"Tower, tower, the target is descending rapidly and flying across the sea at an ultra-low altitude. Do you want to continue the pursuit?"
"Sakura 2 will return immediately, Sakura 1 will continue to pursue, fire according to the situation, pay attention to maintain a safe altitude, repeat, pay attention to maintain a safe altitude!"
"Sakura One understands!"
…
A few minutes later, in the cab of the DS3 passenger plane.
"Young Lieutenant Fang, listen, there seems to be one less pursuer behind!" Li Qiang was keenly aware of the change in the pursuers at the first time, and hurriedly said to Fang Meng'ao, who was concentrating on flying the plane.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Fang Meng Ao's face became even more sad, and he said in a deep voice: "That's because they have determined that our aircraft has no combat capability and feel that there is no need to waste more combat power, so they ordered one of them to
Return…”
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang became nervous, "That is to say..."
"In other words, the plane behind is ready to fire at us and launch an attack at any time!"
Before he finished speaking, as if to confirm Fang Meng Ao's words, a dense "chunk" sound sounded, and the waves splashing on the sea in front of the nose of the aircraft connected into a white line.
"The Japanese actually opened fire on a commercial airliner! These inhuman beasts!"
In the cabin, Mr. Feng changed his usual learning style and couldn't help but curse loudly. The others also became nervous. Pan Baojuan and his wife even temporarily embraced Buddhism and began to pray to God.
Although Du Yuesheng was wearing sunglasses at this time, so he couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but the hands tightly grasping the cane betrayed him. He must be in an extremely unstable state at this moment.
of.
It can be said that at this moment, the only person on the plane who is responsible for piloting the plane, Fang Meng Ao, was not affected at all and still controlled the plane to fly smoothly across the sea.
No matter how closely the Japanese fighter planes behind him chased them, even swooping down and shooting at everyone's planes from time to time, Fang Meng'ao remained calm and collected, not showing even the slightest trace of panic.
One round, two rounds, three rounds. In just ten minutes, the Japanese military planes had launched three rounds of attacks. But the strange thing is that each time the bullets hit the sea not far in front of the plane's nose, let alone
It was shot, but miraculously it didn't even scratch the edge.
"Hey! Isn't this kid's flying skills too bad? He dares to come out and embarrass himself at this level. It's really funny!"
Mr. Feng's words immediately attracted others to respond.
But Li Qiang was very dissatisfied. In his opinion, the reason why the Japanese military planes launched three consecutive attacks but failed in the end was all due to Fang Meng'ao.
"You are not a professional pilot, so you may not understand our professional terminology. To put it simply, when flying in combat, a safe altitude is generally specified, and the cannons of Japanese fighter planes are generally installed on the nose or both wings. As long as they
If we don't break through that safe distance, there will be a total blind spot, so I only need to calculate the shooting blind spot based on his flight speed and I can avoid his attack."
"No wonder you lowered your altitude as soon as you discovered the Japanese fighter plane." Li Qiang suddenly realized after hearing this, "But what if they jump over the wall in a hurry and risk breaking through the safe distance..."
Just as he was talking, another round of bullets hit the sea not far in front of the nose of the plane.
"See? That fighter plane has obviously received orders from the tower to maintain a safe altitude. Unless he wants to disobey the order, otherwise..."
However, before he finished speaking, Fang Meng'ao's expression suddenly changed, and then he suddenly pulled the control stick, causing the entire aircraft to tilt to the right almost instantly.
"Ouch! Lieutenant Fang, please take it easy! My old arms and legs can't stand your..."
"boom!"
Before Mr. Feng could finish speaking, a huge roar came from behind, causing everyone to rush to the window to take a look. They saw that the sea was already a sea of fire, thick smoke was billowing, and a huge column of smoke shot straight into the sky.
"Here! Otherwise, this is what would happen. This guy is obviously red-eyed, and he dives and attacks desperately, so much so that he breaks through the safe distance without realizing it. In the end, the only thing waiting for him is the destruction of the machine and the death of people."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, and even Li Qiang gave him a thumbs up sincerely.
