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Spring in Moscow came relatively late, and Ye Kai felt the coldness in the air as soon as he got off the plane. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This time in Moscow, the feeling is a little different, the most important thing is that no one came to pick up the airport.

In this sensitive period now, although the strength of Russia's intelligence services has been greatly weakened, and its own internal strife is continuous, as Ye Kai, it is still necessary to be cautious and avoid all kinds of troubles.

The only thing to be happy about is that there are a lot of domestic businessmen who go to Russia now, so it will not be too abrupt for him, a Chinese face, to come to Moscow.

But compared with Ye Kai's visit to the Soviet Union with Ye Ziping last year, the streets of Moscow today seem even more depressed.

Since the "August 19" incident in the Soviet Union last year, the country's vitality has been greatly damaged and crises are lurking.

After the abortive of the coup, although Gorbachev was reinstated to the presidency, he was no longer in office. He immediately resigned from the post of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU and dissolved the Soviet Union**, which had been in power for 74 years.

The collapse of the CPSU accelerated the process of the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and after Lithuania took the lead in announcing ** in March 1990, the other 14 union republics successively declared their independence from the Soviet Union and became sovereign states.

The political situation in the country is in great turmoil, and the society is deeply divided. The forces in favor of and against the Soviet system were sharply opposed, and the masses of the two factions held demonstrations and rallies at the ends of the three days to propagate their political ideas. In front of the History Museum next to Red Square, people with different points of view gather every day for-for-tat debates. I'm often in the middle of it, interviewing on the spot.

The economic situation in the Soviet Union was equally dire, with a severe shortage of goods, tight market supplies, and long queues at food stores commonplace.

Due to the anarchy of the country, the order of people's life and work was disrupted, the citizens did not even know whether their country was called Russia or the Soviet Union, and the officials of foreign missions could not tell whether they were diplomats in the USSR or in Russia.

The fact that a newly arrived foreign ambassador asked for credentials but was unable to submit them sounded like a joke, but in fact they were the real situation before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Afterward. Yeltsin and Gorbachev discussed in detail the resignation of Gohssin, the transfer of the nuclear button, and the treatment after his resignation. Yeltsin promised to give Gogorbachev a pension for life, a dacha and a house, two cars, and guards and service personnel.

7 p.m. on December 25. Gorbachev made a resignation speech on television.

Goeth spoke with a serious expression. His expression was solemn, and his slightly excited words were a little desolate. He reluctantly announced his resignation from the presidency. However, he stressed that "the democratic reforms that began in the spring of 1985 were correct" and that "the reforms have led to political and spiritual emancipation." ”

At the same time, he acknowledged that "many attempts at reform have failed".

After the televised speech, the Soviet flag in the Kremlin was lowered and the Russian tricolor was raised.

Ye Kai was a little regretful that he did not witness this historical moment in Moscow in person, but this was just a thought, after all, the streets of Moscow at that time were quite chaotic. If you are not careful, you are in danger of disaster.

Soon after Ye Kai and the others stayed at the Moscow Hotel, Zhang San arrived.

"Er Shao, you came so fast." Zhang San saw Ye Kai and felt some emotion.

"I've worked hard for you, can you still adapt?" Ye Kai expressed his condolences to Zhang San and others.

"The living environment is easy to adapt to, and the impact on the mental state is too great." Zhang San replied, "I didn't expect the Soviet Union, such a big socialist country, to collapse so quickly. Until now, I can't believe it's true. ”

"The problems of the Soviet Union have been around for a long time, and this is nothing more than a long-accumulated explosion." Ye Kai replied, "No matter morning or night, there will always be such a day." ”

"That's true." Zhang San, who had a very personal experience before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, nodded and said.

"In your opinion, what is the state of the Russian army today?" Ye Kai asked.

"It's so bad...... Zhang San replied.

According to what Zhang San knows, many ground units of the Russian army have now been practically abandoned by the Moscow authorities, with no salaries for at least three months and minimal food supplies.

"More than 100 nuclear submarines are moored in the docks of the base that have fallen into disrepair, and the used nuclear fuel rods on the boats are stuffed into the already stuffed partitions. The state of maintenance of nuclear submarines and submarine-launched nuclear missiles has deteriorated ten times more than that of land-based systems. The nuclear arsenal and nuclear energy that once gave the former Soviet Union superpower status have created more fear of the threat of pollution, and there are also numerous problems in military management. Zhang San introduced to Ye Kai, "Some precious metals used in the power system of high-precision weapons have also become the target of smugglers. The S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, which contains circuit boards containing gold and platinum, was stolen in the Far East. At the Vitevo submarine base of the Russian Northern Fleet, a sailor even stole 24 precious metal slipline resistors on the control instruments of the nuclear reactor of the strategic nuclear submarine, and the price at the time of sale was only 1,000 rubles. ”

Arms smuggling not only poses a great threat to world security, but also greatly harms the combat effectiveness of the Russian army.

