Sweden was dumbfounded by the Soviet Union, and in fact, Li Xiaofeng was also a little bit unruly with Sweden. www.biquge.info In terms of Li Xiaofeng's temper, he was quite dissatisfied with Sweden's method this time, because a certain immortal felt that Sweden had basically not provoked Sweden since the establishment of the Soviet Union, and everyone was a well water and not a river water, and in his opinion, the bad things of Peter the Great's era had nothing to do with the present, and Sweden did not say that it was a good neighbor of the Soviet Union, at least it should not take the initiative to make trouble with the Soviet Union, right?

As the saying goes, if people don't offend me, I won't offend people, Sweden, where the Soviet Union has not offended you before, but this time you took the initiative to jump out and look for trouble, what does this mean?

If you have the urine of a certain immortal before, you have to greet the Swedes and let the Swedes taste the power of the Russian bear's paws. But after so many years of political training, a certain immortal is not the second stunned person he was back then, and he won't do any stupid things that are out of the mood. And now it's really going to knock Sweden, no matter how you look at it, it's not beneficial.

First of all, the current Soviet Union really has no thoughts about Sweden, Sweden's territorial strategic significance is not great, unlike Norway, which can face the Atlantic Ocean, and is the outlet to the sea that the Soviet Union urgently needs, even if Sweden grabs this place, it is still tossed in the bathtub of the Baltic Sea, and after taking Denmark, Sweden has no meaning to the Soviet Union at all.

Secondly, beating Sweden will not play the role of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, Sweden is no longer the Nordic hegemon of the past, and has been taught a lesson to become a neutral country, and beating him is meaningless except to make France, the Netherlands and Belgium nervous. It is really not cost-effective for a person who will downgrade these countries to the side of Britain and the United States.

Finally, the current international situation does not allow the Soviet Union to waste its strength casually, the fruits of the victory in World War II are too big, so big that they have exceeded the digestion capacity of the Soviet Union, and if you don't care about eating and chewing, you will really choke to death. Anyway, the Soviet Union already has everything it should have in Western Europe, so there's no point in engaging Sweden.

But then again, Sweden's approach is too provocative to be justified without a lesson. It would be too painful for Li Xiaofeng to endure this breath. Anyway, Sweden at this time is a chicken rib, and it is a pity to abandon it if it is tasteless, and it is really greasy.

Just when Li Xiaofeng was thinking about how to clean up Sweden to get it just right, the unexpected happened again. As mentioned earlier, the vote of Britain and the United States was made to give the Soviet Union eye medicine, but the vote of France is really not powerful, and it is impossible to solve a small Danish issue. Sincerely, it disappointed Britain and the United States.

Seeing that the Danish issue gradually changed from the thunder and rain at the beginning to the thunder and weakness, Britain and the United States could not sit still. At this pace, the USSR will be unscathed! Not only did it come out unscathed, but it didn't even work as a distraction for the Soviet Union, how could this work?

Therefore, the British hurried to the game, Churchill was worried that two days later, Denmark would have no waves at all, and there was still a little talk about it now, so let's start engaging in Palestine and Iran as soon as possible!

The British first chose to do it in Palestine, after all, it is not the same as Iran, Palestine is a British reserve, and Britain has the upper hand in making trouble here. However, when it comes to the Middle East, Turkey has to be mentioned. At the height of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Middle East, including Egypt and North Africa, belonged to the territory of the Ottoman Empire. It's just that after the glory of Suleiman the Magnificent, the native chicken began to decline. By the mid-19th century, the empire was in a state of disintegration. The vote in North Africa was well packed by Britain and France, and Egypt was directly classified as a protectorate by the British. In the Middle East, the Arabs have achieved a degree of "autonomy", and tribal power has more control over local power than the Turkish government.

And when World War I broke out, especially after Turkey officially joined the German-Austrian bloc, the form of the Middle East became quite complicated, although Arabs and Turks are highly consistent in religious beliefs, but they really can't pee in the same pot. The Arabs who followed the Prophet to lay down the teachings of YSL quickly turned into mud after their initial glory, and instead left Turkey, an outsider, in charge of the YSL world. However, this also left a hidden danger, and the Ottoman Turks naturally had nothing to say militarily, but they were religiously inferior to the Arabs.

After the death of Muhammad, the title of the head of the Arab Empire was caliph, which actually means the general agent of the ****** followers, that is, the leading big brother of the entire ****** world. But after the Arab Empire was destroyed by the Mongols, the caliphate was a joke. It wasn't until the rise of Ottoman Turkey that the ****** world brought a second glory, and of course, it had little to do with the Arabs. The boss of Ottoman Turkey did not have the title of caliph, and the rulers of Ottoman Turkey, including the so-called Suleiman Magnificent, had the official title of sultan.

