Soviet Union 1991

The Soviet Union has shown an unprecedented tough attitude on the issue of aggression against South Korea. This has a great relationship with the camp chosen by South Korea. Ryutaro Hashimoto, as a pro-China faction, naturally sides with China and the Soviet Union. South Korea is out of the Asia-Pacific region. In addition to its favorable stance, other countries are more or less hostile to the United States. Therefore, they would not refuse arms trade with the Soviet Union before.

President Kim Young-sam, the only one who refused to bow his head, seemed a bit dangerous.

China and the United States are currently engaged in subtle negotiations and games over the Taiwan issue. Last month, China conducted a large-scale live-fire exercise and postponed the second round of Wang-Ku talks.

China's tough attitude has greatly shocked the United States, prompting the U.S. Congress to enter a major debate on China policy. The result of the debate is that the mainstream Democrats and Republicans have reached a basic consensus: China's rise and power are unstoppable. It is in the long-term interests of the United States to maintain contact with China while adopting a policy of suppression and containment.

"At 0:00 and 1:00 on March 8, China test-fired two Dongfeng-15 missiles from Yong'an, landing in a target area 30 to 150 nautical miles southwest of Kaohsiung. Less than ten minutes before and after the synchronization time, at 1:00 on March 8, A Dongfeng-15 was launched from Nanping and landed in the target area 29 nautical miles off Keelung.”

"Between March 12 and March 20, China's People's Liberation Army Navy and Air Force launched the second live-fire military exercise in the East China Sea and South China Sea. The aviation force's tactical exercises and formation navigation, artillery, shooting and sea and air joint training, the The island is less than 10 nautical miles away from the islands actually controlled by the Taiwan authorities.”

"Between March 18 and March 25, China's People's Liberation Army navy, land and air forces carried out the third military exercise of joint landing operations. The exercise items included amphibious landing, airborne and mountain combat exercises."

Every move by China stirs up everyone's nerves. The only ones who feel at ease and even have some surprises are the Kremlin executives who are reaping the benefits of this crisis.

At the same time, when Pavlov visited the Korean peninsula, the top leader of the Korean Peninsula immediately inspected the long-range artillery concentrated fire strike exercise of the Korean People's Army's frontline joint force. The top leader said that once an attack order is issued, he will A pre-emptive strike against the ruling institutions in Seoul without any warning or prior notification, completing the historic feat of reunifying the motherland.

This is simply a naked threat. At the same time, Pavlov is also engaged in the final round of competition at the negotiating table.

Negotiation is inherently a psychology, especially when South Korea is facing pressure from the North Korean army but is isolated and helpless.

Pavlov said with a smile, "The front-line troops inspected by the North Korean leader are also front-line offensive troops targeting South Korea. According to our intelligence, judging from the equipment of the troops conducting live ammunition shooting, they are mainly equipped with 170 mm Taniyama self-propelled artillery and 300 Millimeter rocket launchers, these artillery are deployed along the 38th Parallel, and their range can cover the South Korean capital, while the range of the new 300 mm rocket launchers may reach 170-300 kilometers, which can completely cover the Seoul area.”

President Kim Young-sam retorted, “Although North Korea’s long-range artillery has formed a temporary deterrent due to its scale, due to its poor survivability, in actual combat, the U.S.-South Korean coalition’s superiority in artillery quality and absolute superiority in aviation firepower can quickly launch a counterattack and destroy a large number of exposed areas. Targets, most of the Gushan artillery may only have one chance to fire before being destroyed by counterattack fire or precision-guided weapons, and only a small number of 300mm rocket launchers may be able to survive the second salvo. "

"I know." Faced with Jin Yongsan's counterattack, Pavlov threw out the first bargaining chip, "So we supported the Korean People's Army with a large number of SAM air defense, ZSU-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and we also had Su25 attack The aircraft was given to North Korea to deal with the aviation artillery fire of the U.S.-South Korean coalition forces. Don't forget that we are more experienced than you in long-range artillery fire. Of course, you can also wait for the US fleet to rescue you, but I firmly believe that the conflict in the Taiwan Strait will break out before the Korean Peninsula, and the United States will be unable to stop it. Is there any chance that I can help you?"

"What on earth do you want to do!" Facing Pavlov's threat, Jin Yongsan was a little angry. If the US's coercion, both soft and hard, left Kim Young Sam helpless, then the Soviet Union's direct and brutal threatening style was simply outrageous.

People on the side were stunned when they saw this scene. Negotiations between countries can actually be so direct? Sure enough, a country's comprehensive strength determines its diplomatic status.

"Army." Pavlov said with a smile.

"Buying power by force? Is this your great power policy?" Jin Yongsan said angrily.

Pavlov waved his hands, made a helpless expression, and explained, "Don't be ridiculous, President Kim Young-sam. We are for peace on the Korean Peninsula. Only when the military strength of South Korea and North Korea is maintained in balance can long-term peace and stability be guaranteed. In other words, if North Korea buys Soviet-made weapons, don’t you plan to increase its military strength?”

Jin Yongsan clenched his fists and replied coldly, "Then I would rather choose American weapons than the Soviet Union."

"Whatever you want, President Kim Young-sam." Pavlov's change of attitude surprised Kim Young-sam. "I just want to remind you one thing. Is it still too late for you to place an order with an American arms company? Conflict in the Asia-Pacific may happen at any time. It will break out, but the Soviet Union has ready-made weapons."

Kim Young-sam was silent. The Soviet Union took advantage of the crisis to make a fortune from the war. China, which was in urgent need of strengthening its military strength, was naturally the largest buyer of the Soviet Union, while Japan, which was worried about being affected by the conflict, became a long-term customer of the Soviet Union. Among the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the only one unwilling to cooperate was South Korea.

The Soviet Union set its sights on the ambitious North Korea and took advantage of the opportunity when the United States was unable to spare its hands to force South Korea to buy. By the time the United States came to its senses, the Soviet Union had already made a fortune and left.

"I agree to your request, Prime Minister Pavlov,"

President Kim Young-sam no longer had the arrogant demeanor he had before. After several rounds of confrontation, he finally became dejected like a defeated gladiator.

If he did not agree, a conflict might break out at any time. If he agreed, it would at most be a loss of money to avoid disaster.

"I am very grateful that President Kim Young-sam made the right choice."

Pavlov nodded with satisfaction, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because he finally took the last step in the Asia-Pacific conflict. Now that the countries are full of gunpowder, the significance of the Soviet Union as a third-party coordinator is becoming more and more important.

All that’s left is a crisis to push this conflict to its climax. (To be continued.)