"Tick, tick, tick, tick......"

In the flight briefing room, the precise wall clock on the wall walks steadily, measured in seconds. The small flight briefing room was full of people, and all the personnel involved in the capture operation, except for the Tiger detachment, gathered here to wait for orders.

No one spoke, even a few members of the command team occasionally talked a few words, and the people from a meter or two away could barely hear what they were saying.

At this time, the main thing is to adjust the psychological state, and the plan that should be discussed has been fully discussed, and the final determination has been formed. Once the determination of the combat plan is formed, the next thing to do is to unconditionally implement it, and it is best not to have a situation where the order is changed overnight.

However, to Li Zhan's surprise, the departure order was delayed. The time came to 17:30 minute by minute, and it was already dusk, which meant that the troops had to fly across the day and night, and the arrest operation had to be carried out at night, which added a bit of difficulty.

However, Li Zhan understands that the decision on when to dispatch is in the hands of the front finger. The front commander will discuss with the higher-level intelligence department and jointly decide on the time of the dispatch, and it is decided that the front commander will take the action. The role of Li Zhan's side is that of an action group, not a decision-making group.

Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, Li Zhan walked to the front to face everyone and said, "Let's be clear again, the arrest operation is codenamed Operation Justice, the air support group Gaoxin-P, the air cover group Flying Shark Squad, and the ground action group Tiger detachment, using the No. 1 communication plan, and using the No. 0 communication plan in emergencies, everyone must remember." ”

The combat units are well versed in the most critical component of any operation, and communications are the most important components. Good and stable communication means that the command system is stable, so that all combat units can carry out their own steps within a framework.

Li Zhan had just experienced the danger of a communication system being paralyzed, and his feelings in this regard were even more profound. To this end, he deliberately formulated the Zero communication plan, which simply means that the commander of each combat unit carries a satellite telephone and uses the satellite phone to directly contact the decision-making commander when the No. 1 communication system fails or encounters an emergency.

After emphasizing a few important points, Li Zhan asked his troops to continue to wait patiently. Although Guo Beimu has the highest rank and rank, the overall command of the arrest operation unit is actually Li Zhan's responsibility. Guo Beimu is good at the command of ground fire support of air gunboats and the command of ground special operations.

Guo Beimu's background is very interesting, he first served in the Air Force Air Defense Force, and the first batch of S-300 long-range surface-to-air missiles was his unit. After being promoted, he returned to the old unit and worked for less than two years before he was transferred to engage in artillery reconnaissance, artillery reconnaissance of the air defense unit of the Air Force.

Artillery scouts are little known, but many in the army know that they are in no way inferior to special scouts. After two years of artillery reconnaissance, he was transferred to the paratrooper unit, and when he was in the paratrooper unit, he was actually recruited and flew on the Y-8 medium transport plane.

When Li Zhan's master, Liu Guojian, was ordered to form an air gunboat unit, he immediately took a fancy to Guo Beimu, who had both special reconnaissance and command experience and Y-8 pilot qualifications, and from that time on, he continued to work in special air service until the unit was withdrawn.

It can be seen that Guo Beimu is also a cattle man, he was already twenty-seven years old when he learned to fly, and it is difficult to complete such a large transformation without any ability.

In fact, the officers and men of the air gunboat unit at that time were not general, they were either flying geniuses like Li Zhan, or cattle people with strong perseverance and strong academic ability like Guo Beimu.

It's a pity that the aircrew lost all the losses in the last battle, and only Li Zhan and his senior sister Zhu Qingying survived. The ground detachment that carried out the mission with Li Zhan at the beginning was the most tragic, and none of them survived, and all of them were buried in other places. In order to get back the bodies of the martyrs, the army special forces paid more than a dozen casualties.

After experiencing the most tragic battle in the world, Li Zhan, who returned to the normal track and started again, became a different person, became a love of money, and became a life-savvy. Many people say that Li Zhan survived so many dangers because his flying skills are very good, but in fact, this is only one of the reasons.

Another reason is that Li Zhan is very afraid of death, because he is afraid of death, so every time it comes to life and death, he will stimulate his strong potential, and he can always turn danger into a disaster under the strong desire to survive.

