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    After entering 1950, the Soviet Union finally breathed a sigh of relief. The past four years in the Soviet Union were very tight, because the socialist allies were reaching out to Big Brother, either asking for this or that.  It really meant that the Soviet Union was a little overwhelmed.  Especially in the two years before 1947, natural disasters were all added up, and the whole of Europe was almost in shock.  Fortunately, this period of suffering has finally passed. According to economic data in 1949, with the implementation of new economic reform measures in Central and Eastern Europe, and the departure of the extreme cold and drought climate, agriculture began to return to normal, which made the previous supply tight.  The food was finally relieved.  Although the big guys can't "eat and drink as much" as before the war, they can finally fill their stomachs.  And with a large amount of infrastructure repaired, people¡¯s lives have basically recovered by 70%.  If nothing else happens, it should be able to return to pre-war levels within the next five years.  It should be said that this is something to be happy about. At least the other members of the Political Bureau breathed a sigh of relief. Only Li Xiaofeng still looked so serious.  For him, it takes five years to return to pre-war levels. There is nothing to be happy about, because the United States has not been idle in these ten years. It has also maintained a relatively high development rate. In comparison, it is equivalent to being overtaken by the United States.  It was far behind. If the Soviet Union was not interested in fighting for hegemony, it would be fine. But the problem is that the conflicts between the United States and the Soviet Union are impossible to reconcile. If you don't fight, others will come knocking on your door. This is no choice.  , the only thing I can do is grit my teeth and keep up.  So Li Xiaofeng said: "We have achieved certain results in restoring the economy, gradually getting rid of the most difficult moment and getting out of the predicament. This is worth being happy, but being happy does not mean that we can relax. We must always be vigilant.  , imperialism¡¯s desire to subjugate itself will never die. We must see that the United States, the main imperialist enemy, has experienced rapid economic development in the past decade, and we have fallen far behind. So in the next five years, we have to do what we do.  It is not only recovery but also development, and we must comprehensively lead the development and growth of the entire socialist camp" Li Xiaofeng set the tone for the next five years in one sentence. If it were the Sverdlov era, I am afraid it would not be that simple. After all, Stoudemire  He is just a pseudo-core, but Li Xiaofeng is different. He is a true core, and his words carry much more weight.  In accordance with the tone set by Li Xiaofeng, the Political Bureau has preliminarily reviewed and approved the new five-year plan, striving to double the economic aggregate in the next five to ten years. Not to mention catching up with the United States, but it must not be left behind by the United States.  open.  Unlike the Stoudemire era, Li Xiaofeng has not strengthened investment in heavy industry. The main investment areas are light industry and agriculture, especially agriculture, and investment will increase exponentially.  Because in the past five years, the leaders of the Soviet Union have seen a series of problems caused by insufficient food. There is nothing more important in the world than keeping the people well fed.  In terms of economy, he strives for development, and in terms of politics, Li Xiaofeng has also begun to fully implement his intentions. First, he shelved the overall plan of the so-called world revolution. Now is not the time to continue to develop but to maintain the status quo. What the Soviet Union needs is to digest and consolidate  , continuing to expand will only lead to a dead end.  In Li Xiaofeng¡¯s words, the Soviet Union will shift to active defense in the next five years and try to reduce direct conflicts with the United States except in key hotspot areas.  Regarding this opinion, there are also some voices of disagreement within the political bureau. Some people believe that the Soviet Union did not fall behind in previous struggles with the United States and always took advantage. This shows that the Soviet Union's strength is still superior to that of the United States.  How can the dominant party bow to the lagging party?  Fortunately, there are not many people in this category in the Politburo and the Central Committee. Most people know that the Soviet Union¡¯s previous victory was not a reflection of real strength, but a victory of technology and skill.  It is possible to win once or twice with a lot of money, but smart power is always inferior to hard power. Once the United States' hard power reaches a certain level, it will be easy to bully the United States with a lot of money.  What¡¯s more, now that the Soviet Union has occupied all the territory it should occupy, it is also time to sit down and adjust. In other places, the Soviet Union is either unable to intervene or is not interested in it. It doesn¡¯t matter if the Americans can interfere.  Soon the United States became aware of the Soviet Union¡¯s foreign policy adjustments. They found that the Soviet Union¡¯s aggressiveness had weakened, and many issues no longer seemed so aggressive.  