Great Power Fighting Falcon

Chapter 357 The end of the cannon era

A J-11BS had just joined the landing route, and a J-11B happened to be taking off on the runway. The two fighters formed an elegant "X" shape on the west side opposite the tower.

The intensive training has been carried out for several days.

The summer training enthusiasm in Beiku is hotter than the sun at noon. The officers and soldiers of the 101st Brigade have gone crazy, especially the air and ground service officers and soldiers of the Falcon Brigade. Xue Xiangdong completely left their work and life, and they suddenly realized how much they couldn't let him go.

Everyone believed that they owed the old brigade commander and had to train to the death. They turned all their grief into motivation for battle training, so the unit started to work harder.

Bao Guanhua pointed to the No. 27 J-11BS that had just landed and introduced to Liang Pengfei who came to inspect, "Li Zhan just landed."

"Is it the fifth day?" Commander Liang said.

"Today is the fifth day." Bao Guanhua's face looked haggard, as if he had aged a few years over the past month or so, but he was in very good spirits.

Liang Pengfei said, "The training string should not be too tight, otherwise it will break easily." Liang Pengfei said.

Bao Guanhua said, "The weather is very good, the comrades are very enthusiastic about training, and the troops have heavy tasks."

Xue Xiangdong left, and the burden fell on Bao Guanhua's shoulders. He had not held a military combat position since the first camp, and was already a bit rusty with group training, so he just forced himself to demonstrate his abilities in just over a week.

Liang Pengfei knew very well that it was difficult to calm down the officers and soldiers of the 101st Brigade. He sighed in his heart many times, Xue Dapao is Xue Dapao. It won't make people worry if he leaves. He will always toss you a few times. Now that Liang Pengfei remembered what Xue Xiangdong often said in the past about squeezing out every ounce of his own usefulness, his feeling became even more profound.

The merits and demerits will be left for future generations to comment on, but Xue Xiangdong's goal has been achieved, and he really did it until he died.

"Li Zhan is bringing in new pilots?" the air force colonel who came with Liang Pengfei asked.

Bao Guanhua said, "Yes, the old pilot trains the new pilot and the new pilot trains, and he keeps doing it."

"Old Bao, let's meet Fang Chenghe, your new partner." Liang Pengfei introduced, "Fang Chenghe, the former political commissar of the Second Division, is now the commander of the 101st Brigade. Lao Fang, this is your political commissar Bao Guanhua .”

Fang Chenghe immediately saluted without any hesitation, "Political Commissar Bao."

Bao Guanhua is older than him in both qualifications and age, although he has not held the position of full teacher for as long as him. Bao Guanhua was a little surprised about the transfer of Fang Chenghe, the political commissar of the Second Division, as the brigade commander, but that was all. Overall, Fang Chenghe is the most suitable candidate. The focus of the 101st Brigade is the Falcon Brigade, and the soul of the Falcon Brigade is Li Zhan. Fang Chenghe should be said to be more familiar with and understand Li Zhan than anyone else in the 101st Brigade.

The decision made by superiors obviously had careful consideration in this regard.

Since he decided to hide the fact that Xue Xiangdong was seriously ill that night, he gave up hope of continuing to be promoted. In the coming days, if we manage the 101st Brigade well, we will be able to live up to Xue Xiangdong’s spirit in heaven.

Xue Xiangdong even pointed at Bao Guanhua's nose and said that you have fallen behind and should resign and return to your hometown and give up your position to the younger generation.

After a few simple chats, Fang Chenghe immediately got into work mode. He brought over a confidential staff officer. He was Zhang Wei, a relatively capable member of the Second Division, and an old acquaintance of Li Zhan.

From the tower to the apron, on the brand new Overbearing 4000 vehicle, Zhang Wei reported the situation he had just figured out to Fang Chenghe in a low voice, saying, "The new pilot Li Zhan is flying is named Xue Zhengrong, and he is the son of the old brigade commander Xue Xiangdong. The political commissar personally went to the training base last month to ask for the people."

"Yeah." Fang Chenghe nodded slightly.

When he arrived at the tarmac, he happened to see Li Zhan explaining the maneuvers to a young pilot next to the fighter plane. He was making gestures and looking serious and focused. The young pilot looked a little panicked as he listened carefully.

"The flight control of the J-11B is very sensitive. You must control the size of your stick movements. Just like in the landing action just now, your push stick was a bit too big. Another thing is that your hand holding the stick must be steady. Come on, when you maneuver, it’s the fighter plane that’s doing it, not you in the cockpit. Why are you driving a racing car with your shoulders dangling? Try to understand these issues I mentioned, and you must overcome them if you continue to fly tomorrow.”

Li Zhan's serious look frightened the officers and soldiers in the maintenance team. The captain had never treated anyone so seriously. Everything changed after Xue Zhengrong came. Li Zhan put almost all the pressure on him.

"It's the same when you're new to flying. Don't put too much pressure on young people. Gradually experience it. The realization you get every time you fly is progress." Fang Chenghe said and walked over.

