Dominate South Asia

"That's because our strength is not enough." Marshal Akhromeyev said: "Our third-generation fighters have just entered service, and they still have many flaws and are not very perfect. We have been comparing our own shortcomings with the enemy's strengths. Confrontation. If we change our ways, I believe the war will be over soon."

"Then tell me, what are our strengths?" Gorbachev said.

"Missiles!" Marshal Akhromeyev said: "Our biggest advantage is missiles! We have tens of thousands of missiles, while Pakistan has zero missiles! As long as we launch a ballistic missile attack, all of Pakistan's military forces will be covered. The base and Pakistan's military strength immediately ceased to exist. Without Pakistan's support, Afghanistan would simply They have no ability to resist. Their current equipment is all imported through Pakistan. No matter how many Afghan rebels we kill, more of them will pop up. As long as we destroy Pakistan’s military power, we can calmly use Pakistan’s West, open a way to the Indian Ocean! Moreover, we have the complete advantage of nuclear weapons!”

missile! The advantage of the Soviet Union is, of course, ballistic missiles! Successive leaders of the Soviet Union have attached great importance to ballistic missiles. Especially in the Khrushchev era, they simply believed that missiles would be victorious and developed ballistic missiles in an all-round way!

The last time it was just a tentative attack, it completely destroyed Pakistan's Peshawar base. They have not recovered yet. As long as it is covered with a large number of ballistic missiles at the same time, Pakistan's military power can be completely eliminated. Best, if there are a few mushroom bombs mixed in, let's see if Pakistan dares to continue to provide support to the Afghans!

"You complete idiot, do you want to drag our entire Soviet Union into a place of no return?" Gorbachev angrily laughed back: "Can ballistic missiles solve the problem? Until now. We have not. If we want to declare war on Pakistan, our air combat area will be completely limited to the skies over Afghanistan. Why? We are just worried about the expansion of the war! What a stupid move to provoke Pakistan after solving the situation in Afghanistan! We can destroy their military bases, but have you thought about the consequences? Pakistan can also use ballistic missiles to attack our military bases! If we take the lead in using nuclear weapons, missiles will definitely fly towards us from Pakistan’s soil!”

"Don't say that Pakistan doesn't have it. As long as the United States has it, Pakistan can have it!" Gorbachev took a breath and continued: "Pakistan is just a small country. Their people, like Afghanistan, are unruly. If we move If they have nuclear weapons, the United States will provide them to Pakistan and launch them at us in their name! Can we afford such casualties?”

"If the United States dares to provide it, then we still have tens of thousands of nuclear warheads to shoot at the United States!" Marshal Akhromeev will not be afraid of Americans, or all Soviet soldiers. Everyone thinks that Americans are their biggest enemies, how can they be afraid!

"Then let's just wait for complete destruction." Gorbachev said: "Do you really want to see countless mushroom clouds blooming on the earth? What exactly did our war in Afghanistan gain? Just so much. Mushroom cloud?”

(Earlier, I wrote about those war scenes, in which the Soviet conventional forces suffered heavy losses. At that time, some readers asked, in this case, wouldn’t the Soviet Union use its own ballistic missiles? If the bear is annoyed, it will grow mushrooms at any time. In fact, , Considering the international environment at that time, this situation is difficult to happen. Nuclear weapons are more appropriately called nuclear intimidation. They are used for threats. After all, it was cold at the time. During the war, if you are not careful, you will be the 1.0 version of nuclear radiation in the world. Moreover, there was also the leader of the Soviet Union at that time. Gorbachev, this man was full of ideals, but he was struggling and his army was the largest. Obstacle, the nuclear button is in his hand, how can he support the army to fight a nuclear war! On the contrary, he is very interested in destroying the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons, so that he can reduce expenditures and use them for reform.)

"Even if it is not a nuclear war or a conventional war, our Soviet Union cannot bear it. If we launch a large-scale ballistic missile attack on Pakistan, then all the Western world will completely oppose us. Now, we can still buy it from Western Europe Food can even be paid on credit. However, once the attack on Pakistan is launched, more severe sanctions from Batumi will come. If we have money in time, we will not be able to buy a grain of food. What can the army do for us even if it takes over Afghanistan? Do we provide food?" Gorbachev continued.

Everyone was silent. They knew that Gorbachev's words were actually correct. The army had seriously brought down the country's economy. However, no one was willing to say this. The foundation of the Soviet Union's strength is also its own army!

