The Discomfort recovered all the Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters. The three Poker-class destroyers suddenly turned east and chased the Discomfort in a convoy formation. At the same time, an air cover team composed of twelve Super Hornet carrier-based fighter jets provided cover.
The Discomfort disengaged and headed east at high speed.
This scene made Li Hai look at it.
The changes were so fast that he didn't even have time to think clearly about the joints involved.
Xue Zhengrong, Dang Weimin and others in the air were also confused. Why did the enemy who was so aggressive just now suddenly turn around and run away?
Dang Weimin piloted the J-15 carrier-based fighter jet and led his wingmen to chase the Super Hornet group eastward for dozens of kilometers in accordance with the procedures. It was basically confirmed that the USS Unfit aircraft carrier strike group was not making a tactical U-turn, but was actually evacuating eastward and returning.
Then he led the team to turn around and fly towards the airspace where Ship No. 53 was located.
When it was daylight, the Flying Shark Squadron passed by the No. 53 ship at low altitude. The officers and soldiers on the ship felt certain peace of mind when they saw their own heavy fighter planes appearing here.
Dang Weimin shook the wings twice, then turned left at a steep slope and climbed. Zhan Yuntian and Zhao Feiyan followed suit one after another.
Li Hai couldn't help but sigh with emotion and said with a wry smile, "I used to be aloof..."
Chang Haizhou smiled and said, "I always feel that sooner or later you will have to return to the Flying Shark Force to fly fighter jets. The Surface Ship Force cannot keep you."
"I don't want to think about it anymore. I work in any company to protect my family and the country, so it doesn't matter." Li Hai waved his hand and said, obviously thinking about flying a plane.
At this moment, four J-8HGs suddenly jumped up and climbed to the attack height at an extremely fast speed. Li Hai was amazed by the speed.
"On May 3rd, the Fin Whale Team completed a simulated missile attack. The simulated target was three Poker-class destroyers. The effect was good. It's over." Wang Xiaowei's voice.
Li Hai suddenly became happy and said, "Awei, you are here too."
"Old Li, it's me." Wang Xiaowei was very happy to meet again in a foreign country and in an unfamiliar sea and airspace.
Li Hai asked, "Aren't you flying a bald eagle? Why are you flying a fin whale?"
"I took the initiative to apply to be transferred to work at Musa Airport. Fin Whale is very good." Wang Xiaowei said.
Li Hai nodded, regardless of whether Wang Xiaowei could see it or not, he said, "The new plane is not far away, it is definitely not far away."
He knew the hurdle in Wang Xiaowei's heart that he couldn't overcome. The J-8H had extraordinary significance to Wang Xiaowei. Wang Xiaowei used this way to express his longing.
Wang Xiaowei had already flown the J-11 before. Later, all members of the 167th Independent Flying Group (stationed at Musa Air Station, directly under the 8th Marine Division where the Sea and Air Force Corps is located) switched to the Bald Eagle (Su-30MKK), but
Due to the expansion of the force, four J-8HG fighters are still retained.
Later, Lin Xiaotong led all the Su-30MKKs out for training, while Xue Zhengrong and others stayed with four J-8GHs at Musa Air Station, including Wang Xiaowei.
"Why was the discomfort number suddenly withdrawn?" Wang Xiaowei asked.
Li Hai smiled and said, "I'm confused too, but I'll have the answer soon."
"Copy that. We'll stop by Musa to chat later. I have to go refuel." Wang Xiaowei said.
The range of the J-8HG is not comparable to that of the J-15. In addition, the low-altitude penetration of sea skimming has just occurred, and the fuel consumption has increased linearly. Even if the auxiliary fuel tanks are mounted, Wang Xiaowei's team must go to the designated location at this moment.
The airspace and the refueling machine have joined together for aerial refueling, otherwise it would be impossible to return to Musa Air Station.
"Okay, see you later." Li Hai ended his "chat" with Wang Xiaowei.
No. 037 piloted by Xue Zhengrong and the Flying Shark Squadron led by Dang Weimin stayed in the mission airspace and continued to provide air cover for the No. 53 ship to prevent those little bugs from turning around and flying over to cause trouble.
No one knows why the Unfit suddenly turned around and ran away, but Li Hai had some vague guesses.
Zhao Yunlong did not show up. After discovering that the Discomfort was running away in an emergency, he immediately entered a state of silence. However, he had already "seen" the No. 53 ship. Based on the comparison of sonar characteristics, it was confirmed that it was the No. 53 frigate.
He said to the boatswain, "The captain of No. 53 has been replaced. This style of play is not Liu Haikang's style. This man feels very familiar to me, and I seem to have a tacit understanding with him."
Li Hai said to Chang Haizhou, "Basically, it is definitely a mysterious attack on the black fish. I always feel that the commander who directed this attack on the black fish is someone I know, and he and I seem to have a tacit understanding."
"The sonar room just detected the appearance of an attack sonar. It is very likely that the attacking black fish locked the Discomfort, which directly caused the Discomfort to flee in a panic," Chang Haizhou said.
Li Hai said, "Then he didn't run away, that's what it should be. We dispersed the Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters, attacked the Blackfish and locked onto the Discomfort. With a two-pronged approach, the Discomfort must have panicked."
"However, the attack on Blackfish is still a bit poor. If we hadn't provided timely cover, they would have been dug out by those Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters sooner or later." Chang Haizhou said.
Li Hai frowned and said, "I always feel that it's not that simple."
