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Chapter 1028: Teach Nanyang a Lesson (First Update, Two-in-One)

A butterfly flapping its wings in South America can cause a storm in the Pacific Ocean.

When Nanyang gently placed a chess piece on the chessboard of the world, the whole world was shaken.

On the morning of November 11, in New York, the first United Nations emergency meeting was held to discuss a resolution urging Israel to withdraw its troops immediately. At the meeting, the Hungarian representative accused the Soviet Union of invading Hungary. After the Hungarian representative's accusation, Song Deqing, the Nanyang representative to the United Nations, made a speech, demanding that the United Nations include the issue of the Soviet invasion of Hungary in the agenda of the emergency meeting.

"While the United Nations vowed to uphold justice for Egypt's barbaric violations of international law, the Hungarian people were being invaded by the Russians. They were crying, dying, and bleeding. Dear Secretary-General, where is their justice?"

Faced with Song Deqing's questioning, Hammarskjold fell into silence. The American representative also seemed a little embarrassed, while the Soviet representative broke down and spoke loudly.

"The Soviet army entered Hungary at the request of the Hungarian government to help them restore order. It is you who are invading Egypt!"

He even took out a copy of the statement, pointed at it and spoke loudly.

"It has the personal signature of Hungarian leader Imre Nagy! He invited us to enter Hungary and help it maintain order!"

"Naji Imre has already denied it! What you are best at is forgery and fraud! It's cheating!"

Song Deqing said loudly and sarcastically.

"I really don't know what kind of country can be so shameless as to use forged materials to justify its invasion in front of the world."

"You invaded Egypt, and this is a fact known to the whole world."

The Soviet representative once again used Egypt as a rebuttal, which was now the only weapon he had at his disposal.

"Invasion of Egypt? No! That was not an invasion."

In fact, everyone is about the same in terms of the thickness of their skin. Song Deqing didn't blush at all when he said this.

"We are upholding basic international norms. The Egyptian government has no right to trample on basic international norms at will. Confiscating the property invested by other countries and robbing other people's property is a Soviet tradition, but it is not the value of the world! Only robbers can understand robbers! Only robbers can sympathize with robbers!"

While loudly accusing the Soviet Union of barbarity, Song Deqing said again.

"I call on all free nations to come to the aid of Hungary immediately. The people there need our help to defend their freedom!"

Faced with Song Deqing's counterattack, the Soviet representative, who was at a loss for words, stood up and left angrily, and representatives from Eastern European countries also stood up and left, and an emergency meeting ended.

When the meeting was over, Henry, the US representative to the United Nations, walked up to Song Deqing and asked:
"Are you sure you want to interfere in Hungary?"

"It's not interference, Henry. Just as you said, freedom has a price and needs to be defended. If we can't help Hungary when they need help, then we will never be able to defeat the Iron Curtain. Washington is making a mistake. Hungary may be the Soviet sphere of influence, but if the sphere of influence is not broken, the world pattern will never change, and there will never be a winner in this competition."

As soon as Song Deqing finished speaking, he was called over by the British and French representatives. As they talked, Henry's expression changed. With a frown on his face, he muttered to himself:
"Yeah, Washington is making mistakes!"

In fact, there was also a dispute in Washington. On one side, their NATO allies invaded Egypt, and on the other side, the Soviet Union invaded Hungary. The two happened almost simultaneously. As president, Eisenhower hoped to use the UN resolution to force Israel to withdraw its troops, but the leaders of the two parties in the Senate, Lyndon Johnson and William Nolan, opposed this. Eisenhower even cut off the United States' nearly $1 million in private aid to Israel each year. But Johnson found Secretary of State Dulles and hoped that he would "do everything possible" to prevent sanctions against Israel.

Ultimately, the Democratic-controlled Senate rejected the president's hostile attitude toward Israel, and Eisenhower directly informed the public of the situation in the Middle East through radio and television, telling them that the invasion of Egypt by Britain and France was to maintain their colonial power.

"We must use this incident to completely dispel the British ambition to maintain their colonial empire!"

In the Oval Office of the White House, with the door closed, Eisenhower made no secret of his purpose.

“Yes, Mr. President,”

Dulles agreed.

"We paid such a high price in the war not to allow the British and French to continue to maintain their colonial empires. However, we must see that the British attitude this time is very tough, and..."

After thinking for a while, Dulles said.

