Mr. Liu is still unsure of whether Long Jianhua can be taken away by the granddaughter of other old comrades. After all, Liu Zhifei has just started her junior year and is still two years away from graduating.

No one can tell such a thing, so he feels guilty.

After dinner, he used the excuse of being a little tired and needed a rest, and ran home in a hurry, but Liu Zhifei and the others had not come back yet.

After forcing her to take a while off for lunch, she learned that Qin Huiyan had returned and Liu Zhifei had gone to school. She immediately found Qin Huiyan and asked her to contact Long Jianhua to tell the old comrades about his views on the general trend.

Qin Huiyan was stunned for a while and asked, "Dad, are you sure he will tell? You won't be laughed at?"

The old man hesitated for a moment, "I heard from Old Man Li that the leader said, 'Long Jianhua has a wide vision, and it is not as good as ordinary people', and I think he will."

Qin Huiyan looked at him in surprise, then nodded, "He will go to Xiangdao tomorrow afternoon, and I'll contact you tonight."

She couldn't figure out what Long Jianhua said, but the leader gave such an evaluation...

When Long Jianhua received a call from his future mother-in-law, he learned that the old man wanted him to tell the old comrades about the general trend of the world.

What are you talking about?

Tell us about the Battle of the Yingama Island War that will break out next year?

It is said that the Iron Lady will come to Kyoto with the remnant power of the victory of this war, hoping that the Eagle Kingdom will continue to rent Kawashima?

Xiangdao is like this now, no longer the history of her previous life. Will she still have that idea?

Tell us about the fifth Middle East War that will happen next year?

Tell me the shepherd dog that will appear soon?

Tell me that the Soviet Union will collapse in 8 years?

The key is, can you tell me?

Absolutely not!

The next morning, he was taken from Shichahai Siheyuan by a special car to a Siheyuan, and then led to a conference room. Seeing the 37 people sitting in four circles, including 16 old comrades, Long Jianhua was very nervous.

Except for the five secretaries who sat alone for the record, the lowest level of the rest of the audience was the deputy cloth. He had never seen such a scene before, and the pressure was too great.

Standing there, he said a little embarrassedly, "Dear leaders, I'm a little overwhelmed and don't know what to say."

This is definitely not humility, it is purely inspired.

This aura is too big.

Mr. Zhang smiled and said, "Don't worry, sit down first."

He said "Oh" and came to the chair he prepared for him to sit down.

Mr. Li laughed and said, "You may have contacted more problems than us in Xiangdao; in addition, you are a business owner and have done a good job, so you must have your own opinions on the general trend."

Then waved his hand and said, "Tell me whatever you say, what we listen to."

He nodded and said, "I was a little interested in US-Soviet relations some time ago. Why would I talk about the Cuban missile crisis?"

He has read a lot of information about the Cuban missile crisis in his previous life and thinks it is a classic of compromise and negotiation. Such negotiations are not only suitable for political negotiations, but also for business negotiations.

As everyone nodded, he began to tell...

From April 17 to 19, 1961, the United States failed to land in the Bay of Pigs in Cuba; Cuba has since requested military assistance from the Soviet Union, and from mid-July 1962, the Soviet Union's plan to deploy missiles in Cuba officially began to be implemented.

The reason why Cuba turned to the Soviet Union was because the United States imposed sanctions on the Castro government, which caused the Cuban middle class to have serious anti-Mercedes sentiment, and the Cuban government followed suit.

In July, the US government received continuous intelligence from the Soviet Union to provide military aid to Cuba, but President Kennedy and most of his advisers believed that the Soviet Union could not provide offensive military equipment to Cuba.

In September, the US intelligence community said in a release that Khrushchev would not risk deploying offensive missiles in Cuba because it would conflict with "the policies that the Soviet Union has pursued and will implement."

On October 14, the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft of the United States discovered evidence that the Soviet Union was building six medium-range missile bases in Cuba; on the 16th, these evidence materials were sent to Kennedy.

From then on, the Kennedy administration strengthened aerial reconnaissance and surveillance of Cuba.

The reason why the Soviet Union dared to deploy missiles in Cuba is based on Khrushchev's three major estimates: 1. Their actions are very secretive and everything is going on in secret, so these missile bases will not be discovered before they are available for use; 2. Even if the United States discovers these missiles and is under the threat of the Soviet Union, the United States dares not take risks of revenge and can only accept reality; 3. Even if the Americans dare to make a difference, they can still deal with the strength of the Soviet Union.

