When the fighter plane landed smoothly on the makeshift landing ground, Colonel von Richthofen's heart was very heavy. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the first battle in the airspace north of Texel Island, he led his subordinates to rush left and right, and severely hit the second wave of air attack aircraft of the United States and Britain, he alone shot down 6 enemy planes, plus the previous battle shot down, in just half a day, he obtained many colleagues in 1914-1916 more than two years have not reached the record, but the overall situation, personal honor and disgrace are insignificant. The Germans took off two groups of fighters to meet the attacking enemy, but despite the great success, they could not prevent the enemy planes from bombing the airfield again, and as a result, dozens of fighters were destroyed on the ground.

Without waiting for the propeller to stop, Richthofen unbuckled his seatbelt, climbed out of the cabin, jumped off the wings, took off his parachute bag with the help of ground staff, took off his flight cap, and hurried to the nearest phone.

"Give me the command...... I'm von Richthofen, and I'm asking General Lonneburg to listen to the phone...... Sir, it's me, Manfred von Richthofen, who regrets not being able to complete the task you have entrusted me...... We now have plenty of people and are short of aircraft that can be used immediately...... Within 10 minutes? 20 no problem! If it is to escort our bombers, we can catch up with the departure a little later, and we will try to get together 40 of them...... Yes, sir, I will personally lead the team! Ok bye! ”

After the call, Richthofen hurriedly summoned the officer in charge of ground affairs of the wing and instructed him to refuel and reload the returning fighter as quickly as possible. Immediately afterward, he summoned his pilots in the hangar to arrange the counterattack planned by the command.

General Lonneburg gave the project a temporary code name, "Teutonic Forest".

More than 1,000 years ago, the Germanic people annihilated the Roman army in the Teutonic Forest, which was intent on conquering the Germans, creating a great victory that will be etched in history. Although the Azores were the legitimate domain of the Kingdom of Portugal, and in the strategic map of the German General Staff, it was an outpost for the defense of the German Empire and a sea fortress to resist the invasion of the European continent by a strong enemy, and its military and political value was unparalleled in the opinion of some high-ranking figures.

Ten minutes passed, and 20 pilots who had not participated in the battle before took off one by one in the newly refurbished stock fighters, while the bombers that had been engaged in counterattack took off from various airfields on the island of Texel, formed several groups according to the different wings and types of aircraft they belonged to, and after meeting with the escort fighters, they swept in the direction of the enemy fleet......

Young flight non-commissioned officer Tim Nottenag was the pilot of a Ju-30, a tactical bomber nicknamed the "Light Crossbow" with a closed magazine, which was fast and easy to maneuver for a variety of attack missions, and quickly became the main bomber model of the Luftwaffe since it was finalized and put into production in 1930. At the outbreak of the war, more than 300 aircraft were deployed in the Azores alone, second only to the Fokker G-51 and Fokker-XI.

Behind Notnag are the bombardier Deren and the machine gunner Klich who are about the same age as him, they have been together for more than half a year, and they have to train in prescribed subjects every week, plus live fire exercises every month, their technical literacy and coordination ability have basically met the requirements of actual combat, but this is the first time they have participated in a real battle, and their hearts are inevitably nervous and apprehensive.

After takeoff from the airport, the first half hour of the flight was uneventful, and the communication channels were surprisingly quiet. Every five or six minutes, the commander would report on the course, with only two adjustments in between. After that, someone spotted a lone enemy destroyer on the sea, and the rhythm of the battle began - half a squadron of Ju-30s swooped down and took this guy to dive and drop bombs. The destroyer was fast and nimble in steering, and actually dodged most of the bombs. Immediately afterward, white fighters came out of the clouds in groups of three or five, like wild dogs emerging from the bushes, and pounced on them with green eyes and bared teeth. The German fighters escorting the escort were only about half of the bombers, and when they arrived at the real battlefield, the young men were all enthusiastic, and they threw the tactical routines in training out of the clouds without paying attention, and when they were in a mess with the enemy, enemy planes often slipped in from other directions......

Notnagg's fleet soon ran into this dilemma. Two white biplane fighters flew from their right side, which was a defensive dead end for the Ju-30's self-defense fire, and the compact flight formation allowed the enemy pilots to shoot at the target with little need for precise aiming. In the blink of an eye, two Ju-30s were hit one after another, one engine caught fire, the crew quickly parachuted to escape, and the other was swept through the fuselage by bullets, and it is not known whether the pilot was killed or the control facilities were damaged, and the plane lost its balance, and then entered a "death spiral" and fell hopelessly to the ground......

