"Tell me, young man, what exactly do you want to do?" Admiral Meiro stared at Cao Yekai and asked.
There is no free lunch in the world, and there is no pie falling from the sky and hitting him on the head, so Admiral Meiro immediately guessed that Ye Kai must have come here for some purpose.
"I just simply hope that the Black Sea Fleet, which is still part of the Soviet Navy, can visit the Republic in this name." Ye Kai said to Admiral Meiro, "Maybe soon, the last fleet of the Soviet Navy will
The armed forces will also disappear in the long river of history. This is the last chance."
"Are you sure it won't cause diplomatic disputes? Are you really capable of making such a decision?" Admiral Meiro asked.
Ye Kai didn't say anything, and directly signaled Wang Luodan who was following him to take out his ID.
Admiral Meiro took Ye Kai's ID, but he couldn't understand it. He handed it to the translator beside him and immediately exclaimed, "Oh God, a nineteen-year-old Army Major General!"
After hearing what the translator said, the old man looked at the young Ye Kai with some surprise, and his heart was filled with shock.
Although he didn't quite understand how the Army Major General of the Republic could be so young, one thing he knew very well was that it was not easy to obtain the rank of Major General in the Republic, and as an Army Major General, he also had the largest number of armed forces under his command.
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"My family will soon have three army generals at the same time." Ye Kai said without hesitation.
Admiral Meiro nodded and expressed his understanding. He knew very well that in the Republic, an admiral had already reached the pinnacle of his military career. There were not many generals in total, especially since there were only twenty or thirty generals in active service.
, relative to the population of the Republic, this value is much higher than that of the Russian Marshal General.
He could completely believe how solid Ye Kai's confidence was, but he still had doubts about Ye Kai's invitation.
"What is the reason?" Admiral Melo asked.
"My goal is to buy the Varyag." Ye Kai finally revealed his true purpose.
"How is that possible?!" the admiral expressed extreme doubt.
Even now that the Soviet Union has disintegrated and the arms business is booming, it is not so easy to buy an aircraft carrier. Especially now that the Varyag aircraft carrier is still under construction in the dock, and the ownership issue has not been effectively resolved.
Whose is still up for debate, how could it be sold?
"Of course it is possible." Ye Kai said solemnly, "Your Black Sea Fleet is now the only fleet flying the Soviet Navy flag, and it is also the only armed force owned by the Soviet Union. It is not an exaggeration to say it is the best. Varyag
The Varyag was built by the Soviet Union. Under the current circumstances, you only need to pay a small fee to drive the Varyag away, and no one can stop it."
"This is impossible. Even if it makes sense theoretically, neither Russia nor Ukraine will agree." Admiral Meillo did not directly refuse, but expressed doubts about the feasibility.
"At least for now, there is no problem for the Black Sea Fleet to take down the Varyag." Ye Kai said, "I have people from the Russian army and Ukraine, and the shipyard has basically become mine. As long as there is an agreement
If it is normal, there will be no problem.
Ye Kai's meaning is very clear. As long as the Black Sea Fleet comes forward to take over the Varyag in the name of the Soviet Navy, Ye Kai is sure and can reasonably purchase the Varyag from them. This set of procedures is legal.
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In fact, after some operations by Ye Kai, Ukraine has readily agreed to the sale. However, due to problems with Russia, it does not dare to express its position publicly. After all, the ownership of the Varyag has not yet been determined, and Ukraine does not want to have too much trouble with Russia.
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Then if the Black Sea Fleet flying the flag of the Soviet Navy comes forward, all problems will be solved.
This was also the main reason why Ye Kai had to meet with Admiral Meiro, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, as soon as he came over. He just wanted to get his side settled, and other problems would not be a problem.
"How much money will I get?" Admiral Meiro asked.
After hearing what he said, Ye Kai immediately knew that the matter had been settled. He said with a smile, "Let's take our time to talk, and we will always make you satisfied."
Admiral Meiro smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, it's not that I'm greedy for money. It's just that our Black Sea Fleet can't even pay salaries now. I can see through it. I'd better make some money for retirement. If I have a ship here, you can see it."
It’s okay to sell more than ten or twenty ships.”
"That's what I meant." Ye Kai nodded.
It is normal for the old man to feel a little emotional. After all, in a country where the system has suddenly changed, soldiers have lost their faith in an instant.
The army that was originally loyal to the great Soviet regime was now reduced to the thugs of the evil capitalism, and it also had no food and clothing. Not many veteran generals could accept this kind of life, so the former Soviet generals
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, everything fell instantly.
The same is true for the Black Sea Fleet. For Russia, the Black Sea Fleet has very important historical and political value. Its military value dropped sharply after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
The Black Sea Fleet was once one of the important maritime forces of the former Soviet Union in fighting against the NATO group, and it was an opponent that the NATO group could not take lightly.
