It was not only Bai Zhizhan who received the order, but also Rear Admiral Gui Boyong, commander of the First Air Task Force, and Brigadier General Li Yunxiang of the First Carrier-based Aviation Wing.

The two of them were commanders, and their military ranks and positions were above the White Stop.

When Bai Zhizhan changed his clothes and came to the flight deck, Li Yunxiang had already sat in the torpedo attack plane, and the ground crew was busy preparing for takeoff.

Digging Li Yunxiang out of the army can be said to be the most beautiful thing that Bai Zhizhan has done.

In fact, it is not all the credit of Bai Zhizhan alone.

In the year after the end of the war, Li Yunxiang joined a group of aviation officers, working to make the aviation independent from the army and establish a new branch of the military. It is a pity that in the current of great disarmament, the establishment of the Air Force should not be even considered. As a result, hundreds of officers of the Army Aviation were purged after the fact. Although Li Yunxiang was not on the purge list, after all, he was a well-known war hero, but after this incident, he was disheartened by the army, and Bai Zhizhan took this opportunity to hand over an olive branch.

Li Yunxiang didn't have to change jobs alone, he also pulled a group of army pilots, and these people became the seeds of the Navy's carrier-based aviation!

Back then, Li Yunxiang's job transfer to the navy caused a lot of uproar, and the army and navy almost went to court.

From this point of view, Li Yunxiang is definitely the first person in the carrier-based aviation of the Imperial Navy.

In addition, he was the first carrier-based aircraft pilot to complete take-off and landing in the Imperial Navy, and the first carrier-based flight instructor.

Before being transferred to the post of commander of the First Carrier-based Aviation Wing, Li Yunxiang served as an instructor at the Naval Aviation School affiliated to the Naval Academy, where he worked his way up to the dean, training hundreds of carrier-based pilots. By now, Li Yunxiang's protégé has become the core backbone of the Imperial Navy's carrier-based aviation.

It's just that Bai Zhizhan knows that Li Yunxiang's mind is still on the other side.

It's not that the Navy isn't good enough for him, it's that the Navy's platform is too small for him to carry out his ambitions.

During his tenure as an instructor, Li Yunxiang wrote several papers, comprehensively and profoundly expounding the value of the Air Force and putting forward the military idea of taking all-out strikes as the core. In his words, the outcome of future wars will be decided by air supremacy, and the most effective way to gain air supremacy is not to dispatch fighter planes to shoot down enemy planes on the battlefield, but to dispatch bombers to destroy all enemy planes on the ground.

Obviously, the navy can't give the bomber that Li Yunxiang wants.

After Bai Zhizhan and Gui Boyong sat in the cabin, Li Yunxiang started the engine, and then made a ready gesture to the ground crew.

The torpedo attack aircraft had an oversized auxiliary fuel tank hanging from its belly, and it took off with a full tank of fuel, which required the help of a catapult.

"Are you ready?"

"That's it!"

Bai Zhizhan took the position of the machine gunner in the back, leaving the middle position of the spacious point to Gui Boyong.

In the past 20 years, Gui Boyong has changed a lot.

Of course, it is mainly reflected in waist circumference and weight.

In his words, the years are not forgiving, everyone has the day when they are middle-aged and blessed, even if he has long passed middle age, and he is not far from old age.

He is also the one that has changed the least, mainly in terms of rank and position.

Twenty years ago, he was a commodore and now he is nothing more than a rear admiral. He was the first and only commander of the 1st Air Fleet and remains the commander of the 1st Air Task Force. He personally promoted Bai Zhizhan and is still Bai Zhizhan's top boss until now.

In fact, he is also one of the most respected people in Bai Zhizhan.

Not only because he is the top boss, but also because of his obscurity and dedication to being a green leaf.

Li Yunxiang has long been a well-known hero, and Bai Zhizhan is also famous in the navy, but what about Gui Boyong?

Those who are familiar with the navy also know Li Yunxiang, and only after being reminded will they know that the commander of the First Air Task Force is not them, but a rear admiral named Gui Boyong, who is already over 50 years old.

Gui Boyong's greatest contribution was actually to make way for Bai Zhizhan and leave the space for growth and development to Bai Zhizhan.

As the roar of the engines intensified, a huge force was applied to the torpedo attack aircraft, which immediately flew out of the deck.

It feels like being pushed out of an aircraft carrier.

Although it was not the first time that a carrier-based aircraft had taken off from an aircraft carrier, Bai Zhizhan was terrified every time, feeling that this bulky torpedo would plunge headlong into the sea.

Thankfully, that was just his concern.

After breaking out of the flight deck, the torpedo attack aircraft fell several meters along a parabolic trajectory, and then pulled up.

After climbing to a height of 1,000 meters and turning to level flight, Bai Zhizhan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just relax?

That would have to wait until after the plane landed.

"Boss Gui, do you know why the above asked us to go back?" Li Yunxiang opened the chatterbox, and turned off the communication radio before he spoke.

No matter what they said, only the three of them could hear it.

"Boss" is the nickname that Li Yunxiang gave to Gui Boyong.

In Li Yunxiang's words, the two carriers of the First Air Task Force are like hotels for carrier-based air forces, and the commander of the task force becomes the owner of the hotel.

"I'm afraid it won't be good."

"Still talking to you?" Li Yunxiang obviously felt that Gui Boyong was dealing with him and did not tell the truth.

"Xiaobai, the one your sister-in-law introduced last time, how is it, are you still in contact?" Gui Boyong took the opportunity to change the subject.

"Boss Gui, why did it happen to me again?" Bai Zhizhan was speechless.

As for personal issues, Bai Zhizhan has always regarded Marshal Zhu Shijian as a role model. It's just that he doesn't have a childhood sweetheart who has to bow down. It is precisely because of this that he has dragged on until he is in his forties, Bai Zhizhan has not married, and he has not even had a long-term partner.

For this reason, Gui Boyong was also heartbroken.

In fact, Bai Zhizhan was also very helpless.

Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, three hundred days at sea, and at least fifty days of the other sixty-five days, are busy with various official duties. Not to mention anything else, every year the fleet exercises take several months to go to sea, and it takes a lot of time to do homework before and after.

"I'm actually worried that after I go back this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be idle."

"Have you been free before?" Li Yunxiang answered unceremoniously. "But then again, Xiaobai is really. It's more than forty, right? A few days ago, I also heard a few officers and soldiers privately talking about whether their chief of staff had a problem in that regard. ”

Bai Zhizhan rolled his eyes, completely speechless at Li Yunxiang.

Don't look at Li Yunxiang is also a person who is going to 50, his son entered the military academy last year, and his daughter is about to get married, but he has been mixing with young officers and soldiers all the year round, and he is even more open-mouthed when he jokes. The point is that he doesn't look old at all, and he looks like he's in his thirties.

"Lao Li, I'll sleep for a while, and call me when I arrive."

"Me too, I'll trouble you."

After speaking, Bai Zhizhan deliberately yawned a few times before taking off his headphones.

The command of the Navy suddenly ordered the end of the ongoing fleet exercises, and also sent a telegram for them to return to the White Stop, something very serious must have happened.

Combined with the international situation in the past two years, Bai Zhizhan also had to believe that Gui Boyong's words were not nonsense.

Perhaps, the peaceful times that have lasted for two decades are coming to an end.