The Soviet Union has shown an unprecedentedly hard-line attitude on the issue of arms sales to South Korea, and this has a great deal to do with the camp chosen by South Korea; Ryutaro Hashimoto, as a pro-China faction, naturally stands on the side of China and the Soviet Union, and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region are more or less hostile to the United States, except for South Korea's position. So before they would not refuse to trade arms with the Soviet Union.

President Kim Yong-sam, the only one who refuses to bow his head, is a little dangerous.

China and the United States are now engaged in delicate negotiations and games over the Taiwan issue, and last month China conducted a large-scale live-fire missile exercise and postponed the second round of Wang-Koo talks.

China's hardline attitude has greatly shaken the United States and brought the debate on China policy in the US Congress to a climax. As a result of the debate, the mainstream of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party reached a basic consensus: China's rise and strength are unstoppable. It is in the long-term interests of the United States to maintain engagement with China while adopting a policy of repression and containment.

"At 0:00 and 1:00 on March 8, the Chinese side test-fired two Dongfeng-15 missiles from Yong'an, which landed in the target area 30 to 150 nautical miles southwest of the coast of Kaohsiung; Less than 10 minutes before and after the synchronization time, at 1 o'clock on March 8, a Dongfeng-15 missile was launched from Nanping and landed in the target area 29 nautical miles off the coast of Keelung. ”

"Between March 12 and March 20, China's PLA naval and air forces conducted their second live-fire military exercises in the East and South China Seas. The island is less than 10 nautical miles from the island actually controlled by the Taiwan authorities. ”

"Between March 18 and March 25, China's PLA navy, land and air forces conducted the third military exercise of joint operations. The exercise included amphibious landing, airborne and mountain combat drills. ”

Every move by the Chinese side is stirring everyone's nerves, and the only one who is at ease and even has some surprises is the Kremlin's top brass who are taking advantage of this crisis.

At the same time, when Pavlov visited the Korean Peninsula, the supreme leader of the Korean Peninsula immediately inspected the Korean People's Army's long-range artillery concentrated fire strike exercise of the frontline grand coalition force, and the supreme leader said that once the order to attack was given, he would preemptively strike at the ruling organs in Seoul without any warning or prior notice and accomplish the historic cause of the reunification of the motherland.

It was a naked threat, and Pavlov was in the final round of the bargaining table.

Negotiation is inherently a psychology, especially when South Korea is isolated in the face of North Korean military pressure.

Pavlov smiled and said, "The frontline troops inspected by the North Korean leader are also frontline offensive units aimed at South Korea. According to our intelligence, judging by the equipment of the troops that conduct live firing, they are mainly equipped with 170-mm Gusan self-propelled guns and 300-mm rocket artillery, which are deployed along the front of the 38th parallel and have a range that can cover the South Korean capital. And the new 300-mm rocket artillery may have a range of 170-300 km, which can completely cover the Seoul area. ”

President Kim Yong-sam ridiculed, "Although the DPRK's long-range artillery has formed a temporary deterrent by virtue of its scale, due to its poor survivability, if it is a real battle, the US and South Korean coalition forces' artillery quality superiority and absolute superiority in aviation firepower can quickly launch a counterattack and destroy a large number of exposed targets, and the vast majority of Gusan artillery may only have one chance to fire before being destroyed by counterattack artillery fire or precision-guided weapons, and only a small number of 300-mm rocket artillery may be able to barely hold out until the second salvo." ”

"I know." In the face of Kim Yong-sam's counterattack, Pavlov threw out the first chip, "So we supported the Korean People's Army with a large number of SAM anti-aircraft missiles, ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and we also had Su25 attack aircraft provided to the DPRK to deal with the aviation firepower of the US-South Korean coalition forces." Don't forget that we are more experienced than you when it comes to long-range artillery fire. Of course, you can wait for the U.S. fleet to come to your rescue, but I firmly believe that the conflict in the Taiwan Strait will break out before the Korean Peninsula, and the United States, which will not be able to stop at that time, will still have a chance to free up its hands to meet you? ”

"What the hell are you trying to do!" Faced with Pavlov's coercion, Kim Yong-sam was a little angry. If the coercion of the United States with both hard and soft means left Kim Yong-sam helpless, then the Soviet Union's direct and brutal threatening style is simply outrageous.

After seeing this scene on the side, he was dumbfounded, how can the negotiations between countries be so direct? Sure enough, a country's overall strength determines its position in diplomatic exports.

"Arms sales." Pavlov said with a smile.

"Forced to buy and sell? Is this your great power policy? Jin Yongsan said indignantly.

Pavlov waved his hand, made a helpless expression, and explained, "No kidding, President Kim Yong-san. We are for peace on the Korean peninsula. Long-term peace and stability can only be guaranteed if the military strength of South Korea and North Korea is in a state of balance. In other words, if North Korea buys Soviet-made weapons, don't you plan to build up its military strength? ”

Kim Yong-sam clenched his fists and replied in a cold voice, "Then I would rather choose American-made weapons than Soviet-made weapons." ”

"Whatever you want, President Kim Yong-sam." Pavlov's change of attitude surprised Kim Yong-sam, "I just want to remind you of one thing, is it too late for you to place an order with an American arms company now?" An Asia-Pacific conflict could break out at any time, but the Soviet Union had ready-made weapons to sell. ”

Kim Yong-sam was silent, the Soviet Union took advantage of this crisis to make a lot of war money, China was naturally the largest buyer of the Soviet Union, and Japan, which was worried about being affected by the conflict, became a long-term customer of the Soviet Union, so among the Asia-Pacific countries, the only one unwilling to cooperate was South Korea.

The Soviet Union set its sights on the ambitious North Korea, taking advantage of the fact that the United States could not spare its hands to buy and sell South Korea. By the time the United States had returned to God, the Soviet Union had already made a fortune and left.

"I grant your request, Prime Minister Pavlov,"

President Kim Yong-sam no longer had the high-spirited demeanor he had before, and after several rounds of confrontations, he finally hung his head like a defeated gladiator.

If you don't promise, a conflict may break out at any time, and if you do, it will be considered a ruin at best.

"I am grateful to President Kim Yong-sam for making the right choice."

Pavlov nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time secretly breathed a sigh of relief that he had finally taken the last step in the Asia-Pacific conflict. Now that the various countries are full of gunpowder, the significance of the Soviet Union as a third-party coordinator is becoming more and more important.

It is now a crisis to bring this conflict to a climax. (To be continued.) )