"I propose to end the war in Afghanistan immediately and leave the affairs of the Afghans to the Afghans themselves." Gorbachev said: "We have already lost 60,000 to 70,000 people, and the country will not invest any more in Afghanistan. rubles.”

In later generations, the war in Afghanistan lasted until 1989. Now, Gorbachev couldn't hold on for a long time. The casualties were so heavy that he couldn't accept it. He couldn't see any hope. Moreover, he was able to attack the military and let They know that they are the leader of the Soviet Union, and they must listen to what they say!

After all, in history, the Soviet Union invested a total of about 100,000 troops and suffered a total loss of only 15,000 people. But now, the Soviet Union has invested more than 150,000 troops and lost 60,000 to 70,000 people. Such losses are not at all acceptable to the Soviet Union.

You can't win if you continue to fight, and there are no war dividends. If it is a major grain-producing area and it can provide food to the Soviet Union, it will be worthwhile. Now, it is completely worthless.

After hearing Gorbachev's words, Marshal Sokolov immediately stood up: "No, our military does not agree to do this! Otherwise, so many of our soldiers will die in vain!"

The two looked at each other, each other's eyes filled with anger.

………

Turkmenistan, air force base.

This is a special place. The faces of pilots will soon become new. The ground staff will still be the same ground staff, the hangar will still be the same hangar, and the pilots and aircraft will change frequently.

It's not because of the transfer, but because after arriving here, once you take off for combat, you may not be able to come back.

No matter how heroic the pilots are, they are not willing to be transferred here. The earlier enthusiasm to write volunteer letters and come at the lead has long been gone. For the Soviet Air Force, this is a very scary place.

However, whether they like it or not, it will still come. When the new pilots carry their luggage and get off the transport plane, they don't have an airplane yet. The aircraft manufacturing factory behind is busy producing, and The original plane here had long been reduced to pieces.

Two months ago, a batch of Su-27 fighter jets were flown to the base here. Watching the pilots from the aircraft factory put down the planes and walked away gracefully, the remaining pilots were filled with hatred.

A tall Soviet pilot squatted in the grass of the base, biting the grass roots with his teeth, looking at the fighter planes on the tarmac, silently dazed.

"Hey Zuyev, what are you thinking about?" Next to him, another pilot came over. The two lived in the same dormitory. The one who greeted him was called Andrei, and the one squatting on the lawn was named Alexander Zuyev.

"I didn't think anything of it. This Su-27 is really beautiful." Zuyev said.

"Of course, when I saw this kind of aircraft for the first time, I wished I could fly this kind of fighter plane." Andre said: "Now, my wish has finally come true, but unfortunately, it is here."

Andre was very annoyed. Although this kind of fighter jet was advanced, it was still not as good as the Pakistani aircraft. If there was another large-scale air battle next time, it would be difficult to survive.

"By the way, Zuyev, why are you here? Isn't your father-in-law the chief of staff of the aviation division?" Andre asked.

Why are you here? I was sent here by my father-in-law! Thinking of this incident, Zuyev felt uncomfortable.

Zuyev, an "excellent" Soviet Air Force pilot, started flying Mi-24 helicopters when he first joined the Air Force, and later began to fly various jets.

At the age of 25, Zuyev married the daughter of the chief of staff of his aviation division. I originally thought that this would make his military career more prosperous, but I didn't expect that this wife controlled him so severely that he couldn't even go out for a drink. Moreover, if he is slightly inappropriate, he will curse at him, a complete witch!

Zuyev finally had enough and decided to change his life and study in a test pilot school. As a result, due to various reasons, he failed to do so. After returning home, he was scolded by his wife again, so he finally had enough and went out to find a beautiful woman. They lived together for a few days. When his wife found her, he came here.

"As an excellent Soviet air force, we must come here to withstand the test of blood and fire. We must learn to operate the Su-27 fighter jets as soon as possible and fight with the Pakistan Air Force!" Zuyev said.

"Fuck, that's just going to die. Even if I defect to Pakistan by plane, I don't want to fight with the Pakistan Air Force!" Andre said.

Andrei's words shocked Zuyev: "Andrei, are you not afraid that I will expose you to the KGB?"

"I'm just talking." Andrei said: "Zuyev, you won't really expose me, will you? However, if you do, I won't blame you. It's better to be in a KGB prison than in a KGB prison." It’s nice here.” (To be continued~^~)