The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 70 Rescue the crashed pilot in action 2

Although the life jacket on his body quickly inflated and expanded immediately after falling into the sea, dragging his upper body to the surface of the sea, Dai Xingzhou's feeling at this moment was not good, or even terrible.

The lower body, which was completely immersed in the seawater from the chest down, was stimulated by the water near freezing point, giving Dai Xingzhou a bone-chilling chill that touched his soul. It was like countless steel needles piercing his skin, making him feel an unbearable, Painful like torture.

He tried to increase the body's heat by constantly struggling to circulate the blood in his body, but after only three to five minutes, he gave up this futile idea because he was exhausted.

5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes...

Gradually, Dai Xingzhou felt that his entire lower body began to become stiff and numb, and even his consciousness began to become a little blurry.

He endured the pain and bit the tip of his tongue hard. A strong smell of blood suddenly filled his mouth, making him briefly awake again.

As for the blood that flowed out from the mouth due to the rupture of the tip of his tongue, he did not dare to spit it out because he was worried about provoking the shark. Instead, he swallowed it back with a "gudong" sound.

Looking at the deserted sea with rolling waves, Dai Xingzhou felt that this time he had to confess here.

He was not afraid of death, but rather regretful that he did not kill a few more Japs. He regretted that he did not have the opportunity to see the Japs' mixed fleet destroyed with his own eyes at midnight today.

Ever since the Japs occupied their family's ancestral land for the construction of the "An-Feng Railway" and beat his father, Dai Laoshi, to death when he came to argue, Dai Xingzhou only regarded himself as a dead person.

For this reason, he gave up the opportunity to study in Yanjing and joined the Northeast Army in Fengtian, thinking that one day he could avenge this blood revenge.

Because he had attended middle school, Dai Xingzhou joined the Northeast Army and was quickly promoted to a grassroots platoon leader.

Later, he caught up with the enrollment of the "Northeast Aviation Education Class" taught by Gao Zhihang. As one of the few scholars in the Northeast Army, Dai Xingzhou became a flight class student.

In the face of repeated provocations from the Japs, the attitude of the Northeastern Army has always been to be patient. Even Marshal Zhang was killed in a bombing, and the Marshal was not seen taking any military action.

Originally, he thought it was time to kill the Japs for revenge, but what the Northeast Army did made Dai Xingzhou completely disappointed.

Later, I heard that the chief of defense in Anton was vigorously developing the air force and had always had strong hostility towards the Japs. He followed Gao Zhihang to Anton without hesitation and became one of the earliest pilots of the originally established Army Aviation Group. .

"You bastard little devils, your bastard little devils, the emperor, you bunch of bastards don't just stay in your hometown in Japan, but instead try your best to invade other people's land. That's how good it feels to be a robber. ? If I’m lucky enough to survive this time, I’ll see if I can fly a plane and beat the brains out of your bullshit emperor..."

"Those guys from the search and rescue team, who are diarrhea, crotchless, and smoking, usually make loud noises, saying that after the plane crashed, they promised to be there as soon as possible. Now my plane has crashed. , where are you people? It’s a pity that my two bottles of Xifeng wine were deceived by these search and rescue teams. Forget it, it’s better to drink it for them than to waste it in vain! "

In order to keep his consciousness clear, Dai Xingzhou began to curse at the little devil. After cursing the little devil, he scolded the search and rescue team.

Gradually, the voice began to become smaller and smaller, the eyelids became heavier and heavier, and the consciousness began to blur uncontrollably.

At this moment, in the transport aircraft numbered Y5-001, several pairs of eyes, including the captain Yu Zhonggang, were staring intently at all visible targets within the visual range of the aircraft's front windshield and the side windows.

According to the information provided by the "Air Finger", they only knew that the location where the pilot crashed into the sea was 350 kilometers southwest of Anton Port, and other fighter jets had already dropped smoke canisters at the location of the crash in advance.

Due to the speed limit of the Y-5, even if they had increased the flight speed to the maximum 256 kilometers per hour, nearly an hour and a half had passed by the time they arrived at the area where the pilot crashed into the sea.

In this sea area, let alone the pilot who crashed into the sea, not even the shadow of the smoke can was seen. They flew around the sea area for more than ten minutes, but still found nothing.

The atmosphere in the cabin became more and more solemn. All members of the search and rescue team knew that in temperatures close to zero, the pilot could not hold on for too long and could die of hypothermia at any time.