"Second Lieutenant Fang, I have lived for most of my life and have never served anyone. You are one of them. You are worthy of being a first-class pilot. Your skills are truly incredible. I admire you so much."
"Old sir, please stop talking so much. The plane is about to start climbing. Please prepare all passengers!"
After saying that, Fang Meng'ao suddenly pulled the control stick, and the plane began to climb rapidly. By the time the supporting Japanese fighter planes arrived at the scene of the accident, the group of people had already disappeared.
It wasn't until the plane climbed to cruising altitude that Fang Meng'ao breathed a long sigh of relief, took off his headphones and left the cab.
"Eh? Lieutenant Fang, why did you come out? That plane..."
Du Yuesheng on the side comforted him with the tone of a person who has experienced it: "Don't worry, Mr. Feng, the plane has entered cruise mode and does not need to be controlled frequently."
"That's it. It seems like I'm so strange because I'm so rare."
Fang Meng'ao clapped his hands and said to everyone: "Everyone, in about an hour, we will fly over Vietnam's airspace, and then we will enter the Himalayas. The temperature in the cabin will drop sharply. Please put on your clothes in advance.
Wear thick clothes to keep out the cold.”
Upon hearing this, everyone in the cabin took action and put on winter clothes in advance.
After nearly an hour of smooth flight, the plane successfully entered Vietnamese airspace.
Not long after, a French communication came from the earphones, "DS3701, the Hanoi district radar has been identified, please identify yourself. Repeat, DS3701, the Hanoi district radar has been identified, please identify yourself. No response will be considered illegal.
Break in. Repeat. If there is no response, it will be regarded as illegal break-in."
"DS3701, Red Cross rescue plane request approved."
"Received in Hanoi, identity confirmed, release allowed! Goodbye, DS3701."
"DS3701 received, goodbye Hanoi District Investigation."
"I didn't expect you could speak French!" After the communication ended, Li Qiang couldn't help but said to Meng Ao.
Fang Mengyao smiled and said, "Flying a plane is no different than driving a car. You have to frequently communicate with the ground control tower, so you need to learn not only French, but also English, Spanish and even Japanese."
"No wonder they say pilots are the treasures of the military." Li Qiang couldn't help but joked, "What's up with the 'Red Cross Rescue Plane'?"
"You don't know? Mr. Feng in the back is the president of the Red Cross Society, and the rest of the people are just his entourage."
Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly understood and nodded. Needless to say, this trick of building a plank road in secret to infiltrate Chen Cang was most likely Dai Li's handiwork.
As the altitude continues to increase, the temperature in the cabin gradually decreases, and the white air exhaled becomes more and more obvious with every breath.
Although separated by several layers of "iron sheets", everyone could still really feel the howling and fierce mountain wind outside the cabin.
Suddenly, several bolts of lightning struck without warning, shaking the entire cabin as if it were daytime. Then dense raindrops came like hailstones, making continuous "crackling" sounds, making people restless and restless.
rather.
In the cab, Li Qiang asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Second Lieutenant Fang, must we pass through this rain cloud area?"
Fang Meng'ao nodded resolutely, "Yes, only in this way can we understand the trend of the mountains, otherwise we are very likely to run into them."
"But……"
Before Li Qiang could finish his words, the entire plane began to shake violently like a sieve.
"what happened?"
"There may be a problem with the sealing of the fuel tank joint. I hope I can hold on until I get out of the rain cloud area!" Fang Mengyao said with a solemn expression.
"But...but even if it breaks out of the rain cloud area and continues to climb, the plane will turn into a lump of ice."
"Don't worry, planes are generally equipped with defoggers. Under normal circumstances, ordinary icing should not be a problem."
"What if it's an abnormal situation?"
This time, Fang Meng'ao didn't answer. Instead, he held the joystick tightly and stared ahead, paying careful attention to the surrounding situation.
The shaking of the plane lasted for a quarter of an hour, and it finally broke out of the rain cloud area. But before Li Qiang could take a breath, what he was most worried about happened.
As the altitude continued to rise, Li Qiang felt more and more clearly that the aircraft was becoming heavier and heavier. The flashing red light on the operation panel more directly indicated that there was an abnormality in the defogger, and the entire aircraft was already as if
What Li Qiang was most worried about just now was slowly turning into a huge lump of ice.
