Spy Wars: Get the Predator equipment at the beginning

Zhang Yunhe knew perfectly well what Commander Zhou was planning; it was nothing more than ostensibly providing protection, but in reality, it was about monitoring him all the way.

But Zhang Yunhe wasn't worried. It was more than a thousand kilometers from here to the Northwest. Given the combat radius of those fighter jets, they wouldn't be able to fly back once they got there. He estimated that they would be forced to turn back before they even reached the halfway point.

Zhang Yunhe recalled the expression on Commander Zhou's face when he recommended the C47 and C54 transport planes to Commander Zhou. Commander Zhou wanted to buy them but was reluctant to spend the money. The torment, struggle, and pain in Commander Zhou's heart must have been indescribable.

"Commander Zhou must be regretting it now, right?" Zhang Yunhe couldn't help but laugh at this thought.

At that moment, inside the Air Force Headquarters, Commander Zhou was speaking by radio with Liu Zhizhou, the squadron leader of a fighter jet squadron.

"Captain Liu, I order you to lead the Ninth Flight Squadron to protect Boss Zhang's air transport team along the route, pay attention to the airspace conditions, and report their landing locations to me!" Commander Zhou said into the microphone.

Captain Liu's voice came through the headset: "Sir, there are two types of aircraft in the enemy transport formation. I don't know the maximum range of these two types of aircraft. If they exceed the combat radius of our fighter jets, we will not be able to provide full protection. Once they reach our combat radius, we will have to turn back, otherwise we will not be able to get back!"

Upon hearing this, Commander Zhou slapped his forehead: "How could I forget this? Zhang Yunhe recommended these two transport aircraft to me before, but I didn't buy them because they were too expensive, and I couldn't afford them. Just look at the C-47, it costs several hundred thousand US dollars apiece. I forgot what their maximum range is, but it should be no less than two thousand kilometers!"

"Huh? Those two types of transport planes have such a long range? Our combat radius is only 550 kilometers. At their flight speed, we can only follow them for an hour before we have to turn back!" Liu Zhizhou said with a bitter face.

Commander Zhou was also helpless and was really regretting it. If he had bought one or two C-54s at that time, he could have sent them to track and monitor the area along the way.

Liu Zhizhou suddenly remembered something and said, "Sir, don't we have B-17 bombers? The maximum range of a bomber is 3000 kilometers. Even if they fly halfway and then turn back, they can still fly 1500 kilometers. We just need to see if they fly over there."

Commander Zhou said, "Do you think I don't want to? It's too late. Those B-17s just returned from their mission this morning. The pilots are still making corrections, and the planes haven't been refueled or inspected yet. There's simply no time now. By the time we're ready, Zhang Yunhe and the others will have flown far ahead. Even if we wanted to catch up, it would be too late!"

"So what do we do now?" Liu Zhizhou asked.

Commander Zhou considered for a moment and said, "Fly to the limit distance and then return. After you come back, write a report and submit it to me!"

"Yes, sir!"

After flying for more than an hour, Liu Zhizhou's fighter squadron could no longer hold on. Half of their fuel had been used up, and if they continued to follow, they would not be able to fly back. They had no choice but to order a turnback.

However, to save face, he still contacted Zhang Yunhe and said to him on the public channel: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Zhang, our fighter jets have reached the limit of their combat radius and can no longer escort you. We can only turn back now, and you will have to rely on yourselves for the rest of the journey!"

Zhang Yunhe said, "Thank you so much, Captain Liu and your comrades, for protecting us along the way. You can go back now. We will be careful along the way. Please give my regards to Commander Zhou when you get back!"

"Yes, I will definitely convey your message to Commander Zhou."

After the communication was cut off, Liu Zhizhou and his squadron of fighter jets began to turn back one by one. He even waved to Zhang Yunhe from the cockpit.

"He's putting on quite a show!" Zhang Yunhe muttered to himself, raising his arm and waving it.

Turning his head, Zhang Yunhe saw Liu Zhizhou and his flight squadron fly far away, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was not afraid of the other party suddenly turning against him and had the ability to deal with it, the other pilots did not have the ability to protect themselves. Once the other party turned against them, they could only passively take the beating.

As he piloted the plane, he pondered whether he should transfer ten B-29 bombers from Hong Kong.

Although the B-29 was a bomber, it could also carry supplies for airdrops. It was equipped with 10 12.7 mm machine guns and an additional 20 mm cannon. Moreover, it was heavily armored, making it a veritable air fortress in that era.

After flying for another two hours, they were finally approaching the airspace of their destination. Zhang Yunhe checked the time: 18:56.

At this moment, flames rose from the ground ahead, and one pile of firewood after another caught fire, emitting a bright red light and billowing thick smoke. It seemed that many people were adding firewood around.

He counted them; there were nine fires in total, exactly the number and time of the fires he had agreed upon with Liu Huilan.

The nine bonfires were scattered across a flat area of ​​several hundred acres, surrounded by barren loess hills.

Zhang Yunhe shouted into his headset, "Everyone, we've arrived at our destination. Do you see the fires below? Airdrop point nine is within the area enclosed by these fires. Follow me around 10 times. During this time, all support personnel in each aircraft must airdrop all supplies, leaving nothing behind. Understand?"

"understand!"

"understand!"

After everyone had responded, Zhang Yunhe said, "Airdrop in two minutes. Await my orders. All crew members, please prepare!"

After speaking, Zhang Yunhe pressed a button on the control panel, and the cargo hold of the transport plane sounded a warning sound: "Beep, beep, beep..."

He picked up the communicator again and shouted, "Attention, support staff, airdrop in two minutes. All goods must be dropped within 15 minutes!"

Upon hearing this sound, the support staff who had been chatting idly on the blankets suddenly got up and began preparing for the airdrop.

The support staff on the other aircraft also heard the notifications and signals from the pilots in the cockpit and all began preparing for the airdrop.

Two minutes later, one support staff member from each aircraft airdropped cargo through the tail hatch. Two other staff members attached parachutes to each box, while another person operated the lifting equipment to ram the cargo onto the railcar. The support staff member standing at the tail hatch door then turned on the power switch for the railcar, which slowly moved towards the tail hatch carrying the cargo. Finally, the railcar was blocked at the tail hatch, and the cargo slid down, with the parachutes then deploying.

In this way, boxes of cargo are airdropped from the cargo hold, and all transport planes do the same.

Suddenly, a large number of parachutes appeared in the night sky. The parachutes were white and fell continuously under the pull of the cargo, looking like snowflakes falling from the sky.