Receiving the alarm of the large-scale dispatch of Liberal Party fighters, the 151st Regiment of the 15 th Division of the Navy, which was on standby on the "Zhejiang," immediately dispatched a group of 12 Jian-30 "Shenglong" planes in advance, each of which had eight PL-15s in the belly magazine and two PL-10 in the side magazine, and was now rapidly taking off from the aircraft carrier in a group of two, and the carrier-based early warning plane, which was in charge of the battlefield command, had also taken off urgently from the No. 3 catapult.

At this moment, according to the gestures of the deck guides, the two fighters in front of them had just been ejected, and the other two blue-gray "Dragons" that were slowly taxiing had already crossed the take-off flame shield, and the nose was aimed at the broad bow of the ship.

With a short period of testing, the nose wheel landing gear and the ejection hook were accurately meshed, received a series of instructions from the tower, the number of chain connections and radio channels were tested normally, seeing the ejection commander in a yellow vest waved his hand, the young pilot in the cockpit finally tested the pneumatic control surface, and then smoothly pushed forward the throttle valve, the two WS-15B engines gradually increased to the maximum thrust, the engine whistling gradually increased, and after confirming that the engine working conditions were normal, a signal was sent to the ejection commander, Signal "Ready, ready to eject".

After receiving the pilot's confirmation, the body squatted down to make a standard "walk you" action, and the person in charge of the ejection operation next to him immediately flipped the switch and connected the working circuit.

With the powerful current, the power surge of the electromagnetic catapult mechanism suddenly sounded, and I saw that the huge giant bird with a take-off weight of nearly 30 tons moved and accelerated forward, and with the help of the catapult's powerful power output, it swept past the jump deck that was gradually rising in the second half. Then flap your wings and take to the skies.

Quickly take off in groups of two. After liftoff, he did not linger in circles over the mothership. Of the 12 fighters, except for one of the 12 fighters who had failed in their navigation system and could not guarantee the completion of their mission, the rest of the fighters quickly climbed to an altitude of more than 7,000 meters, turned on the afterburner at an altitude that completely ignored the residual threat in Iraq, quickly increased to Mach 1.7, and then turned off the afterburner and entered high-speed cruise.

The J-30 "Shenglong" with two air-superior mounts at one time is for the Type 002A "Zhejiang" equipped with an electromagnetic catapult. It's actually quite an easy thing to do.

As the second generation of large aircraft carriers built by China in the new century, the Type 002A aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 80,000 tons has been improved in many aspects compared with the previous generation of Type 001 and Type 001A transition ships, in addition to the use of long-endurance nuclear power, it also creates a combination of jumping deck and electromagnetic catapult, which has some benefits for ensuring the sortie rate in wartime, and even if the catapult system temporarily fails, it will not affect the release of light-loaded J-15, J-30 and other fighters to perform air defense tasks.

Of course, in an operational situation like today's, it is necessary to fly over Iraqi airspace and enter Syria to fight. The combat radius was required to be more than 700 kilometers, and almost all the "dragons" of the 151st Regiment filled up the fuel tanks in the aircraft. In this way, a supersonic cruise arrives in the war zone in a half-fueled state, and after a battle with the FSA fighters, it can easily return to the mothership in an economical cruise mode.

Of course, if there are some accidents in the battle, the fuel consumption of some fighters exceeds expectations, although the "Zhejiang" does not have a special tanker, in the Persian Gulf, which is not a threat, it can be replenished by the J-30 carrying a partner refueling pod; Or, as a more direct approach, it would be possible to simply change the route and land at several alternate airfields in Iran.

With so many tactical options, a battle to encircle the Syrian Liberal Party should have been simple and straightforward, with little pressure to speak of.

However, now, unlike some estimates before the campaign was launched, driving the blue-gray low-visibility livery "Sheng Long" all the way up and entering the supersonic cruise state, the captain of the first brigade of the 151st Regiment, the young lieutenant colonel codenamed "Sword Thorn", is still revising the mission plan, and the plan formulated before the war may not fully fit the current situation, and the Syrian rebels surrounded by all sides will actually release such a large number of fighters, which is indeed beyond everyone's expectations.

However, even if there are more enemy planes in the air, judging from the rhythm of air operations these days, in the face of the all-out attack of all forces, it may be impossible for the desperate Liberal Party to regain air supremacy in Deir ez-Zor!

"Call 'Sword Thorn', call 'Sword Thorn', the air situation number jù has been refreshed, a rough estimate of the number of enemy planes in front of you is twenty, pay attention to the airspace boundary restrictions, and allow engagement."

"'Sword Thorn' received; it is expected to be met in two minutes, and it is over."

