Chapter 13 Joint Operations (II)
Several scouts listened to the words of the "polar bear" and could not help but laugh. The only person who can answer the question of "polar bear" is probably the "smiling tiger". But as if he hadn't heard the words of the "polar bear", he took care of himself and met the person who ran over.
In the twilight, I saw that the man came to the "smiling tiger", and after standing up, he saluted and said: "Report to the comrade detachment leader, Lu Xiang, deputy captain of the 'Flying Eagle Army' reconnaissance brigade, is ordered to report to you!" …… Please instruct! ……”
The "Smiling Tiger" took a step forward, grabbed Lu Xiang's hand and shook it wildly, and said with a smile: "Haha...... I said Staff Officer Lu, I want to kill you! Why haven't you seen you for a few days, and you have become the deputy captain of the 'Flying Eagle Army' reconnaissance brigade? ……”
"Oh maa...... Come on, it turns out to be Instructor Lu, Staff Officer Lu of the 'Flying Eagle Army'! ......" The scouts were very surprised, surprised, and rushed to surround them, holding Lu Xiang's hand with all hands and feet, and shushing the cold and asking for warmth.
Speaking of this Deputy Captain Lu Xianglu, he is really not familiar with the scouts. That was after the "shadow troops" secretly attacked the Wanglangshan listening station, and the training plan of the "Sharp Sword" detachment was not disturbed, and the parachute training was carried out normally. And the parachutist instructor of the scouts is none other than this Deputy Captain Lu Xianglu. It's just that Lu Xiang was only a deputy battalion staff officer of the Airborne Army at that time. It is said that this Staff Officer Lu has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, he is tall, powerful and flexible, and a few ordinary scouts are not his opponents. When it comes to parachuting skills, Staff Officer Lu can be said to be the benchmark of the "Flying Eagle Army". It is said that the new tactic of using a new type of paraglider to fly more than 10 kilometers in the air and silently and suddenly striking at a target was developed by staff officer Lu and other heroes who risked their lives. Even the knowledge and skills of special operations possessed by the special forces of several major countries in the world, Staff Officer Lu is also perfect. There are rumors through the grapevine that He Zhimin also admired Staff Officer Lu very much at the beginning, and found a lot of relationships up and down, and wanted to transfer Staff Officer Lu to the "Flying Tiger Army". What is suffocating is that the "Flying Eagle Army" will not let go of life or death. Later, Staff Officer Lu also became one of the founders of the "Blue Sky Sword" special forces with his outstanding military and political qualities.
Infiltrating behind enemy lines without being detected is the primary skill of special forces. At the end of World War II, Captain Skorzny of the Nazi German Army led a crack commando team to rescue Mussolini in a glider plane down the snow-capped mountains of Sasso, and to this day, many people who study special operations use this bold and successful adventure as an example. The first choice for this successful operation was parachuting, but because the summit was more than 2,000 meters above sea level, the space was cramped, and the thin air and strong winds were not conducive to parachuting. Since the "Sharp Sword" detachment is an experimental unit of the special forces, it must master the "three-dimensional" and "all-weather" infiltration skills.
Skydiving, there is indeed a certain amount of risk. Even scouts, who never knew what they were afraid of, were nervous when they parachuted. After the land training, the scouts took a car to a field airfield of the Air Force in southern Xinjiang, where two "Yun-5," the first small transport planes made in New China, were parked. The "Y-5" aircraft has a small speed and a small carrying capacity, and its low-altitude performance, take-off and landing performance are very good, and it is very suitable for the scouts of the "Sharp Sword" detachment who are learning to parachute.
On the way to the field airfield by car, the daring scouts talked and laughed one by one, calmly and calmly, and none of them showed the slightest nervousness, as if they did not dare to parachute, and that kind of thing never belonged to these scouts. In fact, it is impossible for outsiders to know that most scouts parachute for the first time, but they are brave enough to jump with their eyes closed.
