From the day of the noon. Pei Chengyi personally went to the airport to pick up the "special" that Xiang Linghui said

When he saw Liu Xiaobin, Pei Chengyi knew that trouble was coming. Liu Xiaobin not only brought agents from the Military Intelligence Bureau, who knew at a glance that they were technical experts, but also brought Yuan's secret order.

Back at the front-line headquarters, Pei Chengyi asked Dongfang Wen to be responsible for entertaining the personnel of the Military Intelligence Agency brought by Liu Xiaobin. After taking Liu Xiaobin to the office, Pei Chengyi called Yuan Chenhao over and asked him to contact the wounded army, the leading army, the Wang army and the sword army, and temporarily stop the march to New Delhi. After Yuan Chenhao went out, Pei Chengyi called the chief of the general staff of the Pakistani army, asking the Pakistani army to temporarily stop all military operations against New Delhi.

At this time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Yan Shanglong, had just arrived in Palma de Mallorca, a Spanish seaside resort.

On the way to the "Bay Hotel" in Calvia, the place of negotiation, Yan Shanglong read the information given to him by Yuan, and then threw the information into the high-temperature grinder. Oh, as for the mushy smell released from the exhaust hole of the machine, Yan Shanglong took a few deep breaths, and his mood gradually calmed down.

Mallorca is a world-famous holiday destination, but Yan Shanglong is not here to enjoy the Mediterranean.

Since the beginning of secret contacts between China, Pakistan, Nepal, Sikkim, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India for armistice negotiations under the mediation of the United States, the European Union, Russia and other countries and regions, Yan Shanglong has focused his main efforts on this.

Although as a diplomat, Yan Shanglong very much wanted to solve the problem by means of diplomatic negotiations, but as a diplomat of the Republic, Yan Shanglong knew that the hope of negotiations was very slim, and even hopeless.

Whether there is any hope or not can be seen from the rank of negotiators on both sides. Initially, Spain, on behalf of the European Union, asked the two sides to send officials at the level of deputy foreign ministers to participate in the negotiations, but before the Republic refused, India refused first, and only agreed to send ambassadorial-level officials to participate in the negotiations. Since neither the United States nor Russia has expressed support for negotiations at the level of deputy foreign minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic has adopted a tacit attitude.

What can be achieved from negotiations at the ambassadorial level?

Yan Shanglong did not look down on the ambassador, he had also served as an envoy abroad, and knew that the ambassador was just a microphone for the government and had almost no say in foreign policy.

Can there be results from letting people who have no right to speak talk?

What Yan Shanglong couldn't figure out the most was that Yuan looked down on the negotiation process very much, not only asked him a few times, but also often asked him about some issues related to the negotiation.

It is understandable that Yuan cared about diplomacy, and when he was still vice president, Wang Yuanqing was in charge of diplomacy.

It was not until a few hours before leaving Beijing that Yan Shanglong received news from Yuan that the Republic had made secret contacts with the United States and began to discuss India's post-war issues, and the first thing to be resolved was India's nuclear issue. Leaving Yuanfu, Yan Shanglong went directly to Du International Airport. By the time he got off the plane, he had already arrived in Parma.

Two hours before that, US Secretary of State Sullivan's special plane had landed at Parma Airport.

Although Yan Shanglong and Sullivan are not officials of the same level in terms of administrative powers, in foreign affairs, both are foreign minister-level officials, because the United States does not have a foreign minister, and foreign affairs are handled by the secretary of state.

When Yan Shanglong met Sullivan at the meeting place arranged by the Spanish government, it was already dark.

It can be said that Yan Shanglong and Sullivan can be regarded as old friends. Before Yan Shanglong became the foreign minister of the Republic and Sullivan became the US Secretary of State, the two met several times and talked several times. Although Yan Shanglong does not remember what he said about Sullivan at the time, according to Sullivan's memoirs, when he first met Yan Shanglong, he knew that this young man would one day be able to achieve great success in his diplomatic career. Of course, Sullivan's account is not necessarily credible, because when he first met Yan Shanglong, Yan Shanglong was almost old.

