USSR 1991

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The assistant raised the telegram in his hand and said, "Ardahan Air Force Department has dispatched fighter jets to intercept it. The news is absolutely true! And..." The presidential assistant's complexion became very ugly, and he turned to the president with a gloomy expression. Seizer reported, "The Soviet Union sent strategic bombers, which are likely to be equipped with tactical nuclear weapons. I hope the president can prepare for it."

Anyone who hears such things as tactical nuclear weapons, the first reaction is to twitch the corners of their mouths.Sezer recalled what Vladimir said before. His index finger had already been placed on the president's nuclear weapon launch button. Any country that attempted to intervene in the Soviet Civil War would be purged of tactical nuclear weapons in the first round.Turn their entire country into ruins!

Thinking of the magnificent scene of countless nuclear bombs falling from the sky, Cezer felt lingering fear.

Sezer was impressed by Vladimir's previous threats. He was now in a state of confusion. After he stabilized his emotions, he immediately said to the assistant to the president who was also at a loss, "Call me the command immediately, I want Directly communicate with the front-line air force!"

"Must intercept their bombers beyond the Turkish border!"

Chapter 636 I'm Not Here

Of course, the strategic bomber formation did not directly break into Turkey's airspace, but turned around when it was about to approach the red line standard, and moved along the southeast, just passing the Turkish Air Force.The F-16 formation stared away, before they even had time to give a warning, the Tu 95 strategic bomber disappeared into the fire control system.

The Figure 95 strategic bomber made a serious warning and protest to Turkey in this way.Just like before, Yanayev seldom asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protest loudly when the other party violated the Soviet Union's national rights and interests. This is an expression of lack of self-confidence.Generally speaking, Yanayev tries not to make any noise when he can do it.I have never seen any country that offended the Soviet Union was able to retreat unscathed.

"We are saved." The navigator of the F-16 fighter jet almost collapsed on his seat. Facing a strategic bomber force, let alone defeating the opponent, it is a blessing in misfortune to be able to escape from a group of lunatics.He hurriedly reported the situation to the headquarters and told them that the danger had passed.

Everyone's heart finally relaxed.

The Turkish Air Force narrowly escaped a disaster. At that time, the Tu 95 bombers had already entered the targeting range of the fire control system. Fortunately, no order to launch missiles was issued.At this time, President Sezer's mood was like a roller coaster, soaring from the bottom of the valley to the clouds, from panic to relief, to finally annoyed, he didn't understand why the Soviet Union deliberately provoked such a border conflict.

He called Moscow directly to find out what the hell was going on.Sezer asked angrily if Moscow was going to provoke a war?If so, Turkey is ready, and they are never afraid of any war conflict.

However, Vladimir answered the other party's question in a very cold tone, "Do you really think Turkey is worthy of becoming the Soviet Union's opponent? Stop joking, President Seizer."

The tone of the person on the other end of the phone was so firm that it was impossible to refute, "The Soviet strategic bomber formation is just a daily patrol mission in the South Caucasus mountains, just like the US fleet appeared on the coast of Turkey. There is nothing wrong with this, ours Strategic bombers did not cross the border, nor did they attack your air force, where did the idea of ​​provoking war come from."

Vladimir used Sezer's words to taunt the other party in turn, blocking Seizer from having anything to say.

"On the contrary, Turkey tried to intercept the Soviet bomber formation in an emergency, and even used the fire control system to try to target our bomber formation. What does this mean? Is Turkey planning to unilaterally provoke a war?"

Vladimir sneered, and the next words made Sezer shudder, "Then it is not a matter of strategic bomber formation, but that the Soviet Union will dispatch all bombers to blanket Turkey with nuclear weapons. It is the foundational guarantee of the Soviet Union."

In this way, Sezer has nothing to do with Vladimir. Faced with this kind of person who will start a nuclear war at every turn, Sezer dare not have a head-to-head with Vladimir. Anyway, no matter whether he wins or loses, Turkey will Will be terribly hit by nuclear weapons, and their homeland will become a scorched earth filled with radioactive dust.

"Threat us?" Cezer still wanted to show a very tough attitude, which was completely different from Vladimir's easy-going attitude. For the latter, nuclear weapons were as common as eating and drinking.

