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Even if Hashimoto Ryutaro knew about the Soviet conspiracy, he could not make a corresponding countermeasure, because the Soviet Union's move was really invulnerable. In the face of rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, the hooligans have acted as catalysts for the deterioration of the situation, either intentionally or unintentionally. It can be seen from the large-scale sale of ships and missiles by the Soviet Union that the Soviet Union, which has stayed out of the situation, regards the current Asia-Pacific crisis as an excellent opportunity for arms sales.

The bastion system can indeed make those countries with insufficient coastal defense capabilities have exciting ideas, not to mention that even if Japan does not buy it, there will be surrounding countries competing for it, and under the influence of the general environment, Japan has no chance to get rid of it. And instead of choosing the expensive Patriot, it is better to have a Soviet fortress. In this mode of thinking, Ryutaro Hashimoto was ready to dig into his pockets before preparing to visit the Soviet Union. In order to get rid of the constant blowing of the wind on the pillow of the lawmakers controlled by the arms giants in the country, Ryutaro Hashimoto chose to negotiate directly in the Kremlin.

When he received the invitation to visit the Japanese government, Yanayev finally breathed a sigh of relief, at first he was worried that the Japanese prime minister would eventually choose American weapons, after all, the representative of Lockheed had smelled a business opportunity and went to Tokyo to lobby the congressman, but Ryutaro Hashimoto took the lead in making a statement that this time the Japanese Self-Defense Forces would purchase domestically produced weapons, which seized the opportunity for negotiations between the Soviet Union and Japan.

The weather in Moscow is excellent, with the sun shining as soon as Ryutaro Hashimoto gets off the plane, and compared to the unpredictable weather in Japan and the tension of the Asia-Pacific region, it is a paradise for overseas vacations.

This was the first time that Yanayev met with a Japanese prime minister on a solemn diplomatic occasion, and the two sides had conducted in-depth exchanges on the development of economic exchanges between the two countries and affirmed each other's trade partners, and reached a consensus at the beginning. After putting aside these and some of them without political greetings, the two sides finally got to the point, about the fortress system and about arms sales.

Of course, before carrying out arms sales, the Japanese side requested that it first see the true power of the Fortress missile system before considering whether to purchase it. On the principle of long-term cooperation, the Soviet side agreed to Japan's request.

Originally, I thought that the Soviet Union would allow the Japanese delegation to visit the launch video, but I did not expect that the Soviet Union directly stated that they were preparing to launch a Kalibr cruise missile using the Bastion system recently, and if the Japanese delegation was interested, they could make a direct visit.

The generosity and boldness of the Soviet Union simply surprised Japan, and for the Soviet Union, accustomed to its rough style, it was just a passing seller's show.

The Soviet side specifically presented the Caliber cruise missile to Japan, but in fact it sold the Jewel anti-ship missile, whose range was reduced to 300 km due to the limitations of international missile control technical documents.

When the Caliber was launched from the vertical shaft of the fortress missile system, although it was observed from a distance in order to ensure safety, the delegation of the Japanese Defense Agency was able to truly feel the terrible pressure brought by this weapon from the ascent of the missile, and in particular, Akio Kuma, who was mixed with the visiting group, suddenly had an idea in his heart that if the Soviet Union deployed such weapons on the four northern islands, it would never be possible for Japan to recapture those islands.

The missile hit the target ship 140 kilometers away, and the fireball from the explosion distorted the entire target ship and finally swallowed it in the waves of the Black Sea.

Akio Kuma suddenly realized that compared with those flashy patriots in the United States that did not conform to the national conditions, this was the defensive weapon that Japan really urgently needed.

"The destruction of various types of missiles by the US-Soviet Intermediate-Range Missile Limitation Treaty directly led to the overall weakening of the long-range assault firepower of the Soviet armed forces, especially the Soviet rocket-artillery units. Since 1989, the Soviet Army has been left without missile weapons capable of delivering a conventional fire assault on the enemy at a depth of two hundred to five hundred kilometers. It seems that calibres and gemstones are new products that were withdrawn in order to cope with the existence of such a situation. "Kuma Shosheng thought for a moment, calibers, gems and bastions, if a set of such equipment was purchased from the Soviet Union, then it was guaranteed that the coastline of Japan would not be easily harassed by the enemy. Moreover, in some island disputes, the bastion system can also form a strong deterrent with gems or calibers, so that the other party does not dare to act rashly.

After having this thought, Akio Kuma suddenly hoped that Ryutaro Hashimoto could facilitate this deal, although there was also a lot of news about the purchase of American armaments within the Defense Agency, but it was suppressed by Akio Kuma. He believed that the weapons made in the Soviet Union were the ones that best suited the needs of Japan's national conditions so far.

Ryutaro Hashimoto stayed in the presidential suite of the Moscow International Hotel, and the time he spent was occupied by dispensable visits, in order to wait for Akio Kuma's reply before considering whether to negotiate arms sales.

"What were the results of the survey? Their weapons have no value that we are worth spending money on. After Akio Kuma returned from a visit, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto hurriedly summoned him to the presidential suite where he was staying.

"It's very valuable, and although the range has been limited because of the agreement on the Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty, it is still a rare weapon for Japan's coastal defense." Akio Kuma was very satisfied with this arms exhibition, and if Japan did not purchase it, it would definitely be a very wrong choice.

"The Soviet Union's Kalibr and Jewel cruise missiles are multi-purpose conventional cruise missiles, which can meet the various strategic needs of Japan's coastal defense, and can be launched not only by relying on the fortress system, but also by using destroyers, and with the shore-based fortress system combined with these multi-purpose cruise missiles, even if the situation in the Asia-Pacific region has reached the point where war cannot be avoided, we can strike after the war." The Minister of Defense even took into account the possibility of an Asia-Pacific war.

Akio Kuma's affirmative reply made Ryutaro Hashimoto breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he also had a certain interest in the next negotiations between the Soviet Union and Japan, if this cheap and beautiful weapon could really be purchased, then it would undoubtedly open a new door to the Japanese pattern.

Wooing the Soviet Union to counterbalance the United States?

A very dangerous but exciting idea was born in the mind of Ryutaro Hashimoto, how could Japan, which had hoped to transform from an economic power to a political power, let go of such an opportunity. (To be continued.) )