Chapter 659: Deployment of Troops
Night Market Longbao International Airport
The last trace of inky night was melting on the runway, and the sky was like a fish that was short of oxygen, gradually turning pale.
In the dim light, the bright blue and white Boeing 747-400 looks like a whale stranded on the shore.
More than a dozen airport ground staff wearing thick down jackets were busy moving around the belly of the plane, doing the final pre-takeoff check.
They were wrapped in bulky winter clothes and earmuffs with rabbit fur hems. The beams of flashlights crisscrossed between the landing gears. Some were hitting the tires with rubber hammers to check the tire pressure, and some were kneeling on the asphalt to wrap heating tape around the hydraulic pipes....
The lights in the terminal building on one side of the runway were now bright, and the soldiers coming and going were quickly getting up and putting on their equipment.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! We'll be on the plane at 7 o'clock in an hour!"
"Put your things away, especially your guns and magazines. I'll kick anyone who's missing something!"
A sergeant squad leader stood between several adjacent beds, urging them with a smile and scolding.
"Sergeant, what if you're missing something?" A soldier joked as he quickly stuffed a rolled quilt and sleeping bag into his backpack.
"What should I do if I'm short of stuff?" The sergeant frowned.
"If my stuff is missing, you will all be kicked! You can't even protect a squad leader, don't you deserve to be kicked?!"
"Hey, who is this? Who are you going to kick? I can hear your hoarse voice from far away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Dayong, with the rank of captain, appeared behind the sergeant squad leader.
Hearing the familiar voice, the sergeant squad leader turned around and saluted, saying with an embarrassed expression:
"Captain...I was just joking with them..."
"You'd better be joking. If you try to do something crooked again, be careful or I'll punish you!"
As he spoke, Wang Dayong smiled and pinched the sergeant's shoulder, making the other man grimace but not dare to cry out in pain.
I was complaining in my heart: The company commander is worthy of being from the Centurion Special Forces, his hands are really strong!
Seeing that the knocking was in place, Wang Dayong stopped and clapped his hands to attract the attention of the surrounding beds.
"All soldiers from the first company, look here. Soldiers from other companies can follow suit if you're not afraid of getting kicked!"
As soon as the words fell, laughter instantly rang out among the surrounding soldiers.
"Our first battalion will be boarding the plane soon. I won't say much else. I only have one request: Be safe! Be safe! Be safe!"
"I'll say it three times. It doesn't matter if you bring more or less. The squad leader will kick you anyway. I don't care. But you must take safety issues seriously."
"I don't want our company to suffer non-combat casualties before we even get to the destination. The squad leaders should also pay attention to this issue!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
...
All the squad leaders present answered in unison.
Seeing this scene, Wang Dayong nodded with satisfaction, then glanced at his tactical watch, and then continued:
“现在是6:07，等下咱们就不搞起床集合了，一直到6:30咱们直接集合开饭，6:40带出前往登机点登机！”
"The time has been made clear, are you clear?!" Wang Dayong's roar suddenly rang out.
"clear!!"
Hundreds of soldiers who had gathered around roared together, their voices shaking the dome.
"Okay, everyone's morale is good, keep it up!"
.....
Beep beep beep~~~
About half an hour later, a shrill whistle sounded in the sleeping area of the Combined Battalion 1.
Soldiers wearing Type 80 helmets, green military uniforms and carrying large backpacks lined up in companies and walked towards the boarding gate under the leadership of their respective battalion commanders.
Outside the terminal
Under the cobalt blue sky at the end of the night, the tower of Longbao Airport was outlined like a rusted giant of light, emitting a pale light.
Tap tap tap tap~
As the soldiers of the 1st Battalion lined up neatly and marched in unison toward the transport plane, the sound of their black combat boots hitting the concrete floor was like the beating of war drums, inexplicably inspiring.
Under the army green 80 helmets, the faces of the young soldiers were filled with excitement and anticipation.
Many of them were just ordinary people before the end of the world, and they became soldiers because of the end of the world. Such scenes of collectively boarding a plane to participate in military operations have only been seen in videos on the Internet.
The current solemn atmosphere unexpectedly gave them a different sense of involvement, which made them very excited...
As a man, who can refuse to save the world!
Especially when it comes to spreading the light of civilization to areas shrouded in darkness, many people are already excited enough to blush at the mere thought of it.
The traction rope thrown over by the ground crew snaked on the asphalt ground. The soldiers showed good queueing skills at the right time and stepped over it in rhythm without any pause.
The butt of the Type 82 assault rifle slapped the outside of the thigh with each step, and the fibers rubbed from the elbows of the camouflage uniform were clearly visible under the strong light.
When the remaining broadcast in the tower suddenly emitted a sharp electrical noise, everyone lowered their center of gravity at the same time. The whole scene was like a hundred puppets being pulled by the same wire - this was the muscle memory developed during the Zhanjiang Defense War.
"Boarding in a row!!"
As the order sounded, the neat formation of the first battalion collapsed in an instant, and the soldiers of the first company lined up like a long dark green snake, climbing up the gangway into the airport.
Inside the cabin, the lights were dim. Under the organization of the platoon leaders of each squad, the soldiers quickly found their seats and sat down in turn. The click of seat belts being fastened could be heard one after another.
Soon, as time passed, the 518 seats in the cabin were filled one after another. Finally, there were more than 30 soldiers without seats, and they were tied together with the supplies in the cabin.
5 minutes later
As the Boeing 747-400's engine finished warming up, a burst of loud whistling sound suddenly erupted.
Under the strong wind blown by the fan blades, the gravel on the edge of the runway jumped up, and the dew hanging on the wire mesh was instantly turned into ashes.
The ground crew held on to their earmuffs tightly and stepped back, the hems of their work clothes torn into fluttering flags by the air waves.
The flaps on both sides of the fuselage opened with a bang, and the friction sound of the rusty hinges drowned out the roar of the engine.
As time passed, the asphalt ground began to tremble, and the bullet casings and screws embedded in the cracks jumped up and fell, as if the entire airport was breaking free from the shackles of the earth.
The moment the wheel brakes were released, the nearly 200-ton steel behemoth began to sprint. The shadow cast by the belly of the aircraft swept across the ruins of the terminal building, startling a group of mutant beasts hiding in the wild.
&34;Hold on!&34;
In the cabin, the squad leader yelled while pressing the butt of his gun against the bulkhead.
The 80-meter rocket launcher in the recruit's arms bumped against the bulletproof shield with the bumps, and the clinking sound was drowned out by the roar from the outside.
The ground vehicle outside the porthole was retreating rapidly, and an oil drum that was not fastened tightly was overturned by the airflow, causing a commotion.
As the plane's flying attitude gradually stabilized, the soldiers of the first battalion, who had recovered, looked down at the ground through the windows.
Looking at the airport and city getting smaller and smaller, everyone felt like they were in a dream.
Especially for ordinary survivors, who would have thought that they were starving in the cesspools of various gathering places a few months ago, but now they have the opportunity to board a plane? ?
