American Strategic Deception Bureau

　Below the two mushroom clouds was the USS Shangri-La, with its stern raised high and its bow tilted as it sank into the Caribbean Sea.

　An American war correspondent snapped this photo on the spot showing the cruelty of nuclear war, and it became a famous scene in the Cuban nuclear crisis.

　--At 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on January 11, the Soviet submarine B-59 launched two T-5 nuclear torpedoes at the pursuing U.S. fleet, sinking and damaging 17 warships including the U.S. aircraft carrier Shangri-La, and then calmly withdrew from the Caribbean Sea.

　The "Sinking of the USS Shangri-La" against the backdrop of the mushroom cloud became the front-page photo that newspapers around the world rushed to publish!

　At this point, the US military first suffered the first ground nuclear strike in history, and then suffered the first sea nuclear strike in history.

　But before the bewildered Americans could react, that night, the Red Resistance on the island of Cuba started a new big thing...

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　January 11, 1962, 10:1 PM Eastern Time, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

　When the 1st Marine Division of the U.S. Army, which landed at the port of Trinidad in central Cuba, was reduced to ashes in the flash and flames of the atomic bomb explosion, the 2nd Marine Division of the U.S. Army and several airborne troops stationed at the Guantanamo Bay base in the eastern part of Cuba also fell into inexplicable panic and confusion.

　——Before the nuclear explosion, the 2nd Marine Division had already crushed the resistance of the Cuban Border Brigade and a small number of Soviet reinforcements, basically occupied the city of Guantanamo, and had enough strength to allocate a regiment of troops to the north to sweep the Cuban militia in the town of Baracoa.

　Together with the feint attack force of the 2506th Brigade of Cuban mercenaries that captured the town of Maisi, by the evening of January 10, the entire Guantanamo Province at the easternmost end of the island of Cuba had basically broken away from the rule of the Cuban revolutionary regime and fell into the hands of the US military and its puppet forces.

　However, when a mushroom cloud of nuclear explosion suddenly rose from the port outside Trinidad, the 2nd Marine Division at Guantanamo Bay was also at a loss. From the evening of the 10th to the night of the 11th, the army was basically stranded and did not move at all.

　Even because they had not received further instructions from the Pentagon, most officers and soldiers returned to the barracks at Guantanamo Bay to rest.

　As a result, they received the "gift" from Castro while they were soundly sleeping!

　Over 900 kilometers away at the San Cristobal missile launch site, one Soviet missile after another, ready for launch, emitted bursts of thunderous roars, emitting dazzling orange-red flames from their tails. They successively burst out of the ground-mounted rails and roared eastward toward Guantanamo Bay...

　In fact, these R-14 medium-range missiles have a maximum range of 3700 kilometers, enough to hit New York and Washington from Cuba!

　Moreover, there is no anti-missile system at the moment. Even the US capital has no way to intercept missiles.

　Although the nuclear warheads were not delivered, only conventional warheads remained on Cuba, preventing mushroom clouds from rising over New York and Washington. However, if the attack was simply to emulate the "Doolittle Raid" on Tokyo in the early days of the Pacific War, shocking the White House and Capitol Hill three times in one night, it would still be possible.

　However, Khrushchev, who appeared fierce but was actually cowardly, still could not make up his mind to directly attack the US mainland even at this time. He only reluctantly agreed to the Soviet missile forces to use the already deployed R-14 medium-range missiles to bombard Guantanamo Bay on the eastern end of Cuba...

　As a result, the 2nd Marine Division of the US Army at Guantanamo Bay suffered the missile rain that should have been "enjoyed" by Washington politicians.

　Late at night, they first heard a sharp whistling sound as something suddenly cut through the air. Then they saw huge fireballs streaking through the dark night sky, as dazzling as meteors, and then crashing towards them!

　The next moment, accompanied by a deafening roar and a flash of light that pierced the night sky, the entire Guantanamo Bay base was blown into a sea of ​​fire...

　He led a large number of unemployed Chinese illegal workers to beg for food, and even relied on live broadcasts of how they begged for food in the United States, which attracted countless fans and earned 200,000 yuan in tips alone! This is the so-called Hong Qigong of the modern era!

　Speaking of which, this is really a new track. Has anyone written a novel about "rebirth in America and starting a beggar gang"?

　Chapter 114: Fili moves again

　On the morning of January 12, 1962, the United States, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, CIA shelter villa

　In the early morning sunshine, the villa, which had been decorated so warmly and full of the atmosphere of family life, suddenly became extremely messy overnight, with suitcases, canvas bags, and cardboard boxes of all sizes piled up in a mess on the floor.

