"Only fly this line?"

"Yes, it has to be exact!"

After Xue Xiangdong answered categorically, Li Zhan stopped asking, he probably understood what was going on, but Xue Xiangdong didn't know what to say, he absolutely couldn't ask, this was discipline.

Xue Xiangdong knew that Li Zhan would figure it out in a few clicks, but there was also a rookie Wu Zhen, and he once again emphasized, "The target area is in an uninhabited mountainous area close to the border line, there will be light indications, you must be careful not to cross the line, absolutely not to cross the line!" It is necessary to ensure that the rocket hits the target area. ”

"Who commands? Is there a command post on the ground? Li Zhan asked.

Xue Xiangdong said, "No, North Kutatai is directly commanded." The fixed target area of the specified time and route is fixed, and you will return after firing the rockets in strict accordance with the plan, and remember, the return route is also fixed. I don't have much time, so I will familiarize myself with the plan immediately and bring up what I don't understand. ”

"Understood." Li Zhan's expression was serious, and he and Wu Zhen quickly studied the night ground firing training plan.

No matter how sluggish Wu Zhen was, he was thoughtful at this time, controlled his intense curiosity and excitement, and concentrated all his mental research on the entire plan with the rapid secretion of adrenaline.

"It is the first time that our regiment has engaged in such a night live-fire training on the ground, and you must do a good job of it, and you must sum up your experience and spread it to the whole regiment when you go back. In May, the night live-fire training will begin, and you will have to hit both air and ground targets, and your mad demon brigade will get off to a good start. Xue Xiangdong said.

Li Zhan suddenly smiled and said, "Commander, don't worry, this time I will definitely contribute a handful of ammunition to the construction of the Great People's Air Force." ”

Wu Zhen grinned excitedly, he secretly guessed that if he did a good job this time, he might be able to get a third-class merit, or even a second-class merit. Han Hongjun and Li Zixin are Li Zhan's wingmen, and Han Hongjun was on duty tonight, and he wanted to go out to believe that Wu Zhen was on his squad. That's why sometimes luck matters.

The maintenance side received an order to load ammunition for the two fighters on duty. The ammunition configuration is exactly the same as in the 3-1 battle - four groups of 90 mm rockets and one auxiliary fuel tank. Han Bo was at the tarmac site, personally checking the loading of ammunition and signing the task list.

At 3:45 a.m., Li Zhan and Wu Zhen came to the tarmac. There are several aprons on the side of the tower, where the fighters on duty are usually parked and kept in a driving state by ground power trucks. Li Zhan and Wu Zhen respectively inspected the situation of the fighters, focusing on the condition of the ammunition, and signed after confirming that it was correct.

At 3:47 a.m., the tower gave the order, and the two fighters slid out one after another.

At 3:50 a.m., the tower gave the order, and the two planes took off in formation.

"Whoosh, three turns, adjust the course 270, altitude seven thousand, cruising speed." Xue Xiangdong gave instructions in a deep voice, the words were very clear, and his tone was very calm.

Li Zhan glanced at the instrument panel and repeated the command, "Heading 270, altitude 7,000, cruising speed, understand." ”

He made adjustments first, and then Wu Zhen followed suit. The wingman must follow the movements of the long plane, otherwise it is easy to have a mid-air collision accident. Night flights have put forward stricter requirements for the spacing between fighters, the change of flight direction and altitude of fighters, and so on.

In the dark night sky, pilots can only confirm the position of the long wingman by visual lights. On a starry night, it takes a keen eyesight to distinguish the tail flame of a fighter aircraft from a certain distance.

"Hole three turns, adjust the frequency 38325 points 11." Xue Xiangdong called again.

Li Zhan had already been mentally prepared, this was a confidential communication, and it had a frequency hopping function. 's own technology, even old guys like J-6 have already completed the installation, and it is a combat communication channel. Military operations carrying live ammunition, such as live-ammunition shooting training, combat readiness patrols with ammunition, and take-off and landing flight training with ammunition, generally use confidential communication channels.

"Understood, adjust the frequency 38325 points 11." Li Zhan quickly adjusted the communication frequency, and then called, "Dong San Gui call the tower, radio test, Dong San Gui Dong San Gui, finish." ”

Wu Zhen then called, "Two turns and eight radio tests, two turns and eight and two turns eight, over." ”

"The hole is three turns and two turns eight, and the radio is clear, very clear." Xue Xiangdong replied.

Li Zhan shook his head to look at the rear of the right flank, Wu Zhen followed closely, and the posture of the fighter was very stable. When I looked up, I happened to see a passenger plane flashing red and blue lights flying in the opposite direction. On the head is the international route, and under the ass is the North Ku Mountains.

The fixed route given by the superior is to run through the Beiku Mountains from east to west, and the most important thing to note is that the main peak of the North Reservoir is not a landmark of half of the route, and it is necessary to go from the back of the main peak of the North Reservoir to fly from east to west, and to go from the south of the main peak of the North Reservoir when returning.

Another requirement to be noted is that after passing the main peak of the North Reservoir, it is necessary to continue to descend to a relative altitude of 500 meters at all times. This is the only part that is difficult. According to Li Zhan's analysis, the reason why the higher authorities set a height of 500 meters is for safety reasons.

