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Yanayev is not afraid of a traitor in the communist world. Anyway, the traitors in Eastern Europe were eventually punished by communism. Besides, dealing with Vietnam is far easier than dealing with France. If France did not invade the Soviet Union this time In the interests of Libya, he will not directly tear his face and fight against France.

Vietnam still doesn't know that because of France's back-and-forth, it has pulled itself into the water.Le Duc Anh then had to face a furious Soviet leader and chilling political struggles.

Chapter 471 Sudden Visit

News of the Soviet Union’s sudden visit to Vietnam spread like wildfire. Recently, the Soviet Union, which has become more and more close to China, has almost forgotten the existence of this little socialist brother. Even North Korea has a much higher sense of existence than Vietnam. Regarding this, Chairman Li Duc Anh was very surprised.

But he didn't know that the Soviet Union's trip to Vietnam this time was not to ask for warmth, but to accuse the teacher. After all, France's small actions in Libya made Yanayev very unhappy, which in turn implicated the recent relationship with France. A close socialist follower.

The relationship between the Soviet Union and Vietnam has been in a cold situation in recent years. Le Duc Anh was originally worried about the sale of large cruisers by the Soviet Union to China, so when France offered an olive branch, he would not hesitate to accept it.He believes that during the period of reform and opening up, Vietnam should not target the declining Soviet Union, but should actively connect with the rich countries in Southeast Asia.

Moreover, Yanayev does not care about the port of call of the Soviet fleet provided by Vietnam in Cam Ranh Bay. He only knows that Vietnam cannot break away from the Soviet Union. Without the protection of the Soviet Union, Vietnam can only be the fate of cannon fodder.Western world?The example of peaceful evolution in Eastern Europe is the first. Vietnam dare not get too close to other countries, and Western countries only regard Vietnam as a pawn that can squeeze out its value.

This is why the Soviet Union can remain domineering, but Vietnam can only lower its eyebrows and be pleasing to the eye.Without the support of the Soviet Union, there would be no disturbances in Vietnam.Under such circumstances, Yanayev met with Vietnamese President Le Duc Ying. This time he did not come for a friendly visit, but ran over directly to ask questions.Ask the other party why they want to purchase French ships.This is simply a betrayal of socialism.

Chairman Li Duc Ying was taken aback by the sudden reprimand.He didn't understand why Yanayev lost his temper at him. If the Soviet Union hadn't sold the heavy cruiser to China, the relationship between Vietnam and the Soviet Union would not have cracked.

Li Deying's tone was a little gloomy, and there was a hint of threat in his tone, "I don't understand Chairman Yanayev's meaning. Since the Soviet Union sold the heavy cruiser to China, it means that it is funding the enemy in Vietnam. There is a limit to our tolerance for this kind of betrayal of our allies, and don’t forget that the Soviet Union’s military ports in Southeast Asia were provided by Vietnam. Without Vietnam, the Soviet Union would not even have a foothold in Southeast Asia!”

"So?" Yanayev said unhurriedly, "So you are now planning to find another powerful French ally to squeeze the Soviet Union out of Southeast Asia? You have courage and courage, Chairman Le Duc Anh, but you Have you ever thought about what Vietnam could have achieved without the support of the Soviet Union?"

Le Duc Anh raised his legs and answered unhurriedly, "We are not a member of the Soviet Union. The future of Vietnam is in our hands!"

"However, the Soviet Union still has a chance to influence the future of Vietnam, do you believe it?"

Yanayev said this sentence out of the blue, which made the Vietnamese chairman feel a little ridiculous. The Soviet Union controls the future of Vietnam?What qualifications does the USSR have?The Pacific Fleet in the Far East?After the military base in Cam Ranh Bay was withdrawn, the Soviet Union would no longer have this midway ship supply line.

Chairman Li Duc Anh is a smart person. It is a mistake to put some things on the table openly. Just let the other party understand what you mean.However, speaking out is embarrassing for both parties.

But Yanayev didn't seem to care about Le Duc Anh's threat at all. He just said slowly, "What if the Soviet Union's new friend in Southeast Asia is Cambodia?"

Cambodia?Li Duc Ying's eyes widened, as if Yanayev had brought back a painful memory.

