The light in the cabin is insufficient, there is not much light from those portholes, the clouds outside are very thick, the plane is flying at low altitude under the clouds, the air flow is also relatively rapid, the plane will jolt a few times from time to time, fortunately, the paratroopers have been accustomed to this feeling in the air, for them, the current flight state is "better", and in the previous training, they have encountered worse weather conditions than the current situation, at least now, the plane pilot's vision is clear,.

Some paratroopers in the cabin are sorting out their weapons and equipment, others are closing their eyes and recuperating, only a very small number of paratroopers sitting by the porthole can look out through that small window, the ground is green, the sky is clouds that block the sun, this season is supposed to be the dry season of the low latitude continents of the northern hemisphere, but in places close to the sea, the weather here will also be directly affected by the sea, in fact, judging from the current weather conditions, the nearby sea is likely to experience a storm, And it seems that the storm is also likely to make landfall on land, which will affect the weather along the coast.

Thankfully, there has been no storm on land now, and if there is, perhaps this airborne operation will have to be canceled.

In this airborne landing in Malaya, the military operation was codenamed "jungle saber", and the paratroopers had to stab the enemy into the depth like a sharp saber, and then use the sharp blade to cut the throat of the British Empire in the Far East, killing them quickly and decisively.

According to the "Jungle Sabre" action plan, the Chinese Air Force will carry out an airborne operation in two key areas of the Kra Isthmus, the two "key areas" are a road bridge and a railway bridge, these two bridges are the key to the north-south passage of the Kra Isthmus, as long as the two bridges are controlled, it is equivalent to controlling the north-south traffic of the Kra Isthmus, and now, the target of the Chinese paratroop is the two bridges, in order to complete the air assault mission, the Chinese paratrooper unit dispatched a paratrooper brigade at one time, It is also the largest airborne operation in the history of human warfare to date.

The 1st Air Assault Brigade of the First Division of the Chinese Airborne Forces carried out this airborne operation was under the jurisdiction of three paratrooper regiments, a special operations company, and a small number of auxiliary units, with a total strength of nearly 4,000 troops; in order to carry these 4,000 troops to fly nearly 1,000 kilometers over a long distance, the Chinese Air Force mobilized 129 "Yan" medium-sized transport planes and some towed gliders, and in order to ensure the full escort of the troops, not only did it mobilize enough fighters from the Burma theater. Moreover, the Lanfang Air Force has secretly deployed several squadrons of experienced fighters at the air force airfield in the north of Sumatra to carry out relay escorts, and it can be said that the Chinese Air Force has mobilized quite a lot of elite forces in order to carry out this airborne combat operation.

According to the original plan of the "Jungle Sabre" battle plan, the operation was supposed to take place two days later, but the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and the general staff had to revise the original battle plan at any time in accordance with the changes in the battlefield situation.

According to the air force reconnaissance, since yesterday, the British Army troops stationed in the southern region of Malaya have begun a large-scale strategic maneuver, the direction of maneuver is to the north, directly pointing to the southern part of Malaya, it is clear that the strategic intention of the British army is to transfer the main force of the Malayan Peninsula to the southern part of Burma as soon as possible, and to abandon the retreat strategy of Malaya in exchange for the offensive strategy in Burma, in other words, the British government intends to temporarily sacrifice the interests of Malaya, and make every effort to guarantee the British control over the southern part of Malaya, and at the same time in "appropriate circumstances." "Launch a strategic counteroffensive into northern Burma to restore the so-called "Burma-India defensive line", to ensure British control over India as much as possible, and to prevent Chinese troops from attacking India from northern Burma.

This strategic intention of the British army was immediately recognized by the Chinese General Staff, so the General Staff issued an order, the "jungle saber" was unsheathed in advance, and immediately swung towards the Kra Isthmus area, as long as the land communication of the Kra Isthmus was cut off, those British Army units that had not yet passed through this choke point could be trapped in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, and then swept away in the "Typhoon" campaign launched by the Chinese military.

It was a race against time, it was up to which side could finally control the two key bridges, in order to ensure that the paratroopers completed their mission, the paratroopers were all equipped with the best weapons, and each of them carried more supplies and ammunition than usual, once the paratroopers were airborne into the combat zone, they were likely to be subjected to enemy pressure from both the north and south, and they would also have to fight under this pressure for at least four days until they met with the army units carrying out the "Typhoon" combat operation.

In order to ensure the absolute secrecy of the operation, most of the paratroopers did not know where their target was until the moment they got on the plane, and it was only after the plane took off that the co-pilot of the transport plane handed over the mission briefing to the leading officer, who explained it to his subordinates after landing.

