There are two pilots from the 167th Independent Flying Group left at the base, Lin Xiaotong and Dang Weimin. The former has just recovered and is not prone to strenuous exercise, while the latter is on duty in accordance with regulations.
After Li Hai and the others returned, they were immediately taken to the conference room.
In addition to Lin Xiaotong, there were also Wu Guangwei and an army lieutenant colonel in the conference room, wearing starry sky camouflage cold zone training uniforms and tactical vests. The grenades and assault rifles hanging on their bodies were all genuine! That assault rifle
The rifle looks very strange. It does not belong to the Type 95 gun family or the Type 81 gun family. The stock is folded and the magazine is two opposites wrapped with black matte tape. The paint on the gun body is mottled. It can be seen that it is
Often used intensively in the wild.
Li Hai's head was filled with questions and he couldn't figure out what was going on.
"They are." Lin Xiaotong pointed at Li Hai and the other three and said to the Army Lieutenant Colonel.
The lieutenant colonel of the army stretched out his hand, shook hands with the three of them, and said, "Are you able to skillfully operate the Mioyaoyao helicopter?"
The three of them were stunned for a moment, not understanding this sudden question.
Li Hai pointed at Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian and said, "They two are qualified to fly this type of aircraft, but I can only fly a straight-9."
Li Hai had a strong interest in flying helicopters before. Firstly, there was a shortage of helicopter pilots at Forgettable Reef, and secondly, it was his personal interest. Therefore, he used his time to learn how to drive the old Dolphin helicopter from Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian.
Skill.
The Z-9 series helicopters are based on the Dolphin helicopter. Mastering the flying skills of the Dolphin helicopter is equivalent to obtaining the qualification to fly the entire Z-9 series. There is no problem.
The Army Lieutenant Colonel nodded and said to Wu Guangwei, "No problem."
Wu Guangwei nodded towards Lin Xiaotong.
Lin Xiaotong ordered, "Yao Yuan, Zhao Feiyan, Zhan Yuntian, from now on you will be under the command of Lieutenant Colonel and carry out special flight missions."
"Time is tight, let's set off immediately." Lieutenant Colonel Xie said.
From beginning to end, no one revealed to Li Hai and others what the mission was, but all three of them smelled a strong sense of "no questions, no words."
Li Hai and others got dressed immediately, and Lieutenant Colonel Xie followed them throughout the process.
Seeing that Li Hai and the others had only put on their holsters symbolically, he took out a handful of bullets from his tactical vest and put them on the table and said, "Put the gun full of bullets and bring it with you."
Li Hai was shocked. He quickly took out the gun from the gun cabinet, filled the magazine with bullets, and put it into the holster. He suddenly felt a lot heavier. Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian reacted better. They used to escort in the Gulf of Aden.
When they arrived, they were all armed with live ammunition.
"Do I need to bring a spare magazine?" Li Hai asked.
Lieutenant Colonel Xie smiled and said, "No need."
After quickly finishing dressing up, Wu Guangwei took three Beidou terminals and handed them to them. Then he and Lin Xiaotong took them to the outfield and boarded the red-painted Mi-171 rescue helicopter.
As soon as he went up, Li Hai smelled a strong smell of blood. There were still specks of blood on the floor. The most conspicuous thing was that there were several bullet casings on the floor, and the floor had obviously been cleaned. This meant that the blood stains and bullet casings were
What remains after cleaning.
A three-person medical team was already waiting in the cabin, all expressionless.
There were also two soldiers with the rank of non-commissioned officers, wearing the same uniform as Lieutenant Colonel Xie. One of them was holding a sniper rifle. It was obvious that this was a sniper team.
These two soldiers and Lieutenant Colonel Xie both had a strong murderous aura, and the smell of gunpowder on their bodies was very strong.
Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian sat in the captain's and co-pilot's seats with tacit understanding. They also saw that there were residual blood stains on both seats, and they probably knew it.
Li Hai sat down at the back of the two seats, which was the position of the flight mechanic. Of course, his helicopter driving skills were not as good as those of Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian, but according to Lieutenant Colonel Xie's words, he was capable of many tasks.
Jobs for each position: flight commander, communications officer, navigator, flight mechanic.
After the tower issued the takeoff command, it proactively cut off contact.
This operation is very strange.
It wasn't until after liftoff that Lieutenant Colonel Xie came to Li Hai, spread out a large-scale map, and said, "Area No. 7, Snow Valley North District, do you know this place?"
"We know that deep on the north side of the Daling Mountains, 160 kilometers away from Danfengchang Station, the Snow Valley is a ring-shaped valley with low hills in the valley, which is very complicated." Li Hai said.
Lieutenant Colonel Xie said, "Deputy Chief of Staff Wu and Captain Lin said that you are most familiar with the terrain and weather of the Daling Mountains."