After a brief greeting, the two sat down face to face.

Yan Shanglong is fluent in English, and it is American English. Although Sullivan's Chinese is not very good, it is not a problem to cope with normal conversation. Because there was no communication problem, neither of them brought Tsusawa with them.

It was only when the Spanish officials had left, and there were only two diplomats left in the room, that the two nodded to each other.

"Minister Yan, this meeting was requested by your country, and I don't know what you brought that is worth face-to-face communication."

Mr. Sullivan, Shao'an's mother Yan Shanglong picked up the cigarette slowly, "Do you mind?" ”

Sullivan shook his head, he didn't smoke, but he didn't object to others smoking.

"As far as I know, your country's reconnaissance satellites have been monitoring the engagements on the battlefield in India." Yan Shanglong lit a cigarette and took two puffs, and said, "I believe that Mr. Secretary of State should know the war situation very well, so I will be direct, and in a few days, our army will capture New Delhi." ”

Sullivan didn't speak, because whatever he said would make the other party think about it.

"I won't say more about those polite words in diplomacy, just one point." Yan Shanglong raised a finger and said, "What do you think of India's nuclear issue?" ”

"The nuclear issue?" Sullivan's brow jumped a few times, but he could tell that he was not surprised.

"Mr. Secretary, a country with hundreds of nuclear warheads is in turmoil, and it will not do us or your country any good."

"What do you mean, Mr. Foreign Minister, that we are responsible for India's nuclear issue?"

Yan Shangjian smiled faintly and said, "Is it helpful to solve the problem by pursuing historical responsibility now?" ”

Sullivan let out a long breath and didn't say anything more.

"To date, however, not a single note has lost control of India's nuclear arsenal. However, it does not mean that it will not be a question in the future. "In fact, as the war draws to a close, no one can guarantee that India's nuclear weapons will not fall into the hands of some people with ulterior motives unless an effective mechanism is established or timely and decisive action is not taken." Not to mention a few hundred nuclear warheads, even a few nuclear warheads, are enough to pose a threat to the peace and security of the entire world. ”

"Mr. Foreign Minister, you mean, you're going to," Sullivan hesitated for a moment, then said, "I mean, in your opinion, there will be regime change in India?" ”

"That's not what we're going to talk about today, we're going to talk about the nuclear issue."

"Nuclear weapons are a very sensitive topic, a symbol of the sovereignty of recognized nuclear states, and we are talking about India's nuclear weapons here, is it too blunt?"

Yan Shanglong extinguished the cigarette butt and said, "Perhaps in the eyes of Mr. Secretary of State, India's sovereignty is more important than the lives of millions of American citizens. If that's the case, we really don't have anything to talk about. ”

You Sullivan was taken aback and said, "Mr. Foreign Minister, you should know the seriousness of the initial sentence, and you should know what the consequences of that sentence will be

"Really?" Yan Shanglong smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Secretary of State must have misunderstood what I meant. The Republic is a recognized nuclear power, and if the Secretary of State thinks I'm threatening you, the numbers are not millions, but hundreds of millions. Of course, I don't mean to threaten your country, and I don't really need to, do I? ”

Sullivan's facial muscles jumped a few times and said, "I also believe that your country's leaders can make the right decision, but I still don't understand the meaning of Mr. Foreign Minister's opening sentence." ”

"Then let me say it directly, we have received information that certain extremist groups in Afghanistan have entered India from Kashmir, and their main purpose is to take advantage of the war to obtain certain weapons that can pose a great threat to the enemies of Allah, as for what kind of weapons, we have not yet figured out"

Sullivan gritted his teeth and said, "Well, Mr. Foreign Minister thinks this is a threat to us. ”

Yan Shanglong smiled and said nothing, he had already said it bluntly enough.

