Chapter Twenty-Four: The Great Hero
The enamel lunch box printed with a sickle and axe, but there is a delicate porcelain spoon, at this time, Andre, who is half lying on the hospital bed, looks at the pair of slender and tender little hands, holding the spoon, holding a mouthful of porridge, putting it to his mouth and blowing, the red lips are so tempting.
"Come, open your mouth." The female doctor said, put the porridge spoon to Andre's mouth, opened her mouth, and the sticky sweet porridge flowed into Andrei's mouth, sweet to the heart.
The Soviets loved to drink porridge, and although they also made grain, they could hardly make any food, either baked black bread or sticky porridge, which was their traditional food.
This porridge, which is similar to domestic porridge, is also a staple food of the Soviets.
The female doctor helped Andrei to the bed, brought him food, and thought that Andrei's hand had just been dislocated, so she took the initiative to feed him.
Andrei felt hot all over his body, took two sips, and Andrei said: "Doctor, you can put the food here, I can eat it myself." ”
"No, your wrist is also injured and you can't move much." The female doctor said: "You are a big hero of our Far Eastern Military Region, and you have to fly into the blue sky again, in case your injuries are not healed well, it will have an impact on your flying career." ”
Big hero? Although he is a proud son of the sky, there are quite a lot of pilots in the Far Eastern Military District, how did he become a big hero? Andrei was suddenly very curious, and he remembered that when he just met this female doctor, the other party called him Captain Andrei, and Andrei vaguely remembered that his military rank was lieutenant?
Suddenly, Andre reacted again, no, this lunch box is so clean, the spoon is so delicate, it is definitely not from the cafeteria, could it be that the food brought by this female doctor from home was eaten by herself?
"Dr. Catherine, Dr. Catherina, the patient in Ward 16 is in condition."
"Okay, I'll be right there." The female doctor turned her head and said, put the lunch box on the bedside table, stood up and hurriedly walked out, and when she walked to the door, she glanced back at Andrei and signaled to Andrei with her eyes, and when she finished seeing the patient, she would still come back.
Catherine? The Russian word means pure, and it's a nice name! Andrei reached out and picked up the spoon, the doctor was very busy, so don't let her provide extra care for herself, although in his heart, Andrei vaguely hoped that the other party would come again, Andrei still ate it in a big gulp.
"Andrey, are you awake? That's great! At this moment, a voice came from outside, and Andrei looked outside, and it was actually the regimental commander, Colonel Ivanov!
"Captain!" Andrei shouted to Ivanov and was about to stand up and salute.
"Andrey, sit down!" Ivanov said: "I came to report to the command of the Air Defense Forces in Vladivostok, and by the way, I came to see you. You've been in a coma for two days, and you've scared the hell out of us. ”
Two days in a coma? Andre couldn't help but wonder, it seems that the impact he received at that time was not small? By the way, what about the Americans across the Strait? Are there any new moves?
Thinking of this, Andrei couldn't help asking: "Regiment commander, did the Americans continue to cross the median line of the strait and put pressure on us?" ”
Hearing Andrei ask this, Ivanov, who is nearly forty years old, smiled heartily: "Andrey, this is all your credit, the last time you drove our MiG-25, rushed all the way to Hokkaido, and ran with the Americans' E-2 early warning aircraft, the Americans were frightened, thinking that all the models they were in service could not confront our MiG-25, so they stopped this act of provocation by force, in recognition of your merits, the superiors decided to award you a first-class medal for serving the motherland in the Soviet Armed Forces, at the same time, Raise your rank to Captain. You kid, now you have become a great hero, and even the front page of Pravda published your deeds. ”
The Order of Service to the Fatherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR of the 1st degree, a new medal was established on October 28, 74. It is awarded to servicemen of all branches of the Soviet Army, border guards and internal guard units who have distinguished themselves in military and political training, maintaining a high level of combat readiness of the troops and mastering new technical weapons, who have worked well in service, who are able to successfully complete special tasks assigned by the commander, who have shown courage and dedication in the performance of their military duties, as well as who have made other achievements during their service in the Armed Forces of the USSR.
Since it was only established last year, more than 100 of these medals have been issued so far, which is also a great honor.
I see! Andrei then realized that he had been in a coma for two days, and it seemed that he had escaped a treatment, otherwise, after getting off the plane, he would definitely be scolded by Kozh Dub, and maybe he would be asked to write a check or something. And now, as soon as the superiors are happy, they have given themselves an honor and promoted their rank, so they don't have to worry about being scolded.
In the struggle for hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union, the time is about to come when the Soviet Union will overpower the Americans in momentum, and the Americans have just pulled their feet out of the quagmire of the Vietnam War.
Moreover, his own MiG-25, this time it can be regarded as against the sky, before Belenko's defection, the US Air Force had a great fear of the MiG-25.
Belenko! Thinking of Belenko, Andrei was nervous again, as long as the Americans did not obtain the secret of the MiG-25, they would think that this was a powerful fighter made of titanium alloy of the Soviet Union, and its performance far exceeded that of any model of the Americans, and the Americans would not act rashly.
"Now, the Americans are still putting diplomatic pressure on us to hand over the EP-3, and now, depending on what Moscow means, it will not be returned to the United States if it does not thoroughly study the technology on this plane, so we still have to guard against what tricks the Americans play, and when the time comes, if there is a situation, our 513 regiment will still rush to the front line."
"Commander, where is Captain Belenko?" Andrei asked Ivanov: "I remember, his fighter broke down and did not go to war last time. ”
"Yes, his fighter plane is still being repaired in the hangar, and he has not been able to fly it for the last week." Ivanov said.
Okay, as long as his fighter plane is still being repaired and he can't go to the sky, everything will still have a turnaround, Andrei is relieved.
Ivanov said a few more words to Andrei to recuperate from his injuries, and left in a hurry, and Andrei's heart began to think.
The Americans will definitely not admit defeat, especially since this is the first time in the Cold War that an American plane has landed on the land of the Soviets, and there is no precedent for how to deal with it.
I should take care of my injuries and return to the army as soon as possible! In particular, there is also the matter of Belenko, if Belenko drives the MiG-25 to the enemy, the two sides will be considered a draw.
Thinking of this, Andrei remembered the last time he met Anne in the town of Chuguevka, how could it be so coincidental? That girl from the University of Berlin is quite suspicious!
Without solid evidence, he could not report it to the KGB to arrest someone, but he could not watch this happen. Thinking like this, Andrei took out a Dibernie brand cigarette from the side and was about to light it.
"Hey, comrade pilot, for your health, you can't smoke!" At this moment, the voice of a female doctor sounded outside.