Half an hour after the Sino-Soviet exchange of fire ceased, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an urgent private note to the United States. The Sino-Soviet border conflict was a sensitive matter and should not be reported. It hoped that the United States would respect itself and take human peace as its ultimate consideration. [. first release]
As the United States, whose aerospace technology is much stronger than that of China at this time, it had already observed the spacecraft before it crashed, but did not make a sound, holding its arms and waiting to see how China and the Soviet Union would deal with it. However, even the Americans who always feared that the world would be in chaos did not expect that the Chinese and the Soviets actually fought a border war because of this unknown thing.
The current White House, Pentagon, NASA headquarters and other places have completely turned into a mess. Some people are collecting intelligence, some are making assessments, and some are calling. In short, no one knows what this farce will eventually turn into. What will it look like, and what changes will it bring to the United States, its allies, and even the world?
In the Oval Office, President Reagan and his cabinet members, plus several staff, once again sat together because of China, but now it was like a dark cloud covering everyone. No one was thankful that China had gone to war with the Soviet Union, and the United States was completely fighting for it. A heavyweight strategic ally.
Secretary of State Shultz held up a piece of paper and said to everyone: "According to the information sent by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was the Soviets who illegally crossed the border first, invaded Chinese territory, and caused serious losses to their local reclamation reserve forces. . The squadron stationed nearby, with the cooperation of the missile force and the air force, launched a highly effective attack, and finally annihilated the Soviet force that penetrated deep into China while isolated on the battlefield. The specific situation is unknown. It has not been disclosed, but we estimate that the scale will not be small.¡±
Secretary of Defense Weinberg said: "It is obvious that either the Chinese were not prepared at the beginning, or they staged a ruse to deliberately put weak colonization troops in the front to make the Soviets more unscrupulous. If that is the case, , then the Chinese have achieved the effect they expected. Moreover, this can also explain why the Chinese army can so easily eat a Soviet brigade-sized force. They have created a trap. Waiting for the Soviets to enter. The Soviets thought they had a plan, but they actually suffered a big loss."
Reagan nodded, and then asked with some suspicion: "Even if it was a trick, the Chinese Army successfully destroyed a large Soviet organic unit. What is the military's second assessment of China's strength?"
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Crowe just witnessed the Rim of the Pacific military exercise not long ago, and the performance of the Chinese navy is still fresh in his memory. He said: "From the clues displayed in every link, we can increasingly infer that China's military power is increasing at a consistent pace. This incredible speed is advancing by leaps and bounds. The combat strength of their air force can be seen from the incident in South Korea last year. The Rim-Pacific military exercise can show the level of their navy. And the current Sino-Soviet border conflict has also put their army under everyone's microscope. Next. We have been worried about the terrifying army built by the Soviet Union, but now the Chinese¡¯s ability to build an army seems to be no less than the Soviets, and even better than the Soviets in some aspects.¡±
Reagan asked again: "How does it compare to our young men?"
Crowe answered more cautiously: "This has never been done in actual combat, and any comparison is theoretical. However, more than thirty years ago, on the Korean battlefield, we had met with the Chinese ** team, and we also left behind Very impressive. Their amazing tenacity and lack of fear of sacrifice, good training and discipline prove that they can be a formidable opponent.¡±
Secretary Weinberg added: ¡°It can also be a reliable ally.¡±
Reagan decided to put aside the issue of discussing the strength of the Chinese army, because they had discussed this matter many times. After each discussion, after a period of time, the Chinese would give them new surprises, so that Reagan felt that Things are a waste of time. Therefore, paying enough attention to China's power and treating it with caution is the guiding ideology of the Reagan administration at this stage.
Reagan added: "The Chinese want to silence us and not make this matter public. Gentlemen, what do you think?"
Schultz first expressed his agreement: "This is undoubtedly the result of careful consideration by the Chinese people. I also agree that such an incident should not be announced so quickly, especially when there is still room for change. Announcement may As a result, the two sides had to face each other directly, leading to a nuclear war, which is not what we want to see. In addition, the origin of this incident came from the mysterious extraterrestrial visitor, and China has not revealed any information. No. Rule out this being another Roswell incident."
When everyone heard the word Roswell, they all fell silent and did not narrate any relevant content.
