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Chapter 1036: All in, do they dare? (Third update, two in one)

As people all over the world watched Hungary through television, watching how the people there resisted the Russian invasion.

Egypt had almost become a forgotten corner of the world. The British Air Force began a five-day bombing campaign, destroying all 5 new aircraft of the Egyptian army before they could take off. Then British and French paratroopers landed in the north of Sete Port by the canal, followed by ground troops.

In the south, the Israeli army had occupied most of the Sinai Peninsula and even met up with the Nanyang who had occupied the city of Suez on the Suez River.

Egypt had almost no ability to fight back except to passively take the beating.

At the same time, we warn the hegemonists not to be the running dogs of the imperialists, but to be clear-headed and calm, and be careful not to burn themselves.

Similar articles were published in almost all parts of the Eastern world, but this did not stop the rapid advancement of the four-nation coalition of Britain, France, Southern Israel and the Middle East.

"...The military spokesman said that the South Pacific will never succumb to any external threats. Defending international fundamentals is the norm. Since the military can launch the "Special Military Operation to Defend Freedom" in Egypt, it can also launch special military operations in other regions..."

Fedorenko, who graduated from the Moscow Oriental Institute and had worked in the Chinese Embassy in Tangshan for many years, could naturally understand Chinese. The broadcast from the radio was obviously a response to external threats.

To this, Fedorenko just smiled and said to himself.

"They don't know yet what the real threat is!"

After saying this, Fedorenko looked out the window, collected his chaotic thoughts, and began to admire the bustling city outside the window.

He had just been transferred to Nanyang at the beginning of the year to serve as the Soviet ambassador to Nanyang, and he is still amazed by the prosperity here.

"It's really hard to imagine! Everything here took only ten years..."

Feeling impressed by the prosperity of Nanyang, Fedorenko thought of the construction boom he witnessed at the University of the East and could not help but praise it.

"It seems that they are indeed the best builders, no matter where they are."

This is universally recognized, just as some Americans say - they are the best worker ants. However, the only problem is that Nanyang is a group of typical capitalists who are willing to follow imperialism and are full of countries that serve as its pawns.

Such a country is destined to be buried! This is their inevitable fate!

By that time, what will be left here?

Maybe it is a giant slum where tens of millions of people are struggling to survive. They can only recall the past in illness and hunger and regret their past ignorance!
However, perhaps there is still a possibility for this land - it may return to the hands of the people!
Isn’t this their dream?

——Liberate all mankind!

As Fedorenko was looking at the street scene outside the car window and lost in his thoughts, the car with the Soviet flag on it drove forward and finally stopped at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building. As soon as the car stopped, a staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened the door for him and said:
"Mr. Ambassador, the chief is in the reception room."

Because the request for a formal note had been submitted before, Li Guoren arrived at the reception room at the time agreed upon by both parties and waited for the guests to arrive.

Although the two were not strangers, Fedorenko looked serious when he entered the reception room. After just a polite greeting, he spoke in an extremely serious tone.

"Mr. General, I would like to send a diplomatic note to your country on behalf of the Soviet Union!"

Fedorenko took the document from the attaché and handed it over. This was the official procedure. After Li Guoren took the diplomatic note, he said in a steady and powerful voice:

"We consider it our duty to point out to you that in order to prevent your invasion of Egypt, the Soviet government has decided to use force to eliminate the invaders and re-establish peace in the Middle East."

The note is short in words, but its tone is strong and its weight is even greater.

Facing the sudden note, Li Guoren's expression became serious. He said:
"Mr. Ambassador, you have to understand one thing - what this means!"

His tone was serious and slightly questioning, as if he was asking them if they knew the price of doing this.

"This means that the Soviet Union will take every possible means to re-establish peace in the Middle East!"

There was a hint of arrogance in Fedorenko's tone. As an expert in Oriental studies, he knew Orientals well. This attitude only revealed a little bit. After all, Orientals were very concerned about their reputation. Therefore, giving proper respect was the first lesson he learned at the Oriental Academy. Even if this respect was false.

"No!"

Li Guoren held the note in his hand, raised it and said:

"This is a declaration of war!"

what!
This time it was Fedorenko's turn to be dumbfounded. Even as a Chinese expert, he didn't even understand how Li Guoren understood it. This was more of a warning, nothing more, didn't they see that?
How could one think this was a declaration of war?
Their reaction time is a bit weird!

"Is this a threat of war? Do you think Nanyang will succumb to the threat of war?"

Li Guoren shook his head and said.

"Then you obviously made a wrong calculation. We Nanyang people are Tang people. You Russians have forgotten one thing - more than a decade ago, when we had nothing, we were not afraid when facing the threat from the Japanese. Now..."

Raising the note in his hand, Li Guoren asked back in a somewhat sarcastic tone.

"Russia has decided to eliminate the invaders by force - can you afford the price?"

Looking at the somewhat dazed Fedorenko, Li Guoren sneered:

"Mr. Ambassador, please convey my answer to your country! Facing threats, Nanyang will never compromise! Never!"

As he spoke, he checked his watch and said.

"Nanyang will give a formal and official response in one hour."

"Mr. General..."

Fedorenko was really stupid. He had imagined all the possibilities, but he never imagined that this would be the outcome.

What is a note?
It was just a note, which was to inform Southeast Asia of the Soviet Union's attitude, but... Southeast Asia actually regarded this as a "declaration of war"!
Is Moscow declaring war? Unless they are crazy!

Declare war on a country with atomic bombs!

While Fedorenko was thinking this, Li Guoren had already turned and left, not paying any attention to the guy behind him. In fact, their conversation had ended.

