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Chapter 1048 Whose Tears Are Flying (Third Update, Two in One)

Moscow doesn't believe in tears!

As the C707 plane slowly landed at the airport, looking at the snow and ice outside the window, this thought flashed through Li Yian's mind.

Of course, what he was thinking about at this moment was not the love movie, but the character of the Russian people.

"They will never sympathize with the tears of the weak!"

This is the truest side of Russia!
Moscow doesn't believe in tears!

Because weakness will only arouse their greed and stimulate their ambition!
So when dealing with Russians, you have to use logic that they can understand!

“They are insensitive to the logic of reason, but very sensitive to the logic of force!”

It has to be said that as the chief architect of the Cold War, George Kennan absolutely understood the Russians to the core!
Finally, the plane landed. There were several cars parked on the airport runway, and several Soviet people were standing next to the cars.

"Sir, the man in the middle is Khrushchev. According to the previous arrangement, you will meet at the airport."

This was not an official visit, but a meeting with Soviet leaders to discuss and resolve the current crisis while the plane was resting and refueling. Therefore, the talks were informal.

There weren't even many people to greet us.

“This plane is really nice!”

Looking at the four-engine jet airliner in front of him, Khrushchev had only one thought in his mind - we want one too!

Not only should it exist, but it should be bigger and fly farther, and it would be best if it could fly directly to the United States!
Just as Khrushchev was thinking about having a bigger plane, the cabin door opened and soon a young man in a black coat walked out of the plane.

The moment he stepped out of the plane, despite the biting cold wind, Li Yian still paused there for a second or two, his eyes involuntarily looking around.

This is Moscow!

The motherland of the working class of the world...

Thinking of this, Li Yian's mouth curled up, and then he walked down the boarding stairs. When he stepped onto the Soviet land, Khrushchev had already greeted him, extended his hand and said.

"welcome!"

Unlike his rough appearance, Li Yian could tell from the fact that Khrushchev took the initiative to extend a hand that this guy really wanted to solve the problem.

"Thank you for your hospitality!"

While talking, the two men held hands. Khrushchev seemed very enthusiastic. As soon as they met, he complimented the other party on the Nobel Prize he had won and praised Li Yian's invention for changing the world.

The two chatted casually, and then, at Li Yian's suggestion, they did not take a car but walked towards the airport building.

"Right now, the relationship between our two countries is very tense."

Khrushchev went straight to the point and said:
"If we allow the situation to deteriorate like this, then war will most likely break out next. Your Excellency, we have all experienced war, and I have witnessed more deaths. If a war breaks out between us, the ones who will ultimately bear it will not be others, but the people of the Soviet Union and Southeast Asia. As leaders, we have the responsibility to end this crisis."

Well, this is why many people satirize Khrushchev - he doesn't beat around the bush, nor is he polite, he always speaks directly. Even when he was in charge of Ukraine after the war, he dared to say "no" to steel for the sake of the Ukrainians, even at the cost of losing the trust of steel.

Regardless of how the outside world evaluates him, Khrushchev is one of the few people who truly cares about the welfare of the people. Although the Khrushchev Building is small in area and its structure is not reasonable, it has solved the living and housing problems of a large number of residents, allowing them to move from basements, sheds, dilapidated houses and overcrowded shared houses to new homes. Before this, the Soviet Union had never considered providing housing to the people.

As for the mockery of "potatoes and beef", it was essentially Khrushchev's move to improve people's livelihood and raise people's living standards. It was precisely because of Khrushchev's "flattering" that the living standards of the Soviet people continued to improve. Even after he stepped down, his successors did not dare to break all this, and even continued to improve people's living standards.

In later generations, some people said that "it was steel that whipped the Russians and brought Russia to unprecedented heights", but no one would mention that it was Khrushchev who broke the whip and allowed the Russians to live the life they should have lived at an unprecedented height.

"Sir, I believe that your visit is also to avoid all this!"

After saying that, Khrushchev looked at Li Yian with a frank face. When he learned through diplomatic channels that Li Yian would transfer to Moscow midway, he understood everything - his private letter worked, and the other party was giving him a ladder!
And now Khrushchev's frankness made Li Yian nod and say:
"Yes, that's exactly why I'm here."

"In order to resolve the current crisis, as long as you promise to withdraw from Egypt and guarantee not to overthrow the current Egyptian government, the Soviet Union will not object to handing over the Suez Canal to international management."

This is the reality of small countries. In negotiations between big countries, the interests of small countries are always sacrificed. However, as soon as they met, Khrushchev betrayed Egypt.

"No problem. International management is the only option to ensure the normal passage of the Suez Canal. I think under this circumstance, we have no reason not to withdraw our troops."

When Li Yian agreed, he did not even consider the opinions of Britain and France.

Of course, Khrushchev did not consider this either. In other words, this is a negotiation between two major powers, and neither Britain nor France is important!

