"If NATO takes an offensive posture, what should we respond?" Marshal Grechko, Minister of Defense, thought for a moment, "Will take a pre-emptive attack?"

"No need to tell all Warsaw Pact countries that with first-level combat readiness as a response, all forces must cooperate with the Soviet Union's integrated actions and tell our enemies that we are ready." Brezhnev's face was unprecedentedly gloomy. He just wanted to try whether NATO could really wear a pair of pants with the United States, not to want human extinction. The current exhibition of the Soviet Union can be said to be very good, far from the point of pulling the whole world to die together.

"General Secretary, General Political Consultative Conference telegram." At this time, Chernenko walked into the conference room and brought a telegram report that had just arrived.

"Take it!" Brezhnev quickly browsed and looked at the other committee members, "Yula means to drive out all the Turks, and the future east of the Soviet Strait will be a military fortress, and the west of the Strait will be a commercial city."

"Do you expel it? If you expel four million people at once, what will the whole world think of us?" Kosigin asked with some concern.

"Yula means that the Greek Wehrmacht is willing to help us with this task," Brezhnev said, "If we turn a blind eye to the Turks in Constantinople, the future will be endless troubles."

"Greek Defence Force? So what is the exchange condition? Yula, can't Constantinople give it to Greece, right?" Ustinov was shocked. He was really afraid that Selov would take the upper hand and do stupid things for a while.

"The exchange condition is that in the future, the Greek Defense Forces will have the right to garrison the fortress area on the east coast of Constantinople. Similarly, Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia can also garrison. I can understand the intention of doing this. I can find ways to bring Greece closer to the Warsaw Pact through Greece's garrison in the fortress area. As for Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia, the garrisons are brought in to help us share the pressure." Brezhnev thought for a moment, "This is a compromise with some of our allies within the Warsaw Pact, and our allies will face the problems together with us."

Simply put, although the elder brother went out to rob, the purpose of the elder brother was to let you have enough food. After you have enough food, you must appreciate it and will be more loyal when robbing territory in the future.

"As long as Greece abandons the sovereignty of Constantinople and does not make such unreasonable demands, the right to garrison can be discussed." Sherepin said, "Constantinople is destined to be far away from our homeland. If countries like Bulgaria and Greece can help us maintain, we will save a lot of money in the future operation."

Of course, Constantinople is very important, but as Sherepin said, the city is not connected to the Soviet Union. This is a headache. If neighboring countries such as Greece and Bulgaria help the Soviet Union, the city can survive the war.

"Okay, after all, it's a special situation. Otherwise, this city is not an exhibition point, but a burden to us." Kosigin, chairman of the Council of Ministers, considered completely from an economic perspective. "When the time comes, we will connect to Eastern Europe, and our exhibition will be easier. Maybe Constantinople will become an economic center in the Balkans."

"Comrade Chernenko, I'll give Yula the power that sovereignty must be ours. This cannot be discussed. Other places can be negotiated. Also, I'll tell him that the motherland will not let the blood of the soldiers flow in vain, and we will definitely save the fruit of victory." Brezhnev's voice was very oppressive.

Two hours after Moscow officially received the threat from the United States, the Pentagon officially announced that it was concentrating the world's largest navy and carrying American troops to Turkey. It also warned the Soviet Union that it should stop the war and return to its own territory, otherwise it would definitely suffer its own consequences.

The United States' tough move was reported by domestic media on a large scale, and many newspapers expressed their appreciation for the United States' quick response. After all, in one day, diplomatic communication was conducted one after another. The United Nations decided to send troops to support the government, which could not be said to be inefficient. However, the Democratic Party believes that the United States is not suitable for intervening in the war now, and the country is in an economic crisis, and has just withdrawn from the Vietnam War. It is too dangerous to confront the United States' biggest enemy at the doorstep of the enemy.

Almost immediately after the Pentagon announced the dispatch of colleagues from the navy, Moscow was shocked by the world. The Soviet People's Radio announced that Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey, was conquered. The Soviet Union killed more than 5,000 Turkish soldiers and captured 65,000 Turkish soldiers. It has now controlled all areas of Constantinople.