"I just want Turkey to understand one thing. Don't think that Georgia can do anything wrong after a long time away from you. Don't forget that the relationship between Turkey and the Soviet Union is just a thin strip of water. Another point is that this time it is only a strategy to carry tactical nuclear weapons. It’s just a formation of bombers. Next time it’s not just bombers.”

Vladimir's threats were endless, allowing Sezer to give full play to his associations and anxiously speculate about what would happen next.

"The Soviet Union is not blind. Everyone knows what happened to the M60 tanks that appeared on the battlefield in Georgia. We hope that Sezer will not risk his life to provoke the bottom line of the Soviet Union. Our tolerance is limited. Yes, once your actions exceed our tolerance limit, then no one can guarantee whether the red flag will be planted on the land of Istanbul one day."

"As for the United States, I would advise President Sezer not to rely on President Mario, who turned his back on him. It can be seen from the plots of others in the political crises in Turkey that they just treated you as cannon fodder. .”

"If Turkey can see the situation clearly, I hope that President Sezer will not rashly intervene in other people's internal affairs. This is the most sensible choice, otherwise the Soviet Union will not let go of any force that has colluded with Georgia."

"This is just a crackdown, and after that we will have a big purge to settle accounts after the fall."

Vladimir said calmly.

Sezer remained silent. He had experienced the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Union. As an army that dared to drop a nuclear bomb before entering the armored torrent, Turkey did not think that it could hold Istanbul under such an offensive.What's more, in this war, the Soviet army demonstrated electronic information technology that was not inferior to that of the American army, and it just beat the rebellious Georgian army to the north.While the whole world was amazed at the new combat method of the US army in 1991, the Soviet army in 1997 once again made people feel a new shock.

This is the new experience brought to the West by the Soviet troops after the August [-]st military exercise. After a period of sinking, the red polar bear finally showed itself in front of everyone with a new look.

A strong sense of oppression shrouded Cezer's heart. He originally wanted to teach Moscow a lesson with confidence, but was ridiculed by Vladimir in turn.

After the unforeseen threat was thrown out, Vladimir hung up the phone decisively. He knew that he had deterred the old fox, Sezer, and would not cause trouble to Moscow for a while. up.

Now that the foreign aggression has been resolved, Vladimir will have time to completely suppress the Georgian rebellion.Troshev assured Vladimir that the conflict would be resolved within five days.

It is now the second day, and the war is going very well.The combat mode of the new Soviet army caught the Georgian troops off guard and they made up for it and retreated.

Holding the telegram sent back from the front line, Vladimir said slowly, "Now we will see the results of this large-scale battle plan."

Chapter 637 Thinking of a way out

The Soviet army basically broke through all the defense lines deployed by Georgia and approached Tbilisi.All of a sudden, the whole of Tbilisi has begun to panic.Soldiers had sullen looks on their faces, and they would quietly discuss the repeated defeats at the front as they patrolled.

And all this was only three days after Gorbachev declared independence, and the entire Tbilisi rebel army was defeated.

In the combat conference room, Minashvili reported to Gorbachev the defeat on the front line. Even he had no confidence to deal with the advance of the Soviet army.

"The 429th and 503rd Motorized Rifle Regiments of the Soviet Army are moving towards the center of Gori in a coordinated manner along the block from multiple directions. They are trying to drive our armored troops into the open area of ​​the city center, and then guide the air force to the center of Gori. Air Force Su-34 bombers carry out precision bombing of our troops."

Minashvili raised his head and glanced at Gorbachev. Seeing that his face was gloomy but still not showing signs of attack, he mustered up the courage to continue reading.

"The Soviet Air Force had two Su-34 brigades to conduct multiple rounds of precision bombing on Gori. Afterwards, their 76th Guards Airborne Division parachuted on Gori and captured Gori. Our troops were wiped out. Now the Soviet Northern Front Armored Forces It is advancing to Tbilisi. At 18:30 this afternoon, a naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet successfully landed from Poti Port and advanced to Tbilisi. At 21:50 in the evening, the 58th Army has completely cleared Tskhinva Li, the 42nd Division forced a march from Chechnya to cross the 19th and 429rd Regiments of the 503th Division and detour towards Tbilisi."

