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And the other, Ustinov, let alone, he is the current Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union, and the most powerful military force of the Soviet Union is in his hands.

A staunch supporter of Gorbachev, Ligachev lobbied the two men on several occasions.

"Right now, the various problems facing the Soviet Union have become more complicated. We must find a young and capable person to lead the Soviet Union into the future." Ligachev said: "Gorbachev was deeply influenced by Andropov Appreciated by the General Secretary, Gorbachev has made great contributions to the reform of General Secretary Andropov."

In the past few years, the elderly and sick men have ruled the country, and within 3 years there have been 3 party and state leaders. At this time, there has been a common voice in the top Soviet Union: "We can't live like this anymore." The Soviet government and the country need new blood. , We need a "young and strong" leader!

Therefore, Ligachev lobbied them from various aspects. For example, Grishin and Romanov, who were trying to ascend to the peak of power, did not have this advantage, because Grishin was already 70 years old at this time, and Gorbachev, only 54 years old.

Viktor Vasilyevich Grishin was born in Serpukhov, Moscow Region in 1914.He served in the Red Army of the Soviet Union from 1938 to 1940 and fought bravely. In 1941, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.He was promoted many times, and he was promoted to Moscow in 1967. He stepped into the core of power in the Soviet Union and served as an alternate member of the Politburo (Presidium) of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 71, he became a full member.

Grishin was also a hard-line, reform figure, active in action, and Gorbachev's greatest rival.But, alas, he is too old.

(In later generations, after Grishin failed in the competition, Boris Yeltsin replaced Grishin as the first secretary of the Moscow Communist Party, and since then another powerful figure has appeared, and Grishin lost the CPSU in the second year zhōngyāng Politburo membership, and died in 92, while Gorbachev, until now, is still active on the world stage.) Ligachev’s words made both Gromyko and Ustinov Falling into contemplation, until now, they have not been sure which side to support, the Soviet Union, this huge empire, who exactly needs to be at the helm?

The old Chernenko, I'm afraid he will die soon, they need to come up with a decision!

"What measures does Gorbachev have to save our country's economic disadvantages?" Gromyko asked.

Now, the Soviet Union needs to reform. If there is no reform, then the Soviet Union will enter a dead end that cannot be exited. Almost everyone knows that the so-called developed socialism has not been realized. In theory, some people have appeared. deviation.Therefore, they are very much in favor of Andropov's reforms.

"Our country needs to carry out reforms, and Comrade Gorbachev is the main representative of reforms. Although he has not formally proposed it, I have communicated with him. It is unrealistic for us to eagerly transition to corruption. We What needs to be done now is to comprehensively improve socialism in a planned way. There is a "non-antagonistic contradiction" between our production relations and productive forces. With the development of productive forces, production relations should be constantly adjusted and improved. We need to take Part of the funds will be used to focus on the development of our agriculture. At the same time, we need to accelerate the development of the machinery industry and continue to catch up with the United States. Also, we need to launch an anti-alcohol campaign, starting with this campaign, to combat some of the sexual problems in our current society ’ said Ligachev.

"We need to think about it again." Gromyko glanced at Ustinov and said to Ligachev.

Ligachev was a little surprised, did he say something wrong?

Watching Ligachev go out, Ustinov asked, "How is it? Do you have any disagreement with what Ligachev said?"

Gromyko said: "Now that General Secretary Chernenko is still here, we don't need to draw conclusions so quickly. We need to observe again. Our country needs reform. However, I always feel that how to reform , Gorbachev is not as stable as General Secretary Andropov, and he has to take a big step."

Gromyko's considerations are very thorough. After all, the Soviet Union has developed to the present, and some things have been deeply ingrained. Now, Gorbachev wants to break this frame, can it be realized?

"Well, did the two of them agree?" Gorbachev asked.

Ligachev shook his head: "In the beginning, I felt that they were very tempted, but later, they didn't nod in agreement as I expected."

These two old foxes will not express their views until the last moment, Gorbachev thought in his heart.

"We still need to win the support of KGB Chairman Chebrikov. With his support, we have the greatest hope." Ligachev said.

Looking at the man who ran back and forth for him, Gorbachev was very moved. Now, Ligachev is firmly on his side.

"Ligachev, why do you support me so much?" Gorbachev suddenly asked such an imbecile question. At this time, he really wanted to know, even though the two were old friends for more than ten years , although the two have reached a tacit understanding.

"Because, I am sure that only you are the only leader of our Soviet Union who can get out of the current predicament." Ligachev said.

