After returning to Shadao base for a month, the first thing Wang Yu did was to check his own - that is, the F-15e fighter in the hangar that was in good condition under ground maintenance.
The matte black paint is intact and looks no different from a new aircraft.
And the black painting can indeed make this fighter plane look different from other silver-white painted aircraft.
Touching the skin of the fighter plane, Wang Yu couldn't help but miss the long-lost blue sky.
It's a pity that it will take a while for him to return to the combat order. The collective promotion ceremony will begin in a few days. He must wait for his military rank to be promoted before he can take off again to perform routine tasks, so these days he can only watch
Just watching the fighter plane to satisfy your eyes.
After confirming the status of the Strike Eagle, Wang Yu moved to another hangar. This hangar was one of a large number of idle hangars at the Shadao base, where the F-4C Phantom fighter he had captured was parked. During his recuperation, in addition to training his own skills, he also asked someone to get an F-4 flight manual and read it when he had nothing to do. So now he has a certain understanding of this unfamiliar early fighter. Although
He is not as familiar with the use of the system as the F-15e, but at least after boarding the fighter, he still knows which buttons do what.
There is no dedicated team responsible for this F-4C. After all, it is just a trophy of a certain pilot.
However, Wang Yu's own ground team will take the time to come over and do some work such as cleaning and scrubbing, so the current condition of this fighter plane seems to be pretty good. It can be said that when Wang Yu has no combat missions, he can fight with his superiors.
Apply to fly this F-4C out for two laps - of course, after the superiors confirm that he can fly this fighter plane.
Wenxuan, who was in the same squadron as Wang Yu, had been following other teams to perform various tasks before he returned. Now that Wang Yu is back, he can finally return to the establishment of the Jizhou Squadron.
In the blink of an eye, the day came when I was officially promoted to military rank.
Previously, Colonel Zhang only gave him a commendation order and notification. The actual process of promotion to military rank in the imperial army was a very formal and heavily performed ceremony, just like some important meetings - before promotion to military rank, everyone must first
The list of promoted personnel will be publicized for three days. After the publicity is completed and there are no objections, the military rank promotion ceremony can begin. First, the superior must speak and give corresponding commendations. Finally, the superior must personally replace the corresponding epaulettes for the promoted personnel.
For this reason, Wang Yu had to change into the very awkward military uniform he was wearing.
After all, it is a formal occasion, and this dress is prepared for formal occasions. Although wearing it can make you look handsome with a military temperament, wearing it all the time means that you have to put on airs all the time, which really makes people feel like they are on pins and needles.
feeling.
All in all, it’s quite a troublesome thing.
The only advantage is probably that I can see Liu Lingxin who is also wearing this outfit - the women's military uniform is still very beautiful, and Liu Lingxin wearing this outfit really attracts Wang Yu's attention.
The awarding ceremony does not last long, and it takes about two hours to complete the entire process.
When Wang Yu came out of the auditorium, his epaulettes had been replaced with the rank of captain.
And Liu Lingxin also changed from second lieutenant to lieutenant.
The promotion of a title is a military rank, which is usually accompanied by a change in position.
What's more interesting is that Wang Yu used to serve as the captain of the squadron with the rank of lieutenant. In the Imperial Air Force, it stands to reason that this officer needs to have the rank of captain or above, so before, it was equivalent to that he had been using lower
He holds a high-ranking job in the military, and this promotion of military rank can be regarded as correcting his position.
So Wang Yu felt that after he promoted his military rank, his superiors should talk to him about this issue.
Sure enough, shortly after the awarding ceremony, Colonel Zhang called Wang Yu and Liu Lingxin to his office.
But this Colonel Zhang did not disappoint Wang Yu and went straight to the point.
"Now that your military rank has been promoted, according to changes in the empire's policy, your 'JiZhi' squadron will be transferred from the Shadao base to the southern oasis base to serve."
This statement has no beginning or end.
Wang Yu has never heard of a southern oasis base in the empire, but he does know that there is a base with a similar naming method called Beibu Gulf Base - the place where he was questioned before.
The Beibu Gulf base is named because it is close to a natural harbor in the North Sea, but this southern oasis base...
Moreover, changing the base is not a trivial matter. It means that from now on, he will no longer be in the strategic deployment of the Shadao base, but will have to act according to the strategic deployment of the new base. In this way, both the mission mode and the time period will be greatly changed.
.
Ordinary pilots will not accept large-scale base changes throughout their service.
