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When Iwasato Masao issued a more radical declaration, the Chinese side showed unusual silence, and instead of sending Chinese Ambassador to the United States Li Daoyu to convey a message of strong protest to the US Secretary of State, nor did they send Secretary of Defense Chi Hao Tian to visit the United States.

Except for the sentence that the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in its statement before, it is not to be said that it is unpredictable.

Everyone knows what the Foreign Ministry's words mean, a political term that appeared when the United States launched the Korean War, and in the end, the United States drew the 38th parallel at a terrible cost. Perhaps the short-sighted Taiwanese government has not yet understood why the Chinese side has suddenly stopped all exercises, but the several superpowers gathered on the Taiwan issue have already understood that this is probably the prelude to a storm, and a bright match has approached the Asian powder keg filled with black powder and sulfur, and now waiting for a fuse to explode.

The lack of movement on the surface does not mean that there will be no action in private, and the Soviet Union and China, which had already reached a tacit understanding, finally began to draw up a counterattack strategy, and the Americans have been active in the Taiwan Strait for too long, not knowing that there are still two superpowers around them who are looking for an opportunity to strike back.

The Chinese delegation made a secret visit to Moscow, and was joined by Admiral Zhang, the spokesman for the Chinese Navy and the Chinese Ministry of Defense, who gathered together with the top brass of the Soviet Ministry of Defense for a secret, special meeting.

This secret meeting will change the whole world pattern in the future, so everyone present showed an extremely cautious attitude, even Yanayev also participated in this special meeting, he made the decision to participate in the joint military exercises, and it also means that for a long time to come, as long as the United States does not decline, then the alliance between China and the Soviet Union will not stop.

The conference room was not very bright, and it could even be said that it was a little dim, and it smelled of a secret conspiracy. The meeting, on the fourth floor of the Kremlin's Cabinet of Ministers, was redesigned as a parliamentary occasion for the Soviet Union's highest secret meeting.

Portraits of Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev and Gor-B-Cchev hang on the walls around the parliamentary premises, with elaborate oak tables and chairs, absolutely soundproof walls, and the highest level of secrecy. All this means that Yanayev expressed great concern about this meeting.

"Gentlemen, I have the honour to represent the Chinese Government at this meeting." General Zhang looked around, and almost all the high-ranking officials of the Soviet Ministry of Defense gathered at this meeting, including Comrade Yazov, Minister of Defense, Comrade Smirev, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, and Rear Admiral Sergei Avakiyants, commander of the Pacific Fleet. There was a hint of gloom on everyone's faces, after all, no one thought that the Soviet Navy might one day really fight each other.

In the past, no matter how fierce the trouble was, even in the form of a warship ramming, everyone knew that there could be no friction between the United States and the Soviet Union, but now it is different, and an issue related to national sovereignty may get out of control at any time because of an imprudent move. Even Yazov had previously complained to Yanayev that the Soviet Union should not be involved in this alternate version of the "Cuban Missile Crisis", which was China's own war. However, Yanayev did not see this as a bad thing, and instead entered the war with a gambling mentality, which did not belong to the Soviet Union.

If the strait crisis can force the United States to make concessions, then it will be proved that Yanayev is right, and the strength of the Sino-Soviet alliance is indeed tough enough to make the United States look at the other side cautiously.

"This joint exercise is not just a deterrent, but also a demonstration of the resolve of the Soviet Union and China, and we are ready to respond to a conflict from the U.S. Navy." General Zhang was already familiar with some of the Ministry of Defense officials present, so he didn't beat around the bush when he spoke, but was straightforward.

"You must give me reasons to convince me, General Zhang. Because there is no need for the Soviet Union to join the dispute between you and the Americans, I want to see what the point of the Soviet Union joining this dispute is. Yazov also unceremoniously embarrassed General Zhang, "Just like when the Cuban Missile Crisis happened, will China suddenly join the Soviet bloc and confront the United States together?" ”

General Zhang shook his head with a deliberate smile, he raised his head and stared at Yazov, and asked word by word, "I want to ask, if China loses in this game, can the Soviet Union, which confronts the United States, be able to stand alone?" The Soviet Union was already in danger of being suppressed before China was sanctioned, and did the Soviet government want to repeat the mistakes of the past? ”

Yazov shook his head and held back for a long time before he said a word of dishope.

But the aggressive General Zhang did not stop there, "Then I want to ask, is the Haitai crisis the same thing as the Cuban missile crisis?" At the beginning, you set up tactical missiles on the territory of the United States, but now the situation is different, the United States does not lose much if it loses, and if the Chinese side loses, then only the Soviet Union is left to deal with a strong United States, don't forget, we also helped you attract some of the American firepower. ”

The corners of Yazov's mouth twitched, and Yanayev remained silent.

"Of course, you really have no obligation to help us, of course, you can also watch us be encroached upon, step by step become vassals of the United States, you can not speak now, but no one may speak for you in the future."

"So now, can we continue the topic of joint military exercises?" General Zhang asked very calmly.

"Yes." This time Yazov was refuted with nothing to say.

"Good."

General Zhang flipped through the documents and files around him and confided in everyone present his plan, "That's right, China's East China Sea Fleet has been equipped with Kiev-class aircraft carriers, and the Kenda-class cruisers and modern-class destroyers purchased from the Soviet Union have arrived in China one after another, and I think that soon, China's first aircraft carrier battle group will appear to deal with the threat of Taiwan." ”

Yanayev frowned, the East China Sea Fleet is the second strongest among the three fleets so far, but the difference in strength compared with the North Sea Fleet is really very large, of course, the North Sea Fleet shoulders the heavy responsibility of defending the Beijing Division in a special geographical location, but it allowed the four Anger-class destroyers bought from the Soviet Union to stay in the military port until they were decommissioned in 1992.

If it weren't for the Haitai crisis this time, and if it weren't for the Soviet Union's large-scale elimination of old ships to allow China to pick up the cheap, I am afraid that the East China Sea Fleet would not have built a fleet that was not an aircraft carrier battle group so quickly.

Thinking about the fact that the main force of China's navy is still 15 brigade-class destroyers, and only 37 mm antiaircraft artillery batteries have outrageous inefficiency in air defense combat capabilities, the current Chinese navy is completely a weak old man, and has no chance of winning in front of the United States.

But the crisis also opened the door for Soviet ships to sell arms in the Asia-Pacific region, and when the land-powered powers realized that the issue of sea power was equally important, they set their sights on the ships that the Soviets were ready to obsolete. At the same time, the Soviet Union could use the money from the sale of second-hand ships to speed up the construction of new ships.

In terms of coastal defense, Yanayev sees it as important as land defense, at least on land, the European crushers and bulldozers of the Soviet army, if he does not provoke other countries, Europe should burn high incense.

General Zhang took a deep breath and said slowly, "Now the USS Independence aircraft carrier battle group and the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier battle group are deployed in southern Taiwan, so I think this Sino-Soviet joint exercise is also being conducted in the eastern waters of the Taiwan region, yes, right under the noses of the two US aircraft carrier battle groups." ”

The entire conference room fell silent, and even Yanayev closed his eyes thinking about this crazy plan.

But in the eyes of Defense Minister Yazov, this is more than madness, China simply wants to use the crisis in the Taiwan Strait to start a third world war! (To be continued.) )