Chapter 724 Let’s Experience GCism

On November 18, when the golden-red morning light shone on the ancient Greek-style bronze statue of a goddess holding a torch on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, dozens of battleships, cruisers and destroyers belonging to the Red Navy Atlantic Fleet slowly sailed into New York Harbor.

A brand-new American battleship greeted the GCist fleet on the water near Liberty Island, with salutes roaring, colorful flags flying, and a long row of American naval officers and soldiers standing on the deck, all dressed in formal attire, looking very impressive.

The GCist ships passed by the South Dakota-class battleship one by one, and on the port deck of each ship, there were GCist fighters in uniform standing in a row. However, most of them did not pay attention to the American ships on the opposite side, nor were they attracted by the bronze statue of the goddess symbolizing "Liberty Enlightening the World".

They were all looking at the jungle of high-rise buildings in New York City!

These GCist sailors who lived in the Soviet Union in the 1940s and most of them did not have Leningrad and Moscow hukou, when they saw the skyscrapers for the first time in their lives, they were shocked and envious.

With so many skyscrapers, this place must be better than Moscow and Leningrad! How great it would be if we could get New York hukou after the victory of the world revolution...

"Comrades, that is the center of the capitalist world, the hell of the poor, and the paradise of the bourgeoisie!"

A very majestic voice suddenly sounded in the ears of the GCist fighters, interrupting everyone's imagination of a better future.

Needless to say, this voice must belong to the political commissar on the battleship!

However... since this is the center of the capitalist world, why don't we GCist fighters attack it but help the American bourgeoisie defend it? Shouldn't we liberate New York together with National Socialist Germany?

Many people had questions in their hearts, but no one dared to raise such questions unless they wanted to go to labor reform!

Political Commissar Bulganin, who had never been abroad, was also looking at the Manhattan metropolitan area of ​​New York from the bridge of the Soviet Union at this time. He had seen this scene of tall buildings in a documentary about the dark side of American society, but when he witnessed it with his own eyes, he was still extremely shocked.

The United States is indeed the richest and most powerful country in the world!

"Comrade Gorshkov," Bulganin suddenly asked Rear Admiral Gorshkov, the captain of the Soviet battleship standing next to him, "You have been to Germany. How are Berlin and Hamburg compared to New York?"

Because the Soviet-German cooperation was closer in this time and space, Sergei Georgievich Gorshkov studied at the German Naval Staff College in the 1930s and stayed in Germany for nearly 2 years.

"It can't be compared, it can't be compared at all." Gorshkov shook his head, "Berlin is spacious and clean, but there are not so many tall buildings. Berlin looks a bit old, just like Leningrad..."

When mentioning Leningrad, Gorshkov's tone was a little low, because the Soviet was originally the flagship of the Baltic Fleet, so he took the Leningrad household registration, his wife and children lived in Kronstadt, and now of course he was in the Leningrad encirclement.

"The siege of Leningrad will definitely be broken!" Bulganin seemed to understand Gorshkov's thoughts, "and our action this time will also be very beneficial to breaking the siege of Leningrad."

At this moment, an impassioned tune suddenly came from the loudspeakers on all Soviet ships, including the battleship Soviet.

"Rise up, great country,

fight to the death,

to eliminate the evil Nazi forces,

to eliminate the evil bandits...

The enemy and I are two extremes,

all going in opposite directions,

we want light and freedom,

they want dark rule!"

Hearing this "Holy War", Bulganin's brows tightened slightly. This song is now the most popular patriotic song in the Soviet Union, but Bulganin knows that its popularity means that the Soviet Union's world revolutionary policy is changing - before it was world revolution, liberating all mankind, now it has become defending the country and eliminating the Nazi bandits...

"Comrade Military Commissar, we have arrived at Chelsea Piers." Gromyko, deputy director of the Political Department, leaned close to Bulganin's ear and whispered: "According to the agreement reached by both parties, our fleet will be anchored on the Hudson River near Chelsea Piers. The four Soviet-class ships can be directly docked at Chelsea Piers."

"Oh." Bulganin responded, raised his head and looked in the direction of Gromyko's finger, his face immediately became ugly, "Why choose here?"

"This is a good place," Gromyko said with a smile, "This is the best pier in New York. It was originally a passenger pier. Now there is no passenger business in the Atlantic, so the US Navy Department rented the pier for us to use. The passenger terminal near the pier and a very luxurious hotel are also for our use..."

