Tibetan Mastiff Notes

Chapter 34 Wolf kills wolf (11)
Almost all the residents of this remote village speak Tibetan. I took the initiative to go up to greet the two drivers, because I used to be a soldier, and I felt very cordial when I saw the people in the army.I first gave a military salute, and then jokingly said to them: "My God, I'm looking forward to you!"

Those who came were two young lieutenants from the Army Aviation Regiment of the military region. When I went to Shigatse last time, I didn’t go to the Army Aviation Regiment. I didn’t know them, and they didn’t know me either.I greeted them and asked them if they recognized a certain lieutenant colonel in the military region.To my surprise, one of the pilots with a dark complexion called out my name: "Are you Xiao Bing? We have been looking for this place for a long time, although the lieutenant colonel called the regiment specifically to tell us It is said that this place is very remote, but we did not expect to find it in this corner. We have been looking for it for several days, but we have not completed the task. Fortunately, we saw the red flag today."

I smiled embarrassedly, the lieutenant colonel is really a buddy, I still remember this deserted place, I said: "It was my mistake, I didn't expect a heavy snow to hide all the targets. In the cold weather , how about going to the house to warm up the fire first?"

"No, we have to go to other places to deliver relief supplies. It's rare that the weather improves. Today's mission is to these two places. It's hard to find them. After delivering here, we have to take off right away. I'm afraid the weather will change if it's late." The other lieutenant said, and began to move relief supplies down from the helicopter.

In fact, I knew very well in my heart that it is impossible for the helicopter to have a long landing time. Fuel consumption is a big problem, not to mention that they have to go to other places, and the time is very tight.The supplies are relatively abundant, and the government has not forgotten the people in the Tibetan-inhabited areas living in the shadow of the disaster. Boxes of food were brought down, as well as quilts, cotton clothes and urgently needed medicines.I asked everyone to help, and while distributing supplies according to the needs of each family, I asked the lieutenant: "Does the army come to rescue the people here every winter?" The black-faced lieutenant replied: "Almost, as long as there is a blizzard Or freezing disasters, there will be assistance on the troops. After moving this box, it will be over, and the supplies that can be transported by helicopter are only so much for the time being. After a while, when the road is easy to go, there will be cars to deliver some living supplies and fuel come over."

As a former soldier, I gave a military salute to two lieutenants to show my gratitude, and the two also saluted me in return. Suddenly another lieutenant asked me: "Do you know what a small mountain in Nanse is called in Tibetan?" I heard that there are some mountain residents living there, and now the mountain is covered by heavy snow, and the army has arranged a rescue mission, but the place cannot be found on the map, and it is not marked at all."

Here, there are actually many, many places that are not marked on the map. Many Tibetans live in very small populations. Their ancestors migrated continuously for generations, and finally settled in a certain place, forming a village that cannot be called a village now. Small villages are not marked on the map at all.

I have a deep impression of the place name Nanse. That place is called Tianzifeng in Chinese, a little-known small mountain. It is there. I almost died. Now when the lieutenant asked me, I immediately answered: "I know that place. I went there not long ago. There are only a dozen or so families, right?"

Both lieutenants expected me to be their guide.Carrying out disaster relief missions in such rapidly changing and severe weather is really hard work. It is difficult to find the target, and the turbulent airflow constantly changing direction in mid-air threatens the safety of the people on board at any time. The cold air flow almost overturned the Mi-17.If there is a guide to show them the direction, the relief supplies can be quickly sent to the location, and the helicopter returns before dark, saving time and reducing risks.

I told Uncle Duoji: "I want to be a guide for two pilots and take them to Uncle Xianba's small village. They were also affected by the disaster, and the mountainous area was more frozen than ours." Uncle Duoji agreed with me. He didn't know anything about helicopters, he had only seen them twice in several military disaster relief efforts, and he couldn't have foreseen the dangers the helicopters would face when they flew over the mountains, so he just told me to come back early and tell me by the way. Greetings from Uncle Xianba.

