Chapter 222 Bing Pushes Georgia

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"Severely punish the perpetrators of the bombing!"

"Give me back the truth, and my compatriots!"

"The Soviets cannot shield criminals!"

"Georgia belongs to Georgians!"

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As if arranged in advance, Gamsakhurdia's speech has just ended, and the Georgians are still immersed in the fantasy of "Georgia belongs to Georgians!" he put forward. In less than ten minutes, a serious explosion occurred in the crowded waiting hall of Tbilisi Central Railway Station.

The bomb was placed in a huge suitcase. When the explosion occurred, more than 20 Georgians were killed on the spot and nearly 100 people were injured. After the explosion, people found a statement of denunciation signed by the Abkhaz Truth Church near the suitcase, denouncing the plundering of the Abkhazian territory by the Georgians and the persecution of the Abkhazian nation.

This incident ignited the anger of the Georgians like fuel on the fire, and they quickly gathered in the central square of Tbilisi to express their dissatisfaction with the Georgian central government. As the crowd grew, the situation gradually became out of hand. Fearing serious consequences, Patty Ashvili mobilized a large number of police officers to maintain order in the square in front of the Georgian central government. He also hurriedly left home and rushed to the scene as soon as possible, shouting to the gathered Georgians, calling on them to calm down and wait patiently for the government's investigation.

It's a pity that Patty Ashvili has almost no prestige in Georgia. The people here treat him like air, and no one pays any attention to him. The presence of the opposition did not bother to talk to Patty Ashvili, they chanted "hit the Russian Empire", "Georgian independence" and other slogans. Asked to speak directly to Shevardnadze and Gorbachev.

Not long after the incident, the news reached Seryozha, who learned about it from the channel of Komsomolskaya Pravda. Seryozha hinted that the reporters of Komsomolskaya Pravda should not listen to the rumors of the Georgian opposition, but stand firm and expose the opposition's conspiracy. Seryozha asked Komsomolskaya Pravda to focus on Gamsakhurdia's foreign passport. Behind this incident was the conspiracy of the Western forces to destroy the Soviet Union. Seryozha is now extremely remorseful. He regrets that his negligence allowed Gamsakhurdia to seize the opportunity. But the time is too late, the Abkhaz Truth cannot be used anymore, and now the Soviet government and the Georgian opposition are staring at him. For now, only the army has the chance to quell the riot.

After finishing the call with Komsomolskaya Pravda, Seryozha hurried to Yakovlev's home by car. When he got there, Yakovlev was frowning and discussing the caliber of reporting on the Georgian issue with the editor-in-chief of "Pravda". The arrival of Seryozha forced Yakovlev to put down his work,

Let's deal with Sergey's affairs first.

"Secretary Yakovlev, I have just heard from the comrades of Komsomolskaya Pravda that the Americans are meddling in Abkhazia with the help of the Georgian opposition. Our correspondents have heard that Gamsa Khurdia holds passports from many Western countries, so he is a traitor at all!" Seryozha asked anxiously.

"Yes, Seryozha, we already know what you said! We are going to let Comrade Shevardnadze go to Tbilisi again to have a dialogue with the opposition..."

"It's time to negotiate. You know we have enough evidence to prove that Gamsakhurdia is a spy and a traitor. Our differences with him are simply irreconcilable..." Seryozha said emotionally.

"Seryozha, this is a matter of the central government. You have your own work, just take care of your own affairs!" Yakovlev said with a displeased expression.

"Secretary Yakovlev, I came to you just to do my job well. The Georgian incident has seriously affected the confidence of foreign investors in the Leningrad Special Economic Zone. If the central government cannot let this matter go quickly If the situation is resolved, our investors will start withdrawing their funds before long..." Seryozha retorted.

"Then what do you want?" Yakovlev heard Sergey's mention of the Leningrad Special Economic Zone, and finally paid attention to Sergey. The Leningrad Special Economic Zone is now Gorbachev's economic zone. This is the last fig leaf of the reform. If even this signboard is destroyed, then Gorbachev's economic reform will really be regarded as a complete failure.

"I suggest that the central government quickly mobilize elite forces to enter Georgia, quell the crisis there, and clear up the traitors!" Sergesha said firmly.

"Isn't it good to do this?" Yakovlev hesitated again.

"Secretary, there is nothing wrong with it. Only stability can bring us together. Even the Thatcher government will send the police to deal with the strike workers. The sooner this is done, the less harm it will cause. Once you continue to wait , the consequences may be more serious. We should learn a lesson from this incident. Gamsakhurdia is very good at inciting the masses and creating ethnic conflicts. If this person is not eliminated, Georgia will be restless for a day." Seryosha said through gritted teeth .

Yakovlev discussed with Sergei for most of the day. He did not dare to take responsibility for the failure of the Leningrad Special Economic Zone, so he took Sergei to the Kremlin to meet Gorbachev. Gorbachev was as indecisive as Yakovlev. Never dare to make up your mind. In the end, he could only ask his secretary to call all the members of the Politburo to make a decision together. And Seryozha was waiting for the final result in Gorbachev's office.

This temporary meeting is very efficient because there is only one topic. Because of the Red Square plane incident and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense has no place in the Politburo. So now the Politburo is full of civilian officials who decide whether to send the army to quell the Georgian rebellion. After one round of voting, those in favor of sending troops accounted for the majority, Yakovlev abstained directly, Shevardnadze voted against, and Ligachev, Ryzhkov and others all voted in favor. Gorbachev finally raised his hand in favor of sending troops to Georgia after seeing the results. So the military action order to deal with the Georgian rebellion was urgently sent to the Soviet Ministry of Defense after the meeting.

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In Tula, a city south of Moscow, Lebed, who had just put his children to sleep, was leaning on a rocking chair and smoking a pipe when the red telephone on the desk rang.

"Comrade Lebed, just received an order from the Central Committee. Order the Tula Airborne Division to set off immediately and rush to Tbilisi to deal with the rebellion!"

"Yes!" replied Lebed.