Dominate South Asia

"General Secretary, we have an emergency to report to you." Snowflakes continued to fly in Moscow, and the head of the KGB, Vladimir Alexandrovich Kriuch, came in a hurry from No. 11 Lubyanka Square. Cove, hurriedly came to see Gorbachev.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Geer asked Kryuchkov with an ominous expression.

Kryuchkov, deeply trusted and trusted by the old leader Andropov, served as deputy chairman of the Soviet National Security Council. After Gorbachev came to power, Gorbachev also regarded him as own people.

Now, all those in the Soviet Union who support reform support Gorbachev. They also know that because Gorbachev is not old enough, he does not have enough influence among the top leaders of the Soviet Union, especially among the top leaders of the Soviet Union. Some die-hards have completely become worms in the Soviet Union, and they are doing their best to obstruct the Soviet Union's reforms.

Helping Gorbachev is helping the Soviet Union! Now, Gorbachev's top priority is to completely control the army, establish prestige in the army, and cultivate his own power!

"A big event happened in the Turkmenistan Military District." Kryuchkov said: "A Su-27 fighter jet defected to Pakistan!"

One of our own fighter planes defected? Immediately, Gorbachev stood up from his seat: "What?"

Defection is a serious treason! Defection would also leak the secrets of the Soviet army. Belenkov's defection caused such a shock to the Soviet Union that it even led to the dismissal of senior officers.

And now, another fighter from our side has defected?

"Alexander Zuyev, who was transferred to the Turkmenistan Military District two months ago, drove a Su-27 fighter plane and left the base. He flew to Pakistan!" Kryuchkov said: "This matter is very secretive , Pakistan did not say anything, but the Turkmenistan Military District suppressed the defection and reported it as a flight accident. We were almost deceived by them until yesterday, our reconnaissance satellite discovered the defect at the Pakistani air force base. A Su-27 fighter plane!”

Kryuchkov handed the satellite photos to Gorbachev. Although the General Secretary is a layman on flying, this is also very important evidence.

"After we found out, we used KGB agents in Pakistan. We took more photos, and we can confirm that the plane is in Pakistan. Moreover, the plane is in good condition, except for defection. There is no second chance. It is possible that we also learned through American agents that the United States is planning to bring Zuyev and the plane to the United States, but Pakistan is holding back. "

"Why?" Gorbachev asked.

"Because President Hamad wants to use this fighter plane in exchange for more things." Kryuchkov said.

This is the KGB's own judgment. That President Hamad is simply an anomaly! He doesn't look like a wise politician, but like a street gangster!

"Hmph, the Turkmenistan Military District actually dares to conceal such a major event. We absolutely cannot tolerate it!" Gorbachev said: "A meeting must be held immediately!"

Last time, Gorbachev wanted to completely deprive Marshal Akhromeev of his command authority. However, he encountered strong opposition from Marshal Sokolov and had no choice but to give up. Akhromeev The marshal returned to the army, who knows, it took less than half a month. Such a thing actually happened.

This is something Gorbachev will never tolerate, and Marshal Akhromeev bears the main responsibility!

All the people came in a hurry, looking at Gorbachev with a gloomy face, wondering what big thing had happened.

"Deception, our country has suffered a shameful deception!" Looking at all the people, Gorbachev said: "In the Turkmenistan Military District. A Su-27 fighter jet defected to Pakistan, and the Turkmenistan Military District actually This was hidden on purpose!”

Su-27 fighter plane defected! Marshal Sokolov was shocked when he heard these words. Of course he knew what it meant.

The Su-27 is the latest fighter aircraft of the Soviet Air Force. It is an advanced aircraft that can fight against the American F-15 fighters. Although the previous battles have failed, this does not mean that the Su-27 cannot fight against the American fighters. Now the war is over. What is more important is the entire system. The Soviet Air Force has big tactical problems. As long as the system problems are solved, the Soviet Air Force can still exert important combat effectiveness.

But now that this kind of fighter has been obtained by the Americans, all the systems of the fighter have been leaked. Except that the Soviet Union has to spend a lot of money to replace all the friend-or-foe identification devices, the performance of this kind of fighter is controlled by the Americans. Then in future air battles, it will be more vulnerable to targeted attacks by the Americans, which will be very detrimental to one's own side.

