Chapter 203 Almost Got In Trouble

"Marshal, I think we can give it a try." Andre looked at the jump deck he had temporarily converted with scaffolding on the deck outside with longing eyes, and said: "This still requires the mutual cooperation of various departments in our country, especially carrier-based aircraft. We have no experience in this field, so we have to explore everything by trial and error."

"Well, I will immediately supervise these matters when I return to Moscow." Gorshkov said, "Andrei, if necessary, I will need you to return to Moscow to conduct an in-depth analysis of our maritime confrontation this time."

I will speak for the navy? How capable do I have? Andrei looked at Gorshkov and said, "If necessary, I will do my best. Only when the navy is strong can we be truly strong in the Soviet Union."

Gorshkov was also looking at the young man in front of him, a major general in his twenties who had never appeared again except during World War II. The man in front of him had great potential and a bright future ahead of him.

Gorshkov has a good impression of Andrei, and he also knows some things behind Andrei. With Andrei as an analyst, he might be able to better persuade Ustinov and others.

Only when the navy is strong can the country be truly strong. This sentence is exactly what Gorshkov wants.

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"Finally you're leaving, Andrei. Next time, could you please use your brain and do your own job well?" General Yazov said to Andrei as he watched the Tu-104 passenger plane flying away from the airport, escorted by four MiG-23 fighters.

Andrei has a spirit of adventure, which is what Yazov admires. However, this time Yazov cursed Andrei countless times in his heart. If it were in the old Tsar’s army, Yazov really wanted to whip Andrei severely with a whip.

Why not do something else? Why do you have to get involved in the Navy's mess? It would be fine if you just got involved and said a few words, but why do you have to go to the sea and sit on a warship for exercises?

Most importantly, the Navy Commander, Marshal Gorshkov, was also on the warship!

This is the Far East, Hokkaido, a place where war just broke out and war may break out again at any time!

What if Marshal Gorshkov went to the sea and really clashed with the US aircraft carrier formation and a large-scale naval battle broke out? Don’t say that the larger the warship, the Kiev is really the first target of the US Navy! Moreover, the Americans didn’t know that Marshal Gorshkov was also on it. If Marshal Gorshkov was in danger, the Soviet Union and the United States would really fight the Third World War, which is definitely not in the interests of the Soviet Union!

And all this will eventually be blamed on Andrei. It was Gorshkov who listened to Andrei's advice and went out on the warship with great enthusiasm! If there really was a mountain division, the people behind Andrei could not guarantee his safety!

How could this not make General Yazov angry! With Marshal Gorshkov around, Yazov couldn't get angry. Now, watching Marshal Gorshkov and others leave, Yazov finally couldn't control his emotions. At the airport, Yazov blamed Andrei unceremoniously: "Andrei, you almost got into trouble!"

The others were stunned. One was a veteran general who was parachuted in as the top leader; the other was a rising star with a promising future. No matter who it was, they were not the ones these lieutenants could look up to. Now, were they going to have a conflict? If so, their future would be difficult. If the two of them secretly competed, it would only make the people below suffer.

"I'm sorry." Andre's attitude made everyone relax. It seemed that Andre still respected his seniors in the army.

"It was indeed a bit rash this time. I didn't think it through to let the marshal take the risk with the navy." Andre said, "But if there is a next time, I will still do it. Our navy is still unable to compete with the US aircraft carrier formation. Without a strong navy, there will be no strong coastal defense, and we will never be able to compete with the United States. As the most important equipment of the navy, our aircraft carriers are also far behind. We must develop super aircraft carriers like the United States. We need to make the top leaders realize the importance of such aircraft carriers to us. In this exercise, we have achieved our goal. This is a must."

The purpose of this exercise is to let the top leaders know the gap in their aircraft carriers. Without a strong carrier-based aviation, there will be no strong navy! The Yak-36M is useless, and their carrier-based helicopters can only be bullied by the US Navy. However, the two MiG-25s intimidated the US Navy and made them retreat.

Andrei believed that after the intelligence report of this confrontation was sent up, the top leaders would be shocked, especially because the reason for the Soviet aircraft carrier to use it was to escort its own nuclear submarines and allow its own nuclear submarines to reach the launch site. The carrier-borne helicopters on the aircraft carrier would play an even more important role, which was to search for enemy submarines! Now, the carrier-borne helicopters were just waiting to be slaughtered in front of the US aircraft carrier formation, and advanced carrier-borne fighters were needed!

"Andrei, remember your own identity!" Yazov heard Andrei's words and spoke in a more severe tone: "Do your own job well and don't interfere in other matters that are not under your jurisdiction, especially the competition between major design bureaus. It's not as simple as you think! If you care about your political future, don't meddle in other people's business!"

Andre is the deputy commander of Hokkaido and can be in charge of the affairs here. However, Andre went to cause trouble for the navy. Especially after Andre's actions, the Yak-36M was completely broken. This is not a good thing and will make some bigwigs in the military have opinions about Andre.

Yazov said this for Andrei's future, but Andrei in front of him didn't seem to buy it.

"Thank you, General Yazov, but I still want to say that I am not wrong. All of this is for the strength of the Soviet Union and for our future." Andrei said: "My ideal is to see our flags planted all over the world one day. I only care about right and wrong when doing things, and I don't care about anything else."

Looking at this stubborn Andrei, the anger in Yazov's mind suddenly disappeared. Everything he did was for the Soviet Union! It was precisely because of many people like Andrei that the Soviet Union could continue to be strong. Andrei did nothing wrong!

"Report, the latest intelligence." An adjutant hurriedly handed over a document. Looking at the document, Yazov frowned.