　The cupboards and wardrobes were all opened, and even the drawers of the desk and dressing table were pulled out. Marita and the head maid Alena were tidying up the miscellaneous items in the bedroom and bathroom. Juanita, the little maid who had just lost her virginity, was responsible for feeding Monica, who was just half a year old, with a bottle.

　The four naked Nicaraguan girls were also released from the underground shelter and put on the blue shelter tight uniforms that Firi had prepared for them for the first time. They were then sent to the yard to clean and wash the car and load the packed luggage into the car one by one.

　In short, after living in the CIA-arranged refuge villa for four months, Firi and his women had to move again!

　The reason is that a big shot wants to take over this shelter...

　- In just 72 hours, after experiencing the Cuban nuclear explosion, the Caribbean nuclear torpedo and the medium-range missile bombardment of Guantanamo, the entire United States and even the entire European and American society were in a state of panic and fear, with terrible rumors of "imminent nuclear war" spreading everywhere.

　Newspaper media, radio stations and television news in European and American countries have been hyping up the incident, creating a tense atmosphere and selling anxiety.

　The Times: Three mushroom clouds rose within 48 hours! The US military suffered its biggest defeat since its founding!

　Le Figaro: The mushroom cloud has risen. Is nuclear winter far away? Housewives should stock up on canned food!

　According to information released by the Pentagon, the US military has lost nearly 30,000 people in 48 hours! The casualties are dozens of times that of Pearl Harbor!

　The 1st Marine Division was completely wiped out! The 2nd Marine Division suffered heavy losses, and the Shangri-La aircraft carrier battle group was destroyed! The biggest defeat of the US military in the 20th century!

　"A nuclear war breaks out in Cuba, and tens of thousands of U.S. sailors and soldiers in Guantanamo are in extreme danger!"

　President Kennedy ordered a national period of mourning, with flags flown at half-staff in memory of the fallen soldiers.

　The U.S. Navy and Army were defeated in Cuba. The burning iron curtain has crossed the Atlantic and descended upon the Americas!

　Major General James Masters, commander of the 1st Marine Division, was captured!

　The "Tropic Thunder" plan to capture Cuba is on the verge of collapse! Can we still win this war?

　Should we fight a full-scale nuclear war in the Western Hemisphere? This is a difficult choice!

　Although the red camp on the other side of the Iron Curtain was actually very timid about whether to fight a third world war, it remained as tough as ever in its words.

　The Soviet Union's TASS news agency immediately released a series of major news, including the explosion of a nuclear mine in Trinidad, Che Guevara's annihilation of the 1st Marine Division, the sinking of the USS Shangri-La by a Soviet submarine, and the bombing of the Guantanamo base by missiles. It also wrote an article to mourn the Soviet martyrs who died in Cuba, and by the way, congratulated the Cuban brothers, who were isolated in the Western Hemisphere, for their calmness and tenacious fight in the face of the invasion of US imperialism and for achieving such great results.

　Pravda published a lengthy article titled "U.S. imperialism's evil invasion of Cuba suffered the most shameful defeat and the most painful blow!" It also boasted about the superiority of the socialist system: the nuclear mines, nuclear torpedoes, tanks, and aircraft used on the Cuban battlefield were all Soviet!

　For a time, photos of the Shangri-La aircraft carrier breaking apart and sinking on the sea, and cartoons of Che Guevara waving a red flag and charging towards the mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion (the radiation at the nuclear explosion site was too high to take photos), quickly became popular across the vast territory of the Soviet Union.

　All the Russian bears knew that their Cuban ally had produced an amazing macho man who, when he saw the nuclear explosion, did not hide but instead charged towards the mushroom cloud!

　This is definitely the red superman!

　Since the Soviet Union released the news, Eastern European countries naturally followed suit, and the portrait of Che Guevara became popular throughout the socialist camp.

　Furthermore, despite the breakdown of Sino-Soviet relations, the People's Daily published a news item titled "Congratulations to the Cuban People on Defeat the U.S. Invaders," and pointedly declared: "The reason why the Cuban revolutionary army was able to defeat the strong with the weak and defeat the heavily armed U.S. invading army was mainly because they were fighting for national liberation and independence, for patriotism and class struggle, and to save the Cuban people from the flames of war and slaughter!"

　Any army that fights for freedom and justice will receive widespread support and enthusiastic response from the people..."

　Compared with the tragic losses suffered by the US military on overseas battlefields, the scenes of escape around American citizens are even more terrifying.

　For example, a New York Times reporter known as the "Gray Lady" published a report titled "New Yorkers Are Fleeing the City Like a Madman": "On the night of January 11, 1962, the highway from New York to New Jersey was crowded with all kinds of vehicles fleeing the city, with luggage stuffed from trunk to roof. Even the poor in Brooklyn were walking across the Hudson River Bridge or heading north.