Of course, there are exceptions, when he was working in Beiku, he participated in the western military exercise, in order to save the unconscious J-10 pilot, the only time he was impulsive and took an extremely risky approach, that time it was really purely by luck.

Li Zhan's performance in this planned arrest operation was similar to that of the original him, and his old battalion commander Guo Beimu felt the most profound. At that time, Li Zhan would never hesitate to think about it, and even did not hesitate to propose the organization of a special air cover detachment in a relatively difficult environment in reality.

Once the general is successful, Li Zhan does not have the quality to be a high-ranking general.

The order of the former finger was not given for a long time.

The four J-15 fighters have been fully armed, two have been started, and the pipeline lines of the ground support vehicles are connected with the fighters to ensure that the fighters are in a complete state at all times. Except for the No. 513 J-15 piloted by Han Hongjun, the remaining three J-15s are all equipped with anti-aircraft ammunition, and each one is equipped with four PL-12 medium-range air-to-air missiles and four PL-9 combat missiles, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.

As far as combat missiles are concerned, in actual use, pilots prefer to use the older PL-9 rather than the PL-10, which is an imitation of the Pit Viper (not the PL-10E, although the missile does not have a single number, but the performance is qualitatively improved compared to the prototype), which was made nearly a decade later than the former, but the performance has not been significantly improved.

The PL-9 is very different, the bomb has many modifications, and the latest modification has surpassed the latest modification of the Sidewinder, which is very reliable.

The PL-12 was even more powerful, the model of the same period (nineties) already surpassed the famous AIM-120B in some respects, with more advanced guidance, longer range and greater maximum overload.

The West Pacific Pirates may be equipped with the AIM-120B, but in the absence of electromagnetic control, they like to encounter the J-15 carrying the PL-12, and I am afraid that they will only be beaten.

Theoretically, for every two PL-12 medium-range air-to-air missiles hitting one target, four J-15s are capable of dealing with seven enemy aircraft. This is very enough for Li Zhan, he has a long time of experience in confrontation with the air force units of the West Pacific Pirates, and the combat capabilities of the West Pacific Pirate Air Force pilots are limited.

They also have one of their biggest advantages - early warning aircraft, there are four West Pacific pirates, but they were pinned down by Chengda's small team, trapped in the lair in the north and did not dare to move.

If their early warning planes dare to leave the range of the ground air defense network, it is very likely that the front commander will order the small detachment led by Cheng Da to contain and attack their early warning planes with long-range anti-radiation missiles.

Li Zhan test-fired a monster air-to-air missile in Beiku, with a maximum range of more than 300 kilometers, although it has not yet been officially installed, but there have always been test missiles.

A J-15 can carry two, and the Chengda squad brought a full eight, which is enough for the early warning aircraft of the West Pacific Pirates to drink a pot. Those four E-767 AWACS aircraft are the lifeblood of the Western Pacific pirates, selling for up to $600 million each, and they only have four. Leaving the ground air defense network is a death, and no amount of escort fighters can stop the U monster air-to-air missile.

The battlefield warning has thus become a one-man show of the Air Police-2000.

The overall battlefield environment is quite friendly to the capture operation troops, but they need to go deep into the Overlord Islands, where there are not only airfields that they have not yet reached, but also a network of ground anti-aircraft firepower. These unknown factors will have a greater impact on the arrest operation.

The crux of the matter is that the time has reached 19 o'clock, and the front finger still has not given the order to leave, and the sky has completely darkened at this time.

At the front finger, Wang Jiaqi and Peng Hongbing were waiting for orders from above, and they were also in a hurry. From a tactical point of view, it is best to attack at dusk, when the enemy forces are generally in a state of handover and the defenses are relatively weak. This is clear to everyone.

But going deep into the Overlord Islands to capture the Western Pacific pirate leaders is not just a military operation, but must also take into account international political factors. Therefore, Li Zhan and the others' guesses were wrong - the finger also had no right to decide when to launch an attack.

Peng Hongbing glanced at the time and said in a deep voice, "It's a quarter of nineteen, and we have lost the best time to attack. ”

Wang Jiaqi stared at the Overlord Islands on the satellite map and pondered, and asked, "Can the main force defeat the enemy's main fleet in advance?" ”

"It's not easy." Peng Hongbing shook his head slightly and said, "The higher authorities require that the scale be controlled, and if there is no new troops to invest, we can only gradually advance according to the established battle plan." I caught them off guard more than ten hours ago, and now they are very vigilant, and it is not easy to achieve results. ”

Strategically despising the enemy and tactically attaching importance to the enemy, these two commanders firmly grasped this principle and did not despise the opponent in the slightest.

