Chapter 739: New Members of the Warsaw Pact
"Comrade Selov, Comrade Ustinov, don't always consider issues from a military and security perspective. We are negotiating, not when you are planning an attack on Turkey." Brezhnev pretended to stop, and then said, "Of course, the two comrades are just one aspect. The soldiers' remarks are always more direct, but they are by no means threatening. President Karamanlis, I hope you don't take them to heart."
"In fact, from the perspective of national security and military, what the two comrades said makes sense. Of course, we are mainly concerned about the quality of life of the people. I believe President Karamanlis will not deny it." Seeing President Karamanlis nodding, Brezhnev continued, "Now the Western world is generally in an economic crisis. Isn't it enough to alert the president? Too many unemployed people are prone to social unrest. To improve the quality of life of the people is the solution to the problem."
"We just didn't look at the southern line at the beginning. The facts proved that as long as we use a little force, the so-called encirclement net is not as strong as the fence of my house." Ustinov raised his head slightly and said proudly. Unlike Selov, Ustinov had a marshal star hanging on his shoulders, which seemed relatively high-profile.
"War is not NATO's expertise. If they have this ability, they will not be swept by Nazi Germany during World War II. They are the most powerful, and their ability to do things is a little worse." Serov and Ustinov sang together, mocking NATO's military power from various angles. "Now Turkey is over. Will Greece shoulder the heavy responsibility of stopping us, recruiting 300,000 troops and filling the gap in Turkey?"
"Enough, Greece is not our enemy." Brezhnev's tone rarely put a hint of majesty on his tone, "I know the military is already extremely confident in military power, but for a country, this is not a good thing."
"I know, General Secretary." Selov and Ustinov looked at each other and stopped speaking. They not only acted like Soviet hardliners, but also tried pressure on Greece. They also maintained Brezhnev's prestige as General Secretary.
The attitude of the Soviet military must be made clear that no force is more direct than military threats. The widespread frustration in Western Europe is the result of the Soviet Union killing Turkey within a week. I believe that the current NATO headquarters will definitely be more confident that if you want to stop the joint advancement of the Soviet army, you can only use nuclear bombs.
The terrain of Europe is flat. Once the Warsaw Pact enters an offensive trend, the speed of advancement will definitely be much faster than Turkey. You should know that the main terrain of Turkey is mountains, which cannot stop the Soviet Union. What can the European Plain resist?
According to the Soviet combat regulations, a tank division has a gathering area of no less than 2,000 square kilometers. A small-equivalent nuclear bomb cannot destroy two tank battalions at the same time. It unfolds during the advance, quickly catches the enemy, and disperse immediately after successful centralized attack breakthrough. The process of concentrated attack is as short as possible and glues it together with the enemy as soon as possible to prevent the attack of the enemy's large-scale destruction weapons. This is the famous change of offensive formation during advancement. The application of nuclear weapons increases the advantage of large-scale tank combat, because breaking through the enemy's defense line does not require careful planning, and a considerable sacrifice can solve the problem.
In tank combat with nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union emphasized the speed of propulsion. Once the war begins, it will attack on the whole line, and bite the NATO troops on the opposite side. In this case, once NATO launches a nuclear bomb attack, the three-defense system is equipped with a complete Warsaw Pact tank army, and its survival rate will definitely exceed that of the NATO army.
Nuclear war was originally a filing for the Soviet Union in a comprehensive war. Once NATO uses nuclear bombs, the nuclear bombs will be distributed to the division-level unit of the Soviet Union. Because the Soviet Union is the offensive side, the Soviet Union's first wave of nuclear bombs must be thrown at the Federal Germany that blocked the Warsaw Pact's attack, and NATO is the defensive side, so the United States' nuclear bombs are also thrown at the Federal Germany.
"President Karamanlis, you should know that the economic growth of the Warsaw Pact has always been faster than that of NATO. This is because the Soviet Union used its own resources free of charge to balance the gap in the imports of Warsaw Pact countries. Once Greece joins the Warsaw Pact, it will first quickly get high-quality oil to alleviate the current economic pressure." Brezhnev persuaded calmly, "Turkey is over. If Greece still stays in NATO, Yugoslavia in the west, Bulgaria in the north, and the southern clusters on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which is not something the Greek Welfare can fight against."
"But Greece is a country with a market economy. If it adopts a planned economy now, people may not adapt. Moreover, the planned economy itself has some problems. I believe that even Prime Minister Kosigin is here, I will not deny it." Although President Karamanlis faced huge pressure, his tone was still neither humble nor arrogant, and he argued for Greece.