The Sultan was a far worse caliph, more of a secular meaning, translated as a governor or a ruler. Obviously, the Arabs, who considered themselves spiritually superior to the Turks, especially the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad in the Arabian Peninsula, naturally looked down on the Turks even more. Sadly, however, this spiritual satisfaction does not change the reality that Ottoman Turkey was the ruler of the ****** world.

In any case, the situation before the First World War was that the Turks and Arabs were at odds with each other, and Turkey gave some autonomy to the leaders of the Arab tribes who had religious privileges, but these tribes had to recognize the Ottoman Empire, which was to say.

It's just that the outbreak of World War I gave the Arabs hope of getting rid of Turkey, which led to the story of the Arabs who later rebelled against Britain and France in the backyard of the Middle East (Lawrence was involved in this matter). According to the original promise of the British, these Arab tribes were to be given independent sovereignty, but we all know that the best thing the British are at is that their words don't count, and after getting the Allies, the British will regret it (Lawrence is quite angry about this), that is, after World War I, the Arabs only won a limited independence, and the top boss was just a change from the Turks to the British and French.

Naturally, the Arabs were not satisfied, and a large number of Arab people of insight threw themselves into a new round of efforts to win independence, and at this time, in order to counterbalance the Arab resistance, the British came up with the old method - divide and rule. That is, to make trouble for the Arabs, and the British chose the Jews and came up with that disgusting Balfour Declaration.

Historically, this method was quite useful, and it directly led to several subsequent wars in the Middle East. Of course, after the end of World War II, the British lost their control, and the United States and the Soviet Union took their place as leaders, which directly led to the loss of control of the Jews by the British. In order to protect oil interests, Britain and France initially sided with the Arab League, but were beaten by the United States and the Soviet Union.

But on this plane, things get even more complicated. The Jews basically got rid of their dependence on Britain after the First World War, and they were much stronger than in history when East Prussia was founded, which directly led to the complete rewriting of the balance of power in Palestine, and the Jews with the Eastern European sub-base were much stronger than in history, and they beat the Arabs in Palestine.

And this result was quite unfavorable to the British, who wanted a balance, where the Jews and Arabs were on equal footing, and he was a good fisherman. But now it is completely one-sided, especially after the victory in World War II, the Soviet Union was the first to jump out and express support for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, and it is clear that the Jews have completely fallen to the Soviet Union, and this means that Britain's Middle East policy is completely bankrupt.

Naturally, the British did not do it, and at this time the oil fields in Aberdeen had not yet been discovered, and the oil and gas fields in Java were badly damaged in World War II, and for a moment the oil security of the British Empire became no longer guaranteed at all. The **** of later generations know that if they don't put their eggs in one basket, they are all channels for finding oil all over the world. Britain naturally understands this truth better, and there is no need to talk nonsense about the oil resources in the Middle East, so it can be said that if Britain wants to regain blood, it must seize the Middle East. Naturally, whether it is to curry favor with the Arabs, or to engage in oil, or to fight back against the Soviet Union, Britain will beat the Jews in a reasonable way, this is an inevitable choice!

Thus, as soon as the Soviet Union expressed its support for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, the British also objected: "The condition of the Jews has been greatly improved, and there is no need for them to return to Palestine after they have settled in East Prussia...... The massive influx of Jews into Balesta only increased the unrest and conflict in the region. Therefore, the British government thinks that it is not appropriate to talk about Zionism at this time, and the Jews should be more restrained! ”

This statement almost completely repudiated the previous Balfour Declaration, and also announced a comprehensive adjustment of British Jewish policy. And this is not the most powerful, as the British Mandate, it is too easy for the British to do the truth in Palestine, after the end of World War II, without the Nazi containment, the British can completely free up their hands to eliminate the local Jewish militia in Palestine. In fact, the British did the same.

On 15 May, six days after the Nazi surrender, an airborne unit of the Royal Air Force was urgently deployed to Palestine on Churchill's orders, and a significant number of British troops left France for Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. These moves are a clear indication of Britain's hard-line attitude.

