Rise of an Empire

"You may think that I am just being alarmist, but I guess you don't know that the Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles have an effective range of 8,000 kilometers, and if they establish a missile base in Eastern Siberia, the entire west coast of the United States will actually be Within range of Soviet nuclear bombs"

Although this kind of thing should be regarded as the latest internal secret of the Pentagon, the group of guys here are not the ones with the best hands and eyes. Even if Conrad didn't tell them this kind of information, they would get the news at most two days later.

"what"

The group of guys who were still there were suddenly shocked. Although nuclear bombs were terrifying, they had never really faced this issue since just now.

After all, no matter how powerful the atomic bomb is, you must at least be able to hit it.

When it comes to the army, it is estimated that the American soldiers are indeed no match for the Soviet Union, but when it comes to the navy and air force, the United States is really not afraid of the Soviet Union.

Not only the old guys in front of us, but even the American people are a little blindly optimistic. They feel that although the Vietnam War has become a bit chaotic due to the intervention of the Soviets, everyone feels that as long as we show a little bit of real strength, we want to defeat those The Soviet furry bear is still very simple.

In particular, Conrad received news that some idiots were discussing whether to let the NATO coalition create pressure on the Soviet Union on the Western Front, so as to achieve the purpose of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, and forcing the other party to withdraw troops directly in Vietnam.

If he hadn't heard such idiotic remarks, he wouldn't have eaten enough to attend this tea party today.

What's there to talk about with these old men? There is at least half a century of age difference between them. This is a reality that cannot be changed no matter what.

Of course, these old guys were all-powerful figures in the past, and they definitely belong to the kind of super geniuses who can see nine steps at a time.

But their sight and horizons have fallen behind after all.

The science and technology of human society has entered a period of rapid development in recent years. It is no exaggeration to say that almost a big change occurs every year. These old people are still thinking about modern war with the thinking of ten or twenty years ago. This is to Something big went wrong.

"Everyone, the purpose of the Soviets' participation in the war this time is simply to compete with us for being the so-called strongest in the world. The main reason why they chose Vietnam as the battlefield is because it is remote enough. No matter what the fight is like, it will have no impact on both sides. Substantial impact." Vietnam is half a world away from the United States, but to the Soviets, it is at least more than 5,000 kilometers away in a straight line from any direction.

Even if Vietnam is bombed into a nuclear ruin, it is of no consequence to these two countries.

As for the Vietnamese people who are said to be unlucky

That's embarrassing. Whether it's the United States or the Soviet Union, it is estimated that no one will pay for their injuries.

"If that's the case, why don't we just withdraw our troops and spend so much energy and cost?" The people sitting on the right suddenly spoke and asked Conrad.

This is a good compliment

The Duke smiled in his heart. No wonder everyone likes to have a support when doing activities. Without support, it would be difficult to continue stirring up the topic.

"Everyone, although I have only just made my fortune in the past few years, you are all veterans for many years. You should know that the right to speak between the number one and number two in the world is completely unequal, right?"

Conrad raised his head and glanced around at the faces of many old immortals. When he saw that everyone was thoughtful, he slowly laughed.

No one wants to be second, especially after enjoying the great convenience brought by being first in the world.

Except for himself, everyone here is a plutocrat who has controlled a party's economic lifeline at least before World War II. Of course, they know the huge impact of changes in political status.

Before World War II, although the United States had surpassed the United Kingdom and became the world's largest economy, it was extremely difficult for their companies to expand into the international market. Those European giants all looked at country bumpkins.

But when World War II ended and the United States suddenly became the leader of the entire Western world, the treatment they received was completely different.

As the saying goes, thirty years to the east of Hedong and thirty years to west of Hexi are absolutely correct.

That shabby place in Vietnam, no matter whether it is the Soviet Union or the United States, is a waste of food and a pity to abandon, a completely useless place.

However, after more than a month of fighting, the United States has lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and the Soviets have suffered more than 3,000 casualties. At this time, no one dares to retreat first.

Now it is not just an issue of defeating Vietnam, but a serious issue of two hegemons competing for the right to speak in the world.

Based on Conrad's understanding of the old guys in front of him, if they were to make a calculation and realize that continuing to fight in Vietnam would not be worth the gain, then they would definitely mobilize the people to carry out the so-called withdrawal operation.

There is no way, the people are the most sober and the most ignorant. As long as these big guys who control the media and publicity channels just fool around, they can manipulate public opinion to develop in their favor.

Therefore, he must make these old guys strongly support the Vietnam War, but at the same time, he must not let them get crazy and evolve this local war into a full-scale war.

This job is so tiring

It's just the evil you did, and you have to swallow it even if you cry. You want to benefit but you can't do anything about it. Nothing in the world is so cheap.

After Conrad said this, he calmly walked to the side with a pot of tea to taste the tea.

In an instant, the originally quiet conference room suddenly turned into a vegetable market. Everyone was whispering to each other, or took out their mobile phones and started calling below.

They are all old foxes who have become refined through cultivation. Naturally, it is impossible for them to change their minds just because of Conrad's words.

But by the same token, these old foxes are not all die-hards who live in groups and remain stubborn. They know how to adapt better than any other class of people in the world.

"Is the situation really as bad as you said?" Old Osborne left his seat and walked to Conrad's side and asked.

Although other people also wanted to come over and ask, they couldn't save face, and the relationship between them and Conrad was not familiar enough.

"It can only be said that this will be a protracted war. We must be prepared for a war of five to ten years." The Duke nodded and said decisively.

"It takes so long." Old Osborne frowned, obviously he didn't expect that it would take so long.

"Yes," Conrad said affirmatively.