Soviet Union 1991

Third update

Rumors about the Kremlin's imminent peace talks with the Americans have been affecting General Troshev, who was fighting on the front line. Especially when he received an order from Moscow to suspend the offensive for an hour, Troshev was very dissatisfied.

Every minute on the battlefield represents the key. Once the Soviet army unilaterally stops fighting, it cannot withstand the opponent's crazy counterattack.

But what is equally surprising is that just after the Soviet order was issued, the Georgian side actually announced a suspension of the war, and both sides entered a short truce.

It's just that the Georgian side didn't know that the Soviet army only had a truce for an hour. The Soviet Union used this hour to paralyze the opponent's psychology and actively prepare for the next round of offensive. When the second hand turns to the last second, the Soviet army will launch a violent storm-like attack on the Georgian army that is insufficiently prepared.

The command headquarters did not sit idle, but was actively mobilizing troops to prepare for the final blow.

Soon the time entered the final countdown. Troshev stared at the electronic screen and when it turned to zero, he immediately sent an attack signal to each division headquarters. Be sure to capture Tbilisi within these two days and eliminate the final threat.

A bloody battle was about to begin. The originally silent position was suddenly bombarded by a storm of rockets from the Soviet army. The Georgian rebels originally thought that the Soviet army had ended the battle. Unexpectedly, only an hour later, the Georgian rebels Under the cover of artillery fire, there were heavy casualties.

Georgia called the Soviet troops bastards and picked up their rifles to fight back. The battlefield that had not been peaceful for a long time began to be filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood.

Similarly, the leaders of Tbilisi have not yet been able to take a breath and have to face a bad situation again.

Gorbachev sat with his legs crossed in his office. An hour ago, he received news of the Soviet ceasefire. Realizing that the United States might have reached some political agreement with Moscow, he also ordered the Georgian rebels to stop resisting.

On a rare quiet night, Gorbachev didn't know how long he had been insomniac amid the sound of artillery fire.

He now hopes that the United States can mediate relations with the Soviet Union. It is best to save Georgia or Tbilisi. If not, he can use a day or two to escape from Georgia in a simple car.

No matter how you look at it, Gorbachev is the ultimate winner.

But he forgot one thing. Yanayev's stance on safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity is so firm that no one can shake it.

At this time, there was a rapid knock on the door. Gorbachev came back from his thoughts and whispered, "Please come in."

Minashvili opened the door anxiously and said to Gorbachev, "The Soviet offensive only stopped for an hour, and they resumed the artillery offensive. Our troops were attacked without preparation. , and suffered heavy losses according to the troops at the front. Report, a Soviet motorized infantry brigade took advantage of the truce and quickly bypassed the city of Gori, heading towards Tbilisi. President Gorbachev, we were fooled by the Soviet Union and the United States! There was no peace negotiation, it was all a conspiracy!”

"What?" Gorbachev suddenly stood up from his seat. It was obvious that he did not believe Minashvili's words at all. After all, the United States personally promised to help Gorbachev buy time.

At this time, the sky in the distance began to brighten. Countless rockets roared towards Tbilisi like a meteor shower, and the brief calm was broken. Gorbachev looked at the fire and tightened his heart.

Minashvili explained, "I'm afraid that all this is a conspiracy that the Soviets have already designed. They first pretended to negotiate with the United States, and then suddenly started a war when both sides thought they had entered a truce. In this way, they could use their speed to The attack broke through our defense line, this move was really unexpected!"

Minashvili was a little helpless. Troshev really explained this sentence very accurately.

"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and organize the army to counterattack." Gerbachev said anxiously. Thinking of a motorized infantry brigade approaching in his direction, Gorbachev was a little scared. Unexpectedly, his "Presidential Palace" would become a frontline target in just two days.

"The army is now counterattacking, but the enemy is too well prepared. They have planned for this sudden attack for a long time. We can only do our best to stop the enemy's advance, but I suggest that General Secretary Gorbachev still "Be prepared as soon as possible to evacuate from Tbilisi," Minashvili speculated, "This time Tbilisi may fall. We must get you out of this ghost before Tbilisi falls." Send it out somewhere.”

Minashvili was worried that once Gorbachev was arrested, the unrest in the Caucasus would be completely over.

Perhaps even Consultant Berger didn't realize that he had been tricked once. Just when he came out of the conference room happily, a piece of bad news reached his ears. The Soviet Union did not end the war in a short time as he imagined. After an hour of truce, it reissued the order to attack the army.

Seeing the assistant's embarrassed look, Berger glanced at Pavlov, who was smiling next to him, and asked him in a serious tone, "The war in Georgia has started again. I want to know what's going on, Pavlov? Prime Minister?"

"Yes, we have launched a new offensive and are preparing to capture the entire Tbilisi in one go. The army in Tbilisi can no longer hold on. We can complete the offensive within these two days and disintegrate the rebels. Power." Pavlov admitted this very honestly, but the smile on his face slowly faded and was replaced by an expression that a politician should have.

Plain, rational, indifferent.

"But our previous negotiations..." Consultant Berger originally wanted to question Pavlov, but was strongly rebutted by the other party, "Consultant Berger, you should think carefully about how we could give up Georgia."

The implication of Pavlov's words is that if we break our promise, can you beat me if you can?

"The Caucasus is as important to us as Washington is to the United States. Will you give up on Washington? I think the answer is definitely no. So we will not give up on Georgia, just like the United States will not give up on Washington. Anyone wants to To separate from the Caucasus, first step over my corpse and the corpses of the Soviet Union’s millions of troops!”

Pavlov looked at the pale-faced US National Security Advisor and said coldly, "Do you have any other questions about the Soviet army's offensive now?" (To be continued.) 8