Chapter 407: West-81 Influence
Bao Zixuan is moving with the director every day, and the Soviet army is attacking too fast. On average, they have to move forward nearly 300 kilometers a day, a speed that is enough to drive in difficult places, but they are at war. This once again shocked the whole world, and also made the jaws of European and American military experts drop in shock.
Linald Bach was a German veteran who fought in World War II. Mainly served in the North African theater and the Western Front, which is why he can come to observe the military exercises in a grand manner, if you serve on the Eastern Front and the Soviets will inevitably have conflicts, and even blood feuds, you may not know, where do you dare to come to watch the military exercises.
Since the surrender of his unit to the Americans after the defeat of Germany, life has not been so difficult. After being released after five months in detention, he became a newspaper reporter with a background in journalism. Later, because of his military service experience, he was promoted to military special commentator, and this time he was able to come to the Soviet Union to open his eyes.
In all the commentaries, he wrote the commentators' articles more specifically and vividly, and at the same time listed the highlights and horrors of the Soviets' exercises.
First, the Soviet rocket forces were the first to use tactical nuclear missiles of less than 10,000 tons to carry out precise tactical nuclear strikes against NATO military bases and strategic pivotal targets in West Germany and France, thus initially paralyzing their combat capability.
Second, after the rocket forces carried out the super-powerful fire coverage of nuclear weapons, the Soviet three-generation tank clusters led by the T72 and T80 tore through the frontal defensive positions of the NATO army from the front, and then quickly advanced all the way.
Thirdly, while the tank cluster was striking frontally, the Soviet army, under the air cover of a powerful aviation regiment, carried out airborne operations in the rear and seized strategic points. In the Baltic direction, the Soviets carried out multiple waves of amphibious landing operations, dispersed NATO forces, and covered the frontal tank cluster assault!
In the end, it was concluded that under the joint operation of these three directions, the Soviet army successfully killed Dunkirk in France and Antwerp in Belgium from the territory of East Germany in only 8 days in the Western 81 exercise, and if it continued further, then it would be the fall of Britain and Spain, and the whole of Europe would only take about half a month to be completely captured by the Soviet army. At that time, Europe was obviously weaker than the Soviet Union in terms of the quality and quantity of tanks and aircraft, and it was certainly too late to count on the United States to support it in such a short period of time.
As soon as Lynald Bach's article came out, it caused a huge reaction in the world, and the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army was simply terrifying. It seems that in the future, everyone will be able to save their homeland only if they work together, and at the same time, the Soviets will not find a reason to beat you.
This makes the Western European countries, which have dominated the world for hundreds of years, very aggrieved, when they want to look at the faces of others, which was impossible before, but the form is weaker than people, can only endure first, Western European countries began to release their goodwill.
Unlike the panic of the people of Western Europe, the Belvede Palace in Poland was indeed full of laughter at this time. On behalf of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Ustinov held a celebration party for the 81-military exercise of the West, and at the same time to commend the Soviet servicemen who performed bravely in this exercise.
Ustinov, dressed in a neat marshal's outfit, stood in the center of the hall and said to the people who came to the celebration: "Thank you for being able to come to the celebration of the West-81 military exercises. Here, on behalf of all the people of the Soviet Union, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you and cordial regards to the heroic Soviet servicemen. It is precisely because of your spirit of not being afraid of hardship and sacrifice that the Soviet Union became strong. β
"In the past nearly 60 years, the Soviet soldiers have defeated all invading enemies with their heroic and tenacious fighting consciousness and the sacrificial spirit of daring to fight for the motherland. I believe that this quality can be perpetuated in you, toast to the great Soviets. β
"Now it's time for you to enjoy, so please enjoy it!"
Ustinov is also a doer and does not like to say some tirades. At this time, Bao Zixuan looked at the tough Soviet Defense Minister, if he could live a little longer. When Yeltsin staged a coup d'Γ©tat, could it still go so smoothly.
After all, Ustinov's character and courage are much stronger than that of his successor Yazov, and from the current point of view, the late collapse of the Soviet Union will be beneficial to him, but he cannot let the Soviet Union not disintegrate, and a good balance must be found between this.