Dahei felt that the Mi-17 was very eye-catching, and kept standing not far away and roaring. Fortunately, Uncle Duoji stopped her in time, otherwise, I think she might rush to the nose of the Mi-17 and bite.Seeing that I was about to leave, Dahei suddenly broke free from Uncle Duoji's hand, rushed up and bit my sleeve, and pulled it back hard.When I left several times, Dahei always had this behavior of not wanting me to leave. She is just a mastiff. I don’t think she could have predicted the danger of the helicopter. She just felt unfamiliar and hostile to the Mi-17. Just won't let me go.It is also possible that Dahei thought that I would leave with that strange big iron monster and never come back again. She felt a little scared and lost, so she kept biting my sleeve and refused to relax.The young lieutenant asked me: "Your family's mastiff, right? It looks really ferocious, like a crazy lion. When I first got off the helicopter, I was so frightened that I thought it would pounce on us and bite us!"

I suddenly had a vague premonition in my heart, a very bad premonition, I patted Dahei's head and said, "Dahei, let go, I'll go to the village where your aunt lived to deliver relief supplies, God Come back before Hei, don't be reluctant! It's not like you won't come back after leaving."

Dahei seemed to understand what I said, she opened her mouth obediently, licked the palm of my hand, and then rubbed her generous body against my trouser legs. She may want to go with me, but the situation does not allow it. It is also impossible to tolerate a mastiff boarding a helicopter.I think I should be able to come back before dark. Everyone was unprepared, boarded the plane quickly, closed the hatch, the helicopter raised its altitude, and flew in the direction I instructed.

The two lieutenants are very young. After talking with them, I found out that the one with darker complexion is Liu Zhi, 28 years old, and has been involved in disaster relief for five years. The other is Yang Zhonghua, 27 years old. Just in time for disaster relief.We calculated the itinerary. To the mountainous area where Uncle Xianba lives, the fastest time for a person to walk in the snow is a whole day. If you take a helicopter, if you exclude the influence of weather and other unfavorable factors, you can travel at the expected speed. Just a matter of 10 minutes.However, the actual situation was much worse than expected. As soon as the helicopter flew less than 2000 meters away, it encountered a turbulent air flow head-on. The airflow twisted and rattled.

There are many kinds of dangers that a helicopter encounters in mid-air, many of which are unpredictable by human beings, such as a big bird rushing head-on suddenly, or a high-air current that suddenly blows over.Among the many dangerous factors caused by the airflow, the turbulent airflow caused by the special geographical environment of the plateau is the most terrifying. You can't predict which direction the airflow will come from. Sometimes it is from the top. Another large air current crashed over. Just as the fuselage was stabilized from the impacting waves, the tail of the aircraft was pulled up again by the sudden onslaught of air currents.

A helicopter is like a solitary boat bumping in the sea, undulating back and forth, up and down.Helicopters flying over the plateau are full of dangers, and it is difficult for the most skilled pilots flying in other places to completely control a helicopter.

Flying at high altitude, even a bird will be greatly restrained and affected by the airflow, let alone a helicopter that is many times larger than a bird. In the high-altitude and unstable factors, advanced equipment and Superior technology is also important.

Liu Zhi is the main pilot, and his skills in driving the Mi-17 are quite high. When the fuselage drifted to the left, he tried his best to stabilize the balance of the fuselage, and then quickly lowered the helicopter's altitude. There was no falling snow, and the low air flow was much milder than the high air flow.The height of the helicopter is reduced, and the factors affected by the unstable airflow are also greatly reduced. The situation of the fuselage shaking and no power is immediately improved. The mountains in the area are different, not to mention very steep, and the canyons between the mountains are also very narrow, and the factors affected by the airflow are also greater.

Going to the small village where Uncle Xianba lives, the helicopter has to go through a very narrow canyon, turn around and find a suitable and stable landing place before the helicopter can land.Liu Zhi carefully drove the helicopter. The canyon was less than 50 meters wide, and the rotating propellers could hit the mountain walls on both sides almost at any time. Dare to think.

