USSR 1991

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Yanayev turned around, looked at the wreckage of the rocket launch buried in the yellow sand, and said seriously, "Why is it necessary to use such a cruel way to portray a Soviet hero? Many accidents can obviously be avoided, just because of fear High-level accountability? Afraid of being demoted and fired? Would you rather use human life to fill up the Soviet-style miracles one by one? With all due respect, if anyone has such an idea, I will be the first to let him go from that Roll down from your position."

What Yanayev said made Minister Rikoputev sweat coldly from his back. It was the first time he met a national leader and told him these things that could not be brought out in the open.At the same time, he also understood why the guards stayed away from Yanayev and himself. It turned out that it was to create an environment for secret conversations.

"That's why I say that there are enough people who have received the Order of Heroes in the history of the Soviet Union. I don't want to see another family member receiving the Order of Heroes. I don't want to see a crying and heartbroken mother. , a heart-rending wife and a child who lost his father, I've had enough of it."

Yanayev patted Rikoputev on the shoulder, "I hope you can take care of yourself. There are already enough names on this stele, and there is almost no place for it. Don't let me see new names appearing on it. .”

Yanayev turned and left, leaving Minister Rikoputev standing alone and staring at the stele in a daze.

Chapter 5 and Four

Yanayev returned to the command post, where Marshal Smiryev was waiting for him.After seeing Yanayev, Smiryev came over and whispered, "General Secretary Yanayev, everyone is waiting for you to have a celebration banquet."

"I just went out to express my feelings." Yanayev said, "You can help me with the celebration banquet, Comrade Smiryev. At any rate, Marshal Yazov is not here, and no one stopped you at the wine table performance."

"General Secretary Yanayev, it's not good for you to tease like this." Smiryev scratched his head in embarrassment. Yanayev had an unusual kindness to Smiryev. The position of commander-in-chief of the navy depends entirely on Yanayev's promotion, otherwise he doesn't know how long he will have to stay in the position of deputy staff officer before he can get ahead.But who knows that except for Smiryev, the other admirals are all confidantes of the Go-style faction.That's why Smiryev, who has the lowest qualifications, came to power so quickly, and it was also because of Yanayev's relationship that Yazov included Smiryev in his care.

"Come back to business, Comrade Smiryev, the Lotus satellite has been successfully launched, so I hope that the Red Navy can start to change the previous combat plan and strategy with the help of the vine system. I think the admirals all respect me as a leader There must be a lot of complaints, after all, many generals were forced to change jobs."

"Of course there is no problem, General Secretary Yanayev." Smiryev assured Yanayev.

"So, Comrade Smiryev, there is another key issue that you need to solve." When Yanayev said this, his face became visibly gloomy.And Smiryev followed Yanayev very understandingly, and went to a remote place to have a conversation.After all, the less other people know about some things at the top, the better.

"It's about those diehards who blocked the reform of the Soviet army. I hope you can clean them out of the army. Marshal Ogarkov has been planning for so long to prepare for this change. We no longer need Conformists, we only need those who welcome the new age. The old age is gone, and if those who cling to the glory of the past don't want to come out, let them die with the old age."

Once it comes to issues about the interests of the Soviet Union, Yanayev has no feelings at all. For him, the interests of the motherland always come first, followed by personal emotions.Even if you have made outstanding achievements in the past, Yanayev will not let him go.It is already extraordinarily merciful to rise up and down in the dark, and if you don't know how to praise, you may directly let the opponent retire early.Realizing the importance of modernizing and informatizing the army, he took the risk of giving Marshal Ogarkov a second chance, making him the vanguard of clearing out officers who opposed modernization within the army.

The situation of the Hong Navy in the Soviet Union was slightly better, and the armored forces of the Soviet Union were the focus of Yanayev's attack, especially those hawks who believed in the torrent of steel pushing Europe flat, and became conservatives who blocked the construction of informationized troops.

"I will, General Secretary Yanayev."

Smiryev nodded a little stiffly, but he would absolutely faithfully implement Yanayev's orders, because he stood by Yanayev's side and unconditionally supported Yanayev's decision.

This is bound to become the second blockbuster since the Soviet Union's large-scale disarmament of troops in 1991.

At this time Yanayev was ready for the impact.

With the support of Air Force Marshal Shaposhnikov and General Valenshnikov, Yanayev's job of cleaning up the conservatives was much easier. As soon as the deployment began, the opposition parties of Yanayev’s military reforms have become the targets of targeted elimination. Yanayev is not in a hurry for the time being. When the time comes, as long as they are all pulled out, the entire Soviet army will be wiped out. There will be a new life.

