(The third watch, and the second watch are in the afternoon)

The news of Naurskaya's victory in annihilating all enemy troops was like a shot in the arm, greatly boosting the already low morale of the Soviet army after the war in Afghanistan. Even Yanayev, who was far away in Moscow, heard the news and praised it as a very beautiful war, and from the shadow of the defeat in the last war, the Soviet army took a great first step, and the victory belonged to the Soviets, to the people.

The newspapers hyped up how the strength of the Chechen armed forces was, and that no matter how powerful the Soviet army was, it was completely a mantis in front of it, and the Soviet soldiers were extremely brave in battle, even in the face of several times the enemy's strength, they never flinched.

All this was just a cover for the Western world, and the armed forces of the Soviet Union were not weakened by the deterioration of the situation and the disarmament of the army, but had the power to flatten Europe.

Through the war in Chechnya, Yanayev was able to divert the attention of the people a little, and the poor situation of the domestic economy combined with this war of huge mobilization was undoubtedly a worse situation. On the one hand, Yanayev had to worry about the war in Chechnya, and on the other hand, he had to discuss with Ryzhkov how to quickly regain his strength after this war.

Unlike his previous leaders, who single-mindedly set their sights on Europe, the Soviet Union, which was ostracized and marginalized by Western European countries, became a big Saudi Arabia in the following decades, but the fragile homogeneity of the economy led to every change in oil prices that was a nightmare for the Soviet Union.

Just like when Putin was president, in the face of Western sanctions, he threatened to interrupt the supply of natural gas to Western Europe. This kind of behavior is as ridiculous as the uncle who sells pancakes downstairs announces that he will no longer sell pancakes to this community. The huge markets of Western Europe always find countries that supply them with crude oil and natural gas. For example, Saudi Arabia. For example, countries in the Middle East. But the economic encirclement and sanctions imposed on the USSR by the countries of Western Europe. But it is as deadly as the water and electricity bureau wants to cut off water and electricity.

Yanayev, who is well aware of this truth, decided to use the thriving Asian countries as a breakthrough in the fight against sanctions.

Ryzhkov, who is the minister of economy, still suggests that the number of weapons of war be continued to be reduced, and that it is better to suspend or reduce some large-scale projects, concentrate on economic development, and persist in focusing on economic construction.

Yanayev's first thought was the navy that burned the most money, such as selling the Gorshkov aircraft carrier, which would be given to India for free in 2004 anyway. Second, the exchange of foreign exchange can improve the poor domestic economic situation. Now that we know that we can no longer maintain the situation of competing for hegemony, it is better to follow the example of other countries to take a step back and wait for the opportunity for another great revival.

Large-scale cuts in naval spending have been put on the agenda of Yanayev's meeting, and he has a quick disagreement with Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Chernavin, although Chernavin has been very low-key after Yeltsin's death, Yanayev knows very well that this guy's fangs are still hidden deep in the trenches, in order to wait for the day to show it, cry out for the so-called democracy and freedom, and become an accomplice of the oligarchy.

And now Yanayev is reducing the navy in order to weaken Chernavin's power. Yanayev, who was so distracted by all kinds of things, didn't have time to deal with this fish and shrimp who was not yet a threat, and the chess game he was playing now was only a better way to legitimately squeeze him out of the army in the future.

"Sell the aircraft carrier that is in active service? Belch. This could indeed temporarily ease the pressure on our fiscal deficit. "Ryzhkov has always been dissatisfied with the huge war machine created by the Soviet Union, and the country's financial strength has become very serious, and if it continues to maintain a huge arms race, it will sooner or later collapse the economy.

"I'll say hello to the Admiralty at this point and let them prepare in advance. Although, their reaction at that time may be a little more intense......" Yanayev said with a wry smile, no country's military branches will be happy because their strength is weakened, not to mention that the Soviet Union itself is a land power country, in terms of scale, the navy has always been inferior to the army, if the scale is reduced again, the dissatisfaction caused by itself is obvious.

"But the sale of our active aircraft carriers will also send a signal to the West that our economy is no longer working." Ryzhkov scratched his head, "This is equivalent to telling the West that if you continue to impose sanctions, you will achieve unexpected results." ”

"Hehe, the sale of aircraft carriers is just throttling, in fact, the Soviet Union's economy needs to be open source." "But we can't limit our eyes to the capitalist countries of Western Europe, which are really rich but don't do business with us." So we need to look at third world countries that have the potential to become superpowers in the future. ”

After being silent for a long time, Ryzhkov, who was a little secretive, said slowly, "You mean our red neighbor in the south?" But are they now a friend of the Western world, and are they really willing to work with us? ”

Yanayev did not directly answer Ryzhkov's question, but said something else, "Do you know where the similarity of our country and its southern neighbor is?" ”

"Huh? Where is it? Ryzhkov asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Our similarity lies in the fact that Western countries, led by the United States, have never regarded us as real friends, and since the founding of the Soviet Union, the West has always surrounded and blocked us, and they are the same. Economic blockades, arms embargoes, these vampires who have ruled the world for a long time think they are the masters of the world, and are horrified by our rise and try to strangle them in the cradle. ”

"The Soviets have no friends, and they never need these so-called friends of the Western world, we just need staunch allies with a common goal, to form an unbreakable economic union."

"The best way to deal with the border between us and it is to put aside the dispute and develop together, and I think they will approve of that."

What Yanayev is talking about is also the policy that the leaders of that country have always emphasized.

The world is not prepared for the weak, only a country with strong comprehensive national strength can dominate all beings, the United States after World War II Bretton Woods system established his position as an economic hegemon, and the Soviet Union, which has taken a detour for more than ten years, finally helped up the regular, no longer to military strength hegemony, but to catch up with the United States in the mode of economic development.

Yanayev's plan was different from that of others, he never believed that the Soviet Union alone could defeat Europe economically, and that with the development of world peace, the mode of global war could no longer be opened, and the powerful military power that the Soviet Union had painstakingly built would become a pile of scrap metal.

An economic alliance with Moscow-East Asian Republic as the axis was formed in Yanayev's mind, and as long as Yanayev could survive the turmoil caused by this economic crisis, then in the future he could safely open up the official and trade ports and bring foreign capital to the Soviet Union, which was desperate for fresh blood.

"Does it matter if you let this country rise? Back then, we were guarding it......"

"Go with the flow of history, and if you can't stop it, why not bring in a weighty ally to form a three-legged pattern......," Yanayev said with a smile, at least this ally is still the same ideology, not a communist enemy that has been painstakingly guarded against.

They got Soviet technology, as well as gas and oil that needed to be imported in large quantities, and the Soviet Union got the money it needed for development, mutually beneficial.

However, all this must be after the end of the war before Yanayev can have the energy to carry out state visits and diplomatic mediation, resolve some differences between the two sides, and reach an agreement. At present, the focus is still mainly on quelling the civil strife, as long as the country is stable, it can pave the way for a series of economic cooperation to be launched in the future.

Yanayev took a deep breath and said silently in his heart, Chechnya, it's time for this military rebellion to end. (To be continued.) )