Chapter 966: Airport Bombed

This Boeing 747 had endured thousands of hardships and dangers, and finally landed safely.

However, this runway had been in disrepair for years, with one pothole after another; every time the landing gear hit a bump heavily, everyone in the cabin let out a chorus of "Ahhh!" screams in unison.

Many people turned pale, gripping the back of the seats in front of them tightly.

After much tossing and turning, the plane finally braked steadily amidst violent jolts.

He Yuzhu's hearing was exceptionally sharp; the moment the engines cut out, he heard the roar of fighter jets. He immediately shouted at the top of his lungs: "Everyone, don't take your luggage! Evacuate as soon as the plane stops, find the nearest air-raid shelter to hide! If you really can't find a shelter, crawl into the abandoned old-style hangars to hide!"

Captain Sun reacted just as quickly, immediately ordering several flight attendants to rapidly open the emergency escape doors, and the inflatable slide popped open with a "bang."

He Yuzhu grabbed Director Li, his speech rapid: "I'm going to the northeast corner of the air-defense position to check if any anti-aircraft artillery was left behind. The jets coming are clearly here to destroy our private plane. Director Li, once you can't find a place to hide, everyone must immediately disperse and evacuate to protect yourselves, each preserving your own life."

Director Li was still hesitant, but Captain Sun, who had been a naval aviation pilot in his early years before retiring to join civil aviation, had extremely seasoned combat experience and spoke up immediately: "I noticed the terrain when I landed; there are several underground hangars on the side of the mountain. Everyone follow me, we will all transfer over there."

One hour ago, the four-jet F-16 formation pursuing this passenger plane had received a return-to-base order from headquarters.

A group of Staff Officers in the rear command room repeatedly calculated the flight path and soon determined that the civil airliner, flight number B-2347, was still within the cruise pursuit range of the fighter jets.

The command post immediately changed the order, recalling the four fighter jets to reassign their mission.

An officer walked quickly to General William, saluted, and reported: "General, according to the flight path calculation, this passenger plane may have already landed. There are very few airports in the entire Zhong Taipingyang that meet the conditions for an emergency landing, and Henderson Airport on Midway Atoll is the location that best fits the target flight path..."

General William pondered for a moment and immediately issued a new order: the four-jet F-16 formation was to turn back, two jets were to head to Henderson Airport to search for and destroy the target, and the remaining two were to continue searching the surrounding airspace on a large scale.

The formation leader, Captain John, immediately split the formation, ordering the number two and number three fighter jets to fly directly to Midway Atoll, while he led the number four fighter jet to remain on the periphery to continue patrolling and checking.

He Yuzhu used the Scanning System to scan, quickly locking onto an abandoned air-defense position in the northeast corner of the airport; the perimeter of the position was layered with trees, providing excellent concealment.

He rushed into the position and saw that the bunkers were all made of reinforced concrete, but the anti-aircraft weapons had long been removed, leaving only the empty shells of the fortifications.

With a thought, he immediately took an Avenger AN/TWQ-1 vehicle-mounted air-defense system out of his Storage Space.

This Hummer 4x4 light off-road combat vehicle was something he had captured earlier from a US Military base in the Middle East. The entire vehicle was small and compact, with a small Radar integrated on the roof, capable of independently searching for low-altitude aircraft, and equipped with several Stinger Missiles; a single person could complete the entire combat process of searching, locking, and launching.

He Yuzhu did not want to take the initiative to shoot down US Military fighter jets and tear off the mask of civility, but he had long set a bottom line in his heart: as long as the other party took action to destroy the civil airliner, he would never show mercy. At the same time, he would record the entire combat footage to keep ironclad evidence of the other party's deliberate attack on a civilian flight.

The roar of the fighter jets grew closer. He Yuzhu looked out and saw that Captain Sun and Director Li had already led more than forty accompanying personnel into the underground hangar to hide, and his hanging heart finally settled.

It had to be said that Captain Sun possessed the skills of a fighter pilot, and his approach to emergency escape was exceptionally seasoned and steady.

Two F-16s came diving at ultra-low altitude, skimming the surface of the sea, and whistled over the runway of Henderson Airport.

The lead pilot, Kuli, spoke to his wingman: "Those Huaxia people have already hidden; we can't complete this mission."

