In fact, from Hans's point of view, what he said seems to make sense.

The First Infantry Corps has Highland Warfare Artifact helicopter gunships...... Although the Soviet Seagull slow fighter was also very useful in highland warfare, it was still much worse than a helicopter.

Especially in some areas with complex terrain such as narrow mountain passes, which are flanked by tall peaks, and our troops on both sides are crowded on both sides of the mountain passes and cliffs to fight, although the Seagull fighters are slow, they can also say that they can also reach a speed of 3 or 400 kilometers per hour, so let them dive and strafe or drop bombs at the mountain pass...... Not only can I not distinguish between friend and foe, but I accidentally even got into it.

Helicopters don't have these problems.

It can even hover, that is, zero speed, and then move slowly at a slow speed, which basically does not have the problem of not being able to react because it is too fast.

On the other hand, both sides of the mountain have to save ammunition...... Tired and tired carrying a box of ammunition up the mountain, the "boom" was finished in a few strokes, and no matter how powerful the logistics and transportation were, it could not support it.

The helicopter also does not have this problem, it flies together at the base of the mountain to a certain height and goes up the mountain.

So the helicopter gunship is both machine gun and rocket artillery, and it is like a local tyrant who spends money on the battlefield in the mountains and snow, but the "gold" here is the gold of metal.

Therefore, when the Soviet army first began to attack the mountain pass, the first corps could actually send helicopters to repel the Soviet army, and it was easily repulsed.

But the 1st Regiment did not do so, and did not appear until the two companies of the 100th Regiment were about to be overwhelmed.

However, Qin Chuan has his own Qin Chuan's reasoning.

It's simple...... Six days ago, the main forces of the Soviet army moved only to the position of the mountain pass, that is, at an altitude of more than a thousand meters.

Qin Chuan judged that the main force of the Soviet army would definitely not continue to stay at the mountain pass and wait for a breakthrough.

On the one hand, this is because the mountain pass is too narrow for the force to deploy, and on the other hand, as mentioned before, the high ground on both sides of the mountain pass will also threaten the traffic of the mountain pass, for example, a few mortars can be blocked by artillery fire.

If at this time, the Germans showed their strength, that is, helicopters...... Just such a stick would have stunned the Soviet troops, and then the Soviets hurriedly retreated.

The altitude of more than 1,000 meters was not difficult for the Soviet troops to retreat, so the Soviet troops could retreat almost entirely.

But now...... In order to be able to attack the German army as soon as possible, the Soviet army relied on their tenacious perseverance to rush day and night, so that they advanced to an altitude of more than 3,000 meters in the past six days.

So there is no need to think about it, it must be a dilemma.

Qin Chuan guessed correctly, when the information reached the Makhachkala command, Zhukov was stunned on the spot.

"The First Steps?" Zhukov asked.

"Yes, Comrade Zhukov!" The staff officer replied: "They repelled the charge of our troops with helicopters, and the 35th regiment suffered heavy casualties!" ”

"What about our planes?" Zhukov roared: "Why don't you send our planes to kill them ?!" ”

"Comrade Zhukov!" The staff officer replied: "Our planes are also not able to fly at low altitudes in that kind of terrain!" ”

"I didn't say let them fly low!" Zhukov said: "I just want to know why there are no of our fighters in the air and blow them up when those helicopters appear!" ”

"Comrade Zhukov!" The staff officer explained: "What if...... To do this, we must ensure that our planes patrol the skies over each unit! ”

The staff officer's words are certainly justified.

The helicopter appeared for a while, and the Soviets did not know where it would appear in the next moment, it could be somewhere in the middle, west, or east, if the Soviets wanted to defend it thoroughly, that is, to ensure that the helicopter would be killed as soon as it emerged from the valley...... Then you have to defend in all aspects.

The theory that offense is greater than defense is actually practical in air combat.

If the Soviets can do this, then the Soviets may still have an advantage.

The problem is that the Soviets can't do it......

First of all, the fuel of the Soviet army was not enough to support such a large-scale regular patrol, and all the supplies of the Soviet army were transported from the Caspian Sea in small fishing boats, which was already overwhelmed, and if it was forced again, it was afraid that the logistics would be crushed.

Secondly, the Soviet army's air supremacy is only a local air supremacy at a certain altitude, and it is still not the opponent of the German BF and F fighters if it really wants to fight.

At this time, air supremacy was actually formed in the form of ultra-low altitude controlled by helicopters, low altitude controlled by Soviet Seagull fighters, and medium and high altitude still controlled by the German army.

After all, Zhukov was born in cavalry and was not very good at air combat.

But he soon figured it out, and then sat back in his chair and held his forehead.

Vasilevsky stood aside and didn't say anything, because he didn't know what to say.

Because the Soviet army, which had already entered an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, was in a dilemma at this time.

Let's move on and attack the enemy...... Not to mention the lethality of the German helicopters against the Soviet army, it can simply be said to be a tank in the snowy mountains of the highlands. The mere transport capacity of helicopters would have made the Soviets hopeless.

The reason is simple, although the strength of the Soviet army is several times that of the German army, the supply of the German army is several times that of the Soviet army, and it can even be said that it is endless...... They can be transported by helicopter.

Retreat, the main force of the Soviet army is already at an altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level, there is a saying that "it is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down", and this is especially true in the snow-capped mountains, because if you are not careful, you will slip and fall to pieces...... Can this still be withdrawn?

Vasilevsky couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart, because Zhukov had been worried about the Germans' first march before, and he himself made him let his guard down.

"I'm stupid, aren't I?" Zhukov said: "How could we not have imagined that a helicopter could rappel in the mountains? They can hover, they can be rappelled on a sandbank, they can rappel in Lower Tasker and, of course, they can rappel in the Caucasus......"

After a pause, Zhukov raised his head and looked at Vasilevsky: "So, the Germans planned it from the very beginning, they set a trap for us to jump, we were fooled!" ”

"Give the order to retreat, Comrade Zhukov!" Vasilevsky said: "We have no other choice, it may be too late to retreat now, otherwise it will ......"

Vasilevsky didn't go any further, and the tragic scene of tens of thousands of people freezing to death and starving to death in the Caucasus Mountains could not help but come to mind.

Zhukov stood up, walked a few steps back and forth in front of his desk, then looked at the map and said: "No, we may still have a chance!" ”