After a brief call, a clearly recognizable green display soon appeared in front of him, and the target information refreshed on the helmet display was densely packed, and the airborne system had automatically identified the head-on enemy aircraft with a relatively large threat in orange and red, and at the same time, the dotted line display of the shallow airspace boundary was superimposed.

According to the latest deployment of the command, the 11 J-30 fighters cruising in the sky quickly approached the Syrian-Iranian border and entered Syria, where the civil war was raging, over the small city of Abu Kamal.

From the southern sky to Deir ez-Zor, the fighters of the Chinese and Soviet armies attacked in a different direction than in the past.

Before the Damascus Army launched the Battle of Deir Ezzor, the multinational force led by several major powers coordinated with the Arab League, the Security Council and the Mosul regime, and the airspace of Deir Ezzor, which was less than 100 kilometers away, had been divided into four by an invisible "X" line, of which the Anglo-American coalition was responsible for the north side, the ALSA was responsible for the west side, and the newly joined Central Soviet Army was responsible for the south side, and the last piece was handled by NATA.

The combat effectiveness of the powerful multinational forces, ALSA, and NATA is not in the same order of magnitude at all, but now that the Liberal Party is gone, it is expected that the FSA should have no strength, and in order to facilitate the post-war arrangements in the Middle East, several major countries have come up with such a compromise plan.

Since the plan has been formulated in a hurry, the battle must be fought in strict accordance with the agreement, otherwise so many air forces will participate in the war together, and IFF alone can make people dizzy.

However, the situation was completely different from what was expected, the Syrian Liberal Party, which only had a medium-sized air base, sent a large number of fighters into the air after the launch of the general offensive, and under the surveillance of the early warning planes of the multinational forces patrolling the rear of the battle line and the satellite that skimmed in low orbit, more than 150 Liberal fighters were screened in the narrow airspace of Deir ez-Zor!

"One hundred and fifty fighters", this number, naturally surprised the commanders, but in this unbelievable civil war, everyone has seen a lot of bizarre and strange things, and the forces of all parties who have prepared emergency plans in advance will naturally go all out to meet them, after all, if you want to compete with the scale and combat effectiveness of air power, the Syrian Liberal Party, even if you conjure up more "ghosts", there is no chance of winning.

Fighter planes flew over the sky in groups, and a large-scale chaotic battle in the sky was about to break out, facing the YF-23 "ghost" behind the battle line, and the stealth fighters painted with various low-visibility aircraft emblems on the wings were encircling on all sides, but this almost perfect encirclement still had an obvious incongruity.

In the clear sky east of Deir ez-Zor, unlike other heavy stealth fighters such as "Silent Cat", "Raptor" and "Shenglong" that attacked strongly from three directions, under the vast blue sky, only a few smooth NATA fighters dragged a white track all the way up, and the wings and belly were full of air-to-air missiles, auxiliary fuel tanks and electronic warfare pods, which looked really murderous, but on the other hand, it also helplessly explained one thing, that is, these fighters did not have the minimum radar stealth ability, It's just a batch of third-generation aircraft that are completely outdated in today's era.

The battle started early in the morning, and he received an order to take off in the morning, and Long Yun, who was very conscious of the last battle, was sitting in his red No. 03 "villain", flying westward with the wingman "Kvass" not far away.

As a NATA volunteer pilot, he is very familiar with the appearance of the 3rd Independent Squadron and even the entire New Party Air Force, and about the crazy counterattack of the Liberal Party and the appearance of a large number of "ghost" fighters in the sky, Long Yun's current feelings are not so much nervous as a great curiosity.

Yes, seeing that the destruction is imminent, but so many fighters appeared at once, what are you doing, do you want to learn from the little devils of World War II to carry out suicide attacks?

After several days of dormancy on the ground due to IFF issues before the end of the civil war, the Damascus Army launched a general offensive against Deir ez-Zor early this morning, and NATA, which has been eager to try, has also launched an all-out attack under the instructions of the new party administration, if not much tangible results in the final battle, at least it can successfully build momentum and add a plus point to Mosul's resolute confrontation with the Liberal Party.

With this kind of consideration, the front-line combatants probably won't think about it so much, but Long Yun knows it clearly, of course, it doesn't matter to him at all, the air attack is what he is really interested in.

Seeing that the war was about to end, there would be some hesitation from time to time, Long Yun, who was ready to attack early in the morning, was still waiting for orders in the combat preparation room, he was quite absent-minded at the time, in fact, he was thinking about the end of the civil war.

Yes, looking at the current situation, when the Syrian government forces and perhaps the Iraqi New Party forces storm Deir ez-Zor, and probably capture the unknown Abdul Rahman and others, even if the Liberal Party wreaking havoc in the Middle East is completely over, but for him Long Yun, he can naturally leave after the war is over, but will he return home with a state where the task has not been completed and the mystery is clueless...... (To be continued......)