"Nanyang has always firmly supported Britain. They mobilized all their tankers to transport oil to Britain and France, and provided them with oil and other food and goods needed by Britain on credit. This gave Eden the courage to persevere."

Listening to Dulles' explanation, Eisenhower said with a frown.

"Nanyang, ever since that guy jumped onto the international stage, there has not been a peaceful day. From Siam to Egypt, from Egypt to Hungary, I really don't understand what Li's purpose is. Those countries are so far away from him. Do they have any direct relationship with Nanyang's interests? The Suez Canal may have a certain relationship with them, and they are a member of the Commonwealth, but what about Hungary? That guy is like a madman..."

He is really confused!

No matter what, Eisenhower could not find any reason why Nanyang was so dedicated to Britain. Isn't that guy just profit-driven?

Why are you so determined in your stance of helping Britain?
Eisenhower couldn't figure it out, and even the entire Washington couldn't understand it. No one knew what benefits Nanyang could get by supporting Britain.

Who would do something that has no benefit?
But here's the problem... Even if something seems to have no benefit at all, Nanyang is still doing it, and it's very active, such as helping Hungary. What does it have to do with them?

It doesn’t matter at all!

For example, in helping Britain, he was really so selfless that he was willing to help Britain for the false name of the Commonwealth.

I really can’t figure it out!

After taking a puff of his cigarette, Eisenhower said:

"Freedom is the price of one generation, and slavery is the price of generations, passed down from generation to generation. Why didn't that guy say this when he invaded Egypt? Can people really be so hypocritical?"

For a moment, Eisenhower even wanted to call Li Yian and question him - how could you be so shameless?

"No, Mr. President, no matter from which angle you look at it, Lee's is extremely bold. Perhaps it's just as he said - freedom has a price, and freedom needs to be defended. Because they have suffered invasion, they understand the meaning of freedom better."

"What about Egypt? I heard that the University of East China Sea provided Egypt with 2000 million Swiss francs in free aid. It also severely criticized the brutal interference of Southeast Asia in Egypt, accusing it of showing the face of a Southeast Asian bully." Seeing the president's ridiculous look, Dulles shrugged and said:
"Perhaps it's just like what they said - they are doing this to defend basic international norms. No country can wantonly use 'nationalization' as an excuse to embezzle other countries' investments. Mr. President, Nanyang has more than 50 billion US dollars in investments in Australia, South America, the Middle East and Africa. They are extremely wary of any 'nationalization'. This is the fundamental reason why they stand on the side of the UK. Mr. President, we must take this into consideration. After all, the United States also has a large amount of overseas investment."

The Secretary of State's reminder made Eisenhower think for a moment and then said:

"We must put an end to all this now. We cannot let the Middle East fall to the Soviet Union. As for Hungary... we cannot risk a nuclear war with the Soviets by intervening in their affairs. Besides, we have already reached an agreement with the Soviets."

Eisenhower was referring to the discussion between Churchill and Steel during the Fourth Moscow Conference in October 10 on the division of spheres of influence among Eastern European countries after the war. However, Harriman, the US ambassador to the Soviet Union, who was attending the conference on behalf of US President Roosevelt, was excluded. The two casually drew up a percentage agreement at the conference to determine the spheres of influence of the East and the West.

"At that time, British Foreign Secretary Eden and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov bargained like buying vegetables in a market, and finally agreed that Bulgaria and Hungary would be controlled by the Soviet Union by 80%, and Romania would be controlled by the Soviet Union by 100%. Now, we cannot violate this agreement, but this is good news, which proves from another perspective that the Soviet Union has lost control over certain countries. The future situation will only be more favorable to us, but... Now, if the world pattern is broken, then the tacit understanding between us and the Russians will also be broken. At that time, none of us knows where the Russians will be and what they will do, but what we need is to prevent this possibility! To ensure the balance of the world."

Why was Eisenhower unwilling to intervene in Hungary?
In the final analysis, he did not want to conflict with the Soviet Union at all, especially for Hungary, a country that originally belonged to its sphere of influence. In Eisenhower's view, balance needs to be maintained, not broken!

"But, Mr. President, the balance has been broken by Nanyang! Nanyang is doing its best to help the Hungarians and help them resist the Russians. There is no agreement between them and the Russians!"

Dulles' reminder made Eisenhower fall into silence. This is the most troublesome thing now. Faced with Nanyang's "break the balance" move, the United States is not even able to stop it.

