"General Secretary, we have an emergency to report to you." Snowflakes continued to flutter in Moscow, and the head of the KGB, Vladimir Alexandrovich Kryuchkov, who hurried from 11 Lubyanka Square, hurried to meet Gorbachev.

"Tell me, what's the situation?" Gehr asked Kryuchkov with an oh-ah expression.

Kryuchkov, who was deeply used and trusted by the old leader Andropov, served as the deputy chairman of the Soviet State Security Council, and after Gorbachev came to power, Gorbachev also regarded him as his own.

At present, the whole Soviet Union, the pro-reform faction, all support Gorbachev, and they also know very well that Gorbachev is not old enough and does not have enough influence in the top of the Soviet Union, especially some diehards in the top of the Soviet Union, who have completely become moths in the edifice of the Soviet Union, and they are doing their best to obstruct the reform of the Soviet Union.

To help Gorbachev is to help the USSR! And now, Gorbachev's immediate task is to thoroughly master the army, establish prestige in the army, and cultivate his own forces!

"Turkmenistan Military District, something big has happened." Kryuchkov said: "A Su-27 fighter, defected to Pakistan!" ”

One of your own fighters defected? Suddenly, Gorbachev stood up from his position: "What? ”

Defection, this is a kind of treason in the strict! And the defection will make the secrets of the Soviet army leak, and Belenkov's defection caused too much shock to the Soviet Union, and even led to the dismount of high-ranking officers.

And now, another fighter on your side has defected?

"Alexander Zuev, who was transferred to the Turkmenistan Military District two months ago, left the base with a Su-27 fighter. Flew to Pakistan! Kryuchkov said: "This matter is very secretive, the Pakistani side did not say it, and the Turkmenistan Military District suppressed this defection and reported it as a flight accident, and we were almost deceived by them until yesterday." Our reconnaissance satellite, at the air base in Pakistan, spotted a Su-27 fighter! ”

Kryuchkov handed the satellite photo to Gorbachev, although the general secretary was a layman about flying, which is also quite important evidence.

"After we found out, we used KGB agents in Pakistan, and we took more pictures to determine that the plane. It was in Pakistan, and the plane was in good condition, there was no second possibility except for defection, and we also learned from the American agents that the United States was planning to get Zuyev and the plane to the United States. However, the Pakistani side is pressing. ”

"Why?" Gorbachev asked.

"Because President Muhammad wants to use this fighter. Exchange for something more. Kryuchkov said.

This is the judgment of the KGB itself, that President Mhammad, is simply an outlier! He doesn't look like a wise politician, but like a scoundrel on the street!

"Hmph, the Turkmenistan Military District dares to conceal such a serious incident, we absolutely cannot tolerate it!" Gorbachev said: "A meeting must be held immediately!" ”

Last time. Gorbachev wanted to completely deprive Marshal Akhromeyev of his command, but Marshal Sokolov was strongly opposed at that time, so he had to give up, and Marshal Akhromeyev returned to the army. Who knows, in less than half a month in total, such a thing actually happened.

This is absolutely intolerable to Gorbachev, and Marshal Akhromeyev bears the main responsibility!

All the people came in a hurry, looking at Gorbachev with a gloomy face, not knowing what was happening.

"Deception, our country, has suffered a shameful deception!" Looking at all the people, Gorbachev said: "In the Turkmenistan Military District, a Su-27 fighter plane defected to Pakistan, and the Turkmenistan Military District actually deliberately hid this matter!" ”

Su-27 fighter jet defected! Hearing these words in the ears of Marshal Sokolov, there was a shock, and of course he knew what it meant.

Su-27 is the latest fighter of the Soviet Air Force, is able to fight against the United States F-15 fighter advanced aircraft, although the first few battles failed, but this does not mean that the Su-27 can not compete with the United States fighters, now the war, fighting the whole system, the Soviet Air Force has a big problem in tactics, as long as the problem of the system is solved, the Soviet Air Force can still play an important combat effectiveness.

