USSR 1991

During the confrontation from morning to night, the entire ceasefire line will be filled with thick fog, hiding both sides in darkness, and no one will foolishly turn on the lights and become the target of the other party's concentrated fire.Occasionally, when the flares rise, they will see the strange silhouettes of armored vehicles or T72 tanks emerging, just a flash of light and flint, and then quickly disappear into the darkness.The giant bear who was silent in the dark night didn't seem to have any intention of attacking. According to the reconnaissance intelligence, the rocket launchers deployed behind the position were seriously insufficient, and they didn't seem to be the main force of the Soviet offensive force.

They felt that the other party was gaining momentum, and every minute and every second was suffering.

The Romanian military couldn't figure out why the Soviet army was completely silent. According to the previous situation, they should have been eager to cross the river.

Romanian soldiers sat on the tracks of the T55, watching the calm river vigilantly, and what might happen.

The Romanian Ministry of Defense is full of information, all of which are information about the movements of the Soviet army.The 14th Army is still sending armored troops here in a steady stream, but has not given any offensive instructions.

"What the hell is the Soviet Union thinking? They have absolute armed forces but refuse to attack us. Are they not ready to start a war? No, they must have other conspiracies. The guys in the Kremlin are not idiots, Yanayev is absolutely It will not fight an uncertain war. Moreover, the armored forces of the Romanian Army are like a piece of cake placed in front of the Soviet Union. Even if tanks are transferred from other mechanics to deploy on the Eastern Front, it will not be able to make up for the huge gap between the two sides.”

After hearing their narration, Constantinescu replied sternly, "Impossible, they must have other plans and continue to order troops to inquire about their investigative intelligence. The Soviet Union is definitely not this timid Guy. They didn’t do anything, which only shows that there is a bigger conspiracy still brewing. If you find out, if you don’t find out, you all go to the front line to fill people’s heads! Do you understand?”

Romania's defense minister nearly collapsed in the face of limited intelligence analysis.No matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't imagine what the Soviet army's next move would be.

Soon the Romanian motorized infantry regiment will reach the border to resist the first wave of Soviet attacks.Gathering the military strength of the whole country, it is now completely able to resist the opponent's first attack.

But the Romanian military thinks things are not that simple.When reporting to Constantinescu, they emphasized the need to strengthen the defense of the coastal areas. The Soviet offensive was not like martial law along the river bank, but more like waiting for something to happen.

The Romanian Army is ready to take on the Soviet Army.In any case, it will be dragged on to NATO's intervention, but Yanayev insisted on sticking to it, but Constantinescu felt very embarrassed.

"The opponent has fallen into our trap. They spread out their troops along the west bank of the Prut River. The 14th Army has successfully attracted the attention of the opponent. They think we will forcefully cross the Prut River, attack Romania."

The plan of action was jointly formulated by Yazov and Yanayev, originally hoping to use the smallest force to gain the greatest advantage.The martial law troops on the river bank were only the first step.

Yanayev asked, "Has the 58th Army arrived at its intended location?"

"Here we go, this is our second wave of operations, focusing primarily on striking their ground forces."

Yazov is full of confidence in the entire operation plan, and the entire military operation is to exchange the minimum or even zero loss for the maximum battle loss ratio.Unlike the lightning-fast offensive of the Prague Spring, this time the Soviet Union's offensive was not about speed, but about elusiveness.

He was so elusive that others couldn't see through his strategic intentions.

"Remember, our most important target is not Constantinescu, but Voinea, who is being held in Bucharest. He is the ultimate target of this operation. If successful, we can make another Romanian version. The Crimean crisis, oh no, is a replica of the East German incident. Therefore, it can only win, and must not fail. Before the opponent has seen through the Soviet Union's strategic intentions, invade Bucharest."

Yanayev threw his pen on the map and took a long breath, "If this operation is successful, we will be equivalent to opening up the first Eastern European country. This is a great first step."