Reagan said with some pity: "It's just that if this matter comes to the press, it will completely push China to the opposite side of the Soviet Union. In order to fight against the Soviet Union, China has beenWe will definitely be able to get closer to us. We will get a modern army in the Far East and Asia-Pacific region that exceeds the total number of European armies, which can allow the Soviets to face huge threats on both the east and west fronts at the same time. "
Crowe shook his head and persuaded Reagan: "Mr. President, the purpose of our Cold War with the Soviet Union is victory, and victory without a nuclear war. If the matter is made public at this time and instigates a more intense conflict between China and the Soviet Union, it will be extremely dangerous. It could lead to a nuclear war, which is obviously not what we want."
Weinberg also echoed: "I also agree with Mr. Chairman, we want a victory without the involvement of nuclear weapons. Complicating the situation will only make us face a more dangerous situation."
Schultz suggested at this time: "This situation is the best time to conduct secret diplomacy. After Gorbachev succeeded as the leader of the Soviet Communist Party, he began to implement his new thinking. Our victory in the Cold War has exceeded We can see more and more that it is undoubtedly a foolish decision to undermine the development direction of this great thing at this time. I believe that Gorbachev and his supporters are definitely unwilling to engage in a war with an increasingly powerful China. A full-scale war is even more undesirable than a nuclear war, but both sides are stakeholders and are more likely to get angry, so they need a mediator and a peacemaker.¡±
Reagan was sitting behind his long desk, leaning against the back of the chair. When he heard Schultz's words, his eyes lit up. He stood up from the chair and said, "We can act as such a mediator!"
Schultz continued his idea and said: "Yes, through such an opportunity, resolving a conflict can not only maintain the peaceful situation that we have not easily maintained, but also demonstrate the diplomatic skills of our United States. To a certain extent, we can enhance our ties with the current Soviet government and China. With this opportunity, we can increase our penetration into the Soviet Union and use the door opened by Gorbachev to eliminate all anti-Soviet forces. Instilling things that target their system and people into this country will accelerate their disintegration. At the same time, it can further win over China and make them further understand that only by following us can they have a future and safety. "
Weinberg praised: "If the matter can be negotiated and the results mentioned by the Secretary of State are achieved, it will undoubtedly be the most beneficial!"
Schultz smiled confidently and said: "At the same time, we can also put forward some additional conditions, such as the mysterious meteorite or something else. The United States, China and the Soviet Union can sit down and study it together."
This is like taking something that you have no share of and taking it into your own hands. Reagan nodded repeatedly and said, "However, they won't agree so easily."
¡°It¡¯s very difficult, but it¡¯s something we can talk about.¡±
Everyone discussed for a while and roughly made a prototype of a plan. Reagan clapped his hands and said: "Okay, according to this idea, we will quickly start this crisis diplomacy, and try our best to get the most benefit to our United States from the Sino-Soviet crisis. s things."
Reagan added: "But we must prepare for the worst. The nuclear forces of the three armed forces will cancel all vacations and enter the first level of combat readiness. We need to send our nuclear weapons out the next second when China and the Soviet Union start throwing atomic bombs at each other." ¡±
Secretary of Defense Weinberg said solemnly: "It will be as you wish, Mr. President."
It is absolutely impossible to say that these high-level officials in the United States are not nervous at all. This Sino-Soviet conflict is just like the Cuban missile crisis in the 1960s that almost triggered a nuclear war. There is always one party that needs to take a step back. The United States hopes to repeat the missile crisis The outcome of the crisis is actually somewhat similar to this one. It was the Soviets who launched an offensive step, and then the other side rebounded strongly. In the end, the Soviet Union had to end sadly.
At least the Americans hope that the Soviet Union will take its hands back again.
At least now neither the Chinese troops nor the Soviet troops on the front line have used their nuclear weapons to intimidate each other. Instead, like during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet submarines were equipped with nuclear torpedoes. Perhaps as long as the grassroots commanders have a single thought, the world may be destroyed. Pushed into the abyss.
¡°In this crisis, Americans are on the second line, which gives them more space to operate some things and reduces the tension. Some senior American people even feel that it is much easier and more convenient to put China in the front to fight against the Soviet Union and then come out and end it on their own than to face the Soviet Union directly before. This, of course, also intensifies some people's desire to win China into the Western camp.
In order not to over-stimulate the Soviet Union and create the appearance that China and the United States are joining forces to deal with the Soviet Union, although the US military's nuclear forces have carried out first-level combat readiness, other forces have not carried out any overreaction, especially the US military and NATO forces stationed in Europe. Even the Americans don't have the time to tell their NATO allies what's going on.
It¡¯s just a matter of??It will definitely not proceed as the Americans imagined. Various uncontrollable variables will make this conflict only continue and will not end peacefully so easily. .