I can't fly these days, and I'm all staying indoors doing ground training and getting familiar with the topography and climate of the area. Li Hai has made the fastest progress and has the best grasp. In fact, there is another reason. In the past few years, forestry has been his focus.
The fourth uncle's industry plays a large role. From elementary school to university, he would follow his fourth uncle to the Daling Mountains almost every year during the holidays. He has traveled to many places over the years.
He told Lin Xiaotong these things, and this was the main reason why Lin Xiaotong recommended Li Hai.
Lieutenant Colonel Xie asked, "Is there any way to enter secretly?"
Li Hai clicked on the satellite map to switch to three-dimensional mode and said, "Where are the threats?"
Lieutenant Colonel Xie pointed at a mountain with an altitude of 230 meters on the north side of the Snow Valley and said, "There is a camp here. Our actions cannot be discovered by them. I want to meet my troops here."
The distance between the two points is only fifteen kilometers, and the target camp is a commanding height, so it is difficult to achieve absolute concealment.
As the saying goes, there are specialties in the arts. When it comes to ground combat, Lieutenant Colonel Xie is the authority. He is also professional in parachute infiltration. But in helicopter aerial infiltration, Lieutenant Colonel Xie dare not rely on him.
Lin Xiaotong told him that Li Hai was the pilot with the most practical combat experience in the entire Hainan Air Force, and even ranked at the front including the Air Force. This was what Lieutenant Colonel Xie valued most.
Li Hai thought for a while and had a route in his mind. He stood up and approached Zhao Feiyan, pointed at the Beidou terminal in his hand, and said, "Flying like this is not possible. Enter close to the treetops and exit the same way."
"Yuntian takes over." After Zhao Feiyan handed over control of the aircraft to Zhan Yuntian, she took over the tablet-type Beidou terminal and studied it carefully.
After a while, he nodded slightly and said, "It's not a big problem, but it's better to have ground guidance, otherwise we have to find the way by ourselves, which will take more time."
Li Hai turned around and asked Lieutenant Colonel Xie, "Chief, is there any guidance from the ground?"
Lieutenant Colonel Xie thought for a while and shook his head slightly, "No."
Nodding, Li Hai said to Zhao Feiyan, "If there is no ground guidance, I will pilot the ship."
"OK."
Zhao Feiyan said, "Yuntian, let me do it. You can help me see the road."
"Got it!" Zhan Yuntian said cheerfully, Zhao Feiyan's skills were better than his.
Lieutenant Colonel Xie didn't have the crew compartment anymore, so he leaned against the door to watch Li Hai and the others working.
But Li Hai connected the Beidou terminal to the power supply, switched to the terrain navigation mode, selected the three-dimensional mode, enlarged the scale, and was able to overlook the scene of a helicopter flying.
"This is a handheld Beidou terminal used by our flying troops. It can obtain the real-time flight attitude of the aircraft, which is equivalent to putting a camera on the head for live broadcast." Li Hai said.
Lieutenant Colonel Xie's eyes widened, "It's easy to use, much better than what we use."
"But it has disadvantages. It consumes a lot of power and is not suitable for individual soldiers to use in the field." Li Hai said.
Lieutenant Colonel Xie noticed that Li Hai connected the power supply first and then switched modes, and nodded in understanding.
Li Hai gave the latest heading and flight altitude from time to time, and gave advance warning of obstacles ahead. Zhan Yuntian monitored the status of each system of the aircraft while observing the surrounding environment.
After entering the mountain, the situation suddenly became complicated. The fog in the mountainous area was very heavy and the visibility dropped a lot, so the navigation guidance on Li Hai's side became particularly important.
"Chief, please go back and sit down, it will be quite bumpy next time," Li Hai said.
Lieutenant Colonel Xie nodded and turned away.
As soon as he returned to his seat and sat down, the helicopter suddenly began to vibrate violently. He often flew in helicopters, so he was not surprised by this.
The feeling of riding a helicopter is similar to that of riding a speedboat. When encountering strong air currents, the airflow pushing the helicopter upwards is exactly the same as the waves lifting the speedboat upwards.
This is an unarmed rescue helicopter, and it is a forest firefighting force aircraft with complete rescue equipment.
Li Hai couldn't figure out how a unit like Lieutenant Colonel Xie could be related to forest firefighting. Although he didn't know which unit Lieutenant Colonel Xie belonged to, their unit was extremely powerful and could dispatch whatever aircraft they wanted.
Instead of using aircraft from the combat force, we chose to use the aircraft from the forest firefighting force, which shows that it was a special requirement imposed by the mission.
There are weird tasks everywhere.
"Old Zhao, you have to stick to the treetops. The ultra-low air flow is unstable, so pay attention to your posture." Li Hai reminded.
"Understood, Yuntian, check the hydraulic system de-icing system." Zhao Feiyan said.
Zhan Yuntian immediately checked the hydraulic system and reported, "The hydraulic system and de-icing system are both normal."
"receive."
Zhao Feiyan can let go.
