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Chapter 1301 The Critical Moment (First Update, Please Subscribe)
Time is passing and the end is approaching.

The doomsday clock is turning "tick-tick".

Although Kennedy had not yet issued a national speech to inform Americans of the "Cuban Missile Crisis," well-informed people had already fled the United States by plane.

For a time, air tickets to Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and other countries soared and were even sold out. For this reason, many wealthy people even chartered planes to seek refuge in "safe areas". In order to avoid panic, the Federal Aviation Administration even directly intervened in this "charter" behavior.

In the end, only some people with private jets left the United States. But not everyone has a private jet that can fly long distances. Naturally, they used various channels to "challenge people" and tried to use their connections to leave on other people's private jets.

Because of this, the rich first realized the importance of private jets. For a time, Gulfstream aircraft from all over the world were flying to the United States. Although there were only a few dozen of them, they successfully transported the core figures of the consortium out of danger.

While Mellon, Rockefeller and others were flying to low-risk areas for refuge on Gulfstream aircraft, people in Southeast Asia were also preparing for doomsday.

However, on a public level, Nanyang is preparing for the typhoon.

On October 10, the Nanyang Emergency Department issued a notice. In order to avoid natural disasters similar to this year's Typhoon "Wandai" and to ensure the safety of citizens, it requires all localities to make good preparations for emergency supplies and calls on the public to build backyard shelters to avoid typhoons and take refuge in emergencies. At the same time, shelter construction manuals are distributed to the public.

Although no one knew what happened, some people with a sensitive sense of smell still smelled a different scent.

"They must be planning something!"

In the Soviet Embassy in Chang'an, KGB intelligence officer Alexander repeatedly studied the notice from the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Even as a Soviet intelligence officer, Alexander did not know what happened in Cuba. In fact, except for the top leaders of the United States and Western countries, the outside world knew nothing about this incident. Even until now, the Soviet officials are still "deceiving". In the past few months, the Soviet Union has publicly denied that it has any offensive weapons in Cuba.

Foreign Minister Gromyko lied to President Kennedy on October 10, claiming that Cuba had no offensive weapons, even though his trip was intended to respond to U.S. doubts.

The deployment of intermediate-range missiles in Cuba was a secret operation in itself, and for this reason, intelligence officers like Alexander were of course unaware of it.

But the intelligence officer's intuition made Alexander realize that something must have happened!
"What on earth are they planning?"

Alexander stared at the board on the wall.

On October 10, the Nanyang Army cancelled its vacation!
On October 10, Nanyang launched an invasion of Iraq.

……

On October 10, the Ministry of Emergency Situations issued a notice.

On the same day, the “Emergency Shelter Tax Refund Announcement” was released.

On October 10, the Ministry of Emergency Situations sold "emergency shelter components" to the public at the purchase price through designated sellers.

On October 10, a conflict broke out on the roof of the world.

...What does all this information become when put together?
It became something shrouded in doubt.

"What are they trying to do? Are they preparing for war?"

At this moment, someone came in. It was Captain Koroski. As soon as he entered the confidential office, he said to Alexander:

"Lieutenant Colonel, we just received a message that Nanyang launched a reconnaissance satellite in advance!"

When Koroski emphasized the words "early launch" in his report, he also emphasized:
"This is a new type of reconnaissance satellite, the latest SAR radar imaging satellite. It is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar. Although this satellite is experimental in nature, it is used in actual combat. The accuracy of this satellite is very high..."

Because he had known about the existence of this satellite for a long time, Alexander was not curious. Nanyang was far ahead in many technological fields. When the Soviet Union was still experimenting with synthetic aperture radar, the people of Nanyang not only used this radar on airplanes, but now they are even the first country in the world to send it into space.

"Oh? Launch early..."

Alexander wrote down this incident again on the whiteboard.

"On October 10, the new reconnaissance satellite was launched ahead of schedule..."

After writing this string of words, Alexander said to himself:
"Okay, everything points in one direction—something big is happening!"

"Big event? What big event?"

Koloski was puzzled:
"Didn't they just invade Iraq?"

