Struggle in Soviet Russia

As a rebirth from the 21st century, no matter how ignorant Victor is, it is impossible not to know the "Cold War" and the words "Iron Curtain". After all, in the era of his previous life, Americans had already Carrying on the "Cold War mentality" for nearly a century, they brought down the Soviet Union through the Cold War, but when threatened from the East, they aimed the same concept at China.

Therefore, the United States at that time, after two hundred years of development, especially after the expansion period of decades after World War II, has become completely degenerate. It is true that they did not have the courage and belief to "strive to be the first in the world". , but became outright bullies. On the way forward, they only believed in one concept: I can not develop, but whoever develops faster and better than me, I will kill whoever - standard The crab effect, described in a somewhat vulgar phrase, is that the United States has become a stumbling block on the road of human development.

Of course, the United States is not that degenerate now. It is similar to the state of the alliance. Its overall national atmosphere is still positive. The competition for hegemony returns to hegemony, and the opposition returns to opposition. From a more fair point of view, the elites in the United States are also good. , the general public, are still in a state of vitality, which is the most fundamental reason why the United States can develop at a faster speed after the war.

As for the thinking of the Cold War, fundamentally speaking, it is actually a diplomatic concept and a national outward-looking strategy. enormous pressure.

In his previous life, all the historical descriptions that Victor came into contact with claimed that the concept of "Cold War" was first proposed by Churchill. In his "Pillar of Peace" speech, the Iron Curtain was the Sound the horn of the Cold War. But judging from the information provided by the Foreign Intelligence Service, the historical description of the previous life is obviously extremely superficial, and it has not touched a deeper fact, that is, this speech by Churchill was actually made at the behest of Truman. In other words, it was Truman, the president of the United States, who expressed his position and views to the American public through Churchill’s speech—as the president of the United States of America, he wanted to lead the United States to face the rapidly expanding Soviet Union. Confrontation, and thus win a new world hegemony.

According to the intelligence provided by the New York intelligence station, after Churchill arrived in the United States from the United Kingdom, he had a secret meeting with President Truman, during which the two sides had a three-hour closed-door consultation. What did they talk about? The station was unable to obtain further information, but the speech was released shortly thereafter.

In the following period of time, the opinions of all circles in the United States on the speech failed to reach a consensus, especially the Republicans, who generally believed that Churchill was alarmist, and tried to use the hand of the United States to protect its rights and status in Europe. In other words, The British are trying to use the Americans as gunmen, and their impassioned speeches contain evil intentions.

And within the Democratic Party, even the congressmen who oppose isolationism, do not fully agree with Churchill's speech. They believe that the core interests of the United States in the post-war period should be in Saudi Arabia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe.. ....hehe, Europe is the Europe of Europeans, this is what de Gaulle said. Therefore, in order to avoid the embarrassment after the First World War, the United States should negotiate with the Soviets to resolve conflicts in Europe. As for More problems should be left to Britain and France to solve by themselves - this view actually suggests that Europe should be left to the Soviet Union and Britain and France to compete. , support for the United States on the Southeast Asian issue.

Truman was not stupid. He knew very well what the consequences would be if he himself raised the position of confronting the Soviet Union. As the President of the United States, if the ideas infiltrated by this speech were uttered by him, there would be no point. There is no way out, either, he pushed the relevant policies to pass, and implemented them during his tenure, or he was waiting to be impeached, becoming the first person in American history to be ousted due to a motion of no confidence. president.

The content of the speech "Pillar of Peace" will inevitably cause a huge disturbance in the international arena. It is difficult for anyone to estimate what kind of measures the Soviets will take and what kind of reaction they will have. It was Truman, even Churchill, if he was still the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he would not dare to say such a speech, because as the Prime Minister, he must be responsible for every word he said.

And now, Churchill is no longer the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, his mouth is under his nose, he can say whatever he wants, he has basic freedom of speech, and he is not responsible for every word that comes out of his mouth.

