Soviet Union 1991

Second update

Unlike the bloody battle in Tskhinvali, Tbilisi is still a calm scene. ★It was just that the busy streets became quiet, with only patrolling armored troops advancing on the ancient masonry floors. The people hiding in the house looked at these armed soldiers with fearful eyes, praying that disaster would not befall them.

Georgia has fallen into the hands of ultra-nationalists, and it was in collaboration with these forces that Gorbachev gained a foothold in Tbilisi. He stood on the balcony, looking out the window at the blue sky and white clouds with some thoughts. But the sound of footsteps behind him made Gorbachev frown. He knew that there was another problem in the frontline war.

Gerbachev turned around and saw Commander Minashvili hurriedly walking toward him, holding a telegram in his hand.

"What's going on?" Gorbachev asked.

"The Soviet army used laser-guided artillery shells to attack our armored battalions and anti-aircraft missile positions. Now the Tskhinvali frontline position has suffered heavy losses! The Georgian army stationed in the city was also attacked by the South Otis army and the Soviet army. Under desperate circumstances We can only 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 anti-aircraft firepower network did not fire a single SAM missile.

Gorbachev's eyes widened. He was in disbelief. He quickly repeated in an anxious tone, "What? The Soviet armored forces broke through our Tskhinvali defense line so quickly? Now they are heading towards Tbilisi Are you sure this is coming?"

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. "

"Why is this happening? We have clearly understood the Soviet army's combat methods, so why does this happen?" Gorbachev paced back and forth anxiously in the office. This situation was completely unexpected. outside. The cold sweat on his back had soaked his white shirt.

In fact, the combat methods of the Soviet troops have already changed. However, the method of focusing on precision strikes is only being tried out by fist troops, and many of them are still secret exercises conducted as confidential tasks. Therefore, it seems normal that Minashvili's Georgian army did not know about it and continued 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 retained most of its strength. The Soviet air attack was only on South Ossetia. The army's baggage. The Georgian armored forces still retain most of their strength."

"That's good. Once Tskhinvali cannot be defended, we will immediately abandon South Ossetia and retreat to Georgia to preserve our strength." Gorbachev clenched his fists. "This time, we must not lose it."

After Gorbachev assigned the task to Minashvili, he unexpectedly received a call from Moscow. When the operator told him that it was coming from the Kremlin, even Gorbachev revealed that Shocked look. If the entire city of Tbilisi was not tightly protected by anti-aircraft missiles, and there were armed helicopters patrolling in the air, he would even suspect that he had been targeted by a Soviet airborne early warning aircraft.

"Former President Gorbachev, I am the Soviet negotiator, 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 Give up resistance and we will treat this coup with leniency and you will not be executed, I can assure you.”

Then Vladimir Putin changed the subject and began to threaten Gorbachev, "On the contrary, if you continue to resist stubbornly, the Soviet army will use a powerful offensive to wipe out the Georgian army. It only cost us to push Getshinvali flatly." It only takes a few hours to reach Tbilisi.”

Vladimir is making a last-ditch effort, hoping that Gorbachev will return from his lost ways. If the Caucasus can be resolved peacefully, 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 that much about Vladimir's advice. He believed that Vladimir was just a nobody and had no qualifications to stand in front of him and make decisions.

Gerbachev held his hand on the railing of the balcony and said with pretended disdain, "Do you really think I will care? Comrade Vladimir, the Georgian army is confident in driving the Soviet army out of the Caucasus! South Osaka The ladder is just a temporary defeat, and the final victory will definitely be on our side. Also, who do you think you are, calling 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 annihilated before they had a chance to fight back."

Vladimir didn't care about exposing people's scars. He sneered and said, "Let me tell you what will happen next. The Soviet army will use absolute power to disintegrate your armored forces, defeat your air defense positions, and destroy your infrastructure. The Georgian rebels will no longer have any power to fight back. Do you really think that you can make Georgia independent with just a few armored battalions? Sorry, the price of Georgia's independence is that you must first step over the corpses of millions of soldiers before you can talk to me about independence."

"As for my identity? It doesn't matter. What's important is that you should know that every word I say represents the will of the entire Moscow Political Bureau Committee. All this is not my personal opinion, but represents the entire Soviet Union."

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

"I tell you, Gerbachev, as long as the red flag on the Kremlin has not fallen, Georgia will never be independent from the Soviet Union!"

"I swear on my own name!" (To be continued.)8