Chapter 160: The Beslan Incident (1)

The third update is complete

The Beslan incident was planned by Khattab and Basayev, carried out by his loyal deputy, Colonel Madasev, and led by 37 people who were also die-hard members of Islamic teachings.

The incident spread through the media throughout the Soviet Union faster than the victory parade, and the leaders of other countries participating in the parade issued a statement of condemnation in the Kremlin about the terrorist attack on young children. Denounced the "anti-humanity and anti-peace" atrocities of the incident. In response to this incident, even UN Secretary-General Ghali called on Chechen militants to remain calm and restrained and not to harm innocent children.

Only the Western world, as always, has chosen to remain silent, in fact, this group of guys with ghosts in their hearts know where the explosives and weapons of these Chechen militants come from. The director of the CIA even bowed his head slightly when he saw the scene of the crying parents on television, thinking that the previous assistance to the militants had finally had the effect he wanted.

However, precisely because this day is a day to celebrate the victory of the anti-fascist war, the terrorists who attacked Beslan High School did not take more than 1,000 students hostage, as in history, but only more than 300.

This time, the extremists did not choose to go on a killing spree, they came with a political purpose, the purpose of the hijacking was to release Dudayev, who was being held in the Vorkuta political prison awaiting execution.

Kalashnikov's guns were pointed at the innocent children, and the black-masked extremist militants paced back and forth, watching, warily, every move outside the window. They were covered with booby traps and anti-infantry mines around the corners of the corridors. Just waiting for the forcible entry of the Soviet troops.

Armored vehicles of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have surrounded the entire school. Heavily armed soldiers set up a cordon a few hundred meters away, separating the crowd of onlookers from anxious parents. This order came from Moscow, thousands of miles away, and Yanayev sent directly to the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Caucasus, and it was necessary to mobilize as many people as possible to maintain order on the scene. Some of the casualties caused by the Beslan incident were also related to the indiscriminate shooting of parents who came with guns without listening to orders.

Moreover, because the information was too transparent, the extremist organization personnel hidden in the crowd reported to their internal accomplices, which also exposed the attack of the special forces in advance.

Moreover, the Caucasian people have been strong since ancient times, and many of the Soviet troops came from this place. Those parents may just pull out a retired alpha, a semaphore. A member of the Blue Hat Special Forces, or a veteran of the Soviet Union who has been in Afghanistan for a long time. In terms of combat effectiveness, this group of parents is no less than the group of gangsters in the school, but the on-site commanders do not believe that unorganized and undisciplined sloppy personnel can crush a group of well-armed thugs.

In addition, Yanayev also handed over the incident to the army, avoiding some unfamiliar officials from talking on paper, and the Beslan incident that year was also because a group of finger-pointing guys decided to storm and detonate explosives when Alpha was unfamiliar with the interior, causing heavy casualties in the stadium.

Parents gathered around the cordon were armed with Kalashnikov rifles, Makarov pistols and even Mosin Nagant rifles with PU scopes. Armed civilians surrounded the cordon, shouting loudly that they too would join the fight. For the sake of their own children.

Putin was the supreme commander who was present at the scene, and when Yanayev was not present, he was responsible for coordinating the actions of the army and advising the field commander based on his experience working in the KGB. It's not that Yanayev is afraid to face the people, but his face is too eye-catching. No extremist will forget that face that terrifies them. Because the order of the Soviet army to torture and kill Chechen militants came from this middle-aged man who liked to be silent.

If there was a Black Widow or an accomplice with outside contacts hidden in the crowd, Yanayev would be in a dangerous position. Therefore, it is best for Putin to come forward, because he is a shadow man hidden in the Kremlin, and few people know that he is also one of the masterminds of the hunt for militants.

"Parents, calm down. I can understand your feelings. "Putin stood in front of all the heavily armed parents and did his best to comfort the indignant crowd. If the matter cannot be properly resolved, the special forces will have to fight a fierce battle with this group of fierce retired soldiers before they attack the school.

However, poor Comrade Vladimir was still a little weaker, and was soon surrounded by those parents as the commander of the scene, although there were a few soldiers around to maintain order, but they could not stand the push and shove of nearly a hundred people.

"My daughter is only six years old, she's still in there, let me go over to her!" The anxious parent shouted angrily.

"My kid too, I was supposed to pick him up for dinner today!" A parent with reddened eyes couldn't accept the bad news anyway.

"My son is on his birthday today, if he has any strengths and weaknesses, I will definitely not let you go! You were the one who stopped me from saving him! The emotional parent pointed the gun at Putin's head, and the soldiers next to him immediately rushed forward to stop the parent when they saw this scene, but Putin stopped him.

"I know you have pain in your hearts, but I'm not as anxious as you." Putin stepped forward and put his forehead to the muzzle of the gun, and he said, "But is it useful for you to be in a hurry?" Forcibly rushing in to save the child? Do you know how many tripwire mines, how many grenades those bandits laid in ambush in the corner? Do you know where they installed the explosives, waiting for you to go up and send them to death? You don't know! ”

"Without command and discipline, you going to rescue are equivalent to sending them to death. What happens to the children in the event of a firefight? You are brave and fearless and can be sacrificed, but what about the lives of those children? If you think you're going to do a better job than the army, then shoot me and step over my body. I will never sacrifice an innocent child because of you! ”

"If you think you're going to be emotionally stable by doing this, shoot it." After saying that, Putin closed his eyes.

Seeing Putin's crazy move, all the parents calmed down, it was the first time they had seen such a fierce commander who was not afraid of death, in fact, Putin's words just now also poured cold water on the emotional parents. Indeed, rushing in to save the child in an unfamiliar situation is tantamount to letting the child die.

Thinking of this, many people slowly put down their guns. And the parent who threatened him before also removed the muzzle of the gun from Putin's forehead, and he said to Putin apologetically, "I'm sorry I offended you just now, comrade." ”

"It's okay, I understand your feelings." Putin patted the parent on the shoulder, and then said to the audience gathered at the scene, "We promise and promise you that we will do everything possible to ensure the safety of the children." Now please put down your guns and hand them over to the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for safekeeping, okay? I'm worried that if one of the parents goes off with a gun, the gangsters will be desperate to kill, and then there will be no way to recover. ”

"Okay." All parents should be kind.

Putin deliberately exaggerated the facts, and after hearing his words, the parents who were at a loss were also worried that their recklessness would harm the children inside, so they unloaded the weapons and bullets and handed them over to the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for safekeeping. Putin used the mentality of parents to save people's hearts and skillfully defused a potential crisis.

"Please be patient, we will definitely properly solve this attack and give everyone an explanation." Seeing that the vast majority of parents had put down their guns, Putin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the ideological work of these parents can still be done, and if it is delayed for half a day, it may not be possible.

"Commander, I have a request." The parent standing beside him said emotionally, "I beg you to give me a chance to shoot the terrorist, and I will never let go of the person who hurt my son!" ”

"Rest assured, the first Soviet one will not agree to let those terrorists live, they will be executed one by one."

At this moment, Putin showed the toughness and determination of the future gray cardinal of the Kremlin. (To be continued.) )