Chapter Twelve: A Spark Sets Off
Due to the injury on his body, Wang Weiye's right thigh was already unable to move, and he ran all the way to five kilometers before he had to stop. He leaned against a tree trunk, panting heavily. Wang Weiye looked up at the armed helicopter flying overhead without stopping, and he really wanted to shoot it down with an armor-piercing incendiary bomb. But for the sake of his own safety, he still restrained this crazy behavior. Wang Weiye took out the compass from his pocket and looked at it, identifying the direction, then simply bandaged the wound on his thigh again. He gritted his teeth to bear the tearing pain coming from the wound, adjusted the internal Qi, and immediately ran towards the southeast direction.
Wang Weiye was now very clear in his mind that after a period of time, the KGB special forces soldiers who were surrounding him would not find him and would definitely expand their search area. If he continued to run southeast, he would definitely encounter those Soviet KGB special forces. But if he could go in the opposite direction, east, then it would be the deepest part of the virgin forest, and only then would he have a chance to survive. However, Wang Weiye did not expect that what he could think of, others could also think of. In order to capture him, the KGB special forces had mobilized troops from several military bases in the surrounding area and deployed dozens of bombers and fighter jets from the airport. More than 10,000 Soviet border soldiers surrounded the virgin forest, especially the channels leading to the Chinese border were heavily guarded. Not to mention a big living person like him, even a fly might not be able to fly over.
Also Krylov? Makilov He should die here, he just returned from Vietnam to implement the plan that the KGB and the military had just formulated. Originally this plan had been sent down to each base. But in order to supervise the implementation of the plan, Krylov? Makilov, disregarding his own fatigue, took a helicopter to get here. Krylov? Makilov would not believe he died anywhere else but was stabbed to death right in front of his own home.
Since the people of Indochina, during the anti-American war to save the country, both China and the Soviet Union provided a large amount of assistance to Vietnam, jointly opposing colonialist enemies.
In the late Cold War, China's relations with the Soviet Union remained tense, while Sino-US relations began to normalize. The Soviet government, in order to contain China, further controlled the Vietnamese government and supported the puppet Vietnamese Communist Party led by Le Duan. Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny and Defense Minister Andrei Grechko sent Marshal Pavel Makarov to Vietnam to support Vietnam's implementation of "regional hegemonism" and establish an "Indochina Federation". With Soviet help and planning, Vietnam formulated a military plan to invade Cambodia, another Chinese ally, and overthrow the Khmer Rouge regime.
Its combat operations were divided into three stages: Stage 1: From December 25, 1978 to January 3, 1979. The Vietnamese army concentrated 18 divisions with more than 200,000 men, using the northeastern border of Cambodia as a breakthrough to launch an all-out offensive, attempting to occupy Cambodia in a lightning-fast surprise attack. Seize the northeast and east regions of Cambodia, complete the encirclement of the Khmer Rouge forces in the Parrot's Beak region, and prepare for the battle to pinch Phnom Penh from the south and north.
Second step: From January 4 to January 7, 1979, annihilate the main force of the Khmer Rouge in the Parrot's Beak area, search and destroy the remaining Khmer Rouge forces in northeastern Cambodia, and capture Kampong Cham.
The third step (January 8-17, 1979), continued to advance westward, occupying major cities in Cambodia and main islands along the coast, basically controlling major transportation lines and most of the territory.
At the same time, the Soviet government also formulated various military action plans against China. Moreover, the Soviet Union sent a large number of military advisers to help the Vietnamese government train troops. And required the Vietnamese puppet government to carry out large-scale "anti-Chinese" actions within Vietnam. And made sovereignty claims on China's territorial waters and territory. And announced that it would incorporate the Xisha Islands, Nansha Islands and other islands belonging to China's territorial waters into its territorial scope, and sent troops to occupy some of the islands in the Nansha Islands; concentrated a large number of troops along the Sino-Vietnamese border, creating armed conflicts on the border and invading Chinese territory.
To arrange for the border special forces, in coordination with Vietnam's battle against Cambodia in the south, to further tie down the Chinese government, Krylov Makilov and his associates, along with the head of intelligence, the chairman of the National Security Committee, Andropov, and the Soviet military, formulated various sabotage and assassination plans targeting Chinese border cities, codenamed "Dragon Slaying" plan. Krylov Makilov came to this secret base No. 3 today precisely to implement the entire plan. But he didn't expect that before he could slay the dragon, it had instead run underground to pay respects to Stalin.
The Soviet government had three important figures assassinated right in their own backyard, something that hadn't happened since World War II. The supposedly omnipotent and all-powerful KGB special forces were powerless to stop the assassination of their number two man right in their own backyard, a blow equivalent to an 8-magnitude earthquake hitting Moscow, or being slapped in the face. They felt embarrassed and humiliated.
When the KGB headquarters in Moscow received a report from Base Three, Andropov, the 74-year-old chairman of the National Security Committee, was lying on his wide sofa bed, hugging his young and beautiful secretary Nata. He was sleeping soundly. When he heard the report from Base Three, he was shocked. Not to mention that his deputy had been assassinated, if Base Three were exposed, the entire military deployment in the Far East would be revealed to the intelligence agencies of various countries. The Soviet Union's secret military strength would be like a mere facade. Andropov didn't care about his ugly body and jumped out of bed naked. He immediately reported the events at the secret base to the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the Chairman of the Soviet Defense Council, Leonid Brezhnev. At that moment, Brezhnev was in the Kremlin, sitting at his desk reviewing documents. When he heard Andropov's report, he sat stunned in his chair.
