"A military government shows its courage, but in the end it does not dare to interfere in the feud, comrades, what do you think will happen to the Greek military government." Serov stretched out his hand and said, "As long as the Greek military government finally backs down, he will It is bound to fall. In fact, the regime of the military government is like an ice cube. Usually they can settle all kinds of things, but when they are under pressure beyond their ability, they will be shattered like ice cubes falling. "

   Historically, the Greek military government was overthrown in an instant after the accident in Cyprus. Serov knew this. There are many precedents for this kind of thing, and it will never become extinct in the future.

   In fact, the atmosphere of the Central Presidium was very embarrassing at this time, and General Secretary Brezhnev never made a statement. Although Xie Lepin expressed his support, he did not know what Kosygin meant. The troika didn't make a sound, and it was difficult for others to express their opinions.

   He can understand this hesitation, the opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime, and a single Turkey is no longer considered by the Soviet Union. What the Soviet Union cares about is NATO, a military alliance whose military power is not under the Soviet Union and whose overall potential is still above the Warsaw Pact. Once the Soviet Union takes action to clean up Turkey, maybe nothing will happen, maybe a world war will break out.

   It is very normal for any individual to hesitate when faced with such a decision that affects the fate of all mankind. Even Brezhnev, who had promised Serov a few years ago, was hesitating when the time came. It was a joke then, but now it's a real decision.

   "There is still time, we have to think about it, this is not a trivial matter." Brezhnev broke the silence with a cigarette **** in his hand. In a short period of time, the room has been filled with smoke, and it can be seen that everyone has a strong pressure in their hearts.

  Because the incident happened suddenly, Brezhnev didn't know what the other committee members thought about it. He didn't like this kind of sudden incident, very much. He is more willing to get unanimous support than to solve problems with his own emergency thinking, and he does not have the ability.

"This kind of opportunity for NATO infighting is not something that can be encountered at any time. I am the youngest here. With a certain amount of luck and my own hard work, I was lucky enough to become the youngest member of the Central Presidium." Serov slowly stood up and took off the blue big-brimmed hat on his head, and gritted his teeth with his fingers on his head, "I'm forty-seven years old this year, and I can clearly feel that although I'm in good health now, But I don't know when I will suddenly get old. When Comrade Kozlov fell ill, he was not very old."

   This sentence touched other people. Shelov took himself as an example, but in fact, others felt more empathy. Brezhnev is almost seventy years old, Kosygin is seventy years old this year, Serepin, the youngest of the troika, is almost sixty years old, and even Serov, who has always been considered a young man, is almost fifty. .

   Time is gone, they are all old. It can be said that even if they enjoy superior medical care, they cannot guarantee their longevity, and they will go to see Marx at any time. For a moment, an irrepressible impulse appeared in Brezhnev's heart. He wanted to express his support for this plan.

He knows what it means to break through the Dardanelles and enter the Mediterranean Sea. He knows what it means to restore Constantinople to the Soviet Union. He knows the significance of cutting off the Eurasian continent, which will completely reverse the Soviet Union's status , the Eurasian continent will be divided into two parts that are not connected with each other.

   This point does not need anyone to persuade, he understands. He is a very practical person, and he will never back down because of international condemnation, but he cannot ignore NATO's reaction. "Comrades, give me some time, I have to think about it. Don't worry, I will never evade my responsibility." Brezhnev was silent for a long time, and announced the end of the meeting with unprecedented solemnity. to be well evaluated.

   Shelov opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing. While the meeting was being held, the fighting in Cyprus continued. In the face of the critical situation, the Cypriot army urgently dispatched the 316th Infantry Battalion from Morfou to remove the roadblocks set up by the Turkish people along the way, and arrived in Kyrenia after joining the remnants of the 286th Battalion. city. In order to unify the command, the chief of staff of the Serbian army, Constantine Bofas, also rushed to Kyrenia at night. He quickly commanded three disaffected infantry battalions to launch a night attack on the Turkish army, killing the 50th Infantry Regiment of the Turkish Army. Regiment commander, but the Turkish Air Force's brutal bombardment of Kyrenia stabilized the Turkish beachhead.

