USSR 1991

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Jiuma Zhangsheng's face gradually changed.However, Yazov, adhering to the principle of intimidation, continued to intimidate the other party, "I heard that Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro has not relaxed his brows for several days. It must be because of this conflict. Just imagine, if Japan suddenly faced a A powerful fleet is threatening, so without these jewel cruise missiles, can you still condemn each other hard, or even fight back?"

The expression of the head of the Japanese Defense Agency has become very embarrassing.But Yazov didn't care about this, "Let me think about it, how many gems are needed to intercept a fleet's attack? 40? 50? I think this must be a huge amount. If the Soviet Union refuses to sell gems, what can Japan do?" Hold on?"

"Maybe Japan has a wrong judgment on Soviet weapons, that is, our seemingly simple and rough weapons are not worth the Japanese Self-Defense Forces spending so much budget to buy. Of course you can buy American weapons that you think are worthwhile, but I can guarantee Unfortunately, American weapons will never be as direct and efficient as those of the Soviet Union. The tried and tested Soviet-made weapons are the real masters of weapons and the kings of war.”

Looking at Akio Kuma's pale and speechless face, Yazov gave him a final fatal blow.

"So now do you think that 200 million gemstones are too cheap?"

Chapter 441 I'm Not Here

The results announced by Akio Nagama, Director of the Japanese Defense Agency, surprised all American military companies that were planning to make a fortune in Japan. He announced that the Maritime Self-Defense Force will purchase shore-to-ship missile systems and cruise missiles jointly developed by the Soviet and Japanese governments. Project declarations from other companies are no longer accepted.

As soon as this remark came out, public opinion was in an uproar, and anyone with a little clear mind knew that the result this time must be that the Soviet Union had stepped in behind and wanted to get this profit from it.

Unwilling American military giants will naturally not give up this exciting piece of fat. Just after Akio Kyuma announced the bidding results of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, members of the Japanese House of Representatives who have colluded with interests began to put pressure on the Japanese Self-Defense Force. , including Akio Hisama and even Ryutaro Hashimoto, high-level Japanese government officials have become targets of intimidation.Under the pretext of disapproval of the new budget, it is hoped that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will abandon the purchase of missile projects that are jointly conducted by the Soviet Union and Japan.

Of course, as vested interests, no matter how jealous the U.S. government is, they will not give up this almost 30 billion arms sales project. Facing the aggressive posture of the members of the House of Representatives, the Soviet Union immediately launched a counterattack. The KGB is best at digging foreign countries. Politician scandal, especially in a country like Japan.

"These are our 'gifts' to Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro. In order to consolidate the friendship between the two countries, I think these are all necessary. I think Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro should know how to do it by then?" Asia Nayev asked the Soviet ambassador to Japan to bring the words to Ryutaro Hashimoto.

A bunch of evidence of economic bribery and life style was thrown on the table of Hashimoto Ryutaro. These are all congressmen who tried to threaten Hashimoto Ryutaro to give up the joint venture missile project purchased by the Maritime Self-Defense Force.Instead of making the information public, the Soviet Union gave it to the Japanese Prime Minister as a gift.In Yanayev's words, the other party knows better how to deal with these things.

Spreading these political scandals will inevitably affect the ruling status and social trust of the cabinet headed by Hashimoto Ryutaro, and in the end it will be just a happy ending.But if you use these things to blackmail the other party, you can get an unexpected ending.Used to coerce these bribe-taking MPs.

Hashimoto Ryutaro met with these members of the House of Representatives one by one in private. After all, they each represented the interests of different military giants.Moreover, he directly threw these materials in front of those people, and then said in a flat tone, "These are your usual scandal materials. In fact, you should choose a hidden place when you meet with the Lockheed representative. Instead of taking these photos, there are videotapes. Senator Shohiro Kishiyuki."

"In this era when congressmen will be forced to resign if their infidelity is exposed, what will happen if Mr. Kishiyuki Shohiro thinks that you spread a bribery scandal like this?"

Hashimoto Ryutaro pressed the tape recorder on the desktop, and the contents of the transaction could be heard clearly.Hashimoto Ryutaro pressed the pause button, and Kishiyuki Shohiro, who was sitting opposite him, was already pale and biting his lips tightly. He wanted to force Hashimoto Ryutaro to give in before, but he didn't expect the other party to bite back.

"If you stop now, I can let the past go, but if you continue to pursue it, I am not sure whether these things will be released, and don't forget that the prime minister has the power to dissolve the House of Representatives early and hold elections before the usual parliamentary meeting. .”

Kishiyuki Akihiro's face twitched, at this moment he had no choice.Presumably Hashimoto Ryutaro had already communicated with other people before himself, and the opponents were defeated one by one.

"You are not the first, nor will you be the last, Senator Akihiro Kishiyuki. If you are determined to do so, then I will release all the evidence."

"Okay, I promise you that you will no longer participate in this matter, but the evidence must be handed over to me."

"Do you know where you went wrong?" Hashimoto Ryutaro asked.

"What do you mean?" Councilor Akihiro Kishiyuki was confused by Hashimoto Ryutaro's words.

