Faster than the German ground forces were the German air force. They had already penetrated hundreds of kilometers into the territory of the Soviet Union to carry out their own attack missions.

More than 100 fighter formations are responsible for contending for air supremacy over the entire battlefield, and dozens of bomber formations are flying to attack targets that have been confirmed long ago in accordance with predetermined tasks.

The Soviet Air Force had long since lost the ability to resist, and they were at the mercy of the Luftwaffe, and even the courage to fight back was gradually disappearing.

German fighter pilots fly above the clouds in their beloved latest F-190 fighter jets, and their wingmen are tasked with clearing the airspace of all Soviet planes taking off to meet them.

It's a pity that he hasn't waited for what he's looking for. Because the Soviet planes that dared to take off to meet the battle were really getting fewer and fewer.

Below the wings of German fighters was the only Soviet military airfield in the area, which was being attacked by six Stuka dive bombers.

It had only been a few minutes since the attack began, and the entire airfield was shrouded in a sea of fire, and the smoke had even affected the view, but the frenzied attack pilots were still swooping and strafing whatever target they could see.

Once attacking, the German pilots were accustomed to dumping all the ammunition they had on board, so that they could achieve greater results.

The disguised Soviet I-16 fighter jets on the ground have been completely destroyed, and a pile of wreckage paralyzed on the runway is like a dove of peace that has been shredded.

The already modest anti-aircraft fire around the airfield had been completely suppressed by the 20 mm cannons equipped with Stuka, as evidenced by the corpses scattered around the two poor anti-aircraft guns.

The Stuka was not an advanced bomber, and its performance was by no means the most advanced even in 1941.

However, like many successful weapons, it has its own distinctive characteristics: it is durable, reliable and suitable!

These conditions are the necessary conditions for a well-built weapon, and only a weapon that meets these conditions can become the darling on the battlefield.

Because of this, this dive bomber, which did not fly fast but dropped bombs with extraordinary accuracy, became the main fighter of the Luftwaffe in ground attack.

"Long machine! Leader! Beneath the clouds! See? There were two planes of the Soviets! Apparently not ours! In the fighter pilot's intercom, the voice of the wingman was heard along with the sound of radio interference.

"Wingman! I'll go down and clean them up! You continue to be vigilant! The German pilot pushed the joystick in a dashing manner, and his plane immediately rushed headlong.

The F-190 fighter is much more powerful than the I-16 fighter jet that is now used in large numbers by the Soviet Union, and the German pilots who fought in the skies over Britain are definitely not comparable to Soviet pilots.

The F-190 is most supplied to the Air Force, and it is an air-cooled engine model, which is similar to that of the Navy's aircraft, and is a mass-produced model used for low- and medium-altitude combat.

Because the F-190 was originally a two-way option to fill the gap and utilize the air-cooled engine production line.

This aircraft performs better at low altitudes, but the engines of high altitudes are very mediocre.

Although the F-190 fighter at this moment is not a high-altitude model, it can fly to an altitude of more than 8,000 meters, but there is no problem at all.

By comparison, the Soviets would not have fought at such altitudes, where their planes would have become as clumsy as solid scales.

"Wingman! Be aware of your surroundings! I'm in attack position! The German pilot aimed at a Soviet fighter that was shaking from side to side in an attempt to escape, calmly dived into the tail of the enemy plane, and then pulled the trigger.

The fuselage of the F-190 fighter shook slightly as it fired, and the gun in the nose spewed out tongues of fire.

Tracer shells, carrying more ordinary ammunition, poured onto the fuselage of the Soviet I-16 fighter jet, and it took only two seconds to beat the plane to a part state.

The destructive ability of large-caliber munitions allowed German fighters to shoot down enemy aircraft with ease, and in most cases, the enemy aircraft that was hit would disintegrate in the air.

At an altitude of about 3,000 meters, the German fighter flew sideways and passed past the simmering and falling plane, biting the tail of another dodging Soviet fighter.

The plane circled as fast as it could, trying to shake off the German fighters.

But then the pilot of this Soviet fighter plane reluctantly found that even if he turned around after a long circle because of the excessive speed, the German fighter still bit the tail of his plane tightly.

Without giving an opponent of this level any chance, the German fighter pilot opened fire again, allowing his bullet to penetrate the fuselage of the Soviet aircraft in front.