"The problem is that the war is your country" Your country is a party to the war, one of the creators of the crisis. Your country has always claimed to be a responsible Power, and it should be held responsible

"We are indeed taking responsibility, but why should your country deny that Afghanistan's problems are not your country's responsibility?"

Sullivan hesitated, unable to refute it.

"Besides, it took 10 years for your country to eliminate extremist groups in Afghanistan, and even if our country is willing to take responsibility for the Indian nuclear issue, it is completely unrealistic."

Sullivan let out a long breath and said, "So what does Mr. Foreign Minister mean?"

"We can act, but you must pledge not to intervene. More importantly, our country does not give any guarantees for the success of the operation, that is, does not assume any responsibility for the consequences of the operation

"Not responsible,"

"With the strength of our country alone, we simply cannot make any guarantees."

Sullivan sighed, knowing that Yan Shanglong was telling the truth.

The so-called action is to destroy India's nuclear forces by military means. The U.S. pledge was also simple: not to warn India and not to blame the Republic on this issue after the war. Although oral assurances do not leave documentary evidence, such assurances between major powers are the most valuable, because only when the fundamental interests of the countries are involved, a compromise agreement is reached in the form of verbal assurances, and if one party tears up the agreement, it means that the major powers will turn the other cheek, and not only will they fail to protect the fundamental interests of the country, but will also lead to more serious losses. Not to mention anything else, the "Cuban Missile Crisis" of that year. "The Soviet Union promised to withdraw its missiles from Cuba in the form of verbal guarantees, and finally fulfilled its promise.

Yan Shanglong said, "I don't take responsibility. It is closely related to the effectiveness of military strikes. In other words, Yan Shanglong has made it clear that the Republic is not absolutely sure of destroying India's nuclear forces by military means. This is also in line with reality, after all, in the Japanese war, the Republic failed to destroy all of Japan's nuclear forces in a preemptive way, and India's land area is twice that of Japan, the number of nuclear warheads is comparable to Japan's, and the number of nuclear bases is several times that of Japan.

Although there is no need to worry about India's nuclear counterattack, the Republic has enough strength to shoot down India's ballistic missiles, but after the bombing campaign fails, it is very likely that the nuclear warheads will fall into the hands of some extremist groups. Of course, Sullivan does not have to worry about the Republic taking this opportunity to manipulate, because the nuclear element composition in any country's nuclear warhead is unique, and only the radioactive fallout produced by the nuclear explosion needs to be tested to determine the source of the nuclear warhead.

The question is how much impact the dispersal of nuclear weapons will have.

Sullivan didn't have to think about it to know he had to solve this problem. Although after the Japanese War, there were a number of ** extremist organizations funded by foreign Japanese, and many tragedies against Chinese people were created around the world, but among the many extremist organizations, the United States still accounts for the vast majority of the number one enemy. Not to mention anything else, there are hundreds of Islamic extremist groups that have vowed to wipe the United States off the face of the earth. If these extremist groups were to acquire a few nuclear weapons, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After a moment of silence, Sullivan said, "According to Mr. Foreign Minister, there is a second possibility?"

"What do you think, Mr. Secretary?"

Sullivan frowned, would talk about this

Get to the point and say! "If you want to avoid what Foreign Minister Jing Sheng said, what kind of help does your country need?" ”

Seeing that Sullivan was a person who understood the market, Yan Shanglong was not verbose and said, "First stop providing any military assistance to India, including intelligence, materials and training, withdraw India's noble advisers, and if Mr. Secretary of State is thinking about your country's diplomats, you should let your country's diplomats leave India as soon as possible." Secondly, after the end of the war, your country recognized all our interests in India, promised not to meddle in Indian affairs, not to support and support the government-in-exile, and to assist the legitimate Indian regime in liquidating and returning the property of Indian officials and Indian monopoly capitalists in the United States. Finally, we need military intelligence from your country, especially in relation to India's nuclear weapons. ”

"No way, it's just a knock!" Sullivan immediately screamed.

Yan Shanglong smiled slightly, not taking Sullivan's surprised expression in his eyes.