In 1978, the Vietnamese army focused on using 18 army divisions, 15 regiments, and 1 aviation division, with a total of more than 20 troops to launch a full-scale aggression against Cambodia. In 1988, due to the deterioration of the Soviet Union's own economy, aid to Vietnam was stopped. At this time, Vietnam's economic growth was sluggish due to the perennial war. The inflation in 1988 alone reached 1000%. Finally, under heavy economic pressure , had to suspend the war of aggression against Cambodia.

At that time, the Soviet Union also spent a lot of financial resources in funding Vietnam. The Cambodia-Vietnam War was basically an out-and-out proxy war under the confrontation between China and the Soviet Union, and a reduced version of the war to smash the Soviet Union's strategic encirclement against China.China has always regarded the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan as one of the basic conditions for the normalization of Sino-Soviet relations along with urging Vietnam to withdraw its troops from Cambodia.Yanayev also took advantage of the flattening of Soviet-Vietnamese relations and the large-scale disarmament in the Far East, and aimed both sides at the United States, thus realizing the friendly relations between China and the Soviet Union.

Moreover, the Cambodia-Vietnam War was also a huge consumption for the Soviet Union. At that time, the Soviet Union spent at least 300 million rubles a day in Afghanistan, Vietnam and other places.The huge economic burden has still left the Soviet Union with lingering fears. Now Yanayev has concentrated his main energy on the oil-rich Middle East, plundering the wealth of the Middle East world, and no longer has the energy to pursue the dream of encircling China strategically. .

"After 1989, the relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia has not improved much, right?" Yanayev said word by word, "Of course Vietnam can sever relations with the Soviet Union and take back the naval military base in Cam Ranh Bay, but don't forget Yes, Cambodia also has a bay, and besides Vietnam, we still have many options in the South China Sea. I don’t think Cambodia will reject its enemy’s enemy.”

Yanayev's words left Li Ducying speechless. Indeed, in the face of political interests, all hatred can be put aside.Now Vietnam is facing a deep water area of ​​reform and opening up. If the Soviet Union stabs Vietnam in the back at this time, it will either be half dead or half disabled.Moreover, Li Duc Anh believed that the Soviet Union was serious. After learning the lessons of the failure of armed subversion during the Cold War, they have now been able to use various methods to destroy a country without bloodshed. Libya and Iraq are the best proofs.

Li Duc Anh does not want to follow in the footsteps of Saddam and Gaddafi.

Li Deying couldn't understand the Soviet Union's movements. His throat was a little dry, he coughed, and asked with some difficulty, "So what did Chairman Yanayev want to express?"

Seeing that the Vietnamese chairman was finally subdued, Yanayev raised his eyelids and stared at the Vietnamese chairman Le Duc Anh, staring at the other party's hair.

"I heard that you plan to conduct military transactions with France recently?"

Chapter 472 The Gaul Chicken Being Played

Hearing Yanayev's question about the arms sales to Vietnam and France, Le Duc Anh could only truthfully report to the Soviet General Secretary, "You mean the deal between the Kassar-class destroyers and the Fighter-class fast missile patrol boats? I think Yanayev Husband has some misunderstandings, in fact, Vietnam is not ready to buy French ships." Le Duc Anh said very honestly, "After discussion, we do not think that the Kassar-class destroyers meet Vietnam's operational needs, so after discussions at the top of the Ministry of National Defense It was decided that the fighter-class fast missile patrol boat is suitable for our military purchase."

It's not that Le Duc Anh is indifferent to the Kasar-class destroyers. Except for the Beja-class frigates that have reached 4000 tons, other ships in the Vietnamese Navy generally do not exceed [-] tons.And now China is stepping up the deployment of center cruisers, which means that the Vietnamese navy will face a more passive situation in the next South China Sea dispute.Thinking about how hard I was looking forward to getting two [-]-ton Kasar-class destroyers, but was directly disturbed by the Soviet Union's obstruction, one can imagine Le Duc Anh's reluctance.

It's just that when facing the powerful Soviet general secretary, he has to make a humble gesture of respect no matter what. He doesn't want the Soviet Union to give up Vietnam and instead fund Cambodia. This is tantamount to establishing a powerful enemy against himself .What's more, the Vietnamese navy is still supported by Soviet weapons, and it is of no benefit to turn against the Soviet Union at this time.

