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However, in fact, the pro-American factions in Turkey have also taken a fancy to the profitable situation in the war. If the Caucasus region can really be split, it will be tantamount to creating a buffer zone for Turkey.If it supports the turmoil in the Caucasus behind its back, then Turkey can completely turn the Caucasus into the first line of defense to prevent the infiltration of red forces.

Both religious forces and military forces are very satisfied with this result.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the military department put pressure on Turkish President Sezer to let the Turkish government cooperate with the United States to provide financial support for Gorbachev and his rebel army behind the scenes.And gathered enough mercenaries of nearly 2000 people to go to Georgia to participate in combat. They were all refugees who were persecuted by the Soviet authorities and exiled to Turkey.Including part liberal fighters, part religious fanatics.

Martial law has been imposed in Tbilisi now, and Gorbachev has used the Tbilisi government building as his temporary presidential palace.Soldiers with live ammunition accompanied by armored vehicles began to patrol the streets, and Mi-8 helicopters hovered at low altitude to guard against this ancient building to prevent emergencies.

It's just that when Gorbachev walked in the city, every resident looked at him like he was looking at a devil.After years of relentless exposure, Gorbachev's glorious image has been completely discredited among Soviet residents.The executioners who destroyed the Soviet, the devil, and all kinds of gossip spread to Gorbachev's ears, so that he directly ordered the soldiers to martial law the streets, and did not allow any residents to enter and exit at will.

Tbilisi was impeccably deployed, including the Shikel River anti-aircraft artillery, to prevent the attack of the Soviet Air Force.At the same time, no less than one battalion of T72 tanks was deployed on the outskirts of Tbilisi. Gorbachev hoped that through such a tight deployment, the Red Army's armored forces could be blocked.

However, the commanders involved in the rebellion suggested that Gorbachev evacuate to border cities that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, so that they can accumulate strength and continue to attack with armored groups.But Gorbachev refuted the opponent's suggestion at the beginning, and he called this behavior cowardice.

"Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia, and it is also the political and economic center of Georgia. Now the autonomous prefectures in the entire Caucasus region are urging our every move. Once we hold Tbilisi, they will also respond to the call At that time, Yanayev will not deal with Georgia alone, but the entire Caucasus."

"But..." Minashvili suddenly changed from the commander of the infantry division to the commander-in-chief of Georgia. This span is too large to be acceptable.

"There is nothing but, Comrade Minashvili. You have to try to change your thinking." Gorbachev continued to indoctrinate the new commander with wrong ideas, "Now you are half of Georgia. The commander of the army, as long as we hold Tbilisi, then everything will not be a problem. If we do not hold Tbilisi, we can withdraw to the border area for the second rectification. This battle is about Do you understand our future?"

Gorbachev raised his hand, looked at his watch, and said, "It's only been five hours since our coup d'etat, and Moscow's action efficiency is not so fast. They need a decision from the high command to use the Black Sea Fleet. So we're totally on track to complete our deployment."

Gorbachev has not been in contact with the political situation in Moscow for too long, so he is not aware that the current Soviet command and combat system has also undergone rectification. The Southern Joint Strategic Command is the product of this Soviet command and combat system.

The Southern Joint Strategic Command proposed by Marshal Ogarkov is composed of the former North Caucasus Military District, the Black Sea Fleet, and the Caspian Sea Fleet.Under its jurisdiction are the Red Flag Black Sea Fleet, the Red Flag Caspian Sea Fleet, the 49th Combined Arms Army, the 58th Combined Arms Army, and the 4th Red Flag Aviation and Air Defense Group Army.The commander of the Southern Joint Strategic Command has the power to command all units under his jurisdiction across military services, which greatly improves the efficiency of joint operations.It was precisely because he was aware of the lag of the command and command of the Soviet army during the Chechen War that Marshal Ogarkov suggested that Yanayev give up part of the power of the Supreme Command.