Xue Zhengrong immediately stood at attention and saluted, and the officers and soldiers of the maintenance team also stopped their work and stood at attention and saluted. The maintenance team leader wanted to gather the team to report, and Fang Chenghe waved his hand to signal everyone to continue working.

Li Zhan saluted Fang Chenghe, "Commissar Fang, are you here to be the brigade commander?"

He saw Zhang Wei, who saluted him, and he responded with a crisp military salute and nodded slightly.

"You are very well informed." Fang Chenghe pointed to the lawn behind the apron and said, "I have something to tell you. Hand over the work."

Li Zhan said to Xue Zhengrong, "Go to the instructor and ask him to take you to study the flight data and solve the few questions I raised tomorrow."

It still puts a lot of pressure and hope.

With the flight helmet tucked under his ribs, Li Zhan took off his white labor protection gloves and walked toward the lawn with Fang Chenghe.

"Two things."

There was no need for politeness between them, Fang Chenghe spoke directly, "First thing, the military region has made a decision on how you should be handled. Write a review and submit it to the brigade party committee."

"Huh?" Li Zhan frowned.

What kind of decision is this, to lift it up and put it down gently? Li Zhan was actually mentally prepared to be punished with a major demerit. As senior sister Zhu Qingying said, the least serious offense is a major demerit. The most unacceptable thing to him is to be grounded, so what he is most worried about is not letting him fly, rather than giving him any other serious punishment.

But it's just asking me to write a letter of apology. Is this considered a punishment?

Fang Chenghe said, "Director Lin said in the report that he accidentally bumped his forehead. There was no personal conflict between him and you, but he held different views on the matter, so we had some heated discussions. According to Lin, the military region The director’s report will determine the punishment for you.”

"Director Lin?" Li Zhan was even more surprised.

He should be eager to shoot me, so why would he speak for me?

The investigation work of the investigation team was carried out smoothly but also very difficult. No matter who was asked, the answer was that they took the initiative to take responsibility. Director Lin inquired even though he was injured, but when he asked deeply, he couldn't ask anything else. It took a week to check back and forth before returning.

Li Zhan thought it would be a result that he would find difficult to accept, but in the end, Xue Xiangdong was successfully named a martyr, and no one was held accountable.

Fang Chenghe sneered and said, "You always think that you are the only noble person in the world. Director Lin is about the same age as your father. No matter what you do, you can't attack him. If you can't change your bad temper, you will get into trouble sooner or later!"

"I'm still young." Li Zhan said.

Fang Chenghe looked at Li Zhan unexpectedly, nodded slightly and said, "It seems that he has fully recovered. The aviation hospital is still relatively objective."

If he has not recovered, the aviation medical office will not issue a release certificate to Li Zhan.

Li Zhan said with a smile, "It's a good thing. Now that I think about it, it doesn't really matter. Sooner or later, there will be a day. Sooner or later, it's a matter of time. If I had a choice, I would choose to die in battle rather than in a hospital bed."

"Stop it." Fang Chenghe raised his hand and said, "I want you to live well now and bring me the Falcon Brigade. I have issued a military order to the military region to build the 101st Brigade into the most hard-hitting brigade in the entire army within two years. Blue Army team. If I can't do this, I will apply for transfer to free up the position for capable people."

Fang Chenghe took over the position of commander of the 101st Brigade this time, which can be said to be a critical decision. The department is at the beginning of a stage of rapid development. Xue Xiangdong, who was most familiar with the situation, suddenly died, which was a very big blow to the department. If it is not handled well, the force is likely to go silent again.

The military region's purpose of bringing Fang Chenghe over from another military region at this time is self-evident. Therefore, Fang Chenghe is under great pressure. Objectively speaking, he is under the greatest pressure. It is necessary to do well because of the foundation laid by Xue Xiangdong. If you do not do well, you will be a sinner. If you do not do well, you may become "the commander who delayed the 101st Brigade in reviving its former glory at a critical period."

Fang Chenghe said, "Of course, I didn't come here empty-handed. The three J-10As were gifts given to me by the Second Division. Commander Qi Hong is very interesting."

"The second division changed their uniforms again?" Li Zhan asked in surprise.

Nodding, Fang Chenghe said, "Six of the first batch of equipped J-10A models were handed over, freeing up the establishment to equip the J-10S combat training aircraft. The army is developing rapidly, and the construction of the pilot team cannot keep up. "

Li Zhan said, "That is also the great love shown by the superior leadership to our brigade. What does it have to do with the military commander of the Second Division?"

"Haha, that brat is quite petty."

Fang Chenghe said, "The second thing. A military exchange group will come over on the 15th. Three fighter planes will come to communicate with us and conduct a simple collaborative combat drill. The superior has given this task to our brigade. I’ll leave it to you, get it done.”

"What fighter plane?" Li Zhan asked.

Li Zhan's focus is very different.

This kind of foreign military exchange activity is of great significance even if it is small and simple. Being able to participate in such an activity has more advantages than others in terms of personal qualifications and meritorious service and awards. Who would pay attention to what kind of aircraft the other party is flying if he doesn't ask about the specifications first when receiving this mission?

