Chapter 506: Borrowing a knife to kill
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Originally, the turmoil in the Ingushetia region did not fall under the supervision of Kadyrov Jr., but the head of the Ingushetia Autonomous Oblast, Jazikov Murat Magomedovich, was ineffective in suppressing bandits, which led to the intensification of the uprising, and finally the scope of the attack began to spread from the Ingushetia region to North Ossetia and western Chechnya, which was undoubtedly an opportunity for Kadyrov Jr. to show himself to Moscow. Although the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs stationed in Chechnya were not under the command of Kadyrov Jr., Kadyrov Jr. had his own guards and could use the strength of the guards to quell the unrest in Ingushetia. It's just that Yanayev did not give the order, so Kadyrov Jr. could only choose to stand still.
Several years have passed since the war in Chechnya, and Kadyrov Jr.'s troops have rarely had such an opportunity to make a meritorious service. The more medals he wore on his chest, the more Kadyrov Jr. would gain the respect of Moscow, and the more he would be able to consolidate his position in the Caucasus.
The Soviet system of control was useless in front of Kadyrov Jr., otherwise the Kadyrov family would not have become a major force in the Soviet Union. Kadyrov Jr., who was eager to try, began to test the attitude of the central government, to see if he was willing to let himself command this war against bandits.
"Magomedovich's performance is really disappointing, and he was once the chairman of the National Security Committee of the Autonomous Region of Ingushetia, and now the first general secretary of the Autonomous Ingushetia Autonomous Region, and he has not even been able to calm down such a riot?"
In Margomendovic's report, Yanayev's limited patience was exhausted, and he even began to wonder if it was Margomendovic's secret entanglement with the rebel forces that caused the delay in quelling the rebellion.
The Minister of Internal Affairs showed the map of Ingushetia to Yanayev and explained to him, "The vast majority of Ingushetia is located in the mountains, which has led to the fact that a small number of terrorists have used the terrain to wage guerrilla warfare against the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and more importantly, their numbers are far smaller than the rebels encountered during the Chechen war, so they are more able to hide in the mountains." ”
Yanayev stared at the map, vaguely sensing that what Pugo said meant something else.
"What do you mean?" Yanayev asked hesitantly.
"Of course, the use of Caucasian fighters who are familiar with the local terrain to conduct a counter-guerrilla war. We can't count on the commander Margomendovich, a new head is needed in the Ingushetia region. Pugo groaned for a moment, and came up with a name that made Yanayev's nerves tense.
"It should be a good option to use the forces of the Kadyrov family Jr. to suppress the unrest in the Ingushetia region."
Yanayev immediately refuted Pugo's argument, "In fact, I think this decision is terrible, and Kadyrov Jr. is only our spokesman for stabilizing the situation in Chechnya, and not using him as a pawn that can be trusted." We need the Kadyrov family, but we can't reuse the Kadyrov family. ”
In these years, Yanayev used Kadyrov Jr. to stabilize the situation in the Caucasus, and at the same time pushed the Kadyrov family to the point where it could not alleviate the contradictions. Helping Moscow implement Decree No. 33 and forming a feud with Wahhabis, Moscow's slaughter left Kadyrov Jr. vulnerable to enemies on all sides, especially after he wanted to inherit his father's will and become the spiritual leader of the Caucasus.
Although Yanayev was jealous of Kadyrov Jr.'s family power, the Caucasus could not afford to be without a chess piece that could stabilize the situation, even if it seemed unreliable. On the one hand, Yanayev restricted the rights of the Kadyrov family, and on the other hand, he demanded Kadyrov's loyalty, and he had to make little Kadyrov understand one thing, only by following the pace of the central government, could the Kadyrov family's future glory and wealth be guaranteed.
"It is precisely because we cannot reuse the Kadyrov family that we need to use Kadyrov's guards to quell this rebellion. Didn't Kadyrov wish he could have a medal on his chest? Then we'll give him that chance. "Let his guards be a stepping stone for Kadyrov Jr. to climb up." In the end, he would be surprised to find that he had nothing but medals. ”
"You mean to let Kadyrov clean up his family? Minister Pugo, as much as I agree with you, Kadyrov is not stupid, and if you think that a young man in his twenties is no match for us old foxes, you are wrong. Yanayev's eyes were focused on the photograph of Kadyrov Jr., for whom the Kadyrov family was able to stand tall in the Caucasus and even become the spokesman of Chechnya in the Chechen civil war, the means and courage were far beyond Yanayev's expectations.
"Let's not forget that Ingushetia and Chechnya are both regions of gas and oil production in the Caucasus, and the oil pipelines in these two places are denser than the sewers of the whole of Moscow. Just imagine, after Kadyrov Jr. was able to use the pretext of quelling the rebellion to become the spokesman of the Ingushetia region, which was equivalent to controlling the oil exploitation in both regions in disguise. Even if Kadyrov Jr. didn't have such a mind, we had to be cautious about his request. ”
Yanayev is accustomed to thinking about problems and starting from the worst outcome, which is why he is obsessed with Kadyrov Jr.'s every move. Unlike politicians and speculators, Yanayev always thinks more deeply than some.
Pugo said dejectedly, "So there's nothing we can do?" ”
"Absolutely. Kadyrov Jr. can send the Guards, but must obey the arrangements of our troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. And to hand over some relatively easy tasks and operations with a relatively large possible casualty rate to the Guards of Kadyrov Jr., we cannot let them see through the fact that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is targeting the Guards, and in terms of treatment, the Guards are even better than the Ministry of Internal Affairs, except that their casualties must be much higher than those of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. ”
Pugo suddenly understood why Yanayev was not surprised but delighted when he heard about the turmoil in Ingushetia, and it turned out that he had already calculated that he had planned to use this rebellion to secretly attack Kadyrov Jr. And also the untraceable clean-up of little Kadyrov's troops.
Just as Yanayev finished speaking, the phone in his office rang suddenly. Yanayev grabbed the microphone and heard the operator on the other end say, "There's a call from the leader of Grozny." ”
"Got it, let's just transfer it."
A smile tugged at the corner of Yanaev's mouth.
The fish are finally starting to take the bait. (To be continued.) )