When Xia Lan rushed to the combat command center, a group of military personnel and scientists, including the theater commander and Chairman Zhang, had already gathered here.
The commander asked straight to the point:
"Dr. Xia Lan, we already know your report. I simply understand that you want to find out whether the enemy is planning something on the western plateau. Either go to the plateau and have a look, or know the location of the coastline. I can say
Is it right?"
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Xia Lan replied:
"General, you are absolutely right. It is best to know at the same time, so that we can make more accurate judgments, and the sooner the better. The enemy's methods are something we have never seen before, and so far they have almost caught us off guard.
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I escaped from Jinghua City all the way to Shuchuan, and my experience tells me that knowing the enemy's intentions every minute in advance can save thousands of lives."
"According to our current capabilities, the fastest way is to send aircraft for reconnaissance," the commander said.
The staff officer on the side looked embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke:
"But we can only send propeller planes. All the jet planes we sent to reconnoitre the field crashed. According to the description of the surviving pilots, before the crash, without exception, there was an alarm for ingesting foreign objects in the engine. And we don't have many.
It’s a jet fighter, but the plane doesn’t matter. We can’t let the pilots die fearlessly.”
The commander frowned:
"It is indeed the case you mentioned. What other types of propeller aircraft do we have?"
"I went to the hangar to see it. Whether the remaining old antiques can fly to the plateau is questionable. And if it is as Dr. Xia Lan predicts, then it is possible that there is still a blizzard on the plateau, and they will not be able to come back by then.
What's more, I don't need to tell you about the speed of those planes." The speaker was sitting in the back row, wearing an air force uniform with the rank of lieutenant colonel on his shoulder.
"Zhao Yao, you said so, it seems you have something to do!" It seems that the commander understands this elite pilot's speaking and acting style very well.
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Zhao Yao walked to the front:
"When I was in Shanghai, I also encountered foreign matter inhaled by the engine. I was lucky enough to make an emergency landing at the suburban airport. At that time, the mechanic urgently disassembled the engine and found gel material around the intake duct, the fan and the compressor.
It was also found on the crankshaft, and carbonized organic matter was found on the turbine.
We thought at that time that there were things we couldn't see in the sky. I checked your plane crash records and found that planes basically inhaled foreign objects at an altitude of 2,000-6,000 meters, which was consistent with the height at which I inhaled foreign objects.
Although I am still not sure what the things that cause the engine to stall are and how they are distributed. But it seems that if you fly low enough, you won't inhale these things."
"Then what's your plan?" the commander asked.
Zhao Yao's eyes widened and he still said in a somewhat casual manner:
"Propeller planes are to be dispatched as a preliminary plan. You choose a pilot yourself and fly the fighter plane at an ultra-low altitude along the Yangtze River to Yangcheng to see the water level there. This is not difficult to do.
Then, give me an airplane and install a high-power long-range radio in the back seat, and I will be able to fly to the plateau. All you need to do is set up an antenna long enough on the tower to listen to my report."
The staff officer was stunned by Zhao Yao's plan and was about to say something. The commander spoke first:
"Immediately follow what Zhao Yao said and prepare in the shortest possible time. Every second of delay means someone will not be able to survive."
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After speaking, the commander looked at Zhao Yao:
"I believe that a smart person like you would not be so stupid as to commit suicide."
Zhao Yao smiled:
"No, I haven't had a decisive battle with an alien civilization yet, so I don't want to die that much!"
The commander shouted to Zhao Yao seriously:
"You must come back to me safely!"
"Yes!" Zhao Yao stood at attention and saluted.
This decision was made not because the commander was willing to let Zhao Yao take risks, but because there was no better way now. Two jet fighters with auxiliary fuel tanks trailing red tail flames at the Chengdu Airport plunged into the darkness.
of night sky.
A steel antenna several hundred meters long was erected next to the tower. Xia Lan also followed the commander and several staff officers to the airport tower, waiting for reports from the two fighter planes.
Xia Lan looked at the antenna that was so high in the night sky and asked:
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"The antenna has been set up, so why haven't we received any reports from the pilots?"
The staff officer explained:
"They are all flying at ultra-low altitude in river valleys or valleys, and the signal is blocked by mountains. After discovering the situation, they will jump to high altitude and complete the report."
"Isn't it said that unknown foreign objects at high altitude will damage the engine?" Xia Lan asked anxiously.
The staff officer sighed:
"There is a risk. You heard what Lieutenant Colonel Zhao Yao said. Now we don't know what the things that can damage the engine are and how they are distributed. If we detect and report the situation, the mission is completed. Can we come back smoothly? That's it.
It depends on luck. I really admire them."
Xia Lan was speechless for a moment, her nose felt a little sore and her eyes were moist. At this moment, intermittent sounds came from the intercom, and everyone held their breath:
"The base, I am a falcon, has just flown along the river and passed the main urban area of Jiang City. It has been submerged in the water. The river ahead is extremely wide, just like the sea!"
The commander grabbed the intercom:
"Received at the base, lower the altitude quickly and come back!"
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"Understood!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the commander looked at Xia Lan:
"Dr. Xia Lan, the coastline is still in Jiangcheng."
"This can at least prove that the disappeared star ring material did not directly reach the ground in the form of liquid water. Otherwise, the sea level would have risen by at least 20 meters." Xia Lan replied.
"Just waiting for Zhao Yao's reconnaissance report!" The commander looked resolutely at the night sky outside the tower.
It was dark outside Zhao Yao's cockpit, and he was humming a tune amidst the rumbling engine. Because only in this way could he relax after the low-altitude warning and collision warning that had been sounded for more than an hour.
He stared at the situation ahead simulated by the terrain radar on the monitor. The plane was rolling left and right among the mountainous valleys. The plane could always avoid mountains and peaks in the narrow valleys, as if it was following an invisible track.
When flying, it looks like playing a video game.
But as long as he makes the slightest mistake in the movement of the joystick in his hand, the plane will immediately turn into a fireball among the mountains, and he will not even have a chance to parachute.
Suddenly, the terrain radar showed that there was no passage between the mountains ahead. This might be a pass. This situation had happened several times. He increased the throttle and pulled up the nose of the plane, and the plane flew over the mountains. But when he thought
When I lowered the nose of the plane and returned to the valley, I found that the terrain radar showed that the ground was less than 300 meters below me, and the altitude showed 6124 meters.
Zhao Yao was stunned for a moment. Just when he felt strange, the fuselage suddenly started to bump. He glanced sideways at the surroundings and saw that the outside of the cockpit was already wrapped in dense snow. On the simulation map of the terrain radar, the forward detection range was filled with plain-like flat land.
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