Chapter 9: PREPARATION FOR THE MARCH
"Sir, we got a shipment of drones of the latest model. What are your orders to deal with this?."
Suddenly, when I was correcting my flaws in my strategy, a soldier suddenly came to me and disrupted my thought process.
Yup, how did I forget about those drones that I ordered from the system?
"Soldier, give a drone to every spy, and after that call them over; moreover, also send Captain Dmitri; I have some orders for them."
"Yes sir."
When the officer left, I started to choose a safe route for the soldiers. The very shortest route was six hours and thirty-four minutes, but it is not safe for the troops because it is very near the border, while the longest route is safe, but it will waste so much time of seven hours and seventeen minutes, so I think I have to ask the Russians for an airlift to reach their fast.
"Sir, we are here."
So the spies and captain are here, huh? Now let's move towards discussing our plan.
"Gentleman, I have some news to share with you."
"What is it, sir?."
"The matter is of utmost importance, so first of all, captain Dmitri."
"Yes sir."
"Can you contact the Russians and ask them to give us an airlift that will shorten our time to reach our destination?."
"Sir, I will try to do it."
"Okay, captain, do it."
(after 5 minutes)
"Sir, they have agreed, but they said that they cannot pick us up from our current location since it is very risky here, so they asked us to select a location in Russia, so what are your orders, sir?."
"Let me think about it."
Since they cannot take us from here, then I think we should do a speed march from here and reach Luhansk. I know that it is in Ukraine, but according to my knowledge, the Russians have built a military base here that also includes transport planes and helicopters.
"Captain, can you tell them to pick us up from Luhansk?."
"Sir, I will try to convince them."
"And if they do not agree, then can you make me talk to them?"
"Yes sir."
After the captain went to talk with his superiors, I took a glance at the map and started to look for alternative locations that I can use to convince them to airlift us, like Stanytsia Luhanska, a rural settlement on the banks of the Siverskyi Donets River in the Shchastia Raion of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, which is farther from Luhansk state, or Mityakinskaya, which is a border town in the area of Tarasovsky District of Rostov Oblast in Russia.
Both of these locations can give me enough time to reach the kursk region to stop the enemy region, and if I get enough opportunity, maybe I can open a new front from that place, which will put pressure on Ukraine to surrender, and if the above gave me orders and enough support, then maybe I can do a deep penetration in the Ukrainian territory, eventually seizing Ukraine, and...
"Sir, they have agreed to airlift you from Luhansk, and when we are speaking, they are preparing their C-5M Super Galaxy plane for our traveling from there to Kursk airport."
"Well, I think it is good since the C-5M Super Galaxy has a cargo load of 281,001 pounds (127,460 kilograms), can fly 2,150 nautical miles, offload, and fly to a second base 500 nautical miles away from the original destination—all without aerial refueling. With aerial refueling, the aircraft's range is limited only by crew endurance, which means it is good for this transport, but what about our security?."
"Sir, they will give us two Sukhoi Su-34 for our protection."
"Well, can you ask them to cancel it since the Indian government has sent a plane to my protection?"
"Yes, sir, I can ask them, but which fighter jet have they sent to protect us?."
"It is Su-57."
"What a coincidence, sir. Even our country had a plane named like this, but due to not being able to make it workable, we just left it to eat dust and focused on other things, so sir, can you tell me about this plane?."
"Russia's Su-57, also known as the Felon by NATO, is a multi-role fighter aircraft that Russia classifies as a fifth-generation jet fighter. The Su-57 was developed by the Russian Sukhoi Research and Development Bureau, with India initially involved in the project but failing to make it, and hence India also withdrawn its investment, but in 2012 India again started to research it, and in 2018 they made it. Currently, we have 40 of them. Is it not a good plane?."
"Yeah, sir, it is a good plane, but is not India afraid that we will copy your technology or that the world will know about them since this plane had to take off from India and reach us here?"
"You do not have to worry about that since this is a stealth plane, and that means no one will be unable to see it on their radar, and even in satellite photography, it will be blurred, and if you are talking about copying our technology, then you will not be unable to do it since it will just roam in the air and will not land on ground, but still, can you alert your superiors about this plane entering their airspace and also tell them we will give them a beautiful gift if they accept my suggestion, and even buying it from India will not be a dream?"
"Okay, sir, I will do it."
"Wait a minute, captain."
"Yes, sir, what happened?."
"Captain Dmitri I think you forgot that you do not know from which direction the jet will come from, so how can you report it?."
"Sorry, sir, it was my mistake, so can you tell me from which direction the fifth-generation fighter is coming from? ."
"The plane will come from the direction of the Caspian Sea, and that is all I can tell you now. Go and tell them about it. Also, send some soldiers from your group to hit the road to Luhansk so that they can check for any ambush or foul play of our enemy."
"Yes, sir, I will do it immediately."
I actually did not want to waste my prestige points, but I have to do this since I want them to believe a hundred percent that we are from the Indian Army and this plane will play a major role in it.
Since this plane production was a joint venture of Russia and India, which was stopped in this world due to some technical difficulties, if a person who is saying that he is affiliated with the Indian Army brings this plane out, saying that India overcame the difficulties and created this plane, then my credibility will increase since they will indeed think in this direction, so that means
"System, can I rent a Sukhoi Su57?."
[YES, HOST, YOU CAN RENT IT FOR 200 PRESTIGE POINTS PER HOUR]
"And will it include the pilot?."
[NO, IT WILL NOT INCLUDE THE PILOT]
"System, you know what I am thinking right, so can you tell me the prestige points to do all that stuff?."
[HOST YOU WILL NEED 500 PRESTIGE POINTS FOR IT]
"Very well do it then, but please give me a bill."
[YES, HOST THE BILL IS LIKE THIS]
[1*SUKHOI SU-57 FOR RENT= 200 PRESTIGE POINTS]
[1*EXPERIENCED PILOT WITH THE MEMORY OF THE MISSION=20 PRESTIGE POINTS]
[4*AIM-120=80 PRESTIGE POINTS]
[4*KH-35 U=100 PRESTIGE POINTS]
[20*GBU-57A/B Massive ORDANCE PENETRATOR (MOP) = 100 PRESTIGE POINTS]
[TOTAL= 100 PRESTIGE POINTS]
[HOST: DO YOU WANT TO SPEND 500 PRESTIGE POINTS FOR THE PURCHASE]
"Yes, buy them all."
[PURCHASE COMPLETED REMAINING BALANCE= 1235 PRESTIGE POINTS]
"Wait system, should it not be 1035 prestige points, then why is it 1235 points?."
[HOST YOU RECIEVED 200 PRESTIGE POINTS WHEN I WAS BUSY TELLING YOU ALL THE ITEMS, SO THAT IS WHY YOU DID NOT KNEW]
"Oh, so that's why fine, talk to you later then."
After that, I just have to wait for the news from Captain Dmitri, then I have to motivate the soldiers with some words, and then with them, I will hit the road to Luhansk and after that to the Kursk region, so why not prepare my speech now? I think it is a good thing to pass time, so how should I start? Should I say that welcome ladies and gentlemen? No, that is lame, and where the hell did the ladies come from since everyone in the battalion is a man? So should I...
"Welcome back, captain. What is the news now? Have they agreed to my request?."
"Yes, sir, they have agreed to your request and even removed the air defense system of the S-400. It is also removed for this day so that we will not shoot it down by mistake."
"Well, it is good to hear it; then now tell me, captain, are the soldiers ready for the march?."
"Yes, sir, they are just waiting for your orders to start their march."
"Let's see them then."