At this moment, under the huge thunderstorm cloud, the two escort Type 36 fighters were blown up and down by the air current, and the larger special plane was slightly better.

A strong head-on wind causes the aircraft's ground speed (relative to the ground speed) to drop rapidly, but it still maintains a certain airspeed.

Their ground speed has been reduced to about 140 km/h, and the airspeed is close to 200 km/h.

After finally passing through the thunderstorm cloud below, the scene ahead suddenly opened up, and the previous gloomy and thunderstorm-ridden environment finally disappeared.

The pilot re-set the autopilot altitude to 3,200 meters, and the plane began to climb.

As a result, the strong oncoming winds gradually weakened, the air flow through the wings decreased sharply, and the lift of the aircraft as a whole decreased.

What's worse is that at this moment the plane is still in a state of climbing, and the nose of the aircraft is pointing at the sky at an angle of 10 °, if the power is not increased, the speed will naturally decrease.

The damage to the pitot tube made it impossible for the autopilot to know what was going on, and both the machine and the pilot thought the plane was still at the standard cruising speed of 220 km/h.

However, in the slow and continuous climb, the speed of the aircraft has gradually decreased to 120 km/h, while the stall speed of the Youyun 2 passenger aircraft is 105 km/h.

The feeling of passing through the thunderstorm cloud before was really scary, and it always felt like walking around in front of the ghost gate.

Now that they have escaped, the two pilots are relieved and inevitably relax a lot in their mentality.

Finally, the co-pilot, who picked up the water cup and took a big sip of tea, noticed something was wrong.

He stared at the instrument in front of him, then looked at the main pilot, and wondered, "It's strange, why is this speed still fixed?" ”

The latter also felt abnormal, "Two hundred and two? Hiss... Strange thing, is this autopilot giving too much oil? ”

Climb reduces speed, so the autopilot automatically increases the throttle valve during the process, giving the aircraft more power to avoid stalling, but generally maintains a speed slightly below the cruising speed, about 190-200 km/h.

So why is it fixed at 220km/h today?

The two pilots had a tacit understanding, and almost at the same time they turned their heads to look at the throttle valve in the center console.

Aha? The throttle valve is still in gear during level flight cruising? The autopilot didn't enlarge it?

So why is it that when climbing now, the speed is the same as that of level flight? Don't......

The main pilot and co-pilot sighed in their hearts, and instantly realized that something was wrong, and the dead soul was in danger!

"Fast Acceleration !!"

"Fill up the oil!"

At this time, they were horrified to find that the outside world began to roll irregularly, which meant that the plane was spinning!

Because there is no fixed reference and the self-balance receptors are confused, in some extreme cases, the pilot may even experience spatial disorientation.

Immediately afterward, a slight feeling of weightlessness also came quickly, and if it weren't for the seat belt to fix the two of them in their seats, I am afraid they would have been vacated.

Panicked screams and shouts were also heard from the cabin across the door.

Now, due to the small difference between the oncoming air flow and the wing speed, the entire aircraft is caught in a tailspin caused by a unilateral stall.

From the perspective of the escort fighter pilot, the bright yellow plane flipped and fell downwards like the withered yellow leaves of autumn......

Because there is a big difference between the various speed states of the fighter and the passenger plane, it is naturally impossible for the two escort fighters to follow the passenger plane to climb slowly, otherwise they will stall, so they will first climb to a predetermined altitude at a normal speed, and then come back in a big circle to rejoin again.

So, the opportunity to find out that the plane was not in the right state was missed.

From the invention of the airplane to later generations, the tragedy of most tragic aviation accidents is caused by this kind of mistake that is superimposed on one ring after another, and it is actually difficult for a single omission to put a well-equipped aircraft to death.

At this moment, the cabin is in a mess, teacups, dinner plates, chopsticks, books, documents and other things are flying up and down, falling everywhere.

Looking out through the round window, one second it was a clear blue sky, and the next second it was a vast ocean.

And as the rotation continued, the person was soon dizzy, unable to distinguish between the sea and the sky.

In the cockpit, both pilots knew that they had now stepped into the ghost gate with half a foot.

No, it can even be said that it has fallen into the ghost gate, and only half of his foot is still outside the door.

"Collect the oil! Skimmer !! The main driver screamed.

But the co-pilot didn't give any reaction, and I don't know if he was confused by the situation, or simply stupid by the situation.

The main driver stretched out his right hand and fumbled several times, finally put his hand on the throttle lever, and then pushed it back to idle.

