"But?" Stalin put down the information in his hand, glanced at the waiting Beria and asked, "Comrade Beria, what is the scope of the target's confidentiality level?"
"Among the Ministry of Internal Affairs, apart from myself, only General Merkulov, the first-level political commissar, knows." Beria quickly replied, "The level of confidentiality is still quite high. The underground workers next to the target are all directly
With direct contact with the first-level political commissar, there is absolutely no possibility of exposure."
"Don't say anything absolutely absolutely." I don't know why, but Stalin had reservations about the possibility of being exposed, which made Beria suddenly become worried.
For example, if a person who serves as a senior security cadre is not trusted by the highest level, it is a very terrible thing. Is Stalin tired of General Merkulov, the first-level political commissar? Or maybe he is tired of the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Don’t trust?
While Beria was thinking about everything, Stalin said relaxedly, "In this way we can determine a very important thing and change the way of struggle. In this devastating war, the only country staying out of the matter is
The United States, Britain and France have all suffered heavy losses to varying degrees, and these European countries now urgently need colonial blood transfusions. The biggest problem they face is reconstruction, which is the same as our Soviet Union."
"Comrade Stalin's view on this matter is consistent with the feedback information." Beria agreed unconditionally. "We have received news that French and Dutch military forces have returned to Asia and are trying to restore colonial rule in Southeast Asia.
The United States has no apparent opposition."
"Then the attitude of our Soviet Union is to openly oppose it!" Stalin expressed his attitude concisely and concisely.
"So Comrade Stalin, what level of support and assistance is appropriate?" Beria asked immediately upon hearing this. The decision-making power for this kind of matter still rests with Stalin himself.
"Give all moral support, except help and assistance." Stalin said with a smile, "Support is free, but fighting the Americans does cost. We must go further and ask the Americans to partition and occupy Japan. Of course,
The Americans will not agree, but we just want to mention that Hokkaido will be separated from Japan forever, and the Japanese will never see Hokkaido again, just like they can't see their own ears."
Of course Stalin knew that the Americans, who now have nuclear bombs in their hands, are arrogant, but the good news is that Britain, France and the European colonial powers do not seem to want to get involved in this muddy water.
If Europe and the United States are not of the same mind, is there any benefit in doing so? Of course, at least in the short term Europe will not follow the United States in launching World War III.
The topic of World War III was not a taboo topic at all in various countries in 1945. Many people believed that a world war would break out sooner or later, and there were many such voices within the Soviet Union.
In fact, even Stalin himself is not completely reassured by the current situation in Europe and believes that the possibility of a world war exists. Especially after the United States holds nuclear bombs, this threat becomes more intuitive.
That's why Zhukov personally invited Eisenhower to visit Moscow and made a friendly attitude to ease the relationship between the two parties. Eisenhower had just left.
Eisenhower was invited to the Soviet Union. Accompanied by Zhukov, he watched the opening ceremony with the Soviet commander in Moscow's Red Square. Facing the cheering crowd, the two hugged each other and waved. Everyone believed that the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union
close.
In their spare time, the two talked for a long time, from the Battle of Leningrad to the Battle of Moscow, and from the African battlefield to the Normandy landings, and they understood and respected each other better. What made them very happy was that during Eisenhower's visit, Japan
Surrendered. This was a great achievement for a battle-hardened veteran.
"At the appropriate time, Comrade Zhukov can pay a return visit to the United States. Didn't Eisenhower extend the invitation?" Stalin said calmly, "The dispute with the United States on the Japanese issue and Comrade Zhukov's return visit do not conflict. It is both relaxed and
In struggle, we must also pay attention to methods."
At present, on the premise of retaining the interests of Eastern Europe, Stalin feels that he can adopt a relaxed attitude towards Western European countries. Because not only Western European countries need to be rebuilt, but the Soviet Union also needs to be rebuilt.
Even as Western European countries were worried about a Soviet invasion, the Soviet Union was also afraid of the outbreak of World War III and a joint invasion by the United States, Britain and France. Since Germany launched a sneak attack on the Soviet Union, the top brass of the Soviet Union had distrusted these imperialists.
Now these imperialist countries are also untrustworthy, but they can divide and disintegrate. Delay the union of these imperialist countries.
On the other hand, in the Far East, Stalin believed that an offensive and defensive strategy could be adopted, using the Korean Peninsula as a bargaining chip, to strive for interests in Japan as much as possible, and to make the United States recognize that the Soviet Union's occupation of Hokkaido was only the minimum goal.
In fact, at this time, the Americans did not have much presence in North Korea, because North Korea had been under Japanese colonial rule, so it was naturally impossible for the United States to have a presence, and the Americans would not be able to mobilize a large number of military forces for a while.