The original confrontation between the two armies has changed.

However, the east bank of the Prut River became so lively that the high-level Romanian Defense Forces thought that the other party was preparing to attack.

But the reconnaissance troops on the front line fed back completely different news. They were surprised to find that all the tanks were retreating, taking advantage of the cover of the night, and slowly exiting their shooting range.

And those two headlights that lit up in the dark penetrated like the eyes of a bat, and dissipated into the thick fog with a kind of unwillingness.Only a mess of slightly crushed marks were left on the soil.The troops that were planning to attack at any time disappeared, and in the end, the memory of the frontline soldiers was only the two frightening headlights of the tanks, which were as terrifying as silent ghosts.

What exactly is going on?

Question marks were left in everyone's mind.

Not only Romania is paying attention to the movements of the 14th Army, but even the White House has not let go of the cloudy and treacherous situation in Eastern Europe. He called Berger's consultant overnight and needed his reference. How likely is it?"

He pondered for a while, and said slowly, "The possibility is very small, Yanayev's character is unambiguous. He will never wait until the next day to destroy Romania. So this should not be a retreat, more like some kind of It’s a blindfold. Of course, Romania’s almost crippled intelligence and investigation work can’t detect the actions of the Soviet Union behind the scenes. So we can accurately determine that there are other major actions waiting for Constantinescu.”

Berger remembered something, and reminded President Mario in a low voice, "Is it necessary to send NATO peacekeeping troops into Romania to adjust the situation?"

"Not yet, they are just confronting each other at the border, not launching a war. Joining rashly will only worsen the situation."

Although the international community called for restraint between the two sides, the Soviet Union turned a deaf ear to this, and Mario did not want to make a fuss about it. He hoped that when the Soviet army crossed the border, there would be an honest reason to send troops.

"Wait a minute, no matter what the Soviets have, they will show their cards in the past few days. If the tank troops really want to enter Romania, then our troops deployed on the border between Poland and Bulgaria will immediately support Bucharest. At that time, even the Soviet Union will not be able to withstand the suppression of various political forces."

"Ultimately the winner is us, not the Soviet Union."

Chapter 866 Bombing and Burning

The Danube Delta, the Ukrainian border city of Izmail.

Unlike the cloud of war in Chisinau, this city near the Romanian border still appears calm.Even if the war has become some kind of inevitable probability event, it has not affected the connection between Ukraine and Romania.

Soon this situation changed. The local residents woke up one day and were terrified. Now they don’t know when they found armored vehicles and rockets passing through the street downstairs. The magnificent rockets revealed that they were waiting Their original purpose as bait was to attract all the Romanian troops to this place, and concentrate their forces to fight a war of annihilation until the Romanian troops had no power to fight back.Now most of Constantinescu's army advantages are locked on the west bank of the Prut River, while the Danube Delta area presents an unobstructed state.This also provides Yanayev with a natural advantage.It is almost a border line that can be driven straight in.

However, he still did not do anything, but what is puzzling is that Yanayev still did not do anything. He continued to accumulate chips on the border as before. Long-range artillery and rockets began to deploy to Izmail, Romania There is an air defense brigade, an air defense missile regiment and an air defense missile brigade. This is the entire property of the Romanian Army's air defense force. As long as they are all destroyed, Yanayev's Su-34 bomber regiment can drive straight in and wipe out all ground forces. .

From the present point of view, the fight for air supremacy is the most critical.

The fastest way is to start sending all available naval fleets to attack the deployment of troops near Bucharest after locking the deployment of Romanian air defense forces.

The unmanned reconnaissance plane quietly crossed the border of Romania. Bucharest is not far from the Danube Delta. Through the feedback of the tactical data link, all the information was conveyed to the Vine satellite system of the Black Sea Fleet. Class missile boats are preparing to launch Caliber cruise missiles.

