boyutpedia Chapter 1557 Who is flying over the roof of the world
Chapter 1557 Who is flying over the roof of the world
Xiang Chu flew the plane towards Yibin, keeping the altitude at five thousand meters.
He carefully modified the route map, handed it to Song Xi, and instructed:
"Sister Xi! To avoid getting lost, please contact the airport control tower before passing over Yibin, Xichang, Lijiang, Zhongdian, Putao, and Tingjiang."
Song Xi took the route map and nodded, "Yes! Avoid the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, fly around the Hengduan Mountains, Gaoligong Mountains, and the eastern section of the Himalayas, and then fly to Tingjiang Airport in India."
The pilots who were accompanying him came forward, and one of them asked:
"Director Song! Why don't you fly straight to Tingjiang, India?"
Song Xi said angrily, "If we fly in a straight line, we have to cross the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The average altitude of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is over 4500 meters. The terrain is complex, with crisscrossing mountain ranges and numerous peaks over meters. How can we fly there?"
Xiang Chu took over and explained, "The complex terrain of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is prone to the dangers of atmospheric turbulence, the risk of emergency descents at high altitudes, the risk of low-temperature icing and reduced lift on the wings, and the risk of fuel freezing. Furthermore, there are no emergency airports on the ground, and an emergency landing would result in no chance of survival."
An old pilot said, "Sir! This is the most dangerous and crazy route ever."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Yes! The difficulty of this route can be summarized as follows: extremely harsh climate, extremely rugged terrain, and extremely difficult navigation. In addition, the Japanese have an airport in northern Myanmar and will definitely send planes to harass them."
The new pilot exclaimed in surprise, "Ah? If the Japanese fighter planes attack, our transport plane will be in danger."
Song Xi got angry when he heard this and yelled, "What are you afraid of! Go back and sit down, don't move around!"
"Yes!"
The pilots hurriedly received the order and returned to their seats.
Xiang Chu laughed and said, "Sister Xi! Why scold them? It's human nature to be afraid of death."
Song Xi waved his hand and said, "Soldiers cannot be afraid of death!"
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "That's right! Now that we've arrived in Yibin, let's contact the control tower."
"So fast?"
Song Xi wondered, looking down, the fog was shrouded and he couldn't see anything, wondering,
"Brother! How did you know we were in Yibin?"
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "I multiplied the speed by the time."
"You're laughing at me!"
Song Xi said angrily and hurriedly called the ground control tower.
"Yibin! Flight 14 is passing through, heading directly to Xichang."
Yibin Airport responded: "OK! Have a safe trip."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Chongqing, Yibin and Xichang are in a straight line, which is quite interesting."
Song Xi said angrily, "Brother! You are flying a plane, not traveling."
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Keep a cheerful mood now, you'll be nervous after passing Lijiang. Listen to this radio station, there's some movement."
Song Xi listened carefully to the radio and exclaimed in surprise, "The Japanese planes are really going to intercept us. Could it be that our route has been discovered by Japanese spies?"
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "It's very likely! We won't fly to Lijiang. Instead, we'll avoid the Japanese fighter planes and fly directly to Zhongdian through the Great Snow Mountain, Shaliuli Mountain, Tanianthawong Mountain, and Gaoligong Mountain in the Hengduan Mountains."
Song Xi said worriedly, "No one has flown this route before. It's full of mountains over 6 or 7 meters high. It's very easy to get lost. Can you fly over it?"
Xiang Chu said confidently: "Don't worry! The four major mountain ranges I just mentioned, sandwiched between the Dadu River, Yalong River, Jinsha River, and Lancang River, are natural navigation coordinates."
After saying this, he adjusted his course and flew from the north of Xichang, over the Dadu River and the Snow Mountain, and headed straight to Zhongdian.
Shi Wei saw the change in course and said in horror:
"No! Mr. Kong didn't fly according to the plan?"