Then, with all his strength, he stepped on the right rudder, because at the moment the plane was falling in a tailspin in a counterclockwise direction.

Collecting oil and reversing the rudder are the standard countermeasures to change the stall tailspin, and then you can only resign yourself to fate.

Five seconds? Ten seconds? Fifteen seconds?

People in high tension often can't tell the time, and the main driver doesn't know how long it has been, and the rotation speed of the scene outside the driver's window slows down, and finally stops.

God forbid! Really successful change!

In an instant, he rekindled his hope for life, and the co-pilot next to him finally came back to his senses.

"Full of oil, full of oil! Pull rod! ”

Two Tsuru-3 900 hp star-shaped engines burst out with maximum power, and the three-bladed metal propellers spun at high speed.

During this period, the terrified fighter pilots have been desperately calling over the radio, but where can the two people who are struggling on the verge of life and death have any time? I don't even have the time to talk about it.

At this point, the bright yellow special plane has descended to an ultra-low altitude of only 100 meters, and it has fallen from a height of 3,000 meters in a very short time.

As soon as it got on, the whole plane was on the verge of disintegration under the action of huge shear force.

Such a sudden dive and climb beyond the design has reached the theoretical limit, and it did not disintegrate in the process of falling, which can only be said that the strength of the aluminum alloy fuselage frame manufactured by Zhongsheng Company is too good.

For half a second, the thought of "going to the aircraft factory to thank you when I go back alive" flashed through the mind of the pilot pilot.

However, at this moment, the height of the plane from the sea surface was still too low, and it had not had time to start climbing again, so it shot into the calm Daming Sea with the nose held high.

Thanks to the decisive response of the pilot, the relative speed of the plane to the sea surface when it finally fell into the water was relatively low - about 30 km/h.

The structure of the aircraft, which was on the verge of breaking during the previous dive and pull-up process, could no longer hold on and disintegrated in an instant.

But...... At least it didn't fall apart and turn into powder.

Except for a few who fell unconscious due to the tremendous impact, the rest survived despite suffering a lot of internal and external injuries.

Since the plane had been reduced to pieces, the inflatable lifeboats and lifebuoys were naturally nowhere to be found, and they could only float on the surface of the sea with a few pieces of fuselage skin.

The two fighters escorting the escort also quickly dropped in altitude and began to circle in search.

Because the special planes of the Ming royal family are painted bright yellow or ochre yellow, the contrast is obvious on the blue sea, and the sharp-eyed pilot can see the countless large and small fragments at a glance.

They immediately reported the situation by radio, as well as the coordinates of the crash site.

“…… Received please reply, hello? ”

"Huh?! Slowly, slowly, you mean that the prince's plane crashed into the sea?! ”

It's hard to imagine the feeling and state of the person who received the news - shock? Confused? Unbelievable? Confused?

But the Air Force and Navy reacted very quickly, and the emergency take-off that skipped all routine procedures was incredibly fast.

Just a dozen minutes later, a Type 32 seaplane, which had only half refueled, hurriedly took off from the naval base in Shanghai.

Immediately afterwards, the Hangzhou Navy's martial arts training ship, which was conducting routine training in the nearby waters, also stopped its mission and sailed straight to the target sea area at full speed with a full ship of instructors and naval cadets.

"What?!"

In the mansion, Zhu Lingjing, who was having dinner, heard the news, and her hands froze when she was picking up vegetables.

The delicate ivory chopsticks rested on the crystal tofu, crushing the soft tofu to a little dent.

Zhu Lingjing knew that this couldn't be a joke, and no one dared to joke about it, and after a few seconds, she muttered with her eyes wandering: "It's ridiculous!" ”

"Your Highness, the cabinet will let you go over immediately, and there will be no delay." Su Yiyi cautiously reminded.

"I know, let's go."

Zhu Lingjing put down her chopsticks and stood up slowly, feeling like the sky was about to fall.

She took a deep breath, walked out of the house, and involuntarily looked at the sunset in the west, only to feel that today's sunset was particularly dazzling.

She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, and walked quickly to the garage in the front yard.

When I entered the Forbidden City and came to the Wenhua Palace, the busy and formal atmosphere here had changed from the previous busy and formal atmosphere to become extremely cold and solemn.

There was no look on the faces of the people who came and went, and there was not the slightest joy, anger or sorrow.

As soon as the door opened, I saw more than a dozen ministers gathered here, and a few of them were still wearing the casual clothes they had used at home, presumably in a hurry.

