Chapter 180: Aftermath (Part 2)
Ma Zhenjiang felt that he had suffered a loss because he had a bad conscience.
And the commander of the Soviet Mediterranean detachment, who was far away in the Syrian port of Tartus, had a normal conscience, but there was some bitter pain.
Not to mention that a Su-24MR crashed, the two crew members were also "rescued" to the ship by the Egyptian Navy, which is not enough, and even helped the Soviet Union salvage the wreckage of the fighter plane in a grand manner.
As soon as he received this telegram, the fleet commander almost thought that it was deliberately false news from the Egyptians, but after the news of the disappearance of the Su-24MR fighter No. 2247, the fleet commander was not calm.
immediately believed that the disappearance of Soviet fighters was inseparable from Egypt, and even vowed to completely beat Egypt, a traitor who turned his back on the revolution, into the Stone Age.
For a time, the entire port of Tartus began to surge, the main Soviet warships docked at the berths began to ignite, and the nuclear submarines hidden in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea also received orders to quickly assemble along the coast of Egypt.
However, just when the Soviet Mediterranean Squadron began to gear up because of the disappearance of the fighter plane, a British BBC news was like a basin of cold water, pouring cold on the Soviet Mediterranean Squadron, which was preparing for war, from the inside out.
"The Soviet Su-24 fighter failed to steal the electronic intelligence of Egypt's new air defense ship, fled in a hurry, and fell into the sea for some reason!"
The headline of the news was very long, but it was very vigorous, and then a reporter spat at the wreckage of the Su-24MR fighter plane salvaged by the Egyptian Navy, and gave a close-up of the wreckage of the fighter plane in 360 degrees.
The meaning couldn't be clearer, that is, to tell the world that the Soviet fighter plane fell by itself, and it was not hit by missiles at all, if you don't believe it, yes, isn't a senior Egyptian official in the program very sincere to invite experts, including the Soviet Union, to Egypt to check on the spot?
That's not all, at the end of the program, the BBC also released an audio of the pilots of the Su-24MR fighter, telling the whole process from their mission to the crash, which can be regarded as a thorough explanation.
As soon as this news came out, I don't know if the rest of the world was shaken, but anyway, the Soviet high-level people were indeed in an uproar, especially the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy, who was known as the "Red Mahan", was so angry that he directly threw things, bluntly saying that this was a shame that he had never had in the 30 years he had been in charge of the navy.
NM, the Egyptian Navy didn't move anything, so it made a few locks, and scared the crew to pee, resulting in an operational error and crash?
It's a shame on the fighting nation!
Since you are embarrassed, you have to get your face back.
Of course, you can't fight, and there's nothing wrong with coming to Egypt, although radar locking is not friendly, it is also a tacit means of confrontation by the international community, and the blame is only on its own pilots for being too uncompetitive.
Second, the US Sixth Fleet is not a vegetarian, and the Soviet Union's Mediterranean detachment began to make inexplicable movements, and the aircraft carrier battle group of the US Sixth Fleet quickly set sail from Genoa, Italy, and approached the coast of the Middle East in the name of exercises.
The Soviets were cross-handed, but they were not stupid, so they really tried it, so they just confronted the American aircraft carrier battle group, but there were no substantive actions.
Since the hard one doesn't work, what should I do?
Communicate with Egypt in private, clearly mark the price of the conditions, as long as you exchange the wreckage of the fighter and the crew members, don't make a big fuss, I, the former big brother of the Soviet Union, will not treat you badly, and you can pick whatever you want if you want money or equipment.
Egypt has always wanted to be a regional boss on the left and right, so although it threw itself into the arms of the American father, it did not want to offend the former father of the Soviet Union, so after putting forward some conditions that were not too harsh, but the price was not low, Egypt handed over the wreckage of the fighter plane and the crew to the Soviet Union.
As for the British BBC, although it is difficult to run, the KGB of the Soviet Union is not raised in vain, and after an offensive that threatens to add silver bullets and beautiful women, the British gentlemen who claim to be the most journalistic ethics are completely on their knees.
Not only did he give all the original news papers and recordings to the Soviet Union, but he even deliberately published a few fake news of the military type, telling the world in such a way that he was a bitch and set up a memorial arch, in fact, the news some time ago was not credible.
However, although the Soviets used unconventional means to reduce the impact to a very small extent, and saved some face, everyone who should know knew it all.
For example, the United States, as Egypt's ally and most powerful backer, immediately after learning the news, the military attache of the US embassy and consulate in Egypt went to the Egyptian General Staff, and after listening to the specific situation report, he returned to the embassy with a black face.
So early the next morning, Lieutenant Commander Jonathan, the captain of the Antrim, was tragic, and was carried out of the bed by two gendarmes before he could get up.
Jonathan was stunned at the time, and said in his heart that he had made the belly of a little Italian pure girl bigger in these days, and he didn't make any big mistakes, so he could let the gendarmes arrest people?
As a result, just as Jonathan began to make up his lingering love story with the Italian little girl, the words of the general of the Sixth Fleet's Disciplinary Review Committee instantly calmed Jonathan's nervous heart.
It turned out to be the escort of the new ships of the Egyptian Navy that day, and he said in his heart, thinking that it was a big deal, it turned out to be this thing, and it was not simple, so Jonathan told the story of the time without concealment.
However, what Jonathan didn't notice was how ugly the faces of the generals of the Disciplinary Review Committee were when he said that the Antrim had been provoked by Soviet fighters and sped away!
So much so that as soon as he finished speaking, a general was furious and suggested that Jonathan be sent to a court-martial, which was strongly supported by a general.
Of course, it is not without opposition, I feel that although Jonathan is cowardly and lacks basic morality, he did not make a big mistake after all, and the punishment of sending him to a military court is too heavy, and it is okay to let him retire early.
Jonathan, who didn't feel anything at all, was dumbfounded when he heard the words of these generals, "What? Do you want to send it to a military court? Even if you don't go, you have to retire yourself early?
Oh God, am I dreaming?
When a few days later, Jonathan was driven out of the barracks alone with his luggage, he realized that he was not dreaming, and at this moment he finally figured out the situation, the Soviet fighter plane that he regarded as a flood beast, not only did not get a bargain in front of the new Egyptian ships, but also crashed by a wave of divine maneuvers.
Compared with Egypt's bravery and wit, Jonathan and his Antrim are simply typical scum, the U.S. Navy is reluctant to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to scum warships, but two-legged scum captains are not uncommon, so Jonathan's ending can be imagined.
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