Projecting power to the Korean Peninsula is different for the Soviets. They already have a large number of troops in Siberia and can send troops south to invest their power at any time.
In fact, the Soviet Union did deploy military forces in North Korea earlier than the United States.
If there were no nuclear bombs, the Soviet Union, which had already entered the Korean Peninsula, could have kicked the United States out.
But things are different after the nuclear bomb. Compared with the attitude before the nuclear bomb exploded, the attitude of the United States is completely different. It explains what it means to fall out of favor faster than turning the page of a book.
Stalin was even fortunate to have accepted the back-room operation initiated by the British at the Potsdam Conference. If it had been unable to reach an agreement, the United States, now holding nuclear bombs, would definitely look for opportunities to humiliate the Soviet Union endlessly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the issues of Japan and the Korean Peninsula, Stalin has predicted that he will definitely be put under pressure by the United States. This time is definitely not the warmth before the world war is over.
Instead, it is full of the smell of gunpowder.
Japan and the Korean Peninsula are also different. The Soviet Union can follow the previous agreement and let the United States surrender the peninsula south of the 38th Parallel. Because the Korean Peninsula is part of the mainland after all. Even if the Americans are let in, the ground power will have an overwhelming advantage.
The Soviet Union should not be afraid either.
Hokkaido is different. Compared with the weak Soviet Red Navy, the U.S. Navy is simply an army from the future. If the United States can be allowed to recognize the Soviet Union's de facto occupation in exchange for the Soviet Union's advantage over the U.S. military on the Korean Peninsula, it doesn't look too bad after all.
the result of.
Theoretically, Stalin was not prepared to give up anywhere, but until the Soviet Union succeeded in developing a nuclear bomb, he had to swallow his anger to a certain extent and was even prepared to abide by the withdrawal of troops from Iran, instead of attacking Pahlavi with civil and military threats and maintaining imperial Russia.
The tacit understanding between the period and the partition of England was enough.
The Soviet Union now wants to adopt a conciliatory attitude towards Britain and France. Even if it wants to cause trouble, it cannot do so in Europe. Instead, it will use the cards in its hand to compete with the United States in the Far East, where Britain and France have no vital interests, using Japan and the Korean Peninsula as a chessboard.
As for the behind-the-scenes agreement at the Potsdam Conference, all were recognized, and a clear timetable for troop withdrawal was given. Contact was maintained with the United Kingdom and the United States, especially the United Kingdom, to ensure the transparency of troop withdrawal.
"The United States has a weapon like the nuclear bomb that the Soviet Union does not have. Our nuclear bomb project must be launched as soon as possible in order to change the current vulnerability and make the Americans lower their voices when talking to us." Stalin said with a very serious look.
He looked at Beria and said.
Beria was the person in charge of the Soviet nuclear project. As early as the Moscow Defense War, Beria had already accumulated a thick pile of atomic energy information. Spies from all directions in the UK and the United States sent back information.
In the next two years, it is very likely that the British nuclear bomb will be developed.
According to Soviet intelligence, the United Kingdom would be the first to develop a nuclear bomb. However, no one expected that the British nuclear bomb program was terminated and merged into the Manhattan Project.
As the People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union, Beria had detailed information on British and American nuclear bomb research. However, Stalin was not interested in nuclear bomb research during the war, so Beria was unable to conduct research.
A loud noise from the other side of the ocean woke up Stalin. Later, the two nuclear bombs exploded in Japan, which really made Stalin realize the serious consequences of misjudgment.
If the British had not always used American nuclear weapons to blackmail the Soviet Union for their own benefit, then once the United States began to engage in real blackmail, the Soviet Union would have lost more.
"The project has been progressing steadily, and we will calm down the United States as soon as possible." Beria gave a solemn guarantee.
"Tell Comrade Molotov to set a time to send a delegation to visit Western European countries. France and the United Kingdom are important destinations." Stalin nodded, and then began to express goodwill towards Britain and France, "Let the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe
It’s simpler to go along and conduct the visit in the form of artistic exchange.”
The British-occupied city of Bonn was a model of reconstruction in the eyes of the British Empire media. As an important member of the Trade Committee, he worked tirelessly as a liaison officer with Europe. He couldn't extricate himself from the sandwich life. The life of the occupation army was so beautiful.
A loyal imperial civil servant, now corrupted by the Dragoons. If he had not always maintained his original intention, Alan Wilson would not have persisted until now.
But the days when I was living a good life are still numbered. Alan Wilson is a principled person and is very particular about the spirit of contract. He will not deceive girls with just a few cigarettes like other foreigners in Germany.
He still wanted the two sisters to have a worry-free life before leaving.