USSR 1991

After winning the first battle, Constantinescu's inner joy can be imagined.

Although the Soviet Union's subsequent counterattack easily wiped out the backbone of the rebel party, and actively cleaned up all the remnants throughout Moldova.But that didn't stop Constantinescu from touting his ludicrous success.

"Compatriots in Romania, don't be afraid of power, don't be weak, please stand up and continue to fight. The world of democracy and freedom is fought with your hands, not prayed to by others. Today these sacrificed people will become a signpost to guide your resistance The way. The people of Romania will never submit to power, a new world awaits you, long live freedom."

Romania encouraged all the people in Moldova to stand up against Soviet rule through a series of methods such as radio infiltration.

Constantinescu played too far, but didn't know that he was stepping into Yanayev's trap.

After receiving the Soviet troops stationed in Moldova, the Romanian troops who were planning to close the border and withdraw unexpectedly discovered that there was another group of defeated deserters marching towards the border.They also called the troops for help, hoping to escort the wounded to the territory of Moldova as soon as possible.

The 14th Army deliberately left this area undefended in order to lure the opponent into taking the bait.The head of the Romanian army who was greedy for cheap made a bold decision to cross the border a few hundred meters to pick up this group of defeated troops, including the wounded on stretchers, and quickly escort them to Romania.

Anyway, it's only a few hundred meters away, so it's easy to deal with anything.

The colonel comforted himself in his heart.

After seeing the wounded soldiers, the unarmed Romanian rescue team immediately crossed the border to try to meet this group of demoralized guys.

"Let me help you."

The Romanian soldier extended his hand enthusiastically, but the other party stood there as if he could not understand Romanian, unmoved.They wanted to try to help the wounded, but the guy who was lying on the stretcher moaning in pain in the first second grabbed his neck the next second, and put a pistol on the stomach of the Romanian soldier.

The other defeated troops raised their guns and aimed at other soldiers who were kind enough to help them.

Everyone had at least two or three guns against their vital parts, and both sides froze.

One of them said in a deep voice, "Don't move, you have trespassed into Romania without authorization, and you have been arrested now."

"Invading other countries is a serious crime, so Romania can't get away with it."

Chapter 864

The control of military forces in other countries is equivalent to an act of invasion, so even if Romania is reasonable, it is difficult to explain why its own military personnel will appear on the territory of the Soviet Union.The border force, which had prepared a rescue plan by force, abandoned the plan.On the territory of the Soviet Union, people were robbed openly and aboveboard. Once casualties were caused and they were not rescued, they would have committed war crimes.

It can only be blamed that they did not fully verify the identity of the other party in a hurry. They thought that the other party was their own army only by the intercom, the specific logo accessories they wore, and the verbal docking code.

Originally, the Soviet army was going to directly cross the border to fight against the unbearable Romania, but in this way, he didn't even have to bear the charge of starting the war first. This was all sent to his door by himself. Thirty-eight Romanian soldiers were arrested within the Moldovan border, enough to support Yanayev in launching a war.

Yanayev did not return to Moscow. He watched every move on the border in Chisinau.Once a war starts, this place can be regarded as a frontline battlefield, but there is no army that can tear through the defensive circle of the steel torrent and penetrate deep into this place.

Major General Frolov waved a telegram at Yanayev, and said excitedly, "General Secretary Yanayev, good news, we have captured the soldiers who invaded Moldova, and now Romania has been convicted of invading our territory. One word is all it takes, and our troops will march into Romania and liberate Bucharest."

After enduring a political clown jumping up and down for so long, he finally had a chance to take revenge on him.

And the Soviet Union's retaliation was to beat the opponent to the point of being powerless to fight back.

There was no joy on Yanayev's face. He nodded and asked another question, "How is the preparation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Has the turmoil in Moldova disintegrated? Are there any forces that may pose a threat to the army?" I don’t want to see soldiers bleeding and dying on the front line, but our logistics supply work can’t keep up because of the harassment of guerrillas. The lessons of the Afghan war should not be repeated in Moldova.”

Frolov seemed very confident. He patted the badge on his chest and assured the general secretary, "It's basically completed. There are still a small number of stubborn guys who will be handed over to the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to carry out the suppression. I guarantee it on my reputation. There will never be any logistical mistakes in the attack. Now is the best chance to bring down Konstantinescu, General Secretary Yanayev, if we miss it, we will be gone.”

"Calm down, General Frolov, I know the excitement in your heart, but there are some things that I need to think about carefully."

Yanayev rested his chin in his hands, slowly thinking about the pros and cons.

He didn't think about taking Romania from the start, he just wanted to impress the opponent and make them never dare to ask for money on the issue of Moldova.Another point is to directly overthrow Constantinescu's cabinet and establish a new pro-Soviet regime.Voinea, who is in prison, should have been eager to take action after knowing all this.

"Everything went according to the original plan. Bucharest was captured and the Romanian president was forced to transfer. Then he quickly withdrew and was not allowed to stay in Romania for an extra minute. Our purpose is only to deter Eastern European countries, not to invade Eastern European countries."

The price and cost of the occupation were too high. Yanayev, who wanted to take a quick decision, quickly withdrew from Romania before the NATO army had time to fully react.

Frolov replied excitedly, "Yes, everything will be carried out according to Yanayev's instructions."

