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Drag those corpses out of the ruins, some of them have been burnt to blackness, some are buried in snowdrifts, their faces are stiff and purple. Although they are wearing Croatian soldier camouflage uniforms, the guns in their hands are German G36 , which is different from other people's AKM rifles.This can't help but make other people think, who are these soldiers, Germans?

It was still some time before the end of the war, but everything was settled.The raid last night failed to benefit the Germans, and even directly lost some of their own people in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Of course, the German government refused to admit that these people were German soldiers, because it was impossible for them to say such a shameful thing.

However, the Serbian side made a big deal about this aspect. The mysterious Croatian elite fell in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the commander was shot dead on the spot.All action members are armed with G36 and the like.The more people look at it, the more they feel that this mysterious Croatian force is actually a German force.

As a result, the whole world suspected that Germany was conducting a secret war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the German government did not recognize it.Even German Chancellor Kohl said grandly, "Germany will not wage a secret war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, because we have no reason to fight on that land. Although we sympathize with the suffering of the Croatian people, Germany is a country that insists on a neutral order. We It has made an invaluable contribution to maintaining the stability of Europe."

When the reporter asked why the Serbian side had so much information about these elite Croatian troops, Cole just replied that he had no comment.

On the one hand, the German government carried out emergency public relations, destroying all unfavorable evidence, and those who conducted the secret war in Bosnia and Herzegovina were ordered to keep silent.On the other hand, more breaking news continued to break out.For example, it has been confirmed that one of the powerful soldiers who died was actually a German citizen. Some people heard German on the battlefield. Even if the German government firmly denies it, everyone knows it. No matter how hard you deny it, these people are all Germans. up.You said that Germany did not intervene in Bosnia and Herzegovina?Ghosts believe what you say.

On the contrary, the Soviet Union did a perfect job. After the war, all the team members changed into civilian clothes and left Bosnia and Herzegovina in a humanitarian rescue helicopter.

This time Germany was pitted badly by the Soviet Union. Not only did it fail to win the 24-hour war, it even lost more than it had imagined. The loss of infantry tanks and soldiers made it a shame in the international community.Only the Soviet Union laughed unkindly behind its back.

"Did Germany fall?" the British Prime Minister said to himself while opening the newspaper, "It is ironic to pretend that I am only temporarily defeated even when I am beaten in the face. But what is even more ironic is that the four NATO countries, Britain, Germany, France, and the United States, did not take advantage of the Soviet Union in turn. Isn't this even more ironic?"

The Prime Minister raised his head and looked at Greening, the Minister of International Development. The other party just waved his hands and said helplessly, "How can a gentleman win a fight with a madman, let alone a madman with nuclear weapons."

"I like this metaphor very much, but we can't just give in to lunatics just because they have a big killer in their hands, can't we? The reason why lunatics are crazy is just something to rely on." Prime Minister John Major closed the newspaper , picked up the coffee at the table and took a sip before continuing to read the newspaper.

"The three Baltic countries failed, Turkey lost, and Japan is ready to reconcile with the Soviet Union. There are very few Soviet forward countries that can be used to deal with them. They all suffer from Red Empire phobia. This damn bad Plague.” Even the United Kingdom had almost caused a diplomatic incident with the Soviet Union because of the canal incident a while ago.

"But there is another country that not only hates the Soviet Union, but is also very suitable to be a striker." International Minister Greening said, he stretched out his hand and slowly turned the globe on the table, and finally rested his finger in front of the Central European countries.

"Poland?" Prime Minister Merlin was slightly taken aback.

"That's right, it's Poland. An anti-Soviet activist is especially suitable for instigating him to deal with forces from Eastern Europe, and isn't he a blood feud with the Soviet Union?" Greening looked at the land of Poland as if a conspiracy was brewing , "Poland, Poland, it is perfect to use it to deal with the Soviet Union. It only needs a little provocation in international public opinion, and he can have conflicts and disputes with the Soviet Union."