While he was thinking nonsense, Ustinov came to his side and said: "Comrade Xiaobao, this is a drinking party. It's not your character not to drink, so let's have a drink first, and I'll introduce you to a few friends in a moment. β
The person who came over was wearing the uniform of a major general of the Soviet Army, but he didn't look very old. To be awarded such a rank at such a young age is either very capable, or very backgrounded, or both, and the probability is higher in the end.
Ustinov said with a smile: "This is Bao Zixuan from Xiangjiang; Comrade Xiaobao, this is the chief of the Logistics Division of the General Armament Department, Valenko-Ustinov. You are both young people, what can you communicate more about, and what you want to buy can come to her. β
"The General Secretary has already instructed him on this matter, and there is no need to have any scruples," the sentence seemed to be said to Valenko, and Ustinov left.
When Bao Zixuan heard the name Valenko-Ustinov, he immediately thought that this person would either be his son or, at worst, a nephew. But these words can't be said, and many things will be very embarrassing if they are broken.
Bao Zixuan stretched out his hand and said, "Hello! General Ustinov." β
At this time, Valenko-Ustinov didn't dare to take off his big face, so he quickly stretched out his hand and shook it with Bao Zixuan and said: "Hello! Mr. Bao! I have heard of your name for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to see it. You must not call me a general, just call me Valenko. And I'll still call you Bao in the future, so it's more affectionate. β
Everyone is not stupid, and Bao Zixuan, a person with huge influence all over the world, can affectionately call you a kind of recognition for you. The most important thing is that people are very rich, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as rich and rival countries.
That is, at the age of about 30 years old, he can hold such an important position. Ability, background, and luck are indispensable, isn't such a person worth associating!
Finding a remote corner, the two began to talk. Bao Zixuan mainly wanted to buy some old tanks and armored vehicles, and it was the kind of dismantling weapons and equipment, otherwise the British would not have agreed to transport them back to Xiangjiang.
The business was an instant hit, and Valenko-Ustinov was also worried about the old tanks and armored vehicles in the warehouse. Especially many old models produced and captured during World War II, this time I can meet a financier who has ideas about them, so what are you waiting for?
Bao Zixuan bought nearly 100 tanks and armored vehicles in relatively good condition from the Soviets at the price of scrap metal, while Valenko-Sustynov received a total of 30,000 units of Black Cloud electronics sales quota in the Soviet Union. It's a win-win deal, and everyone doesn't lose.
However, the topic of the Soviet West-81 military exercises is far from over, and at this time everyone in the US White House is looking at the article written by Linald Bach.
President Reagan said to the people below: "You have all seen this article! What do you think, if the Soviets attack Western Europe, how will we deal with it, how long will the military be able to gather troops, how will it be to fight the enemy? β
Casper Weinberg, like Reagan, has been secretary of defense for less than a year. At this time, everyone was watching him, knowing that he couldn't hide, after all, this was his duty.
"If the Soviets do attack Western Europe, we can only release one or a few tactical nuclear weapons in West Germany to temporarily hold off the Soviets' steel torrent," Casper-Weinberg said. Then there will be a general mobilization for war in the country, requisitioning all ships, cars, planes and other means of transportation, and it is expected that 300,000 troops can be assembled in a week to go to the front. However, at what point the Soviets may attack the territory of France depends on how long the French can hold the Soviets back. β
"If the war is stalemate in France, we can carry out a second Normandy landing. If France can't resist it, we can only fight in England and look for a good opportunity to land on the European continent. β
Most of the ruling class in the United States came from German and British immigrants, and they heard that they were going to release tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of West Germany. It makes high-ranking officials of German descent very unhappy, thinking in their hearts why not to release the atomic bomb in your house. But I know that there is no way to do it, otherwise no one wants to blow up and play by themselves. It can be seen that the strength of the Soviet Union at this time has forced the Americans to such a point, and it is estimated that there is no one left.
The Western-81 military exercise has had a great impact not only in Europe and the United States, but also in all parts of the world. All countries were thinking about how to respond to the Soviet Union's three-dimensional integrated nuclear strike, and in the end they did not think of a good way. However, the only thing to do now is to strengthen your own army and national defense construction, and only if you are strong, will the enemy not dare to act rashly against you.
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