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Chapter 270 Flight
Wu Chunyang and Gui Youguang were full of doubts, they followed from the sky, how to do this, Song Minghao opened his mouth even more, and felt that the section chief was fainted.

Zuo Zhong pointed to the sky: "Once we find that Jiang Jin has friends to cover us, we will use the advantage of the plane to carry out long-distance reconnaissance and avoid surveillance."

Everyone was dumbfounded. Although aircraft can be used for reconnaissance, is it reconnaissance artillery, large-scale marches, fortresses, capable of intelligence reconnaissance?
Wu Chunyang frowned: "Chief, those planes are too noisy. Would the Japanese notice something if they found planes circling nearby?"

Zuo Zhong shook his head: "The Air Force is training every day, and the noise makes the entire Jinling City unsafe. The Japanese should have gotten used to it long ago, so they won't doubt it."

Song Minghao also raised a question: "Whether the spy can be seen clearly on the plane, I'm afraid I can't see very far through the telescope. How to solve this problem."

"The telescope we usually use is the best German-made 6x24 telescope, and there is also an 8x24 telescope, which is enough for reconnaissance at about 800 meters.

Besides, the Air Force should have professional aerial cameras① that can take pictures. The specific performance needs to be learned from the Air Force, which is not a problem. "

One person counts the short, and two count the long. Intelligence work needs to be considered from all aspects. Zuo Zhong is very satisfied with the current working atmosphere of the intelligence department.

Wu Chunyang and Song Minghao thought, if it is really like what the section chief said, aircraft reconnaissance might be a good way, and the Japanese would never think of it.

Gui Youguang raised his hand: "However, how do the planes show us their position and direction, and how do we direct their actions? The Air Force knows nothing about intelligence, so they know how to go to the dance hall to fool around all day long."

Everyone nodded upon hearing the words. This is a problem. The plane cannot be allowed to land and then take off for reconnaissance. By then, the day lily will be cold.

Zuo Zhong showed helplessness, and asked back: "Didn't you think of a question, how does the air force command operations? Naturally, they have ways to communicate with each other, but they don't know information."

He glanced at someone and smiled very happily. Since the Air Force doesn't understand intelligence operations, it's so easy to send someone who knows how to go to the sky.

Six o'clock the next morning.

Zuo Zhong, who was supposed to command at the support point, appeared on the command tower of Ming Palace Airport, accompanied by a lieutenant colonel, watching the three reconnaissance planes on the runway that were being refueled and overhauled.

"Captain Zuo, if it weren't for Mr. Zhu's intercession, Director Dai alone wouldn't be able to mobilize three planes to cooperate with your operations, but it's the first time I've encountered planes for intelligence reconnaissance."

The lieutenant colonel said bluntly, as if he didn't care about the secret service that everyone feared like a tiger, and he was full of ridicule when talking about Dai Chunfeng, without any fear at all.

However, considering that the other party has already become the captain of the Air Force in his 20s, it is understandable to dare to say that, after all, he is the future Four King Kong.

Zuo Zhong smiled and said: "Your brigade is very famous in Jinling City these days, Zuo was woken up by you in the morning, and fell asleep listening to the roar at noon, and thought of you whenever he encountered difficulties.

Captain Gao, forgive Zuo for saying something superfluous, some officers said that you are wasting precious fuel, try to take off as late as possible in the future, sometimes you would rather offend a gentleman than a villain. "

The senior high school looked at the young captain beside him and knew that what he said was telling the truth. After all, disturbing people's dreams is not right, but there is no way, the only way for a pilot to control the sky is through training.

However, the military committee allocates very little fuel to the air force, and the pilots can only conduct flight training near the airport. Once they fly far away, they may crash due to exhaustion of fuel. What should he do?

Of course, he would not explain this to a secret agent, so he nodded: "You must not break the promise of the oil promised by your secret service, or I will move the training ground to the sky above the Honggong Temple."

Zuo Zhong patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, it's just a little fuel, it's nothing." He wondered if there was a plane circling above Dai Chunfeng's head every day, wouldn't it be equivalent to lowering his head.

"Jingle Bell."

A phone rang on the command tower, and Zuo Zhong picked it up directly: "Hey, has the target already set off? Well, this special line can be connected at any time, and report to me immediately if there is any situation."

Song Minghao was on the other end of the phone. He was in charge of staying at the support point. Zuo Zhong handed over the on-site command to Wu Chunyang, and he went to the airport to take charge of the communication between the two parties.

Originally, I thought that Jiang Jin would act later, but I didn't expect it to be so early.

But it is reasonable to think about it. The traffic of people at six o'clock is small, so it is convenient to determine whether there is a follower behind. When the time is later, the traffic of people increases and it is easy to get rid of the stalker. The other party should meet.

Zuo Zhong hung up the phone and said to Captain Gao: "Senior High School, your subordinates can make preparations. This matter is very important. It may be related to the safety of the chairman. Please be careful."

"Gao knows the seriousness of the matter. In addition to the three Cosser reconnaissance planes on mission, the other two Douglas reconnaissance planes can be used as substitutes at any time." The senior high school nodded.

Zuo Zhong looked at the biplanes that were ready to fly, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes. These old antiques must not lose their temper here, the success or failure of the tracking mission depends on them.

