Chapter 775 A Complex Plan

Not to mention that Zang San could not have imagined that we would build an airport in that place right now, even Gao Zhendong himself could never have imagined that by flapping his butterfly wings, he would actually create this dual-use airport that would only appear decades later.

In fact, it is not only this airport that has been built. Another airport serving the capital of the Snowy Plateau has also been built a long time ago. That airport was originally scheduled to be completed in four years, but now, the time has been brought forward.

To be precise, building a certain number of airports on the snowy plateau is not an insurmountable problem. The reason why there were no such airports before was mainly due to the lack of demand. This is a demand-driven rather than technology-determined issue.

However, now, driven by various events, this demand has emerged! And the ability to build an airport is actually stronger than that of Gao Zhendong's previous life.

As for why the Russians only provided information about the airport 500 kilometers away from New Delhi, it is probably because the Russians felt that the airport was too sensitive to us, while the airport closer to New Delhi was more sensitive to Zang San. This was the result of a trade-off.

The Russians are really afraid that Zan San will have a hard life, and they are also afraid that Zan San will drive a Land Rover.

As I said, for anything, it is better to have it yourself than to have it from your parents.

"Ali, don't worry. In the end, this will all be ours. It was built for us by the Orientals, so let them build it. The more beautiful it is, the better." Singh quickly came out of his uneasiness. It must be said that they were really generous.

With their magical thought process, the saying "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts" has become another explanation here, "Those who are not of the same ethnic group as us must have some abnormalities in their psychology."

"Mr. Singh, what if they install that kind of weapon on the plane?" Ali understood very well that the course of action recently decided by his side and the constant small actions and frictions in recent years were actually dangerous tests of the opponent's bottom line.

"Don't worry, the Americans and the Russians will help us, and we have an invincible air force. One of our planes can shoot down a hundred of the enemy's!" Singh was very optimistic.

Gao Zhendong had seen similar arguments in his previous life. At first he thought it was just for the propaganda needs of Zang San, but later he found out that it was not the case. They really thought so...

"But shouldn't we protest against their act of building an airport on their own land, which poses a major threat to us?" Ali compromised. It was obvious that although that place was very close, it would not have any impact if it only relied on harassment. After all, it was still quite a distance from the border. His original intention was to see if he could directly launch an air strike or a sneak attack.

After all, the other side does not have any air force on the plateau, which is a great advantage for us.

"Yes, protest, solemnly protest. Also, do something quietly, remember, not in our official name, understand? We still need time to make more preparations on the east, middle and west lines. If the threat from this place is not too great, I would like to wait until they are repaired before taking over!"

For them, who are used to small actions such as encroachment, harassment and friction, it is not surprising that they take some relatively more radical actions in response to such a serious threat. Fortunately, they also know that it is no longer a disputed area, so they have to restrain themselves and cannot make a big fuss. The most they can do is hide their identities and go in. If they succeed, they may be able to brag about it and give the other party a warning. If they fail, they can only wipe their face and put it in their pockets and pretend nothing happened.

Ali nodded fiercely. It was time to teach the Orientals a lesson! In the conflict at Desheng Pass last year, they had shamelessly ambushed and attacked us, causing many casualties! This time, we had to quietly regain our face no matter what.

He was still very confident about this matter. It was impossible to directly dispatch the air force for bombing, as that would cause too much trouble. However, the other side had no air force on this plateau. With this premise as a guarantee, he believed that the generals could make very good deployments.

Although the Rooftop Mountains are high, this section is not so high that it is insurmountable, even for helicopters.

The protest came quickly. After all, it was just a matter of words. For Zang Saner, who was good at bragging and PPT, this was undoubtedly a problem that was not within his profession.

In response to their protest, the foreign affairs department simply responded: "... This is a normal measure for us to improve the plateau transportation environment, enhance transportation capacity, and strengthen the people's livelihood security..."

They just kept repeating the same thing throughout the whole process, without even a polite word like "it's for peaceful purposes, not targeting any specific third party."

