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Chapter 1108: Lure the Snake Out of Its Hole (Third update, please subscribe)

This morning, at Moscow Airport.

Natasha Sergeeva, who was carrying a suitcase, couldn't believe it was real.

Her lover was released, and at this time, they stood together. Zheng Xingying held her hand tightly, and in front of them were not only Natasha's family members, but also embassy officials.

"Well, it's all over."

Xu Lin said as she looked at the couple in front of her who had gone through so much hardship to be together.

"Now, you can go to Nanyang and start your life."

"Really, really?"

"I will leave with you."

Xu Lin looked at the girl and said with a smile:
"Well, Natasha, say goodbye to your loved ones first,"

Natasha nodded excitedly. While she was hugging her mother and sister, Fang Desheng stood not far away. He smoked a cigarette silently, watching everything in front of him, and finally watched them all get on the plane.

After a long time, he said:

"Well, it's all over!"

Yes, it's all over!
Although the incident was a little turbulent, it was finally over. After putting down the report in his hand, Li Yian nodded slightly and said:
"Guo Ren, when the plane arrives, you will go to welcome him home on my behalf."

"OK, I see."

Li Guoren nodded. Although he knew the inside story of the matter, some things could not be told to the outside world - this was only the credit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As for the Secret Intelligence Service, it is the unsung hero behind the scenes.

After Li Guoren left, Cheng Pengan said:

"Sir, the New Delhi intelligence station has received news that the Soviet special forces attacked an extremist organization's camp and rescued the kidnapped Soviet experts. At the same time, their special forces have also launched simultaneous operations in multiple regions, including Egypt."

When talking about the rescue operation of the Soviet special forces, Cheng Pengan's expression remained calm, as if he was describing something that had nothing to do with him.

In fact, there is really no relationship.

After looking at Cheng Pengan, Li Yian said:

"You did an outstanding job on this mission. Thank you to you and the agents in the bureau for your hard work!"

"This is our job."

Cheng Pengan thought for a while and said.

"But sir, the Soviets may have suffered a loss, but through their military actions, they have successfully established their image. According to the intelligence we have, Moscow is trying to retaliate against our actions in Hungary by increasing its investment in New Delhi, Jakarta, Yangon and Hanoi. This time they are trying to reach out to our doorstep."

Using the crotch is undoubtedly more accurate, and it is better to pinch the vital points.

While thinking this in his heart, Li Yian said this.

"It's no big deal. If they don't respond, it would be unrealistic. Khrushchev needs some actions to appease the hardliners within his ranks. And what about us? We also need his actions - Jakarta!"

Li Yian stood up, walked to the side of the map, looked at the countries below the South Seas, and said:

"Jakarta has always been the biggest threat to Nanyang. This country is completely out of our control, and it has a large population. It is a serious threat to Nanyang's interests in any way. However, we have never had a suitable excuse to get rid of it, unless..."

"Unless, he completely turns to the Soviet Union and becomes a puppet of the Soviet Union, or even a satellite state."

Cheng Pengan said:
"In this case, we will have a reason to intervene militarily."

"Yes, this is also the fundamental reason why we supported the opposition in the past few years, just to facilitate Sujatarov's request for help from Moscow, and even to the point of turning to the Soviet Union completely. In fact, he has always done this. In the past few years, he has won a lot of assistance from Moscow, but has not been able to quell the domestic opposition. In the face of the increasingly threatening opposition, asking Moscow for help is his only choice. Is Moscow's assistance so easy to get?"

Li Yian smiled coldly and said in a contemptuous tone:

"Of course it's not easy to take! Moscow has been eager to extend its hand into the Indian Ocean for many years. They not only want military bases, but also want to truly control other countries. What will be the result if those Eastern European countries take it?"

What will be the result?

They will eventually support someone to come to power, just like in another world, the United States supported Suharto to overthrow Sukarno. The Soviets also planned to do so at the time, but the Americans got there first.

This is the norm of the Cold War. In the competition of the Cold War, few countries are clean, and everyone is not a white lotus. It's just that the Soviet Union sometimes does things too aggressively and likes to get out directly. In contrast, the United States shows its hypocritical side vividly. They never do it themselves, but just support spokespersons or find suitable candidates.

Like Duong Van Minh who overthrew Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam, Suharto who overthrew Sukarno of Indonesia, Pinochet who overthrew Allende of Chile, and of course the young general Quan from the peninsula… Although the young general Quan was called the scum of the world, compared with these guys, he is simply a white lotus.

In a word, the United States is doing this very well, but what about the Soviet Union?

Even though they are one step behind, they will definitely not give up as long as they have a chance.

And when they take action, that is the opportunity they have been waiting for!
"All we need now is to wait and be patient. When the Russians can no longer bear it and take action against Sujano, our chance will come. At that time..."

At that time, the Americans, who have been preventing Nanyang from taking action against Jakarta, will take the initiative to stand up and ask Nanyang to assume "regional security responsibilities." In fact, Li Yian is very willing to assume this responsibility.

