50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 380 Falling from the sky
Those below might not know the name 'Di Ting,' but those above should have heard of it. He believed that the other party's superiors were aware of it.

Three fighter jets flew over Sun Zhiwei's head, then turned back and began to fly alongside the C130.

Sun Zhiwei saw the faces of the three pilots; one was relatively young, while the other two looked like veterans.

He thoughtfully took five rounds of ammunition from each of the two veterans' fully loaded machine gun magazines, intending to solidify their credit for shooting down the enemy aircraft.

What could he do?

Did the enemy's two fighter jets suddenly malfunction and explode at the same time?

Or did they shoot down those two fighter jets themselves with Browning guns?
What a fool.

Therefore, they could only have been shot down by two veterans, as evidenced by the fact that each of their machine guns was missing five shells.

As for why the two veterans themselves don't remember firing, isn't that perfectly normal?

With a major battle approaching, he finally encountered an enemy, but due to excessive mental stress, he suffered temporary amnesia.

Sorry, veterans, I forced you to get promoted.

While Sun Zhiwei was lost in thought, the airport had probably already contacted their superiors and confirmed his identity.

One of the veterans, possibly the lead pilot, called out over the radio: "Comrade Diting, I have received orders from higher command to fly directly to Huacheng Airport."

"I understand, please guide us from the front."

"Received. I will guide the flight from ahead."

Immediately, a J-6 accelerated to the front and then, with the C-130 in tow, began to turn northeast.

Midway through, four more fighter jets passed by, flying towards the coordinates where the incident had just occurred.

Sun Zhiwei guessed that enemy planes were coming again, and they were there to intercept them.

Soon, they entered our airspace, and the rest of the journey was smooth sailing.

Taking this opportunity, Sun Zhiwei reorganized the three large safes at the back.

He took all the Annamese banknotes from the first safe containing the banknotes, and then stuffed all the gold, silver and jewelry from the third safe into the first safe.

He also took all the antiques from the second cabinet. What good antiques are there in Annam? Besides, antiques aren't worth much now, so there's no need for them to take up space.

This freed up two safes, which now contained only 600 small gold bars, each weighing 100 ounces.

This large safe has an interior space of approximately 1.5 cubic meters.

He looked at the small gold bars and felt they weren't neat enough, so he simply took them all away, freeing up a total of 3 cubic meters of space.

Then he used the 400-ounce standard gold bars from his own space to fill the two safes.

One cubic meter of gold bar weighs approximately 19 tons. He filled in 5000 standard gold bars, totaling 56.7 tons of gold.

After Sun Zhiwei finished exchanging the gold bricks, the sudden increase in load caused the transport plane to sag, and he quickly increased the engine power to stabilize the plane.

Fortunately, this transport plane was a "Super Hercules" model improved at the end of the Vietnam War, which greatly increased its payload; otherwise, Sun Zhiwei would probably be paying the price for his recklessness today.

The escorting J6 aircraft noticed that the C130 suddenly descended in altitude and immediately called to inquire about the situation.
"Listen, listen, what's going on?"

"I am Di Ting, everything is normal."

"Sorry, this is my first time flying a C130, I'm not very familiar with the controls." Sun Zhiwei, who had already stabilized the aircraft, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and apologized sheepishly.

"Please keep cruise control on and do not press any unfamiliar buttons."

"Understood." He probably got looked down upon by the ace pilot; how embarrassing.

About an hour and a half later, the lead plane reminded him that they were about to arrive at Huacheng Military Airport.

Taking advantage of the moment when the escort fighters were about to return, Sun Zhiwei initiated a final communication: "Thank you for your escort, and I wish you continued success." Before the three fighters could reply, the airport control tower took over the communication channel.

So, when the three J6s turned around, they deliberately passed in front of Sun Zhiwei's aircraft and swished their tails to signal him.

As they passed each other, they each saluted.

"C130, this is Huacheng Control Tower, please land on runway 9."

Following instructions from the control tower, Sun Zhiwei landed safely on the designated runway.

He had just brought the plane to a stop when a jeep and two trucks rushed up to the side of the plane.

A leader and two vehicles of soldiers got out of the vehicle. The soldiers quickly surrounded C130, while the leader waited next to the jeep.

Sun Zhiwei first opened the middle cabin door, then took off his flight cap and gloves, and calmly disembarked from the plane.

At this moment, the leader next to the jeep approached.

"Comrade Diting, we meet again. What good news do you have for us this time?"

Sun Zhiwei looked closely and realized it was a familiar face—Commander An from the secret base on the outskirts of Beijing.

"Commander An, it's been a long time." Sun Zhiwei saluted Commander An, who quickly returned the salute.

Sun Zhiwei is now at a higher level than him, so even if they are acquaintances, he wouldn't dare to be arrogant.

"What, Commander An has been transferred to Huacheng?"

"That year, at your suggestion, a new unit was formed. Now, I am the captain of the 'Southern Sword'."

Upon hearing this familiar title, Sun Zhiwei's eyes lit up.

"Impressive! So, are you guys going to participate in the war this time?"

Commander An did not answer, but simply smiled.

That's it, they've definitely joined the war. So, the special forces unit that's already entered Annam is the 'Southern Sword' unit.

"Comrade Diting, I was asked by my superiors to ask you if you have any important business to discuss with me since you've returned this time."

It means that you'll be back once you've completed your mission.

The focus now is on this major war; a single transport plane is unimportant. That's not the reason the higher-ups approved your participation; don't get the priorities mixed up.

Sun Zhiwei immediately understood the implication and replied, "I was just about to report to the leadership when I brought back important intelligence."

"Please, Commander An, take me to see the top leader of Huacheng immediately."

"Also, please keep a close watch on this transport plane I brought back. It contains extremely valuable supplies and can only be moved after the leader's approval."

When it comes to serious matters, Commander An also begins to get serious.

"Understood. Please wait a moment, I'll make the arrangements."

Then, Commander An summoned the two platoon leaders who had come with him earlier and instructed them to keep a close watch on the planes.

Then he took Sun Zhiwei into the jeep.

Soon, they arrived at the command center, where Sun Zhiwei met with Leader Xu.

People in the military speak very directly, and he didn't mince words either. When he met the person in charge, he took out the large map and spread it out on the table.

"Sir, this was obtained from the enemy's logistics department. It shows the distribution of all military supply storage points and all airports in Annam."

"Oh, let me see." Upon hearing this news, the leader immediately became interested.

(End of this chapter)