Even if they find the pilot who fell into the sea now, there is no guarantee whether he is still alive. All they can do is to do their best to search for traces of pilots on the sea, and then do their best and leave it to fate.

At this time, the wind on the sea suddenly increased and the waves rose higher and higher.

As the wind strengthened, the waves continued to roll one after another, moving toward the southwest toward the Little Japanese Fleet. The fog that had originally dissipated also had a tendency to condense again, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of search and rescue.

By observing the surging waves and wind direction, Yu Zhonggang concluded that the pilot who crashed into the sea was likely to be carried by the waves and drifted to the southwest. He did not dare to hesitate and immediately expanded the search area and flew the plane in the southwest direction.

While flying to the southwest, the co-pilot turned on the onboard radio and began to contact the air controller:

"Report to the headquarters that our plane has arrived at the location where the pilot crashed into the sea. After searching, the pilot who crashed into the sea was not found. Judging from the wind and waves on the sea surface, it is very likely that the pilot who crashed into the sea has drifted southwest with the waves. Our plane Requesting that the search area be expanded to the southwest."

At this time, Gao Zhihang, who was anxiously waiting for news about the pilot who crashed into the sea, received the request from the search and rescue team and immediately ordered the communications troops to reply: "I agree to the request and pay attention to ensuring your own safety. In addition, the aircraft responsible for monitoring the enemy's mixed fleet will report to you in real time." Inform the location of the enemy fleet and be careful to keep a distance from the enemy fleet. I am waiting for your good news."

As the Y-5 continued to fly southwest, the search and rescue crew members widened their eyes and stared at every sign on the sea that might be the pilot who fell into the sea.

Suddenly, in the mist that diffused in the southwest, a faint red flashed in front of Yu Zhonggang's eyes.

When he raised the telescope and looked carefully, the red color had disappeared, making him feel like he was dazzled.

He did not dare to be careless and signaled the co-pilot to lower the flight altitude. Then he raised the telescope again and looked carefully at the location where he had just discovered the anomaly.

As the plane flew closer and closer to the location where the abnormality was discovered, and as the plane's altitude continued to drop, Yu Zhonggang finally saw clearly that the flash of red was the smoke canister dropped by the fighter pilot; and this smoke Due to the continuous consumption of smoke in the can for nearly 2 hours, the original smoke has been basically consumed. The red color that Yu Zhonggang saw was the last bit of smoke released before the smoke can was completely extinguished.

Although the pilot who crashed into the sea was not seen, the discovery of the smoke canister proved that the pilot who crashed into the sea must be nearby. This discovery made the entire search and rescue team excited:

In the next sea area, every wave and every floating foam became the target of their search. Everyone knew that this time it was really a race against the Lord of Hell.

Time passed minute by minute, and more than ten minutes had passed since the smoke canister was found, but the pilot who fell into the sea was still nowhere to be seen. The search and rescue crew's nerves were extremely tense.

Just when they were about to lose hope and thought that their first search and rescue mission had ended in failure, an orange-red figure floating up and down the sea clearly came into the sight of the searchers in the cockpit of the aircraft. This time, they saw The orange-red figure in front of him is Dai Xingzhou, whom he has been searching for for a long time.

Before they could be happy, they discovered a new crisis. In the white mist behind Dai Xingzhou, huge black figures appeared. The outline of a ship could be vaguely seen, moving towards him like a prehistoric beast. They pressed in the direction of Dai Xingzhou, and Dai Xingzhou's location happened to be in the channel of this fleet.

"Crew Y5-001, this is Skylark 2. Your aircraft is about to be exposed to the anti-aircraft firepower of the enemy fleet. For safety reasons, it is recommended that your aircraft return immediately or raise to an altitude of more than 3 meters. "Skylark 2" also issued a timely message Early warning.

Compared with the "P39"'s flexibility and fuselage length, the "Yun-256" with a top speed of only 5 kilometers per hour seems a bit bulky and bloated. Once locked by an enemy ship's anti-aircraft gun group, it will be very dangerous.

If we insist on rescuing the pilot who crashed into the sea, there is no doubt that the "Yun-5" driven by the search and rescue team will continue to fly in the direction of the Little Japanese Fleet, and it will also have to reduce its speed to less than 100 kilometers per hour.

Facing the approaching Japanese fleet, Yu Zhonggang was caught in a dilemma: although searching and rescuing the pilots was the primary goal, he was also responsible for the safety of the entire crew.

