In the North Caucasus, the second round of the Chechen war broke out again, and the Russian army prepared for nearly three months, this time transferring nearly 50,000 people, and a considerable number of relatively heavy mechanized troops, under the cover of the air force, artillery and even missile units, they began to attack Grozny in three directions.

After the last victory, Dudayev developed a contempt for the Russian army, and in two months, he received a large amount of weapons and equipment from Siberia, and also trained a new group of fighters, and he already had more than 20,000 Chechen troops capable of fighting.

Instead of the last Chechen war, which correctly focused on cities and used street fighting to wear down the vitality of the Russian army, the arrogant Dudayev rejected the advice of his staff officers and advisers from Siberia and insisted on sending his armored units in open terrain to confront Russian troops head-on.

The Chechen army, which is also equipped with weapons such as T-72 and BMP-1, is a new one after all, although there are many senior soldiers from Siberia and the Far East in the ranks, and their opponents are actually not very good in morale and will, but after all, the armored strength of the Chechen army is still relatively weak.

In all fairness, the Chechen army did not fight badly, and even maintained a higher exchange ratio than the Russian army in weak circumstances, but the Russian army was always larger than the Chechen army, and when the Chechen army fought to a certain point, it had to retreat to preserve its strength. However, with such a push, the entire northern Chechen defense line was completely handed over, and the capital city of Grozny, which was valued by Dudayev, was directly exposed to the enemy's troops.

Dudayev also understood at this time that he wanted to defeat the Russian army in a frontal battlefield in a dignified manner, and the battle that the Chechens were good at was not like this at all. Dudayev, who reacted, once again scattered his troops around Grozny, using all kinds of explosives, planting mines in the middle of roads, setting up mines in city buildings, sharpshooters with cold guns, and anti-armor missiles that were in ambush. When the trajectory returned to the first Chechen war, the Russian army was once again severely hit.

Tens of thousands of Russian troops encircled, isolated and attacked Grozny, but the tenacious Chechens dragged the Russian army to Grozny in this way, and Russian troops kept entering the city, and then corpses were constantly being carried out. A commander like Grachev is still a good hand at embezzlement and corruption in ordinary times, but he can't really go to war.

In order to show a real defeat of Chechnya, Grachev believed that Grozny must be captured, and even President Boris Yeltsin thought so, so that they could not just abandon Grozny and attack other areas of less tactical and strategic importance, and could only stay here and fight the Chechens.

At this time, Yeltsin deeply felt the weakness of the Russian army, and finally tried to give General Makashev in the Urals an order, ordering the 44th Tank Division, the 34th Guards Motorized Infantry Division, and the 96th Motorized Infantry Division under General Makashev's district to be sent to Chechnya for war. You must know that Makashev now has about six divisions in his hands, and half and the more elite half will be withdrawn, and after the war, it should be a big question mark whether he can return it.

So Makashev sent a letter to the Russian Ministry of Defense, saying: "Our Volga-Ural Military District lacks weapons, ammunition and supplies, and even the salaries of soldiers and officers cannot be paid, morale is low and training is sluggish, I am afraid that I can only delay on the battlefield, I hope that the federal government can allocate sufficient funds to the military district to make up for the arrears of soldiers' salaries, and at the same time help the military district resume normal training and operation." ”

When Yeltsin received Makhashev's letter, he couldn't help but be furious. He was not completely ignorant of the situation in the Urals, and he did not owe the salaries of many soldiers and officers, as Makashev claimed. In order to obtain funds as soon as possible and develop its own military strength to protect its interests, Makashev, which sits on a super oil complex, has recently approached many well-known oil companies in the world to develop Tyumen's oil. The first condition for obtaining the right to exploit the Tyumen oil fields and the qualification to bid for the auction is to provide Makashev with a deposit of more than $10 million.

The huge attraction of the Tyumen oil fields has attracted some oil companies, but the uncertain security situation in the region has deterred some companies. But there are always those who are bold, such as several Chinese private oil companies, although they are not as rich as PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC troika, do not have the qualifications for domestic oil production, but in recent years there are also some achievements abroad, 10 million US dollars is a lot, everyone cooperates together, but it is not impossible to get out.

