Soviet Union 1991

(First update)

Before Lieutenant Colonel Barankenov came to Tbilisi to take charge of the on-site issues, Yanayev had called him privately in the Kremlin and revealed to him an astonishing news that the opposition might have a batch of firearms shipped from abroad to be used against Soviet troops. So when Lieutenant Colonel Barankenov was in charge of on-site stability maintenance, he must bring live ammunition guns to avoid heavy casualties in the army.

The person who provided this information was of course Victor Bout, the Death Merchant. With the care of Moscow, he has always been like a fish in water in the international arms trading market and has made a group of influential friends in the world. Of course, the secret information about the weapons was also provided to him by those friends, and then he provided it to the top leaders in Moscow.

After receiving this information, Yanayev did not directly question the Georgian President, but kept his hands off and waited until he showed his hand before catching him in one fell swoop.

Although he was somewhat skeptical about the authenticity of the intelligence provided, Lieutenant Colonel Barankenov did exactly what he was told. Before leaving the military base, he ordered all combatants to prepare live ammunition and be ready for armed conflict with the militants at any time.

Sure enough, at this moment, the words of the Moscow high-level officials came true. The insurgents holding the Kalashnikov rifles put the guns against their waists, holding the grips with one hand, clamping the butt with their arms, and holding the handguards horizontally with the other hand, and fired at the troops. The remaining members of the troops pulled the wounded soldiers back in an orderly manner, while firing back with the anti-explosion guns in their hands. They all hid behind armored vehicles and tanks to prevent being hit by bullets.

The frenzied militants took advantage of the retreat of the team to shoot at the wounded soldiers on the ground. Whether they were still struggling or seriously injured and motionless, they became the targets of their venting. Some soldiers who tried to rescue the wounded were also knocked to the ground. The cunning militants used the method of besieging and attacking the reinforcements to constantly torture the psychological defenses of the Soviet soldiers. Those who wanted to rush forward regardless of everything were stopped by other companions.

Fortunately, he had listened to Moscow's advice before. Lieutenant Colonel Barankenov finally issued an order to violently clear Moscow at this moment. When he asked how to deal with armed rioters, Soviet General Secretary Yanaev on the other end of the phone replied to him in the most severe tone.

"Shoot and kill armed elements wherever you meet them. If there are no bullets, crush them directly with tanks!"

Because before, to prevent the people from seizing the guns loaded with live ammunition, all the soldiers' weapons were kept in the rear, and now the rioters who finally tore their faces were the targets of these guns and venting. After the angry soldiers received their guns, they immediately fought back against those people. Except for the fact that the Soviet soldiers were suppressed by them when they had no guns at the beginning, the armed mob never had the opportunity to suppress the Soviet army again.

Four t72 tanks began to move forward. The general-purpose machine guns on the tanks suppressed the militants who rushed up. The man holding the RPK machine gun was killed instantly. Other militants were also suppressed by the machine gun fire. Some were killed on the spot. Those who were not killed hurriedly looked for shelters to avoid them. They could not move behind the shelters. The soldiers quickly dragged their injured companions lying on the ground and evacuated to a safe area.

When the general-purpose machine gunners on the tanks suppressed the opponent's firepower, the soldiers who had been hiding behind the t72 tanks stood up. They were distributed on both sides of the tanks and followed the tanks while firing and moving forward. The coordinated combat of infantry and tanks was perfectly interpreted at this moment.

Realizing that the situation was not good, the militants tried to escape, but were suppressed by the machine guns. They had to hide behind the shelters and could not move. Except for the shelters, there were empty spaces nearby. As long as they took a step, they would be killed.

The steel tracks continued to move forward, not caring about the bodies of the insurgents lying on the ground. The tank commander ignored them and ran over them, leaving a dark red bloody spot on the black tracks. This caused a great psychological blow to the militants.

"Don't shoot, we surrender!" Knowing that they had no chance of winning, someone finally threw a rifle out of the bunker, raised his hands, and said tremblingly.

Lieutenant Colonel Barankenov decisively ordered the soldiers to stop shooting. After seeing the shooting stop, other militants who were afraid of death also came out of the bunker one after another, threw their rifles aside, raised their hands and begged the Soviet soldiers not to shoot.

Although the Soviet soldiers' eyes were full of hatred and their index fingers were unwilling to release the trigger, the steel discipline warned them that without the orders of their superiors, even if the enemy in front of them killed more comrades, they could not point their guns at unarmed prisoners.

Lieutenant Colonel Barankenov came over and looked around at the timid militants, none of whom dared to look up and look him in the eye. In addition to mocking these cowardly guys, Barankenov sneered and asked, "Who is your leader? Stand up."

These people looked at each other and remained silent. No one was willing to admit that they were the organizers because they were afraid of being executed directly by Soviet soldiers.

"If someone is willing to stand up and admit it, I can let him live. But if no one admits it, I will have to execute everyone on the spot." Barankenov's tone was very stern. He put his hand on the holster at his waist, ready to pull out his gun at any time.

These people were frightened and subconsciously took a few steps back. However, the soldiers behind them pressed their rifles against their backs. They turned their heads and looked at the silent man at the back.

"It's me." The man standing at the end squeezed out from behind them, walked up to Lieutenant Colonel Balankenov, and admitted honestly, "I planned this attack against you."

"Young man, I appreciate your bravery." Balankenov nodded with a smile, then raised his hand, clenched his fist and punched him hard on the left cheek in full view of everyone. Without any mental preparation, the other party was directly beaten to the ground by Balankenov. A mouthful of blood mixed with several teeth was spat out on the ground, making him unable to get up even if he wanted to.

"Oh!" the surrounding soldiers exclaimed. They rarely saw the commander hitting people directly, and some even clapped their hands and applauded.

At this time, Balankenov noticed that the man had a Nazi SS swastika embroidered on his left arm, and he became furious. He pulled out the sharp knife from his waist, then stepped on the man with his foot, and hated him. He said, "You scum, stand up for me."

He cut off the swastika armband embroidered on his clothes with a knife, held it in front of the man, and said, "Look at me, what is this? Huh? A swastika, right? You Nazi bastard, I really should have given it to you just now A bullet will send you to hell, not a punch."

If Moscow hadn't demanded ironclad evidence that the Georgian government was involved in the rebellion, Balankenov would have really wanted to shoot him in the head. He pinched the man's cheek, opened his mouth, then stuffed the swastika into his mouth, and said while stuffing it inside, "Eat it for me, yes, you bastard, eat him all up."

He kicked the man in the stomach out of anger, vented his anger, grabbed him by the collar and threw him behind him, telling the soldiers to "treat" the prisoner well. After tying up these prisoners, the soldiers around him asked Lieutenant Colonel Balankenov what to do with these people.

"What should we do?" Lieutenant Colonel Balankenov said sternly, "We killed several armed rebels in this operation. Except for the surrender of the party leader, no prisoners were taken. Do you know what to do?"

The inexperienced soldier hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Are we really going to do this? They are prisoners. If we do this, we will face a military court, right?"

Balankenov patted him on the shoulder, trying to sound calmer, and said to the young and inexperienced soldier, "Go to military court? It's a joke. Please remember the instructions given by the supreme leader, in the Soviet prisoner of war camp There are no Nazi-worshipping prisoners, ever.”

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