"Then there is only one problem left between us that must be resolved!"

In a luxurious waiting room, Khrushchev looked at Li Yian and said.

"Hungary, we need you to get out of there."

Faced with Khrushchev's request, Li Yian answered without hesitation.

"I think this is the root of the misunderstanding. You should know that we have never entered Hungary. There are only more than 20 Soviet troops in Hungary, and you are preparing to send more troops."

Looking directly at Khrushchev, Li Yian said.

"But there is not a single Nanyang soldier there. It is the Hungarian people, not Nanyang, who are resisting you."

These are all true words…whether the other party believes it or not, they are the facts.

Khrushchev certainly knew that he was telling the truth, but they provided all the help except sending troops.

If this isn't help, then what is?

"But your assistance is the courage they need to continue to resist."

"The Hungarians' courage to resist is their patriotism! Even without our help, they will fight until you destroy everything there."

Faced with the rebuttal, Khrushchev fell silent. He took out a cigarette from the cigarette box beside him and started smoking, while Li Yian started smoking a cigar.

They all fell into silence, but the silence did not last long. After finishing a cigarette, Khrushchev put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, looked up and looked directly at Li Yian and said.

"The Soviet Union is different from the South Pacific. The South Pacific has the sea to block the enemy, but the Soviet Union does not. The German invasion caused us to lose tens of millions of people. Almost every Soviet lost her husband, brother, and son in the war. The painful lessons brought by the war forced us to consider our own safety, whether it is the threat from NATO or the threat of German revanchism. Therefore, we need a buffer zone to protect our safety. If Hungary becomes your territory, then the Soviet Union will be completely exposed to your threat!"

This is a typical post-traumatic stress response. Khrushchev, like other Soviet people, also suffered from "PTSD", but as individuals, they were unaware of this symptom, and in the next few decades, the entire Soviet Union did not get out of "PTSD" until its demise.

"We have no interest in Hungary, and we also recognize that the Soviet Union has special interests in Hungary. Therefore, I insist that Hungary should be neutral and non-partisan in the future. It can even be disarmed and the major powers sign an agreement to jointly protect its neutrality and national security! But no country should have a military presence in Hungary."

As soon as Li Yian's suggestion was put forward, Khrushchev refuted it.

"Your Excellency, you don't understand. We are different from you. If Hungary leaves this big family, then there is a high probability that there will be another one. But now, Nagy has gone too far. He is not only withdrawing from the Warsaw Pact, but he has also shaken the foundation and affected the security of the Soviet Union and the entire Eastern Europe."

The security of the entire Eastern Europe...isn't it the security of the puppet regime you support?
In Poland, the generals in the so-called Polish army are basically Russians, and the so-called senior officials are also Poles who have lived in Russia for many years. Even Hungarian Nagy has lived in Russia for decades. When you formed the Hungarian government, you first selected a leader and then a group of officials. It is the same on the peninsula.

This is the Soviet approach, and this is why they were afraid of Hungary leaving the Warsaw Pact, because they were afraid that other countries would follow suit. Even the Hungarian incident itself was influenced by Poland - Poland gained autonomy to a certain extent, but Hungary went a little further.

"So, you have to understand one thing - we will never allow what happened in Hungary to happen in East Germany, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia!"

Looking directly at Li Yian, Khrushchev continued.

"So, on the issue of Hungary, we actually have no way out. If we give in, we may lose the entire Warsaw Pact. At that time, we will become a woman who takes off her skirt again. And that kind of situation is not only what we don't want to see, but also what you or your friends in Western Europe want to see. Because we have experienced war, we will not be unprepared when war breaks out. At that time, if there is a threat of war, we are likely to take the initiative at the first time!"

Khrushchev was not making a threat, but stating a fact. The fact is that they need a safe space. A space to protect themselves, which is why the Soviet Union supports a group of puppets, who are essentially the shield of the Soviet Union. Without this shield, only God knows what a group of guys with "PTSD" will do when faced with a possible threat. At that time, they may really grow mushrooms in Europe.

After smoking a cigar silently and thinking for a long time, Li Yian spoke.

"But you should understand that when the whole world saw your tanks entering Budapest and when the whole of Hungary was resisting your invasion, you had already failed. Perhaps you could use more troops to occupy Hungary, destroy its government, and re-establish a government under your control, but can you afford the political price of doing so?"

Facing Li Yian's question, Khrushchev did not refute immediately, but lit another cigarette, took a puff, and said:

"Without your assistance, perhaps all this would have ended long ago. It was your help that gave Nagy and the Hungarian people courage."

"Similarly, without your encouragement, Nasser would have signed the armistice agreement long ago. We all know that people must pay the price for their actions, and so does the country!"

Khrushchev frowned, his expression full of displeasure. But surprisingly, he did not refute. He just smoked quietly for a long time before he spoke.

