Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

Time passed quietly, but major events in the world were still happening.

In August, a major event happened.

At the end of August 1996, Russia and Chechen armed forces signed a ceasefire agreement, announcing the end of the Chechen War. This war has been going on for almost two years, but in these two years, Russia was almost exhausted here.

In the original time and space, although Russia also failed and suffered heavy losses, it is completely incomparable to the present.

In this time and space, Russia has been pitted to death by the United States. The reason is very simple. The United States has always felt that Russia pitted the United States on the battlefield in Somalia and sank its own aircraft carrier.

So now in the Chechen War, the United States finally found an opportunity to retaliate. So at the beginning of the war, Russia was stunned by the Chechen armed forces.

They never expected that Chechen weapons and equipment were so awesome.

Various advanced weapons were directly unveiled, breaking down the armored forces that Russia was proud of. The United States provided Chechnya with a large number of Javelin anti-tank missiles, which were well used by Chechnya. The first wave destroyed the Russian armored forces.

This is not the end. The United States also provided Chechnya with some long-range rocket launchers and anti-aircraft missiles, which caused great damage to the Russian Air Force.

With such a start, not only Russia was confused, but also other countries in the world. They did not expect that Russia, which inherited the Soviet legacy, would be so weak. The polar bear, which was thought to be strong, could not even swing its knife.

The start was not smooth. Russia could only continue to increase its troops and increase the delivery of long-range fire. It learned from the United States in Somalia and carried out large-scale bombing on the areas controlled by Chechnya.

The areas controlled by Chechnya were destroyed, but more brutal street fighting began.

The United States can continue to carry out air strikes in Somalia and use drones to fight. But Russia can't. They must take over the entire Chechen region because it is related to the integrity of the country. And Somalia is not the United States. One is an external war and the other is a civil war. The nature is completely different.

After entering the street fighting, the war became more brutal.

Chechnya received direct intelligence support from the United States, and the United States also used the Chechen War to experiment with its own new war model and new command system.

Russia's so-called experimental subjects suffered a lot this time. After almost two years, Russia did not control any city in Chechnya. This is completely different from the battle in the original time and space.

In the original time and space, there were many reasons for Russia's withdrawal. Heavy losses were part of it, international pressure was part of it, and domestic elections were part of it.

But in this time and space, there was only one reason, that is, it could not continue to fight. If it continued to fight, it would collapse.

In the Chechen War of more than a year, the Russian army had more than 20,000 soldiers killed. According to statistics, 21,359 people have been killed so far, which is much more than the 3,826 people killed in the original time and space. In addition, more than 3,000 people are missing. It is not known whether they have become deserters or what they have done.

In addition to personnel, countless losses were also heavy. Only 167 tanks were lost, more than 2,000 vehicles and other things were lost, 13 fighters were shot down, and 37 helicopters were shot down.

Such losses are not small losses for Russia.

The most important thing is that the Chechen War, which lasted for more than a year, broke the soul of the Russian army. The soldiers are no longer willing to fight. If it is not ended quickly, the impact will be great.

So, Russia withdrew its troops.

Of course, Chechnya has also become a ruin, with more than 200,000 civilian casualties and more than 50,000 soldiers killed. If it weren't for the United States supporting them from behind, they would have collapsed long ago.

For more than a year, the United States also feels that it has avenged its own revenge, pitted the United States, and verified its own capabilities.

The United States has no good feelings towards Russia at all. Although the Soviet Union has disintegrated, Russia is still a huge threat to the United States, or even the biggest threat.

Because Russia is too close to Europe, and now Russia has always wanted to merge into Europe and become part of Europe.

This is too much. If Russia joins Europe, you have resources, and Europe has manufacturing, then what can the United States do? It will directly isolate the United States.

Now, what the United States fears most is Russia joining Europe. This is even more serious than the rise of China. In the eyes of the United States, the rise of China will only lose the interests of the Asia-Pacific region.

But if Russia and Europe join together and rise together, then the United States will be finished.

You have to know that Europe has been the center of the world for the past few hundred years, and the United States has only risen for a short time. That is, it has benefited from the dividends of World War II.

For Europe, they may rise again after their decline. The world hegemony has been in turn for so many years, but thisHegemons are basically European.

Once the United States declines, it will be finished. Just like the United States, once it declines, it will directly become many small countries, and it will be finished directly, with no possibility of resurrection.

The disastrous defeat in the Chechen War directly stunned the world.

At this moment, they realized that it was not only the United States that was weak, but also Russia. The United States fought badly in Somalia and almost destroyed its prestige.

Now, the bear that inherited the Soviet legacy is also weak, even weaker than the Eagle Sauce.

The two former superpowers were super powerful in the minds of many countries, and they could not be provoked at all.

And now, a Somali war has made the United States lose all its prestige. A Chechen war has completely exposed Russia's underwear.

For a big country, this impact is huge. Now the Chechen War has given the former Soviet Union's member states a new understanding of Russia, and has also made some countries have their own little thoughts.

But for China, it is a good thing.

The prestige of the Eagle Sauce has collapsed, and the prestige of the Bear has collapsed. Now when talking about big countries, many countries directly think of China.

Although China did not start a war, many things can still show some signs as a country.

Why did the US joint military exercise end in embarrassment? Why did the United States escape from Myanmar in embarrassment not long after signing the security treaty with Myanmar.

Why was the US fighter jet shot down in Myanmar? Why did the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier battle group announce that it would enter the dock for overhaul and would not send missions in the short term?

Why did the United States only dare to talk about China's large-scale island building in the South China Sea, but did not dare to send an aircraft carrier battle group there.

Although many countries do not know the details of these strange things, they can also clearly see that the United States must have a fierce secret fight with China, and the United States has not been able to fight China, so there is such a result.

Countries are not stupid, whether they are big or small. So after the failure of the Chechen War, many countries once again set their sights on the East, and everyone began to think about who is the real boss in the world.