Zhou Changfeng returned to Lingzhi on the 6th, and it was best to have surgery on his rib injury within three days, and the medical conditions here were not good, so a middle-aged military doctor with a Chinese face asked him to leave the army and take a ride back directly.

So Zhou Changfeng came to the nearby improvised diversion airport, just as a Type 29 service plane was about to transport four seriously injured people to Chengdu directly, and after discussing with the pilot, the latter reluctantly agreed to let him get on the plane.

The hammocks on the left and right sides of the cabin have been put away, and there are four seriously wounded people lying on stretchers on either side, and a paramedic is in charge of them; The perimeter wind sat with his back to the cockpit.

At high altitudes, the load on the aircraft is greatly reduced, and the impact of one more person is obvious, so this is why the pilots were very reluctant before.

The long voyage was boring, the medics had to constantly take care of four seriously wounded people, and Zhou Changfeng could only read the newspaper and then go to help from time to time.

Through the on-board radio and newspapers, Zhou Changfeng learned that the Battle of Demagi had become famous, and more than a dozen newspapers had issued an extra, and the "extra" that was often heard in later film and television dramas was actually a newspaper that was temporarily printed by the newspaper in order to preemptively report when major news occurred.

When he landed halfway to refuel the plane, the taciturn pilot suddenly asked: "Commander, you are from the mixed third brigade, do you know the commander of your first battalion?" It's the one who went on a killing spree in the Battle of Demagi. ”

"Uh... I am. ”

“……”

After a brief moment of surprise and embarrassment, the pilot, who didn't talk much along the way, suddenly seemed to open the conversation.

"Fortunately, fortunately, this is too coincidental, sir, are you going to the rear to treat your injuries? That's right, the fight is so fierce, how can it be unscathed. ”

"It was indeed very fierce, and my battalion plus a squad reinforced in battle, with a total of 17 killed, 18 seriously wounded, and 366 casualties not counting minor injuries."

The casualties of the first team were close to 50 percent, the casualties of the second team were more than 60 percent, and the casualties of the third team were 30 percent.

The pilot nodded solemnly, smoked for a while, and said with a smile: "You will be famous when you go back this time." ”

Zhou Changfeng, who didn't know why, wondered: "Won't it?" The name of this newspaper is not clear, who knows? ”

"Isn't that easy? I know the number, it's easy~"

That night, the service plane finally landed at Chengdu Airport.

Several seriously injured people were quickly picked up, and the pilot said that he was hungry and wanted to go to the restaurant to enjoy Bashu food, and finally left Zhou Changfeng alone in the wind......

This was originally a civilian airport, so he immediately walked into the terminal not far away.

Because the pilot suggested that he take a plane back to Nanjing directly, the reason was that he would have to recuperate for a few days after the operation, and it was better to go back to his old place to be stable than to stay in Chengdu, which he was not familiar with.

This suggestion does make sense, so Zhou Changfeng came.

Then he was shocked by the price of the ticket, and thought it was a two-way ticket.

"Uh... 300 yen, one way? ”

The female conductor at the front desk of the hall nodded and said seriously: "Yes sir, this flight stops in Chongqing, Wuhan, Jingshi, and Shanghai on the way, and if you are going to the capital, it will only cost 260 yuan." ”

Just?!

My salary is only 200 yen a month!

Zhou Changfeng was very sad to find that even if he could beat the British to the brink on the battlefield, he was still discouraged by the price of air tickets.

And his income is really not low, he is still clear about today's prices, for example, in Nanjing, a brand-name bicycle is only 80 yuan, a pair of medium-cut leather boots is only more than 10 yuan, and one yuan can buy five catties of pork or two movie tickets!

Even with the rapid development of the aviation industry, in today's thirties, flying is still a veritable way to travel at the top level, with passengers ranging from wealthy businessmen to prominent families to officials.

Although Zhou Changfeng behaved very embarrassed, the conductor did not and did not dare to despise him, but asked him if he was traveling on business.

While it's theoretically true that this is a business trip, the... The injury was not particularly anxious, he said that he could take the train back, and the military doctor explained that it was three days, and it was too late.

Hearing this, the conductor couldn't help but laugh, "You are really upright, this plane is rarely fully loaded, why not have one more spare seats for you?" ”

In fact, the current atmosphere of Daming is still relatively friendly to soldiers, anyway, it is much stronger than a few decades ago.

At that time, on the one hand, the Ming army itself was not competitive, and the style and discipline of the feudal army were obviously not complimentary. Civil-military relations are not broken in a day, and naturally they cannot be repaired in a day.

On the other hand, it lies in the trend of emphasizing literature over military force since ancient times - "good men should not be soldiers" and "enlisting in the army is not the desire of the people, and those who have the slightest ambition are despised."

In the former, with the establishment of the constitution and the regularization of all aspects on the right track, the discipline of the Ming army has improved significantly in the past 30 years.

The latter, in order to change this untimely atmosphere, the imperial court can be said to have made great efforts, for example, the current Emperor Zhichang issued an edict in the early years - "Chongwu Edict", which was named after the ancient city of Chongwu in Quanzhou, and called on the subjects of the world to respect martial affairs.

However, it was meaningless to shout slogans, and on the basis of the emperor's edict, various measures that were conducive to correcting the practice of emphasizing literature over military force were also implemented one after another.

For example, the reform of the military rank system is the most typical measure, and the corresponding grades of the military ranks determined at that time were relatively high, which can be said to be a fierce medicine.

The warrant officer is the eighth grade, the second lieutenant is the seventh grade, and the lieutenant is the seventh grade, and the lieutenant is the same grade as the county magistrate.

The major corrects the fifth grade, the middle corrects the fourth grade, and the school officer jumps two grades directly for each promotion, and the grades of the major and the lieutenant colonel are one level higher than that of the governor and the prefect respectively.

In addition, there is a series of encouragement and special preferential treatment, multi-pronged, and the atmosphere of the noble and the military has changed significantly in the past 30 years.

The Ming army was very short of talents at that time, and the modern army must have enough cultural level of officers, fortunately, in the second year of Zhichang, the imperial examination system had a major change, and the way to be an official in the traditional way was greatly reduced, so a considerable number of scholars chose to put pen to paper from Rong, and signed up to go to the military academy in various places to continue to display their talents.

"The plane will take off in about two quarters of an hour, hurry up."

"Okay."

In short, Zhou Changfeng was also stained with the light of the imperial court's policy, and carried out a luxury mode of transportation that would have cost more than a month's salary for free.

Since the Jiannan Airlines flight had already taken off in the afternoon, while the Yongning Airlines flight had to wait until tomorrow morning, there was only one Lufthansa flight left.

Lufthansa's subsidiary in Daming has only recently been established, with only a few major city routes, mainly with stopovers, and very few direct flights, because the former can cover more passengers.