"Iraq?"

Alexander sneered:
"It's not even worth mentioning. I guarantee that something big is going to happen!"

"But, it could also be a typhoon!"

Koroski said:

"The Ministry of Emergency Services' notice clearly stated that it was to avoid losses caused by the typhoon. On August 8, Typhoon Wanda swept across most of the area near East Hong Kong Island, causing widespread damage and casualties. When Typhoon Wanda passed through Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Island issued a No. 30 tropical cyclone warning signal, which lasted for 144 hours, or six days, causing tens of thousands of deaths and leaving tens of thousands homeless, leaving behind a tragic destruction and inestimable losses. It has only been more than a month, and it is understandable that they have learned from this experience and asked for the establishment of shelters."

To Koroski, this is a perfectly normal reaction.

"Lieutenant Colonel, this is the tropics, a typhoon-prone area. This year's Windy caused such great destructive power. How could they not learn a lesson?"

“You are quite right, but…”

Alexander agreed and asked:

"But, since you came to Nanyang, how many typhoon warnings have they issued?"

The lieutenant colonel's question made Koroski stunned, and he said:

“This…seems to be released every year.”

"You're right. They issue typhoon warnings every year. But if you pay attention, almost all areas of Nanyang are located on the periphery of typhoons. Typhoons are either generated in the South China Sea and then move north, or generated in the western Pacific Ocean and then move north through the Philippines. In comparison, Nanyang has almost never encountered strong typhoons. At most, the periphery of the typhoon brings some heavy rainfall. Do you know what this place was called in the past?"

Without waiting for Koroski to answer, Alexander said:

"The Land Below the Wind! It means that this place is almost never hit by strong typhoons. I know that, but how could they not know it?" In an instant, Koroski became mute.

"Maybe, maybe it's just a lesson learned... Who knows?"

"Captain, remember, there are no coincidences in the intelligence industry. If there are coincidences, it must be an accident! Just like the Great Patriotic War, if we had noticed it at the time, maybe..."

There was a slight pause in his voice, and a trace of pain flashed in Alexander's eyes. He had experienced the Great Patriotic War. If their agents in Germany had reported the abnormal things to Moscow in advance, would so many people have died in the Great Patriotic War?
That is why Alexander does not believe in coincidences. After thinking for a while, he added:

"I will compile an analysis report today and send it to Moscow to remind them that such unusual movements must be problematic!"

Sometimes, this is the intuition of intelligence personnel. As for what will happen, no one knows, but it is necessary to report to Moscow for the first time before anything abnormal occurs.

"Yes, I understand, Lieutenant Colonel!"

A few hours later, just as the courier from the Soviet Russian Embassy was heading to the airport to return to Moscow, a courier from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs entered the Daming Palace. A few minutes later, in the office, looking at the documents brought by the courier, Li Yian was silent for a while, and then said to Zhang Zheyuan:

"There's a fight going on in the Snow Region."

"There's a fight going on over there in the snowy mountains."

"this,……"

After hearing the news, Zhang Zheyuan was stunned for a while, and then said:
"This, this is too sudden! Why would it happen at this time? Will it get worse?"

"It should be just a conflict. The situation is not as serious as you think!"

Li Yian said.

In fact, whether it is the crisis in Cuba or the conflict on the border, there is a certain connection between them.

This is the strategic timing!
When the whole world was attracted by the crisis in Cuba, no one would pay attention to that side anymore, so they could solve the problems at hand without any scruples. This grasp of strategic timing was truly amazing.

As for Southeast Asia, it is entirely possible to link Cuba with the snow-capped mountains and, through public opinion, create the strategic illusion of a general offensive by the Soviet and Eastern European bloc.

This will certainly bring an unprecedented impact to the so-called "free world", and people will not only feel the fear brought by nuclear weapons, but also face the fear of being occupied.

Of course, the impact of this kind of public opinion will also bring about another effect - India will definitely receive a large amount of aid. By then, Nehru will probably be overjoyed.

Although Nanyang can benefit from this operation, overall, it will benefit others more than itself. Li Yian obviously will not do such a thing.