The most important thing is to let the middle-level officers of the army quickly fill the gaps after the high-level officers are poached, and to ensure that the reformed Soviet army has a tradition of maintaining a good style of work, which is Yanayev's focus.

And then he just had to wait for the good news.

Yanayev did not stop in Kazakhstan, but went directly to Astana to take a plane back to Moscow. Yanayev, who was busy with tasks, did not have time to slowly enjoy the scenery in Kazakhstan. Maybe there is someone in Europe Some conspiracy is just around the corner.

Returning from the dry climate of Kazakhstan to the snowy Moscow, Yanayev looked a little tired, but he couldn't stop and rest now, after all, there was still a lot of documents waiting for him to approve.

As soon as he returned to the Kremlin, before Yanayev sat down, Vladimir and Yazov walked into the office at the same time. Looking at the two coincident people, Yanayev suddenly felt very ominous. premonition.

Next they brought Yanayev a shocking piece of news.

Vladimir took a deep breath and said slowly, "A series of large-scale turmoil broke out in the Ingushetia region, and the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are now going to the Ingushetia region to carry out suppression operations. The riots happened four hours ago. The Ingushetia region has entered alert level [-]. Troops stationed in North Ossetia are also advancing towards Ingushetia.”

After listening to Vladimir's report quietly, Yanayev couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Since Kryuchkov let go, the entire KGB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have become departments controlled by Vladimir. It can be said that the deputy minister is now the top leader in charge of intelligence work and domestic security.

But it is also because of Putin's ability that Yanayev turned a blind eye to the power struggle between him and Kryuchkov, and even secretly protected him under certain special circumstances. The young future successor.

"Have you found out the cause of the riot? I mean which party instigated the riot." Yanayev seemed very calm. The Caucasus region has been an area with frequent ethnic conflicts since ancient times. In addition to the high-pressure ethnic policy , and the establishment of a controllable agent in the Caucasus to maintain stability and unity in the entire region.

"It's... the remnants of the Wahhabi sectary armed force." Vladimir reported the bad news to Yanayev.

Yanayev's expression changed instantly.

Obviously he didn't expect this to happen.

Chapter 5 and Five: The Tip of the Iceberg of Conspiracy

Just as everyone focused their attention on the situation in Europe, the CIA, which had been silent for a long time, finally began to prepare to implement its own revenge plan.This is a subversive plan that has been carefully prepared for a year and secretly approved by President Mario. It is ready to provoke the situation in the Caucasus again when Kadyrov Jr. is dissatisfied.

Since the Soviet Union implemented Decree No. 31, the Wahhabis who were unwilling to accept the transformation of "communism" were driven to the border town of the Communist Youth League in the Far East near the Arctic, and then the believers who tried to oppose labor reform and rebelled were sent to the gas chamber. The Chechnya area is much quieter than before, and no believers who are not afraid of death dare to stand up and provoke the punishment of communism.Although Kadyrov Jr. gained the notoriety of an executioner, as long as he has the support of Moscow, he is not afraid of any accusations at all.

The persecuted Wahhabis in Chechnya fled to the Ingushetia region and settled down in the Greater Caucasus Mountains and some smaller mountain ranges. revenge.

It is precisely because of this that the CIA got a stepping stone to intervene in the internal affairs of the Soviet Union, and since Yanayev implemented a policy of terror against extremist factions in the Soviet Union, relations with the Arab world have also begun to take a turn for the worse. In fact, since the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, The attitude towards the Islamic world presents a clear-cut situation.Moreover, after the Ibn family scrambled to become the watchdog of the United States in the Arab world, it became more and more at odds with the Soviet Union.Instead, Hafiz al-Assad and others have become the new spokespersons of the Soviet Union's interests in the Middle East.

It is precisely because of this that the United States has stepped up its infiltration and provocations in the Middle East. Originally, Mario wanted to turn his troops to Syria and Iran before Saddam was arrested, but this plan was met with opposition from the Secretary of Defense, the White House Chief of Staff and The opposition of the three political advisers to the president. They believe that this approach of the United States is likely to lead to the loss of all allies in the Middle East, and it is also inconsistent with the policy of wooing one, attacking one and dividing one. Therefore, it can only stabilize Iraq. After taking control, gradually map it out.

Even though Saddam's Republican Guard was beaten back steadily, the United States still could not quell the war in most areas of Iraq. The hatred between Sunnis and Shiites, the conflict between the religious world and universal values, all It caused turmoil in the entire Iraqi world.

In the absence of a breakthrough in the Middle East in a short period of time, President Mario can only turn his attention back to the European region. However, after these years of changes, the script of mutual internal friction between European countries is far more than their unity Dealing with the Soviet Union was much more exciting, especially after Prime Minister Major announced his withdrawal from the European Union, he felt more and more that there was no successor in Europe.In just a few short years from 1991 to now, the Soviet Union has recovered to such a terrible degree.

