Chapter 412 Wrestling (3)

"what about you?"

  Suharto has always been psychologically prepared for the collective defection of the civil service group. He is very clear that after he came to power through a coup, he has always lacked a basis for the legitimacy of the regime, so even though he tried his best to appease and win over the civil servants, these people still look down on him as a soldier.

  So in addition to the civilian group, Suharto also promoted high-level military officials in order to be able to restrain each other. The army has always been his place of prosperity, the foundation of his fortune, and the most fundamental guarantee of power. Suharto has not relaxed the control and leadership of the army. At this time, even if Prabowo, a cheap son-in-law, cannot support him, the other party is only one of the many high-level military officers, so so far, Suharto is still very confident that he will be nominated again by the Professional Group Party of.

   "Mr. President, don't worry, the Indonesian army will always be your strong backing!"

General Rubi Ando, ​​the commander-in-chief of the National Army, stood up first, first gave a standard military salute to Suharto, and then replied sonorously: "The Indonesian army is always ready to listen to the orders and dispatches from the supreme leader." , to dedicate everything to protect the lives and property of the Indonesian people. Mr. President, we will definitely put the national interest first at this time."

  He called Suharto Mr. President, not Suharto's name.

Rubi Ando's words were very high-sounding, but the shrewd Suharto immediately noticed something wrong with the address, he couldn't help but sullen, and asked displeasedly: "If I think the current situation is critical and want to Implement martial law across the country and use the military to take over relevant important departments, will you implement this order?"

   "Is this the time?"

Rubiando first glanced at Suharto in surprise, then looked at the square outside the window thoughtfully, and then said expressionlessly: "According to the National Defense Law, only when the Indonesian country suffers from foreign aggression and Only the president and the commander of the National Army have the right to sign an emergency decree and declare martial law throughout the country when it strikes. The current situation is far from the point stipulated by the law, and even if there is aggression by foreign forces, we still belong to the United States Allies, their warships docked at the port of Jakarta yesterday, so as far as I am concerned, your order should not be carried out."

  He categorically vetoed Suharto's order, which surprised many people present. But after thinking about it carefully, they suddenly realized that there were already different voices in the army, and they were unwilling to take the blame for Suharto's dictatorship.

  In the establishment of the Indonesian army, the commander-in-chief of the National Army is the nominal commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, directly commanding the three armed forces of the land, sea and air. The chief of staff of the three armed forces is responsible for the specific arms under him. Among them, the naval fleet is divided into two, so there are two chiefs of staff.

  The strategic reserve force led by Prabowo is only a part of the army as a whole. The army has twelve legions. In addition to the strategic reserve force and special forces, there are ten other regular legions.

Although there are many mountains and factions within the army, Rubiando's ability to sit in this position is obviously recognized by all parties, including Suharto himself. Too much. But at this time, the so-called "number one confidant" in Suharto's army turned against him, which naturally surprised everyone present.

  Suharto's heart suddenly cooled down. He never imagined that at this time, the army he relied on the most planned to abandon him. When he heard this sentence, he was very angry at first, and he stood up from the seat all of a sudden, ready to reprimand him harshly, but the next moment he discovered that this was the conference room of the Presidential Palace. All the people here are high-ranking officials. If he wants to show no mercy to the other party here, then Ruby Andu will not only abandon him, but also form a deep hatred with his family.

   Wait, something seems wrong? Suharto sat down slowly, and carefully tasted what Rubi Ando said just now, and was surprised to find that the words of his confidant revealed the law and the United States all the time. Soon, he realized that it was precisely because of the intervention of the US military that the military side was hesitant and did not dare to express their position easily, so they used the law as a cover.

  Thinking about it this way, his face looked a lot better again. The U.S. military is easy to handle, as long as they inform Clinton and let them withdraw the warships and aircraft carriers as soon as possible, and then the army may support themselves, Suharto comforted himself in his heart.

There were many careful people among the crowd. They found that Suharto was furious at first, and then his face turned pale. After a while, the blood miraculously returned to his face, and Suharto's behavior became calm again. , do not know why.

   "I agree with the Commander-in-Chief!"

Soon, other people in the army expressed their opinions one after another. Army Chief of Staff Amizoyo stood up and said with the same righteousness, "I especially disagree with martial law and takeover, and the use of violent weapons to disperse ordinary people who normally express their political demands. .Our Indonesian army is the army of the people and has no political position, so how can we attack unarmed ordinary people?"

"In addition, it is the responsibility of some people, and some people should bravely shoulder it, and don't always choose to ignore the opinions of the people. You must know that they were able to come to power in the first place because of the support of the people. Also, if everyone They all feel that if President Suharto is not nominated as the next candidate, if it is me, I will retreat bravely and fully respect everyone’s opinions, which is good for the country and everyone here.”

