Half an hour later, Chen Yanlong received a telegram from Manstein and Admiral Hort asking for air force support for the retreat. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as he received the telegram, Chen Yanlong didn't want to put Kesselring, Garland, Marshal Milch, Deputy Air Force Commander Robert ? Feng? Graeme, and Air Force Chief of Staff Günt? General Corten, Timo Werner? Admiral Kreper, as well as Karl? General Kohler and other most important officers of the Air Department were all summoned for an emergency meeting.

The goal of the meeting was simple, how many aviation units should be sent to the Eastern Front to support Manstein's troops for the withdrawal.

There was also the question of where Manstein and his troops should be allowed to retreat, and how they should be replenished with ammunition and other military supplies.

Regarding the question raised by Chen Yanlong, all the aviation officers and chief of staff attending the meeting were enthusiastically discussing it one after another.

However, because Manstein was in a critical situation, Chen Yanlong did not let these aviation officers discuss it for long, and immediately asked them to make up their minds and deal with the target problem just now.

After that, after a short voting meeting of more than ten minutes; In the end, they unanimously agreed to send the air forces of the 4th and 6th Air Forces stationed on the Eastern Front to the full force, as well as the aviation units of a large number of client countries that had just reached a cooperation agreement with the German army, to the Eastern Front to cover the withdrawal of Manstein's troops.

As soon as the meeting ended, all the aviation units sent by the client state immediately received an order to rush to the Eastern Front for cover operations.

It didn't take much effort to get into the big airports in Germany, and the aviation units of the German servant states were all in the Fw190A-4/R6 fighters, and all of them were carrying W.Gr21210mm rockets and medium bombers JU88, ready to go.

Originally, it was good for the pilots of the client countries to be able to fly the BF109G fighters, but who knew that they would now not only be able to fly the Fw190A-4/R6 fighters; And when they return from their mission, any of them with excellent results will be able to fly the most advanced Ta-152 fighters in the German army.

In this regard, the pilots of all the German client states raised their hands in favor of it.

Therefore, this time they attacked, everyone made up their minds in their hearts to fight like a cougar.

This time Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, and Romania; and Italy and other countries, together there are more than 1,000 pilots.

This is the largest number of pilots they have sent out since the outbreak of World War II.

In addition, the German army also dispatched 1,000 pilots this time, which means that this time there were more than 2,000 planes to support Manstein's troops on the Eastern Front for retreat.

In the face of such a large-scale aviation dispatch by Chen Yanlong, the Soviet army did not know about it for the time being.

And they didn't know that this time they were all Fw190A-4/R6 fighter groups, and a small number of JU88 bomber groups.

"Hey! What do you think is the situation on the Eastern Front? Sepel! ”

After watching his teammates fly the Fw190A-4/R6 fighter jets one by one into the blue sky, Goya, the Hungarian pilot, suddenly turned a little nervously and asked his comrade Sepel next to him.

"It shouldn't be good! Didn't you hear that Manstein's Army Group South was retreating? Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent us over to support the operation! ”

Pilot Seppel replied with a disapproving voice.

"Then do you say that the Germans will be defeated by the Soviets? I'm a little worried about where this battlefield is heading! ”

Goya continued to worry.

"It's hard to say about that! Now the situation on both the Eastern and Western Fronts is not very optimistic! However, our captain has given orders to all of our team members to fight like cougars. ”

"We must not lose face in our Hungarian aviation forces! Otherwise, whoever is a wreck will be kicked out of the air team immediately! Because our Hungarian Cougar Aviation Brigade absolutely does not want waste! ”

Pilot Sepel replied frankly.

"Hmmm! I will definitely fight as valiantly as the Puma, and I will definitely not lose to our ace pilots Debrody, and Molnar theirs! ”

Pilot Goya patted his chest and said boldly.

"They have a record of 20 air victories, and you haven't shot down a single enemy plane now? Your goal isn't too big! Goya! ”

Pilot Sepel was slightly surprised.

"Or may! But my ultimate goal is to fly the latest Ta-152 fighters of the Germans! They look cool, I love it! And listen to our ace pilots say that the performance of these fighters is very good! Definitely the most advanced fighter in the world right now! ”

Pilot Goya replied excitedly.

"The Ta-152 fighter is indeed very good and advanced, but the Fw190A-4/R6 fighter we are flying now is not bad! At least better than all the planes we've flown before! I really like these Fw190A-4/R6 fighters, especially the W.Gr21210mm rockets they carry, which are absolutely a hit on the fly! ”

Pilot Sepel looked at the Fw190A-4/R6 fighter beside him with fond gaze and praised.

"To each his own! But it's time for us to take off! ”

Pilot Goya said with a big smile.

Pilot Sepel also responded with a smile, and then the two of them silently sat on their respective Fw190A-4/R6 fighters and prepared to take off.

A few hours later, they arrived at the German airfield on the Eastern Front, where they were refueling the aircraft and checking the plane's performance for damage.

At this time, in the vicinity of the German airfield where they were carrying out supplies and repairs, a squadron of about 15 Il-2 Soviet fighters was approaching.

The purpose of this group of Soviet planes here today is to test the deployment of the German army at this relatively remote airfield and see if it can capture it.

Originally, they had also sent reconnaissance planes over several times to conduct high-altitude reconnaissance.

They were all shot down by German fighter groups, or driven away.

That's why the Soviets sent a squadron of planes this time to conduct reconnaissance.

"I've heard that the fighting is in full swing at the Orel landings, and the Germans are being beaten and retreating by our troops! In particular, Manstein's Army Group South may be completely annihilated by our troops! ”

Soviet pilot Bagoshev said to his own pilot, using his on-board headset.

"I've heard about it too! So I'm thinking about why we were sent to reconnoiter the Germans at such a critical and critical moment! Instead of immediately sending us to the Orel landing site for air operations, and as soon as possible to completely annihilate the German Army Group South! ”

Soviet pilot Chelsko also responded immediately.

"Probably because there are too many air forces there, and the German aviation units have been shrinking like turtles recently, and the number of sorties is pitiful!"

Soviet pilot Bagoshev continued.

"Hey! Do you think those German aviation units have been severely damaged by our aviation army! Otherwise, they wouldn't have been hiding like this, and there was almost no movement at all! ”

Soviet pilot Chelsko also replied with a smile.

"Hey! God knows! Anyway, I never looked at those German pilots! If they dare to fight us, I'll beat them down!" I've shot down 5 German BF109s! ”

The Soviet pilot Bagoshev replied with a confident and proud smile.

"I'm going to have one more record than you!"

The Soviet pilot Chelsko also immediately showed off and fought back.

At this moment, the Hungarian Cougar Aviation Brigade, already piloting the Fw190A-4/R6 fighter group, was aggressively attacking the approaching Soviet flying group.

When the Soviet air force flew their appearance, these Hungarian pilots were already piloting their new fighter jets, fighting fiercely like cougars.