Chapter 723 Sugar-Coated Bullets Strike

Although Bulganin could not arrest McCarthy for anti-revolutionary crimes (although he was a real anti-revolutionary), McCarthy's protest was certainly ineffective. However, the anti-American education within the Atlantic Fleet of the Soviet Red Navy was terminated on November 11, because Comrade Stalin's highest instructions reached Molotovsk on the 10th-the Atlantic Fleet immediately set off for New York across the ocean.

What prompted Stalin to issue this order was a piece of intelligence from Spain. The main force of the European Combined Fleet has just returned to its home port of Gibraltar-in the previous period, the main force of the European Combined Fleet basically withdrew from the Arctic Circle route shrouded in darkness. However, they were not idle, but pulled nails in the Atlantic, and captured the Azores, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands occupied by Britain and the United States.

In addition, the European Combined Fleet also organized a transatlantic transport to transport the elite Spanish Blue Division to Guyana. The Blue Division went to America to march towards Spanish-speaking Venezuela.

The US military is now also advancing towards this "oil-poor country", and other countries in South America and Central America are also preparing to watch the war. If Germany wins in Venezuela, there will be a lot of reactionaries from various countries coming to cling to it.

However, the war situation in South America has nothing to do with Comrade Stalin for the time being. He is only concerned about the North Atlantic route. So after confirming that the main forces of the European Combined Fleet have returned to port for rest, the Red Navy Atlantic Fleet was immediately ordered to go to the United States. The route from Gibraltar to the Arctic Circle is about 1,700 nautical miles away, and it takes 5 days even if it is a straight line. This is a rare safe period for the Soviet Atlantic Fleet. Although it takes longer to go to New York from Molotovsk.

However, the Soviet Union's confidentiality work is by no means comparable to that of Spain, and the news that the Red Navy Fleet left Molotovsk will definitely not leak out. Before being discovered by German submarines operating in the Barents Sea, the whereabouts of the Red Navy Fleet could not be exposed.

It only takes 4-5 days to sail from the area where the Red Navy fleet may be discovered to the most dangerous section of the North Atlantic. As long as the Germans hesitate, the GCist fighters' fleet can arrive in New York safely.

On November 12, the news that the GCist fleet left Molotovsk and headed for the United States reached the White House.

"Gentlemen, the GCist fighters are coming to the United States..." President Roosevelt said with a smile as he looked at the people who were invited to the White House today.

Sitting in the Oval Office today are Roosevelt's confidant Hopkins (he has now resigned as Secretary of Commerce), Director of the Strategic Intelligence Agency Donovan, Presidential Chief of Staff Admiral Lacey and Senator Truman, Chairman of the Truman Committee (a committee that reviews military spending).

Roosevelt smiled and said, "But according to Mr. McCarthy's report, our GCist friends are afraid of New York, a prosperous capitalist city."

"Mr. President, why are they afraid of New York?" Truman adjusted his small round glasses and asked a little strangely.

This Democratic senator is of course an anti-German. After the outbreak of the Soviet-German War in history, he once made the reactionary statement that "if the Soviet Union is in an advantageous position, then the United States should help Germany." However, in this time and space, his reactionary nature has not been exposed. Because Germany seems too powerful, and the United States needs the Soviet Union as an ally too much.

"Mr. Senator, because the leaders of the Soviet Bolshevik Party are worried that their GCist fighters will be attracted by the prosperity and wealth of New York." Hopkins, who has been to the Soviet Union many times, said with a smile, "In fact, the Soviet Union is a very bad country for the Soviet people. Among the major powers in the world, the Soviet Union is likely to have the worst living standards for its people."

Truman seemed not to understand what Hopkins meant. He asked: "Mr. Advisor (Hopkins is now an advisor), do you mean... the Soviet leaders are worried that his naval officers and soldiers will immigrate to the United States in large numbers after the war?"

"Uh... this is a problem." Roosevelt smiled and nodded, and then said: "But Comrade Stalin is more worried that his GCist fighters will be infected by our decadent capitalist ideas and become his enemies in the future."

"Infected...?" Truman thought: The ideas of democracy and freedom are viruses! Why didn't the virus infect the Germans?

"Mr. President, should we try to corrupt all the Soviet GC fighters?" Donovan, the director of the Strategic Intelligence Agency, understood Roosevelt's thoughts and immediately took over the conversation.

Roosevelt looked at Truman, "Harry, what do you think?"

Truman was stunned, then thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "Mr. President, I think we should promote American values ​​to the officers and soldiers of the Soviet Navy... If we win the world war, the Soviet Union is likely to become our next opponent!"

