Soviet Union 1991

First update

"What? Morfu has been completely occupied and has become an area occupied by the Cyprus National Guard? Oh my god, why has it become like this? What about the losses of the Turkish army? Well, okay, I understand, and inform the president immediately. "

The Turkish Ministry of National Defense could not believe the information on the phone. It seemed that Cyprus had completed control of the northern regime base. Morfu returned to the hands of the Cypriot army after changing hands several times.

Of course, the intelligence received by the Minister of Defense was not comprehensive. At least the British concealed it from Turkey. A Su-34 bombing group in Syria suddenly disappeared, and more than a dozen unidentified fighter jets appeared in Cyprus. There was no air force sent by Cyprus or Greece, so the British By being so insidious, he secretly protected the Soviet fighter jets from participating in the war.

He rushed to the Turkish Presidential Palace to find Maziel. He hesitated, not knowing how to tell the president the unfortunate news later. If Maziyer knew that a war that had a chance of winning failed due to low-level mistakes made by the Turkish army, I really don't know if Maziyer would suddenly break out.

When he stood in front of Maziel, the Minister of Defense twitched the corners of his mouth, and for a moment he did not dare to speak. However, Maziel did not give him a chance to hesitate and asked directly, "Is it about the current situation of the war in Cyprus?"

The Minister of Defense nodded. He subconsciously took a deep breath and shrank the belly that had grown from sitting in the office for many years. He is likely to face Maziel's scolding later.

“According to intelligence, fighter jets dispatched by the Greek Air Force bombed the Turkish troops stationed in Morfu, causing direct heavy losses to our armored forces, and because we did not deploy anti-aircraft artillery in Morfu, in this battle The Greek Air Force has complete control of the air, and the armored forces can only be exploited. The most elite 39th Division lost nearly half of its tanks, and other mechanized troops also suffered heavy losses. They were absolutely no match for that mercenary army. We have never encountered such a terrifying force. Armored Forces, some people claim that this force is actually an armored force composed of retired soldiers of the Soviet Union.”

"What about the losses of Turkish fighter jets?" Maziyel asked.

"We did not expect that Cyprus would deploy SAM missile positions immediately after the occupation, and two 16 fighter jets sent by Turkey were shot down. But fortunately, the pilot successfully parachuted and landed safely in our unoccupied area," the Defense Minister said. Every word he said was cautious, for fear of offending Maziel's breaking point.

But now Maziel has reached the critical point of patience, and even his voice has become cold, "But, in my opinion, every mistake made by our ground troops is a low-level mistake that cannot be more low-level." ! Including no anti-aircraft artillery, and no fighter jets I would like to ask if the Turkish commanders and staff stationed in Cyprus are a bunch of uneducated idiots? In other words, I have a good temper and still need to go through a military court if it is replaced by Stalin. , sent them to see Lenin a long time ago.”

"Minister of Defense, this time we did not lose strategically, but entirely because of carelessness. The previous victory blinded us and allowed the Cypriot army to seize the opportunity to counterattack. Now, we may never have the chance to fight back. Fight back."

Maziel slowly closed his eyes and covered his face with his hands to hide his painful expression. It had been agreed with the United States that negotiations would take place with Greece in the next few days. End this dispute through United Nations intervention. To put it bluntly, it means that both Türkiye and Greece can find a way to take a step back. After all, Türkiye did not suffer much in this war, but instead occupied several more small towns.

But all the results of the victory were lost with the fall of Morfu, and now Maziel had to reconsider an issue. Should we regain the lost Morfu or continue the negotiations. If Morfu is recaptured, Türkiye's image in the minds of NATO and European countries will completely collapse.

The Minister of Defense decided to give the Turkish Army a chance to make up for its mistakes. He quickly said to Maziyel, "No, we can still get Morfu back. As far as I know, the Cyprus coalition army captured Morfu after There were also heavy losses afterwards. More than one-third of the tanks in the two T80 battalions were destroyed or could no longer be used due to mechanical failures, and the so-called newly formed T72 tank battalion also suffered roughly the same losses."

"So the victory of the Cyprus joint forces is just a tragic victory. As long as we can organize an effective attack, we can take down Morfu in one fell swoop. Then we can negotiate with the United States and Greece."

"I can only say that you really think too much, Minister of Defense." Since becoming a politician, Maziel has given up thinking about problems as a general. He thinks more about the overall situation, giving up some petty gains, and protecting his own best interests from being infringed.

"The negotiations have been decided long ago. Turkey and the United States may issue a notice to end the dispute in Cyprus in the near future. Then the territory after the end of the war will be the territorial boundary line of both parties. So this is why I want to organize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to conduct a strategic counterattack The reason. As long as the Turkish army can swallow up as much land as possible before I pick up the pen and sign the document, that land will be ours.”

"But now Morfu has become a nail that blocks Turkey from going south. It takes a lot of effort to pull out this nail. We now have no extra troops to continue going south. So in the end we can only choose the most regrettable way. , abandon Morfu and move the prepared armored forces around the city to conduct counterattacks."

The Minister of Defense reminded Maziyel of its importance and that they would never give up such a strategic location. Otherwise, when Türkiye invaded Cyprus, it would not have terminated Operation Attila 2 after acquiring Morfu and Lefka.

"But this city is a transportation hub linking the north and the south. Everyone wants to occupy this area. If we don't take action now, they will become Cyprus' territory in the future."

"How much will it cost the Turkish army to win back Morfu?"

Maziel had no intention of paying a heavy price to win back Morfu from the beginning. He calculated the losses and gains with the Minister of Defense.

"Cyprus has deployed anti-aircraft missiles, and their armored forces will continue to support the joint forces stationed in Morfu. In this way, both sides need to invest a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in this city to carry out a consumption War. Do you know why Turkey has been unwilling to accept peace talks in the first place? Because we know that Greece's economy has entered a downturn, they are very resistant to endless black holes such as aiding regional conflicts. But as a slave country of Greece, Greece cannot ignore it, so the only thing they can do is. All we have to do is give weapons and money and let Cyprus do it on its own.”

Maziel paused before speaking slowly, "Then the Soviet Union popped up, claiming that it could handle anything for them. As long as there was money, everything was easy to negotiate. So Greece purchased missiles, ships and anti-aircraft artillery. After that, the Soviet Union used the prestige of the United Nations to try to bring the United States into peace talks with Cyprus. It is estimated that the United States, which has had enough profits from arms sales, also understood that it could not let the two NATO countries entangle each other, so the war was quickly stopped. "

"That's why I remind you that apart from leaving a large number of corpses in Morfu, we have no chance of winning back Morfu in a short time."

Maziyer finished the last sentence with a wry smile, "So facing the Soviet Union, Turkey has no chance of winning. It can only be said that we were fooled once by the United States and the Soviet Union this time." (To be continued.)