In September 1936, the Soviet steamer "Neva". Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Lin Jun stood by the side of the boat, overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, missing his wife and lovely son. Andlupf stood quietly beside him.

Lin Jun, who returned to Moscow in July, found Stalin as soon as possible and applied to join the volunteer army to Spain, which surprised Stalin very much.

Stalin was well aware of the value of this young man under his command, and according to his ideas, he wanted to take him with him and train him, and last year he was sent to Leningrad only to lay down some qualifications for him. Now this Andrei is going to the battlefield, which Stalin did not really want. And Stalin also knew that Andrei's son had only been born for a little more than a month, "this man is really ruthless!" ”

Regarding Stalin's idea that he did not want to go to Spain, Lin Jun had already thought of a bunch of reasons: the "Belarus" was about to be completed and about to be delivered to the navy, and the comrades of the naval aviation also had rich experience. And no matter how you say that you are also a member of the Air Force, it is not appropriate to point fingers at the follow-up work of the "Belarus". Regarding the problems at home, Lin Jun explained that his wife also supported him to go to Spain and do what a ** member should do, and there were many good comrades helping the family, which could make him feel at ease to fight for communism in Spain.

In fact, the above reasons are pale in order to change Stalin's mind, and for this reason Lin Jun used the biggest bargaining chip: Comrade Stalin does not want to train and train himself, and the battlefield is the best training ground. Moreover, Stalin has always created conditions for himself to develop qualifications in the army, and the hardest qualifications in the army are obtained on the battlefield, and such qualifications will convince comrades、、、、、、

Stalin finally agreed to his request under Lin Jun's overwhelming reasons, but there were many additional conditions, such as not being able to take to the air until absolutely necessary, and equipping him with the best logistics personnel.

"Andrey, homesick?"

"Like you, think. Brother, why do you have to go to Spain with me? Are you willing to lose your wife and children!? Lin Jun said to Andlupf beside him.

"You're not the same. We are brothers, of course you can't let you go on an adventure alone, and I'm not at ease when someone else is your wingman, hehe. Nova in the family must come to me too, she and your Kaya are good women! ”

Lin Jun knew that Nova was a good person. If it weren't for the fact that he took the risk of saving his two good brothers last year, the result would be difficult to say. Andlupuf and his wife are both emotional people, as well as Arkhipov and his wife Galina, who also told themselves and Andlupf to pay attention to safety, and also reassured the two of them that they were in the family.

A few days later, the Neva arrived in the Spanish port of Alicante and was warmly welcomed by the Spanish people. Men, women and children of Alicante flocked to the pier with tears in their eyes and shouting "Hurrah".

The German, Italian and Franco rebels had imposed a blockade on the Spanish Republic, which had made it extremely difficult in terms of food, weapons, etc. The Neva was the first cargo ship to arrive in the republic, loaded with food, weapons and ammunition, and behind the Neva there would be Soviet cargo ships carrying various support supplies.

Because Lin Jun came to Spain as volunteers, there were no identification marks on the uniforms of all the combatants. After arriving, the local garrison sent Lin Jun a grass-green military uniform to change his clothes. The rank of Lieutenant Colonel Lin Jun made the Spanish comrades who came to receive him very strange, because he was too young. When Colonel Andlupuv told them that Comrade Andrei was the captain of the first batch of Soviet volunteer air forces to arrive and that he was still a "Hero of the Soviet Union", the Spanish comrades were even more surprised.

This time, due to the urgency of time, Lin Jun only brought two improved I-16 fighters and a batch of aviation accessories and ammunition, as well as nine logistics personnel, six of whom were the most experienced maintenance personnel selected in the Air Force, and a Spanish interpreter, while the other two turned out to be extremely experienced surgeons and nurses, which Stalin specially equipped for the advance team, or rather, specially equipped for Lin Jun. In fact, this arrangement made Lin Jun feel too special, but he still accepted Stalin's kindness, and the medical staff could also serve other comrades.

The weapons and equipment unloaded from the cargo ship were transported to Alicante airport as soon as possible, and Lin Jun and Andlupuf flew directly to Madrid, while other personnel and supporting supplies will also be transported to Madrid by land as soon as possible. Lin Jun had already learned from his comrades in Spain that Madrid had been subjected to continuous bombardment for several days.

When Lin Jun flew over Madrid that afternoon, he was shocked by the tragic situation in the city. The ground was littered with traces from the bombing, countless fires were burning, and the air was filled with the smell of gunsmoke. "This is war, real war, not the director's work, not a man-made game!"

"Andrey, should he have just been bombed, should he be in pursuit?"

"Forget it, the direction is not clear, let's land first. I guess they will come again tomorrow and teach them a lesson. "Lin Jun is not in a hurry to fight, it is better to fight steadily, what is needed is to win by surprise.