To put it more directly, the Su-27 may no longer enter the equipment sequence of the Soviet Air Force. The Soviet Union needs more advanced aircraft to replace the Su-27, just like Belenkov originally introduced the MiG-25 After arriving in Japan, the Soviet Air Force no longer equipped a large number of such fighters.

This is very serious.

"General Secretary, is this news confirmed?" Yakolev said on the side: "After all, the Turkmenistan Military District has never reported it, and Pakistan and the United States have not publicized it with great fanfare."

"Report? If they are willing to report, that would be great." Gorbachev said, "They are trying to cover this up. This is a serious dereliction of duty! Akhromeyev bears an unshirkable responsibility!"

Marshal Sokolov said nothing. Last time, he had tried his best to protect Marshal Akhromeyev and almost had a falling out with Gorbachev. At that time, he still had an excuse. After all, it was not the agreed time yet and there was still room for easing. Now, after this incident, Gorbachev will definitely punish Akhromeyev to death. Moreover, he can't say anything else, otherwise Gorbachev will continue to expand the incident. He is the Minister of Defense. If his subordinates have such a thing, he will also have a great responsibility.

Gorbachev was very angry, and no one below him defended Marshal Akhromeyev anymore.

"Immediately transfer Akhromeyev back to Moscow for investigation! This matter must be investigated thoroughly and absolutely not tolerated!" Gorbachev said.

Investigate to the end! Those military generals who don't support him and always play against him, let's see how arrogant they are!

"General Secretary, the war on the Afghan front is tense now. Although Marshal Akhromeyev bears a great responsibility for this, can he continue to command the battle in Afghanistan and come back for investigation after the war is over? After all, Marshal Akhromeyev has strong command experience and has fought in Afghanistan for many years. He is already familiar with the place."

Marshal Sokolov can only use other means. Now, who is willing to go to Afghanistan? It's a fire pit! Only Marshal Akhromeyev is willing to go there for the interests of the Soviet Union. Others can't avoid it. As long as he continues to command the Afghan war, even if there is this mistake, it will be offset by his merits in the future, and no one will continue to pursue his dereliction of duty. Now, he must continue to stay in Afghanistan and never go back!

"Experienced and familiar with Afghanistan? Has he ever won a battle in the past few months? Don't tell me those numbers, how many Afghan guerrillas have been eliminated, they are like leeks, cut a batch, another batch comes out, and they can't be eliminated at all! He is too old, does not understand advanced military concepts, and is not competent for battlefield command in Afghanistan!" Gorbachev said.

"Please tell the general secretary which marshal you want to go to Afghanistan." Marshal Sokolov said, he didn't believe that Gorbachev could find someone to go to Afghanistan.

"Marshal Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov." Gorbachev said: "I believe that only his reforms can inject new vitality into our army. Marshal Sokolov, I remember, he was awarded the medal with you, right?"

That guy? Hearing Gorbachev say this, Marshal Sokolov was shocked.

The rapid advancement of technology has led to many changes in the military. The Soviet military has summarized two important revolutions in history. For example, in the 1920s, tanks and airplanes replaced cavalry and war horses; in the 1950s, the combination of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles replaced bombers and conventional missiles.

In these revolutions, the Soviet Union kept up with the pace of the times and even went further.

However, when the third military revolution came, the Soviets were far behind.

In 1976, American military theorist Tom Rona first proposed the concept of "information warfare", believing that with the development of technology, new military changes are coming, and electronic computers, early warning aircraft, and various advanced electronic equipment will determine the course of the war. At the same time, Marshal Ogarkov, then the First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Union, was keenly aware that profound changes were taking place in the military field. In 1979, he put forward his own conclusion: The rapid development of information technology with electronic computers as the core and the emergence of a large number of precision-guided weapons will fundamentally break the old development model of the army and promote and facilitate the occurrence of a new military revolution.

It can be said that he was a very far-sighted man. If he had lived longer, he would have seen the great role of precision-guided weapons in war. Unfortunately, his theory is now an outlier in the Soviet army. (To be continued ~^~)