"However, let's talk about this kind of thing with Germany. After all, Germany is the closest country to Poland, and if there is any need for direct assistance, it will go through Germany." Pulled into the water, anyway, they are thinking about how to take revenge all day long, so why not take this opportunity to expand the influence of Britain and Germany, and by the way, check and balance the country that is engaged in a small political circle in the Mediterranean.

But Glining shook his head and rejected Prime Minister Merlin's suggestion, "Don't bring Germany in. The country Poland hates the most is Germany besides the Soviet Union. During World War II, Poland was divided between the Soviet Union and Germany. They have finally concluded this feud. If Germany is brought in, I am afraid that there will be a lot of variables. We shouldn't even tell Poland our plan, just let him follow our plan in a daze. Got it."

The British especially like to do things that harm others and benefit themselves, especially those methods that can pit enemies and allies together.No wonder Yanayev calls the British offshore balancer the most outrageous form of sloppy policy.

"Just spread rumors and stir up the relationship between Poland and the Soviet Union. Then Poland will definitely stand up and fight back at the other party without any hesitation. Then there will be a good show. If the Soviet Union attacks Poland, then we will help Poland. If the Soviet Union does not Start with Poland, then we will continue to encourage Poland to die until the Soviet Union starts to deal with Poland."

Merlin stretched comfortably, feeling very satisfied with his tactics, "Anyway, it's other countries that are sending them to death, so let's just watch the fun from the sidelines."

Chapter 300 Launch of Ulyanovsk

January 1994 was not destined to be an ordinary month. After the crisis in Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union ushered in the second major event, the launch of the Ulyanovsk aircraft carrier.

After six years of construction, finally on the morning of January 1994, 1, the Ulyanovsk aircraft carrier held a launching ceremony.This is the second milestone in the historic development of the Soviet Navy after the Varyag.Ulyanovsk, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Soviet Union, also symbolizes the real arrival of the era of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

As early as 1991, when the arms reduction plan was cut, there was a heated discussion in the Politburo about whether the construction of the Ulyanovsk should continue. It's time to discuss this matter again, after all, at that time, reducing defense spending had become the mainstream view of everyone.

But Yanayev resisted all opinions. He believed that the aircraft carrier was the symbol and soul of a national navy. When everyone in the conference room was unanimously opposed, he said, "The United States has served a considerable number of Minitz-class nuclear weapons. Powered aircraft carriers, they provide protection for the United States' maritime hegemony, but where are our nuclear-powered aircraft carriers? They have been ahead of us for more than ten years, and now they continue to lag behind?"

Yanayev did not want such a historic milestone to stay in the Ukrainian shipyard forever, so he proposed the determination to manufacture Ulyanovsk no matter how much it sells. Because of this, in the strategic missile It is incredible that Ulyanovsk can continue to build when the project has been cut in half.

Yanayev braved the cold winter and also went to the shipyard to see the style of this unique aircraft carrier.The aircraft carrier that was removed from the No. 300 platform of the Black Sea Shipyard is undergoing final inspections. Ulyanovsk, which is [-] meters in length, is undoubtedly a huge monster, which brings unparalleled shock.Not to mention the displacement of [-] tons, even walking on the deck in strong winds and waves is like walking on flat ground.

It has 4 KN-3-43 nuclear reactors, 4 steam turbines, 4-axis propulsion, can accommodate [-] carrier-based aircraft, the most advanced radar electronic equipment, mythical satellite reconnaissance system, it can be said that this aircraft carrier is condensed The crystallization of the Ministry of Defense Industry of the Soviet Union, only a strong and great country like this can complete it.

After the construction of Ulyanovsk, facing his great masterpiece, Captain Kamarov shed tears of relief.

Most importantly, this is the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Soviet Union, and it also symbolizes an important symbol of breaking the monopoly of Western nuclear-powered aircraft carrier technology. Yanayev stood on the deck, full of thoughts.Obviously, the aircraft carrier was finally equipped with an ejection device, and Gorshkov's long-cherished wish before his death was also realized. Even at the moment when his life was about to come to an end, he strongly admired the installation of the ejection device. History will not forgive us as a group for not providing our carrier-based aircraft with catapult takeoff capability."

