When the draw was drawn, Liang Guoxiang did not go, but asked Di Boqing to try his luck. As partners, the two are the same who goes to the lottery. Di Boqing's "luck" was really good, and he won the only quota for the HNA test unit to fight in Pakistan. When signing the employment contract, Liang Guoxiang could not let Di Boqing work.

"What kind of contract is this?" Di Poqing flipped through the two-page employment contract. "Employment time, remuneration, and accident compensation are all empty, should we fill them in by ourselves, or will we fill them in later? Also, what does it mean to 'not be protected by the Geneva Conventions', aren't we soldiers? ”

"If you sign an employment contract, you are a mercenary, and naturally you are not protected by international law. In addition, as mentioned at the conference, the employment time, remuneration, and accident compensation are still being discussed, and it will be determined in a few days, so we will not be disadvantaged anyway. Liang Guoxiang raised his head, "Besides, aren't you clamoring to go to Pakistan to fight all day long?" One in ten chances are drawn by you, what else is there to say? If you feel unsafe, let's talk to Zhu Ronghui and Yang Jinjie and give them the opportunity. ”

Liang Guoxiang knew that Di Boqing did not want to fight, but wanted to save tens of thousands of yuan for his son's school as soon as possible.

"Brother Liang, you can't say that." Di Boqing put down his pen and said with a serious face, "We are not fighting for our own country, we are fighting for Pakistan; It's not an obligation relationship, it's an employment relationship. Since it's an employment, we can't sign this deed of sale without knowing it, right? ”

"Deed of Sale?" Liang Guoxiang laughed, "Are you worried about my technology, or are you worried about the performance of the J-10?" ”

"Of course not, I don't believe in anyone, I believe in you, I believe in our fighters. The question is, on the battlefield, who dares to guarantee that there will not be three long and two short? I'm not afraid of death, but if I die unclear, it's not worth it. Di Boqing sighed, "Brother Liang, you are different from me, you are full alone, and the whole family is not hungry." I'm a family person, I'll go to elementary school next year, your sister doesn't have a job, I'm still an only child, what kind of difference do you really have to have, call them mothers and mothers, and how do my parents live? ”

"Come on, I swear, even if I can't come back, I'll let you come back alive." After reading the contract, Liang Guoxiang didn't think about it, and signed it. "I wrote the name of my godson as the beneficiary of the insurance, and if you want to have a bad pool, I won't be able to live. By then, two insurance plans would be enough for my godson to finish college. ”

"Brother Liang......" Di Boqing was excited, "You do this, uncle and aunt ......"

"My parents have retirement salaries, medical insurance, and there is nothing missing in the family, and I have no siblings." Liang Guoxiang smiled and said, "Besides, my godson is also the godson of my parents, we are closer than brothers, let consumption be the beneficiary, your uncle and aunt will not object." ”

Di Boqing knew that Liang Guoxiang was very upright, and he didn't want to say anything, so he signed the contract.

Two hours later. The two each boarded a two-seater J-10B fighter.

Before. Liang Guoxiang and Di Boqing enclave are Su-30MKK. Although after the realization of domestic production. Naval aviation with the Air Force against the Su-30MKK. That is, the J-13 ground avionics system has been improved. A lot of the electronics developed for the J-10 were used. The complex instrument cluster operation panel was replaced with an electronic display similar to that of the J-10. But there are still big differences between the two fighters. Air Force ground instructor pilots need to familiarize them with the basic performance of the new fighter.

For the two pilots from the test unit. It's not that hard at all.

Before that. In addition to flying three types of trainer aircraft at the aviation school. The two also flew over the FBC-1 and Su-27UB. And in the test unit with the Air Force pilots switched to fly the J-10. It's just that it was not possible to conduct difficult combat flight training on the J-10. Only the basic control methods of J-10 have been mastered.

They will conduct four flight training flights in eight hours. He then led the first group of volunteer pilots to Pakistan.

Last flight training. Liang Guoxiang and Di Boqing sat on the same fighter.

Within an hour and a half, the two men practiced air combat tactics and ground attack tactics.

In addition to one less engine, a somewhat reduced bomb load and a somewhat shorter range, the J-10B differs from the Su-30MKK not very much. When maneuvering in air combat, the J-10B is even more flexible, especially when doing horizontal maneuvers, the instantaneous angular speed of steering is greater than that of the Su-30MKK. The J-10B's biggest problem is its low thrust-to-weight ratio, which only exceeds one when the fuel is less than two-thirds of the fuel on board, even if all the fuel tanks are thrown away and it carries only four combat missiles. If it weren't for the full-motion canard front wing, I'm afraid the J-10B's fighting ability would be very bad.

At 8 o'clock in the morning of 5 July, after resting for the night, Liang Guoxiang and Di Boqing boarded the plane again.

They were accompanied by eleven single-seat J-10As. According to the plan, the group will fly directly to the Hushabu airbase, where it will take part in the battle as soon as the afternoon.

With the loud roar, the Taihang turbofan engine quickly reached its maximum thrust, and as Liang Guoxiang released the brakes, the J-10 fighter with three auxiliary fuel tanks, four medium-range air-to-air missiles and four combat missiles shot into the clear blue sky like an arrow from a string.

