Khrushchev's words really spoke to Stalin's heart, the Slavs, who have always had territorial expansion plots, have also coveted a large area of China for a long time, and if it were not for the previous Soviet-German war, they would have conspired to fight for China's northern territories in a two-pronged manner. As long as China is a strategic point in Asia, as long as it can firmly control it in its own hands, the Soviet Union will not worry that the Pacific Fleet will have no foothold at sea. Allowing Outer Mongolia to become independent from Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government was only the first step in the plan, and the second step was to sit in the northeast region and let the heavy industry base and minerals there be completely in their own pockets.

However, the entire plan of the Soviet Union was disrupted by the situation in which the CCP was in a state of collapse.

The Nationalist government, which could be bullied, was defeated in the face of the powerful offensive of the People's Liberation Army, and Chiang Kai-shek was even so miserable that he was almost on the verge of ruling the river with the Chinese communists. In the eyes of the Soviet Union, Chiang Kai-shek and the unruly Mao? Marsh? Compared with the East, the former, who understands the overall situation, is more suitable to be the spokesman for his own Asian interests, even if he is just the Soviet Union throwing an olive branch several times, Chiang Kai-shek does not appreciate it.

Obviously, Khrushchev's words touched that string in Stalin's heart, and he did not expect that a guy who was only used to balance the power struggle between Malenkov and Beria would be better than his own successor. Stalin said slowly, "This is the end of this meeting, Comrade Khrushchev, come to my office. ”

Malenkov and Beria looked at each other, both of them had complicated expressions, but they had to accept Stalin's order to dismiss the meeting. Only Khrushchev was the only one who followed Stalin into his study. After entering the study, Stalin asked Khrushchev to sit down and said with a kind smile, "I didn't expect Comrade Khrushchev to have a little better insight than the first two." ”

Khrushchev said with sincere trepidation, "This is what I should do." ”

Although the previous famine in Ukraine had caused Khrushchev to lose Stalin's trust, this time he had a vague sense that the supreme communist ruler was planning to throw an olive branch to him once again.

"I want you to come up with a detailed plan." Stalin lit a cigarette and put it between two fingers, "I have only two aims." One is to openly occupy China's northeast region and use those heavy industrial bases and mineral resources for our own use. The second is to make the Korean Peninsula our sphere of influence, and to establish a military base there, so that the Pacific Fleet can directly attack from the Korean Peninsula and reach any area in the Pacific Ocean. ”

"And what if the U.S. side intervenes militarily?" The greater the responsibility, the greater the burden, Khrushchev's worries are not unreasonable, if not dealt with properly, then he will definitely be the first to abandon as an outcast.

"When the time comes, we must try our best to protect North Korea and restore it to the current 38th parallel, but we must fish in troubled waters. The first is to turn China's territory into our sphere of influence. Well, you write me a detailed report on this matter, and don't let me down again, Comrade Khrushchev. Stalin's last sentence was very meaningful, which made Khrushchev feel lifted.

After talking for so long, gradually getting old Stalin, perhaps tired, waved his hand to let Khrushchev go out and be alone quietly. Khrushchev respectfully said goodbye to Stalin. Then gently exit his office. Along the way, Khrushchev couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and perhaps if this incident was handled well, he would once again become the object of Stalin's attention.

Not only was the Soviet Union focused on the Korean Peninsula, a region where various forces competed, but even the Americans quietly infiltrated their own influence here. Of course, everything the United States did was to retaliate against the Puerto Rican Independence Party, which the Soviet Union had supported.

The Americans have a headache over the choice of South Korean proxies, because Kim Koo opposes the trusteeship relationship. There is only one Syngman Rhee to choose from in the provisional government. According to Truman, Syngman Rhee, like Chiang Kai-shek, was an unsupportable inferior horse, but the special situation on the Korean Peninsula did not allow him to find half of an agent of interest who met American standards. and historically in order to stabilize the situation on the Korean Peninsula. The U.S. government, which hastily withdrew its troops from North Korea, is different. U.S. President Buckley advocated sending more troops to North Korea, and he saw that North Korea's Communists were constantly expanding their forces, while South Korea was still half-dead.

"North Korea is constantly expanding its equipment, and they have even formed armored brigades and armored regiments, while the South Korean interim government has only 27 armored vehicles and 90,000 troops. The North Korean People's Army, on the other hand, has 130,000 men, and it has lost a lot of equipment in various fields. Hodge, the commander-in-chief of the Military Administration Agency, who had been transferred back from the occupied areas of Korea, reported the news to President Barkley with great concern. He was an active proponent of the North-South model of dividing and ruling the country.

"Mr. President, South Korea is a strategic location for us. Of course, it's not that Guihan means a lot to us, but that he is the only barrier to protect Japan. Thinking of the Red Revolution raging around the world and Japan's fragile postwar economy, Hodge knew that the United States could not abandon South Korea in any case.

"We have adopted a plan to send reinforcements to the US military stationed in South Korea by next month at the latest, and even the latest weapons will be equipped with the South Korean troops." Secretary Lewis said that the United States had just purchased a batch of helicopters from Talester a few months ago, along with F4 Phantom fighter jets. And Lewis wants to see these new weapons on the battlefield in order to increase Congress's investment in the Air Department.

"When the time comes, you can also transfer the obsolete weapons to the South Korean government, although we don't have a good opinion of Syngman Rhee. But he's also our only agent, isn't he? Minister Louis closed his notebook and asked, "Is there anything else?" General Hodge. ”

"Absolutely." Hodge hesitated, looked up and said to the president, "I think the North Korean People's Army will attack South Korea and occupy all of Korea within this year." According to previous intelligence, the DPRK received significant military assistance from the Soviet Union. Recently, the aid has reached an exaggerated level, and Soviet instructors have even appeared in North Korea in the open to help them train pilots. In addition to donating World War II-era piston fighters to them, North Korea is also equipped with a small number of jet fighters. ”

After listening to Hodge's report, President Barkley's face turned ugly. It is clear that the Soviet Union's play with fire is upsetting the balance on the Korean Peninsula, and if the other side is allowed to do so, then the situation on the Korean Peninsula may really tilt in favor of the communist camp.

"So my suggestion is how the Soviet Union armed North Korea, then how we armed South Korea. At the very least, let the other side know that once the war starts, it is possible to say who will win and who will lose. Of course, according to the level of the China Southern Airlines army, I still suggest that the United States send more troops to strengthen the protection of South Korea. The South Korean military is then trained to a level that can compete with North Korea. ”

Louis and Barkley glanced at each other, the two nodded tacitly, Barkley opened a document and asked, "General Hodge, I have a top-secret document here, and no more than ten people have read the contents, so I want you to take a look." ”

Hodge took the document and glanced at it a few times, but was instantly attracted by the contents. The more he looked at it, the more obsessed he became, even forgetting that he was still talking to the president and the secretary of defense, and when he finished reading the documents, Hodge closed the folder and said slowly, "It's really shocking, this is our plan to get revenge on the Soviets?" If it is not handled well, it may well be the rhythm of the Third World War. ”

The document Hodge was reading was a revenge plan carefully drawn up by the US top brass over the past six months, and although there were hawks in the military who had been clamoring for a good show for the Soviet Union after the Puerto Rico Independence Party incident, the US top brass unexpectedly suppressed the matter.

It would have been a great shame for the president of a country to be assassinated by the forces of an enemy country, but the way for the United States to take revenge was to completely disrupt the strategic deployment of the entire Soviet Union and let the behemoth red enemy country completely fall into a passive situation. (To be continued......)