"The Seventh Directorate communicates with the Ministry of Defense to see if it can give satellites control to the information of Israel's nuclear bases. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info We can only count on the air force of Egypt or Syria for this operation, or we have to rely on ourselves. Serov said to himself after the order, "Probably the only trouble is on the side of the Territorial Defense Force." I'll discuss it with Comrade Ustinov......"

The Territorial Defense Forces ranked third in the Soviet Armed Forces, after the Strategic Rocket Forces and the Soviet Army, which shows the status of the Territorial Defense Forces, because the territory of the Soviet Union was too large, and the opponent's long-range strategic bomber formations were too strong, and the Soviet Union invested more in the Territorial Defense Forces than the Soviet Air Force for the offensive.

"We know the general location of this place in Israel, but we have to say that it cannot be infiltrated by spies, and it is very dangerous. So satellites are needed to sweep the terrain out there, and we have to use our own pilots, and the Arabs may not be able to afford such combat missions. Serov and Ustinov communicated that Israel's nuclear threat was not a good thing for the Soviet Union, and if it could be stopped, of course, it would be better to stop it.

"Mobilize pilots of the Territorial Defense Forces? And to mobilize Su-17 bombers? There is no problem with the first point, but the latter point is more difficult, the Su-17 bomber currently has only a few dozen prototypes, can't it be done with the Su-7 bomber? As the chief planner of the development of the Soviet Union's armaments, Ustinov asked rhetorically about the weapons of all branches of the armed forces, "Can this be overcome?" ”

"No, the Su-7 bomber is prone to leaks, the conditions of the airfield are too high, and the airstrip cannot take off at all, this is a covert operation." Serov shook his head resolutely, the biggest difference between the two fighter-bombers was not that there was a drastic change in performance, the Soviet Air Force began to develop the short take-off and landing technology of fighters. In the context of nuclear war, dispersing fighters to small airfields in various places would increase survivability in the event of a nuclear attack, while the existing Su-7 fighter-bombers of the Soviet Air Force could not take off and land in short fields, and the effectiveness of rocket boosters and double parachutes was limited. The low-altitude and low-speed performance of the Su-7 is not good enough, the take-off and landing speed is too fast, the glide distance is too long, and the requirements for the runway are too high. These problems with the Su-7 come from the large swept wing.

Syria, Egypt, Jordan and other countries have not had many high-standard combat readiness runways, which have been clearly figured out by Israel for so many years, and if the Su-7 bomber is used, the Soviet Union may not be able to find a runway that can operate at the end of the day, and it may have been blown up by Israel.

"Okay, but the risk of crossing from the Dardanelles is too high, we are like the Cuban Missile Crisis, man-machine separate delivery of operational equipment, from the Far East and the Baltic Sea in batches, I will discuss with the Ministry of Defense, when the time comes, send a nuclear submarine to ambush off the coast of Israel, if Israel already has the ability to counterattack, destroy it on the spot." Ustinov thought for a moment and began to add to the plan, discussing with Serov how to act.

When discussing how to solve the Israeli problem with a limited nuclear strike, the Soviet Union and the United States did not agree on the idea of a nuclear war. The United States attaches great importance to this matter, and ordinary military generals should not talk about using nuclear bombs, even if they think about it. The Soviet Union believed that as long as it could win, nuclear weapons could be used as a means of warfare to consider, and even if it was hard to take ten or eight nuclear bombs, the Soviet Union could fully withstand it. This is by no means to say that the Soviet leadership was not afraid of a nuclear war, and of course the USSR was also afraid of a full-scale nuclear war, but if the other side was a country with only limited nuclear forces, then it was entirely possible to consider trying.

The Soviet Union's nuclear weapons authority has always been delegated to the division level, and as long as a nuclear war begins, even if the Soviet leadership has been completely wiped out by the surprise attack, as long as the Soviet Union still has a force equipped with nuclear weapons, it can carry out a nuclear counterattack.

After consulting with Defense Minister Marshal Grechko, Ustinov received a warm response from Marshal Grechko. According to his words, Serov's nasty wolfdog finally focused on where it should be, instead of chasing the back of the soldier's ass and biting it every day as if he had a grudge against the Ministry of Defense.

"Of course, it was a covert operation, using fighter-bombers with short take-off and landing, to blow up Israel's nuclear facilities. Solve this scourge forever and, if possible, even wipe out Israel's nuclear experts. It's a pity that the success rate of sending special forces to raid is too low, and there is no certainty of bombing. In front of Ustinov and Marshal Grechko, Serov pointed to the map and discussed how to circumvent the Israeli radar station.

This is also the reason why the Su-7 bomber cannot be used to act, in addition to the high requirements for the airport, the Su-7 bomber can not achieve suddenness, the low-altitude performance is also very poor, when the low-altitude raid is to bomb others, or to drop yourself first, these two possibilities are five or five.

