"Captain, four pilots from the 23rd Squadron of the Fourth Destroyer Group are in place."
In the early morning of March 24, when the sky was slightly bright, Li Hang took Liang Tiancheng and Zhou Zhikai to Mao Yingchu next to the tarmac.
"Just come, just wait, people haven't arrived yet." Mao Yingchu's words were very perfunctory, and his eyes glanced in the direction of the airport gate from time to time.
This is normal. Although he is a relative, he is a relative who has been relegated to the cold palace. He does not see the principal once or twice a year, let alone talk to him at close range.
In fact, the leaders of the Fourth Brigade did not respect Mao Yingchu as the captain as they did the previous two captains such as Li Guidan.
In fact, there are only two reasons.
First, his results were not very impressive. Although he also shot down a few enemy planes, his performance was not as outstanding as that of others. You must know that a captain of a fighter jet brigade will be unable to convince the public if he does not have impressive achievements.
Just like Lao Zhou, he has never been able to learn to fly a plane by himself, and is often criticized.
Second, Mao Yingchu's relationship made many people think that he became captain because of his good background.
However, no one challenged his authority in person.
At this time, on the tarmac, in addition to Li Hang and other four pilots from the 23rd Squadron, there were also five pilots from the 21st Squadron, plus of course Mao Yingchu.
Just when everyone was confused, they saw Mao Yingchu's anxious eyes suddenly become energetic, and then he trotted away towards the airport gate.
"What did the captain see? Are you so excited?"
"It seems that the captain is not excited when Commander Zhou comes."
"Squadron leader, what is our mission today? We have to wait here so early in the morning." Zhou Zhikai stood in a military posture without moving, but glanced towards the airport gate and saw a convoy leaving. Coming in, I was a little surprised, "Are we waiting for someone?"
"Stand still and don't move." Li Hang reminded in a low voice.
"Squadron Captain, isn't it the principal who is coming?" Liang Tiancheng couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the German JU-52 passenger plane parked on the tarmac.
Because that JU52 passenger plane belongs to Eurasia Airlines and is now a special plane for some high-level officials.
With such an excited expression on Captain Mao Yingchu's face, one could easily imagine who the senior leader would be.
Li Hang didn't answer Liang Tiancheng's question, but he didn't deny it either. Now everyone guessed that it might really be the principal. They all stood up immediately and puffed up their chests proudly.
Soon, a motorcade parked in the open space near the airport tarmac.
A group of guards armed with German submachine guns quickly came down and then stood guard near the convoy.
In the second black car, Lao Zhou and Mao Bangchu also got out of the car quickly. After meeting Mao Yingchu, they quickly walked towards the luxury car.
Then Li Hang saw the micro-management principal whom he had met several times before.
Originally, later generations had seen photos of each other when they were studying history, and they had seen each other several times when they traveled back in time.
Perhaps because he knew the ending and many things, he was not too excited, unlike Liang Tiancheng and others.
After a while, a group of people in the motorcade got out of the car. They were really a group of big guys. After chatting with Lao Zhou and others for a few words, they walked towards the JU-52 passenger plane.
The JU-52 was originally a transport aircraft, but because it was so easy to use, a civilian version was produced and used as a passenger aircraft. At the same time, because the German army lacked bombers, this three-engine monster was also changed into a transitional bomber.
Overall, this aircraft is really good.
Because this plane can only carry a dozen passengers, there are not many people on the plane together. Apart from a few big shots, there are the accompanying secretaries and guards.
Li Hang thought he had nothing to do with him, but he didn't expect a group of people to stop in front of him.
"This is Li Hang, the leader of the new four kings of the Air Force and known as the King of Expulsion. With him escorting us, we can be 100% assured."
Hearing this compliment, everyone looked at it curiously, and then followed them on the plane.
After a group of big guys got on the plane, Li Hang ordered the three team members behind him, "The plane piloted by the four of us will escort the outside and drive away all approaching unknown aircraft. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
The three of them all nodded and immediately knew what to do. Li Hang and Liang Tiancheng each led a small team on the left and right sides, which was enough to deal with ordinary air threats.
After giving the instructions, everyone began to board their planes.
The passenger plane and the six fighters of the 21st Squadron took off first, followed by the plane piloted by Li Hang and four people.
In fact, escorting is not an easy task, because the maximum speed of the JU-52 is less than 300 kilometers, so the escorting aircraft must also maintain the same speed. This is a technical job.
Because the aircraft range of the entire formation is good, direct flights to Xuzhou can be guaranteed.
The straight-line distance from Wuhan to Xuzhou is only four to five hundred kilometers. The I-16 fighter jet has a range of 810 kilometers and the JU-52 has a range of more than a thousand kilometers. There is no problem in flying directly to Xuzhou.
For this kind of thing, it is best not to transit, because it is likely to expose your whereabouts.
If an accident really happens, it will be a great hero for the entire country.
"Captain, do you think we will encounter Japanese aircraft this time?"
While Li Hang was sizing up the surrounding airspace, Zhou Zhikai couldn't help but find a topic to chat about, even if it was written on cardboard.
"You really want the Japanese planes to come over? We are performing an important mission." Li Hang replied angrily and glared at the other party.
"Didn't I hear that the Japanese aircraft in North China are all Type 95 Army aircraft? I thought I could take the opportunity to gain more achievements."
"Don't be arrogant. Even if our aircraft are better than the Japanese army's aircraft, they may capsize in the gutter."
Li Hang's words are not alarmist.
You must know that the performance of Hawker II and Hawker III is actually not as good as the Type 95 fighter jet and Type 96 carrier-based fighter jet, but they have records of shooting down the latter.
It does not mean that an aircraft with good performance is foolproof unless there is an obvious generation difference.
If historical progress is followed, when the Zero participated in escorting bombers to bomb Chongqing for the first time a few years later, it could single-handedly defeat many Chinese Hawker III, Yi-15, and Yi-16 aircraft without any pressure, and it could also destroy many Chinese aircraft. fighter plane.
At that time, the Air Force was really helpless. There were only a few aircraft in the entire fleet. Even if they wanted to exchange one for another, they could not catch up with the Zero fighter.
The reason why Li Hang wanted to build an airplane, even if it was made of wood, was because he didn't want to have an airplane to fight against the Zero when he encountered it later.
Faced with Li Hang's reminder, Zhou Zhikai became serious.
The entire flight actually only lasted about two hours, and there were no accidents in the middle. Because the little devil didn't know about this escort mission, it was naturally impossible to send a plane to intercept it.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, the entire fleet of eleven aircraft landed in Xuzhou.