And this change makes Americans very happy.  From the perspective of the United States, this is the best evidence of the "weakness" of the Soviet Union. Since the Soviet Union has weakened, the United States must take the initiative to regain lost ground.  The Americans soon took action themselves, first of all in Vietnam. Previously, Vietnam was in a two-point situation due to the stalemate between the United States and the Soviet Union. The enemy was in the north and Diem was in the south. Although frictions between the two sides were common, there was no master behind the scenes to support them.  , it is impossible to fight hard.  And aware of the changes in the Soviet UnionThe United States decided to ask questions in Vietnam first. Why Vietnam?  Not only are there American agents here, but more importantly, Vietnam¡¯s geographical location is also important. Vietnam¡¯s land is long and narrow from north to south, almost ¡°lined¡± along the South China Sea. Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines can ¡°encircle¡± the South China Sea.  Block the exit for the Japanese forces going south.  If we cooperate with the help of the Japanese island chain, it can be said that the exports of both the Soviet Union and China are extremely limited.  What's more, taking Vietnam can also threaten China's southwest hinterland. The remaining forces that have defeated the Democratic Party can be used to **** it!  So the Americans immediately took a different interest in Vietnam. First, they signed a mutual defense treaty with the Ngo Dinh Diem regime. Through this treaty, they leased Cam Ranh Bay as a naval base. The aircraft carrier of the Seventh Fleet sailed directly under China's nose.  You can show off your power to China when you go out.  Not only dispatching fleets, the Americans also greatly strengthened their military assistance to Diem. In July 1950, the U.S. Congress approved a batch of military and economic assistance of up to 300 million U.S. dollars, aiming to help "Vietnam establish a new order of democracy and freedom."  ".  That is to say, starting from July 1950, the military friction between North and South Vietnam suddenly increased more than ten times. The original small friction like gunfire turned into a direct armed confrontation on the military demarcation line. The entire battalion and even the entire regiment of both sides were involved.  A firefight broke out on a large scale, and it was an outburst.  This put great pressure on the Viet Cong. After all, because of the previous stalemate with the Soviet Union, the Soviet military and economic assistance stayed at a very low level. This made the Viet Cong's attempt to go south to unify the country go bankrupt. This made the Viet Cong  The leaders of the Communist Party were angry, as if the Soviet Union was causing trouble and the Soviet Union owed them.  And the big guy also knows what kind of temper Li Xiaofeng is. This guy will be tougher than you when you play tough with him. Especially after he was successfully elected in this conference, he found that Vietnam only sent an official stereotyped letter.  When a brief congratulatory message was sent but not even a special envoy was sent, I was definitely unhappy. You must know that even Yugoslavia, which had a very bad relationship with the Soviet Union, sent someone, but Vietnam did not show any expression at all. What kind of attitude is this?  What does it mean again?  Since the Viet Cong did not give him face, Li Xiaofeng would not give it to the Viet Cong, so when Diem stepped up military provocations and seemed so ready to take action, he simply pretended not to see it. If you have the guts, the Viet Cong should not come begging and show your integrity.  Carry it home.  At first, the Viet Cong still waited slowly. They always felt that the Soviet Union would not turn a blind eye to them. After all, everyone was in the socialist camp, so they couldn¡¯t ignore death, right?  Who would have thought that when the military conflicts on the demarcation line became more and more intense day by day, the Soviet Union still did not say anything, which made Vietnam a little bit unable to sit still.  In desperation, they could only ask the ambassador to go to the Soviets and ask for assistance from the Soviet Union.  The person who received the Vietnamese ambassador was Kuibyshev. As the chairman of the People's Committee, he mainly dealt with government affairs. Of course, this did not mean that he could make the final decision on everything. The prime minister of the Soviet Union did not have that much power. In the end, only the political bureau had the final say.  , he can't promise anything without the consent of the political bureau.  And Kuibyshev is not stupid. He knows very well that Li Xiaofeng does not like Vietnamese class comrades very much, and his senses are not very good towards them. Therefore, when faced with the Vietnamese ambassador¡¯s request for help, this man is also doing Tai Chi. What is the essence?  No help at all.  "And when the Vietnamese Communist authorities got the news, they were dumbfounded. They really didn't expect that the Soviet Union and Li Xiaofeng would hold grudges so much. Did they care about the overall situation?  Are we still talking about class friendship?  Anyway, the Viet Cong authorities were angry and anxious, but there was nothing they could do.  