USSR 1991

The Soviet Union's intervention in Berlin was like a slap in the face of those international political situation analysis experts. Without exception, they all believed that the Soviet Union was not capable of fighting against the alliance formed by Germany and the United States, and would only make a small amount of effort on the issue of East Germany. With military support, it is impossible to invade Berlin with great fanfare.

However, Yanayev chose to take the slant of the sword, not only providing large-scale military support, but also parachuting his own troops into the surrounding areas of the city of Berlin, forcing a "[-]th line" in the west of Berlin to divide the capital Into the territory of East Germany.This is simply a naked humiliation of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Although Prime Minister Kerr was very angry, as Yanayev said before, Germany's own attitude is not important, what matters is what another country thinks.

There was still no movement in the White House, and President Mario didn't even hold a White House press conference.Seeing the situation in the White House, Yanayev knew he was making the right move.The negotiations between the Americans and the Germans still did not compromise, so when the Soviet airborne troops entered Germany, they chose such a silent attitude.

However, Yanayev's wait did not last long. President Mario directly contacted the Kremlin through the White House hotline, proposing a plan to secretly "carve up" Germany.

"Carve up Germany, President Mario, do you really think this is the period of colonial expansion before World War I? Besides, Germany doesn't just represent Germany, it represents the interest groups of the entire Western Europe. If we play this way, we won't be afraid of arousing the uproar in Europe." And attack it?"

Yanayev was testing President Mario's bottom line while thinking about the conspiracy behind the other party.The "cooperation" between the United States and the Soviet Union is bound to be full of various small traps of distrust.If you are not careful, you may fall into the trap that the opponent has already designed.

"General Secretary Yanayev, don't you still want Western Europe to end?" President Mario replied, "Moreover, Germany's expansion has affected the status of the US financial hegemony. We will absolutely not allow a European country to provoke the US economy." status alliance."

At the beginning, Germany always wanted to get rid of the influence of the World Bank and the IMF in Europe, and planned to create a financial circle belonging to Europeans.But this great plan was stillborn before it was born.Because the people in charge of this plan, whether politicians or financiers, ended up with nothing good.

Yanayev teased the other party, "I thought the biggest political enemy of the United States was the Soviet Union. Although we have declined in recent years, you still regard us as the number one red threat."

"But this battle is an exception." President Mario said in a serious tone, "Isn't the Soviet airborne division forced to airborne in Berlin to create a buffer zone and leave a little room for mediation for future peace negotiations? Now the United States is doing the same Trying to force Germany to let go, we have our own goals."

Both sides fell silent, and Yanayev had his own calculations in mind, trying to gain an advantage for East Germany in the negotiations.The Americans, on the other hand, hoped that Germany would give up its position as the leader of the European Union, and even used the Soviet Union's force to blackmail Kohl.

"We will put diplomatic pressure on Cole to give up his plan to attack Berlin." President Mario spoke first, throwing out his plan, "But I need the Soviet Union to cooperate with the United States."

Cole's lack of cooperation made Mario very annoyed, and he happened to use the Soviet Union to interfere in East Germany's internal affairs to counter the opponent's army.

"Forcing the other party to resolve the issue at the negotiating table?" Yanayev thought for a while and said, "This is really a perfect performance of singing and harmony. The United States is responsible for exerting pressure, and we are responsible for urging the other party to negotiate. But will Cole give in? After all, if he can’t take Berlin back, he will never give up.”

"Then do you think Cole can survive the double pressure from the United States and the Soviet Union?" President Mario asked the other party.

Yanayev smiled, and it seemed that an agreement had been reached between Moscow and the White House.It's just that he doesn't trust the United States not to play some dirty tricks behind the scenes.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing, and that is the part of the American soldiers captured by the German Democratic Republic. I hope to make a deal with East Germany in private and deliver them directly to the Americans."

