Li Zhan and Tang Leilei never appeared on Vasily's radar display, and not only that, but all the radars on the ground failed to detect the two fighters they were flying. The latter is not surprising. In the past, everyone had to be nervous about such a situation, for example, the No. 27 radar station, since Li Zhan engaged them, the Eagle Falcon Brigade began to engage in low-altitude penetration training with high intensity, until low-altitude penetration became a famous trick of the Eagle Falcon Brigade, and it is not surprising that the ground radar unit often disappeared fighters at the North Reservoir Station.

Provided, of course, that there is no interruption in radio contact.

Most of the Russian pilots could not understand the internal radio communication of the Chinese side, and both sides used standard tactical English during the joint communication, and Vasily could not believe it when he learned that Li Zhan had not only taken off but also penetrated into the mountains at low altitudes.

Although the Su-35 fighter he piloted was assisted by an advanced combat decision-making system, it could not and would not be connected to the port of the Beiku Tactical Intelligence Center, and he could only obtain the latest weather conditions through the tower. As a result, the meteorological conditions at low altitude were far beyond the minimum operational weather they could understand, and it was still a mountainous area.

Vasily knew very well that it would not be easy to evade the detection of the new on-board radar of the Su-35 fighters, at least he did not believe that Li Zhan's two-plane formation had entered the canyon of the Beiku Mountains - such meteorological conditions were not very different from looking for death in the mountain canyon at low altitude.

The visibility is less than five kilometers, and for a fighter plane with airspeed of hundreds of kilometers per hour, the distance of five kilometers is a blink of an eye, which not only requires the pilot to have extremely fast reaction ability, but also puts forward great requirements for the performance of the fighter.

But is it really that hard?

Li Zhan and Tang Leilei's familiar appearance at this time will surprise Vasily and others. Poor visibility is not a problem, and complex air currents are not a problem, because they are all too familiar with the valleys of the North Ku Mountains - they can fly through them with their eyes closed.

According to incomplete statistics, the number of sorties by the falcon brigade through the canyons of the Beiku Mountains has so far exceeded 1,300, and the average number of sorties per capita is more than 40. The more backbone there is, the more times it crosses. The Beiku Mountains are the main training area for the Eagle Brigade, and the Beiku Gorge, which is more than 50 kilometers long, is the key training area.

Just like the five-kilometer armed cross-country route that the infantry unit is looking for and opening up in the field, the more than 50-kilometer-long Beiku Gorge is the "five-kilometer armed cross-country" of the pilots of the Eagle Falcon Brigade and even the 101st Brigade, and it is the hardest training subject of all subjects.

Over time, a standard has been formed - to judge heroes by the achievements of crossing the North Reservoir Canyon.

At that time, the J-7B fighter was still able to run well in the Beiku Gorge under low weather conditions, and the J-7E, which had better low-altitude flight performance in the back, even evaded the attack of two batches of four missiles from the Doyle battalion.

Tang Leilei is also a good player, and they have repeatedly conducted low-altitude penetration training through the Beiku Gorge in meteorological conditions where visibility is worse than now.

Several anti-aircraft alert departments at radar station No. 27 could not be searched throughout the process.

Traveling through the canyon at an airspeed of more than 300 kilometers per hour, the two fighters drew a flight path with many twists and turns. Their minimum flight altitude reached more than 20 meters, and the slightest tilt of the wingtips would poke into the mountain.

The simulated high-altitude combat is in full swing, and in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, the altitude difference air combat confrontation drill is used, so the only thing to see is the low-altitude penetration of the strike detachment. It is precisely the strike detachment that has achieved the extreme, completely detached from the detection of air-ground radar, so that neither the tower nor Vasily of the simulated blue army can grasp the traces of the strike detachment, and there is no way to know how they know.

When the tower reported that the strike detachment had successfully completed the strike mission and returned to land, Vasily and his comrades were still in a state of confusion - how could it be over?

Could it be that the Chinese are deceiving?

In any case, when Vasily and the others landed, the weather changed drastically, the clouds were thick, the downpour turned into clouds, fog and the sun was shining. When Li Zhan and Tang Leilei landed, it was still windy and rainy, and when Vasily and the others landed ten minutes later, it was already calm and rainy, which made people really cry and laugh.

When the fighter plane returned to its position, Li Zhan stood on the edge of the tarmac with a flight helmet, smiling and waiting for Vasily to get off the Su-35 and strode over.

"Zhan, how did you do it? I believe you've taken off and carried out your mission. But how do you do it? The meteorological conditions in the Beiku Mountains have exceeded the minimum allowable value, and you can't do it completely without being detected by radar in such a situation. Vasily said quickly and paradoxically.

