In the black night, the torrential rain continued to pour down on the earth like water thrown by a fire-fighting plane, without the slightest intention of stopping. The thick iron lid of the cumulonimbus cloud covers the starry night so firmly that you can't see even a trace of starlight.

When Li Zhan strode into the tower, he smelled the smell of sweat inside, stuffy and stuffy, and everyone was anxious and buried in their posts. Yu Chenglin stood in the command position, watching the rain crackling on the windshield sliding down the glass surface, anxious.

Zhang Wei, who was answering the phone, hurriedly said a few words and then put down the microphone, and said while putting on a raincoat, "Deputy Head Yu, I'll go to the meteorological observatory to have a look, and once I find an opportunity, I will report to you immediately." ”

"Okay, stay safe!" Yu Chenglin turned around and nodded his head.

Grabbing the walkie-talkie, Zhang Wei hurriedly walked out, saw Li Zhan, nodded and patted Li Zhan's shoulder, and hurried away with the two soldiers.

Longcheng Airport has deployed a weather station on the hill next to it, which is the best place to observe the weather in the field. Zhang Yuan was so busy that Zhang Wei didn't want to wait in the tower, so he went to the front line of the meteorological station to grasp the latest situation in real time.

"Li Zhan, come here." Yu Chenglin saw Li Zhan and raised his chin.

Li Zhan strode over and stood in the position of the deputy commander, "Deputy regiment, if you can't descend again, you have to let the plane return." ”

"You got it?" Yu Chenglin was not surprised.

"I couldn't sleep at all, I saw the navigation lights of Yunba, and it took more than half an hour." Li Zhan nodded and said.

The weather conditions are barely acceptable a few kilometers away, but not only is it raining over the field, the visibility is extremely low, but the cumulonimbus clouds are very low, and the air flow is very strong, and the Y-8 has no chance to land at all.

Yu Chenglin said in a deep voice, "This is not like your style. ”

Li Zhan said, "There are hundreds of Marines on the Yunba. ”

"yes, they don't have enough fuel, and they have to return if they don't have a chance." Yu Chenglin said worriedly.

Li Zhan is notoriously bold, and there is no doubt about this in the Second Division, otherwise the strong enemy aviation and electrical reconnaissance unit would not have given him the nickname "Mad Dog of the South China Sea." The engine compartment fire that he had suffered at the same time as the weather abruptly changed even more severely than the current one, and he still landed safely.

At present, Li Zhan's opinion is resolutely against the forced landing of the Y-8, because there is a company of Marine brothers on the Y-8. He can definitely give his life for the cause of the party and the people at any time, but he will not joke with the lives of his brothers.

As a commander, or as a deputy commander, every command you give is related to the lives of your brothers in heaven, and it is useless to wear sunglasses and be cool!

"The first to come were sappers, who brought professional machinery and were able to play a big role in the early operations. The flood control headquarters instructed that as long as there was the slightest opportunity, it should be landed as much as possible. We don't have much time to waste on that. Yu Chenglin said in a deep voice.

Li Zhanning nodded, "I understand, if necessary, I agree to force the landing." ”

As he spoke, he took the duty log and signed his name, which means that he will take on the command responsibility together. If the safety of people's lives and property is threatened by the flood, the troops will go to the front at all costs, including the Y-8 and the engineer brothers of a company above it, who are still hovering around the perimeter of the field at this moment, waiting for an opportunity.

As soon as I wear a military uniform and receive a red paper, who else can I be?

At this time, there is no need to say anything, and there is no need to deliberately say anything, the meaning of the existence of the military is to be at the forefront at this moment.

"Yu Deputy Tuan, I'm Zhang Wei, there is a situation, there is a gap in the clouds of the three turns, I will let the searchlight turn on, you should be able to see it over there." Zhang Wei's voice came from the walkie-talkie.

Zhang Yuan immediately ran over and grabbed the night vision binoculars in front of Cheng Lin to look over. Li Zhan handed Yu Chenglin another telescope at hand, and stared at the direction of the searchlight on the ground. The position of the third turn is at 10 o'clock on the tower, and when you look from the tower, you can vaguely see that there is indeed a line of relatively thin clouds.

"Zhang Wei, tell me what you think." Yu Chenglin asked decisively.

Zhang Wei replied, "I think you can give it a try, has Zhang Yuan seen it, and what is his opinion?" ”

In terms of professional authority, of course, Zhang Yuan, a master of meteorology, but at this time, Zhang Yuan was still holding a night vision telescope and observing carefully.

The distance was not too far, and Li Zhan could roughly see some outlines with the naked eye. Landing through such a gap is basically impossible for a fighter. But for transport aircraft, it is indeed possible to try. The most important thing is to look at the pilot.

As if he had a heart, Zhang Yuan put down the binoculars and asked, "Who is the pilot?" ”

"Captain Wang Shigui of the transport pilot." Yu Chenglin replied.

Zhang Yuan's personality is not as good as his father Zhang Sihai, but his work style is absolutely inherited from his father's decisive style. He immediately said, "Grab this window!" I recommend giving it a try! ”

After speaking, he ran over to get the weather report and quickly filled it out, and then signed his name neatly.

Every minute and every second is precious, and the opportunity is fleeting. Yu Chenglin is definitely a resolute person, and he is also a person who dares to take responsibility, he directly picked up the microphone and called the captain of the Y-8.

"Captain Wang, I'm Yu Chenglin, there is a gap in the third turn, I think it's an opportunity, what do you think?" Yu Chenglin directly used Ming language.

He uses "I", not "we".

The captain of the Y-8, Commander Wang Shigui, actually discovered the crack and is considering it. His concerns were exactly the same as Li Zhan's, there were more than 100 people on the plane, so he couldn't afford to take half of the risk. At this time, the tower commander has already put forward a clear directive suggestion, indicating that the batch of personnel and materials he is loading is very important to the current flood fighting and rescue operations.

Wang Shigui replied, "Tower, I think you can give it a try, please make relevant preparations." ”

"Understood!"

Yu Chenglin slowly put down the microphone and glanced at Li Zhan, Li Zhan suddenly came to his senses, immediately pressed the button to activate the alarm system, and then picked up the emergency phone and gave an order: "Prepare at the level of each department!" Fire rescue implementation plan No. 1! ”

That's the preparation.

In an instant, the personnel of various departments who had been on standby for a long time immediately took action. The firefighters ran to the fire truck, and they jumped into the car and left, already armed. Ambulance crews on standby in another place got into the ambulance with medical supplies and raced to the predetermined location with their sirens in tow. The airport management office organized its employees to form a vanguard team of party members, followed by commuter buses, and arrived at the predetermined location at any time, ready to assist.

In the heavy rain, on the grass on the side of the runway, all the personnel and vehicles were ready, in the dark air, the red and green navigation lights on both sides of the landing gear identification lights flashed in the gaps in the clouds, becoming clearer and clearer, the Y-8 staggered down, and suddenly the fuselage tilted close to 30 degrees, everyone's hearts suddenly lifted, and their teeth rattled.

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