We had to pass through this canyon at the fastest speed. Liu Zhi drove the helicopter steadily and slowly flew into the canyon. At the turn, the edge of the propeller was almost one meter wide from the mountain wall, and the swirling wind hit the mountain. When it spins back on the wall, the fuselage shakes a little.Fortunately, I have been to this small village in the mountains, and I still have some memories of the terrain below. The plane quickly found the landing spot, and Liu Zhi was driving the plane to prepare for landing. Suddenly, Yang Zhonghua said loudly: "Look, it's snowing! snowstorm!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of air rolled up a cloud of snowflakes and rushed towards the nose of the aircraft. The sky that was originally clear was suddenly covered with thick clouds, and the wind came out from nowhere, squeezing the helicopter from all directions. Squeeze, the terrible blizzard is coming again!

"The landing cannot be carried out, we must go back!" Yang Zhonghua shouted loudly, the propeller blades were stirred up by the airflow and made a crackling sound, which shocked the eardrums of each of us, and the snowflakes slammed on the window glass, layer by layer, Our vision seemed to be coated with a layer of paste and immediately blurred.But it has already flown here, and it is impossible to carry the supplies back again. Liu Zhi thought for a while and decided to drop the supplies by air.Performing an airdrop in such a harsh high-altitude environment is very dangerous. Once the hatch is opened, the turbulent airflow is very likely to throw people directly out of the cabin.Neither Yang Zhonghua nor I agree with this. The weather is too harsh. This is just the beginning of the snowstorm. After a while, the airflow will become more unstable and the snowstorm will be even bigger. If we don’t return in time, the Mi-17 is very likely to crash , the fuselage has already started to bump wildly in the air waves.

At the insistence of the two of us, Liu Zhi turned the nose of the plane and prepared to return. At this time, the wind suddenly became much lighter. Liu Zhi seized the opportunity and decided to airdrop relief supplies again.Yang Zhonghua and I seized the opportunity and fastened the safety ropes on our bodies. As soon as the cabin door was opened, a strong wind rushed in. Yang Zhonghua and I would not be able to stand firm at all. We were caught, and the two of them flew out directly from the cabin door.

Large flakes of snow fell into the cabin, fluttering like goose feathers. Military planes are not like passenger planes that people usually take. They also have constant temperature and pressure reduction devices. There is not enough oxygen to breathe in the layer of ice shell, and the three of them are panting desperately while standing next to each other.After Liu Zhi calculated the flight speed, altitude, wind force and many other factors, he adjusted the angle of the plane again. We fastened parachutes on some food boxes, and tied an extra layer of anti-vibration pads on the medicine boxes, and then pushed out of the cabin .The parachute opened, and the item box showed a parabola slanting downward. Pushed by the wind, it floated towards the small village, and was quickly swallowed by the flying snowflakes, disappearing from sight.

"Okay, close the hatch!" Yang Zhonghua shouted loudly, the hatch finally closed, we all breathed a sigh of relief, our noses, eyes, and ears were sore from the wind, and the snowflakes were blown to our faces On the top, it didn't even melt, and a thick layer was formed, like a whole mask, and it took a lot of force to pull it off.We had just wiped off the snow on our faces when the fuselage suddenly trembled violently. The strong airflow over the plateau suddenly lifted the Mi-17 a lot, and a self-propelled cobra maneuver came, and then the Mi-17 [-] was thrown obliquely and hit the mountain peak on the right.

"Steady the direction, turn the nose!" Yang Zhonghua yelled loudly. Liu Zhi tried his best to stabilize the fuselage, but the helicopter kept shaking violently, as if it had lost power and was out of control. Just as he was about to hit the mountain peak, suddenly a gust of air rushed over, and the helicopter's propeller brushed past the mountain wall.

We were all taken aback. At that critical moment, everyone was just surprised, then stunned, and even forgot to break out in a cold sweat.Liu Zhi tried his best to turn back the direction of the nose, and the helicopter flew forward along the mountain wall, adjusting the angle desperately.Yang Zhonghua took a deep breath and said, "Oh my God, this is the most dangerous flight I have ever performed, and it is also the worst weather. It was originally predicted that the snowstorm would arrive tomorrow night at the earliest. The weather on the plateau is really changing rapidly. ah!"

