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The feud between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union immediately attracted the attention of Britain and the United States, both Churchill and Roosevelt were full of interest in containing the expansion of the Soviet Union after the war.

Churchill, in particular, was full of interest in Tito, believing that if he could pull Tito to his side, it would be tantamount to wedge a nail into southern Europe, and when Italy and Yugoslavia were linked, they would build a bridgehead on the Mediterranean coast against Soviet expansion. He even came up with a preliminary idea of building a blockade along the lines of Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey, firmly keeping the Soviet Union within the Black Sea. In this way, the British Empire still enjoys a special position in the Mediterranean, and can consolidate its vested interests in this line.

Therefore, Churchill immediately issued an order for the Air Force to strengthen airdrop material support for Tito's guerrillas, and even wrote a letter to Tito, enthusiastically discussing and looking forward to a new type of relationship between the two countries in the future.

Not only Churchill, but also the Americans were not idle, Churchill could see what they could see, and it was not expensive for them to win over Tito but the benefits were good, so soon the US Army also strengthened its support for Tito, and even the Americans went one step further, expressing their willingness to see the Balkans become an entity, saying that this would solve the ethnic and religious contradictions in the region once and for all.

Of course, everyone knows what this is all about, for the Soviet Union, the Balkan Federation is bad and in the way, but for Britain and the United States, the Balkan Federation is a good option. If only there could be a great power in southern Europe that did not obey the Soviet Union. So why not draw the attention of the Soviet Union and share their pressure in Western Europe and the Near and Middle East?

Anyway, for a while, Britain and the United States were ready to move, constantly giving Tito benefits, and constantly sending people to persuade and win over. There are two people who show disdain for all this, and the first one is naturally a certain immortal. Tito is a hero, he can neither be a horse boy of the Soviet Union nor a cannon fodder of Britain and the United States, this guy is a guy who only takes benefits and does not do practical things, and it basically makes no sense to win him over.

As for the other person who did not like Tito, it was Liervin, and this time she did not agree with Churchill. Lierwin thought that Yugoslavia was of limited significance, and that Tito was a white-eyed wolf, and that he was still a Marxist believer, and that he could not follow the British path in ********. She believed that supporting Tito was tantamount to throwing precious supplies into a puddle. No benefit at all.

In the words of Learvin: "Tito and Yugoslavia have always been good at riding the wall, only wanting to take advantage but not doing practical things!" ”

Of course, the difference between Tito and Yugoslavia and Britain in ******** was not the most important reason for Lierwin's resolute opposition. More importantly, according to Liervin, "Yugoslavia was not so important, and even if it was on the side of the Reich, the threat to the Soviet Union would be limited." Moreover, Yugoslavia had previously attempted to expand its sphere of influence, and relations with its neighbors were not harmonious, if we were on the side of Yugoslavia. It will inevitably cause high tension in Romania, Hungary, Albania, Greece and will force them to the side of the USSR! ”

A warning to Learvin. Churchill did not take it seriously, and in his opinion, even if Britain did not co-opt Yugoslavia, Hungary, Albania, Bulgaria and Romania would not be on the side of the Empire, which had already been or were about to be conquered by the Soviet Union, and would not have been an empire at all. On the contrary, if Yugoslavia can be developed. It is tantamount to grabbing the territory of the Soviet Union.

Naturally, Lierwin was very disappointed in this, because her core concept was that it would be much more meaningful to deal with Greece than Yugoslavia if it was to solve the Greek problem first. Anyway, there is Italy, even if Yugoslavia defects to the Soviet Union. It was also possible to close the influence of the USSR on that side of the Adriatic. And once the Soviet Union gets rid of Greece, the empire's operations in the Mediterranean will be poked into a big hole, and the defense line to encircle the Soviet Union will no longer exist, and then the Soviet Union can use Greece to penetrate deep into the Mediterranean!

So even though Churchill ordered MI6 to pay more attention to Yugoslavia, Learvine did his best to work in Greece. And she also stared at a certain immortal, and once she found out that a certain immortal had any intentions for Greece, she would react as soon as possible.

"Learvin is getting more and more difficult," Yakov said very seriously, "do you want to get rid of her?" ”

Li Xiaofeng waved his hand and said, "There's no need, it's easy to solve her, but you will lose a lot of fun." ”

Yakov was embarrassed: "But she has caused too much trouble for our set-up in Greece!" ”

Li Xiaofeng thought for a while and said, "Then find something for her to do and distract her!" ”

In this regard, Yakov smiled bitterly, because it is so simple to find trouble for MI6, especially after Britain and the United States reached a consensus on the issue of containing the expansion of the Soviet Union in Europe, it is becoming more and more difficult to make trouble in Europe.

In addition to the focus on Europe, the Soviet Union could play chess in the Balkans, Asia, Palestine, Iran, Afghanistan, and East Asia. Among them, the Balkans can no longer be left alone, and a little Mars can cause big problems. As for Turkey, because of the intervention of the Americans, the Soviet Union could not do it without hesitation, and as for making trouble in Iran and Afghanistan, which were Britain's traditional territory, it was easy to cause a high degree of backlash from Britain, and the Soviet Union did not have much business there, so it could suffer losses if it did it rashly.

