"Xiao Li?"

Seeing Li Zhan looking at the black-and-white storm dividing line in front of him, Liu Changxi couldn't help but let out a light sigh of joy and said, "Xiao Li, what do you think?" It's not risky to take risks when the risks outweigh the benefits, and the data can be sent back, but we have to bring the technical team and the plane back safely. ”

Li Zhan replied, "Does it take an hour to form a storm zone?" ”

"Li Zhan, I know what your idea is. Even if there is no storm zone yet, the weather is bad enough that the plane cannot fly in such a situation. Yu Chenglin said.

Li Zhan didn't seem to hear them at all, and asked again, "Do you say that the task force simulating the Blue Army is afraid of the storm?" It's over the twelfth sea state, can their plane take off? They should be in a hurry to avoid the storm zone, right? Is it possible to radiolocate the position of the Blue fleet? ”

They all looked at each other in surprise, looking at Li Zhan who was in a trance, and everyone didn't know what to think in their hearts.

Li Zhan suddenly came to his senses, turned his head to look at Yu Chenglin and Liu Changxi, "Isn't the airspace above two thousand meters calm, we don't have to break through at a low altitude, and this whirlpool-shaped huge low cloud layer is our excellent cover, isn't it?" ”

A sentence to wake up the dreamer!

"That's right!" Liu Changxi slapped his thigh violently.

Yu Chenglin was stunned for a moment, and then said to himself thoughtfully, "Yes, why do you have to break through at a low altitude?" Isn't the purpose of low-altitude penetration to be a covert approach? ”

He exhaled heavily and said, "It looks like we're all stuck in a dead end, entangled in the method and process, and forgetting the ultimate goal." ”

Li Zhan said with a smile, "How about the two regiment commanders, him all at once?" ”

"!" Liu Changxi said decisively, "It's right to come and not be rude, what difficulties are we facing, and the situation of the blue side is even more difficult than ours." Their planes may not even be able to take off, and the 500-kilometer air defense circle is very nonsense. ”

Yu Chenglin said cautiously, "There is not much problem with flying over the storm area, but the problem is that storm clouds are both cover and an obstacle for reconnaissance. When we get to the sky above the simulated blue fleet, we will have to lower the altitude for reconnaissance, what if we can't do it by then? ”

Li Zhan said decisively, "Return." If there are no reconnaissance conditions, we will return and return in a straight line. ”

"Then I'm okay with that." Yu Chenglin said.

Li Zhan asked, "Captain Liu, really let me continue to drive?" ”

"You keep driving, I'll take over when I get back, you're right, mental state is very important, I'm really a little tired." Liu Changxi said matter-of-factly.

The next flight undoubtedly requires an excellent mental state to be completed well, don't look at it all sitting and working, but as the captain Liu Changxi bears the greatest mental pressure. Generally speaking, after more than four hours of flight, the pilot's spirit will drop significantly, and the physical strength will also be insufficient. With the assistance of the autopilot and the assistance of the co-pilot, the flight is very easy, but if the difficult flight such as flying over the storm area requires the pilot to concentrate on manual control throughout the whole process, and the diameter of more than 200 kilometers takes at least half an hour, this kind of dangerous labor combining high-intensity mental and physical strength cannot be taken lightly.

Therefore, Liu Changxi made a very rational choice to let Li Zhan continue to fly, especially after seeing Li Zhan's flying skills.

The aircraft is on the highest level of alert, and all positions are ready to abandon the plane and parachute at any time, ready to carry out the final plan in the event of a worst-case scenario. The feeling of the technical group is the most profound, after all, the crew has long been accustomed to it - in the sky, either the other party falls or their own side falls, and there is no third possibility.

Li Zhan's lever went up to a height of two thousand five, and the throttle lever pushed forward. Liu Changxi glanced at it, and the throttle was at full power. The D-30KP-2 turbofan engine does not have an afterburner, and full power means that the aircraft will continue to accelerate until it reaches its maximum speed at this altitude.

Liu Changxi couldn't help but frown a few times, isn't this operation too brutal? You must know that it is not all smooth sailing above the whirlpool clouds, and the air flow is also greatly affected!