So when they heard Colonel Zhang's new order, both Wang Yu and Liu Lingxin felt a little caught off guard.
But fortunately, Colonel Zhang did not let them wonder, and then he began to explain the reason for this order.
The southern oasis base is in the south-central part of the continent - there is a large desert in the middle of the continent, and this base is in an oasis at the southern end of the desert. There is a river originating from the southern foot of the desert edge mountain range that has become the lifeblood of this oasis.
source, and further south is the east-west coastline of the southern part of the continent. In other words, the actual location of this oasis base is halfway between the southern coastline of the continent and the great desert - the largest desert on the continent is to the north, and the largest desert is to the south.
But it is an endless ocean, with an oasis area of about 300 kilometers in the middle with a suitable climate, which is considered a rather peculiar area.
There are many cities left by the former Tevos National Alliance near this area. These cities are currently under the control of the empire in name, but are actually not within the core area of the empire, so they appear to be independent city-states.
, which can be regarded as having a high degree of autonomy. Many warlords, mercenaries and other organizations rely on these city-states to maintain their own basic operations, which feels more like local lords and their private armies.
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This is a very rich area. However, more than ten years ago, the empire expanded too quickly and occupied a large area without sufficient resources. The army and officials were responsible for integrating these areas. To put it simply, they were digesting the territory.
It was not as easy as imagined, so we had to put this area on hold and wait for development later.
But now it seems that the empire is finally thinking about integrating these territories of its own.
Of course, it may also be related to the great geographical discovery a few days ago - a large amount of oil and natural gas was discovered on the bottom of the shallow sea in the southern part of the continent. These resources are coveted by everyone, and it is certainly impossible for the empire to let these resources flow into the hands of outsiders.<
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And this so-called southern oasis base was born accordingly.
The story of this base can be traced back to some time ago, probably when Wang Yu went to cover the ground attack mission of the convoy. The convoy that Wang Yu and the others wanted to cover that time was actually a material transport convoy sent by the empire to the south for construction.
In addition to transporting some necessary supplies, there are also important building materials needed to build the base.
As for the reason for building the base, it is not difficult to understand.
After all, they have been in good condition by themselves before, and your empire suddenly comes and needs to be integrated. This will definitely not make them happy. Their soldiers are used to being free, and they will not agree with this development.
Therefore, if it wants to smoothly integrate that rich area, the empire must use strong and powerful means.
Of course, this is not an external expedition. If the empire wants to integrate these areas, it will naturally have to negotiate with the people in charge of this area. The results of the negotiations are probably easy to guess. The people in charge of those city-states should accept it because of the empire's promised benefits.
Imperial rule and imperial officials, but not necessarily those mercenaries and warlords.
They know in their hearts that their status is tied to military strength. Once the imperial army takes over, it is not certain whether they can continue to serve in the imperial political situation like those city-state managers, so in order to ensure their power and status
, they probably won’t be happy to accept the integration of the empire.
And the strength they have is their confidence.
Therefore, the empire must make reasonable use of deterrence, which is a new large-scale air force base and imperial garrison.
The newly established southern oasis base is to play such a role. This base is located in the center of the southern oasis area, allowing the empire's air power to directly cover this large area and ensuring that all possible hostile targets are minimized.
Within the range, the empire's fighter planes can strike at any enemy who dares to stand up soon after taking off. The deterrent effect is undoubtedly stronger than that of fighter planes flying from the interior of the empire.
What Colonel Zhang means is that this newly built base is equivalent to being buried directly in the middle of the enemy. It has heavy tasks and high combat pressure, so it requires excellent pilots to be able to do it. The superiors asked all major air force bases to choose first.
The list and resume of personnel who can participate in the deployment will be selected by the staff department and then the specific personnel will be sent back to the commanders of each unit.
Therefore, Colonel Zhang personally selected a list of several outstanding squadrons at the Shadao base and submitted it to his superiors. However, the superiors chose Wang Yu and the others, who had only two fighter planes in a squadron, to station in the newly formed southern oasis.
Base.
In fact, the squadrons selected by Colonel Zhang were all excellent, but I don’t know why the superiors chose Wang Yu and the others.
Colonel Zhang was also very distressed, because he could see the future of Wang Yu's squadron, so he was not very happy to release the talents, but since this was an order from his superiors, he could only obey it.
In the same way, Wang Yu did not have the right to refuse orders from his superiors. He had no choice but to go back and prepare his luggage for the new base thousands of kilometers away.