Chapter 249 The Old Battalion Commander in the Old Place

In the shaking carriage, Li Zhan fell asleep. A captain, two noncommissioned officers, and an aviation doctor were also in the car. Some closed their eyes to rest, and some were observing Li Zhan.

This is an off-road Iveco personnel carrier. It drove out from Duda Station and arrived at the Plateau Civil Aviation Airport more than two hours later. It picked up Li Zhan and returned immediately.

The No. 101 J-8FR has been protected by the security company who arrived at the station. The security vehicles and technicians will wait for dawn to arrive and perform relevant processing. Then Li Zhan has to go and drive back.

Because he was flying a tactical reconnaissance aircraft, Li Zhan became a high-level secret personnel. According to regulations, he could not stay outside, so he had to return to the station immediately.

Li Zhan didn't say a word after getting on the bus, and the captain and noncommissioned officer who picked him up didn't speak either. Only the aviation doctor said a few words when he asked about his physical condition. It was obvious that they had been given special instructions to pay attention to.

Because of its special geographical location, the Duda station has a more fighting atmosphere than inland stations in many aspects. The officers and soldiers here have a stronger sense of combat. Li Zhan was very touched by this.

He has stayed here for about a year and has been stationed at Duda Station for short periods of time many times. It can be said that he is relatively familiar with Duda Station. After the vehicle drove into Duda Station in the night, Li Zhan immediately regained the feeling he had before. The buildings built entirely in accordance with battlefield standards are covered with thick camouflage or painted in colors consistent with the color of the ground. The various support facilities are carefully planned and are just like the standards of frontline bases. In the dark night, only a few lights can be seen faintly. This is a station that has implemented strict light control for a long time.

Different from other stations, Duda Station not only supports the Air Force aviation units, but also the Army Aviation often stationed here for training, and there are always three S-70 general-purpose helicopters used as rapid transportation tools. Because of the plateau here, which is thousands of meters above sea level, the only active helicopter that can fly normally in the plateau area is this old aircraft that has been in use for nearly 30 years.

When the vehicle drove past the repair hangar on the parallel highway, Li Zhan saw that the brightly lit maintenance crew inside was repairing a tactical transport aircraft that looked very similar to a C-130 but had weird details. He was stunned on the spot, leaning against the car window and staring intently until he could no longer see, and the dusty memories began to wake up.

"Major, we're here." The captain spoke, bringing Li Zhan back from his thoughts.

Li Zhan nodded slightly, followed them out of the car, and then saw the familiar two-story flat-top building.

"Major, you need to rest first. I'm sorry, but you can't leave this building without permission." The captain said calmly, without any apology in his tone.

"I understand, hard work."

Li Zhan followed the captain with his helmet in hand. He was given a suite, which was not small in size and had a relatively regular three bedrooms and two living rooms, occupying half a floor. After Li Zhan entered, the captain closed the door and the two noncommissioned officers he brought stood guard outside. Double sentries were set up around the clock.

The changes of clothes and daily necessities were still in the same place, neatly placed on the clean coffee table. Li Zhan put his flight helmet away and sat down. He stared at the desert camouflage training uniform, wide-brimmed hat, camouflage rubber shoes, armed belt, sunglasses, military rank and armbands, and was filled with emotion.

The room is very warm, with floor heating centrally supplied, so there is no need to worry even if the temperature drops to more than minus 30 at night. After decades of development and construction, the construction of barracks in difficult and remote areas is getting better and better, and the living environment of officers and soldiers has been greatly changed. The key is to have money and sufficient military spending.

After taking a hot shower and changing into desert camouflage clothes, Li Zhan lay down on the sofa in the living room and slept with his clothes on.

At six o'clock in the morning, it is still late at night for people in the area, but a new day of work and life has begun in the barracks.

When the door was pushed open, Li Zhan sat up, as if there was a nerve thread connected to the door.

A stocky colonel came in, with a typical plateau red complexion. He was wearing a desert camouflage uniform that was obviously worn. His unshaven appearance did not meet the requirements of military appearance.

"Good boy." Guo Beimu, chief of staff of Duda Station, suddenly smiled when he saw Li Zhan's rough face.

Li Zhan immediately stood up and saluted, controlling his excitement, "Old battalion commander!"

"Stand still and let me take a look." Guo Beimu looked at Li Zhan with his hands behind his back and nodded slightly, "Okay, he looks like a leader now."

Li Zhan said, "You are just a captain, not what kind of leader you are."

"That's also a leader." Guo Beimu pointed at Li Zhan and asked him to sit down and talk. "In charge of more than a dozen Su Liangqi, he is better than me, the chief of staff of the station."

"I am your soldier." Li Zhan said.

Guo Beimu sighed with emotion for a while and said, "I talked to your master on the phone a few days ago about your situation. Li Zhan, I, the old battalion commander, am very pleased to see you back on track."

"Old battalion commander, I..."

Waving his hand, Guo Beimu said, "Let's not talk about the past. Let's talk about your situation. Why haven't you changed your reckless temper yet? It was excusable to run to the wrong airport. Why did you run out of fuel in advance? You didn’t fly according to the planned route?”

Li Zhan had to explain, "Old battalion commander, when you see the reconnaissance data, you will know that I have no choice. In the second half of the period, I found that the Blue Army had set up several new simulated targets, mainly large bunkers. Fortifications. It was a rare opportunity, so I took a short detour to take pictures.”

"If this is the case, we may consider not disciplinary action against you." Guo Beimu nodded slightly and said, "This long-distance reconnaissance training operation is very important. It will focus on testing the actual combat capabilities of the tactical reconnaissance unit. At the same time, the army is in urgent need of this information. You The intelligence detected is very important and cannot be lost. The boss is very angry about your alternate landing at the civil aviation airport, and has launched an investigation, including the flight guidance error, to find out."

Li Zhan said, "I'm not afraid of punishment."

"No one in the old army has been punished. You can't break this rule." Guo Beimu said seriously.

Li Zhan nodded solemnly and said, "I understand. I am sure that the additional intelligence information obtained is worth the risk."

"I believe you won't take such an important operation as a joke. You can't leave this building until the investigation is completed, and you don't have to fly the plane. I will arrange for someone to fly it back." Guo Beimu said.

Li Zhan frowned and said, "According to the plan, we will conduct a reconnaissance after dawn. I have to return the same way."

"You don't have to go, others will finish it. The Blue Army's reaction was a bit big, thinking that we caught them off guard by not following the rules, and they have already complained to us." Guo Beimu said.

Li Zhan smiled and said, "Practical training. Practical training means that everything must be done in accordance with actual combat requirements. If you say hello in advance, it is still actual combat training, not acting."

"That's the truth, but now many people's training concepts have not been completely converted, and it needs a process." Guo Beimu said, "The simulated Blue Army team you did in Beiku was good. I have heard about it. They pinned the second division on the track and beat them up."

Li Zhan said, "This is just an appetizer. The reason why it has such a big impact is mainly because our training model has become a formality over the past many years, and the combat thinking of our officers and soldiers is rigid. As you said, it takes a long time to bring about changes. process."

After hesitating for a moment, Li Zhan asked in a low voice, "Old battalion commander, the aircraft in the maintenance hangar... seems different from the one we used before?"

"Don't ask if you shouldn't. You're not in there now." Guo Beimu said coldly.

Li Zhan raised his chin, "I understand, don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked."

The answers he wanted to know were already there, and the old unit was probably being rebuilt, which was good news.

I drank like crazy last night, and I'm just starting to recover now. The remaining three chapters will be a small burst together with tomorrow's basic update.