We can only turn to China and cry, saying that the big brother of the Soviet Union is too unjust is not interesting at all.  Taizu and Zhou Gong were speechless for a while. First of all, they had learned before that a certain immortal did not appreciate the leadership of the Vietcong. Secondly, when they were elected this time, Vietnam did not do enough. What can you do if you send a special envoy?  Land, if nothing else, without the help of the Soviet Union, you Vietnam would be where it is today, and it would still be the same thing just to be a special envoy for an old friendship.  It's better for you, you don't even send anyone. Isn't this just arguing and challenging?  Besides, if you have the guts to do this, you should be mentally prepared to bear the consequences. Now you panic as soon as someone takes action. What does this mean?  ¡° Anyway, Taizu and Zhou Gong were pretty miserable. They were both former comrades, so it¡¯s not easy to deal with them.  After much thought, Taizu could only send Duke Zhou to the Soviet Union.  Li Xiaofeng still treated Duke Zhou with high courtesy, and Kuibyshev personally went to the airport to greet him. (Li Xiaofeng actually wanted to go, but diplomatic situations emphasized equality of status. As the head of government, Duke Zhou could only be received by the head of government.  , It is not suitable for a certain immortal to go as the head of state, otherwise how will the emperor receive him when he visits Suzhou in the future)?  Moreover, Duke Zhou was received by Li Xiaofeng immediately after the meeting with Kuibyshev, and both parties were frank and honest during the meeting.  "No??The reason why the Soviet Union refused to save others is not because I have a grudge, but because the Soviet Union's future foreign policy has been adjusted. The time for the world revolution is not yet mature, and the relevant countries in the entire socialist camp are under relatively great economic pressure. At this stage, we  The most important thing is to recover and develop, to recover and enhance one's own strength as soon as possible.  Wait until your strength matures before launching a world revolution.  So on the Vietnam issue, the Soviet Union decided to actively defend. As long as the United States and Diem did not cross the red line, and as long as they were not trying to eliminate the Viet Cong, the Soviet Union would not take the initiative to interfere I think Vietnamese comrades should do their own work first at this stage.  On the one hand, we must be prepared for defense, and on the other hand, we must develop as soon as possible, instead of blindly asking comrades from other classes for help. After all, the current situation in various countries is not particularly ideal, and the comrades in Vietnam should also understand the difficulties we all have!  " Duke Zhou finally understands the attitude of the Soviet Union and a certain immortal. The meaning is very simple. He will never take action against the Viet Cong until it is a critical moment of life and death. This point is unswerving and will not change. " And the Viet Cong learned from Duke Zhou  After learning the true attitude of the Soviet Union, they couldn't help but feel distressed. In fact, turning to China for help this time was also a test of the Soviet Union. The Viet Cong had always been obsessed with going south. This time Diem took the initiative to cause trouble. They thought it was an opportunity.  They would fight the United States tit for tat. Who would have thought that the Soviet Union would shrink its eggs? This would disappoint them. The dream of the Viet Cong was shattered. It is conceivable that unless their survival is threatened in the future, the Soviet Union will ignore it.  Q. This means that they must make longer-term plans. At the same time, the Americans are becoming more and more courageous. Seeing the Soviet Union¡¯s lack of response, they default to the fact that the Soviet Union has given up on Vietnam.  Naturally, they had no reason to go further! So in August 1950, the US Navy's aircraft carrier battle group appeared near the Gulf of Tonkin and began to dispatch carrier-based aircraft to bomb North Vietnam. Then the first batch of US Air Force was stationed in Thailand.  The bombers also appeared in the sky over North Vietnam. Although the scale of the bombing was not particularly large, it was an obvious test to see the Soviet Union's reaction. What was Li Xiaofeng's reaction?  Having seen through the Americans' thoughts, Mr. Yang wanted to attack North Vietnam and prepare to threaten China's Southwest. To be honest, Li Xiaofeng was happy to see the results of the Americans' strategic offensive in Vietnam.  Yes, Vietnam has been a quagmire in history, and it has been a quagmire for the Americans, but now Vietnam can still be a quagmire. In this case, the Americans are willing to be beaten, and the Soviet Union is also willing to trick people, isn't this a perfect match, not to mention that they can take this opportunity to strike.  At first glance, the so-called Vietnamese could kill two birds with one stone. But Li Xiaofeng also knew that he had to be cautious in doing so, because the stability of North Vietnam was related to the security of Southwest China. The Soviet Union still had to discuss this issue with China (  To be continued. ).
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