"Hey, Lao Wang, wake up!" Wang Jiang was woken up by Lao Li.
Opening his eyes, he saw that Lao Li had put on his flight suit again. Wang Jiang got up from the bed and said to him: "Lao Li, why don't you sleep a little longer? The bread and compressed biscuits on the table are for you. If you bring it, fill your stomach first, and I'll go wash my face."
With that said, Wang Jiang pulled the towel hanging aside, went to the washstand in the corner of the cabin, and washed his face.
There is no bathroom in the cabin of the mobile base, only a simple washbasin for washing.
After washing up, Wang Jiang and Lao Li left the cabin together. Although there was still half an hour before the mission, they obviously needed to arrive at the hangar in advance to conduct pre-flight inspections of the aircraft.
Although the ground crew will adjust the aircraft to the best condition every time, conducting flight inspections before takeoff is something every pilot must do.
When they arrived at the hangar, their aircraft had been prepared, and several ground crews were loading ammunition onto the aircraft and filling the fuel tanks with fuel.
Although electric-driven nuclear battery helicopters have long been equipped with the military, the original fuel-engine version of the helicopter has not been replaced by the military. It has only been equipped with an air filter developed by Chen Xin and continues to be used.
After all, the number of aircraft equipped with the entire military is too huge. Even just modifying the engines is a huge project that requires a huge investment of resources and takes a long time.
Therefore, in order to save costs, a large number of fuel-engine versions of helicopters are still in service.
However, this is no problem for Wang Jiang and Lao Li. The two versions of the aircraft only have different power modes, and there is no difference in driving.
"Have you found out the cause of the previous abnormal noise?" After greeting the ground crew, Wang Jiang asked about the previous abnormal noise, while Lao Li began to conduct a pre-flight inspection of the aircraft.
"I checked clearly. There was too much sand and dust inhaled into the air intake, and it was caked in places. I replaced you with a new air filter. Now there is no problem." The ground crew explained to Wang Jiang and patted the side. The aircraft said: "The engine has also been inspected by you and is in good condition. However, the bearing wear is a bit serious. Although it is still usable, it needs to be replaced.
This time the time is short and I don't have time to change it for you, so I just added some engine oil to lubricate it. You can drive it leisurely and change it when you get back. "
"Okay, thank you for your hard work!" Wang Jiang noted this down and nodded seriously. Then he got on the plane, started various equipment in the cockpit, and checked the status of the plane.
At this time, Lao Li also completed the pre-flight external inspection and also sat in the cockpit.
"External inspections are all normal, ammunition and fuel have been filled up, and everything is in good condition." Lao Li informed Wang Jiang and asked him at the same time: "Where is the mission briefing?"
"Here." Wang Jiang handed the mission briefing to Lao Li and explained to him: "It is still a transportation mission, to transport the wounded to the 7th, 9th and 11th defense lines."
When Lao Li heard Wang Jiang's words, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, shook his head and said: "It's a transportation mission again. When can we get an attack mission?"
"Isn't the transport mission bad? It's safe and can save people. Compared to the attack mission on the front line, I would rather transport a few more wounded." Wang Jiang smiled. Although his words were a bit unambitious, he did mean it from the bottom of his heart. I feel that being able to save a few more people is more worthwhile than killing a few more alien creatures.
Lao Li just complained. When Wang Jiang said this, he just shook his head and said nothing more.
After all, it was peacetime before. Helicopter pilots like them rarely got combat missions. What they could do in normal times such as shooting ground targets was already the limit. Now they are finally waiting for a war, but they still can't get any combat missions. Still Lao Li felt a little aggrieved.
"Okay, get ready to take off." Wang Jiang checked all the instruments of the plane and confirmed that the displays were normal. Then he gestured to the ground staff to tell the ground staff to push him out.
However, just when the ground crew was about to push the plane and Wang Jiang was about to start the engine, a staff member suddenly ran over with a document, handed it to Wang Jiang, and said to him: "Emergency mission, 14 Area No. needs to be investigated, please stop by and take a look."
"Area No. 14? What's going on?" Upon hearing the staff's words, Wang Jiang's eyes suddenly froze and he became nervous.
Area 14 is one of the war zones, surrounded by the defense lines No. 7, No. 9 and No. 11 mentioned by Wang Jiang before.
"Just now, the No. 9 defense line sent news that the frontal offensive of alien creatures has been strengthened. They have detected a new tunnel. They suspect that there is a change in the No. 14 area and need to conduct aerial reconnaissance." The staff explained to Wang Jiang, and also He said helplessly: "All the crews are flying now, and you happen to be on the way, so this mission is thrown to you."
"Okay, I understand. We will figure out what's going on." Wang Jiang gave Lao Li the documents handed over by the staff, then made a promise to the staff and started the aircraft's engine.
The staff quickly stepped aside and watched as the ground crew pushed the plane to the landing platform outside.
As the propeller rotated, Wang Jiang pulled the joystick and flew up.
"Isn't Area 14 always stable? Why did something suddenly go wrong?" On the plane, Lao Li looked through the documents and asked Wang Jiang.
"Who knows? Defense Line 9 said that the offensive of alien creatures has intensified, and also said that new tunnels have been detected, so I have to go and take a look!" After Wang Jiang finished speaking, he couldn't help but smile, and said to Lao Li: "Now It’s up to you, it’s no longer a transportation mission.”
"It would be great if we can seize the opportunity to attack!" Lao Li still wanted to do something, but simple aerial reconnaissance still could not satisfy him.
"No, I don't want to do the job of licking the ground, marking the location of the new tunnel, figuring out what happened, and letting the base launch missiles to knock out the tunnel directly. It saves us trouble and saves others trouble." Wang Jiang is not like Lao Li. With such a strong desire to attack, he hopes to complete the mission safely.
However, he is not the kind of person who is afraid of trouble or avoids war. After saying the previous words, he asked Lao Li: "Have the previously used missiles been replenished?"
"Don't worry, the ground crew has been replenished. If there is any accident, it will be enough for those alien beasts to drink." A kind and sunny smile appeared on Lao Li's face, revealing a row of white and neat teeth.
Wang Jiang nodded. Although he didn't want to encounter a situation that required fighting, he was still ready to face the battle.