In Khrushchev's mind, Kennedy was just a rich child, and his expression after the failure of the Bay of Pigs incident - he was very shocked, very uneasy, and a little mentally collapsed.

But the fact is that Kennedy was shocked when he learned on October 16 that the Soviet Union had deployed missiles in Cuba.

He believes that this incident hides an unimaginable crisis, which will affect the prestige and reputation of the United States in the world, and will threaten his political party's control over Congress and his own credibility among government members, and thus threaten his presidential throne.

At the subsequent Executive Committee of the National Security Council, he stated that whatever Khrushchev's true intention was, the United States must make a firm and powerful response to force the Soviet Union to dismantle and withdraw its own missiles.

The next question he had to consider was: how to not risk a nuclear conflict with the Soviet Union, and to remove missiles in Cuba.

Until the morning of the 21st, Kennedy had not considered any political or diplomatic solutions, and his focus was on military choices.

He believes there are four types of military operations to choose from: air strikes on three missile bases that have been discovered; larger attacks on airports, missile bases and other related auxiliary facilities; blockade of Cuba; and carry out a full-scale invasion.

As the discussion deepened, Kennedy's idea became more and more determined, that was, lockdown, which he defined as "a limited lockdown for limited purposes."

At 7 pm on October 22, he delivered a televised speech to the whole country, pointing out that the Soviet Union was building an offensive missile base in Cuba, which would pose a clear threat to peace and security throughout the Americas. This is "deliberate provocative and unreasonable change to the status quo", which is completely unacceptable to the United States.

He stressed that the unshakable goal of the United States is that these missiles will not be used to attack the United States or any other country and to withdraw or eliminate these missiles from the Americas.

To this end, he proposed several "initial measures such as "isolation" at sea in Cuba."

A few hours before the speech, the global US military had entered the third-level combat readiness state.

183 ships were deployed in the Caribbean and South Atlantic regions, including 8 aircraft carriers, 2 cruisers, 118 destroyers, 13 submarines, and 68 air squadrons.

At 12 noon on the 22nd, the combat staff of the Strategic Air Force Command were on duty 24 hours a day and night. 183 B-47 strategic bombers carrying nuclear warheads were evacuated to 33 civil and military airports in China; 66 B-52 carrying nuclear warheads, which accounted for 18 US strategic bombers, were on standby in the air at any time; at night, the number of ground alert bombers increased from 652 to 912.

The air-visited b-52 strategic bomber closely monitored all activities of ships entering and leaving Cuban, and then dispatched additional aircraft to assist the Atlantic Fleet's maritime surveillance operations on the 25th.

At the same time, the Pentagon prepared an air strike and amphibious landing action plan, and carried out preparations for the attack on Cuba with great fanfare.

The Mid-Engshi, Furui Enshi, Sitemauni, Island Japan and other places have prepared combat preparations, aiming to give the Soviet Union the impression that the strategic command was fully ready.

The Soviet Union realized the United States' alert operation and also knew that the plane of the US Strategic Air Force Command 20 was flying around the air with atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs.

When the White House press secretary announced at noon on the 22nd that Kennedy would make an important speech that night, Khrushchev realized that the United States might have discovered a missile launch base.

Khrushchev's purpose in building a missile base in Cuba was to reverse the strategic disadvantages of the Soviet Union. Once Cuba succeeded, it could make the United States accept a fait accompli, which would help solve the political and military problems encountered by the Soviet Union, thereby changing the entire Cold War environment, re-establishing a strategic balance, and having more capital to bargain with the United States.

He was very worried that the missile project was not completed at this time and the launch site was in a defensive position, so the Americans could easily destroy it from the air; if the United States wanted to attack air, they would not announce it in advance... He was not sure what actions the United States would take next.

He immediately convened a meeting of the Central Bureau of Presidium, starting from 10 pm local time to early the next morning, and at 1 a.m., he learned about Kennedy's speech.

They feel fortunate that the United States did not use air strikes to destroy missiles, and the "quarantine" action taken by the United States was not solved.

Khrushchev made a decision: to speed up the construction of missile bases and speed up the disguise, while also indicating that "we must demonstrate our determination to use force to force."

Next, the Soviet army began to step up preparations and acted as a ferocious battle with the United States.

Strategic missile forces, air defense forces and submarine forces will all suspend veteran demobilization and stop all personal vacations. Strategic bombers have begun to transfer to forward bases. Warsaw Pact joint forces have entered a state of combat readiness. Nuclear submarines are scattered around the world. Intercontinental missiles are in combat readiness.