Of course, none of the Scouts didn't know that it was safer to skydive with their eyes wide open. Everything was difficult at the beginning, and with the first time, the scouts were emboldened when they parachuted for the second time. The scouts were trained so hard that they boarded the plane again almost immediately after the parachute landing. After a few parachute jumps, the Scouts were so happy that they tirelessly parachuted multiple times in a day, unaware of their fear. Even the captain of the "Y-5" transport plane, who had been airdropped many times, was greatly moved: "This is beyond the limits of the airborne training syllabus!" Alas...... I've never seen such a soldier play with his life! ……”
The sentiments of the captain of the "Yun-5" transport plane are understandable, but the captain did not understand the distress of He Zhimin, the deputy commander of the "former commander." Because, the scouts only have two days of parachute training, and if it weren't for this kind of unconventional training, how many parachute skills would they have mastered in two days? It can be regarded as the luck of the scouts, and even Staff Officer Lu feels very fortunate that he has racked his brains to arrange the security measures. This kind of unconventional training, which broke through the "training syllabus," actually did not cause any casualties. It seems that after Staff Officer Lu returns, the "Training Syllabus" will have to be rewritten.
As scouts of the "Sword" detachment, it is not enough to parachute during the day in normal meteorological conditions. There is a saying that "sincerity is spirituality", and God can be regarded as fulfilling these scouts. On the night after the scouts boarded the parachute jump, the weather forecast was heavy rain in the Guinan area, accompanied by strong winds. This kind of weather is recognized as a meteorological condition that does not allow parachuting at all, but the scouts are eager to try to parachute in bad weather on a night with heavy rain and strong winds as a graduation exam for parachuting. Parachuting under such meteorological conditions is still certain for Staff Officer Lu. However, when it comes to parachuting, these scouts are still raw melons and eggs. Military training must be rigorous and scientific, and we absolutely must not do stupid things such as "how bold a person is, how prolific he is." After He Zhimin and Staff Officer Lu carefully studied the security measures, He Zhimin resolutely decided: Jump!
In order to let the scouts relax as much as possible, Staff Officer Lu took the lead in jumping out of the cabin. The key to landing on a windy day is to look at the wind direction and the terrain of the landing, which is undoubtedly a huge test for the scout. Coincidentally, it was too windy on the ground to stand on this day, and you can imagine how strong the wind speed was in the air. Both He Zhimin and Staff Officer Lu sweated for the scouts' dangerous landing in such harsh climatic conditions. When the scouts fell heavily to the ground, and some of them even broke their limbs, they all shouted, "It's done!" Ha ha...... It worked! Haha......"
After the training, Staff Officer Lu said proudly: "In bad weather like this, even the Yankees' special forces will never dare to jump!" Also, when we landed, we were all falling, and although it hurt, it wasn't serious. And the Yankees' special forces parachuted sideways and fell a lot on windy days. When it comes to high-risk skydiving techniques, the Yankees' special forces are far inferior to ours! ……”
Although the scouts and Staff Officer Lu had been training together for a short time, they formed a deep friendship. When Staff Officer Lu saw the scouts revealing his true feelings to him, his eyes immediately moistened. After a while, he remembered to answer the question of "Smiling Tiger". He smiled and said to the "Smiling Tiger": "Report to the team leader!" My order to serve as the deputy commander of the reconnaissance brigade of the 'Flying Eagle Army' has only been issued for four days today. Hehe...... I am so blessed that I had the privilege of participating in such an important combat operation just four days after the order. ……”
Seeing that his soldiers were so affectionate with Lu Xiang, the "smiling tiger" was also very moved, and he smiled: "Hehe...... Deputy Brigade Lu, tell me about the situation of the troops you brought! ……”
"Yes! ......" Deputy Brigade Lu agreed, and said: "The commander of our army attaches great importance to this combat operation, and has specially approved that I can transfer troops without forming an organization, and we can select company and platoon cadres with acceptable military and political qualities in the reconnaissance brigade to form combat detachments. Report to the chief! I am not embarrassed to bring the commanders of the companies, please forgive me! ……”
Everyone present knew in their hearts that the company platoon cadres selected in the reconnaissance brigade of the "Flying Eagle Army" were naturally a top one, croaking! "Smiling Tiger" hurriedly smiled and waved his hand and said, "Hey...... Deputy Brigade Lu is too polite! ……”
Deputy Brigade Lu smiled, and then said, "Report to the team leader!" Including myself, I brought a total of thirty-nine people with me this time. According to the battle plan, except for my two communicators and guards, I organized the rest of the men into four squads, with nine people in each squad, and mixed them with our 'Sharp Sword' detachment. My two communicators and guards and I will be the guards for the team leader! Hehe......"
