(Today's third watch, the first watch)

When Western reporters saw this picture, they could not help but wonder whether the Soviet Union had used miniaturized tactical nuclear weapons, and for a while mixed words such as "crazy Ivan" and "terrible red giant bear" filled Western newspapers.

This was another major victory after the capture of Naurskaya, marking the fact that the Soviet army had firmly gained the upper hand in this war. The annihilation of nearly 3,000 Chechen rebels was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Dudayev's government. Chechnya, which had a huge disparity in numbers, could no longer compete head-to-head with the Soviet army.

The report only reported the annihilation of the Chechen armed forces, and the whereabouts of the leader of the armed forces, Basayev, were vague and used only the account of his whereabouts. Immediately afterwards, the Moscow newspaper, which acted as the central mouthpiece, broadcast another speech by Yanayev, in which he expressed his readiness to negotiate with the secular, enlightened leaders of the Chechen rebels, in order to resolve the root causes of this unrest, while guaranteeing the sovereign and territorial integrity of the country.

Although Yanayev did not say anything specifically, everyone knew that he was hinting at Kadyrov, after all, what Yanayev said was only the secular Kadyrov.

At the same time, the Soviet offensive began to slow down, providing a respite for Chechnya and a relaxed environment for infighting in the factionalized Dudayev government.

Kadyrov, as the spiritual leader of the Sufi sect, is the spiritual leader of Islam after Dudayev and Maskhadov, while Dudayev, Basayev and others, who support the fundamentalist Wahhabi sect, are at odds with Kadyrov, as for the weak Maskhadov. Kadyrov is not entirely supportive of the No. 2 leader, either.

The slowdown of the Soviet offensive, and even the phenomenon of siege without attack, gave Dudayev an opportunity to counterattack, and he actively planned the defense of Grozny, and added those mercenaries from the Arab world to the armed ranks. Kadyrov, on the other hand, was adamantly opposed to such an approach, arguing that it would lead to the spread of fundamentalism in Chechnya. To the detriment of Sufi interests. For this reason, Kadyrov and Dudayev quarreled over this matter, and the seeds of conflict between them were planted.

On this day, Kadyrov angrily walked to Dudayev's office, but was stopped by the soldiers of the presidential guard stationed at the door of the office. He stopped and looked at the young guard, and his majestic appearance made the other party take a small step back.

"Do you know who I am?" Kadyrov's tone was not very friendly.

"I know, Chief of Staff Kadyrov, but President Dudayev has ordered that no leader who goes to see him should bring weapons." He pointed to the pistol on Kadyrov's waist and said with some lack of momentum.

Because Jandabiev was executed by the USSR. Therefore, Maskhadov was able to climb from the position of the General Staff to the height of the Vice President, and Kadyrov also sat in the position of the General Staff because of his prestige.

"Here you go." Kadyrov pulled out the pistol from his waist and handed it to the president's guards, who placed the holster heavily on the young man's hand and said, "If I come out and find the slightest scratch, I'll kill you on the spot, you know?" ”

The guard swallowed. Nodding slowly, he just wanted to say that he was going to inform President Dudayev. But Kadyrov ignored him and pushed the door in, just in time to see the end of Dudayev's meeting with the leader of the mercenaries from Arabia.

Seeing Kadyrov coming uninvited, Dudayev frowned with some dissatisfaction, and asked in a somewhat dissatisfied tone, "Kadyrov General Staff." I'm meeting with a guest, why did you come in all of a sudden? ”

Kadyrov sneered and said, "Since the Arab guests are also there, then President Dudayev, you are here to judge." The other day this group of Hawabi people actually spread their teachings on my territory. Kicked out by my soldiers. Yesterday you dared to summon soldiers to threaten me with weapons, Arab fellows, who gave you the audacity to make trouble in my territory. ”

Kadyrov held his forehead and asked with a headache, "Is this true?" ”

The leader of the Arab mercenaries rolled his eyes and said slyly, "It's true, I apologize for my soldiers' rude behavior on your land, but Kadyrov General Staff, you have already disarmed the mercenaries who entered the Sufi territory yesterday, if you come to report again today, will you feel unforgiving?" ”

"Unreasonable?" Kadyrov stepped forward and stared into the Arab mercenary's eyes like a wolf looking at a sheep, and said, "Disarming is already the slightest punishment, and if it weren't for the need for unity in Chechnya, I would send you Hawabi people to Allah-Allah." ”

"Enough, General Staff Kadyrov, watch your words!" Dudayev couldn't take it anymore and yelled at Kadyrov.

Kadyrov ignored Dudayev's warning and continued, "Next time, if I see your people on my turf again, I'll keep your people coming and going." I don't dare say it anywhere else, but in my Sufi territory, I do what I say. ”

The mercenary leader did not refute, but smiled at Dudayev and said, "I take my leave, President Dudayev, and come back another day to discuss the matter of our stationing." ”

After the mercenaries left, Dudayev completely ripped his face, and he questioned Kadyrov why he wanted to shake the morale of the army when the enemy was present, and they needed to unite all the forces of the Islamic world to fight to the death with the communist army.

"We have lost our great comrade-in-arms Basayev, and if you continue like this, Kadyrov, the internal forces will continue to be divided, and there will be no hope for the independence of Chechnya."

"Hmph." Kadyrov asked, "Is it justice to gather those guys?" They will take advantage of the unrest in Chechnya to spread their teachings and then turn the whole of Chechnya into a Wahhabi paradise. I will absolutely not allow the interests of the secular faction to be lost, and I will not allow Chechnya to become a paradise of extremist doctrines! ”

"Enough, General Staff Kadyrov, are you deliberately pretending not to understand me." Dudayev was furious, and he asked, "Or have you communicated privately with the leaders of the Soviet side?" To replace them and continue to be their lackeys? ”

"You doubt me." Kadyrov stepped forward, clenched his fists, and questioned again, "Are you suspecting me of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country?" ”

"I have never doubted my comrades-in-arms, but what you have done, combined with the attitude of Moscow, is really very suspicious." He grabbed the newspaper and threw it in front of Kadyrov, with the news that Yanayev mentioned about Chechen cooperation.

"Good, good. Dudayev. Kadyrov, whose loyalty was questioned, pointed his finger at Dudayev and said with a smile, "It turns out that in the hearts of all of you, I am a traitorous character. No wonder, the other day in Gugermes, one of my troops went from being trapped to being annihilated, and did not wait for reinforcements that should have arrived long ago. It turns out that you have long slandered me as a traitor and wanted to swallow my power. ”

The contradiction between the two completely broke out at this moment, and Dudayev no longer wanted to pay attention to it, and said, "Whatever you think, but today's events are over." I do not want Chechnya to collapse at the most critical moment because of internal contradictions. ”

"Go to your Chechen independence, I can see what you guys are." Kadyrov threw the blue beret on the ground and said with a sneer, "I'm going to stop this battle, you guys can make trouble yourself." I'd like to see how much more you can make a fuss without my Kadyrov's troops. ”

Kadyrov slammed the door, rudely took the soldier's rifle from his hand, glared fiercely in the direction of the office, and then walked away to the guard's stunned gaze. (To be continued.) )