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Chapter 1527: Strengthening Jakarta (First update, please subscribe)
“Don’t we need to consider safety issues?”

His son's question made Li Yian's eyebrows slightly raised. When he silently took out a cigar from the cigar box and smoked it, Li Yixuan said:

"Father, I feel that at this moment, with the situation in Southeast Asia, we and the United States are actually grasshoppers on the same rope. No one can stay out of it."

Looking at his father, Li Yixuan continued
“The United States will increase its investment in Saigon. After all, the special warfare they are promoting there has already failed.

We can certainly stay out of this war and fully develop our economy. And this is the inevitable result. But can we really stay out of it?

Isn't it that the United States was determined to intervene in Saigon because it was worried about the "domino effect" in Southeast Asia? "

The "domino effect" is the geopolitical theory that the United States believed in during the Cold War. This theory was most evident in Southeast Asia. The United States believed that once Saigon could not withstand Hanoi's attack, Saigon would be like the first domino to fall, pushing down the following countries one after another. The final result would naturally be that the entire Southeast Asia would become a puppet state of the Soviet Union.

That’s why the United States has been fighting here for more than a decade.

Lee Nghi An had considered the idea of ​​what might have happened if Saigon had been threatened by Hanoi and the Americans had not intervened in the Vietnam War.

That is definitely not what he wants to see. By then, the entire Southeast Asia, at least the Indochina Peninsula and the Mayan Peninsula will inevitably be covered by the "bamboo curtain". Even the Philippines and Jakarta may also experience such changes.

It is for this reason that after helping the King of Siam to restore his throne, Li Yian took the initiative to invite the United States to intervene, just to let the United States stand in front.

After all, only the United States can withstand the pressure of being served by the two major powers in turn.

Compared with Saigon, Li Yian was more concerned about Jakarta. Unlike the United States, which was worried about the expansion of Soviet power in Jakarta, for him, intervening in Jakarta was actually to "clean up the backyard."

Once Saigon was lost, the Iron Curtain would inevitably spread across Southeast Asia, especially after the United States left Saigon in disgrace. If the major powers had not given up on exporting, the "domino effect" would have been very likely to occur.

Therefore, for security reasons, Li Yian must consider completely resolving Jakarta under the premise of complete hostility, so as to ensure a fundamental bottom line - the security of the South Pacific Islands.

This safety means being under your own control.

Historically, after the United States failed in the Vietnam War, it retreated across the board. What is "Nixonism"? It means retreat again and again. When it came to the so-called American King Jimmy Carter, the only thing left was to raise the white flag.

In this situation, Li Yian must make arrangements in advance to ensure that he can seize the initiative in the uncertain future.

"Nothing is more important than safety! It can be said that safety is the most important thing. We cannot sacrifice our safety for any short-term economic or political benefits!"

After giving his son an answer, Li Yian continued:
“Now, the special relationship between Southeast Asia and South America is the real special relationship. The previous special relationship was just a superficial relationship.

With this consensus, we have a basis for cooperation with the United States. When I visited Washington last time, I reached a consensus with Johnson. We both agreed that in this difficult period, we should share the difficulties and unite to resist the red invasion in Southeast Asia..."

Li Yian then told his son about SEA’s share of the tasks during this round of craze.

"The special warfare we are carrying out in Jakarta is essentially the same as the US action in Saigon. They are all for security. We will stand with the US, but we are working in different directions."

“Jakarta!”

Li Yixuan looked at his father and said:
"Father, you are saying that our actions in Jakarta are part of the entire Southeast Asian situation, right?"

When asking this question, Li Yixuan asked and answered it himself.
"Can it be understood that the United States is at the front to block the expansion of the Iron Curtain in Indochina, while we are in Jakarta to block the expansion of the Iron Curtain in the South Pacific Islands?"

"Correct!"

Li Yian nodded and said:

"This is the division of labor between us and the United States, and it is also the reason why we reject the United States. Compared with the Indochina Peninsula, the Nanyang Islands are our backyard. We must clean up our backyard before we can go all out to deal with other problems."

After thinking about it, Li Yian added something.

"After resolving the Jakarta issue, we will intervene in Saigon's affairs at an appropriate time in the future. After all, security... is a core issue that no country can ignore."

In fact, Li Yian has no interest at all in the quagmire of Indochina.

However, safety is an issue that cannot be avoided.

Why would the free world go through fire and water rather than putting its strength into Indochina?

