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Chapter 1288 Do You Know How to Flip the Table? (rd update, please subscribe)
Over the vast Pacific Ocean, the cabin of the plane was filled with joy.

Every once in a while, new news comes in.

"The 1st Armored Brigade has captured Nasiriyah without encountering any large-scale resistance along the way. Currently, our army is cooperating with the Royal Iraqi Army to advance towards Baghdad. It is expected that Baghdad will be occupied within three days."

Listening to the report of the accompanying officer, Li Yian nodded slightly and said:

"Tell General Qian Shangqin to proceed steadily and not to rush into anything rashly."

Qian Shangqin is the commander-in-chief of this operation. A few years ago in Egypt, he had already gained combat experience in a mechanized corps. This time in Iraq, Li Yian naturally gave him priority.

After thinking for a while, Li Yian added:
"Pay attention to increasing the political offensive. For a war like this, the most important thing is to win the hearts and minds of the people."

Li Yian said this because of the experience of Dongda. When the century-old army crossed the river, the president's millions of troops surrendered or fled. That was the real situation where no one was a real man. They directly moved to the island of Taiwan. Among them, propaganda warfare and psychological warfare are the key to the key.

"Yes."

After the accompanying officer left, Li Yian took another look at the report in front of him and said:
"The United States and Britain exercised their veto power in the Security Council over the Iraq plan proposed by the Soviet Union."

Everything was as expected. It did not take two vetoes. As long as one major power exercised the veto, the proposal would be shelved.

"It's understandable that the United States does not want to see an Iraq that leans towards the Soviet Union, while Britain hopes that the Iraqi royal family will return to Baghdad and continue the pro-British tradition."

Li Guoren smiled and said:
"They thought that if they exercised their veto, Princess Addis would side with Britain and Britain would revive its hegemony in the Middle East."

"It doesn't matter. Britain's decline is inevitable. Over the past decade, the Labour Party has always been the opposition party. The Conservative Party has controlled Downing Street for so many years, which is already the limit. If nothing unexpected happens, the Labour Party is likely to defeat the Conservative Party in the next election."

Your analysis surprised Li Guoren, who had just visited the UK a few months ago.
"Sir, how is this possible? After Macmillan succeeded Eden, he was well regarded by the public. He maintained Britain's status as a great power to a certain extent, while also taking into account the people's livelihood."

This is a typical example of successors planting trees. Eden, who succeeded Fat Joe Biden, not only took a tough stance on the Suez Canal issue, but also on other colonial issues. The huge overseas garrisons also required financial subsidies, which led to a sharp increase in military expenditures. This directly led to financial strain in Britain, and the public became increasingly disappointed with Eden's governance.

Faced with public pressure and in order to keep the Conservative cabinet, Eden had to announce his resignation and handed over the position of prime minister to Macmillan. After this guy took office, it coincided with the implementation of the "Ocean Pound". Relying on the "Ocean Pound", Britain balanced its international payments and truly turned its colonies into ATMs. As a result, Macmillan gained the support of the people.

But if it weren't for the "Ocean Bank" and "Ocean Pound" jointly created by Eden and Li Yian, how could Macmillan turn the colonies into British farms and mines?

Of course, those places are also farms and mines in Southeast Asia.

"People are always like this. Over the past decade or so, the Labour Party has been gradually regaining the popular support they have lost. People will always forget. As the older generation of British people grow old, the glory of the empire will slowly fade out of the minds of the British. Compared with the glory of the empire, bread is more important. By that time, it will be inevitable for the Labour Party to take control of Downing Street again..."

In fact, that is where the Labour Party has “recovered lost ground”!

It was actually something wrong with the Conservative Party itself - Macmillan's cabinet was overthrown by a call girl!

This is the famous "Profumo affair". The next year, John Profumo, a hot political star in Britain, resigned at the age of 48. He and a 19-year-old female model and a call girl broke out the biggest "sex scandal" in British politics after the war. What's more serious is that this senior cabinet official in charge of national security "shared" this beauty with a Soviet spy.

This scandal not only involved many British politicians and royal family members, but also Soviet spies, leading to the leakage of British intelligence. What's more terrible is that Profumo lied when facing the questioning of the House of Commons.

In fact, British politics does not take extramarital affairs themselves seriously. Although it is a secretive thing, it often happens in British politics. Generally, no one bothers to disturb it as a personal privacy.

But he leaked secrets and lied, all of which crossed the line. In the end, it directly led to the fall of the cabinet!

Thinking of the "Profumo Incident" in history, Li Yian started to ponder in his mind - could he take advantage of this opportunity?
Is it to help the Conservative Party get through this difficult time?

Or participate in this "positive change"?
Thinking this in his heart, Li Yian said:

"We can take advantage of the British desire to restore their hegemony in the Middle East and profit from it. War costs money, and post-war reconstruction also costs money. Since someone is willing to pay, isn't that good?"

