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When the political situation in the Soviet Union stabilized somewhat, Yanayev finally had the opportunity to begin a surgical dismantling with the similarly bloated Soviet army, for whom the huge military spending was tantamount to another burden on the Soviet Union, so a large-scale reduction was necessary. And the first to bear the brunt is the Far Eastern Military District, which Yanayev considers least necessary to maintain a large armed force.

To do this, he had to have a necessary meeting with the stubborn elements of the War Department, and the Commander-in-Chief of the War Department, General Valennikov, the Minister of Defense Yazov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces Akhromeyev, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Military District, Viktor Chechevatov, were all the objects of his persuasion.

Viktor Chechevatov, who had mixed feelings, rushed from Khabarovsk to Moscow, and in the August 19 coup, the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Military District was a loyal defender on Yanayev's side, but he did not expect that soon after the turmoil, the Far Eastern Army would face the fate of being dismantled. There are no longer a few people who feel the same way as him, and both Akhromeyev and Yazov are his sympathizers.

So when Yanayev stepped into the conference room, a group of red generals with imposing eyes made him feel a sense of awe in his heart, but for the sake of the future development of the Soviet Union, he had to be this villain.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to discuss one thing with you today, the issue of disarmament in the Far East." Yanayev didn't say much tactfully, and went straight to the point, "The years of confrontation between China and the Soviet Union led to our large-scale military accumulation in the Far East, and the fact that there was no war made us have to spend a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to maintain the daily life of this army, which was fatal to the Soviet economy." ”

As soon as Akhromeyev wanted to speak, he was stopped by Yanayev, who continued, "In the eastern part of the Sino-Soviet border, there are 3 army groups and 1 infantry corps of the Far Eastern Military District, a total of 18 motorized infantry divisions, 1 tank division and 2 airborne assault brigades. The total strength of the Soviet army in Asia was 1.27 million, with 14,300 tanks and 4,200 aircraft. The Soviet Army in Asia has a total of 59 divisions, 45 of which are close to the Sino-Soviet border, with a total of 675,000 personnel. I'm curious, we need so many troops, is it really necessary to guard against an impossible war? ”

"Very necessary, President Yanayev." Akhromeyev was the first to stand up and refute Yanayev's words, "The reason why the Soviet Union has a great power that makes Americans jealous is because we have a powerful, invincible armed force. The restless neighbors to the south can also be warned that the Far East is a backyard that no one should touch it. ”

Yanayev raised his eyebrows and whispered, "Oh? However, I have read your previous report that the Soviet army needs at least 1.2 million to 1.5 million army troops to launch an offensive in the eastern part of the Sino-Soviet border, to carry out a centripetal assault on the northernmost military district of the southern neighbor with three front armies, and to carry out a diversion attack on the capital Jingshi Military District with one front army, which requires the mobilization of two front armies and 14 group army command systems and their direct subordinate units to the rear Baikal and Far Eastern military districts, so as to reach the scale of 100 divisions of 20 group armies of four front armies. With the capacity of the Trans-Siberian Railway of the Soviet Union, it will take at least 80 days for all troops to be in place, which is too slow to lose the suddenness of the suddenness will be discovered, and it is easy to be preemptively attacked by others, and the inventory and transportation capacity of the Soviet army in the Far East are not enough to support it in a protracted war. The actual purpose of the Soviet army's heavy accumulation was to 'bring its southern neighbor to the negotiating table', and the Soviet Union's focus was still on Europe. These words were summed up by you, Akhromeyev himself, could it be that the old general himself is old and has a bad memory? ”

Yanayev still has a certain respect for Akhromeyev, the final general of the Red Army, after all, he did his best for the Red Empire, a true Communist Party member, a great patriot.

Akhromeyev was speechless for a while, he didn't expect Yanayev to refute himself with the previous report, but he resolutely said, "But if you want to completely dismantle the armed forces of the Far East, it will cause a void in the defense of the Far East, and it will also create a feeling that the Soviet Union is exhausted in the Americans, and then they will persecute the Soviet Union even more relentlessly." Also, how do you plan to settle others with the millions of disarmaments that have been disposed of? You can't just exile to the country, right? And what about the dismantled tanks and armored vehicles? What about fighter jets? ”

"Calm down, Chief of the General Staff Akhromeyev, I have thought of ways to deal with the measures you mentioned, so I'll tell you them one by one now." Yanayev couldn't help but slap his face one by one, "I think everyone knows that after the end of World War II, on the basis of conscientiously summing up the lessons and lessons of the war period, our army further carried forward the German blitzkrieg thinking, and took great depth and high speed as the basic concept of operations, coupled with a huge ground force and advanced weapons and equipment, forming the most powerful ground force in the confrontation period, the torrent of red steel. ”

"So if a large-scale ground war breaks out, our army's simple and good idea may be right, although the overall technical level of the main battle tank is slightly behind the opponent, but it can ensure that the country can produce in large quantities, the army can adapt quickly, the factory can quickly repair, with the absolute superiority in numbers, the Soviet armored forces still have the ability to overwhelm the opponent. But you have forgotten one thing: since the end of World War II, under the confrontation of nuclear-weapon states, it is no longer possible for large-scale wars and conflicts to break out. Modern warfare is more of a local small- and medium-scale military conflict, and under the condition that the quality of the combatants is the same and the number of equipment is not much different, the side with tactical and technological superiority will have more chances to win. ”

Yazov was the first to understand Yanayev's words, "Could it be that our army has begun to change its thinking and develop in the direction of electronic technology warfare?" ”

Yanayev exhaled deeply, "Thank God, you finally understand what I'm talking about, yes, electronic technology warfare, so when will you be driven out of the General Staff, and Marshal Ogarkov, who has far-reaching insight into the development of electronic technology in the Soviet army, please return to the General Staff, instead of letting him regret it for life in the director of the General Inspection Group of the Ministry of Defense?" ”

In 1984, Marshal Ogarkov left the General Staff and was dismissed for his remarks "opposing the reduction of military research and development costs for the development of civilian products", and from September 1984 to June 1988 he was transferred to the post of commander-in-chief of the West, and from 1988 to 1992 he served as director of the General Supervision Group of the Ministry of National Defense.

Although Yanayev did not say it explicitly, Yazov had already heard his dissatisfaction with him, and hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency the President, we will transfer him back to the General Staff and return to important positions." ”

"Well, that's good. You are all veteran marshals, and your thinking may still be stuck in the memory of the victory in the Great Patriotic War in the past, but I have to say something ugly, I am a staunch supporter of scientific and technological warfare, and an army can only be invincible in modern warfare if it is equipped with powerful high and new technology. Of course, whoever wants to stop me from dismantling the armored forces and building a digitized and information-based army will definitely not care about letting him and General Hilichenko of the Ural Military District end up together. ”

Yanayev saluted before he soldiers, and before he was out of respect for the Soviet army, then he was followed by a serious warning to those who stood in the way of army reform. Of course, no one expected Yanayev's tone to be so strong, and everyone was silent for a while.

"Are there any other questions besides that?" Yanayev looked around at the old guys who were several times his age combined, and then glanced at Chechevatov, who had just expected other high-ranking people to take his place, but now he was silent, and Mans said in an orderly manner, "The next thing I will tell you about is the plan for the resettlement of the dismantled armored forces and personnel. Of course, everything will be gradual, and I won't mess around. The disarmament of the Far East will be divided into several steps, but before I get into that, I would like to introduce you to one person. Come in, Comrade Chemezov. ”

All eyes were focused on the door, and under Yanayev's orders, Chemezov, who was still a little young in front of the Moscow leadership, stepped onto his political stage for the first time.