"Let's go, Xiao Zheng, we have work to do. Wang Xinping said as he put his flight helmet on his head.

"I have work to do, and I can finally move again, if I don't go to heaven again, I guess I won't be rusty." Zheng Zongming did not put on the helmet, but carried the helmet and followed Wang Xinping out of the lounge of the aviation department and came to the helicopter hangar next door. He said: "Lao Wang, what kind of work is this time? Is it airborne or transporting goods?"

Wang Xinping shook his head and said: "No, the Qingzhou and Yizhou are fighting with the Dutch, we are responsible for monitoring this battle, and reporting the battle situation like the Kunming ship at any time. ”

Zheng Zongming nodded, and said with some excitement: "This kind of work is very rare, I hope that this time our aviation unit can also open a lot." ”

The aviation force and the armored force are the two original troops that have been preserved in the formation of the army, and they are also the two armies that the East China government regards as the largest and lower card, but the armored force is originally a complete force, and the aviation force is after the establishment of the East China government, all the helicopters and drones of the army are gathered together to form the established troops, and now there are a total of 14 helicopters and 8 drones, and the number of troops is 227 people, of which 36 people are the aviation crew members on the original three passenger ro-ro ships.

However, the armored units showed their skills in the first battle of Shanhaiguan and became the actual heroes of that battle, and they did not live up to the name of trump cards, but the aviation units have always been engaged in transportation, assault and other work, and basically have no achievements on the battlefield.

In fact, the main reason why the aviation forces do not participate in the war is that all aircraft types, helicopters are mainly anti-submarine types, but in this era, there are submarines, there are also transport types, and there are 3 civilian types, but there are no most important armed helicopters on the battlefield, and UAVs are also reconnaissance types, and there is no UAV that integrates investigation and fighting, so there is no place for it. In fact, Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng, Xiao Jianjun and others also considered using the helicopter as a bomber and directly taking * to bomb the enemy, but the war situation has not yet developed to that point, and the helicopter uses aviation fuel, which cannot be replenished in this era, and has to be used cautiously.

This time, they were able to monitor the battlefield and wait for the opportunity to participate in the battle, and the two pilots were naturally very excited. At this time, in the helicopter hangar, the crew was ready for the helicopter to take off, the steel cables holding the helicopter were loosened, and * was hung on the pylons on the left and right, and a 6-barreled 20 mm cannon was installed on the belly.

Liu Guangqing, the aviation commander in charge of ground command and also the commander of the aviation unit, said: "The helicopter is in good condition and can be used with confidence, the main task of the two of you this time is to monitor the battle in the air and guide our warships to fight, and personally participating in the battle is not your main task. ”

Wang Xinping nodded and said, "Understood." ”

Zheng Zongming said: "The permission of the command is required to launch *, so what about the use of machine guns?

Liu Guangqing glared at him and said, "Of course, you also need to, remember that your task is not to participate in the war, but to monitor and command in the air, simply put, you just use yourself as an airborne early warning aircraft." Remember, aerial reconnaissance and command is the direction of development of our aviation forces. ”

Wang Xinping glanced at Zheng Zongming and said, "Please rest assured, I know what to do." ”

Liu Guangqing nodded and said, "Comrade Wang Xinping, you are an old comrade of HNA, this operation is very important to our aviation unit, I hope you can successfully complete this mission." ”

Wang Xinping said: "Guarantee the completion of the task." After finishing speaking, he saluted Liu Guangqing, and then patted Zheng Zongming again, and both of them climbed into the helicopter and sat in the cockpit.

After the hatch was closed, Zheng Zongming complained, saying: "I thought I could open a meat dish this time, but it turned out to be a hands-on job." ”

Wang Xinping turned on the power supply of the helicopter's main switch and turned on the other functional switches one by one, and said: "What do you know, the air command is called to fight down? Do you think that the early warning plane is for fighters? Liu Zhi thinks much farther than you. ”

Zheng Zongming turned on the switches on his side and said, "What are Liu Zhi's plans?"

Wang Xinping said: " We now have more than a dozen helicopters, and there are no armed helicopters, if we want to learn from the armored forces to sing the leading role on the battlefield, it is simply impossible, Liu Zhi's ultimate goal is to let the government set up a project to study fixed-wing aircraft, only when fixed-wing aircraft come out, our aviation unit will have a bright day, but to persuade the government to set up a project, we must first prove the role of air superiority, this is a good opportunity, if we can prove that commanding naval operations in the air is effective, then the persuasiveness can be greatly strengthened, which is better than us using a helicopter to sink oneTwo warships are much more useful, understand?"

