As the surface temperature drops, the winds in the valley become more and more raging, and the large helicopter weighing more than 10 tons is like a dragonfly in the wind, disturbed by the restless air current, up and down, left and right.

"What a fucking place!"

Captain Kong Zhigao cursed in a low voice, and at the same time exerted all his strength, he tightened the control stick of the plane, and his right hand grasped the accelerator stick tightly. As soon as he entered the Grand Canyon, Kong Zhigao turned off his flight aids and relied entirely on himself and his co-pilot to control the helicopter. Behind them, on another Ka-27 helicopter of the same model, two pilots also chose the same flight method.

For the four pilots, coming to this place on a mission was like a nightmare.

More than two months ago, Kong Zhigao said goodbye to his wife who had come to see him off at the port of Sanya, boarded a destroyer, and went with the fleet to the Gulf of Aden, thousands of miles away, to carry out escort missions. This is the fifth escort fleet sent by the Republic Navy to the Gulf of Aden in two years, and Kong Zhigao is the second to participate in the escort operation.

Although life at sea was very difficult, and he had to leave his wife and son, who had just completed the moon, Kong Zhigao was not discouraged, because after completing the three-month escort mission, he was able to return to his homeland with the fleet and was promoted two years ahead of schedule. As far as the 32-year-old captain pilot is concerned, if he can be promoted to major before the age of 35, his future will be brighter.

Kong Zhigao never expected that just when the fleet was about to return home, a group of special forces who suddenly appeared on the destroyer completely broke his plan to go home for reunion, so that he had to fly a helicopter to carry that group of special forces to carry out a special mission that did not even have a code name.

The commander of that special forces, as well as twelve heavily armed special forces, were in the cabin behind Kong Zhigao.

The helicopter vibrated violently under the disturbance of an updraft, followed by a yellow warning signal from the altitude alarm temporarily installed at the top of the instrument panel. With a sharp humming sound, Kong Zhigao and the co-pilot on the right side simultaneously lowered the joystick and retracted some throttle. The helicopter was like a drunk strong man, rushing headlong into the dark canyon. It wasn't until the yellow warning signal and humming sound died down that the two pilots pulled back the joysticks and controlled the throttle. Kong Zhigao also took this opportunity to wipe the sweat from his face.

Why are you flying so low?

Any pilot knows that when a helicopter flies in a canyon, it must be to avoid radar, shorten the noise transmission distance, and reach its destination in a covert way.

But. Ultra-low-altitude flight. It's not a HNA pilot's skill.

Fourteen years in the army. Flew for ten years. Flew on the Ka-27 for four years. Kong Zhigao mainly flies above the sea or lake. Rarely over land. Less flying over the mountains. Even over the ocean. Helicopters also can't just fly at ultra-low altitudes. Because the calm sea can create an optical illusion for the pilot. It makes it impossible for pilots to accurately judge altitude by visual methods. If there is a problem with the radio altimeter. There is a high chance of an accident. If the sea is not calm enough. It must be a high storm. The flight conditions were extremely harsh. It is not possible to fly at ultra-low altitudes.

Fly at ultra-low altitude over land. That's the skill of an Army pilot.

Thinking of the wife who was waiting at home. Still in infancy son. Kong Zhigao really resented this batch of unknown origins. But it can make the captain of the colonel and the commander of the rear admiral's escort fleet bow down to the special forces. If there is an accident in this place where the birds don't. Not to mention going home to reunite with his wife and children. There is not even a place to be buried.

The more you think about it. Kong Zhigao became more depressed.

Someone tapped him on the shoulder. Kong Zhigao immediately switched the helicopter to the co-pilot's full control. Then look back.

"Captain, switch to the red fairway immediately." The soldier in the back handed a handheld computer to Kong Zhigao and said, "We must arrive within five minutes, first send us to the road north of the camp, and then use the on-board machine gun to strafe the vehicles in the camp, but we must not hit this mobile home." ”

After saying that, the soldier also deliberately pointed to the mobile home on the computer screen.

Glancing at the clearly marked square on the screen, Kong Zhigao nodded. "No problem, we'll be careful and we'll be there in five minutes."

After speaking, Kong Zhigao switched the lighting in the cabin.

The red light is used both to indicate that the helicopter is about to arrive at its destination and to alert the special forces in the cabin.

"Old Kong, what is that?" The co-pilot asked Kong Zhigao through the internal channel.

"I saw the individual soldier computer at the Zhuhai Air Show last year, and it was only an engineering sample at that time, so I didn't expect to equip the troops so soon." Kong Zhigao smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Wait a minute, I'll control the helicopter, and you operate the machine gun." Be careful, don't hit that mobile home, I don't want to offend these bastards. ”

"No problem, aren't you worried about my technology?" After saying that, the co-pilot laughed.

