Soviet Union 1991

The 25.12 million square kilometers of the Mediterranean Sea are home to the two most powerful navies in the world, the Soviet Red 21 Navy and the United States Combined Fleet. Ω’s huge facelift is enough to make established European countries look envious. For example, the former Great Britain Fleet can now only watch the United States Combined Fleet rampage in the Mediterranean Sea, remembering the glory of the time when the sun never set.

As for the North African countries, looking at the Soviet Union's attitude of "the boss is in charge but does not take advantage of it", they can only choose to swallow their anger.

The heavily armed heavy cruiser fleet paraded on the calm sea of ​​the Mediterranean Sea, like a giant steel behemoth, calmly cutting through the waves and passing by other ships that were far smaller than itself.

As a mobile maritime weapons depot, the Kirov-class is a product of the era of giant ships and cannons.

However, the glory of the cruiser belongs to the past. Tikangardero and Kirov will become sculptures in the history museum, and they will be replaced by destroyers. However, the Kirov class still appears in front of the world, announcing to them the fate of the red polar bear. strength.

After more than half a century, the steel giant on the sea has returned again.

As long as they are still there, the Red Empire's waters will never let the enemy cross even half a step.

Even if it’s one nautical mile!

The Kirov-class, which symbolizes the red aesthetic of violence, is the undisputed Titan of the Mediterranean. Only the Nimitz-class is qualified to compare with its huge body. Even the President of Algeria, after seeing the large fleets of the United States and the Soviet Union monitored by the navy, was shocked by the nearly hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles on the Kirov ships. This is simply a sea battle island with powerful firepower!

He said sourly to the surrounding naval generals: When will the navy have such a warship? "

However, this is just a dream for the North African country after all. Two destroyers can make them tight on funds. Even Thailand, which owns the small aircraft carrier Naruebet, cannot laugh when facing the new aircraft carrier entering service.

The Navy's funding and budget are burning.

The Red Navy has thrown away the large-scale decommissioning of ships last year, and now there are nearly hundreds of ships in service that need maintenance. In terms of quantity alone, no country in the Mediterranean can challenge them.

The four major fleets of the Red Empire are not just words, but they are built with blood and strength.

Although the cruiser fleet is not as exaggerated as the aircraft carrier battle group, it can still make people feel strong fear.

Mario had previously consulted security consultant Berger whether it was worth it to directly use an aircraft carrier battle group for a Mediterranean alliance.

In Mario's view, the aircraft carrier is a mobile fund-burning depot, and every nautical mile it sails can attract protests from Congress. The mysterious force from Capitol Hill will always cut off their funding approval at the most critical moment.

"Of course it's worth it," National Security Advisor Berger replied. "Using millions of dollars in exchange for a Mediterranean alliance, the most important thing is political benefits. We can better open the raw material market in North Africa. This is the most important thing. . And President Mario, you have to understand that this is our best chance to control a regional alliance. When the United States becomes the actual controller of the Mediterranean Alliance, it is equivalent to controlling North Africa and Southern Europe."

"The Soviet Union has nothing to fear. Their foreign currency savings are no match for the United States. The United States has the most powerful foreign currency system in the world, but what do they have? They mortgage a bunch of junk arms that no one cares about. Don't laugh to death. ”

The reason why Berger dared to ask President Mario to make a direct decision was that the United States did not need to negotiate terms with anyone, because he himself was the terms.

When the United States expressed its intention to join the Mediterranean plan, Israel, which has a keen political sense, immediately dispatched the Israeli ambassador to the United States to start private discussions with the White House.

Not long after, it announced a temporary ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian organization. All these good attempts were to increase its leverage in negotiations.

"But there is also French President Chirac, and he will not make it easy for us to achieve our desire to take control."

Mario frowned. Although France did not compete with the United States everywhere like the Soviet Union, its duplicitous style made Mario secretly wary. He had told Tenet before: "Chirac is a poisonous snake. If necessary, he can point his fangs at his allies and then bite them hard. So from the era of De Gaulle to the present, we all Need to be wary of them.”