Konstantinescu is now maddened that what should have been a planned evacuation mission has turned into an invasion because of the kindness of some idiot.If possible, he must send the other party to a military court for a severe ruling.But now he can only watch the Soviet Union and think about how to explain his behavior to Moscow.

For the third time, the Romanian foreign minister was turned away by the Soviet ambassador to Romania, who avoided the meeting by adopting a passive attitude.

And the Kremlin is uncharacteristically calm. Konstantinescu knows that Yanayev is planning some terrible plots. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They will never let go of what Romania is doing. Wait until Moscow TV has an answer After that, it was too late.Feeling the end of the world, Constantinescu slumped on the sofa, waiting for the doomsday bell to ring.

It's not that he hasn't sought help from the US embassy, ​​but when the other party listened to the ins and outs, he used perfunctory and vague rhetoric to prevaricate the Romanian foreign minister.He said he needed to wait for the outcome of discussions at the White House before taking action.

However, the White House, which had known for a long time, made a decision after just one hour of meeting.The NATO joint force will not directly conflict with the Soviet army, but will use political pressure to stop the Soviet Union from attacking, and let the two sides sit at the negotiating table to resolve the problem as soon as possible.Unless Romania has really reached the point where the whole country has fallen, it will adopt an attitude of watching the fire from the other side.

That's why the American ambassador used various excuses to prevaricate the other party, and even looked at the foreign minister with a sympathetic expression.

It's not good to offend anyone, but it happened to offend that crazy polar bear.

God always likes to close the window when he closes the door for you.Just when Konstantinescu thought it was over, he got a call from Yanayev.

A drowning person would struggle desperately if he grasped the straw, he explained to Yanayev in a low voice that all this was just a misunderstanding, "Our soldiers didn't know that was the border of the Soviet Union at that time, so they put Your soldiers mistakenly thought they were soldiers returning from our exercise..."

Constantinescu told lies that he didn't even believe.But Yanayev on the other side of the phone just smiled, and said disdainfully, "I don't know? But that's not what your soldiers said when they confessed. They admitted their crimes completely. Since The President of Romania is still unwilling to admit his crimes by this time, so forget it. Let’s see you on the battlefield. But let me say a word, I think Romania’s chance of defeating the Soviet Union is only [-]%, so what? , either prepare a resignation speech and step down to escape responsibility before becoming a disgraceful icon of Romanian history. Or bravely take revenge from the Soviet Union."

Yanayev said coldly, "Just like the despicable things you did to Moldova."

"In the end what you want?"

Since Yanayev is still willing to call to negotiate with himself, it means that the matter has not reached the point of no return.

"My request is very simple. First, release Voinea and all members of the Social Democratic Party. Second, dissolve the cabinet and announce the resignation of the president. Third, let Voinea become the president of Romania."

Yanayev still regards military means as the last resort. If possible, he hopes to solve the problem through negotiation.

However, Constantinescu will not agree to Yanayev's conditions. He can give up everything, but he can never give up such things as rights.

Yanayev couldn't see the other person's expression, otherwise he would feel so small.Constantinescu's face was purple, and his left hand holding the phone was already bruised. He growled angrily, "No, I don't care what methods you will use, but I will not give an inch on this issue. What's the matter?" You just drive out, Romania will not succumb to tyranny. Don't forget that behind me are NATO and the Eastern European Union!"

"tyranny?"

These decades-old platitudes Yanayev's ears are getting callused.

While digging his ears, he said, "Is it true that only the people are qualified to judge whether it is tyranny, and you are not here to slander it. As for the background of Romania, do you still think that the Eastern European Union will stand behind you and support you? Presumably in the You have also been rejected by the American embassy. As for the two guys who play with the wind, you can’t count on Bulgaria and Turkey.”

"Romania is now a dead end, if you have confidence in the army's armed forces, you can go ahead and try."

"On the European continent, there is no army that the Soviet armed forces can look up to!"

"From 1945 to the present, there has never been one."

Chapter 865 Retreat

The Prut River runs across the border between Romania and Moldova. This river flowing from north to south happens to be a natural boundary line.The original 14th Group Bureau was stationed in the east of the river, and the Romanian army was stationed on the west bank of the river. The [-]th Group Army was watching the opponent's actions.Since Moscow issued Romania's declaration of aggression, Yanayev has emphasized that he will definitely retaliate against what the Romanian army did in Moldova and wipe out all the rebellious Romanian nations in the territory.

At the time of Moscow's statement, the armored units of the 14th Army had begun to deploy in large numbers along the river bank.It has brought invisible pressure to Romania. Most of these are old-fashioned T72 and T64 tanks that have not had time to be replaced. Although it gives people a sense of aging and decadence, who dares to say that the Soviet troops are not the most terrible in the world. The Iron Torrent?

In contrast, the Romanian Army is a bit shabby. Except for some T72 figures, there are more T55 tanks. Compared with the infinite spread of the No.14 Army's front, the Romanian Army seems a bit stretched.Because they didn't have enough tanks in this area to contend with the Soviet troops, they could only barely cover the line of defense so that they would not be torn apart in the first round of the charge.

The armored wall brought a silent and cold atmosphere to the combat troops. The rust smell from the steel tracks mixed with gunpowder and sulfur became the only companion for the soldiers after nightfall.