Chapter 858 Bar-headed Goose, Twins

A group of people talked and waited, but the news they were waiting for never came.

It seemed as if a century had passed and several people were getting anxious, mainly because this mission was extremely dangerous.

Finally, a voice with a slight rustling sound came from the tower's radio.

"Calling Snow Mountain, this is the bar-headed goose."

The comrades present were all smiling happily. Regardless of whether the mission was completed or not, at least the comrades returned safely.

The dispatcher at the tower picked up the phone and said, "Bar-headed goose, please report your position."

"I am at the snow mountain location XXXX, XX kilometers away, and I expect to arrive at the snow mountain in 10 minutes."

"Xueshan understands. Please go to Nest 01 to rest."

The radio station fell silent again. Several commanders who were waiting stood up and rushed to the bottom of the tower. They wanted to see the people on the bar-headed geese as soon as possible.

Not long after, at Helicopter Pad 01, an airplane approached from afar, made a huge noise, and stopped on the apron.

The rotor slowly stopped turning, and the ground crew rushed forward and began to work in an orderly manner.

This is a modified Mi-4.

Several people jumped off the helicopter, and the commanders walked up to them and shook their hands tightly: "Thank you for your hard work!"

Regardless of whether the mission was accomplished or not, just making this flight was already tiring.

A pilot still wearing a helmet said: "Report! The route has been confirmed!"

"Really?" *N.

It’s not that I don’t trust my comrades, but this good news is really hard to come by.

"Really! This was given to us by the Shannan base. I also refueled there, otherwise I wouldn't be able to fly back." The pilot took out an envelope. There was nothing on the envelope, only a few words from the XXXXX unit to prove that they really came back from there.

In order to achieve the effect of proof, the comrades have made do with what they have and have done their best. But it doesn’t matter, as long as it works.

The telephone line from here to Shannan Base has not been set up yet. There is a Tu-4 special aircraft for air relay, but the Tu-4 has other tasks today.

"Tell me specifically, is this road easy to walk on?" a commander asked as a group of people began to walk into the room.

This route is the one that flies from the Snow Mountain Airport to a base in the SND area. This is very easy for large aircraft or fighter jets, but it is very difficult for the Mi-4 modified.

The helicopter's call sign was given the name "Bar-headed Goose" because it was a beautiful blessing, a migratory bird native to the snowy plateau that could fly over that towering mountain range.

"Comrades North's latest improved Mi-4 has a much higher ceiling, so the overall situation is not bad. After removing all unnecessary accessories and reducing weight to the extreme, we can fly over relatively safely. The entire maximum altitude basically does not exceed 4800 meters, with only one pass above 5000 meters, and more than half of the distance is below 4000 meters. The total one-way length is 320 kilometers, which is still a lot of redundancy for the Mi-4's modified range of 500 kilometers." The pilot said it lightly, but the commanders knew the hardships and dangers involved.

Being able to fly relatively safely means that you have to rely on inertial navigation equipment and flight charts for most of the journey, flying in valleys at an altitude of 3000 or even 4000 meters. Even if you don't consider issues such as air currents, this "relatively safe" is not the case at all. "There is only one pass above 5000 meters," which makes people want to cry.

Although we also use the old Russian Mi-4 modified, we are obviously not as extreme as the Russian Mi-4. We will try to reduce the weight first, and we can transport the disassembled items by land and then install them. You should know that we have installed a lot of parts on the Mi- modified, which is much heavier than the basic model of the Indian Mi-.

The so-called "relatively safe" probably means it's only as safe as this. We'll try to make it as safe as possible.

But this also means that we at least have a theoretical way to convert the Mi-4 into a helicopter and fly it over there.

Entering the house, the warm air made people shiver.

The pilot took out the track map: "This is the track map we recorded."

A commander took the track map, which will later become a route map. This map is not easy to come by.

This is what we found out bit by bit by combining the few topographic maps we had and the oral descriptions of the villagers, where the rivers and mountains are, with the help of the comrades on the Tu-4 special forces, who took advantage of the window of good weather, used infrared thermal imagers, and stared at the towering snow-capped mountains until their eyes almost popped out.

It was useless to find it out. Looking from the air, the error was huge. Then the pilots of the Mi-4 modified flew over little by little, braving the severe cold and turbulence, to verify it. If they found a mountain that could not be crossed, they would need to search nearby. If they could not find it nearby, the Tu-4 special forces would have to find the way again.

The whole process is extremely difficult, complicated and dangerous.

Fortunately, we finally found it! The helicopter can get through!
All the comrades were very happy to see the winding route on the map. If Gao Zhendong was here, he would be able to see that the route started from the Xueshan Airport, which was originally located in the canyon of the largest river on the plateau, and flew due east for a distance, then meandered south along a later SXXX provincial road, and finally reached the Shannan area and split from the later provincial road to reach the Shannan base.