Berger sneered and stretched out his hand to face President Mario, "Except for the start-up capital we have prepared for France and the small treasury prepared by France, how much start-up capital do they have? To support the entire Mediterranean The Alliance is not the French, but the United States. Our investment alone accounts for half of it. If the World Bank cuts off the salary, can the Mediterranean Organization continue to support it? "

Finally, he shook his left hand and said mockingly, "France counts for nothing. When France chooses to part ways with Germany, the hope of Europe's rise has already sunk."

Berger is right.

The United States is the largest financial backer of the Alliance for the Mediterranean.

As for France, as for the Soviet Union?

"France is begging us now, not us begging Chirac."

Berger was confident.

At the same time, France was also worried about the United States and the Soviet Union's intervention in the Mediterranean.

“A narrow body of water cannot resist the empire’s ambition to advance. Whether it is the Strait of Gibraltar or the Strait of Istanbul, the protests of Morocco and Turkey are just flies buzzing and arguing in the ears, and will not affect the progress of the giant beast. Look at the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group and the Soviet cruiser fleet entering the Mediterranean. They are not just verbal condemnations and protests. Who dares to actually send the navy to monitor and stop them? "

"This is the real navy of a great power. Great Britain could still do it a hundred years ago, but France and Germany will never be able to reach such heights."

At this time, President Chirac can only be described as having a complicated mood. Everything about the Mediterranean Alliance was not going well at the beginning. When encountering internal resistance, the Soviet Union and the United States unanimously used force to deter each other and used the simplest method to make each other surrender. This is simply a clear glimpse of the nature of imperialism.

French Prime Minister Jospin said to Chirac, "This is just the beginning. There are now three forces in the Mediterranean Alliance, us, the United States and the Soviet Union. According to President Chirac's idea, the United States is competing with us for markets and raw material origins. Competitors, we will not cooperate with the Americans. On the contrary, we will ally with the Soviet Union to squeeze the United States.”

"So, how France makes this move will largely affect the direction of the Mediterranean countries in the future. Except for the protests by Morocco and Turkey, haven't other countries been in a wait-and-see state? So how France takes this move will have a great impact on the Mediterranean pattern. The influence will become very critical if you cooperate with the United States, it is equivalent to handing over command. Give it to the Americans, but cooperating with the Soviet Union can at least ensure that we are the leader of the Mediterranean Alliance. The Soviet Union's influence here is too limited, and their influence can hardly extend to this area. As said, joining is to broaden trade channels, but France will always be the leader in the Mediterranean.”

The Franco-Russian alliance given by Jospin coincided with what Chirac had in mind. Indeed, if the two countries do not unite, it will only leave the United States to dominate.

Soviet.

The alliance of the two major powers is enough to make the United States worry about the small moves it has prepared.

"And the current Mediterranean Alliance has just started. In the eyes of the six major European countries, it is just a small fight. When one day it can 'go north', President Chirac will know how important it is to seize the initiative. And the previous European During the joint meeting, Kohl made it clear that Germany is unable to support the EU’s huge expenditures and needs to cut funding, right?”

Chirac nodded, always feeling that Cole was ready to throw the blame and leave at any time. The EU really can't survive, and Germany will bear the brunt of the losses. Now Cole is still thinking about stabilizing the European Union, which is somewhat helpless, so much so that he ignores France's small actions. It also made Chirac more unscrupulous in expanding his influence in Euro 6.

"So, we need to understand clearly what France wants to do. First, ensure the important status of the Mediterranean Alliance. Second, cooperate with the Soviet Union to squeeze the United States to the point where it cannot resist. Finally, the most important thing is to grow stronger."

"Now, it's time to make a phone call and chat with General Secretary Yanayev, President Kohl."

"I think they will be really looking forward to it."

Just as Yanayev was about to leave work, he received a call from Chirac. Yanayev glanced at the clock on the wall, held the phone and whispered to the person next to him, "Call the translator."

Faced with the sudden call, Yanayev was a little surprised. But he picked up the phone anyway.