"The carrier-based aircraft after catapult takeoff will have greater weapon loading capacity, and more importantly, it can increase the combat radius of the aircraft. The catapult takeoff may bring swing and vibration to the aircraft carrier, and the pilot will also be more comfortable when ejected. Uncomfortable, but all of these disadvantages must be overcome in order to obtain better combat performance."

This was also the most typical rebuttal view that there was no need to build ejection devices on aircraft carriers at that time. Although the aircraft carrier ejection test flight test had not yet been carried out, Yanayev believed that perhaps a larger combat radius was necessary, so it was understandable to install ejection devices.

"Is it my illusion or something else, why do I feel that once the Soviet aircraft carrier is launched, an old-fashioned aircraft carrier will be sold soon." Defense Minister Yazov stood beside Yanayev and said with a little emotion , "The last time Varyag was launched, two Kiev-class aircraft carriers were sold. Now the Soviet Union already has two conventional-powered aircraft carriers and one nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the true sense. As long as we build another aircraft carrier, then we can Maintain the strength of the four aircraft carriers."

"Then Comrade Yazov, let's guess, will the Indians come to us to buy a Kiev-class aircraft carrier again?" Yanayev said jokingly, "After all, they like our 'cheap sale' decommissioned aircraft carrier very much."

"I hope so." Yazov said with emotion, "After all, there are still two ships in our hands, and the money spent on daily basic maintenance is a nightmare for us."

An aircraft carrier is such a thing. It doesn’t need to spend a lot of money to maintain it in the hands, but it will cost more money to maintain it when it is pulled out to serve. No matter how it is done, it will be a gold-swallowing monster.

"Why don't you say that an aircraft carrier is one of the important symbols to test a country's strength? I think Washington should have another headache."

Then Yanayev changed the topic, "But the most important thing now is to find more port bases for the Soviet Navy. I don't think that for us, there are almost a handful of ice-free ports that can be used for many years in the true sense. Is it?" This is Yanayev's most entangled question. The alpine region of the Soviet Union not only brings troubles to the growth of crops, but also restricts the development of the navy.

He once had a bold idea, that is, to build a large-scale naval base in the South Kuril Islands and become a midway supply station for Soviet aircraft carriers.Of course, the result of this approach is the complete severance of diplomatic relations with Japan, which has just improved relations with itself, and it will also attract the intervention of the US Navy.

At that time, there will be another ocean-going confrontation crisis, but the vigorous development of the Soviet Navy will inevitably conflict with the interests of the United States. It is only a matter of time.There is still a long way to go for a land-right-oriented country to gradually pay attention to the role of the ocean.

"If we really want to build a naval aircraft carrier fleet that can reach all over the world, it is very necessary to establish military bases overseas. From the Far East to the Pacific Ocean, and even the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, I hope to be able to see To the figure of the Soviet steel giant wave."

The ambition is very big, and Yanayev's dream of Soviet revival will not be completed until he annexes all four oceans into his own hands.Mario, who had the same ambition as Yanayev, began to panic inexplicably after seeing Ulyanovsk go into the water.

Although National Security Advisor Lake has repeatedly emphasized to him that the Soviet aircraft carrier will be the first to serve in the North Sea Fleet, and their aircraft carrier will go through a long period of debugging, Mario still regards the launch of the Soviet nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as a threat to the United States. A challenge to ocean supremacy.

"They can't threaten our interests in the Pacific, Your Excellency." Lake advised him helplessly, "According to historical tradition, the Soviet Union's new aircraft carriers will generally be the first to serve in the Northern Fleet to maintain their Arctic Circle back garden, and Respond to pressure from Europe so that the Ulyanovsk is not in direct conflict with us, but with our allies, such as the European Union, such as Canada’s interests in the Arctic Circle.”