At this time, Ligachev was very supportive of Gorbachev, but after a few years, Ligachev finally began to oppose Gorbachev's theory, and the two parted ways.

…… "Amir, our next move is to establish a stable supply relationship in Ukraine and import a large number of weapons from Ukraine." Qusay asked Amir Mahmoud, who was in charge of military equipment, Said.

After several actions, Qusay was very satisfied with Amir, so the next very important action needs to be arranged now, that is, importing weapons from Ukraine!

"This..." Amir thought for a while, and then replied: "Okay, I will immediately make a request to the Soviet Union, and then contact the responsible department in Ukraine. What weapons do we need to import from Ukraine?"

Qu Sai shook his head: "Our upcoming action does not need to alarm the high-level Soviet Union with great fanfare. They are now working hard for who will become the next Soviet leader. How can we go to trouble at such a critical time? What about them! At most we just need to contact those departments that directly own weapons and reach an agreement with them."

When Qusay finished speaking, Amir was visibly shocked. President Qusay said this, isn’t it just to smuggle weapons from the Soviet Union?However, President Qusay has always been very wise. He must have his purpose in saying this.

Chapter 759 Ukrainian military industry

Ukraine is one of the republics of the Soviet Union. It is connected to Russia in the east, the Black Sea in the south, Belarus in the north, and Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova in the west. Its land location is very important and it is also a key area of ​​the Soviet Union.

Moreover, Ukraine's geographical environment is relatively superior. Affected by the warm and humid Atlantic airflow, most areas have a temperate continental climate, which is in sharp contrast to the severe cold in the eastern part of the Soviet Union.Near Kiev is the famous granary of the Soviet Union, with suitable climate conditions and rich mineral resources. 30.00% of the military enterprises in the Soviet Union were established in Ukraine, mainly in machine manufacturing, metallurgy, fuel power industry and high-tech sectors. Production of military products such as rocket devices, aerospace devices, military ships, aircraft and missiles.

In terms of aviation, the largest in Ukraine is the Antonov Design Bureau, An-70, An-124 and other large aircraft, which are the strategic transportation forces that the Soviet Union is proud of.The two factories producing missiles in the "South Machinery Manufacturing Plant" in the Pavlovsk Oblast and the "Pavlograd Machinery Manufacturing Plant" in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are the largest ballistic missile production sites in the Soviet Union. .The SS-10 strategic missiles, SS-18 missiles, and railway carriage mobile SS-24 missiles, which can carry 25 independently guided nuclear warheads, all come from these two missile factories.Moreover, the aerospace technology of the "South Machinery Manufacturing Plant" is also very advanced. Several large-scale launch vehicles of the Soviet Union are produced here.Ukraine also has a space launch center with the best location in the Soviet Union: Baikonur Cosmodrome.

In terms of shipbuilding capacity, three of the six Soviet shipyards that built large surface ships are located on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine.The "Black Sea Shipyard" in the port of Nikolayev is the only shipyard in the Soviet Union capable of building aircraft carriers.The largest aircraft carrier with a displacement of 6 tons is currently being built, and construction of another giant aircraft carrier with a larger displacement has also begun. The other two shipyards, "Six One Shipyard" are also located in Nikolayev Port, mainly building cruisers And destroyers, the famous "Glory" class guided missile cruiser came from here. The "Bron Shipyard" is located in Kerch, Crimea, and mainly builds destroyers and frigates.

In terms of army equipment, here is the Kharkiv Morozov Machinery Design Bureau, one of the two major tank design bureaus of the Soviet Union, which is more famous than the Kartsev design bureau in Nizhny Tagil. The T-34, and the T-64 and T-80 tanks that now make Western countries tremble.

In addition to these famous ones, various military industrial enterprises, such as the "Magnet Electric Factory" in Kanne City and the "Radio Instrument Factory" in Smela, were established in Ukraine.

For such a hot land, Qusay has long been salivating, and now, the time is ripe, he can finally take his hand and start from Ukraine!

Being far-sighted and able to predict things within the next ten years is one of Qusay's biggest advantages in this world. He knows what the future of the Soviet Union is, and he also deeply feels the decline of the Ukrainian military enterprises in later generations. Sad, but also feel sorry for the fate of the two aircraft carriers that were disintegrated on the berth.In this kind of historical turmoil, the choice that Qusay can make is to turn all kinds of international events into the interests of Iraq!

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Ukraine simply did not have enough capabilities to solve the various crises it faced. There were even painful experiences of blackouts of important military facilities because they could not pay the electricity bills, even important air defense bases. , and those famous design bureaus are all suffering their own days.

