Chapter 6 Experimental Troops

  Pamir Plateau, east of Tashkurgan.

  The plateau at an altitude of 4,500 meters is exceptionally desolate, and it's hard to find any living things except for the rock sheep and wild yaks that live in the protected area.

  No, something moved.

  Is it a rock? No, it's a camouflage net with the same color tone as the rock.

  Under the fake net, Kang Xiaoting and Su Mingjian were savoring beef jerky with relish.

  "Lao Kang, shouldn't we be making some suggestions now?"

  "What's your opinion?" Kang Xiao Ting squeezed out a bit of dried meat from the vacuum packaging bag.

  "High-energy rations only come in two flavors, which is really disgusting. I heard the army's field rations have over a dozen varieties, we can't compare with other troops, but we should at least make a few more types."

  "If you want to improve your life, you have to take action yourself." Kang Xiaoting chuckled, "Have you seen that group of rock sheep on the west lawn? Let's catch one later and let everyone taste it."

  "Alright, this is against the law." Su Mingjin put down the food bag and picked up the binoculars to look at the group of rock goats. "Each one is plump and sturdy, just looking at them makes me drool."

  Kang Xiaoting also smiled, but didn't laugh out loud.

  Suddenly, Su Ming's tactical communication radio emitted a burst of "hissing" sounds.

  "Eagle calls snake, eagle calls snake..."

  "Venomous snake received, speak if you have anything." Su Ming said in a deliberately lowered voice.

  "Arrive in five minutes, ready to indicate target."

  "Roger that, target will be illuminated in four and a half minutes."

  Turning off the communication radio, Su Mingjing glanced at his partner.

  "It's finally going to end." Kang Xiaoting picked up the binoculars and looked towards the western mountain slope, where only half of the roof of a house made of rocks was visible.

  Su Ming carefully took out a laser projector from his backpack and turned on the power. "Old Kang, what do you plan to do after we get back?"

  "Take a hot bath, have a proper dinner, and then get a good night's sleep."

  "I heard Team Leader Xiang introduced you to a girlfriend. You won't ditch your buddies to go on a date with her, will you?"

  "Never mind." Kang Xiaoting sighed, "I really don't know what kind of vision Team Leader Xiang has. That woman talks about money and power, an old stinky soldier like me has neither, what's there to discuss?"

  "No way, I heard she's a nurse at the military hospital, how can she be so cliché?"

  "It's not just a cliché, the first time we met, she spent several hundred yuan on me and even hinted that I should buy her gifts. Tell me, our allowance is limited, where can we get the money to support such a spoiled girl?"

  Su Ming couldn't help but laugh. "Alright, next time I go back home to visit my relatives, I'll find you a beautiful and lively girl from Jiangnan."

  "Let it go, you're still unsettled now, if there's something good, don't you want to keep it for yourself? Besides, Xuzhou is in Northern Jiangsu, not Southern Jiangsu, I've never heard that side has any beauties."

  "You're wrong, there were several beauties in my high school class."

  "Go, don't tease me, I've seen your high school graduation photo before. Hurry up and finish what you're doing so we can get off work and go home."

  After finishing speaking, Kang Xiaoting closed his mouth, and Su Mingjian also stopped talking.

  One thousand two hundred meters away, inside the underground command center.

  Jiang Jiwen's face was ashen as he gazed at the flustered officers beside him, occasionally casting a fierce glance at the special forces major standing in the corner.

  For three whole days and nights, the one thousand five hundred plus officers and men of the Plateau Infantry Brigade searched high and low around them three times, but still couldn't find those two special soldiers. This made Jiang Jiwen feel very humiliated, even more so he felt that they had been shamed by their opponents. What a great shame, what a true great shame! Three reinforced infantry battalions were actually unable to deal with just two special soldiers!

  Jiang Jiwen's brigade has always been stationed on the border and is the best highland infantry brigade in the military region.

  In last year's border anti-terrorist battle, the brigade only dispatched one regiment and annihilated more than 500 terrorists who attempted to enter our country within four hours, also killing ***'s head. The General Staff specially commended the brigade and Jiang Jiwen was awarded a first-class merit.

  This time, facing the special forces of the "Huang Shi" brigade, Jiang Jiwen felt a bit awkward and didn't know where to start.

  Dealing with special forces who are as elusive as ghosts is a difficult task, even for highland infantry.

  "The trip is long, with three minutes remaining."

  Jiang Jiwen took a deep breath and painfully closed his eyes.

  Failure is not shameful, but losing to two people is absolutely humiliating.

  According to the exercise plan, Jiang Jiwen must find those two special soldiers within three days and "eliminate" them. Otherwise, Jiang Jiwen's command post will be bombed. At that time, Jiang Jiwen will lose this "battle".

  "The journey is long..."

  "Prepare to retreat." Jiang Jiwen opened his eyes and looked at the special forces major who was walking over. "Major Lu, you've won."

  Lu Chengwen smiled faintly and said: "Jiang Lü Chang, I've told you before, our special forces are not easy to deal with."

  Jiang Jiwen's face twitched a few times. "Can you bring your people out now?"

  Lu Chengwen shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know where they are hiding either, they won't come out until the exercise is over."