"The Kassar class? The Soviet Union is willing to sell the Kassin-class destroyer to Vietnam. Under the same tonnage, the price of the Kassin-class destroyer is cheaper." Yanayev began to make his own calculations. Of course, the Kassin-class destroyer It is not at the same level as the Kassar-class destroyers, but for the Vietnamese navy, which is thinking about how fast and economical it is, spending less money to buy more large ships can have the strength to confront China.

But Chairman Le Duc Anh hesitated. The Kassin-class destroyer is a ship that is close to being retired by the Soviet Red Navy. Naturally, it cannot be compared with the unfinished Kasar-class destroyer, not to mention that it is even more vulnerable to the glory-class cruiser.But no matter how much Li Duc Ying thought about it, he couldn't stand Yanayev's constant advocacy and consideration of the actual situation.After all, every leader of a small country has a dream of stars and seas.What's more, the service life of the Vietnamese Navy's equipment is too long. The US-made 1-150 tank landing ship is already a product of the early 40s. It is generally aging and has insufficient spare parts, which affects the overall combat capability of the Vietnamese Navy.

The Cassin-class Dexterity has been decommissioned, and it happened to be one of the ships for military sales, and the Speedy sank in an accident in the Sevastopol waters. It would be better to sell it to a Vietnamese ship now.

"We have built modified ships for India, delivered the first ship in 1980 and delivered the fifth ship in 1988. And all the modified models have helicopter storage. In 1988, we also sold a ship to Poland. At this time Yanayev is desperately boasting about the sales of the Kassin class, just to let Vietnam understand that our ships are worth buying.

"Of course the Vietnamese navy is now only an offshore defense force with light equipment as the main body, but don't forget that the country around you has many island disputes with you in the South China Sea. Even if the combat performance of the Cassin-class destroyer It is not as good as France's latest Casar-class destroyer, but the cheap cost can allow Vietnam to build a powerful naval force in the shortest possible time. Think about the strong psychological pressure that you have three Cassin-class destroyers on your opponents. .And we can also replace the two twin-mounted SA-N-2 Goa ship-to-air missile launchers with the SS-N-1 Uranus anti-ship missile launcher with more powerful air defense capabilities, so that the Cassin-class destroyer has a more powerful What do you think of the sea defense and air defense capabilities?"

Three or four Kassin-class destroyers can break the balance of underwater forces in Southeast Asia, deter small countries in the South China Sea, and provoke a maritime arms race in the South China Sea.So Yanayev continued to instill ecstasy soup to Le Duc Ying, making him believe that based on the actual situation, it is better to buy the Kassar class than to buy the Kassin class.Moreover, the cost of the Cassin class is even cheaper than the Cassar class proposed by the French.

"Chairman Le Duc Anh, I think you are not people who can't understand things. When you buy a Kassar class, you can already buy an upgraded version of the Kassin class. We also provide a variety of ship weapon upgrades. The plan is for you to choose."

Yanayev has drawn a bright prospect for Vietnam, making him believe that with the Kassin-class destroyer, Vietnam can change the military strength of surrounding countries in one go, and pose a major threat to countries around the South China Sea.

After thinking about it, such an issue should be left to the Ministry of National Defense for discussion before making a decision, so Li Duc Ying politely declined, "The Ministry of National Defense needs to reconsider..."

"Tell me, Chairman Le Duc Anh." Yanayev was very dissatisfied with Le Duc Anh's hesitation. As long as someone is blowing the pillow, Vietnam will definitely change the target of arms sales immediately, and then it will become a dispute between France and the Soviet Union. This was the last thing Yanayev wanted to see, so he directly interrupted Le Duc Anh's words, "Is it up to you or the Ministry of Defense to decide what kind of ships a country buys? If a country's leaders don't I don't think he can govern a country well if he has the courage to be decisive."

The implication is that the Soviet Union asked you to buy it, do you dare not buy it?

"But..." The Vietnamese Prime Minister began to speak uncomfortably, apparently overwhelmed by the attitude of the Soviet leader. Le Duc Anh knew that Yanayev could not only provoke the relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia, but also the relationship between Brunei and Vietnam. , with the relationship between Malaysia and the Philippines, maybe Vietnam will fall into an ambush on all sides in the end.Then the Chinese side is taking advantage of the fire and looting to intervene, and it may be able to kill Vietnam unscathed.