Yakov calculated that the only place where the Soviet Union could make a move was East Asia, but to tell the truth, East Asia's status in the world was not high, and that area was not where Britain's core interests were, so I am afraid it would be difficult to attract the special attention of MI6.

Li Xiaofeng sighed, what Yakov said is not unreasonable, now the Soviet Union can make a fuss about the project is still too few, after the intensive action in recent months, the Soviet Union's ability to make troubles has plummeted. If he continues to make trouble on existing issues, it is difficult to say that he will not anger Britain and the United States, and for the time being, ****** has no intention of doing so, so either he will accept it and wait for the next opportunity, or find a new point of mischief.

And now. These two conditions didn't seem to be met, and even Li Xiaofeng was a little embarrassed, but after some thought, Li Xiaofeng still gave an order: "Implement the Syndicate No. 3 plan!" ”

Yakov was taken aback, because the so-called Syndicate 3 program was to leak some of the Soviet Union's nuclear engineering secrets to Britain or the United States. Of course. These are items that are unlikely to be kept secret for long, as well as false schemes. But whether it is true or not, once Britain and the United States become aware that the Soviet Union is also carrying out nuclear engineering, then they will also speed up the progress of the project.

"Is this too hasty?" Yakov wiped a cold sweat.

No wonder Yakov was nervous, because ****** took nuclear engineering very seriously, and if possible, they wanted to keep it a secret forever. And now Li Xiaofeng wants to take the initiative to leak secrets, no matter how you look at it, it means a bit of playing with fire.

However, Li Xiaofeng doesn't see it that way: "Nuclear weapons are originally used to scare people, how can they achieve the purpose of scaring people when they are tightly covered?" It is best to hold the pipa and half cover the face, and hide half of it. The real and the fake come together to confuse the enemy. And then again, even if we keep it strictly secret, the United States and Britain will only need a few years at most to build an atomic bomb, and this secret cannot be kept forever. What's more, what we leaked is still some big road goods and fake news, how harmful can it be? ”

Yakov saw that Li Xiaofeng had made up his mind, so he didn't dare to say anything. Operation Syndicate 3 can only be carried out on the instructions of an Immortal.

Soon, Learvin received the news that the Soviet Union had made significant progress in its nuclear program! Although the specific significant progress is nothing. She didn't know it for the time being, but she still attracted a lot of attention. She soon handed over the information to British atomic energy experts for interpretation. It is hoped that from the news of a scaly claw, we can find out how far the Soviet nuclear project has progressed.

Soon, Learwin received feedback from the experts, who maintained their aloof demeanor and condescendingly examined the work of their Soviet counterparts. All in all, the British were somewhat disdainful of their Soviet counterparts, but even so they expressed utter shock at the progress made by their Soviet counterparts.

"Judging by this intelligence. The progress of the nuclear project in the Soviet Union is not at all behind the relevant research in our country," Learvin reported to Churchill with a heavy face, "and in all aspects of theory and engineering, the Russians have made significant progress!" ”

Churchill frowned, though he did not understand the power and threat of nuclear weapons. But that doesn't prevent him from listening to experts. British atomic energy experts told him that nuclear weapons were a weapon of destruction and that no matter how important they were, they could not be taken too seriously. And now he has heard that the progress of the Soviet Union in this area is not weaker than that of the British, how terrible it is!

In fact, even more terrible is yet to come, because Learvin immediately said: "Personally, I think that the information obtained from the Soviet Union may not fully reflect the progress of the Soviet Union's nuclear program." ”

Churchill raised his eyebrows: "You mean, this information is wrong?" The Russians did not make such great progress? ”

Learwin smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "No, I have come to the opposite conclusion. I think this information is true and reliable, but it does not fully reflect the progress made by the Soviet Union, and they are afraid that their progress is even greater than this intelligence indicates! After all, our inside agents don't have access to the heart of the Soviet Union's nuclear program. Just these half-claws of intelligence show that the Soviet Union has made considerable progress, and I am afraid that the real situation is even worse than we think! ”

Churchill pondered that the possibility of what Learwin had said was entirely there, but he was always a bit of a fluke, emotionally unwilling to admit that the Soviet Union had surpassed the British Empire in nuclear engineering.

After a long time, Churchill asked slowly, "What are you going to do?" ”

Truth be told, this question does not fit Churchill's personality, he was the kind of person who was particularly decisive, and at this time, according to his personality, he should have said to Learvin: "What should you do?" "Instead of asking for Learvin's opinion.

Learvine also heard the entanglement and hesitation in Churchill's words, and sympathized with the wartime prime minister, but Learvine knew that what the British Empire and Churchill needed at this time was not sympathy and understanding, but real and practical actions.

"I think it is necessary to strengthen intelligence reconnaissance of the Soviet Union, especially to focus on observing the nuclear engineering projects of the Soviet Union."

