"In the past year, our Second Division has been in the forefront of the Air Force in all aspects of its work, and comrades, the two pennants of the annual advanced unit for military training and the annual advanced unit for political and ideological work were hung in the honor room of the division headquarters. This is closely related to everyone's efforts. ”

Colonel Qi Hong, political commissar of the division, made an important speech.

"Not long ago, our division successfully completed the annual summary training, and a large number of them were transferred to the field for training." Qi Hong seemed to be in a good mood and seemed to be in high spirits, and said, "Yesterday, all the planes successfully completed the transfer of training and achieved the goal of zero mistakes in flight training throughout the year!" This is not easy. Thirty-six planes from 16 batches of three regiments took part in the training, and flew more than 400 takeoffs and landings in seven days. Comrades, an average of sixty ups and downs per day. Such a high intensity greatly tests the support ability of each station, and also challenges the physical strength of the pilots. Error-free, that's a lot of recognition. ”

Everyone's faces were very excited, and they smiled slightly and subconsciously puffed up their chests. They have reason to be proud that there are only a few air divisions, including those of the HNA that can reach the training intensity of the Second Division.

Qi Hong suddenly changed his words and said solemnly, "But! Some problems were also exposed during high-intensity training. I'm sure everyone knows, I'm referring to the aspect of combat readiness duty. On the day of the transfer training, two batches of unknown air conditions appeared in the No. 2 airspace in a row, and we actually had a situation where the combat readiness duty force was insufficient! Comrades! If it's war, we're sinners through the ages! I have already asked the command for punishment, and as the actual commander of the 2nd Division, the responsibility lies with me. The Second Division should be rectified, these are the exact words of the head of the Air Force Command! ”

The temperature in the auditorium dropped sharply.

Li Zhan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this is normal. The air engine failure of Yu Chenglin's landline plane has been found to be a deviation in the torque of one of the screws, probably half a turn more, and the trembling process caused the oil pipeline to rupture and leak. The main responsibility for aircraft maintenance must be borne by other departments, and all departments must be rectified.

If the handling of this air failure is silent, it is not normal.

Because the empty situation was unknown twice in a row that day, the empty situation was greater than the sky, and everything else had to be put aside. Therefore, the failure of Yu Chenglin's landline will not be so conspicuous, if it is in normal times, this will alarm the Air Force Command.

It's no wonder that Qi Hong was furious.

He reprimanded for half an hour, using this failure as a lead to extend the problems existing in various departments. Li Zhan listened carefully and found that he had not missed any departments. The words are straight to the point, without the slightest tactfulness. Li Zhan was deeply impressed by the style of this divisional political commissar.

Ruling the army with an iron fist and acting directly.

After the shift meeting was over, no one was in the mood anymore, and they all returned to their respective units and departments, and immediately summoned all the officers and men to convey the spirit of the instructions for tonight's shift meeting. The Fourth Regiment, as the "parties", paid more attention than the rest of the units. Qi Hong criticized the four regiments by name at the shift meeting, but did not praise the four regiments by name. Perhaps considering that Li Zhan was a newcomer who had just been assigned to the Fourth Regiment, or perhaps it was the failure of the deputy regiment commander's plane in the air that the support was not in place, the division headquarters felt very angry.

From 9 o'clock to 11 o'clock, a full two hours, the meeting was held through video link, the regiment commander finished speaking, the political commissar said, the political commissar finished speaking, the deputy head of the regiment spoke, the deputy political commissar spoke, and the chief of staff spoke. The captains and instructors of the maintenance brigade were constantly called by their names and stood up, and they were trained here and there, and their heads drooped the whole time.

And that's just the beginning.

Beginning that night, except for the personnel who were on duty for combat readiness, all of them had to conduct self-examination and self-correction from their respective posts, and the regiment set up a rectification leading group to conduct spot checks anytime and anywhere. As in previous years, other units carried out safety education and housekeeping in order to welcome the Spring Festival, and sent veterans to welcome new recruits to prepare for Spring Festival activities. Only the second division was shrouded in a serious atmosphere

More than a month later, Chinese New Year's Eve came, and the festive and peaceful atmosphere had begun to envelop the whole country and the people of the whole country. The leaders have begun to frequently go to the grassroots level to express their condolences to the troops and the officers and men at the grassroots level for the New Year.

Yu Chenglin is a lot haggard, these days he has been following the maintenance side to check his landline, front and back, inside and out, not a screw or a rivet has been spared. He was even the deputy head in charge of safety, but there was a problem with his landline, and it was caused by the lax maintenance work, so you can imagine how much pressure there was.

These subjective factors are unlikely to affect holiday duty.

The second division is a tradition that distinguishes it from other units -- the other units are basically on duty during the Spring Festival holidays from their duties from top to bottom.

Li Zhan should be on duty more, his home is in this county, and it is very convenient to go home.

In the past month or so, Li Zhan still followed three take-offs and landings in accordance with the regulations, and then flew five take-offs and landings alone. The regiment and division really couldn't find fault with him, so they stopped taking off their pants and farting, and directly included him in the list of combat readiness personnel.

