The date for the delivery of the aircraft carrier is getting closer and closer, but the training of the Flying Shark unit has been quite frustrated. When Li Zhan returned to the unit and saw that Commander-in-Chief Zhang was leading people to install a new blocking cable system in the first training area, his mood was very heavy and complicated. On the very day of his return, the troops resumed training, and the first sortie went wrong.

The blocking cord is broken.

Three ground crew members were seriously injured, and the nose landing gear of the fighter was also damaged.

The blocking cable is not made of ordinary materials, and it can neither be too hard nor too soft, because if it is too hard, it will pull the fighter apart, and if it is too soft, it will be easy to break. Looking at a few simple ropes that have plagued our country for many years, there is no object to learn from, and it all depends on trying it out little by little.

Zhang Xueyang's flight control failure accident is still vivid, and then the blocking cable broke accident, and the flying shark unit was covered with a layer of haze. Commander-in-Chief Zhang's hair turned white again. Every comrade-in-arms Li Zhan saw had their brows furrowed and their expressions were gray.

For him, the only good news was probably that Xiao Zhengyang called to inform him that Lu Xiaoran had been recorded as a first-class merit for successfully handling the air parking failure and successfully forced landing, and because of the outstanding teaching effect, Li Zhan was recorded as a second-class merit by the air division. The reason for Lu Xiaoran's air stop was also found out, which was caused by excessive inhalation of carbon dioxide-based smoke in the air intake during take-off and climbing, and the smoke emitted by nearby factories generally does not rise very high, but the situation was special that day, and the smoke rich in fine particles stagnated for a short time near the clouds, so that it was difficult for the pilot to identify.

Han Hongjun arrived at his post half a month ago, and he followed Li Zhan to Commander-in-Chief Zhang's side, while reporting the situation during this period in a deep voice, "The troops consider that it will take a lot of time to replace the blocking cable, and the blocking cable being used has not yet reached its maximum lifespan, so it will continue training." As a result, the accident happened, and the second blocking cable that was used the most was fine, but the third blocking cable broke. ”

"Hooked the third line of barrage? Who are the pilots? Li Zhan asked.

Han Hongjun said, "It's Cao Fufei, the loss is on the ground, if it's on the ship, it's too late to get back flying." ”

Li Zhan said, "The indicators of blocking the rope are still not ideal. It is obviously a rigid phenomenon formed by long-term use, and the fracture caused by sudden tension. ”

"That's right, that's what the technical analysis turned out to be." Han Hongjun said.

Fortunately, the three seriously injured ground crew members were out of danger, but they were all disabled, and their military careers were basically over.

Li Zhan strode over to Commander-in-Chief Zhang and reported: "Report to Commander-in-Chief, I'm back." ”

"Okay, how is it, the training of female pilots is going well, right?" Commander-in-Chief Zhang asked with a smile.

"It went well." Li Zhan said.

From the perseverance in Commander-in-Chief Zhang's tired expression, Zhong Li Zhan felt the desire of an old HNA to become an army of carrier-based fighter aviation units before the end of his military career. Commander-in-Chief Zhang was born as a pilot of the Navy and became the deputy leader of the Navy step by step.

On the day of its formation, he moved his office from the naval compound in the capital to the Fertile Naval Flight Training Base, which was still a barren area and a large construction site. In just two or three years, Commander-in-Chief Zhang has vividly turned the days of lieutenant generals into the days of civilian workers in the army, and his black and shiny hair has turned gray.

You must know that in the past 20 or 30 years of exploration, Commander-in-Chief Zhang has always been the forerunner of carrier-based fighter aviation. If there would be no first aircraft carrier without Chief Engineer Huayang, then there would be no Flying Shark today without Chief Commander Zhang. The combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers is realized through carrier-based aviation units, mainly through fighter jets, and aircraft carriers without flying sharks do not have the deterrent power they deserve.

The delivery date of the aircraft carrier is approaching, and the most pressure is on Commander-in-Chief Zhang. Mo Ren'an and Lao Chen Tou could still complain to him, but he couldn't complain to the High Command. He is the first person in charge and the first person responsible. Lao Chen's name is Mr. Chen, that is the head of the coach, and the commander-in-chief of Zhang is called Mr. Zhang, which is the supreme commander of the Flying Shark Force.

Li Zhan knew that Commander Zhang's mind was not on the training of female pilots, so he didn't say a word, pointed to the third blocking rope that was being dismantled and said, "Mr. Zhang, if it is too late to replace the third rope, I suggest postponing the replacement time and using the remaining three ropes to continue training." ”

Everyone can feel the same amount of pressure on Commander-in-Chief Zhang, and the leading organs of the Navy have already set the time for going on the ship, and the Flying Shark unit cannot delay its feet. This is a decision made by the leading organs of the Navy, and the Maritime Division, the Maritime Administration, the Maritime Queen, and the Naval Armament are only one of the components of the Navy's leading organs.

It is true that Commander-in-Chief Zhang is the deputy leader, and of course he can propose to postpone the date of going on the ship, but the eyes of the whole country are fixed on the first aircraft carrier, and the aircraft carrier is delivered but it is empty, and this is a blow to the national self-confidence of the people. No one can afford this consequence.

"No, I'd rather not have the first and fourth blocking cables, but also ensure the normalcy of the second and third lanes." Mo Ren'an shook his head and said.

Lao Chen Tou also held the same opinion, "Most people can't guarantee that they will hang on to the second rope every time, and it is too risky to cancel the third rope." ”

"Then pull out the top guys, and postpone the training of the others." Li Zhan said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhang, what we need to ensure now is that the first batch of pilots on the ship is foolproof. ”

It's a compromise. It is obviously impossible for the higher authorities to require all personnel to board the ship, and it has been reduced to requiring a pilot of a brigade size to be the first to board the ship. It is the training of these twelve pilots that is now being intensified. Among the twelve pilots of different levels, none of them dared to pack their tickets until they successfully landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier, and there was no single evaluation standard on land, all they could do was to keep training and training.

According to Li Zhan's intentions, it was necessary to make a choice among the twelve pilots, and training with only three blocking cables could not guarantee the normal landing of each pilot.

Commander-in-Chief Zhang asked, "You have always insisted on doing your best to make sure that all the staff were the first to board the ship, and you did not give up when the higher-level leadership organs lowered the standards to a brigade." Why is your attitude changing so quickly now? ”

Li Zhan said, "I have thought about the risks simply, and I have not correctly understood the reality. ”

This came as a surprise to everyone.

"It's not your style." Commander-in-Chief Zhang said with a smile.

Li Zhan sighed, "The successive accidents have made me more and more aware of the difficulty of carrier-based flight, we are still in the exploration stage, in this process we can pay some objective costs, but I think we can subjectively control the price we need to pay." In this regard, the commander and Mr. Chen saw it more than me, and I made the mistake of being too self-conscious. ”

The three leaders were all surprised, and Commander Zhang smiled and said to Mo Ren'an and Lao Chen, "Two, look, our super ace has grown." ”

Li Zhan blushed, only to realize that the leaders had been silently supporting him.

Commander-in-Chief Zhang asked, "Which ones?" ”

Li Zhan immediately gave eight names and said, "They are my candidates." ”

"They're the right people for me." Commander-in-Chief Zhang nodded slightly in recognition of the list given by Li Zhan.

He asked Mo Ren'an and Lao Chen, "What is your opinion?" ”

"I agree. ”

Old Chen said, "I agree. ”

Commander-in-Chief Zhang waved his hand, "Then do it, postpone the replacement of the third blocking cable, and gather these eight people for targeted training, we only have a week." ”