This road was extremely difficult, and even if you want to reproduce it, it is very demanding of your skills.

"You are the real bar-headed geese! Now there is a difficult task that you need to complete. Wait until the weather is fine, fly one plane by yourself, and take a helicopter with you. Bring an extra crew on each plane, and try to let the comrades familiarize themselves with the situation before flying. Even if we sacrifice ourselves, we must ensure that there are a certain number of helicopters available in Shannan area."

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
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Early September, Beijing.

Gao Zhendong hasn't been to work for more than a day, which is a rare situation.

He is now standing at the door of a room in the hospital, pacing back and forth anxiously.

The main reason is that he has never experienced this. If he has some experience in dating, then having children is completely unfamiliar to him.

Not only him, but also Lou's father, Lou's mother, and two aunts invited by the Lou family were waiting there.

Not to mention them, even Doctor Fan has taken time out to visit her several times since Lou Xiaoe was admitted to the hospital. This is her favorite student, so she has to come to see her often.

As for Dr. Luo, the obstetrician who performed regular prenatal checkups for Lou Xiao'e, he has now entered the delivery room with Lou Xiao'e.

In fact, according to others, Lou Xiao'e is fine, everything is normal, and there are no signs of danger. Not to mention the favor of Dr. Fan, just because of Gao Zhendong's reminder about pregnancy-induced hypertension, Dr. Luo likes the couple. There is no special treatment, but he is willing to communicate with him more about the situation.

Having said that, Gao Zhendong was still like an ant on hot pot, feeling restless.

There were a few comrades watching the situation from afar, but Gao Zhendong ignored them as he was too busy today.

Several people from the courtyard also came, including Ding Yongnian's wife, Chen Yuehong from Xie Jianye's family, and Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu was holding a large thermos bucket, which was said to be some kind of soup that she had instructed Sha Zhu to make. In short, it was the kind that was good for confinement and feeding babies.

In this anxious state, Gao Zhendong felt like he had been waiting for a long time. Faintly, he seemed to hear the cry of a baby. His ears were very good.

Gao Zhendong didn’t know if this was his own family’s, after all, there was more than one woman in labor in the delivery room, but he hoped it was. In this way, Xiao’e would suffer less, especially since she had two children!
Seeing Gao Zhendong's expression, Lou's mother came up to comfort him: "Zhendong, don't worry, Xiao'e will be fine, just wait and see. Didn't the doctor just say that everything is fine?"

With the comfort of his mother-in-law, Gao Zhendong felt a little better, but not much better. He had surfed the Internet for too long in his previous life and saw too much miscellaneous things, which was not a good thing at this time.

As we all know, even the simplest symptoms will make you feel like you have a serious illness after searching on a search engine.

It was natural for Gao Zhendong to feel uneasy while surfing in such an environment.

Gao Zhendong also felt as if he had been waiting at the door of the delivery room for a century. The door opened and a little nurse stuck her head out.

"Family members of Lou Xiao'e! Family members of Lou Xiao'e!" The young nurse's voice sounded like heavenly music to Gao Zhendong.

He quickly came forward and said, "It's me, it's me!"

Others also gathered around, the two in front were Lou's mother and father. It seemed that although Lou's mother was comforting Gao Zhendong, she was actually quite anxious in her heart.

"How is it?" There was a chaotic sound of inquiries.

The young nurse didn't look impatient at all. She smiled and said, "Congratulations, it was a natural birth. Both mother and child... mother and daughter... mother and baby are safe!"

It seems that twin boys and girls are not common. The young nurses don’t know how to do it and are not familiar with the business of congratulations.

A group of people outside were overjoyed. Before Gao Zhendong could even laugh, the nurse pushed out two cribs. "The babies are here. The girl is the older sister, weighing 15 pounds and 20 grams. The boy is the younger brother, weighing 15 pounds and 20 grams. They are both big fat babies. You can push them back to the ward first. Doctor Luo is still doing the final treatment for the mother. They will be pushed out soon."

The two children are indeed healthy, and such a large number is rare these days. The aunts and sisters-in-law around them were envious when they heard about it.

Both Lou's mother and father were extremely happy. They didn't even wait for Gao Zhendong and his aunt to push the cart. They each pushed one in front of them, looking at it and exclaiming in admiration.

"She's so beautiful. Look at her eyebrows, eyes, mouth, and nose. She looks a lot like Xiao'e. She will definitely be a handsome guy when she grows up."

"This little girl looks exactly like Zhendong. She will definitely be very pretty when she grows up. Wow, look, her mouth is smacking."

He had seen many sons and daughters, but this was the first time he had grandchildren. The two elders were as fond of and excited as Gao Zhendong.

(End of this chapter)