The spread of this news surprised the entire NATO. The Turkish army was among the best in NATO. The 400,000 troops were completely defeated by the Soviet army within one day, and the largest city defended by heavy troops was conquered by the Soviet army in one battle. The news surprised the entire Western European countries, and after the surprise, they were deeply afraid. Many people know that the most important part of the Soviet army was the four major clusters stationed in Eastern Europe, as well as the Ukrainian and Belarusian military regions behind them, and the 400,000 Turkish troops could only withstand for one day. How long could they withstand?

Some Western Europeans were afraid after reading the newspaper, but they remembered what the Soviet political commissar said in the previous newspaper, "The army of NATO countries has made a look that can resist us for their people. In fact, whether it is their own command organization or our Ministry of Defense, they understand that NATO is not ready for war at all."

In an instant, the army, which usually looks mighty and domineering, seems to have become vulnerable at this time. Many people look at the soldiers of their own country with doubts. Can they fight? Are they really like a Soviet general political commissar, pretending to be able to fight, but in fact they can't. Some public figures have called for not to conduct a full-scale war for Turkey and the Soviet Union, and no country on the six grounds can be an opponent of the Soviet Union. If Selov knew about it, he would definitely raise his salary by these five rubles, saving him a lot of trouble.

NATO's dignity had long been rubbed under his feet by Serov. He is now chatting and laughing with the chief of staff of the former NATO country Greece. The communication between the two sides is very pleasant, and it is so higher than these NATO countries that sympathize with Greece.

Constantine Gene also knew that it was impossible to get Constantinople back from the Soviet Union, so he didn't even think about it. He was not the kind of people at the bottom, and he placed his hopes on the other party's great kindness. Just a month ago, Greece wanted the United States to stand on its side, but what he got was a humiliating betrayal.

Now the Soviet army is moving southwards unstoppable. As the chief of staff of the Greek Defense Forces, Constantine Gene felt that he could talk to the Soviets to cooperate and solve the Cyprus problem within his ability. Of course, there was no problem. Since the Soviet army attacked Turkey, the Turkish army on Cyprus Island was already alone. They couldn't retreat, because the Turkish navy transported them to had been eliminated by the Soviet Air Force.

"The Turkish naval and air force have been completely destroyed. Greece can completely eliminate that lonely army. Of course, if firepower is needed, our Mediterranean fleet living in Syria can help." Selov thought about it and agreed to Constantine Jean's suggestion. But he also had his own conditions. The Greek Defense Force, which had confronted Constantine Jean earlier, wanted to drive out the Turks in Constantine Jean for the Soviet Union. At the same time, Constantine Jean had to announce in the name of the Greek military that the reason why the Soviet Union attacked Turkey was because it received a request for help from Greece and could not sit idly by the traditional friendship between the two countries and sent troops to help.

"The former has no problem. I can immediately announce that the Soviet army attacked at the request of the Greek Defense Force." Constantine Gene immediately announced in front of the 120,000 Greek Defense Forces around Constantinople in the name of the Chief of Staff of the Greek Defense Forces. It was the Greek Defense Force who invited the Soviet Union to send troops to punish Turkey.

The news immediately reached Athens. The people of Athens were ecstatic. The Greek flag was raised high, and all Athens joined the cheering people. Instantly, more than 200,000 were used to thank the Soviet Union for sending troops to help Greece punish Türkiye.

The US ambassador to Greece was in an unprecedented sense. All the values ​​of the United States during the war were wasted with the United States' decision to support Turkey in suppressing Greece. Even if the United States had a stronger economy and richer material resources, it had a better relationship with the Greek capitalists. However, the decision to favor Turkey during the war still allowed most of Greece to choose between the Soviet Union and the United States.

Greece's statement shocked all NATO countries. One NATO member state called on the Warsaw Pact boss to punish another NATO member state, which made many non-U.S. commanders very uncomfortable. They originally disagreed with the United States and Britain's attitude of favoring Turkey.

At the White House of the United States, President Ford was frowning. His reaction was extremely fast. He made many decisions in one day, but the situation was still not as fast as the situation changed. Greece announced that it would require the Soviet Union to punish Turkey, which put the United States in a very embarrassing situation. It was difficult to unify its attitude towards Greece, which was just a superficial phenomenon. The deep-seated NATO risked division.
Chapter completed!