We are thankful that the helicopter has finally returned to its course. Although the fuselage is a little staggered in the violent wind, bumping like a broken tricycle on a winding mountain road, it is tens of thousands of times better than hitting a cliff.Suddenly, we heard a rattling sound from the tail of the fuselage. For some reason, the tail of the helicopter stopped rotating suddenly, and the rear half of the fuselage lost its forward momentum.At this moment, a gust of air suddenly rolled over from the other side of the mountain, the tail of the helicopter lost power, the fuselage was rolled up by the air, and was thrown to the side of the mountain. Avoid the danger, but under the suppression of the airflow, the helicopter cannot rise at all.

The top of the mountain was covered with thick clouds, and the density of the fluttering snowflakes was too high. Under the force of the airflow, the helicopter slammed into the top of the mountain. At this time, the visibility was almost zero, and we could see a piece of white flowers in front of us.We couldn't figure out the direction, and Liu Zhi could only adjust the deflection angle of the fuselage based on his feeling, trying to minimize the danger.

When we were worried, the fuselage shook violently. The propeller blades hit the mountain and were twisted into several pieces.In the violent and indeterminate vibration of the fuselage, Yang Zhonghua was thrown out of the co-pilot position by the strong vibration, and the whole person hit the cabin door heavily, and several propeller blades of the helicopter were twisted off. Under the circumstances, forced landing has become a big problem.

There is no other way but to make a forced landing now.

Relying on his many years of flying experience and composure, Liu Zhi calmly controlled the direction of the nose, and the helicopter tilted and rushed downward. Just after the helicopter descended 100 meters, suddenly the tail of the plane seemed to be hit by a huge force. After a push, the nose of the aircraft swayed abruptly, and the Mi-17 rolled and was thrown out by the invisible airflow, passing Liu Zhi's initial planned emergency landing point.The fuselage fell rapidly. As soon as I grabbed Yang Zhonghua's hand, I felt the nose of the aircraft was shaken by a strong resistance. After the entire fuselage shook strongly, the cabin glass was shattered, and the operating system caught fire. Yang Zhonghua was thrown out of the plane.

As soon as I grabbed Yang Zhonghua's hand, he was thrown out by a huge throwing force. My body first stopped backwards, and then rushed forward. Fortunately, my buttocks stabilized and my head did not hit. Something, just dizzy from the shock, looking at Liu Zhi again, fortunately nothing major happened, but many small wounds were cut on the forehead and neck by the flying broken glass.We were all afraid that the helicopter would explode suddenly, and as soon as we stabilized from the strong shock, we had no time to open the hatch, so we jumped out through the broken window.

Yang Zhonghua was subjected to huge vibrations and shocks during the whole process of the helicopter being injured and turbulent until it made an emergency landing. Later, he was thrown out of the aircraft window, and the powerful throwing force threw him 20 meters away. On the thick snow, his head was not injured, but he just fainted temporarily.

We climbed out of the poor Mi-17, found Yang Zhonghua, and when we looked back at the Mi-17, we saw black smoke constantly coming out of the cockpit, and the fuselage was bumped into pits in the friction with the mountain wall. , Two pieces of the propeller blades were completely twisted off, and three pieces were broken in half, the tail was completely damaged, and half of the fuselage was inserted obliquely into the snow.

[-]. Encountering hungry wolves in the wind and snow

If it weren't for such thick snow, the plane would have fallen apart. "Damn it! What a fate, it didn't explode!" Liu Zhi and I looked at each other and suddenly burst out laughing.I was stunned for a moment, recalling the thrill of being in the air, and then looked at the situation in front of me. Although the situation was not optimistic, at least the three of them were safe. I pushed Yang Zhonghua and found that he was still in a coma.

I touched the back of Yang Zhonghua's head, there was no bleeding, and I checked his body again. There was no soft tissue damage, and the bones were normal when pinched. Although his appearance looked normal, the less trauma I had, the more The more I worried, the more I worried that he would suffer some kind of intracranial injury or hemorrhage, that would be a big deal.I proposed to let Liu Zhi see if the communication system on the plane is still available, and if he can contact the higher-ups of the army and ask the army for emergency rescue.Liu Zhi said: "It's useless. When the helicopter was somersaulting in mid-air, the communication system had already failed. We have no other choice but to walk back by ourselves. Dude, do you remember the way?"

(End of this chapter)