But he didn't say anything, because he knew that Li Zhan naturally had his own considerations. The captain's decision is unquestionable, which is the fundamental reason why civil aviation has high and almost harsh requirements for captains. In the event that the aircraft is in danger in the air and cannot be effectively instructed by the ground, the decision of the captain must be unconditionally respected, and if the captain exercises absolute authority, then the captain has absolute authority to dispose of the aircraft.

It is not difficult to become a co-pilot, but the difficult thing is to become a captain from co-pilot.

After the plane picked up speed, it was obvious that the situation was changing. First of all, the turbulence gradually became stronger, then there was a delay in the data acquired by the detection device, and finally there was a big change in the outside environment.

The swirling clouds beneath the plane are reminiscent of the iconic scenes of disaster movies: the overwhelming dark clouds cover the city, the wind is raging under lightning and thunder, the temperature plummets and hail rains, the huge waves that roll up hundreds of kilometers away hit the land and wash the entire city, and ships, vehicles, high-rise buildings, etc., are drifting under the power of nature until they are frozen ......

Xie Xinyu even quickly saw the situation in the middle of the whirlpool, the huge whirlpool was terrifying, the surrounding clouds converged in a circle towards the middle under the huge attraction, and when they reached a certain position, they joined the rotation, leaving the eye of the storm alone.

For the first time, she saw with her own eyes the eye of the storm that appeared countless times in teaching videos and textbooks, which is the famous eye of the storm in the West Pacific Seas!

After taking dozens of photos in a row, Xie Xinyu is still unsatisfied. She believes that if the photos are released publicly, they will have a good chance of winning the Pulitzer Prize of the year. In her memory, no one had ever been able to shoot such a large eye of the storm at such a distance and angle, and the distance was even within reach.

"Flower girl, is there any radio feedback? Please confirm the location of the target fleet as soon as possible. Li Zhan's call interrupted Xie Xinyu's thousands of emotions.

Xie Xinyu hurriedly checked the signal light that he had been keeping an eye on, and reported, "Report to the first commander of the sky, still no suspicious signal has been detected, repeat, we have not detected any suspicious signal, over." ”

With the change of tasks and positions, Li Zhan's call sign was also changed in accordance with the regulations, and he became the "first commander in the sky" and the first commander of all the next actions.

Even the intercontinental broadcast signal was weak, indicating that the weather had a great impact on the transmission of wireless signals.

Li Zhan and Yu Chenglin discussed, "The latest radiolocation showed that the target was in the direction of 11 o'clock, and they had to go north to detour if they wanted to return to the Kaidao base. Is it possible to judge that they are turning northward, and we can cut a small radius past. ”

Yu Chenglin nodded slightly, "You can judge it like this, Lao Liu, what is your opinion?" ”

"I agree, they don't have a second way unless they turn around and head east." Liu Changxi said.

Li Zhan immediately adjusted the course and began to cut the radius smaller. At this point, a lot of decisions have been made, and decisions have been formed. In the case of a black eye, neither side has the specific location of the other, and the judgment made on the basis of the information in the vast sea and air must be firmly believed by everyone, and only in this way can we maintain strong confidence and continue to move forward.

"Prepare to fly through the eye of the storm, repeat, please note, prepare to fly through the eye of the storm." Li Zhan reported on the situation.

The entire eye of the storm is tens of kilometers in diameter, and it takes ten minutes for an aircraft that has accelerated to 800 kilometers per hour to fly.

Xie Xinyu waited for the best shooting angle, but she also did not forget her most important duty, she asked, "The first handsome in the sky, I am the girl in the flower room, the airflow over the eye of the storm is relatively calm, I request to turn on all the wireless signal detection equipment during the process of flying over the eye of the storm, I need your permission, over." ”

Li Zhan was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at Yu Chenglin and Liu Changxi, the latter two nodded slightly, Liu Changxi said, "You can use all the equipment that can be used, we will have this chance, and if we can't determine the location of the simulated blue fleet, we can only conduct a visual search." ”

Visual search is obviously impossible, let alone in a storm zone, and even if the wind is calm, it is difficult to visually find a target in the vast ocean. A fleet of hundreds of ships is huge, but for the much larger Western Pacific waters, it is just a swarm of ants on the ground. It takes time and range to enable the search of sea radars, and the fuel of the H-6KZZ is no longer enough to support such a carpet radar search.

