Chapter 927 Behind the Scenes

As Chang Haonan promised Zhang, he finished the report in less than three hours.

According to what Lao Wu learned last year, of the 19 Tu-160s, only 10 were still able to fly.

Of course, these 10 were only able to fly.

As for the weapon system, there was no guarantee.

After all, the Kh55 cruise missiles were no longer available in the hands of the Russians, and combat tests were impossible.

And if the remaining 9 were dismantled and the good parts were put together, 2-3 could probably be barely put together.

This was something made during the Soviet era, with a decent degree of standardization and quality, and they dared to play with it like this.

If the aircraft were made in the years after the disintegration, it would be hard to say whether they could still fly after dismantling and replacing parts like this.

Excluding the 8 aircraft that the Russians had already occupied in advance.

So in the most optimistic case, there would still be 5 left for China.

Of course, according to Lao Wu's experience, he had to give some discounts to Ermao's people, so it was good enough to get 4 planes steadily.

As for the delayed delivery of Motor Sich and the relevant evidence and written documents that Ermao owed the deposit, they were directly kept in the archives of Aviation Power Group.

It can be said that after several years of planning by Chang Haonan, everything was ready in terms of hardware conditions.

What was really lacking was the opportunity to enter the game and the determination of the superiors.

Now, the opportunity is in front of us.

And Chang Haonan's report is to help the superiors make up their minds.

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After submitting the report, Chang Haonan finally had time to make up for his sleep in the room.

When he woke up again, it was already the afternoon of September 12.

After washing up as quickly as possible, he turned on the TV in the room.

There was no special news channel in those days, so if he wanted to watch the news, he could only switch to CCTV-1.

As expected, the situation was similar to that in the previous life.

After a delay of about ten hours, domestic public media have also begun to report on yesterday's attack on a large scale.

Then, he switched to look at the situation of Channel 4 and Channel 7.

The content is basically the same.

In addition to Mr. Bush's speech last night in the Eastern Time of the United States, which is this morning in Beijing time, it is a set of formulaic rhetoric condemning indiscriminate attacks and greeting the victims.

Even after changing the channel, it can be seamlessly connected with the previous program.

Obviously, this is a press release from above.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the response of news programs was generally slow, and the broadcast format was slightly monotonous.

Although programs like those in later generations that invite several guests to the studio for live discussions have appeared, they are not popular.

Of course, there are also advantages to being slow.

For example, for events with a major impact like yesterday, the broadcast must be disciplined to avoid irreparable adverse effects at critical moments.

Moreover, slow news release also gives the editorial department more time to cross-verify the news itself.

In the following years, the speed of news transmission is getting faster and faster, but various media outlets will do whatever it takes to get the first news, and some even don't verify the authenticity of the news...

It's hard to say that it's completely an improvement.

Unfortunately, due to the special nature of Jingxi Hotel, it has not yet been connected to the Internet connected to the outside world, so Chang Haonan can't see the reaction of the spectators to this matter.

It can be predicted that the overall tendency should not be much different.

However, considering that after the direct confrontation in early 1996, the conflict between the two sides occurred at a non-public level, especially without the "two major hatreds" at the turn of the century, it may not be as obvious as in the previous life.

Chang Haonan still remembers that when he and a few friends heard the news for the first time in his previous life, they felt completely surprised.

In this way, he stared at the TV screen with his eyes fixed, and sat in a trance for a long time.

Until a doorbell woke him up from his thoughts.

Chang Haonan quickly tidied up his half-worn shirt and opened the door.

As expected, Fu Youquan and Ding Gaoheng were standing outside the door.

"Mr. Fu, Director Ding."

Chang Haonan took his suit jacket from the hanger by the door, and then followed the two out of the room while putting on his clothes.

"This morning, the chief personally presided over an expanded meeting."

Fu Youquan walked half a step ahead of Chang Haonan and introduced him to what had happened in the past few hours:

"Your previous guess was correct. When the White House informed us, they said that they had locked the planner of this attack and confirmed that he was in Aiwuhan."

"The other party was very... frank and said that if Aiwuhan refused to hand over the relevant responsible persons, then they would consider launching a military operation for the purpose of counter-terrorism, and hoped that we could understand and support it."

