In the North Caucasus, the second round of the Chechen War broke out again. The Russian army prepared for nearly three months. This time it mobilized nearly 50,000 people, and a considerable number of relatively heavy mechanized troops. In the air force, artillery Even under the cover of the missile force, the three-pronged attack on Grozny began.
After Dudayev's last victory, he had a contempt for the Russian army. Within two months, he received a large number of weapons and equipment from Siberia and also trained a group of new soldiers. He also already has more than 20,000 fighting Chechen armed forces in his hands.
Instead of implementing the correct focus on cities in the last Chechen war and using street fighting to wear down the Russian army's effective strength, the arrogant Dudayev rejected the advice of staff and advisors from Siberia and insisted on sending his armored troops to open terrain. Confront Russian troops head-on.
The Chechen army, which is also equipped with weapons such as T2 and BNP-l, is new after all. Although there are many senior soldiers from Siberia and the Far East in the team, and their opponents actually have poor morale and willpower, after all, the Chechen army The armor strength is still relatively weak.
To be fair, the Chechen army did not fight badly, and even maintained a higher exchange ratio than the Russian army when it was weak. However, the Russian army was always larger than the Chechen army. When the Chechen army fought to a certain point, it had to retreat to protect itself. the power of. However, with such a push, the entire northern Chechnya defense line was completely surrendered, and Grozny, the capital that Dudayev valued, was directly exposed to the enemy's front.
At this time, Dudayev also understood that his desire to defeat the Russian army in a frontal battlefield was a fool's errand. The fighting that the Chechens were good at was not like this at all. After reacting, Dudayev once again spread his troops to every corner of Grozny. They used various explosives, buried mines in the middle of the road, set up booby traps in city buildings, sharpshooters with cold guns, and Ambushed anti-armor missiles. When the trajectory returned to the first Chechen War, the Russian army suffered a serious blow again.
Tens of thousands of Russian troops surrounded, isolated and attacked Grozny, but the tenacious Chechens just dragged the Russian troops in Grozny. Russian troops continued to enter the city, and corpses continued to be carried out. A commander like Grachev is still good at flattering and engaging in corruption, but he is not good at fighting a war.
In order to truly defeat Chechnya, Grachev believed that Grozny must be conquered. Even President Yeltsin believed so. They could not abandon Grozny and attack other areas of little tactical and strategic significance. They could only stay here and follow The Chechens fought to death.
At this time, Yeltsin was deeply aware of the inadequacy of the Russian army, and finally tried to issue a transfer order to General Markashev in the Urals, ordering the 44th Tank Division, the 34th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, and the 3 Motorized Infantry Divisions were sent to Chechnya to fight the war. You must know that Makashev currently only has the strength of about six divisions. He has transferred half of them and the more elite half. After the war, there should be a big question mark as to whether they can return them.
So Makashev wrote a letter to the Russian Ministry of Defense, saying: "Our Volga-Urals Military District lacks weapons, ammunition and supplies, and even the salaries of soldiers and officers cannot be paid. Morale is low and training is slack. I am afraid that I will have no choice but to go to the battlefield. We hope that the federal government can allocate sufficient funds to the military region to make up for the unpaid wages of the soldiers and help the military region resume normal training and operations."
After Yeltsin received Makashev¡¯s letter, he couldn¡¯t help but became furious. He was not completely ignorant of the situation in the Urals, and it was not like what Makashev said that he owed the wages of many soldiers and officers. Makashev, who owns the Tyumen Oilfield, a super oil field group, in order to obtain funds as soon as possible and develop his own military power to protect his own interests, has recently approached many world-renowned oil companies to develop oil in Tyumen. To obtain the mining rights and bidding qualifications for the Tyumen Oilfield, the first access condition is to provide Makashev with a deposit of more than 10 million US dollars.
The huge attraction of the Tyumen oil field has attracted some oil companies, but the uncertain local security situation still deters some companies. But there are always those who are bold, such as several Chinese private oil companies. Although they are not as wealthy as the troika of PetroChina, Sinopec, and CNOOC, and do not have the qualifications to produce oil domestically, they have made some achievements abroad in recent years. Although US$1.06 million is a lot, and everyone can work together to chip it in, it¡¯s not impossible to get it out.
