The first update

Taking advantage of the propaganda of NATO countries and the momentum of the United States behind its backing, the Demirel government resolutely submitted to the International Permanent Court of Arbitration a ruling on the issue of maritime disputes over the Turkish Strait, including the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles.

Since going to the Soviet Union the year before last to sign a policy of joint trusteeship of the straits, the Turkish military has become increasingly dissatisfied with the weakness of the Demirel government. They believe that this president is still the same as in the 80s, unable to deal with the contradictions between the secular and religious factions within the country, and lacks the wisdom to mediate between the major powers on foreign issues. It even almost pulled Turkey into the abyss of war.

All in all, the discontent of the Turkish military grew along with Demirel's pro-Western government. The purchase of an immature anti-missile system has increased the contradictions between the two sides and caused a conflict between the government and the military.

This time, President Demirel made enough noise, not only holding a press conference to show Turkey's determination to safeguard its sovereignty and integrity, but also saying that he would fight the Soviet government to the end and would definitely not take a step back.

"The Turkish Straits have been an inseparable part of Turkey since ancient times, and we, with the support of our allies, will not be afraid of the toughness of the Soviet Union, and we will fight the Soviet government to the end, without compromise or retreat. In their eyes, it is a strategic place at the mouth of the Black Sea, but in our eyes it is a sacred and indivisible territory. Turkey will not give up the Black Sea straits, just as we will not give up Constantinople. ”

Demirel also uses the term Constantinople in the end, not Istanbul. In order to directly humiliate the Soviet Union. In their eyes, Constantinople was still in their own hands, the greatest victory in the history of Turkey.

That is an eternal pain in the hearts of you who claim to be the people of Rome.

In fact, Demirel has another purpose, that is, to increase Turkey's bargaining chips for Turkey to enter the EU and become a staunch anti-Soviet country in NATO. After all, he is a secular country with heavy troops in Israel, except for Iraq and Egypt. Moreover, since joining NATO in 1952, Turkey has maintained a large army in order to counterbalance the Soviet Union and become the first line of defense against the torrent of steel. Europe's veteran conspirators would love to see such a dog who is dutiful to himself.

In the face of Demirel's aggressive posture, the Soviet side appeared unusually calm, and did not even make a single protest in diplomatic occasions. However, according to Moscow's temper, the calmer it is, the more it means that the Soviet Union's next move will be bigger and bigger. But Dmirel and NATO's allies are quite confident that Yanayev will strike at the Turkish government over the Kurdish issue. In this regard, the Turkish government is fully prepared and waits for Yanayev to stick his face over and slap him hard.

As the date of the arbitration hearing approached, the Kremlin still did not make any move, during which Yanayev only hosted Smiryev and Yazov to his office once, and the specific content was only known to the parties, and what the three discussed in the room.

"On the day of the international arbitration hearings, the Black Sea Fleet of the USSR was used in the Turkish straits to put pressure on the Turkish government. We told them with this toughness that this was the answer from the Soviet side. Yanayev's eyes turned grim, and his fingers kept tapping on the table, expressing his anger. Now he is more like an enraged Soviet bear, tearing the enemy at the front to shreds at any moment.

Yanayev clenched his fists and slammed it on the mahogany desk, "We need to prove to the world that we will challenge the bottom line of the Soviet Union, and our arsenal of nuclear weapons is enough to make the whole of Turkey no longer grow half a weed." ”

Smiryev was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out, and he glanced at Defense Minister Yazov, who was standing on the side, out of the corner of his eye, and motioned to the other party to admonish General Secretary Yanaev, who felt like he was about to lose his mind.

"But General Secretary Yanayev, we are not ready for a full-scale war, and once we provoke the transition, we will end up in a disadvantageous situation." Yazov hesitated, but still said his scruples. In fact, he also hoped to raise his eyebrows once, but the current situation simply did not allow the Soviet Union to have a hard-to-head contest.

"Who said that?" Yanayev looked up, and there was an extra layer of ambiguity in his eyes. Like an all-or nothing gambler, press the last chip.

"We still have a hole card now, Comrade Yazov. It's just that it's not yet time to show up, and provoking Demirel in the Turkish Strait is just to accelerate the whole process. ”

Still have a hole card that hasn't been revealed?

Smiryev and Yazov's eyes lit up at the same time, and it is no wonder that since Turkey launched the arbitration farce, Yanayev has not moved, not even the protest that the government should have had before, and it turns out that there is a bigger conspiracy brewing. Only this time Yanayev and Yazov hid the past, and it seems that it is indeed a secret that cannot be said.

Reflecting on the recent lubyanka's hectic movements, Yazov believes that Yanayev's last hand has nothing to do with the KGB. Then Yazov thought of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the largest ally of the Lubyanka in Turkey.

Yanayev seemed to see through what Yazov was thinking, and he directly shook his head and rejected Yazov's thoughts, "It won't be the Kurdistan Workers' Party, Turkey and US allies are not stupid." They have been on the defensive side of Turkey's eastern part for a long time, and from the very beginning of the arbitration case, Turkish troops have been transferred to the eastern region to carry out the so-called exercise program. In fact, it was to prevent a surprise attack by Öcalan, and not to forget that they were now guerrilla units with armored vehicles and tanks. Therefore, Ecalan was the first to suppress the Kurdistan Workers' Party riots, which is equivalent to setting up a bureau in Turkey and waiting for the Kurds to jump into it. ”

"So the reinforcement of the Kurds is nothing more than a cover for General Secretary Yanayev?" Yazov was secretly surprised that he didn't expect Yanayev's bureau to be so deep.

Yanayev shook his head, this was the most painstaking game he had designed to deal with the Americans, how could it be easily recognized by Mario, "It's not exactly a trick, it's actually just an insurance policy for the next plan." The Kurds will help us at the most critical moments. ”

Yanayev glanced at Smirev and said slowly, "So now Comrade Smiryev still has any doubts about the Black Sea Fleet of the Red Navy?" ”

"Nope." Smiryev shook his head, his eyes became firm, just like the previous Arabian Sea crisis and the confrontation in the Pacific, he unconditionally chose to believe in General Secretary Yanayev, and was determined that General Secretary would lead them to victory.

"Very good, I hope that the two of you will not reveal the slightest rumor to the outside world in today's conversation, including that the transfer of the Black Sea Fleet is a secret. It wasn't until the day of the arbitration that we bared our fangs and bit each other hard. ”

"We'll keep it a secret, General Secretary Yanayev." Smiryev and Yazov said in unison.

After seeing off the two implementers of a key part of the plan, Yanayev sat in his chair and continued to speculate on the possible future, already thinking of the conditions for negotiations with Turkey after the plan succeeded, including the most sensitive issue of the straits.

"Since we can't take Constantinople back, then at least we have to keep your capital Ankara at rest, you say, President Demirel"

Yanayev leaned back in his chair and muttered with his eyes closed.

Is President Demirel ready?

Because everything that has been done before has been a cover-up, and then there is a series of Moscow killings, and until now, both the United States and Turkey have fallen into the orchestration orchestrated by the Soviet Union.

Yanayev smirked.

(The cannon of more than half a month has finally finished (serious face), and is ready to make up for the updates that fell before.) (To be continued.) )