"Qiu Fan, why do you think the Military Commission appointed you a second deputy commander?"
On the way to Anton, Zhao Gang asked Li Qiufan doubtfully.
"I don't know. Anyway, we just have to do our part."
Li Qiufan also didn't know the reason, and he was not interested in the position of second deputy commander.
Because he doesn't want to stand out too much, sometimes standing too high is not necessarily a good thing.
After arriving in Anton, Li Qiufan arranged for the troops to be stationed there. In the days that followed, the Military Commission dispatched additional second- and third-line troops to the northeastern region.
In addition, the fighting in the peninsula is becoming more and more intense. The United States and the United Nations troops have crossed the 38th parallel and are advancing towards the northeastern border.
"Old Ma, you go back immediately and lead the anti-aircraft artillery regiment to build anti-aircraft artillery positions on the border. Be careful to be more concealed!"
"Old Zhao, you immediately send a report to the Military Commission in the name of my second deputy commander of the Northeast Border Defense Force and ask if an aircraft can be shot down if it crosses the border!"
On this day, Li Qiufan was having a meeting with everyone as usual. Suddenly he thought of something, and then he said to Lao Ma and Zhao Gang.
"Building anti-aircraft gun emplacements on the border? And shooting them down?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Zhao Gang's expression suddenly changed. This was no small matter.
"Just in case, the beautiful country's troops and the United Nations troops are getting closer and closer to our border, so we have to be on guard."
Li Qiufan did not tell Zhao Gang the truth because he didn't know how to explain it to Zhao Gang.
Just now, Li Qiufan suddenly remembered that before entering the peninsula to fight, the beautiful country's planes had bombed across the border many times, and the place they were bombed was Anton where they were.
Now Li Qiufan's troops are stationed here. If the other party comes to bomb, they will definitely suffer, so Li Qiufan wants to take precautions in advance.
But this kind of thing didn't mean that Li Qiufan could fight the other party as soon as it flew over, so he asked Zhao Gang to send a telegram to the Military Commission to inquire.
"I'm going right now!"
Zhao Gang's expression did not improve after hearing Li Qiufan's explanation, because he knew that once Li Qiufan spoke, the matter would basically be confirmed.
Although I don't know why Li Qiufan guessed some things so accurately, there is nothing to say about Zhao Gang's trust in him.
The telegram was quickly sent to the Military Commission, and the impact of this telegram was also very large.
After receiving the telegram, the Military Commission convened a meeting to discuss whether to fight or not to fight if the situation was as Li Qiufan suspected.
After half a day of discussion, the Military Commission finally responded to Li Qiufan, asking him to assess whether the aircraft was threatening before deciding whether to shoot it down.
"How is this order...how..."
After seeing the telegram replied by the Military Commission, Zhao Gang opened his mouth several times but didn't know what to say.
Because this order gives the decision-making power to Li Qiufan, any subsequent problems that arise will be borne by Li Qiufan.
"There is no problem with this order, Lao Zhao, don't think too much about it!"
"Inform the anti-aircraft artillery regiment to shoot down any foreign aircraft that crosses the border!"
Li Qiufan took the telegram from Zhao Gang, shook his head at him and said, and then asked someone to give the order to the anti-aircraft artillery regiment.
This order from the Military Commission is not to make Li Qiufan take the blame, but to convey a message in a subtle way, that is, fight!
Because the time is not yet ripe, it is impossible for the Military Commission to issue some orders to trigger war.
And if you are afraid, just reply directly and stop Li Qiufan from taking any action. Instead, let him evaluate the threat by himself before deciding whether to shoot him down.
"Just hit him?"
Zhao Gang obviously didn't understand what the Military Commission meant, and his eyes widened when he heard Li Qiufan's order to the anti-aircraft artillery regiment.
"Anyone who violates our borders will be punished!"
Seeing Zhao Gang's reaction, Li Qiufan first smiled, then left with a murderous word.
Zhao Gang watched Li Qiufan's leaving figure and couldn't calm down for a long time. At the same time, those seven words kept echoing in his mind.
And things happened just as Li Qiufan expected. It didn't take long for two planes from the beautiful country to fly towards the border.
The order received by these two planes was to cross the border and bomb the Anton area.
Because it condemned the war on the peninsula, the beautiful country wanted to send a warning through this bombing.
What they didn't expect was that a person from later generations named Li Qiufan would be here.
When the two planes just flew over the border, the anti-aircraft artillery regiment that had been ambushing them for a long time immediately launched a bombardment. The blockade formed by cross-fire shot down the two planes in an instant.
Then, with the cooperation of the Mountain Division, the pilot of the Beautiful Country was successfully captured, and Lao Ma Dang even reported the situation to Li Qiufan.
"Old Zhao, have someone send a telegram to the Military Commission."
"It was said that our military troops were conducting air defense drills, and suddenly two planes crossed the border and entered our military drill airspace."
"Due to the sudden incident, our army's anti-aircraft artillery unit shot it down as a drill target.
"It has been found that the plane that mistakenly entered our military's exercise airspace was a Chinese aircraft. Our military has conducted search and rescue operations for its pilot to ensure his personal safety. I, the second deputy commander of the Northeast Border Defense Force, bear the main responsibility for this matter. "
After receiving the news from Lao Ma, Li Qiufan immediately spoke to Zhao Gang beside him.
Hearing Li Qiufan's skillful rhetoric, Zhao Gang was stunned.
"Downed two planes?"
After being stunned for a long time, Zhao Gang finally noticed the key point of the whole thing. The anti-aircraft artillery regiment shot down two beautiful American planes on the border.
"This is a misunderstanding!"
Hearing Zhao Gang's inquiry, Li Qiufan smiled, spread his hands and responded to him.
"I'm really impressed by you!"
After receiving Li Qiufan's confirmation, Zhao Gang did not bother to continue discussing with him, and quickly asked the correspondent to send a telegram to the Military Commission according to Li Qiufan's words.
The senior officials of the Military Commission were also stunned after reading Li Qiufan's telegram. They did not expect that Li Qiufan actually shot down two planes, and even made up such a reason.
After a brief daze, everyone laughed, and at the same time they understood Li Qiufan better.
Afterwards, the Military Commission responded to Li Qiufan, asking him to take good care of the pilots of the beautiful country, and at the same time started negotiations with the beautiful country.
Li Qiufan didn't pay attention to these, because he knew that this was just a war of words, and he was not worried about what would happen next.
At the same time, Li Qiufan once again issued an order to the anti-aircraft artillery regiment. If there are more foreign planes crossing the border, they will continue to shoot them down. It will be insignificant to him to be sued by several more planes.