In addition to several Chinese companies, there are also some European and Japanese companies that are also interested in investing in this dangerous but highly profitable project. It is conservatively estimated that Makashev now has at least thousands of dollars by collecting deposits and other related fees. US$10,000, once the oil is mined and exported, Markashev can truly make money every day.
"This insidious warlord leader lives a much more comfortable life than the federal government. How can he have no money to pay soldiers and officers?"
"We can no longer tolerate Makashev being so powerful. When he thinks he is powerful enough, there is no guarantee that he will not follow the example of Yankov and Novozlov, separate from the Federation and provide me with the security of the Federation. Bureau, I want them to get rid of Makashev no matter what method they use." Yeltsin's plump face trembled, and his red face looked very angry.
Not long ago, the KGB was officially shut down. However, the Russian Federal State Security Service (E0 took over most of the KGB's main functions, and Russia also established a foreign intelligence service that specializes in foreign intelligence work) is actually similar to the CIA and the United States. E1 relationship.
The Federal Security Service is still somewhat disorganized, and some things have not been sorted out. Even some old documents of KGH have not been cleaned up. However, the intelligence work of a country cannot be stopped for a while, especially when Yeltsin is so anxious to make the federal security When the game came out, they had to bite the bullet.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was one of the agents in this operation. He previously served in the KGB and collected some economic intelligence about West Germany and Western Europe in East Germany. After the reunification of the two Germanys, the Soviet Union stationed troops and intelligence personnel withdrew from Germany, and Putin packed up and returned to the country.
It¡¯s just that he didn¡¯t expect that the country had become something he didn¡¯t recognize at all. Liberals were attacking the Communist Party of the Soviet Union everywhere. The people¡¯s living standards had been so low that it was unimaginable. Chaos and various attacks were staged in the streets and alleys. This made Putin Very heartbroken.
In August 1991, when KGH carried out a coup against Gorbachev, Putin refused to participate in the operation. After the establishment of the Russian Federation, he was depressed for a time, but he still joined the newly formed Federal Security Service with simple patriotism.
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After Yeltsin¡¯s order was issued, Putin and some colleagues took a different route to Samara, the center city of the Ural Army under Markashev. Makashev's official residence and offices are here.
In the Urals, the Federal Security Service still has many hidden lines and various other types of intelligence personnel. The Federal Security Service has taken over the legacy of KGH, but warlord leaders like Makashev are very weak in this regard. Although some agents abandoned Russia, chose to remain anonymous or even defected to their new masters, there were still many agents who were like clockwork machines and had to wait for their orders.
"Nikolai, your next task is to get close to that Sergey. This guy was openly insulted by Markashev before. He has expressed dissatisfaction with Markashev many times. He now controls the 213th Motorized Infantry Division. , If a mutiny is launched, the army can be directly marched into Samara. "Putin said, in his view, the current Ural Army is a big sieve, and various loopholes exist, it depends on how he can exploit it.
Nikolai Andreevich Makarov nodded slightly. This young intelligence officer was deeply loved by Putin. He was quick in thinking and had a mouth that was naturally able to persuade others. Putin repeatedly analyzed his I don't think there's anything special about his sentences. It's probably his inherent appeal that makes him so persuasive.
¡°What Putin doesn¡¯t know is that the spy wearing a sea soul shirt is actually not completely loyal to the Russian Federation. Two years ago, while on a mission in Romania, he came into contact with intelligence personnel from the Chinese Strategic Bureau. After a fight, he was captured by agents of the Strategic Bureau. During his detention, he read many books on red theory from China. The author of the monograph was Qi Jingren. After analysis by comrades in the Strategic Bureau, he saw that the Soviet Union would eventually collapse. Makarov, who was extremely persistent in the red cause, finally chose to join the Strategic Bureau, and then returned to Russia to become a double agent.
One of his important tasks is to get close to his current superior, Putin. Although Makarov didn't know why his superiors paid so much attention to a man who was not particularly famous, he could also feel that Putin was not a thing in the pool. Maybe with a suitable opportunity, he would turn into a cloud dragon in the face of wind and rain. , a blockbuster.
As a double agent, he has been in the latent period. Before the real loyal unit has no orders, he is no different from ordinary Russian agents. Now he will not think about why his superiors asked him to pay attention to Putin's movements. All he needs to think about is how Complete the current task and incite the Ural Army to rise up against Makashev.