Roosevelt nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I think so too. We should let the Soviet GC fighters understand that there are systems in the world that are superior to the Soviet system. However... we should instill our values ​​into the minds of Soviet GC fighters in a kind way."

"Goodwill?" Truman didn't understand again. What is goodwill?

Hopkins said next to him: "President, we may be able to distribute condolences to the Soviet navy officers and soldiers, such as chocolates, cigarettes and watches produced in the United States. We can also organize some military-civilian social activities to entertain the Soviet sailors to eat and drink, so that they can communicate with the United States." Let the girls dance and let them gaze at the bustling city of New York.”

After hearing this, Truman already understood. No wonder he was brought to the White House, it turned out to be money! Roosevelt's kindness was to spend money on food, drinks and gifts...

However, the U.S. military budget does not include the cost of purchasing sugar-coated artillery shells to bomb the Soviet Union, so it can only ask Comrade Truman, who is in charge of accounting, to open a back door and let the USO (L Military Commission) make up some account and spend the money. .

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The North Atlantic is currently dark, with high winds and rough waves, and the temperature has dropped below freezing. German aircraft cannot fly at all in this climate, and even the reconnaissance capabilities of submarines on the water will be greatly reduced. Therefore, it is a good opportunity for the Soviet fleet to break through the "blockade" and successfully head to New York City, the center of capitalism.

"American Political Commissar" McCarthy resisted the vomiting sensation caused by seasickness and walked through the rickety cabin aisle. He is currently aboard the battleship USSR, the flagship of the Soviet Atlantic Fleet. This battleship is also the ship of Comrade Bulganin, political commissar of the Atlantic Fleet and political commissar of the Allied Atlantic Combined Fleet.

Now McCarthy is preparing to go to see Bulganin. This time he is not going to protest. Instead, he is going to see Bulganin with the telegram he just received to discuss the "tri-service celebration" and "New York working people's condolences to communist fighters." A question that would surely trouble Bulganin.

"Condolences? To the working people of New York?"

"Yes, the working people of New York were very excited when they heard that the Soviet Union sent a fleet to fight the Nazis with the United States. They have already organized themselves to welcome the Soviet fleet, and are also preparing a series of condolences and party activities."

Really working people? Not a Wall Street capitalist?

Bulganin really regrets taking the job of political commissar of the Atlantic Fleet - this job is simply deadly! As long as you are not careful, you will be an anti-G life element!

Bulganin considered his words and replied: "Well... well, our Red Navy discipline is very strict, and the training tasks are very heavy, so condolences and social activities should not be too many."

In fact, he really wanted to lock the officers and soldiers of the Red Navy on the ship to prevent these people from being exposed to too many bad ideas.

However, this suggestion was rejected by Comrade Stalin, because Comrade Stalin believed that only those communist fighters who could withstand the test of sugar-coated bullets were the real communist fighters. Those wavering elements who could not withstand the test should be dealt with through labor reform!

Moreover, contact with the American working people in New York was also an opportunity to demonstrate the superiority of the Soviet socialist system.

Why should we worry about Soviet communist fighters being infected by decadent capitalist ideas? Why couldn't the American working people be won over to support the Soviet Union and the socialist system?

After defeating the Nazis in the future, there will inevitably be competition between the United States and Germany, and maybe there will be a war! Therefore, the support of the working people of the United States for the Soviet Union will become an important force in maintaining peace at critical moments.

If the Soviet naval soldiers now dare not even meet the working people of the United States, how will the working people of the United States view the Soviet Union?

Therefore, Bulganin could not refuse outright, but could only use the excuse of ensuring training to reduce the number of social activities as much as possible.

"Then we also want to know about the activities of Soviet sailors in New York City." McCarthy continued to embarrass Bulganin, "According to the agreement between the two parties, the Soviet sailors have to disembark and enter the city while the ship is docked in New York, right? ?”

"Damn Molotov..." Bulganin was already cursing Molotov in his heart after listening to McCarthy's question relayed by the translator. Because the agreement to allow sailors to move ashore was signed by Molotov and the United States - this request was made by the Americans first, because Molotovsk, like New York, will receive the entry of the American fleet.

When the U.S. fleet is anchored in Molotovsk, the U.S. sailors will not stay on the ship. They want to get off the ship to experience the happy life of socialism. So according to the principle of reciprocity, the Soviet sailors must of course disembark in New York... This matter is not a matter of whether to disembark, but a matter of reciprocity of sovereignty!