   "Uncle, I'm in trouble. I hope you can help me." As always, he came to Marshal Baghramyan's house. After saying hello to his aunt, when there were only two people, Serov lowered his posture without hesitation. I begged the old marshal who had taken good care of him since he was a child.

  Because it involves a war against Turkey, a sovereign country that is also a member of NATO, this meeting is top secret. Except for Defense Minister Marshal Grechko, other Marshals of the Ministry of Defense are not aware of it.

"It's war again, Yura, although I am a soldier who has obtained the rank of marshal, but I would rather not have the rank of marshal in my heart, and I don't want the Great Patriotic War to happen again, do you understand?" After the painful experience of the difficult years, he will never forget the heavy losses suffered by the Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War.

"Uncle, the potential of the Warsaw Pact is not as good as that of NATO. I have always been making up for our shortcomings. But there is one thing I can't change. The GDR is not the Federal Republic of Germany, Romania is not France, and Poland is not the British Isles. We are struggling to deal with the huge gap between the two countries. We handed over the textile industry to Egypt and Iraq, and put the saved population into agricultural production. Even so, the agricultural population gap is still as high as 1.1 million. Even if we do the best Well, the per capita surpasses the opponent, and the other party can use the population advantage to crush us, not to mention that it is not easy to surpass itself." Shelov sighed, "This will kill us sooner or later, maybe a little later."

"You are a soldier, and you should understand the meaning of cutting off the Eurasian continent. I hope you can help me." Shelov bowed his head and pleaded, "I am not a member of the Central Presidium, I am just a drowning person who grabbed a life-saving straw, uncle, I hope you Be on my side, please, please..."

  Bagramian sat on the sofa for a long time, of course he understood that he was a marshal, how could he not understand the significance of opening the Dardanelles? He is also caught in a huge contradiction, and it is not himself who is facing this kind of entanglement tonight.

"Andre, you are already seventy years old. With our age, who can guarantee how long we will live? In fact, we should have died a long time ago, with the millions of comrades who served in the Red Army. Changmian, we have survived to this day by luck, and we can say that we are much luckier than them, right?" Marshal Baghramyan dressed very formally and spoke to Defense Minister Marshal Grechko in the tone of a friend.

"Yeah, I'm old, and logically I'm not afraid of anything, Ivan, I know why you came. It's your little guy who asked you to persuade me. As a communist, I can tell you clearly that I Don't be afraid. As a Soviet soldier, of course I agree." Defense Minister Marshal Grechko said softly, "I didn't sleep at all last night..."

"I don't know how long I can live. You are right. My hesitation is not like my original self." Without waiting for Marshal Bagramyan to persuade again, Defense Minister Marshal Grechko spoke first. "We Soviet soldiers are as firm as a rock, like a fire. I am seventy years old, and I am not afraid of anything. During the meeting of the Central Presidium, I will support the plan to attack Turkey and open up the Dardanelles to the sea. ."

   "Thank you, my old friend." Marshal Bagrami Yang was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and gave his old friend a hug. The two gray-haired old soldiers hugged each other for a long time, and there was only comradeship among them.

   At the same time, Serov stretched out his hand and shook it with Andropov and Ustinov. He sincerely thanked, "Thank you, our war will completely change the predicament 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 our approval." Ustinov and Andropov said at the same time.

The second meeting of Soviet planning and operations was held. Suslov presided over the meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister of Defense, Marshal Grechko, first stated that he should seize this opportunity to teach Turkey, and then Serov and Uz Zinov made a statement one after another, and Shelepin, chairman of the Supreme Soviet, made a summary.

   Finally, Andropov said, "We still have to wait for the opinion of the general secretary, Brezhnev's opinion is important." In fact, he has also stood on the side of the offensive plan.

   "As for the Soviet plan..." Brezhnev's voice hesitated for a long time, then said, "We raise our hands to vote."

  Shelov, Grechko, Ustinov, Andropov, Sherepin, and Sherest raised their hands. Chairman of the Council of Ministers Kosygin, First Vice-President Polyansky and Mazulov did not raise their hands either. In addition to Brezhnev himself, Kirilenko and Shcherbitsky did not agree. After hesitating for a while, Brezhnev raised his hand and said, "Sovietgrad plans to pass, but we need to find the most suitable entry point to accomplish our goal as quickly as possible, and the combat time is within twenty days. To be continued~^~)