Big Time 1958
v1 Chapter 840: The big picture is set
But for the Soviet Union, the India-Pakistan war is not as important as the NATO joint exercise. After the Soviet Union held a powerful Western-81 military exercise, the former Hollywood second-tier star in the United States also organized a series of military exercises, including nuclear exercises, in order not to let allies be intimidated by the momentum of the Soviet Union.
The NATO joint exercise pushed the hostility between NATO and the Warsaw Pact to the apex after August 1 in the West. After two tit-for-tat exercises, the period of de-escalation between the Soviet Union and the United States officially ended. It marks a head-on confrontation between the two sides that has completely replaced the detente that has been touted to each other for a decade.
"Whether it is military, economic and technological, manpower, allies, or geographical location, I am not afraid of the United States at all. If the United States wants to fight the Soviet Union, I will fight to the death of the United States. Let the obvious destiny of the United States become a joke!" Serov pointed to the world map "I believe that as long as our motherland does not have problems with itself, sooner or later the United States will not be able to hold on."
"Yeah!" Brezhnev looked silent, if he didn't look carefully, he seemed to fall asleep, and said slowly, "Ustinov, announced the establishment of the Indian Ocean Fleet, and transferred ships from the major fleets to the home port. Right at a Pakistani port."
"Yes, General Secretary!" Marshal Ustinov put on the wiped glasses again and replied in a low voice, "I personally look forward to the reaction of the Americans very much. The subcontinent is invincible."
"I think it's safer to go with a nuclear warhead." Shelov's words made all the members of the National Defense Committee meeting this time laugh. It was a deep smile, and the meaning of it was difficult to understand.
While the NATO joint exercise was still in progress, a bomb was heard from Moscow. The Soviet Union announced the establishment of a fifth main fleet, named the Indian Ocean Fleet. Thinking of the ongoing Indo-Pakistani war, the Soviet Union's attitude was very I understand, but what angers the United States most is that the Soviet Union used its weakest Red Navy to challenge the United States.
"We need a stronger and bigger navy to deal with the ambitions of the Soviet Union. The ambitions of the Soviets have been overwhelmed. The United States must respond positively." Reagan shouted hoarsely during his speech to Congress. It seems that if the U.S. Navy is not ready, sooner or later the Soviet Red Navy will carry powerful Soviet ground forces to attack the United States.
Reagan's attempt to revive the U.S. Navy was also seen as a response to the creation of the Soviet Indian Ocean Fleet. The Soviet Union's response was simpler and more direct. The newly commissioned Kirov-class battlecruiser, the Frunze, entered the Eastern Mediterranean and went through the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean. Ships with all kinds of missiles appeared in the Indian Ocean single-handedly. Although they were alone, they were majestic.
Compared with the U.S. Navy, which is dispatched as a whole, the ship is accompanied by the Brave-class large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Spiridonov" and the Hyundai-class guided missile destroyer Shenmi. The Frunze is not a human being. There are many forces, but no one dares to underestimate the combat power of this fleet of only three ships. Even if the US Navy doesn't care about the missiles above, it can't ignore the nuclear warheads of the Frunze nuclear-powered missile cruiser.
The news that the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Frunze entered the Indian Ocean was immediately used by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as a tool to encourage the Indian army to make persistent efforts. The Soviet Union has already stepped in to help India withstand the threat of the United States. At this time, it is impossible to say that India cannot make some achievements.
At the same time, the headquarters of Indira Gandhi announced that the friendly relations between the Soviet Union and India are a model of relations between different countries. India is willing to open a port as a base for the Indian Ocean fleet of the Soviet Red Navy. This is not in line with India's long-standing proposition. Indians have always believed that the Indian Ocean is India's ocean. However, this ideal has returned to reality under the constant approach of the U.S. Navy. In today's world, only the Soviet Red Navy can stare directly at the U.S. Navy.
In order to deal with the threat of the US Navy, India must pull in the Soviet Red Navy to offset this pressure from the United States.
has no choice but to do so unless India abandons the upcoming victory. But this is impossible. India has even annexed Bangladesh, which originally occupied 60% of Pakistan's population. There is no reason to give up annexing West Pakistan. To know that the first bite of India has been eaten, the difficulty of the second bite has been reduced and the harvest is greater, India cannot stand still.
Once India wins this war, the shadow of the Sino-Indian border war will disappear completely. India has completely abandoned the plan to divide India and Pakistan. Indira Gandhi's father, Prime Minister Nehru, originally disagreed with this matter. Indira Gandhi, who has been deeply influenced by his father, also holds similar views. .
