Soviet Union 1991

First update

Vladimir carried Yanayev secretly to the headquarters of the Western Army Group stationed in Zuosen. There were some things he needed to tell General Burakov personally. Because he is the key to the success or failure of the entire German plan.

When Vladimir's car stopped at the entrance of the command headquarters, he couldn't believe his eyes until he confirmed from the few Russian letters that this was the headquarters of the group army.

A somewhat dilapidated building stood in front of him. The symbol of hammer and sickle had long been rusted by the wind and sun. If the soldiers standing guard at the door were not still wearing Soviet clothes, Vladimir would almost think it was a building. An abandoned building.

Vladimir showed his ID to the soldier, who saluted him and allowed him to enter the headquarters.

Walking into the headquarters, Vladimir felt what it meant to be dilapidated. No one would believe that such a place was the office building of a certain Soviet general.

Empty corridors, blocked offices, and a weird musty smell in the air. Vladimir was led by the receptionist to General Burakov's office.

"Minister Vladimir, please sit down." Burakov warmly invited the other party to sit down. Vladimir looked around this office, and it was the only one that was relatively clean and tidy.

"This doesn't look like a Soviet general's office at all," Vladimir said jokingly. "In my impression, they all live in magnificent villas, not in places covered with cobwebs."

Burakov smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Comrade Vladimir, you don't know the current situation of the army stationed in Germany. In addition to maintaining basic expenses, the soldiers have no chance to replace facilities. . According to the people in the Ministry of Defense, we will all be evacuated from this land anyway. Do we need to add new things? The entire building’s clerical staff is gone, except for some necessary personnel. There is no one left.”

"Thank you for your hard work, General Burakov." Vladimir said with a slightly apologetic tone, "Thank you for persisting for so long in such an environment."

"This is nothing. Those huge armored clusters are a nightmare. We still have to maintain the most basic maintenance work. In 1991, there had been almost three or four months without salary. From senior officers to low-level soldiers, almost everyone Everyone is reselling armaments to leave a way out for themselves, including tanks, armored vehicles and even helicopters. If it hadn’t been for General Secretary Yanayev’s timely allocation, it’s really hard for me to imagine what the outcome would have been.”

"Where is General Secretary Yanayev?" Burakov asked.

"The General Secretary can't come, so I will hold the meeting instead of the General Secretary." Vladimir lit the cigarette handed to him by Burakov, took a deep breath and said slowly, "How much is left of the Western Army Group now? The equipment has not been transported? I need a specific number, and the garrison has been completely dispersed, right?"

"Yes, the current situation is a mess. The first is the 34th Artillery Division stationed in Zuosen. There are still 30 2S3 self-propelled howitzers, 10 2S7 self-propelled howitzers, and 29 BM27 rocket launchers. The Motorized Infantry P2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle , 20 T80 tanks, 4 SA13 anti-aircraft missile launch vehicles.”

"Then there is the 8th Guards Army stationed in Weimar-Nuhla. The 47th Tank Brigade also has 39 T80 tanks, 4 SA13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, and the military helicopter regiment has 20 Mi-24 armed helicopters and 20 Mi-8 Helicopter Machines. Then counting the 79th Guards Tank Division, the 27th Guards Motorized Infantry Division, the 39th Division and the 57th Division, there are probably more than 200 mothballed T80 tanks that can be successfully operated and put into combat. There’s no way to know.”

"Is this force enough to cause a civil war in Germany?" Vladimir asked.

Upon hearing Vladimir's question, Burakov laughed directly, "Comrade Vladimir, the Western Army Group was initially prepared to conquer Europe, not to fight a German civil war. And these weapons They are all the elites of the original Soviet army, not the castrated monkey version. If we really want to go to war, with the huge ammunition inventory, we can last for at least a year and a half. To be honest, General Secretary Yanayev told me that. When I was planning it, I thought he was crazy. Now it seems that the general secretary is the real genius.”

Burakov recalled the first time he was summoned in Moscow. He was originally summoned by the Kremlin when he was supposed to be ordered to retire. Yanayev simply explained the matter to him and asked him Are you capable of doing this?

Burakov said definitely that he could, so he stayed at Zuosen until now, watching his colleagues and juniors climb up the Internet step by step without any complaints. He has been paying attention to the situation in Germany and waiting for opportunities.

"Okay, General Burakov, you have to listen carefully to what I say next. Soon, the East German people will cause a larger-scale riot, and even the emergence of the Soviet resistance organization. And your task is to secretly provide weapons to the Soviet organization. When the civil war breaks out, open the sealed tanks, armored vehicles and armed helicopters to support the Soviet organization. Don't worry about their military training. Most of them are retired soldiers of the East German People's Armed Forces that were disbanded. They are more skilled in operating T80 and T64 tanks than we are in drinking vodka."

"Then what?" Burakov asked.

Vladimir smiled and said, "Then, you need to publicly accuse the German government and the East German people of robbing the Soviet army's arms, and make a big fuss to the German government to demand compensation for the losses of the Soviet troops stationed in Germany. After doing this, General Burakov's task is completed. Then it will be handed over to the KGB Foreign Intelligence Bureau to deal with."

Before leaving, the Soviet Union did not forget to disgust Germany.

"Is it really possible that a civil war will break out in Germany now?" Burakov couldn't believe that the Germans, who had always longed for annexation, actually decided to start a civil war themselves.

Vladimir shrugged and said, "We are just promoting the development of the plot and cannot change the final direction. And the decision is not in our hands, but in the hands of the German government and refugees. It is their policy mistakes that have caused this result."

Vladimir made a gesture, "The Soviet Union only provided the angry German people with cold killing weapons." (To be continued.)