The two current Il-16s are equipped with high-power radios, and the Spanish comrades have already informed them of the communication bands when they set off from Alicante. Lin Jun adjusted the frequency to the airport communication frequency, and adjusted the radio power to the range of 100 kilometers, "Call Madrid Airport, call Madrid Airport, request landing guidance." ”

A stiff Russian answer came from the headset: "I am the Madrid airport tower, I am the Madrid airport tower, indicating your aircraft type and identity." ”

"At the Madrid airport, we are the first members Andrei and Andlupf, piloting two monoplane fighters, requesting landing." Lin Jun did not specify his nationality and the specific model of the aircraft, which was to keep it secret and prevent it from being overheard by the rebels.

"Hello, welcome to Madrid, permission to land. Please accept my guidance and land on the west lawn of the airport. ”

Lin Jun, who was in the air, observed the situation of the airport, which is a large permanent airport with two cement runways and a large flat lawn for aircraft to take off and land, but now there are some bomb craters on both runways, which should have been left by the bombing a few days ago, and someone is rushing to repair them. There was one thing that shocked Lin Jun very much, except for the wreckage of a few planes that were destroyed on the ground, there was no plane that could take to the air for combat in the huge airport. "It seems that the rebels have taken full control of air supremacy."

Now the people at the airport have seen these two fighters with the red five-star symbol, and they are extremely excited, and many people are waving their arms at them to welcome the arrival of the volunteer air force comrades.

Following the aeronautical chart markers provided by the Spanish comrades and the guidance of the airport, Lin Jun landed the plane at Madrid Airport, which is located on the outskirts of Madrid. Lin Jun and Andlupf, who got off the plane, received a warm welcome, and everyone at the airport was dancing in stiff Russian: "Ula! ”

According to the commander-in-chief of the airport, Grandqi, due to the fact that the airfield was not fully prepared for air defense when it was bombed for the first time a few days ago, the only two old fighter planes on the airfield were destroyed on the ground, and other facilities at the airfield also suffered huge losses. However, now that the air defense work has been completed, and the troops on the front line have also set up a large number of visual air defense posts, which can give early warning to the airfield about 20 minutes in advance.

"Thank you, Soviet comrades! From now on, Madrid is no longer an undefended city in the air! The commander-in-chief looked very excited.

The flight crew who commanded the airport hid the plane in the woods near the lawn as quickly as possible, Lin Jun and Andrupf also hurried to check the plane, and the airport also brought the preserved aviation gasoline to fill the plane with fuel, so that as long as there was a situation tomorrow, Lin Jun and they could take off to fight as quickly as possible.

Lin Jun also asked the airport to repair the two cement runways as soon as possible, and told them that a large number of support planes would arrive after a while, which made the Spanish comrades even more excited and excited.

Lin Jun also asked the airport to prepare some Soviet-made 7.62 mm Type 1908 rim bottom ammunition for the two ПВ-1 machine guns on his plane. This did not bother the Spanish armourers, because this kind of bullet was also found in the Spanish troops. However, the bullet chain used for the machine gun was easy to find, and finally it was found that the chain used for the Makqin machine gun used in the army was the same as that on the ПВ-1, which solved the problem.

Although Lin Jun and Andlupf's plane came over with full ammunition this time, the logistics personnel and supplies are still on their way to Madrid, and it is estimated that they will not arrive in Madrid until noon tomorrow at the earliest. And the shells of the 20-mm Schwark ШВКА cannon were not available in Madrid at all, and they had to wait for the arrival of the logistics convoy. As long as there is a battle tomorrow, the ammunition in the plane will be exhausted immediately, and Lin Jun does not want to hide on the ground and be bombed.

With all the preparations made, the night was already enveloping Madrid. The airport arranged barracks for the two pilots and took them to the airport restaurant for dinner.

Dinner was simple, with just brown bread and vegetable soup, but plenty for the two pilots. Of course, Lin Jun and the others would not be picky eaters and complain about the bad food, because they knew that this was specially saved by the comrades at the airport, and the food of other comrades was rationed. Now that the Republic is under siege, the food supply is very difficult, and it is very rare to be able to prepare these for Lin Jun and them.

"Andrey, it seems that there are many comrades who are not Spanish among the people who greet us today, and some of the words are not Spanish at all." Andlupuf said to Lin Jun during the meal.

"I also heard that they were all comrades of the international column, and many of them were anti-fascist fighters from all over the world who came to fight side by side with the Spanish people according to the call of the Comintern."

"You know the situation."

"It was the Kremlin that many of them had made their way to Spain in spite of their own government's obstructions, evading the arrest of reactionary forces, and risking their lives. It should be said that despite their different countries, different languages, different occupations, and different living habits, one thing they have in common is hatred of fascism and sympathy for the Spanish people. Lin Jun kicked the reason to Moscow, "You know, that fat Mussolini's propaganda machine spread rumors that the people who participated in the international column were all ** people." In fact, they were both members of the Communist Party of China, socialists, Republicans, Catholics, and many liberals and independents. Therefore, the battle we participated in was not only a just battle for our members, but also a battle for people with a sense of justice all over the world. ”

Lin Jun instilled communist education in his brother.

"International columns! Very good name, I like it. From now on we are all fighters of the international column! Andlupf's eyes flashed with flames.

"Yes, we are an international column!"