Through intelligence analysis, the US intelligence agencies found that although the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact had increased their vigilance, there was no sufficient evidence to show that the Soviet Union was ready to launch a full-scale war.

At this time, the United States deployed 15 "Jupiter" missiles in Türkiye, which were already in a launchable state, but Kennedy insisted that these missiles were not allowed to open fire on the Soviet Union without his authorization.

He personally directed the implementation of the "quarantine" measures. He ordered the decisions of which ships were suspended, when and how to announce the suspension order, under what circumstances, etc., to follow his orders.

His attitude is: for ships, try not to have casualties and do not sink the ship; for submarines, they are searched by radar and tracked by warships, and forced to surface, but no offensive actions are allowed.

In order not to escalate the situation, Khrushchev also took some actions.

On the evening of the 24th, the Soviet TASS broadcasted his reply to the famous pacifist and philosopher Russell, a famous Eagle Kingdom pacifist, in which he said, "The issue of war and peace is so important that we should consider holding the highest meeting to discuss all the issues that have occurred and make every effort to eliminate the danger of a thermal nuclear war."

In his letter to the acting secretary-general of the United Nations, Khrushchev also stated that he would be willing to negotiate even under the circumstances of blockade.

On the afternoon of the 24th, he suddenly summoned William Knox, general manager of Westinhouse International, a US entrepreneur in Moscow. The two had a four-hour conversation.

During the conversation, he admitted that there were Soviet missiles and nuclear warheads in Cuba, but emphasized that this was for defensive purposes and Kennedy was taking the risk of a world war; at the same time, he ensured that these missiles were under the firm control of the Soviet Union, and that the Soviet Union would not use nuclear weapons first, and he had no interest in destroying the world.

At the same time, he also warned that if the US Navy tries to intercept Soviet ships heading to Cuba, sooner or later the Soviet Union will order submarines to sink those meter ships, or intercept American ships on high seas for revenge, and the Soviet Union cannot endure indefinitely.

At 10 a.m. on the 24th, the United States' maritime blockade was officially launched, and the American Navy set up obstacles in waters 500 nautical miles away from Cuba.

At this time, 16 Soviet dry cargo ships and 6 oil tankers were heading towards Cuba, three of which were large inlets were suitable for loading missiles.

In the end, the United States and the Soviet Union formed a confrontation between the two armies in the Caribbean, an extremely dangerous situation.

As long as the Soviet ship refuses to stop sailing for inspection, the US Navy will open fire on it; while the Soviet cargo ship is escorted by a submarine carrying a nuclear warhead. Once the cargo ship is attacked, the submarine captain can counterattack the US warships and use atomic torpedoes at his own discretion when necessary.

In Cuba, the Soviet Union not only had medium-range missiles, but also 162 nuclear missiles and tactical nuclear warheads.

The confrontation scene made Khrushchev and Kennedy seem anxious.

Kennedy doubted whether his orders were correctly understood and executed, emphasizing that "only the president's orders can fire, otherwise World War III will occur."

Although Khrushchev believed that the military mobilization of the Mid-Armed Forces was intimidation, he felt unsure of the development of the situation.

At the Central Bureau meeting held on the morning of the 24th, he expressed his hope to resolve the missile crisis.

He said that continuing to compete with Kennedy would not have any effect, proposing that ships carrying missiles to Cuba stop advancing, or break down on the spot and wait for the end of the blockade, or turn around and return, and seek new ways to protect Cuba or make it "a peaceful area."

At the meeting, it was decided that the ships transporting civilian supplies, including oil tankers, would continue to move forward and would not be allowed to board the United States for inspection. At that time, the captain of the warship and submarine received a password telegram from Moscow, ordering "Don't contact with the United States' obstruction, do not cross the blockade line, but move to a safe place and stand by on standby."

In the United States, Kennedy also instructed the Atlantic Fleet Command not to take any action except to give Soviet ships a chance to turn around and return.

In order to prevent naval officers from acting rashly and taking some unauthorized actions to aggravate the crisis, he also issued a strict order to the Navy Minister of Operations Anderson: No Soviet ships or ships outside the blockade area shall be blocked, forcibly boarded or harassed; only if the ships heading to the isolation line are closely followed, no clear instructions cannot be taken.

On the 25th, Khrushchev presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee.

He believes that the latest information shows that Kennedy will not retreat. If he insists on deploying missiles in Cuba, the result will be a war. Now is the time to adopt tactical flexibility and it is recommended to trade directly. If Kennedy promises not to invade Cuba, he will order the dismantling of ballistic missiles.
To be continued...