The wingman, Qiao, frowned and said: "The General's order is for us to kill them all. Even if we destroy this passenger plane, we won't be able to find those people... Let's report to headquarters!"

Kuli sneered: "Qiao, don't be so serious. We'll just blow up this civil airliner and leave. As for whether we killed anyone, that's not something we can control!"

Qiao remained cautious: "We, we had better ask the General for instructions."

Kuli laughed indifferently: "Qiao, we'll drop all our bombs and tell the truth, it doesn't matter. Anyway, we can't land, it's not our responsibility."

"I agree!" Qiao said.

The two planes made a turn in front.

Kuli lowered the flight path, and the two planes separated left and right to dive. The aerial bombs mounted on the wings detached from the racks one after another, carrying a shrill scream as they smashed into the body of the Boeing 747. Smoke and dust billowed across the sky, and it looked as if the entire airliner was about to be completely swallowed.

Inside the air-defense vehicle, He Yuzhu had already activated the vehicle-mounted Radar. The screen instantly locked onto the two F-16s that had finished dropping their bombs and were about to pull up to leave the airspace. The piercing lock-on alarm of the Radar instantly resounded through the cockpit.

Kuli cursed loudly: "Damn it! What is locking onto my fighter jet!"

On the airport position, two earth-shattering roars exploded one after another, and two Stinger Missiles, trailing fiery white tails, chased the two fighter jets at high speed.

The first missile accurately hit the tail engine of Kuli's plane. The fuselage vibrated violently, and the fuel instantly exploded into a huge fireball. The fighter jet broke into two pieces and crashed heavily into the offshore sea.

The second missile followed closely, tearing through the fuel line of the number two fighter jet. The plane dragged thick smoke as it tilted out of control. The pilot had no choice but to eject and parachute to safety.

In the blink of an eye, the sky over the airport ignited with soaring flames.

He Yuzhu quickly put the Avenger air-defense vehicle back into his Storage Space and ran quickly toward the hangar to meet up with the others.

Director Li saw He Yuzhu running over at a glance and immediately gave a thumbs up, his voice trembling: "Factory Director He, your prediction was so accurate. If we had taken one wrong step, we would have been buried at the bottom of the sea! These people from M Country are truly bastards, daring to openly bomb a civil airliner. Is there any morality left to speak of?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said: "These people have always believed in the jungle law of the survival of the fittest; they only recognize strength and do not reason. If we don't beat them until they are in pain and afraid, they will do all kinds of outrageous things. Don't count on reasoning with them about justice or morality."

Captain Sun stepped forward and asked curiously in a low voice: "Factory Director He, what kind of equipment did you use to shoot down those two fighter jets?"

He Yuzhu waved his hand and casually made up an excuse: "I didn't take the initiative to attack. It was them bombing the airport at low altitude that triggered the old air-defense firepower left in the position. They shot themselves down."

Director Li's face was tight, and his voice was a bit weak: "Then... then what do we do next?"

He Yuzhu's gaze sank, and he pointed into the distance, "Go to the pier on this island, find a Fishing Boat, and we will cross the Pacific Ocean."

Director Li widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief: "Are you serious?"

He Yuzhu turned to look at him, his tone unhurried: "If there is a Warship parked there, that would be even better—let them take us across, so we don't have to sail the boat ourselves."

Captain Sun smiled, "I believe in Factory Director He, he will definitely be able to lead us out."

Just as the few of them were about to set off to walk out of the airport, they suddenly heard the roar of engines in the distance.

Several military vehicles were driving along the dirt road, kicking up dust high into the air; there were four or five vehicles in total, and the truck beds were full of people.

These were the soldiers stationed at this airport.

In fact, the airport was not unmanaged, it was just that the squad of people had all moved to the nearby Sheng Lita Xiaozhen to live.

This airport had been desolate for too long, the equipment was either broken or rusted, the runway was not maintained, and they had to run more than twenty kilometers to buy things, which was really inconvenient.

Their superiors saw that they were few in number and were too lazy to send supplies specifically, so they simply let them move to the town and only came back to take a look every few days.

Director Li asked: "Factory Director He, what should we do?"

"When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave one wins!" He Yuzhu immediately ran toward that position, "Everyone follow me, let's eliminate them!"