This is the attitude of the British, and look at the Jewish side. In accordance with this . Gurion envisioned that the basic national strategy of East Prussia after World War II was to avoid direct involvement in great power disputes, to ensure the security of East Prussia, and to actively re-establish the Jewish homeland in Palestine. It should be said that such a national strategy was not particularly beneficial to the Soviet Union, after all, the Soviet Union still paid a lot for East Prussia in World War II, and without the support of the Soviet Union, East Prussia would definitely not be able to withstand the Nazi onslaught. And now the Jews are once again preparing to cross the river and tear down the bridge, which is really unbearable.

It's just that Ben. Gurion's idea was good, but the rapid change in the international situation really caught him off guard. After the war, he first visited the United States, on the one hand, to seek the support of the Jewish consortium in the United States, and on the other hand, to make overtures to the United States in disguise, so as to avoid East Prussia being labeled pro-Soviet by the Americans, which would be very troublesome.

It's just that Ben. Gurion's trip to the United States did not achieve much results, and Truman was not particularly interested in him, even if he repeatedly explained that East Prussia was not an alliance with the Soviet Union, Truman was very cold to him, and he probably did not want to see him even for the sake of the Jewish consortium.

Of course, Truman's coldness is also understandable, the relationship between Prussia and the Soviet Union in the Middle East during World War II was too close, and after World War II, the Soviet Union was the first to stand up and speak for the Jews.

However, the main reason is not this reason, but the more important reason is that Truman is ready to deepen the relationship between Britain and the United States, and the United States is somewhat uneasy after the Soviet Union showed its nuclear muscles. Yes, the United States also has nuclear weapons, and there is not much difference between the two countries in this regard, but the United States did not have intercontinental missiles at that time, and it was impossible to throw atomic bombs at the Soviet Union from the American continent.

In other words, in order to maintain nuclear deterrence against the Soviet Union, the Americans could not do without the European continent, and only on the European continent bombers such as the B29 could drop atomic bombs on the core areas of the Soviet Union. However, this is a problem, the United States does not have territory in Europe, which means that if you want to threaten the USSR with nuclear weapons, you must have military bases in Europe.

Unlike in history, the United States did not have an inch of the German occupation zone and could not directly station troops in Germany, and Truman had also probed the French to try to persuade the French to open some air bases to the United States. But the proud de Gaulle directly refused, for de Gaulle to let the US troops stationed in France is simply a great shame, almost equivalent to declaring France a second-rate country, and it is impossible for him to agree to kill him.

There may be comrades to say, it doesn't matter if France doesn't agree, isn't there still Belgium and the Netherlands? There is no reason for these two small countries to refuse the good intentions of the United States, right? For them, the presence of U.S. troops on their soil was an effective way to avoid the Soviet threat.

This is true, and the United States has also reached relevant agreements with Belgium and the Netherlands, and is ready to directly assist in the defense of the two countries. But the most serious problem remained, that is, Belgium and the Netherlands were too close to the Soviet Red Army. These two countries were almost on the front line of the fight against the Soviet Union, and with the capabilities of the Red Air Force and the Red Army armored forces, it would only be a matter of hours, and if nuclear weapons were deployed here, it was very likely that these nuclear weapons would be knocked out when the Soviet Union launched the first wave of offensive, so that the threat would be greatly reduced.

Anyway, the Americans have looked around in Europe, and there are very few places suitable for deploying nuclear weapons, that is, France, Italy and the United Kingdom have this condition, and France has made it clear that they oppose it, as for Italy, noodles are not kind and qualified to object, but it is not a good choice to deploy nuclear weapons here, Italy in southern Europe is too far away from the hinterland of the Soviet Union, and bombers such as B29 take off from Italy and have to pass through Central and Eastern European countries to reach the skies over the Soviet Union, It's just too easy to be intercepted during this time.

In other words, Britain is the only one suitable for deploying nuclear weapons, first of all, the two countries have close relations, and secondly, Great Britain is not easy to be directly attacked by the Soviet Union when it hangs overseas, and Britain and the Soviet Union also have a fundamental conflict of interest, and the deployment of nuclear weapons in Britain is the superior choice.

Of course, there is still a problem here, that is, if you want to deploy nuclear weapons in Britain, you must get the consent of the British, and with the urine of Churchill's old fox, he will definitely take the opportunity to blackmail the United States, and Churchill's demand is also very simple, hoping that the United States will respect Britain's fundamental interests in the Middle East.

To put it bluntly, the old smoker's demand was to ensure British control of the Middle East. Is this a high demand? It should be said that it is quite high, not to mention the importance of oil, although the Americans are not short of oil, but they very much hope to control the valve, and controlling oil is equivalent to controlling the world's economic lifeline, which is equivalent to obtaining unique power. Churchill was counting on the right to deploy nuclear weapons in exchange for oil power, and to tell the truth, he really treated the Americans as two hundred and five.