The earth is getting farther and farther away, the airport is getting smaller and smaller, and Liang Guoxiang's heart is flying higher and higher.

An hour and a half later, the group left Chinese airspace over the Karakoram Pass and entered the skies over Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

"Falcon, this is the Eagle's Nest, tune to Channel 311, and be guided by the Pakistani control center, I wish you all a smooth journey."

"Understood, tune to channel 311 and be guided by the Pakistani control center." After speaking, Liang Guoxiang silently said in his heart: Motherland, goodbye; Goodbye, loved ones.

In order to avoid being intercepted by Indian fighter jets, all 12 J-10s flew to Pakistani air bases at ultra-low altitudes after entering the skies over Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

"Brother Liang, let those bastards in the Air Force see what we are capable of." Di Boqing was very excited, very excited.

"Sit tight, let's put on a good show."

Under Liang Guoxiang's precise control, the J-10B drilled into the valley headlong, and the eleven J-10A behind it were not to be outdone. A HNA pilot who has just flown a J-10 is able to make such a difficult maneuver, and an Air Force pilot who has flown thousands of hours on a J-10 will naturally not admit defeat.

In the mountains, the twelve warplanes were like migrating geese, but they flew too low and too low.

Ultra-low-altitude flight is both thrilling and exciting, testing not only the performance of the fighter, the skill of the pilot, but also the courage of the pilot.

"A warrior calls a spear, and a warrior calls a spear."

After listening to it twice, Di Boqing reacted. "Spear received, spear received, please tell me something."

"Warrior" is the code name of Pakistan's ground command center, and "Lance" is the code name of Liang Guoxiang's fighter squadron.

"Report your exact location."

"Our coordinates are...... 764 vs. 448, repeat, 764 vs. 448. "Di Boqing is not very familiar with the coordinate arrangement of the Pakistan Air Force." Brother Liang, do you hear me, Pakistan's ground-based radar can't see us. ”

"Don't be complacent, we're going to be flying out of the mountains soon."

In less than two minutes, the group left the mountains and entered the relatively flat sky over the plateau.

"Warriors call spears, you fly too low, too dangerous."

Dangerous? Di Boqing smiled and shook his head. "Understand, after entering safe airspace, we will increase the altitude."

"Turn to course 321 and meet the 'Welcome' formation in five minutes."

The "Yingbin" formation is a Pakistani fighter squadron that is responsible for receiving the Chinese aircraft entering the Pakistani operation.

"Understood, turn to course 321 and rendezvous with the 'Welcome' formation."

Seeing the four J-7 fighters flying from the northeast, Liang Guoxiang and Di Boqing couldn't help but sigh secretly. It seems that the advanced fighters of the Pakistan Air Force have been almost exhausted, otherwise they would not have allowed this fighter imported from China thirty years ago to enter the field.

As if to let the Pakistani pilots know how powerful they are, before the rendezvous, all twelve J-10s climbed at maximum speed, passed directly in front of the J-7 group, reached an altitude of 5,500 meters, and then made several high-overload roll maneuvers before diving into the formation course.

"Welcome calls spear, welcome calls spear." The Pakistani pilots did not speak Chinese too badly.

"Spear received, please tell me something." Although he was not a pilot, Di Boqing was also very excited, because the Pakistani pilot's words were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be frightened by the maneuvering maneuver of the J-10.

"Now it's up to us to lead the way, please follow us."

"Understood, led by the welcome." After speaking, Di Boqing turned off the formation communication channel, "Brother Liang, did you say that those Pakistani pilots just graduated from the aviation school?" ”

"Just keep getting complacent." Liang Guoxiang adjusted the plane to an automatic flight state. "Pakistan's pilots are brilliant and true heroes, all they lack is advanced fighter jets and combat experience. It won't be long before they will become eagles in the sky, just like us. ”

"I'm not saying that Pakistani pilots aren't brave, it's just that their skills are really not good."

Liang Guoxiang shook his head with a smile, Di Boqing's words were not wrong.

Pakistani pilots are indeed very brave, and in the previous wars between India and Pakistan, they have achieved impressive results in the face of absolute disadvantage. In this war, the Pakistani pilots also showed extraordinary courage and fearless sacrifice, which not only impressed the world, but also won the respect of the Indian pilots.

As Di Boqing said, what Pakistani pilots lack is a little bit of skill.

As the J-7 group accelerated away, the runway at Hushab Air Base appeared ahead.

Before landing, the twelve J-10s passed through the field at low altitude and high speed, made several difficult formation maneuvers, and then landed on the runway in a two-plane formation in turn.

As soon as they got off the plane, the female attendants sent by the Pakistan Air Force gave Liang Guoxiang and Di Boqing flowers.

At noon, Major General Diam, commander of the air base, and Colonel Rogers, captain of the fighter group, held a banquet for Liang Guoxiang and 13 other pilots. Although the conditions were very simple, the warm hospitality of the Pakistani military touched everyone very much. At the banquet, Liang Guoxiang met his comrades-in-arms who fought together, more than a dozen pilots of the Pakistan Air Force