Soviet Union 1991

Third update

The Kremlin's top brass were excited and excited on this day because they received a package from Chechnya. After the KGB technical department confirmed that the content inside was not a package bomb, Yanayev ordered KGB technical personnel to open it. ±When the staff carefully took out the contents, Yanayev saw that there was only a videotape inside.

After the technical department confirmed that there were no toxic substances on the videotape, Yanayev ordered the technical department to send the videotape to his office. However, for safety reasons, the videotape was held and placed by the president's bodyguards wearing plastic gloves. Enter the video recorder, then turn on the TV and wait for the content to play.

The picture suddenly jumped like snowflakes for a few seconds, and a few seconds later a pale bearded man wearing a traditional white robe appeared on the TV. Behind him were Kalashnikov rifles and Dragunov sniper rifles, and banners on the walls were in obscure Arabic language.

"Hello, leader of the Kremlin. I am the Sufi spokesperson Akhmed Kadyrov, and as you can see in the video, I come from Chechnya with peace and for our people. Enough of the war, and enough of the threats posed to us by extremist religious elements.”

"So I implore you to expel these cruel terrorists from the land of Chechnya and eliminate all those who are dividing the country of Chechnya. The power of our secularists alone is not enough to expel everyone, but the powerful Soviet army will definitely They can be sent to hell. This is not a plea from a Chechen rebel leader, but a cry from the heart of an ordinary Muslim, save us!”

After watching this video. Yanayev was in a daze. That's all he had in mind. Did these guys get the wrong script? Hey, you are obviously a separatist force, but you turned into a hero of the Soviet Union defending territorial integrity?

Yanayev decided to summon Comrade Yazov to discuss countermeasures. Because Comrade Varennikov went to Chechnya with the army, the only person who could discuss countermeasures with him was the Minister of Defense.

After watching the video, Yazov fell into deep thought. He thought for a long time before saying to Yanayev, "Is this the target of rebellion that General Secretary Yanayev wanted to tell us at that time? The Chechen rebel general Staff Officer Kadyrov?”

"Yes. I want to hear Comrade Yazov's opinion." Yanayev asked, "For example, what is the plan of this guy named Kadyrov? What exactly is he implying in this statement? "

"Is this a hint?" Yazov habitually touched his chin to analyze the problem, "First, this Chechen leader wants to negotiate peace with you. Of course, everyone can see this. He wants to be the spokesperson for Chechnya's interests. . Then the question is whether Kadyrov can accept our bottom line, and whether his subordinates can follow his wishes.”

"Second question, Kadyrov begged us to quickly eliminate the Chechen rebels. But he himself has a very powerful armed force. How to explain this. Another Chechen warlord? A Chechen warlord who takes orders from the center Or is everything temporary?”

"The third question is also a key question. The Sufi faction's armed forces are obviously inferior to the Dudayev government, so they sent this video to show that they are weak and at the same time, they are also asking for military aid in disguise. This I think I hope President Yanayev can think clearly whether aid or not will breed a traitor.”

Defense Minister Yazov’s views were indistinguishable from his general framework. The only difference was the wonderful addition of small details. Yanayev nodded and said, “The first and second questions can be ignored for the time being. Regardless, the most important thing is the third question, should we support the Kadyrov government, or continue to sit back and watch the fight between the two factions until they are completely weakened and then annihilated in one fell swoop?”

"I think we should support Kadyrov." Yazov said, "Even if the energy between the two factions is severely damaged, the Chechens who have lost confidence in the central government will continue to resist. By then we will still not be able to resolve the dispute, and the conflict will continue. Will continue. It is better to build a reliable gatekeeper in Chechnya. Dog, to satisfy the interests of the vast majority of Chechens. But there is a problem now. Kadyrov has not clearly expressed his support for the central government, so we cannot send regular troops to help them. If the soldiers know that the government is helping them. The enemy will rebel. "

Hearing the word mutiny, even Yanayev felt a little worried in his heart. He had no choice but to control the Guards and launch an armed coup to come to power.

Yanayev scratched his head, and suddenly he remembered that a deeply hidden team had not yet been used. He quickly said to Yazov, "Yes, we can support him without using regular armed forces, but we still have a A private government secret armed force has not taken action, but it can support these people. "

"The general secretary is talking about the private paramilitary operators? You can give this a try." Yazov thought for a while and felt that Yanayev's idea was quite reliable.

"We can use the rapid reaction force to parachute from the air and enter part of the Sufi sphere of influence, and then declare that the Soviet army has completely controlled this place. We can use this banner to train Kadyrov's people and provide them with arms assistance. Some second-hand and obsolete BMP armored vehicles can be sold to them at half price. We can collude with Kadyrov's army openly and will not let them be accused by the Chechen people."

Yanayev's approach is exactly a replica of the Little Green Man Operation during the Crimean crisis. At that time, Kadyrov pretended to attack the position where the rapid reaction force was stationed, but actually sent the troops there for training. I don't know what Dudayev and others would look like when they heard the news.

"This is indeed a good idea." Yazov agreed with Yanaev's idea of ​​playing cards unconventionally for the first time. "But these things are still too far away. Now we should slowly think about establishing a dialogue with Kadyrov and take action when the time is right."

"Yes, the time will be right soon." Yanayev said with a smile.

Defense Minister Yazov shook his head, "General Secretary, have you thought of something again? Every time you smile like this, I know that good news is about to happen."

"No good news." Yanaev said cheerfully. He just remembered the news that Kadyrov was assassinated. Since he changed the timeline, would Kadyrov's assassination be brought forward?

Yanaev was a little impatient to see how the Chechen script would continue to develop. (To be continued.)