When Zheng Zongming heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited, because he was originally a pilot who flew a fixed-wing aircraft, but because his physical fitness was not up to par, he could not fly a fighter, and the choice given to him at that time was either to fly a transport plane or an early warning aircraft, or to switch to flying a helicopter, Zheng Zongming After repeated thinking, he finally decided to change to flying a helicopter, so that he could still fight on the front line, and as a result, he was assigned to the naval aviation and became a co-pilot of an anti-submarine helicopter. In fact, there are quite a few pilots like Zheng Zongming who have switched from fixed-wing aircraft to helicopters, and there are several among the traversers, and it is quite attractive for them to be able to fly fixed-wing aircraft again.

Just as the two were talking, the door of the hangar opened, and the tractor pushed the helicopter out of the hangar slowly, parked on the helicopter platform, Wang Xinping immediately connected to the communication channel, and only heard Liu Guangqing say: "The helicopter is in place, and the propeller and tail are reset." ”

The helicopter is parked in the hangar, and the propeller and tail are to be disassembled to reduce the parking space, which is the same as the dismantling of the aircraft carrier, so before taking off, the propeller and tail are first restored to normal.

Wang Xinping immediately executed the order, restored the propeller and tail to their normal positions, and after being inspected by the ship's crew, he made a qualified gesture to him, and then said: "Ready, request to take off." ”

Liu Guangqing nodded and said, "Agree to take off." ”

Wang Xinping immediately pushed the operating stick, and the propeller on the top of the helicopter began to rotate, and the sound of "saucer, saucer, saucer" was launched, and the helicopter slowly rose away from the warship, and rose higher and higher. Wang Xinping opened the navigation chart on the control panel, and the distance between them and the Qingzhou and Yizhou was about 60 kilometers, and it would take about 15-20 minutes to arrive at the speed of the helicopter, so Wang Xinping operated the helicopter to steer, while continuing to climb, while driving in the direction of the target. At the same time, the radar was turned on to determine the exact location of the Qingzhou and Yizhou.

Soon the helicopter rose to an altitude of 600 meters, and the display screen also showed 7 or 8 target signals, two of which were one group and the other group. Zheng Zongming said: "These two should be Qingzhou and Yizhou." ”

Wang Xinping nodded, opened the contact channel again, and said: "Qingzhou, Qingzhou, I am Yinying, I am Yinying, please answer when you hear it, please answer when you hear it." ”

After a few seconds of electromagnetic noise, I only heard the headset come from: "Silver Eagle, Silver Eagle, I am Qingzhou, I am Qingzhou, I have heard your call, I have heard your call." ”

Wang Xinping said: "We have discovered your location on the radar target, and we will arrive at the scene in 15 minutes and will provide you with air guidance." ”

"Thank you for your help. After communicating with the helicopter, Zhang Wei received a report from the lookout that the Dutch warship had waved the flag of "leave immediately," which was obviously an ultimatum to the KPA Navy. So Zhang Wei immediately ordered: "Start the warship, move in a straight line, and immediately accelerate, the bow gun is reloaded, ready to fire." ”

"Commander, their warships have already moved, but I don't know if they want to attack us or if they plan to retreat?"

"Whether they are attacking or retreating, we also start, notify the ships to start, pay attention to control the speed, prepare the main guns in front, and as soon as they enter within 5 kilometers, they can open fire immediately. ”

Since the warships of both sides were facing each other at this time, moored on the sea, but the boilers did not turn off, no matter what kind of maneuver the warships had to do, they had to start moving forward for a certain distance before maneuvering. And Helwig also ordered the warship to start the response is also correct, if the opponent intends to attack and open fire, his own warship also has enough motivation to respond.

After a few minutes, the speed of the Qingzhou and Yizhou had risen to about 8 knots, while the speed of the six warships of the Dutch Navy was only about 4 or 5 knots. The distance between the two sides has been shortened by more than 1 kilometer, and the course of both sides has not changed, and they are still driving straight to each other.

Such a change certainly did not escape Helwig's eyes, and he said: "They have no intention of turning, and they are still accelerating, it seems that they have chosen war." ”

Linkevich was a little puzzled, and said: "Commander, they only have two warships, although a single ship seems to be stronger than ours, but there is too much difference in numbers, in such a situation, they dare to choose war, this is really a little incomprehensible." ”

"So monkeys are monkeys, and it's hard for us to understand what they're thinking in their heads, but I think our shells might make them smarter." ”

There was a burst of laughter in the command room, which made Hervig feel that he had a sense of humor in what he had just said, but he did not forget to order: "Increase the speed of each ship to 10 knots, pay attention to maintaining a lateral distance, and prepare to seize the 'T' cross." ”