The Black Sea Fleet was founded in 1785 during the reign of Catherine II. Together with the Baltic Fleet and the Far East Okhotsk District Fleet, it formed a unified and powerful Tsarist Russian Navy. At that time, it ranked third in the world's navy.
November 7, 1917, the October Revolution in Russia.
The mission was declared successful. The new Soviet regime established the Red Navy based on the transformation of the old Tsarist Russian Navy, and established the Baltic Sea Fleet, Black Sea Fleet, Caspian Sea District Fleet and other fleets and district fleets. After more than 70 years of ebbs and flows, the Black Sea Fleet has
Ranking third among the four major fleets of the former Soviet Navy in terms of strength, it once shouldered the important task of controlling the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
During the Cold War, the strategic mission of the Black Sea Fleet was to control the Turkish Straits and out of the Mediterranean Sea to fight against the U.S. Navy's first fleet; to destroy European oil routes and sea lines of communication from the United States to Europe; to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, enter the Atlantic Ocean, and encircle Europe from the southern flank;
Support the Indian Ocean Squadron.
After Turkey joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1952, the Bosporus came under Western control, and the strategic value of the Black Sea Fleet also decreased. At the same time, other Soviet fleets obtained nuclear weapons and gained greater strategic value than the Black Sea Fleet.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the entire Soviet fleet was divided among the independent countries at that time, and its importance almost completely disappeared. Until the Soviet Union and Ukraine reached an agreement, the status of the Black Sea Fleet was unknown for many years. Russia paid Ukraine $90,000 per year for berthing.
fee.
During the Soviet period, the Soviet Union had four major fleets, the Northern Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet, the Pacific Fleet, and the Baltic Fleet. The Northern Fleet was the largest and the Black Sea Fleet was the second. However, the size of the Black Sea Fleet alone exceeded that of the United Kingdom, the third largest naval power in the world.
strength.
After the deal was settled, Ye Kai was in a good mood, so he asked about something.
The Black Sea is actually an inland sea, and the Mediterranean is also an inland sea. From the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, you have to pass through the Bosporus Strait in Turkey. In Istanbul, the narrow part of the strait is only a few hundred meters wide, but Turkey is a member of NATO and is in the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
Status, what Ye Kai is more curious about is, if the Soviet fleet and submarines want to enter the Mediterranean, do they need to say hello to Turkey, or do they need to come and leave when they want?
"Of course it's impossible to come and leave whenever you want." Admiral Meillo said after hearing this, "Because according to the Montreux Convention signed in Montreux, Switzerland on July 20, 1936, also known as
"Convention on the Strait System", which stipulates that warships passing through the strait should notify the Turkish government in advance through diplomatic channels. The normal notification period is 8 days. For non-Black Sea coastal countries, regardless of whether it is the Warsaw Pact or NATO, as long as it is not in wartime
, if you notify the Turkish government in advance, you can pass it.”
"Oh, so that's it." Ye Kai nodded, thinking that there was such a convention.
"It's just that after Turkey joined NATO, the situation became inconvenient." Admiral Meylo added, "Although we can still pass through the strait, as soon as the Black Sea Fleet is dispatched, we will fall into the eyes of others. This is obviously
It’s very unreasonable, and it has also led to the decline in the importance of the Black Sea Fleet, which is not even equipped with nuclear weapons.”
Ye Kai thought about it and realized that was indeed the case.
If the navy is dispatched with great fanfare, the other party has already known about it, so of course there is no confidentiality at all.
And he also remembered that during World War II, the situation of the German Navy was similar to that of the Black Sea Fleet. When submarines had to cross several straits, they were also faced with the danger of a near-death situation.
perhaps.
It is because of the weakness of the Black Sea Fleet itself that although Russia and Ukraine are competing for the leadership of the Black Sea Fleet, they do not care much about the officers and soldiers of the Black Sea Fleet, because they all know that the composition of the officers and soldiers of the Black Sea Fleet is relatively mixed, and everyone is focusing on the same.
Put them on these ships.
Therefore, the problem of military supplies and salary of the Black Sea Fleet has been difficult to solve. The main job of Admiral Meiro, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, is to find ways to make money, sell supplies and exchange them for salaries to the officers and soldiers. As for daily training and
There are no more combat missions or anything like that.
The Soviet Union is gone, who are they going to fight for now?
After talking about the business, Ye Kai hosted a banquet for Admiral Meiro and the others.
While they were eating, someone came to urgently notify Admiral Meiro's adjutant that something had happened again at the fleet base.
"What happened?!" The old man was originally in a good mood, but when he suddenly heard such news, his face immediately turned gloomy...
