In fact, Li Zhan's invitation to Zhu Wei was not entirely a manpower problem, mainly because he knew that if Zhu Wei came over, he would definitely fly a plane, and if Zhu Wei wanted to fly a plane, he would definitely fly a dark gray J-8FR, although he had the qualifications for other models.

The reason why this is done is mainly because in case the white J-8FR of China Southern Airlines is scattered, it can be offset with a dark gray J-8FR. With Li Zhan's prestige, the Beiku Air Defense Base and the 101st Brigade have absolutely no opinion.

Of course, if the plane is really scrapped, China Southern Airlines will definitely not say anything, how can there be no loss. It's just that Li Zhan thinks that his relationship with China Southern Airlines is not as close as that with Beiku, that's all.

Zhu Wei has not changed much, but has more momentum as a leading cadre. Li Zixin's changes are great, Li Zhan looked at him carefully, and nodded incessantly, "Not bad, the hairy young man has grown up, and it is really different to get married and become a father, and he looks a lot calmer." ”

"Captain, I've always been very calm, and it's Han Hongjun who jumped out." Li Zixin was very excited to see the captain of the boss, but he didn't forget to insert his partner with a knife.

"Yes, yes, that kid is more out of the box." Li Zhan laughed.

"Deputy Chief of Staff Zhu, Deputy Captain Li, let's go to the restaurant and chat while eating." Jin Hua greeted the two politely, Li Zhan directly treated them as old subordinates, he didn't dare to do this. The visitors were guests, and one of them was the deputy chief of staff of the base with the rank of deputy division.

The group went to the flight preparation room to unload their equipment, and Jinhua instructed the staff officer to send the luggage of the two to the guest house first, and then go directly to the dining hall.

Old comrades-in-arms inevitably had to drink two glasses when they met, and it was Jinhua who took the initiative to greet and drink. They didn't fly for the next two days, so they could drink two taels with confidence. It's just that this opening of the drink is not a matter of two or two, the four of them killed three catties of white, and later used a case of beer to rinse their mouths, which barely ended the meal.

After dinner, I went to the KTV room in the officer's club and yelled for more than two hours before I felt a little tired, and then I returned to the guest house to make tea and drink and chat. Jinhua went back, and the three old comrades-in-arms could let go and talk about the old troops, and some words were inconvenient to say in front of outsiders.

Zhu Wei said, "Xiao Han called back last time and said that he wanted to follow him as soon as you left, and I did a lot of ideological work for him, so I finally got this kid's mind through." ”

"This kid hasn't settled down yet." Li Zhan shook his head helplessly.

When he left from the Flying Shark Force, the most reluctant were the old comrades-in-arms who were asked by him to go over from Beiku at that time, Han Hongjun, Niu Yaoyang and others wanted to follow Li Zhan very much, but Li Zhan couldn't even control his whereabouts, how could he decide whether they would go or stay.

Zhu Wei smiled and said, "Lao Li, to be honest, everyone likes to work under you. ”

Li Zhan said with a smile, "Revolutionary soldiers are bricks, where they need to be moved, you are such a big leader, you don't need me to tell you big truths, right?" ”

"I know, but you also know that it's not easy to meet a good leader, and it's normal for everyone to have such thoughts." Zhu Wei said.

Li Zixin said, "Fortunately, the brigade didn't let me fly sharks, otherwise I would have stayed in HNA." ”

"Others are scrambling to fly sharks, you're good." Li Zhan said with a smile.

Li Zixin shrugged his shoulders and said, "I recognize that the Flying Shark represents the highest level of combat pilots, but didn't you often say it before, captain, in an ordinary position, using ordinary weapons to fight combat effectiveness that others can't beat is the real ability." ”

"That's right." Li Zhan took a sip of tea and said, "Having said that, the Flying Shark unit is very short of excellent pilots, and from the overall situation, we have to support it." ”

"I still want to wait for the fourth-generation aircraft to be modified." Li Zixin said with a grin.

Li Zhan pointed his finger at Li Zixin, "You kid." ”

Since the first flight of the fourth-generation aircraft, many outstanding pilots of the Air Force have not had as strong a yearning for the Flying Shark unit as before. Compared with the fourth-generation aircraft and the J-15, most people are willing to fly the fourth-generation aircraft. That's a top-level fighter, and the pilots who fly the top-level fighters are top-level pilots, so it's not wrong to think so.

A good plane is naturally driven by the best pilots.

Doesn't it have to go to the Flying Shark Force to drive the J-15, isn't she fragrant with the fourth-generation aircraft?

It can be said that Li Zixin has such a clear goal, and he is stronger than Han Hongjun in this regard. Han Hongjun is a tendon, he will follow Li Zhan wherever he goes, his parents are also a tendon, and he will buy a house wherever his son is transferred.

"How's the troop?" Li Zhan asked, what he was most concerned about was the Eagle Falcon Brigade.