At this moment, the little Japanese fleet in the distance also seemed to have discovered their crew and the pilot who fell into the water.

The rapid-fire muzzles that were originally aimed at the two "P39"s spinning in the sky were also directed at the transport aircraft in front of the fleet that was obviously performing a rescue mission. At the same time, two speedboats were also released to quickly move towards the position of the fallen pilot. Coming.

The hesitant thought only stayed in his mind for a moment, and Yu Zhonggang quickly made a decision:

"The pilots have to save, even if their plane is at risk of being shot down." If he gave up this rescue mission, he believed that not only him, but the entire crew would have uneasy consciences for the rest of their lives. Instead of being stabbed in the back by your colleagues, it is better to give it a try, lest you end up with a reputation of being unwilling to save someone.

"Skylark 2, the first task of our aircraft is to search and rescue the pilot who fell into the sea. Next, we will tow the pilot who fell into the sea in a low-altitude and low-speed sea-skimming flight. Thank you for your reminder, but our aircraft cannot implement your suggestions. Over!"

After communicating with the friendly aircraft, Yu Zhonggang immediately issued an order to the crew to prepare for rescue.

At the same time, push the joystick to make the "Yun 5" make a turning maneuver in the air, causing the nose of the aircraft that was originally facing the Japanese fleet to fly sideways in front of the Japanese fleet, and continuously reduce its flight altitude and speed.

At the same time, the hatches on both sides of the rear of the cabin were also opened by two tall soldiers who were responsible for operating the winch.

The two soldiers performed their respective duties. The soldier located at the hatch on the back of the Japanese fleet used the winch to release a trawl net 30 meters long and meters wide as soon as the rescue order was given.

The soldier facing the hatch in the direction of the Little Japanese Fleet pulled out an "M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun" next to the hatch, dragging a "Browning Heavy Machine Gun" with a huge 100-round bullet chain, 12.7 The thick muzzle of the millimeter gun was pointed straight at the two speedboats that were approaching the pilot who crashed into the sea shortly after breaking away from the mother ship.

800 meters, 500 meters, 300 meters.

The flying height of "Yun 5" is getting lower and lower, and the speed is getting slower and slower. The loud noise made by the engine is like a high-speed tractor passing quickly across the sea.

"dong dong dong"

The Japanese fleet commander, who judged the true intention of the transport plane, immediately ordered the fire.

The rapid-fire muzzle originally pointed at the "Yun-5" began to fire violently the moment it received the order. The sound of gunfire and explosions over the Bohai Sea, which had just fallen silent, were intertwined again.

Because the "Yun 5" flew low enough, some of the Little Devil's rapid-fire shells were shot into the sea before they had time to explode, and then made a dull explosion, accompanied by small but very dense water columns. .

As for those rapid-fire artillery shells that exploded in the air, clouds of black smoke appeared around the "Yun-5" fuselage after the explosion.

The shrapnel splashed after the explosion made the "Yun-5" fuselage jingle and clank. Yu Zhonggang only felt that the rescue transport aircraft he was driving was like a small boat appearing in the strong wind and waves, and was hit by the explosion. Li Dian was trembling up and down, left and right.

"There is no turning back when I shoot my bow. Now let's see if my 'old friend' can withstand the intense artillery fire of the little Japs!"

After confirming that the trawl net had sunk to the sea surface, Yu Zhonggang immediately held the control stick tightly and tried to keep the aircraft in a stable flying posture to reduce the impact of the little Japanese rapid-fire shells on flight stability.

Fortunately, at this time, the "Yun-5" was basically at a sea-skimming altitude. The only ones the Japanese fleet could directly hit were the several rapid-fire turrets on both sides of the bow of the leading cruiser "Kawauchi."

But even so, there are dense bullet marks all around the "Yun-5" fuselage. Some locations where bulletproof steel plates were not installed were directly penetrated by shrapnel, and the light from outside the cabin shone in instantly.

At the same time, the other two "P39s" originally responsible for monitoring the Japanese warships also immediately entered the battle. They dived at high speed against the deck of the cruiser "Kawauchi" and used the aircraft's own aviation machine guns and cannons. Shoot desperately.

Different from the last feint attack, this time it was a completely desperate attack. There was no way, because the Japanese warship was too close to the "Yun 5" responsible for the rescue mission, so we had no choice but to bite the bullet.

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