With a smile, Li Yian temporarily put aside the political scandal in Britain and said to Li Guoren:
"However, these are secondary. If nothing unexpected happens, after we return to Chang'an, the Soviet Union will send a special envoy to negotiate with us on the Iraqi issue. No..."

After a brief pause, Li Yian said:
"They are here to negotiate with us about world security. They have the tickets we need. When the time comes, we will have a good talk with them!"

Tickets!

Of course, it’s the ticket to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council!
"Russia……"

Li Guoren said:
"Sir, will the Russians really send us to the United Nations?" "If we can't beat them, then join them!"

Li Yian smiled and said:
"Someone wants to overturn the table, and they can't stop him from doing so. There's only one way - pull him onto the table! Let's all eat together!"

Why was the Soviet Union worried?
Because Nanyang is crazy enough!

Who in Nanyang is most worried about turning into a madman now?

It’s the Soviet Union!

The heavy price of the Great Patriotic War caused the entire Soviet Union to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder to varying degrees. They believed that World War III would definitely break out, either today or tomorrow. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union also put the Soviet Union and its allies under the tight military encirclement of the United States and NATO. American reconnaissance planes flew in the Soviet sky. American medium-range missiles were deployed in front of the Soviet border. Even when Khrushchev was knocking his shoes on the table of the United Nations and threatening to teach the United States a lesson, the fear of being surrounded made the entire Soviet Union full of a strong sense of insecurity. It was precisely because of this sense of crisis that the Soviet Union was looking for new partners to break the "encirclement" of the United States and NATO.

Emerging countries like Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Indonesia and India are their only choice. This is also the fundamental reason why the Soviet Union used aid to win over emerging countries during the Cold War.

"...Now we are bypassing the UN framework and directly using advanced weapons to carry out "decapitation operations", which can fundamentally crush the Soviet Union's wishful thinking at any time.

Even if the Soviet Union provided a large amount of military assistance to those countries, what would happen?

In just one night, the leaders of emerging countries that turned to the Soviet Union would be "beheaded" and the political center would suffer a serious blow.

Even if we launch a ground offensive, it will not have any impact. We just need to continue the "decapitation". Those people can re-elect a new leader, but we will kill one of them if they choose one."

When talking about killing him, Li Yian emphasized the tone.

"This 'leader goes first' model works very well and is very cost-effective. Only a few missiles are needed.

In the past, the biggest victims of wars were ordinary people, but now, they just need to sit on a bench and eat melons and crack melon seeds while watching the show! "

"This……"

Li Guoren was stunned for a moment. This... can we fight a war this way? Let the leader go first... is there such a way?
There was no such thing in the past, but there is now!

“In fact, the number of people who can be leaders is limited.

If one is chosen and then killed, it will definitely not be sustainable because there are not many people suitable to be a leader, and replacing him with another person may not be able to convince the people.

Moreover, whoever becomes the leader is basically signing a life and death agreement, and is likely to be killed immediately. In this case, fewer and fewer people will be willing to become the leader.

Just a few beheadings, even without sending a single soldier, can destroy a country! At least it can destroy those pro-Soviet forces. In the end, whether it is to survive or to preserve their own power, they will make another choice - to turn to the West!

This is what the Soviet Union least wants to see.”

Looking at the dumbfounded crowd, Li Yian said in a light tone.

"What they are most worried about is that we will put this model into practice all over the world. By then, they will be surrounded by the United States again, and they will be powerless to stop us! This is the crux of the problem. We are not only crazy enough, but also strong enough. We are so strong that neither the Soviet Union nor the United States can stop us. Therefore, they will do everything possible to pull us to the table and make us the people who sit at the table and eat with knives and forks, rather than the people on the plates."

This is the truest side of the world. Ultimately, strength comes first. If Nanyang has no strength but chooses to challenge the world order, then its end will be like Saddam or Gaddafi.

"If you want to challenge the order, you must have the power to maintain it, and we happen to have this power, so the Soviet Union will send us to the table. Yes, that's right... This is his only choice!"

Although he did not doubt your judgment, Li Guoren still raised his doubts.

"But...we are part of the Western world."

This is another world, the biggest obstacle for countries like Japan, Germany, India and Pakistan to become permanent members of the UN Security Council.

But now, facing such questions, Li Yian laughed:
"Four of the five major countries in the United Nations are on the side of the United States. We are the only one missing! Of course! Now, the most important thing for the Soviet Union is to keep this table!"

At 10 o'clock that evening, after "Air Force One" landed at Chang'an Airport, Li Yian expressed his joy of returning home to the officials and reporters from various TV stations who came to greet him. He also briefly informed the outside world of the progress of the military's operations in Iraq. Although the press had long learned about the progress of the military operations from military spokespersons, they still knew nothing about some of the details of the operations. However, Li Yian told them some details and emphasized:
"We are using this action to remind those tyrants that national borders cannot stop the iron fist of freedom!"

Is this a speech?
No, this is going to turn the table over!
(End of this chapter)