USSR 1991

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As soon as the words fell, the SAM air defense missile behind him suddenly exploded, and the air wave directly lifted the nearby Georgian rebels into the air.The lieutenant turned his head and looked at what happened behind him in disbelief.Cannonballs descended from mid-air one after another, seemingly endlessly.Each shell landed precisely on the SAM missile launcher in the position.The high-temperature shock wave brought by the explosion directly turned the Sam missile position into a sea of ​​burning flames.

Countless fireballs struggled in the burning sea of ​​flames. After those anti-aircraft missiles were blown up, the Georgian rebels who had no time to evacuate were directly bound together by the flames, and painful wailing resounded throughout the position.However, the artillery fire of the Soviet army did not stop, and continued to fire laser-guided shells towards the position. The tumbling smoke and hot flames turned the entire position into a bloody hell.The fire had spread, Gamitarov got up from the ground, and now in front of him was a burning ruin, and the fire waves more than one meter high devoured any life that hadn't fallen inside.Gamitarov had a black figure after seeing the fire wave, but soon fell down again.

The sea of ​​flames of more than ten meters has become a barrier of death. No Georgian rebel can climb out of such a burning hell.Captain Gamitarov called to stop the shelling until there were no targets on the entire position.The air was filled with the choking smell of smoke, and the billowing smoke rose straight into the sky.

Not only the Sam missile position, but also the Georgian armored battalion. More than 80 T72 tanks were blown into scrap iron by shells in almost one minute, and they were sent to see Comrade Stalin before they could see the shadow of the Soviet army.

Everything is over. One day after Gorbachev's debut, the Soviet armored forces used powerful and brutal blows to make these Georgian rebels realize the gap between themselves and a modern army.The surgical strike caused heavy losses to the Georgian rebels. They could only gather in Tskhinvalir and wait for the arrival of the Soviet army.

This is the torrent of steel that even the entire West has to carefully look at.

Georgia is vulnerable to a single blow in front of the 58th Army.

Captain Gamitarov felt a huge shadow covering him behind him, and when he turned his head, he saw a T72 tank rushing up from the slope, and the front half of the suspended body was pressed hard on the ground, setting off A cloud of dust.He saw the commander on the turret wave to him, and then directed the tank to move on.

Feeling someone pat him on the shoulder, Gamitarov turned his head and saw Colonel Manilov standing beside him. He gave Gamitarov a thumbs up and praised, "Good job, Gamitarov Comrade Tarov, your scouts did a great favor, we destroyed all Georgian rebel forces in Tskhinvali."

Tanks kept rushing out of the slope, passing Gamitarov, and marching towards the urban area of ​​Tskhinvali under the coordinated operations of the Soviet soldiers' infantry and tanks.Two Mi-28 helicopters newly in service with the Soviet Army passed over his head, and their target was the city ahead with thick smoke and resounding gunfire.

The war to defend South Ossetia has already begun, and more brutal street fighting will follow.Taking advantage of the unstable rear of the Georgian army, the Soviet army will round up with the South Ossetian troops who are still fighting in the city, and completely expel the Georgian rebels from here!

Georgia's forward positions completely collapsed, and armored forces like a tide launched an offensive in the plains.The advancing armor is like a migrating steel rhino, firmly moving towards the intended target.

Enemies who stop this armored team will be completely torn apart!

Steel torrent, go forward!

Chapter 627 You Asked For It

Unlike the bloody battle in Tskhinvali, Tbilisi is still a calm scene.It's just that the busy streets have gone quiet, with only patrolling armored units marching across the old masonry floors.The people hiding in the house looked at these soldiers with live ammunition with fearful eyes, praying that disaster would not befall them.

Georgia had fallen into the hands of the ultra-nationalists, and it was with this force that Gorbachev worked hand in hand to gain a foothold in Tbilisi.He stood on the balcony, looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window with some thoughts.It was just the sound of footsteps behind him that made Gorbachev frowned. He knew what was wrong with the frontline battle.

Gorbachev turned his head, just in time to see Commander Minashvili walking towards him in a hurry, holding a telegram in his hand.

"What happened?" Gorbachev asked.

"The Soviet army used laser-guided artillery shells to attack our armored battalion and anti-aircraft missile positions. Now the Tskhinvali frontline positions have suffered heavy losses! The Georgian army stationed in the urban area was also attacked by the South Odyssey army and the Soviet army. The next step is to retreat." Minashvili's face was a little pale, and he did not expect that the carefully arranged defense line would be breached by the Soviet army within two hours.In particular, Minashvili's most proud air defense firepower network did not even shoot a single Sam missile.

Gorbachev's eyes widened. He couldn't believe it, and quickly repeated in an anxious tone, "What? The Soviet armored forces broke through our Tskhinvali line so quickly? Now they are heading towards Tbilisi. Are you coming in the direction of Si? Are you sure?"

