Chapter 944: Freedom Comes at a Price

"To explore space, one must be prepared to sacrifice at any time. Just a few hours ago, the Challenger of the United States exploded in space due to a technical failure. Six astronauts were killed. After receiving the distress signal, our Soviet space station rushed to rescue him. Finally, we rescued the only survivor, American astronaut Nelson, to our Salyut 7 space station."

Almost at the moment when the news of the successful rescue was received, Moscow's national television station switched its ongoing news broadcast to the news that shocked the whole world.

Then, the scene switched, and the background was space. In space, an astronaut wearing an American space suit was floating towards the Soviet space station. At the same time, Soviet astronauts also floated into space to greet the American astronaut.

The scene was extremely thrilling. He threw away the national flag, lay sideways, and finally held his legs in space. All of this made the audience in front of the TV stunned. My God, is this a science fiction movie? It's so realistic!

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Technically, some places have been processed. For example, the Polaris cannot be seen at all. That object is originally black and can be easily hidden against the black background of space.

Then, the two astronauts were slowly pulled back by steel cables and entered the Salyut space station until the airlock closed and normal pressure was restored. When the American astronauts took off their helmets, a close-up shot from a TV camera allowed everyone to see clearly.

Yes, it was the American astronaut, Nelson. Before the Challenger was launched, seven astronauts showed up before departure. It was definitely the real Nelson!

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It’s really unexpected that the Challenger exploded, and the Soviets actually rescued the Americans in space!

"Thanks to my Soviet colleagues, you saved me." Nelson's face was extremely pale and sweat was evaporating from his body. After hovering on the edge of life and death for several hours, his physical condition was very bad.

The screen switched over: "We express our deep sympathy for the Challenger accident and our admiration for the American astronaut. At the same time, because of his poor health, we will arrange for the Soyuz spacecraft on the Salyut 7 to return as soon as possible to bring the American astronaut back. At the same time, although the United States has had a serious space accident, our Soviet Union's determination to explore space will not change. We will launch our Soviet space shuttle, the Buran, between the end of this year and next year."

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"Pop." The TV was turned off, and a voice rang out in the room: "Mr. Lal, it's already this late, can't you muster up the courage?"

Günter Lahr! He has always been under strict control, and he continues to live in this wine estate, but he feels tremendous pressure.

Although he was imprisoned, he was able to know everything that was happening outside. He knew that there was a huge conflict between Germany and the United States, that the East German army had entered the territory of West Germany, and that West Germany was facing a huge war. All this was because of Günter Rall!

Behind the scenes, it was all the Soviet conspiracy! If the Soviets hadn't been behind the scenes, the situation in Germany would never have changed so dramatically! Now, the other side didn't force Günter Rall, but was just putting pressure on him, hoping that he could stand up and make a call, and the German Wehrmacht would immediately change its flag!

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However, it was not easy for him to make this statement! He did not want the West German Bundeswehr to confront the entire Soviet armored torrent, but he also did not want the West German army to fight with the NATO army. Now, hundreds of thousands of NATO troops were watching covetously. One order could make the West German army bleed and sacrifice in the war at any time!

The pressure on Günter Lahr is enormous.

"You said before that you were afraid that the United States would use nuclear weapons and bring about the destruction of the world. Now, we have shown you that the Soviet space technology is first-class. We have deployed weapons in space. If the Americans want to launch, we can bombard them from space at any time and let their nuclear weapons fall on their heads. Moreover, the West German Bundeswehr has now mastered the Pershing missile. If the Americans want to use nuclear weapons, they must also consider how to withstand the retaliation of nuclear bombs." The invisible man Marcus continued to persuade, but it was obvious that his persuasion did not have much effect.

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Günter Lahr responded with silence.

"Mr. Lal, a nation always has to pay a price to move towards freedom." At this moment, a new voice suddenly appeared behind him.

Hearing the voice, Günter Lahr turned around and saw a man whom he would never forget in his life.

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Andre! It's Andre!

Günter Rall still remembers that he had an unexpected encounter with Andre while traveling in the Maldives. Afterwards, they felt like they were close friends regardless of age difference. Later, Günter Rall even went to East Germany for an inspection despite all objections. At that time, Günter Rall was concerned about the future fate of the Germans on the one hand, and on the other hand, he really admired General Andre, as an ace pilot who sympathized with ace pilots.

But now, Günter Rall has come to his senses. In fact, the initial encounter was a Soviet conspiracy! Driving a supersonic passenger plane over there was just to lure him in! And he stepped into the trap step by step until now!

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So, when he saw Andre again, Günter Lar's heart was extremely complicated. Hated Andre? It's hard to say, after all, it was a hostile world to begin with. He could only say that he was too naive.

But, deep down in my heart, there is still some kind of faint hope?

And now, Andre's words instantly echoed in Günter Lahr's mind.

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A nation always has to pay a price to move towards freedom! Germany was defeated in both world wars, and as a proud German, how could they be willing to let their country continue to face division!

And how can we achieve unification without going through war? Especially now, this is such a good opportunity!

Andre's words have already touched Günter Lahr!

In fact, Andrei doesn’t care about European affairs at all. Andrei is the commander of the Turkestan Military Region. The reason why Andrei stayed in Eastern Europe is because of his huge influence!

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If someone else said this, it would not have much weight, but when Andrei said it, it was completely different! Over the years, Andrei was almost an undefeated general and had opened up vast territories for the Soviet Union!