A sandstorm at night is probably the most terrifying scene on the planet. The wind is deafening and the visibility is completely zero. There are no stars or moon, just roaring sand, and you can't see anything beyond a step.
A few dozen kilometers north of Dihua is the Kurbantonggut Desert. This is the second largest desert in China and the center of the Jungar Basin in northern Xinjiang. Its area is second only to the Taklimakan Desert in the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang. It is the third largest desert in China.
Blessed by the two deserts, Dihua’s sandstorms
The ferocity of the sandstorms in Beijing and Inner Mongolia cannot be compared. Moreover, Dihua is right in the middle of the northern and southern Xinjiang, right at the pass of the Tianshan Mountains, forming a wind outlet. When the sandstorms reach here, it can be said as "shaking the world."
"Weeping ghosts and gods" to describe it.
Xiang Xiaoqiang, Shi Shigege, Wu Yanbin, and the seven strongest local guerrillas, a total of ten people, lined up in a line, one behind the other, tied together with ropes from front to back, and everyone was completely covered
With his face and eyes covered, he struggled to move forward like a blind man against the wind and sand.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shi Shigege had never been captured before, so they still had everything they originally carried. In addition to sabers and pistols, they also carried the rarest things among the local guerrillas: telescopes and compasses. That is,
Relying on these two things, they dared to think that they could enter the Soviet airport tonight.
At the last moment when the sandstorm was about to blow over during the day, Shi Shigege and Wu Yanbin used telescopes and military compasses to quickly calculate not only the approximate distance from the foot of the mountain to the Soviet airport, but also a more accurate 360-degree bearing reading. In their eyes
If there is no way to go up at all, we can only rely on these data to move forward like a submersible submarine.
Wu Yanbin was trudging at the front. His robe was like a poncho, completely covering his whole body, including his head and face. He held a compass in his hand and raised it to his face from time to time to look at the readings of the luminous pointer.
Correct the direction of travel.
Even though the ten people were completely wrapped in robes, even their heads and faces, sand and dust still kept getting into their nostrils, ears, and mouths. It seemed that no matter how thick they were, it was useless. God knows where the dust came from.
Got in!
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Their plan is not to steal a plane, but to steal a radio station. Because stealing a plane faces two insurmountable difficulties: first, no one knows how to fly a plane, and second, they don’t know when the sandstorm will stop, even if they can catch it.
It is impossible for a Soviet pilot to take off in a sandstorm. And even if the sandstorm stops, we don't know how well the runway is buried by the sand, how damaged the plane is by the sandstorm, and whether it can still fly. Maybe the plane is half buried in the sand.
It's hard to say.
Regardless of whether the Ming Army or the Soviet Army built the airport here, this was the first major sandstorm they encountered. No one knew what would happen to the airport.
It is much easier to just think of a radio station. There is a radio station on every aircraft, and you can get it by climbing up. The position of the bomber radio is right next to the radioman's seat, not integrated with the bridge.
, it is entirely possible to get it. I don’t know if the Soviet bomber’s airborne radio has an emergency backup battery. The Ming Army bomber has it. If there is, then everything will be easier. If not, it depends entirely on the aircraft.
If it is powered, it will be more troublesome, and you have to find a battery.
Anyway, it is easier to build a radio than to build an airplane, and it is easier to build a battery than a radio. As long as it can be built, there will always be a way.
From the Populus euphratica forest at the foot of the mountain to the airport, there was an open space of seven kilometers, allowing the wind and sand to rage. They walked these seven kilometers for five hours. From seven o'clock in the evening to twelve o'clock at night, there was only
I took two short breaks. This pair of Xiang Xiaoqiang
Xiang Xiaoqiang's body was a great test. Although his injuries were no longer serious, his body was still very weak. Xiang Xiaoqiang showed the same perseverance as when he was tossing shirtless in the Yangtze River in the winter, gritted his teeth and persisted all the way, and finally saw the airport
When the light came on, I almost collapsed.
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As the leader, Wu Yanbin would lift up his turban every once in a while and look ahead through a few layers of gauze to make sure there was no light. Until around twelve o'clock at night, several dots faintly appeared in the distance ahead.
Bright light. That's the searchlight on the watchtower.
When they saw the searchlight, they were already within a few hundred meters. Normally, the lights could be seen on the mountains more than ten kilometers away.
The usually bright beams of light now appear weak and pitiful, unable to penetrate very far. Only from a close distance can one see dense grains of sand flying within the range of the beams. Several beams of light are still sweeping in vain.
Looking at it, we can see how dedicated the Soviet soldiers above are. The Soviet sentries should have goggles, but they can still stay on the watchtower in this kind of weather. It really depends on their fearless spirit of dedicating themselves to the cause of liberation of all mankind.
That’s it.
But it's completely useless. Even if someone is standing under the watchtower, if the light beam shines up, you won't be able to see the person unless you look carefully.