On the same day that the Indian army captured Karachi, the Soviet Red Navy reached the Arabian Sea and stayed off the west coast of India, while the U.S. Seventh Fleet approached the Bay of Bengal and reached off the east coast of India. The two most powerful navies in the world, facing each other across the Indian mainland, confronted each other.
Thanks to the US economic crisis in the 1970s, President Carter successively rejected the US Navy's request to increase military spending. In 1981, the Soviet Red Navy and the U.S. Navy were the closest in terms of strength. If calculated by gross tonnage, the Soviet Red Navy is the most powerful sea power in the world. However, the account cannot be calculated like this. The large and medium-sized surface ships of the US Navy occupy the majority of the total tonnage. The Soviet Union occupies the majority of the tonnage is the underwater nuclear submarine force. If confronted on the ocean, the Soviet Red Navy is still no match for the Americans.
But if the land-based power is within reach, the Soviet Red Navy can completely fight the US Navy. The Soviet Navy Air Force includes up to hundreds of backfire bombers. With the support of such air power, the Soviet Red Navy calculates by itself. , can simultaneously deal with eight to twelve American heavy aircraft carriers.
Both the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea were within the attack range of Soviet backfire bomber formations. Not to mention the Soviet missile positions all over Southeast Asia. Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Ustinov said in a timely manner, "We hope that the US Navy will calm down. Once the United States is involved in the war on the subcontinent, anything can happen. India's population is twenty times that of Vietnam, and the Vietnam War is still possible. Not ten years? How soon did you forget how you failed?"
The Vietnam War is a pain that the U.S. military cannot mention. Unlike the Korean War, the U.S. directly sent troops to South Vietnam and failed to protect South Vietnam.
Ustinov's seemingly cherishing of peace is completely spreading salt to the hearts of Americans. The Soviet Union also fought a war. After half a month, the mission ended, and a new Kurdish country was established. Turkey, a powerful country in the Near East, is directly locked in a cage. As for the constant exchange of fire on the border between Kurds and Turkey, what is the problem? It is not the Soviets who died.
In the same way, the Soviet Union and the United States decided against each other in terms of their gains and losses. This is why the Americans feel a drum in their hearts when they think of confronting the Soviet Union. People like Reagan who think that the United States has a great advantage are very few, and most people know The world, at first sight, is only the desperate country across Europe and Asia on the world map. As for how many tundras in the Soviet Union are not suitable for human habitation, how can ordinary people imagine. People from many countries have never even seen snow, and naturally have no concept of the frigid zone. How could they know how convenient it is.
The confrontation between the Soviet Red Navy and the US Navy on the left and right sides of India, Indira Gandhi carried it down with a woman's paranoia, insisting that the Indian army continued to attack and must occupy Pakistan. At the same time, it repeated its old tricks, saying that India has no plans to annex Pakistan, but only wants to judge the high-level officials of Pakistan who planned the fire.
But this time other countries didn’t believe a word. Shelov finally brought India’s reputation to the same level as China after the Chinese world became notorious. There are already two members of the unbelievable country.
After a short rest, the Afghan People's Army and the Indian Army suddenly diverged from one to the southwest and the other to the northeast. The Afghan People's Party said that the Balochs must be liberated, and that Afghanistan is a unified multi-ethnic country. To protect the rights and interests of the Baloch, the form of the state can be discussed completely, and the federal system of the Soviet Union can also be discussed. These can be discussed. Of course Amin was reluctant to do it, but he still wanted to do it for the good of Afghanistan as a whole.
After a month of north-south attack, Indian casualties have exceeded 50,000, and Pakistani soldiers have suffered similar casualties. But the disadvantage of Pakistan is that 350,000 soldiers have become prisoners of war. The war in Afghanistan on the northern front was much less intense, with nearly 10,000 Afghan casualties, and all of their homeland was recovered. Through this war, the domestic situation in Afghanistan has stabilized all of a sudden. As estimated earlier, Afghanistan has temporarily transferred its own contradictions through the war.
"Chairman, according to our estimation, if Pakistan's high-level officials choose to go into exile, there are three places to go. The United States, China and Saudi Arabia. Should they send someone to kill them?" Shervanov, director of the General Affairs Office, gestured with a gesture of slitting his throat and said. To avoid future troubles.
"What does this have to do with us? Those people run wherever they like. That's the problem of the Indians, and we have no obligation to help the Indians solve their problems. It's still the old rule. We want American weapons from Pakistan, and all the armed forces of the army, navy, and air force. , Radar and some electronic equipment have to be shipped back to China." Shelov bit the crab's leg and said, "I estimate that when I go back to Saudi Arabia, the United States is a typical unreliable, in fact, China is the same, only Saudi Arabia may take in Pakistanis."