According to Truman's idea, this Nima is blackmail, how can you agree, the United States has long wanted to intervene in the fat meat of the Middle East, and you Britain still want to eat alone, and the beauty will kill you. But just as Truman was about to refuse Churchill's request, a variable arose. Roosevelt, who had been in a cerebral congestion coma, finally woke up, although the old president changed from the previous paraplegia to hemiplegia, but this did not affect the old president's thinking ability, although he resigned immediately after he woke up and heard the doctor's description of his condition, and justifiably gave up the presidential throne to Truman, but his opinion was still very strong.

At that time, Roosevelt told Truman: "Agree to the request of the British!" ”

At that time, Truman was taken aback, thinking that the old president was not yet sober, but the reason given by Roosevelt later really made him unable to refuse: "Judging from the future situation, it is inevitable to deepen the relationship between Britain and the United States to jointly confront the Soviet Union, and only with the help of Britain as a springboard can we justifiably interfere in European affairs." Being able to deploy nuclear weapons in Britain would give us a nuclear superiority over the USSR and force the USSR to abandon its plans for further expansion. Secondly, with the cooperation of Britain, it will be much easier for us to integrate the forces of Western Europe, and there are still many good ways for old Europe. Finally, being on the side of Britain for the time being does not prevent us from exerting influence in the Middle East in the future! ”

Truman agreed with the first two advantages, but he really couldn't figure out the third point, and I have to say that there was still a gap between the vice president and Roosevelt in terms of political vision and political wisdom.

Roosevelt calmly told him: "It is not difficult to guess what the British think, they must want to control the oil power in the Middle East, and thus influence the economy of the world." This is indeed a good idea, but IMHO, it is indeed possible to do this if it was Britain before World War II, but the current Britain no longer has the ability to do so. Is it possible that Britain no longer has the ability to control the Middle East alone, and they are now fighting like a hungry old man, who does not accept old age and presumptuously acts like young people? My friend, I can conclude that without our support, neither Britain nor France, nor their alliance, could have gained a foothold in the Middle East, and that the Russians could defeat them with one free hand. So you might as well verbally promise the British, and then stand aside and watch the play, and when the Russians have finished teaching them, the British will obediently beg us to help, and then you can justifiably intervene in the Middle East affairs and push the British aside. And wouldn't it be nice to let Britain and the USSR consume each other for a while? ”

Truman's eyes lit up, and he had to admire Roosevelt's cunning, according to Roosevelt's method, the United States almost sat back and waited to get the benefits. Naturally, Truman could not have been to Ben. Gurion has a good face, but he knows very well that the British plan is to cut the Jews, how can he risk offending the British and eye-to-eye with the Jews? Not even if there is a Jewish consortium in it!

Don't say it, Truman's attitude made Churchill overjoyed, and for the first time, the old smoker thought that America was lovelier without Roosevelt. If this rhythm continues, the United States will be toyed with by him and applauded, and at that time, maybe Britain will be able to secretly suck the blood of the United States to recover its vitality!

Of course, we all know that the reality is quite the opposite, and it was Churchill who was really being toyed with, who simply did not know that Roosevelt had seen through everything.

It's just that it all gives Ben. Gurion was frightened, he naturally didn't know the real intentions of the Americans, he thought that the Americans were completely on the side of Britain, which meant that if East Prussia still implemented the previous national policy of "neutrality", it was very likely that it would offend the Soviet Union and not be able to please the United States, and in the end it would not please both ends. These years of international politics have been mixed up. Gurion is also a human spirit, he knows too well the sorrow of a small country, if you can't meet the source left and right, then you have to hold a big thick leg, if you make people angry, the big hooligan will teach you to be a man in minutes.

So at a glance in the United States, the situation cannot be opened, Ben. Gurion was also clever enough, and the plane flew directly to Moscow without returning to Königsberg, and went directly to Li Xiaofeng, an old friend of the Jewish people, with a sincere hope to develop an all-weather partnership beyond the ordinary sense.

What does Li Xiaofeng think about this? He had been staring at the movements of the Jews before, after all, this was related to the future layout of the Soviet Union in the Middle East. He also wanted to see if the Jews were really that smart. The result? As a result, he found that politically the Jews were really not smart enough to see through the essence of all this. Gurion will not be uncomfortable going to the United States, the national interests of the United States will be decided, and it is impossible for him to give the Jews a good face for the time being...... (To be continued.) )