In this environment, talking is completely useless. Even if you shout in your ear, you may not be able to hear it.
According to the prior agreement, Wu Yanbin patted the person behind him three times, indicating that it was time to show his eyes. The person behind him patted Xiang Xiaoqiang three times. Xiang Xiaoqiang patted the person behind him three more times.
Next... Soon, all ten people understood where they were. They all opened their eyes a little and looked out through several layers of gauze. Even so, there was still a lot of very fine dust getting into their eyes, which was very uncomfortable.
But one of the great advantages is that they can enter the airport in a big way and go wherever they want in the airport. The Soviet soldiers will never see them or hear them. As long as their character is not so bad and they do not directly bump into the Soviet soldiers
Just keep it in the arms of the sentry.
The group of people walked directly into the cordon ten meters away from the watchtower and fifteen meters away from the machine gun fort. It can be said that they entered under the eyes of the Soviet army. Normally, they would never dare to think about it, but today
Thanks to God's gift, entering and exiting is like a deserted place.
They struggled forward, as if their clothes were about to be torn by the wind and sand. Wu Yanbin tried his best to rely on the impression of observing with a telescope during the day, and slowly groped in the darkness. Everyone held their guns in their arms, and once they ran into the Soviet army
The sentry can be killed immediately. In this weather, the sound of gunshots cannot be heard clearly from a few meters away.
The ground beneath your feet is not lawn, nor is it the rammed earth of an airport runway, but thick sand, half a foot sinking into every step you take. It is estimated that even if the sandstorm stops tomorrow, the airport will not be usable in a short time. Xiang Xiaoqiang regrets in his heart
, If I had known better, I wouldn’t have struggled all the way. If we were just working on the radio station, just ask Wu Yanbin and Shi Shi to come.
After groping in the wind and sand for a while, a huge thing suddenly appeared in front of us.
It was just at the height of the head, covered in canvas. Wu Yanbin looked at it through several layers of tulle, then touched it, and determined that it was an engine, on top of a wing. He followed the wrapping again
I groped forward with the canvas wings, and soon saw the huge fuselage. It was also covered with canvas.
It seems that the Soviet army did a good job, at least they used smocks to protect the aircraft.
Wu Yanbin turned his head and looked at Fourteenth Gege. Fourteenth Gege also raised his head, looked at the plane for a moment, and nodded.
So, several people grabbed the aircraft's canvas cover and touched towards the door.
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No one expected that it took nearly an hour just to tinker with the plane door. First of all, the door could not be found. Where the door of the Soviet bomber in Fourteen Grid's impression should be, there was nothing.
She got under the belly of the plane, trying to find the belly
However, I still couldn’t find the entrance under the aircraft. It was not easy to lift the aircraft cover in one place to see. The canvas was wrapped quite tightly, and the strong wind blew hard, making the canvas stick tightly to the
On the fuselage. And the visibility is almost zero, so you can only use it by touch.
It wasn't until around one o'clock in the middle of the night that Shi Shi Gege found an exit door at the rear side of the plane. She pulled hard, but naturally it couldn't be pulled.
There is a lock on the cabin door! Fourteen was stunned for a moment. Is there a lock on the bomber cabin door?
However, this was within her preparation. Fourteen Princess turned around and made a gesture, and Wu Yanbin immediately handed her a package of things without saying a word. This package was a complete set of tools for the guerrillas, including everything from the blacksmith shop to repair equipment.
Tools collected from shoe shops, horseshoe shops, bicycle shops, and even watch shops are miscellaneous.
She let Wu Yanbin hold it for him while she got into the canvas, holding this tool and that tool now, just like a skilled mechanic.
One of the important subjects in the spy training received by Shi Shigege is to open locks and safes without leaving traces. This is an essential skill for a professional spy. Once you can open locks and safes without leaving traces, then you have
Plenty of opportunities to steal high-quality intelligence.
Of course, she has never opened an airplane door. And the lock of an airplane door is very different from an ordinary door lock. Fortunately, the door lock is not more difficult to open than the door lock, but easier to open than the door lock.
She got out of the canvas and waved, and Wu Yanbin immediately got in. The two of them pushed together, and there was a shaking sound, and the hatch slid open.
Wu Yanbin came out and made a gesture to indicate that the hatch was open.
Then she and Shi Shigege got in one after another, then turned around and pulled Xiang Xiaoqiang up. Then, several guerrillas also got in. Only two people were left to watch.
When Xiang Xiaoqiang came up, he was immediately dumbfounded.
The cabin was brightly lit, and Wu Yanbin and Shi Shi Gege stood there stupidly. In the front of the cabin, near the cockpit, a Soviet officer bent over and pointed a pistol at them, with a nervous and fearful face.
No one expected that the Soviet army did not place sentries beside the plane, but placed sentries inside the plane.
This location was chosen so well.
The Soviet officer glared and gestured twice with the barrel of his pistol.
Several people looked at each other, hesitated, and slowly raised their hands.