Chapter 343 Turkestan Military District
Iran, once the prosperous Persian Empire, has a very important geographical location, huge population potential, and black gold oil resources, if such a country can be controlled by the Soviet Union, it is very beneficial to the Soviet strategy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
It is a pity that the Soviet Union did not launch any action during the Iran-Iraq war, and the main reason is that the war in Afghanistan has hindered the Soviet Union's energy.
Afghanistan was originally pro-Soviet, and in order to maintain the original situation in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union did not hesitate to intervene in Afghanistan by force, but unfortunately, the end was very tragic, and Afghanistan became the Vietnam of the Soviet Union.
If you want resources or no resources, you want wealth without wealth, and Afghanistan has nothing but its geographical location. For the sake of such a barren land, to restrain the energy of the entire Soviet Union, and even to the end of the collapse of the Soviet edifice, it can be said that the Soviet rulers really took a bad step.
At that time, Brezhnev was aggressive, and many of his generals, such as the tough Ustinov, the scheming Andropov and others, advocated an armed invasion, and only Kosygin did not sign. The final ending confirmed Kosygin's judgment, but unfortunately, it was useless.
Now, history has changed a lot, and with Andrei's intervention, the Soviet rulers, instead of focusing all their eyes on Afghanistan, have realized that Iran is a much more attractive place than Afghanistan.
"Afghanistan has a barren land, a strong people, and a tradition of opposing foreign invasions throughout history, and if we send troops to help Afghanistan maintain order, it will only arouse the resentment of Afghans and lead to further deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan." "I have a new idea about Afghanistan, and if the plan succeeds, we can solve the Afghan problem without wasting a single bullet," Andrei said. ”
Not a single bullet wasted? Hearing Andrei's words, the eyes of everyone present widened, listening to the plan given by Andrei, even Andropov, who was born in the KGB, couldn't stop nodding: "Yes, we can adopt this plan!" ”
Unconsciously, the situation in countries such as Iran and Afghanistan was thus determined at a meeting of the Kremlin, and the shining star of the Soviet army, General Andrei, who laid the foundation for the whole of East Asia, also received a new appointment in Moscow, going to the Turkestan Military District.
Due to Iran's good relations with the United States, since Iran's oil wealth was turned into tanks, planes and artillery, the Soviets established the Turkestan Military District here in order to prevent the invasion of the Western world from the direction of the Iranian plateau.
The Turkestan Military District has a long history, as early as after the October Revolution, there were various command structures here, initially exercised by the military commissar of the Turkestan Territory, and in 1919 the Turkestan Front was officially established here, and at the same time heroic battles began.
During the years of the Civil War, all the officers and men of Turkestan fought valiantly against the foreign intervention forces and the White Guards. They gave great support to the peoples of Khiva and Bukhara in the establishment of Soviet power and in the formation of the leading bodies of the Bukhara and Khorizm Soviet People's Republics. Many soldiers, commanders at all levels, and political workers have been awarded various medals for their bravery and tenacity in battle, and for their heroism.
And by the time of 26, the Turkestan Front was reorganized into the Central Asian Military District. Later, he participated in the task of eliminating the Basma Red bandits, and during the Soviet-German war years, the military district made a great contribution to the victory over fascist Germany.
After the end of the Soviet-German war, the Central Asian Military District was divided into two, forming the Turkestan Military District and the Steppe Military District. A few years later, the two military districts were merged into the Turkestan Military District.
Until the 69th year, in order to contain China in the east, part of the troops and weapons of the Turkestan Military District in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik Soviet Socialist Republics and the local military administration were transferred to the re-established Central Asian Military District.
Now, relations with China are once again friendly, and at the same time, in order to cope with the changes in the situation in Iran and Afghanistan, the Central Asian Military District has been reincorporated into the Turkestan Military District, which is the general trend.
Together with the large number of troops drawn from Mongolia, the Turkestan Military District will become a large military district among the Soviet Military Districts. The districts include the Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen and Uzbek SSRs. The army had the 40th Army, the 36th Army, the 105th Guards Airborne Division and 8 motorized rifle divisions. as well as the 49th Army of the Air Force, the 12th Army of the Air Defense Force. The total number of troops is more than 600,000.
The current commander of the Turkestan Military District, Lieutenant General C.E. Belonozhko, was transferred to the Turkestan Military District in 70 years, and he stayed here for eight years, and he is already old.
The new General Andrei will bring fresh blood to the Turkmenistan Military District!
From the prosperous Moscow, to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, after the reconstruction of the city, everywhere full of vitality, Andrei is also full of emotion, from the climate point of view, Eastern Europe is the most suitable for people to live, and this Central Asian region, is a little desolate, however, he is about to be here, swaying Fang Xuan!
"General Andrei, very welcome to Uzbekistan." Arriving on a transport plane and landing at the airbase, Andrei found some unsociable faces in the welcoming crowd.
A bunch of fat guys, high-ranking officials of the Republic of Uzbekistan, they also came to welcome themselves?
"Hello General Andrei, I am Rashidov, Secretary of the Republic of Uzbekistan, this is Hudaiberdeev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers, we are all extremely honored to learn that you are coming to Tashkent, you are the hero of our Soviets, the general we admire." Rashidov held his stomach and smiled.
Rashidov? Hudaiberdeev? This name, I think I heard it in my previous life? Andrei looked at the men suspiciously and held out his hand.
"General Andrey, welcome to Tashkent." Hudaiberdeev's face was also full of smiles, and his mouth, as if there was still a smell of wine, took out a box from behind him: "This is a little respect for us, please accept it." ”
What is it? Andre opened the box and saw a huge diamond necklace inside! This thing, although Andre doesn't know the specific price, is definitely expensive!
"This is for Madame, it's a pity that I didn't see Madame come to Tashkent with you, we have prepared a villa for you and Madame." (To be continued.) )