Soviet Union 1991

(Catching up with the end of the morning, I’m posting the second update of this chapter)

Although Yanayev took fixed-wing aircraft courses when he was young and also obtained a pilot's driving certificate, this does not mean that he can fly a Backfire bomber that looks very powerful but is actually really A very powerful bomber. And in order to ensure the safety of the president, this Backfire flight did not carry "Kitchen" or "Kingfish" air-to-ground missiles.

When it took off from Nakhodka, there were two Su-27s escorting it. After all, the top leader was on board. If there was something wrong, the Air Force would not be able to escape the blame. Maybe some people would blame Yanayev for why. Let's go on a political show that is laborious and dangerous, but for him, opportunities often come with danger.

Looking down from the side glass window, they were far away from the land. The setting sun on the left had not completely set. The golden light shrouded the backfire's fuselage, rendering it bright golden, as if it was accompanied by God. The angel spreads his white wings and punishes the evil and filthy enemies with redbuds and spears.

It was already night when we flew to the Southern Kuril Islands. Through the glass window, Yanayev found that the sea was pitch black, with only a rising silver moon in the sky spreading its gentle moonlight over the two Su-27 fighter jets beside him. The body is shining.

"Your Excellency, we will arrive at the Southern Kuril Islands soon." The pilot turned his head and said to Yanayev. At this time, there was a look of uneasiness on his face, and he was vaguely worried that this flight might cause an accident.

Yanayev nodded to him, "Thank you for your hard work, boys." Then he continued to wait quietly for the Japanese to show up.

Although in the 1956 Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration, the Soviet Union agreed to return the two islands of Habomai and Shikotan to Japan after the conclusion of a peace treaty, in exchange for a peace agreement with Japan. However, due to the obstruction of the United States and Japan's insistence on the return of the four islands, the 1956 treaty was not implemented. Now, the Japanese still want to take back the four northern islands from the Soviet Union, but Yanayev is the first to disagree. Moreover, according to Soviet tradition, as long as a Japanese dares to cross the border, regardless of whether he is a fisherman or a soldier, the Soviet navy has the right to shoot and kill him without any ambiguity. Anyway, I have not signed a peace agreement with you. Your crossing the border is equivalent to a violation of territorial rights in my eyes.

"Your Excellency, why are these four islands so important to us? They are all in an unfavorable geographical location." One of the pilots asked doubtfully.

"Oh?" The pilot's words brought Yanayev back to reality from his meditation. He thought for a while and replied in a simple and easy-to-understand way. "The total area of ​​these four islands is 4996 square kilometers. Not only strategic It has a very important position and is rich in resources. The continental shelf gas resource reserves are about 1.6 billion tons and the gold reserves are about 1,867 tons. There are 9,284 tons of silver, 273 million tons of iron, and 117 million tons of sulfur. In addition, Etortor Island is also rich in rhenium, which is more valuable than gold, with reserves of up to 36 tons. Although Habamai Island and Shikotan Island are small, the nearby continental shelf is rich in seafood. The output is about 800,000 tons. According to statistics from Soviet experts, the total resource value of the four islands and the continental shelf is US$45.8 billion.”

"So, do you think we will give up such an important place?" Yanayev said, "And Japan's wings cannot be full. These guys are insatiable moths. Once they choose to compromise in some aspects, They will be even more aggressive, so if the Japanese want to take back the four northern islands, they can tear up the armistice agreement with us if they can."

"What if he really wants to do this?" pilot Vasily asked uneasily.

Yanayev stretched and said nonchalantly, "If we really do this, every inch of land in South Korea and Japan will be covered with red flags symbolizing communism."

When the Backfire bomber approached the airspace of Hokkaido, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, which reacted to the radar, urgently dispatched two F2 fighter jets to intercept it, and reported this information to the Director of the Defense Agency Gen Nakatani as quickly as possible. The director of the Defense Department, who had just finished the state banquet and was about to go home, was shocked when he received the news and quickly went to the prime minister to discuss countermeasures.