"However, we can take this time to continue the transformation of the encirclement, increase investment in Japan, and make him the first obstacle to prevent the Soviet Union from advancing to the Pacific Ocean. In this way, the Pacific Fleet can be locked in Okhotz. We can use this period of time to vigorously develop our naval power and strive to make the number of aircraft carriers built exceed half of that of the Soviet Union. In this way, the Soviet Union, which has only half of its naval power, will not be our opponent anyway. "

Lake's suggestion was very useful to Mario, so that he nodded his approval from time to time. Of course, the US President did not expect that the large-scale construction of aircraft carriers would be a militaristic method that would have a negative effect on the sluggish domestic economy. What a terrible blow.

But Mario, who wholeheartedly wanted to contain the development of the Soviet Union, would not care about these things. The only thing he cared about was that the United States did not have enough aircraft carriers and continued to build.They will not stop until the entire world is covered by American aircraft carriers, forcing the Soviet Union to have no place to stand.

"But he can only challenge our American status, but he cannot shake our supremacy."

"The entire planet is dominated by the U.S. Navy, and we absolutely do not allow a second challenger!"

Chapter 3 Unpredictable Accidents

Just when Lake thought that Ulyanovsk would be the first to equip the Northern Fleet, a ruthless fact slapped the national security adviser who had just taken office. The Soviet Union announced in a high-profile press conference that they would Let Ulyanovsk take the lead in serving the Pacific Fleet, providing ocean-going platform support and guarantee for the protection of the Soviet Union's Far East Pacific interests.The subtext is that the days of Yankee dominance in the Pacific are coming to an end.

This is as if the US White House press secretary said that China would never succeed in developing nuclear weapons, but it didn't take long for China to spread the news of the successful development of nuclear weapons.

Moreover, the press conference also announced to everyone that the Soviet Union will start the construction plan of the Ulyanovsk-class aircraft carrier again in the near future, which means that the Soviet Union will speed up the construction of the aircraft carrier until the aircraft carrier force is rapidly increased to compete with the United States. level.It seems that the Soviet Union is going back to the old path of the arms race, but in fact it is Moscow's deliberate misleading and propaganda to create panic about the resurgence of the Soviet Union and let the United States continue to build the Nimitz class.The propaganda plan of the Star Wars model was reused on the United States itself.

But in this way, the relationship between the Soviet Union and Japan, which had been reconciled after a long time, began to become tense again. After all, apart from the existence of South Korea, Japan is the most important watchdog of the United States in Asia.It's just that the Americans tightened the watchdog's neck again, for fear that if it lost control, it would instantly change from a harmless Akita to a ferocious bull terrier.

The most difficult problem for Japan is before them. Japan only has King Kong-class destroyers. Of course, this kind of thing is nothing in front of the huge Ulyanovsk, just like a child holding a wooden stick in front of adults. Ridiculous.

General Sheffield, the commander-in-chief of the US military stationed in Japan, regarded the Soviet Union's move as a major provocation to Japan. He even asked the Secretary of Defense to decide to let the US naval fleet stationed in Japan trigger another crisis of confrontation in the Pacific Ocean.

"What does it mean for Ulyanovsk to serve the Pacific Fleet? This means that the Soviet navy will be able to ignore the constraints of power fuel in any time and space, and reach any piece of sea they want. These people are no longer satisfied After tossing in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, they want to come out and go to further places. To the Aleutian Islands, to the Gulf of Alaska, the rapidly expanding ambitions of the Red Empire will eventually break our position in maintaining world order."

Sheffield's words are very beautiful. It is obvious that the Americans are doing evil all over the world and causing people to suffer. In turn, the Soviet Union is destroying the world protection circle established by the Americans.

"However, the request for military exercises may not be approved, because the previous confrontation made the Americans unable to step down in front of everyone in the world." Secretary of Defense Aspin still remembers that in the Falkland Islands exercise, the United States and the Soviet Union How the Chinese fleet is helpless under the Soviet strategic bombers.

"Then you just wait for the United States to make a scandal in front of the whole world in the Soviet Union, oh no, then don't blame me for not reminding you, this is a wrong start. If we don't create conflicts for these people, then the Soviet Union will He will make further progress, his strength will gradually grow, and finally reach a level that is comparable to the US fleet."