The French headquarters, in accordance with the weather forecast, had already prepared this battle plan, which was to be implemented in the first weather suitable for large-scale air combat, to launch a large-scale air attack on the German troops in the direction of Verdun.

The targets of this attack were mainly heavy artillery, a sharp weapon of war that the German army relied on to attack fortified positions, as well as a large amount of war materials prepared by the German rear for this offensive.

The purpose of the operation was to destroy a large number of German supplies, artillery, road junctions, bridges, and railways behind the battle line, and to try to delay the German army from launching another large-scale attack on the Verdun area, so as to gain the necessary time for the French army that was being reequipped.

On February 13, 1916, the first sunny day after the first German offensive on the Verdun front, after the defeat of a perfect night attack, the Allies dispatched a huge group of aircraft to carry out powerful strikes on German ground targets.

In order to accomplish this unprecedented operation, the Allies did their best to concentrate their planes and pilots, and the number of fighters used to escort them reached an astonishing 400.

The rest of the operations were piloted by novice pilots, more safely, and by Mike. Prince. More than 300 "Benlei" attack planes and 50 twin-engine heavy bombers have been continuously produced by the Merlin Military Industrial Group to carry out horizontal bombing missions.

As usual before the offense, Jojes. Lieutenant Senott gathered his men to give them a pre-battle briefing.

“…… Your mission is to maintain the results of the Flying Stork squadron and clear the German fighters from the sky before the follow-up attack planes and bombers arrive on the battlefield! ”

Almost everyone feels some kind of excitement and joy when faced with such a task, but only Kony. Campbell showed his characteristic, yet anachronistic humor.

"Yes, I believe we can still consume the shells of the enemy's anti-aircraft guns......"

His words not only caused the pilots to burst into laughter, but also immediately attracted the attention of Jojes. Lieutenant Senot's gaze rebuked.

"Oh, seriously Kony, I wish you were the one who consumed their shells!"

Amidst the laughter, the pilots of Lafitte's squad ended up as soon as there was Koney. Campbell was there, and he couldn't get up for the pre-war briefing, and ran to his plane.

They were satisfied with the mission, and they were no longer in the role of bomber nannies in previous air battles. Although it is not yet the same as the jealous fellows of the Flying Stork squadron, which is composed of all ace pilots, every time fills the strikers of the entire fleet.

But this time, the command apparently did not treat them as second-rate flying teams again. The task given to them this time was to "maintain superiority in air combat." This meant that after the French Flying Squadron had gained air superiority, they would be responsible for the entire bombing period against the German Flying Squadron until the end of the bombing.

Such an arrangement will make it easier for the pilots of the Lafitte squad to obtain results, quickly improve the level of the whole team, and squeeze into the ranks of the world's famous flying teams.

On the first clear day after many days of gloom, the pilots took to the skies, which made the pilots cheerful, and one by one they turned their heads and looked around, as if they had returned to their hometown after a long absence.

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Below the fuselage is the earth full of devastation due to war, from the sky at a glance, on the dark brown earth, a touch of spring has been inadvertently in people, began to quietly use its unique tender green to decorate the earth, whether it is a forest that looks like a low fence in the sky, or a large undulating hills between them, have faintly exuded the smell of spring.

Beyond that came the French line, a line of earthworms on the ground. These layers of protection, made up of thousands of small sacks filled with dirt, reliably protected the fast front beneath them, and they completely replaced the trenches that had sunk into the ground in the past.

The battlefield was about to arrive, and all the pilots were in the good mood of taking off in the sun, and they were about to start preparing for battle, until this time, as if they felt that the temperature in the cockpit would freeze their feet high in the air.

"This is probably the first concentration of the first large-scale aircraft operation in history......"

Tang Yunyang, who was sitting in the cockpit, was like other pilots, and although he couldn't feel the warm but pleasant sunlight on his body, he squinted his eyes slightly. Turning his neck, looking at this unprecedented large group of machines, his heart should be a little excited. Before the planes began to fly over their own lines, before they reached the area of engagement, they did a little bit of wonderful thinking.

"I'm afraid that's the butterfly effect. However, it seems that history has not changed dramatically, and the Battle of Verdun has unfolded as scheduled. I just don't know if this effect will affect China, and will there be any changes there? ”

Tang Yunyang didn't know that due to some small changes caused by his arrival, the trajectory of history had shifted slightly. The Battle of Verdun came more than ten days ahead of schedule, and even His Royal Highness the German Crown Prince had a new idea about the goal of this operation. And this change has ruined almost all of his achievements.

While Tang Yunyang's mind was still entangled in his speculation about the future, the vanguard of the entire fleet. The French flying team, which was half an hour's ahead of them, had already broken into the sky above the German positions. It is incomprehensible that the anti-aircraft guns that had been placed in front did not make a sound at all, and did not fire a single shell to intercept it.

The air battle unfolded as the French Remembrance Department had envisioned.

The German side was not unprepared for an air assault by the Allied air forces. With the observation post having telephone lines leading to the rear all the time, and the visibility provided by good weather, there was no secret to the slow-moving swarm attack.

As soon as the French Flying Cheek Flying Team, which was the vanguard of the entire fleet, crossed the German battle line, it was immediately intercepted by the German fighter group, which was already forming a formation in the air.

In the face of the enemy's large number of aircraft, although the pilots were slightly surprised by the strength of the opponent, this did not affect their courage to fight.

There was no fear, no flinching, just like those in the Middle Ages who raised their spears, even in the face of the entire enemy army alone, could not stop them from the proud cheers they charged at.

In the roar of the engines, the groups of aircraft belonging to the hostile camp accelerated in unison, and the pilots adjusted the nose of the plane, their fingers on the trigger, and their eyes were glued to their sights, trying to trap each other in the "trap" of death.

The planes of the two sides, like iron currents in the air, are getting closer and closer inexorably, and a bloody aerial fight is about to begin.