"You made a mistake by provoking a terrible Soviet bear."

Councilor Akihiro Kishiyuki promised Hashimoto Ryutaro to withdraw from this arms sale involving political struggles, provided that all evidence against him was destroyed.But Hashimoto Ryutaro's plan is far from that simple. He also proposed another deal, which is the new budget bill for the Japanese Self-Defense Force.In the new bill, Ryutaro Hashimoto increased the previous budget by 20.00%, and made it impossible for all the House of Representatives involved in the scandal to propose a veto.

The originally vigorous plan to oppose the procurement of jointly manufactured missiles was stifled in the cradle. Afterwards, several congressmen suddenly announced their resignation from their posts. In order to protect their own interests, it also surprised others.

In the end, there was no piece of the big cake that belonged to them. The U.S. military industry was naturally very unhappy, and the use of congressmen to exert pressure failed, so they could only choose to let the U.S. government officially exert pressure.

"Oh? You mean the Americans will put pressure on the Japanese government to veto this purchase?"

This is the message sent by the Japanese ambassador to the Soviet Union to Shevardnadze, but after hearing the foreign minister's question, Yanayev just smiled and shook his head, indicating that Shevardnadze is really thinking too much, "The United States will The reason for the pressure is that there is no other force standing behind Japan to support them, if the Soviet Union stands up when the United States is putting pressure on them, it will support the decision made by the Japanese government, what effect will it have?"

"The United States has a crisis of distrust in Japan?" Shevardnadze, who is well versed in the international situation, thought for a while and said.

"The crisis of distrust is only one aspect, and it may be time to put pressure on Japan. For example, the Japanese Defense Agency has been calling for the abolition of the civil service coordination system and raising the status of the Defense Agency to the level of the Ministry of Defense? If If Japan goes against the Americans, Akio Hisama will never have this opportunity."

Yanayev knocked on the table with his hand, a gesture that often represents ulterior conspiracy and political struggle. He continued, "In this way, we created a rift between Japan and the United States. And the Soviet Union next What we have to do is to support what the Japanese government wants to do, but the Americans will not allow Japan to do things, such as the promotion of the Japanese Defense Agency's status that I just raised. So where do you think Japan will fall in the future? China, the Soviet Union or the United States? "

"China and the Soviet Union." Shevardnadze showed a look of enlightenment. He didn't expect Yanayev's plan to contain such an ulterior secret.

"Since Japan began to accept the deal between us and them, it is destined to be a trap. The arms sale is just a cover. The most important thing is to drive a wedge between the United States and Japan, incite hatred, and turn Japan into the Soviet Union. Second ally in the Asia-Pacific region."

Yanayev's plan against Japan has been arranged for more than ten years, and the infiltration of political forces in Japan must be a long-term silent behavior. By the time they are aware of it, Soviet forces have already taken root in Japan.And regarding the actions of the Japanese Red Army, Yanayev said that the era of armed riots to seize power has passed. Since they like votes, they use the rules of votes to completely shut up the Americans and Japanese.

In fact, Yanayev hopes to reach a consensus with the Japanese Communist Party, but for a group of Japanese Communist Party that regards the territory of the four northern islands as more important than anything else, there is a disagreement with the Soviet Union in essence, so Yanayev Husband rejected this group of people at first.

"So what should we do next? If the United States puts pressure on Japan and eventually Japan succumbs, wouldn't the situation be detrimental to the Soviet Union?" Shevardnadze said.

"What are you afraid of? They won't give in. Remember the political bribery scandal a few days ago? Oh, the United States has warned the Japanese government not to try to participate in the development of the Asia-Pacific situation, and the sex scandal at the US military base these days is also Make the Japanese government look bad. I wonder how the Japanese, who didn't get any benefits, could let these Americans go."

"It was really a fierce battle." Shevardnadze said, "Do we need to do something? After all, we are now half partners. It is impossible to watch Japan being suppressed by the United States."

"No, now we wait and see what happens, and we will definitely not help Japan until the critical moment." Yanayev said.

Chapter 442 I'm Not Here

U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry expressed his anger and condemnation of the Japanese government’s refusal to purchase U.S. military equipment. At the same time, he stated that he hoped that the Japanese Prime Minister would understand the strategic cooperation and alliance between Japan and the U.S., and hoped not to follow some wrong lines. Just go down.

To put it in another language, Japan must understand the significance of being the watchdog of the United States, and strive for independence. Unless the United States declines one day, you will always be slaves of the United States.

Even the Japanese government has nothing to do about this shameless behavior of the United States.Who told them that there are US troops stationed in Japan on their land, but Japan still has not been able to get out of the shadow of the "US-Japan Security Treaty", and this shadow will accompany and continue for decades.Until the United States declines, or Japan becomes so strong that the United States is no longer able to continue to control it.

But this time, Hashimoto Ryutaro rarely showed a tough attitude, stating to the outside world that the Japanese Self-Defense Force purchases armaments in strict accordance with Japan's own laws, and other countries have no right to interfere.In other words, Americans cannot interfere in Japan's internal affairs. Japan can buy armaments from whichever country it likes, and there is no need for Americans to point fingers.