  It was another insult, and Jiang Jiwen really wanted to tear the special forces major in front of him into pieces. However, he knew that he wasn't a match for that special forces soldier, and probably neither were the more than ten officers in the command center combined.

  At this time, the red signal light flickered and the alarm sounded immediately.

  The officers inside the command center were shocked and put down their work, looking towards the passageway.

  The alarm system connected to the laser warning device on the ground, the two special forces lurking there are using lasers to illuminate the command center, providing guidance information for the aircraft launching an air raid.

  Jiang Jiwen also let go at this time. "Report radar situation."

  "No enemy aircraft in sight."

  "Isn't there an enemy plane?" Jiang Jiwen was suddenly startled and turned his head to look at Lu Cheng.

  Lu Chengwen still had a smiling expression on his face, as if he hadn't taken what was happening in front of him seriously.

  "Activate jamming device, continue monitoring surrounding airspace."

  Sweat drops the size of beans rolled down from Jiang Jiwen's forehead, and in just a few dozen seconds more, he and his command center would be "annihilated" by an air raid. At this point, their efforts could only be described as a "death struggle".

  About fifteen kilometers east of the underground command center, a strangely shaped helicopter flew westward along the mountain ridge.

  The helicopter's fuselage is like a short, fat pen with no protruding parts. The five-bladed main rotor is almost flush with the top of the helicopter, and the ducted tail rotor is embedded in the vertical fin, without the horizontal stabilizer commonly seen on conventional helicopters. The most peculiar thing is the fuselage, which has no air intakes or exhausts, nor even a power compartment to house the turboshaft engine. This is an all-electric helicopter powered by "Long Xiang Battery" and driven by superconducting motors.

  In the rear seat of the cockpit, Kong Zhi Gao was intently controlling the helicopter.

  Five years ago, a secret operation completely changed Kong Zhi Gao's fate. He not only left Haihang but also moved his whole family to Lanzhou City, and his wife also changed her job. "Kong Zhi Gao" was also listed in the "Naval Aviation Hero Pilot" roster, alongside three other crew members who had already sacrificed themselves.

  Kong Zhihao did not leave the army and four years ago he joined the experimental troops directly under the General Staff.

  The "Flying Eagle" helicopter is the fourth type of helicopter flown by Kong Zhi-guo, the first armed helicopter and also the world's first all-electric helicopter.

  After two years of tempering, Kong Zhi Gao was deeply in love with this new type of helicopter.

  Its super-streamlined fuselage, superior radar stealth performance, weak heat radiation, extremely low aerodynamic noise, flying speed of up to 350 kilometers per hour, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, advanced autopilot equipment, sensitive onboard detection instruments, and powerful firepower make the "Flying Eagle" the most excellent armed helicopter.

  Like the Navy's "Swordfish" submarine, the biggest drawback of the "Flying Eagle" is its high cost.

  The cost of 850 million is enough to make any army feel embarrassed. "Flying Eagle" and "Swordfish" have become one-of-a-kind experimental equipment.

  Of course, this will have no impact on the excellent performance of "Flying Eagle".

  "Old Kong, entering firing window in 15 seconds." The front row's weapon operator was Captain Dong Xuefei from the Army Aviation.

  "Maintain present heading, climb in ten seconds."

  The helicopter had just crossed the narrow pass in front of it when it received a laser signal reflected from the target. The fire control computer calculated various parameters in just two seconds and input the data into the onboard missile control system, completing the pre-launch preparations.

  "Not good, laser signal is being jammed."

  "Switch to millimeter wave guidance mode." Kong Zhi Gao had expected this, "You're in charge of the attack, I'm in charge of control. Launch the missile in ten seconds."

  "Got it!" Dong Xuefei immediately switched the missile's guidance mode.

  The missile compartment door on the left side of the helicopter's fuselage opened, and three missiles were thrown out in sequence from the rack. After leaving the helicopter for about five meters, the rocket engine ignited. In less than three seconds, the speed of the missile exceeded twice the speed of sound.

  "The Flying Eagle" did not immediately descend in altitude but continued flying forward for fifteen seconds.

  After the millimeter wave radar installed on the top of the rotor measured the detailed data of the target, the "Flying Eagle" lowered its flight altitude and transmitted the target information to the missile that had been launched through the fire control data link. Next, the helicopter does not need to provide any guidance information for the missile. All three missiles can rely on the acquired target information to automatically plan a flight route, find and identify the target, and then attack the target.

  Twenty seconds later, three missiles hit the stone-built house one after another.

  In the intense vibration, dust and debris fell from the ceiling of the underground command center, covering more than a dozen officers in gray head and face. Jiang Jiwen secretly felt shocked, if they were in the ground command center at this time, they would all be blown to pieces by missiles.

  The tremors subsided and the command center fell silent.

  The sudden ringing of the phone broke the silence, and Jiang Jiwen hesitated for a moment before picking up the receiver.

  "This is Jiang Jiwen... understood." Jiang Jiwen pinched the phone receiver, turned around and said to Lu Chengwen, "They're looking for you, General Staff Department."

  Lu Chengwen seemed a bit surprised and hesitated for a moment before taking over the microphone.