The most feared thing when flying in alpine areas is icing, and icing often directly affects the hydraulic system. The hydraulic system is too important. If this thing fails, even the gods will not be able to save it.
Fighters are okay because they have speed and there are very few examples of malfunctions caused by icing problems, but helicopters are completely different, and icing is one of the killers of helicopters.
There are too many air crashes around the world caused by icing problems.
The second is the hydraulic system, which controls the bones and muscles of the aircraft. Once something goes wrong, it will be a big problem. Therefore, most aircraft have sufficient backup means, and some even have two independent hydraulic systems.
If the set fails, there is still another set.
In some fighter jets, the main transmission system is electric wire, and the auxiliary transmission system is hydraulic, with double insurance. However, this will greatly increase the empty weight of the aircraft, which is another problem.
The Su-27's flight control system has been criticized because it uses a composite solution of fly-by-wire and mechanical transmission. It is a combination of the two and has no backup system. It is not only heavy but also has a high failure rate.
Our military pilots suffered a lot because of this congenital defect. It was not until the domestic four-degree fly-by-wire system came out that the problem was alleviated.
Zhao Feiyan focused on the flight altitude and terrain avoidance. Flying close to the treetops requires a lot of energy from the pilot. The trees in the mountainous area change due to the height of the terrain, and the pilot needs to frequently adjust the flight altitude to ensure flying close to the treetops.
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Moreover, he was flying a Mi-171 medium-sized transport aircraft, which was much bulkier and more difficult to maneuver than light helicopters such as the Z-9.
To reduce the chance of being discovered, it is necessary to shorten the time exposed to dangerous areas, which means maintaining a certain flying speed.
There was an open field ahead, and forestry workers were doing logging operations. The Mi-171 passed over their heads at high speed, attracting the attention of the lumberjacks.
Li Hai checked the relative position, then moved to the crew compartment and told Lieutenant Colonel Xie about the situation.
Lieutenant Colonel Xie thought for a while and said, "Can you clearly see how many people there are?"
"There should be more than a dozen people and several machines." Li Hai said, "Their location is only twelve kilometers away from the target camp. This distance is very dangerous."
Lieutenant Colonel Xie nodded, "I understand."
Li Hai returned to the cockpit, and Lieutenant Colonel Xie immediately reported the situation to his superiors and requested that the local forestry department be notified to withdraw the loggers.
Although he didn't know the specific mission, Li Hai knew very well that he wanted to use guns and artillery. The Daling mountainous area is covered with thick snow. From the mountain ridge where the target camp is located to the snow valley, it can be reached in a few minutes if you ski.
It would take no more than half an hour to get from Snow Valley to the logging operation area.
The location where the loggers are located is a high-risk area.
Ten minutes later, Mi-171 approached its destination, and Li Hai marked the landing area and made it clear to Zhao Feiyan.
Mi-171 started flying at low altitude and low speed. It was a vast white flat land with no vegetation and no green in sight.
Li Hai reminded Zhao Feiyan, "It's a water park, not an ideal landing site."
He pointed to the sparse woods on the south side and said, "There is more than thirty meters of space in the woods at three o'clock. Can we land?"
"It should be no problem." Zhao Feiyan turned towards him and slowly approached.
Due to the restrictions of the surrounding trees, the width of the remaining open space is only more than 30 meters, which means that if there is a slight deviation, the rotor will hit the trees, which will test the pilot's skills.
Zhan Yuntian kept reporting the distance to the trees on the right, giving Zhao Feiyan a clear reference. Just like parking in a narrow space, excluding the width of the car body, the left and right margins add up to 30 centimeters. Even an experienced driver would not dare to try it.
But female drivers are a different story.
The Mi-171 fell steadily, and the strong wind generated by the rotors raised a burst of snow and dust. The landing gear tires were directly submerged in the snow, and they were instantly invisible. It can be seen that the thickness of the snow was almost fifty centimeters.
The tail hatch opened, and Lieutenant Colonel Xie jumped out with the two soldiers and marched hard into the woods. The medical team pulled down the stretcher, which could be towed in the snow, and followed closely behind.
Li Hai thought for a while and asked Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian to be alert and ready to take off at any time. He pulled out his Type 92 pistol, put on sunglasses to prevent snow blindness, and held the gun on guard.
Not long after, Lieutenant Colonel Xie and the others returned. There were several more people. However, there were three wounded, one of whom was seriously injured. He was lying unconscious on a stretcher, covered with a white quilt, but Li Hai saw the medical staff.
There was a lot of blood on his clothes.
The other two wounded were in better condition. They could barely walk with help, but their faces were very pale.
After loading the wounded into the crew compartment, Lieutenant Colonel Xie said to Li Hai in a deep voice, "Something has gone wrong. You have to stay."
"No problem, what do you need from me?"
Seeing that the three wounded had the same young faces, Li Hai felt a rush of blood in his chest.