Airdrop on the Journey South

"Puff! "

With a soft sound, illuminated by the blazing firelight, one could faintly see a one-armed zombie staggering and then falling headfirst at the entrance of the small inn.

Lu Hao, who was standing in front of the hall, gave a thumbs-up to Pang Le on the second floor and then returned to his post. Pang Le's face showed no emotional fluctuations, just a calm expression. Once this fool touches a gun, he becomes like a very cunning hunter, always able to shoot at the most opportune moment and capture all his prey.

It's already 11:48, and there's less than fifteen minutes left before the airdrop begins. Since everyone finished resting, this is the seventh zombie that Pang Le has killed as it came to forage following the firelight. Pang Le dispelled everyone's doubts with his actions, proving Li Rui's description of him.

For nearly two hours since he stood by the window, Pang Le had not moved a step. In two hours, he pulled the trigger a total of 7 times, and each time a zombie fell down. With such marksmanship and mental resilience, no wonder Lu Hao has been praising Pang Le constantly, saying that if Pang Le were to join the army, he would definitely become a top-notch sniper.

Huan Chu looked up at the sky and saw that the weather tonight was quite good. There were no clouds in the sky, and a bright moon was hanging high, casting its silver light on the earth.

Although Shangcheng County has long been without power, it doesn't feel dark at all under the shining moonlight. It looks like tonight's airdrop should bring them a good harvest.

Chen Wenwen's personality is obviously not suitable for waiting. She has been chatting with Lu Xiaohu since 10 o'clock in the morning, regardless of what is happening outside. In her opinion, as long as Huan Chu is around, she never has to worry about anything.

Liu Xiaohu, on the other hand, was somewhat distracted. For this child, the airdrop scene that he had only seen on TV before was still very attractive. He would rather watch Uncle Pang kill zombies at the door and wait for airdrop supplies with his father than sit here and be teased by Sister Chen.

Of course, the most active member of the team is Kuroko. Since everyone started preparing, it has been bouncing around the lobby non-stop. I don't know why, but it remained quiet when there were many people before. However, since Wang Bo's convoy left, it has returned to its noisy nature. Eighty percent of the time, it was carried around by Huan Chu and Chen Wenwen in the past, and it didn't have the energy or mood to play around. Now that it's free, it immediately reverts to its military nature.

Huan Chu Ming couldn't stand the noisy military dog, scolding it a couple of times to no avail. He had to threaten Blackie that if it dared to bark again, it would not be fed for three days, finally making it quiet down. The quieter the world is, the more boring waiting becomes. But Huan Chu, this stay-at-home guy, had long been accustomed to boring days. In just a few minutes, he fell asleep on the sofa again.

When the clock on the wall in the lobby displaying Beijing time struck 12:11, a buzzing sound came from the sky, startling Huan Chu from his nap. He could only hear Lu Hao shouting loudly outside the door, "They're here!" "

After saying this, Lu Hao listened attentively for a while, then continued, "Two aircraft, judging from the sound, should be H-6, as for the specific model, I can't tell." "

As a homebody and military fan, Huan Chu obviously knows about the existence of the H-6 bomber. The H-6, also known as the H-6 bomber, is based on the famous medium-sized jet bomber Tu-16 from the Soviet Union.

China's first H-6 bomber successfully completed its maiden flight on December 24, 1968, using domestically produced Wopen-8 engines, and mass production began in 1969. Although the technology is relatively outdated, it is still in service in the military.

During the earthquake, Huan Chu heard that helicopter airdrops were used for delivering supplies, so he thought helicopters would be used this time as well. When I heard Lu Hao say that the legendary H-6 was coming for an airdrop, I was momentarily stunned, but quickly understood.

Although helicopter airdrops are much more stable than bomber aircraft, they also have a fatal drawback, which is their short range. Even the most advanced helicopter in China, the WZ-10, has a maximum range of only 1120 kilometers, far from sufficient to meet the needs of airdrops nationwide. The maximum range of the H-6 is almost seven times that of the WZ-10, making it a more suitable choice.

At this time, Huan Chu received a notification from Lu Hao. He pressed the call button on the walkie-talkie, said to Pang Le upstairs, "Stay alert, kill all approaching creatures," and then led the group to the parking lot to search for the traces of the plane.

Lu Hao had obviously experienced a scenario of airdropping supplies during exercises. At this moment, he was not as excited and nervous as others. Instead, he took out an illumination grenade from his backpack, which he had found from somewhere, held it in his hand, ready to use it to attract the attention of the pilot in case the bonfire was ignored by the H-6 bomber.

Before long, everyone felt the roaring in their ears getting louder, and they saw two small dots gradually appearing in their field of vision.

