"What's going on outside?" Jiao Guoping rushed downstairs without getting his clothes fully dressed, grabbed a waiter and asked in Russian.

The full army is like a rat on a march, dangling under the window, who can not be nervous, who can not be afraid?

The waiter looked quite calm, and said in a low voice: "It's Baku's internal guard, didn't you hear the morning announcement? Baku has entered a state of emergency." ”

"I don't understand Turkic. "For the Chinese in the 90s, Russian was one of the largest foreign languages, but Turkic was the most definite language. In Azerbaijan at this time, the Chinese language was changed to Turkic, and the national radio and television were mainly Turkic, which made Jiao Guoping feel extremely inconvenient.

The waiters at the Shaqi Hotel were well-trained, and seeing that Jiao Guoping was interested, he immediately explained: "I heard from the radio that Baku and Ganja cities have entered a state of emergency, and they are not allowed to go out at night, and there must be a valid reason to go out during the day. The special police force began to impose martial law in Baku, the internal guard forces will go to the Ganja region, supposedly to restore law and order, and His Excellency the President will make a speech. ”

Although it was not very organized, the waiter still told the information.

Jiao Guoping rubbed the corners of his eyes twice, as if he saw something, and ran to the phone at the end of the corridor without saying a word.

The waiter looked at his back and stretched out his hand, fantasizing about the feeling of the tip in the palm of his hand.

This time, no one stopped Jiao Guoping from calling, and he quickly got through to the embassy and got the latest news: Former Nationalist Army commander Husseinov believed that Erikbeyi's dismissal was political revenge, so he led troops loyal to him. From Ganja, they revolted and marched into the capital Baku, demanding the resignation of Erickbeyi. And the Azerbaijani Internal Guard. In fact, they went to the front to resist the advance of Husseinov's troops.

There is no doubt that Sioux City's prophecy was correct!

Thinking of this conclusion, Jiao Guoping held the phone and suddenly lost interest in speaking.

"Why don't you speak?" The military attache of the embassy on the other end of the phone said in a loud voice: "The current situation is chaotic, where are you? What happened?"

"I'm at Shaqi Hotel, and I can't go back for the time being. Jiao Guoping didn't say much.

What to say?

Do tell the embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Su Cheng had already guessed that the information he had obtained a day earlier had lost its value at this time.

Sioux City's predictions. It is being realized step by step.

Although the end result is murky, the situation has changed dramatically.

Neither diplomats like Jiao Guoping nor reporters running around in hotels will see Elichbeyi as the hope of Central Asia anymore.

The good words of the past will eventually pass away with the wind. The person being evaluated. The ups and downs of reality will be savored.

The Popular Front party members who were punished by Erichbeyi, whether happy or not, could only lick their wounds secretly. But an old warlord like Husseinov would not be so obedient.

Husseinov's qualifications were no worse than those of Elichbeyi, and he also distinguished himself in the war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where he was awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan for his exploits.

In the war with Armenia, although Husseinov was defeated, it was because of the weakness of his own army. Not a crime of war.

Elichbeyi removed his post as commander of the National Army, and Husseinov was naturally not convinced. Like him, most of the people who are full of resentment are local powerhouses. These people, even in the Soviet era, are not so peaceful, let alone facing Ellichbey, who was born as a scholar and has just entered politics.

On the one hand, the party strength of the Popular Front is weakened, and on the other hand, the local forces are not convinced, and even if Husseinov can bear it, the people around him will force him to carry this banner.

When Elichbeyi traded the future and fate of others for the end of the demonstrations and great prestige, local revolt was inevitable.

The difference is only in the scope and outcome of the revolt.

Elličbeyi, who has always been a hardliner, chose to put down the rebellion by force this time in the face of the Nagorno-Karabakh controversy!

Baku's internal guard forces remain the most powerful in Azerbaijan. They were the best equipped, the most well-paid, and the hardest trained.

This force is also where Elichbey's confidence lies. Similar to the National Revolutionary Army in China's Sun Yat-sen era, the quality of the internal guard forces in all aspects is commendable, and they are effectively controlled by the "Popular Front".

The market in Baku is not yet chaotic, also because of the trust in the internal guards. More than half of Azerbaijan's military spending is invested in this army, which is naturally stronger than Husseynov's army.

Jiao Guoping was far from feeling relieved, after he hung up the phone, he thought blindly for a moment, he didn't know the point, and simply went to find Su Cheng.

Shaqi Hotel is not big, and Jiao Guoping quickly found Sioux City in the bar on the basement floor.

"Baku's internal security forces and special police have been dispatched, you are really not afraid of being arrested. Jiao Guoping sorted out his mood and sat next to Su Cheng half-jokingly.

"Give him a drink, too. Su Cheng said to the bartender, and instead of answering, he asked, "Why didn't you go back?"