President Mario tried his best to control the impact of the capture of the U.S. military in the Sero Heights to a small range. The United States announced at the press conference that no one in the U.S. military became a prisoner of war of the German Democratic Republic.Now he needs to make this deal through the Soviet Union, and secretly hand over all the captured soldiers to the US military without going through a third-party relationship.

"Of course there is no problem." Yanayev made this favor smoothly. "We will be responsible for the arrangements for the delivery of prisoners of war. Please rest assured on the American side."

I still have to express the polite words on the surface. Yanayev said to President Mario, "We have a happy cooperation, President Mario."

"It is also a pleasant cooperation, General Secretary Yanayev."

The other party also replied in the same way, as for the sincerity of this cooperation between the two parties to beat the dog in the water, it is not known.

After hanging up the phone, Yanayev immediately summoned Dobrynin. A special representative of the Soviet Union will definitely be needed in the following political negotiations, so this international relations consultant who handles secret diplomatic affairs is more qualified for the job.

Dobrynin hurried to the office of the General Secretary of the Kremlin. As soon as he entered the door, Yanayev told him to make preparations, and he might attend a four-party meeting next.

"We have reached an agreement with the United States to force German Chancellor Kohl to give up attacking Berlin and turn to the negotiating table to solve the problem. At that time, the Soviet Union needs a special representative, so I hope you can attend this meeting. According to Previous negotiations, I believe you are up to the task."

Dobrynin pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, and said very calmly, "I have no problem, I accept the organization's arrangement. But I want to know what specific agreements the Soviet Union and the United States have reached, and then we can have better results at the negotiating table. leeway."

Dobrynin had already anticipated the verbal confrontation at the next negotiating table, and he needed more information and details so that he could fight back at the next negotiating table.

Yanayev roughly talked about the framework of US-Soviet cooperation, "The US wants Germany to give up its leadership in the EU, so it wants to blackmail the other side through the Soviet Union. And we also hope to further strive for the revival of German democracy through cooperation with the US. The legal status of the party in East Germany. The biggest obstacle to cooperation between the two parties is Chancellor Kohl, who has always hoped to regain Berlin, and even East Germany, and refuses to accept international mediation."

"According to Cole's stubborn character, this won't be an easy battle." Dobrynin said to himself.After he had a general understanding of the situation, he began to prepare for negotiations.

"Okay, when are we going to negotiate?"

"It will be a week later at the latest." Yanayev stretched his waist and said disdainfully, "Cole is still fighting a trapped beast, and we need to continue to exert military and political pressure until the crumbling the total collapse of the Federal Republic of Germany."

Chapter 763 It's a complete defeat

The presence of the Soviet Union made Germany feel unprecedented pressure.In fact, the move of the 76th Airborne Division was completely unexpected.Cole would never have thought that the Soviets would intervene in Germany's internal disputes so openly.But for the Federal Republic of Germany, the nightmare has just begun.

Just when the Federal Republic of Germany was preparing to concentrate its firepower to recapture Berlin, the United States suddenly and unilaterally announced the withdrawal of troops from Germany.Will no longer intervene in internal disputes, and the White House's slap in the face makes Cole hard to guard against.The withdrawal of the Americans put a lot of pressure on the Bundeswehr.Germany, already understaffed, now faces the toughest problem.

Either choose confrontation and maintain a long-term split state.Either choose to carry out a strong attack when the situation is unfavorable. Of course, no one knows the final outcome.But without the cover of American armored forces and artillery units, it is not easy to take Berlin.

And this is only the first step for the United States to retaliate, and there will be more small moves to make Cole feel a headache.

"The Americans are exerting political pressure on us, and the Soviets are exerting military pressure on the Federal Republic of Germany. The two really agree with each other. Do you think that we can make us submit with a tough attitude? As long as Germany does not surrender, withstand the pressure and continue. Attack, even the United States and the Soviet Union can't do anything to us."

The Soviet foreign spokesperson on the screen is no different from what the previous American foreign spokesperson said. Without exception, they will implement the method of bringing the two sides back to the negotiating table to solve the problem on foreign issues.If Cole agrees, he will fall into the set trap.Will Jonishkis spit out the Berlin he ate?Cole believed he was a ghost.