When he learned that the Prime Minister was discussing land issues with the Soviet Premier, Nakatani could only ask others to convey the news to the Prime Minister, because he did not want to encounter that embarrassing scene.

The emergency situation in Hokkaido continues to ferment, but in fact Japan does not dare to provoke the Soviet Union at all. The painful lessons of Nomenkan and the Kwantung Army in the memory let the ambitious Empire of the Rising Sun know that its northern neighbor is not someone to be trifled with. It was already thankful that the Soviet giant did not provoke Japan, but now the Prime Minister is once again facing the danger that the ceasefire agreement may be torn up because of the issue of the four northern islands.

The pilot of the Japanese F2 fighter jet said to the pilot of the Backfire bomber, "The unidentified aircraft please identify yourself and leave this airspace. This is Japan's inherent territory. Unidentified aircraft please leave the airspace. Repeat, please leave the unidentified aircraft." Airspace or we will shoot down. Repeat or we will shoot down."

"Your Excellency, what should I do? They have already issued a shooting down warning." Vasily said uneasily. The other pilots also looked at Yanayev, as if he was the supreme commander of the bomber.

Yanayev still sat calmly in his seat and replied confidently, "Just tell him that this is the Soviet Union's Southern Kuril Islands, which belongs to the Southern Kurilsk County of Sakhalin Oblast. If the other party dares to do anything to threaten Soviet aircraft, our escort aircraft Su-27 will never let it go. By the way, let me add one more sentence at the end. The Soviet top leader is now on this Backfire bomber. If they dare to intercept it, it is equivalent to unilaterally tearing up the ceasefire agreement with the Soviet Union."

The pilot replied to the Japanese pilot of the F2 fighter without missing a word. Because he was too nervous, he said the Soviet Union's Southern Kuril Islands as the Soviet Union's Japanese Islands. This harmless slip of the tongue made the Japanese pilot terrified and mistakenly thought it was a prelude to the other party's war.

Yanayev had long anticipated Japan's reaction. Now the Soviet Union is fully armed and desperate. The poor madman. The booming development of Japan's economy is destined to not dare to have any conflict with itself. Otherwise, not only will the economy be sent back to the early days after the end of World War II, but it may also directly turn capitalist countries into socialist alliances.

In this awkward confrontation between the two sides, Yanayev repeatedly comforted the pilots not to be nervous. If they pressed the wrong launch button, the problem would be serious. Just treat it as a trip to Hokkaido.

So an interesting scene appeared in the night sky. A Backfire bomber led two Su-27 fighters to fly recklessly in the sky near the Japanese territory, while the two F2 fighters behind them followed them helplessly.

"What should we do, Director Nakatani Gen. If we really want to fire at the other side, I'm afraid it will not cause a diplomatic dispute." The head of the Air Self-Defense Force of the Defense Agency repeated the original words of the Soviet pilot to Director Nakatani Gen, and then looked at him awkwardly.

Nakatani Gen held the paper and couldn't calm down for a long time. He also knew the weight of Japan. The Soviet Union, which could push European countries in a few weeks, faced Japan, which had only a few islands. Who would win or lose has become a foregone conclusion. Now the only way is to ask the United States for help, but as long as the Soviet Union does not really attack Japan, then they will not care about such things that make the Japanese government lose face.

The current situation is equivalent to letting Japan, with its weak military strength, face the most powerful war empire directly. Everyone will watch him being humiliated by the Soviet Union with compassion, and then pretend not to see it, but will not lend a hand or issue a statement to condemn and support. Perhaps after losing face, the United Nations will pretend to mediate, but by then it will be too late to suppress the resentment of the people at home.

Ask for help from the republican neighbors in the west? Forget it, they are now flirting with the Soviet Union, and the relationship is rapidly warming up. Maybe it will be a failure, and the attitude of rolling up sleeves to watch the fun. At this moment, Nakatani Gen tasted how ridiculous it is for a country without strong military and political support to seek a position as a great power.

"It would be great if we could abolish the civil-military unification and the unequal treaties that are tied around our necks." Nakatani Gen, who is not old yet, sighed, and for the first time he had the idea of ​​abolishing these shackles in his mind.