This surprised President Mario. After all, this was the first time that Japan had shown such a strong protest in terms of arms sales. He had to wonder whether Japan had made any shady deals with the Soviet Union.This is simply an all-pervasive prying of the corners of Americans.

Just after Japan announced the purchase of domestic products by the Self-Defense Force, the Soviet Union also announced another blockbuster news. The issue between the Soviet Union and Japan on the South Kuril Islands can put aside disputes and jointly promote economic development.This is not a cliché before. When the Soviet Union announced this news after the United States had just condemned Japan, it had another intriguing meaning.On the surface, it is a normal cooperation and exchange between the two countries, but the timing reveals a sense of opposition to the brutal interference of the United States.

At the same time, the Soviet Union also expressed the hope that Japan's military can be normalized, and the normalization of a country's military can be truly restored.In fact, it implied that the Japanese army abolished the civil service coordination system and further loosened the dog leash wrapped around Japan's neck.

Mario wonders if this means that there has been some kind of unanimous agreement between Japan and the Soviet Union, and that the Soviet Union is the demon Lucifer who is luring Japan to its depravity.

Thinking of this, President Mario suddenly had an ominous premonition. If Japan wants to approach the Iron Curtain forces silently, just like the relationship between China and the Soviet Union, then the interests of the United States in the Asia-Pacific will be seriously threatened. .This kind of threat is not only from China, but also from the allies that the United States considers most reassuring.

Cracks began to appear in the US-Japan alliance because of interests.

The United States, which is becoming more and more suspicious, will not allow the Soviet Union's conspiracy to succeed. When such signs appear in the top leadership of Japan, it is bound to severely suppress the momentum. The most direct way is to use economic surgery. This kind of thing the United States has tried repeatedly. See which country shows an anti-American momentum, and immediately use economics and trade to suppress the other party.

First of all, the United States used the anti-dumping act to target Japan’s export products and restrict the export of the other party’s industry. As a country dominated by processing and export industries, Japan’s economy, which was originally weak, will feel constraints over time. Hashimoto Ryutaro will choose to voluntarily dismiss because he cannot solve the worsening economic difficulties, and replace him with another prime minister with better control. Anyway, for the United States, the prime minister of Japan can be changed at any time.

Next is the issue of Japanese armaments. Most of the weapons currently in service in Japan come from the United States, such as the Navy’s King Kong-class destroyers, the Air Force’s F-15 fighter jets, and Patriot air defense missiles.Once the import of parts and weapons is restricted, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces will face a passive situation where there is no replacement of parts.Originally, Japan's military strength was barely maintained in a state of self-preservation. After cutting off the supply of weapons and parts, it is absolutely impossible for a country's military to operate normally.In this way, Japan will turn around and beg the United States to raise its hands.

Out of these two considerations, the United States dared to boldly sanction Japan.But how could the Soviet Union, which also considered these two points, miss the opportunity to intervene.

Just after the United States announced these two things, the Soviet Union immediately announced that the United States would relax restrictions on arms sales to Japan. If Japan is willing, the Soviet Union can even sell Su-27 fighter jets and T72 main battle tanks.And deepen economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.Obviously, these two points are aimed at the United States. Basically, whatever the United States wants to restrict Japan, the Soviet Union will do the opposite.

However, the actions of the Soviet Union highlighted the importance of Japan, and the more so, Japan showed an ambiguous attitude, swinging back and forth between the Soviet Union and the United States.However, this ending has made Yanayev very satisfied. After all, the alliance between Japan and the United States can be broken, which means that the Soviet Union's strategy has won half.

"Now that the U.S.-Japan alliance has cracked, the next thing to do is to further expand the gap. The more Japan wants to break free from the control of the United States, the tighter the control of the United States will be, which will only increase Japan's anti-American sentiment. .Isn’t it that the people are very dissatisfied with the US military bases stationed in Japan? If this is the case, the first thing the infiltrated Soviet forces will do is to incite the emotions of the local people, which can create tension between the US and Japan.”

Yanayev happened to pay attention to the follow-up of the sex scandal. In the end, the US military ended with an apology, and the relevant personnel did not receive legal sanctions.Such a big incident ended in such a situation. It is no wonder that in the 90s, the Japanese hated the American soldiers who were rampant on their own land more and more.

"The Americans, relying on their superiority, will definitely continue to suppress public opinion in Japanese society. Then Shigenobu Mayzuki can be reused. He is also a pawn with potential, especially now that the Japanese Red Army is weak."

Shigenobu May, the daughter of the Red Army leader Shigenobu House, after the collapse of the Japanese Red Army, Shigenobu May was regarded by the Soviet Union as an object that could be supported.Especially in her position of opposing the U.S. government, coupled with Shigenobu's identity as the daughter of the house, she can definitely exert unexpected influence. As long as she operates well, she can cultivate a new, different society in Japan. The anti-American political forces of the Japanese Communist Party were truly used by the Soviet Union.