Chapter 101: The Red Polar Bear in Flames
Albert's quiet days in the United States did not last long when the breaking news that the red polar bear was far tougher in the Berlin crisis than in history.
First of all, the news that three Soviet armored divisions of the Soviet Army were stationed in East Germany caused an uproar in the international community, and the hardline attitude of the Soviets showed that the airport attack would not end in a bad situation. Immediately after the aviation division was stationed in East Germany, Soviet fighters hovered over East Germany like dense locusts, vigilantly staring at those seemingly harmless US transport planes.
The Soviet Union tried to enter West Germany to search under the pretext that a soldier was missing on the border, but the American soldiers stationed at the border refused, and a three-hour standoff broke out, which ended with the temporary concession and compromise of the Soviet army.
"Tut-tut, under the pretext that the soldiers are missing, they tried to enter the West German border to search, isn't this a copy of the Soviet version of the July 7 Incident, the armored division and the aviation division are here, I'm afraid the Yankees are not so easy to control the next situation." Albert sipped his coffee and circled the newspaper with what he thought was crucial.
Tianyan was very interested in Albert's analysis of the situation, and he asked, "How do you know that the Americans are not easy to control the next situation, and as long as the 'patent' of the atomic bomb is still in his hands, the Soviets will be afraid of the Yankees' actions." ”
"But the Soviets sent armored divisions and aviation divisions to East Germany first to show off their strength and force the Yankees to the negotiating table, but the ensuing border conflict also showed the attitude of the Pentagon and the determination of the Soviets, which is the rhythm of salute before soldiers."
Albert stretched his back, he had considered all possible scenarios, except for the rough thinking of the Soviets. They probably thought that even if the Yankees had an atomic bomb and the territory of the Soviet Union was so big, they would not be able to grow all the mushrooms.
"What is the attitude of the Americans?" Tianyan asked.
Albert threw away his pen, got up and opened the curtains to let the dark room receive more light, he took a deep breath, stared at the plane tree outside the window, and said word by word, "Chief Staff Marshall and Secretary of Defense Forrest should have succeeded in fooling President Truman, these war maniacs who are not afraid of the destruction of the world." ”
Albert put his hands behind his back, this action was quite old-fashioned, "Let me give you an analysis of the movement between the Soviet Union and the Americans, the Americans thought that they had the atomic bomb technology in their hands and the powerful navy, land and air forces, which could limit the scope of the war to the territory of East Germany." But the Soviets were obviously determined to fight the Yankees, and people didn't care whether you had an atomic bomb or not, and if you removed the atomic bomb, the military strength of the United States and the Soviet Union would really be half a pound or two. However, if this is done, it is not clear that Stalin will step up the development of the atomic bomb. ”
One desperately wants to expand the situation, the other wants to limit the situation from getting out of control, and neither side is convinced. In case of World War III, it will be the rhythm of the restart of the earth.
Even when he was on the verge of a third game, Albert still looked relaxed, and even felt like it was a trivial matter.
"Seeing that you are so relaxed, could it be that you have already thought of a countermeasure?" Tianyan asked curiously.
"Shhhh Albert's eyes were slightly closed, and he made a silent gesture, as a good traverser, even if the situation did not develop in the direction he expected, he could think of a good countermeasure. Since the attitude of the Soviets was even stronger than Albert had imagined, it was only possible to activate the backup plan.
Ringing bells, Albert's room rings the phone in a hurry that in this era before e-mail, the telephone is already the most advanced communication technology. Hearing the phone ring, an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of Albert's mouth, "Look, Tianyan, what should come will always come." ”
Albert picked up the phone, and on the other end came the anxious voice of Prime Minister Arshile van Ack, "Your Highness, something has happened in East Germany. The Soviets have deployed their troops in East Germany on a large scale, is this going through the rhythm of another war? ”
"Relax, don't be nervous, my Prime Minister. Wars are wars, is there anything to do with us Belgium? It was also the Americans and the Soviets who fought. "Compared to the Prime Minister's urgency, Albert's reaction was a little too light-hearted.
"But once the war is bound to affect the stability of Belgium, once the Soviets capture West Germany, then Belgium will definitely suffer next." Hearing that the crown prince didn't care so much, Arshile van Ack almost vomited blood.
The Prime Minister's words are not unreasonable, as Belgium, which is surrounded by France, Britain, the Netherlands, Germany and other countries, is definitely the next strategic place to be captured, and the Soviets can use Belgium as a springboard, the former can cut Britain, the lower can kick France, and the upper can beat the Netherlands, but the Soviets have come up with dozens of plans to attack Belgium.
However, Albert's reply disappointed the Prime Minister, "Your Excellency, as long as our Arden Mountain Division occupies the northern gate, the Soviets will not be able to enter, believe me." Besides, this was the conflict that the Soviets had provoked first, unless he captured Belgium with a blitzkrieg plan, and such a swaggering all-army pressure was just trying to make us submit to his obscenity. ”
"Your Highness, you are too blindly optimistic." Albert felt that he could almost see the disappointed look of the Prime Minister on the other end of the phone, "Excuse me, Your Highness, please don't stay in the United States for too long, and come back early to discuss state affairs." ”
"Yes, Prime Minister, if I can, I'll ask for some armaments from the United States." After Albert hung up the phone, his originally relaxed expression instantly froze, and he picked up the phone again and called the special line of the Admiralty. Joke, how could His Highness the wise and great Albert not have a backup plan.
"Hello, please find Rear Admiral, Vermaelen." Albert asked politely.
The voice on the other end of the phone was a little low, "I'm Vermaelen, may I ask who you are?" ”
"I am His Royal Highness Albert, the action code name Kingfish, repeat one side, the action code name Kingfish. Answering the code, little boy, fat man, Einstein, Nagasaki, Hiroshima. Albert said calmly, "The Admiralty is acting as planned. ”
Vermaelen on the other end of the phone was so excited that he almost threw the phone out, and after Albert repeated the code words on both sides, he was convinced that the plan that had been secretly discussed by the Admiralty for two days and two nights was finally going to be implemented.
"Atlantic, Fission, Manhattan." Major General Vermaelen's voice trembled a little, and he repeated his interface codeword, and after Albert on the other side of the phone confirmed that it was correct, he lowered his voice and said, "I wish you success in your operation, Major General Vermaelen." ”
"The Admiralty will live up to its mission." Even though Major General Vermaelen was in his fifties, he was excited like a helpless child at this time. When Albert came to the door with this plan, Vermaelen, who had always thought that he knew a lot about the Belgian army, knew that the crown prince had already played a big game. Because this thing is a top secret, the people who formulated this plan of action are all the top executives of the Belgian Navy, and they have come up with the most comprehensive and safest plan out of the twenty plans.
Vermaelen still vaguely remembers what Albert said at the time, "After this operation, no European country will dare to underestimate Belgium." ”