After Amizoyo first expressed his attitude, he immediately pointed the finger at Suharto. At first, he criticized Suharto secretly without naming him, and then immediately threw out the other party's name. Don't forget to be sarcastic.

  Such fierce words surprised even Habibi. But after being surprised, the others looked at the military uniform on Amizoyo, and suddenly realized. Amizoyo was originally a professional soldier, and he seldom talked around the bush, so everyone understood what he said.

   Of course, Suharto himself was the one who didn't understand the most. It wasn't that he didn't understand the way Amizoyo spoke, but what he said. Suharto knew very well that Amizoyo was his number one confidant in the army, so he discussed things like "a nationwide riot" with Amizoyo instead of Rubi Ando.

  But now, the other party's sudden betrayal was like a dagger stuck in his abdomen, which made him feel extremely painful. The most important thing is that Suharto can't accuse the other party of anything, because he has a handle in the hands of the other party. If the pressure is really too much, the other party will kill the fish and break the net, and everyone will be finished.

  Things have developed to the present, which has completely exceeded Suharto's expectations. The two giants in the army have expressed their opposition, and the opinions of other people are no longer important. Thinking of this, Suharto only felt angina. He suddenly threw himself on the table and shouted heavily. Said: "I feel bad, call the doctor!"

  The president is ill, and it may be a heart attack! Seeing Suharto's appearance, everyone present was terrified. Some of them hurried out to call a doctor, while others looked at Suharto who was struggling in pain, with uncertain expressions on his face and didn't know what to do. Thinking about something.

   Soon, the doctor arrived here. After a preliminary diagnosis, the doctor announced that Suharto was in poor health and needed to be hospitalized for recuperation. Then a staff member came to inform that the meeting was postponed.

   Just like that, a meeting about wrestling at the highest levels of the Indonesian government ended anticlimactically. Those present left the crowd in twos and threes, and although none of them spoke to the outside world, news of President Suharto's illness during the meeting quickly spread like wildfire.

  …

  In the People's Hospital in downtown Jakarta, in the VIP ward on the highest floor, Suharto lay quietly on a white hospital bed, looking unconscious. On his bedside, there are all kinds of medical instruments. With Suharto's ups and downs breathing, these instruments, either inserted or attached to his body, output numbers or curves on the display screen in a timely manner. .

   "Mr. President, Mr. Vice President is here!"

  Suharto just lay there quietly, and there was no one else in the room. Because of the seriousness of the matter, this floor was blocked by the group. However, with the sound of a voice, the tranquility in the entire room was broken at this moment. An unattractive staff member next to Suharto opened the door, reported to Suharto who was lying on the hospital bed, and then retreated quietly.

  Habibi followed behind the staff member and stepped into this spacious and bright ward. He first looked around, and then pretended to look at the data and curves on various instruments, then he pulled a chair, sat down on the bedside leisurely, and said: "Okay, my old friend , I’m already here, you can speak now.”

A surprising scene appeared. Suharto, who was still unconscious with a sick face, slowly opened his eyes, glared dissatisfiedly at Habibi, and said rather displeasedly: "Habibi, I My old friend, can't you let me rest for a while? You know, I was really scared by you just now and I was about to have a heart attack!"

   "Okay, don't say these things are useless!" Habibi waved his hand and said impatiently, "What's the use of talking about it now. How, have you figured it out now? When are you going to announce your resignation?"

"I won't resign!" Suharto was furious, and was about to stand up, but after half of the action, he gave up and fell back heavily on the hospital bed, looking up at the ceiling above, muttering He muttered to himself, "I will never resign. Don't even think about it, I still have the United States. As long as the Americans support me, I will never resign!"

"American?" Habibi sneered disdainfully, and hit him mercilessly, "My old friend, you have been abandoned by the Americans, don't you know now? Just a few hours ago, Vice President of the United States Ergang spoke to me on the phone and they suggested that you resign to appease the public, so you have been abandoned by them."

"What?" Suharto was really shocked this time. He suddenly turned over and stared at Habibi with piercing eyes, trying to detect whether the other party was lying from his face, but he saw His face was still full of disdain, "Why? Why did they abandon me?"

"Your problem has become that the most promising candidate in their two parties is trying to win the capital to run for the next president!" Habibi shook his head slightly, and although he was very reluctant in his heart, he still uttered this cruel fact , "As long as I continue to maintain good relations with the United States after I take office, they don't care what will happen to you. And I heard that in order to get you out of office, Clinton personally instructed Gore to set up a team to deal with Indonesian affairs. Do you think that in the military Why those people betrayed is the ghost of the Americans."

   "It turned out to be like this, it turned out to be like this!" Only then did Suharto realize that the situation was over. The next moment, he felt dizzy and his eyes turned black. This time, he was really sick.

   "Let's talk about the conditions, the conditions of resignation!" These were the last words he said to Habibi before he fainted.

  (end of this chapter)