This year, there has been a noticeable change in the training of the air force aviation units, with the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Division and the 9th Regiment of the 300th Division receiving the task of stationing them for training, with the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Division going to Beiku and the 9th Regiment of the 300th Division going to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for a period of one month.

Among them, the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Division needs to conduct no less than three live confrontation drills with the 101st Regiment of the 73rd Division in the course of stationed training, and the specific subjects are still being studied.

It should be pointed out that the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Division was not stationed at the North Reservoir Station, but at the East Reservoir Station, which was about 500 kilometers away from the North Reservoir Station. Dongkuchang Station is a medium-sized station, with a runway of 2,600 meters, originally owned by the Air Force, handed over to the local government as a civil aviation airport for a period of time at the end of the 80s, and after entering the 21st century, it was taken back because of the requirements of combat readiness, and was used by the 73rd Division.

There are three air force airports in the Beiku area, an army aviation airport and two civil aviation airports, all the civil aviation airports were originally also the air force, after the transfer to the locality, the Beiku city vigorously develops tourism, the local government has modified and expanded the two airports on this basis, and now there is a faint meaning of the national picturesque airport.

From a national point of view, the density of airports in the Beiku area should be the largest, the geographical location is vast and sparsely populated, and many years ago it was a military location, and a large number of troops were stationed. On the contrary, in economically developed areas where every inch of land is valuable, the troop garrisons have been squeezed outward step by step, and there was a period of time when the troops made many concessions in order to support local economic construction at all costs, and this even affected the building of national defense and combat readiness.

Since the beginning of the 21 st century, everything has slowly returned to a normal state, and national defense construction has also been promoted in an orderly manner.

Therefore, although the Nankudeo Station is rarely used in peacetime, the logistical support measures of the station have always maintained the standard of being able to accommodate a flying regiment stationed in combat at any time.

On May 3, 20 J-11Bs, 8 SU-27SKs and 8 SU-27UBKs of the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Division were transferred from Xixian Station to Nankuchang Station. The transition distance is up to 4,000 km. For a monster with ten tons of fuel in the plane, it is a matter of four thousand kilometers to fly at a high-altitude economical fuel speed with a load of auxiliary fuel tanks.

The last time Qi Hong took the J-7E to transfer over and hand over the field, he stopped twice, and for the short-legged seven, this was already approaching the limit of the range.

Among the active fighters of the Chinese Air Force, only the Sukhoi series and the J-11 series can fight in one go, and the latter can fly farther and more advanced than the former.

This time, Qi Hong and Fang Chenghe, who led the team, and the two chief officers came over in person, which shows the importance attached to this training in the western region. Fang Chenghe was born as a military cadre, but he didn't have much contact with political workers, in all fairness, in terms of flying skills alone, he and Qi Hong were between them. This shows that the Second Division attaches great importance to the Sixth Regiment's training.

The 6th Regiment was the number one main flying regiment of the 2nd Division, and it was ranked first among the three regiments. For so many years, the second division was the first to be modified by the sixth regiment, and the fourth and fifth regiments were the last. On the other hand, the 2nd Division was the ace unit of the first line, which was fully manned, and except for the 4th Regiment, the other two regiments were equipped with more than 30 fighters. The division is equipped with more than 80 fighters, which is a terrifying number.

The combat aviation wing of the strong enemy has only seventy or eighty fighters, and some even have only more than sixty planes.

In order to do a good job in logistical support, the deputy division commander in charge of logistical support of the 73rd Division was stationed at the Nankudeo Station to coordinate the work of the depot and the maintenance brigade of the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Division. At this time, the shortcomings of the Air Force's operational logistics support were exposed -- the depot could only support a single model.

Because there are no third-generation aircraft in the Beiku area, all stations do not have the ability to guarantee third-generation aircraft. For this month's training, the Second Division's maintenance team and related support equipment arrived at the Nankuchang Station half a month in advance, and their maintenance personnel also arrived in advance to familiarize themselves with the situation and confirm that there would be no problems with flight support before the troops were transferred.

One can imagine what it would be like if it were wartime: the third-generation aircraft that had finally been transferred to the front line burned out of aviation fuel and ammunition, and found that they had to drive thousands of kilometers back to replenish support.

As early as when Li Zhan learned that the Sixth Regiment of the Second Division had begun to do the transfer work, he had the impulse to attack the Nankuchang Station and knock out the Nankuchang Station, and the Sukhoi and Shen Hoi of the Sixth Regiment could only stare dryly. It's a pity that this is not a war, and the director's department has not even been established, so he can only think about it.

After calming down, he also understood that if they were transferred to the area where Xixian was located, they would encounter a similar situation. He became more and more aware of the imperative of removing the shackles of logistics and opening up all the key points. The Air Division and the Supreme Command may have long recognized that there will be a joint support reform that will be tested in the Second Division, and the most obvious sign is that the Second Division is equipped with J-10 instead of the J-11 series. The same exploration was carried out much earlier on the side of the 300th Division.

Therefore, it is often said that if we look at the current construction goals and future construction direction of the Chinese Air Force, we should look at the second and 300th divisions, and basically we can get a glimpse of the leopard.

On 4 May, the Air Division issued an order for a confrontation to begin on 15 May, before which the two sides were training according to their plans. Li Zhan took a reassuring pill, and while continuing to engage in high-intensity flight training, he forgot to sleep and eat on the other hand, thinking about how to deal with the Sixth Regiment.