After adjusting the operation mode of the helicopter, Kong Zhigao quickly pulled back the joystick and released the throttle. The ten-ton behemoth was like a light swallow, and in the farewell of the strong wind, it clinged to the cliff on the west side of the canyon and flew into the night sky.

At this time, Kong Zhigao went all out to control the helicopter and did not doubt the identity of the special forces.

During last year's joint exercise between the three services, Kong Zhigao carried a group of special forces to a certain submarine participating in the exercise, and the group of special forces was equipped with the computers that Kong Zhigao had just met. Kong Zhigao was originally very interested in electronic equipment, and after the exercise, he asked a few classmates from the aviation school who worked in the general headquarters of the exercise to inquire about the relevant news, and learned that it was the newly developed individual computer, and it was first equipped with several special forces directly under the jurisdiction of the General Staff.

If the group of special forces in the engine room came from the special forces of the General Staff, they must have carried out secret missions under the orders of the chief of the general staff, not to mention the captain of the ship and the commander of the escort fleet, even the commander of the fleet and the commander of the military district had to cooperate with them and provide convenience for them.

The operation directly deployed by the General Staff is certainly extraordinary.

In the night sky, two Ka-27 helicopters, one in front of the other, controlled the altitude below 20 meters, and increased the flight speed to more than 240 kilometers per hour.

Turning over a small thatched hill, Kong Zhigao immediately saw the brightly lit construction site in front of him and the fierce battle was taking place.

Kong Zhigao adjusted the call line to the communication channel in the plane and heard the conversation of the special forces behind him.

"Major, we're late."

"Directly land in the camp to attract firepower, otherwise Lao Kang and they will all be finished."

"No, you can't risk the helicopter." As soon as Kong Zhigao felt a tap on his shoulder, the words of the special forces commander came from the earphones. "Captain, go faster. If things don't go well, you can leave the battlefield. I'll get back to you after the battle. ”

Kong Zhigao nodded, and unconsciously, a layer of sweat appeared in the palms of his hands.

"Lao Kong, this is not a joke, is it!?" Like Kong Zhigao, the co-pilot was also stunned.

"Don't ask so much, do our job."

After 14 years as a soldier and thousands of hours flying in three different helicopters, this was the first time Kong Zhigao participated in actual combat. Although they participate in several exercises every year, they are always drills and are never real battles. The first time you go to the battlefield, whether it is Kong Zhigao or the co-pilot, it is strange not to be nervous.

The helicopter flew closer and closer, and the battle ahead became more and more intense.

About seven hundred meters from the camp, several bullets landed on the helicopter. Apparently, the enemy spotted the approaching helicopter.

With a little spark, several bullets hit the windshield of the helicopter.

Fortunately, the bulletproof glass has not yet passed its "shelf life", and the small-caliber bullet only left a few bullet marks on the glass and failed to penetrate it.

The crackling sound kept coming, and the sparks kept flashing, and Kong Zhigao's nerves were stretched to the limit.

He flew an anti-submarine helicopter of the HNA, not an armed helicopter of the Army Airlines. Although small-caliber shells were not very threatening to the Ka-27, only a heavy machine gun was needed to knock them down.

"Captain, lower the altitude and stabilize the fuselage!"

Hearing the words of the special forces commander, Kong Zhigao immediately turned on the green lights in the cabin, and at the same time pulled back the control stick, retracted the throttle, and let the helicopter stop moving forward and reduce the altitude.

The hatch opened, two ropes were thrown out, and more than a dozen special forces in the cabin left the plane in turn.

The process took about thirty seconds, but for Kong Zhigao, these thirty seconds were longer than his thirty-two years of life. When abseiling, the helicopter must hover at an altitude of between five and ten meters, and cannot maneuver or dodge incoming bullets.

At the same time, another helicopter carrying thirteen special forces arrived south of the camp.

After the last special soldier left the plane, Kong Zhigao immediately pulled up the helicopter.

At this point, the co-pilot gave up the right to operate and turned the joystick to the fire control mode. When the altitude reached 25 meters and the nose was aimed at the camp, bright tongues of fire erupted from the firing holes of the aviation machine gun pods hanging on the sides of the helicopter cabin, and two types of bullets, caliber 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm, were sprayed at the vehicles in the camp at a rate of hundreds of rounds per minute.

The landing special forces had dispersed and advanced towards the camp under the cover of helicopter machine-gun fire.

Kong Zhigao pushed the throttle to the maximum gear, and it was necessary to raise the flight altitude of the helicopter as soon as possible and leave the threat zone of small arms.

However, the helicopter's vertical climb was too slow.

"Lao Kong, pull it up!"

The co-pilot was the first to spot the danger, but it was too late.

When the bright flash of light from the west side of the camp entered Kong Zhigao's pupils, he only had time to press the button to fire the jamming bomb and press down the joystick. The moment he lost consciousness, Kong Zhigao knew that his seat had been hit, and it was hit by a rocket, or a single anti-aircraft missile!