The No. 3 secret base, however, was built at the cost of a great deal of manpower and financial resources by the Soviet government over a period of ten years. It was not only the base of the KGB's special forces but also an important military secret base of the Soviet Union. In addition to storing a large number of weapons and ammunition, there were nine missiles equipped with nuclear warheads in the base. If this secret base, which had just been put into use for less than a few years, was discovered and exposed, it would be completely scrapped. Moreover, what could not be tolerated was that three important government officials were assassinated at the secret base, which was a shame to the Soviet government. If this incident became known internationally, other governments would laugh at them. Those small countries that relied on the Soviet Union would lose confidence in their big brother, which would be a significant blow to the Soviet government.
Irina? Borznef, he was well aware of the severity of this matter. Moreover, he also understood that this assassination incident, eight or nine out of ten, was likely to be done by Chinese soldiers. But now he had no evidence in his hands to prove all this, and it was impossible for him to fight a local war with China. However, if the escaped Chinese soldier told their intelligence department about this secret military base, then the entire base would be completely scrapped. If people can come once, they may come again, even two or three times, and the secret military base will no longer be a secret, nor will it pose any threat to the Chinese military.
In order to eliminate the impact on the international political stage, to preserve the Soviet Union's position as a world military power, and to prevent the secret base from being exposed. Brezhnev, who held all the party, government, and military powers in his hands, immediately issued an order. Let the planes stationed at the military airports of Khabarovsk, Chita, and Choibalsan take off immediately and head to the scene to reinforce. And ordered all troops stationed on the border to seal off all waterways and roads leading to the border, and not let the assassin escape. Now the dead are no longer important, but what is important is the secret military base, whose existence must not be leaked out. He demanded that the army, whether alive or dead, see the body. The army, no matter what measures it takes, even if it destroys the entire virgin forest, must keep the assassin within the Soviet border.
When the Soviet Union suddenly made large-scale military movements in the middle of the night, it was detected by US military satellites at the first time. Within three minutes of this sudden event, a detailed report was sent to the White House and into the hands of the President of the United States.
Those spies hiding in the Soviet Union, for the Soviet government's sudden military action, were caught off guard and had no clue. They didn't know what kind of military conflict was happening on the Sino-Soviet border, but these spies still performed their duties, using various means to show off their skills. After obtaining intelligence, they immediately reported the Soviet Union's actions to their country's intelligence department through different channels.
The Soviet army in the Northeast border area, a large-scale military action, has a great impact on the whole world. The armies of various countries issued different grades of military orders at different times. At this moment, the atmosphere of war envelops the entire time. And governments of all countries require the United Nations to hold an emergency meeting to prevent the outbreak of war. After all, two nuclear powers launching a war will have a huge impact on the whole world.
The Chinese border defense forces also discovered the Soviet Union's large-scale military mobilization, which made the originally tense Sino-Soviet troops enter a state of first-level warfare at the same time, and there was always the possibility of local wars.
At the same time, the Chinese Intelligence Department submitted a detailed report to Zhongnanhai. Immediately afterwards, the Chinese military issued a war order, requiring all troops to make preparations for war. Local governments also received phone calls from the Premier, who required them to do a good job in logistics support and evacuation of civilians in case of war, ensuring the safety of people's lives. All important military facilities must be guarded by the army to ensure their safety.
Base Commander Zhen Wenbin also received the intelligence, and when he saw the list of high-ranking Soviet officers who were assassinated, apart from being shocked. He immediately thought that this assassination incident was likely caused by Wang Weiyue, who had not yet returned to his unit, was undisciplined, and had only been a soldier for a few months. The Soviet and Mongolian armies adopted military encirclement tactics against Wang Weiyue, creating such a large-scale operation, it seemed that they were determined to capture him. At the same time, Zhen Wenbin also saw on the map that from the current KGB special forces' encirclement, Wang Weiyue was still alive. However, he was still stranded in Soviet and Mongolian territory. With so many troops surrounding him, Wang Weiyue's chances of survival were slim. Unless a miracle occurred, it would be difficult for Wang Weiyue to return alive.
Commander Zhan Wenbin is now sitting in his office, anxious and worried. Although he knows that Wang Weiye has exceptional martial arts skills, this is the modern era, and cold weapons can only be used against a small number of people. Wang Weiye is facing planes, cannons, and modernized weaponry, as well as highly trained KGB special forces soldiers. Alone and isolated, Wang Weiye appears too insignificant in the face of such overwhelming military power. Even if Commander Zhan were to send out all the Tiger Squad soldiers to rescue Wang Weiye, it would still be a drop in the bucket.
Zhan Wenbin did not dare to send the Tiger Squad across the border to rescue Wang Weiye without the approval of his superiors. If that were the case, it would be like saying "there is no silver in this shop" and telling the whole world that the assassination was carried out by Chinese soldiers. After all, the person who was assassinated was not an ordinary person, and the Soviet Union would find an excuse to start a local war between China and the Soviet Union immediately. Zhan Wenbin furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, and then immediately reported the situation to headquarters.