Encountering such a big earth-shattering accident one after another, I am afraid that no matter how calm a person is, he will not be able to remain calm.

The emperor's father and son suffered a stroke and a plane crash, and they all died nine times a lifetime.

Therefore, Zhu Lingjing's face now can be described as very ugly, obviously she did not shed tears, but it was much more ugly than when she died back then.

Seeing her like this, Gao Qingkui, who was standing with his hands in his hands, said calmly: "There is good news, although the plane fell into the water out of control, the pilot officer operated it properly, and no one was killed, the prince is still alive, and there are no victims." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Lingjing suddenly felt dizzy, and hurriedly held on to the door frame next to her, almost stumbling and falling.

Thanks to his young and good health, otherwise he would change to a person with a bad heart, and he would have great sorrows and joys, and he was afraid that he would not faint on the spot.

Lin Xi, who was located in front of the diagonal front, said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, this is the news that will be sent, the airship (seaplane) sent to search and rescue has arrived, except for the two missing, the remaining eleven people are all alive. ”

"......" Zhu Lingjing opened her mouth but couldn't speak, hesitated for a while before spit out a sentence, "God favors you, and you are lucky in misfortune." ”

"This accident is so strange, why did it happen?" The anxious Li Guangyuan knocked on the table, "I'm afraid that someone didn't deliberately murder him." ”

"The world is unpredictable, it's not like a conspiracy, the prince is returning to the country urgently, this is a temporary idea, even if someone in the Japanese country has been planning for a long time, it is impossible to react." Yu Shenhua denied his speculation.

"I also don't think it's like an assassination, and a temporary change of hexagram and a sudden change of itinerary is a good way to prevent assassination." Xie Qinrui groaned: "Of course, I can't say for sure, after all, it was in Tokyo, and speculation can't be taken seriously until the truth is found out." ”

Lin Xi frowned and said: "None of this is important at the moment, consider the army first, and pretend that the drill standby will not last long." ”

Li Guangyuan felt that this was not a difficult problem, and said disapprovingly: "Then take advantage of the situation, transfer the two divisions of the army out of Gyeonggi, and let them go to other places to conduct exercises for a while." The various units of the forbidden army can be de-prepared and continue as usual. ”

"Otherwise, half of the forbidden army's departments will be divided, and half of the men and horses will also be transferred to other places?" Someone suggested.

Lin Xi, who heard this, laughed angrily, and regardless of the face between his colleagues, he directly fought back mercilessly: "Do you want to think about what you said?" The forbidden army can't believe it, so the Ming court will be disbanded today. ”

Zhu Lingjing was not interested in the conversation of the cabinet members - since her brother was blessed with a great life, everything was okay and still under control.

My father is not young, and his physical condition has not been good since his mother died, although this sudden emergency is unexpected, but it is also reasonable.

If it is a purely rational measurement and judgment, the emperor's death now is just right, not sooner or later. If you wait until after the outbreak of war to die, the transfer of power in wartime will only have a greater negative impact.

"In that case, the palace will go back to the house first."

"Your Highness, go slowly."

In Zhu Lingjing's view, the transfer of the Army's Third and Fourth Divisions to other places was really redundant; since the Fourth Division had a mutiny last time, it had already been strictly investigated, and the same was true for all the troops in Beijing, and it was almost impossible for anything to go wrong.

Sometimes, it is really difficult for young people to understand some of the "safe" actions of older people.

At 7 p.m. that day, a seaplane carrying Zhu Ligong landed at the naval base, and he was immediately taken to the First Shanghai Provincial Hospital.

Two cracked ribs, multiple bruises and bruises on the body surface, three exposed wounds, and a mild concussion, the results of the examination amazed the doctors.

It's hard to imagine that he was only slightly injured in the face of a catastrophe in the air, and God really favored Daming.

"It's a big fallacy, it's obvious that God doesn't do beauty that caused the wreck, and it is purely human work to survive." Zhu Likai, who was undergoing wound suturing, was very disdainful of the doctors' embarrassment.

In short, a lengthy telegram was sent to the imperial court, in a word, "the prince's injuries are very light, and he can be cured in a few days of cultivation."

Everything seemed to be just a false alarm.

The next day, it was a sunny morning.

Before the temperature rose, Zhu Lingjing, who was about to go to the Tai Hospital to visit the emperor, was suddenly stopped by a shout.

Su Yiyi, who was full of panic, walked quickly and said, "Palace... Your Highness, Crown Prince... Sudden high fever. ”

"From convulsions?"

"No... No, it's a germ. ”

(End of chapter)