Yesterday, Chang Haonan was able to get a seat in that discussion meeting, and Fu Youquan specially named him.

But the expanded meeting in the morning could not be extended to the former no matter how much it was expanded.

So, we can only listen to the second news.

Fortunately, Fu Youquan was a military veteran and had served as a staff officer for a long time. He had received special training in relaying key points, so there was no need to worry about information distortion.

"Has the other side made a public statement?"

Chang Haonan recalled that there seemed to be no relevant content mentioned in the TV news just now.

"not yet."

Fu Youquan shook his head:

"This is what the other party's leader informed us over the phone."

"However, in order to quell public anger, I estimate that the press conference will be held soon, and the content will be nothing more than this."

"Then our response..."

Chang Haonan asked tentatively.

"The phone call was made early this morning, so we didn't make a clear statement immediately. However, during the meeting just now, several leaders agreed in principle to your suggestion."

Fu Youquan's face showed relief:

"Of course, if you want to implement your idea, you still need to determine some details, such as whether allowing US military aircraft, even transport planes, to land at our airport will cause public opinion risks, and how to technically deploy the C17 Providing guarantees for models we have never had contact with is also a problem that needs to be solved.”

Although they talk about difficulties, everyone in the know understands that when a plan starts to consider these minutiae issues, it means that it is about to be implemented.

So, this is definitely good news.

After a slight pause, Fu Youquan continued:

"In addition, it is similar to your estimate. The CSTO has also unanimously passed the decision to allow non-combat units of the US military to use the airspace and airports in Central Asia. It is expected that this afternoon, the chief will communicate with the Kremlin for the second time. We will call them to discuss the issue of denuclearization with them in detail..."

"..."

Obviously, the meeting in the morning was quite informative.

Even if Fu Youquan only focused on the key points, he couldn't finish it until he walked out of the gate of Jingxi Hotel and came to the parking lot.

Standing next to the car, Fu Youquan raised his hand and looked at his watch:

"In the afternoon, I will have a staff meeting with the Jincheng Military Region, so I won't continue to see you off."

So the three of them said goodbye.

A few minutes later, the minibus started moving steadily.

But this time, only Chang Haonan and Ding Gaoheng were sitting on it.

"Director Ding, after yesterday's meeting, Mr. Zhang suddenly asked me to stay, so I didn't have time to talk to you about some things..."

According to normal circumstances, Chang Haonan's suggestions should first go through Ding Gaoheng and then be reported to higher levels.

Just like the time before last.

In fact, this time, Chang Haonan originally planned to follow this process——

According to his previous estimates, it would take three to five days from the moment the incident occurred until he found the opportunity to join the decision-making process.

It was enough for him to submit a formal written material to Ding Gaoheng.

As a result, Fu Youquan and General Zhang made a seamless surprise attack. After the incident, they took him directly from the conference room of the Science and Technology Commission to the conference room of the West Beijing Hotel.

There was no chance to explain the situation to Ding Gaoheng.

I had no choice but to obey the authority in a hurry.

However, now that the dust has settled, Chang Haonan, as the other party's subordinate, should explain his feelings and reasons.

But before he could finish speaking, Ding Gaoheng raised his hand in the air, indicating that he did not need to continue speaking:

"Lao Fu has already told me what happened after yesterday's meeting."

"You know, I may be transferred to other positions in a short time."

"So, even if you are not invited to the Jingxi Hotel this time, but hand over the report to me as usual, I should directly connect you with Lao Fu, and then I will submit it myself..."

Ding Gaoheng said this and did not continue.

But Chang Haonan still heard the meaning of the other party's words——

As one's own role grows larger and the rate of information dissemination explodes, it has become difficult to continue to conceal one's identity as in the past.

In addition, Ding Gaoheng himself will leave the Science and Technology Commission system in at most one and a half years.

No matter which one of the three current deputy directors the new leader is, he does not hold a military position.

Even the Science and Technology Commission itself is gradually downplaying its militarized nature.

In this way, the channels for communicating with the military system through superiors will soon be closed.

So, for Chang Haonan.

It’s time to move from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.