"Geographically, it should be deployed in Syria, and Syria is safer with the protection of the Golan Heights." Ustinov thought for a long time and said, "The time is chosen in the dark of night, a low-altitude raid on the Israeli nuclear base, and at the same time, Israel ambushes a nuclear submarine overseas to prevent an unexpected situation from happening." ”

Serov and Marshal Grechko each nodded, and at that moment the phone on the table rang violently. Ustinov picked up the phone with his backhand, his face changed, he put down the phone and said in a suppressed voice, "Malinovsky can't hold on anymore and is being rescued." ”

The three of them hurried to the hospital, where many generals of the Soviet Ministry of Defense had already arrived, including Marshals Zhukov, Vasilevsky, Baghramyan and others. Malinovsky's family is also waiting here, waiting for the final result.

Soon a group of people with higher status arrived at the hospital, and members of the Presidium of the Central Committee, such as Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Sherepin, Kosygin, and Suslov, came to the hospital. Half an hour passed, and the doctor in the emergency room came out, sweating and saying in an apologetic tone, "I'm sorry, we've done our best!" ”

The atmosphere of the whole corridor fell into gloom, only the small sobs of Malinovsky remained, Khrushchev and others comforted Malinovsky's widow and child, and after a while Malinovsky's body was pushed out, and the marshal, who had experienced the brutal Great Patriotic War, did not carry it in the end.

At the end of March 1967, the news of Malinovsky's death was released through the TASS news agency. For a time, countries expressed their condolences over this sad news, and many countries expressed their condolences through their most influential newspapers. Among them, China also expressed its position on this matter, and spoke highly of Malinovsky.

This is because, Malinovsky commanded the last major war of World War II. After the surrender of Germany, Malinovsky moved to Manchuria in Far Eastern China, where he led the Transbaikal Front against the Japanese; He led the last Soviet combat unit of World War II to capture Northeast China, which had been occupied by the Kwantung Army, a powerful army of 800,000; The Japanese Kwantung Army has always been praised by all sides for its high-quality elite troops, Malinovsky was able to defeat the "Kwantung Army" in 10 days, and he used tanks and tens of thousands of motorcycle infantry in a blitzkrieg mode and a classical tactical "double encirclement" mode, which can be called the Red Army's greatest achievement in World War II (whether in terms of bravery, proportion, execution, or innovative tactics), this great victory has greatly inspired the feelings of the Russian nation. General Malinovsky was also awarded the highest medal of honor of the Soviet Union - the Order of the Hero of the Soviet Union for this victory.

"This marshal is also preparing a nuclear strike on China, history is really interesting." Serov really didn't know how to react to this report, anyway, that's fine. This is a good thing for both countries.

The Soviet Union held a huge state funeral for Malinovsky's funeral, and Khrushchev personally presided over the burial of his marshal, who had a good personal relationship, under the walls of Red Square, where many famous people were buried, including Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Cheka, the predecessor of the KGB. It can be said that it is also a courtesy to Malinovsky.

After attending the funeral, Serov, in the name of the KGB, issued another warning to Egypt, reminding Egypt to be aware of possible Israeli surprise attacks, and he was also heartbroken for this ally who knelt down once and again. The first Arab power has always been this kind of virtue, and the Soviet Union will not be able to get over it in face. It is no wonder that even Egypt itself lost confidence and even lost the dominance of Arabia to Saudi Arabia.

"Israel can't hold on to the long-term competition, they are only a small country with a population of a few million, and if a small country wants to win against a big country, it is to start a war by means of a sneak attack, Japan is like this against the United States, Germany is like this against the Soviet Union, and Egypt must be prepared for it. I hope Mr. Nasser will notice this, many Egyptian troops have not moved their positions in recent years, which is not conducive to meeting the battle at any time. ”

At the same time, Soviet freighters departed from Leningrad and Vladivostok carrying Su-17 bombers that had not yet entered active service, while pilots entered Syria by land, and Soviet spy satellites in space passed over Israel twice a day to transmit the latest intelligence to the KGB. As an addition to the upcoming military operation.

"Find an airstrip, preferably somewhere that isn't usually noticed." Serov took the intelligence report from the Middle East Division, "The new graphite bomb can also be used, of course, our first purpose is to destroy. Hope for a big win! "The surest way, of course, is to send the army to dismantle the nuclear facilities and pin your hopes on the air force, which is always a bit weird. Subconsciously, the army can give people a feeling of reliability, which no other service can give.

The KGB's Middle East intelligence is updated every two days, mainly to observe the situation of the Israeli army. But no one knows whether this kind of surveillance is useful or not, because the Israeli state is not large, and the mobilization of troops is very fast, and it is very easy to hide. (To be continued.) )