Waving his hand, he said, "Everything will be clear when we go back to the battle and summarize. Where is the package now?"
When saying this, Li Hai lowered his voice very low.
Chang Haizhou whispered, "I received the message thirty minutes ago that we have entered the South China Sea. Well, it's basically safe."
Li Hai breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that the denial mission was coming to an end. Even if the USS Unfit aircraft carrier strike group could drive at supersonic speed, it would not be able to catch up with the Great Wall, not to mention that it would be intercepted at all levels along the way.
Wan Liyang trotted over, holding the telegram in his hand and looking excited.
"Captain, order from the theater joint commander." Wan Liyang handed the message to Li Hai.
Li Hai took it and took a look, heaving a sigh of relief once again, raised his head and said with a smile, "The denial mission is over. The theater joint commander ordered us and the new youth to form a formation to return home and build up."
"Great, it's over." Chang Haizhou waved his fist vigorously, feeling that all the hardships were over.
This journey was full of fear, and I wrote thousands of words in my suicide note. I thought about how to die, but I never thought about how to survive.
No one expected that the rejection mission would end in such a hazy way.
Li Hai said in a deep voice, "Give me the order to move to the second level combat deployment. Everyone must still be vigilant before entering the Luojing Waterway."
After the news spread, the officers and soldiers of the No. 53 ship cheered. They knew what they had done and were deeply proud of it.
Zhuang Xiaoying, who had been filming on the deck, learned that the mission was successfully completed, and her tense nerves slowly relaxed. Only then did she realize that her underwear was soaked in cold sweat. She returned to the captain's cabin, and it was Li Hai who asked her to stay.
The place.
Standing in a small space, Zhuang Xiaoying felt more deeply about the idiom "survive after a disaster". The fear came over her and made her tremble slightly. She felt ashamed of her cowardice and compared with the officers and soldiers on the ship.
Compared with others, especially those young people in their twenties, they think they are no more powerful than others.
She took out the suicide note and read it. It contained more than 3,000 words, most of which were words to her parents. It seemed long-winded and illogical...
"Xiaoying?" Someone knocked on the door, and it was Li Hai's voice.
Zhuang Xiaoying quickly put away the suicide note and quickly adjusted her clothes in the mirror, "I'm here, I'm here."
She opened the cabin door and saw Li Hai holding a dinner plate with rich food and looking at her with a smile.
"Survival of life package." Li Hai said with a smile.
"You can still laugh." Zhuang Xiaoying couldn't help but feel relieved and said with a glare.
Li Hai squeezed over and put the dinner plate on the desk. Fortunately, Zhuang Xiaoying was thin and frail, and her figure was probably about the size of B. In the small space, the two of them could not touch each other physically.
Putting down the plate, Li Hai pointed to Zhuang Xiaoying and said, "Change into clothes and have a good breakfast. After that, have a good sleep. When you wake up, we will enter Luojing Waterway."
"Are you going to return?" Zhuang Xiaoying looked down, shook her head and said, "It's okay, we'll be done soon."
Li Hai said, "The remaining fuel is barely enough to sail back, and our ship has been deployed for high-intensity operations for the past five days, so it has to return to port to rest."
Zhuang Xiaoying breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked like she was still unsatisfied.
Li Hai said in surprise, "It seems you still want to continue fighting?"
"There are not many opportunities like this, especially for us military reporters." Zhuang Xiaoying smiled awkwardly. She knew that she was nicknamed the desperate third sister outside.
The military reports before her were consistent and serious traditional routines, whether it was copywriting, shooting techniques and the final images presented to the audience. Starting from Zhuang Xiaoying, when she first stood on the artillery position, she was watched by many
The smoke produced by the rocket salvo was shrouded in smoke. After this scene was captured by the camera and played, it can almost be said to have started a revolution in military news reporting.
From this time on, every time Zhuang Xiaoying goes to a unit, she will try her best to experience the training ground and the operation and use of weapons and equipment, so that the audience can experience the "real trench" viewing experience as much as possible.
Starting from her, the broadcast content of official new media gradually evolved from being uniform to being diverse and colorful, and from being uniformly serious to being down-to-earth that made the audience more receptive and immersive.
Gradually, traditional official media have used factors such as "hot search terms on the Internet" and "famous Internet memes" to produce short videos for promotion.
It can be said that Zhuang Xiaoying was the first person in the propaganda revolution at that time.
Li Hai had already learned about her hard work, but he didn't expect that after going through life and death, she would still be so persistent in her pursuit of career.
Shaking his head helplessly, Li Hai said, "What I just said was the order I originally received. Just when I was helping you pick up your meal in the restaurant, a new order was sent from the joint commander of the theater."
"What should I say?" Zhuang Xiaoying suddenly became energetic. She had been up for more than ten hours. She hadn't eaten since dinner at six o'clock last night. Her stomach was already hungry and she couldn't feel hungry due to the action of adrenaline.
That’s all.
She reached out and grabbed the bread on the plate and bit it, staring at Li Hai.
"You are such a warmonger." Li Hai laughed, and then said seriously, "The theater joint commander ordered our ship to go to the designated sea area to receive sea supplies. There will be new tasks assigned to us. I came here just to ask if you want to
Go back and I can send a boat to take you to the New Youth."
"No, no, no, I'm not leaving, I'm not going anywhere, I'll just follow you." Zhuang Xiaoying quickly shook her head and waved her hands, and finally asked, "What is the new mission?"
Li Hai spread his hands and said, "I don't know either."
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This chapter has been completed!