This is the prelude to war, as Yazov emphasized to minimize war losses, not only the Red Navy's cooperative strike, but even the tactical missile brigade directly under the Western Joint Strategic Command launched the "Iskander" Tactical missiles have carried out devastating strikes on the Romanian capital, transportation hubs, military bases, airports, and ports.Completely destroy Romania's politics, economy, and transportation, completely destroy the Romanian Air Force, Navy, and severely damage the Romanian Army.

This was a devastating air strike, intended to eliminate the Romanian army's logistics once and for all.

For the first time, the Montana-class destroyer on the surface of the Black Sea encountered a truly terrifying opponent on the dark sea.A large-scale fleet appeared in their northeast direction. At this time, on the surface of the Black Sea, they saw the huge fleet approaching.

From the perspective of the size of the flagship, apart from the group of red monsters from Sebas Botor, the captain of the Montana-class destroyer really can't imagine who else has such a large fleet.

The captain of the Montana-class destroyer suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his forehead. He didn't expect to encounter the Black Sea Fleet of the Red Navy here. The Montana-class destroyer was only in charge of routine patrols and guards.Reminiscent of the increasingly tense relationship between Romania and the Soviet Union in recent days, the captain immediately understood that the Soviet Union was preparing to attack Romania.

The huge fleet is approaching the Montana-class destroyer, and the Taitar-class frigate around it is simply not enough for the Soviet fleet.The captain, who lost his courage because of fear, almost lost his balance and sat on the ground. Fortunately, he kept his legs from weakening by holding on to the instrument panel.A huge warship that was several times the size of the Montana-class destroyer appeared right in front of them. According to the classification of the battleship, this ship could be included in the scope of the behemoths and battleships in the naval battle of World War I.Although the iron age of giant ship cannons has long passed, the shock and fear brought by this small-scale maritime mobile arsenal are deeply imprinted in the bone marrow.

Overlord of the Black Sea.

honorable class.

It would be an honor for them to use a Glory class to attack the Romanian Navy. This weapon originally designed to deal with the Nimitz class is really overkill to bully the Montana class.But when Romania saw that the thug M-class missile boat was still following the fleet, Romania probably guessed what the other party wanted to do.

With the huge size of the Glory class as a guarantee, the Romanian Navy dare not act rashly, and now that they are still in the high seas, it is themselves who are really the first to take the lead.

But unfortunately, Bucharest is within the range of the Caliber cruise missile.

Witnessing the caliber cruise missiles rising from the mob-class missile boat, the captain of the Montana-class destroyer actually ordered not to do anything.

"But the missile is heading towards our motherland! This is equivalent to declaring war! What are you thinking!"

The first officer wanted to launch an attack, but was held back by the captain.When he looked at the commander-in-chief of the fleet, the other party had a gloomy expression on his face.The captain asked the other party indifferently, "Did the missile shoot at you?"

The first officer froze for a moment, then shook his head.

Seeing the other party's expression, the captain asked the other party even more angrily, "If we attack rashly, do you know what will happen? This Montana-class frigate and the other two Taitar-class frigates will become the Black Sea Fleet Target, all of you will die here without exception."

The first officer said anxiously, "But we can't just watch the other side destroy Romania!"

The captain showed extreme disdain, "We are also human beings, not gods. We must save our own lives first, and then consider the fate and future of the country. Do you really think those high-level military officials are willing to work hard? They are all thinking about how to use their power Looting property. The Romanian army has collapsed since 1989. The high-level people who are greedy for life and fear of death, the army with no morale and combat effectiveness, do you really think it is worth working for such an army? Sorry, my life is much more valuable than theirs. "

They were originally people who made a living in the army, and only fools were willing to do so if they wanted to fight the Soviet Red Army with their heads up.What's more, they who turned into democrats in the army and took bribes and corruption openly did not think that one day they would be liquidated by such a situation.

The captain is a veteran, he knows how to protect himself under certain circumstances.Being a navy captain is about making money, not about defending the country.