cutting funds in various departments, how can there be extra funds to make the Egyptian military live a good life?

Influence in Egypt can be built slowly, and Serov did not come to Egypt because of this, but because of Egypt's influence in the Arab world and the source of Arab nationalism in the next two decades. After a year, he also believed that the intelligence network in Egypt could at least be used, and there should be no problem in finding out the news, "Colonel Igor, although you are the commander of the internal affairs forces, you have been in charge of the intelligence network in Egypt for a year, I have something for you to inquire about, which is very important to us......"

"General, just say it directly! If there is information related to the Middle East, we can also ask the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior to help find out! Colonel Igor said confidently.

"Oh, too! If you don't say it, I'll forget! Serov's mind still didn't turn, "I want an assessment of the current situation in the Kingdom of Iraq, and the division of forces there, it shouldn't be a secret thing, oh yes, I heard that there is a free military organization in Iraq, give me the details of this organization......"

Egypt has an unusual influence in the Arab world, Serov just wants to figure out one thing, can he reach out from Egypt to Iraq, he first heard that the Free Officers Organization is also led by Nasser, if the speculation is correct, the Free Officers Organization of the two countries should have a connection with each other, just like the Republican Guard of several countries in the Middle East in later generations, it is certainly not the same name that comes to mind, and the connection between each other must exist in the early days.

After leaving the barracks, Serov wandered aimlessly, and when he passed by the Copts gathering area, he suddenly saw a foreign flag hanging on a building next to the church.

"The French have re-established relations with Egypt so quickly? The cheekiness of the old imperialist countries has indeed exceeded my calculations! Serov said with a sneer to the people behind him, "We will have a consulate, I want to know about this French consulate, I hope Consul General Alexander will not let me down......"

"In other words, it took only half a year for France to reopen its consulate in Alexandria? However, for the sake of safety, the consulate was moved to the Coptic gathering area! Oh, that's well thought out! Serov mercilessly joked, France's consideration Serov is not incomprehensible, Egypt is the center of the Arab world, in fact, this is nothing, the most important thing is not Egypt's influence, but the strategic position of the Suez Canal.

It was because of this canal that Britain and France were able to gather their forces for the last time and fight a war under the pressure of the United States and the Soviet Union, although they lost. Now, also because of this canal, after knowing that things are irreparable, the French can pull down their faces and restore relations with Egypt.

If history had not changed, the Soviet Union would have encountered the same dilemma twenty years later, forced to withdraw more than 20,000 advisers from Egypt, and at the same time shut down military facilities in Egypt.

When Serov returned to the consulate, he found Consul General Alexander, asked about the situation of the French consulate, and after asking about it, he proposed, "How about we hold a drinking party and invite people from the French consulate to come and get together?" ”

"General Serov, this proposal is feasible, when will it start?" Consul General Alexander did not reluctantly agree, then asked for the time and began to prepare, and in three days he would invite people from the French Consulate to come and visit.

It may sound a little incredible, but in fact, the Soviet Union's foreign policy is like this, treating France differently from Britain and the United States, France, which has a huge ** power in the eyes of the Soviet Union, can be regarded as a force that can be won over compared to Britain and the United States, and France's maverick style can be used to create some different voices within the Western world. (To be continued.) (LＷXＳ５２０。 ＯＭ))

PS: Today's laziness came up, and it was not easy to overcome, and if it was broken, there would be another scolding tomorrow