Dominate South Asia

The radar antenna is constantly rotating. Every time it rotates, it scans the airspace and updates the signal position. The radars in western Pakistan are almost running at full speed. They are a little nervous. What is about to break out is a large-scale air battle.

"A large flight is found with a pulse radar signal." The long-range early warning radar in the Landikota area reports that large aircraft have their own pulse radar signals. It must be the Soviet early warning aircraft!

Are the Soviets really determined to fight? In the Peshawar Military District Command, Muhammad was a little nervous. How could the Soviets be so ignorant of practical matters that they wanted to invade Pakistan before they even wiped Afghanistan's ass clean?

Impossible, absolutely impossible, the leaders of the Soviet Union would not do this. In history, such an incident has never happened. But now, why are the Soviets so courageous to attack? How could their leaders make such a choice?

Suddenly, Muhammad remembered something. The current leader of the Soviet Union, Brezhnev, is probably in the hospital! Since his black cat died, Brezhnev has not had a few days to live.

Those defense ministers and members of the Politburo were probably all guarding in the hospital, and no one would care about what happened here.

"Damn it! Is the Fourth Army going to provoke a war with Pakistan?" In Kabul, General Akhromeyev slammed his fist on the table and said to the people below: "Have you contacted Moscow?"

General Akhromeyev commands the entire armed forces of Afghanistan, including the soldiers of the 40th Army and the Afghan government forces. At the same time, the Fourth Army's aviation regiment stationed in Afghanistan is also under the command of General Akhromeyev.

However, this does not include other aviation units of the Fourth Army in Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. When it was learned that the Pakistani Air Force had taken the initiative to attack the Soviet Air Force, resulting in the crash of a Su-24 and the injury of another, the Fourth Army seemed to be angry and dispatched a large number of fighters, including a Tu-126 early warning aircraft, as if it was going to engage in a large-scale battle with the Pakistani Air Force.

This made General Akhromeyev very worried. Afghanistan alone had already exhausted Soviet soldiers. If they fought with Pakistan again, it would be even worse. You know, behind Pakistan is the entire Western world!

The commander of the Fourth Army was simply stubborn and did not listen to General Akhromeyev's dissuasion at all, so General Akhromeyev had to call Moscow.

"It was connected, but we couldn't find Defense Minister Marshal Ustinov." The adjutant said.

Can't find him? General Akhromeyev walked back and forth in the room and said, "Then find Secretary Andropov!"

Moscow, the hospital was a scene of intense busyness. Countless old men were waiting outside the ward. In the operating room, their great general secretary was being rescued. I don't know how many times this has happened. Every time, it was so touching.

In recent years, the situation in the Soviet Union has not been optimistic. The economy has stagnated for several years, and grain has been poor for years. In Moscow stores, even bread cannot be supplied in sufficient quantities. Originally, the Soviet Union could still survive by exporting oil, but the Afghan war has slowed down the pace of the Soviet Union's economic progress.

The Soviet Union has reached the point where it must reform! It must reform like the country in the East, otherwise, this great country will face various crises! Outside the ward, an old man who looked energetic was walking back and forth, thinking in his heart.

"Secretary Andropov, there is a call for you." Just as he was thinking, a voice came to his ear.

Before leaving, Andropov explained the whereabouts of his adjutant. This was a habit he developed when he was in the KGB. Now, hearing the call, Andropov followed the doctor to a confidential phone.

"Secretary Andropov, I am Akhromeyev, the supreme commander of Afghanistan. The Fourth Army has launched more than 50 fighter jets and is about to enter Pakistani airspace. This will provoke a large-scale conflict. Please stop it immediately!" An anxious voice came from the phone.

The Fourth Army? Why make trouble at this time? The Afghan battlefield has tied up all the energy of the Soviet Union. If there is another war with Pakistan, the Soviet economy will regress by decades!

"Okay, I know." Andropov put down the phone and walked towards the Minister of Defense Marshal Ustinov who was smoking a cigar at the end of the corridor.

In the sky, there was a constant roar, and a large plane was flying steadily.

There was a millstone on the top, and four large propeller engines were rotating, driving the fuselage forward. The fuselage of the large passenger plane was originally very spacious, but now it is all occupied by equipment.

In a row of circular monitors, a group of early warning personnel sat on them. The electronic equipment emitted huge heat. Although the cabin was equipped with air conditioning, they were still wet with sweat.

With their eyes fixed on the screen, they kept guiding their fighters with voice.

"In fifteen minutes, we will make contact with Pakistani fighters. Turn on the radar and prepare to guide the R-23 missile."