For example, in the past, if the 58th Army needed support from the Black Sea Fleet, it had to report to the Supreme Command, and the Supreme Command would issue orders to the Black Sea Fleet. This was time-consuming and laborious, and it was easy to delay fighters. After the establishment of the Joint Strategic Command, it only needs to be reported to the Joint Strategic Command. Or the frontline joint command, the commander of the joint strategic command can directly give orders to the commander of the Black Sea Fleet.In this way, the use of the Black Sea Fleet will be faster than before.Just like after the rebellion in Georgia, almost within four hours, the fleet at the Sevastopol naval port completed its readiness and began to prepare to march towards Turkey and Georgia.

However, Gorbachev didn't know that, in addition to the Glory-class and Kirov-class that went to Turkish waters to put pressure, the mob M-class frigates and Kilo-class submarines had begun to approach Georgia.Their task was to destroy the military airfield and prevent the Georgian Army's MiG-27 and MiG-21 fighters from taking to the skies.

Unbeknownst to Gorbachev, failure was slowly looming over Georgia.

After coming out of Gorbachev's office, Minashvili said worriedly to the people around him, "I have an ominous premonition that the Soviet army may have approached us..."

6 Chapter Twenty Nuclear Intimidation

It is better to take the initiative to attack than to wait for others to make mistakes. Comrade Vladimir always believes that offense is the best defense.There is no country that cannot be conquered by the torrent of steel, and there is no country that cannot be conquered by the Soviets.Since Georgia wants to rebel, the new Soviet army will be the first to use Georgia to test the effectiveness of reforms.

Now the biggest feature of the new Soviet Army is the separation of military administration and military orders, and the direct command power has been completely delegated to the commanders of the joint strategic commands.The General Staff, the Ministry of Defense, and the Commanders of the Services and Arms are only in charge of military personnel, development, and training.The command is entirely the responsibility of the commanders of the Joint Strategic Commands, so Comrade Vladimir's proposal is only a preliminary plan, and the specific command is the responsibility of the commander of the Southern Joint Strategic Command.This is much smoother than the previous bureaucratic system that was clinging to power. It can be said that Yanayev completely regarded this turmoil as an experiment to test the combat effectiveness of the new Soviet army.

But after all, this is my own business. If there is interference from outsiders, things will change.So Vladimir will now stand up to put pressure on Turkey, as long as they dare to continue to provide weapons support to the Georgia region, then Vladimir will dare to drop nuclear bombs on the border.

So when the Turkish president received a special line from the Kremlin, he showed great disdain at first.

"Vladimir? The guy who was suddenly promoted by Yanayev during this period?" Sezer recalled Vladimir's righteous expression at the press conference, and he was very disdainful.Directly asking the assistant to reject the call, he said arrogantly, "Tell him directly that I am not in, and that I have nothing to discuss with the Kremlin."

The assistant hesitated and said, "However, the operator said that the other party asked you to listen. The other party has something very important to tell you."

"Why do I have to answer? Does he think he is the general secretary of the Soviet Union? Even if Yanayev can't preside over the overall situation, there is still Pavlov, and Yazov, Ryzhkov, what is he? A nobody ’” Sezer was fed up with the military’s control, which was the military’s mess anyway.Sezer didn't have to clean up the mess for the other side.

The assistant twitched the corner of his mouth, and said slowly, "He said that just because he put his hand on the button of the nuclear device now, you should answer this call."

The corner of Sezer's mouth twitched. He didn't expect Vladimir to play so hard and directly threaten himself with nuclear weapons.Sezer pressed the hands-free function, and said angrily what you want to do.

"Listen well, President Sezer." Vladimir spoke, and the translator next to him synchronized in real time, "Now the road-based nuclear bomb silos deployed in the Caucasus region have entered a state of readiness. I'm not joking. Specifically The missiles targeting the Turkish anti-missile system have also been deployed. If you do not cut off contact with Georgia now. The Black Sea Fleet will carry out carpet bombing on it, this is the first warning.”