Minashvili nodded and said affirmatively, "The latest news from the front line is absolutely true. They have cleared the road to Tbilisi, and soon the enemy's armored forces will move towards us along the road. "

"How could this be the case? We clearly understand the combat methods of the Soviet army. Why does this happen?" Gorbachev was pacing back and forth anxiously in the office. This situation was completely unexpected. outside.The cold sweat seeping from his back had soaked his white shirt.

In fact, the combat methods of the Soviet troops have already changed, but only fist troops are trying out the method of focusing on precision strikes, and many of them are still secret exercises conducted as secret tasks.Therefore, it is normal for the Georgian army headed by Minashvili to not know, and continue to use the old combat thinking to deal with a modern information force.

Minashvili really didn't know how to answer Gorbachev's words, so he had to comfort Gorbachev, "Although the frontline positions were lost, the Georgian army has retained most of its strength. The Soviet air strikes were nothing but South Ossetia. The baggage of the army. The Georgian armored forces still retain most of their strength."

"That's good. Once Tskhinvali can no longer hold, we will immediately abandon South Ossetia and retreat to Georgia to preserve our strength." Gorbachev clenched his fists. "This time, we must not lose again."

After Gorbachev gave Minashvili a task, he received a call from Moscow very unexpectedly. When the operator told himself that it was a call from the Kremlin, even Gorbachev revealed Shocked look.If it weren't for the entire Tbilisi being well-protected by anti-aircraft missiles, and armed helicopters patrolling the air, he would even suspect that he had been targeted by the Soviet air early warning aircraft.

"Former President Gorbachev, I am the negotiator of the Soviet Union, Comrade Vladimir." Putin on the other end of the phone said to Gorbachev, "We are here for peace negotiations. If the Georgian army is willing to give up resistance , then we will deal with this coup with leniency. None of you will be executed, I can assure you."

Then Putin changed the subject and began to threaten Gorbachev, "On the contrary, if you continue to resist, the Soviet army will use a powerful offensive to wipe out the Georgian army. It only took us a few months to push Getskhinvali Hours, it also doesn’t take long to push Tbilisi.”

Vladimir is making a last-ditch effort, and he hopes Gorbachev will find his way back.The Caucasus region can be resolved in a peaceful manner, and he will never carry the war to the end.After all, the political turmoil caused by that time may spread to the entire Caucasus region.

But Gorbachev didn't seem to care so much about Vladimir's advice.He thought that Vladimir was just a nobody, and he was not qualified to stand in front of him and dictate.

Gorbachev held his hand on the railing of the balcony and said with feigned disdain, "Do you really think I care? Comrade Vladimir, the Georgian army is confident that it will drive the Soviet army out of the Caucasus! South Osset Ladder is only a temporary loss, and the final victory will definitely be on our side. Also, who do you think you are, ask Yanayev to answer the phone."

"Really? Then why did you fight so badly in South Ossetia? It can almost be described as a disastrous defeat. The air defense positions and tank battalions were almost completely wiped out before they had time to fight back."

Vladimir didn't care about exposing people's scars, he said with a sneer, "Let me tell you what will happen next. The Soviet army will use absolute power to disintegrate your armored forces, smash your air defense positions, and destroy you. The infrastructure. Make Georgia's rebels no longer have any counterattack. Do you really think you can make Georgia independent with a few armored battalions? Sorry, the price of Georgia's independence is that you have to start with millions of troops Step over the corpse, and you will tell me about independence again."

"As for my identity? It's not important. What's important is that you know that every word I say represents the will of the entire Politburo Committee in Moscow. All of this is not my personal opinion, but represents The whole Soviet."

Vladimir's tough attitude represents the Kremlin's attitude. Since the other party refuses to accept peace negotiations, Moscow has decided to continue the war.Yanayev is determined to use this crisis to completely pacify all forces in Georgia.

"Let me tell you, Gorbachev, as long as the red flag on the Kremlin is not lowered, Georgia will have no hope of gaining independence from the Soviet Union!"

"I swear on my name!"

Chapter 628 Coordinated Operations

The Soviet army has always maintained efficient intelligence and reconnaissance on the battlefield. The 58th Army Command has obtained the power to use the Lotus and Glonass systems to use the "God's Eye" in the air to survey the direction of the Georgian rebels. I don't know this.At the same time, the A50 early warning aircraft is also collecting intelligence over Georgia and listening to the communication signals of the rebels.It can be said that every move of the rebels is under the surveillance of the Soviet army.

Troshev analyzed the current situation in Georgia, and the movement of Poti Port aroused his interest, "Through intelligence comparison and analysis, Poti Port has now fallen into the hands of the Georgian rebels. If I guessed correctly, Gore Bachev also wants to occupy the port of Poti to resist the attack of the Soviet army from the Black Sea. As long as the port of Poti is captured, we can march from the west of Georgia and then threaten the city of Tbilisi. Gorbachev is such an idiot , If he split all the troops into pieces, he could divide our attack, but to concentrate all the troops in Tbilisi, this is the biggest mistake he made."