It was not until this time that Gao Zhendong learned from the newspaper that we had started building an airport in that place. Although the report only mentioned the one closest to New Delhi, Gao Zhendong knew very well that the construction of that place had started, which undoubtedly meant that the Snow Mountain Airport in the capital of the plateau had also started construction. Otherwise, it would be inexplicable.

The reason is not difficult to guess. The airport mentioned in the report can control the western line, but cannot control the central and eastern lines because the distance is too far. The Snow Mountain Airport has two advantages.

First, it can really improve transportation, enhance special transport capacity, and ensure people's lives. Second, the Snow Mountain Airport can easily control the central and eastern lines bordering the Dirty Three.

In Gao Zhendong's previous life, the Snow Mountain Airport was not built until several years later. This was not just a matter of delaying its use by four years, but also a lack of a means of wartime strike and a method of post-war control.

Many regrets are caused in this way: a little less here, a little less there, and when you finally take a look, the overall gap is too big. There is no way but to bear the pain.

Looking at the extremely familiar repetitive words from the Ministry of Foreign Trade in the newspaper, Gao Zhendong was happy. It was still the familiar formula and the familiar taste.

This matter seemed to have died down very quickly, and there was no ripple in the international arena. To put it bluntly, we are building an airport on our own territory, and no matter how much the dirty three jump around, it is not very reasonable. Forget about this, the Gallic chickens built their Chooz nuclear power plant right into the belly button of their neighbors, and no one else had any complaints.

However, just because there is no movement on the surface doesn’t mean there is really no movement in reality.

Just a few days after their protest, in the Xiangquan River Valley on the western front bordering us, in the nearest inhabited village to us, a helicopter landed directly on one of the few flat grounds in this small village, accompanied by the distinctive sound of helicopter blades.

After the helicopter unloaded all the cargo on the plane, it took off and left. Then, another helicopter repeated the action until they thought the amount of cargo was enough.

These cargoes were nothing but fuel for helicopters and a small number of spare parts.

After the cargo was placed, three other helicopters landed on this small piece of flat ground one after another.

These helicopters came from Changdijia, more than 100 kilometers away. It was not that they did not want to fly to their destination in one breath, but these Mi-4A helicopters from the Russians did not have such a long range. It was really difficult for them to fly from Changdijia to their destination - our western airport construction site - in one breath.

So they made a plan that seemed a bit complicated. They first used a large number of helicopters to transport enough fuel and spare parts to the mountain village closest to us. Then three helicopters prepared for the assault would land there, refuel, and then fly to our western airport. At this time, the distance from our airport construction site was almost enough fuel for the Mi-4A.

The only problem was that the altitude of this area was too high for the Mi-4A's 5500-meter ceiling. So they "cleverly" selected a complicated route for the Mi-4A, flying along the Xiangquan River from the starting point, and then turning back to the northwest for a distance when approaching the source of the Xiangquan River, just enough to reach the vicinity of our western airport construction site while still having an acceptable amount of fuel.

Then the personnel got off the plane, and they attacked and ran away. In short, the heavy equipment had to be hidden, but the personnel were fine. It had not been long since the liberation, and the situation here was still very complicated. The reason why the air force was not sent was because if one was taken down, the aircraft had a model, quantity and name, and it was difficult to deny it. As for the people who were discovered and even stayed... where were the people?
Let alone now, even decades later, there will only be 2 million people who can be considered human beings.

As long as they could blow up even one wheel, the mission would be a success. If the Orientals kept silent, they would suffer a loss. They would have to strengthen their defenses, but their transportation capacity was limited. Strengthening their defenses would reduce the amount of building materials transported, slowing down their construction speed.

If the Orientals react strongly to this, it would be a good opportunity to expose the matter thoroughly and make some empty talk on the international stage, which would still slow down their construction speed.

It’s a win-win situation either way.

As for the delay, what if it will be completed later? That doesn't matter. As long as the time comes, everything will be fine. By then, this airport will be mine!
For this complex plan, those who formulated it were full of pride, while those who executed it were trembling with fear.