Li Yian was actually willing to go through fire and water for the British Empire.

Going through fire and water is empty talk, but taking the opportunity to share a piece of the pie is real. Because as a former world hegemon, Britain still has a lot of imperial heritage in its hands, and these imperial heritages will be lost little by little in the near future.

The heritage of those empires is priceless. If you miss this opportunity, you may not be able to get it even if you want to.

After all, after Britain lost those imperial legacies, how could it possibly take over those legacies?

Faced with those priceless treasures, everyone would be moved by them, and this is also the reason why Li Yian has always been very concerned about Ocean Bank.

Because the Ocean Bank is a tool for receiving the imperial legacy in the future.

"Rather than jumping into the mire, it is better to take a big bite of Britain's cake."

In fact, British cakes are not delicious. After all, there are so many people who want to eat that piece of cake that you might break your teeth if you are not careful.

But as long as you have good teeth, there is no cake that you can't eat.

What's more...in the days to come, what Li Yian needs is to attract the attention of the whole world to Saigon.

Now, Li Yian is waiting for the Gulf of Tonkin incident to break out. At that time, Johnson can also choose to withdraw the more than 10,000 American soldiers in Saigon without saying a word, without caring about the face of the world hegemon.

Unfortunately, Johnson didn't dare to do so. He didn't dare to risk losing Southeast Asia by doing so.

If the United States dared to do this, Li Yian would simply admit defeat, fly directly to Moscow to sing "Long Live Friendship", and then sit back and watch how the United States loses the Cold War.

Do we still want to win the Cold War?

The comprehensive containment strategy implemented by the United States during the Cold War was no deception.

In fact, the situation developed much faster than Li Yian had imagined. Just as Li Yian moved his bench and watched the storm unfold, he smiled.

In June, President Johnson appointed General William Westmoreland to command the US troops in Vietnam. Westmoreland was a violent man who wanted to expand the war, or in other words, he wanted to end the chaos in Saigon with a quick and decisive approach.

Therefore, after General Westmoreland arrived in Saigon and learned about the precarious situation there, he immediately made the decision to increase the intensity of the attack.

In the second month after he took office, another 5000 US troops were sent to Saigon, bringing the number of US troops in Saigon to 21000!
It was a special war, really special, but the United States still did not intervene in the Vietnam War at that time.

The US did not intervene in the Vietnam War, just as the SEA did not intervene in the Jakarta Civil War.

At least in name, SEA was not involved in the Jakarta civil war, although before that, it had dispatched its air force to destroy Jakarta's air force and provide air support to local separatist forces to help them capture cities.

However, officially speaking, SEA was not involved in the war. But if you say this, no one will believe it.

Almost at the same time when General Westmoreland arrived in Saigon and began to increase the intensity of the troops, General Zhang Yunjie finally arrived in Surabaya.

Although Surabaya is not the capital of independent East Java, it is the base for carrying out "special warfare". Independent states such as Aceh, Riau, or East Java all obtain weapons through Surabaya.

"Our troops flew from Surabaya to various places. Their mission is mainly to train their troops and command and assist them in combat..."

Zhang Yunjie, sitting on the side of a C130 transport plane, was dressed just like an ordinary soldier, with a camouflage combat uniform and a bulletproof tactical vest, and a Type 38 pistol on the side of his right leg, which is actually the SEA version of the P pistol.

"How much effort have we put in? When do we expect to be able to resolve Jakarta?"

When asking these questions, Zhang Yunjie looked outside the cabin. The base was full of soldiers wearing camouflage combat uniforms. They arrived here by plane from the mainland and joined this "special operation".

"Commander Zhang, at present, the total force we have deployed in various places is only 7500, and there are 4000 contractors. Although the force deployed is huge, Jakarta also has the full support of the Soviet Union, so the war in various places is in a stalemate!"

Without waiting for the staff officer to finish his words, Zhang Yunjie raised his eyebrows and said:

"Staff Officer Fang, I came here to solve the problem, not to gild myself. What I need is to solve the problem as soon as possible and completely eliminate the threat from Jakarta, so..."

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yunjie said directly:

"The Soviet Union can increase its forces here, and so can we. Well, let's send 3000 more troops in the first batch!"

Then he added:
“Two years!
In two years at most, I want to be in Jakarta and watch them sign the independence treaty."

In a word... turn up the intensity!
(End of this chapter)