Li Zhan replied to Xie Xinyu, "The girl in the flower room can activate all the detection equipment, and in addition, start the countdown to the formation of the storm, and we need to leave the high-threat zone before the storm forms." ”

"Understood, the countdown to the formation of the storm is on, and in the meantime, you should be able to see the countdown there." With the help of Xie Xinyu and Master Li Juan, they used the model to calculate the time when the storm formed, and then reversed the countdown to synchronize it to each post.

A countdown line appeared on the display above the cockpit dashboard: thirty-seven minutes.

Seeing this time, Li Zhan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, this time was completely sufficient. The H-6KZZ, with an airspeed of 800, takes only twenty minutes to fly outside the high-threat zone of the storm zone.

"Okay, it's time to find the location of the simulated Blue Fleet. They can't be radio silence. Liu Changxi's smile relaxed a little.

"This should be the busiest time for radio contact, and the storm will affect them more than ours," Yu said. ”

Li Zhan said with a smile, "Not to mention, what I'm most worried about now is that they are in the middle of the storm, and it is not easy for them to do our reconnaissance mission if they are uncomfortable." ”

"No, it won't." Bai Bitu had been calculating something on the chart just now, and at this time he obviously had a preliminary result, he looked at the calculation results on the clipboard, and said, "We were strongly disturbed by the five hundred kilometers southeast of Kaidao, and according to their theoretical economic cruising speed, they were still in the east of the storm zone at this time, and they had not yet entered the storm zone. Even if you turn around, you can avoid the storm completely. ”

Liu Changxi said, "The simulated blue army has a more complete ocean weather forecasting system, and they have sufficient warning time. ”

Li Zhan loosened his shoulders as if jokingly and said, "Maybe the commander of the simulated blue fleet twitched his brain and ordered the fleet to speed up, and then broke into the storm brewing area, and it was too late for them to find out that they were deep in the storm." ”

"If it weren't for the fact that their commanders had a twitch in their brains, they probably wouldn't have given such a stupid order." Bai Bitu said with a smile.

Liu Changxi was suddenly stunned, and said thoughtfully, "No, it's possible, there is such a possibility." Don't forget, we triggered their air defense alarm when we conducted low-altitude reconnaissance on Kaidao, and the Kaidao base will definitely ask the fleet for help, and in order to get close to Kaidao as soon as possible, it is normal for their fleet to accelerate. ”

"Then, this ......" Bai Bitu quickly figured out the joint point, "yes, it's possible that they are speeding up, they will be in the storm zone?" ”

As he spoke, he subconsciously looked down, as if he was going to see the sea below through the floor of the plane.

Li Zhan just said it so casually and didn't think deeply at all, but when he was reminded by them like this, he was suddenly shocked and said, "This is not good news." After all, the simulated Blue Fleet is not a real enemy, and they are in a dangerous situation if they are in the Storm Zone. The main thing is that if such a situation occurs, then our task will be blind. ”

"I don't think it's likely, the commanders of the simulated blue fleet are very experienced, they often run ships in the ocean, and they are especially familiar with the western Pacific waters, so they should avoid it in advance." Yu Chenglin recognized the quality of the commander of the simulated Blue Army fleet and related personnel.

Li Zhan said, "We have to prepare with both hands." Rush the tech team, if the simulated Blues fleet is under our ass, they should find out soon. ”

"I'll keep an eye on it." Bai Bitu immediately got up and walked to the back cabin.

Hopes were pinned on the technical team's side, and if there was no discovery in the storm zone, it meant that the previous judgment was correct, and the target fleet had turned to avoid. If it is found, it will be a headache, which means that in order to reconnoiter the target fleet, it will have to descend below the swirling clouds, and the aircraft will have to sway in the strong and chaotic air currents.

The pressure was quietly concentrated on Xie Xinyu's shoulders, and the next direction of action all depended on the detection results on her side, and with or without results would be completely different results.

Xie Xinyu's heart couldn't help but beat faster, as if the success or failure of the action depended on her.

They were all nervously waiting for the results on Xie Xinyu's side, and the same was true in the cockpit, Li Zhan reduced the airspeed to 380 kilometers per hour in order to cooperate with Xie Xinyu's detection, which was the best detection speed required by Xie Xinyu.

On the other hand, Li Zhan needs to time well, and once the detection is inconclusive, he must fly out of the storm's high-threat zone before the countdown reaches zero.

Minutes and seconds ticked by, ticking and ticking......