The sound of artillery fire was already heard in the distance, and Gorbachev's face was cloudy amidst the bright and dark explosions. He said to Minashvili, "How long can we hold on?"

"We still have eight hours to escape before the Soviet army completes the multi-faceted siege of Tbilisi." Minashvili almost provided Gorbachev with the last way out, abandoning the troops and fleeing Tbilisi Si, wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.Either surrender to the Soviet Union, but there is only one result of surrender, that is, he will die under the bullet.

Minashvili looked tired. He hadn't had a good night's sleep in days.The battle on the front line is stalemate, and someone will report the news of the fall of the front line almost every minute.Minashvili rubbed his bloodshot eyes, and said slowly, "I think the most sensible choice is to contact the United States to arrange an escape route for us."

Gorbachev glared at the other party, and his tone was not polite at all, "You mean that you want to give up the family property that you have managed for so many years? It's just a dream. You have to withstand the Soviet attack before Tbilisi. Otherwise I'll make you look good. Comrade Minashvili, remember, we have no way out. If we do, we'll have nothing."

Minashvili sighed, he already had a premonition of his future, Gorbachev's failed strategic policy coupled with the strength of the Soviet army, all of this was beyond his expectations.In the end, the only conclusion he could draw was that he had to persuade Gorbachev to abandon Tbilisi and lead the evacuation of the remaining troops.

Minashvili disappeared from Gorbachev's office with a sound of failure, leaving only a frantic Gorbachev who angrily threw the things on the table to the ground.

At this time, Plekhanov came back from the front line inspection. As soon as he stepped into Gorbachev's office, he saw the resentful eyes of the other party, and he couldn't help lifting his spirits.He didn't want to touch Gorbachev's sensitive nerves.

"Prime Minister Plekhanov, how is the situation on the front line?" Gorbachev's tone was a little mocking, "Is it true that the army has been defeated and the enemy may invade Tbilisi at any time?"

Plekhanov was promised by Gorbachev to be the Prime Minister of Georgia without any real power, but he still performed this position with trepidation. After hearing Gorbachev's question and answer, Plekhanov immediately replied: , "But the soldiers in front put up strong resistance, which effectively slowed down the advance of the Soviet army. Now we still have a chance."

Plekhanov was completely lying. The Soviet army almost completed the encirclement of Tbilisi in less than three days. If there was no effective slowdown, would the whole of Georgia be liberated in one day?

"Is there still a chance?" Gorbachev snorted coldly, "I'm afraid I won't have the chance until tomorrow."

"Either we procrastinate, procrastinate, and drag down the entire Soviet army like the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan." Plekhanov gave a not-so-bad idea, "Deep into the hinterland of the South Caucasus Mountains, and The Soviet army waged guerrilla warfare. Let the Soviet army give up the war of holding their positions, this is our only way out."

Gorbachev shook his head in disappointment. It seemed that no one could give him satisfactory conditions.At the beginning, he made an agreement with the Georgian army involved in the rebellion that the Georgian rebels would liberate the entire Georgia with the help and political influence of Gorbachev.And now Gorbachev has delivered a very bad answer.It is precisely because Gorbachev used illusory ideals to stabilize the army that those Georgians have fought Gorbachev until now.

Let them abandon their homes and go to the mountains to fight guerrilla warfare?I am afraid that the entire army has directly mutinied.

"The army cannot evacuate Tbilisi, even if there is one soldier in the final battle, we cannot evacuate. Tbilisi is really important to our army."

"No matter how important it is, we can't accompany it to death." Plekhanov argued, "Think about it, we can still preserve most of the strength of the army and lay the foundation for future counterattacks. The Turks have been fighting for so many years. The reason why the PKK cannot be wiped out is because their guerrilla warfare has caused great trouble to the other side?"

"But I hope Prime Minister Plekhanov can understand that this is Georgia and the situation is completely different." Gorbachev decided not to waste any more time on this issue. He had more important problems to solve.

"Now is the time to consider the issue of the way back. I hope the Georgian army can fight to the last man and buy time for our escape. As long as I am alive, the West will support our just cause."

When Gorbachev was impassioned, Plekhanov, who was standing aside, widened his eyes. He did not expect that Gorbachev would abandon the army and run away by himself.

Will he become a political victim in the end?