Qi Hong said at the time: have the ability to beat the old equipment into new combat effectiveness. Although Li Zhan was not there at that time, the last sentence still reached his ears. Li Zhan didn't think that this sentence was empty words, didn't he break through the blockade of the No. 27 radar station with the J-7B model?

Radar Station No. 27 is not an ordinary radar station, but a radar unit with a brilliant record and world-leading equipment. No one in the Second Division dared to say that it could do 100 percent, but Li Zhan not only dared, but he also did it twice in a row, and even evaded the attack of two batches of four Doyle missiles from the army's field air defense missile unit......

However, everyone knows very well that one Li Zhan cannot win the war, and only countless Li Zhan can win the war. In the final analysis, the overall combat effectiveness of the Mad Demon Brigade is what represents Li Zhan's ability at this stage. Therefore, when Xue Xiangdong learned that Li Zhan had changed the subject of high-intensity flight training in the next five days to low-altitude penetration, he immediately came over.

It can be said that the North Kuchang Station is full of rumors, and there is a tense atmosphere of war everywhere. The opponent is Nanbatian, it is scary enough to hear the name, and this is the first battle of the 73rd Division, Chen Hualin calls every day to inquire about the results of the training, which shows how anxious and important he is.

"The instructions of the director's department are very clear, to conduct air combat confrontation drills, you did not improve the air combat capability of the troops according to the original plan, but changed it to a low-altitude penetration. What do you think? On the tarmac, Xue Xiangdong asked Li Zhan, who had just gotten off the plane.

Li Zhan took off his flight helmet and held it in his hand, signaled Miao Yu to hurry up and overhaul the fighter and refill aviation fuel, etc., walked to the side with Xue Xiangdong, looked back at the No. 037 fighter that had been repaired and left the factory, and said with a smile, "Regiment commander, you said that you would not interfere with my group training." ”

Xue Xiangdong was speechless for a long time, and said, "You have to give me an explanation, what do I say when the teacher asks?" Seeing that the strong enemy is at the door, this is about to start, and you don't practice air combat but run to practice low-altitude penetration, which doesn't make sense! ”

"Commander, this is the normal training content in the 228 project. And you see, not everyone practiced the same subject, but divided into two batches. The first one is good for training, and the second is because this is the mode of operation. If you want to throw a bomb, you have to kick the door, half of the people cover in the air and half of the people penetrate the attack at low altitude, which is a very standard combat mode. ”

Xue Xiangdong said earnestly, "I understand what you mean, don't you just want to set up the nest of the six regiments, the idea is good, but it's not realistic." Okay, okay, take 10,000 steps back and say, let you successfully break through the attack, it's useless, the director wants to watch the air combat confrontation drill, just look at this one subject. ”

"I'm not an actor, and the Mad Demon Brigade is not a troupe, if you follow a fixed path, why bother with the Mad Demon Brigade. If you look at my fighters, what kind of livery, the blue army livery, our tactics are basically the same as those played by strong enemies. Those who have gone through the experience of war, no matter who it is, are good, and we have learned that the hand is ours. What's the point of engaging in red-blue confrontation according to the previous set? What's the point of our work? Li Zhan argued.

Xue Xiangdong's face sank, "Li Zhan, don't be specialized, let alone disobey the orders of the director's department." ”

Li Zhan shook his head and said, "I will definitely carry out the orders of the director department without discounting, and I can even recite the content of the confrontation drill backwards, regiment commander, you don't have to worry." ”

"But you ......"

"Commander, it's impossible for me to adjust the training plan at will, especially when it comes to the content of the 228 topic. If there is a second division today and another division tomorrow, will it be necessary to adjust the training content to cope with the confrontation drill as long as there are confrontational troops? I think this is a departure from the main idea of exploring new ways of organizing training. Our training and combat cannot let the opponent lead the way, and if the mad demon brigade wants to come up with new ideas, it must take a new path based on practicality. Li Zhan said in a deep voice.

Xue Xiangdong's anger slowly subsided, what he was most worried about was that Li Zhan was young and vigorous, and with so many halos in his body, he would float up and regard the order as nothing, now it seems that he is too worried, Li Zhan thinks farther and deeper. It is true that the confrontation drill with the 2nd Division and the 6th Regiment was the first battle of the 73rd Division's turnaround, and it was very important and crucial, but it should not be disrupted by this "momentary speed" that the entire annual training plan should not be disrupted.

The 10-day high-intensity flight training plan is arranged for free air combat, but this is a daily training plan, and the training plan for the "228" topic study is parallel, and it is completely arranged by Li Zhan himself to be interspersed with or mixed with the daily training plan.

Xue Xiangdong was so anxious by the arrival of "Southern Batian" that he didn't think of this thing, or he thought of it, but subconsciously thought that under the situation of "the current enemy", shouldn't he focus all his energy and time on the battle?

He's right, he just doesn't see far enough.

They all thought that Li Zhan was holding back his strength to give a little color to the old troops who had embarrassed him, but as a result, Li Zhan did not take the Second Division seriously at all, at least he firmly believed that the air combat confrontation drill with the Second Division and the Sixth Regiment was not as important as the research subject of the "228" topic.

Xue Xiangdong had nothing to worry about, and once again made up his mind to do a good job in logistics, and at the same time was ready to rush up to "take the blame" at any time.