"Nothing but, I hope that the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam will give an answer in the next few days. Whether it is sending a delegation to visit the Soviet Union, or the Soviet delegation directly coming to Vietnam for negotiations, we only need to get an answer in the next few days. An important reply." Yanayev did not say whether it was an affirmative reply or a negative reply, which was absolutely an undeniable condition for Li Duc Ying.

Throughout the negotiations, Yanayev put pressure on Le Duc Anh with a domineering posture. Vietnam was like a chicken rib to the Soviet Union. Apart from continuing to squeeze the surplus value, it had no more strategic advantages.After all, the Soviet Union has long lost the vigor of the Brezhnev period, and Cam Ranh Bay in Southeast Asia can no longer play any role.Some people may ask if the Soviet Union does not intend to continue to complete the records of the Four Seas Fleet all over the world.

However, the shrinking naval power can only be used to defend the Soviet sea and coastal areas, but silent submarines are developing rapidly.

"I will give Chairman Yanayev an answer in the next few days." Le Duc Anh said helplessly. Faced with Yanayev's strength, Vietnam naturally retreated a bit. Now the only way he can think of is not to offend the Soviet Union and France. It is to purchase the Soviet Kassin-class destroyer, and then purchase the French Gladiator-class guided missile patrol boat.

"I hope to receive a reply from Vietnam as soon as possible. I think it must be a new chapter in the friendly cooperation between the two countries."

Seeing that Li Duc Ying had given in, Yanayev smiled and shook hands with him, but he could feel the helplessness flashing in his eyes.However, since ancient times, small countries have no real right to speak in front of big countries, so Yanayev can give full play to the influence of the Soviet Union's huge national power in the confrontation of the international situation.

Failure has never belonged to the Soviets.

In the first round of confrontation with France, the Soviet Union won, and Yanayev was very much looking forward to seeing the distraught expression of the Gaul chicken.

The real contest begins now.Yanayev thought.He has never been afraid of France, but he just hopes to use this Vietnam arms sale game to let Chirac know who his real opponent is.

After Yanayev hits France with a big hammer, the Soviet Union will give it a big carrot as usual as a comfort.In this way, the Soviet Union and France will be teammates who advance and retreat together in a sense.

Chapter 473 The Soviet-French Relationship

French President Chirac has not yet woken up from his dream of seizing the Butifles Oilfield. The Vietnamese Navy gave him a slap in the face. The Vietnamese Ministry of Defense announced that it will not purchase the French Casar Destroyers, instead, carefully consider the Soviet Kassin-class destroyers, and Li Duying specially used the mouth of the Ministry of Defense to speak, just to avoid the eyes of the French.Push all the responsibility to the Vietnamese army, but take all the blame by yourself.

So President Chirac was dumbfounded. When the battle for the Tifle Pond oil field was still in full swing, the Soviet Union directly cut off the small business behind France and Vietnam. When it comes to controlling Vietnam, Sheila, who has never supported her own power How could Ke be the opponent of the Soviet Union? You must know that the Soviet Union assisted Vietnam for more than 20 years. navy.

Under such circumstances, Chirac's face is a bit unbearable. Recently, at the EU meeting, the United Kingdom used the excuse of withdrawing from the European Union to continuously put pressure on Germany and France, threatening France and Germany to assume the same obligations as the United Kingdom. As for the reason, everyone knows it well. It is nothing more than the fact that the Middle East turmoil has disturbed the position of Dutch Shell Oil Group in the oil transaction. This made Prime Minister John Major very annoyed. When the two countries were in power, they began to put pressure on the EU.

After all, Britain is now the blood transfusion country in Europe, and France and Germany are only united because of their interests. In other words, the European Community is originally a group of guys with ulterior motives who get together to discuss how to carve up the conspiracy of the third world.

Alain Juppe, the head of government of the French Fifth Republic, and Chirac, the head of state, had a heated discussion about Soviet actions against France.Chirac believed that it was necessary to retaliate against the Soviet Union. Since they had disrupted France's interests in Vietnam, France would not spare the Soviet Union's oil fields in Libya.

Anyway, the Soviet Union has already noticed its small actions, so there is no need to covertly fund pro-American armed forces. Instead, it can stand up and support anti-Soviet forces and speed up the seizure of the Butiflechi oil field.

Prime Minister Juppe initially questioned whether Chirac's actions were correct.Although the prime minister does not ask about the international situation in most cases.