"Probably because Gorbachev is more afraid of death." Deputy Commander Shamanov made a suggestion. He pointed to the Georgian military airport that had been bombed before and said, "Not only can we use Poti Port, but we can also make use of it. After the bombing, the three military airports of Vagani, Marneuli and Kopinatli implemented paratrooper airborne and occupied the airport. Conducted infiltration operations, and then surrounded Tbilisi from all directions. Although the Georgian rebels have 5000 people However, most of them are concentrated in Tbilisi to ensure the safety of their rebel leaders, while other places are weakly defended, and we are fully able to carry out paratroopers and infantry fighting vehicles to airborne and quickly break in."

"Infantry tank airdrop." Troshev said slowly.

"Yes, we haven't really practiced the airdrop of infantry vehicles on the battlefield." Shamanov said with a smile.

The Soviet army not only absorbed the American electronic information warfare combat method, but also maintained its own rough and powerful style.When other countries were still studying airdrops of tanks, the Soviet Union was able to achieve a very abnormal rhythm of airdrops of people and vehicles.Even the Americans exclaimed that it was incredible that people and vehicles were dropped directly from high altitude on the battlefield.

Counting all the military powers in the world, only the red polar bear dares to do this!

Because Georgia does not have too many heavy weapons, the airdrop of paratrooper chariots to the battlefield is indeed very much in line with Troshev's expectations. In this way, the Soviet Union can attack Georgian troops in many ways, and the rebels stationed in Georgia can't even dream of It would have occurred to them that what they faced was no longer the Cold War army that fought in large-scale clusters, but a modern Soviet army comparable to the United States.

Shamanov is gearing up, he very much hopes to see the shocked expressions of the Georgian rebels. You must know that this is the greatest Soviet army. It has really experienced the bloody Stalingrad, the Empire State Building in Berlin, and the Soviet Red Army in the Afghan Empire Cemetery.It is not comparable to a third-rate infantry division mixed with a group of rabble.

While giving the order, Troshev said to Shamanov, "After we open up the rear battlefield for the front-line troops, I think the Georgian rebels should feel a headache again. Because in front of the new 58th Army, these guys There's no chance of winning at all."

Gorbachev hopes to relieve the pressure on Poti Port through the Turkish Perry-class fleet. Even though an army of more than 1 people is defending Tbilisi like stars, Gorbachev is still very angry. Afraid of falling head to head.In fact, there are only a handful of troops stationed in Poti Port, only one armored company and two infantry battalions, but Gorbachev still hopes to transfer them back to Tbilisi City to garrison. This has already made this unarmed rebel leader a bird of fright.

The only thing that Yanayev is better than Gorbachev is that he never interferes with the army's combat plan, has a specialization in the field, and the international political arena is where he can play.

"Damn it, why are these Turks and Americans the same kind!"

When Gorbachev learned that Turkey refused to send a Turkish fleet to rescue the Soviet Black Sea Fleet from the west coast of Georgia, he angrily swept everything off the table.It was originally expected that Turkey would intervene to force the Soviet Black Sea Fleet.

But Gorbachev still doesn't know that the current Black Sea Fleet is no longer the second-rate level in his hands.After the new Golden Eagle-class large anti-submarine ships, Kirov-class and Glory-class cruisers are in service, coupled with the joint trusteeship policy of the Turkish Strait, the strength of the Black Sea Fleet now far exceeds that of the surrounding countries. The Li-level is not an opponent of the Red Navy at all.

In addition to the maritime fleet, there is also a terrifying nuclear strategic submarine force hidden on the bottom of the Black Sea.This is Yanayev's secret trump card, which guarantees the foundation of the Soviet Union's Black Sea dominance.

Controlling the Black Sea and seizing the Turkish Strait, no matter how stupid the Turkish government is, it can feel that Yanayev's next step may be to recover the glory of Constantinople.

Therefore, Turkish President Sezer rejected the US invitation plan with righteous words. He did not want the Soviet Union to declare war on Turkey.Once the war starts, even if Turkey fights to the death, it will not be an opponent of the Soviet armored forces.

I think of Yanayev, who is deep in the city, and Vladimir, who is not afraid of any accusations and sanctions.Sezer felt a headache. Turkey, Tsarist Russia, and the Soviet Union have fought countless times, but there is no doubt that these two leaders are definitely the two most terrifying monsters that have appeared in Russian history.

Thinking of Yanayev's ambitious statement that the Soviet would eventually become the master of Constantinople, Cezer felt desperate.

"President Gorbachev, don't blame Turkey for not wanting to disturb this muddy water, please ask yourself for good luck." Seizer said silently in his heart.