"On the issue of Hungary, many people within our group accused me of being weak, which was the fundamental reason why we sent troops. I had to take a tough stance on this issue to avoid being politically passive."

Khrushchev said while smoking.

"But now we see that the situation there has gotten out of control, not just because Nagy has gone too far, but also because of the confrontation between us and you. In fact, this problem is no longer just a Hungarian problem, but a problem between our two countries."

Li Yian did not deny Khrushchev's statement, but spoke directly.

“So I came to Moscow to solve the problem.”

Then, after taking a puff of his cigar, Li Yian said.

"Well, since you think Najib has gone too far, bring him back."

"Pull it back?"

Khrushchev asked back.

"How do I pull it back?"

"We work together. Haven't you already established a workers' and peasants' government headed by Kadar in Szolnok?"

This approach is very Russian, as Russia has not yet dealt with Nagy, but has already set up a new government. However, as far as Li Yian knows, the head of the new government, Kadar, will take a completely different path in the future, and Hungary is also the most alternative country in the entire Eastern European bloc - to a certain extent, its economic liberalization has been ongoing.

It is also for this reason that after the upheaval in Eastern Europe, Hungary was one of the first countries to recover from the economic turmoil.

"Cooperate! Join your people in the Hungarian government and bring Nagy back to a path you can accept, but you must withdraw your troops."

Li Yian put forward his conditions. As a responsible big country, of course he would safeguard the interests of small countries, just like he is doing now.

"And Hungary?"

"Hungary has announced their choice - to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact and remain neutral, but it can be a tendency to be neutral, for example... if there is a military conflict between the Warsaw Pact and NATO, then the Soviet army will be able to enter Hungary without restrictions and use Hungary for military defense."

In fact, the condition proposed by Li Yian was completely nonsense. Everyone knew that even if Hungary remained neutral, if a military conflict broke out between the Warsaw Pact and NATO, the Soviets would definitely take over Hungary, whether they wanted to or not.

But if it is written into the treaty, it will legalize all of this, which is equivalent to giving Russia a way out. Now they need this way out.

"Well... it would be hard for me to explain this to my colleagues."

After thinking for a moment, Khrushchev said:
"Then the problem becomes very serious."

Looking at Khrushchev, Li Yian reminded.

"You should understand. The situation has changed now. It's not just in Southeast Asia. Some Western countries, including the United States, have become interested in Hungary. Once they intervene, the situation may develop in another direction. But for us..."

Li Yian specifically emphasized this when using the United States to threaten the Soviet Union.

"But we don't care whether Hungary belongs to the East or the West in the future. What we care about is the restoration of peace to this land and the maximum guarantee of their freedom."

The words have been made very clear. Now only Nanyang will have real negotiations with them on the Hungarian issue. Once the United States intervenes, everything will change fundamentally.

This is both a reminder and a warning, Khrushchev said after thinking for a while.

"We can't withdraw our troops immediately. We need more than half a year to ensure the stability of the coalition government! We can't let everyone see our weakness, and..."

Staring at Li Yian, Khrushchev said.

"I hope this is the last time, because you have to understand that we can't make any concessions on the same issue again!"

Of course, it was impossible for the Soviet Union to make any more concessions. Being able to make such a big concession on the issue of Hungarian pressure was already their bottom line.

Bottom line... Nanyang’s bottom line is the bottom line, and so is the Soviet Union’s bottom line.

"certainly,"

Li Yian said.

"As I said before, we have no interest in Eastern Europe, and we also respect Russia's interests in Eastern Europe, and this respect is mutual."

This is both an understanding and also telling the other party... where Nanyang's bottom line is!
Khrushchev nodded and said.

“I hope that we can have more extensive cooperation in the future while respecting each other.”

"I think we should further deepen our understanding and clear up misunderstandings."

Li Yian said with a trial mentality.

"For example, opening up tourism between the two countries. Southeast Asia has tropical sunshine and beaches that Russia does not have. Russia has ice and snow that Southeast Asia does not have. If such tourism resources can be fully utilized, it can definitely help our two peoples to get to know each other better."

The most important thing is... Russian women!

There are millions or even tens of millions of single women here. What do those single women need?
Of course it’s a man!

The current gender ratio in Southeast Asia is still not healthy enough. There are still millions of bachelors. This social problem must be solved.

No matter whether it is an iron curtain or not, you have to give it a try.

“Open for tourism…”

Khrushchev said.

"This is not something I can decide, we need further discussion."

Let’s discuss it!
In the end, you will definitely need the hard currency of Southeast Asia! Your body will always be honest!

Li Yian smiled, then looked at Khrushchev and proposed.

"I think we should have a drink for world peace, don't you?"

Of course, Khrushchev did not reject Li Yian's proposal.

A bottle of vodka can bring everyone closer together. After drinking a bottle of vodka, the two of them became old friends...

(End of this chapter)