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The airfields were attacked by JU-88 bombers capable of low-altitude bombing, and the bombs of these planes were more accurate than those of the JU-118.

Before the Soviet troops could come to their senses, the airfield was already drowning in explosions and flames.

The German planes were overwhelming, catching the Soviet defenders off guard. Although the anti-aircraft artillery still responded, the counterattack was as weak as a groan in the face of German bombardment.

In the Soviet barracks in the underground bunker, the Soviet soldiers are urgently assembling, and they have underground passages to enter the combat area, but who would have expected the attack to come from above the sky?

According to the specifications of the fortified bunkers built in Sevastopol, this level of bombardment could not damage the fortified fortifications at all.

But since the German army has kicked off the prelude to large-scale bombing today, it will certainly not be as simple as bombing of this level in front of us.

"Assemble! Gather! Get into cover! Get ready for battle! As the sound of the radio in the underground bunker was heard in a loop, the Soviet soldiers ran quickly through the tunnel, carrying their weapons.

"Didn't the navy leave in the middle of the night last night that the German fleet would be able to kill here this afternoon?" An officer buttoned up his steel helmet in confusion and asked the commander beside him.

Beside him was the commander of a garrison infantry regiment, who also put on a steel helmet at this time, and replied impatiently: "Who knows! There is no accurate news either! ”

In order not to affect the morale of the troops, the Soviet top brass was also concealing all kinds of unfavorable news of defeat at the front. Therefore, all the garrison officers in the Sevastopol theater of operations can only rely on hearing to grasp some of the dynamics of the front.

Last night, when the Soviet Black Sea Fleet left in a hurry, the news reached the coastal defense forces: the German navy had entered the Black Sea, and they had to be put on guard the next morning to guard against German attacks from the sea.

However, it was just dawn, and no matter how you calculated, it was impossible for the German fleet to reach Sevastopol at this time! After all, it was a fleet, and it was impossible to move at a speed of more than 20 knots, and if you want to rush to the Crimean Peninsula, it will be afternoon anyway.

Who would have thought that before the fleet on the sea arrived, the planes of the Germans went out first. And this sortie is on the scale of three or four hundred.

"What about the intercepting fighters? Did any of you take off successfully? Feeling the ground trembling under his feet, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet garrison on the Sevastopol side, General Vasilevsky, asked his subordinates with a frown.

Originally, as Stalin's chief of staff, Vasilevsky had been working as abbot in Moscow.

However, because Stalin went south, he was transferred to Stalingrad, where the abbot worked. Then, after Stalin decided to go south to Stalingrad, he went to Kiev and had been helping Zhukov defend the frontal line.

As Kiev got closer to the front, his job was taken over by the more defensive, General Govorov.

Stalin did not order him to return to Stalingrad, but found him a good place - Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula.

When Zhukov and Vatutin were fighting to go to Sevastopol in Kharkov, they did not know that the Chief of the General Staff, Vasilevsky, was already there.

And after General Gorshkov left Sevastopol with the Black Sea Fleet, all the naval soldiers left in the Crimea were placed under the command of General Kuznetsov.

Therefore, the current Crimean can be described as a gathering of famous generals. The lineup of commanders of the USSR here is, in fact, very luxurious.

"General! The Air Force can't be reached...... I don't know how many enemy planes are bombing, and I don't know how many of our planes have taken off to intercept. Beside Vasilevsky, an officer replied.

Their headquarters is dozens of meters deep underground, which can be said to be very safe. But the shock caused by the German bombing can still be felt, and the dull sound of the explosion makes people's hearts palpitate.

"Contact the Air Force as soon as possible, we need to know the number of enemies and their movements before we can continue to fight......," Vasilevsky said, and walked out with his people.

Through the not-so-narrow corridor, he came to the upper underground bunker. There are even more people here, and there are some warehouses for storing food and ammunition.

"The harbor was bombed, and the enemy dropped a lot of incendiary bombs in the city, it was that new type of bomb, and it burned very badly......" One officer lowered the receiver in the telephone room and shouted to the counting officer in the distance.

After he finished shouting, he saw Vasilevsky walking in with people, and everyone's faces were not very good-looking. The bombing came so suddenly, so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard.

"The enemy threw incendiary bombs. We have several underground bunkers that are out of reach, and signal corps have been sent out to confirm them. An officer saw Vasilevsky walk in and reported loudly.

"The bombardment of the enemy, not against the fortress?" As he walked to the front of the map, Vasilevsky confirmed.

"Yes, the information from the observation posts on the upper level is that the enemy planes are not aimed at the batteries, nor at the main body of the fortress......" the officer replied, "perhaps, they also did not find out exactly where our fortress is. ”

"Don't think of the enemy as a fool!" Vasilevsky coldly interrupted the speculation of his subordinates and said: "Do you know that the German reconnaissance planes come to Crimea several times a day? ”

German modified JU-118 and JU-88 reconnaissance planes visited the Crimean Peninsula every day, taking various photos and comparing them.

And the location of the Crimean fortress has long been described by the Führer's "shadow intelligence agency" - the Germans know much more about the fortifications on the Crimean Peninsula than the Soviets guessed.

"They are focusing on bombing the airfield! Pave the way for the fleet to arrive in the afternoon! "Without much guesswork, Vasilevsky guessed the purpose of the Luftwaffe's operation.

As long as the Air Force took out the Soviet airfields, then the German fleet would not go wherever it wanted? Not to mention rampaging on the Black Sea, you can also besiege Sevastopol at leisure!

"If I'm not mistaken, the field airfields on the Crimean Peninsula may be gone!" Vasilevsky said bitterly: "Don't count on air supremacy!" ”