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Chapter 703: The plan is passed

"A military government shows its courage, but in the end it dares not interfere with the feud. Comrades, what will happen to the Greek military government?" Selov stretched out his hand to revive. "As long as the Greek military government finally retreats, he will inevitably fall. In fact, the regime of the military government model is like ice. Usually they can settle all kinds of things, but when they are under pressure beyond their own ability, they will be smashed like ice falling."

Historically, the Greek military government was overthrown instantly after an accident in Cyprus. Selov knew about this. There are many precedents in this kind of thing and will never become extinct in the future. He was not talking nonsense here.

In fact, the atmosphere of the Central Presidium was very awkward at this time. General Secretary Brezhnev had never expressed his opinion. Although Xie Lieping expressed his support, he still did not know what Kosigin meant. None of the three horses made a statement, and it was difficult for others to express their opinions.

He could understand that this hesitation was once a year, and the individual Turkey was no longer considered by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was concerned about NATO, a military alliance with military power not inferior to the Soviet Union and its overall potential was still above the Warsaw Pact. Once the Soviet Union took action to deal with Türkiye, nothing might happen, and maybe a world war would break out.

It is very normal for anyone to hesitate when facing such a decision that concerns the fate of all mankind. Even Brezhnev promised Serov a few years ago, he was hesitant when things came to an end. It was a joke at the time, but now he really made a decision.

"We still have time, we need to think carefully. This is not a trivial matter." Brezhnev broke the silence with a cigarette butt. In a short time, the room was already filled with smoke, which shows that everyone was under great pressure.

Because the incident happened suddenly, Brezhnev did not know exactly what other committee members thought about this matter. He did not like this kind of emergencies and did not like it very much. He was more willing to gain unanimous support from the whole society than to solve the problem with his own emergency thinking, and he did not have the ability.

"This kind of opportunity for NATO infighting is not something you can encounter at any time. Here I am the youngest. With some luck and my hard work, I have been lucky enough to become the youngest member of the Central Bureau of Presidium." Selov slowly stood up and took off the blue brimming hat on his head, and gritted his teeth with his fingers on his head, "I am already forty-seven years old this year. I can clearly feel that although I am in good health now, I don't know that I will suddenly age that day. When Comrade Kozlov fell ill, he was not old."

This sentence touched others. Shelov used his example, but in fact others empathized with him more. Brezhnev was almost seventy years old, while Kosigin was seventy years old this year. Shelov, the youngest among the three troikas, is almost sixty years old. Even Shelov, who has always been considered a young man, is almost fifty.

Time is gone and they are all old. It can be said that even if they enjoy superior medical care, they cannot guarantee their lifespan and will meet Marx at any time. At this moment, an irresistible impulse appeared in Brezhnev's heart. He wanted to express his opinion and support this plan.

He knew the significance of breaking through the Dardanelles and entering the Mediterranean Sea. He knew what it meant to restore Constantinople to the hands of the Soviet Union. He knew the significance of truncating the Eurasian continent, which would completely reverse the Soviet Union's awkward position. The Eurasian continent would be divided from the middle into two parts that were not connected to each other.

This does not require anyone to persuade him, he understands it. He is a very practical person. He will never retreat because of international condemnation if he can beat the dog. But he cannot ignore NATO's reaction. "Comrades, give me some time, I have to think about it. Don't worry, I will never escape the responsibility I deserve." Brezhnev was silent for a long time, and announced the meeting with an unprecedented solemn look. He really needs to evaluate it carefully.

Selov opened his mouth and said nothing in the end. While the meeting was held, the battle in Cyprus continued. Faced with the crisis, the Serbian army urgently sent the 316th infantry battalion from Morfu, eliminated the roadblocks set up by the Turkish people along the way, and met with the remnants of the 286th Battalion. After arriving at the city of Kyrenia. In order to command unifiedly, the Chief of Staff of the Serbian army Constantine Pofas also arrived in Kyrenia at night. He quickly commanded three dissatisfied infantry battalions to launch a night attack on the Turkish army, killing the commander of the 50th infantry regiment of the Turkish army, but the Turkish Air Force carried out a savage bombing of Kyrenia, which stabilized the Turkish army's beachhead.

"Uncle, I'm in trouble. I hope you can help me." He came to Marshal Baglamiyang's house as always. After greeting his aunt, when there were only two people, Selov lowered his posture without hesitation and asked the old Marshal who had taken good care of since childhood.