Li Zhan glanced at Tang Leilei beside him, and said with a smile, "Colonel, we are very familiar with the Beiku Canyon, very, very familiar, in fact, it is our daily training route, we often train through the canyon at night, visibility is not a problem, and our J-11B has better engines and avionics systems, with the assistance of accurate shape data and flight data correction system, we have not encountered many difficulties." ”

"Topographic data and flight data correction system ......," Vasily whispered the obviously invented phrase.

Li Zhan changed the topic with a smile and said, "Colonel Vasily, the flight parameters will come out in the evening and afternoon, and we can analyze and discuss it at that time, and we really hope to learn from you on the issues related to operations under bad weather conditions." ”

"First brother, the reporter is here." Tang Leilei shook his head and looked at it, and said in a low voice.

Li Zhan apologized to Vasily and said to Tang Leilei, "You deal with them, I'll withdraw first." ”

"Understood."

Li Zhan strode away with a flying helmet, and after bypassing a few fighters, Pei Lei drove over to answer, and when he got into the car, he went straight to the infield, avoiding the reporter's interview. Military exchanges with foreign militaries and coordinated training are conducted on a very small scale, with very low specifications, but they are very important, and it is inevitable that they will be briefed on the news at 7 o'clock.

It's just that Li Zhan still hasn't come to show his face yet.

After returning to the infield and disarming, Li Zhan went to the dining hall to have a meal and then went directly to the reading room of the flying ginseng. The speed at which the new fighter exported the flying ginseng was very fast, and before Li Zhan arrived, the flying ginseng data had already been sent from the field, and the technical staff immediately began to work. In the afternoon, the two sides will analyze and discuss, and the interpretation of flight reference data is an important basis for discussion.

Li Zhan sat in the office of Section Chief Liu of the Aviation Technology Department and waited.

Section Chief Liu is a college student in the 80s, and the brand is very hard, and a person in his forties carries the rank of colonel and deputy division, but his position is only a small section chief. The Air Force Aviation Unit is a highly technical branch of the armed forces, and most of the officers in the pile have not yet taken up their posts.

Some infantry brigades have three cadres at the division level, and in addition to the brigade commander and political commissar, the third is the director of the brigade hospital. There are many division-level cadres in the 101st Brigade, but there are only a few who have positions.

"Xiao Li, do you want to watch the video of your take-off?" After Section Chief Liu poured Li Zhan a cup of tea, the fighter plane lit a cigarette and smoked.

Li Zhan honestly and unceremoniously took Section Chief Liu's Lanzhou and also nodded, took a sip and felt a little dizzy, and said, "Take a look, I almost didn't fly." ”

Just went to the computer display screen on the desk with Section Chief Liu, Section Chief Liu turned on the video taken by the high-definition camera set up on the tower, and said with a smile, "You have set another record, the meteorological conditions in those ten minutes are absolutely forbidden to fly, you really fly." ”

Li Zhan looked at it seriously.

His No. 01 J-11B was like a man who had drunk three and a half pounds of 63 degrees of alcohol, staggering at an altitude of more than ten meters above the runway, and the nose of the nose was heading in the northeast direction, but it was flying due north, which made people have the urge to rush over and hold the runway.

Suddenly, a strong crosswind struck, and the fighter plane tilted to the left wing like a boat that had encountered a twelfth-level sea condition, and the amplitude instantly exceeded thirty degrees, and it was about to break through the flight envelope and fall down, but it was as if it had a strong arm to support it, and there was no worst result.

The final scene is that the No. 01 J-11B rolls along the trend and climbs away, leaving only a dashing afterimage gradually disappearing in the hazy sky.

Sitting in the cockpit is a feeling, and looking at it from an external perspective is another feeling, Li Zhan couldn't help but hold his breath and concentrate after seeing it, and his heart hung high. Just like the car galloping on the mountain road, one side is a cliff and the other side is a cliff, and the road is also nine twists and eighteen bends, a total of one car can be accommodated, the excitement of driving is exciting, and the car is so scared that I want to pee three times in an hour.

"Thrilling!" Li Zhan sighed.

Section Chief Liu sighed and said, "Since you came, our bottom limit has been constantly lowered, and it has exceeded the minimum requirements of the outline. ”

"Liu Ke, look at what you said, only by constantly breaking through the limits can you make progress. But today's weather really scared me into a cold sweat. Li Zhan said sincerely.

