"Yes. It's what I got off." Mhamad said: "Our fighter jets should defend our Pakistani airspace. If even the Soviets fly over us and throw bombs and we can't open fire, then what's the use of our air force? The top leaders of the alliance were killed this time. If we did not shoot down and injured one of them, how do we explain to the people? How do we explain to the Afghan refugees who trust us? How do we explain to the world?"

Musha Af was a little overwhelmed when he heard this. This Mhamad only knows how to fight, does not know how to consider it in full, and has no strategic vision.

"Chief of Staff, do you know that this may lead to an escalation of the war." Musha Afgh said: "The Soviets invaded Afghanistan despite the opposition of the international community in order to realize the Soviets' strategy and to obtain a passage to the Indian Ocean south!"

This is something that a discerning person can tell at a glance. The Soviet Union has a vast territory and great influence. However, until now, the Soviets still cannot show their existence in the Indian Ocean. When they were Tsarist Russia, they formulated a strategy to obtain a southward passage through Afghanistan. The Soviet Union inherited the mantle of Tsarist Russia and stared at it. For them, by extending their hands to the Indian Ocean, they could achieve more strategic goals, avoid the Western encirclement in Western Europe and obtain new passages.

Now, the Soviets have taken Afghanistan, but Afghanistan does not border the Indian Ocean. If the Soviets want to go south, they need to use Pakistan or Iran. In other words, the Soviet Union wants to open another hole from them.

When the Soviets occupied Afghanistan, Pakistan tried hard to avoid direct battle with the Soviets. Once the war escalated, the torrent of steel from the Soviets would likely advance eastward and then go southward, completely opening the passage to the Indian Ocean.

This is a strategic issue. Mhamad has become the chief of staff of the military region and must have such a vision. Musha Af takes good care of Mhamad, but now when talking about the serious matters, he is definitely merciless and says whatever he should say.

"Yes, we just want to expand the situation." Mhamad said: "The Soviets have already defeated their potential for war when they fight Afghanistan. If they really dare to fight us, they can only go back in shame! We have a complete army, which is not as easy as Afghanistan."

This is a good thing, but... there seems to be something in this?

"The Soviets dare not invade us on a large scale. At most, they will expand the scale of air strikes, which will be beneficial to us." Mhamad said: "It will strengthen our air force."

Strengthen your own air force? How is this possible! Once a large-scale air war broke out with the Soviets, your own air strength would be quickly consumed. When the air force was depleted to a critical point, India in the east would definitely be eager to do something. More than ten years of India-Pakistan war is still deeply imprinted in Musha Af's mind.

"Our fleet is too old, and most of the fighter jets are J-6," Mhamad said. "The latest fighter jet is the F-16, but it has not been transported from the United States yet. The pilots are still undergoing modification training. Our air force equipment is at a great disadvantage, and this is an opportunity."

Mhamad is full of confidence.

"Reported that Bagram took off the fleet, with the main force being MiG-21 and MiG-23 flying towards the east." An adjutant hurried in and said.

In order to prevent the Soviets from raids, in addition to setting up watchtowers in the mountains on their own, Mhamad arranged several intelligence personnel on the periphery of Bagram to monitor the Soviets' aircraft fleet. Unexpectedly, less than five hours before the morning air battle, the Soviets were about to take revenge.

In later generations, before the Americans started air strikes, the fleet took off, and some enthusiasts posted takeoff videos on the website, and could also calculate the exact moment of the Americans' air strikes based on time. It is very useful to arrange one or two lookout posts in key places.

The MiG-21 and MiG-23 are mainly air combat, and it is obvious that the Soviets wanted to retaliate against the incident in the morning. It is almost imagined that Turkmenistan must have taken off the fighter plane and wanted to attack the sneak attack.

"Immediately notify Peshawar and Salmongri that the Soviets are about to invade, all fighter planes will take off and cruise on the border," said Mhamad.

"Yes." The adjutant wanted to go down, but was stopped by Musha Af: "Only take off two patrol planes, and the rest are ready to take off and fight at any time."

The J-6 has a low range and a small combat radius. If it is launched now, it will waste precious fuel. When fighting with the Soviets, it may suffer losses due to insufficient fuel. Musha Af has considered a lot.

"No, all take off." Mhamad said: "Commander, please believe me. As long as we all take off and make a good fighting posture, the Soviets will make some choices."

Maybe it was Mhamad's confidence that infected Musha Af, maybe it was Musha Af that believed that Mhamad was correct and the order was issued quickly.

The 15th Air Squadron of the Peshawar Military Region is under the jurisdiction of the Peshawar Military Region, and the 23rd Squadron of the Salmongri Air Force Base is not directly under their jurisdiction. They just received friendly reminders. Even so, when the bell of the war rang, the 23rd Squadron of the Salmongri made its own choice, boarded the fighter plane and took off!

The silver wings, so dazzling in the sun, were filled with oil, hung with a re-detected Aim-9p missile, and the cannons were also filled with shells, and the J-6 continued to rise from the runway of the airport. In the air formation, the large aircraft group began to cruise along the border line with great momentum.

At the same time, this emergency was quickly reported to two long-range early warning radar stations in Islamabad, Randikota and Alawari areas. Those Soviet fighter jets were gathering over the northern part of Jalalabad, with a total of more than forty aircraft, and it seemed that they could cross the border at any time.

The air force bases behind Pakistan sounded the alarm, and a large number of J-6 and Phantom 3 fighters took off from other airports and flew towards the western border line.

Large-scale air battles seem to be about to break out. Once firefighting begins, both sides will definitely lose fighter jets. Moreover, this will also declare that the Soviet Union and Pakistan have officially entered a state of war, bringing far-reaching and lasting impact on both sides.

At this time, Mhamad was sitting in front of Musha Af, calmly drinking a bowl of milk tea. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!