At 2,107 meters above sea level, Kazbek is much higher than the pass, which is more than 1,000 meters above sea level, and the mountain road is more difficult to walk and cannot be passed by cars and tanks like the mountain pass.

But it is much better to pass than to be trapped in the Caucasus Mountains, not to mention that the Soviet infantry will follow this path opened up by the Soviet mountain division and intersperse the encirclement of Baku...... This would divide the Baku oil fields from the industrial areas of Transcaucasia and cut off the ammunition and food supplies from the Baku oil fields.

This, of course, was not allowed by the Germans, but at this time the Germans seemed to be helpless.

"General!" Qin Chuan said to Major General Freko: "I don't think that if you don't carry out the rescue, it doesn't mean that you just give up!" ”

"What do you mean......" Major General Freko looked at Qin Chuan suspiciously.

Qin Chuan replied: "We all know that the reason why the Soviets' Yak-1 and MiG-3 were not sent to the battlefield until this time was because they needed to protect their airfields. Now, now that they have sent out these fighters, and as the fighters go deeper, they may send more and more fighters, which means that their airport protection will become weaker and weaker......"

"Are you trying to sneak up on the Soviets' airfield?" Major General Freko shook his head: "No, Major! Our Air Force is already entangled in them and cannot get out, not to mention that their airfields are not unprotected, radars will detect them, and then air defense forces, fighters...... These will cause our air force to suffer heavy losses, not to mention that the bombing will not be able to cause much damage to the airfield, otherwise they would have done it a long time ago! ”

Qin Chuan didn't say anything, just continued to look at Major General Freko.

Major General Freko seemed to understand something, and then said in disbelief: "God, you don't want to use a helicopter to sneak up on the airport, do you?" ”

"You guessed it, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "The key to the battle of Kazbek Peak is that the Soviets have seized air supremacy or partial air supremacy, in other words, the important thing is the aircraft. If we can blow up their planes, especially the Yak-1 and MiG-3 fighters, then with the topography of Kazbek Peak and the open view, the Soviets' offensive will be ruthlessly hit by our air fire, which means the defeat of the Soviets, a complete defeat! ”

Although in this era, air supremacy is almost decisive as in modern warfare, and the ground forces are just going up to clean up the mess, but the position of air supremacy is still very important.

"Major!" Colonel Slane, who was on the side, became nervous when he heard this: "But you know, the enemy has radar, and there are air defense units, and our helicopters are almost vulnerable in the face of their anti-aircraft fire!" ”

"Let's see where the Soviets are at the airfield!" Qin Chuan took the map, then pointed to a point next to Makhachkala and said: "The airport is here, it is only two kilometers from the sea, and there will be no air defense forces on the sea." At the same time, the Caspian flotilla of the Soviets has already suffered casualties, and if there are still warships, they do not dare to approach Makhachkala! ”

Qin Chuan was right, the Caspian Flotilla had almost been exhausted in the Battle of Stalingrad because of the cover of the Southeastern Front's transportation of supplies across the Volga.

On the other hand, because the waters off Makhachkala are very close to the German Air Force, warships will become targets of the German Air Force if they get close.

"But their radar and reconnaissance opportunities have spotted us!" Rear Admiral Freko said: "There are also warplanes patrolling the sea, and helicopters can't hide in the sea, they will destroy them all before they reach Makhachkala!" ”

"No!" Colonel Slane said: "If we had flown at night, we would not have these problems!" ”

"Flying at night?" Major General Freko looked at Colonel Slain in surprise, and then at Qin Chuan.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded: "Flying at night, and it's also flying at low altitude!" ”

If you fly at night, of course, there is no danger of being intercepted by enemy fighters, and the fighters at this time do not have the ability to fight at night.

Flying at low altitudes can avoid the radar of the Soviet army. Of course, in order to be safe, the Germans also needed to attack the Soviet army's radar warfare, and even if the Soviet army discovered them, there was nothing they could do......

Send planes to intercept?

As mentioned before, fighters do not have the ability to fight at night.

Send a warship to intercept?

The Caspian Flotilla exists in name only, and even if there are warships nearby, it will not be able to catch up with the speed of helicopters.

All the Soviets could do was provide early warning and give the air defense forces a few minutes to prepare.

Of course, this is not what Qin Chuan wants to see, because the helicopter is too vulnerable in front of anti-aircraft fire, which will also cause serious casualties to the helicopter formation and even directly bankrupt the plan.

Major General Freko thought for a moment and asked: "Wouldn't there be any problems with flying at night?" ”

Major General Freko, although not expert in flying, was also aware of the dangers of flying at night, especially at sea...... Pilots confuse the sky and the sea at sea, and this problem has not been well solved.

However, Qin Chuan and the others don't seem to worry too much about this.

Helicopters are different from high-speed fighters, helicopters are slow, and there is no weightlessness of fighter pilots, so helicopter pilots will know very well that the sea below is the sky above, and at the same time, because of the slow speed, they also have more reaction time, and it is no problem to hover.

The difficulty lies in the fact that the helicopter must fly at a low altitude, which requires the helicopter pilot to be cautious, because after all, the sea is not far from his feet, and he will still crash into the sea if he is not careful.

After Major-General Freko learned about this, he no longer had a problem.

"That's a good idea, Major!" Major General Freko said: "I have no reason to disagree! ”

So Major General Freko immediately joined the Air Force Commander, Major General Lorenz.

"There is no need for us to attack the airfield radar!" "On the one hand, because they're going to fix it soon, you know, Makhachkala is a port, and they're going to be coming from the sea right away," said Rear Admiral Lorenz. On the other hand, the Caucasus Mountains lie in the middle and make it ineffective, and it will not have any effect on the battle for Kazbek Peak! ”

Major General Lorenz thought that Freko didn't know anything about radar, which is why he had such a suggestion.

"No, no, General Lorenz!" Freco's reply: "I know that, but we still need you to bomb the airfield radar!" ”

After a moment of silence, Major General Lorenz said: "Either give me a good reason, or let Marshal Manstein give me orders!" ”

As he spoke, he hung up the phone, the Air Force will always have such arrogance.

Major General Freko spread his hands helplessly towards Qin Chuan and the others, and had to ask the communication corps to contact Marshal Manstein.