Churchill nodded and immediately approved. But to his surprise, Learvin didn't go.

"What's the problem?" The old smoker asked.

Learwin smiled bitterly: "MI6 is seriously understaffed, and we don't have enough strength to complete this task. ”

Only then did Churchill remember what a big hole the Soviet Union was for MI6. In the past 20 years, MI6 has not had a single advantage in the Soviet Union, and often the slightest mistake has caused the entire Soviet Union to be wiped out. And this devastating destruction is not once or twice, anyway, every time the Soviet station of MI6 has just completed the reconstruction, it is a devastating blow. Several times in a row, intelligence work on the Soviet Union was almost to the point of difficulty.

Churchill bared his teeth. "The cabinet will support you as much as possible, but these resources are limited, and you have to focus on it!" ”

Churchill was actually reminding Learvin euphemistically that the Greek side should not invest too much energy for the time being, and that it would not be possible to use limited resources to the best of its ability.

But Learwin was not the kind of person to give up easily, she would not let go if she saw Greece, and she believed that there was a best solution to the constraints of limited resources: "If you can work with the Americans, they must also be interested in the Soviet nuclear project." ”

This proposal said that Churchill was in his heart. He immediately appealed to Roosevelt, who gladly responded. Soon Britain and the United States joined hands to explore the Soviet Union's nuclear program.

It's just that all of this was completely expected by Li Xiaofeng, and he formulated the Syndicate No. 3 plan to attract the attention of Britain and the United States, and by the way, also deal with a group of moles that were hidden deeply.

How to solve it? In fact, the key lies in the intelligence, which is leaked in batches, that is to say, the KGB deliberately leaked specific information to those departments suspected of espionage or potential risks. And after this information was detected by the British, it was easy for Soviet agents lurking in Britain to follow and observe. What information was known to the British meant that there were moles. After that, the KGB took more targeted measures.

Soon. The small number of spies of MI6 lurking in the Soviet Union were also exposed one by one, and those who were particularly harmful were directly eradicated. And the rest are also closely watched, ready to cast a long line to catch big fish.

The blow came so suddenly that Learvin was caught off guard, and when the Soviet station was further reduced in manpower, the problem became serious. How to plant and develop the mole in the Soviet Union became her top priority, and she had to draw people from other regions to solve her urgent needs.

And this greatly affected her overall layout. Some Greek projects were inevitably affected: "The plan for Crete is suspended, and the movements of the Soviet troops and KGB in Bulgaria will be closely monitored first, and I will not move if the enemy does not move, but if the Russians make any moves in Bulgaria and Greece, they must be informed to me as soon as possible!" ”

For the time being, Learvine adopted a strategy of stalk-and-see with Greece. In her opinion, the nuclear engineering of the USSR was the most important, and priority attention had to be given in this direction. As for Greece, if the Russians do not change, then the status quo will be maintained for the time being. It is believed that the dilemma of manpower shortage will be alleviated in half a year at the earliest, and it will not be too late to solve the Greek problem at that time.

In other words, Liervin's judgment was that the Soviet Union was unlikely to make substantial progress in Greece in the last year, and that the Reich and the United States would be able to react quickly if the Soviet Union made any small moves. In the face of absolute strength, I am not afraid of what tricks the Russians will play, and the worst result is nothing more than the Russians occupying Greece proper, and Britain and the United States taking Crete. This result is acceptable.

It's just that Liervin's estimate is problematic, and Li Xiaofeng's arrangement in Greece will not take a year, but at most eight months to see results. At the same time that Britain and the United States began to operate overlord, the Soviet Red Army would also drive straight into the liberation of Greece. In fact, it would not take eight months, and if it was only to occupy Greece proper, the Red Army would have this strength in five months at most, but Crete was critical, and if it was not taken, the strategic significance of Greece would be reduced.

In order to take this island, Li Xiaofeng had to prepare in advance. Because of the restrictions of the Black Sea straits, it is unlikely that the Black Sea Fleet will have access to the Mediterranean Sea under the restrictions of Turkey, and Bulgaria has no access to the sea in the Aegean Sea, and even if it does, with the urine of the Bulgarian Navy, it is not capable of supporting an amphibious landing operation.

So, the only thing that could possibly take Clint was the Airborne Forces of the Red Air Force, which required enough troops and transport aircraft, and now the Red Army was not strong enough on both fronts. Enough time is needed for the training of the Airborne Forces, as well as for the production of transport aircraft.

According to Li Xiaofeng's calculations, around July 1944, all these two conditions could be met, and that would also be the moment when the Red Army would strike a fatal blow to Greece.

Of course, all this was kept in a high degree of secrecy, and to what extent it was kept secret, all the relevant plans in the General Staff were known only to a few people, such as Ubolevich and Shaposhnikov. The ****** and the Military Commission were named, and the whole of the USSR did not know about this plan.

Judging by what happened later, when the airborne troops of the Red Army landed on Crete, the British, the Americans, and the Germans did not react at all, and by the time Lierwin received this information and hastily organized forces to prepare for the recapture of Crete, it was already too late......

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