The objective environment of night flight is harsh, and flying in the dark is even more dangerous than flying in low visibility weather. If it was daytime, Li Zhan dared to fly at an altitude of fifty meters.

They have already gone too far, using the J-7E without terrain equipped with radar for low-altitude flights at night, where to put the face of the fraternal troops equipped with third-generation aircraft? The dark night when you can't see your fingers, the altitude of several hundred meters, and the cruising speed of more than 900 kilometers per hour, if you are not careful, you will be stunned.

With four sets of rockets, it was a live-fire training on the ground in an unfamiliar area, and Li Zhan did not dare to take it lightly, and constantly reminded Wu Zhen to keep checking the attitude and flight data of the aircraft. The No. 27 radar station continued to track and irradiate them, and reported the real-time data of the two fighters to the North Kuta Station as quickly as possible, and the North Kuta Station obtained more accurate data according to the data of the No. 27 radar station and the North Kuta Meteorological Station, and the commander issued the next order according to the final data.

Unfortunately, in the absence of a tactical data link, this process is quite cumbersome to implement, and it is completely untime-sensitive, and often cannot give timely support to pilots.

Since being by Li Zhan once, the No. 27 radar station has become much more well-behaved and modest, and in the face of the stupid eldest son of the 101st regiment, the tattered Wang family, he no longer dares to have the previous lofty posture. If you do it again, maybe everyone will replace you all for a round. Anyway, the name of the demon head of Beiku made the officers and soldiers of the No. 27 radar station change their faces when they heard it.

"Beiku, I'm going down to the height." After Li Zhan confirmed that he had flown over the main peak of the North Reservoir, he did not wait for the location of the ground to be reported, and took the initiative to report the application.

Xue Xiangdong was very relieved. Wu Zhen is a rookie, but with Li Zhan, an old bird, there is no problem at all. If Li Zhan wasn't on duty tonight, he would have gone to Li Zhan to carry out this task, and he didn't worry about others doing this at all.

"Three turns in the hole, go down to the height according to the plan, and pay attention to the speed." Xue Xiangdong replied.

"Understood."

Li Zhan pressed the pole, and the No. 037 fighter slowly descended in height, and Wu Zhen followed, descending against the top of the mountains. Maintaining a relative altitude of 500 meters at all times means changing with the height of the terrain. If the altitude of the terrain is 2,000 meters, the aircraft must fly at an altitude of 2,500 meters.

Glancing in the direction of the moon, a dark shadow appeared, and Li Zhan reminded Wu Zhen, "Two turns and eight, pay attention to your two directions!" ”

"I saw it, ready to circumvent it!" Wu Zhen was very calm.

Li Zhan gave way to the left flank, and Wu Zhen immediately evaded the left flank, avoiding a mountain peak in front of the side. Li Zhan quickly checked the instrument data and called the tower, "Beiku, the radar confirms the position, and the route should be offset." ”

"Confirm it now!" Xue Xiangdong immediately said.

After a while, Xue Xiangdong called, "Dong San Gui, your course has shifted ten degrees to the north, adjust it immediately!" ”

"Understood, fifteen degrees to the north." Li Zhan immediately made adjustments.

It is impossible to achieve 100% accuracy in flight, especially in mountainous areas, where the complex magnetic field environment will have an impact on the aircraft's sensors. It only deviated ten degrees after crossing the Beiku Mountains, which is a small error value. Moreover, they will soon pass by an obvious landmark, a certain town, and use the densely lit town as a reference to correct their course.

The colors around him suddenly became consistent, and there was a faint light below him, and Li Zhan could finally breathe a sigh of relief. It has flown out of the Beikushan District, and in front of it is the last landmark, a certain town.

"Hole three turns report, I saw the last landmark." Li Zhan reported.

Xue Xiangdong's heart suddenly lifted, and the rest of the tower also sat up straight, staring at their posts, and at the same time, their hearing was concentrated on the loudspeaker, and they entered the mode of nervously waiting for the progress of the task.

Passing through the last landmark means entering the attack route.

The target area of the 101st Regiment was in the desert Gobi desert southeast of the Beiku Mountains, and they had never been to the uninhabited mountainous area near the border line more than 500 kilometers away to shoot a target. On the one hand, it is because of the distance, and on the other hand, it is related to other factors.

At this time in the early hours of the morning, it suddenly came out like this, could it be a spot check by the air division?

Xue Xiangdong didn't say anything, and no one dared to ask.

The last thing the army needs is curiosity, and you will hold a meeting to report what you should know, and it is a violation of discipline for you to deliberately inquire if you should not know.

Li Zhan's gaze moved with the town below for a while, until the town was left far behind and could no longer be seen, he steadily pulled the fighter up, and then reported, "Beiku, I began to enter the attack route, up to a height of one thousand, over." ”

"Beiku received, according to plan!" Xue Xiangdong was very excited in his heart, but he was very calm on the surface.

To enter the attack route, it is necessary to pull up the altitude, but it is not too high, only a relative altitude of one thousand meters, which puts forward relatively strict requirements for the pilot. To hit a rocket, you need to enter a dive attitude, and the relative altitude of 1,000 meters is actually not much leeway.

For safety reasons, Wu Zhen needed to go up to a height of 1,500 meters, and after Li Zhan completed the attack and broke away, he attacked again.

Everything is going according to plan.