A moment later, two more white fighters joined the attackers, and the German bomber formation, which had no fighter protection for the time being, was suddenly swept to pieces, and the pilots had to show their skills, using air mobility and limited airborne weapons to try to protect themselves.

"The Green Eagle calls the Cardinals! The Green Eagle calls the Cardinals! We are under attack, urgent call for help! ”

Notnag anxiously called out to his own fighters, but before he could hear a response from the headset, a white fighter plane slammed in front of him, startling him. What frightened him even more was that the enemy plane was biting another Ju-30 and bursting into a rain of bullets at a distance of less than 100 meters......

"Green Eagle! Green Eagle! This is Cardinal 15! Received a call and is coming! ”

The voice in the headset woke Notnag from his dazed state, and he was like a man in the water grasping a life-saving straw, and couldn't wait to respond: "This is Green Eagle 4, we have lost our formation, and enemy planes are scurrying around us!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a crisp gunshot came from the back seat, followed by the hurried voice of the bombardier: "We are being targeted!" Damn it! It was slippery like a loach, and I couldn't hit it! ”

"We are being targeted by enemy aircraft! Come and help us! ”

"Hey, man, listen to me, you turn in circles while lowering the altitude, turn clockwise and counterclockwise, so that enemy planes will not easily target you! Hold on! We'll be there soon! ”

Notnag had no choice but to do so. After two sharp turns in the air, he asked his machine gunner in a loud voice: "Olive, is that guy still behind?" ”

"yes, that damn guy is still to come!"

Just then, a string of bullets suddenly struck, sparks flew on the wings, and the scene stunned Notnag and his two friends!

After a few moments, the bombardier exclaimed, "God, Oliver has been shot!" Are we going to be finished? ”

While maneuvering the plane to avoid the attack, Notnag shouted at the top of his voice: "Calm down! Evans! We're not done yet! Find a way to stop the bleeding for Olive! ”

Fortunately, the communicator was not damaged, and the familiar voice came again: "Green Eagle No. 4, I see you!" Behind you is a 'Mountain Eagle', fast! Immediately turn left, then dive, lure it low and I'll pick it up! ”

Notnag did so without hesitation, and the enemy plane followed in hot pursuit, getting closer and closer, and the panicked bombardier shouted: "It's going to fire at us, pull it up!" Tim! Pull it up! ”

"Pull it up and you're done!" Notnag squeezed a few syllables out between his teeth, and when he glanced up, a gray biplane swooped down and opened fire on the Mountain Eagle that was trailing him, the machine gun spraying terrifying tongues of fire, and the dense rain of bullets forced the enemy plane to roll and dodge to one side.

"Thank goodness!" Notnag hurriedly pulled the nose up, and by the time he returned to level flight, the altimeter had read less than two hundred, and below the wings was the rolling sea. As far as the eye can see, the debris of the plane is floating in the east and west of the originally empty sea.

"Olive is dead!" The bombardier said sadly, "We made an appointment in the morning to go around Sansmo Sansmo Heroísmo tonight, poor fellow!" He was pierced by a bullet in the stomach and must have been in pain before he died! ”

Notnut was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "We will avenge him!" We are going to sink the enemy's aircraft carriers, so that the enemy's planes have nowhere to land, and finally all fall into the sea! ”

The bombardier was not a coward, but was just frightened by the unexpected situation just now, and he responded in a sonorous tone: "Although we may pay with our lives for this, for the sake of Olive, for the sake of everyone who died in battle, for the sake of all those who are still alive, we should take a chance!" ”

The rear seat of the cockpit was punctured, leaving several bullet holes in the wings, and despite the scarring, the Ju-30 was able to fly normally, fully demonstrating the original intention of the designers. The fierce battle at high altitude gradually subsided as more German fighters arrived, and Nottnag pulled the plane steadily, but he could no longer find the original formation. Dozens of Ju-30s were scattered and pieced together, flying in the direction of the rumbling of artillery and the smoke of the Fokker XI under the cover of the Fokker-XI.

In a short time, a large fleet was presented to the German pilots who survived the catastrophe. In terms of the number of ships, this is by no means the largest fleet ever built by man, but there has never been a fleet made of hundreds of thousands of tons of steel. It's no exaggeration to say that this fleet is enough to wipe a town off the map with a single round of artillery fire, and its strategic deterrent power far exceeds its own destructive power.

The target was at the end of sight, but few of the German pilots were full of excitement, and if they wanted to attack the enemy's capital ships, they had to cut through the heavy fire of the enemy escort ships, and even before they could fly over the enemy fleet, they had to deal with the oncoming white fighters - they had to do everything in their power to protect their mothership.

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