Sezer wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Vladimir, "Listen to me first, the next thing is very important. The second warning is after the war begins, if the Turkish side insists on aid If there are rebels in the Caucasus, then we will carry out tactical nuclear strikes on the border between Turkey and Georgia. Because the Soviet Union’s strategy is to take the lead in using nuclear weapons to eliminate the other party’s vital force.”

"If the second warning is useless, the Black Sea Fleet will attack the coastal ports of Turkey and destroy all your fleet facilities, and then the Soviet medium and short-range missiles will destroy your anti-missile systems deployed in your country. Then the Soviet R36M The intercontinental missile will be aimed at Ankara, the capital of Turkey. After that, there will be the No.12 war between Russia and Turkey. As for the outcome of the war, I think both sides are very clear."

"It's just how the Soviet Union won."

Sezer deliberately said bravely, "So Comrade Vladimir, do you know that the result of your actions is that countries all over the world will declare war on the Soviet Union? The United States and NATO will invade the Soviet Union when you start the war."

Vladimir sneered and said, "Then the Soviet Union will launch all the missiles in its nuclear arsenal at the same time as countries around the world declare war. I really want to know which country will tear its face into war with the Soviet Union? Abandoning your America over and over again? Or are you counting on those useless bastards in Western Europe? Is Turkey really that short of memory?"

Vladimir's words made Sessel speechless, and he didn't know how to answer Vladimir's question.

Vladimir's attitude was very tough, "Let me tell you the reaction of the United States in the event of a full-scale war. They will strongly condemn and protest, and impose economic sanctions. But it is a pity that the economic and trade focus of the Soviet Union is no longer in Europe. Even if he calls on the entire European Union to oppose what we have done, the Soviet Union will cut off the oil and gas to Europe. Do you really think that the verbal promises of the United States are reliable? Oh, yes, Sada back then Hussein invaded Kuwait only after obtaining the acquiescence of the White House. As a result, the US government turned against Saddam and launched the Gulf War. If President Sezer really sees the situation clearly, it is best not to intervene in the internal affairs of the Soviet Union. This is not advice, it is a warning."

Vladimir emphasized word by word, "Otherwise, don't blame us for being unpredictable."

After Vladimir finished speaking, he hung up the phone before Seizer could reply.He said to Pavlov beside him, "The threat has been sent out. As for whether Sezer will succumb, it depends on the other party's choice."

"Put your hand on the nuclear button, Comrade Vladimir, only you dare to say such a thing." Pavlov said with a smile, "It seems that General Secretary Yanayev finally made the right choice. people."

"If we act a little weaker, we may be the losers." Vladimir sighed, "Prime Minister Pavlov, General Secretary Yanayev has not woken up yet, we must be tough .Once people see through it, they will really lose.”

"En." Pavlov nodded, "All normal people will be afraid of madmen who desperately want to start a war. We will use this to force Turkey to make concessions."

Vladimir said worriedly, "I hope President Sezer can stop under our threat. After all, we will lose the most in a war with Turkey."

Chapter 621 An epoch-making announcement

"The Turkish military is also a bunch of trash. After being threatened by the Soviet Union with a nuclear bomb once, they dare not speak out. No wonder this group of guys can't move forward even half a step on the Caucasus border. If Kemal knew that this group of trash would not even have such an excellent opportunity Let it go, I don't know if I will crawl out of the grave angrily."

When President Mario knew that Sezer had stopped aiding Georgia, he was very angry.Although President Mario looked down on Sezer's weakness.But he had to correct his attitude towards the threat of the Soviet Union.The other party is threatening a nuclear war, which means that the support of the United States and Turkey has touched the bottom line of the Soviet Union.

On the one hand, Gorbachev is urging President Mario to continue to reinforce Georgia. On the other hand, Turkey has announced that it will stop aiding Georgia.Vladimir's nuclear strategic threat was very successful. Turkey, which originally wanted to get cheap from this incident, found that it did not gain much political benefit other than hatred.

Once the Soviet Union recklessly attacks Turkey, what is the probability that Turkey will be able to block the Soviet armored forces beyond the border?Needless to say, the answer is zero.So Turkey stopped the follow-up assistance after supporting armored vehicles and tanks. Sezer hoped that Gorbachev would perform well enough to stop the Soviet armored group for at least a week.If he can, then he still has the opportunity to instigate riots in several other autonomous prefectures to add to Moscow.