In addition to a few Chinese companies, there are also some European and Japanese companies that are interested in investing in this dangerous but highly profitable project, and it is conservatively estimated that Makashev now has tens of millions of dollars at least by collecting deposits and other related fees, and once the oil is extracted and exported, then Makashev can be said to be a real daily profit.

How could this insidious warlord boss live so comfortably as the federal government that there is no money to pay the salaries of soldiers and officers?

"I can't tolerate Makashev sitting like this anymore, and when he thinks he is strong enough, I can't guarantee that he won't follow the example of Yankov and Novorzlov, separate from the Federation, and give me the FSB, I want them to get rid of Makashev for me no matter what method they use!" Yeltsin's fat face trembled, and his red skin looked very angry.

Not long ago, the KGB was officially brought to an end, but Russia's State Security Service (FSB) took over most of the KGB's main functions, and Russia also established a Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) dedicated to foreign intelligence work, similar to the relationship between the CIA and the FBI.

The FSB is still somewhat messy, some things have not been sorted out, and even some old documents of the KGB have not been cleaned up, but the intelligence work of a country cannot be stopped for a while, especially Yeltsin is so anxious to let the FSB out, they have to bite the bullet.

Vladimir? Vladimirovich? Putin was one of the agents in this operation, he previously served in the KGB, in East Germany to collect some economic intelligence about West Germany, Western Europe, after the reunification of the two Germany, the Soviet Union withdrew troops and intelligence personnel from Germany, Putin also rolled up back home.

It's just that he didn't expect that the country had become something he didn't know at all, the liberals were attacking the CPSU everywhere, the people's living standards were unimaginably low, and chaos and all kinds of attacks were staged in the streets and alleys, which broke Putin's heart.

In August '91, when the KGB carried out a coup d'état against Gorbachev, Putin refused to participate in the operation. After the establishment of the Russian Federation, he was also saddened for a while, but he still joined the newly formed Federal Security Service with simple patriotism.

Thoughtful, bold in planning, and good at overall planning, although Putin is not the kind of super soldier like Rambo, he plays a much greater role in intelligence work than ordinary muscle sticks.

After Yeltsin's order was given, Putin, along with some colleagues, took a different route and went to Samara, the center of the Ural army under Makhashev. It was here that Makarshev's official residence and offices were located.

In the Urals, the FSB also has a number of undercover and various other types of intelligence agents, and the FSB has inherited the legacy of the KGB, where warlord leaders such as Makashev are weak. Although some agents have turned their backs on Russia, chosen to remain incognito or even defected to their new masters, there are still many agents who are like clockwork machines and must wait for their orders.

"Nikolai, your next task is to get close to that Sergei, this guy has been openly insulted by Makashev before, and he has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with Makashev, he now controls the 213 Motorized Infantry Division, and if he launches a mutiny, he can directly wave his army into Samara." Putin said eloquently that in his opinion, the current Ural army is a big sieve, and all kinds of loopholes exist, it depends on how he can use them.

Nikolai? Andreyevich? Makarov nodded slightly, this young intelligence officer is deeply loved by Putin, he is quick-witted, and has a natural ability to persuade others, Putin has repeatedly analyzed his statements, and feels that there is nothing special, probably the inherent contagion in him that makes him so convincing.

It's just that what Putin doesn't know is that this spy in a sea soul shirt is not completely loyal to the Russian Federation. Two years ago, while on a mission in Romania, he came into contact with intelligence officers from the Chinese Strategy Bureau. After some fighting, he was captured by agents of the Strategy Bureau, and during his time in captivity, he read a lot of books on the Red Theory from China, and the author of the monograph was Qi Jingren. Later, after the analysis of the comrades of the Strategy Bureau, he saw the result that the Soviet Union would eventually collapse, and Makarov, who was extremely insistent on the red cause, finally chose to join the Strategy Bureau, and then returned to Russia to become a double agent.

One of his important tasks is to get close to his current superior, Putin. Although Makarov didn't know what would make him pay so much attention to a man who was not particularly famous, he could also feel that Putin was not a thing in the pool, and maybe a suitable opportunity for him to turn into a cloud and a blockbuster in the face of wind and rain.

As a double agent, he has been in the incubation period, and he is no different from an ordinary Russian agent until there is no order from the real allegiance unit, and now he will not want to pay attention to Putin's movements for anything, all he needs to think about is how to complete the current task and incite the Ural army to rise up against Makashev.