"When Russia fully intervenes in Jakarta, it will be like holding Jakarta in front of us with both hands, and our biggest security risk will disappear from then on."

Listening to your analysis, Cheng Pengan nodded and said:

"I understand, and we will further strengthen our work in Jakarta."

What is work? Of course it is to support the opposition armed forces, Cheng Pengan added after thinking about it.

“Sir, now Moscow has extended its hand into Jakarta, and Washington has also extended its hand into South Vietnam. They are increasing their aid to South Vietnam. Since France withdrew from South Vietnam, the United States has taken over the role of France and provided comprehensive assistance to South Vietnam, especially in the military.

The United States reorganized the South Vietnamese army according to the model of the US army. The United States established a command and staff college in South Vietnam to train senior officers. The South Vietnamese army was reorganized into seven field divisions. The equipment and weapons of the South Vietnamese army were also Americanized.

The United States currently provides an average of about $8500 million in military equipment each year, from uniforms and guns to tanks and aircraft. Including economic aid, the United States now has an all-round influence on South Vietnam. Will this affect our regional influence?

Although Nanyang seems to be an ally of the United States, in fact, the people of Nanyang have long regarded Southeast Asia as their own piece of land, and regional influence is something that Nanyang cares very much about.

"South Vietnam is a quagmire. No matter who steps into it, the outcome will be bad. Even though the U.S. military helped South Vietnam build a modern army, they didn't even know who the enemy they were facing was!"

This is exactly where the United States failed the most in South Vietnam - it never figured out who the enemy it was facing was. And Li Yi'an knew very well what he didn't want to face.

But South Vietnam...is South Vietnam really going to give up?
Thinking about the changes that have taken place in South Vietnam over the past year or so, especially the psychological changes among its people, Li Yian couldn't help but hesitate. After all, this was also a great opportunity.

If you catch it...

But when Li Yian thought about the hundreds of billions of dollars the United States spent on military spending in South Vietnam, he couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. North Vietnam was backed by a big country with all its might, and this alone was enough to make people afraid to act rashly!

But... Li Yian frowned, took a deep breath and continued.

"Another mistake the United States made in training and reorganizing the South Vietnamese army was that it did not take into account the actual situation in South Vietnam, that is, South Vietnam was dealing with North Vietnam, which was best at guerrilla warfare.

The US military aid consultants trained the South Vietnamese army according to regular combat, which would inevitably make it suffer when fighting against the guerrillas in the north. The US's failure to attach importance to anti-guerrilla training was a major mistake. In the future, they will definitely pay the price. Since the United States has exerted its influence in the Indochina Peninsula, let them exert it. Not to mention Vietnam, even Siam, if there is no US aid, their economy will not be able to recover so quickly. Without US aid, we will have to spend 100 million or 200 million to aid them every year, and they will become a burden to us.

South Vietnam, let's give it to the United States for now. We only need to control Siam. It is our bridgehead in Indochina and also a buffer zone. As long as we control it, our security can be guaranteed and we can develop ourselves with confidence. The most important thing now is development. Only with development can we further enhance our voice. Everything else is just empty talk!"

All right!

Let’s take a break for now!

Because he has a clear understanding of the future development of the world, in addition to building his own security circle, Li Yian basically focuses on development.

After all, the Soviet Union's failure taught it a truth - only a strong economy and advanced technology are the basis of competition between countries, and everything else is nonsense.

Just like the Soviet Union at its most powerful, it had 5.5 tanks, tens of thousands of fighter jets and the world's second strongest naval fleet, tens of thousands of nuclear warheads, and dozens of ballistic missile nuclear submarines alone.

But what was the final outcome?

In other words, it ended up in loneliness. The economic collapse directly led to the collapse of the country. Then, the mighty army that was originally intended to fight the Third World War was completely destroyed and was directly and proactively demilitarized.

Li Yian will certainly learn from such a lesson. Therefore, limited military competition, full economic competition, and scientific and technological competition are fundamental, and in the end, the great development of the latter two will be fed back to the former, and the promotion effect brought to the former will be unimaginable to the world.

Because of this, compared to military confrontation, Li Yian is more concerned about scientific competition, just like the current space race. The reason he wants to get them involved is that he is even willing to help the Soviet Union.

Of course, one of the most important reasons for helping the Soviet Union was the need to establish an opponent for the United States and let the Soviet Union attract the attention of the United States.

Only in this way can Nanyang focus on science and technology and its own development.

Of course, when the Soviet Union's technology advances, the United States will also be stimulated and go all out to promote its own technological development. To put it bluntly, everything is not only spurring them, but also spurring itself!
In fact, encouragement is two-way. While they are making rapid progress, Southeast Asia is also making progress. Moreover, several countries are working together to conduct research and promote technological development, which further accelerates the world's scientific and technological development.

This pushed human technology to an unprecedented height, and the space race was just one of them...

(End of this chapter)