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The Mogadishu plan was not part of Yanayev's vision, but rather a seed that he had sown at will, and it was up to God to guess how far it would take root. After all, the Americans suffered heavy losses in Mogadishu back then, which also led to the subsequent battles, whether it was the Kosovo War or the Desert Fox operation against Iraq, they did not take the form of direct penetration by ground troops, but to a large extent adopted air raid warfare, using ground intelligence and absolute air supremacy to attack the opposing side's troops.

General Jonathan originally wanted Washington to send tanks and gunboats to support the Somali operation, but the United States refused General Jonathan's request due to cost and coordination issues between the United Nations, which led to the subsequent loss of two Black Hawk helicopters in Somalia.

Anyway, the business of the Soviet Union has already been made, and the next thing to come will depend on how the other side ends. And Yanayev is more concerned about another matter, the decision on the cutting of the army of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The law stipulates that the internal security forces are mainly responsible for maintaining social order, safeguarding social security and the state system; defending important national objectives; defending the judiciary and carrying out arrest tasks; The task of defending the territory of the country in the event of external aggression. This also means that they have a significant armed force.

Because the internal security force implements a special establishment, according to different tasks, it is assigned to combat divisions responsible for emergency reserves, mainly to respond to emergencies and participate in peacekeeping operations in hot spots; Guard brigades tasked with defending vital national objectives, including nuclear power plants and other vital sectors; the Guard Brigade responsible for the arrest and custody of prisoners; special motorized units with ground support missions; air units with air support missions; maritime units that undertake maritime duty and combat missions; In addition, there are a number of technical and logistical support troops.

It can be seen from this. The Ministry of Internal Affairs was already an important army born out of the Soviet armed forces. Whoever holds the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Whoever owns the capital for the coup d'état.

Although he has fostered Pu = Jing to become the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and has made further plans for further control of all armed forces in the future, Yanayev is still not worried about whether his rights will be challenged. From the time of Beria, the Ministry of Internal Affairs meant that it could make further preparations for the seizure of power, and Beria, who was also the deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers and also the Minister of Internal Affairs, had enough power to challenge Khrushchev for the position of the first secretary of the Central Committee.

Yanayev knew that Pugo could not accomplish such a feat alone, but what if he was manipulated by a small interest group behind a political-political situation? Yanayev could not imagine that he would be ousted from power for the same reason as the August 19 coup.

So he approached Pu Jing and asked about the recent situation of the Ministry of the Interior.

"There are still signs of opposition activity on the borders of the member countries, especially Chechnya and Georgia. It seems that the armed forces there will never be extinct. After assuming the post of vice minister of the interior, Putin's shoulders suddenly became much heavier. Coupled with Yanayev's intentional cultivation, Pu Jing can be called the busiest person in the entire department.

At least at the central-central-leadership-level many people see Putin and Surkov as the future double-headed horses of the Soviet Union.

Putin's busyness always makes another person seem redundant, and Pugo can be regarded as a comrade-in-arms who was born and died with Yanayev. When Pu Jing takes over completely, he will remove Pugo from his privileges in the form of a bright ascension and a dark descent.

Of course, Yanayev did not want to end up with Khrushchev and be forcibly retired by his protégé in the form of a coup d'état.

"I want to say something on the other hand, do you think the functions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have reached the point of great authority?" What Yanayev said was very subtle, but he was telling Putin that I had something to say about the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Of course, Pudin also instantly understood what Yanayev said. "The Ministry of the Interior has powers that no other state organ can match, except for the army. And the most different thing about the Ministry of Internal Affairs from the army is. The leaders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are both politically involved and have armed forces capable of destabilizing the country. ”

"It doesn't matter if that force belongs to the supreme leader, but if it hooks up with someone else, or if it has the power to subvert the regime, then it's extremely dangerous." Pu Jing revealed his thoughts bit by bit, and he didn't know what Yanayev was trying to write in his heart.

Yanaev: He just doesn't want to see a remake of the October events that shelled the Russian parliament building. The sword and shield of the motherland, instigated by conspirators with ulterior motives, have become sharp weapons in the hands of the enemy.