On the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, Nie Jianfeng took his flight helmet and walked into the flight briefing room under the tower. Li Zhan sat there watching the news, and said with a little surprise, "Team Nie, aren't you tomorrow?" ”

"The two of us are partners, how can there be any reason to separate." Nie Jianfeng said with a smile, "The division has adjusted its duty, and the two planes will be on duty from today." ”

Sitting down beside Li Zhan, Nie Jianfeng pointed to the other side and said, "But under normal circumstances, it is not our turn to go up, the six regiments of the six regiments and two Su two sevens have been on standby, and they are on the first step." ”

Li Zhan said, "The superiors may consider the situation of the last time. ”

"It's very rare for two batches of unidentified voids to appear at the same time." Nie Jianfeng said, "But according to past experience, if we celebrate the New Year, they will not come tomorrow, and they will not let us have a good New Year." ”

Li Zhan snorted coldly and said, "I'm afraid they won't come." ”

Nie Jianfeng was about to say something, when the alarm suddenly went crazy, and the adrenaline was stimulated in an instant. Seeing Li Zhan lift his flying helmet and rush outside, Nie Jianfeng shouted: "The sixth regiment goes first!" ”

"Look at the siren lights!" Li Zhan had already run to the door, pointing to the red warning light flashing wildly on one side.

With a slam of arms, Nie Jianfeng hurriedly lifted his helmet and rushed out.

I'm really afraid of something, and there are really two batches of unknown empty feelings!

"HNA definitely didn't care about it."

Li Zhan thought secretly as he ran towards the No. 37 fighter.

In order for unidentified aerial vehicles to enter the regular combat-ready airspace of the Second Division, they must cross the airspace for which naval aviation is responsible. Therefore, it can be judged that either there are multiple batches of empty situations, or the opponent who has come over this time is more difficult to deal with than before. Li Zhan didn't think that there would be an opponent that HNA couldn't deal with, so it was certain that there were many batches of air situations.

When Li Zhan climbed onto the plane, he saw the two SU-27 twin planes of the Sixth Regiment taking off in formation, pulling up early, and piercing the scorching sun in the east with a large elevation angle.

After quickly checking the various systems and getting the permission of the aircraft maintenance, he drove decisively and immediately reported to the tower: "Dong San Turn, request to take off!" ”

At this time, Nie Jianfeng was half a beat slower, and reported in a somewhat hectic manner, "The hole is ready, please take off!" ”

The atmosphere of the tower entered a tense state one step earlier, and once there was an empty situation, it was automatically transferred to the first-class combat readiness, and the personnel on duty were both nervous and accustomed to it. I don't know how many times a year I have to deal with similar empty situations.

"Turn the hole, check it and take off!" On duty at the tower was Zhang Wei, the training staff officer of the division headquarters, who knew that the No. 37 plane belonged to Li Zhan, so he couldn't help but remind, "Dong San Gui, you are a wingman." ”

After a few seconds, Li Zhan replied: "Dong Sangui understands. ”

The two J-7E's first slid out of the stand and quickly entered the take-off position. Li Zhan turned his head to look at Nie Jianfeng on the left, and when Nie Jianfeng gave a thumbs up, he pushed the throttle push to the bottom, confirmed that the power was climbing normally, and gave a thumbs up. Nie Jianfeng stretched out three fingers, and the white labor protection gloves were very conspicuous, and he began to count down.

3，2，1。

When the last number appeared, Li Zhan released the brake, and the J-7E arched forward violently as if someone had kicked his buttocks, and the powerful thrust pushed Li Zhan to the back of the chair. The fighter was getting faster and faster, and there was a slight shaking, and it sprinted forward with all its might.

In the rustling sound of electromagnetic interference, Nie Jianfeng shouted: "Pull up!" ”

Li Zhan did not stop at all, and decisively pulled up the operating lever, and the fighter raised its head suddenly. At the same time, Nie Jianfeng also pulled up. The two fighters tacitly retracted the landing gear and climbed up faster than the SU-27. It wasn't until mid-air that the twin planes made a beautiful leap and flew higher into the sky.

The personnel on duty at the tower couldn't help but applaud in their hearts, and the take-off of such a smooth and tacit two-plane formation was really pleasing to the eye. From the perspective of action specifications, there may be many pilots who can do it, but if it is coherent, coupled with the background of this moment, there are really not many who can achieve the perfection of the clouds.

"Dong Gui Dong, I'm Nanzhi, adjust the course 103, you go to the eleventh airspace." Nan Zhi took over the command and called Nie Jianfeng.

Nie Jianfeng immediately replied, "Adjust the course 103, understand!" ”

"Look, you have a civil airplane above you." Nan Zhi reminded.

Li Zhan could also hear such a conversation, he subconsciously raised his head and looked up through the hood, of course, he couldn't see anything. Civil aircraft usually fly at an altitude of about 10,000 meters, because this altitude is in the stratosphere, and the altitude varies according to the terrain, but the difference is not very large. People often say "10,000 meters in the air", mainly because this space is the main activity place of civil aircraft, and it is the atmospheric level that ordinary people can intuitively feel.

At this time, between the troposphere where Li Zhan was located, there was a thick layer of clouds covering, like a mountain of clouds growing in the sky, and it was obvious that the stratosphere could not be seen.

The edge line area of the No. 11 airspace is more than 700 kilometers, which almost touches the maximum combat radius of the J-7E. The command post reminded them to avoid civilian aircraft, taking into account that they might climb to a high altitude to cruise to save fuel.

"Three turns in the hole, eight thousand climbs." Nie Jianfeng said.

Li Zhan slightly widened the distance between him and the long plane, and said, "Understood." ”

The two fighters still maintained a visual distance and began to climb upwards in unison, rushing to the thick clouds overhead, and through the clouds they could basically reach the bottom of the stratosphere, which could be used for high-speed cruise, saving fuel and also having a height advantage.

"Whoa, the hole is turned into a hole, the target course is 210, and the speed is 500." Nan Zhi suddenly called.

Nie Jianfeng subconsciously said, "It wants to run?" Got it! Three turns in the hole, open afterburner! ”

"Understood!"

The two J-7Es turned on the afterburner and adjusted their course and rushed over, no longer thinking about the fuel problem.