After the regiment was changed to a brigade, there was no regiment under the 101st Brigade, all of them were tactical aviation brigades, among which in addition to the Nighthawk Tactical Reconnaissance Brigade, there was also a deputy regimental brigade, that is, the famous Eagle Falcon Brigade, a professional blue army unit that swept the world's aces brought out by Li Zhan.

The Eagle Brigade is a large-scale tactical aviation group equipped with twenty-four warplanes.

Li Zixin said, "The unit is very good, and it has been trained for more than a year in accordance with the experimental combat training syllabus, and according to the standards set by you before, the team leader, all of them can meet the standards." The current captain is Wu Fei. ”

"Lao Wu is good." Li Zhan nodded slightly, Wu Fei is a person with a lot of accumulation, he used to be at a decent level, after Li Zhan left Beiku, he heard that he had grown up rapidly, and he was very experienced, so it was also Li Zhan's choice to let him lead the crucial Eagle Falcon Brigade.

Li Zhan said, "I have taken over the follow-up test flight plan of the fourth-generation aircraft, and I have basically finalized a series of confrontational test flights to test whether the combat capability of the fourth-generation aircraft has achieved its design purpose." I will lead the team to Beiku and settle down, and have a series of confrontations with the Eagle Falcon Brigade. ”

"Really? That's great! Zhu Wei clapped his hands excitedly, "Lao Li, this idea is really good." It has not only tested the fourth-generation aircraft, but also trained the troops. Everyone doesn't know how to fight if they encounter a fourth-generation aircraft, and now there will be a fresh opponent. ”

Li Zixin licked his lips excitedly and rubbed his hands.

Li Zhan said, "Yes, and it can be used in some actual combat on the fourth-generation aircraft, killing multiple birds with one stone." It is estimated that it will stay in Beiku for a long time. ”

"Commander Fang must be overjoyed." Zhu Wei said.

Commander Fang was talking about Fang Chenghe, the commander of the Beiku Air Defense Base and the commander of the 101st Brigade, a Confucian general who had served as the political commissar of the Second Division, and his progress momentum was even stronger than that of his old partner Qi Hong. Fang Chenghe is already a deputy military officer, Qi Hong is still a full division, and Qi Hong is no longer in the front-line combat unit, but Fang Chenghe holds one of the most offensive aviation brigades in the current air force establishment.

Li Zhan said, "Don't reveal it to him yet, there are still many procedures to prepare for the public-to-business docking." ”

Li Zixin asked, "Captain, do I have a chance to fly a fourth-generation aircraft?" ”

"There shouldn't be a chance before the installation." Li Zhan said with a smile, looking at Li Zixin, who was showing disappointment, and said, "But I'll fight for a chance to let you fly two laps." ”

"Good!" Li Zixin was as happy as a child.

Zhu Wei said, "The expansion of the North Reservoir Station has been completed, and the second runway has been put into use. Now the usable area has been expanded three times compared to when you were there, a long-range air defense missile battalion is deployed around the perimeter, and the army's field air defense artillery also has a regiment nearby, and the air defense system has basically been set up. ”

He took a sip of his tea and continued, "There's good news. At the beginning of the year, seven airports in the Beiku area started construction, all of which were first-class station standards. The South Reservoir Station and the East Reservoir Station have also been renovated, and they are both second-class stations that can be stationed in the scale of the flight regiment. This year, more than 20 airports in the entire western region will be approved or under construction. It is expected that by 2020, the basic structure of one airport for every 500 kilometres will be completed. ”

"Is the message accurate?" Li Zhan sat up straight with excitement, flicked the cigarette ash, and stared at Zhu Wei and asked.

Zhu Wei nodded affirmatively, "Exactly, I participated in the approval." ”

"This is the biggest good news of the year." Li Zhan said with emotion, "The western region is vast, and the distance between east, west, south, and north is more than 2,000 kilometers, and it is urgent to increase the number of airports. ”

When talking about the construction of airports, they did not specifically point out that those are air force airports and those are civil aviation airports, and in the western region, any airport must first meet the requirements of the air force for operations, and then consider using it as a civil aviation airport.

Some inconspicuous-looking 4C airports are usually civilian airliners, and you can hardly see anyone wearing military uniforms, but once something happens, the troops can drive in and take over and use it directly.

Why build so many airports, the western region is too big. Not to mention anything else, the Beiku Air Defense Base is the air force aviation unit in the northwesternmost corner, but it is 1,800 kilometers away from the command organ of the military region!

There are only three or two airfields on this distance, which is not in line with national defense requirements.

Li Zhan's experience is very profound, and his desire for more airports reached his peak when he made a forced landing on Highway 4. If there had been an airfield within a radius of 500 kilometers, he would not have had to risk a forced landing on the road when the fighter plane was in serious danger.

