Chapter 431 ? 10 Hours of Crisis

Chapter 431 10 Hours of Crisis

Everyone looked at each other in confusion as they looked at the time written by Li Zhan.

Qi Hong picked it up and looked at Guo Beimu with strange eyes.

Guo Beimu said to Li Zhan, "Explain it."

Li Zhan said, "The basic time is nine hours, plus the time required for refueling during the stopover, it will be the time to arrive at Bontes Airport."

Everyone was surprised because the time calculated by Li Zhan was a full five hours less than the estimated time they had made through repeated analysis and calculations.

Five hours, not five minutes.

The first Gulf War ground combat lasted only one hundred hours.

The faces of the combat staff of the Second Division were swollen from the crackling pain.

Li Zhan said, "My information is from three years ago. I cannot guarantee 100%."

"How much? How much can you guarantee?" Qi Hong asked rudely.

Li Zhan said, "Eighty percent. I have been paying attention to the situation in Leah in the past few days. This time it may deteriorate quickly. The faster the evacuation operation is, the better. The workers will be safer an hour earlier. In fact, We can get there faster if you let me drive."

It sounds like the emphasis is on the latter sentence.

"Li Zhan, please stop thinking about flying a plane. If you don't fly a plane, you can't play your role? Don't think about those unrealistic things. You are an action consultant now. Do your job as a consultant." Guo Beimu scolded.

Li Zhan lowered his head, "Yes, I understand."

Guo Beimu wanted to say a few more words, but he swallowed his words when he realized that there were many outsiders here.

Soon the information feedback came back.

"Commander, the refueling can be completed within an hour." The staff officer handed the message to Qi Hong.

Li Zhan frowned, lowered his head and looked at the flight diagram he had just drawn, and said to himself, "It is almost the limit for three ILs to complete refueling and take off within an hour. I suggest taking off immediately. The most uncertain place is the refueling point. We still have a few hours to make adjustments for the next leg of the flight, but we must take off immediately."

Qi Hong looked at Guo Beimu, who said, "Li Zhan and I have the same view. We suggest taking off immediately and flying there first."

The advisory group unanimously agreed, and Qi Hong immediately reported it to the superior. He was not the one who made the decision.

Not long after, the commander gave the takeoff order to three IL-76 transport aircraft on standby at the Beikku War Training Base. The Falcon Group took off six J-11B heavy fighter jets to escort the IL-76 fleet to the border and then returned.

The IL-76 fleet flew westward through the starry night.

A round trip of 16,000 kilometers requires two landings and refueling. The return journey is not a big problem. As long as it is out of high-risk airspace, it is safe, so there is no need to think too much about the return journey. Just load up and fly back all the way. The key is the outbound journey. Every link must be carefully considered and time must be compressed as much as possible.

The fleet's land and air communications are synchronized to the combat headquarters, but the real decision-maker is the aviation director. The combat headquarters of the Second Division serves as the combat staff.

A staff officer has formulated a countdown of ten hours (eight hours of flying, one hour of refueling, and one hour of loading). The IL fleet took off at 22:05 on the 1st, which means that the fleet will complete loading at 8:00 on the 2nd. Taking off from Bontes Airport, the most critical are the first five hours.

The combat command room fell silent, except for the communication between the fleet and the ground through the loudspeaker.

Li Zhan found a seat in a corner and sat down. He crossed his hands in front of him and moved his thumbs unconsciously in circles. He did not move other than that, as if the old monk had fallen into trance and didn't know what he was thinking. His nonchalant look made the staff officers of the Second Division feel strange. Many of these staff officers knew him.

Guo Beimu stood at the combat table with his arms folded, paying attention to the continuously synchronized flight parameters of the fleet. The red dots representing the fleet on the simulation map were moving at a constant speed, and the moving speed was insignificant compared to the long distance.

The IL fleet flew at maximum speed at high altitude.

"The first flight segment is over." A staff officer reported.

At this time, everyone was subconsciously focused as if they were the ones flying the plane. The second leg was a more dangerous airspace that they had to pass before arriving at the stop for refueling. The flight route was basically executed according to Li Zhan's plan, and no one except him could come up with a feasible plan.

Li Zhan, who had been sitting for a long time, finally made a move. He stood up and walked to stand in front of the large display screen.

Guo Beimu came over and asked in a low voice, "Do you have any other questions about the second leg?"

"Probably not." Li Zhan said, "We have just entered winter, and the weather conditions will improve significantly after crossing the snowy mountains. Just keep flying."

Guo Beimu wanted to ask something, but in the end he just nodded.

Time passed very, very slowly. With everyone holding their breath and concentrating, the fleet finally landed smoothly at the stop point. The work of refueling started immediately. The crew members were all on standby on the plane, filling up the fuel and leaving. This operation was organized into two units, which absolutely ensured that there would be no problems with the unit.

The mood of everyone in the combat command room is best described as being on tenterhooks.

The fleet completed fuel refueling ten minutes later than planned, and took off twenty minutes later than planned. The flight attendant gave the fleet instructions to speed up and make up for the time. Everyone is somewhat mentally prepared for the time error in this link. Everyone is familiar with Pakistan’s ground staff. It’s lucky that they didn’t have any other problems.

Sometimes things are very strange, and as soon as something goes wrong, problems come one after another.

First, the No. 2 aircraft reported a technical failure in the navigator, and the random technicians immediately carried out emergency repairs. Then, it passed the flight information region and asked to change the course and altitude. After entering the orange airspace, it suddenly received a no-fly notification in the airspace ahead.

At this point, the fleet will definitely not be able to arrive at Bontes Airport on time. What should we do next? These are not decisions that the people in the combat command room can make.

The staff in the combat command room quickly discussed and compared the map with the latest intelligence received to try to find the second possibility. Li Zhan looked on uncharacteristically, and what puzzled Qi Hong even more was that Guo Beimu also had the same attitude.

Qi Hong walked over and asked Guo Beimu, "Chief of Staff Guo, what is the opinion of the advisory group?"

Guo Beimu said, "Commander Qi, it is not a tactical issue now. We have to wait for clear instructions from the aviation commander to be targeted."

"You mean my people are doing useless work?" Qi Hong glanced at the staff who were busy working non-stop.

Guo Beimu said without hesitation, "Yes, it makes no sense."

Qi Hong was not very happy but didn't say anything.

Within two minutes, the flight commander's instructions arrived. The fleet began to circle and stand by, requesting the combat headquarters to come up with a second flight route to bypass the no-fly zone and head to Bontes Airport. Obviously the local situation is very tense, and relevant local agencies are already organizing workers to go to the airport.

A more terrible situation occurred.

A communications staff officer suddenly stood up and reported loudly, "I just received news! Bontes Airport has been surrounded, and all access to the airport has been cut off!"

Li Zhan's expression suddenly changed, as did Guo Beimu's. They quickly walked aside and whispered something...