Chapter 376 Jinlan Bay

From the perspective of the Soviet Union's entire Far East strategy, after the island country was occupied, the Soviet Union gained access to the Pacific Ocean, and the importance of Vietnam has greatly declined. Moreover, the Soviet Union has greatly eased the conflict with China, and the idea of ​​using Vietnam to balance China has also faded. You know, to balance China, it is already good to have India, and Vietnam is really not worthy of challenging China.

"Then, shall we just let China take action?" Andropov's expression was very natural. For China, this was a serious provocation, but for the Soviet Union, it was insignificant. After all, the Soviet Union could already face the entire Pacific Ocean. The next strategic stronghold of the Soviet Union was Hawaii, definitely not Vietnam.

Marshal Ogarkov wanted to say something, but when he saw the General Secretary's expression, he knew that the General Secretary had clearly made a decision on the matter.

"Since all comrades have no objection, we will reply to the Chinese side." Andropov said, and then looked at Andrei who was sitting in the last seat, and said: "Andrei, what do you think?"

Andrei's strategic insight has always been very profound. Now, Andropov's deliberate cultivation of Andrei is also obvious to everyone. Now, hearing Andropov's question, everyone's eyes turned to Andrei.

Just now, Andrei's brain began to work rapidly. It would be inappropriate to intervene in this incident and not let China teach it a lesson. After all, in history, when the Soviet Union and China were at odds and the Soviet Union instigated Vietnam, China dared to go to war. What's more, now! If we let this happen and do nothing, it would make the Soviet Union, a great power, seem unimportant. After all, Vietnam still recognizes the Soviet Union as its big brother.

The most important thing is how to transform various events into tangible benefits for the Soviet Union!

"I think we can use this opportunity to get a military base in Vietnam." Andre said, "This is a good opportunity for us. What do you think of Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam?"

Cam Ranh Bay! An important military port and naval base in southeastern Vietnam. This port is 17 kilometers inland, and is formed by two peninsulas into two gourd-shaped inner and outer bays, the inner port Cam Ranh and the outer port Binh Ba. It is also located on an important waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and has extremely important strategic value. Moreover, the military port is deep enough to berth aircraft carriers!

Historically, this place was first developed into a large commercial port after France occupied Indochina. Warships could also refuel and resupply here as a berth. At that time, Cam Ranh Bay was not yet a military port.

Later, the Russo-Japanese War broke out. The Second Pacific Fleet of the Tsarist Russia arrived at Cam Ranh Bay at the end of September 1904 to rest, refuel and resupply. Hundreds of warships of the Baltic Fleet of the Tsarist Russia gathered here. Two months later, they set sail for Vladivostok. The Tsarist Russia was the first to use Cam Ranh Bay as a large military port.

Later, in 1935, France began to build a naval base here. Until World War II, Cam Ranh Bay was occupied by the island country and became its base for invading Malaya and the Dutch Indies.

After the end of World War II, France re-entered the port. Afterwards, the United States expanded Cam Ranh Bay Port for its own strategic considerations, but it ended up serving others.

Historically, after the Soviet Union and Vietnam signed the Soviet-Vietnamese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, which was a military alliance, Cam Ranh Bay was one of the important conditions for the Soviet-Vietnamese alliance. In 1979, Vietnam handed over the Cam Ranh Bay base to the Soviet Union for use, and the two sides signed a 25-year lease.

But now, due to Andrei's crossing, Andropov's rule and the great success in the Far East, the importance of Vietnam has declined, and this treaty has not even been signed.

Therefore, Andre proposed to take Cam Ranh Bay, a strategic location, from the Vietnamese by taking advantage of this opportunity!

"If we occupy Cam Ranh Bay, we can obtain a suitable supply base when our several major fleets are mobilized. Aircraft carriers can also be stationed there. Therefore, our warships will have a good supply point when they sail long distances, such as when they are mobilized from the Northern Fleet to the Pacific Fleet! Moreover, Vietnam's location is important. If we deploy troops in Cam Ranh Bay, we can directly control the Strait of Malacca, the channel between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean!" said Andre.

The Strait of Malacca! This is the world-famous golden waterway. Half of the merchant ships pass through here every year. If the Soviet Union deploys its navy in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, it can directly control this golden waterway!

"Moreover, we have stationed troops in Cam Ranh Bay, and we can also face the Philippines across the sea. The United States is now fighting fiercely with the Philippines, and it may deploy troops in the Philippines. We can just continue to check and balance the United States." Andre explained one by one, and everyone present nodded continuously.

"If we wanted to get Cam Ranh Bay directly before, Vietnam would definitely put forward various conditions. Now, we let China teach Vietnam a lesson. When the Chinese army invades Vietnam, the Vietnamese will definitely panic and come to us for help. At that time, we can use Cam Ranh Bay as a condition and ask them to lease it to us for 100 rubles a year."

Andrei's words made everyone smile. This was simply to make the Vietnamese monkeys bleed. This method was cruel and harsh enough, and in line with the Soviet style!

"At the same time, when we respond to China, we cannot simply agree. We must reiterate our position and let China teach the Vietnamese monkeys a lesson. We will not interfere. However, China's attack must be limited to North Vietnam. It cannot flatten the entire Vietnam at once. Moreover, we must obtain Vietnam's Cam Sang Bay base." Andre continued.

Now that China has taken the initiative to inform the Soviet Union that it wants to teach Vietnam a lesson, we must also inform China. You can teach Vietnam a lesson, but not too much. Moreover, you must let China know that the condition for the Soviet Union to let go is that the Soviet Union must occupy the Camel Bay!

After all, Vietnam is too close to China's South China Sea, and China has always regarded it as its own territory. If the Soviet Union wants to station troops in Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay, China will definitely be unhappy. So China will take this opportunity to put forward this condition!

Of course, it is not possible to beat up one's own younger brother and have to watch it happen. The Soviet Union has its own requirements.

Now, China's main focus is still on land, and the importance of the South China Sea is not as urgent as in the future. Therefore, Andre is very confident that China can win under these conditions. In this way, it can kill two birds with one stone!