After returning to the office, he immediately called the Excellency.

"Sir, as you expected, the Russians submitted a note threatening to use force to help Egypt eliminate the invaders."

"Ok!"

Everything was as expected, said Li Yian.

"Very good, have we told them our attitude?"

"Yes, they have been told clearly."

If Li Guoren had not received your instructions after receiving the request for the note, he would not have been so "bold" at all.

In fact, Li Guoren was also very surprised at the beginning of this reaction. As a diplomat, he knew very well that this so-called threat was largely verbal and it was still a long way from declaring war.

At most it's just a verbal threat.

But your Excellency is very firm in his opinion - we must respond directly with the strongest attitude, only in this way can we avoid future troubles.

"Red lines. Every country has its own red lines. What are the red lines in Southeast Asia? The Soviets don't know, and neither do the Americans. So, we need to use this incident to tell them where our red lines are - we can negotiate, but we will never accept threats!"

Once again, Li Yian repeated his point of view on the phone. In fact, this is also the tone of the Cold War. When was this tone established?

It was the Cuban Crisis. Before the Cuban Crisis, the Soviet Union would wield the nuclear stick at any time. However, during the "Cuban Crisis", facing the Soviet Union's threat, the United States' attitude was very clear - if you want to fight, I will fight to the end!
As a result, the US's toughness not only made the Soviet Union timid, but also made the Soviet Union understand a truth - atomic bombs don't work. At least for the five big gangsters, it doesn't work, and it is for this reason that the rules of the game of the Cold War were re-established.

What Southeast Asia needs now is to determine its own rules of the game, or to set an example for the Cold War and tell the Americans - see, this is the Cold War, and every country must have its own red lines.

The red line is magical.

Some people are gone once they step over the red line, and some people are gone once they step over the red line!

In fact, the red line is something that is flexible and changeable, and it relies entirely on strength. Now, Nanyang can still compete with the Soviet Union. First, the number of their nuclear weapons is similar. Second... the distance is far enough. Third... the Soviet navy is not worth mentioning now.

If we don't arm wrestle with him and flex our muscles now, do we have to wait until he has tens of thousands of nuclear warheads?
At that time it’s not called arm wrestling, that’s called seeking death!
Therefore, there is a time to cross the red line! Sometimes, it also depends on the target. Now Nanyang wants to tell Russia that they have chosen the wrong target!

"Just tell them and let them know our attitude. If we are right, Moscow will definitely send notes to Washington, London, Paris and Tel Aviv. The threat to Tel Aviv may even be more radical."

Holding the phone, Li Yian thought for a moment and said:

"Through our ambassador in Tel Aviv, we will send a formal note to Israel - telling them that we will provide them with nuclear protection, and if a third country launches a nuclear attack on Israel, Nanyang will launch a nuclear attack on the third country!"

Why provide nuclear protection to Israel? Because Li Yian knew very well that in the Second Middle East War, facing the threat from the Soviet Union, Israel also backed down. But before that, they asked Britain whether it was willing to protect them, and Britain... backed down.

For Nanyang, which wanted to preserve the face of the British Empire and use the last remaining power of the British Empire to "go public through a backdoor listing", the Suez Canal must be ended in its own way, otherwise Nanyang's efforts would be in vain.

In this situation, Nanyang needs Israel to continue fighting.

"…So, providing nuclear protection is the only option to stabilize Israel. Of course, this is only one step."

Because they had communicated before, Li Guoren was very clear that this nuclear protection was only a limited responsibility, a targeted, and even a one-time commitment. Just like the promise to Yugoslavia, it was essentially for the sake of interests.

"In addition, we can use this incident to make Israel give up some things. We will never admit them, but they must understand that Nanyang has a bottom line. Tell them that we will abide by our promises to our friends at all times."

Li Yian was referring to the German war criminals under the protection of Nanyang. He understood Israel's pursuit of war criminals. After all, Nanyang was also doing the same, and even now the special military court was still trying those war criminals.

However, some things can be understood, just like Israel's pursuit of war criminals can be understood, but its ambassadors must still be expelled. While expelling its ambassadors and diplomats, it does not prevent the export of arms to Israel.

In essence, Nanyang has always adhered to one principle in the international community - interests first.

However, while paying attention to interests, they will not give up promises, such as promises to friends. This is a manifestation of national responsibility. Those war criminals may have committed crimes in Europe, but... what does it have to do with Nanyang? The contributions they made in Nanyang are enough for Nanyang to shelter them.

Whether the Israelis like it or not, they must understand this. If they don’t, well, someone will make them understand.

"Yes, they should say they will understand,"

Li Guoren nodded and said that as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he knew very well what role Israel played in Nanyang's Middle East layout - a troublemaker, a troublemaker that stirs up the entire Middle East. The hostility of the Arabs towards Israel is in line with Nanyang's interests. Only by establishing enemies for them will they ignore other enemies. If Israel is gone, in the eyes of the Arabs, Nanyang, like Britain, France and the United States, are foreign forces that need to be driven away.

Therefore, Nanyang chose Israel. After all, Nanyang needs the oil from the Middle East and needs a dog-eat-dog fight among them. Only by holding the dog chain in hand can it better control everything.

"And what about Russia?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and Li Yian said:
"Remember what we talked about before?"

"Give him a taste of his own medicine..."

Li Guoren raised the corner of his mouth and sneered:

"Since the Russians want to blackmail us, then... let's see if they have the guts to go all in!"

When he finished speaking, Li Yian laughed brightly. Sometimes, poker is really interesting! But not every country has the courage to play poker.

(End of this chapter)