"The market economy and the planned economy are not completely opposite and cannot coexist. Who says that a market economy country cannot be a member of the Warsaw Pact?" Brezhnev did not attach much importance to this issue. In fact, the general secretary of the Soviet Union of all dynasties did not say this issue to death, otherwise how could the Soviet Union now have the nickname of Soviet revisionism?
"For a socialist market economy, Greece may be the first implementer. As long as Greece joins the Warsaw Pact, maintains the market economy and develops Greek characteristics, it is also OK. This is our final bottom line." Before coming to Greece, Serov and others had already discussed this issue, and the final result was that as long as Greece can join the Warsaw Pact, other things can be discussed.
"I want to discuss it with the military." President Karamanlis thought for a long time and finally said that it would take time.
"Yes, I believe the Greek military will not easily give up the friendship we cultivated with the Red Army this time." Brezhnev nodded. He did not prepare for one negotiation. Usually, the goal was achieved in one fell swoop, but war.
Greece's current political system is quite unique. The military government has collapsed. Although Karamanlis has returned to become president, the election has not begun. Because of the war, although there is no military government, the military still has a strong voice. For a long time, Greece and Türkiye are guarding against each other, so the military status of both countries is relatively transcendent.
"How sure!" After leaving the Greek presidential palace, Brezhnev asked this question, how sure is Warsaw Pact? Greece will bring closer to the camp. Although even if Greece has no progress, this time it will be a great victory, but isn't it better to pull it in.
"If it is just the attitude of the military, it should not be a problem. I believe the results will be passed back soon." Selov replied.
Half an hour later, a person came from the hotel where he stayed and handed a letter to the Soviet security personnel. It was soon fallen into the hands of Selov, who was waiting for the news. "It's done, the general of the Greek Ministry of Defense, and all agreed to let the country join the Warsaw Pact from a security perspective. This is the result of the discussion just now."
This remark attracted the attention of Brezhnev. Several people watched the meeting minutes one after another. Foreign Minister Andre Gromiko asked in surprise, "The Greek Defense Forces agreed so unanimously, which shows that our military authority made the Greeks dare not fight and could only choose to join NATO."
"Well, yes." Selov replied absent-mindedly. Although there was a reason why the Greek army could not resist the Soviet army, the Greek Wehrmacht was currently on the east coast of Constantinople, and the southern cluster on the west coast cut off the Greeks' way back, and was at a time when they could annihilate the other side, but the most important factor was that the KGB used 15 million US dollars to buy these Greek generals.
Simply put, bribery! If it is a Western European country, this kind of bribery cannot be successful, and the KGB cannot afford to bribe, because Western European countries are not problems that dozens of generals can solve. Fortunately, the Greek military government lasted for a long time, which itself destroyed the balance and caused this imbalance, which made the KGB play a role.
Compared to using money to buy opponents and searching the entire Soviet Union, the KGB is not targeting anyone, but just want to say that everyone here is rubbish.
On October 20, the Soviet Union and Greece issued a joint communiqué expressing the long-standing friendly relations between the Soviet Union and Greece and their desire to further develop bilateral relations. Soviet Foreign Minister Andre Gromiko announced that large-scale economic aid would be provided to Greece to help Greece get out of the dilemma of the economic crisis as soon as possible.
The more explosive news announced in the afternoon that Marshal Ustinov, the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, and General Constantine Jean, and Chief of the General Staff of the Greek Welfare Forces, jointly announced that in order to jointly defend the stability of the eastern Mediterranean and safeguard the common interests of the two countries, the Greek army and the Soviet army decided to sign a covenant from actual purposes, which stipulate that if any country or group of states occurs in Europe against one or several contracting parties, each contracting party shall exercise the right of self-defense alone or collectively in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, individually or through agreements with other contracting parties, in all ways it deems necessary, including the use of armed forces, to immediately provide assistance to a certain country or several countries subject to such attacks in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, individually or through agreements with other contracting parties, in all ways it deems necessary, including the use of armed forces.
Greece agreed to all the terms of the Warsaw Treaty, and President Karamanlis officially announced that Greece considers its own interests and becomes a member of the Warsaw Treaty from October 20th. It is no longer a hostile relationship with the Warsaw Treaty members, but is a cooperation to maintain stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. Brezhnev praised Greece's wisdom and ensured that Greece will stay away from threats from then on.
The news came and the world was in an uproar. Democratic Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, and Albania quickly issued a statement and enthusiastically announced that they would welcome Greece to become a member of the Warsaw Pact. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!