Chapter 1809 He stole a plane
Arbat Square in Moscow, a white square building stands along the river.
This is the Russian Ministry of Defense building. Since the Cold War, this place and the Pentagon on the other side of the earth have always been the focus of world media attention. Countless decrees that can stir up changes in the world have been issued from here.
Now in an office in the Ministry of Defense building, two old men are sitting there playing chess.
"Yevmenov, your chess skills have declined recently. Castling!" An old man looked very proud. He had a great chance of winning this game.
Yevmenov looked at the chessboard and fell into deep thought. Was he going to lose?
"Shoigu, don't be so complacent. It's still uncertain who will win!" Yevmenov looked dissatisfied.
The person sitting there playing chess with him was none other than Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The two were old friends and chess partners for many years.
Shoigu laughed and said, "Yevmenov, if your chess skills were as tough as your words, you would have beaten me long ago! Stop struggling, 374 to 372! You can't catch up with me!"
"Don't bother me!" Yevmenov waved his hand and stared at the chessboard.
Just then there was a sudden knock on the door.
Shoigu shouted triumphantly, "Come in!"
The person who came in was Yevmenov's deputy. After seeing Shoigu, he saluted and turned to Yevmenov and said, "Commander Yevmenov, your call."
When they were playing chess, both of them would leave their phones outside so as not to disturb them. Yevmenov frowned and said, "Can't you see I'm playing chess? If I lose the game because of your phone call, will you take responsibility?"
Shoigu laughed at this. "Isn't it because the Earth's gravity is too weak that you can't poop?" He lit a cigar and smiled at Yevmenov.
His deputy murmured, "Commander Yevmenov, this call is very important."
Yevmenov blushed as Shoigu stared at him with a smile, and he stretched out his hand to his deputy and said, "Give it to me!"
After he picked up the phone, he said directly: "I am Yevmenov."
It was unknown what was said on the other end of the phone, but Yevmenov suddenly stood up with a look of shock, slammed the table, and exclaimed, "What?"
Whether Yevmenov did it intentionally or not, his slap landed squarely on the chessboard, sending the pieces tumbling into disarray. Shoigu was visibly anxious. Just as he was about to speak, Yevmenov, with a serious expression, gestured to him, "Stop!"
Shoigu was also stunned. He rarely saw Yevmenov with such an expression.
"Keep an eye on that side. Okay, I'll contact them! I understand! It's not your fault!" After he said that, he hung up the phone, handed it to his deputy, lit a cigarette and said nothing.
Shoigu's face turned serious when he saw this scene. "Is it the Barents Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, or the Bering Sea? Wait, is it the Soya Strait?"
Russia is a vast country, with territorial disputes lurking at nearly every corner of its borders. Why, even when Russia was desperately poor, didn't it forget to develop its military? It was truly under attack from all sides. The pressure on its navy was particularly intense, and there's a reason why Russia, even when it was desperately poor, did its utmost to preserve its navy.
The Barents Sea, needless to say, has been a major troop base for both Europe and Russia since the end of World War II. During the Cold War, in particular, it was the scene of constant conflict and numerous near misses. The K-278 sank after completing a mission there; the most famous incident there is the "Barents Sea Scalpel" incident.
On the morning of September 13, 1987, over the Barents Sea, a Soviet Air Defense Force Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a Norwegian Air Force P-3B anti-submarine aircraft near the Soviet border. The P-3B was driven out, then back again, then driven out again, which infuriated the Su-27 pilot. He then performed a "surgical maneuver" on the P-3B using one of his vertical tails, shredding one of its engines and forcing it back. This scene epitomized the intensity of the Cold War confrontation.
There is a poem to prove this: The autumn wind in September is like a pair of scissors, and the Soviet soldiers are highly skilled.
Whether this incident was a tactical error or an intentional one by the Soviet pilots remains a mystery. However, one thing is certain: it significantly protected Soviet airspace. The consequences are very similar to the crash involving the heroic fighter jet 81192.
However, the public intellectuals portrayed the matter in a different light, saying that it was a manifestation of the Soviet Union's disregard for human life and its disregard for operating procedures.
Look, they turned a blind eye when 81192 was hit; the submarine USS Greenville did not follow the rules and urgently surfaced, resulting in the sinking of a Japanese fishing boat and the death of nine fishermen, which is also a strict regulation; the F15 violated the rules and flew at a low altitude in Italy and hit a cable car, resulting in the death of tourists, which is also cherishing life - the Soviet Union's "Barents Sea Scalpel" incident, the low-altitude flying tactics were in line with the regulations, and at most it was a pilot error, so how can it be regarded as "ignoring human life and not paying attention to operating procedures"?
This double standard is really amazing!
As for the Baltic Sea, the situation is similar to that of the Barents Sea. It is also a bridgehead for confrontation between the two sides. The Baltic Fleet, one of the four major fleets of the Soviet Union, was responsible for guarding there.
Back then, the Baltic Fleet wasn't the strongest of the four major fleets, but it was more than enough here: the neighbors weren't strong at the time! But since the collapse of the Soviet Union and its declining military power, things have changed: weakening the navy and strengthening the army's missiles and other equipment: after all, we're all neighbors, so if you dare to attack from the sea, we'll attack from the land!
The situation in the Black Sea is far worse: ever since the territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine, it has replaced the Barents Sea as the new focal point of the standoff, with constant clashes and incidents of collisions and ship seizures. The Black Sea Fleet has reached a record high in terms of visibility.
As for the Bering Sea and the Soya Strait, that's the Pacific Fleet's business. The former is both the starting point of the Northeast Passage and the gateway from the Pacific to the Arctic, where they've been clashing with the Americans for decades. The Soya Strait, on the other hand, is a matter of conflict with Japan. The Soya Strait is particularly bustling right now. With missiles now deployed in the Southern Kuril Islands, how can the Japanese not be anxious?
When Shoigu saw Yevmenov's expression, the first thing he thought of was that something had happened in these places again.
Yevmenov was silent for a moment before answering, "Xiao Peng has left Dixon Island."
"Huh?" Shoigu was stunned. "How did he leave Dixon Island? Where did he go?"
"I don't know," Yevmenov replied. "He stole a plane from the Dixon Air Force and ran away."
"What?"
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