Chapter 55 Return to Moscow (Updated)

The last recipient of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the Air Defense Force was Yeliseyev. In 1973, during an interception of an invading American RF-4C reconnaissance aircraft, after launching a missile, he directly rammed the aircraft with his MiG-21 fighter jet and died together with the American reconnaissance aircraft that invaded Soviet airspace.

Afterwards, the Soviet government awarded Yeliseyev the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union". When his 982nd Fighter Regiment took roll call every day, the hero's name was the first one called.

And now, Andrei's recent actions are almost an interpretation of the tenacious style that a Soviet hero should have.

First, in the process of intercepting the American electronic reconnaissance aircraft, they directly adopted the collision tactic, injuring the opponent and forcing it to land at their own airport, which was almost enough to make Andrei a Soviet hero. At this time, what the Soviet Union lacked most was advanced electronic technology. This opportunity to get close to Western electronic technology was quite rare. Therefore, after such a long delay, the Soviet Union did not return the EP-3 to the Americans, which also led to a series of subsequent disputes.

Later, Andrei discovered the defection of Belenko from the 513th Regiment. Just when Belenko was about to succeed, Andrei shot him down, preventing the leakage of the Soviet Union's most advanced double-three fighter. This was his second meritorious service.

And now, when the Americans were not giving up and wanted to salvage the MiG-25 from the bottom of the sea, Andrei made careful arrangements and suggested that the Far East Military Region use the frigate's anti-submarine depth charges to solve the problem. And when something went wrong at the last moment, he fearlessly flew close and completely destroyed the MiG-25, preventing the Americans from obtaining the secrets of the MiG-25 fighter. These three great achievements, combined, made him deserve the title of Soviet Hero.

Without Andrei, the Soviet Union would still be stuck on the road of electron tubes. But now, the Soviet Union not only has advanced objects to imitate, but more importantly, the MiG-25 has not been leaked!

Historically, Belenko's defection brought huge losses to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union had to replace the friend-or-foe identification systems of all its fighter jets. A large number of officials and ordinary people in the Air Defense Force were innocently implicated and replaced, and some were even investigated and interrogated. After the United States obtained the MiG-25, they dismantled it and found that this fighter jet that had brought them great shock and great pressure was actually a piece of stainless steel welded junk, which greatly reduced their fear.

It can be said that each of Andrei's contributions changed the history of the Soviet Union! The MiG-25 is the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the Americans!

After reporting all these deeds, Andrei was finally recognized as a Hero of the Soviet Union. He would temporarily leave the 513th Regiment and the Sokolovka base and go to Moscow to accept this honor.

At this time, Andrei was extremely excited. After coming out of the tower, the first thing Andrei did was to call Vladivostok Third Hospital and tell Ekaterina the news.

"My dear, I am about to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and will go to Moscow to receive the title." Andrei, unable to hide his inner excitement, said to Akaterina on the other end of the phone.

"Really? That's great!" A delighted voice came from the other side: "Andrei, I'm also going back to Moscow to visit my relatives. We can go together."

Today's good news came one after another. Andrei, who had just fallen in love, was thinking about going to Moscow and would be separated from Ekaterina for a long time. But now, Ekaterina would also go to Moscow with Andrei, and they would never be lonely on the way again.

In this era, taking a commercial airliner was still a luxury. The two people who failed to buy tickets chose to take the most common means of transportation, that is, the train, to Moscow.

The train ride from Vladivostok to Moscow takes two days and one night.

The green carriage, the front end emitting black smoke, the clanging sound of the rails, all of this made Andre feel as if he was back in the 1980s in China.

Sitting at the lower end of the sleeper car, looking at the lush white birch trees outside, Andre once again felt surprised and proud of the vastness of the country.

In terms of land area, the Soviet Union is the largest in the world, and much of its land is endless uninhabited areas, surrounded by green mountains, flowing green waters, dense trees, and birds singing and flowers blooming.

"Andre, I'm sorry we didn't buy the tickets, otherwise we wouldn't have to take the train for such a long time." Behind Andre, a gentle woman sat down next to him, stretched out her arms to Andre, put her head on Andre's chest, and was extremely intoxicated.

"Ekaterina, this is great. We can walk and see the scenery of our motherland. No matter where we go, I will be happy as long as we are together." Andre said.

Hearing Andrei's words, Ekaterina was even more tender. She looked at Andrei's profile and smelled the man's scent emanating from Andrei's body. She was not wrong about this man. At this time, he was already a Soviet hero! Being the wife of a hero is the happiest woman in the entire Soviet Union!

"Look, an intercontinental missile!" Andre suddenly shouted.

The two trains passed each other at a very high relative speed. Amid the rumbling sound, Andrei looked at the passing train. It had only eight carriages, but the middle carriage was longer than the ordinary carriage and did not have any windows. It was obvious that it was a unique product of the Soviet Union, a rail-mobile ballistic missile train.

When it comes to missile trains, the SS-24 is often mentioned. This solid-fuel ballistic missile train is simply a nightmare for Americans. However, that was in the 1980s. Today, the Soviet Union's railway mobile ballistic missile trains are still kept secret, and they carry P-9 missiles that use liquid fuel.

After saying this, Andrei suddenly felt something was wrong. He was too excited just now. In this era, the Soviet Union's strategic rocket force was secret. He could recognize a ballistic missile train at a glance. If the KGB knew about it, he would be in big trouble.

"Young man, where are the intercontinental missiles?" At this moment, a middle-aged man opposite asked Andre, obviously very interested.

Gromov, an engineer at the Dasvata Shipyard, took a train to Moscow to check the ship data. I met him when I got on the train. He was an engineer in his forties wearing glasses, but his eyes were quite sharp.