At present, the layout of the 101st Brigade is that the absolute main Eagle Falcon Brigade and the Nighthawk Tactical Reconnaissance Brigade are at the North Kuochang Station, and the other two brigades are at the South Kuochang Station and the East Kuochang Station respectively. The North Reservoir Air Defense Base does not refer to the North Reservoir Station, but the command organ of the air defense base is located at the North Reservoir Station.

To be precise, the Beiku Air Defense Base refers to the air defense system of the entire western region, which governs the entire western Xinjiang Province and is responsible for all air defense and combat readiness in the region. In addition to the 101st Aviation Brigade, the Beiku Air Defense Base also has the 102nd Aviation Brigade and the 103rd Aviation Brigade, which are deployed in different directions.

Other units have been converted into brigades, but the former 73rd Fighter Aircraft Division has been upgraded to an air defense base at the deputy army level, and all three flying regiments under its jurisdiction have been upgraded to aviation brigades.

Li Zixin said with a smile, "Captain, now our troops are entering a well-off life, the morale of the troops is high, the combat effectiveness is strong, everyone is rushing, and many people are unwilling to move." ”

"No wonder they don't want to go to the Flying Shark Force, they dare to live a very nourishing life."

Li Zhan smiled like an old father.

"Is there still more actual combat missions in the troops, and what is the situation of the simulated blue army over there?" Li Zhan asked.

Zhu Wei said, "It's quite a lot, and I often engage in confrontation with the simulated blue army." Our tactical reconnaissance side has a relatively heavy task. The defensive positions of the ground forces on both sides are constantly changing, and we have to carry out both regular reconnaissance and temporary reconnaissance tasks. ”

He smiled and said, "The radio intelligence you used to detect deep behind enemy lines was quite important, and now a lot of work is carried out based on that intelligence. ”

In terms of experience in the use of tactical reconnaissance planes, Li Zhan is not comparable to Zhu Wei, but the gains made by Li Zhan in the previous reconnaissance missions are not comparable to those of many past tasks combined. There are many people with courage, and there are not many pilots who have the courage and technology to complete such a difficult task.

Li Zhan nodded slightly, "Before I left HNA, I submitted a proposal to the HNA Division, the main content of which is to suggest that the HNA troops organize troops to go to Beiku for rotation training and increase confrontation and exchanges with the Air Force. The Golden Helmet competition is a great opportunity. This matter is basically settled, and you will have to fight with HNA in the future. ”

Smiling lightly, Li Zixin glanced at Zhu Wei, and then said to Li Zhan, "Captain, HNA is nothing, a lot of their training is lagging behind." Except, of course, the Flying Shark troops. ”

Li Zhan smiled and nodded, "That's the case, but HNA is also speeding up the transformation of training methods now, and they still have some top-notch ones." ”

All Air Force pilots look down on HNA pilots, this is not a subjective consciousness but an objective fact. While the Air Force has abolished the altitude difference for free air combat training, the Navy's air force has maintained the original altitude difference training mode. The Navy's troops were the first to engage in low-altitude defense penetration training, but they were overtaken by the Air Force.

Of course, this has something to do with Li Zhan. Li Zhan's innovation in the three major subjects of combat training in Beiku had a very great impact, and this influence was first produced in the air force and then extended to the naval aviation units.

Zhu Wei said with a smile, "We are a professional blue army unit, and our mission is to be a good whetstone for our brother troops, and the HNA troops are also brother troops." ”

"Old Zhu, how are you flying now?" Li Zhan asked.

Zhu Wei said, "It's okay, now there are more sorties flying J-11 than J-8FR." ”

Li Zhan said again, "I plan to let you be in charge of the modification of the J-16 electronic warfare aircraft, you think about it." ”

"Don't think about it, I'm determined to complete the task!" Zhu Wei said decisively.

Li Zhan nodded slightly, "The 103rd Brigade will all be modified with J-10, and it is very likely that it will be the C-type that has not yet completed the test flight, and they will form a high-low match pattern with the 101st Brigade." However, the platform of the J-10 is limited, so in the future, they will also be equipped with the J-16 electronic warfare aircraft. Your task is not easy. ”

"I can handle it." Zhu Wei smiled happily, the heavier the burden, the better, the heavy burden means that you have to make progress again, aren't you happy!

Li Zhan smiled with relief like an old father again.

Is it up to him to say this, of course not, but he can influence it.

PS: Today, the remains of the seventh batch of martyrs of the Volunteer Army returned to China, full of emotion, history can not forget, the predecessors shed their blood and our generation should be self-reliant, and I will stick to the military and cultural position. In addition, the day after tomorrow, he went to Chengdu to participate in the 3rd Golden Panda Online Literature Award Ceremony, and Fighting Falcon won the bronze award. There may be a break in the coming days. The book is scheduled to be completed in October, and the outcome has not yet been determined.