The current Lin Jun was made to jump by his own open "Pandora's Box". The www.biquge.info original combat readiness duty needs to be readjusted, and it is not a way to maintain continuous patrols of fighter planes, because the pilot's physical endurance, the wear and tear of the aircraft, and the consumption of fuel are all unable to withstand such continuous rotation.

When Lin Jun was worried, the commander-in-chief of the airport, Comrade Grandqi, helped a lot: he contacted the army command in Madrid, set up dozens of visual air defense posts near the airport, and monitored the air situation 24 hours a day; In order to protect the airfields, the Government of the Republic also requires all troops to report on the air situation in their own defense areas and to provide the most detailed information to the air forces at all airfields under the control of the Republic.

With the support of the government of the Spanish Republic, Lin Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief, although it was said that the pilot on duty still needed to be in the closest place to the plane, but at least there were conditions for sleeping.

The underground personnel on the Republican side brought an update on the situation at Badajoz Airport, and all the pilots were thrilled by the huge results: the results of the 24 fighters should be said to have exceeded all expectations, and Badajoz Airport would not pose a threat to Madrid for at least a month.

However, judging from the information received from all sides, Germany and Italy are sending "intervention forces" to Spain on a large scale, and the balance of air power is increasingly tilted in favor of Franco's side. On the side of the Republic, except for Lin Jun's troops, the other fighter units lost more than they won in the contest with the German and Italian air forces, and the losses were relatively serious. There is no way, at present, all the air forces on the side of the republic, except for the garrison in Madrid, which are piloted by Soviet volunteer pilots, are all pilots of the republic itself who fly Soviet-aided aircraft, and the quality of personnel is not on the same level as the Soviet-aided Spanish First Fighter Group, and these Spanish pilots are not very familiar with the equipment in their hands.

And Madrid airport also has its troubles, and now a brigade is too small in strength. Fortunately, Moscow has sent a large number of air forces to support Spain, and a new fighter group and a bomber group will be stationed at the Madrid airport, and our Andrei will be the commander-in-chief of the three brigades and the co-commander of the new mixed wing.

On the morning of 6 October, a transport plane from Valencia landed at the airport in Madrid, where it had come to bring the sacrificed comrades home.

Madrid already has a hint of autumn coolness in October, and the autumn breeze blows on the empty airport, which makes people feel a little bleak. Many people have come today to see off the martyrs, including some high-ranking members of the Government of the Spanish Republic, as well as officers from nearby troops.

In the crowd, Lin Jun saw the figure of the artillery battalion commander Xie Weijin, Lin Jun greeted him and did not speak.

"Comrade Yakov, everything is please." In front of the door of the transport plane, Lin Junhe said Yakov, who was on a flight to Valencia together.

"Don't worry, Comrade Andrei, I will definitely send the martyrs safely on the ship back home."

Lin Jun didn't say anything more, said goodbye to Yakov, and watched the transport plane fly higher and higher, all the way to the east. The transport plane was surrounded by four Yi-16s, which were escort formations arranged by Lin Jun.

"Brothers, let's go."

After lunch, Lin Jun gathered all the pilots at the airport and had a short meeting on the tarmac.

"No wonder there used to be so many meetings all day long, and some things really couldn't be solved without meetings!" Lin Jun laughed at himself a little before the meeting: In his previous life, he hated meetings the most, and he always couldn't figure out what those leaders would do if they arranged so much?! But now it's his turn to have such a group of people under him to understand the truth.

"Comrades, there is not much to say about the achievements we achieved some time ago. I think you all know that now we have opened a devil's box for ourselves, but I'm glad that we opened it, and if it was Franco, we wouldn't have to sit here and have a meeting now. If Franco's guy were to go to Badajoz Airport for a meeting now, he probably wouldn't be able to find a full chair. ”

It's still the same old *** discussion, and at the beginning I still have to say something light.

"We set a precedent for night air raids on Spanish soil, and it is estimated that the fascists will also "learn" from us, hehe, this will make our task heavier. Speaking of this, Lin Jun paused.

"According to the intelligence of the roots, Germany and Italy have sent more than 100,000 so-called "intervention forces", and now their troops are deployed in the north and south directions of our country, and it is very likely that they will attack Madrid from these two directions. If that happens, our task will be to do our utmost to support the ground battles of the Republican army and international columns, while protecting the air security of Madrid. Our support troops may arrive in Madrid soon, so that our current lack of troops will be somewhat relieved. However, I ask you to be bold, although the Badajoz airport will not pose a major threat to us in the short term, Madrid is still within the strike range of more than five fascist-controlled airfields, so we must always be ready for battle. ”

"Okay, I won't say more, let's go get busy. The three squadron leaders went with me to the airport hospital. "Lin Jun still has something to discuss with them.