He only has eyes for fighter planes.

Fang Chenghe said, "It has not been determined yet, and it will definitely not be MiG. There may be some prototypes coming over with the intention of showing them to us."

"Su Sanwu." Li Zhan immediately thought of this highly praised fighter jet.

There were rumors when he was still in the Second Division, and now it seems that negotiations between the two parties are already underway. At this time, we must make full use of every available opportunity to display the SU-35 fighter jet, definitely to facilitate this deal as soon as possible.

I'm so hungry that I really don't have enough to eat.

"It's just possible." Fang Chenghe said, "Put the new training work aside for the next few days and leave it to others, Nie Jianfeng. You pick a few people to prepare for the drill subjects and use their special skills. come out."

Li Zhan asked, "Can I drive the J-7?"

Fang Chenghe asked strangely, "Why open the J-7?"

"I don't want to put too much pressure on them," Li Zhan said.

Fang Chenghe didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Forget it, we only have so little possessions in total and you are still putting pressure on others. No matter how hungry we are, our ancestors are still rich, and we will have no problem eating the inheritance for more than ten or twenty years."

He said, "Prepare two to three subjects, and live-fire shooting may be arranged at that time. There are still five days left, you come up with a live-fire shooting training plan, and we will conduct a training first to avoid being in a hurry later."

"Yes." Li Zhan said.

Fang Chenghe asked, "Three J-10As have been incorporated into your brigade, how do you plan to use them?"

Li Zhan likes the J-10, which is known to all the officers and soldiers in the troops he has served in. Even the officers and soldiers of the Red Eagle Division know that he really likes it to the core. It's a pity that we were not able to communicate well, so something unpleasant happened when we first met.

"It's not very useful." Who knew that Li Zhan shook his head in disappointment, "We also lack two-seater aircraft, and we also have the problem of not being able to keep up with the construction of the pilot team. I have a brigade to support other people's regiments, and the veteran team is just like that In the second half of the year, people will not stop training, and the staff will be very tired."

He thought for a moment and said, "If it is a two-seater, I would like to conduct aerial refueling training. Brigadier, can you please give me permission to change it to a two-seater?"

Li Zhan has always wanted to engage in aerial refueling training, but unfortunately, the fighters in his hand only have four J-8FRs with aerial refueling capabilities. Since they are single-seaters, there is no way to conduct training. He could only keep this matter in his mind. In order for the 101st Brigade to become a force with all-weather and all-airspace combat capabilities, it must have aerial refueling capabilities.

"Impossible." Fang Chenghe said, "The Second Division handed over part of the A-types just to replace them with two-seater models. It is impossible to give you a two-seater model."

Li Zhan said, "Then let's organize it into the tactical reconnaissance brigade and use it as electronic warfare aircraft."

"If there is such a shortage of fighter planes, why should we replace them with electronic warfare planes?" Fang Chenghe couldn't keep up with Li Zhan's thinking.

According to the principle of focusing first and supporting later, the purpose of fighter aircraft must first ensure air control, that is, homeland air defense. Electronic warfare aircraft are auxiliary aircraft and will only be considered for development when there is surplus.

Why use the J-8F as a platform for tactical reconnaissance aircraft?

Is it because of its superior high-altitude and high-speed performance? Obviously not. Both the J-11 and J-10 series are better than it. The J-8 just has better acceleration performance and a higher ceiling. But the J-8 platform is cheap. One J-10 is worth several J-8s. When there is a big gap in the third-generation fighter jets, it is undoubtedly a way to use precious J-10 or J-11 to transform into a tactical reconnaissance aircraft. "waste".

Therefore, new models of old platforms have emerged.

Li Zhan said, "Brigade Commander, the 101st Brigade will take a mixed approach in the future, and electronic support fighters must be available. In one country, if the J-10 does not have auxiliary fuel tanks, it will not be able to follow the J-11 all the way. If it has auxiliary fuel tanks, it will be severely restricted. Air combat performance. Letting these fighters try to engage in electronic warfare while also taking into account certain ground strikes is currently the best arrangement."

Fang Chenghe nodded slightly and said, "The 101st Brigade is in the lead. The Second Division seems to be very inadequate in this regard. It is not open-minded enough and its actions are not bold enough. At the end of the year, the entire military aviation unit will consider inviting the Second Division to visit and exchange."

"The 228th project has been completed this year, and the superiors have asked us to hold a training class. Brothers from the Second Division can come here to learn." Li Zhan said.

"This is a great thing." Fang Chenghe said, "I just arrived and I haven't grasped many things yet. I'll have a meeting in a few days to discuss and study them."

Speaking of this, he glanced at the No. 27 J-11BS fighter and asked, "Did Xue Xiangdong die on this plane?"

"yes."

Fang Chenghe said, "Let's change it to another one. Xue Zhengrong's problem can be solved by changing it to another one."

Li Zhan was thoughtful.

In August 2011, after the 84th Army Day, the 101st Aviation Brigade of the Air Force welcomed its second military commander, Air Force Colonel Cheng Ha, announcing the end of the artillery era and the beginning of a new era.