Immediately afterwards, not only the defogger, but also the engine warning light came on, and Li Qiang's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
"Second Lieutenant Fang, what will happen if this situation continues?"
"The intake pipe will be filled with ice, and the oil pipe will be blocked by vaporized fuel bubbles, causing the engine power to decrease or even fail. Eventually, the oil pipe will break, and a large amount of fuel will spray onto the hot engine casing, causing a fire, or even a direct explosion in the air.
It’s not impossible.”
At this time, people in the cabin seemed to feel that the crisis was coming, and fear spread quietly to the entire cabin.
And just when everyone was praying or complaining about the outcome they were about to face, a clear and melodious song suddenly rang out:
The floating clouds disperse and the bright moon shines upon us
The most happy reunion ever
Mandarin ducks playing in the clear shallow pond
Red dress, green cover and lotus flowers blooming
Love each other loving each other
The wind in this garden blows towards the beautiful flowers
Full of tenderness and sweetness
The song "The Full Moon and the Flowers Are Beautiful" not only sang Haitang's persistence for love in her heart, but the gentle and touching singing also infected everyone in the cabin.
Pan Baojuan, who was closest to her, couldn't help singing along with her over and over again. Soon, everyone joined in, singing high or low.
It has to be said that music and singing always have magical power. Li Qiang, who was still a little confused at first, gradually calmed down after hearing Haitang's singing, and then he almost instantly substituted himself into the scene.
As the co-pilot, he relied on his keen observation skills to help Fang Meng Ao observe the surrounding situation.
Originally, Fang Meng Ao was a little worried, but when he heard a series of accurate descriptions from Li Qiang's mouth, the only trace of worry in his heart disappeared, and he left the observation work to him with confidence and boldness.
Then focus all your attention on controlling the aircraft.
So with the blessing of singing, Fang Mengyao and Li Qiang worked together. After fighting against the danger for nearly an hour, the plane finally dared to pass through the depression of the hump at the last moment before it disintegrated and stalled, and successfully climbed over the famous road.
The Himalayas are the roof of the world.
"It's... it's successful! We succeeded!!" At the moment when we successfully crossed over, the entire cabin suddenly became a sea of joy. People couldn't help hugging each other and cheering warmly. Everyone seemed to have won a battle.
An average soldier in an important battle.
However, in the cab, the two people still had serious expressions, carefully trying their best to stabilize the attitude of the aircraft.
"After five seconds, restart the defogger, three, two, one..."
"Restart failed, defogger is unresponsive."
"Try again, three, two, one..."
"Still not working! It looks like we have to descend."
"Okay, drop 5500 and hold."
"No, there is a mountain range ahead. It would be too dangerous if we drop to 5,500."
"Then 6000! Keep an eye out!"
"good!"
The two of them cooperated with each other and slowly lowered the flight altitude to about 5,000. Although this altitude was not enough to melt the ice shell covering the aircraft, it was enough for the defogger to start working again.
"After five seconds, restart the defogger, three, two, one..."
"Restart successful! The defogger has started working!"
It wasn't until the moment they saw the alarm light extinguished that the two of them breathed a long sigh of relief. They finally got through this level!
When the plane landed slowly at Kunming Airport, the group received an almost heroic reception. American flight colonel Chennault even led all members of the newly formed Chinese Air Force's American Aviation Volunteer Team to line up at the airport to welcome the group.
Return safely.
After a short rest in Kunming for a day, the group successfully arrived at Shancheng Airport on a special plane under the arrangement of the military the next day.
"Ouch! Director Mao? How could Mr. Du be so virtuous? He dares to take the trouble of you to come and greet him in person. This is really a shame for Mr. Du!" As soon as everyone walked off the gangway, Du Yuesheng pretended to be surprised at the person who came to pick him up.
Mao Renfeng said.
After hearing this, the muscles on Mao Renfeng's face twitched unconsciously, but she still forced a smile and said: "It should be, it should be, you guys have worked hard along the way, Boss Dai has already arranged it for you."
I’m here to greet you at my residence, please come with me!”