"There are so many questions that I can't go back. Jiao Guoping stared at Su Cheng and said, "I have to admit that the development of the situation has been reversed a bit, but it has not yet reached the critical point." I still don't understand, how can you be so sure that Aliyev will come to power? There are so many ...... here. Too much ......"

"The key point?"

"Yes, too many key points. Jiao Guoping smiled bitterly and picked up a third of the gin he had poured, and drank it in one gulp.

Su Cheng motioned for the bartender to fill it again, picked up the cup and tasted it slowly, and said with a smile: "The real key point has passed." Now there are only two things left, the results of the suppression of the Ganja rebellion by the internal guard forces, and whether Aliyev will be able to come to power. ”

"The most beneficial thing for you is the defeat of the internal guard forces, and Husseinov victoriously advanced to Baku, but the losses are huge, and both sides are defeated, right?" Analyzing these, Jiao Guoping is still very good.

"It's almost doomed. Sioux City said as if in a narrative.

Jiao Guoping was stunned: "Azerbaijan's internal security forces are the strongest, and the equipment alone is one. It was stronger than Husseynov's army. I don't understand military affairs, but there is a difference in numbers and better equipped internal guard units. Even if the rebellion is not suppressed quickly, it will not be defeated. ”

Su Cheng glanced at him and said, "Better equipment?"

"This ...... Azerbaijan receives the most military spending, and it is the internal security forces. ”

"This is one of the reasons for the indignation of Husseinov's soldiers, who are desperately working on the front line and are not treated as well as the casual interior guards. However, the source of funding for the equipment. Not necessarily a government grant from Azerbaijan. ”

Jiao Guoping thought of a possibility and said in surprise: "You funded Husseinov?"

"To be precise, it was Aliyev who financed Husseinov. ”

"How much did you fund? Where did you get the arms?"

"Just this plot of land in the Soviet Union. As long as there are dollars, there are no arms. Su Cheng took a look and said, "Aliyev allocated a total of 50 million dollars to Husseinov. For this uprising, he sponsored another $20 million. Not much. That's a total of 70 million. ”

"70 million dollars to pay back ......" Jiao Guoping drank the gin in the wine glass again. As Sioux City said, in the territory of the former Soviet Union, as long as there is money, any arms can be bought, and as much as you want. The former Soviet Union was like an arsenal of infinite supplies, a constant supply of gifts to the opposition all over the world. In this part of Azerbaijan, buying AK47 wholesale is enough for up to 3 dollars. If you meet someone with a conscience, you might even get 300 rounds of ammunition.

$70 million in arms procurement in Azerbaijan. To be able to buy an elite tank brigade, if it is used to arm light infantry, it is too much. Not to mention that Husseynov had other sources of funding.

"Will Baku's internal guard forces lose?" Jiao Guoping's mouth was full of bitterness.

"Don't worry, we'll see soon. Su Cheng said a word, drank the contents of the cup, and went upstairs to sleep.

For the next few days, nothing happened to him.

Jiao Guoping hesitated again and again, and finally returned to the embassy.

In such tense moments, party members always want to snuggle up in the arms of the organization.

Guo Jingxiang and others naturally made an inquiry, but there was no result. No matter what Jiao Guoping says, he is also a substantive deputy director, he doesn't want to say it, no one can force him to say it.

And the development of the situation has increasingly made Jiao Guoping lose interest in speaking.

By the second week of the state of emergency, the city of Baku had become chaotic again.

During the day, the streets that should have been deserted are lively again.

All kinds of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians, like Chinese returning home during the Spring Festival, are busy preparing to leave the city or stay in the city.

Food was snapped up in food stores, transports were packed, and a black market for pawns and exchange of goods opened up all over Baku overnight...... The soldiers of the special police force began to take care of it, but the number of people who had increased dramatically quickly changed their indifference from active law-making.

The next day, some members of the special police force were even absent.

When this kind of information converged to the Chinese embassy, Jiao Guoping could not have realized more clearly that the internal security forces had been defeated.

His idea was confirmed that afternoon.

The embassy staff who sent to buy the newspaper returned to the embassy at the speed of a sprint, holding the freshly baked evening newspaper in their hands, and shouted loudly: "The internal guard troops have been routed, and Husseinov has advanced to Baku!"

The word "defeated?" can mean much more than defeat.

The military attache of the embassy was the first to understand, and immediately said: "Close the door and send a telegram to the country." ”

"What else is the news?" Guo Jingxiang nervously grabbed the newspaper, skipped the large picture of Husseinov standing on the tank, and read the summary first.

The interpreter of the embassy read simultaneously in a slow voice: "His Excellency Husseinov, former commander of the National Army, announces the invitation of representatives of all parties to Baku to discuss the future of Azerbaijan, and the invited representatives are: Aliyev ......"

The first name is Aliyev, Guo Jingxiang's face turned pale.

This was definitely not a good sign, and he could not imagine what Minister Zheng's expression would be when he received this telegram.

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