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Soviet troops basically broke through all the lines of defense deployed by Georgia and approached in the direction of Tbilisi. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info all of a sudden, the whole of Tbilisi has begun to make noise. The soldiers wore gloomy expressions on their faces, and while patrolling, they would quietly discuss the defeat and defeat at the front.

And all this was only three days after Gorbachev declared independence, and the rebels throughout Tbilisi were defeated.

In the operational room, Minashvili reported to Gerbachev about the defeat at the front, and even he was no longer confident in coping with the pace of the Soviet advance.

"The 429th and 503rd Motorized Infantry Regiments of the Soviet Army are moving from multiple directions along the block in a coordinated manner towards the center of Gori, and they are trying to drive our armored units into the open area of the city center, and then guide the Su-34 bombers of the Aerospace Forces to carry out precision bombing of our troops."

Minashvili raised his head and glanced at Gorbachev, and saw that the other party was just gloomy but had not yet attacked, and mustered up the courage to continue reading.

"The Soviet Air Force had two Su-34 brigades that carried out multiple rounds of precision bombing of Gori, after which their 76th Guards Airborne Division parachuted into Gori and captured Gori, and our troops were annihilated. Now the armored forces of the Soviet Northern Front are advancing towards Tbilisi, at 18:30 this afternoon, a naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet successfully landed from the port of Poti and advanced towards Tbilisi, at 21:50 in the evening, the 58th Army has completely cleared Tskhinvali, and the 42nd Division forcibly marched from Chechnya over the 429th and 503rd regiments of the 19th Division and made a detour to Tbilisi. ”

Artillery fire could already be heard in the distance, and Gorbachev's face was clouded by the sound of explosions, and he said to Minashvili, "How long can we hold out?" ”

"We have eight hours to escape before the Soviets complete their multifaceted encirclement of Tbilisi." Minashvili almost offered Gorbachev the last way out, abandoning the troops, fleeing Tbilisi, waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback. Either he surrendered to the USSR, but there was only one result of surrender, and that was that he would die under bullets.

Minashvili looked tired, he hadn't slept soundly for days. The battle on the front line is stalemate, and almost every minute someone reports the news of the loss of the front line. Minashvili rubbed his bloodshot eyes and said slowly, "I think the wisest choice is to contact the American side to arrange a way for us to escape." ”

Gorbachev glared at the other party, and his tone was not polite at all, "You mean to let you give up the family foundation that has been in business for so many years?" It's just a dream, you have to give me to withstand the Soviets in front of Tbilisi, or I'll want you to look good. Comrade Minashvili, remember, we have no way back. If we retreat, we'll have nothing. ”

Minashvili sighed, he already had a premonition of his future, and Gorbachev's failed strategic policy, coupled with the strength of the Soviet army, all this was unexpected by him. In the end, the only outcome was that he had to advise Gorbachev to abandon Tbilisi and lead the remnants of the army to withdraw.

Minashvili disappeared from Gorbachev's office with a sound of defeat, leaving only an angry Gorbachev angrily slamming something on the table.

At this time, Plekhanov returned from a front-line inspection, and as soon as he stepped into Gorbachev's office, he saw the resentful eyes of the other party, and he couldn't help but lift his spirits. He didn't want to touch Gorbachev's sensitive nerves.

"Prime Minister Plekhanov, how is it at the front?" Gorbachev's tone was a little sarcastic, "Isn't it that the army has been defeated like a mountain, and the enemy may attack Tbilisi at any time?" ”

Plekhanov was promised by Gorbachev as the prime minister of Georgia without any real power, but he still performed this position with trepidation, and after hearing Gerbachev's question and answer, Plekhanov immediately replied, "But the soldiers at the front put up strong resistance, which effectively slowed down the advance of the Soviet army." Now we still have a chance. ”

Plekhanov is completely blind and talking nonsense, the Soviet army almost completed the siege of Tbilisi in less than three days, and if there is no effective slowdown, will the whole of Georgia be liberated in one day?

"Still a chance?" Gorbachev snorted coldly, "I'm afraid I won't have a chance to wait until tomorrow." ”

"Either we drag, drag and delay, like the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and drag down the entire Soviet army." Plekhanov gave a not-so-bad idea, "to go deep into the hinterland of the mountains of the South Caucasus and conduct a guerrilla war with Soviet troops." Let the Soviets abandon the war of holding their positions, this is our only way out. ”

Gorbachev shook his head in disappointment, it seemed that no one could give him satisfactory terms. He had made a pact with the Georgian army involved in the rebellion that the Georgian rebels, with Gorbachev's help and political influence, would liberate all of Georgia. And now Gorbachev has given a very bad answer. It was because Gorbachev used illusory ideals to stabilize the army that those Georgians would have fought Gorbachev until now.

Let them abandon their homeland and go to the mountains for guerrilla warfare? I'm afraid that the whole army has directly mutinied.

"The army cannot evacuate Tbilisi, even if there is a single soldier in the last battle, we cannot evacuate. Tbilisi is so important for our army. ”

"No matter how important it is, you can't send it to death with you." Plekhanov argued, "Think about it, we can still preserve the vast majority of the strength of the army and lay the foundation for a future counteroffensive." Isn't it because the Turks have been unable to wipe out the PKK for so many years because their guerrilla warfare has caused great distress to the other side? ”

"But I hope Prime Minister Plekhanov will understand that this is Georgia, a completely different situation." Gorbachev decided not to continue wasting time on this issue, he had more important issues to solve.

"Now it's time to think about arranging a back route, I hope that the Georgian army will be able to fight to the last man and buy time for our escape. As long as I live, the West will support our just cause. ”

Just when Gorbachev was impassioned, Plekhanov, who was standing on the side, widened his eyes, he did not expect that Gerbachev would abandon the army and run away alone.

Will you end up a political victim?

Plekhanov's mood was mixed and contradictory. (To be continued.) )