Looking into the distance, Eisenhower said:

“This is a crucial time in the election and we cannot let Hungary affect this campaign.”

The so-called respect for the agreement is all fake. The real reason is the election. Now is the critical time of the election, and the White House will not take risks on this matter.

As for Hungary... it doesn't matter.

"Nanyang, let them provoke the Russians. The Russians will teach them a profound lesson. After all, Hungary is at the doorstep of the Russians. To some extent, Nanyang also needs a lesson. They must recognize their position, just like the British. That guy is too arrogant! Let the Russians teach him a lesson!"

Why did Eisenhower stand on Egypt's side on the Suez issue? In addition to wanting to peel off the false tiger skin of the British Empire, a more important reason was that Britain must be made to realize who is the boss, not just Britain, but also France and the whole of Western Europe.

In the world order created by the United States, there is only one boss, and that is the United States. However, Britain's invasion of Egypt without the permission of the United States was undoubtedly destroying this order, which was exactly what Eisenhower could not allow.

In fact, the United States had enough reasons to be concerned about this matter - before the Battle of the Suez Canal broke out, representatives from Britain, France and Israel met secretly in Paris, France, and prepared to use force against Egypt, but the United States was kept in the dark about this.

The four most powerful countries in the Western camp at that time were the United States, Britain, South Africa and France. Britain and France could conspire there, and as for Nanyang, they said that they did not collude with them, but there was no such coincidence in the world, so they "exercised" at that time.

In any case, these countries have completely excluded the United States, which means they are no longer considering the United States as the boss.

When confronting the Soviet Union, the Americans were in the front line, but at the same time the second and third countries were secretly making dirty deals. This is simply intolerable to the United States.

In the eyes of Eisenhower and others, in the eyes of those old Europeans, the United States is the boss in name only, but in reality it is just a cow that provides blood transfusions to Europe.

If the United States does not take timely measures, it will not only lose its voice in the Middle East, but also in Europe, and may even be sidelined by Britain.

Therefore, it is necessary to suppress Britain’s arrogance and let it know that there is only one boss, and that is the United States of America.

Of course, this is just an internal problem, and it only requires appropriate beatings. The United States needs to give these unconvinced little brothers a beating, let them face the reality, and then continue to stay in the American camp and fight against the Soviets.

As for the Nanyang people who followed Britain in the front line, they must of course be warned appropriately to make them understand their identity and status.

The free world still needs Nanyang as its thug!

After all, the free world will need someone to defend it in the future, and Nanyang is the best choice!
"It won't be too late for us to stand up when they are unable to resist the threat from the Russians!"

As a former Allied commander, Eisenhower's calculations were very shrewd. It was nothing more than a slap in the face and then a reward.

Just then, the office door opened and the staff member who walked in said.

"Mr. President, have you watched TV?"

As the staff spoke, they turned on the TV. As soon as the TV was turned on, the scene of the battlefield appeared before their eyes.

"This is……"

"Mr. President, all TV stations are broadcasting the same news now. This is the footage sent by journalists in Southeast Asia via satellite. It shows the Hungarians resisting the Soviet invasion..."

Before he could finish his words, Dulles screamed in horror.

"my Lord……"

Looking at the frightening scene, Dulles turned around nervously and said to the president.

"Mr. President, this matter...it is impossible for us to stay out of it now. The whole United States has seen these scenes!"

Staring at the picture on TV and listening to the gunshots and explosions coming from it, Eisenhower frowned and felt mixed emotions in his heart. He knew what the headlines of the major newspapers would be tonight.

I also understand what kind of shock such a scene will have on Americans. After all, Americans have never experienced such a shock before.

After all, this isn't text, it's live TV.

Listening to the gunfire in Budapest, looking at the burning tanks on the streets, and the Soviet soldiers who continued to shoot and kill civilians, a thought flashed through Eisenhower's mind - damn, why did they invent communication satellites.

Without communication satellites, Americans would never have been able to see these images from Hungary. These bloody battlefield scenes would have made American public opinion stand on Hungary's side, which was exactly what Eisenhower did not want to see.

While Eisenhower was cursing the communications satellite in his heart, another staff member came in and reported quietly:
"Mr. President, the embassy in London has received news that British Chancellor of the Exchequer Macmillan and others have flown to Chang'an. They are most likely trying to gain help from Nanyang."

(End of this chapter)