So far, zombies have no resistance to the empty power, and they are in their own country's airspace. The pilots of the two H-6 bombers are obviously confident in the safety of tonight's mission. In order to ensure the accuracy of the airdrop as much as possible, the cruising altitude has been lowered to only 200 meters.

Except for Lu Hao and Heizi, everyone else is seeing their country's military aircraft up close for the first time. The smooth lines and massive wings of the aircraft are so impressive that they cannot be compared to what is shown on TV. Chen Wenwen and Lu Xiaohu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Although Huan Chu was also impressed by the majestic appearance of the two H-6 bombers, he remained calm and began to think.

No wonder Lu Hao has such strong confidence in the military, he is not willing to escape with his son even with a chance to survive. In normal circumstances, seeing how many soldiers and advanced weapons our country has from newspapers and TV, and even witnessing the strength of our military during the National Day parade, it still gives people a feeling of seeing flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in water. In the capital, the search and rescue team allowed Huan Chu to see the soldiers' unwavering spirit. Here, facing the two huge aircraft in the sky, Huan Chu truly appreciated the military's formidable strength.

When Huan Chu heard on the radio that there would be more than 20,000 aircraft sorties tonight, he didn't feel much, just a sense of admiration for the number in his heart. At this moment, seeing the H-6 approaching in the air continuously, the image in my mind involuntarily magnified ten thousand times. What a spectacular sight it was. It seems that although the government has retreated to the west, the top leadership may have already started planning a counterattack.

The pilot flying overhead seemed to have seen the brightest pile of fire on the ground, greeted the wingman behind, lowered the altitude, and dropped a supply package from the cabin when they were about a hundred meters away from the hotel.

As soon as the supply package was dropped, a snow-white parachute opened on top of it and slowly drifted towards the crowd. For many people, this airdrop of supplies is their hope to continue surviving in the world, packaged in a milky white canvas bag, it appears even more conspicuous in the night.

The leading H-6 aircraft saw the supply package swaying and floating out, then pulled up the plane again, returned to the same horizontal line as the wingman, and continued to fly towards the distance to search for the next wave of survivors. The pilot is obviously an old hand, mastering the airdrop perfectly. The supply box with a large red cross in the center slowly descends to the ground in the parking lot with the breeze.

The supply crate may look small in the air, but in fact, it is quite large, a rectangular box approximately 1.5 meters long and 1 meter wide. Seeing the supply box landing on the ground, Huan Chu and Lu Hao quickly ran forward, each grabbing a corner and pulling the supply box back into the hall.

They did not rush to open the box for inspection, but instead went outside again to continue observing the situation of the two H-6 bombers.

Obviously, the two pilots received orders to airdrop in the vicinity of the mall. Although Huan Chu and the others did not see any other places with flames, the H-6 still circled around the small town twice. After emptying the supplies in the cabin, they turned west and drew a long white trail in the sky before speeding away.

Huan Chu roughly noted the location of the airdrop and saw that the plane would not return here in a short time, so he called everyone into the hall and used a machete to open the supply box. The supplies in the airdrop are almost the same as what was mentioned in the broadcast. The production dates of the food items are not too far apart, but the variety is mixed and there is nothing that is completely the same brand.

It looks like the military was dispatched from the civilian population after the government stabilized the situation. Both the two Type 54 pistols appear a bit old-fashioned, obviously not retrieved from the Public Security Bureau, but brought back from the Armed Forces Department, all of which are emergency supplies gathered hastily.

It seems that although the current situation is basically stable, the government has not been able to fully restore its absolute control during peacetime. Both civilian and military factories should have entered a state of semi-stagnation. Otherwise, the government would not take the greater risk of sending troops into the city to search for supplies.

After the crowd dispersed the supplies and loaded them onto the vehicles, they returned to the hall. Obviously, everyone who had not yet recovered from the airdrop did not feel sleepy at all, and began to chat casually, mostly listening to Lu Hao talk about his past experiences in the military:

When I was a soldier just about twenty years ago, I didn't even know Little Tiger's mother at that time. "

Time always has a way of healing all sorrows. After going through the days in the zombie tide, although Lu Hao still felt sad when mentioning his wife, he was no longer as hysterical as before: 'At that time, the Soviet Union had just disintegrated, and we were afraid of conflicts on the border. When I first joined the army, our squad leader told me that we had to be on high alert every day.' Back then, it was like bullets were free, with live-fire exercises every month. To be honest, my shooting skills now were all trained back then...

While everyone was listening attentively, Huan Chu suddenly heard a series of chaotic footsteps not far away. He quickly signaled Lu Hao to be quiet and leaned over to listen carefully.

I didn't catch that. Pang Le's slightly awkward voice came through the walkie-talkie on Huan Chu's shoulder: "Zombies, approaching, a lot of them!" "

The crowd's expression changed instantly.