And now, this fighter has been obtained by the Americans, then, all the systems of the fighter have been leaked, except for the Soviet Union, which needs to spend a lot of money to replace all the friend or foe identifiers, the performance of this fighter is mastered by the Americans, then in the future air battles, it will be easier for the Americans to carry out targeted attacks, which is very unfavorable to their own side.

To put it more directly, the Su-27 may not continue to enter the equipment sequence of the Soviet Air Force, and the Soviet Union needs more advanced aircraft to replace the Su-27, just like after Belenkov left the MiG-25 in Japan, the Soviet Air Force will no longer be equipped with a large number of such fighters.

It's very strict.

"General Secretary, is this news confirmed?" Yakolev on the side said: "After all, the Turkmenistan Military District has never reported it, and Pakistan and the United States have not made a big deal of publicity. ”

"Debriefing? If they're willing to report, that's fine. Gorbachev said: "They tried in vain to cover up this matter, which is a dereliction of duty!" Akhromeyev bears an unshirkable responsibility! ”

Marshal Sokolov didn't say a word, last time, he was already trying his best to protect Marshal Akhromeyev, and almost had a stalemate with Gorbachev, at that time he still had a rhetoric, after all, it had not yet reached the agreed time, and there was still room for relaxation on his side, and now, this incident has happened, Gorbachev will definitely die Akhromeyev, and he can't say anything else, otherwise, Gorbachev will continue to expand the incident, he is the Minister of Defense, and his subordinates have to be very responsible for this kind of thing.

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

"Immediately transfer Akhromeyev back to Moscow for censorship! This matter must be investigated to the end, and it will not be tolerated! Gorbachev said.

Check it out! Those military generals who don't support themselves and always sing against themselves, look how arrogant they are!

"General Secretary, now that the war on the front line in Afghanistan is tight, although Marshal Akhromeyev bears a great responsibility for this matter, can you let him continue to command the fighting in Afghanistan first, and then come back for investigation when the war is over? After all, Marshal Akhromeyev has strong command experience, having fought in Afghanistan for many years, and is already familiar with there. ”

Marshal Sokolov had to resort to other means, and now, who wants to go to Afghanistan? It's a fire pit! Only Marshal Akhromeyev is willing to go there for the sake of the interests of the USSR, and for others, it is too late to dodge, as long as he continues to command the war in Afghanistan, then even if there is this mistake, it will be offset by merit in the future, and no one will continue to hold him accountable for his dereliction of duty. Now, you must continue to stay in Afghanistan and never go back!

"Experienced, familiar with Afghanistan? Has he 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, they cut a batch, and another batch comes out, and they can't be wiped out at all! He is too old to understand advanced military concepts, and he is simply not competent to command the battlefield in Afghanistan! Gorbachev said.

"Please make it clear which marshal you want to go to Afghanistan." Marshal Sokolov said that he did not believe that Gorbachev could find a candidate 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 a marshal with you, right? ”

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

Technological leaps and bounds led to many changes in the military, and the Soviet military summarized two historically important revolutions, for example, in the 20s, tanks and airplanes replaced cavalry and war horses; In the 50s, the combination of nuclear weapons with ballistic missiles replaced bombers and conventional missiles.

And in these revolutions, the Soviet Union kept up with the times, and even went further.

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

In 1976, American military theorist Tom Rona first put forward 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 war. At the same time, Marshal Ogarkov, then First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Union, was keenly aware of the profound changes that were taking place in the military field, and in 1979, he put forward his own conclusion: The rapid development of information technology with computers as the core and the emergence of a large number of precision-guided weapons will fundamentally break the old development model of the armed forces and promote and promote the occurrence of a new military revolution.

It can be said that he was a very far-sighted person, and if he could have lived longer, he could have seen the huge role of precision-guided weapons in warfare, but alas, now his theory, in the Soviet army, was an outlier. (To be continued......)