"Four Pakistani fighters appeared at the nine o'clock direction, at an altitude of six thousand."

"There are four Pakistani fighters on the ground, flying at low altitude, pay attention to visual search."

Each radar guide was guiding a squadron under his command, and the distance between the two sides was rapidly closing.

At the same time, Pakistan's air force fighters were also flying quickly under the guidance of their own ground radars. Some of them seized the advantage of height and speed, while others used low altitude to prepare for sneak attacks.

When Soviet fighters flew over Pakistan's airspace, an air battle would be inevitable.

"Let's take our fighters back." Mushaaf said: "Avoid a head-on confrontation with the Soviets. Perhaps we can resolve it through diplomatic channels. This is a compromise to avoid escalating the conflict."

Mushaaf considered the overall strategy. If there was a conflict with the Soviets, once the war escalated, the Pakistan Air Force would consume precious strength. On the other side, India, which was eyeing it covetously, would create border frictions at any time, and then kill it. Pakistan would be caught in two sides and the situation would become very dangerous.

"No." Muhammad said: "Now, we have no choice but to fight head-on!"

If we retreat now and are caught up by the Soviets, it would be an even more disastrous defeat. Even if our strength is indeed inferior to that of the Soviets, we can only fight!

Muhammad only hated that he couldn't fly, otherwise, he would also fly a J-6 and beat the Soviets!

"If we retreat now, the Soviets will only become more arrogant, and our Pakistani sky will be left to them to wreak havoc." Muhammad said: "Peace is won by fighting!"

Peace is won by fighting! This sentence immediately shocked Mushaaf's heart, it is true! In the past, in order to avoid conflict with the Soviets, the Soviets crossed the border for reconnaissance, and our side only sent fighter jets to drive them away, and the Soviets became more and more daring. Now, it has developed to cross-border bombing, completely ignoring the integrity of Pakistan's airspace. If Pakistan continues to retreat, it will only make the Soviets more arrogant!

"Okay, we will fight at all costs! If Islamabad blames it, I will bear it all." Mushaaf said.

This conflict was initially caused by the exchange of fire between Pakistan and the Soviets. When this incident is over, the higher-ups will definitely come down to investigate. After all, Muhammad was just promoted and did not have a higher status in the army than Mushaaf, so Mushaaf was very protective and wanted to take the responsibility.

"Commander, we will report the truth when the time comes. If there is any responsibility, it will be mine. I don't care. At most, I will continue to fight guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan." Muhammad said nonchalantly: "In fact, I prefer to be there."

Mushaaf was speechless.

Air combat changes rapidly. The Soviets dispatched MiG-23 and MiG-21 fleets this time. With their technical advantages, the MiG-23 was equipped with medium-range R-23 missiles. The radar in front of the nose began to scan the airspace ahead, preparing to guide the medium-range missiles under the wings.

At this time, the J-6 fleet was also approaching quickly. Even in the future, the interception rate of medium-range missiles could not reach 100%, and the success rate of medium-range missiles in this era was even more pitifully low. As long as the opponent's movements were known in advance and they could maneuver to get rid of them, those missiles were just flying monkeys.

When they got close to the fighting distance, the bulky MiG-23 was not necessarily the opponent of the J-6. For example, the MiG-23 needed to make seven consecutive movements to change the angle of the swept wing. The flexible J-6 had more advantages.

The distance between the two sides continued to close. The radar of the MiG-23 had begun to lock on the opponent. At the same time, the initial launch data was set for the R-23. The backward onboard computer began to operate at full power, and the missile would be launched within a few seconds.

"Stop attacking, stop attacking, and return home immediately." At this moment, the brave Soviet pilots in the sky heard a voice that made them extremely depressed.

The order came from the early warning aircraft, and the order was issued by Moscow.

The commander of the Fourth Army looked very unhappy. Although he did not intend to take the initiative to attack at the beginning, he just wanted to dispatch a large number of fighters to scare Pakistan from the momentum and let them know that it was wrong to take the initiative to intercept. They should abide by the rules of the game. The Soviet Union only bombed the resistance elements in Afghanistan and had nothing to do with Pakistan.

The large fleet flew around the western border of Pakistan and returned triumphantly, but he did not expect the Pakistani Air Force to react so quickly. Before his fighters arrived, the Pakistani Air Force had already come to intercept.

At this time, he certainly could not embarrass the Fourth Army and the Soviet Air Force. He had to make a tough gesture and even engage in air combat.

Unfortunately, Moscow came out to stop it.