Chelsea Piers is of course a good place. It is just west of Manhattan Island. When you get ashore, you will be the center of the capitalist world. It is also Manhattan, where the world's skyscrapers are most concentrated, and it is not far from Wall Street.

Now it is useless for the GC fighters to stay on the ship. Every day when they open their eyes, they can see the decadence of capitalism, and even the air they smell is full of the smell of bourgeois money. This kind of thinking is probably...

"Wow, this Russian song sounds really powerful! What song is this?"

"This is "The Holy War", which is said to have been sung in the siege of Leningrad."

"The siege of Leningrad... Did the Germans attack the city?"

"No, they are still surrounding it."

"There are more than 2 million people in that city?"

"It seems that there are so many, all besieged... The Russians have no choice but to rescue them."

"It must be a bloody battle!"

"I hope we can kill more Germans, so that we can save some effort in Ireland."

On the dock, a group of Americans in military uniforms and suits were whispering to each other. They were officials of the US government or officers of the army and navy, and they were all here to welcome Soviet comrades. The two people who were discussing the siege of Leningrad were major generals of the US Army. They were both division commanders sent to fight in Ireland. One was George Patton, commander of the 2nd Armored Division, and the other was Omar Bradley, commander of the 28th Infantry Division.

The reason why they were here was because there was a military delegation of the Red Army among the GCist comrades coming from the Soviet Union this time, led by Marshal Pavlov's (lucky) former chief of staff Rimoskik. Thanks to Djugashvili, he is now a lieutenant general and has also been awarded the title of Soviet Hero.

Because the United States requested that some officers with experience in fighting against German armored forces be invited to guide the American armored forces that were about to go to Ireland. So Stalin gave Rimoskik this foreign affairs mission.

Now Lieutenant General Rimoskik was standing on the rear deck of the Soviet with two junior Red Army officers, each carrying a large suitcase, craning their necks to look at Manhattan, where tall buildings stood. The two large boxes were empty now, but when he left the United States, they should be filled with items purchased from New York.

According to regulations, Soviet officials performing foreign affairs missions could buy some things to bring back home, and could also exchange a certain amount of foreign exchange according to their ranks. Lieutenant General Rimoskik also gained a little in the Battle of Warsaw, and got some hard currency, which he could use to buy some good things in the United States to bring back to his wife and children.

The officers and political cadres of the Red Navy officers and soldiers who arrived in the United States this time can also enjoy this treatment, so everyone has a few dollars in their pockets, waiting to go shopping in Manhattan after getting off the ship.

Bulganin doesn't care about this kind of welfare. He is the deputy chairman of the People's Committee and has the second-class special supply card in the Soviet Union. He can enjoy special planes and special trains when he goes on a long trip. What good things has he not seen? So he once wanted to prohibit officers and soldiers from going ashore, but now that he sees the fleet anchored near Wall Street, he has given up this hated idea.

However, only officers and political workers can move freely in Manhattan, and the range of activities of sailors is still limited. They can only feel the decadence and decline of capitalism in the Chelsea Pier area-anyway, they have no money (soldiers cannot exchange dollars), and it's useless to go there.

But the sugar-coated bullets of American imperialism will not let go of any GCist fighters from the socialist Soviet Union!

At Chelsea Pier, Bulganin met an acquaintance...or a revolutionary comrade, Earl Russell Browder, the General Secretary of the Bolshevik Party of the United States and a former member of the Executive Committee of the Third International. This man, who was supposed to become the great leader of the American Socialist Republic after the victory of the world revolution, has now become a member of the United States Military Commission (USO). Today, he came to express his condolences to the Soviet Red Navy officers and soldiers who came from afar on behalf of the American working people.

Moreover, Browder also brought hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of sugar-coated bullets, which were said to be donated by the American working people (this is of course a shameless lie)!

Every Soviet Red Navy officer and soldier, whether an officer, soldier or political cadre, had a gift. The gift was wrapped in exquisite wrapping paper, and it contained a Bulova A-11 watch, a large box of Hershey chocolates, a wool scarf, a Broadway theater ticket, and three cold buffet meal coupons for major hotels in Manhattan. In addition, all subways in Manhattan were open to comrades wearing Soviet Navy uniforms for free.

Therefore, the GC fighters from the Soviet Union can now enjoy the free GC happy life in Manhattan, New York in advance...