There's no other reason. This plan was simply drawn on a diagram while sitting on a chair with a ruler in hand.

Theoretically, there is no problem. Except for the turning point where the aircraft turns northwest, which is at an altitude of about 5000 meters, the entire first section is at an altitude of about 3500 meters, and the northwest section is at an altitude of about 4500 meters, both of which are below the 4-meter ceiling of the Mi-5500A. In theory, there is still a lot of redundancy.

But it’s a different story when you actually fly. Although the altitude seems low in the valley, the air currents are complex and changeable, which is a great test for the helicopter pilot’s skills.

The changeable climate of the Roof Mountains is another big challenge for helicopters. Not to mention helicopters, the famous death route "Hump Route" during S2 also crossed the Roof Mountains, which was a big problem for fixed-wing aircraft such as DC-3 with better high-altitude performance.

However, their pilots were lucky. There was no rain or snow that day, and there was not even heavy fog. The weather was fine. As the three helicopter pilots were flying anxiously, time passed by every second.

It was not easy to fly without any accidents along the way. It required both luck and driving skills. Perhaps they were the best helicopter pilots in the entire army.

Even in the worst army there are always outstanding individuals, just like decades later, when the shot down pilot Zang San was awarded the title of hero by them after being released.

At first glance, this incident seems to be a funeral turned into a wedding, but if you consider the fact that this guy was the only one who flew the plane upwards to actually engage in combat, while the other dirty three pilots turned around and ran, it seems reasonable to say that he is a hero.

Another advantage of flying along the river valley is that it is not easy to get lost even without navigation. You just need to pay attention to the turning point. The start was so smooth that the pilot of the leading plane No. 1 felt better.

According to the flight distance and time, combined with the work on the map, it was soon time to reach the turnaround point. The pilot of aircraft No. 1 picked up the radio microphone and said, "Prepare to ascend and turn northwest."

This is another trouble. Before reaching the turning point, there is a section with an altitude of 5000 meters.

This time, their luck was not so good after all, and fog appeared in the sky.

"Damn it! I can't see anything."

"Try to increase the height as much as possible."

"Pay attention."

The three helicopters were communicating with each other. In such a remote place on the plateau, they didn't even consider radio silence.

Just as they were in a mess, a soldier wearing headphones suddenly reported in a barracks near the busy airport construction site a hundred kilometers away: "Report! Radio signals detected, initially determined to be encrypted voice communications, the content is unknown."

The commander on duty nearby stared and said, "Confirm again."

After a while, the soldier in charge of eavesdropping listened and looked at the instrument and confirmed again: "Detected again. Judging from the frequency band and communication characteristics, it is confirmed to be encrypted voice communication."

"Can you find the direction?"

"We can't test it. We don't have the conditions."

The commander grabbed the radio receiver and said, "Air defense sentry, report your position!"

His first reaction was that there was something wrong in the air. The reason was simple. On the ground, either it had reached a point where it could be seen directly by the forward sentry, or it was still in the mountains, so it was impossible to have such a clear listening effect. Moreover, this place was high and cold, with complex terrain, so it was unlikely that an unknown force could sneak in without anyone noticing.

In addition to deploying necessary anti-aircraft firepower such as anti-aircraft guns near and around the construction site, there are also forward air defense outposts. However, the deployment of air defense outposts at this construction site is somewhat special. Not only can they serve as observation posts, but they can also fight on their own!
"Report, No. 1 is northwest of the construction site."

"Report, No. 2 is in the southeast of the construction site."

"No. 3 is on XXXX Hill."

"..."

Messages came back one after another, and the commander issued an order: "Everyone, pay attention, there may be an aerial target approaching."

The entire construction site is in a valley. Not to mention that it is difficult to transport radar to this place, even if it is transported here, the field of vision is extremely limited. At the same time, the air defense mission of the construction site is not very heavy in theory, so its information source is mainly these air defense posts.

(End of this chapter)