Section Chief Liu said, "The new brigade commander is quite courageous. ”

If it were a different person, the situation at that time would definitely make Li Zhan postpone his takeoff or cancel it altogether. But Fang Chenghe is not, this front-line pilot was born, served as a flight squadron leader, group leader, regimental chief of staff, deputy regiment commander, regiment commander, chief of staff of the training base, chief of staff of the division, halfway to the political work of the division political commissar, two or three years of Jingping transferred to serve as a brigade commander, throughout his resume is related to flying and operations, is a veritable military cadre.

Li Zhan was sitting in the cockpit of the No. 01 J-11B, so Fang Chenghe did not hesitate at all, he had to show his hand to let the Maozi take a look, and he firmly believed that Li Zhan would definitely be able to, because Li Zhan said that he could.

Li Zhan said that what could be done has not been broken so far.

This is Fang Chenghe's strong sense of trust formed based on his full understanding of Li Zhan, and he will never be able to do it by another person, even if he sacrifices Xue Xiangdong, he can't give Li Zhan complete trust.

Li Zhan said, "Brigade Commander Fang is also a ruthless man. Everyone thought that he was a political commissar in the Second Division, but in fact, Brigade Commander Fang's military combat command experience and flight experience were all above Qi Hong, the commander of the Second Division. ”

"Oh? I see. Section Chief Liu obviously doesn't know that the connection to technical analysis that they are sitting indoors every day these days is slower than others.

"Section Chief, the results are out, Captain Li." A captain wearing glasses sent over to read the results and greeted Li Zhan with a smile.

Li Zhan often went to the Feishen reading room, and he was already familiar with the people here.

Section Chief Liu browsed it with a cigarette in his mouth and handed it to Li Zhan, "It's not too much time from last time, less than a minute, but after a comprehensive analysis, it can be determined that you have flown a new standard." ”

It seems that everyone is no longer surprised by such things, or has become numb. Going back two years, whether it is in the regiment or in the division, not to mention flying out of the standard that exceeds the outline by more than twice the standard, even if the excellent standard of the outline is made, it is at least to be commended by the regiment or even the division.

But now, the standard of excellence stipulated in the Flying Out Outline is basic, and if you want to be rewarded or meritorious, you have to have a higher standard. For example, if you shoot a ground target, you can only boast of hitting all the shells into the target circle, and this standard is already double the excellent standard required by the outline.

After Li Zhan saw the results, he frowned and said, "It's just a few dozen seconds faster, it's not a new standard." ”

"You have to factor in the meteorological factor." Section Chief Liu took the weather data from the meteorological observatory and handed it to Li Zhan, saying, "The weather in the Beiku Gorge is the worst since so many crossing flights. In this case, you can still be 47 seconds faster than your previous best, which is a very good result. ”

It is said that the flight time from entering the canyon to exiting the canyon. The environment of the canyon is very strict, and it is not that you can fly as many blocks as you want. At the beginning, Li Zhan did extreme flights when he set the subject standards for the J-7E, but after modifying the Su-27, the limit data that flew out at that time at great risk was easily broken by the Su-27.

Today, Li Zhan shortened by 47 seconds on this basis.

Forty-seven seconds is very significant, which means that you can attack forty-seven seconds in advance in battle, which means that you have forty-seven seconds of active time. In modern air combat, measured in minutes, forty-seven seconds may be the time it takes to win or lose a battle.

"What about Tang Leilei? He was just a few kilometers behind me, very close. Li Zhan asked.

The technical captain said, "The data of the Don squadron is also beautiful, only fifteen seconds slower than yours." ”

This time, Li Zhan was happy, "That means that most of the people in my brigade can meet this standard." ”

How capable are the pilots of the Eagle Falcon Brigade, I am afraid that the people here in the flight reference reading room are the most clear, they have to interpret and analyze the flight ginseng of the Eagle Falcon Brigade every three or five times, from the beginning to the present, the flight parameters depict a data map of the growth of the Eagle Falcon Brigade, and it is very shocking to continue to move upwards to the limit of man-machine data display chart.

Therefore, they are the least surprised by the excellent performance of the Falcon Brigade, because everything is traceable.

"Satisfied, you can brag to the Russians." Section Chief Liu said with a smile.

Li Zhan said with a smile, "I really don't care much about their feelings, and I'm not too willing to expose our true combat effectiveness to foreign troops." ”

Stunned for a moment, Section Chief Liu slapped his head suddenly, "It's stupid to engage in technology." ”

Li Zhan smiled and handed the report in his hand to Section Chief Liu, "The report will be discussed and analyzed at the meeting, so, Liu Ke, you give another report, according to the standard of the outline, it is more appropriate." ”

Section Chief Liu instantly understood what Li Zhan meant, and immediately laughed, "Wrap me." ”

This was the purpose of Li Zhan's hurried flight to the reading room.