The high school seemed to see something, and said confidently: "Captain Zuo, don't worry, every plane here is like Gao's child, I specially selected the best planes and pilots.

The flight was carried out by an American-made Corsair improved reconnaissance aircraft. At the lowest cruising speed, without carrying any weapons, it can stay in the air for at least six hours after being fully refueled.

The pilot is also a veteran who has been flying for several years. Today's flying altitude is only 1000 meters. Let alone tracking, even if you want to see the expressions on the Japanese faces, my people can do it. "

Zuo Zhong took a look at the high school and regarded the plane as a child. Only true love can say such a thing. It is a pity to think of what happened to this high-spirited lieutenant colonel a few years later.

He said something pointed: "I don't know what the cloud cover and weather conditions are like today. If you encounter danger, your pilot can parachute at any time. ②
For cutting-edge weapons such as airplanes, we can buy and remanufacture the airplanes if they are gone, and everything will be closed if the skilled pilots are gone, right? "

The high school was quite surprised. The captain of the secret service actually knew a little common sense about flying. At least he knew that flying needed suitable weather conditions, unlike some officials who thought that the plane would leave after refueling.

He walked to the window of the tower building, looked at the sky with the binoculars, discussed with several officers in a low voice, and said to Zuo Zhong: "The cloud cover and weather conditions are all satisfactory, today is very suitable for flying."

As for the retreat, the high school senior said with a little pride: "My pilots will never be deserters. Besides, Japanese spies will never carry anti-aircraft guns on their shoulders. Captain Zuo, you are too worried."

The relationship between a pilot and an aircraft is like that between a cavalry and a war horse. They are partners who live and die together. If you can even abandon your own partner, then what kind of fighter is worthy of it.

Hearing what he said, Zuo Zhong only said: "To protect yourself is to attack the enemy. By the way, senior high school, the ground command personnel you sent to us are all right, and the communication between the air and the ground can continue."

To protect yourself is to attack the enemy?

The senior high school pondered for a while, and then explained in detail: "It is their daily work to direct the flight with flags and ground markings, and there are enough paper, pens and cans on the plane for communication."

In this era, the communication between the plane and the ground can only be done through the primitive method of throwing notes. Fortunately, today's task is tracking, and it is only necessary to ensure that the target does not leave the plane's sight.

Zuo Zhong and the high school didn't speak after that, Zuo Zhong was thinking about the mission, and the high school was thinking about what Zuo Zhong said just now, the two stood quietly in the tower, waiting for the action to start.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, it was the usual training time for the Air Force. The high school looked at his watch and nodded to the signalman next to him. The signalman waved the colored flag, and the ground crew started the plane.

"Della...Della Boom Boom."

The plane started successfully with a few roars, and then flew up into the sky staggeringly along the gravel runway. This time only one plane was released, and the other two planes were temporarily on standby and did not take off.

The moment the plane flew over the control tower, Zuo Zhong seemed to hear a scream, so he took out his binoculars to look at the plane flying in mid-air, and saw a person dancing on the back seat of the reconnaissance plane.

"Help! Section Chief!"

"Hehe, enjoy it." Zuo Zhong smiled with satisfaction.

Gui Youguang burst into tears on the plane, the section chief must be taking revenge for breaking his nose, but there is no need to do it so desperately.

At this time, I don't know if the pilot did it on purpose. The plane made a sharp turn, which scared him so much that he let out another scream and almost passed out.

The senior high school put down the binoculars and smiled: "Captain Zuo's subordinates are very talented in flying. Ordinary people dare not even move when they get on the plane."

Zuo Zhong glanced at him, not realizing that such a serious guy could tell cold jokes, then he burst out laughing and turned his head to look at the sky.

"Buzzing."

After all, he was here to carry out the mission. The pilot played Gui Youguang a few times, then slowed down quickly, and the plane hovered over Jinling smoothly.

Gui Youguang panted heavily, looked fiercely at the back of the head in front of him, resisted the urge to punch the opponent, and raised the 8x24 binoculars on his neck.

This is a precious thing. In the entire Republic of China, only the navy and air force bought a batch. When the air force lent it to him, they repeatedly told him not to damage it.

The pilot didn't know that he was almost beaten in the air, so he stretched out his hand and pointed to the lower right. Gui Youguang looked down and felt dizzy.

The houses below were like matchboxes, and the pedestrians were like little ants. Gui Youguang's throat was so itchy that he almost couldn't spit it out.

Fortunately, he resisted the strong feeling of vomiting and looked down with the binoculars. A black car was very conspicuous, and he found the starting point of the mission.

"Buzzing."

Wu Chunyang in the car looked at the sky, with a wry smile on his face, he finally came, the section chief's idea was too wild, not to mention the Japanese, even he didn't expect to be followed by an airplane.

　① In 1915, British aircraft began to be equipped with practical aerial cameras. Kodak also developed a variety of aerial cameras for the U.S. Navy. Three years later, it launched the first fully automatic aerial camera K-3. The shutter can be controlled by a time interval controller. Automatic exposure according to the specified time, and footprints in the mud can be photographed from a height of 1 meters.

　　②In 1934, the Republic of China already had its own parachute manufacturing factory, and it was completely domestically produced. Foreign air forces had already distributed parachutes on a large scale to bombers at the end of World War I.

　　
　
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