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Chapter 136 The target drone will arrive in five minutes? What did I shoot down?
In the valley, a bulky helicopter was circling helplessly.

The nose of the plane features two hemispherical cockpits, one lower in the front and one higher in the back. The weapons operator sits in the front, and the pilot sits in the back. At this moment, the pilot looks at the endless mountain range and feels somewhat helpless.

"Damn it, where have we ended up?!" The weapons operator looked down at the map strapped to his knee. "I can't find any landmarks. It's like we've never been here before. Karimi, are you sure we haven't flown to the wrong place?"

In the cockpit, pilot Karimi's forehead was already covered in beads of sweat: "I don't know either... Maybe, just maybe, we really flew the wrong way..."

The "graveyard of empires" has always been a powder keg, and in recent years, guerrilla groups have sprung up one after another within its borders. Therefore, in April of this year, the government forces officially received the first batch of Mi-24 helicopters from the Soviet Union to be used to suppress the guerrillas.

Unfortunately, the use of the Mi-24 was greatly limited in this mountainous environment. To avoid being discovered by the guerrillas, they often flew in valleys. Unexpectedly, on their first sortie, Karimi flew in the wrong direction and got stuck in the mountains!
"Then why keep flying forward? Can't you just turn back?"

go back?

Karimi sighed, "Do you think we can just go back and retrace our steps? The most important thing now is to find accurate landmarks and determine our position so we can find the most accurate return route!"
Behind them, in the spacious cabin of the helicopter, sat ten government soldiers.

Commander Walizada looked down at the undulating mountains with mixed feelings. As for where they flew to, it was not their concern. As long as the helicopter landed, they would jump out of the cabin and, under the cover of the helicopter's firepower, use their AK rifles to wipe out those damned guerrillas!

However... he was thinking about something else. During this time, there were some rumors in the army that the Russians' brutal interference was the main reason for the guerrillas' armed rebellion. Therefore, they wanted independence and to suppress the Russians' power in the graveyard of empires!
Two currents are surging within the government; a major upheaval might be brewing!

Just then, a high-decibel sound suddenly rang out in the cabin.

Locked, it's locked!

For a moment, everyone was stunned. What was going on? Had the guerrillas' weaponry become so advanced that they had the means to lock onto and attack helicopters?
Ahead, Karimi felt his mind explode. He was being targeted? What should he do?
Of course, we should climb as fast as we can!
Those damned guerrillas can't possibly have planes, so the lock-on can only be from ground-based anti-aircraft missiles. If we fly higher, the enemy shouldn't be able to reach us, right?

The rotors overhead emitted a sharp whistle as the Mi-24 helicopter climbed upwards like a bolt of lightning. Its bulky fuselage looked just like a pregnant doe, making its nickname "doe" quite fitting.

Exclamations of surprise rang out from the rear cabin.

The weapons operator in the forward cockpit quickly looked left and right, hoping to find the direction from which the threat was coming, and then use the multi-angle rotating machine gun in the nose of the aircraft to take out those damned attackers.

Wait, what did he see?
In the distance, two bright spots are rapidly approaching each other in the sky. Those things were definitely not launched from the ground; they came from the air!

"Nine o'clock!" The weapons operator only had time to issue a warning before the first missile flew over and burrowed directly into its bloated belly.

boom!
The helicopter instantly turned into a fireball in the sky, burning as it fell. Then, a second missile flew in and plunged into the fireball!

In the sky, Hasmi watched the bright spots disappear from the radar screen, filled with excitement. Just as he was about to make a call, a voice from the ground came through his headset: "Mianvali calling Eagles! Mianvali calling Eagles! The target drone will arrive at the range in five minutes!"

Hasmi was momentarily stunned. What was going on? The target drone hadn't arrived yet? Then what target had he just shot down?
"Eagle calling Mianwali: An unidentified target has been spotted flying at extremely low altitude in the mountains. The target has been shot down. Requesting permission to fly over and take a look!"

Mianvali Base.

To avoid provoking India, the firing range was set up on the border of Brazil. Now, before the target drones have even arrived at the site, the Super-7 has already detected and shot down a target. It must have flown over from the Imperial Graveyard!
Qin Liang knew in his heart that the powder keg of the Imperial Graveyard was about to explode!
In April of last year, a coup occurred, and the Daoud government was overthrown. Xiao Ming played an important role and thus stepped onto the political stage. In July, they began an internal purge. Xiao Ming rapidly expanded his power and status, and soon sidelined his mentor. He was very dissatisfied with his mentor's unwavering pro-Soviet stance, so he plotted a coup.

Historically, in September of this year, Xiaoming overthrew his mentor and became the ruler himself. However, he didn't have the last laugh; a few months later, he was killed by the Russians.

The army in the graveyard of empires is still pro-Soviet, armed with nothing but Soviet weapons. Could there have been Russians among the targets that were shot down?

Jamal realized what was happening, and his face turned terribly grim.

The firing range is a full 50 kilometers from the border, which means that the other side has penetrated deep into our territory!
Pakistan's terrain is mountainous in the west and plains in the east. Therefore, it is easy to defend the east against India. In the western mountains, some targets flying at very low altitudes are simply impossible to detect. It is thanks to the Super-7 fighter jets in the east that this deficiency has been made up for!

At this moment, Hasmi had already piloted Super 7 and flown in front of the burning fireball. The entire machine was no longer recognizable, but the outline of the tail could still be seen.

"Eagle reports, it appears to be a Mi-24 helicopter! I will continue to circle here until ground troops arrive!"

Anyway, Super 7 has a long time to stay in the air, so he has plenty of time to wait!

Upon receiving Hasmi's report, everyone wore complicated expressions.

Jamal took a deep breath: "Manager Liu, Mr. Tu, the situation we are facing is becoming increasingly severe. We hope that you can export a batch of Super-7 fighter jets to us as soon as possible! Only this aircraft can make up for our lack of ultra-low-altitude search capabilities!"

"Okay!" Manager Liu nodded. With the Super-7 fighter jets now equipped with a full set of Western avionics and engines, the Air Force no longer needed to stop them!

"only……"

As he spoke, Tu Lao glanced at the British people loitering outside the control tower.

Jamal nodded: "We're ready. Now... let's execute the switcheroo!"

(End of this chapter)