"That's because our strength is not enough." Marshal Akhromeyev said: "Our third-generation fighter jets have just been in service and have many flaws, which are not very perfect. We have been using our weaknesses to confront the strengths of the enemy. If we change our approach, I believe that the war will end soon."

"Then, what are our strengths?" Gorbachev said.

"Missile!" Marshal Akhromeyev said: "Our greatest advantage is missiles! We have tens of thousands of missiles, and Pakistan's missile number is zero! As long as we attack a ballistic missile to cover all military bases in Pakistan, Pakistan's military strength will no longer exist immediately. Without Pakistan's support, Afghanistan will not be able to resist at all. Their current equipment is imported through Pakistan. No matter how many Afghan rebels we kill, they will emerge more. As long as we destroy Pakistan's military power, we can calmly open up a road down the Indian Ocean from the western part of Pakistan! Moreover, we have a complete advantage of nuclear weapons!"

Missile! The Soviet Union's advantage is of course ballistic missiles! The Soviet Union's leaders attached great importance to ballistic missiles, especially in the Khrushchev era, which was simply a theory of missile victory, and comprehensively developed ballistic missiles!

The last time, it was just a tentative attack, which completely destroyed the Peshawar base in Pakistan. They have not recovered until now. As long as they are covered with a large number of ballistic missiles, they can completely solve Pakistan's military strength. It is best if there are a few mushroom bullets mixed in, see if Pakistan dares to continue to provide support to the Afghans!

"You are such a fool, are you going to drag our entire Soviet Union into a place of no return?" Gorbachev laughed furiously: "Can ballistic missiles solve the problem? Until now, we have not thought that Pakistan declared war. Our air combat field is completely limited to Afghanistan. Why is this? I am worried about the scale of the war! How stupid it is to provoke Pakistan without solving Afghanistan! We can destroy their military bases, but what are the consequences? Have you ever thought about the consequences? Pakistan can also use ballistic missiles to attack our military bases! If we take the lead in using nuclear weapons, then missiles will definitely fly towards us on Pakistan's land!"

"Don't say that Pakistan does not have one, as long as the United States has it, Pakistan can have it!" Gorbachev breathed and continued: "Pakistan is just a small country. Their people are just as rebellious as Afghanistan. If we move nuclear weapons, the United States will provide nuclear weapons to Pakistan and launch them at us in their name! Can we bear such casualties?"

"If the United States dares to provide it, we still have tens of thousands of nuclear warheads shot towards the United States!" Marshal Akhromeyev was not afraid of the Americans. All the Soviet soldiers believed that the Americans were their biggest enemies, so how could they be afraid!

"Then let's wait for complete destruction." Gorbachev said: "Do you really want to see countless mushroom clouds blooming on the earth? What did our Afghan war get? Is it because we got so many mushroom clouds?"

(At the time, I wrote about those war scenes. The conventional Soviet troops suffered heavy losses. Some readers asked questions at that time. Will the Soviet Union not use its own ballistic missiles? If it is annoyed, they will plant mushrooms at any time. In fact, in connection with the international environment at that time, this situation is difficult to happen. Nuclear weapons, called nuclear intimidation, are more suitable for threats, and users will be very cautious. After all, during the Cold War, when it was not careful, it was the 1.0 version of the world's nuclear radiation version. Moreover, there was also the Soviet leader at that time. Gorbachev, who was full of ideals. To reform the Soviet Union, and he was struggling, the army was also the biggest obstacle. The nuclear button was in his hands. How could he support the army to fight a nuclear war! He was very interested in destroying Soviet nuclear weapons, which could reduce expenses and be used for reform.)

"Even if it is not a nuclear war or a conventional war, we, the Soviet Union, cannot withstand it. If we launch a large-scale ballistic missile to attack Pakistan's mainland, then all the Western world will completely oppose us. Now, we can still buy food from Western Europe, or even on credit. However, once an attack on Pakistan's mainland is launched, more severe sanctions in Batumi will be coming. We have money in time and cannot buy a grain of food. So what if the army takes Afghanistan? Can we provide us with food?" Gorbachev continued.

Everyone did not speak. They knew that Gorbachev's words were actually correct. The army seriously dragged down the country's economy, but none of them were willing to say this. The foundation of the Soviet Union's strength was also its own army!