As a platoon commander of the paratroop unit, Qi Chengfeng also received a mission briefing after the plane took off, and in this regard, he did not have any privileges, even the commander of the unit did know that he was the son of Qi Jinbiao, the commander of the First Parachute Division, and the reason why Qi Jinbiao named his son "Chengfeng" back then was to let his son inherit his mantle in the future and turn the Qi family into a "paratrooper family".

In fact, in the first paratrooper division, there are many middle- and low-level officers who are from paratrooper officer families, and they, like Qi Chengfeng, have received a strict and systematic military education in military academies, and they work together from the lowest level, from squad leaders, platoon commanders to company commanders, and battalion commanders.

Qi Chengfeng was already a company commander, but a year ago, because of corporal punishment of soldiers, the soldiers were injured, and they were severely punished by the military judge, not only the military rank was demoted, but the military position was also demoted to platoon commander, for this reason, his father Qi Jinbiao was quite annoyed, so this time the paratrooper brigade went out on a mission, and his father used the power in his hands to transfer Qi Chengfeng, who originally belonged to the sixth parachute regiment, to the first parachute regiment, because the one who participated in the "jungle sabre" operation was the first regiment, the second regiment, and the third regiment of the paratroopers. Back then, his father led the paratrooper commando team to storm Temple Street to rescue the Russian Imperial Minister Rasputin, and the first war played the momentum and fame of the Chinese paratroopers, and the old man has always been quite conceited about this, and the future of the Qi family's "paratrooper family" can not be planted in the hands of Qi Chengfeng.

Now, Qi Chengfeng is sitting by a porthole of a "goose" transport plane, staring at the lush tropical rainforest on the ground, they have also conducted parachute training in the tropical rainforest of Yunnan in the past, and the paratroopers are still sure how to safely parachute in this kind of rainforest.

"Toot ———— Toot ————"

When he was looking at the green of the ground, Qi Chengfeng suddenly heard a few long horns, looked back, and saw the orange light on the cockpit wall next to him lit up, which was a signal from the pilot and co-pilot, which meant "prepare to be airborne".

"All of them! Check the parachute bag! Sort out your weapons! Put on your goggles! ”

Qi Chengfeng immediately stood up, shook his hand and reached out, grabbed the steel cable on the top of the cabin that was used to hang the parachute rope hook, and shouted a few times to the subordinates in the cabin, although the voice was very high, but it still couldn't suppress the roar of the engine from outside the cabin, but the paratroopers immediately started to act according to the order, after all, they have been cooperating for many years, and they can guess what the commander shouted.

Half a minute later, all the paratroopers were ready to parachute, their eyes glued to the light on the cockpit panel, and if the green light came on, it was the signal for the start of the parachute.

A minute later, all the paratroopers put the pull hook of the parachute on the steel cable on the top of the cabin, and Qi Chengfeng also stood by the cabin door, waiting for the green light to come on, and then he would open the cabin door and urge the paratroopers to jump down one by one.

The rest of the wait was very "long", although it was only a few minutes, but the feeling for the paratroopers was very different from the usual training, and they also felt that the transport plane was rising, and the only relief was that they were not intercepted by ground fire, everything was so calm, as if this was not a battlefield at all.

In fact, the reason why the paratroopers waited a few more minutes was because there was a skirmish over the landing ground in front, and the escorting Chinese fighters and British fighters were fighting fiercely there, and according to the report of the fighter pilots, the ground anti-aircraft fire on the landing site was still quite fierce, and the staff group that followed the assault force immediately decided to change the landing ground of the paratroopers to an alternate landing area, and at the same time sent the sharp knife troops to make a test landing first.

Finally, when the landing field arrived, Qi Chengfeng opened the cabin door, and then with an order, the first paratrooper jumped out of the cabin without hesitation, and quickly disappeared out of sight in the face of the strong air current.

Qi Chengfeng stood by the cabin door, patted the paratrooper on the shoulder, and jumped out of a paratrooper, and he himself was the last airborne soldier to jump out of the transport plane.

After jumping out of the cabin, in just a few seconds, the main parachute behind his back was opened, Qi Chengfeng only felt his shoulders tightened, and then the whole person dragged up, this hanging heart was completely put down, and then looked at the ground, estimating the current altitude, maybe less than 500 meters, although this height is a little low, but compared with the 100-meter airborne training called "jumping and parachuting" carried out by the paratroopers in ordinary times, the current altitude is simply no thrill and no danger.

The only concern left was whether it would be hung from a tree, after all, this is a tropical jungle, and it is very difficult to find a place without many trees.

The alternate landing sites chosen by the staff officers are two river valleys, one near the road bridge and the other near the railway bridge, it is the dry season in the Malay Peninsula, according to the report of the sharp knife troops who landed first, the river water in the river valley is not deep, only two feet deep, even if the paratroopers land in the river, there will not be much danger, and the relatively open terrain of the river valley is also conducive to gathering troops after landing, and immediately turn to defense.