"We can only agree on the last point, the first two points have nothing to do with this meeting."

"Really? Yan Shanglong took out a document from the briefcase next to him and threw it in front of Sullivan, "Although we have always believed that your country is a peace-loving country and has always adhered to a neutral position, the facts tell us that many of your country's actions not only violate the professed democracy and freedom, but also do many things that endanger peace and even the security of mankind as a whole. Of course, I believe that Mr. Secretary has nothing to do with what I began to say. ”

Sullivan hesitated, picked up the file, and froze after just one glance.

The conclusive evidence, to be precise, is that the United States issued an alert to India about a strategic attack and suggested that India do a good job of intelligence on a strategic counterattack.

"Mr. Secretary, if you think that the first two points have nothing to do with what we are talking about, how can you explain this matter?"

"This,,I,"

"There is no doubt that Mr. Secretary of State does not know, but it does not mean that what your country has done can be forgiven, and Yan Shanglong is unforgiving, and said, "Mr. Secretary of State should know that if it were not for our country's ability to distinguish right from wrong, I am afraid that this information alone would be enough to turn hundreds of cities in the United States into cemeteries." Mr. Secretary of State should know that if this matter is shaken out, it will definitely not be our country that is unlucky

Sullivan gritted his teeth and didn't say anything more.

Yan Shanglong's meaning is clear, this scandal is enough for US President Brandino to be impeached, because the US president has linked the whole of the United States to a country with which it has not signed any alliance treaty. According to the rules between the nuclear powers, if India listens to the "slander" of the United States. If the Republic does not use nuclear weapons, and the Republic has this evidence, it will believe that the United States is behind the scenes to promote the nuclear war, and thus carry out a nuclear strike on the United States in accordance with the principle of "nuclear binding".

From a political point of view, this is definitely far more than the "Watergate" scandal. Political scandal with the "Camp David affair".

After pondering for a while, Sullivan spoke, "We can agree to the first condition, but the second one

"Mr. Secretary, do you think more evidence is needed?

Seeing Yan Shanglong pick up the briefcase, Sullivan was startled. It wasn't until Yan Shanglong took out his cigarette that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's a pity that I left in too much of a hurry and didn't bring all the documents with me." Yan Shanglong smiled slightly and said, "If Mr. Secretary of State really needs it, I can send someone to send a copy over, or fax it to Mr. ”

"I don't think it's necessary," Sullivan wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Since Mr. Secretary of State has said so, I will say no more.

"The second condition is really too harsh, and it involves too many American companies, even if I promised the president, Congress would not approve it. Mr. Foreign Minister, you should know that our country is a democratic system and that members of Congress will not follow the dictates of the government and the president

"There is no doubt that they only do what big business tells them to do."

Sullivan smiled wryly and didn't refute.

"In that case, we can let Yan Shanglong light a cigarette and say." We can unilaterally commit to the interests of U.S. businesses in India and actively negotiate a negotiated settlement. As for how to solve the problem, it can only be determined by the results of negotiations between the legitimate government of India and American companies, and we have no decision-making power, after all, this is a world of democracy and the rule of law, and since American companies are engaged in business activities in India, they should abide by Indian laws, right? ”

"At least there has to be a bottom line

"There's definitely a bottom line, and if Mr. Secretary of State feels it is necessary, we can vouch for U.S. companies in India

Sullivan immediately frowned, because the pie was so big that it looked like it was drawn on paper.

"Besides, if American companies are willing to leave India, I'm sure there will be a lot of republican companies that will help."

Sullivan then understood, and said, "I can't make a decision on this issue, we need time." ”

"Three days, to be sure, there are two and a half days left."

"This

"Mr. Secretary, I believe you should be aware of the importance of war, and wars will not stop because American corporations refuse to give up their wealth acquired by illegal means, otherwise there would be no wars

Sullivan let out a long breath and said, "I'll get back to you in forty-eight hours."

"That's for the best."

This is the end of the meeting between the two men, and then they get up and leave.