He can almost speculate that the United States has colluded with the Soviet Union behind the scenes to carry out this plan against Germany.The diplomatic pressure on Kerr is enormous.If he continues to attack Berlin, he may be charged with starting the war.After all, whether it is East Germany, the United States or the Soviet Union, they are all acting as the faces of peace defenders.

It's as shameless as trying to reason with you after taking your things away.So Cole launched a resolute counterattack. His approach was to attack Berlin with heavy troops and transfer the second-line troops to Schwerin and Dresden to prepare for the outbreak of the conflict.Then take the capital of Germany at all costs.

Germany, which is underprepared, is ready to lose both sides. Even if the Federal Republic of Germany suffers heavy losses, he will never let the German Democratic Baath Party go.

But obviously Cole didn't expect President Mario's small actions behind his back, which seemed to have exceeded his imagination.

The same phone call broke Bonn's calm. When the head of the Prime Minister's Office reported the unfortunate news to Cole, he obviously hadn't recovered from his surprise.

"What did you say? U.S. officials are preparing to meet with East German leaders? What are they thinking!"

Cole's astonishment couldn't be overstated. This is equivalent to the fact that the United States has changed its interest camp without saying a word.For Cole, such an ending made things worse.He can tolerate the inaction of the United States, but absolutely cannot tolerate the collusion between the United States and East Germany.

"What are these stupid Yankees thinking! What good will it do them to have a civil war in Germany!"

Herzog sat across from Cole, and he had already turned a blind eye to the complaints of his old friend.At the beginning of the riots, they advised the other party to let the army intervene in East Germany as soon as possible to suppress the riots.But Cole rejected the proposal on the grounds of avoiding stimulating the Soviet garrison, and now Cole will taste the consequences of his strategic mistakes;

"Peace talks are the only step the United States has given us, Chancellor Kohl. Do you really think that declaring war in Berlin and East Germany would be good for us?" Herzog asked him, "At that time, we will either end up facing a The Democratic Baath Party, which is armed to the teeth, does not include a large number of their supporters. Either facing the joint combat forces of the Soviet Union and East Germany, the outcome is a nightmare for us.”

"But the peace talks are different. What we sacrificed was only a Berlin, but we kept the whole of Germany."

Herzog hoped that his old partner could recognize the facts, and it would not do them any good to continue to consume. Now they just want to keep the current situation, and then think about other things.

"Kole, think about it. Once the Wehrmacht begins to attack the peacekeeping force, we have no choice. Moreover, Germany is not only facing a country, but also a regime controlled by two superpowers behind it. This The game was not positioned fairly from the start."

Herzog patted Cole on the shoulder and said, "Give up, my friend. You are no longer rational. It is meaningless to bet all your hopes on the Battle of Berlin."

Everything Herzog said was the truth, and it was his stubbornness and stupidity that led to the current situation.

"And now the Federal Parliament is very dissatisfied with your policies. I am worried that if this continues, I am not sure what actions they will take."

"What did you say, even the parliament is starting to be dissatisfied? What right do they have to be dissatisfied?" Cole raised his head, somewhat disbelieving Herzog's words.

"Yes, this is not a rumor. And do you think it is necessary for me to lie to you at this time?" Herzog sighed and shook his head, "The entire East German riot was premeditated from the very beginning. Yes, the United States and the Soviet Union may even be involved behind the scenes. They want to unite to strangle the European Union in its cradle, Prime Minister Kohl. However, from the very beginning, your performance...was terrible, so, next You understand the situation."

Herzog's last sentence was the most lethal to Cole, and Cole, who suddenly came to his senses, found himself in a state of besieged on all sides.As a politician, he knew all too well what the consequences would be for him to continue.

"Enough, stop talking, I already know."

Cole, whose soul had been emptied, sat on the sofa prostratedly. He really needed to be quiet now. No one could accept such an embarrassing ending.