Therefore, this speech delivered by Mr. Churchill is actually to explore the way for Mr. Truman. The current US president who is hiding behind needs to use this speech to check the attitude of the American public, especially the political circles, towards this speech. , if the wind is in his favor, then needless to say, he will immediately start promoting various strategies for a full-scale confrontation with the Soviet Union. If the wind is not in his favor, then he can pretend that nothing has happened. What does Churchill's speech have to do with him? Can an outgoing British prime minister still decide the position of the US president?

Therefore, this is the story behind the "Pillar of Peace" speech. Victor is more inclined to believe this version. If this version is true, it means that Truman and his staff have reached a basic consensus on the issue of dealing with the alliance. , but they themselves lack confidence now, not only worried about not being recognized by the United States, but also worried that they will not be able to gain an advantage in the process of alliance confrontation. Therefore, they did not make decisions rashly, but made a tactic, hoping that through Churchill's speech, they would trigger discussions in the United States, and then push back on themselves through public opinion, and finally lead to the decisions they had planned.

Standing behind the desk, Victor read the document from beginning to end, and imagined the possibilities in his mind. Just as he was about to sit down and draft a report, the red phone on the desk suddenly rang. Comrade Stalin's line.

Reaching out and picking up the receiver of the phone, Victor had not had time to speak when Comrade Stalin's voice came from the receiver: "Come to my office immediately."

Comrade Stalin's order was short and direct. After finishing a sentence, he hung up the phone without waiting for Victor to speak.

Victor put down the receiver and glanced at Sophia, who was standing opposite. Seeing the inquiring look from the other party, he handed over the document in his hand and said, "Remember to seal it up after reading it, and prepare some food for me at noon. Yes, I'm going to a meeting with Comrade Stalin, and I guess I'll be back later."

If nothing else, Comrade Stalin should have also received this information. He is directly greeting himself now, probably because of this information. Don't think that this matter is irrelevant. Although Churchill is no longer the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, But his identity is special after all. This hostile speech can be said to express the most fundamental mentality of the United Kingdom and the United States. In this regard, the alliance must respond appropriately.

He hurried out of his office, less than twenty minutes before and after, Viktor returned to Comrade Stalin's office again, and at this time on the second floor, the long queue was still there, but Comrade Boskrebyshev They have already started to organize these people to leave. If nothing else, Comrade Stalin probably won't have time to summon these people today.

When passing by Comrade Boskrebyshev, the top secret comrade knocked and asked. He didn't know about Churchill's speech, so he was surprised that Comrade Stalin suddenly postponed today's meeting.

Viktor did not hide it from him, briefly talked about the intelligence, and then said his own speculation, and then said goodbye to Comrade Boskrebyshev and went straight to Comrade Stalin's office.

To Viktor's surprise, when he knocked on the door to enter Comrade Stalin's office, Comrade Novikov and Gromyko actually came back. In addition, Comrade Molotov also appeared in the office. In addition, Comrade Lozovsky, who was the Deputy People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, was there.

Behind the large desk, Comrade Stalin was leaning on his chair. Beside him, a doctor in a white coat was measuring his blood pressure. Victor saw his eyes were closed and his brows were slightly wrinkled. I knew that the leader comrade was not in a good mood at the moment.

Victor didn't say a word. He went straight to an empty sofa in the middle of the office. He was about to bend his knees and sit down when he heard Comrade Stalin say: "Let's talk about the latest information obtained by the intelligence department. Some of our comrades may still I don't understand."

He didn't specify who to tell him what he said. However, in the current office, in addition to Comrade Stalin, Comrade Molotov has the highest status and qualifications, and everyone naturally depends on him.

Moreover, what Comrade Stalin was referring to should also be Molotov himself.

Sure enough, without waiting for others to speak, Comrade Molotov shifted his **** on the sofa, picked up a document on the table in front of him, and said, "An hour ago, I just received important information from the Foreign Intelligence Agency. …”

Unsurprisingly, what Comrade Molotov said was about Churchill's speech.