"I suggest that the Afghan war be terminated immediately. Leave the Afghans' affairs to the Afghans to deal with them themselves." Gorbachev said: "We have lost 60,000 to 70,000 people in succession, and the country will no longer invest a ruble in Afghanistan."

In later generations, the Afghan War continued until 1989. Now, Gorbachev could not hold on for a long time. The casualties were so great that he could not accept them and could not see any hope. Moreover, he could also attack the military and let them know that he was the leader of the Soviet Union. They had to listen to his own words!

After all, in history, the Soviet Union invested about 100,000 troops, with a total loss of only 15,000 troops. Now, the Soviet Union has invested more than 150,000 troops, with a loss of 60,000 to 70,000 troops. Such losses are simply not acceptable to the Soviet Union.

If you continue to fight, you can't win, and there are no war bonuses. If you are a major grain-producing area and you can provide food to the Soviet Union, it would be worth it. Now, there is nothing but a waste.

Hearing Gorbachev's words, Marshal Sokolov immediately stood up: "No, our military does not agree to do this! Otherwise, so many of our soldiers would be in vain!"

The two of them looked at each other, and their eyes were full of anger.

………

Turkmenistan, air force base.

This is a special place, and the face of the pilot will soon become new. The ground crew is still the original ground crew, and the hangar is still the original hangar. Pilots and planes will change frequently.

It’s not because of transfer, but because after coming here, once you take off and fight, you may not be able to come back.

No matter how brave the pilot was, he was unwilling to be transferred here. The earlier spirit of rushing to write volunteers and taking the lead was long gone. This was a very terrible place for the Soviet Air Force.

However, whether you want to or not, you should come or not. When the new pilots walked down from the transport plane with their luggage, they had no planes yet. The aircraft manufacturer behind them was in intensive production, and the original planes here had long turned into fragments.

Two months ago, a group of Su-27 fighter jets were flew to the base here. Seeing the pilots from the aircraft factory dropping the plane and leaving casually, the pilots who stayed behind were all so angry that they were all tiring.

A tall Soviet pilot squatted in the grass on the base, biting the grass roots with his teeth, staring at the fighter planes on the apron, and was stunned in silence.

"Hey, Zuyev, what are you thinking?" Next to him, another pilot came. The two of them lived in the same dormitory. The one who greeted him was named Andre, and the one who was squatting on the lawn was named Alexander Zuyev.

"I didn't think about anything. This Su-27 is really beautiful." Zuyev said.

"That's of course. When I first saw this kind of aircraft, I hoped that I could fly this kind of fighter jet." Andre said: "Now, my wish has finally come true, but unfortunately it is here."

Andre was very annoyed. Although this type of fighter was advanced, it was still not as good as the Pakistani aircraft. If there was another large-scale air battle, it would be difficult to survive if it went on.

"By the way, Zuyev, why are you here? Your father-in-law, isn't the chief of staff of the aviation division?" Andrei asked.

Why did I come? I was sent by my father-in-law! When Zuyev thought of this, he felt uncomfortable.

Zuyev, an "excellent" Soviet Air Force pilot, started flying the Mi-24 helicopter when he first entered the air force, and later started to start various jets.

At the age of 25, Zuyev married the daughter of the chief of staff of the aviation division where he was. He originally thought that this would make his military career even more prosperous, but unexpectedly, this wife was too strict with him, so he could not even go out for a drink. Moreover, if it was a little inappropriate, he would curse him, a complete witch!

Zuyev finally had enough and decided to change his life. He thought of further study at the test pilot school. As a result, due to various reasons, he failed to get what he wanted. After he went back, he was scolded by his wife. So he finally had enough. He went out to find a beautiful woman and lived together for a few days. When his wife found him, he came here.

"As an excellent Soviet Air Force, we must come here to withstand the test of blood and fire. We must learn to operate the Su-27 fighter jets as soon as possible and fight the Pakistan Air Force!" Zuyev said.

"Don't you, that's just going to die. I'm flying a plane to defect to Pakistan and I'm not willing to fight the Pakistan Air Force!" Andre said.

Andrei's words made Zuyev feel shocked: "Andrei, aren't you afraid that I will expose you to the KGB?"
Chapter completed!