"Smiling Tiger" laughed and said, "Haha...... What a guard! Deputy Brigade Lu, let me introduce you! ……”
The "Smiling Tiger" pulled Staff Officer Zhang Guangnan over, and introduced Mimi with a smile: "Deputy Brigade Lu, this is Zhang Guangnan, the staff officer of our 'Former Command' Reconnaissance Office. I wondered, how about we just form a command group? ……”
Staff Officer Zhang Guangnan took a step forward, saluted one and said, "Report to Deputy Brigade Lu, I am Zhang Guangnan, a reconnaissance staff officer!" ……”
After Deputy Brigade Lu returned the salute, the "Smiling Tiger" smiled and said, "Deputy Brigade Lu, let's go see our comrades?" ……”
"Good! ......" Deputy Brigade Lu agreed again and again, and took the scouts to a pilot's lounge prepared by the Air Force.
After the two scout teams introduced each other, they began to form a group, and Zhan Zhizhan was organized into a group of the third squad of the "Flying Eagle Army" reconnaissance detachment. The temporary squad leader of the third squad took the initiative to come over, and after giving Zhan Zhizhan a standard military salute, he solemnly reported: "Report to the chief!" I am Wang Chengdong, deputy company commander of the second company of the 'Flying Eagle Army' reconnaissance brigade! Please the chief instructs! ……”
After Zhan Zhizhan returned the salute in a proper manner, he said, "Hello Deputy Company Commander Wang!" I am Zhan Zhizhan, the staff officer of the reconnaissance office of the 'Flying Tiger Army'! Hehe...... After Deputy Company Commander Wang, don't be a chief, a chief, a chief, a short one, a foreign way! Just call me 'Camel'. ……”
The scouts held each other's hands and began to talk affectionately. It didn't take long to start eating. The "Flying Eagle Army" is the "Flying Eagle Army"! The airport troops specially prepared a "pilot's meal" for their comrades-in-arms who were about to go on the expedition, and the standard was high. It's a pity that there is less wine, three glasses per person, which adds up to more than two taels of wine, and it seems that you can only drink the celebration wine when you are triumphant.
At about 9 p.m., the scouts began boarding in temporary formations. Seeing the plane without any signs from afar, the "weasel" was happy again: "Wow...... This is not our country's Shaanxi Aircraft Manufacturing Company to develop the Y-8 transport aircraft. ……”
Next to the "Weasel" was a deputy platoon commander of the Airborne Army's reconnaissance brigade surnamed Qu, who was already very familiar with the "Weasel." Deputy Platoon Commander Qu said with some surprise: "Oops...... Platoon Commander Qi is really well-informed! This is not the Y-8 transport plane, it is a commonly used model for our training. Hehe...... This is a medium-sized four-engine turboprop medium-range multi-purpose transport aircraft, which can be used for airdropping, airborne, transportation, lifesaving and marine operations, and has many functions. Platoon Leader, what else do you know? ……”
"Weasel" turned his face to Deputy Platoon Commander Qu and said with a smile: "The prototype of the Y-8 transport aircraft is the An-12 aircraft designed by the Antonov Design Bureau, and NATO has given it a code name called 'Young Fox'. With a take-off weight of 61 tons and a range of more than 5,600 kilometers, the Y-8 transport aircraft adopts a straight trapezoidal cantilever upper wing and a low-resistance laminar flow airfoil. It is equipped with four turboprop 6 engines. It can carry two trucks or 20 tons of bulk cargo at a time, and 96 heavily armed soldiers or 82 paratroopers at a time. Sixty stretcher beds can be installed in the cargo hold, which can transport 60 seriously injured and 23 lightly injured at a time, and can also carry three medical personnel. ……”
"Wow......" Deputy Platoon Commander Qu was even more surprised, his eyes widened, and he asked "Weasel" with a face full of disbelief: "It turns out that Platoon Commander Qi knows so much about the Y-8 transport plane, were you from our Air Force before?" ……”
"Huh...... Hobby! It's just a hobby! ......" "Weasel" smiled mysteriously, and then whispered: "I wonder, why does this Y-8 have no logo?" That is, the Vietnamese monkey has an An-12 plane, which looks the same as our Y-8, and even if the enemy finds out, he will look at it coldly and think it is their An-12. Hehe......"