Chapter 50 Game of all parties 【Seeking various votes】
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The diligent old wolf always stays up late to update, asking for various votes.
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On the eve of the Spring Festival of 1991, both domestically and internationally, things seemed to be unstable.
From an international perspective, the multinational forces led by the United States are engaged in a fierce battle with the Iraqi armed forces. Saddam's Republican Guard is basically being completely suppressed. The multinational forces that have achieved absolute air supremacy have taken the initiative on the battlefield.
Right, Iraq's anti-aircraft missile forces were basically disabled.
It’s just that Saddam was not a vegetarian. In order to prevent the US military from liberating Kuwait, the Iraqi army set oil wells on fire to block the advancement of US armored forces, and discharged crude oil into the Persian Gulf. The crude oil discharged into the sea caused the destruction of coastal areas around the country.
The ecological environment has been severely damaged.
In fact, it was not only Saddam who was beaten who could not hold his head up, but also the Soviets who were in economic difficulties.
Originally, after Saddam invaded Kuwait and the Americans threatened to use force, international oil prices continued to rise. As an important crude oil exporter, the Soviet Union was naturally overjoyed.
Crude oil exports have always been the main channel for the Soviet Union to obtain foreign exchange reserves. The skyrocketing international crude oil prices are obviously a booster for the economically distressed Soviets. For this reason, they did not vote against the United Nations resolution and did not oppose the Americans sending troops.
By acquiescing, Iraq betrayed its former ally.
In the more than 40 years after the war, due to the opposition in social systems and ideologies and their respective needs to compete for hegemony, people can see the shadow of competition and opposition between the United States and the Soviet Union in almost all regional conflicts.
After Gorbachev came to power, he promoted reforms and new thinking, actively moved closer to the West, and gave up his opposition to the United States in politics, military, and diplomacy. Iraq's actions invisibly further promoted the desire for contact between the Soviet Union and the United States.
Although Iraq was one of the few close allies that the Soviet Union had operated in the Middle East for many years, in order to avoid confrontation with the United States and other Western countries on its stance on Iraq, the Soviet Union was willing to sacrifice Iraq, its former ally.
On the issue of Iraq, U.S. President Bush was "very satisfied" with the cooperative attitude of the Soviet Union and the United States, and said that this was "the first alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union in a regional conflict after the war."
The basic stance of the United States and the Soviet Union on the Gulf crisis allowed the United Nations Security Council to successfully pass a series of resolutions imposing sanctions on Iraq. Although the Soviet Union did not directly send troops to participate in the war against Iraq, its support for the United States' organization of multinational forces to send troops to the Gulf enabled
The United States can take various military actions without any scruples.
But after the war started, the Soviets felt that something was wrong. Instead of continuing to rise, international crude oil prices plummeted, falling back to their original levels.
The Soviets felt a bit "fooled" and fell into the Americans' tricks again!
The troubling point between the two sides now is the issue of the complete withdrawal of troops from Iraq. The United States has a tough attitude, the Soviets are hesitant, and Saddam is fierce.
Bush was proud of himself and pointed out the country's affairs, and was arrogant. Gorbachev touched the map of Europe on his bald head and shouted that he had been deceived. Saddam hid in the basement and cursed. After scolding Bush for being nosy, he then scolded Gorbach.
Joe is not loyal.
Domestically, the high-level game surrounding the Gu Huanzhi incident has been tit-for-tat and unwilling to give in.
At this time, the second old man showed the extraordinary tactics of an iron-blooded general and completely suppressed Liu Bingzheng. He agreed with the handling opinions within the Military Commission, decided to severely punish Gu Huanzhi, and reported the handling opinions to the Central Political Bureau Standing Committee.
Among the five members of the Standing Committee, Mr. Ye definitely supports severe punishment. Chen Zhaowu, who ranks last among the five giants, expresses cautious opposition, believing that military affairs should be treated with caution. Taking down the top military officials will easily lead to unstable military morale and disastrous consequences.
consider.
Premier Yun and Vice Chairman Li Tonghe, another member of the Five Standing Committee, said that they should seek truth from facts to put an end to the matter. As for the attitude of Comrade Jiang Cheng, the No. 1 tycoon, it was still unclear, and the matter had reached a deadlock for a while.
However, after Ye Kai deliberately leaked the inside story of Gu Huanzhi's case through external channels, Comrade Jiang Cheng finally found an entry point and very decisively expressed his tough attitude and wanted to be severely punished!
The second old man's self-imposed punishment also had a huge impact. Under his coercion, General Liu Bingzheng, deputy chief of the Military Commission, had to admit his mistakes in promoting Gu Huanzhi.
The consequence of this incident was that General Liu Bingzheng retired from the front line in advance and entered the Central Advisory Committee to hold a harmless position. He was considered to have withdrawn from the power center of the military.
After this battle, the old Chen family lost two generals and was naturally heartbroken.
Comrade Jiang Cheng took advantage of the situation and promoted General Xie Bingyuan to serve as deputy chief of the Military Commission and head of the Military Commission for Discipline Inspection, which was regarded as a heavy chess piece among the military forces.
"Comrade Jiang Cheng took it at a huge bargain! Although our family has promoted a major general, it's not worth it for you, Grandpa Second, to bear a punishment for nothing!" When talking about this matter, Ye Kai said to the Second Grandpa.
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"You can't say that. Things in officialdom are always changing. A loss is not necessarily a loss. You have to take a longer-term view." The second old man said mysteriously, "It's good that Comrade Jiang Cheng took advantage this time."
, but when you drink water and remember its source, you will never forget the benefits of our old Ye family."
Ye Kai thought about it and realized that this was the truth.
Things in the officialdom are just a matter of speculation. If the old Ye family hadn't charged forward and cooperated afterwards to steadily suppress the old Chen family, get rid of Gu Huanzhi, and move away Liu Bingzheng, Comrade Jiang Cheng would naturally not have this opportunity.
, directly intervened in military affairs. After all, Comrade Jiang Cheng had shortcomings in this area and his influence on the military was weak.
After this incident, Comrade Jiang Cheng finally reached out to the military.
Such a huge reputation was entirely created for him by the old Ye family. How could Comrade Jiang Cheng not appreciate it?
For smart people, it is enough for everyone to understand it, and there is no need to make the whole world know about it.
"It's not bad. This matter was dealt with years ago, so everyone can spend the New Year in peace." The second old man was in a good mood. He had long disliked Liu Bingzheng, and now he has been replaced by Xie Bingyuan. Although
I'm not exactly right with him, but at least I don't have any issues with him.
"Yes, if it really drags on beyond the New Year, things may not be able to achieve such a satisfactory result." Ye Kai thought of other things and couldn't help but say this.
"What? Are you saying that Comrade Fang He will make big moves after the new year?" the second old man asked curiously.