In the black night, the torrential rain keeps pouring down on the earth like water dropped by fire-fighting planes, without any intention of stopping. The thick cumulonimbus clouds cover the starry night tightly like an iron cap, and you can't see even a trace of it.
Starlight.
When Li Zhan strode into the tower, he smelled the stench of sweat and was stuffy and hot, and everyone was immersed in their posts. Yu Chenglin stood in the command position, looking at the crackling people hitting the tower.
The rainwater on the windshield formed into a sheet and slid down the glass surface, making me anxious.
Zhang Wei, who was answering the phone, hurriedly said a few words and then put down the phone. He put on his raincoat and said, "Deputy Commander Yu, I will go to the meteorological observatory to have a look. Once I find an opportunity, I will report to you immediately."
"Okay, pay attention to safety!" Yu Chenglin turned around and nodded solemnly.
Grabbing the walkie-talkie, Zhang Wei hurried out. When he saw Li Zhan, he nodded and patted Li Zhan on the shoulder, and hurried away with the two soldiers.
Longcheng Airport has deployed a meteorological observatory on the hill next to it, which is the best place to observe the weather. Zhang Yuan was so busy that Zhang Wei didn't want to wait in the tower anymore, so he went to the meteorological observatory to grasp the latest situation in real time.
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"Li Zhan, come here." Yu Chenglin raised his chin when he saw Li Zhan.
Li Zhan strode over and stood at the deputy commander's position without hesitation, "Deputy commander, if we can't come down anymore, we have to let the plane return."
"You know?" Yu Chenglin was not surprised.
"I couldn't sleep at all. I saw the navigation lights of Yunba, which turned around for more than half an hour." Li Zhan nodded and said.
The weather was not good, and the weather conditions a few kilometers away were barely okay. However, not only was it raining heavily over the area, visibility was extremely low, but the cumulonimbus clouds were also very low, and the airflow was very strong. The Y-8 had no chance to land.
Yu Chenglin said in a deep voice, "This is not like your style."
Li Zhan said, "There are hundreds of Marine Corps brothers on Yunba."
"Yeah, they don't have much fuel, and they have to return if they don't have a chance." Yu Chenglin said worriedly.
Li Zhan is famous for his courage. There is no doubt about this in the Second Division, otherwise the powerful enemy aviation and electronic reconnaissance force would not have given him the nickname "South China Sea Mad Dog". The weather he encountered at the same time as the previous engine room fire
The mutation was even more serious than the current one, but he still landed safely.
Now Li Zhan's opinion is firmly against the forced landing of Yun-8. The reason is that there is a company of Marine Corps brothers on Yun-8. He can definitely sacrifice his life for the cause of the party and the people at any time, but he
I won't take the lives of my brothers for granted.
As a commander or deputy commander, every instruction you give is related to the life and safety of your brothers in heaven. There is no use wearing sunglasses to look cool!
"The engineers who came first were engineers. They brought professional machinery and could play a big role in the early operations. The Flood Control Headquarters instructed that as long as there is a chance, we should try to land as much as possible. We don't have much time to waste on this." Yu
Cheng Lin said in a deep voice.
Li Zhan nodded and said, "I understand, and I agree to a forced landing if necessary."
As he spoke, he took the duty log and signed his name, which meant that he would bear the command responsibility together. The matter must be viewed in two parts. If the safety of people's lives and property is threatened by floods, the troops will protect them at all costs.
Go to the front, including Yun-8, who is still circling around the outside of the field waiting for an opportunity at this moment, and the engineer brothers from the company above.
Once I put on the military uniform and received the red leather ID, who else could I do?
There is no need to say anything more at this time, and there is no need to say anything deliberately. The meaning of a soldier's existence is to be at the forefront at this moment.
"Deputy Yu, this is Zhang Wei. There is a situation. There is a gap in the clouds at the third turn. I will ask the searchlight to shine. You should be able to see it over there." Zhang Wei's voice came from the intercom.
Zhang Yuan immediately ran over and picked up the night vision telescope in front of Yu Chenglin to look over. Li Zhan handed the other telescope to Yu Chenglin and stared at the direction illuminated by the searchlight on the ground. The third turn is at the tower
At the ten o'clock position, looking from the tower, one can vaguely see that there is indeed a line of relatively thin clouds there.
"Zhang Wei, tell me what you think." Yu Chenglin asked decisively.
Zhang Wei replied, "I think we can give it a try. Has Zhang Yuan read it? What is his opinion?"
In terms of professional authority, of course Zhang Yuan has a master's degree in meteorology, but at this time Zhang Yuan was still observing carefully with his night vision telescope.
The distance is not too far, and Li Zhan can roughly see some outlines with the naked eye. It is basically impossible for a fighter jet to land through such a gap. But for a transport plane, it is indeed possible to try. The most important thing is
It still depends on the pilot.
As if he had a tacit understanding, Zhang Yuan put down the telescope and asked, "Who is the pilot?"
"Commander Wang Shigui of the transport pilot." Yu Chenglin replied.
Zhang Yuan's personality is not like that of his father Zhang Sihai, but his work style definitely inherited his father's decisive style. He immediately said, "Seize this window! I suggest giving it a try!"
After saying that, he ran over and got the weather report, quickly filled it out, and then signed his name neatly.
At this time, every minute and every second is extremely precious, and the opportunity is fleeting. Yu Chenglin is definitely a courageous person and a person who dares to take responsibility. He directly picked up the microphone and called the Yun-8 machine.
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"Captain Wang, I am Yu Chenglin. There is a gap at the third turn. I think it is an opportunity. What do you think?" Yu Chenglin directly used plain language.
He used "I" instead of "we".
Captain Wang Shigui, the captain of the Yun-8, actually discovered the gap and was considering it. His concerns were exactly the same as Li Zhan's. There were more than a hundred people on the plane, so he couldn't bear the risk.
At this time, the tower commander had already made clear directive suggestions, indicating that the personnel and materials he was loading were very important to the current flood fighting and rescue operations.
Wang Shigui replied, "Tower, I think you can give it a try. Please make relevant preparations."
"clear!"
Yu Chenglin slowly put down the microphone and glanced at Li Zhan. Li Zhan suddenly woke up and immediately pressed the alarm system activation button. He then picked up the emergency phone and issued an order: "Every department is ready at the first level! Fire rescue execution
Plan number!"
This is the relevant preparation.
In an instant, personnel from various departments who had been on standby for a long time immediately took action. The firefighters rushed to the fire truck. They were already armed and jumped on the vehicle. The ambulance personnel who were on standby in another place carried medical supplies and got into the rescue.
In the car, the police sirens were turned on and they sped away to the predetermined location. The airport management office organized employees to form a party member vanguard and took commuter buses to follow and arrived at the predetermined location, ready to assist at any time.
In the heavy rain, on the grass on one side of the runway, all personnel and vehicles were ready. In the dark sky, the red and green navigation lights on both sides of the landing gear identification lights flashed and appeared in the gaps in the clouds. It became increasingly clear that the operation
-8 staggered down, and suddenly the fuselage tilted nearly 30 degrees. Everyone's hearts suddenly jumped up, and their teeth gritted loudly.