　Escape to Long Island."

　"Although the government hasn't officially ordered a wartime blackout, the lights in most Manhattan skyscrapers have already been turned off tonight. The Wall Street Stock Exchange announced an emergency week-long closure at 6 p.m., and the Chicago futures market also closed.

　The entire city was filled with a terrifying atmosphere of panic. All the theaters on Broadway were closed, and the streets were dark and depressing with few lights. Long lines formed in front of gas stations. People not only filled their tanks, but also filled drums and other containers with gasoline to take home. Some gas stations were forced to limit purchases.

　Many items in supermarkets and grocery stores have been sold out, with toilet paper and tampons being the most in-demand items, followed by various beverages, alcohol, and canned goods...Taking advantage of the chaos in the city, many gangsters have taken to the streets to rob and extort, and the security situation in New York is rapidly deteriorating."

　As our vehicle crossed the East River, we spotted the New York State National Guard entering the city, setting up anti-aircraft guns and preparing to launch anti-aircraft balloons. When we asked them if they could shoot down Soviet missiles with anti-aircraft guns, the soldiers and officers simply shook their heads and went back to their work.

　“We all know anti-aircraft guns can’t shoot down missiles,” one officer said, “but we have to do something.”

　Scenes like this occurred not only in New York, but also in other major American cities such as Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Seattle, and even crossed the Atlantic and spread to many famous European cities.

　West Berlin had been under martial law and a blackout since January 11, and panic buying also occurred in London and Paris.

　While the poor and ordinary citizens of the United States could only follow the crowds to flee the cities and wander blindly through unfamiliar countryside, the wealthy and powerful, fearful of death, had already taken refuge with their families in pre-dug underground shelters, closed the heavy three-proof doors, and leisurely watched the turmoil outside.

　Unfortunately, despite the "fallout wasteland craze" of the past few years, when construction began all over the United States and a "vault construction boom" was underway, there are still many stingy wealthy people who have not spent money to dig shelters, or their shelters are not yet completed.

　As a result, now that they suddenly need to use it, they can only use all their skills to look for ready-made shelters everywhere.

　So, the experimental shelter owned by the CIA where Fieri was temporarily staying was given by Director Dulles to a political bigwig as a favor. He called at night and ordered Fieri and the women to move out quickly to make room for the bigwig who was about to arrive.

　Just like that, after living in the shelter villa for less than half a year, Fili had to pack up and move again.

　This high frequency of moving is very much in the style of modern America.

　Since the girls around Fili were not ordinary people (slaves + experimental animals), they didn't have many personal belongings. So the luggage was packed very quickly. In just over an hour, almost everything they needed to take away was packed into the car.

　Before leaving, Firi asked the girls to gather in the lobby of the underground shelter and take a group photo.

　Fili handed the villa's large set of keys to the servants and housekeeper who had arrived in advance to meet the boss. Then, he and Marita drove a car, each with four people in it, along the narrow country road for an hour before arriving at their new residence.

　Well, it’s still in the San Fernando Valley, but it’s moved from the northeast side of the valley close to the desert to the southwest edge of the San Fernando Valley, at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains - on the other side of the mountains is Los Angeles’ tourist attraction, Santa Monica Beach.

　Here lies another CIA safe house.

　This is a walled villa built during the Prohibition era in the late 1920s. It once belonged to a gangster who was involved in the smuggling of liquor.

　This insecure gangster built his San Fernando Valley villa like a fortress, fearing his enemies would come and blow him up with his "Chicago Typewriter." But he eventually went bankrupt and ended up living on the streets, and the villa was confiscated by the court.

　After changing hands several times, it fell into the hands of the CIA and became a public sanatorium for spy chiefs to occasionally take vacation and rest.

　Compared to their previous refuge, this villa at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains, though older, was more imposing and spacious, offering far more comfortable living conditions. However, the lack of a nuclear-proof shelter, with only a wine cellar in the basement, worried the girls.

　"Don't worry! A nuclear war wouldn't start that easily! Even if a nuclear war really came to this, the Soviets' intercontinental missiles aren't made of clay. They wouldn't be enough to bomb Washington, New York, and Norfolk. Why would they want to grow mushrooms in a rural place like the San Fernando Valley?"

　While comforting his women, Ferry hung a plaque at the door: "San Fernando Valley Special Props Research Institute."

　Then, before Fili could even finish packing up his new home, he received a phone call asking him to rush to Washington for a meeting...

　Chapter 115, President Kennedy has fallen!

　January 13, 1962, Washington, the capital of the United States

　"Hey, Ferry, you've had a tough trip from Los Angeles to Washington. A 5,000-kilometer journey must have been tough, right?"