"I can only look at Li Zhan and them." Wang Jiaqi hugged his arms and said in a deep voice.

Peng Hongbing was more relaxed, and said with a smile, "I don't think it's a big problem." His idea of attacking the main island first and then island A is very good, and it is in line with the principle of attacking the island. The topography of the Overlord Islands is very special, although the main island is larger, it is not as important as Island A militarily, and satellite reconnaissance intelligence shows that the defense force on Island A is stronger and more difficult to capture. ”

He pointed to the map and said, "The most important thing is that the two islands are only fifteen kilometers apart, and no matter which island they hit, they can support each other in a very short time." It is correct to first solve the relatively easy threat and concentrate on Island A without the concerns of the flanks. ”

"With the strength that Li Zhan now has at his disposal, secretly infiltrating into reconnaissance and guidance, and the air detachment carrying out long-range attacks outside the defense area, can play a great effect. He's fine. ”

Wang Jiaqi thought about it carefully and smiled faintly, "His ability is naturally no problem, and there is a veteran Guo Beimu in charge." It's okay to fight, I'm worried about evacuation. ”

"Mr. Wang, are you worried about the interference of the simulated blue army on Kaidao?" Peng Hongbing immediately understood Wang Jiaqi's concerns.

Nodding slightly, Wang Jiaqi said in a deep voice, "Yes, they have always played cards out of common sense, and maybe they will come out to make trouble at some point." ”

Peng Hongbing said, "From Kaidao to the Overlord Islands, they have to cross the entire Philippine Sea, with a range of 2,300 kilometers, and even if they want to intervene for a while, they will not be able to reach the battlefield, so I think we just need to keep an eye on it." ”

Wang Jiaqi picked up a cigarette, lit a cigarette and took a puff, holding the cigarette in his right hand, saying, "You can't underestimate their efficiency." A large number of tankers were deployed on Kaidao, and it would take an hour and a half at most to rush over at full speed. It is very strange that after we expelled them during the exercise, they suddenly all withdrew and have not reappeared until now. ”

As if thinking of something, Peng Hongbing strode to the communications staff post to find the Mingchuan telegram, then quickly turned back and handed it to Wang Jiaqi and said, "According to the daily intelligence report of the Third Department, there was an air crash in the waters near Kaidao last night, and it was an RC-135 strategic electronic reconnaissance plane that crashed. ”

"Could it be the one that Li Zhan is responsible for expelling?" Wang Jiaqi immediately understood.

Peng Hongbing shook his head, "I don't know yet." But one thing is certain, the simulated Blue Army troops on the island will not be dispatched in a short period of time. ”

After an air crash, all flight activities are generally stopped, and it is initially determined that the main cause of the RC-135 air crash is weather conditions, so the flight activities of the special-shaped aircraft are also affected. Therefore, Peng Hongbing's judgment is well-founded.

But Wang Jiaqi was not so optimistic, he shook his head slightly and said, "There is still the possibility of simulating the intervention of the Blues." If they smell it, they won't miss the chance to show their heads. So, Lao Peng, the faster Li Zhan moves, the more active we are. ”

"yes." Peng Hongbing was also a little uneasy.

A major communications staff officer rushed out of the confidential communications room, holding a telegram in his hand, and went straight to Wang Jiaqi to salute and hand over the telegram, "The higher-level leading organ is in an emergency!" ”

Wang Jiaqi took a quick look at it in his hand, and decisively handed it to Peng Hongbing, "They gave the order, ordered the arresting troops to be dispatched!" ”

"Yes!"

Peng Hongbing immediately left quickly and gave an order: "Start the operation plan for justice, the mission code name is Xitai Justice!" ”

The staff officer quickly gave a loud order: "Mission code name Xitai Justice!" I repeat! Activate the West Pacific Justice Action! ”

The order was quickly sent down to Dachang Station, and the alarm suddenly sounded, and the air crew of the capturing unit in the flight briefing room rushed out and plunged into the darkness......