When the plan to use Eastern Europe to prevent the Soviet Union from advancing failed, President Mario felt more and more the importance of building an anti-missile system in Europe, as well as stirring up conflicts among the states that joined the Soviet Union.That's why Trutter's plan became a small part of President Mario's huge siege plan.

"There has been turmoil in the area where most of the Wahhabi sects gather in Ingushetia. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the small Kadyrov Guards have intervened, the weapons we have transported from the North Ossetian mountains are sufficient to deal with the threat from the Soviet government. .And I think another part of the plan can be implemented. Jazikov Murat Magomendovich's means and courage are not enough to deal with this crisis, and I think it will definitely alarm the central government in Moscow."

The turmoil in the Ingushetia region was just a trigger, not the focus of the US plan. How could the plan that President Mario spent a year thinking about is just an autonomous region of Ingushetia.

"What does Demirel say?" asked President Mario.

"Since being put together last time, Turkey has always hated the United States. But I think in the face of reality, no matter how angry Demirel is, he will still put down his posture and cooperate with us obediently." Tenet Analyzed, "Don't forget that the Soviet Union has divided the interests of the Turkish Strait equally. Demirel has always been worried about this, and is more angry than our betrayal. Moreover, the Turkish government regards the loss of the Strait as intolerable shame."

"Is it time?" President Mario opened his eyes with fiery longing.Convincing Turkey to join the anti-missile system alliance is the first step in the whole plan, and as long as it does not make dangerous moves to provoke the Soviet Union, Mario can choose to turn a blind eye to other small actions.

Director Tenet nodded, "It's time to visit Turkey. As long as we promise to speed up the negotiations on the Turkish Strait after joining the anti-missile system, I think Demirel is still willing to cooperate with the United States."

"There is also the Baltic Sea region, which has always been deeply anti-Soviet. Although the Soviet Union has forcibly turned the member countries into autonomous states, this has not slowed down the people of the Baltic Sea region from opposing Soviet rule. Therefore, I think the Baltic Sea region can continue to make a fuss."

"You mean the leaders of the Baltic states who were deported?" Mario said disdainfully.Attempts had been made before to get these people to stir up trouble in the Baltic region, but the results were disappointing.The KGB's control over the political situation is far more far-reaching than the CIA imagined.Also much tougher.

"They are just abandoned children to distract Moscow's attention. In fact, we want to create the illusion of internal and external troubles for the Soviet Union. The real killer move is the establishment of the European anti-missile system. Once the deployment is completed, the Soviet Union's offensive The strategy will be greatly reduced, which is equivalent to tailoring a cage for this giant bear and pulling out the minions. This will buy us time to rectify the situation in Europe, as long as the fragmented European countries are reunited and the spearheads are turned against each other. If the Soviet Union is approved, then it is equivalent to a threat against the Soviet Union."

"Sounds like a perfect plan," Mario reminded Tenet, "but don't forget that our opponent is the most feared Soviet leader, Yanayev. The CIA hasn't won a major victory since he came to power in 1991. So Director Tenet, I hope you will be more cautious."

"I will, President Mario."

Tenet is looking forward to the next fight with the KGB, and he hopes that this time the opponent will be more interesting.

Chapter 5 and Six

Originally, the turmoil in the Ingushetia region was not under the supervision of Kadyrov Jr., but Jazikov Murat Magomendovich, the head of the Ingushetia Autonomous Prefecture, led to this situation because of his ineffective suppression of bandits. The riots intensified, and the scope of the final attack spread from the Ingushetia region to North Ossetia and western Chechnya. For Kadyrov Jr., this was undoubtedly an opportunity to express himself to Moscow.Although the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs stationed in Chechnya are not dispatched by Kadyrov Jr., Kadyrov Jr. has his own guards, and he can use the strength of the guards to quell the turmoil in Ingushetia.It's just that Yanayev didn't give an order, so Kadyrov Jr. could only choose to stand still.

Several years had passed since the war in Chechnya, and Kadyrov Jr.'s troops had rarely had such meritorious opportunities.The more medals he wears on his chest, the more Kadyrov will be valued by Moscow and the more he will strengthen his position in the Caucasus.

The Soviet set of controls was useless in front of Kadyrov Jr. Otherwise, the Kadyrov family would not have become a major force in the Soviet Union.The young Kadyrov, who was eager to try, began to test the attitude of the central government, to see if he was willing to let himself command the war against bandits.

"Magomendovich's performance is really disappointing. As the chairman of the Ingushetia Autonomous National Security Committee and now the first general secretary of the Ingushetia Autonomous Prefecture, it is impossible to calm down even such a riot? "