Because it involves going to war against Turkey, which is a member of the NATO, the meeting is top secret, and other marshals of the Ministry of Defense are not aware of it, except for the Minister of Defense Marshal Grechko.

"It's a war again, Yula, although I am a soldier who has obtained the rank of marshal, I would rather not have the rank of marshal than the Patriotic War again, do you understand?" Marshal Baglamiyang seemed to have recalled the painful experiences of the difficult years. He would never forget the heavy blows suffered by the Soviet Union in the Patriotic War.

"Uncle, the potential of Warsaw Pact is not as good as NATO. I have always been making up for our shortcomings. But there is one thing I cannot change. Democratic Germany is not the Federal Germany, Romania is not France, and Poland is not the British Isles. We have struggled to deal with the huge population gap alone. We hand over the textile industry to Egypt and Iraq, and the saved population is invested in agricultural production. Even so, the agricultural population gap is still as high as one million. Even if we do our best, and surpass our opponents per capita, the other party can crush us with population advantage, not to mention that it is not easy to surpass itself." Selov sighed, "If this continues, we will fight to the death, and maybe it will be a little later."

"You are a soldier, and you should understand the meaning of cutting off the Eurasian continent. I hope it can help me." Selov bowed his head and asked, "I am not a member of the Central Presidium. I am just a drowning man who seizes the straw. Uncle, I hope you stand on my side. Please, please."

Baglamy Yang sat on the sofa for a long time. Of course he understood that he was a marshal. How could he not understand the meaning of opening up the Dardanelles? He was also trapped in a huge contradiction. It was not himself who faced this entanglement tonight.

"Andre, you are already seventy years old. Who can guarantee how long can you live at our age? In fact, we should have died long ago and were sleeping with millions of comrades who served in the Red Army. We lived by chance today. It can be said that we are much luckier than them, right?" Marshal Baglamiyang dressed very formally, and spoke to Marshal Grechko, the Minister of Defense, in the tone of a friend.

"Yes, I'm old, logically I'm not afraid of anything, Ivan, I know why you came. It was your little guy who asked you to persuade me. As a ** man, I can tell you clearly that I'm not afraid. As a Soviet soldier, of course I agree." Marshal Grechko, Minister of Defense, whispered, "I didn't sleep a single last night."

"I don't know how long I can live. You're right. My hesitation is not like myself." Before Marshal Baglamiyang persuaded again, Marshal Grechko, the Minister of Defense, had already spoken first, "We Soviet soldiers are as firm as rocks and as fire as fire. I am seventy years old and are not afraid of anything. At the meeting of the Central Bureau of the Presidium, I will support the plan to attack Turkey and open the outlet of the Dardanelles."

"Thank you, my old friend." Marshal Baglami Yang was silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled and gave his old friend a hug. Two old soldiers with gray hair hugged each other for a long time, with only the same comrade-like friendship.

At the same time, Selov stretched out his hand and held Andropov and Ustinov with sincere thanks, "Thank you, our battle will completely change the plight of the Soviet Union. From then on, no matter how hard the United States tries, it will not be able to confront us on the Eurasian continent."

"We know that this is the motivation for us to agree." Ustinov and Andropov spoke at the same time.

The Second Soviet Planning Operations Conference was held, and Suslov presided over the meeting. As the meeting just began, Marshal Grechko, Minister of Defense, first stated that he should seize this opportunity to teach Turkey a lesson. Then Selov and Ustinov made a statement one after another, and Supreme Soviet Chairman Xie Leping made a summary.

Finally, Andropov said, "We have to wait for the General Secretary's opinion, Brezhnev's opinion is important." In fact, he has also stood in favor of the offensive plan.

"For the Soviet Plan" Brezhnev's voice hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Let's vote up."

Selov, Grechko, Ustinov, Andropov, Serepin, and Sherest raised their hands one after another. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers Kosigkin, First Vice Chairman Polyyansky, and Mazulov did not raise their hands either. In addition to Brezhnev himself and Kirilenko, Selbizky did not agree. After hesitating, Brezhnev raised his hands and said, "The Soviet plan was passed, but we need to find the most suitable entry point to achieve our goals as quickly as possible, and the combat time is within twenty days." (To be continued.)
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