Qusay is not a savior, but Qusay can save them, for example, move them from Ukraine to Iraq, which is booming!

Although Qusay knows that if the Soviet Union does not disintegrate, then the unipolar world of the United States will not come, and Iraq will not have the fate of becoming a puppet of the United States in future generations, but the most he can do is to delay the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The disintegration of the Soviet Union cannot be avoided. He can invest millions or even tens of millions of dollars to help the Soviet Union, but it is impossible for him to use all of Iraq's income to invest in the bottomless pit of the Soviet Union.Even that will not save the Soviet Union, and Gorbachev is about to come to power.Qusay is not omnipotent, and cannot stop this kind of historical turmoil. Then, what he can do is how to get more benefits from this huge historical change.

Although there are five years, but from now on, it should be necessary to start preparations. Qu Sai gave Amir, who is mainly responsible for the introduction of equipment, a new main direction: Ukraine!

Although the current Soviet Union is still as powerful as it appears on the surface, various problems have begun to appear within it. From now on, those middle-level and high-level personnel will not hesitate to poach the corners of the Soviet Union for their own interests. of.Iraq's secret arms purchases from the Soviet Union, in fact, smuggling, kicked off the curtain.

Amir received Qusay's order and understood President Qusay's meaning. He is actually quite good at this kind of activity.

... Mrs. Thatcher no longer had the composure and calmness of the past. She looked at her staff and asked, "Are we facing a serious crisis now?"

No one answered, they all felt a little tricky about the current situation.

The Minister of Energy had no choice but to explain: "Now, the international oil price has dropped to ten dollars per barrel, and we have begun to sell at a loss. Every time we sell a barrel of oil, we will lose two to three dollars, and now, the price of oil is still There is no trend of turning around, and it wants to continue to fall."

"Since this is the case, wouldn't it be better for us to temporarily stop crude oil extraction and reduce our financial subsidies?" said an aide.

"No, absolutely not. If we stop extracting crude oil, it means that we have lost the battle. Iraq has successfully used their means to defeat us. We have invested a lot of money in the North Sea oil fields. Manpower and material resources, if the mining is stopped, then those oil workers will all lose their jobs, and our domestic employment situation will worsen." Mrs Thatcher said.

"However, if we don't stop oil extraction, then we can no longer invest in the oil industry at all. The only way we can do it is to sell our oil industry stocks, which is just cheaper for the Iraqis. Iraq is deliberately destroying the oil industry. our oil industry."

Mrs. Thatcher was very disappointed. The guy in the Middle East intends to completely collapse the British oil industry. Britain has been extracting oil at a loss to compete with them, but it cannot compete at all.Is the UK just compromise like this?

The conditions proposed by Iraq are too abominable. No matter which condition, Mrs. Thatcher feels that she cannot agree to it. However, the current situation is very pessimistic.

She has only encountered such a thing once, that is, when she was discussing the ownership of Hong Kong with that eastern country, she felt a sense of powerlessness as the leader of the British Empire for the first time, and this time, this feeling came again popped out.

"Maybe, we can ask the Soviets for help." At this time, an aide suggested.

This proposal, in normal times, would immediately be considered nonsense, how is this possible?As a major Western country, the UK has been engaged in a cold war with the Soviet Union. Is the UK going to ask the Soviets for help?That is simply unthinkable.

However, Mrs. Thatcher opened her eyes wide and looked at the staff member: "Continue talking."

"Countries in the Middle East have joined forces to cut prices, and our oil industry in the UK has been greatly damaged, because our oil fields are all offshore oil fields, and the extraction costs are high. You know, in this world, we are not the only ones with high oil extraction costs , the cost of exploiting oil fields in the Soviet Union is also quite high, and, unlike ours, the Soviet Union almost relies on selling oil and natural gas to maintain its economy. The Soviet Union has borrowed debts from the Paris Club many times. The increase in oil production in the Middle East and the sharp drop in oil prices, the Soviets will definitely not sit idly by."

This sentence made everyone's eyes shine. None of them thought that the United States, which they trust the most, has been playing sloppy on this matter. They don't want to use this matter to put pressure on the countries in the Middle East. Ensure that they can enjoy the various benefits brought about by low oil prices.However, the Soviet Union will never sit idly by and watch this happen. The Soviet Union now makes money by selling energy, and now that energy is no longer making money, what will the Soviet Union use to maintain their economy?

"The Soviet Union exerted pressure on Iraq to reduce production, and at the same time, our crisis will be resolved accordingly. Is this what it means?" Weber asked.