　"I'm fine, Brother Bernard, you've been exhausted lately, haven't you? Look how thin you've become. You need more rest."

　what! ”

　In a corridor of the White House, Philly, who had just flown across the United States from west to east, met his elder brother Bernard again.

　Compared with the last time they met, Bernard, the eldest brother of the Jin family, is now extremely thin and haggard, with withered hair, pale face, dark circles under his eyes, wrinkled suit, and a strong smell of cigarettes all over his body, as if he had been smoked by tobacco.

　How should I put it? I feel like a typical office worker on the verge of death from overwork after a week of working late into the night.

　Moreover, the entire White House was busy like a beehive, with people constantly coming in and out, and everyone seemed to be busy and noisy. It was like a hornet's nest that had been disturbed.

　"Alas, with the country in this state, who in the White House can sleep well?"

　Bernard sighed melancholy. "Who knows, a nuclear bomb might drop any day! And the White House bunker isn't even finished yet..."

　"Uh, Bernard, you're worrying too much. I don't think this will escalate into an all-out nuclear war, right? So, I advise you to find a place to rest for the time being and get a good night's sleep. Only with a healthy body can you better serve your country!"

　Fili scratched his nose. "By the way, now that I'm at the White House, I wonder when the President will be free to meet with me?"

　However, after hearing what Fili said, Bernard looked at him with a very strange look, which made Fili feel a little uneasy.

　After a while, Bernard spoke again: "Well, Ferry, you really don't know anything?"

　"What should I know? Isn't it that the president wants to see me? About Cuba?"

　A confused Fieri replied, "The call from the White House was so urgent that after I landed in Washington, I didn't even report to the agency. I took a taxi straight to the White House. So, what happened, Bernard?"

　"Well, the simple answer is that you can't see the President in the White House because he's not here, Fieri," Bernard replied.

　"The president is out?" Fili nodded knowingly. "When will he be back? Should I wait here?"

　"Mr. President... it's not just that he's gone out, my dear brother. He's in the hospital!"

　Bernard spoke hesitantly, as if trying to demonstrate his rhetoric. But after a moment's reflection, he felt that this matter was already well known in the White House, so he decided to come clean. "The President suddenly fell ill during a press conference this morning and was rushed to the Naval Hospital for emergency treatment. A critical illness notice was just issued, and I hear his condition is quite grim. Rumors are flying all over Washington right now!"

　He sighed, "Everyone says that the Pearl Harbor incident didn't bring down Roosevelt, but the Cuban nuclear crisis brought down Kennedy!"

　What? President Kennedy is ill?

　And he's seriously ill, maybe even dying?!

　What is all this?

　After hearing this, Fili was stunned and his mind went blank.

　After a long while, he stammered, "So, who is in charge of the White House now?"

　"Of course, Vice President Johnson is in charge, but he has his own circle and probably has no interest in meeting with you."

　Bernard yawned tiredly and replied, "So, come with me to meet my colleagues! We have organized an independent discussion on the Cuban crisis! You have also served as the head of the Cuban task force in the CIA, so you are qualified to participate in our discussion..."

　-

　In the 1960 US presidential election, John F. Kennedy, who was both Irish and Catholic, was still widely popular among the American people despite the above negative buffs. The most superficial reason might be that he was young and handsome:

　No matter which country or profession, a young and promising handsome man is always more popular than a middle-aged man who looks old, right?

　Especially when his predecessor, US President Eisenhower, was a 70-year-old dying old man who was fussy in his work, nagging, had no masculine charm, and only knew how to play golf all day, a young and energetic successor seemed particularly attractive.

　But unfortunately, beneath President John F. Kennedy's seemingly sunny and handsome appearance, he actually had a sick body full of holes.

　John F. Kennedy was born with a lifelong condition called Addison's Disease. This weakened his immune system, leaving him weak and sickly from childhood. He contracted scarlet fever at the age of three, and his health remained poor thereafter.

　John Kennedy's brothers and sisters laughed at him for this, saying that even mosquitoes were reluctant to bite him because they were afraid his blood was poisonous!

　The doctors who treated him also asserted that if nothing unexpected happened, John Kennedy would not live past the age of 40.

　——The reason he lived past forty was because when he was in his twenties, humans invented and promoted antibiotics...

　John Kennedy, however, was known for his stubborn nature and unwilling to be outdone. Perhaps it could be said he simply "had a strong craving for weakness"—despite his poor health, he still spent his childhood wrestling to build muscle, leading to his complete defeat. Later, while studying in England, he contracted liver disease shortly after arriving, spending six months in the hospital.

　After his liver disease recovered, he returned to the United States to study at Princeton University. However, his liver disease soon relapsed and he had to repeat a grade.