The theft of some valuable components on the Su-27 fighter plane once caused a flying regiment in the Russian Far East to lose its combat capability.

However, there are still not many traders who dare to brazenly resell arms near the Russian military barracks.

Because stolen arms must be sold as quickly as possible, thieves often ask for incredibly low prices for stolen goods.

"A lieutenant colonel at the Gubinka airbase of the Moscow Military District, together with a sergeant major, was caught right when he tried to sell the top-secret locator and its identification system on the Su-27 fighter for $20,000." Zhang San said, "Although this matter has attracted the attention of the presidential office, the military top brass has concealed the matter and has not done so." ”

It can be said that now the Russian army has become a source of illegal weapons, and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the former Soviet Union and European countries has left a huge black hole, and thousands of weapons have been lost in the process of withdrawal.

After the end of the first Chechen war, the Russian army left weapons and military supplies worth 1.2 billion rubles in Chechnya. Russian troops in the North Caucasus were plundered by militants of nearly 500,000 firing weapons, 2,500 armored vehicles, 350 aircraft, and a large amount of ammunition.

"The price of weapons on the black market is very attractive, TT pistols and machine guns are $30 each, AK rifles are $100 each, and F-1 grenades are $10 each. Zhang San explained, "But the stolen goods always have to be sold by someone, so Major Bout's business is very hot. ”

In the world's weapons black market, the best-selling weapons are the weapons made in the former Soviet Union, because the Soviet military policy at that time was to believe in the large-scale combat mode, so most of the shooting weapons they manufactured are suitable for operations under harsh climatic conditions, the structure is also simple, and the operation and use are very convenient.

Another important reason is that Soviet-made weapons are much cheaper than those of NATO countries.

During the Cold War, the Soviet military supplied arms to dozens of fraternal socialist countries, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the weapons left over became a tool for power struggles and bloody civil wars within various countries.

The best-selling Soviet-made weapons in foreign countries are AK guns, portable anti-aircraft missiles and various types of armored vehicles.

Of course, portable nuclear bombs and nuclear submarines can also be traded, but ordinary people can't afford that price, and it's useless to buy them back, if you're not a terrorist, what's the use of a nuclear bomb? A nuclear bomb with a thousand-ton yield can be said to be chicken ribs, but it is useless, that is, it is more suitable for terrorists to use it to engage in sabotage or something.

As for nuclear submarines, my God, you just bought that thing, and you have to raise a fleet to drive it, right? Not to mention that if something goes wrong with a nuclear reactor, a nuclear leak can be a very serious problem.

That is, there are a few nuclear powers that are capable of coping with this kind of thing.

"Did we get what we wanted?" Ye Kai asked the question he was most concerned about.

As for those scrapped nuclear submarines, they are not in a hurry, they can be pulled back by warships, or they can be transported back by chartered cargo ships, and the problem is not big, and the amount of funds involved is also very limited, and it is estimated that it will be done with a few million dollars.

However, the two nuclear submarines that have not been opened and are on the same level as the Komsomol need to be treated carefully.

"I've been in contact with the people at the shipyard, but someone has to do the control, and if you use Russians, you may not be so relieved." Zhang San expressed a certain degree of concern.

To do this, the first thing to consider is security, so he had to mention this issue.

"It's actually pretty easy." Ye Kai had a full understanding of this, and waved his hand and said, "Domestic submarines are actually in the same vein as Soviet submarines, and most things are similar, and now I have brought submarine members of two formations, so that they can enter the shipyard and drive the two nuclear submarines back under the guidance of the other party's technicians." ”

"The Americans are monitoring the area frequently...... Mr. Zhang reminded.

If the Americans find out, it will be a big trouble, and these goods will definitely be chased and intercepted.

"Don't be afraid, I have already made a complete plan with the Military Commission." Ye Kai said confidently, "If you want to play, play big!" A formation of the East China Sea Fleet had already departed a few days ago, and in twenty days it would arrive at the predetermined position and join us! ”

"How many boats?" When Zhang San heard this, he also felt a little excited.

"Two missile destroyers, four frigates, two conventionally powered submarines with long-range nuclear strike capabilities, supply ships or something, I don't know very well." Ye Kai replied.

"Sizzle, it's enough for a small fight." Zhang San took a breath of cold air and said.

The most important thing in this is actually the two submarines hidden below the sea surface, that is the main thing, what is the difference between submarines with long-range nuclear strike capabilities, even if they are conventionally powered?