"As you say, the power of the Ministry of the Interior is so great that there is no organization within the government sufficient to compete with him, and as in the case of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, the power of one office can be overshadowed by others, and there is a risk of arbitrariness." "So the situation in the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot continue, there must be a change, a new organization will emerge to divide the powers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs." ”

"General Secretary, do you mean ......" Putin-jing was taken aback, and he would be the first to know about such a major reform measure.

"That's right, I am ready to divide the powers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and delegate some of the powers that can be transferred to other departments, for example, in the role of security and security of the country's leaders, which can only be fully handed over to the KGB leadership security service, including all the armed forces." Yanayev said.

"Then there will be the guard brigade responsible for guarding prisoners, which will be placed under the management of the police department of the Political Department, which was newly established by the Supreme People's Court of the Soviet Union, and will no longer be under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"In terms of armed forces, the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot have tanks, fighters and other weapons that only the regular armed forces of the Soviet Union can have, and are limited to light armed forces such as infantry combat vehicles."

"But what should we do if a major battle breaks out, such as the war in Chechnya? Call in the regular Soviet army to suppress it? Pputin asked, "The conflict between the member states is not a trivial problem, and if it breaks out again when the Soviet Union is in decline, it will still need the power of a strong Ministry of Internal Affairs to suppress it.

"I will consult with Minister Yazov on this issue and expand some special 'powers' of the Soviet Army. Includes the ability to suppress internally. Yanayev's words have made it clear that the regular Soviet army will take on the tasks of a part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and although their intelligence to defend the country has not changed, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has lost its decision-making and action power on major events. This is the deadliest right to drain up.

In this way, Yanayev took away at least a third of the rights of the hottest department of the Soviet Union in a few words. I wonder how Comrade Serov will feel when he sees this?

"As for other detailed matters, we need to discuss them with other people in the political-political bureau before we can make a decision." The political-political situation of the CPSU is now within the scope of collective leadership, and it is impossible for Yanayev to make a decision on such a major matter alone, otherwise others will have different opinions. Isn't reform just taking the interests of the vast majority of the people to negate the vested interests of a small number of people?

"I think this matter should be discussed with Comrade Pugo, after all, he is now the Minister of the Interior. In terms of seniority, he is also far above me. ”

Putin-Putin said with some uneasiness that according to the tradition of the Soviet system, such a thing should be notified to Pugo first, but Yanayev obviously skipped Pugo first, does this mean that there is already some gap between the general secretary of the CPSU and the minister of internal affairs in the eyes of outsiders?

"I'll make a separate announcement on Pugo, I'm just looking for you this time for a casual chat. Also, Comrade Pujing, I hope that you will become familiar with the way of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as soon as possible, and better take over the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after all, the tasks of the Ministry of Internal Affairs after the reform will be relatively lightened, so that you can adapt and get started faster. ”

Yanayev's desire to cultivate a young Zhuang faction was urgent, and after the hardliners who supported the change became conservatives, Yanayev hoped that he would be surrounded by people who were more supportive of his reform measures. After all, those old people are the ones who have suffered greatly from the reforms of Gor-Ba-Chev, so they have a certain prejudice against any measure, and even after Yanayev's steady reforms, they have a sense of distrust.

"I will not disappoint the general secretary's expectations of me." Pu Jing nodded towards Yanayev and said,

Just as he got up and was about to leave the office, Yanayev suddenly said from behind Putin's back, "I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is preparing to carry out a public security rectification activity recently, and I am also very interested, and I hope that you can do a good job in this rectification activity." Comrade Pujing, this is also a credit to you. ”

When Putin walked out of Yanayev's office, he felt a sense of relief. Although he is one of Yanayev's high hopes, I don't know why there is always an invisible pressure every time he talks to the general secretary.

It's like sitting across from yourself is the benevolent Comrade Stalin. This thought only flashed through Pu Jing's mind, and he was forgotten. The Ministry of Internal Affairs still has a lot of work to do, including occasional border riots and anti-riot and anti-terrorist activities in the Soviet Union that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is preparing to organize.

Compared with the matter of concern to the upper echelons of the political, political, and bureaucratic circles such as reform, the prevention and control of public order is an event that Putin-Beijing believes cannot be delayed. (To be continued.) )