"General Secretary Yanayev, regarding the Franco-Russian alliance proposed by Moscow, I would like to talk to you in private first. Do you have time now?"

"Of course there is time, President Chirac."

Only then did Yanayev realize that the other party was here for the Franco-Soviet alliance, and Chirac could no longer bear it. It seemed that Primakov's plan went very smoothly, and the other party started to panic. At this time, the importance of the Soviet Union became apparent.

The United States would not stand with the Soviet Union to carve up the Mediterranean Alliance if it tried to dominate one country, so the Soviet Union became a very important ally of France.

"Regarding the Mediterranean Union plan, we want to cooperate with the Soviet Union. Regarding the Mediterranean Bank, I hope that the financial loans provided by the Soviet Union and France can account for two-thirds!"

Chirac expressed a non-stop attitude that was not shocking. This was to ask the Soviet Union to provide a loan of nearly 100 billion US dollars in one go. In order to suppress the United States' nearly 13 billion World Bank loan projects with all its strength.

Yanayev almost blurted out, "How about I give you a few aircraft carriers to pay off your debt?"

"no."

Yanayev refused righteously, "The Soviet Union does not have so much funds to provide. We can provide up to 600 million, which is our limit. And we also require that these loans can be moved freely in a short period of time. The remaining Let France handle the next four billion on its own.”

"..."

Chirac did not expect that the Soviet Union would actually come forward. This was completely different from his own script, which he had fully supported at the beginning. He also wanted to bargain with the other party, and Yanayev also played Tai Chi with Chirac.

"Our Arctic Circle oil exploration plan needs to continue to invest funds, and the Far East Development Plan and the laying of oil pipelines in cooperation with Japan also require increased investment. Including the recent Asia-Pacific cooperation plan, our foreign currency savings are already tight. It is not that We are unwilling to invest huge amounts of money in the Mediterranean, but the economic strength of the Soviet Union determines that we can only invest up to 60 million. "

Yanaev deliberately let the cat out of the bag in order to make Chirac misjudge that the Soviet Union's foreign currency savings were already in a critical situation, and to convey the wrong information so that the other party would make a wrong judgment in the next negotiation.

President Chirac said with a hint of meaning, "But look, the Soviet Union can still use battlecruisers to patrol the Mediterranean and provoke North African countries. It is really hard to believe that your foreign currency savings..."

Chirac's subtext means that I will not believe your tricks to fool the United States.

Yanaev deliberately said it with a headache, "Isn't that just a way to keep up appearances? Everyone knows that the Soviet Union has been cutting down the old ships of various fleets and simplifying the bloated organization. To put it bluntly, the Soviet Union has been in such a difficult situation that even the investment in the navy has become a big problem. The cruiser's patrol in the Mediterranean will consume a lot of the Black Sea Navy budget, and it is unknown when the funding project will be available."

Pavlov, who was sitting next to him, forced himself to hold back his smile, especially when he saw Yanaev lying seriously, as if the Soviet Navy really couldn't make ends meet.

Faced with Yanaev's helplessness, Chirac didn't know what to say for a while. The atmosphere was deadlocked, and he didn't know how to talk to Yanaev.

If the Soviet Union could not be won over, the Mediterranean Union would become the Americans' possession.

But good news and bad news always come together.

"President Chirac, let me propose a solution, what do you think?"

OPEC and the Soviet Union signed a plan of joint advancement and retreat before, because they realized that oil production reduction was imminent, and there might be a period of low tide. If they did not take this opportunity to sell the accumulated oil, the losses would be more serious when the price plummeted in the future. The plan to replace bank loans with oil was naturally conceived and introduced. Yanaev and Chirac talked for so long, just to give him a little hope when the other party was desperate.

Seeing that the time was almost ripe, Yanayev took the opportunity to instigate the other party, "How about signing an oil supply project between the Soviet Union and France, and we use a batch of oil to offset the loan?"

"Don't worry, the Soviet Union will never treat our allies unfairly."

He almost patted his chest and made a solemn promise. (To be continued.)8