What's more, this operation also has a risk - it may cause the "Cuban Missile Crisis" to deviate from its original trajectory and slide into an unpredictable situation.

"But sir, this is a very sensitive time. The Soviet Union is in Cuba, and now something is happening in Asia. Could it be that they are coordinating with each other?"

Zhang Zheyuan came to a conclusion on his own without even Li Yian fanning the flames. This is a normal analysis.

"This is a great opportunity, an opportunity to resolve border issues, just take advantage of it."

"But this time is too sensitive. Will it cause misunderstandings among all parties? As the second in the Soviet camp, how come they are more aggressive than the Soviet Union?"

Zhang Zheyuan's brows were furrowed. Although he said this, there was more worry in his words. After all, this misunderstanding could cause a lot of problems.

For example, further tensions in Asia may even lead to too many unknown factors.

"Haha, Zheyuan, this is international politics. You still need to study harder! In a confrontation between factions, the boss is often closely watched by the other side, while the second-in-command has more freedom."

Li Yian said with a smile.

"So sometimes the second one is more aggressive than the first one... We are the same. If it weren't for the United States taking the lead, the Soviets would have torn us apart long ago!"

In fact, there are still some differences. The relationship between Southeast Asia and the United States is completely different from the relationship between the major powers and the Soviet Union.

During the Cold War, the relationship between the major powers and the Soviet Union was more about struggle than cooperation.

It is also because of this that it even dared to secretly betray the Soviet Union.

As for why the two countries later drifted apart, we will not go into detail about the reasons, but one thing is certain: this is also the reason why the United States believed that the East was more aggressive than the Soviet Union. Therefore, compared with the containment in Europe, the containment policy in Asia is direct and real.

Of course, in the end the United States was dragged into the pit. If the United States had not been strong enough and had a solid foundation, it would not have been dragged to death, and the Soviet Union would have launched a global offensive to suppress it for ten years. If the Soviet Union had not fallen into the pit itself and ran to Afghanistan to show off its muscles, and was dragged into the pit by the United States and the East, like the United States, and was trapped for a full ten years and bled dry, it might have been the United States that disintegrated first.

"But showing off my muscles is fine, as long as I can prove that I'm not someone to be trifled with, I'll definitely not fall into a trap."

Li Yixun was very attentive in teaching his office director. After all, they were all very reliable people, so he patiently said:

"Disputes with major powers cannot be resolved by means other than war. If you are not determined, then don't choose war. Be aggressive and be appropriate to the person. Our aggressiveness towards the Soviet Union is more often manifested in differences in interests. The struggle is only for interests and for better cooperation."

Li Yian was definitely not joking when he spoke, but was very serious. For the Soviet Union, a country that is extremely difficult to provoke and believes in the use of force, humiliation will only backfire. If they really overturn the table, will they still be able to eat?
In the extremely special environment of the Cold War, the United States was still very brave. For Cuba, they were determined to launch hundreds of intercontinental missiles and drop thousands of atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs to completely destroy hundreds of Soviet cities as the price of war. With this extreme threat, they forced the Soviet Union to make concessions.

Why are they so brave?
To put it bluntly, it’s because they have never experienced the hardships of war!

Fortunately, it is Kennedy, the rich young man, who is only thinking about dancing and having fun. If it were someone else, only God knows what choice they would make.

Who knows, he might come up with a final solution right away on impulse.

Just like Johnson, as soon as he came to power, he responded to a certain big country in order to further contain the big country.

In the end, though, the Americans finally suffered the consequences of the war, which taught them a lesson: flexing muscles is one thing, bullying others is one thing, but you should never fight a protracted war.

This led to the glory of the Gulf War and victories in Kosovo and other places. However, it was of no avail. When it came to Afghanistan and Iraq, they became too complacent and dug themselves into a hole again!
But no matter what. In fact, the general direction of the Cold War started with the Cuban Missile Crisis. It can be said that this crisis directly determined the Cold War.

Thinking about the changes in the world in the next twenty years, Li Yian said:

"So, don't worry, nothing will happen over there..."

(End of this chapter)