Now NATO has entered a state of combat readiness as if facing an enemy.When the reconnaissance satellite detected that the intercontinental missiles deployed in the Soviet Union had entered the launch state, all European countries became nervous.Originally, they just wanted to take advantage of the internal turmoil in the Soviet Union to get a piece of the pie, but now they are holding the entire nuclear arsenal to threaten the world, as if anyone who dares to mess with the Soviet Union will be buried with them.

Under such circumstances, NATO's anti-missile system has entered a state of readiness.No one wants the Soviet Union to tilt its nuclear weapons towards the United States or NATO. The nuclear bombs possessed by the Soviet Union are enough to turn Europe into ruins.

Under such circumstances, it seems a bit unrealistic for Mario to hope that Sezer will work for him.But he has nothing to do with the crazy behavior of the Soviet Union. After all, from the previous statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the current Soviet Union is more like a crazy monster that has lost its reason. As for those who want to take advantage of the chaos, they will die tragically. under the giant claws.

"I think we should grasp a certain degree now, so as not to anger Moscow, but also to achieve the purpose of assistance. After all, we can't hide from their eyes if we want to transport such a large amount of arms into the Soviet Union." Director Tenet said , "And the current Soviet Union is no longer rational. The top leaders in Moscow seem to be crazy, and they actually put their hands on the nuclear button to talk to the Turkish president. Such a leader is not only courageous, but also difficult to deal with."

President Mario said dissatisfied, "So what should we do?"

"What to do? Provide financial assistance. The entire Caucasus region is not only Georgia, but also Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, etc. Which area is a fuel-efficient lamp? There are large and small anti-Soviet forces in these areas. If Gorba If Geoff really has the ability to bring them together..."

That is the real magnificence. At that time, the Soviet Union probably really wants to kill Gorbachev directly.

"You mean to ask the United States to provide financial assistance again?" President Mario said dissatisfiedly. Most of the funds provided for the CIA's operations ended up in vain. President Mario was already very dissatisfied with this approach.He hopes to solve the problem in a more efficient way.

However, what Director Tenet said made President Mario reconsider. He said, "Let's think about it this way, Your Excellency. If there is no financial support, what ability does Gorbachev have to recruit other people into his army?" ?Even if he claimed to have a Su-27 brigade and a MiG-21 brigade to participate in the coup, for the huge Soviet army, these losses are nothing more than a drop in the bucket. As long as the Kremlin agrees to nod, the entire Georgia can become a wilderness .”

"Gorbachev, an idiot, should not consider a direct confrontation. If there is a direct confrontation, the Soviet army can teach him how to behave in minutes. What he should do is the long-term consumption of guerrilla warfare, which will cause long-term hidden dangers to the Caucasus region. So the best way to provide him with financial assistance, armored vehicles and tanks will always be clean, but guerrilla warfare can cause constant harassment in a low-cost way. Just like during the Chechnya rebellion, the Soviet army quickly suppressed the rebellion , but how much time did they spend dealing with those guerrillas?"

"Even if Georgia is suppressed, there is still Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Ingushetia. We need to ignite the flames of war throughout the Caucasus, so that the Soviet Union will be exhausted and put out fires everywhere."

Director Tenet's explanation was affirmed by President Mario, who asked, "So now we should provide Gorbachev with a chain of funds?"

"Yes, it's best to let him send part of the army to attack Armenia. To create a tense atmosphere in Moscow, Gorbachev will unify the entire Caucasus region."

Director Tenet is almost planning a blueprint for Gorbachev, "What's more, the electronic information warfare capability of the Soviet army is far behind ours. It can be seen from the previous Chechen conflict that they still adopt the offensive combat method of the 80s, Carpet bombing, large-scale armored group assault, the Soviet army is just continuing the old idea. This offensive method has a fatal flaw in the face of guerrilla warfare."