In Andlupf's hospital room, Lin Jun had another small meeting with Kobets, Sergey, and Zaitsev.

"Comrades, there are no outsiders here, just the five of us, everyone can let go. I just said a lot of cheering things outside, but to be honest, I was still a little worried. "Lin Jun is here to discuss countermeasures with the backbone.

"There are now large armies on the north and south sides of Madrid, who want to occupy Madrid, the political, economic and cultural center of Spain. I'm not worried about Madrid going to lose. I have already understood and analyzed that there are now two new brigades of the international column being trained, which will support Madrid, and with the original defensive forces, it is basically not a problem to hold Madrid. But everyone can see that our airfield is exactly in the direction of the enemy's possible attack on the northern route, and the nearby terrain determines that the airfield is not at all a suitable place for defense. In the event of a major enemy attack, there is a high probability that the airfield will be lost, even if the airfield is still in our hands, and the enemy forces attacking the vicinity will also use artillery to control the area. And by all accounts, the German, Italian "intervention forces" and Franco's forces attacked Madrid within a month at the latest. And the location of their current garrison is only 200 kilometers from Madrid at most, and once they attack, the defenders along the way are no match for them. Therefore, I have come to you to discuss, and we must also take precautions, so as not to get into trouble when the time comes. ”

Lin Jun's words made several other people feel the seriousness of the situation. Everyone knows that the Air Force can only cooperate with the Army in combat, and it cannot win the war on its own.

"Captain, I would like to withdraw our planes and supplies to Valencia at the right time, from where air support will be provided to Madrid." Andrupf understood his brother's fears that once the airfield was controlled by enemy fire, his own planes would become a pile of waste.

"Captain, I see if we can prevent the reinforcements arriving in Valencia from entering the Madrid airport for the time being, and let them attack from Valencia to destroy as many of the enemy's living forces as possible, which is also to defend Madrid. If they were to be stationed now, it would be a problem if a large number of logistical troops needed to be evacuated. The question is the idea above. "It was Kobets who spoke.

Kobets has the potential to become a senior commander, and his proposal is very reasonable. His worries Lin Jun understood: the upper echelons would think that they were cowardly, and this big hat was not something that anyone dared to wear or wear.

But Lin Jun dared, he knew that Stalin would still trust him on this issue. "Kobets is right, we have to be brave when we fight, but we can't wait to be slaughtered. Reinforcements will not be stationed in Madrid first, we will not come until this crisis is over, and we must not be fools waiting for the runway to be bombed, I will say above. Starting tomorrow, we will carry out the "battlefield free patrol and hunting" duty, with 4 planes per shift, so that the fascists cannot be too stable in their assembly, and we can also loosen our muscles and bones, and we can also create some momentum. Throw all the bombs we have in stock, and if you don't use them, you will waste them. ”

Lin Jun said a little viciously.

"Sergey, please go and call Team Leader Vasily."

After a while, Sergei walked into the ward with the old sergeant major.

"Captain, are you looking for me?"

"Well, Vasily, sit down and speak." Lin Jun brought a chair for the sergeant major.

He informed Vasily of his concerns and the decision to consult with several people.

"Vasily, I want you to be ready to evacuate most of the logistics personnel and supplies to Valencia at any time, so that the airport can be evacuated at any time in case of crisis. Of course, it was quietly preparing, but it was still necessary to leave a small number of personnel and supplies, because our planes would not leave the airport until the last minute, and it would not work without ground crew. The remaining ground crews could temporarily go to the international column and return when the danger in Madrid had passed. I know that the task is difficult, but judging by our analysis, the danger of Madrid will soon pass, because they cannot be captured, and now the form of Spain is so complex that it is impossible to form a complete and fixed front on the ground, and the enemy, who has not been able to attack for a long time, will definitely abandon Madrid, so as not to suffer from the enemy. We'll be back then. ”

"Don't worry, Comrade Captain, you will definitely complete the task. They won't see that we're preparing for a retreat. But what if the enemy quickly cut off communication from the ground to Valencia? "Vasily is Lin Jun will do whatever he wants him to do, he believes in the ability and vision of this captain.

A few other people, of course, knew who Vasily meant by "they", but there was no way, and now they could only hide it from their Spanish comrades, and this was also for the sake of victory in the war.

"We can't withdraw now, we have to wait until we have to. If the ground crew convoy is unable to travel to Valencia, all ground crews and supplies are evacuated to the city. The ground crew will form a combat detachment, and I will arrange it and find a reliable superior unit in case it is used. ”

"Alright, that's it."

Which reliable superior unit did Lin Jun go to? The only answer is Xie Weijin.