Bang De opened the map and said in surprise, "Ms. Song! The plane is not going to Lijiang, but directly to Zhongdian?"
Song Xi turned around and explained, "Mr. Shi Wei! Mr. Bond! We have intercepted the Japanese aircraft signal. We are flying directly to Zhongdian to avoid harassment from the Japanese aircraft."
Bond nodded and said, "Oh! I see."
Shi Wei shook his head and said, "It's very difficult to avoid the Japanese planes. They are too cunning."
At this time, the plane climbed to a higher altitude, flew over the tops of the mountains, and began to shake.
Everyone became nervous, their faces changed drastically, and they stared down nervously.
Bond and Swei made the sign of the cross and prayed continuously.
In the height of summer, the mountains are still covered with snow and the glaciers shine brightly.
Song Xi's hands were sweating, worried about disturbing Xiang Chu, and he silently recorded the route.
Soon, the plane lowered its altitude and flew north along the Lancang River.
To the west are endless icebergs, which are dazzling under the sunlight.
Song Xi couldn't help but ask, "Brother! Why are you flying along the Lancang River?"
Xiang Chu pointed at the radio and said, "Listen! The Japanese planes are west of Gaoligong Mountain, waiting to intercept our planes."
Song Xi shook his head and said, "My Japanese is not very good, and I can hardly understand the Japanese dialect."
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Yes! These devil pilots are so clever that they even use the Hokkaido dialect. They sent out ten planes, ready to shoot us down in one fell swoop."
Song Xi said bitterly, "Maybe there are Japanese spies conducting reconnaissance at all the airports along the way."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Yes! Fortunately, we didn't pass through Lijiang, otherwise we would be finished."
Song Xi said worriedly, "But if we keep flying north like this, we'll almost fly over Gaoligong Mountain and reach Nyainqentanglha Mountain. Will the plane have enough fuel?"
Xiang Chu pointed to the valley on the left and said, "There is a low valley between the two peaks over there. If we fly over there, we will reach the border between China, Myanmar and India."
Song Xi exclaimed in surprise, "How strong is the wind in this valley?!"
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Not much! During the day, the wind from the valley blows upwards, so it's more regular."
After saying this, he increased his flying altitude and flew into the valley between the two peaks.
After a thrilling turbulence, the plane passed through the valley, and below was a vast primeval forest.
"it is good!"
Everyone in the cabin cheered.
The accompanying pilots hurriedly wrote down the valley that could be flown over in their notebooks.
Xiang Chu did not head west, but flew north along the Nyainqentanglha Mountains.
Bang De asked in confusion, "Huh! Isn't it going through Zhongdian?"
Shi Wei couldn't help but ask loudly: "Ms. Song! Why don't you fly directly to Tingjiang Airport in India?"
Song Xi replied, "Mr. Shi Wei! We fly like this to avoid harassment from Japanese planes as much as possible."
Shi Wei nodded and said, "I understand! Although this route is dangerous, it can avoid enemy aircraft to the greatest extent."
Bond laughed and said, "If we had fighter jets to escort us, it wouldn't be a problem."
What he said was equivalent to saying nothing, because the air supremacy is now in the hands of the Japanese.
Song Xi listened to the Japanese Air Force radio and said with a smile:
"Brother! The Japanese flight channel is silent."
Xiang Chu said happily, "Great! Let's fly straight to the Ting River and glide down to get there."
At Tingjiang Airport, thousands of Chinese Expeditionary Force soldiers lined up neatly on both sides of the runway.
There were also a large number of British and American soldiers, pastors, and reporters waiting for the plane to land.
Jack, Vance, Trin and Expeditionary Force Commander Sun were among those welcoming them.
Vance had resigned from his post as liaison officer and was about to return home to take up his new post, far away from the flames of war. He was in a very happy mood and asked with a smile, "Jack! Who flew over the roof of the world?"
Jack shook his head and said, "I don't know! It is said that he is a Chinese pilot."
Vance waved his hands and yelled, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"