The 20 mm caliber cannon equipped with German fighters is very powerful, and it is basically used to suppress the ground and intercept bombers.

So the shell easily passed through the cockpit of the Soviet fighter, smashed the body of the Soviet pilot inside into a sieve, and drilled into the engine in front of it at a little speed.

The Soviet fighter plane instantly rose into smoke and exploded into a brilliant spark in the air before it could begin to fall.

"Long machine! When you get back, you'll be able to fill in two more records for your landline. The wingman congratulated on the intercom: "Oh God! I can't even imagine that you have already shot down 23 enemy planes! ”

In the lower skies, Stuka was still slaughtering the Soviets at the airfield, dropping bombs and ravaging Soviet planes that did not dare to take off.

The runway was littered with incendiary explosions, and the Soviets' air force had been almost completely crushed by the Germans a few days earlier.

The defeated pilots of the Soviet Air Force were like ostriches, facing the arrogant eagles, they could only bow their heads and stick their heads in the sand and pretend to be deaf and dumb.

When approaching Minsk, the Soviet Air Force began a frantic counterattack as if it were a chicken blood.

Maybe it's because they've gathered their courage again, maybe it's because Stalin's orders have worked as they should.

The order that the pilots, who did not carry out combat missions and did not take off to intercept German planes, would themselves be exiled to Siberia with their families, seemed to have reawakened the will of the Soviet pilots to fight.

During this day, the Soviet Air Force demonstrated their unparalleled courage, and although it had been confirmed that the gap between the planes was too large, 271 Soviet fighters still took off heroically to intercept the German aircraft.

Only 63 of these planes returned home, and all the remaining planes became the result of German combat aircraft.

Only about 27 pilots managed to parachute and return to their combat units. The rest of the Soviet pilots gave their lives for their homeland.

Of the 750 fighters deployed by the Luftwaffe that day, only 112 had their results - the vast majority of German planes did not even see Soviet aircraft.

Of course, there were three other Soviet planes that were shot down by the self-defense weapons of the Stuka and JU-88 bombers......

Compared with the British fighter pilots, who were evenly matched and had strong air combat capabilities, the Soviet pilots' skills were much rougher.

They are often unable to make decent maneuvers, and can only awkwardly sway their planes from side to side, almost like a target.

So they simply could not get away from the pursuit of the Luftwaffe, and once they were discovered by the German fighter unit, they could hardly escape the fate of being shot down.

In the rear, inside the Soviet Air Force Command, a general put down the phone in his hand. Then he grabbed another phone to report the losses that his troops had just counted.

"Yes! Yes, General! Most of our planes were lost, and they simply couldn't get close to the German bomber group, and the skies over Minsk were already out of reach......" he reported weakly, as if unwilling to mention the painful losses.

Hundreds of Soviet fighters were shot down by the Germans, and hundreds of valuable Soviet pilots were lost to the front line – as painful as it sounds, this may have been the second peak of Soviet Air Force losses since the start of the war.

On the previous occasion, more than 3,000 planes were destroyed on the ground, and that was on March 20 and March 21.

"The great leader, Comrade Stalin, will not allow Minsk to be easily abandoned! You and I know this very well! Let all the planes that can take off take off to meet the battle! Or I'll shoot you!" On the other end of the phone, the more senior commander said in a hoarse voice.

Stalin's order to the front-line troops was very simple: they had to hold Minsk to the death, and they had not to take a step back.

If this task cannot be accomplished, then all military commanders will be martyred, and all officers and soldiers who are out of battle will be sent to court-martial.

With such high pressure, the Soviet army naturally fought to the death. They fought back in the sky and on land, trying to make a final struggle for their fate.

It was with this order that Karyus and his team ran into a Soviet force near the town that was unwilling to retreat.

Although this Soviet force eventually collapsed and retreated, they were much more tenacious than the Soviet troops that the Germans had encountered before.

"I'm going to give the order to continue the counterattack...... Rest assured, I will fight until the last moment! Hearing his commander mention Stalin, the commander was so frightened that he wiped his sweat and assured.

He didn't care whether his plane was going to die or not, because if they didn't, he himself would probably be hanged—no, not possibly, he would have to be hanged......

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Seven more are offered, and the dragon spirit goes to continue the code word...... With Venus in his eyes, the dragon spirit can be regarded as using the power of the wilderness today.